Notice the BIG smile on Vince's face...he just giggles at her (when they're just chillin...).
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Mr Roboto
No wonder he was smiling...I've never gotten an action puking shot before...
Notice the BIG smile on Vince's face...he just giggles at her (when they're just chillin...).
Notice the BIG smile on Vince's face...he just giggles at her (when they're just chillin...).
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Adorable
Frog's Halloween party last week!
She paints so frequently, apparently she can do it without looking....
Drop the clothes pin in the cup...
Waiting patiently for her turn to do something...she looks so grown up here!
I GET CANDY!? But Mom said this was a party, where's the cake? Yes...she actually asked where the cake was after she was given about 30 pieces of candy and a frosted cookie!!
And, Vince "dressed up" at home by Quinn. Apparently she thought he was lonely and needed the company of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 items other than himself in the swing.
Check out "Meet Quinn and Vince" on Christine's photo blog! Adorable photos! I should get the
discs soon--photos soon after. Yay! There are some adorable Quinn pirate photos there too.
AND
One of our favorite pass-our-time activities lately (as if we need a way to make our days go faster!) is to look through Vincent's wardrobe and find pictures from when Quinn wore the same clothes. Here's a little adorable 6/7 week comparison...
He may have started out a pound lighter...but he's catching up! Our little man is growing so quickly! We don't have our 2 month appointment for a few weeks yet. It's still crazy to think how time flies!
He's loving interacting with toys a little more these days. But mostly, if it touches his face, he wants it to be dinner. LOVES his mobile. And his swing is his best friend!
And...Q is still the star of the family, right? Well, here she is bouncin' and talking about the weather outside...the windin' we had last week.
She paints so frequently, apparently she can do it without looking....
Drop the clothes pin in the cup...
Waiting patiently for her turn to do something...she looks so grown up here!
I GET CANDY!? But Mom said this was a party, where's the cake? Yes...she actually asked where the cake was after she was given about 30 pieces of candy and a frosted cookie!!
And, Vince "dressed up" at home by Quinn. Apparently she thought he was lonely and needed the company of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 items other than himself in the swing. 
Check out "Meet Quinn and Vince" on Christine's photo blog! Adorable photos! I should get the
discs soon--photos soon after. Yay! There are some adorable Quinn pirate photos there too.
AND
One of our favorite pass-our-time activities lately (as if we need a way to make our days go faster!) is to look through Vincent's wardrobe and find pictures from when Quinn wore the same clothes. Here's a little adorable 6/7 week comparison...
He may have started out a pound lighter...but he's catching up! Our little man is growing so quickly! We don't have our 2 month appointment for a few weeks yet. It's still crazy to think how time flies!
He's loving interacting with toys a little more these days. But mostly, if it touches his face, he wants it to be dinner. LOVES his mobile. And his swing is his best friend!
And...Q is still the star of the family, right? Well, here she is bouncin' and talking about the weather outside...the windin' we had last week.
Monday, November 1, 2010
LAME!
Yes, so I have no photos of us from our halloween weekend.
Quinn went to Eagle Lake so Mike and I could enjoy (?) the Gopher game (if that's a game we saw) and Jim and Stacy's party. I managed a Brad Childress costume get-up while Mike was a blind ref and Vince was a lil football.
Quinn was far away, but was an adorable pirate!! We went down later last night to pick her up and missed all the neighborhood festivities and candy. We'll see how many stop by our house over the next couple days to give her candy (as many of the older couples in the neighborhood make special packages for the neighborhood kiddos). Most of the families that stay home to hand out candy have bonfires in the front yard, too, so the 'hood smelled really yummy when we got home. We were bummed it was a school night though, otherwise we would've had time to still run around and visit with all our great friends here.
Quinn had a blast with Papa and Grammy, though, and only got a few pieces of candy! Yay! At least we won't be eating candy for a year this year (we just finished last year's stash!).
I'll ask Q to get her costume on again for photos.
And both kids hate us for changed bed time and daily routines since Thursday...they were both up late last night and up early. BOOO! :)
Quinn went to Eagle Lake so Mike and I could enjoy (?) the Gopher game (if that's a game we saw) and Jim and Stacy's party. I managed a Brad Childress costume get-up while Mike was a blind ref and Vince was a lil football.
Quinn was far away, but was an adorable pirate!! We went down later last night to pick her up and missed all the neighborhood festivities and candy. We'll see how many stop by our house over the next couple days to give her candy (as many of the older couples in the neighborhood make special packages for the neighborhood kiddos). Most of the families that stay home to hand out candy have bonfires in the front yard, too, so the 'hood smelled really yummy when we got home. We were bummed it was a school night though, otherwise we would've had time to still run around and visit with all our great friends here.
Quinn had a blast with Papa and Grammy, though, and only got a few pieces of candy! Yay! At least we won't be eating candy for a year this year (we just finished last year's stash!).
I'll ask Q to get her costume on again for photos.
And both kids hate us for changed bed time and daily routines since Thursday...they were both up late last night and up early. BOOO! :)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Quickly Approaching...
...are the days of babies becoming KIDS!
...are the days of married couples becoming families!
...are the days of single friends becoming married!
...oh my, that means I'm getting older too????
Time goes TOO fast! This is what I realize as I continue to ponder really wanting to return to work. I still plan on returning in December, but part of me is really uncertain how long that return will last. I am dedicated...and feel like a half hearted dedication is a poor way to return. I'm not sure how different I would feel if my post partum recovery would've been more smooth or not (won't go into detail, but I still feel pretty crummy). Not sure if it would've been better to cut ties and actually take my FMLA (I tend to get too worried and would've wondered how things are going...being on casual call--I know exactly how things are going and it's almost harder to sit back and do as little as possible!).
But onto better news....
We've had a busy week so far.
