Well, we finally got our first good snow of the year. By the time we went to bed on Monday night, there was 10 inches of fresh snow. When we woke up in the morning, we measured about 13-14 inches. We figured we would go ahead and try to make it to work-what better way to test out our new Subaru in the snow.
We got almost to the highway when the back tire slid off the road. With a little help from our neighbors and Dan's will to succeed, we managed to get the car out and hit the road. We were only a few minutes late to work. We did, however, leave early so we could tackle the driveway again before it got dark.
It's amazing how the snow plows stop right at the county line. As soon as we got through Wickersham, the roads were nearly clear.
We woke up Wednesday morning to another 5-6 inches of snow and decided not to risk it...we promised the G'mas! So, we hung out at home and enjoyed Vickie's first "snow day".
Tuesday night we got a knock on our door from Eric, saying he was stuck. We probably could have pulled him out but decided that he should probably refrain from driving that day too. He was able to enjoy the snow day with us.
My car was SUPER happy that we didn't drive any where.
Dan and Eric decided they needed to build a man cave (snow cave) in the front yard. It didn't take them very long and the thing is huge! I then made them dinner and we called it an early night.
A very exciting day, but now that I've had my snow-fix, I am ready for spring!
What a busy...and wonderful holiday weekend! We started it off by heading next door to spend Christmas Eve with my dad and Marsha. On Christmas Day, we headed over to my mom's place for lunch followed by dinner at Dan's parent's place. Vickie was so excited about the presents, lights, food and family that we didn't even get a chance to nap. Needless to say, she slept most of Monday in order to catch up. I'll never forget my first Christmas with a little one!!!
This holiday season sure is coming up on us quick...I thought we had another week until Christmas-guess I better start shopping :)
I sent out Christmas cards for the first time ever! Yeah for domesticated me! I managed to get a half-way decent cell phone picture of Vickie and made up 50 cards online...next year I'll have to do 75 because unfortunately I ran out and some people didn't get one. Learn as you go I suppose.
We've been working with Vickie on holding her own bottle. If you put it on the floor between her legs, she'll pick it up and get it into her mouth. She just hasn't figured out how to tilt her head back yet. So, I lay her on a blanket and she does just fine. The second you touch her though, her arms go completely limp...."you feed me now Mom".
For my birthday, I got Vickie an Ergo carrier. Her Baby Bjorn definately got it's use but unfortunately we grew out of it. Dad no longer could carry her on the front...she's the perfect length for a good kicking-LOL. It's so nice to have the weight distributed on my back now. It's quite the challenge to get her in and out of the Ergo, but hey, so was the Bjorn and it became like second nature eventually.
I, of course, could not resist the first mohawk picture!!! Vickie is finally getting some hair!
Well, I'm calling it as official! Vickie's first words...DaDa.
I should be posting a picture of her crawling really soon. She is up on all fours, doing what we call the "Centipede". She can get all the way across the room in no time at all. Crawling by Christmas is what I've been saying for months now :)
7 Months...going on 8 really soon! I am enjoying the thought of celebrating the holidays for the first time as a mommy. Vickie has gotten to be such a ham around the camera, very social around family, friends and even strangers, and has such an interest in everything and everyone around her. You can see her brain working every moment...it is the neatest thing in the world. Of course I enjoyed the first 6 months, but she becomes more fun the more interactive and mobile she becomes.
In just a matter of moments, a full toy basket can be completely emptied out. It is neat to watch as she passes toys from one hand to the other, throws them across the room, tries to feed them to the cats or just squeels with joy rediscovering something at the bottom of the pile. The funniest item in this basket is her bunny purse, which she has officially figured out how to put over her shoulder all by herself. Hmmmmm....Daddy must have taught her that one-LOL. We are still trying our best to get down to the pool every Thursday. Vickie loves to swim and it's good exercise for her mommy too. Jemma insists on coming along. She watches over Vickie in the water like a hawk....either that or waiting for her to drop her rubber duckie :)
Fall is officially here. I couldn't resist getting a few outdoor pics with all of the leaves but turns out Vickie doesn't like the sound they make when you step on them...I'm sure this will pass :) I did however, get her to hang out in her laundry basket instead. Thanksgiving was absolutely the best yet!!! Our first one with Vickie and many many more to come. We had G'ma Lamb, G'ma & G'pa Johnson, Auntie Gretchie and little cousin Merrick, Aunt Jess & Uncle Eric and our good friend Kevin join us for dinner. Vickie got to try out some mashed potatoes for the first time...which she was iffy about-she likes her carrots much more. I was pretty convinced that someone (like G'pa) must have slipped her some dessert because she didn't want the party to stop. Here's a video of her....at 2am!!! I was told that this is what happens when babies become overstimulated-lol.
