Parenthood

Abby is 10 months old!

March 1, 2009
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Abby is 10 months old!

Today Abby is 10 months old!  She is such a delight to us as she continually grows.  She is rolling all over – quite the speed roller actually.  I think she is on the verge of crawling.  She has two teeth and possibly some on the way – if her recent behavior is any indication.  Abby loves people – she’s very mellow, laid-back and especially loves kids.  The girls at church play with her and she is simply content.  Abby is eating so much these days – I finally got her to like beans and rice. This is a...

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Praying with one eye open

February 26, 2009
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When we were little girls, we used to get in trouble if we caught a sister with their eyes open during prayer…because of course, that meant our eyes were open too.  When I pray, I like to close my eyes…I can block out all the distractions around me, try to connect my thoughts, “search me and try me o God”.    I once tried hiking and praying with my eyes open and praying out-loud.  It was a bit awkward for me but I was willing to try it until I ran into another hiker.   In past weeks, Abby...

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Buffet Food

February 22, 2009
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I have a love/hate relationship with buffets.  I feel like I always overeat at buffets in order to “get my money’s worth”.  I mean, who goes to buffets for a nice gourmet meal?  No!  You go to buffet to get quantity.  So, for the most part, I resist buffets.  There are two exceptions to my rule.  The first is Chinese.  I love Chinese food – it’s my all time comfort food.  I would never be able to pick only one dish and be satisfied so Chinese buffet is great.  My other exception is indian food.  I just love indian...

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Out with the old…

February 19, 2009
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Today I went through Abby’s clothes to sort out what she can’t wear anymore.  She’s still pretty small for her age so the clothes still fit her except lengthwise.  Her pajamas are stretched so that she looks uncomfortable.  It was time…past time for me to do this sorting through.  It makes me a little bit sad everytime I go through the clothes.  I love some of the little outfits.  I pray that I will have another little girl someday who can wear these clothes.   As most of you moms probably know, the clothes start dwindling.  When Abby was...

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9 Month Check-up

February 5, 2009
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On Monday, we took Abby for her 9 month checkup.   She weighed in at 15 pounds, 1 ounce and is 25 3/4 inches long.  I chose to go to the SIU teaching clinic.  My thoughts were that an experienced pediatrician would be assisting a new doctor and wow!  I would get really great medical care.  Instead, only the resident came in, very nervous I might add, and seemgly out of his element.  After asking me “Did she come in for her 8 month check-up?”  (there is no 8 month check-up) he then proceeded to ask “What shots are...

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9 Months Old Today

February 1, 2009
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9 Months Old Today

Abby is 9 months old today. I am sitting here watching her play on the floor where she is rolling over and over until she gets where she wants to get. This is brand new. It’s almost as if her body knew she was hitting the 9 month mark and said “Get mobile now”. I guess that means we have to babyproof the house now. I think she’ll find out soon enough that rolling is not an efficient way to get around and hopefully figure out crawling. Another fun thing Abby is doing is trying to mimic what we...

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Cloth Diapers

January 30, 2009
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In an earlier post, I admitted that I wasn’t doing cloth diapers for the double yuck factor.  Well,  we are now using cloth and it really isn’t that bad.  We use prefold diapers with diaper covers and it is actually super easy.    One of our most recent additions is a diaper sprayer which is attached to the toilet.  You can use this to spray off the poop from the diaper rather than the traditional dunk and swirl.  My husband loves using the sprayer so this is a double blessing for me  Since we still have lots of disposables,...

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Cruel and unusual punishment is…

November 10, 2008
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. . .watching your daughter get shots.  Today Abby had her 6 month check-up.  All is well and she is growing right along the curve.  She weighed in at 12 pounds, 12 ounces and her length was 24 inches.  She was all smiles until the end.  The nurse came in to give the shots and this time asked me to hold down Abby’s hands.  Now that’s CRUEL!  Abby looked at me with such a confounded expression like “how could you do this to me?”   She’s been quite fussy all afternoon and actually sleeping a lot!  I pray that...

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Homemade baby food

November 5, 2008
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So those that know me know that I can be cheap.  Not all the time.  For example, I am using disposable diapers instead of cloth diapers.  Probably only because I only have access to a washing machine once a week but I must admit that I like using disposable.  You only have to deal with the “yuck” once.  So I’ve been researching making my own baby food because I just can’t stomach the idea of buying those jars of preservative rich baby food.  I’ve also been to enough baby showers where you have to smell and taste to guess...

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Sweet Abby

July 11, 2008
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Sweet Abby

It’s amazing how quickly you can fall in love with a child.  Abby is just so sweet especially now that she smiles a lot more often.  She’s making cooing noises and almost what seems like a laugh.   Last night she slept for 6 1/2 hours….it was like heaven especially since the night before she was up at least 4 times.  I think she is beginning to recognize Paul and I.  I can tell that she knows my voice.  She also knows that when I hold her that I am also her milk source   We take Abby everywhere...

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