Well, to start with, Isaac has the ability to sleep well in his crib. Monday night was great! Tuesday night was good. Last night...not so good. And the pacifier is starting to require more than just sticking it back in his mouth...it takes a minute or two before he calms down.
Then he went down for his morning nap and I crawled back in bed. And he woke up 20 minutes later. The same thing happened several times during the morning. He did finally take a good nap in the afternoon though. And since I wasn't sleeping I got a lot accomplished.
I had another first today...I bought a salad spinner for when our lettuce gets big enough to eat. I put it through the dishwasher and then used the spinning feature to help dry it. I thought that was pretty clever. And if that doesn't make sense it's because I'm rather tired and trying to decide whether to shower now or wait until after Isaac eats. Which could be any minute. Or it could be many minutes.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Wednesday: a first
Today I had a first. I used my steamer.
I got the steamer as a wedding gift. (It was not on the registry. :) ) My mom never steamed vegetables in anything that looked like this, so I thought it was something to make spaghetti. I hope I didn't say anything out loud.
I was steaming cauliflower. The amount that I needed seemed pitifully small for the container.
Also new was the green onion. I've never bought any of them before. I went to the farmer's market with Cheryl and Allison today. It was a little cool at first, but the sun came up and it warmed up.
I made twice-baked potatoes. Ben was a great sport and tried them even though they had cauliflower. He didn't love them, but didn't hate them either. I liked them. Ben also grilled steaks for the first time on the grill.
Isaac just looked longingly at the food. He didn't nap well at all during the day, so he got an extra special evening nap. It did make food prep easier.
I got the steamer as a wedding gift. (It was not on the registry. :) ) My mom never steamed vegetables in anything that looked like this, so I thought it was something to make spaghetti. I hope I didn't say anything out loud.
I was steaming cauliflower. The amount that I needed seemed pitifully small for the container.
Also new was the green onion. I've never bought any of them before. I went to the farmer's market with Cheryl and Allison today. It was a little cool at first, but the sun came up and it warmed up.
I made twice-baked potatoes. Ben was a great sport and tried them even though they had cauliflower. He didn't love them, but didn't hate them either. I liked them. Ben also grilled steaks for the first time on the grill.
Isaac just looked longingly at the food. He didn't nap well at all during the day, so he got an extra special evening nap. It did make food prep easier.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Tuesday: more gardening
Today Cheryl and Grandma H came over to my house. Isaac and Grandma had a grand ol' time while Cheryl and I did some gardening. We moved the flowers from the mailbox to the side of the house. (I'm trying to get rid of some flower beds.) We cleaned up the flowers and bushes in the front.
As we were slowly working our way around the house, we got to a nice looking yellow bush. I was going to start trimming it down as it was way overgrown, but upon investigation noticed that everything inside the bush was dead. So I decided we'd remove it. As we did so we noticed that it really didn't seem healthy...the leaves had weird spots, the branches had something white on them, and there was a bulbous growth. So we think it was a good decision, even if it was a little annoying to remove. Well, we didn't remove all of it. There is still a chunk, completely pared down. The plan is to give it a year and see if it starts to grow again. We can always take it out later.
I was going to take before and after pictures, but didn't take any before ones so I didn't take any after ones either. Maybe next time. :)
As we were slowly working our way around the house, we got to a nice looking yellow bush. I was going to start trimming it down as it was way overgrown, but upon investigation noticed that everything inside the bush was dead. So I decided we'd remove it. As we did so we noticed that it really didn't seem healthy...the leaves had weird spots, the branches had something white on them, and there was a bulbous growth. So we think it was a good decision, even if it was a little annoying to remove. Well, we didn't remove all of it. There is still a chunk, completely pared down. The plan is to give it a year and see if it starts to grow again. We can always take it out later.
I was going to take before and after pictures, but didn't take any before ones so I didn't take any after ones either. Maybe next time. :)
Monday, May 28, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Saturday: nostrils, take 2
According to the poll, 88% (15 people) breathe out of both nostrils
According to the internet, 85% of people breathe out of one nostril.
There is a discrepancy. But a few people I've talked to are positive they breathe out of both nostrils. If this stands true for everyone it means that for once I'm not weird; most of you are.
According to the internet, 85% of people breathe out of one nostril.
There is a discrepancy. But a few people I've talked to are positive they breathe out of both nostrils. If this stands true for everyone it means that for once I'm not weird; most of you are.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Friday: 21 weeks, couch
Here's the bib in the mouth that I was talking about yesterday.
And the 21 week picture. We finally managed to get a smile.
Our new couch came today! We were going to put it against the wall, but it looked terrible. This way looks much better.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Thursday: laughter
As I was changing Isaac's diaper this morning, he stuffed his bib in his mouth. While this is becoming a normal occurrence, it struck me as extra funny and I laughed. Isaac laughed back at me.
I also helped Cheryl with some flowers and weeds today. It was a beautiful day. Warm with a slight wind. And Grandma watched Isaac so that we could actually get some work done. It was awesome. I'll admit, I my favorite part is pulling weeds when there are a lot of weeds to pull. I like seeing the difference between the beginning and the end.
I also helped Cheryl with some flowers and weeds today. It was a beautiful day. Warm with a slight wind. And Grandma watched Isaac so that we could actually get some work done. It was awesome. I'll admit, I my favorite part is pulling weeds when there are a lot of weeds to pull. I like seeing the difference between the beginning and the end.
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