Here's my thousand words for this post.
...Ha Ha! You didn't think I'd let you off that easy, did you?
Strap in, ladies and gents! And make sure you take a quick potty break. Go ahead and grab a snack while you're up too; you'll be lucky if we make it to the end of this post in less than 1,000 words.
Obviously, a lot has been going on while I've been ignoring my blog. My parents came to town on Valentine's Day and spent a week with us. I knew I'd have extra hands around and planned the menu accordingly, by stuffing it chock-a-block full of Pioneer Woman recipes. Needless to say, this week we're all suffering from butter withdrawals...until Joe and Emily come to visit in a few weeks.
As usual, Mom and Dad's visit felt way too short. We mostly just hung out around the house and made delicious food with side trips to the grocery store for more beer and butter or out to eat for lunch. Let's not even mention the bakeries (yes, that's plural).
Oh yeah, Grandma and 'Appaw' got to spend a TON of time with the girls too. Audrey really bonded with both of them this time; she and Grandma G. were thick as thieves and spent morning, noon and night together. Audrey also discovered that she can get her Grandpa to do anything she wants. Apparently my Papa's a push-over when it comes to beautiful girls because I'm pretty sure Bailey's got him wrapped around her little finger too. I tell you, that kid can sense someone who has a healthy appreciation for naps!
Before my parents left, we did take a day trip to see some of the local scenery. Don't ask me where exactly we went because I wasn't driving the 15-passenger van. All I know is that I was in charge of making sure we didn't starve to death between meals and we somehow ended up in Walla Walla for lunch.
I was really sad to see my parents go; the older I get (and the more children I have) the more I appreciate them as parents and really wish we were closer to them. This is also the first time we've parted and don't know for sure how long it'll be before we see each other again. They're planning on being here for Audrey's birthday in July, but I really want to get out to Mtn. Home before then and it's seeming less and less likely since I'd have to travel alone with two kids. My stomach churns at the mere thought of it.
Speaking of stomachs, you may have noticed my unwarranted fear of starvation between meals appears to be spiraling out of control lately. And all I can say is: I. am. starving. I don't know if it's because my stomach is no longer displaced by my watermelon of a uterus or because I'm burning extra calories by breastfeeding, but I am always ravenously hungry. And if you've been witness to my eating habits lately, that's a pretty incredible feat. But seriously, this starvation thing...it scares me. Please send butter.
As long as we're talking about things that frighten me, the Gunniwolf is now a month old. How did that happen? She's starting to look more like a baby and less like a helpless newborn. She can hold her head up like nobody's business and during the three or four hours when she's not eating or sleeping, she's trying to move around as much as she can. I have a feeling she's going to be my little athlete.
Audrey, meanwhile, still retains all the natural grace she got from her mother. She seems to be taking more of a route towards being a scholar...a scholar who really likes to accessorize. The biggest news in the world of the Dragon right now is that we're starting to entertain the idea of potty training. To date (and I know you're just DYING for this information) Audrey has pooped twice and peed once in the potty. This is good news! I have a feeling, like every other milestone she's passed, she's just going to have to think about it for a really long time until she decides she's got it all figured out. Then it'll be go time! In other words: don't whip out the big girl undies just yet...Lil A's got some thinking to do.
In other potty-related news, Audrey has officially passed another milestone to be documented in the baby book. A few days ago, Audrey was running around in her diaper before getting changed into her pajamas. Mostly she was hamming it up in the living room, but would occasionally disappear for a few minutes at a time. (she's like a social boomerang--she might leave the party for a few minutes, but she always comes right back) On one of these return trips I noticed her tugging at her diaper and wasn't surprised when she decided to just 86 it right then and there. What I was surprised to see was the world's biggest turd laying on the floor. We're talking baseball-sized, here. I think my jaw hit the floor. Way to go, kid--you've taken entertainment to an entirely different and more disgusting level.
I guess that's as good a note as any to end on. I'd hate for you to starve to death while trying to finish this post.
