With only a week to go, I realized we have not heard any suggestions for names from anyone this time around. That's kind of surprising, so I thought I would go ahead and ask for some, just for fun. Please leave some suggestions as a comment to this post.
We are expecting a little girl, so what do you think a good name is? Serious and silly suggestions accepted! (but you should probably specify somehow which one it is, or I might mistake it for the other). You can suggest a single name or a first and middle pair, but keep in mind that our last name makes it hard not to form a bad word with the initials. :> Also, if you know what the meaning of a name is, that would be nice to add - Jeff loves names that mean nice things.
We are just waiting, for the time being. Wish me luck!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Let the Adventures Begin!
Really, I fell off the Blog-wagon. But, if you haven't heard, we will be moving to Germany in a few months. I figured I could share my adventures with you all. I just didn't expect them to start before we even left!
My Grandparents are letting us stay in their house until we leave. They are in Florida right now. And my parents, who live next door, are putting up with our multi-daily visits. It's one way to get 7 months worth of visiting into 2 months. :>
However, we were not here two days before the Princess started throwing up. We knew a bug was going around, but she had also fallen out of the stroller earlier that day, so we decided to take her to be checked. Turned out she was just sick, no head injury, but it was pretty scary for a while.
As for why she fell out of her stroller - we were out looking for our cat, who apparently does not appreciate relocation. Especially to a house that she is not allowed to come inside of. So she went missing for a while. She has now figured out where we are, where her food will be (and at what time, so that we are not feeding all the neighborhood cats and raccoons), and she is starting to come to grips with the fact that she can't come in. She will come to the door and cry, we put her in her crate, she cries, we let her back out. She is not a very happy camper! I can only think it will confuse her even more when we take her to Germany and she suddenly has to stay in all the time instead. Poor cat!
One upside to our new home is that I can finally go for walks. The ground here is much more level, and I am able to push both kids in the stroller around the block. So I try to go on at least two walks a day, and sometimes I make the princess walk, other times she rides. Once I made the mistake of letting her switch places with her brother when I had the stroller set up as a single. She got tired and we were almost home, and I figured he could walk the rest of the way. Now it's like magic. Every time we reach that particular part of the sidewalk, she always asks! I have not let her do it again, but it will take a long time before she abandons the idea. If I want him to practice walking we will just all walk a short distance. We all have to build up endurance, because in Germany we will have to walk everywhere. And I hope to push or carry as little weight as possible! I plan on the princess walking, I hope the little boy will be reliable enough to be out and about, and that will leave me with the new baby, who I privately hope will be a lightweight like her siblings. Okay, so I am a weakling.
We have been at our new home for about a week now, and things seem to be getting better as we adjust. I still can't figure out my Grandmother's scheme of organization in the kitchen, so I have simplified my goals to just not breaking anything before we leave. And I finally maneuvered around the kitchen long enough to produce a dinner the other night! With Jeff gone late most nights, I don't have much motivation to make anything that others might call a dinner. The kids and I eat whatever, just so that they wont be too hungry to go to bed. Mmmm, nutrition at it's best. And with all our food in boxes from the move, even that is difficult. But we are settling in.
I do have to say a big thanks to all the ladies who helped me move when I could barely get out of bed. The RS in my ward was amazing. They helped me pack everything up when it seemed impossible. (no props to the guys though, not a one showed up to help Jeff actually move). And we are really grateful to my grandparents too, or at least I am. Without being able to sign a lease, we needed to move, and as much as I like spending a couple of hours at my mother-in-law's house (especially if it means no cooking), I don't think I could have stayed two months and kept my sanity. So here we are. Waiting. Waiting for Germany. Waiting for baby. Waiting for school to be over. But today as the sun was out, I decided it's not such a bad fate. Today seems to be the perfect day.
My Grandparents are letting us stay in their house until we leave. They are in Florida right now. And my parents, who live next door, are putting up with our multi-daily visits. It's one way to get 7 months worth of visiting into 2 months. :>
However, we were not here two days before the Princess started throwing up. We knew a bug was going around, but she had also fallen out of the stroller earlier that day, so we decided to take her to be checked. Turned out she was just sick, no head injury, but it was pretty scary for a while.
As for why she fell out of her stroller - we were out looking for our cat, who apparently does not appreciate relocation. Especially to a house that she is not allowed to come inside of. So she went missing for a while. She has now figured out where we are, where her food will be (and at what time, so that we are not feeding all the neighborhood cats and raccoons), and she is starting to come to grips with the fact that she can't come in. She will come to the door and cry, we put her in her crate, she cries, we let her back out. She is not a very happy camper! I can only think it will confuse her even more when we take her to Germany and she suddenly has to stay in all the time instead. Poor cat!