Edinborough indoor park Saturday.
-Super fun times!
Me and Vince watching all the chaos around us.
Teddy
Quinn
Teddy and Beth
Thomas Family and Scott over on Sunday for pheasant Mike helped kill last fall.
-No photos, but Mike and I collaborated to create pheasant 2 ways. After a year of saying "please get those dead birds with feathers out of my freezer (we have limited freezer space here)", we finally got those dead birds out of the freezer! Mike plucked them and cleaned them with me far away (again...when I think of the PROCESS of how food gets to my table...I...just eww). We roasted 3 of them bacon wrapped with sage, dill, and chicken stock. We slow cooked 3 of them with cream of mushroom with garlic and cream of chicken with herbs, onions, celery, carrots, and chicken stock. Both were super yummy and we only found a few bb's while eating them!
Apparently they were good---we got good comments from all!
And well, the Packers won, I guess. Some bad calls on both sides, but lots of no-calls that led to a "w" for the green and gold. And, well, the Vikings fans are starting to realize how frustrating the "real Favre" can be!! Why insist on playing when you're hurting? Poor coaching? Poor decision by Favre? WHO KNOWS!?
And last night, Thanh Do with Thomas family and Grapentines
And just to show how much the kiddos are growing....
Finn wanted to eat last night too!
We got home late last night and put Q to bed after 9pm. Today...I'm realizing how much better behaved she is on 12 hours of sleep instead of 10. And of course, no nap. The weather here is kinda yucky, but I'm debating about taking her out to play in the wind and rain anyway--just to get her out! She's being "artistic" Quinn today as we've painted, colored, play-doh'd, and created several Mr Potato Heads ("they're not scary anymore Mommy!!" --she had up until now been terrified of the guys she got for her birthday last year...now they're fun).
She used the potty successfully once at the restaurant yesterday, twice at home...and three complete accidents everywhere this morning so she now insists on a diaper again because, "I'm too hungry to be big anymore today". Not sure how hunger correlates with "pee on a toilet" but I'm not almost 3 either...
Vince is doing wonderfully. LOVES his Daddy and big sister...still cries a little if he hears Mike and he doesn't stop by to say hi and give a smile. He is cooing and almost giggling these days as you play with his feet or fly him in the air. LOVES his swing (again, thanks to the Thomas family!). Loves "Leap" the frog and his alphabet song. Gets upset when his mobile isn't playing and he's awake and lying in bed! Loves music of any sort. Loves story time. Rarely cries unless he's hungry ... sometimes wet ... or when he's tired and doesn't want you to hold him anymore...just put him down and let him fall asleep (something Q was not like if I remember correctly). He is like his sister in the fact that he sleeps in the car (unless hungry) and sleeps as long as possible when in public places...but once awake, can't get enough of what's going on around him.
Again...just wish I could be feeling a little better to keep up entertaining both of them!
Tomorrow is Frog's costume party, Thursday is gym class and hot tub fixed, and hopefully meeting Hannah Anderson on Friday!
...are the days of married couples becoming families!
...are the days of single friends becoming married!
...oh my, that means I'm getting older too????
Time goes TOO fast! This is what I realize as I continue to ponder really wanting to return to work. I still plan on returning in December, but part of me is really uncertain how long that return will last. I am dedicated...and feel like a half hearted dedication is a poor way to return. I'm not sure how different I would feel if my post partum recovery would've been more smooth or not (won't go into detail, but I still feel pretty crummy). Not sure if it would've been better to cut ties and actually take my FMLA (I tend to get too worried and would've wondered how things are going...being on casual call--I know exactly how things are going and it's almost harder to sit back and do as little as possible!).
But onto better news....
We've had a busy week so far.
Edinborough indoor park Saturday.
-Super fun times!
Me and Vince watching all the chaos around us.
Teddy
Quinn
Teddy and Beth
Thomas Family and Scott over on Sunday for pheasant Mike helped kill last fall.
-No photos, but Mike and I collaborated to create pheasant 2 ways. After a year of saying "please get those dead birds with feathers out of my freezer (we have limited freezer space here)", we finally got those dead birds out of the freezer! Mike plucked them and cleaned them with me far away (again...when I think of the PROCESS of how food gets to my table...I...just eww). We roasted 3 of them bacon wrapped with sage, dill, and chicken stock. We slow cooked 3 of them with cream of mushroom with garlic and cream of chicken with herbs, onions, celery, carrots, and chicken stock. Both were super yummy and we only found a few bb's while eating them!
Apparently they were good---we got good comments from all!
And well, the Packers won, I guess. Some bad calls on both sides, but lots of no-calls that led to a "w" for the green and gold. And, well, the Vikings fans are starting to realize how frustrating the "real Favre" can be!! Why insist on playing when you're hurting? Poor coaching? Poor decision by Favre? WHO KNOWS!?
And last night, Thanh Do with Thomas family and Grapentines
And just to show how much the kiddos are growing....
Finn wanted to eat last night too!
We got home late last night and put Q to bed after 9pm. Today...I'm realizing how much better behaved she is on 12 hours of sleep instead of 10. And of course, no nap. The weather here is kinda yucky, but I'm debating about taking her out to play in the wind and rain anyway--just to get her out! She's being "artistic" Quinn today as we've painted, colored, play-doh'd, and created several Mr Potato Heads ("they're not scary anymore Mommy!!" --she had up until now been terrified of the guys she got for her birthday last year...now they're fun).
She used the potty successfully once at the restaurant yesterday, twice at home...and three complete accidents everywhere this morning so she now insists on a diaper again because, "I'm too hungry to be big anymore today". Not sure how hunger correlates with "pee on a toilet" but I'm not almost 3 either...