Obviously, a lot has been going on while I've been ignoring my blog. My parents came to town on Valentine's Day and spent a week with us. I knew I'd have extra hands around and planned the menu accordingly, by stuffing it chock-a-block full of Pioneer Woman recipes. Needless to say, this week we're all suffering from butter withdrawals...until Joe and Emily come to visit in a few weeks.As usual, Mom and Dad's visit felt way too short. We mostly just hung out around the house and made delicious food with side trips to the grocery store for more beer and butter or out to eat for lunch. Let's not even mention the bakeries (yes, that's plural).
Oh yeah, Grandma and 'Appaw' got to spend a TON of time with the girls too. Audrey really bonded with both of them this time; she and Grandma G. were thick as thieves and spent morning, noon and night together. Audrey also discovered that she can get her Grandpa to do anything she wants. Apparently my Papa's a push-over when it comes to beautiful girls because I'm pretty sure Bailey's got him wrapped around her little finger too. I tell you, that kid can sense someone who has a healthy appreciation for naps!
Before my parents left, we did take a day trip to see some of the local scenery. Don't ask me where exactly we went because I wasn't driving the 15-passenger van. All I know is that I was in charge of making sure we didn't starve to death between meals and we somehow ended up in Walla Walla for lunch.I was really sad to see my parents go; the older I get (and the more children I have) the more I appreciate them as parents and really wish we were closer to them. This is also the first time we've parted and don't know for sure how long it'll be before we see each other again. They're planning on being here for Audrey's birthday in July, but I really want to get out to Mtn. Home before then and it's seeming less and less likely since I'd have to travel alone with two kids. My stomach churns at the mere thought of it.
Speaking of stomachs, you may have noticed my unwarranted fear of starvation between meals appears to be spiraling out of control lately. And all I can say is: I. am. starving. I don't know if it's because my stomach is no longer displaced by my watermelon of a uterus or because I'm burning extra calories by breastfeeding, but I am always ravenously hungry. And if you've been witness to my eating habits lately, that's a pretty incredible feat. But seriously, this starvation thing...it scares me. Please send butter.
As long as we're talking about things that frighten me, the Gunniwolf is now a month old. How did that happen? She's starting to look more like a baby and less like a helpless newborn. She can hold her head up like nobody's business and during the three or four hours when she's not eating or sleeping, she's trying to move around as much as she can. I have a feeling she's going to be my little athlete.Audrey, meanwhile, still retains all the natural grace she got from her mother. She seems to be taking more of a route towards being a scholar...a scholar who really likes to accessorize. The biggest news in the world of the Dragon right now is that we're starting to entertain the idea of potty training. To date (and I know you're just DYING for this information) Audrey has pooped twice and peed once in the potty. This is good news! I have a feeling, like every other milestone she's passed, she's just going to have to think about it for a really long time until she decides she's got it all figured out. Then it'll be go time! In other words: don't whip out the big girl undies just yet...Lil A's got some thinking to do.
In other potty-related news, Audrey has officially passed another milestone to be documented in the baby book. A few days ago, Audrey was running around in her diaper before getting changed into her pajamas. Mostly she was hamming it up in the living room, but would occasionally disappear for a few minutes at a time. (she's like a social boomerang--she might leave the party for a few minutes, but she always comes right back) On one of these return trips I noticed her tugging at her diaper and wasn't surprised when she decided to just 86 it right then and there. What I was surprised to see was the world's biggest turd laying on the floor. We're talking baseball-sized, here. I think my jaw hit the floor. Way to go, kid--you've taken entertainment to an entirely different and more disgusting level.I guess that's as good a note as any to end on. I'd hate for you to starve to death while trying to finish this post.
2 comments:
Thank goodness her picture is so cute because that is one heck of a story!
Make sure you're getting enough water...sometimes a desire to eat is caused by dehydration...however, I've never had a living being exit my body so it may be something I know nothing about :-)
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