Well, I can't blog for too long. The princess is up from her nap and beckons me. Aaaaahhhh...the joys of parental servitude! It's still very snowy here. We're on our 3rd day of city school closings. Looks like February vacation arrived early for the neighborhood kids. We're headed to Grammy and Pa's house on Sunday for our own little break. That is...if there's a break in the weather!
Pete needs some peace and quiet so that he can finally finish Aisy's room. We're happy to oblige. I'm a little nervous about 3.5 hours in the car (or at thruway rest stops!) with a toddler and a four month old, but I think I can handle it. Thankfully I have friends like Cynthia to show me it's possible. She's taken her four boys on road trips halfway accross the country and back...and they were all under 6 or 7 years old. Two little girls should be easy! Let's just hope Aislin doesn't experience diaper blow-out and Leah has enough goldfish crackers to keep her happy. I think we'll be OK...right Cyn?
Anyway, between being buried under PILES of snow and losing electricity for all of Wednesday night...we've still been having fun. Sure, I didn't get to see "LOST" and I was freezing cold, but we made a fire and tried to make the best of it. Still I have to envy the spirit of the pioneers. Reading a book by candlelight is not easy! I did manage to somehow get Aislin to her 4 month old check-up yesterday. The roads were slippery but it was worth the trip to hear she's doing great at a whopping 14.5 lbs. and 24.75"!
Our other big girl has been enjoying all that being snowed in has to offer. Leah's really sharpened her play-doh skills over the past couple days and has been playing all different sorts of pretend games. She loves being "mommy" to her Bitty Baby and rescuing her Fisher-Price Little People from the roof of their house. I love it when I hear "HELP! HELP! I stuck on roof!!! Needs a Mommy!" *brief pause, while she changes character* "I'll save you!!" coming from from the living room. And of course Leah LOVES to play princess. She enjoyed eating dinner by candlelight during our blackout and afterwards sat down next to me in front of the fireplace and said "I need coffee." I think she's seen too many pictures of people sitting in front of a fire with steaming cups of hot cocoa. She figured hey...mugs and fireplaces go together.
Stay warm until we return everyone! Have a great week and we'll blog when we get back!
Friday, February 16, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Happy (Snowy) Valentine's Day!
It's a cold and very snowy day here, but I thought this shot of Aislin might make you feel warm and fuzzy inside! From her sunny little sleeper, to that diva-like pose...Aisy sure is a total sweetheart! With the way the weather is here, I know I could use a happy pick-me-up. The girls and I baked heart-shaped sugar cookies to celebrate our own personal snow day. None of us have gotten out of our PJs yet, even if our neighbors Savannah and Quinn braved the extreme weather to come accross the street and play for an hour! Pajama Party!
As you can see from this photo of LeLe we're pretty buried. I took this at 7:30 this morning and it hasn't stopped yet! Pete said there was at least a foot, maybe more like a foot and a half when he was out shoveling at 6:30 am. He cleaned our cars off but figured when he went out to go to work a half an hour later there would already be a fresh two inches of snow on the car. I think it actually took him a half an hour to make it off of our street! But enough of my complaining! This is part of living where we do and besides....who doesn't love a cozy pajama party while a Nor'easter rages outside!
Well, we better go get dressed. It's after noon already and we need to look spiffy when our valentine, Pete, gets home! Let's hope we get some relief from this weather soon!
As you can see from this photo of LeLe we're pretty buried. I took this at 7:30 this morning and it hasn't stopped yet! Pete said there was at least a foot, maybe more like a foot and a half when he was out shoveling at 6:30 am. He cleaned our cars off but figured when he went out to go to work a half an hour later there would already be a fresh two inches of snow on the car. I think it actually took him a half an hour to make it off of our street! But enough of my complaining! This is part of living where we do and besides....who doesn't love a cozy pajama party while a Nor'easter rages outside!
