Friday, December 14, 2012
FAMILY FRIDAY
one of the best family fridays ever. kiah slept until like 9:00 while stephen went out to play indoor with his buds. by the time he got home kiah was up so we had some breakfast and showered. 1st stop, starbucks! kiah was being such a good girl and played in the stroller while stephen and i caught up on some much needed heart to heart conversation. stephen ordered his first ever gingerbread latte. i am so proud of him for trying it! then we walled from my favorite starbucks off of east blvd thats in a house, down the greenway to target to get a few things and to enjoy the beautiful day. on the baby food isle where we were exploring all the different things there i asked a mom with 2 little ones for some baby food/eating advice. WOW! so much peace came over me. she explained very clearly and simply that a baby does not eat food for calories until 12months. until then its all about experiencing food and discovering it. kiah has not been liking any of the food i have given her and i had been getting worried that she was hungry. but after she said that i was freed from that worry and excited to go home and just let her try things like a slice of apple to gnaw on or a banana to play with instead or working so hard on trying to make perfect little meals for her. it was just so nice. we left target after having like 20 people say how beautiful kiah was and headed back to the starbucks. we came home, had a lovely loaf of bread with soup all together at the table. then, before i knew it, it was time for friday soccer in birchcroft. it was just a great afternoon. i went out to get tina from her new home and brought her over to the neighborhood. then she joined me and kiah for a long walk before the sun set. stephen and i took her home after soccer finished and then to top off the night we used a coupon for a free sandwich at one of our favorite places which-wich. i got the Monti Cristo and he got the THank You Turkey. yummmm!
Friday, December 7, 2012
----a heads up---
a random mom with a 4 month old came up to meet and told me about something fun to do with kiah and my mom friends and their kids...
every TUESDAY 11:00 @ potterybarnkids there is a story time. and apparently every time u go u get a little stamp and after getting so many you get $10 to spend there.
every TUESDAY 11:00 @ potterybarnkids there is a story time. and apparently every time u go u get a little stamp and after getting so many you get $10 to spend there.
7th day of Christmas
7. It said for us to get hot tasty drinks from Starbucks tonight on Pecan St and then walk around the neighborhoods looking at lights!
I'm very excited about this one! Today is Friday which means FAMILY FRIDAY! We have been doing this special tradition every week for the last month or more and it's so needed in our life!
I'm very excited about this one! Today is Friday which means FAMILY FRIDAY! We have been doing this special tradition every week for the last month or more and it's so needed in our life!
so right now, i shall start off with some quiet time in bed before little bug-a-boo wakes up again. stephen and i have gotten into a new routine and so far it is really really good for us. we actually get up out of bed every morning at 6:00am-on purpose. kiah routinely wakes up to eat around 5:30am or 6:00am every morning because she goes to bed around 7:00pm every night. we can't keep her up past then most nights no matter how hard we try. so she needs to eat pretty early. but then thankfully she will go back to sleep for maybe 2 more hours. so, stephen and i realized that is we actually get up then we will be able to do things that we need to do and we are able to start the day feeling productive instead of dragging ourselves out of bed to the alarm of the crying baby. ITS BEEN REALLY WONDERFUL. so today should be really good. stephen is already out the door on his way to play soccer with the guys. i'm writing. and drinking coffee in my PJs.
what shall me and kiah do when she wakes up? first i will need to try and give her some cereal. then get her dressed and i think this morning we should go for a long walk. i'm too sore from the gym to go back again today. i need to finish the rest of my homemade Christmas presents.
1:00 stephen and i are going to see our friend elise who hooks us up with free hair cuts and color so this time we are going to leave kiah with my BFF faith. i really hope she is good. and then experiment more with a rosemary soft pretzel recipe that i messed up on yesterday bc i was trying to rush through it while kiah napped. the dough did NOT rise. i hate when that happens.
don't they look amazing?!?!
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
on the 4th day of CHRISTMAS
4. create a perfect holiday pandora playlist
so far the best tunes come from the indie holidays radio but i have to have some NSYNC and mariah carey in there somewhere too!
i'm learning that kiah just loves to be out and about. on the days that i get up, go to the gym, walk around the mall, and do my normal life things>she is totally content. she sleeps better and loves GOING. like today! it been an awesome awesome day! on the days i try to stay at home and make a routine and focus on HER> she doesn't do well. yesterday the poor little doll face had to go in for her 6 month check up and get 3 shots. thankfully stephen came with me because it is soooooooo hard to watch her innocently laugh and play and roll around on the table where she will very quickly be surprised with stings of shots on her legs. she was very very brave yesterday though. the pediatrician said she needs to gain more weight though. from the last check up she had not gained even a pound so i am now focusing more on getting these solid foods in her and feeding her well. she's just a tiny little bug-a-boo.
this week she is eating cereal in the morning and avocado in the afternoon. i also got her her FIRST SIPPY CUP yesterday because she needs to start drinking water now too. I've been using our BABY BULLET to grind up oats and make her super baby porridge from the The SUper Baby Food Book. i like it a lot. she doesn't really love the new food yet but we are getting there. i do not see why people WANT to rush the food eating process because it really is a lot more work than just sitting down and giving her my milk. more dirty clothes, more things to wash and sanitize. all of that to say, it is fun. she is fun. she is such a happy baby.
so far the best tunes come from the indie holidays radio but i have to have some NSYNC and mariah carey in there somewhere too!
i'm learning that kiah just loves to be out and about. on the days that i get up, go to the gym, walk around the mall, and do my normal life things>she is totally content. she sleeps better and loves GOING. like today! it been an awesome awesome day! on the days i try to stay at home and make a routine and focus on HER> she doesn't do well. yesterday the poor little doll face had to go in for her 6 month check up and get 3 shots. thankfully stephen came with me because it is soooooooo hard to watch her innocently laugh and play and roll around on the table where she will very quickly be surprised with stings of shots on her legs. she was very very brave yesterday though. the pediatrician said she needs to gain more weight though. from the last check up she had not gained even a pound so i am now focusing more on getting these solid foods in her and feeding her well. she's just a tiny little bug-a-boo.
this week she is eating cereal in the morning and avocado in the afternoon. i also got her her FIRST SIPPY CUP yesterday because she needs to start drinking water now too. I've been using our BABY BULLET to grind up oats and make her super baby porridge from the The SUper Baby Food Book. i like it a lot. she doesn't really love the new food yet but we are getting there. i do not see why people WANT to rush the food eating process because it really is a lot more work than just sitting down and giving her my milk. more dirty clothes, more things to wash and sanitize. all of that to say, it is fun. she is fun. she is such a happy baby.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
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