The last look at the old blog template
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
New Blog Design
Here it is- the new face of Have Babies Will Blog.
I think it speaks for itself if you happen to remember how it looked before...a little sad and uneventful.
Olivia has viewed it and ok'd all of the changes. When she pointed at the screen and said, "look mommy there's me Livy and that's Ava. That's mommy on the peter (computer)." I knew it looked exactly as it should. Now if you are wondering why Dave is not featured...well he's at work during most of the time that I blog so he was left out BUT he did come up with the catchy title so there's a little piece of him in here too.
And lastly if you like what you see and want a blog template created for you check out Designs by Splat. The artist can take your thoughts and transform them into an awesome creation.
I think it speaks for itself if you happen to remember how it looked before...a little sad and uneventful.
Olivia has viewed it and ok'd all of the changes. When she pointed at the screen and said, "look mommy there's me Livy and that's Ava. That's mommy on the peter (computer)." I knew it looked exactly as it should. Now if you are wondering why Dave is not featured...well he's at work during most of the time that I blog so he was left out BUT he did come up with the catchy title so there's a little piece of him in here too.
And lastly if you like what you see and want a blog template created for you check out Designs by Splat. The artist can take your thoughts and transform them into an awesome creation.
The Last Diapie
Today Ava wore her last diaper. It's a big day, an end of an era, a breakthrough to toddlerhood, my little baby is growing up. Anyway way you cut it, we are free, free, free of diapers.
Ava's been wearing panties for a while now. She's been wearing diapers to bed and for nap time since we had a whole box leftover when we started potty training. It took a few weeks to burn through that box since she only wore 1 or 2 a day. But today we had one final sad little diaper left. I put it on her right before her nap and after she used the potty. A few hours later Ava woke up completely dry so she will be wearing that diaper again tonight. Nothing like stretching out the last one for an all day experience.
Ava's been wearing panties for a while now. She's been wearing diapers to bed and for nap time since we had a whole box leftover when we started potty training. It took a few weeks to burn through that box since she only wore 1 or 2 a day. But today we had one final sad little diaper left. I put it on her right before her nap and after she used the potty. A few hours later Ava woke up completely dry so she will be wearing that diaper again tonight. Nothing like stretching out the last one for an all day experience.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Cake-a-roo
Ava's sick today...:( It might be that she's cutting an awful lot of teeth all at once since she is feverless, but she does have a big bad case of the snots. It is sooo gross to look over and see my precious little squishy face completely covered in a big snot web. Yuck.
She started feeling ill on Saturday night. Dave had put her to bed at 8pm and by 11pm she was in bed with us. I could hear the congestion in her head swirling around. She seemed to be enjoying herself while watching TV so Dave put her to bed again. A little later...more crying...and guess who shows up in our bed...it wasn't the cat. She hung out for a little while longer and then went to bed for good.
Last night same thing. She went to bed for awhile and became too congested to sleep. Crying ensued and then we had a vacationer in our bed. Apparently Ava likes to watch Dexter too. Aww just like her mommy. Not so cute when she's rolling uncontrollably back and forth between Dave and I. Again she was sent back to her bed like a bad meal at a restaurant. She was quiet for maybe 5 minutes and then the flood gates opened. Dave went to check on her and then the tough love came out. We shut the door and she was on her own. At some point Ava went to sleep and so did we.
Today she's still a little snotty but otherwise ok. She's eating and playing like any other day.
She started feeling ill on Saturday night. Dave had put her to bed at 8pm and by 11pm she was in bed with us. I could hear the congestion in her head swirling around. She seemed to be enjoying herself while watching TV so Dave put her to bed again. A little later...more crying...and guess who shows up in our bed...it wasn't the cat. She hung out for a little while longer and then went to bed for good.
Last night same thing. She went to bed for awhile and became too congested to sleep. Crying ensued and then we had a vacationer in our bed. Apparently Ava likes to watch Dexter too. Aww just like her mommy. Not so cute when she's rolling uncontrollably back and forth between Dave and I. Again she was sent back to her bed like a bad meal at a restaurant. She was quiet for maybe 5 minutes and then the flood gates opened. Dave went to check on her and then the tough love came out. We shut the door and she was on her own. At some point Ava went to sleep and so did we.
Today she's still a little snotty but otherwise ok. She's eating and playing like any other day.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Manic Monday #9
Mo's word for Manic Monday is NUTS.
Looking back on the weekend I think I was nuts for taking the girls to the winery to pick up Dave's surprise. But at least I didn't get kicked in the nuts like he did while playing on the floor with the girls. Life's rough.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Friday's Fun Fest
Today was extra super cool. The girls and I got to go visit my BFF's new house which I'm secretly really glad is way closer than her old house. It only took about 50 minutes to get there as opposed to the hour and a half it used to take. This means we can visit more often and the babies can play together and really know each other. I'm glad for that. I'm also glad she and I can hang out again more often.
I miss the good old days when we worked together or went to school together and just got to talk about everything or just nothing at all. So I'm glad she's back, her house was cool, and although she thinks it needs upgrading, I thought it rocked. It had everything a family could need. It's down the street from a great school and park, it's close to everything like shopping, banking, and other mom stuff, and it has a great view. The two bathrooms and two living rooms are also a huge plus when everyone wants to do their own thing. I think they picked a good one and my BFF now needs to relax and enjoy it.
