…Until Having a Baby.
A few days ago a magical thing happened in the Portland area: it snowed. And it actually stuck to the ground. And stayed around for several days.
As a result, the entire town basically shut down. People around here, myself included, just don’t know how to deal with snow so we basically become temporary shut-ins. Luckilly I had been to the grocery store recently for diapers (really, I feel like that is all I buy anyway) so there was no need to venture out in the snow. But after awhile, one becomes bored and starts looking for alternate sources of entertainment.
That’s right, I used my daughter as a dress-up doll. To be fair, I just wanted to have her try on some of her baby gifts before she outgrew them, but I must admit it was so fun to see her in her cute little things. And they were so adorable I just had to take a picture and share it with the Internet. See, it’s all your fault.
I took some more pictures and they are either in the Dress Up gallery or the Ana Misc gallery. Enjoy.
Simeon and I just survived our first soak-the-diaper, up-the-back, out-the-onesie, through-the-sleeper, and all-over-Daddy explosive poop. It was impressive. We almost didn’t know how to get her out of her clothes, it was THAT BAD. We somehow managed to get her undressed and immediately into the bathtub. After scrubbing down Ana, and everything she came in contact with, we were all finally happy (and clean) once again.
All I can say is I am happy she wasn’t wearing one of her cuter outfits, because I think we are gonna have to burn that one.
I had a request this morning from Carole for some more baby pictures. Not wanting to disappoint, here ya go. I like to call this one “Momma gets to take a shower.”
Here is Ana’s signature facial expression when confronted with a camera. I assume she is thinking something along the lines of “Woman please. I am trying to enjoy sitting here and you keep flashing that thing in my face.” We are currently working on this.
And just to prove I can still take pictures of things other than my baby, here is my silly cat Frodo. I guess this was his way of helping me put the Christmas decorations away. Yeah.
And last but not least, Simeon, Ana, and I all went to Miss Lindsay’s Princess Birthday Party yesterday. I cannot believe she is already three years old. Wow. And is she not just the cutest thing ever?
There pictures I took are either in the Lindsay’s 3rd Birthday gallery or the Ana Misc gallery. Enjoy.
Happy 2007! I wanted my first post of the year to be something special, but as the days passed and I still hadn’t come up with something, I just put more and more pressure on myself to write something fabulous. So Simeon and I decided it was time to update my site. What do you think of the new look? I wanted to point out some of the new features. Firstly (and the most obvious) I updated the photo header and background color. I am not totally sold on it, but I will have to give it a few days to grow on me before I change it. Sometimes I have a hard time with change. Then I added in little sprinklings of my favorite font-just to add a little whimsy and personalize my site at the same time. I also updated the “Blogs I Read” list; removed those who have stopped blogging, updated the links to those who have changed their URLs, and added a few more to the list. Oh and I got rid of the pregnancy script (the thought of being 43 weeks pregnant was just too much to handle!) over on the side bar and added in a Flickr badge, which is essentially a fancy little shortcut to the pictures I have over on Flickr. All the other changes are mostly administrative and things that shouldn’t change the site functionality. But bear with me in case things work a little differently than you are accustom. Other than that, I hope you all have a great year and I am really looking forward to 2007! Yea!!
When I was pregnant with Ana, I got very accustom to stepping on the scale each week, but I haven’t weighed in since the Monday before she was born. I figured since Ana is three weeks old today, it was time I confronted the scale. I was very happy to see the numbers stop climbing a surprising 27 pounds below my last weigh in. That’s right: TWENTY-SEVEN POUNDS. So according to my math, that means I am officially 21 pounds under my pre-pregnancy weight. How freakin’ cool is that?! And I got an adorable little girl outta the whole ordeal to boot! Wahooo!!
Well, Ana’s first Christmas was a success. I tell ya, this little girl has been to more parties and social gatherings in the 18 days since her birth than I could ever have imagined. I guess that’s a perk of being born during the holidays; there is always a party somewhere! She behaved like a complete angel and doesn’t even mind being passed around from one person to the next.
In true holiday spirit, I got to dress Ana in an adorable red velvet dress (complete with matching bloomers!) and the cutest “Mary Jane” tights. Come on, what good is a little girl if you can’t dress her up??
All in all, we had a wonderful holiday surrounded by family and friends. Who could ask for anything more? All the pictures we took are up in the Christmas Day gallery. Hope you all had a fabulous holiday as well!
Ana had her two-week doctors appointment today. I can’t believe it has already been two weeks! It seems like she has always been with us. Anyway, here are her stats from the appt:
Height: 21 1/2″ (90th percentile)
Weight: 8 lbs 13 oz (70th percentile)
Head: 37 cm (50th percentile)
Ana had the routine PKU test, and the doctor told us she has a blocked tear duct (totally normal for infants, we just need to wipe it clean every once in awhile). Oh and a little dry skin from the combination of dry winter air and running the natural gas to heat the house. Other than that, there is nothing else to report. We have a healthy, happy little girl.
Not wanting Ana to miss out on any Christmas traditions, we took her to see Santa Claus the other day. She was very good and just gazed lovingly up at him. (I assume we can save the tears and screaming for next years picture!) She told him she has been a very good girl this year, but doesn’t really want much as she is quite happy with the boob she already has at home.
A few more pictures are here.
