We awoke this morning to the chirp… of a cricket! No, not outside the window but in our bathroom.
As the alarm went off this morning, I heard a high-pitched sound. I thought it was coming from the fan in our room. I was like, “Damn, the fan finally kicked the bucket. It was a good little fan. It served its purpose.”
Then 10 minutes later when Harry came to get me up for the day and turned the fan off, the noise got even louder. What the hell? He proclaimed, “There’s a cricket stuck in the ceiling of the bathroom.” You’ve got to be kidding me!
As I walked toward the bathroom, the sound amplified even more. Once I got in there, it bounced and echoed off the walls creating a nerve-racking racket. Damn cricket! We bumped every ceiling tile in the area of the sound, but out little friend just kept on rubbing those legs together.
A few minutes later, I kicked the baby’s tub on the floor getting ready for my shower, and voila! The noise stopped. Harry came running to the door. “Where is it?”
“Under the baby’s tub. Check!”
He picked up the tub. No cricket. Hmmmm.
We look around. Nothing. Nada.
Harry spies the scale next to the baby’s tub and decides to check under it. AHA! Hello little cricket. There you are!
And before I can find something to scoop him up with to bring him outside, Harry crushes him with his heel. Poor little cricket! You were loud, obnoxious, and annoying, sure, but I wouldn’t have crushed you. Sad.
Of course, once the noise stopped, the poor cat danced a jig. She must have been bugging out all night because of the noise. Who knows? Maybe the cricket was actually hiding under the scale from the cat. She is a formidable hunter when it comes to insects. She loves the chase.
RIP Jiminy.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Sunday is Funday!
We had a great day today. We all got up together and had a delicious waffle breakfast, and no, not Eggos; waffles made in a good ole waffle maker. Ellie absolutely loved them! She ate a whole waffle herself! I made another batch for her and Harry to have for breakfast during the week, too.
After playtime and naptime, we ventured out to the grocery store like we do every weekend. Ellie decided today would be greet-day at Stop and Shop. She waved to every person she could make eye contact with in the store today. She made everybody's day. She waved to a teenaged girl as we were going down an aisle, and when we saw the girl again, this time with her mom, we heard her say, "There's the baby. Look at how big her eyes are!", which is one of three things we always hear about our daughter, the other two being, "Look at all the hair she has" and "What a happy baby". I never tire of hearing that one:)
We got home, and Ellie feasted on a lunch of applesauce and an English muffin. She's becoming quite the Big-Girl now, and she's turning down the baby food to make way for Big-People food. We've been trying to accommodate this newfound Big-Girl attitude, and I've even gone so far as to buy a baby cookbook that our pediatrician recommended. Should be here sometime next week. Then I can wow my 10-month-old with my culinary skills, heh heh.
My mom and niece came by for a visit this afternoon, too, which always puts Ellie in "LOOK WHAT I CAN DO!" mode. She's a little show-off. I love it.
After her second nap, she got to play with her new Pillow Person. Yes, they are making the Pillow People again. Pillow People were one of the toys both myself and my husband coveted as a child but never got. We were talking about them last month, saying we'd love to get one for Ellie. After searching the web, we only found used ones on Ebay. We passed on those. Then, voila! We find new ones at the store yesterday. We couldn't believe our luck. And only $13!
So we give her the Pillow Person (P.J. Sandman, for those of you wondering), and she smiles ear to ear. She loves stuff with faces on it. She then puts it on the floor and lays her head on it. Mind you, she's never had a pillow before, but she knows EXACTLY what to do with it. She must see the kids at daycare taking their naps, using their pillows. That's the only explanation I have for her knowing what a pillow is used for. Then she decides she wants to fall and flop on it. Over and over again. It's so cute! So, of course, like any good mommy, I get down on the floor and rest my head on her pillow, which makes her absolutely squeal with delight. She lays her head down next to mine and cuddles with me. Heaven, I tell you.
Then she becomes Ellie-Monster, which is a new game we decided to make up today. Basically she gets to crawl all over me while she roars. Gotta love it. We had to stop the game when she started pulling on my hair.
We then went on to bed-time, which isn't what it sounds like. About 15 minutes before the 3 B's (bath, bottle, bed), we've started taking Ellie into our room to roll around on our big, fat, king-sized bed. We get on there with her, blocking off the edges, and let her have a ball. So I'm curved around the side and foot of the bed, and Ellie's right there next to me. So I say to her, "Are you gonna get Mommy's pillow?" because I had put my head on hers before, and wouldn't you know it; she crawled right over to my pillow and put her head down. Surprised the hell out of me. She's learning SO quickly.
