Actually, Baby B's crib. We finally got him one. He's been sleeping in the pack n' play bassinet because I didn't know where to put his crib. And because I was terrified of all the crib recalls. But we finally found a good one and I decided that he will be safe in Little M's room.
It took us a while to finally find the time to put it together, but it is now assembled and in Little M's room. And it looks so perfect in there. Now, I just need to sew some bedding to match Little M's. But the Joyful Moment was putting him to bed and getting him out of it.
Joyful Moment putting him to bed because he went down so easily. He's not super difficult to put to bed, but he usually fusses a bit. Today he went down without a peep every time. In fact, even a smile one time.
Joyful Moment getting him out of bed because he looks so adorable in his sweet crib. And because it's kind of always a Joyful Moment getting him out of bed. He's so cute and smiley whenever I go in to get him. I love it!
Wishing you all Joyful Moments in your own sweet cribs!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Day 256: Tuppence A Bag
Put together a 200-piece puzzle with Little M today. Helped him learn that he can do hard things. And had a great time doing it together.
Joyful Moment.
Fed the family a new recipe tonight. Rejected by Sweet P and Little M. HH said, "Put this at the top of your list of recipes!" So glad someone appreciates my efforts.
Joyful Moment.
HH's coworker had a daughter get married over the weekend and gave him all of the leftover rolls. A whole gigantic bakery box full. Fed the ducks as a family tonight. Or the catfish, as they were more interested in stale bread than the ducks were. Good times all together.
Joyful Moment.
Wishing you all Joyful Moments x 3!
Joyful Moment.
Fed the family a new recipe tonight. Rejected by Sweet P and Little M. HH said, "Put this at the top of your list of recipes!" So glad someone appreciates my efforts.
Joyful Moment.
HH's coworker had a daughter get married over the weekend and gave him all of the leftover rolls. A whole gigantic bakery box full. Fed the ducks as a family tonight. Or the catfish, as they were more interested in stale bread than the ducks were. Good times all together.
Joyful Moment.
Wishing you all Joyful Moments x 3!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Day 255: Pre-Hatch Counting
*WARNING* Today's post has a bit of an "EWWW!" factor.
That's sort of what I'm doing today (referring to the title). I'm counting those chickens before they hatch. At least one of them. The one that says I can return to my afternoon snacks of cheese and crackers and my nightly bowl of ice cream.
So, I sort of fell off the wagon for a bit at our Girl's Craft Night last Saturday. I ate a brownie that was not dairy-free. Please don't condemn me--brownies are truly my weakness. The heavenly scent wafting through my friend's kitchen was more than I could bear. And it was DELICIOUS! Underdone, gooey, and goopy--PERFECTION!!
So, I've been watching Baby B's BM's (a.k.a. poops) in earnest to determine how guilty I need to feel about that brownie episode. And guess what?! They have been perfectly normal! Could it be? I don't know. The ingredient that was a no-no in the brownies was milkfat from the chocolate that went in. Technically, his intolerance is for the dairy and soy proteins. So, maybe this means absolutely nothing. But "milkfat" is not on any of the "okay-to-ingest" lists, so I don't think it's nothing. No, not nothing. Awesome.
So, crazy as it sounds, today's Joyful Moment was opening up a poopy diaper to see perfectly "normal" poop for the third day in a row! I'm still going to wait until he is officially 6 months old because that seems like the right thing to do. But I was getting all geared up to cry when I can't steal my kids' Reese's Peanut Buttercups on Halloween and then to just sit outside in the snow where I wouldn't smell butter laden rolls and mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving (not really a turkey person).
Thanks to today's nasty Joyful Moments, there is hope!
Wishing you all nasty Joyful Moments (because everyone should have the experience of being elated over poop at least once in their life)!
That's sort of what I'm doing today (referring to the title). I'm counting those chickens before they hatch. At least one of them. The one that says I can return to my afternoon snacks of cheese and crackers and my nightly bowl of ice cream.
