Wow the last Tuesday of September happens to be the last day of the month, that works out very nicely when you’re talking about EmmyMom’s 10 Things to Smile About {Month}.
1. So I’ve been back to reposting our story, but let me tell you that I’ve actually been writing new stuff for when I get there!
Since I got my first dSLR in 2009 I’ve wanted a certain kind of camera bag, but to be honest with you I wasn’t totally sure what I wanted. My original camera bag came from I can’t even tell you but it was black with pink lining. It was okay and I thought I wanted it… but… eventually I wanted something different.
A friend of mine sells Thirty One and I saw that they had a cute camera bag so I went that route.
So it was okay but again, not quite what I was looking for. I must be picky… So I really wanted a purse like camera bag but didn’t find one I liked so I bought a purse last summer and tried to make a camera holder. Hmmm… still not what I was looking for so I kept on the search.
So earlier this summer I saw the Kelly Moore A Beautiful Mess Bag and thought that’s what I wanted. I saved my money up and we purchased it. We as in hubby got it for me because I was debating… and debating… and debating…
Let me say, GORGEOUS bag but it wasn’t what I thought I wanted so I contacted them about exchanging it. And then I need to scream from the roof top because I got my Camera bag in the mail and ABSOLUTELY. LOVE. IT!
Let’s just say I’m happy! Holy cow and they are awesome to deal with, especially if you have to exchange! Wow. So anyway I got the 2 Sues in Orange Sherbet. What’s cool was yesterday morning I was carrying my bag and a gal was behind me with the Indigo and we both can tell you, we Love this bag! Yup, we had a small conversation about it. Don’t worry, I took the papers off the zippers since then and put my stuff in it!
Stats: You had your 2 month appointment a week after you were 2 months. At that point you were 22 3/4 inches long. 11lbs 5.25oz. I should go in and weigh myself with you and without you and get a rough weight since that was about a month ago.
Wearing: For the most party we’re still wearing 0-3 although you have started outgrowing some of those so your daddy moved you up to 3 month although some of them are still way big on you. You even have a few NB that still fit. It’s funny how sizes are all over the place truthfully. As for diapers, your daddy thought we should move you up to size 2 but I’m still thinking they are a bit big.
Sleep: You have a nightly routine of shower, feed, bed. If we get off of that you get cranky. You also have been fighting sleep, mainly during the day and when you’re fighting you get extra cranky. Some days you nap most of the day and other days you don’t hardly sleep at all. You typically go to bed between 9-11 at night and sleep until around 5. At 5am sometimes you need to eat, other times you need the binky fink and you go right back to sleep for a few hours. There’s not a whole lot of consistency yet… We’re working on that.
Behavior: You absolutely love to kick your legs. You’ve also started working on trying to clasp your hands. Not quite there but you’re working on it. You have a beautiful smile and you use it but definitely not enough. I can’t get enough of it though and I keep taking pictures because here in a few short months that precious gummy smile will be gone and those teeth will start appearing. Some days when you get cranky you have to go sit outside or go for walks and that will cheer you right up. You are a snuggle bug and love to snuggle with whoever will snuggle with you.
Eating: Mommy tries to keep you on your eating schedule but everyone else gets you off of it… Oh well, maybe that’s not the best anyway. You’re eating 4-8oz per feeding, it depends on how hungry you are :). You definitely aren’t afraid to let us know when you are hungry.
Appearance: Some days I think you’re going to have blonde hair. Some days I think you’re going to have red hair. Some days I think you’re going to have light brown hair. So… I’m not sure what color hair you are going to have at this point. Your eyes are still blue. Your eyebrows and eyelashes tend to be more toward the blonde to strawberry blonde colors.
Likes: You love to sit up. You like your elephant toy. You love the outdoors whether it’s walks or just sitting outdoors. You still like your sleep sacks. You like your Bumbo chair You prefer mommy and daddy’s bed to your own.
Dislikes: Oh goodness, you HATE having your nails clipped! You don’t like being cold. You don’t like tummy time. You don’t like getting stuck at red lights when in the car.
Milestones: We’ve been working on sitting up. You now sit in your bumbo seat and love it. You’ve also been working on clasping your hands together. We’re getting closer.
On mommy and daddy’s bed you have rolled over a few times, but not on a hard surface yet.
