Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Right Foot Left Foot
Ever seen one of these before? I don't know the exact name of it...I call it a foot splint. These are what I sleep in at nighttime. No, not all the time. Not like I'm supposed to. But, yes, I sleep wearing these monstrosities. Remember my post on the old bliggity-blog about my heel spurs, and my tightened achilles, physical therapy, yada yada? Well, I opted for the less-expensive and less time-consuming Dorsiwedge braces.
These bad boys are designed to keep my foot and leg at a 90 degree angle, so when I first wake up in the morning I'm not in excruciating pain. They work. They're as uncomfortable as all get-out, but they do their job.
Waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom or to comfort a crying baby is a pain, as these jokers aren't designed to be stood or walked on. Needless to say, I've become quite the pro at ripping them off in a moment's notice.
Why am I telling you all this? Good question. I'm not sure myself. I'm pretty stoked about hitting the sack, and well, bedtime gear is on the brain, I reckon.
Happy sleeping, my friends! (splint-free)
Monday, October 18, 2010
Motherly Monday
So who is ready for a Savanna update? Anyone? Ok, here we go...
The end of October marks 21 months...that means I will have a 2-year old in 3 months!
*Weighing in at a whopping 34 pounds, and 34 inches tall!
*Wearing 3T/4T size clothes and a size 6 diaper.
She became a Ladybug (18-months -2 years class) at preschool a couple of months ago, and LOVES it! She loves walking into class everyday, and tells me "Bye!" long before I'm ready to leave...
Eating off a plate with a spoon and fork has been very easy. Although she can't decide which hand she like to use, so she uses them both! She is not picky at all about food, but gets OVERLY excited when she's eating:
*macaroni & cheese
*yogurt
*strawberries
*fruit snacks
*green beans
*marshmallows
*mandarin oranges
*cooked carrots
We have been very strict about only letting her drink juice, milk, or water, and that's what she likes! (NO tea, pop, iced coffee, etc. She'll thank us someday!)
She loves books. Her favorite one is I Don't Want to Kiss a Llama! Have you ever read it? I have. Probably 500 times. I can recite it from memory. In my sleep. No joke.
We also love Dora the Explorer, Spongebob, Elmo, Cookie, and of course, the disney princesses.
Our favorite toys are babies, anything she can ride (like her Barbie Jeep, and her Dora ride-on), balls, and her Playskool ball popper.
We like horses, fountains, kitties, scarecrows, balloons, ALL music, dancing, bathtime, making funny faces, being tickled, looking at pictures, and naming everyone in the room/in a picture.
Dancing and doing hand motions to Happy and You Know it, cleaning everything with baby wipes, blowing kisses, blowing on "hot" food, winking, playing Mimama's piano, giving five, helping mama load the dishwasher, throwing away trash, smelling her shoes and saying EWW while crinkling her nose. Touching the ceiling when daddy holds her up (and not understanding why it doesn't work with mama!), waving and saying HI to everyone and everything, and trying to unlock the front door with our keys.
Amazingly enough she now loves to brush her teeth, take medicine, and use nose drops.
She does NOT like the vacuum or the blow dryer.
Her favorite songs are Happy and You Know It, We Did It! (Dora theme song), Spongebob theme song, and Rock-a-bye Baby.
Her vocabulary is expanding everyday, and she babbles like crazy. Here are a few words and phrases that are our favorites:
-Mama
-Dada
-Mimi
-Papa
-Nana
-Yesh (yes)
-Peez (please)
-Zuice (juice)
-Shoes
-Ina see (I want to see!)
-Wuzat (What's that?)
-Hot
-Trash
-Ewww
-Buh-Bye
-Rora (dora)
-BobBob (spongebob)
-Kitty
-Cookie (which sounds a lot like kitty...)
-Pitty (pretty)
-Yay!
Okay, I think that is a pretty good summary. I'm a proud mom, can you tell? ;)
The end of October marks 21 months...that means I will have a 2-year old in 3 months!
*Weighing in at a whopping 34 pounds, and 34 inches tall!
*Wearing 3T/4T size clothes and a size 6 diaper.
She became a Ladybug (18-months -2 years class) at preschool a couple of months ago, and LOVES it! She loves walking into class everyday, and tells me "Bye!" long before I'm ready to leave...
Eating off a plate with a spoon and fork has been very easy. Although she can't decide which hand she like to use, so she uses them both! She is not picky at all about food, but gets OVERLY excited when she's eating:
*macaroni & cheese
*yogurt
*strawberries
*fruit snacks
*green beans
*marshmallows
*mandarin oranges
*cooked carrots
We have been very strict about only letting her drink juice, milk, or water, and that's what she likes! (NO tea, pop, iced coffee, etc. She'll thank us someday!)
She loves books. Her favorite one is I Don't Want to Kiss a Llama! Have you ever read it? I have. Probably 500 times. I can recite it from memory. In my sleep. No joke.
We also love Dora the Explorer, Spongebob, Elmo, Cookie, and of course, the disney princesses.
Our favorite toys are babies, anything she can ride (like her Barbie Jeep, and her Dora ride-on), balls, and her Playskool ball popper.
