Being Outdoors

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Today I turned 6 weeks!  It's also my cousin Ali's birthday (or as she likes to call me - the sister I never had in a million years) and my Uncle Will's birthday (Daddy's brother).  Lots of reasons to be happy today! So many great people are celebrating their birthdays :)  So Happy Birthday Ali and Uncle Will! 

My cousin Ali had to get blood work done today as part of her physical and she was lucky because she was able to have Mima draw her blood.  I wish I was closer to Mima so that when it was time for me to have my blood taken my Mima could do it.  Mima told me that Ali didn't even cry when they took her blood!  I hope I'm that brave when I get older.  Maybe my cousins Ali and Dominick can teach me how to be so brave!

Mommy, Daddy and I took a little adventure today to Mommy's doctors appointment in Danville.  I was a good girl the entire trip!  I like long car rides...just not too long!  I liked that Daddy was able to go with us this time so that Mommy could sit in the back with me.  I don't like to be in the back of the car all by myself.  It gets lonely back there! When we got back home Mommy put my bouncer outside on the front porch where her and grandma were sitting.  It was such a beautiful day out!  I was able to relax in the fresh air for a few hours.  I napped out there, ate out there, and just enjoyed the entire time! Maybe this fresh air thing isn't such a bad thing.  Maybe I'll try hanging out in the sun again sometime soon!  Mommy says I may like the sun a little more if I was wearing a hat.  She said she would try to find one that fits me.  I like the idea of a hat but Mommy doesn't really know where to find one with the elastic that goes around my chin so that it doesn't fall off.  So if any of you know where my Mommy and Daddy can buy one, please let her know! 

Grandma went to Maryland for the weekend.  She went to go spend time with Grandpa so that he didn't have to make the long drive down here.  Grandma says he needs a break from the drive sometimes.  So the next couple of days its just me and Mommy.  And it's almost Sunday - my favorite day of the week right now, because that means Daddy gets to stay home with me and Mommy!  Daddy says he's going to take that job at the church furniture company so that means he'll be home with us a lot more!  I'm so excited about having daddy home with me in the evenings and on the weekends!  He starts his new job on Tuesday.  If everything with this new job goes as planned it means Mommy will get to stay home with me a lot longer!  Isn't that great?

I don't have any new pictures today.  Mommy had a hard time getting good ones of me with her camera phone and she didn't have the digital camera with her downstairs.  But I promise my next update will have pictures. 

My Second Holiday - St. Patrick's Day!

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Today was a long day for me and Mommy.  Today I celebrated my 1st St. Patrick's Day!  I was so excited I didn't sleep much throughout the day.  I didn't want to miss any part of it since I'm part Irish.  Mommy is exhausted from today but I'm planning on letting her get some sleep tonight since I didn't get much sleep during the day.

My first time sunbathing!

Mommy and I ran some errands on our own and then we joined Grandma on some errands.  We went to the Post Office to try and get some stamps so that we can send out my hospital pictures to the family but the Post Office here is closed during lunch time!  They only have two people who work in that entire post office!  We aren't having much luck getting stamps!  This town is a lot different than Miami Mommy says.

Grandma and Mommy then took me to the Nursery.  I got to see lots of pretty flowers!  Grandma bought some and planted them in planters on the deck.  They are really pretty.  I can't wait to get bigger so I can play in the dirt and help plant those pretty flowers.  Grandma says we'll get to go back to the nursery to get more flowers as the weather gets warmer and new flowers arrive.

Since the weather was so nice today Mommy decided I needed to work on my tan so she took me outside on the back deck to get some sun.  I didn't like being out there too much.  The sun is too bright.  Bagel was really enjoying laying out in the sun, so Mommy said when I get a little bigger she'll lay me next to Bagel in the grass to get a tan - so he can show me how it's done!  Bagel spent almost the whole day out there sunbathing!  I guess the sun isn't so bad!  The weather is supposed to be even nicer tomorrow Mommy said, so maybe I'll get another chance to try out the sun!

After spending some time on the deck we went down in the yard and I got to meet Moe and Lucky (grandma's horses). Moe was a little shy and wouldn't get too close, but Lucky came right up to Mommy who was holding me.  Grandma is trying to sell the horses but if she still has them when I get bigger she says I can ride them!

Just a few more days until Spring!

Oh, Daddy got offered a sales job today at a church furniture company.  If Daddy takes the job he'll go back to working regular hours.  That means he'll be home every night for dinner and he'll be home on weekends with us!  I hope that works because I would really like to spend more time with him!

Grandma is planning on going to Maryland this weekend so it'll just be Mommy and me at home tomorrow night and Saturday, so if she doesn't get a chance to type my blog for me, forgive her, she's probably busy spending time with me!



Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!  I can't wait for my next holiday - My 1st Easter!

New Update

Monday, March 14th, 2011

Hi Everyone!

I know it's been awhile since I've blogged.  I'm sorry about that, but I haven't given Mommy much time to type my blog for me.  Grandma was sick when she came back from Maryland and then Daddy caught the nasty cold Grandma had.  Mommy was really busy taking care of me and didn't have time to type up my thoughts.  But now everyone in the house is well again.  Mommy and I were really lucky and didn't catch it!  Mommy's antibodies must be really strong because it protected us both!

I went to the doctors on Friday for my One Month Check-up and they say I'm growing well.  I'm now 8lbs 14oz and 21 inches long.  Mommy says she can tell I've gotten longer because some of my pants don't go all the way down to my feet anymore!  The doctor said I have a little bit of thrush and gave me some medicine for it.  It should go away soon the doctor said. I don't like the taste of it and so I spit up a lot of it.  Mommy is happy that the medicine doesn't stain because I get it on my clothes a lot, even when I have a bib on.  I don't mean to make more work for Mommy by spitting it up on my clothes, but I really don't like that medicine.  It's not like my Mylicon that taste sweet.  

My Easter Dress!

 Last week Grandma, Mommy and I went shopping.  We got my Easter dress and shoes!  I am so excited about Easter.  Mommy says the Easter Bunny will be coming and he'll leave me an Easter basket full of goodies!  I wonder what he'll leave me!  
 



Last night Mommy made me a St. Patrick's Day tutu.  She said it wasn't hard to make, and even said that she'll make Daddy one for Halloween.  Daddy wants to dress up like Ace Ventura (I don't know who that is, but Daddy seems to think he's a funny person) but he can't find a tutu that fits him.  Maybe Mommy can make me and Daddy a matching tutu and we can take a picture together!  That would be funny!

Me in my St. Patrick's Day Tutu!

Mommy and Daddy took me to take my one month pictures at Sears today.  I couldn't decide what to wear so I brought two outfits.  Here is a link to the Sears website where you can see all my pictures! 
 
http://searsphotos.com/SessionLink.ashx?n=S42094R1111013&p=BSXJP

Daddy found some fun features on his camera phone today and so he took some fun pictures of me as well.  

 
Well it's past my bedtime so I better get to sleep.  I'll try to get Mommy to write more for me tomorrow, but if not, hopefully all these pictures will hold you over until our next post.  Good night everyone!