So, I sort of fell off the wagon for a bit at our Girl's Craft Night last Saturday. I ate a brownie that was not dairy-free. Please don't condemn me--brownies are truly my weakness. The heavenly scent wafting through my friend's kitchen was more than I could bear. And it was DELICIOUS! Underdone, gooey, and goopy--PERFECTION!!
So, I've been watching Baby B's BM's (a.k.a. poops) in earnest to determine how guilty I need to feel about that brownie episode. And guess what?! They have been perfectly normal! Could it be? I don't know. The ingredient that was a no-no in the brownies was milkfat from the chocolate that went in. Technically, his intolerance is for the dairy and soy proteins. So, maybe this means absolutely nothing. But "milkfat" is not on any of the "okay-to-ingest" lists, so I don't think it's nothing. No, not nothing. Awesome.
So, crazy as it sounds, today's Joyful Moment was opening up a poopy diaper to see perfectly "normal" poop for the third day in a row! I'm still going to wait until he is officially 6 months old because that seems like the right thing to do. But I was getting all geared up to cry when I can't steal my kids' Reese's Peanut Buttercups on Halloween and then to just sit outside in the snow where I wouldn't smell butter laden rolls and mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving (not really a turkey person).
Thanks to today's nasty Joyful Moments, there is hope!
Wishing you all nasty Joyful Moments (because everyone should have the experience of being elated over poop at least once in their life)!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Day 254: Dayful
That's what you get when you have a day full of Joyful Moments.
But it's hard to top right now: Snuggling with Baby B and his fuzzy sleepy head.
Wishing you all Joyful Moments that are hard to top!
But it's hard to top right now: Snuggling with Baby B and his fuzzy sleepy head.
Wishing you all Joyful Moments that are hard to top!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Day 253: Bustn' A Gut
So, today's Joyful Moment could be having my nasty toothpaste-laden spit drain right down the sink drain instead of slowly sludging along and totally grossing me out. But then I'd have to admit that I was out until midnight crafting with my peeps while HH was home tending the fort and fixing the wonky sink drain. It was a dream come true coming home to, though.
Don't worry, HH is responsible for today's Official Joyful Moment as well. It was laughing the hardest I've laughed in a really really long time. And I just couldn't stop laughing. And it felt so good. You know how that kind of laughing is.
I'll tell you what made me laugh, but it probably won't seem as funny. It can't, really. Because you truly did have to be there.
With that awesome introduction, here goes: HH was singing in his sleep. Let me explain, he was kindly helping Sweet P with her violin practice today so I could fix dinner. They were just around the corner from me in the kitchen, so I could still explain to him what they were supposed to be doing. She has one set of songs that I'm supposed to sing along with while she plays (it helps her stay motivated and keep the timing right). Since I was cooking in the kitchen, I asked HH to do this. He was really sleepy. He fell asleep as she was playing one song, so I offered to come in and take over for the last song. He said "no" and that he could do it.
(Interesting interjection--HH usually naps any and every chance he gets. I would enjoy napping, but it just doesn't usually work out for me for a variety of reasons. Yesterday and today, HH passed up the opportunity to nap to stay up and help me with the work I generally do while everyone else sleeps. So sweet, right? But now the truth is out--he can't keep up with me. A day and a half of trying to follow in my shoes, and he was wiped out.)
So, the song was "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". HH has a beautiful singing voice. Always. Whether he's trying or not. Well, the rendition I heard today was the absolute worst I have ever heard him sing. Ever ever. So, as soon as he was done I said (lovingly), "Wow. I've never heard you sing that poorly!" I'm just such a good wife, always building him up like that.
His response? "I was singing?"
So, I set down my carrots and knife and walked into the other room to make sure I was understanding this correctly. "Wait, you don't know that you were singing "Twinkle Twinkle"?" HH, "I was?" Me, "You were singing in your sleep?! No wonder you sounded terrible! I can't believe you can sing in your sleep!" HH, "What did I sound like?"
But the laughter had already commenced and I could not stop to try and demonstrate how he sounded. I got close a few times, but every time I would replay it in my head, the laughter would begin anew and it just kept coming. Oh, I wish I'd had a video camera. It. Was. So. Funny!!!
My HH is amazing.
