Swings!

No swings

Emily and I went in search of swings today, but couldn't find any. We walked to the closest park and the elementary school near our house--both had awesome playgrounds, but no swings. We'll have to try the other park that's nearby on another day--maybe they have swings.

Oh, and this is my free, slightly sun-bleached jogger stroller.

Stormy Saturday

We're having a huge storm today--probably because it was in the low 80s & sunny all week and we planned to go to the park this weekend.

Flooded backyard...
flooded patio...
poor soaked Jon (headless, too) as he returns from Wal-Mart.

Jon's new toy

Yes, you can all be jealous--Jon got a PS3. I'm sure we'll have lots of visitors now.

Sippy cup

At the doctor, they suggested that we try starting Emily on a sippy cup, so we bought a two-pack today at Target. Hopefully she'll like it--she's pretty good already at holding her own bottle.

Mr. Steele

We turned in our military IDs on Wednesday--we're not longer a military family. We will get inactive reserve IDs soon, so we can still enjoy some benefits, but right now we have nothing, which is strange.

The entrepreneur

Our little genius has already started a business--who knew?

Checkup

Emily went to get the rest of her 6-month shots yesterday. They were out of two of them on base, and now that we're on my insurance, we were able to get them. She weighs 16-12, which is only a 12 ounce gain from her actual 6-month checkup 6 weeks ago. So while she was in the 90th percentile for everything at 4 months, she's now below 50 in height & weight--especially height. So she actually got a 7 1/2 month physical and three shots (they added in a flu shot for good measure); we'll go back in a month for the second flu shot & early 9-month checkup.

Tooth

I know, I know, none of the pictures actually show said tooth. It's like her mouth suddenly clamped shut. But yesterday it wasn't there, and today it is; she pulled my finger into her mouth to show me. Definitely a poky thing.

7ish months

I'm pretty bad at remembering to take monthly pictures (although for some reason it was really easy to remember with Kronk). Here's her 7 1/2 month picture. She's even showing you how much taller she is than Bear.

Fixed ring

I forgot to post that I got my ring fixed last week and am finally able to wear it again. I noticed one of the prongs was scratching and snagging a lot, and I was afraid it was loose, so I haven't been wearing it. When I took it to get fixed, they also sautered them together, and pinched the wedding band diamonds in just a little so that there weren't gaps on the sides any more. I love when my ring gets cleaned and it's sparkling!

Sunday's photos

My friend from church gave Emily this CUTE bug beanbag chair (her kids had loved it and wanted to give it to Emily). I'll get more pictures of her in it, but wanted to get this picture first.

Bedspread

I finished one side of the duvet cover yesterday. I'm pretty excited about it, although I wish

you could see how well the reds match the wall. You can see stripes through the white because of my striped duvet underneath. It's pretty big, and I haven't measured it against the actual comforter yet, but I'm glad it's big rather than small.

Sick

We are sick here. I came down with a stomach virus Thursday night (lots of puke), and Jon's been achy and not feeling good since the middle of the day Friday. Luckily, Emily seems fine.

Faker

Emily has started this fake crying thing with me--she'll squish up her eyes and pretend like she's crying to try to get a reaction. Great, the drama begins.

Valentine's outfit

Emily got a cute outfit from Diana. The onesie has a heart on it and says "Cutie," and the red pants have ruffles on the ankles and butt. It's a good thing I took the picture this morning because she had a blowout at school, and spit up all over the shirt.

Angry washrag

We're convinced that Emily really is teething this time, because she has something in her mouth nonstop. After I cleaned her face last night, she really wanted the washrag, and then she went to town on it.

Bib from Aunt Larisa

I keep forgetting to take a picture of this cute bib that Aunt Larisa gave Emily for Christmas. It's adorable--I almost don't want to use it!

"New" toy

Emily got this toy for Christmas, but decided yesterday that it was really neat. This is the first time in about a week that I could put her down and she would happily play (she's been going through a "only mommy hold me all the time" phase).

Back in the bedroom

The bedroom is far from done, but we've moved back in!!! Hooray! We still need to paint the closet, tough up the red-to-white corners, put up mouldings, etc. Oh, and I still need to make the curtains and duvet. But at least the paint is up and the furniture is back in.