One upside to our new home is that I can finally go for walks. The ground here is much more level, and I am able to push both kids in the stroller around the block. So I try to go on at least two walks a day, and sometimes I make the princess walk, other times she rides. Once I made the mistake of letting her switch places with her brother when I had the stroller set up as a single. She got tired and we were almost home, and I figured he could walk the rest of the way. Now it's like magic. Every time we reach that particular part of the sidewalk, she always asks! I have not let her do it again, but it will take a long time before she abandons the idea. If I want him to practice walking we will just all walk a short distance. We all have to build up endurance, because in Germany we will have to walk everywhere. And I hope to push or carry as little weight as possible! I plan on the princess walking, I hope the little boy will be reliable enough to be out and about, and that will leave me with the new baby, who I privately hope will be a lightweight like her siblings. Okay, so I am a weakling.
We have been at our new home for about a week now, and things seem to be getting better as we adjust. I still can't figure out my Grandmother's scheme of organization in the kitchen, so I have simplified my goals to just not breaking anything before we leave. And I finally maneuvered around the kitchen long enough to produce a dinner the other night! With Jeff gone late most nights, I don't have much motivation to make anything that others might call a dinner. The kids and I eat whatever, just so that they wont be too hungry to go to bed. Mmmm, nutrition at it's best. And with all our food in boxes from the move, even that is difficult. But we are settling in.
I do have to say a big thanks to all the ladies who helped me move when I could barely get out of bed. The RS in my ward was amazing. They helped me pack everything up when it seemed impossible. (no props to the guys though, not a one showed up to help Jeff actually move). And we are really grateful to my grandparents too, or at least I am. Without being able to sign a lease, we needed to move, and as much as I like spending a couple of hours at my mother-in-law's house (especially if it means no cooking), I don't think I could have stayed two months and kept my sanity. So here we are. Waiting. Waiting for Germany. Waiting for baby. Waiting for school to be over. But today as the sun was out, I decided it's not such a bad fate. Today seems to be the perfect day.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
David is Crawling!
We have been waiting and waiting for our little comado to finally get his legs under him and going one after the other, so I was relieved to catch him crawling across the floor today multiple times. He was always just so fast at pulling himself with his arms that he didn't really have any incentive to switch. I was starting to worry he might miss this milestone, but we found just the thing to encourage him last week... I took him outside to play in the grass, and I guess the ground was still wet. He got up on his hands and feet and just cried. Every time he tried to set himself down in the grass to scoot over to me to be picked up he would have wet prickly grass touch him. After a few seconds he started working his way across the grass completely up on his hands and feet, and loudly complaining all the way. When he got a few feet I picked him up as a reward. It seems to have gotten the idea across to him, and I am so excited. I'm also a little worried though, because watching him once impressed upon me just how FAST he is going to be in a few more days. Then nothing will be safe!
Sorry for the long time without updates. My kids would take every moment of every day if they could get away with it, and then somehow my school work has to be squeezed in. That doesn't leave a lot of time for perusing the net or any other calm activity. What all was missed in that amount of time? David has 4 teeth now, Ari can serve up a platter of sass along with the best, and Jeff just got his grades for spring back. David's hobby is crying when Mommy walks away. Ariana's hobbies include taking off her diaper, undressing baby brother, and biting unsuspecting victims. Jeff's new hobby is surfing netflix for movies to try and talk me into watching (I don't like movies much). I have no hobbies, only school... Deutsch sprecke ich jetzt auch, aber nicht sehr gut. I am still studying to pass that last German test. And I took 2nd overall in the farm game simulation for my agricultural management class (super exciting!). Finals are this coming week, and then I plan on taking a break until fall. We can't wait for summer.
Sorry for the long time without updates. My kids would take every moment of every day if they could get away with it, and then somehow my school work has to be squeezed in. That doesn't leave a lot of time for perusing the net or any other calm activity. What all was missed in that amount of time? David has 4 teeth now, Ari can serve up a platter of sass along with the best, and Jeff just got his grades for spring back. David's hobby is crying when Mommy walks away. Ariana's hobbies include taking off her diaper, undressing baby brother, and biting unsuspecting victims. Jeff's new hobby is surfing netflix for movies to try and talk me into watching (I don't like movies much). I have no hobbies, only school... Deutsch sprecke ich jetzt auch, aber nicht sehr gut. I am still studying to pass that last German test. And I took 2nd overall in the farm game simulation for my agricultural management class (super exciting!). Finals are this coming week, and then I plan on taking a break until fall. We can't wait for summer.
