How life has changed...spending a quiet night at home with the cats, dogs, Ian, and baby Annette. I am wearing yoga pants and a hoodie, no makeup, uncombed hair and most likely will fall asleep before the ball drops! The highlight will be possibly giving Annette a bath and watching Ian play Wii. Complete 180 from previous years (wearing sparkly clothes, smokey eyes, heels, champagne, and coming home as the sun rose). I wouldn't have it any other way, just realizing that I might actually be an adult! Maybe...
-Marie
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
traits inherited from Daddy...
...regularity (yes, you know what that means) and an intense interest in the television. First quality is just fine with me, but the second one is gonna have to go!
I think I heard Annette laugh a little in her sleep today. She was smiling away and then kind of gave a breathy ha ha ha sound. 1st laugh - probably dreaming about the blue owl!
We had such a great day yesterday - Annette and I went with my Mom shopping all over the place for Christmas bargains (out her way) - that I think both of us were worn out today. I am ashamed to admit it, but both of us are still in our pajamas as of 7:30pm! Annette was an angel while traveling. She seems to be just fine in the car - I am so relieved! We even changed a poop-in-progress diaper in the car with very minimal mess and not a single cry or peep out of Annette. She may have been a bit man-handled in the process, but she didn't seem to mind a bit.
It was also nice to drive around in our new (well, nicely used) car - my Dad's blue taurus that he handed down to us. It was strange driving a sedan and being so low to the ground, but it was sooo nice to drive a vehicle that was not covered in Luna fur. I am looking forward to having this second clean car. Believe me, it is very very clean (what else would you expect from Dad). We did notice that the pathfinder has an antifreeze leak and will have to repair that this week :( It is nice having another vehicle for such occasions.
Annette has been fussing more at night - suffering from intense gas and hiccups. We are tired, but doing okay. Once she gets through the episodes, she smiles and settles down. Little monster!
-Marie
I think I heard Annette laugh a little in her sleep today. She was smiling away and then kind of gave a breathy ha ha ha sound. 1st laugh - probably dreaming about the blue owl!
We had such a great day yesterday - Annette and I went with my Mom shopping all over the place for Christmas bargains (out her way) - that I think both of us were worn out today. I am ashamed to admit it, but both of us are still in our pajamas as of 7:30pm! Annette was an angel while traveling. She seems to be just fine in the car - I am so relieved! We even changed a poop-in-progress diaper in the car with very minimal mess and not a single cry or peep out of Annette. She may have been a bit man-handled in the process, but she didn't seem to mind a bit.
It was also nice to drive around in our new (well, nicely used) car - my Dad's blue taurus that he handed down to us. It was strange driving a sedan and being so low to the ground, but it was sooo nice to drive a vehicle that was not covered in Luna fur. I am looking forward to having this second clean car. Believe me, it is very very clean (what else would you expect from Dad). We did notice that the pathfinder has an antifreeze leak and will have to repair that this week :( It is nice having another vehicle for such occasions.
Annette has been fussing more at night - suffering from intense gas and hiccups. We are tired, but doing okay. Once she gets through the episodes, she smiles and settles down. Little monster!
-Marie
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Shopping today!
Today I met my parents and my nieces Eve and Tessa for a shopping afternoon. Ian stayed home with Annette and worked from home for a few hours. We had originally planned to spend the day with his parents, but they were too sick to visit. Unfortunately they will return to Washington tomorrow, so we didn't have as much time to visit with them as we had thought we would. Fortunately they did get to meet little Annette for a few hours on Wednesday evening. Hopefully next year we can all plan for a more substantial visit as Annette is growing so fast and will be so much bigger by then! She is changing every day...such a sweet cutie!
Shopping - 1st we went to Ikea, where the girls got to experience the mecca of cheap Swedish goods that is Ikea. They loved the lingonberry soda and the dog bum hooks for their walls! After that, we went to Michaels for some craft materials and Barnes and Nobles for some books. I snagged some Martha Stewart Christmas craft supplies for 70% off - what a steal! Definitely worth the trip out. I picked up a Twilight Jacob bookmark for Mom...though it will never be normal for a 64 year old to be as giddy as a schoolgirl about that teenage heartthrob. I am proud to say that Eve is on team Edward, sorry Mom, he is definitely the better choice! The afternoon reached a peak with the girls' induction into the DSW shoe obsession club. I am proud to say that I purchased Eve and Tessa's first pairs of DSW bargains. Tessa got a cute pair of Steve Madden ballet flats for 70% off, and Eve got a pair of stylish Privo (Clarks) athletic flats also for 70% off. I found nothing for myself...hmmm, strange how that worked out. So much fun though showing them the best shoe warehouse...my fantasy home, my DSW! And now I can keep an eye out for bargains for them as well! I cannot believe they are wearing women's sizes already...good for them that's for sure!
Ian, little monster and I have spent the rest of the evening playing Wii and relaxing with the dogs. So far a very quiet Christmas weekend. I have more pics to post - particularly of the various Christmas outfits we had for Annette. She wore a relaxed Christmas Eve outfit (in the pics below), a very special Christmas Day outfit (will post pics), and a pretty day-after-outfit reserved for today's visit with Ian's parents (sorry that we had to cancel that visit though- pics will be posted). My little clothes diva was definitely in the holiday spirit!
-Marie
Shopping - 1st we went to Ikea, where the girls got to experience the mecca of cheap Swedish goods that is Ikea. They loved the lingonberry soda and the dog bum hooks for their walls! After that, we went to Michaels for some craft materials and Barnes and Nobles for some books. I snagged some Martha Stewart Christmas craft supplies for 70% off - what a steal! Definitely worth the trip out. I picked up a Twilight Jacob bookmark for Mom...though it will never be normal for a 64 year old to be as giddy as a schoolgirl about that teenage heartthrob. I am proud to say that Eve is on team Edward, sorry Mom, he is definitely the better choice! The afternoon reached a peak with the girls' induction into the DSW shoe obsession club. I am proud to say that I purchased Eve and Tessa's first pairs of DSW bargains. Tessa got a cute pair of Steve Madden ballet flats for 70% off, and Eve got a pair of stylish Privo (Clarks) athletic flats also for 70% off. I found nothing for myself...hmmm, strange how that worked out. So much fun though showing them the best shoe warehouse...my fantasy home, my DSW! And now I can keep an eye out for bargains for them as well! I cannot believe they are wearing women's sizes already...good for them that's for sure!
Ian, little monster and I have spent the rest of the evening playing Wii and relaxing with the dogs. So far a very quiet Christmas weekend. I have more pics to post - particularly of the various Christmas outfits we had for Annette. She wore a relaxed Christmas Eve outfit (in the pics below), a very special Christmas Day outfit (will post pics), and a pretty day-after-outfit reserved for today's visit with Ian's parents (sorry that we had to cancel that visit though- pics will be posted). My little clothes diva was definitely in the holiday spirit!
-Marie
Merry Christmas!
Gram with her buddy little Annette...check out that cute reindeer bum!
Christmas Eve...all ready for Santa!
Hurry up and get me dressed for Christmas Day!
Christmas stocking from Pop. Check out her first 2-dollar bill to put in her piggy bank.
More pics to follow once we download them from the camera...
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Entertaining is such hard work!
Sleepy baby during and after her visit from her Washington grandparents and her great Aunt Terri and Elisabeth. It is unfortunate that they couldn't meet her when she was more active and awake - she has such a beautiful smile during those times! Instead, she was a very sleepy baby during those couple of hours. Maybe next year.
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