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Flying Trapeze Baby.

Posted by on June 21, 2007 3 Comments

I had one of the scariest moments in my young parenting life today. Emily has gotten really good at climbing stairs. The isn’t quite as good at going down, but she only ever wants to go up anyways. Tonight while we were going upstairs to get her ready for bed she climbed up the stairs really fast and I stopped for a second to throw something into the entrance way. She got ahead of me and looked down and giggled. Then she fell backwards. She sat down on the next step and went into a roll and did a back flip and was flying through the air when I caught her. She didn’t even cry. It scared her pretty bad, but she didn’t hurt her self. I guess even at a young age she has super falling skills just like her mom. I never thought that all those years of being a Goalie in soccer, catching things that fly at my head, and my insanely weird reflexes would come in handy. I caught her with her upside down and flying through the air . It was crazy. I burst out laughing. Then I started to cry. Crazy adrenalin rush.

Only 3 days left until Relay for Life. I’m getting excited about it. I got some stuff for banners and Ill put those together hopefully tomorrow. I’ll try and take some good pictures on relay day. I’ve got a few ideas for the luminary walk. I think I might be able to take some really good pictures. I got a couple of good ones before. I think I’ll post one that I photmanip’d two years ago. It’s still my favorite. I have yet to find a babysitter for a big portion of the day. Hope I find one tomorrow.

I have to go chill for a bit. I’m still running off the adrenalin so I need to go relax and drink some Iced rooibos( always a staple in our fridge now).

*Ok and to top it all Emily fell down in her crib and smacked her head and so we had to start our night time routine all over again. I hate going back into her room after we put her to bed. *

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London Frosts

Posted by on May 26, 2007 1 Comment

Emily had her first skinned knee today. I’ve been letting her walk about more when we are out and having her hold my hand. Today she tripped and skinned her knee. I was almost nothing and she didn’t even whine, but I felt bad for her. My shiner from the other day didn’t turn into anything. YAY! I was a bit worried I’d look like a battered wife. Since its all about the appearance anyways…haha.

We went to a wedding today. Em was a little rotter. She did great when we went out for lunch, but come wedding time, no such luck. We sat in the nursery while she whined and whined. Then we brought her home and she collapsed into bed. Poor tuckered out little goose. I’m feeling much the same today. I think we are going to try and get a babysitter and take the night off. Morgan and I have been just missing each other for the past week. We haven’t really got a chance to talk since before I left for Avalanche. So I’m looking forward to a night off.

I’m almost finished this movie I’m making for church tomorrow. Its pretty simple, but its the first movie Ive ever made in Premiere. I watched and helped Leesh make 2 movies and now I’m trying this one by myself. It has a couple of glitches, but Leesh is here right now so she can help me out if I get really stuck. Anyways. I need to go chill out. Maybe Ill go get myself a London Frost. MMM. Yeah thats what I want to do!

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MLE

Posted by on May 25, 2007 2 Comments

Today M.L.E.(just figured this out playing with her blocks…sound it out) Gave me a shiner. I was laying on my back on the floor playing with her and she was all cuddly which doesn’t happen very often. Then she said “up”(her newest word). She stood up tripped on her own leg and came crashing down on my face. She sent my glasses flying which cut my eyelid(stings like a…something that stings).They she was so excited to go grab my glasses that she didn’t even cry. My mom was on a conference call so yelling “I hate Pain” (thanks for that one Heidi) was out of the question. Ill have to remember and do that later.(I’m feeling bracket happy today)

Yesterday we went to the park with Georgia and Flynn. Oh but first a musical interlude…”don dun daaaaah”. We stopped at the moose and I whined to the lady about wishing that you could get a cold London Fog like how you get Chai Frappe’s. She was like oh. We could make that. Its a London Frost. I proceeded to jump up and down and spin around and sing “I’m a little teapot” at the top of my lungs. Or I said “YAY!” and ordered a London Frost, which I will be ordering for the rest of the summer as a healthy alternative to slushies, which suck! Ok back to the park.

We put the tiny tots in the swings and then let them go down the slide. They loved it. I have the hardest time keeping MLE from eating the pea gravel. She’s still teething and still has only 2 teeth. Then we took them down to the creek to let them play in the mud. MLE was in her element. Nakey as the day she was born and covered in MUD. Flynn was in baby hell. He apparently doesn’t like to be dirty or touch grass. Poor little guy was not so excited to be dirty. We’ll have to work on that. I have a couple of good pictures from playing in the park.

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Car Seats are Complicated.

Posted by on April 26, 2007 1 Comment

I’m having an awesome day. The youth got a new sound board for Morgan to play with and Emily’s car seat came in today so we both had stuff to figure out. It took me forever to figure out how to adjust the car seat to actually fit Em. I love it tho. Its great colours and it even has a cup holder/cappuccino machine. Emily likes the new seat so much better already. Her legs aren’t all smashed up against the back seat. She still has to be rear facing until she gets a bit bigger, but this seat is definitely more comfy for her.

Emily hardly crawls anymore. She is getting so good at walking she doesn’t like to crawl. Its cute. She can even pick something off the ground without falling. Last night she tried to run. I just about died. It was so funny. She ran for about 3 feet then did a nice big head dive. Got a bit ahead of herself.