She finally passed out but was up every hour until up for good the next morning at 7am. I figured she would be exhausted and cranky all day from lack of sleep...she was fine-that was mom :) After having a wonderful, lazy, 4-day long weekend...we finally were calmed down, tuckered out and ready for our week to begin.
Happy Halloween everyone! I'm loving this whole "first holiday" thing...so much fun having a little one to share the enjoyment with-even if she is still too young to understand the concepts. We originally ordered Vickie a monkey costume which ended up being way too big for her, she'll wear it next year. Fortunately, a girl I work with has a daughter only a few months older and had a costume she was trying to find a home for....so, here's my little lamb :)
She has daycare on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays so Dan went and picked her up, got her costume on and brought her by work to show off how cute she was. I'm pretty sure this was the first time she ever saw her mom wearing glasses too.
We had to stop by G'pa and Nanna's house for some trick-or-treating. Surprisingly, she was never afraid of Dan's mask...in fact, the thought it was pretty darn funny!
Our previous stroller just wasn't working out anymore. It was great for the first few months but the car seat fit into it with her facing backwards. She insists on looking forward now and it was all we could do to keep her from climbing out of it to see where she was going. Time to upgrade. We opted for a jogging stroller and she absolutely loves it....and boy is G'ma excited about it too. They typically go for 2 or more walks every day she comes out to watch Vickie.
We had a little get-together one night with G'ma Sue and G'ma & G'pa Johnson. We decided to let Vickie try a little of our baked beans.......OH BOY!!! To this day, I'm pretty sure this is her favorite food yet. There is so much more to try eventually but we couldn't resist getting a video of her :)
Vickie got her first bug...and a pretty bad one at that. She woke up a little stuffy and 2 days later could hardly breathe out her poor little nose. She had no fever and was still relatively in a good mood...so I went ahead and took her to daycare. Around 10am the daycare lady called me concerned because Vickie was having bloody noses and she wasn't sure what to do. I gave the doctor a ring and he told me to go ahead and bring her in. Over the next hour at work I looked online for possible causes and immediately calmed down. From what I read, unless the nose was flowing with blood, it was probably just a broken capilary. Perhaps I got a little too aggressive with the nose sucker. When I picked her up for her doctor's appointment, the amount of blood was definately exagerated but....
The doctor looked her over, no fever, no ear infection, not in her lungs...just wait it out and she'll get over it eventually. I took her home for the weekend. Not only was it her first time being sick, but we were also home alone all weekend while Dan was out of town. All that hoping and praying that I could take her pain away even worked! By Saturday morning, I was sick as well...and by Sunday night when Dan got home-so was he.
We are all feeling a lot better now, still a bit congested but MUCH better. Here is a video of Vickie's latest milestone...singing!!! Every time we get her into the car, she sings for us :) I figured this was the best video for this post considering the wonderful string of snot put on display at the end of it. Enjoy!!!
When we woke up in the morning, we measured about 13-14 inches. We figured we would go ahead and try to make it to work-what better way to test out our new Subaru in the snow.
We got almost to the highway when the back tire slid off the road. With a little help from our neighbors and Dan's will to succeed, we managed to get the car out and hit the road. We were only a few minutes late to work. We did, however, leave early so we could tackle the driveway again before it got dark.
It's amazing how the snow plows stop right at the county line. As soon as we got through Wickersham, the roads were nearly clear.
We woke up Wednesday morning to another 5-6 inches of snow and decided not to risk it...we promised the G'mas! So, we hung out at home and enjoyed Vickie's first "snow day".
Tuesday night we got a knock on our door from Eric, saying he was stuck. We probably could have pulled him out but decided that he should probably refrain from driving that day too. He was able to enjoy the snow day with us.
My car was SUPER happy that we didn't drive any where.
Dan and Eric decided they needed to build a man cave (snow cave) in the front yard. It didn't take them very long and the thing is huge! I then made them dinner and we called it an early night.
A very exciting day, but now that I've had my snow-fix, I am ready for spring!
In just a matter of moments, a full toy basket can be completely emptied out. It is neat to watch as she passes toys from one hand to the other, throws them across the room, tries to feed them to the cats or just squeels with joy rediscovering something at the bottom of the pile. The funniest item in this basket is her bunny purse, which she has officially figured out how to put over her shoulder all by herself. Hmmmmm....Daddy must have taught her that one-LOL.
I love it when they fall asleep in your arms :)