Friday, December 25, 2009
A bit of travel and a wonderful Christmas
So, we got cabin fever after the bad weather a week or two ago and decided to spend a few days away from home. Jeff and I booked a hotel room in Seaside, and with no babysitter we took the kids along. Jeff says we will never take the kids again. Ariana stayed up till past midnight each night crying and yelling in her crib. It was horrific.
It was a nice stay and a great hotel (Best Western) except for some drunk creeps that were in the hot tub making disturbing comments...they got kicked out later, thank goodness. The staff were extremely courteous.
The days were mostly enjoyable though, if a little tired and cranky. We went to the small aquarium there. I did not feel that it was worth the price to get in, but feeling the seals there was fun. Ariana liked to plead to go feed them again whenever nap or bed time rolled around. We had a wonderful room for a nice price because of the time of year, and Jeff even cooked me a dinner in the small kitchenette.
I want to put in a plug for a wonderful place we ate at on the second day. We drove up to Astoria and hiked the Astro tower to fly planes off the top. Then we ate at the best restaraunt ever...Charlie's Chowder and Coffee, or something like that. I had a Wild Salmon salad...it was the best salad I have ever had in my life and it made me remember why salad is one of my favorite foods. I talked Jeff into going back the next day and we ate there again, still delicious.
I must add that our first meal was rather lacking. If you are ever in the area, go to Charlie's on 101 near the large pet store. I would not go back to the burger joint in Seaside that has an Elvis theme... we thought it would be a lot like Jamie's here in Corvallis but the burger was about as thin as a piece of cardboard and yet they still managed to leave parts of it uncooked. The fixings for the burger were okay, but it just left me wishing for something better rather than enjoying my meal. The fries sucked too, and I threw away 3/4 of a chocolate milkshake (unheard of!). But yeah, Charlie's was wonderful. I can't say enough good about it. Go there. (Jeff says their clam chowder is better than Mo's!)
We just had Christmas celebrations today with Jeff's family and mine. It was one of the best Christmas' either Jeff or I have ever had. We are so grateful that our family were willing to come to our house and let us host (and stay late :> ). Thank you all for the thoughtful presents as well!
January 4 will be the start of school for me, January 11th for Jeff. We will be working hard to get ready for another round, but we also have a few holiday plans left in store. We are hoping to go up to the snow with anyone who will go with us! The trip will be geared towards the kids since they can't stay out in the snow as long. We also plan on having our friends over for a breakfast of biscuits before we head out.
I hope everyone is having wonderful holidays and plans for a happy new year!
It was a nice stay and a great hotel (Best Western) except for some drunk creeps that were in the hot tub making disturbing comments...they got kicked out later, thank goodness. The staff were extremely courteous.
The days were mostly enjoyable though, if a little tired and cranky. We went to the small aquarium there. I did not feel that it was worth the price to get in, but feeling the seals there was fun. Ariana liked to plead to go feed them again whenever nap or bed time rolled around. We had a wonderful room for a nice price because of the time of year, and Jeff even cooked me a dinner in the small kitchenette.
I want to put in a plug for a wonderful place we ate at on the second day. We drove up to Astoria and hiked the Astro tower to fly planes off the top. Then we ate at the best restaraunt ever...Charlie's Chowder and Coffee, or something like that. I had a Wild Salmon salad...it was the best salad I have ever had in my life and it made me remember why salad is one of my favorite foods. I talked Jeff into going back the next day and we ate there again, still delicious.
I must add that our first meal was rather lacking. If you are ever in the area, go to Charlie's on 101 near the large pet store. I would not go back to the burger joint in Seaside that has an Elvis theme... we thought it would be a lot like Jamie's here in Corvallis but the burger was about as thin as a piece of cardboard and yet they still managed to leave parts of it uncooked. The fixings for the burger were okay, but it just left me wishing for something better rather than enjoying my meal. The fries sucked too, and I threw away 3/4 of a chocolate milkshake (unheard of!). But yeah, Charlie's was wonderful. I can't say enough good about it. Go there. (Jeff says their clam chowder is better than Mo's!)
We just had Christmas celebrations today with Jeff's family and mine. It was one of the best Christmas' either Jeff or I have ever had. We are so grateful that our family were willing to come to our house and let us host (and stay late :> ). Thank you all for the thoughtful presents as well!
January 4 will be the start of school for me, January 11th for Jeff. We will be working hard to get ready for another round, but we also have a few holiday plans left in store. We are hoping to go up to the snow with anyone who will go with us! The trip will be geared towards the kids since they can't stay out in the snow as long. We also plan on having our friends over for a breakfast of biscuits before we head out.
I hope everyone is having wonderful holidays and plans for a happy new year!
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