All in all, it was a very fun-filled day. I wish the weekend wasn't over. I could use an extra day with the Ellie-Monster; she always makes me laugh. My little comedienne.
After playtime and naptime, we ventured out to the grocery store like we do every weekend. Ellie decided today would be greet-day at Stop and Shop. She waved to every person she could make eye contact with in the store today. She made everybody's day. She waved to a teenaged girl as we were going down an aisle, and when we saw the girl again, this time with her mom, we heard her say, "There's the baby. Look at how big her eyes are!", which is one of three things we always hear about our daughter, the other two being, "Look at all the hair she has" and "What a happy baby". I never tire of hearing that one:)
We got home, and Ellie feasted on a lunch of applesauce and an English muffin. She's becoming quite the Big-Girl now, and she's turning down the baby food to make way for Big-People food. We've been trying to accommodate this newfound Big-Girl attitude, and I've even gone so far as to buy a baby cookbook that our pediatrician recommended. Should be here sometime next week. Then I can wow my 10-month-old with my culinary skills, heh heh.
My mom and niece came by for a visit this afternoon, too, which always puts Ellie in "LOOK WHAT I CAN DO!" mode. She's a little show-off. I love it.
After her second nap, she got to play with her new Pillow Person. Yes, they are making the Pillow People again. Pillow People were one of the toys both myself and my husband coveted as a child but never got. We were talking about them last month, saying we'd love to get one for Ellie. After searching the web, we only found used ones on Ebay. We passed on those. Then, voila! We find new ones at the store yesterday. We couldn't believe our luck. And only $13!
So we give her the Pillow Person (P.J. Sandman, for those of you wondering), and she smiles ear to ear. She loves stuff with faces on it. She then puts it on the floor and lays her head on it. Mind you, she's never had a pillow before, but she knows EXACTLY what to do with it. She must see the kids at daycare taking their naps, using their pillows. That's the only explanation I have for her knowing what a pillow is used for. Then she decides she wants to fall and flop on it. Over and over again. It's so cute! So, of course, like any good mommy, I get down on the floor and rest my head on her pillow, which makes her absolutely squeal with delight. She lays her head down next to mine and cuddles with me. Heaven, I tell you.
Then she becomes Ellie-Monster, which is a new game we decided to make up today. Basically she gets to crawl all over me while she roars. Gotta love it. We had to stop the game when she started pulling on my hair.
We then went on to bed-time, which isn't what it sounds like. About 15 minutes before the 3 B's (bath, bottle, bed), we've started taking Ellie into our room to roll around on our big, fat, king-sized bed. We get on there with her, blocking off the edges, and let her have a ball. So I'm curved around the side and foot of the bed, and Ellie's right there next to me. So I say to her, "Are you gonna get Mommy's pillow?" because I had put my head on hers before, and wouldn't you know it; she crawled right over to my pillow and put her head down. Surprised the hell out of me. She's learning SO quickly.
All in all, it was a very fun-filled day. I wish the weekend wasn't over. I could use an extra day with the Ellie-Monster; she always makes me laugh. My little comedienne.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
I say a little prayer for you
My older sister, D, could really use some positive vibes sent her way. Whether you know me or not, she could really use your help. Whether you pray or meditate or wish on a falling star, please please please do it for her. Thanks.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
'Tis NOT the season
Season for colds, that is. Yet poor little Ellie has one. The 7th cold this year. I was so hoping she'd get through the entire summer without one. Alas, no dice.
She's been cold-free since the beginning of June. It's been wonderful. And then little Alex came back from vacation or camp or wherever he was, and I hear the sniffle and the cough. And I think... GREEEEAAAAT. Ellie's gonna catch that. I give it 3 days.
And fast-forward 3 days. And yes, we have a runny nose. Yes, we have sneeze after sneeze. And yes, the cough started this afternoon.
My poor Sweetpea. She's such a trooper though. Not one complaint, even when I have to wipe her nose. And she usually hates that.
Luckily, she has an entire week at home with mommy to recuperate. Yay!
She's been cold-free since the beginning of June. It's been wonderful. And then little Alex came back from vacation or camp or wherever he was, and I hear the sniffle and the cough. And I think... GREEEEAAAAT. Ellie's gonna catch that. I give it 3 days.
And fast-forward 3 days. And yes, we have a runny nose. Yes, we have sneeze after sneeze. And yes, the cough started this afternoon.
My poor Sweetpea. She's such a trooper though. Not one complaint, even when I have to wipe her nose. And she usually hates that.
Luckily, she has an entire week at home with mommy to recuperate. Yay!