The girls had a great time visiting. Olivia was in love with the baby. She held her and played with her and even got to feed her. It was a dream come true for her. Ava got to investigate the house, play with the car seat buckles (yes she has hit the I have to buckle everything for myself stage), and somewhere lost her peanut butter and jelly sandwich...oops sorry about that. Here's to hoping it doesn't start to stink soon...:)
The girls played for the afternoon and then we headed to the car to go home... literally Ava took a header into the pavement right as we were leaving. Can I not take them anywhere without Ava skinning her chin? Apparently not. Oh but that's not the best part... I dusted her off and put her in the car seat and she settled down. I decided to stop by this winery that Dave had wanted to go to the last time we were in the area which I thought would be a really nice gesture to pick him up something for a surprise. Surprises never go off without a hitch right? Nope.
We pull into the winery, me with my two kids, humm not really a kid place but we were just stopping by. I lifted the sleeping Ava out of the car and Olivia jumped out. We started heading for the door and what do you know Olivia takes a header right into the dirt. Tears were flying everywhere, we were sweating and dripping like pigs, and Olivia was covered in dirt from her forehead to her toes. The dirt was the powder dusty kind that when you kick it- it covers your legs like ash. Yes and Olivia looked like she just rolled around in it. I took her over to the pavement and dusted her off and looked for scrapes. She was all right but a little shaken up but her arm had road rash from her wrist to her elbow. I cleaned her up a little and decide we had better just go in and grab something for Dave or all of this effort and skin removal would be for nothing. Damn Dave and his stupid surprise.
We walked inside, again me with two toddlers, and the woman behind the bar shoots me a dirty look. I said I just wanted to pick up something for my husband since he had always wanted to stop by here and I didn't know when we'd be back in the area. All of the wine snobs shot me the same dirty looks and she handed me the list of all the wines. She asked me if I was going to be tasting, "uh hello...do you not see the kids at my feet?" Olivia begins ringing the wind chimes, Ava starts squirming, I'm still sweating ferociously and I see port on the list. I told the lady he'd like the port, just ring it up. We grabbed and ran out of there before Olivia could take her fourth swipe at the chime. At this point I'm thinking if Dave isn't at all happy for our effort he's going to get crap filled diapers left in his car.
So we hopped back into the car and I analysed Olivia's arm one more time. I cleaned it with a paper towel and water and got most of the dirt out of the scape. She didn't seem to care she just waned to drink out of my water. We headed home, all the while Ava kicked the hell out of the back of my seat. I guess that's what I get for doing something nice for my husband.
I miss the good old days when we worked together or went to school together and just got to talk about everything or just nothing at all. So I'm glad she's back, her house was cool, and although she thinks it needs upgrading, I thought it rocked. It had everything a family could need. It's down the street from a great school and park, it's close to everything like shopping, banking, and other mom stuff, and it has a great view. The two bathrooms and two living rooms are also a huge plus when everyone wants to do their own thing. I think they picked a good one and my BFF now needs to relax and enjoy it.
The girls had a great time visiting. Olivia was in love with the baby. She held her and played with her and even got to feed her. It was a dream come true for her. Ava got to investigate the house, play with the car seat buckles (yes she has hit the I have to buckle everything for myself stage), and somewhere lost her peanut butter and jelly sandwich...oops sorry about that. Here's to hoping it doesn't start to stink soon...:)
The girls played for the afternoon and then we headed to the car to go home... literally Ava took a header into the pavement right as we were leaving. Can I not take them anywhere without Ava skinning her chin? Apparently not. Oh but that's not the best part... I dusted her off and put her in the car seat and she settled down. I decided to stop by this winery that Dave had wanted to go to the last time we were in the area which I thought would be a really nice gesture to pick him up something for a surprise. Surprises never go off without a hitch right? Nope.
We pull into the winery, me with my two kids, humm not really a kid place but we were just stopping by. I lifted the sleeping Ava out of the car and Olivia jumped out. We started heading for the door and what do you know Olivia takes a header right into the dirt. Tears were flying everywhere, we were sweating and dripping like pigs, and Olivia was covered in dirt from her forehead to her toes. The dirt was the powder dusty kind that when you kick it- it covers your legs like ash. Yes and Olivia looked like she just rolled around in it. I took her over to the pavement and dusted her off and looked for scrapes. She was all right but a little shaken up but her arm had road rash from her wrist to her elbow. I cleaned her up a little and decide we had better just go in and grab something for Dave or all of this effort and skin removal would be for nothing. Damn Dave and his stupid surprise.
We walked inside, again me with two toddlers, and the woman behind the bar shoots me a dirty look. I said I just wanted to pick up something for my husband since he had always wanted to stop by here and I didn't know when we'd be back in the area. All of the wine snobs shot me the same dirty looks and she handed me the list of all the wines. She asked me if I was going to be tasting, "uh hello...do you not see the kids at my feet?" Olivia begins ringing the wind chimes, Ava starts squirming, I'm still sweating ferociously and I see port on the list. I told the lady he'd like the port, just ring it up. We grabbed and ran out of there before Olivia could take her fourth swipe at the chime. At this point I'm thinking if Dave isn't at all happy for our effort he's going to get crap filled diapers left in his car.
So we hopped back into the car and I analysed Olivia's arm one more time. I cleaned it with a paper towel and water and got most of the dirt out of the scape. She didn't seem to care she just waned to drink out of my water. We headed home, all the while Ava kicked the hell out of the back of my seat. I guess that's what I get for doing something nice for my husband.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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