Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Long time!

I wish that I was a better blogger but I have been so busy lately that it has been hard for me to get on here and write. Skipper is just finishing up his last class and then he will be graduated!! I am so excited! He has been around alot more these last few days and I feel so giddy and excited to see him. We are looking for a job so if anyone knows of any let me know!

The other day we took Madeline to the tulip festival at Thanksgiving Point because she loves Wowers "flowers" . It is so cute because she actually bends down to smell them and licks the flower and says Mmmm!! Anyway we bought Coppertones waterbabies sunscreen last year


and we noticed that she would break out in a rash on her face. Well at Thanksgiving Point we put the sunscreen on her and she broke out in this horrible rash and then the sunscreen ran into her eyes! On the drive home she was blinking and shaking her head and squinting. Her eyes were so red and blood shot. We called the doctor who said we needed to give her eyes a water bath. She hated it but it help. So I researched sunscreens and apparently this happens a lot with that brand because it is oil based and if any water gets on it it can run. So then I found this natural, chemical free sunscreen for babies that was highly recommended and hopefully will work...and it better at $30 a bottle...




Skipper and I in love at Thanksgiving Point. Madeline wouldn't take a picture with us because there was a water fountain that was way cooler than her parents...
Here is a current picture of Madeline. She is growing so fast and getting cuter everyday. I sure do love her!

Sunday, March 30, 2008

My sisters blog



I have been bugging Jessica forever to start a blog so I. She finally did so for those of you who know her why don't you check it out...





http://wearethebonhams.blogspot.com/

Friday, March 21, 2008

Sunday, March 9, 2008

I've been tagged

The rules: Tell 10 interesting/weird things about you. When you are done assign 3 others the same task.

1. I have lived in 8 states so far. I say so far because I really hope that I get to live in many more places. I love meeting new people and getting to see the new scenery. Luckily I am married to someone who is adventurous too!







2. When I was a nanny in NJ a big group of us decided to drive to Virginia Beach. We drove through the night and we all felt pretty gross from traveling so far. We had our swim suits on and right when we got to the beach they were shutting it down temporarily because of a severe rain storm. Well we decided to take this opportunity and shower in the rain. If you haven't done it before it should be on your list of things to do before you die. It was the best shower ever!

3. My biggest pet peeve is when people don't put shopping carts away and just leave them wherever they want in the parking lot. Come on people are we that lazy we can't take 30 seconds and walk to the cart drop off? I always feel so bad for the little old men walking out in the freezing weather to pick up the carts. If you are one of them you should feel very bad!

4. I am terrified of heights...and one time I bungee jumped...never again...

5. One Sunday a couple friends of mine were flying down to Mexico on a private jet the next day. A spot opened up and I happened to be in the right place and the right time. It was so much fun! The inside of that jet was amazing!



6. I was almost struck by lightening once upon a time. I had a friend who was a photographer and needed help during a lightening storm to get a picture. We were outside and it hit a tree probably 15 feet away. You could feel the electricity in the air and there was this strange burning smell in the air from where it hit the tree. It was pretty scary.

7. I am almost 28 and I have a 10 year old sister at home. It's weird that she is only 9 years older than Madeline. She is such a sweet little aunt though!

9. I have gotten to wear 4 Superbowl rings. My institute teacher in NJ was Bart Oates wife and her and I became friends. He was the center for the 49ers and the Giants when they won the Superbowl's back in the 90's.

10. So I didn't get an epidural when I had Madeline, and it was by choice. I had a moment where I thought I couldn't handle it and they checked me and I was at an 8, and five minutes later I was at a 10. It was probably the coolest thing that I have done. It is just amazing that you can go through that just to bring a child into this world, and survive it. I will definetly do this again.

I am picking more than the 3 because I am. I think that I will tag Carrie, Jessica, Michelle, Mardi, Daphne and Brittany R. Enjoy!


Friday, February 15, 2008

Valentines Day


So last Valentines Day we decided to start a little tradition with Madeline and we take her to Build A Bear. Last year we just picked it out for her but this year we decided to let her pick. She kept wanting the same 4 a polar bear, a black bear, a bunny, and a purple hippo. So we got those 4 animals and held them in front of her so she could pick one but she just strechted her arms as wide as she could and hugged all of them. She finally picked the bunny and kept calling it "dewey" so that is what we named it. Can't wait for next year!!

Friday, January 25, 2008

She finally did it!


Madeline slept through the night for the first time in about 2 months! With teething and then being sick for so long she was waking up all night long! Hopefully this trend continues because I sure liked the sleep!
This morning after I changed her diaper I got up and threw it away and I turned around and Madeline had gotten a wipe and was wiping on of her teddy bears and then wanted to put a diaper on it. It was so funny and cute!!

Friday, January 18, 2008

New fabrics!!

I have gotten some new fabrics and am making burp cloths to go with the nursing covers. This is such a great gift! Check them out at maddilou.blogspot.com !

Somersaults

So Madeline has always been fast at her motor skills I guess you would say. The last couple days we have showed her how to do somersaults and today she started doing them on her own. She is so funny! We have to get this girl in tumbling...just like her father!


Sunday, January 13, 2008

Tis the Season

For Sicknesses!!!! Maddie never got sick during the first year of her life, and that sadly has come to an end. We spent a few hours on Christmas in the hospital with a stomach virus. She was so sick and I had given her tylenol to help with her 100 degree temp and then 2 hours later it was 103.5 so at 1 in the morning we were in the ER. She was a bit dehydrated and they kept her there until she would keep down fluids and her temp dropped. She was sick for about 5 days. The hardest part is she was doing so good at eating solids (finally!) before this and I was getting her weaned to about 4 times a day... When she was sick all she wanted to do was nurse and she wouldn't drink anything else so I felt like she was a newborn again. So we just started getting better at eating when she decided to get sick again. My sister in law brought her a stuffed animal today and she carried it all around with her it was cute. I think it helped. We also got her a new denim dress she was going to wear to church today but she didn't get to since she was sick but she saw it in her room and brought it to me and wanted to wear it. She is so funny, and I even got a smile!

Thursday, January 3, 2008

$20 Nursing Covers

Hey everyone! I started making nursing covers/Bebe Au Lait/Hooter Hiders for $20. I bought a Bebe Au Lait one for $40 and I followed the pattern except mine are bigger. I am going to be making more baby things soon. Check out maddilou.blogspot.com for more info and pictures!!