Hanging out with Daddy.
Less than 20 minutes later.
Jul 16, 2010
Jul 15, 2010
Quilting Days
I'm in charge of the quilt show for our local quilt guild this time around. Mostly that means I'm an overseer making sure that things are getting done so it isn't too bad unless people aren't volunteering.
On Monday I was at Firefly sewing all day on the raffle quilt for the show. At first I was thinking we wouldn't be able to get much done, but by the end of the day I was really happy with the progress. I think one more good day of sewing will finish the top.
Amelia spent the day with grandma while I was sewing. I know they had a lot of fun. So much in fact that she didn't want to take any naps for grandma and she was ready for bed when I picked her up at 7:30.
Tuesday was another sewing day. It wasn't quite as long as Monday and had a different purpose. We hang bed sheets on poles as a backdrop for displaying quilts for the show. In years past we have safety pinned all of those sheets. Do you know how long it takes to hang 70+ sheets with safety pins and make sure they are somewhat straight? Add to the fact that there are a hodge podge of different sheets which are not all the same size. This year we got rid of the old sheets and got old ones from a hotel in town. Our next project, Tuesday's sewing purpose, was to sew a sleeve on the top of those sheets so we can just slide them on the poles. I seriously bet we just cut hours from set up day.
Amelia had to come with this day and of course she did great! She was passed around and was even able to catch a cat nap. I guess when your really tired it's easy to sleep with five gabbing women and three humming sewing machines surrounding you.
On Monday I was at Firefly sewing all day on the raffle quilt for the show. At first I was thinking we wouldn't be able to get much done, but by the end of the day I was really happy with the progress. I think one more good day of sewing will finish the top.
Amelia spent the day with grandma while I was sewing. I know they had a lot of fun. So much in fact that she didn't want to take any naps for grandma and she was ready for bed when I picked her up at 7:30.
Tuesday was another sewing day. It wasn't quite as long as Monday and had a different purpose. We hang bed sheets on poles as a backdrop for displaying quilts for the show. In years past we have safety pinned all of those sheets. Do you know how long it takes to hang 70+ sheets with safety pins and make sure they are somewhat straight? Add to the fact that there are a hodge podge of different sheets which are not all the same size. This year we got rid of the old sheets and got old ones from a hotel in town. Our next project, Tuesday's sewing purpose, was to sew a sleeve on the top of those sheets so we can just slide them on the poles. I seriously bet we just cut hours from set up day.
Amelia had to come with this day and of course she did great! She was passed around and was even able to catch a cat nap. I guess when your really tired it's easy to sleep with five gabbing women and three humming sewing machines surrounding you.
Jul 14, 2010
Fun Days
Last weekend was fun days in Wheeler Park. Amelia thought it was great to people watch and the loud music at night fortunately didn't keep her up.
Friday night we sat on our boulevard and watched the kiddie parade. It was a great introduction to parades for her. She loved watching all of the kids walking by and I would wave her hand so they would wave at her. She thought that was great to get some attention!
After watching the parade we went to set out our chairs for the big parade and then met Josh & Jennifer at the park so we could see all of their kids. At this point I think poor Amelia was getting over stimulated with all of the people and rides. She tried to shut her eyes and sleep on our 1 block walk home but I wouldn't let her. I didn't want her to think 5 minutes was better than going to bed for the night.
On Saturday my mom, grandma, Kallie, and Hilary came over to watch the big parade. She enjoyed this one until it was nap time. I wore the Moby so she could get some sleep. Honking trucks kept waking her and she was happy to get home and nap in her crib. Here she is with her godmother.
After the parade everyone came over for lunch. Then Hilary and I went to see a movie while Kallie babysat Amelia. There wasn't much babysitting to be done though as Amelia ending up sleeping all but about 20 minutes of when we were gone. I think they both enjoyed those 20 minutes to the fullest.
Friday night we sat on our boulevard and watched the kiddie parade. It was a great introduction to parades for her. She loved watching all of the kids walking by and I would wave her hand so they would wave at her. She thought that was great to get some attention!
On Saturday my mom, grandma, Kallie, and Hilary came over to watch the big parade. She enjoyed this one until it was nap time. I wore the Moby so she could get some sleep. Honking trucks kept waking her and she was happy to get home and nap in her crib. Here she is with her godmother.
