The Eystads are ready for Spring, as I am sure you are as well! It seems that we always get a late snow shower after everything melts..and we received that, on schedule, in March. Now more icky weather in April? Ew. We need sun!
Recently, Corey and I purchased a storm door to accompany our front door. We have installed it (thanks Denis for the help...or for doing most of it :) and we just love it. I look forward to summer when the sun shines through. It allows the area to be brighter and for us to actually see out the front of our house.
Emma had her 6 month appt today and I always get so excited for her measurements..but they can't be right. The nurse rushed through them. She said her weight was 18 lbs...but Corey and I weighed her about 2 weeks ago and she was 20, then her height was less than what she was last time we were at the doctor..and I can guarentee you she didnt' shrink. Even the doctor mentioned that it seemed off so it's a bummer we don't have the correct ones in the record book. Other than that, she got 2 shots and screamed but did well otherwise. The rest of the day she was calm and very tired. I can feel myself getting sick as my sinuses have become inflamed as the day wore on, so I didn't mind. Selfishly, I hope that tomorrow is another calm day.
I found another vegetable she likes- grean beans! I told the dr that she loves veggies and isn't a fan of fruits, for now we will soak that in since most kids are the opposite. She doesn't have any teeth so I haven't ventured to give her anything other than puree food..I think this also has to deal with my nervousness of being a first time mom.. I can tell she really wants to try everything, she gets so excited when I put her in the highchair as Corey and I eat. Poor thing.
Nothing else is new with us--
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
New Year's Resolution Update
My New Year's Resolution was to have a new resolution every month..here is how I would grade my progress so far:
January- Refrain from buying ANYTHING without a coupon or in-store savings= A+. As many of you know, I am still actively doing this and am sharing it with you at www.pennypincherjennifer.com
February- Get organized= I give myself a 'C' here. I made progress but not as much as I wanted to do.
March- Complete my weekly homework by Friday of each week I give myself a 'B' here. I missed it one week but there were only 2 weeks (I didn't think of this before the quarter started). Although, I started my April resolution during the last week of March..so actually I only went 1 week without being connected to a resolution.
April- Make meals 5 nights/week. These can not include frozen pizza, so if we decide to have that it has to be on one of the other nights. So far this has went very well, I have been doing it for the last 2 weeks.
I have some ideas for what I would like to do in the coming months, but I have not made any decisions yet.
Have you stuck to your New Year's Resolution?
January- Refrain from buying ANYTHING without a coupon or in-store savings= A+. As many of you know, I am still actively doing this and am sharing it with you at www.pennypincherjennifer.com
February- Get organized= I give myself a 'C' here. I made progress but not as much as I wanted to do.
March- Complete my weekly homework by Friday of each week I give myself a 'B' here. I missed it one week but there were only 2 weeks (I didn't think of this before the quarter started). Although, I started my April resolution during the last week of March..so actually I only went 1 week without being connected to a resolution.
April- Make meals 5 nights/week. These can not include frozen pizza, so if we decide to have that it has to be on one of the other nights. So far this has went very well, I have been doing it for the last 2 weeks.
I have some ideas for what I would like to do in the coming months, but I have not made any decisions yet.
Have you stuck to your New Year's Resolution?
Friday, April 8, 2011
Where have I been?
Wow it has been a long time since I posted on here. I knew it had been a while but I didn't realize it has been THAT long. So what have the Eystad's been up to?!? Good question...let's just summarize it all
Emma:
As of this Sunday she is 6 months old. Wow. It is true that time flys by when life happens. In the past week she has began sitting by herself (glad this has finally happened), actually jumping in her jumper. She just LOVES it. I also put her in her booster chair while we are eating where she plays with her toys, she seems to enjoy that as well. A couple weeks ago we went to Iowa to visit our good friends (5 hour drive - she was absolutely fantastic!) and she all of a sudden began grabbing at things. My pop-tarts wrapper, my subway sandwhich wrapper (yes while my sub was on it), my nose, ears, lips, anything. Today she reached for Odie and has began petting him...or at least trying. He is so god with her. He just started licking her hand-which she also loves.