We like horses, fountains, kitties, scarecrows, balloons, ALL music, dancing, bathtime, making funny faces, being tickled, looking at pictures, and naming everyone in the room/in a picture.
Dancing and doing hand motions to Happy and You Know it, cleaning everything with baby wipes, blowing kisses, blowing on "hot" food, winking, playing Mimama's piano, giving five, helping mama load the dishwasher, throwing away trash, smelling her shoes and saying EWW while crinkling her nose. Touching the ceiling when daddy holds her up (and not understanding why it doesn't work with mama!), waving and saying HI to everyone and everything, and trying to unlock the front door with our keys.
Amazingly enough she now loves to brush her teeth, take medicine, and use nose drops.
She does NOT like the vacuum or the blow dryer.
Her favorite songs are Happy and You Know It, We Did It! (Dora theme song), Spongebob theme song, and Rock-a-bye Baby.
Her vocabulary is expanding everyday, and she babbles like crazy. Here are a few words and phrases that are our favorites:
-Mama
-Dada
-Mimi
-Papa
-Nana
-Yesh (yes)
-Peez (please)
-Zuice (juice)
-Shoes
-Ina see (I want to see!)
-Wuzat (What's that?)
-Hot
-Trash
-Ewww
-Buh-Bye
-Rora (dora)
-BobBob (spongebob)
-Kitty
-Cookie (which sounds a lot like kitty...)
-Pitty (pretty)
-Yay!
Okay, I think that is a pretty good summary. I'm a proud mom, can you tell? ;)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Branson x2
Thanks to pouring down rain, we were able to plan a second weekend trip to Branson with the girls! Silver Dollar City gave us raincheck tickets, so we decided to not let them go to waste! We went the last weekend of September, and the weather was P-E-R-F-E-C-T! We stayed at the exact same hotel, and even ate the same restaurant one night. (Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?)
For some reason, I DO NOT remember how horrid the SDC mountains...err...hills are! Maybe it's because it was over 10 years ago, or maybe it's because I wasn't pushing around a huge stroller with a 34-pound little girl in it! In either case, my sister decided we needed to start working out BEFORE the next trip.
Walking around SDC all day Saturday + 6 hour drive home on Sunday = soooore on Monday!
It was definitely worth it though...I LOVE our girl trips!
Here's the pictures. Oh, and forgive blogger for not being very picture-organizing friendly. These will be completely random...
Savanna holding her pumpkin so sweetly :)
Me and sis again. In what has become my FAVORITE fall picture!
The best oh-my-gosh-I'm-soaked picture ever!
Here is the before picture. After. Thanks blogger.
The interestingly fabulous foot massagers. I want one.
Crystal and Val on Wildfire. Can you find them?
Waiting to see Mimi, Aunt Helen and Val ride by.
Savvy May and Aunt Crystal
The BFF peace bracelets. 
For some reason, I DO NOT remember how horrid the SDC mountains...err...hills are! Maybe it's because it was over 10 years ago, or maybe it's because I wasn't pushing around a huge stroller with a 34-pound little girl in it! In either case, my sister decided we needed to start working out BEFORE the next trip.
Walking around SDC all day Saturday + 6 hour drive home on Sunday = soooore on Monday!
It was definitely worth it though...I LOVE our girl trips!
Here's the pictures. Oh, and forgive blogger for not being very picture-organizing friendly. These will be completely random...
Me and sis. We decided we always look better in black & white :)
The wettest ride ever. Can you see my hand?
An evening stroll at Branson Landing
Elizabeth is super not happy to be having her picture taken with the scarecrow
as the straw is poking her little legs!
Savanna holding her pumpkin so sweetly :)
Me and sis again. In what has become my FAVORITE fall picture!
The best oh-my-gosh-I'm-soaked picture ever!
Here is the before picture. After. Thanks blogger.
The interestingly fabulous foot massagers. I want one.
Crystal and Val on Wildfire. Can you find them?
Juice? Check. Goldfish? Check. Froot Loops. Check.
We're good.
Waiting to see Mimi, Aunt Helen and Val ride by.
Savvy May and Aunt Crystal
The BFF peace bracelets. Who knew three grown women could have so much fun shopping at JUSTICE?!
And that was our trip! Let's plan the next one someplace very...flat. :)
Saturday, October 16, 2010
4 years.
Thursday was our 4th wedding anniversary! Yay for us! I love him more today than I did then. (And that's a lot...)
*Here's to a fun couples weekend*
*Here's to a fun couples weekend*
Friday, October 15, 2010
Frugal Friday
I know it's been a while, but I thought I'd start getting back into the "swing of blogging" by posting some recent BIG TIME savings. Since, well, I'm obsessed with coupons and stuff...This was our big shopping spree a couple of weeks ago. As you can see, tons of clothes, diapers, and lots of Swiffer stockpiling! ;) All in all, it was well over $400 worth of stuff that cost right at $100.
Old Navy-50% off 50% clearance
Ulta-FREE John Freida Root Awakening product ($6.99 value)
Walgreens-Swiffer, Pine Sol, and Pampers coupons and register rewards
It's so fun to save tons of money...and even more fun to lay it out on the dining room table for a picture!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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