Well, we better go get dressed. It's after noon already and we need to look spiffy when our valentine, Pete, gets home! Let's hope we get some relief from this weather soon!
Friday, February 09, 2007
Have a great weekend!
Just wanted to post one more time before the week was out. Things here are busy, but just with the usual routine. The general care and feeding of two little humans (not to mention me and Pete!) keeps us on our toes! Still, there is always time for a little fun, like when Leah and I staged this shot of Aislin. I like how the swing looks like a wing chair, making the photo seem like a formal portrait. Of course the party hat (which actually belongs on Leah's Big Bird doll) was all Leah's idea. I think she's inherited some of her mother's art direction skills! She did her best to get the baby to smile, but Aislin was not amused. Perhaps thats because she was tired. The poor girl is looking pretty bleary-eyed here. Overall Aisy was a good sport and Leah got such a chuckle seeing "her baby" with the toy party hat on. Hope everone has a great weekend! It's snowing like crazy here!
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Biloxi Blues
My brother Colin recently moved to Mississippi and the girls sure do miss him a lot. I took this shot on Christmas day, moments after we walked in the door to my parent's house. Colin was ready to meet his new niece for the first time and couldn't wait to give her a big cuddle. Aisy of course was happy to oblige, but if you look closely at her face here she doesn't look completely content.
As I've mentioned in previous posts the girl has had a rough time of it over the past four months. Colic, severe diaper rash, a burning need to be held by Mommy at all times, and a non-existent nap schedule all seem like small things on the surface. Most of the time we can deal with them just fine. As I've also mentioned before...when Aislin isn't crying she is sublimely angelic! But when you add all of those maladies together it can take it's toll on a baby, the diaper rash in particular. I could just tell it was painful for the poor child. That was until Boudreaux's Butt Paste entered her life!!!
So this entry is dedicated to the deep south! We want to send some love to Uncle Colin down in Biloxi and we also wanted to mention the miracle diaper rash cream that has to be Louisiana's greatest gift to the world since gumbo! Her rash is GONE!!! I am floored. A little Butt Paste (yes, that really is what it says on the tube) with some cornstarch over it and the kid is MUCH happier. I want to run a few of the ingredients by the pediatrician when I see him next week just to make sure we're doing what's best for Aislin, but honestly I'm pretty psyched (and shocked) that this seems to be taken care of for the time being.
Sure she's still gassy, and fussy, but as Pete said "I really think she turned a corner this weekend!" She's improving, and I don't doubt that saying goodby to a painful diaper rash helps with that. Now the only thing we have to feel blue about is missing Colin, but we're glad he's in a warmer climate and doing well. We love you Col!!!
As I've mentioned in previous posts the girl has had a rough time of it over the past four months. Colic, severe diaper rash, a burning need to be held by Mommy at all times, and a non-existent nap schedule all seem like small things on the surface. Most of the time we can deal with them just fine. As I've also mentioned before...when Aislin isn't crying she is sublimely angelic! But when you add all of those maladies together it can take it's toll on a baby, the diaper rash in particular. I could just tell it was painful for the poor child. That was until Boudreaux's Butt Paste entered her life!!!
So this entry is dedicated to the deep south! We want to send some love to Uncle Colin down in Biloxi and we also wanted to mention the miracle diaper rash cream that has to be Louisiana's greatest gift to the world since gumbo! Her rash is GONE!!! I am floored. A little Butt Paste (yes, that really is what it says on the tube) with some cornstarch over it and the kid is MUCH happier. I want to run a few of the ingredients by the pediatrician when I see him next week just to make sure we're doing what's best for Aislin, but honestly I'm pretty psyched (and shocked) that this seems to be taken care of for the time being.
Sure she's still gassy, and fussy, but as Pete said "I really think she turned a corner this weekend!" She's improving, and I don't doubt that saying goodby to a painful diaper rash helps with that. Now the only thing we have to feel blue about is missing Colin, but we're glad he's in a warmer climate and doing well. We love you Col!!!
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