Vince is doing wonderfully. LOVES his Daddy and big sister...still cries a little if he hears Mike and he doesn't stop by to say hi and give a smile. He is cooing and almost giggling these days as you play with his feet or fly him in the air. LOVES his swing (again, thanks to the Thomas family!). Loves "Leap" the frog and his alphabet song. Gets upset when his mobile isn't playing and he's awake and lying in bed! Loves music of any sort. Loves story time. Rarely cries unless he's hungry ... sometimes wet ... or when he's tired and doesn't want you to hold him anymore...just put him down and let him fall asleep (something Q was not like if I remember correctly). He is like his sister in the fact that he sleeps in the car (unless hungry) and sleeps as long as possible when in public places...but once awake, can't get enough of what's going on around him.
Again...just wish I could be feeling a little better to keep up entertaining both of them!
Tomorrow is Frog's costume party, Thursday is gym class and hot tub fixed, and hopefully meeting Hannah Anderson on Friday!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Stuff
So Claire is 4 today...and she's adorable!
You should vote for her
http://startribune.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?p=V&c=21726#SD
You just need to register and you can vote once per hour!!
We're headed to dinner tonight...yummy Thanh Do...can't wait for cranberry cheese puffs!
5-6 weeks left until working full time again...
We have a holiday party of Wednesday, hopefully seeing another newborn on Thursday night, maybe party Saturday night and we get to have fun trick or treating on Sunday night! BUSY WEEK!
Oooh, and the rain and sun going down earlier has been super awesome because Quinn's been in bed before 9 (last night as the game started!) for about 2 weeks now!
Potty success is still variable. She went pee at burger king the other day (of all places) and three times in the last hour...with her potty song, "tinkle tinkle tinkle tinkle tinnnnnnkkklleeeeee...sometimes pee, sometime poop...but tinkle tinkle tinkle tooooooo"
And 'old kiki' has become 'tickle me kiki', then there's 'pink kiki' and Vince's kiki is 'pook' or 'poohki' (because he has a Pooh head).
Gotta get ready for dinner!!!!
You should vote for her
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We're headed to dinner tonight...yummy Thanh Do...can't wait for cranberry cheese puffs!
5-6 weeks left until working full time again...
We have a holiday party of Wednesday, hopefully seeing another newborn on Thursday night, maybe party Saturday night and we get to have fun trick or treating on Sunday night! BUSY WEEK!
Oooh, and the rain and sun going down earlier has been super awesome because Quinn's been in bed before 9 (last night as the game started!) for about 2 weeks now!
Potty success is still variable. She went pee at burger king the other day (of all places) and three times in the last hour...with her potty song, "tinkle tinkle tinkle tinkle tinnnnnnkkklleeeeee...sometimes pee, sometime poop...but tinkle tinkle tinkle tooooooo"
And 'old kiki' has become 'tickle me kiki', then there's 'pink kiki' and Vince's kiki is 'pook' or 'poohki' (because he has a Pooh head).
Gotta get ready for dinner!!!!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Indoor Park
We had a GREAT Saturday!
Quinn joined some friends at Edinborough Park in Edina. It's an indoor playground that is tons of fun! Mike and I each enjoyed climbing around for a little bit. It was great to have enough energy and be skinny enough to climb, roll, crawl and slide. I am in a little extra pain today--and took a nap when we got home--but it was worth it. Vince slept pretty much the whole time...enjoyed some tummy time for a bit and took in all the kiddos screaming and having fun (some screaming because they were overtired...but that's to be expected). I hope to go back soon...but handling both kiddos alone will prove to be difficult as Q needed help in some parts of the climbing yet.
We then headed to lunch to watch the Gophers (for some unknown reason). Quinn and Teddy had fun climbing all over the booth instead of eating. But, oh well.
SNOW is a word in the forecast this morning---for Halloween and trick or treat, go figure! We'll have to find a way to make Quinn's pirate still visible while being warm. And they're showing ice skating rinks (indoors)! That looks like fun too. Gotta get Quinn out there!
Quinn joined some friends at Edinborough Park in Edina. It's an indoor playground that is tons of fun! Mike and I each enjoyed climbing around for a little bit. It was great to have enough energy and be skinny enough to climb, roll, crawl and slide. I am in a little extra pain today--and took a nap when we got home--but it was worth it. Vince slept pretty much the whole time...enjoyed some tummy time for a bit and took in all the kiddos screaming and having fun (some screaming because they were overtired...but that's to be expected). I hope to go back soon...but handling both kiddos alone will prove to be difficult as Q needed help in some parts of the climbing yet.
We then headed to lunch to watch the Gophers (for some unknown reason). Quinn and Teddy had fun climbing all over the booth instead of eating. But, oh well.
SNOW is a word in the forecast this morning---for Halloween and trick or treat, go figure! We'll have to find a way to make Quinn's pirate still visible while being warm. And they're showing ice skating rinks (indoors)! That looks like fun too. Gotta get Quinn out there!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Growing Up
We got some doll furniture from a neighbor. Quinn insisted on painting it herself...I could care less--it's free!
This 3 month outfit barely fits him anymore...this photo was from Monday!
Aarrrrgggg matey--Q decided on a pirate for Halloween. Christine also took some pirate photos...we'll see if they make the final cut!
"cheese!"
"Aww, Mommy, he is sooo sad, he needs his paci sucker"
Two realizations today:
1) If my kids are getting older--I am too!!
2) Graham crackers are yummy.
This 3 month outfit barely fits him anymore...this photo was from Monday!
Aarrrrgggg matey--Q decided on a pirate for Halloween. Christine also took some pirate photos...we'll see if they make the final cut!
"cheese!"
"Aww, Mommy, he is sooo sad, he needs his paci sucker"
Two realizations today:
1) If my kids are getting older--I am too!!
2) Graham crackers are yummy.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
One Day at a Time...