Mommy: Mommy got pooped on for the first time, just this week. I struggled not to freak out… not gonna lie. Mommy isn’t a morning person and doesn’t really like to lose out on sleep but you smile at me in the middle of the night and all that goes away and I’m happy to be up with you. I do like when we sleep in in the mornings to make up for it, at least when we get the opportunity. Mommy loves holidays but this fall she’s even more excited about the upcoming holidays and can’t wait to spend them with you even though you won’t remember them. Don’t worry, there will be pictures!
Daddy: Daddy still loves his baby girl. He is wrapped around her little fingers. He calls you his beautiful little stinker :).
Other: You spend most Monday with Grandma J since mommy has been at school. You help her make dinner for mommy and daddy. You guys sing and sit outside and do the crossword puzzles.
Letter:
Dear baby girl,
You’re growing up way to fast. Slow down and enjoy these baby moments! Mommy about has a break down every time you out grow an outfit. I do have to admit that it was hilarious that you tried on boots this week and you weren’t sure what to do with them on. You finally kicked them off and it was cute and funny. Just remember that mommy and daddy love you with all our heart. Tbug mother hens you so it’s obvious she loves you too! Slow down and don’t grow up too fast!
I come to you almost with what feels like a heavy heart. I’m struggling after class tonight. Recently we’ve been discussing different theories on how to analyze literature. The first week we covered New Criticism. I didn’t care for that although it was interesting, especially after we put it to use and actually saw how it works.
The next theory we discussed was Psychoanalytical theory. This is pretty crazy. It focuses on the writer and what they were going through basically. It was interesting as well.
So tonight we started Reader-Response Criticism. But at the end of the hour we revisited Psychoanalytical Theory.
When we did Dr. Carlson talked about a study that she read. The study basically said that people aren’t forming intimate relationships anymore or we’re getting away from it more and more. And no I’m not talking intimate as in sex, just being able to sit in a room and actually talk with each other. The study I guess said something about put 2 people of the youth generation in a room together and they can’t speak to each other, but they can text to each other.
They don’t like that lack of control. In texting you can turn it off or decide not to answer someone when they talk to you. Then we decided that our class, the oldest is probably 40, then a 35 and everyone else is probably 30 or younger (just guessing although I’m 31, I didn’t say that…) but we kind were the first group to grow up texting and the youth generation don’t know any different.
That makes me sad. I like to sit down and talk to people but I’ve noticed and I’m guilty of it too, but I’ve noticed that when I’m talking to people, if they get a text they’ll read/answer it while I’m trying to talk to them. It drives me nuts. And like I said, I’m guilty of it too so I’m not bad mouthing anyone because if I was I’d be either a) bad mouthing myself or b) being a hypocrite. Maybe I’m both… who knows.
Then we were talking about how the youth won’t form those intimate relationships. Also we discussed that when little kids come up and try to get your attention, parents have a tendency to stay glued to their phone and tell the kid in a minute or go away or whatever. And that shuts kids down after a while if that always happens to them. They think why put out the effort, it’s not going to get me anywhere anyway.
Now Dr. Carlson did clarify that her generation was just as bad just by different means. Then we picked on her because of something she said earlier in the evening. (she said put cocaine in their neck… we have no idea what that means and neither did she. She laughed…)
And… then we got off on talking about how people aren’t afraid to say something behind a computer screen that they may not actually have the guts to say to your face. Sometimes people say things and you can’t really tell the tone behind their message.
When you’re analyzing text, literary texts generally have a lot of details that help paint a picture and usually you can decide eventually if someone is being heart felt or snarky… but on facebook and in text messages you don’t always get that context of what they are saying. I know that’s caused a lot of hurt feelings and fights in my life because my message is missing those details on how I really feel.
Then I found out that if people text and use punctuation that is basically like them yelling at you. Wait, what? I like punctuation. I like words spelled correctly versus the n for in or and I’d prefer to spell out and or use the &. But that’s just me.
Anyway it’s 11:30 and I really should go to bed because baby girl will have me up at some random ridiculous hour but like I said, school makes you think.
Every now and then I get a crafty bone in my body… and this summer I thought it would be really fun to make Peanut a bow to wear in her hair. I decided I wanted to make her a multi colored Korker Bow. So I thought I’d take pictures along the way to show you how I did it. Super simple!!
