That's right - Blah's all around. It turned out that Emma has an ear infection. It is so nice that she is able to communicate with me now, as I thought she just had a cold. However, I stayed home with her on Tuesday as she (and Tim and I) did not get much sleep. That morning, she was holding her ears and saying "Owie, Owie Mama" and crying. So - that was a pretty good hint that it was an ear infection - Thanks Em! I was able to get her into the doctor that morning and she was starting medication by noon. It was a pretty low-key day with another round of Cinderella, some Dora, and a 3.5 hour nap for Emma! (and an hour nap for me :-) By that night with the help of some Tylenol, she was up to some of her old antics.... following me around with that yellow chair of hers and dancing around the house. It was so good to see. It is very hard to see your little ones sick. Luckily, this is her first bout with an ear infection and with medication of any sort.
However, her recent cold has led her to some bad habits - i.e. picking her nose - GROSS! I understand she has some crusty stuff in there now and she HATES to have her nose wiped, but gross. So, now Tim and I are constantly saying "Emma - finger OUT OF YOUR NOSE!" When she is lucky enough to do it without us watching, she will bring the dried crusty nose stuff to us and say "Here Go" and place it on our hands. Nice, just what we want. Tuesday morning she was in bed with me and at around 5:00 am, she kept saying "Here Go" and trying to hand me dried crusty nose stuff. Which, it was dark and I could not see - until the next morning. Right where she was laying was a bunch of dried crusty nose stuff. Yuck. No wonder Tim and I got the cold, right?
She went to daycare yesterday and had a pretty good day AND another 3.5 hour nap. Her eating isn't back to normal yet and she is still a little down, but for the most part, she is doing okay.
HOWEVER, now Tim and I have colds - which leads to the Blah's through the house. Not bad colds yet and I am really hoping it does not evolve into more. We have plans to go out on Saturday with friends to our favorite restaurant Phils, so hopefully we are back to normal.
Also on Saturday - we are test driving cars - YEAH! It was decided with gas prices constantly getting higher and the possibility of $4/gallon gas this summer, that I needed a better car to drive to work in. So, we are looking at either a Toyota Yaris or a Corolla. They both get about 35 -40 mpg highway, which is double what I get now in the Envoy. However, I cannot get the fun of looking for a new car cloud my judgement. It needs to be big enough for 2 carseats and either groceries or a double stroller! I love looking for new cars. The Yaris has a fun interior I think and is a new Toyota car, but the Corolla is nice too. If anyone has any opinions, please let me know.
On that note - I am off to clean. More Blah's through the house.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Quick update
Sorry for the long time in-between posts. The Heuer house has been pretty busy until recently when Emma caught a cold. Now, it is full of Cinderella and cuddling the baby that usually never wants to be cuddled. She got it yesterday and was very whiny and always wanting Mama. Tim stayed home with her today (as we had no daycare) which was a good thing anyway as she was in no state to go to daycare. Now, we are discussing tomorrow. Since she really doesn't have a fever, we are thinking if she has a good night, we are sending her and I will be on standby. If it is a rough night for all, I will stay home with her. It is so hard to see the little one sick as she is usually so active and rambunctious. Now, she just wants to lay on you and watch Cinderella, which is a good movie, but 3 times in 3 days is a lot. I really don't want to be the bad Mom that sends her kid to daycare when she is sick, but I sometimes think she does better for others than she does for me. Tim said she was not nearly as whiny today with him as she was when I got home. Plus, maybe seeing her friends will make her happy. I don't know. It is always a guessing game. We will see what tonight brings. With that - I am off to bed.
Monday, February 18, 2008
The sneaky girl...
I know I alluded to it in the past, but Emma has new-found freedom. Not only in her little yellow chair that she constantly is dragging behind her, but her sneakiness. She is starting to hide things - such as candy or gum - or find something she is not supposed to have and then run away from me as fast as she can so I cannot catch up (which, thankfully for me, I still can :-)
She has a stash of gum hidden SOMEWHERE and I still don't know where. She took it out of my purse the other day and now it is gone. First, for the record, she loves gum. Probably because I never let her have it. But, she does not get that one should not swallow it. I know the old wives tale of gum not digesting for 7 years is not true, but still - she does not need gum yet. Anyway - so she has her stash and every once in a while, she will be walking around with a piece of gum in her mouth, smiling like the cat that ate the canary. "Emma - where did you get that gum?" "Gum, Mama?" As she smiles and runs away as fast as she can.
