We have a new nephew!Jason Andrew "Jay" was born this morning just before ten.
7lbs 6 oz
21 in
21 in
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Target and Peaches
I was holding the bag from Target as I read the instructions on the new Doodle Pro that Brenna had gotten Kiran that other day. Kiran starts yelling "Target! Target!" You think she knows the red bullseye thing means Target??? Either that or she can read. Except there weren't any words. Oh well.
Jonathan got some peaches from the farm near our house and the lady told him that these peaches would be best for cooking. The peaches that come around the 4th of July would be best for eating as is. But....I've never made anything with peaches before. What would be good to make with the peaches? You can just give me an idea or you can share your secret family recipe if you want.
Jonathan got some peaches from the farm near our house and the lady told him that these peaches would be best for cooking. The peaches that come around the 4th of July would be best for eating as is. But....I've never made anything with peaches before. What would be good to make with the peaches? You can just give me an idea or you can share your secret family recipe if you want.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
June 7
Today is one month from my due date!!! It also means Kiran is 21 months old. I have been working on my blog book from my old blog and I've enjoyed the rereading the posts I wrote when she was a newborn and the months beyond. I haven't done this in a while but I'm going to try to list 21 facts about Kiran that are true today.
1. She eats pretty much anything. She is not a picky eater.
2. She loves strawberries and would eat the whole quart if we would let her.
3. She talks up a storm and is learning new words every day. This week she's added lake, almost, mom, pickle, table, ocean, pool, elevator.
4. Our neighbor across the street is named Mike. Every time she sees him outside, she stands at our front windows and yells "Mike! Mike!"
5. She loves her babies- taking them for rides in the stroller, putting them down for night-night, giving them baths in our baby bathtub.
6. She knows the colors purple, blue, pink, green, orange, yellow, black, brown, red and white.
7. On our rides to and from the beach, she would announce when we passed a truck and tell us what color it was.
8. She's starting to talk in sentences- I got it! I did it! Open the box!
9. Every time I say something about baby sister kicking, Kiran runs over to my belly and puts her hands on my belly. And every time, the baby stops kicking. Every time. Kiran has never felt the baby kick.
10. She loves puzzles especially her ABC puzzle.
11. She can correctly identify most of her letters.
12. The only number she knows is 8. And every number is 8.
13. Her favorite thing to do is drive her car around the house. Except she just sits on it and moves back and forth without actually moving the car. And she's perfectly content doing this.
14. Every night after we brush her teeth, she runs into her room yelling "Bible!!!!!!!!!!" We get down her Bible (we have to keep one up because she destroyed her other one) and she reads it. She picks out two different books for me and J to read at the same time. She doesn't actually want to read her Bible; she just wants to find Jesus.
15. She says "I-meem" at the end of the prayers.
16. She's had 12 teeth now for about 8 months. Just this week one of her eye teeth poked through! The other top one is right there and I think the bottom ones are coming soon.
17. She *usually* loves to go night-night and will sleep 11-12 hours at night and 1.5 hours in the day.
18. She knows how to go get her basket of dirty clothes and bring it to the washing machine. I'll put down the stool and she'll load her dirty clothes into the washer.
19. She loves water. She LOVES her baths. She loved the ocean, the pool and the lake.
20. She loves to color and just started making Os with the crayons. And telling us about the Os. I think O is her favorite letter.
21. She is fun and spunky and she keeps us on our toes. She is a ball of energy and we love it.
I can't believe how quickly the first 21 months have gone. I'm so glad we get to do this all over again.
1. She eats pretty much anything. She is not a picky eater.
2. She loves strawberries and would eat the whole quart if we would let her.
3. She talks up a storm and is learning new words every day. This week she's added lake, almost, mom, pickle, table, ocean, pool, elevator.
4. Our neighbor across the street is named Mike. Every time she sees him outside, she stands at our front windows and yells "Mike! Mike!"
5. She loves her babies- taking them for rides in the stroller, putting them down for night-night, giving them baths in our baby bathtub.
6. She knows the colors purple, blue, pink, green, orange, yellow, black, brown, red and white.
7. On our rides to and from the beach, she would announce when we passed a truck and tell us what color it was.
8. She's starting to talk in sentences- I got it! I did it! Open the box!
9. Every time I say something about baby sister kicking, Kiran runs over to my belly and puts her hands on my belly. And every time, the baby stops kicking. Every time. Kiran has never felt the baby kick.
10. She loves puzzles especially her ABC puzzle.
11. She can correctly identify most of her letters.
12. The only number she knows is 8. And every number is 8.
13. Her favorite thing to do is drive her car around the house. Except she just sits on it and moves back and forth without actually moving the car. And she's perfectly content doing this.
14. Every night after we brush her teeth, she runs into her room yelling "Bible!!!!!!!!!!" We get down her Bible (we have to keep one up because she destroyed her other one) and she reads it. She picks out two different books for me and J to read at the same time. She doesn't actually want to read her Bible; she just wants to find Jesus.
15. She says "I-meem" at the end of the prayers.
16. She's had 12 teeth now for about 8 months. Just this week one of her eye teeth poked through! The other top one is right there and I think the bottom ones are coming soon.
17. She *usually* loves to go night-night and will sleep 11-12 hours at night and 1.5 hours in the day.
18. She knows how to go get her basket of dirty clothes and bring it to the washing machine. I'll put down the stool and she'll load her dirty clothes into the washer.
19. She loves water. She LOVES her baths. She loved the ocean, the pool and the lake.
20. She loves to color and just started making Os with the crayons. And telling us about the Os. I think O is her favorite letter.
21. She is fun and spunky and she keeps us on our toes. She is a ball of energy and we love it.
I can't believe how quickly the first 21 months have gone. I'm so glad we get to do this all over again.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Rush's
We met Jonathan tonight at Rush's (a fast food restaurant) in Columbia so we could get home. I walked into the restaurant to use the restroom and was eagerly anticipating the chocolate milkshake that would waiting for me when I finished. As I walked past the counter, the cashier said, "Are you going to have it in here?" I stared at him strangely thinking does it matter if I have my milkshake in here (we hadn't ordered yet)? Am I not allowed to have my milkshake here? I stood staring at him till he repeated the question and very pointedly stared at my belly.
Oh the baby.
"I better not have it in here," I finally replied and rushed into the bathroom.
And afterwards, I had my milkshake in there.
Oh the baby.
"I better not have it in here," I finally replied and rushed into the bathroom.
And afterwards, I had my milkshake in there.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Photo Shoot on Beach
We had a photo shoot out on the beach after dinner tonight.
And here's one more just for fun...
And here's one more just for fun...
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Catching Up
Thursday J & I had some free time so we hit #25 of our 1000 Places to See Before You Die- Savannah's historic district. We took a trolley tour and I'm grateful I didn't have to walk that much :)
J & I returned from Hilton Head on Friday and got to have dinner with my parents and the newlyweds. They are just too cute.
Saturday we spent hanging out with Erin L & her fiancee. They are getting married July 26 and she's asked me to be her matron of honor. So she is praying hard this baby will come early and we'll be able to make the festivities. If you know where I can get a marine David's Bridal bridesmaid dress at the last minute- let me know.
Sunday we went to my aunt & uncle's on Lake Norman to meet my cousin's new baby, Kayleb. He's precious. Kiran loved loved loved playing in the water.
Monday I had my 35 week appt. My blood pressure was 112/70 and the baby's heart rate was good. My belly is measuring 34/35 weeks so everything was fine. I have another ultrasound scheduled for next Wednesday.
I know some of you questioned my doctors letting me travel this late in pregnancy. I talked to them a few weeks ago, and they just wanted me to know that if I went into labor, I'd have to stay until the baby was released from the NICU. Of course, they said, at this point in the pregnancy, it probably wouldn't be very long that the baby would have to stay. I've been careful to drink lots of water while traveling and stop every 1 to 1 1/2 hours to walk around.
After my appt, Kiran and I rode to the beach with Mimi. Last night, Kiran & I walked out to the ocean and I had to carry her kicking and screaming away. Today she played in the ocean (the bath!) and the sand all morning. After a long nap, she played in the pool till we made her come out. I think she might be related to the fish- she loves the water so much.
J & I returned from Hilton Head on Friday and got to have dinner with my parents and the newlyweds. They are just too cute.
Saturday we spent hanging out with Erin L & her fiancee. They are getting married July 26 and she's asked me to be her matron of honor. So she is praying hard this baby will come early and we'll be able to make the festivities. If you know where I can get a marine David's Bridal bridesmaid dress at the last minute- let me know.
Sunday we went to my aunt & uncle's on Lake Norman to meet my cousin's new baby, Kayleb. He's precious. Kiran loved loved loved playing in the water.
Monday I had my 35 week appt. My blood pressure was 112/70 and the baby's heart rate was good. My belly is measuring 34/35 weeks so everything was fine. I have another ultrasound scheduled for next Wednesday.
I know some of you questioned my doctors letting me travel this late in pregnancy. I talked to them a few weeks ago, and they just wanted me to know that if I went into labor, I'd have to stay until the baby was released from the NICU. Of course, they said, at this point in the pregnancy, it probably wouldn't be very long that the baby would have to stay. I've been careful to drink lots of water while traveling and stop every 1 to 1 1/2 hours to walk around.
After my appt, Kiran and I rode to the beach with Mimi. Last night, Kiran & I walked out to the ocean and I had to carry her kicking and screaming away. Today she played in the ocean (the bath!) and the sand all morning. After a long nap, she played in the pool till we made her come out. I think she might be related to the fish- she loves the water so much.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Bargains
We have a consignment shop that is just minutes from our house but when I visited I found the prices a bit high for resale. However, yesterday we ate at the Mexican restaurant (with Erin L & Jonathan!) next door and saw that yesterday was reopening day for the shop. New owners bought it so we checked it out.
I was very pleased. They don't have a tremendous selection of clothes yet but their prices were much better. They had quite a lot of equipment. We got Kiran a stroller that she can push her baby dolls around in for 99 cents! And a baby bathtub for $2. The bathtub was marked $4 and she offered it to me for $2 before I could even open my mouth. I didn't even get to use my bargaining skills. Anyhow, I'm thrilled I don't have to drive to Mauldin any more for good deals although I'll still hit that one up every once in a while.
I was very pleased. They don't have a tremendous selection of clothes yet but their prices were much better. They had quite a lot of equipment. We got Kiran a stroller that she can push her baby dolls around in for 99 cents! And a baby bathtub for $2. The bathtub was marked $4 and she offered it to me for $2 before I could even open my mouth. I didn't even get to use my bargaining skills. Anyhow, I'm thrilled I don't have to drive to Mauldin any more for good deals although I'll still hit that one up every once in a while.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)