Mardi Gras parade #1

As part of our sevant evangelism, our church passes out free water and hot chocolate at the two Mardi Gras parades that we have here in Shreveport/Bossier. Yesterday was our first time to attend, mainly because I picture the chaos of the Rose Parade or various Disneyland parades, and I'm not a big fan. But we go about 2 1/2 hours before they start, so it wasn't bad at all. I actually had a good time--the best part is convincing people that it really is free.

This is our "base" where the hot chocolate was made and the water trailer was.
I tried to get a picture of where on the parade route we were--Hooter Hill.
Jon and I passed out two wagonfuls of water (4-5 cases each)
Emily had a great time, even though it was pretty cold.

Back to school

Emily and I headed back to school today, only I think she had a better time than I did. I did not get the best subs in the world, and my students acted like wild monkeys. So some of them spent time cleaning my classroom rather than attending the pep rally. Stinks to be them.

My favorite Superbowl commercials

Can you tell I'm home again with Emily?



(Probably because I love Jim Gaffigan)

New phones

Jon and I got our new phone upgrades yesterday--the Fusic. So far I REALLY like it, especially since it can play MP3s (came with headphones and a cable to link to my computer), and has Bluetooth (our old phones were too old and couldn't use cool wireless headsets). I included the chapstick because I was sure someone out there would want a size comparison. Oh, and it does come with four faceplates--pink, blue, lime gree, and black.

Darn age of technology

We haven't had the internet at school since Thursday at noon--the entire district is down. It is very annoying. And I can't understand what's taking so long. So if you've tried emailing me at school, I haven't received it. Thus, I don't hate you, I just can't reply.

Sickie

Yesterday Emily came home from school at about noon with a fever. Luckily, she already had an appointment scheduled for the 6-month shots that she didn't get on base (since they were out). So we went for the fever instead. Coolest thing ever--they did a finger stick, and were able to do blood tests right in the office! And Emily didn't even flinch or cry or anything when they were getting her blood--and she was thrilled with her Daffy bandaid on her thumb afterward (very entertaining). Her white count was right at the top of normal, so we're on some Amoixicillin, but no earaches or anything. She's still running a fever this morning, so I got a sub for today. The best part ever--the doctor's office called this morning to check and make sure she was doing okay!!!!! They said that if she gets worse and needs to come back in, they have a spot for her! I wanted to go hug them. Anyway, she's been fussy and sleeping a lot, so hopefully she's getting better.

Primer

Tinted primer for the red wall.
Kilz on the rest...

Motivation

We think we'll use the remote to get her to crawl...

Drywalling is done!

Cold morning

It was 28 degrees this morning (9am) when we went to pick out paint at Lowe's--yikes! Needless to say, I forced Emily to wear her hat because it's my favorite, and I picked it up at Old Navy for $2. Oh, and it matches perfectly with the pants from Auntie Kim.

Saturday morning cartoons

On Saturday mornings we like to watch the animated channel--I'm not sure what the actual title is, but they show all cartoons, and close to no commercials. You can see that the house is still a wreck from the bedroom remodel, but we're having fun. We have managed to keep the dogs off of the bed until today--Jon said his feet were cold.

I love how Emily is leaning to the side so that I'll take her picture!!

Adjustments

It's been weird adjusting to Jon's new schedule this week. I mean, since we've been married, we've both been up at 5 or 5:30 to go to work, and we've gotten off of work at around 3pm. At his new job, he's off at five or so. Which means Emily and I have a couple of hours to hang out before he gets home. Well, actually, she usually sleeps from 4-5:30 or 6 (see previous post on sleep), so I have some time to kill. Sometimes it's nice, because I can do some chores--cleaning, making dinner, doing laundry. Other times I get bored. Especially today, Friday, when I want to celebrate the weekend. Although in all actuality, our weekend will consist of painting the bedroom & putting it back together, there's something magical about Fridays. And he's working late. Rats. I'm sure in a few weeks we'll settle into a new routine, a new schedule.

Tie-Dye

Emily made a tie-dye onesie at school this week, and then all of the kids wore them to school today. I'm glad hers turned out cute--she really is an artist. She told me that she chose green for Aunt Cindy.

Emily showed me what people wearing tie-dye usually look like.