The other day, her and Kaylee were playing and Kristen and I were talking in the kitchen. All of a sudden, it was too quiet - a NOT GOOD QUIET. Then, Kaylee walks into the kitchen with a sucker. Which prompts me to go to the living room where Emma is sitting on the kid-size chair with candy wrappers around her and eating a piece of chocolate. NICE. Then - she runs away as fast as she can.
It is that way with everything. Magazines she has ripped pages out of, my make-up bag she is in, any other trouble she is creating. She looks up at me, cocks her eyebrow and smiles then runs away as fast as she can.
It is a good thing she is cute :-)
Now - on a somber note, I found out that a college friend of mine has passed away unexpectedly. We used to party together in college, he was in our group I guess you would say, so wherever our parties were, he was there. We would talk a bit at the parties and in the dorms as he was roommates with other friends of mine. Plus, he went with me to pick out my snowboard. We weren't close, but still friends. It is horrible - you just don't expect this stuff to happen. Although I think the last time I saw him was at my or Megan's wedding, it still doesn't stop my head from turning and wheeling around about all of this. It just makes me sad.
So - this is to Josh - It was great to know you and party with you. You are in a place now where Metallica is always playing and the motorcycles are fast. The next time I can drink - it will be in memory of you.
She has a stash of gum hidden SOMEWHERE and I still don't know where. She took it out of my purse the other day and now it is gone. First, for the record, she loves gum. Probably because I never let her have it. But, she does not get that one should not swallow it. I know the old wives tale of gum not digesting for 7 years is not true, but still - she does not need gum yet. Anyway - so she has her stash and every once in a while, she will be walking around with a piece of gum in her mouth, smiling like the cat that ate the canary. "Emma - where did you get that gum?" "Gum, Mama?" As she smiles and runs away as fast as she can.
The other day, her and Kaylee were playing and Kristen and I were talking in the kitchen. All of a sudden, it was too quiet - a NOT GOOD QUIET. Then, Kaylee walks into the kitchen with a sucker. Which prompts me to go to the living room where Emma is sitting on the kid-size chair with candy wrappers around her and eating a piece of chocolate. NICE. Then - she runs away as fast as she can.
It is that way with everything. Magazines she has ripped pages out of, my make-up bag she is in, any other trouble she is creating. She looks up at me, cocks her eyebrow and smiles then runs away as fast as she can.
It is a good thing she is cute :-)
Now - on a somber note, I found out that a college friend of mine has passed away unexpectedly. We used to party together in college, he was in our group I guess you would say, so wherever our parties were, he was there. We would talk a bit at the parties and in the dorms as he was roommates with other friends of mine. Plus, he went with me to pick out my snowboard. We weren't close, but still friends. It is horrible - you just don't expect this stuff to happen. Although I think the last time I saw him was at my or Megan's wedding, it still doesn't stop my head from turning and wheeling around about all of this. It just makes me sad.
So - this is to Josh - It was great to know you and party with you. You are in a place now where Metallica is always playing and the motorcycles are fast. The next time I can drink - it will be in memory of you.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Happy Valentine's Day! (A day late..)
Happy Valentine's Day! We had a lovely day yesterday. Emma and I went to the library so I could pick up my next book for Book Club. The library also has a bit of an atrium (is that the right word?) that has trees, plants, waterfalls, etc. Emma LOVED running around there and throwing coins into the fountains for wishes. We have not been outside much lately due to the cold and at daycare, someone has always been sick, so they have not been out either.
Then we went to Kowalski's and planned a Valentine Supper for the 3 of us. It consisted of Garlic Ciabatta bread, Shrimp Cocktail, Snow Crab legs, and Garlic Parmesen noodles. It was GREAT!
