I guess being married to a teacher has its perks too. I knew it must have been a snow day when Jamie said at 4 am, "I'll get her; go back to sleep." The next time my eyes opened it was 9 am.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Snow Day
Ah, the perks of being a teacher...the 6 am announcement of a snow day school cancellation. The cancellation today was due more to ice than snow. We started with a little snow over night, which turned to ice, and now it's raining.
I guess being married to a teacher has its perks too. I knew it must have been a snow day when Jamie said at 4 am, "I'll get her; go back to sleep." The next time my eyes opened it was 9 am.
I guess being married to a teacher has its perks too. I knew it must have been a snow day when Jamie said at 4 am, "I'll get her; go back to sleep." The next time my eyes opened it was 9 am.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Strike a pose
My au natural sister gave me 2 cloth diapers for Christmas for Navarre. She has a friend that creates custom-made cloth diapers. They are beautiful and extremely cute, but still made of cloth that absorb pee and poo that must be washed by me...there lies the drawback. There is a really cute chocolate brown print with turquoise and pink and a pink LSU dipaer. I decide to try it...here's my story.
I put the LSU one on her with a little dress. She was wearing her snow suit, so I didn't put tights on her over the diaper. We went out shopping, and she fell asleep in the car seat. She slept for about an hour after we got home, and we were gone for about an hour. She was screaming when she woke up....tried different things that didn't work, so I decided to change her. I took off the diaper, and I couldn't tell if she had peed or not. While I was trying to figure this out, she starts peeing. She was obviously saving up because it wouldn't stop streaming...allover the cloth diaper (which i determined she hadn't peed in before that), allover the dress, changing pad, etc. Now, she's screaming and peeing. So, it was cute and comfortable on her I'm sure, but I don't know how well it worked (leak wise) because I took it off before she peed!
The lesson learned here is #1 - she can go 2 hours without peeing; #2 - always have 2nd diaper ready (I already knew this one, but must have had a moment of insanity inspired by the pee vs. no pee debate); #3 - when the baby is screaming because she's hungry, it's not the time to determine if the cute cloth diaper is all it's cracked up to be.
The beautiful knitted coat is curteous of Auntie Nicole. It is gorgeous and totally one of a kind. She's so talented:)
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
A-yeeeeeee
We've done it...we've finally replaced Jamie's 1998 Hyundai Accent. I know some of you thought this day would never come. I think Jamie had his doubts too. However, we have prevailed and bought a new car. And the winner is....the 2008 Kia Sportage. I know what some of you are thinking...doesn't Kia make tinker toys?? The answer is no - they make cars. They have gotten very good at making cars. It helps that Kia is owned by Hyundai.
When Kia first came out in the States, I thought Kias were lawnmowers with roofs and big tires. They've come a long way, and after much research and financing, we are extremely excited about our Sportage. It's got a kick ass warranty and standard features that are options on most other SUVs. It helps that we got a trailer hitch, cargo box and roof rail crossbars thrown in for free.
Once I got over the fact that we were actually buying a Kia, my only other stipulation in buying it was that Jamie - and the rest of his family - couldn't yell "Ayeeeee" every time we got into the car just like the crazy Cajun man does on the commercial. If you don't have this commercial in the good 'ole U S of A, then consider yourself blessed.
It's January, and this is our first step to preparing (both physically and mentally) for our big road trip this summer. I'm thinking of a name for our trip..that will be posted at a later date. I'm so frickin excited I can hardly contain myself. Maybe I won't be after a day in the car with an almost 1-year old, but I'm optimistic.
When Kia first came out in the States, I thought Kias were lawnmowers with roofs and big tires. They've come a long way, and after much research and financing, we are extremely excited about our Sportage. It's got a kick ass warranty and standard features that are options on most other SUVs. It helps that we got a trailer hitch, cargo box and roof rail crossbars thrown in for free.
Once I got over the fact that we were actually buying a Kia, my only other stipulation in buying it was that Jamie - and the rest of his family - couldn't yell "Ayeeeee" every time we got into the car just like the crazy Cajun man does on the commercial. If you don't have this commercial in the good 'ole U S of A, then consider yourself blessed.
It's January, and this is our first step to preparing (both physically and mentally) for our big road trip this summer. I'm thinking of a name for our trip..that will be posted at a later date. I'm so frickin excited I can hardly contain myself. Maybe I won't be after a day in the car with an almost 1-year old, but I'm optimistic.