Either my scale is way off and adding pounds to both me and Vince, or he's 12# 4 oz!!! I think our scale is about 2# heavy, as I was about 2# lighter on the doctor scale last week...but still, believing my baby is 10# is something incredible. Believing I'm gaining weight isn't so unbelievable as it seems all my life is this week is diapers, feeding Vince, and feeding me. My exercise program has still been to walk from room to room doing these "tasks"--and too many times at night! He has been sounding more congested the past few days, but nothing is coming out with saline/booger sucking, so I'm not worried. And there's no fever, so that's good too. Moral=He's growing too fast!
A weekend of just me and him is proving to be quiet. Not QUITE lonely, per se, but quiet. The many projects on my list "to do" and I've successfully done 1/2 of two of them. Leave it to a Rebarchik to do something halfway then start a new project! I swear it's in my genes to never complete a project! And, well, of course there are those 'every day' projects that add up (laundry, showering baby and self, garbage, unclogging bathroom drain, dishes, Farmville-haha, etc).
I went and organized stuff off my counters last weekend and camera battery is dead...and of course the charger and extra battery are "someplace smart" and I can't locate...so photos yet to come (promised from the other day yet!!).
I managed to empty/organize Quinn's closet (yet to conquer bookshelves, toys and dresser). I also have managed to get half of the baby announcements addressed to be sent (only to discover I forgot to get stamps!!). I also paid all the hospital bills (or to be mailed Monday). I also talked with one of my sisters for too long (not really, it was a good conversation--I just missed lunch and therefore Vince's 1pm feeding was still just breakfast food and only a little water so post-feeding was much spit-up--oops). And realized I had the potential baptism date wrong. Vince also is officially too long for the "newborn" clothes and seems to be flying past the "0-3 month" size too (following after his big sister after all!!) so his dresser and closet were also weeded out. Not to mention the diaper bags (no more newborn diapers either!).
So maybe I half finished more projects than I originally thought.
I did go to Farmington yesterday. It made me realize that that's a pretty long commute! And it also made me realize how much they really miss me there and what a difference one person can really make to a building. Things aren't falling apart and terrible, and I'm no where near superwoman, but you can see some things have been put on the "back burner" the past 6 weeks. I can't believe I only have 6 weeks left at home. I don't want to give my baby to day care. Quinn--she needs other kids, but Vince is going to be growing and learning and changing so much every day that I'm having a really hard time believing that I can be happy working again knowing how much of his life I'm missing.
One day at a time...
A weekend of just me and him is proving to be quiet. Not QUITE lonely, per se, but quiet. The many projects on my list "to do" and I've successfully done 1/2 of two of them. Leave it to a Rebarchik to do something halfway then start a new project! I swear it's in my genes to never complete a project! And, well, of course there are those 'every day' projects that add up (laundry, showering baby and self, garbage, unclogging bathroom drain, dishes, Farmville-haha, etc).
I went and organized stuff off my counters last weekend and camera battery is dead...and of course the charger and extra battery are "someplace smart" and I can't locate...so photos yet to come (promised from the other day yet!!).
I managed to empty/organize Quinn's closet (yet to conquer bookshelves, toys and dresser). I also have managed to get half of the baby announcements addressed to be sent (only to discover I forgot to get stamps!!). I also paid all the hospital bills (or to be mailed Monday). I also talked with one of my sisters for too long (not really, it was a good conversation--I just missed lunch and therefore Vince's 1pm feeding was still just breakfast food and only a little water so post-feeding was much spit-up--oops). And realized I had the potential baptism date wrong. Vince also is officially too long for the "newborn" clothes and seems to be flying past the "0-3 month" size too (following after his big sister after all!!) so his dresser and closet were also weeded out. Not to mention the diaper bags (no more newborn diapers either!).
So maybe I half finished more projects than I originally thought.
I did go to Farmington yesterday. It made me realize that that's a pretty long commute! And it also made me realize how much they really miss me there and what a difference one person can really make to a building. Things aren't falling apart and terrible, and I'm no where near superwoman, but you can see some things have been put on the "back burner" the past 6 weeks. I can't believe I only have 6 weeks left at home. I don't want to give my baby to day care. Quinn--she needs other kids, but Vince is going to be growing and learning and changing so much every day that I'm having a really hard time believing that I can be happy working again knowing how much of his life I'm missing.
One day at a time...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
One Month?
Ugh...one month down and 2 to go until leaving the house for work every day. I'd say until I work every day again...but, right, life as a SAHM is work every day!
I can hardly believe I was feeding my 7# baby for the first time one month ago. Now, I'm feeding a 9# (??) baby! He is out of newborn clothes! His cute footed jammies are small..as are "newborn" diapers! I can hardly believe it...because they fit last week!!! He's full of smiles. He smiles at Mike almost every time he sees him and cries if he hears his voice and doesn't get to see him!!! Quinn will be gone for the weekend, as will Mike...so, just Vince and me...wow, the house will be QUIET and hopefully my recovery will be completed!
I have adorable photos to load later! Quinn gave Vince a bottle yesterday! And we played in leaves too.
Anyone have cute art projects to do with a toddler?
I can hardly believe I was feeding my 7# baby for the first time one month ago. Now, I'm feeding a 9# (??) baby! He is out of newborn clothes! His cute footed jammies are small..as are "newborn" diapers! I can hardly believe it...because they fit last week!!! He's full of smiles. He smiles at Mike almost every time he sees him and cries if he hears his voice and doesn't get to see him!!! Quinn will be gone for the weekend, as will Mike...so, just Vince and me...wow, the house will be QUIET and hopefully my recovery will be completed!
I have adorable photos to load later! Quinn gave Vince a bottle yesterday! And we played in leaves too.
Anyone have cute art projects to do with a toddler?
Friday, October 8, 2010
Summer in October
Yep, it's 85 degrees outside. We ran in the sprinkler. Vince chilled out for a bit...looking around at the sky and house. And well, turns out fleece outfit was a little warm for today!!!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Target and Today
So life here is crazy.
Quinn is sick.
I'm getting sick.
Vincent is cute....and only smiles a few times a day. But real smiles now!!
And this is what Quinn INSISTED on wearing to Target yesterday. We actually didn't get too many odd looks....
Straw hat, robot shirt, green dress, khaki pants (can't see here), snow boots, and Mike's arm sleeve/glove things. Absolutely adorable!!
Quinn is sick.
I'm getting sick.
Vincent is cute....and only smiles a few times a day. But real smiles now!!
And this is what Quinn INSISTED on wearing to Target yesterday. We actually didn't get too many odd looks....
Straw hat, robot shirt, green dress, khaki pants (can't see here), snow boots, and Mike's arm sleeve/glove things. Absolutely adorable!!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Not Posed!
Some things you just can't make up....like the way and where Quinn fell asleep last night.
TO THE...
Quinn's newest love="The Cat in the Hat". PBS started a new show on Labor Day starring the cat. Quinn LOVES IT!
Yesterday, Quinn wanted to wear underwear...I went with it. I didn't plan on really asking and expecting a positive answer until next week, but went with it yesterday. And followed it up with 3 potty accidents and only one successful potty. I'll take what I can get. And I agree with Shanna--only one day in to training and I miss diapers! :) And needless to say, a carpet cleaning is in our near future!!
This morning, she went from diaper (overnight) to underwear. I asked her if she needed to go potty.
She said, "Sure! TO THE THING-A-MA-JIGGER!"
The Cat in the Hat travels in a "thing-a-ma-jigger" on the PBS show (maybe another book too??).
So far zero success or potty or poop this morning...odd for 12:30 already. She did just ask to go back into a diaper, we ate lunch, and has now ran away from me...expecting a poop coming soon! I reminded her today that if she starts using the potty, she'll get to go to school instead of day care when I go back to work. "Really, Mommy? SCHOOL!?!?" And she proceeded to sit on her potty chair for almost 20 minutes!
We moved the potty chair to near the play area so she doesn't have so far to travel if she gets a "sudden urge" while she learns her signs of needing to pee. She seems to like it--if I would've known that was the trick to training, it would've been in here MONTHS ago! Of course, months ago, she only sat on the toilet and hated the potty chair. OH what a process. Can't wait to do it again with Vince.
Every week I see my baby growing into a little girl. I'm glad I've gotten to see this wonderful, creative, (stubborn), persistent gal unfold before my eyes the last few weeks. It makes it very difficult to want to go back to work anytime soon. Especially with how great she is with Vince! Today, Quinn shared Kiki, several toys, hugs, and kisses. I swear he giggled at her, but know it's way to early for that!
We have plans to head to Farmington Saturday for a party at Trisha's: "Moms and Kids". We should see all of Quinn's friends and hopefully she'll be super happy to see Trisha and Charlee! I plan to use up some more of my millions of pounds of apples...but have some serious pumpkin cravings too! We'll see what I feel like making tomorrow or Friday!
Yesterday, Quinn wanted to wear underwear...I went with it. I didn't plan on really asking and expecting a positive answer until next week, but went with it yesterday. And followed it up with 3 potty accidents and only one successful potty. I'll take what I can get. And I agree with Shanna--only one day in to training and I miss diapers! :) And needless to say, a carpet cleaning is in our near future!!
This morning, she went from diaper (overnight) to underwear. I asked her if she needed to go potty.
She said, "Sure! TO THE THING-A-MA-JIGGER!"
The Cat in the Hat travels in a "thing-a-ma-jigger" on the PBS show (maybe another book too??).
So far zero success or potty or poop this morning...odd for 12:30 already. She did just ask to go back into a diaper, we ate lunch, and has now ran away from me...expecting a poop coming soon! I reminded her today that if she starts using the potty, she'll get to go to school instead of day care when I go back to work. "Really, Mommy? SCHOOL!?!?" And she proceeded to sit on her potty chair for almost 20 minutes!
We moved the potty chair to near the play area so she doesn't have so far to travel if she gets a "sudden urge" while she learns her signs of needing to pee. She seems to like it--if I would've known that was the trick to training, it would've been in here MONTHS ago! Of course, months ago, she only sat on the toilet and hated the potty chair. OH what a process. Can't wait to do it again with Vince.
Every week I see my baby growing into a little girl. I'm glad I've gotten to see this wonderful, creative, (stubborn), persistent gal unfold before my eyes the last few weeks. It makes it very difficult to want to go back to work anytime soon. Especially with how great she is with Vince! Today, Quinn shared Kiki, several toys, hugs, and kisses. I swear he giggled at her, but know it's way to early for that!
We have plans to head to Farmington Saturday for a party at Trisha's: "Moms and Kids". We should see all of Quinn's friends and hopefully she'll be super happy to see Trisha and Charlee! I plan to use up some more of my millions of pounds of apples...but have some serious pumpkin cravings too! We'll see what I feel like making tomorrow or Friday!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Pictures
We're still hanging in there!!
Quinn still loves her brother...except when it means that story time or movie time or snack time are delayed because Vince is nursing. I'm getting better at anticipating what Quinn may want prior to my 10 minute nursing sessions...but it's a little more difficult to figure out when Vince will eat again!
He's on a pretty regular feeding schedule: 1:30am, 5am, 8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 7pm, 10pm...give or take 30 minutes or so. He poops all day and night...so diaper time is almost constant. Between Quinn, Vince, and me this morning; there's been probably 2 hours of bathroom/diaper time!! And I wonder how 1pm comes to be so quickly!