Wishing you all Joyful Moments where the laughter does not, cannot stop!
Don't worry, HH is responsible for today's Official Joyful Moment as well. It was laughing the hardest I've laughed in a really really long time. And I just couldn't stop laughing. And it felt so good. You know how that kind of laughing is.
I'll tell you what made me laugh, but it probably won't seem as funny. It can't, really. Because you truly did have to be there.
With that awesome introduction, here goes: HH was singing in his sleep. Let me explain, he was kindly helping Sweet P with her violin practice today so I could fix dinner. They were just around the corner from me in the kitchen, so I could still explain to him what they were supposed to be doing. She has one set of songs that I'm supposed to sing along with while she plays (it helps her stay motivated and keep the timing right). Since I was cooking in the kitchen, I asked HH to do this. He was really sleepy. He fell asleep as she was playing one song, so I offered to come in and take over for the last song. He said "no" and that he could do it.
(Interesting interjection--HH usually naps any and every chance he gets. I would enjoy napping, but it just doesn't usually work out for me for a variety of reasons. Yesterday and today, HH passed up the opportunity to nap to stay up and help me with the work I generally do while everyone else sleeps. So sweet, right? But now the truth is out--he can't keep up with me. A day and a half of trying to follow in my shoes, and he was wiped out.)
So, the song was "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". HH has a beautiful singing voice. Always. Whether he's trying or not. Well, the rendition I heard today was the absolute worst I have ever heard him sing. Ever ever. So, as soon as he was done I said (lovingly), "Wow. I've never heard you sing that poorly!" I'm just such a good wife, always building him up like that.
His response? "I was singing?"
So, I set down my carrots and knife and walked into the other room to make sure I was understanding this correctly. "Wait, you don't know that you were singing "Twinkle Twinkle"?" HH, "I was?" Me, "You were singing in your sleep?! No wonder you sounded terrible! I can't believe you can sing in your sleep!" HH, "What did I sound like?"
But the laughter had already commenced and I could not stop to try and demonstrate how he sounded. I got close a few times, but every time I would replay it in my head, the laughter would begin anew and it just kept coming. Oh, I wish I'd had a video camera. It. Was. So. Funny!!!
My HH is amazing.
Wishing you all Joyful Moments where the laughter does not, cannot stop!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Day 252: Oh, What A Beautiful Morning
So, today's Joyful Moment might have been coming back from a trip to the stinky stinky outhouse to find Baby B and HH all snuggled up, looking adorable. Or it might have been having breakfast with our friends, sans make up and showers. Or it might have been the last minute to bring Z along and seeing how great she did on her first camping trip.
Or, it might have been later in the day when we went to a little festival sponsored by local growers and I watched a turkey vulture nibble on Sweet P's hair. So funny! That's the kind of mom I am. And don't worry, I got a picture--I just don't have time to get my camera and upload it right now. Busy plans tonight!
Wishing you all Joyful Moments involving a turkey vulture--because that's just fun!
Or, it might have been later in the day when we went to a little festival sponsored by local growers and I watched a turkey vulture nibble on Sweet P's hair. So funny! That's the kind of mom I am. And don't worry, I got a picture--I just don't have time to get my camera and upload it right now. Busy plans tonight!
Wishing you all Joyful Moments involving a turkey vulture--because that's just fun!
Friday, October 8, 2010
Day 251: A Campin' We Will Go
So, I have to post early because that's what we're doing tonight. Camping!
The kids have been super excited about it, so it's already provided Joyful Moments. And helping my friends prepare the dinners (we're going with our church congregation) was quite fun and Joyful Moment-y.
But I'm sure the Joyful Moments yet to come this evening will be even better!
Wishing you all even better Joyful Moments (and if you're lucky, they won't involve dirt or campfire smell when you get home)!
The kids have been super excited about it, so it's already provided Joyful Moments. And helping my friends prepare the dinners (we're going with our church congregation) was quite fun and Joyful Moment-y.
But I'm sure the Joyful Moments yet to come this evening will be even better!
Wishing you all even better Joyful Moments (and if you're lucky, they won't involve dirt or campfire smell when you get home)!
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