Monday, January 21, 2008
The Pack lost, and baby girl is growing up
So much to catch everyone up on...Navarre's newest things, holidays, trip to Louisiana, Packers incredible season that ended too soon, car shopping, waterbabies, tae kwon do, etc.
So, we spent the holidays in Halifax and Mom came up on Christmas Day. She stayed a week, and we had a good time. We didn't really do much, but that was what was nice about it. My immediate family has been here enough that we don't have to do the touristy, sightseeing things anymore, which make the visits more fun in my opinion - not that that stuff isn't fun...it is for people who haven't been here before, but just like spending time with them.
This New Year's Eve was the first year I haven't made it up to midnight since I was a kid. It was pathetic; Mom bought champagne; we were ready to ring in the New Year, and Jamie and I fell asleep on the couch before midnight...way before midnight. So, we went to bed. I guess that's a hazard with having sleep deprived parents and a 5-months old.
Then, Navarre and I flew to Baton Rouge on the 2nd. I was nervous about how she would do on the flights, but she flew better than a lot of adults I know!! A little crying but not much at all. She was pretty curious in the Chicago airport. Everyone LOVED her...even TSA was helpful. I love having a beautiful baby, but if I heard, "What a beautiful baby, and what lovely eyebrows," one more time, I might have screamed. I would never think to comment on a baby's eyebrows...whatever, I have a beautiful baby:)
Louisiana was fantastic. It was so nice being home and being able to show her off to everyone. She was the center of attention the entire trip home. We had lots of good food (I don't know why the entire country doesn't ship crawfish and eat them) and passed a good ime...crawfish, king cakes, jambalaya, stew.....mmm, mmm, mmm. So, I guess this is why the baby weight loss has been going in reverse lately.
I'm starting to get sad...football season is almost over and my Packers aren't in the SuperBowl. The Giants played a good game, and I hate to say it, but they handled the frozen tundra better than Green Bay did. With the Giants winning from a Brett Favre interception, at least it was a former LSU player who got it.
The biggest news since we've been home is that Navarre is LOVING her solid food!! We started her on rice cereal, and she can't get enough!
The first feeding couldn't have gone any better. No picky eaters here so far, and she doesn't seem to mind if we look at her from across the table.
So, we spent the holidays in Halifax and Mom came up on Christmas Day. She stayed a week, and we had a good time. We didn't really do much, but that was what was nice about it. My immediate family has been here enough that we don't have to do the touristy, sightseeing things anymore, which make the visits more fun in my opinion - not that that stuff isn't fun...it is for people who haven't been here before, but just like spending time with them.
This New Year's Eve was the first year I haven't made it up to midnight since I was a kid. It was pathetic; Mom bought champagne; we were ready to ring in the New Year, and Jamie and I fell asleep on the couch before midnight...way before midnight. So, we went to bed. I guess that's a hazard with having sleep deprived parents and a 5-months old.
Then, Navarre and I flew to Baton Rouge on the 2nd. I was nervous about how she would do on the flights, but she flew better than a lot of adults I know!! A little crying but not much at all. She was pretty curious in the Chicago airport. Everyone LOVED her...even TSA was helpful. I love having a beautiful baby, but if I heard, "What a beautiful baby, and what lovely eyebrows," one more time, I might have screamed. I would never think to comment on a baby's eyebrows...whatever, I have a beautiful baby:)
Louisiana was fantastic. It was so nice being home and being able to show her off to everyone. She was the center of attention the entire trip home. We had lots of good food (I don't know why the entire country doesn't ship crawfish and eat them) and passed a good ime...crawfish, king cakes, jambalaya, stew.....mmm, mmm, mmm. So, I guess this is why the baby weight loss has been going in reverse lately.
I'm starting to get sad...football season is almost over and my Packers aren't in the SuperBowl. The Giants played a good game, and I hate to say it, but they handled the frozen tundra better than Green Bay did. With the Giants winning from a Brett Favre interception, at least it was a former LSU player who got it.
The biggest news since we've been home is that Navarre is LOVING her solid food!! We started her on rice cereal, and she can't get enough!
The first feeding couldn't have gone any better. No picky eaters here so far, and she doesn't seem to mind if we look at her from across the table.
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