Jul 9, 2010
Choking
In the past week Amelia has really discovered her hand. She likes to suck on her hand and she really doesn't have any favorite fingers or combinations. She'll take whatever she can get. She's been stuffing her fingers in so far that she chokes. She does this several times a day. Hopefully she'll figure out how to not do that soon.
Jul 8, 2010
Jumperoo 2
The Jumperoo has officially moved it's status from "I'm not sure I like this" to "This is AWESOME!"
Jul 7, 2010
Sleep Time
Amelia is getting into a schedule that includes an afternoon nap that lasts for about 3 hours. I manage to get a lot done in that time! She's also been going to bed at a consistent time. We've also been working on getting her to fall asleep in her crib on her own. We're almost there. Usually she will begin talking and I wait for awhile until she gets tired and go back in to put the pacifier in her mouth. After that she'll go to sleep. It's so nice to have her fall asleep in her crib so that we don't have to try and move her to it without having her wake up.
We had a pretty relaxing 4th of July. We went to my uncle Joe's for a party and then came home to watch the fireworks from our window. Amelia slept through them. Maybe next year she'll be able to stay up and watch.
Next week we have her 4 month check up. I can't believe how fast 4 months has gone. In fact in a couple of weeks it will have been a year since I got pregnant. So strange! My girl isn't so little anymore. She's up to 14 pounds! I've been having to pull out some of her clothes that are too small now. :-)
We had a pretty relaxing 4th of July. We went to my uncle Joe's for a party and then came home to watch the fireworks from our window. Amelia slept through them. Maybe next year she'll be able to stay up and watch.
Next week we have her 4 month check up. I can't believe how fast 4 months has gone. In fact in a couple of weeks it will have been a year since I got pregnant. So strange! My girl isn't so little anymore. She's up to 14 pounds! I've been having to pull out some of her clothes that are too small now. :-)
Jul 1, 2010
What we've been up to this week
Eating clothes or bibs. We go through several a day now because Amelia likes to chew and drool on them.
Playing with the whoozit. It holds water and has shapes inside that move around. Whoozit makes tummy time much more interesting and not that bad. Amelia has also began rolling from her tummy to her back. At first it was scary but Mommy says "Yay" and claps so it's not that bad anymore.
We've been playing with the baby in the mirror. We both agree she's pretty cute and fun to smile at and talk with.
This is our other new friend for the week. She plays very cute music and her feet dangle. They are a lot of fun to watch!
We've also been reading a lot. So far Amelia's favorite book at home is "Green Eggs and Ham." Grandma wins for absolute favorite with a train book that plays different sounds.
Amelia has also decided that the Jumperoo is in fact an approved toy that she will tolerate being put in. (She still doesn't think much of the papasan lounger chair.)
On Tuesday Amelia went to hang out with Auntie Rachel while all of the other kids went to go see "How to Train Your Dragon." On Wednesday she accompanied Grandma and Grandpa to Kole's baseball game while Mommy went to work and ran errands. She enjoyed it and Grandma says she talked the whole drive there, during the game, and all the way home.
Today we had round two of grandkid pictures. We took most of them last week but John and Taylor were with their dad that day so we had to finish up this week with their pictures. I'll post some of those once I get a chance to look at them all.
Playing with the whoozit. It holds water and has shapes inside that move around. Whoozit makes tummy time much more interesting and not that bad. Amelia has also began rolling from her tummy to her back. At first it was scary but Mommy says "Yay" and claps so it's not that bad anymore.
We've been playing with the baby in the mirror. We both agree she's pretty cute and fun to smile at and talk with.
This is our other new friend for the week. She plays very cute music and her feet dangle. They are a lot of fun to watch!
We've also been reading a lot. So far Amelia's favorite book at home is "Green Eggs and Ham." Grandma wins for absolute favorite with a train book that plays different sounds.
On Tuesday Amelia went to hang out with Auntie Rachel while all of the other kids went to go see "How to Train Your Dragon." On Wednesday she accompanied Grandma and Grandpa to Kole's baseball game while Mommy went to work and ran errands. She enjoyed it and Grandma says she talked the whole drive there, during the game, and all the way home.
Today we had round two of grandkid pictures. We took most of them last week but John and Taylor were with their dad that day so we had to finish up this week with their pictures. I'll post some of those once I get a chance to look at them all.
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