She is saying so much more now too. I didn’t realize it because lots of her words just sound like sounds. If you say “what noise does a doggie make?” she says “oof oof”. And she make car sounds and sheep sounds.She still says “uh oh” to everything and “ah da” for all done. “ma ma” is still reserved for whining only and she sings songs all day about her “da da”. Its really cute. She know at lots of signs too.

I did the most motherly thing Ive ever done for Emily yesterday. I made her scrambled eggs. I couldn’t bring myself to try them, but she liked them so they must have been ok. I made them again for my mom today to try so I’d know if they were ok. Morgan thinks it’d be funny if I started liking eggs because I’m going to have to make them for Emily. I doubt it.

I wrote a song today. I haven’t wrote a song in quite a while. It kind of came to me fast too. I was pretty excited. I guess I didn’t really write it. The psalmist wrote it in psalm 119. I think we might even sing it at church. I recorded it at the church before worship practice, but the recording doesn’t have the drums mic’d so I’m not putting it up here. Anyways. I’m just having fun with my electric guitar.

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Day Trippin

Posted by on April 5, 2007 Leave a Comment

15. Thats right. 15. It’s the number of steps Emily has taken all by her little old self. She doesn’t even need encouraging to walk she just goes and goes. I’m loving it. Ill admit shes quick so it isn’t always easy to keep up, but its still so fun. Shes gotten really good at saying “bye bye” and waving. She says daddy and Mama and bubba and I think she says Heidi too. When we were driving in the car the other day she was singing to herself and we heard her sing the melody of twinkle twinkle. It was super cool.

The next week is gonna be pretty busy again. Tomorrow we are going road trippin to who knows where just because we can. and then on Saturday its Gabe’s birthday so we are gonna party. Theres all kinds of youth stuff this week and then on the weekend its Emily’s birthday and a youth service and I think I’m preaching at church. I’m not sure what I’m preaching on yet, but I hope its interesting. haha.

Ive spent the last 2 days knee deep in paper. We are helping my parents with organizing their office. Its fun. I’m not sure why, but I like organizing stuff it doesn’t matter whose it is. So far we only lost one important piece of paper, but we found it again later. whew.

dang. I just realized that my gym is closed tomorrow. I haven’t gone once this week. Ive been so tired and had meetings and kind of didn’t feel great anyways. I was totally gonna go tomorrow, but now I cant. I’ve been floundering in my goals of late. I think its because Ive been feeling so good about my self its easy to just settle with where I am. I really don’t want to give up so I’m going to have to set some new goals and hop back on the band wagon. I think I need to set some more maintenance style goals. Its too hard to eat like a vegan/gymnast/stick/boring person all the time. hmm. Ill have to give that some thought.

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The 5th of Never.

Posted by on April 2, 2007 Leave a Comment

Home again home again Jiggity Jig. I’m pretty excited to be sleeping in my own bed again. It feels like Ive been away for ever. maybe I have. I think I’m mostly excited to get Emily back into her routine. Not that our routines are ever normal anyways, but they will be oodles better than traveling all the time. She had so much fun staying with Nanny and Grandpa. They spoiled her again. Grandpa even bought her new shoes. They looked so cute on her even tho they were way to big for her teeny feet.

I had a great weekend at Charis Camp. I look forward to going every year. Its a good chance to get away and be with God and have a fun girls weekend with my Mom and Roxy. ooo I ate to much chocolate tho. What kinda girls weekend could it have been without chocolate. I’m back at the gym tomorrow tho so no worries.

I got new jeans. Well I actually bought the exact same pair as Roxy had lent me, but she wanted her jeans back and walking around in my underwear all weekend didn’t appeal to me. Then I tried on a cute belt so I bought that too. Then I tried on a long tank top dress thing and It was cute so I bought that too. Ill get Morgan to take a picture of me because I actually think I look good in this outfit. Today someone said I looked very spring-ey. When is the last time I looked like the actual seasons fashions…uh…never.

Emily is waking up so its time to go practice walking. yay!!

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I Think Out Loud…I Think?

Posted by on March 29, 2007 Leave a Comment

I think my mind must feel something like processed meat does. I was at a conference on the weekend and I’m away again this weekend at another conference. I’m starting to feel like my world is whirring by like one of those crappy apple rides at the Fair. I’m having a really hard time processing all this information. I know I learned so much, but now what? I’m going to have to think of creative ways to use all of my knowledge.

Ive discovered that I think out loud. I have some friends that think out loud so much you cant really hold a conversation with them especially if you think out loud too because theres alot of talking going on. I think its worse for Morgan cause he thinks better when no ones talking and so a outside thinker and an inside thinker cant both think at the same time. Ive decided that part of the problem I’m having processing all my info is that there aren’t enough hours in the day to think that much out loud. Good thing I ordered the MP3′s and they’ll be here soon.

Emily took her fist three steps last week. It was the night before I left for the NWCEC conference. My grandparents were there and they even caught a picture of her in mid-first-step. I’m waiting until they email me the pic and then Ill post it. Today she took 6 steps by herself. She was trying to catch auntie Gracie-dog.

Well I’m off to join the circus. Ill be back next week. I’m really looking forward so some semblance of normalcy next week. I haven’t seen Lindsay and Olin or Lana and Gabe for ever and Its Gabe’s 1st birthday next week. I’m going to have to get my act together for the week after because Its Emily Birthday too. I’m going to bake a sweet action cake!

 

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