I'm dreading the days of getting ready and getting kids ready for day care. Really hoping Vince is down to one feeding during the night by then. Two hours out of my night of sleep is getting to be a lot to make it through the day!
Also, Quinn's schedule needs to get "back to normal" soon--10pm is TOO LATE for her to be hitting the bed! She, however, wants to be up because her brother is up. One of his times to be awake for a few hours is after 8pm...last night it was pretty much awake from 8-midnight!!
We're going to re-approach potty training next week. We have had a relatively busy week this week and I'm still not 100% so it's hard for me to follow her around and helping with training and reminders. Also, I'm hoping Vince will be needing less one-on-one attention come next week and will interact with toys more. We're taking one day at a time all the way around!!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Another Loss, but a Success Anyway
Vincent, Quinn and I were treated to a Gopher game last night!
Yes, 12 days old at a Gopher game.
Yes, the game that started at 7:30pm with a toddler.
Yes, when the temperature was in the 50s ish somewhere.
Our friends Jamie and Bryan had an extra ticket, so I sat with them for the first half. Mike and Chuck used Mike's "normal" tickets and Quinn was free!
HOWEVER, Vince and I stayed mighty warm with body heat. Mike bought me a Moby wrap and it was the slickest thing ever...once I figured out exactly how tight it really needed to be wrapped. I even managed a covered breastfeeding session during the first touchdown, of all times. So, I did not stand for the score, or post-score celebration...but he ate well. LOVED the excitement and things to look at around the stadium.
He did not quite have the same experience Quinn had. She chased Mike around the concourses, sat with Papa Chuck for a little bit, but ran most of the game. I was a little surprised Mike was willing to give up yelling at the game to entertain his daughter. And towards the end, she was pretty much the ONLY one cheering "Go Gophers!" It was tough to hear over "Fire Brewster".
I doubled up on T3 (the recommended dose, but doubled compared to what I've been taking) and ibu at recommended dose just prior to the car ride to "The Bank". What I forgot to account for was the fact that the game end was going to be at my next dose of ibu--so the ride home SUCKED. Also since I forgot to use the rest room prior to leaving the game...doubly uncomfortable. Saddest part of today...the T3 is GONE!!!!
I had a good time despite the pain today and the fact that the Gophers lost. Quinn was still asking us this morning "what was your favorite part of the Gopher game?" and then she tells us what it should be! :)
I was going to wait to post this, but was excited to share. Unfortunately, I believe the camera is still in Mike's car, so the video and photos shall be available soon.
Tomorrow is our 2 week well-child for Vince, so maybe there will be some fun new news to share tomorrow. Our lil man is definitely getting bigger!!
Yes, 12 days old at a Gopher game.
Yes, the game that started at 7:30pm with a toddler.
Yes, when the temperature was in the 50s ish somewhere.
Our friends Jamie and Bryan had an extra ticket, so I sat with them for the first half. Mike and Chuck used Mike's "normal" tickets and Quinn was free!
HOWEVER, Vince and I stayed mighty warm with body heat. Mike bought me a Moby wrap and it was the slickest thing ever...once I figured out exactly how tight it really needed to be wrapped. I even managed a covered breastfeeding session during the first touchdown, of all times. So, I did not stand for the score, or post-score celebration...but he ate well. LOVED the excitement and things to look at around the stadium.
He did not quite have the same experience Quinn had. She chased Mike around the concourses, sat with Papa Chuck for a little bit, but ran most of the game. I was a little surprised Mike was willing to give up yelling at the game to entertain his daughter. And towards the end, she was pretty much the ONLY one cheering "Go Gophers!" It was tough to hear over "Fire Brewster".
I doubled up on T3 (the recommended dose, but doubled compared to what I've been taking) and ibu at recommended dose just prior to the car ride to "The Bank". What I forgot to account for was the fact that the game end was going to be at my next dose of ibu--so the ride home SUCKED. Also since I forgot to use the rest room prior to leaving the game...doubly uncomfortable. Saddest part of today...the T3 is GONE!!!!
I had a good time despite the pain today and the fact that the Gophers lost. Quinn was still asking us this morning "what was your favorite part of the Gopher game?" and then she tells us what it should be! :)
I was going to wait to post this, but was excited to share. Unfortunately, I believe the camera is still in Mike's car, so the video and photos shall be available soon.
Tomorrow is our 2 week well-child for Vince, so maybe there will be some fun new news to share tomorrow. Our lil man is definitely getting bigger!!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Naps are Wonderful
Yep, Shades, t-shirt, thin cotton pants and winter boots. And we played outside this way!!
Brush your teeth...and chin, and lips...and apparently that starts to itch!
His eyes are greenish blueish grayish colored...this was his awake time this morning before the rest of the house was awake.
Pout-y Quinn. She's been pretty good with her baby brother's arrival...but has been in a diaper only, no clothes all day phase. It take LOTS of convincing to have her put on clothes to go outside to play.
I got a bath and two kids sleeping for a WHOLE HOUR at the SAME TIME today!!!!
Much needed quiet time considering the sassy toddler I had at lunch time and the boy who insisted on being held. Now I may have mastered eating and feeding at the same time with Quinn...but it's a whole new technique to master feeding a toddler, infant, and myself at the same time! Hopefully before long we'll have that one mastered (or maybe we can break it up a little bit and not all need to eat at the same time!!). What I did learn is that a sling may be needed before long. We have a front pack carrier, but I think I'd rather have a soft sling for around the house.
Luckily, I may have even snoozed for a few minutes (intended on watching Jeopardy.....) this afternoon.
Now it's dinner time and I don't want to cook (shock shock). And Quinn just woke up crying...
"I don't want it to be wet and rainy outside!!!!"
ME neither, Quinn. Me neither.
Welcome to Autumn in just a few hours.......