The Woes of Babes
So Ellie still has her cold (as do I), and now on top of it, she's teething. And not just any ole teething. 4 teeth are breaking through up top at the same time! That's right, 4! The pain must be atrocious. She was so upset all day yesterday, and I didn't know what I could do for her. She had her 9 month visit yesterday, and the doc took a look in her mouth and showed us the 4 teeth. Her gums are so red and swollen! How awful for her.
And her cough and stuffy nose don't help it any. Every time she coughs really hard, she cries out. It's too much pressure on her mouth. The doc said we could give her benadryl strips besides the triamimic strips we're giving her for the cold to help alleviate the congestion. She also said we can give her some tylenol for the tooth pain. Hopefully, she can get some relief.
I had heard her grinding her teeth night before last, so I knew there had to be a tooth up there for her to grind the bottom ones on. She just wouldn't let me look. I would never have guessed that there would be 4.
She's sitting happily in her swing right now watching Sesame Street, so I think the tylenol kicked in. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
As for the 9 month checkup, she weighed in at 19lbs, 13oz (70%ile), measured up at 28.25in (75%ile), and her head measured 47cm (100%ile). I asked if I should be worried about her head circumference, and they assured me that she was fine. I hear that 100%ile thing, and I start to freak a bit.
She got her first shot in the arm (ugh), and she had to get a finger prick (double ugh!). The finger prick was horrible, naturally. Instead of being a gusher like her dad, she trickles like her mommy. Of all the dumb luck.
The doc keeps telling us she's very advanced, but I just don't see it. All my nieces were just like Ellie, talking, crawling, standing, cruising, etc. She asked if we thought Ellie understood more than just her name, and well, yes, she does. She seems to understand many of the things we say to her, but I thought most 9 months old do. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong. I just don't want to put a label on her at such a young age. I still think it's too early to speculate on her intelligence.
In all honesty, I don't want her dad to get his hopes up. He's always saying he hopes Ellie is smart like mommy because he's afraid she may have inherited his learning disability. I think it's his one big fear in life. And every time the doc or someone else say how smart Ellie is, I see that his fears are alleviated, which should be great. I know it should. I'm just cautious about the whole thing. Only time will tell.
And her cough and stuffy nose don't help it any. Every time she coughs really hard, she cries out. It's too much pressure on her mouth. The doc said we could give her benadryl strips besides the triamimic strips we're giving her for the cold to help alleviate the congestion. She also said we can give her some tylenol for the tooth pain. Hopefully, she can get some relief.
I had heard her grinding her teeth night before last, so I knew there had to be a tooth up there for her to grind the bottom ones on. She just wouldn't let me look. I would never have guessed that there would be 4.
She's sitting happily in her swing right now watching Sesame Street, so I think the tylenol kicked in. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
As for the 9 month checkup, she weighed in at 19lbs, 13oz (70%ile), measured up at 28.25in (75%ile), and her head measured 47cm (100%ile). I asked if I should be worried about her head circumference, and they assured me that she was fine. I hear that 100%ile thing, and I start to freak a bit.
She got her first shot in the arm (ugh), and she had to get a finger prick (double ugh!). The finger prick was horrible, naturally. Instead of being a gusher like her dad, she trickles like her mommy. Of all the dumb luck.
The doc keeps telling us she's very advanced, but I just don't see it. All my nieces were just like Ellie, talking, crawling, standing, cruising, etc. She asked if we thought Ellie understood more than just her name, and well, yes, she does. She seems to understand many of the things we say to her, but I thought most 9 months old do. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong. I just don't want to put a label on her at such a young age. I still think it's too early to speculate on her intelligence.
In all honesty, I don't want her dad to get his hopes up. He's always saying he hopes Ellie is smart like mommy because he's afraid she may have inherited his learning disability. I think it's his one big fear in life. And every time the doc or someone else say how smart Ellie is, I see that his fears are alleviated, which should be great. I know it should. I'm just cautious about the whole thing. Only time will tell.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
9 Months!
Ellie's 9 months old today. Yay! These 9 months have gone by a lot faster than the 9 she was in my tummy. My pregnancy felt like it was 2 years long.
She's such a big girl now. Yesterday, she started cruising, holding onto the sofa for balance. And Harry said she was jabbering away, speaking in "sentences" before I got home from work. She's a little chatterbox, just like her mommy:).
We weighed her the other day, and she's 20lbs. She really IS a big girl! And she's about 30 inches tall. She's already half my height. LOL.
I am truly blessed.
She's such a big girl now. Yesterday, she started cruising, holding onto the sofa for balance. And Harry said she was jabbering away, speaking in "sentences" before I got home from work. She's a little chatterbox, just like her mommy:).
We weighed her the other day, and she's 20lbs. She really IS a big girl! And she's about 30 inches tall. She's already half my height. LOL.
I am truly blessed.
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