She is smiling all the time now and is just becoming so much fun. Both Corey and I just laugh with her. She loves eating sweet potatoes and squash. Those are her favorites! We have also tried carrots, prunes, and peas which she does well with but doesn't seem to love them as much because she allows herself to become distracted. She is wearing 9-12 month clothes and seems to be lengthening out and just overall, so big! She seems uninterested in her bouncy chair so we may begin growing out of toys now as well. She still loves her mobile over her crib though, I don't see that going away any time soon. She is also a huge fan of her blanky. Honestly, we don't go anywhere without it. The only time she isn't gripping it in her little fingers is when she is eating or in her jumper. Otherwise, she loves it. My sister told me that with her "new" love (it's been going on for 3-4 wks) for her blanky she may stop sucking on her fingers. I said, "No way" She is a huge fan of sucking her pointer finger and middle finger on her left hand..although I think she might be right. Emma used to suck her fingers all the time, and it is slowly going away..even when we lay her down in the crib. We love this!
She is still sleeping through the night, daylight savings seem to have a big affect on her but now she is back to her schedule: goes to bed around: 6:30 and up between 4:30-6am. She eats and then goes right back to bed. Then wakes up, eats, stays up for maybe 30-45 minutes and takes another nap. She is such a good baby- we understand this! She is so good in fact, that when she shows signs of being tired we just put her in the crib and she puts herself to sleep. Love that girl!
Corey & I:
Nothing is really new with us. Just lookin' forward to summer! We have spring/summer fever.
Racing:
Race car is ready. Corey spends his time tinkering. I know he needs to buy tires, fuel, and also scale it but just small (but important) things like that. I know he is getting excited to get on the track but we are hesitant with the year we had last year.
That is about it! Hope all is well with everyone else!
Emma:
As of this Sunday she is 6 months old. Wow. It is true that time flys by when life happens. In the past week she has began sitting by herself (glad this has finally happened), actually jumping in her jumper. She just LOVES it. I also put her in her booster chair while we are eating where she plays with her toys, she seems to enjoy that as well. A couple weeks ago we went to Iowa to visit our good friends (5 hour drive - she was absolutely fantastic!) and she all of a sudden began grabbing at things. My pop-tarts wrapper, my subway sandwhich wrapper (yes while my sub was on it), my nose, ears, lips, anything. Today she reached for Odie and has began petting him...or at least trying. He is so god with her. He just started licking her hand-which she also loves.
She is smiling all the time now and is just becoming so much fun. Both Corey and I just laugh with her. She loves eating sweet potatoes and squash. Those are her favorites! We have also tried carrots, prunes, and peas which she does well with but doesn't seem to love them as much because she allows herself to become distracted. She is wearing 9-12 month clothes and seems to be lengthening out and just overall, so big! She seems uninterested in her bouncy chair so we may begin growing out of toys now as well. She still loves her mobile over her crib though, I don't see that going away any time soon. She is also a huge fan of her blanky. Honestly, we don't go anywhere without it. The only time she isn't gripping it in her little fingers is when she is eating or in her jumper. Otherwise, she loves it. My sister told me that with her "new" love (it's been going on for 3-4 wks) for her blanky she may stop sucking on her fingers. I said, "No way" She is a huge fan of sucking her pointer finger and middle finger on her left hand..although I think she might be right. Emma used to suck her fingers all the time, and it is slowly going away..even when we lay her down in the crib. We love this!
She is still sleeping through the night, daylight savings seem to have a big affect on her but now she is back to her schedule: goes to bed around: 6:30 and up between 4:30-6am. She eats and then goes right back to bed. Then wakes up, eats, stays up for maybe 30-45 minutes and takes another nap. She is such a good baby- we understand this! She is so good in fact, that when she shows signs of being tired we just put her in the crib and she puts herself to sleep. Love that girl!
Corey & I:
Nothing is really new with us. Just lookin' forward to summer! We have spring/summer fever.
Racing:
Race car is ready. Corey spends his time tinkering. I know he needs to buy tires, fuel, and also scale it but just small (but important) things like that. I know he is getting excited to get on the track but we are hesitant with the year we had last year.
That is about it! Hope all is well with everyone else!
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