Brush your teeth...and chin, and lips...and apparently that starts to itch!
His eyes are greenish blueish grayish colored...this was his awake time this morning before the rest of the house was awake.
Pout-y Quinn. She's been pretty good with her baby brother's arrival...but has been in a diaper only, no clothes all day phase. It take LOTS of convincing to have her put on clothes to go outside to play.
I got a bath and two kids sleeping for a WHOLE HOUR at the SAME TIME today!!!!
Much needed quiet time considering the sassy toddler I had at lunch time and the boy who insisted on being held. Now I may have mastered eating and feeding at the same time with Quinn...but it's a whole new technique to master feeding a toddler, infant, and myself at the same time! Hopefully before long we'll have that one mastered (or maybe we can break it up a little bit and not all need to eat at the same time!!). What I did learn is that a sling may be needed before long. We have a front pack carrier, but I think I'd rather have a soft sling for around the house.
Luckily, I may have even snoozed for a few minutes (intended on watching Jeopardy.....) this afternoon.
Now it's dinner time and I don't want to cook (shock shock). And Quinn just woke up crying...
"I don't want it to be wet and rainy outside!!!!"
ME neither, Quinn. Me neither.
Welcome to Autumn in just a few hours.......
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Life with TWO
"Vincent has an owie!! What's wrong? What happened, Mama?"
How do you explain to a 2 year old why there's a cord attached to a belly button yet and it needs to fall off on its own? We told her it didn't hurt him, but he doesn't seem to understand. Oh well.
She seemingly has this crazy desire to pick it off his belly. And of course, "He needs a bandaid, Mama. He has owie."
Vincent got his second sponge bath yesterday since it was warmer in the house (and outside). He had some cord goo on his outfit, so I decided to clean him off while he was having naked time. Got him cleaned, changed (which he HATES getting anything pulled over his head)....and 2 minutes later he pooped. So I change him...as I'm closing the diaper...pee everywhere. NEW OUTFIT! SO, really what was going to be a nice calming sponge bath turned into 15 minutes of Vincent crying because of this whole fun ordeal--in addition to the fact that he was hungry because I was just going to give him a quick bath.... I can't wait to be able to immerse him in water, I think he'll love bath time!
OH, and to make this 15 minutes more fun, Quinn got soap in her eyes or stubbed her toe somehow or something in the bath tub and SHE was screaming that the only thing that would make her better is a juice box. Mike was luckily available to help with the Quinn bath fun. SO, moral of that story is don't put Q in the bath tub when Vincent is awake ever. Lesson learned!
Today is Mike's first day away for the whole day. Hopefully stir crazy Quinn will stay close to the house when we go play outside today!
How do you explain to a 2 year old why there's a cord attached to a belly button yet and it needs to fall off on its own? We told her it didn't hurt him, but he doesn't seem to understand. Oh well.
She seemingly has this crazy desire to pick it off his belly. And of course, "He needs a bandaid, Mama. He has owie."
Vincent got his second sponge bath yesterday since it was warmer in the house (and outside). He had some cord goo on his outfit, so I decided to clean him off while he was having naked time. Got him cleaned, changed (which he HATES getting anything pulled over his head)....and 2 minutes later he pooped. So I change him...as I'm closing the diaper...pee everywhere. NEW OUTFIT! SO, really what was going to be a nice calming sponge bath turned into 15 minutes of Vincent crying because of this whole fun ordeal--in addition to the fact that he was hungry because I was just going to give him a quick bath.... I can't wait to be able to immerse him in water, I think he'll love bath time!
OH, and to make this 15 minutes more fun, Quinn got soap in her eyes or stubbed her toe somehow or something in the bath tub and SHE was screaming that the only thing that would make her better is a juice box. Mike was luckily available to help with the Quinn bath fun. SO, moral of that story is don't put Q in the bath tub when Vincent is awake ever. Lesson learned!
Today is Mike's first day away for the whole day. Hopefully stir crazy Quinn will stay close to the house when we go play outside today!
Monday, September 20, 2010
I can barely believe....
...
this was a week ago!
And much to my delight, all these clothes just fall off me now! Hmm...this however means my wardrobe is nil...considering my wardrobe since I was last my current size was all maternity wear for summer months!! I tried on some clothes last night and they were mostly too big. So, Stacy inherited a wardrobe last night.
Stacy, Jim and Finn made us dinner last night and it was A-mazingingly delicious. Few leftovers, enough for maybe another meal--but awesome. My Dad was still talking about it this morning (the roast, Stacy, he said the gravy was a nice addition, but the roast was the best thing he's had in a long time!). Either way, Stacy, I hope some of the clothes are usable for you for Florida and for the duration of your pregnancy!
I did not realize I was also in this photo, but note the decreased belly size already...that 7# I'm holding on my lap was inside a few days ago!
Mom and Dad couldn't stay away for long. They came back to visit for the week. And we finally saw the sun yesterday for a bit, so we took Vincent outside for some vitamin D and photos.
There isn't anything much more adorable than a sleeping baby.
We're a happy family these days.
AND I'm thankful for a healthy family these days!
Nathan, Nikki, Claire and Grace came to say hi on Friday. Nikki and I enjoyed an hour without our kids (Vincent stayed behind) while the guys took the three girls to the park. We hope to see that gang a few times before I go back to work (oooh, what an evil word right now).
Quinn spent the weekend with Mike's parents and it was nice to have a few days to truly be able to just chill and enjoy my new baby. Since Vincent's birth, Q has decided she only wants to wear diapers (pull-ups out the window). We'll work on potty training and pull-ups again in a few weeks ago when our routines are back again. It'd be nice to have her trained before we go back to day care/work. But, she really will get it when she wants to....just like everything else with her. She's in love with her baby brother, though....so far!!