Ok so you’ll need to get:
3/8″ Grosgrain ribbon. I went with multi colored but you can do it all as one if you’d like.
Wooden clothes pins or something to secure the ribbon when it goes in the oven
Alligator Clips (or barrettes, whatever you plan on securing the bow to)
The other night I needed to study for a test that I have tomorrow. We got everyone showered at the house and all piled on our bed. Hubby said he’d help me look up some definitions I needed and Tbug said she’d feed the Peanut for me. So Tbug was sitting to my right on hubby’s side of the bed just a yacking away. I would answer her when she asked me a question and hubby was talking to her as well. Then while I was writing a definition I realized it got suddenly quiet. I looked over and this is what I saw. I got hubby’s attention and got my camera out for the photo op. A few minutes later she woke up and continued talking. Hubby told her she dozed off and she was like, no I didn’t. I just closed my eyes for a minute. Then I showed her the picture. She was like, well it’s just so comfortable laying like this I couldn’t help it.
This was a Tbug weekend. Saturday we went to my parents house and then Peanut and Tbug wound up staying there for a while so I could go home and mow lawn and hubby could do some work. My mom said she walked into the kitchen during a “deep” conversation between my dad and Tbug about Pepsi vs Coke. The next morning when they went to the store my dad disappeared and came back with a 2Liter of Coke and a pack of Pepsi. My mom asked if he was buying those specifically for Tbug and he said, I’m just buying them to keep in the fridge so they are there. Gotta love it!
Ok so I think I was way over reacting. So what if he found photos of us… he didn’t say he was swooning over them or anything like that. He said he found photos of us and that was a time. Well heck yeah it was a time; it was a great time; a fabulous time. Calm Down Nicole!
Me: I can’t figure this phone out… I got a new phone yesterday and it’ll allow me to read all inbox messages but yours… Weird!Him: Weird are you using an iPhone?
Me: I am now and it won’t hardly show me your responses. I just got this Monday though. I did have a Pantec Duo.
Him: LOL. Sorry for your troubles… LOL.Are you using the facebook App or Safari Internet?
Me: I was using the facebook app. sounds like you know about iPhones… In that case does that mean you have one and if so… that would mean you were AT&T right? I could be completely assuming all of this though… but if you have AT&T and you had unlimited texting… that would be so much easier. I don’t think my iPhone wants us to talk… it lets me see everyone’s message they send me through here… geez…
Me: and if not, I guess I’ll use the dial up internet at the house… it’ll make my desktop feel loved. I bought a laptop last Thursday night and I can hardly stay off of it but it isn’t hooked up to the internet unless I’m at a friend’s house.
Yes I’m long winded.And nervous, bad combination!
Him: my number is……
Oh crap… so now the ball is back in my court… how do I handle this, what do I say, what do I do now. Logical thinking, pick up where I left off or say “Hi” could be good or something, but we all know logic flies out the window in these types of situations. Ok so if I can’t think of “hi” or something a little more creative, think of something clever… something clever, what is clever, hell what is my name… ok think, relax Nicole…Oh I figured out my name.Good.Deep breathes breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out…. Hey, you could text him.Then he’d have your number.Finally, a great idea!The next thing I know the cell phone in my hand starts ringing.Hello Nicole, it’s ringing, this would be where you slide the lever across and answer the phone by saying, “Hello.” I think you learned this in Kindergarten right?Maybe even before Kindergarten that saying hello answers the phone. Ok Nicole if you don’t answer this it’s going to stop ringing and he’s going to wonder if you gave him a false number. Come on Nicole, answer the phone. Yes somewhere in there I gave him mine but I don’t remember where or how… come to think of it, maybe that was the clever thing I texted him… This is my cell number.
Finally my brain came back and I answered the phone.
“Hello?”
“Hey! I didn’t think you were going to answer… I was beginning to wonder.”
“Oh yeah, I had to find my phone.” Duh Nicole that was dumb… you had the dumb thing in your hand, you texted him your cell number…. bright!
“Ah! Well I just figured this would be easier than texting, a lot faster too.”
“Oh definitely!”Yup, I’m full of clever words.It finally went somewhere more than just the pleasantries.