We had a small photo shoot yesterday, which is where these pictures were taken. Emma really enjoyed wearing her bathing suit and really likes wearing her boots. Those are all she wants to wear now. Which, is okay, I suppose. They give her a bit more protection in the cold.
I had the midwife appointment today - it was fabulous! We were able to hear the heartbeat, which is normal. It finally seems as though this pregnancy is real. That probably sounds funny, but for some reason hearing the heartbeat solidified it - there is something incredibly tiny in there. I believe it is about 2.5 inches long now - fingers & toes are separated, eye buds, ears are forming. Pretty cool. I was surprised they had to do all the same testing as they did the first time. I was kind of hoping to skip out of the blood tests and stuff, but that does not happen. My official due date is September 7! Anyway - all was good there.
This weekend we are heading to the cabin. Both Tim and I have Monday off for the holiday, so we are leaving tomorrow afternoon when he is done with class and coming back Monday. Emma is incredibly excited as she can go fishing. Hopefully I will get some digital scrapbooking done and can get caught up with all I want to do before the baby is born.
Here is Emma staring out the window and following Tim's every movement while he was plowing snow. She would stand right up to the window and use the window crank as her microphone. "Hi Daddy - Daddy! Daddy!" over and over and over again.
Here she is being a little stinker on her chair. This chair is now her window to the tall world and she rarely travels anywhere in the kitchen without it. Apparently I did create a monster with her doing the dishes as I gave her the idea to stand on chairs and reach stuff that she is not supposed to. Here she is trying to get into the Valentine cookies I bought for her. Now Tim and I really have to be aware of moving everything back on the counters so even with her chair, she cannot reach it. It has reached the point a few times where Tim and I hid the chair as she is either in our way or constantly getting into stuff that she is not supposed to. As you can imagine, that is not received well by the little one.
Who would think that this innocent little girl could get into so much trouble??
Then we went to Kowalski's and planned a Valentine Supper for the 3 of us. It consisted of Garlic Ciabatta bread, Shrimp Cocktail, Snow Crab legs, and Garlic Parmesen noodles. It was GREAT!
We had a small photo shoot yesterday, which is where these pictures were taken. Emma really enjoyed wearing her bathing suit and really likes wearing her boots. Those are all she wants to wear now. Which, is okay, I suppose. They give her a bit more protection in the cold. I had the midwife appointment today - it was fabulous! We were able to hear the heartbeat, which is normal. It finally seems as though this pregnancy is real. That probably sounds funny, but for some reason hearing the heartbeat solidified it - there is something incredibly tiny in there. I believe it is about 2.5 inches long now - fingers & toes are separated, eye buds, ears are forming. Pretty cool. I was surprised they had to do all the same testing as they did the first time. I was kind of hoping to skip out of the blood tests and stuff, but that does not happen. My official due date is September 7! Anyway - all was good there.
This weekend we are heading to the cabin. Both Tim and I have Monday off for the holiday, so we are leaving tomorrow afternoon when he is done with class and coming back Monday. Emma is incredibly excited as she can go fishing. Hopefully I will get some digital scrapbooking done and can get caught up with all I want to do before the baby is born.
Here is Emma staring out the window and following Tim's every movement while he was plowing snow. She would stand right up to the window and use the window crank as her microphone. "Hi Daddy - Daddy! Daddy!" over and over and over again.
Here she is being a little stinker on her chair. This chair is now her window to the tall world and she rarely travels anywhere in the kitchen without it. Apparently I did create a monster with her doing the dishes as I gave her the idea to stand on chairs and reach stuff that she is not supposed to. Here she is trying to get into the Valentine cookies I bought for her. Now Tim and I really have to be aware of moving everything back on the counters so even with her chair, she cannot reach it. It has reached the point a few times where Tim and I hid the chair as she is either in our way or constantly getting into stuff that she is not supposed to. As you can imagine, that is not received well by the little one.
Who would think that this innocent little girl could get into so much trouble??
Monday, February 11, 2008
A new week
Happy Monday everyone!