So, a busy weekend, with hopes of a routine and fewer tantrums this week (yes, Mike and I included!). :)
this was a week ago!
And much to my delight, all these clothes just fall off me now! Hmm...this however means my wardrobe is nil...considering my wardrobe since I was last my current size was all maternity wear for summer months!! I tried on some clothes last night and they were mostly too big. So, Stacy inherited a wardrobe last night. Stacy, Jim and Finn made us dinner last night and it was A-mazingingly delicious. Few leftovers, enough for maybe another meal--but awesome. My Dad was still talking about it this morning (the roast, Stacy, he said the gravy was a nice addition, but the roast was the best thing he's had in a long time!). Either way, Stacy, I hope some of the clothes are usable for you for Florida and for the duration of your pregnancy!
I did not realize I was also in this photo, but note the decreased belly size already...that 7# I'm holding on my lap was inside a few days ago!
Mom and Dad couldn't stay away for long. They came back to visit for the week. And we finally saw the sun yesterday for a bit, so we took Vincent outside for some vitamin D and photos.
There isn't anything much more adorable than a sleeping baby.
We're a happy family these days.
AND I'm thankful for a healthy family these days!
Nathan, Nikki, Claire and Grace came to say hi on Friday. Nikki and I enjoyed an hour without our kids (Vincent stayed behind) while the guys took the three girls to the park. We hope to see that gang a few times before I go back to work (oooh, what an evil word right now).
Quinn spent the weekend with Mike's parents and it was nice to have a few days to truly be able to just chill and enjoy my new baby. Since Vincent's birth, Q has decided she only wants to wear diapers (pull-ups out the window). We'll work on potty training and pull-ups again in a few weeks ago when our routines are back again. It'd be nice to have her trained before we go back to day care/work. But, she really will get it when she wants to....just like everything else with her. She's in love with her baby brother, though....so far!!
So, a busy weekend, with hopes of a routine and fewer tantrums this week (yes, Mike and I included!). :)
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Quinn Vincent Video
Times were crazy Monday night when Quinn met Vincent (not to mention she was tired), so we didn't get any good video or photos of their true first time meeting. But pretty much as soon as she showed up yesterday, she wanted to hold her baby brother!
And Mike had this conversation with her before the hospital (hopefully close enough to the true conversation).
We're pretty set for visitors...just working on house order. Give us a call if you want to stop by! We're eager and happy to show off our little man! :) Even if Mommy is only half showered and Quinn is crazy!
What's your baby brother's name?
SISTER!
If he's the sister, what does that make you?
A baby CROCODILE!
Our children are too adorable sometimes. :)
Vincent had an okay first night home. He was TIRED yesterday afternoon and wouldn't wake up between 5 and 9 to eat, so once he woke up at 9...he wanted to eat all night..and poop! Finally about 2am or so, he settled down for a few hours...and was so wide awake and adorable at 4:30 this morning. We played and talked and rocked and sang until about 5:30 when he ate again. I put him down in his crib, he woke up about 6:30 poopy (shock shock) and I got him fed about 7:30 after he chilled out with me while I cleaned up the living room (wow the house was messy when we left on Sunday!) a little bit. Then I crashed in bed exhausted.
Vincent woke up again at about 8:15 and I told Mike and said "tag, you're it. I need at least 20 minutes." I got about 45 and it was wonderful. Quinn woke up about 8:30, Mike got her out of her room with a crying Vincent and got them both settled down. It was wonderful.
Now he's nursed once and is settled in his crib for about 2 hours now. It's been nice to spend some time with "just Quinn" and get her a little settled down. We asked her to pick up her room and she wasn't cooperating. I finally went in there and asked why she wasn't helping and she replied, "I'm having a bad day today, I'm just not happy, I can't help with anything". After reminding her that she had a great day yesterday with Daddy, that he's here again today to help with the baby, and that she's been a great help with her brother so far, she was happier and helped pick up her whole room! And then she said, "I'm so hungry!!!" But before we made lunch, she helped put all the dishes away and load it back up again! I think things will go well once we're "routined". Let's hope!
SISTER!
If he's the sister, what does that make you?
A baby CROCODILE!
Our children are too adorable sometimes. :)
Vincent had an okay first night home. He was TIRED yesterday afternoon and wouldn't wake up between 5 and 9 to eat, so once he woke up at 9...he wanted to eat all night..and poop! Finally about 2am or so, he settled down for a few hours...and was so wide awake and adorable at 4:30 this morning. We played and talked and rocked and sang until about 5:30 when he ate again. I put him down in his crib, he woke up about 6:30 poopy (shock shock) and I got him fed about 7:30 after he chilled out with me while I cleaned up the living room (wow the house was messy when we left on Sunday!) a little bit. Then I crashed in bed exhausted.
Vincent woke up again at about 8:15 and I told Mike and said "tag, you're it. I need at least 20 minutes." I got about 45 and it was wonderful. Quinn woke up about 8:30, Mike got her out of her room with a crying Vincent and got them both settled down. It was wonderful.
Now he's nursed once and is settled in his crib for about 2 hours now. It's been nice to spend some time with "just Quinn" and get her a little settled down. We asked her to pick up her room and she wasn't cooperating. I finally went in there and asked why she wasn't helping and she replied, "I'm having a bad day today, I'm just not happy, I can't help with anything". After reminding her that she had a great day yesterday with Daddy, that he's here again today to help with the baby, and that she's been a great help with her brother so far, she was happier and helped pick up her whole room! And then she said, "I'm so hungry!!!" But before we made lunch, she helped put all the dishes away and load it back up again! I think things will go well once we're "routined". Let's hope!
We're pretty set for visitors...just working on house order. Give us a call if you want to stop by! We're eager and happy to show off our little man! :) Even if Mommy is only half showered and Quinn is crazy!
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