granny driving

all i need is the mini-van to complete my look.

ever since i had the baby i’ve noticed that i’ve just naturally become a more cautious driver. for the first week or two it was just that i was still sore from labor and delivery and then it progressed into the fact that i had to watch little J’s every move in the rear view mirror while i drove. now i just think i am naturally a little bit slower whenever i am driving. i don’t know if it’s a mom thing or what.

anyway, i still drive a little on the fast side, but i can tell that i’ve chilled out a little bit. of course, you’d think i was worried about our safety or something, but no. i think it is all because i am just super paranoid about getting a ticket and having the cop stand at my window tsk-tsking me while he looks judgmentally at the baby in the back seat. plus i am always rushing everywhere in between Julianna’s naps so getting pulled or in a wreck would seriously just slow us down that much more. (nevermind the possibility of injury, fatality, or even the cost of automobile repair.) nevertheless, a few more miles per hour slower, a minivan, and another child, and i will officially be one of those crazed and annoying mommy drivers.

they say having a baby changes things, but i had no idea!

goodbye ants

i spent Saturday cleaning out the pantry with J. it was a much bigger undertaking than i thought it would be, but it was also long overdue. besides, we had to see if there were still ants getting in anywhere.

we are both control freaks and we argued the entire time about where things should go or what area to work on next. but at least we got it done and i am glad i had some help. here are some “before” pictures. the food took over our whole kitchen!













and here is the “after” picture. how fun! i love feeling organized!

wait, scratch that

jules has now cut both her first and her second tooth. both on the bottom. she won't be still long enough for me to get a picture and i'm not sure you'd be able to see anything anyway because they're SO TINY and yet so cute! her diapers however, have not been fun to change.

milestones

the little girl cut her first tooth tonight. she was sitting in the floor gnawing on a frozen teething ring that she’s been having a blast with the past few nights and all of a sudden she just threw it down and started screaming. we tried to distract her with a toy but she was not interested at all and just really fussy for the next thirty minutes or so. so i felt her gums and there it was - a sharp little white tooth poking through the bottom right side. it’s no wonder she hasn’t been napping well the past few days. i kept blaming myself thinking that she wasn’t sleeping good because i got her so off schedule last weekend, but it turns out that wasn’t it at all. and i am very relieved. oh and another thing - those green beans that we didn't think she liked, well, that might totally not be it. hmmmm. anyway, if the little booger will hold still long enough for a picture i’ll come back and post it tomorrow. my little girl is growing up. SOB!

if only my legs were a little stronger...

little J has gotten to where she doesn't like to lay down and play like she always has. she doens't want to be held like she always has. she doesn't want to be sitting in your lap and while she can sit up on her own, she can't get into a sitting position on her own. so lately the only thing she wants to do is be down on the floor sitting or standing on her own. now she can't really stand for long periods of time before her legs give out and she either falls onto her back or falls into a sitting position, but BOY she fusses if you don't at least let her try. (plus i think her bottom front teeth are coming in so that adds to the fussiness.) my arms are killing me from having to support all 18 pounds of her as she practices standing!

Dad, I like movies too!

a note from the crib of little J

dear Nanna and Papaw,
thank you for taking care of me every day. i really have fun when you take me on walks and pick flowers with me. i love to hear you count the cars although i’m still not sure about all those numbers you keep saying. thank you also for saving me from having to look at that mommy person again! i get tired of her! i also really enjoy playing in the floor with you and sleeping at your house too. it’s nice to have a change of scenery. i’m still confused as to why Nanna keeps putting her hand up to her mouth and then making that funny kissing noise, but i do love when she feeds me and reads stories with me. i don’t know why she won’t let me eat the books more. thank you both for being so nice to me! i’m sorry when i am a cranky head and when i spit up all over your clean carpet, but thank you for loving me anyway. i love you! happy grandparents day!
love,
Julianna

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this Sunday is national grandparents day. singer/songwriter Johnny Prill has written "A Song For Grandma And Grandpa" which is now the official song of national grandparents day! check out the National Grandparents Day Website to see how you can celebrate.

my husband is jealous

he'll say it's not true, but my husband is jealous of you people. See his new blog and this post. apparently he's jealous of the amount of time that i spend on the computer. it's very sweet stuff and yes, i do feel bad for sometimes liking you all in the blogosphere more than i do my family at certain times, but it doesn’t mean i love them any less. i think that it is good that we can sit on the couch together while he watches the movie channels and i read your posts. it saves me from the misery of watching junk i don't want to see and it saves him from having me talk during the whole movie.