What a great weekend I had. Well, first I had a bout of morning sickness that was NOT enjoyable. I was not sure for awhile if I had the flu or if it was the baby reminding me of his/her presence. However, now I am pretty sure it was the baby. I know that morning sickness is supposed to be good - however, try telling that to the person who is super nauseous. (Okay, I have no idea how to spell that word.) It was nice that Emma could spend a little time with "Kisten" so I could get some food in my stomach and take it a bit easy.
My parents came up for a Valentine party on Friday. The girls had a great time! All of our parties now include song & dance time. The girls rocked out to "Itsy Bitsy Spider", "I'm a little tea pot" and "The Hokey Pokey" to name a few. It is so fun to see them dancing and twirling around. They needed it after the candy, cupcakes, and more candy they ate.
Friday night was book club at my house! So nice to see my friends and discuss book and other various topics. One main topic was childbirth and pregnancy, since everyone had to remind me what I was in store for again - ha! I strongly recommend our book to all blog readers "The Thirteenth Tale" By Diane Setterfield. For all in the Durand area, I am sure it will be floating aroud in a few weeks once my sister is done reading it. It was one of those books for me that I could not put down.
Saturday was the Mall of America and maternity clothes shopping - already. For some reason the clothes that I currently have make me shudder. I really only have a need for pants now, but I guess I was so ready to be done with them the first time around that I am NOT looking forward to wearing them the second time around. Thank goodness for Old Navy and some cheaper, yet somewhat stylish, maternity clothes. Mom, the Kellogg's and Emma came for that lovely experience, although the little girls REALLY enjoyed the Disney Store. Nana bought Emma a Cinderella doll which she loves. Rella is constantly with Emma, getting a new diaper, eating plastic food, and enduring many hugs and random conversation. Very cute.
Sunday was a nice low-key day. With the cold weather and Tim around, we just hung around the house. It was very nice. I just wish we could get the monkey to sleep in later! She is always up around 6:15. Too early in my book!
Otherwise, this week is busy. Tim is traveling to Cincinnati, I have my midwife appointment!!, and Valentine's Day. No, Tim and I do not really celebrate Valentine's day. We buy cards and that is pretty much it. Although, I think I do tell him every year that if he feels the need to buy me something - go with it. Except if it is another ice-fishing shack. I think we have like 4 of those already at the cabin!
Time for bed - more later. (sorry, I am not proof-reading it either. My eyes are droopy!)
What a great weekend I had. Well, first I had a bout of morning sickness that was NOT enjoyable. I was not sure for awhile if I had the flu or if it was the baby reminding me of his/her presence. However, now I am pretty sure it was the baby. I know that morning sickness is supposed to be good - however, try telling that to the person who is super nauseous. (Okay, I have no idea how to spell that word.) It was nice that Emma could spend a little time with "Kisten" so I could get some food in my stomach and take it a bit easy.
My parents came up for a Valentine party on Friday. The girls had a great time! All of our parties now include song & dance time. The girls rocked out to "Itsy Bitsy Spider", "I'm a little tea pot" and "The Hokey Pokey" to name a few. It is so fun to see them dancing and twirling around. They needed it after the candy, cupcakes, and more candy they ate.
Friday night was book club at my house! So nice to see my friends and discuss book and other various topics. One main topic was childbirth and pregnancy, since everyone had to remind me what I was in store for again - ha! I strongly recommend our book to all blog readers "The Thirteenth Tale" By Diane Setterfield. For all in the Durand area, I am sure it will be floating aroud in a few weeks once my sister is done reading it. It was one of those books for me that I could not put down.
Saturday was the Mall of America and maternity clothes shopping - already. For some reason the clothes that I currently have make me shudder. I really only have a need for pants now, but I guess I was so ready to be done with them the first time around that I am NOT looking forward to wearing them the second time around. Thank goodness for Old Navy and some cheaper, yet somewhat stylish, maternity clothes. Mom, the Kellogg's and Emma came for that lovely experience, although the little girls REALLY enjoyed the Disney Store. Nana bought Emma a Cinderella doll which she loves. Rella is constantly with Emma, getting a new diaper, eating plastic food, and enduring many hugs and random conversation. Very cute.
Sunday was a nice low-key day. With the cold weather and Tim around, we just hung around the house. It was very nice. I just wish we could get the monkey to sleep in later! She is always up around 6:15. Too early in my book!
Otherwise, this week is busy. Tim is traveling to Cincinnati, I have my midwife appointment!!, and Valentine's Day. No, Tim and I do not really celebrate Valentine's day. We buy cards and that is pretty much it. Although, I think I do tell him every year that if he feels the need to buy me something - go with it. Except if it is another ice-fishing shack. I think we have like 4 of those already at the cabin!
Time for bed - more later. (sorry, I am not proof-reading it either. My eyes are droopy!)
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Welcome the nap...
While I sit here typing, Miss Emma is up in her crib doing everything possible to avoid her nap. If it were me, I would LOVE the nap - but not for little ones. Oh no- they must delay the nap as long as absolutely possible. She is singing the ABC's, the Cinderella song, yelling for me, and playing with her toys that she has up there. It has been about 15 minutes - yikes. However, she WILL fall asleep. I need her to so I can work out, shower, do the dishes, and clean my house. Yup that's right - she is going to take a 4 hour nap - haha! After her nap, we are going to make Valentine's Cards! We went to Walmart and bought paper, glue, glitter and stickers for cards. It should be messy - but fun.
We have a fairly busy weekend coming up. My parents are coming up tomorrow for a small Valentine party for the girls. Then, since my Dad has a bowling tournament, my Mom will be staying with us for the weekend. I want to get some shopping done and just relax. It should hopefully be a nice weekend although cold.
Tonight I am heading to a party at my friend Megan's and tomorrow night I am hosting book club! Yeah! I look forward to that.
Otherwise, really nothing else is going on. I have my doctor's appointment next Friday and I am incredibly excited for that! Tim wants to make sure there is only one heartbeat :-) Twins would be a lot to handle - but they don't run in either family so I am really not worried about that.
Here are some pictures of Emma's day-to-day activities. Nothing too excited, just big things in her world... her dollhouse and her paints. She is quite the artist (and apparently the paints taste real good.)
okay - she is STILL awake. It usually never takes her this long to fall asleep. This could be bad....
We have a fairly busy weekend coming up. My parents are coming up tomorrow for a small Valentine party for the girls. Then, since my Dad has a bowling tournament, my Mom will be staying with us for the weekend. I want to get some shopping done and just relax. It should hopefully be a nice weekend although cold.
Tonight I am heading to a party at my friend Megan's and tomorrow night I am hosting book club! Yeah! I look forward to that.
Otherwise, really nothing else is going on. I have my doctor's appointment next Friday and I am incredibly excited for that! Tim wants to make sure there is only one heartbeat :-) Twins would be a lot to handle - but they don't run in either family so I am really not worried about that.
Here are some pictures of Emma's day-to-day activities. Nothing too excited, just big things in her world... her dollhouse and her paints. She is quite the artist (and apparently the paints taste real good.)
okay - she is STILL awake. It usually never takes her this long to fall asleep. This could be bad....
Monday, February 4, 2008
Peek-a-Boo, Dollhouses, and more apples for Bob
Everything is going very well at the Heuer house. It has been nice to be able to get outside lately, Emma continues to be fun, and Tim and I are doing fine. Although, Tim is not feeling too well at the moment. Let's hope it is not the flu!
Emma has been such a joy lately. What a great age! They are so many times when I think, man, she cannot get any cuter. Of course, then (like tonight) there are times when I think - kid, just go to bed :-) What a great Mom, eh? She continues to talk about Bob and Apples and whenever we go outside, we have to check out the tracks and see if Bob is there. Coincidentally, we have been seeing Bob lately and his lady friend - walking around and enjoying the nice weather. It has been nice to get outside and go for short walks. I look forward to it warming up so we can continue with that.
She has been really into hiding lately - which has made my heart stop a few times when I cannot find her right away. Good thing for me that she either starts laughing or squirming so I can find her within a few seconds (which feel like minutes). Last night she was in the bathtub and wanted to play peek-a-boo with the shower curtain. So, she pulls the shower curtain in front of her and I pretend I cannot find her, which makes her laugh hysterically. I look in drawers, the closet, etc. then start asking Tim - "Tim - have you seen Emma?" To which Emma replies "No Mama!" (while she is still hiding. I laugh and ask Tim again, "Tim - is Emma by you?" More giggles and a "No Mama!" Ahh - that kid!
