My mother-in-law gave me this book for mother's day and I've really been enjoying it! It has some really fun and cute ideas, as well as some really good perspective on being a mom. Written by an LDS mother/daughter team. Even if you don't learn anything from it, because you are already a perfect mom, its still a fun read. I highly recommend it to all!
Have you ever seen this episode of friends? Its one of my favorites. Pretty darn funny! Kalianna and I had an experience the other day that totally reminded me of this. I was catching up on my blog reading while Kalianna sat next to me in her bouncy chair. I clicked on my friend Whitney's blog and music from her playlist started. It happened to be on the song "Dont Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls. Well Kalianna started smiling and talking like crazy and she was dancing in her chair. I thought it was funny. Well then I closed Whitney's blog and opened my friend Kim's where she had instrumental music playing from the Two Towers soundtrack. Kalianna started crying. No joke. Sorry Kim! I guess my girl is all about the rap and hip hop music. Nothing soft and instrumental for her!
How do you feel about babies who have their ears pierced? Would you ever pierce your baby girl's ears? I'm just curious because a few people have asked me if I plan on piercing Kalianna's ears. I think piercing a baby's ears if kind of mean. You cant say "This will only hurt for a minute" or "we're doing this to make you pretty". A baby is not going to understand. I also think a girl should be able to choose if she wants her ears pierced or not. And I don't think a child needs their ears pierced until they are old enough to care for it themselves. Matt and I have settled on age nine (its a long story why). But if Kalianna wants here ears pierced, I will take her for her ninth birthday. This is just my opinion. Everyone is entitled to their own. Whats yours?
With Kalianna coming early, her nursery didn't quite get finished until she was about a month old. And then I forgot to post pictures of the finished product! So here is her beautiful Tinkerbell nursery.
This is on the door to her room
Here is a picture of her hutch
Here is the wall you are facing as you enter her room
The wall to your left complete with crib and Tinkerbell saying on the wall
Final wall with pictures from her in the hospital, her changing table, which I love! (if you remember that post from awhile back) and my glider that I also love (which was also a KSL find)
The wall directly to the right of the door when you first walk in her room is just her closet and I didn't think that would make a very interesting picture
Warning: The following post may be too uncomfortable for male eyes. Females will understand. Females who have had children, please read and comment! We all know that a woman bleeds for several weeks after giving birth. But how long is it supposed to last? My doctor told me I would probably bleed for 3-6 weeks following birth. Some women bleed for up to eight weeks. I had Kalianna nine and a half weeks ago and I am STILL bleeding! Its a pain in the rear-end! I want to be able to stop wearing pads eventually! How long did you bleed for? Should I be concerned yet? I was so glad to have had a c-section cause I was told you tend to bleed for less time than someone who delivered vaginally. But its been over nine weeks! This is getting ridicules.
Kalianna is now two months old! At birth she was 6 lbs 2 oz and was 19 1/2" long. As of yesterday, she is 10 lbs 7 oz and is 22" long. She has been such an incredible blessing! She has learned to smile and is constantly happy. She is such a good baby; always calm and happy (unless she is hurt). She had her vaccinations yesterday and was smiling and cooing the entire time at the doctor's office...until they poked her. Then she cried the most pitiful cry ever. She is doing great at night, usually giving me a good 5-6 hour stretch between feedings. Last night she slept 8 hours. She is also doing much better at going to sleep on her own (we learned this trick from a great book Meredith gave me). She does great with "tummy time" and can keep her head up for quite a while. She got her daddy's skin and can not only pull off any color, but she looks beautiful in any color. Nothing fazes her, she is very go-with-the-flow (kinda like her parents). We took our first family trip to a friend's cabin over memorial weekend and she was fantastic! I love her more than anything and can't wait to continue watching her grow!
This is my 100th post! Woo-hoo! I was trying to think of ways to celebrate my blog's "birthday" and decided on sharing 100 of my favorite things (in no particular order):
1. My wonderful hubby, Matt 2. Kalianna 3. Sobaka 4. Kutse 5. My family 6. Friends 7. fresh baked chocolate chip cookies 8. writing 9. Curling up with a good book 10. Bubble baths 11. Homemade brownies (the box kind are just gross) 12. Traveling 13. New clothes 14. Fresh seafood 15. pedicures 16. Decorating my house 17. Movies 18. Gilmore girls (even though its gone, it was the best tv show ever) 19. Jones creme soda 20. Pink cars 21. Listening to big rainstorms at night (we don't get these in Utah) 22. Family scripture study 23. testimony meeting 24. Seeing my daughter smile 25. Cooking/baking 26. Taking pictures 27. Staying home 28. Rollercoasters 29. Long walks 30. Hot summer days 31. Beautiful fall trees 32. Swimming 33. Playing raquetball with Matt 34. Painting 35.Halloween 36. Parties 37. Singing 38. Jason Mraz (he's a newfound love) 39. Tomatoes from the garden 40. Country music 41. Musicals 42. Going to plays 43. Dangly earrings 44. Having someone play with my hair 45. Dressing up 46. Christmas 47. Valentines Day 48. The color pink 49. Tulips 50. Laying in the grass 51. Waterfalls 52. Chocolate 53. The beach 54. Tubing (behind a boat) 55. Sledding (not behind a boat) 56. Camping 57. Sailing 58. Homemade salsa 59. Mario party 60. Holding new babies 61. Buncha crunch 62. Watching CSI with Matt 63. Blogging 64. Heroes 65. Going shopping when you have money to spend 66. Having a clean house 67. Disneyland 68. Flowers that smell good 69. Laughing 70. Stuffed animals 71. Painting toenails 72. Flip-flops 73. My boots 74. Girl's days 75. Playing games 76. Warm sweaters 77. Trying new things 78. Matt's calves (soccer player...need I say more?) 79. Getting mail 80. Soft blankets 81. Change (most of the time) 82. Going out to dinner 83. Water fights 84. Western swing dancing (boy do I miss it!) 85. Being barefoot 86. Being spontaneous 87. Hiking 88. Watching Matt watch a stupid movie 89. Dressing Kalianna in cute outfits 90. Butterflies 91. Riding horses 92. Getting back in touch with old friends 93. The gospel 94. The east coast 95. Presents 96. Eating 97. Taking naps with my daughter 98. Ursula (my little computer) 99. Puppies 100. When people leave comments on my blog (hint hint)
This is on the door to her room
Here is a picture of her hutch
Final wall with pictures from her in the hospital, her changing table, which I love! (if you remember that post from awhile back) and my glider that I also love (which was also a KSL find)
Kalianna at 1 month
Kalianna is now two months old! At birth she was 6 lbs 2 oz and was 19 1/2" long. As of yesterday, she is 10 lbs 7 oz and is 22" long. She has been such an incredible blessing! She has learned to smile and is constantly happy. She is such a good baby; always calm and happy (unless she is hurt). She had her vaccinations yesterday and was smiling and cooing the entire time at the doctor's office...until they poked her. Then she cried the most pitiful cry ever. She is doing great at night, usually giving me a good 5-6 hour stretch between feedings. Last night she slept 8 hours. She is also doing much better at going to sleep on her own (we learned this trick from a great book Meredith gave me). She does great with "tummy time" and can keep her head up for quite a while. She got her daddy's skin and can not only pull off any color, but she looks beautiful in any color. Nothing fazes her, she is very go-with-the-flow (kinda like her parents). We took our first family trip to a friend's cabin over memorial weekend and she was fantastic! I love her more than anything and can't wait to continue watching her grow!
