Friday Fill Ins

1. I believe whatever doesn't kill you gives you compassion for others and reminds you that we are all human. Sometimes good things happen, sometimes bad things happen, but it's how we handle them and how we help others that make the difference.

2. If you're good at something, rock on! I think it's great when people use natural given talents to do something good. I also think there are many ways (some you may not have even considered) to use your natural talents.

3. Why so calm? What else is there to be? The things I want to control the most are out of my hands.

4. Something is out there, it's the neighbor's cat and it's driving our cat insane. Seriously, I have never heard such noises come out of an animal and Lacey just keeps backing up and slamming head-first into the glass door trying to get the other cat as it lays peacefully on our deck, mocking our poor kitty. Luckily their cat gets bored easily because I am not interfering (I almost got attacked the last time I tried!).

5. If my life were a sitcom, it would be titled "Kids aren't the only way to go crazy, but they certainly are the fastest." Hehe okay I stole that from someone else and it's not entirely true - Hannah is the best thing to ever happen to me but sometimes toddlers do make their mommies a little crazy. A phrase that is heard around our house: "Hannah, sweetie, you're making Mommy crazy and she didn't have very far to go."

6. Sitting on my back porch I see a pond and the back part of our neighborhood, including the nice playground and walking trails. I also see lots of spots where the grass hasn't grown in yet even though we have lived here for 3 years. Crappy soil.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to going out to dinner and hanging out with Mike, Manda, and Chad, tomorrow my plans include going to my in-laws for dinner and a festival that's in town, and Sunday, I want to go to church and take an afternoon nap!

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen reasons why "How I Met Your Mother" is the best show on TV:

1. It's going to be lengen - wait for it and I hope you're not lactose intolerant because the end of that sentence is - dary.

2. They still haven't explained the goat.

3. Robyn was a Canadian teenage pop star who sang about going to the mall.

4. Annoying habits have never been so funny ("It sounds like you stuck a screwdriver in a pencil sharpener").

5. They poke fun at our neighbors to the north and it's actually funny.

6. Dawson guest stars on the show and he is bald with a beer gut.

7. Blue french horns rock.

8. Neil Patrick Harris is a womanizer...

9. ...And he's hilarious...

10. ...And he has more bad pick up lines than Joey ("Haaaaaaaave you met Ted?"). .

11. It's fun to look at the actresses in the background and try to guess if one of them is the mother.

12. Marshall and Lily are the cutest couple ever.

13. The funniest plot line ever given to a show: slap bet.

Hannah's First Trim

This morning I finally caved and took Hannah to get her first trim. I considered doing it myself but then thought better of it and opted for a kid's place. (I wasn't sure how she would take it since trimming her nails usually leads to a full-on melt down while she cries "it hurts it hurts" over and over again.) Luckily, the kid's place was the right choice and she loved playing on the slide, getting to choose her own car to sit in, and picking her own video - Elmo, of course. She did start to squirm and protest a few times but the lady didn't seem even a little phased by it and continued to cut and talk as if Hannah were sitting there perfectly still. She told me there was no need to decide about bangs today since Hannah has none but that I should be thinking about it for the future. Since Hannah usually takes and tosses anything I put in her hair after about 3 seconds, I'll say she'll probably have to have the bangs some day. Anyways, we bought the "baby's 1st haircut" package so they took a picture, gave us a certificate, and saved some hair for us. I forgot my camera (booo!) so I didn't get any action shots but I do have some before and after shots. Not a huge difference - which is why I'm calling this is a trim and not her actual first haircut - but Rob and I both agree that it looks better without all the straggly ends.

Here are some pictures that I snapped of her 2 weeks ago at the pool:

And here she is after her trim (I couldn't get her to put down the milk :)) :

Friday Fill Ins

I've never done one of these before but Hannah is napping and I'm bored, so here we go:


1. Oh, I can't wait until I have a potty-trained toddler! I am so ready to be done with diapers!!!

2. A gallon of skim milk and a vegi tray for tomorrow's baby shower is the first thing I see when I open my refrigerator.

3. I never leave home without, um, Hannah? ;) Just kidding - she occasionally does stay with daddy or grandma and grandpa to give me some time to myself so I guess I'll say my wallet, keys, cell phone, and sunglasses.

4. If I were a condiment, I would be horseradish mustard because I love spicy things!

5. Rude people are really high up on my list of pet peeves.

6. The last thing I thought of before I went to bed was ahhhh, so sleepy.....

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to having dinner with the in-laws and dessert with Mike & Elisabeth, tomorrow my plans include going to a fun double baby shower, and Sunday, I want to finally get Hannah's 2 year pictures taken.