Her favorite question now?? "Doing?" Constantly - over and over "Doing Mama?? Doing Dada?" She will wake up and call for me - so I go to her room to get her up. Right away when I walk to her room - "Doing Mama?"
She loves playing with my make-up and is very quick at getting it when I am not looking. I think purple is her color - don't you?
And her babies - constantly carrying her babies with her - in her crib for naptime, right next to her chair for lunch - everywhere. Each day we dress them, give them baths, etc. She is a very good Mommy.
The little Monkey washing dishes yesterday morning. Tim said I have probably opened up a huge can of worms with this one, but she wanted to help and it is about time she starts earning her keep!
Baby #2 is good. Bones are hardening, getting bigger each day and gaining weight. Apparently the baby could be sucking his/her thumb already and if it takes after the big sister, it probably already is.
I had some alone time on Sunday which was much needed. I went shoe shopping - YEAH! I have discovered after bringing out my maternity clothes that I need new shoes. So - I bought 3 pair. I couldn't resist and anyway, I am pregnant and I can do that - right? But, the good news is that for 3 pair of shoes, they only cost $57 total. WHAT A BARGAIN!!
I leave you with a picture of Emma after her bath. She kept saying Potty, potty, potty, so finally I put her on the potty. But then, she was cold, so I had to put the towel around her, then she needed a story, blah blah blah. I think she was just avoiding going to bed. But, the picture turned out pretty cute.
Happy days!
Emma has been such a joy lately. What a great age! They are so many times when I think, man, she cannot get any cuter. Of course, then (like tonight) there are times when I think - kid, just go to bed :-) What a great Mom, eh? She continues to talk about Bob and Apples and whenever we go outside, we have to check out the tracks and see if Bob is there. Coincidentally, we have been seeing Bob lately and his lady friend - walking around and enjoying the nice weather. It has been nice to get outside and go for short walks. I look forward to it warming up so we can continue with that.
She has been really into hiding lately - which has made my heart stop a few times when I cannot find her right away. Good thing for me that she either starts laughing or squirming so I can find her within a few seconds (which feel like minutes). Last night she was in the bathtub and wanted to play peek-a-boo with the shower curtain. So, she pulls the shower curtain in front of her and I pretend I cannot find her, which makes her laugh hysterically. I look in drawers, the closet, etc. then start asking Tim - "Tim - have you seen Emma?" To which Emma replies "No Mama!" (while she is still hiding. I laugh and ask Tim again, "Tim - is Emma by you?" More giggles and a "No Mama!" Ahh - that kid!
Her favorite question now?? "Doing?" Constantly - over and over "Doing Mama?? Doing Dada?" She will wake up and call for me - so I go to her room to get her up. Right away when I walk to her room - "Doing Mama?"
She loves playing with my make-up and is very quick at getting it when I am not looking. I think purple is her color - don't you?And her babies - constantly carrying her babies with her - in her crib for naptime, right next to her chair for lunch - everywhere. Each day we dress them, give them baths, etc. She is a very good Mommy.
The little Monkey washing dishes yesterday morning. Tim said I have probably opened up a huge can of worms with this one, but she wanted to help and it is about time she starts earning her keep!Baby #2 is good. Bones are hardening, getting bigger each day and gaining weight. Apparently the baby could be sucking his/her thumb already and if it takes after the big sister, it probably already is.
I had some alone time on Sunday which was much needed. I went shoe shopping - YEAH! I have discovered after bringing out my maternity clothes that I need new shoes. So - I bought 3 pair. I couldn't resist and anyway, I am pregnant and I can do that - right? But, the good news is that for 3 pair of shoes, they only cost $57 total. WHAT A BARGAIN!!
I leave you with a picture of Emma after her bath. She kept saying Potty, potty, potty, so finally I put her on the potty. But then, she was cold, so I had to put the towel around her, then she needed a story, blah blah blah. I think she was just avoiding going to bed. But, the picture turned out pretty cute.
Happy days!
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