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Weird Things About Me:

1. I order pickles on my sandwich then pick them off and eat them separately
2. I organize my groceries in a specific order at check out and then am secretly annoyed if the sales clerk bags my groceries out of order
3. Most foods are fine but if cottage cheese and applesauce touch on my plate, I can't eat it
4. I have an identical twin
5. I am not awake in the morning until after my shower, no matter what time it is
6. I love lots of color (and you'll agree if you've ever been to my house)
7. I do not like pet birds, probably due to the fact that every pet bird I have ever held has bit me
8. I am afraid of spiders, even the little ones creep me out
9. I love going to both my and Rob's family reunions (I don't think this is weird but others have told me it is)
10. You will rarely, if ever, see me in a pair of shorts
11. Although I think little boys are adorable and would love to have one, I secretly also think it would be fun to have to all girls (shhh don't tell Rob ;))
12. I actually think CinderElmo is a cute video and like the songs (that one was just for you, Amy :P)
13. I hate coffee, dark chocolate, and basically anything else that tastes bitter

Some Pictures From Our Trip

Last month was our 5 year wedding anniversary. We tend to travel a lot to see family and friends but haven't actually gone on a trip of any kind since our honeymoon. I decided to remedy that this year by suggesting that we drop off the kiddo at grandma & grandpa's house and go somewhere fun. After much research into "fun" things to do that are within a few hours of our house, we decided on an amusement park. They had a discount online, I found a close and reasonable hotel, and they have a free waterpark inside. Sold, sold, and sold! It was so fun to walk around the park just talking, holding hands, and enjoying all the rides. We hit all the rollercoasters at least once, a few of the carnival rides, a bunch of the water rides, ate (an expensive) lunch, and spent some time picking out a few gifts for Hannah. We left around 7pm which was just in time to go back to our hotel and out to a romantic dinner. I had a massive headache the next day but it's hard to say if it was caused by being dehydrated from the 90 degree weather, the drinks at dinner, or all the rollercoasters we rode. Anyways, I just finally downloaded all the pictures off our camera so here are a few from our anniversary trip!

Here is a picture of us (had to do something to kill time while waiting in line):

Here is a picture on a ride. No, no one was in the car with Rob to take the picture, he just held the camera back and snapped (I was impressed too):

Here is a picture I took of Rob - notice the roller coaster in the background (okay not as impressive as the previous picture, but still good):

And here is a picture of me and Jen (we stopped by on our way back home for lunch and a quick visit). She said this was the first inappropriate picture taken of her at work, but we don't believe her :P (j/k - you know I love you!):

Yay for a fun and relaxing trip!!! :)

4th of July Fun

We spent the 4th of July with Rob's parents. Usually Rob's brother has a 4th of July party but he spent so much time and money on the celebration last year that I think he needed a year off. Instead, we spent it just hanging out, eating, playing board/card games, talking while relaxing in the hot tub, and enjoying a few adult drinks after Hannah went to bed. There were some family friends in town and it was great to see everyone and just have fun together. Hannah loved sitting in her new princess chair while watching the guys set off a few left over fireworks from last year and, much to my amusement, is still repeating "Daddy burn self" whenever you mention the word "firework". (Rob didn't actually hurt himself, but one of his shirts now has a hole in it.) Here is a picture of us looking festive - hope everyone enjoyed their holiday!

Tuesday's Child

I heard this poem the other day for the first time in a very long time - it was in a poem book that I had as a child but I haven't thought of it in years. My baby girl was born on a Tuesday. Seems to fare well for her as far as the childhood rhyme goes:

Monday's child is fair of face.
Tuesday's child is full of grace.
Wednesday's child is full of woe.
Thursday's child has far to go.
Friday's child is loving and giving.
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
But the child who is born on the Sabbath Day
Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.

It also bodes well for me and my twin as we were born on Sunday. Poor Rob though - he was born on a Wednesday. I told Rob this but he wasn't upset about his ill-fated fortune because he thinks that the person who made this up was a "Blossom" fan and that Wednesday's child was actually full of "whoa!" I have no comeback for that except to say that this poem has been around for more than 100 years, and I'm pretty sure the poet just rolled over in his grave. Really though I just smiled, rolled my eyes, and shook my head (which Rob has gotten very used to in our 5 years of marriage).

Here is a day of the week calculator if you are interested what day of the week you or your child were born: http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/dayofweek.html

July 2, 2008

I don't want to write sad posts (which is why I have avoided the topic of my miscarriage) because this blog is supposed to be about the wonderful journey of raising our child, but it's hard not to think of what today could have been for our family and what it isn't. My goal was to be pregnant again before this day, but since I utterly failed at that, my new goal is to do a better job of letting go of things that I can't control. So goodbye July 2nd - I hope we meet on better terms next year.

Dorkfest

I feel like this picture sums up our weekend at the convention the best: