Do-It-Yourself Project:
Birthday Balloon Wreath
What You Will Need:
balloons - greening pins &
straw wreath (leave the plastic on)
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| Grandpa got to use it first on Dec 30th |
Everyone should feel special... especially on their birthday!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Money Saving Monday
Everyone should feel special... especially on their birthday!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Teething Tip
Gnawing on a cold or frozen carrot! Other tips... freezing a washcloth or putting an ice cube in a food net
There are still no teeth in that gummy baby mouth. And to be honest, I am okay with that! My mom told me that I was 12 months + by the time I finally got my first tooth. While this is an ideal situation for a nursing mama, I hope that her first grade teacher will have a tooth chart for her.
Getting my teeth later also meant that I lost my first tooth later too. I remember the AWESOME tooth train in Mrs. Griffy's kindergarten room. When you lost a tooth, you got to write your name on a paper tooth and put it in the train. I watched all year as my classmates filled the train with their white paper teeth. Sadly, by the end of the year, my name was never on the train.
I finally lost my first tooth when I was eating an apple some time during my first grade year but there wasn't a tooth train or anything fun for missing teeth. But like my mom did for me, I will make sure Aliyah feels special whenever that first tooth pops out...the funny the things you remember!
On a side note - when I taught 1st grade you better believe I had a VERY cool tooth chart (and song) for every kiddo with a missing tooth.
What did you use that helped with your teething babe???
Aliyah turned 8 months old yesterday
(same day as her YaYa's birthday)
There are still no teeth in that gummy baby mouth. And to be honest, I am okay with that! My mom told me that I was 12 months + by the time I finally got my first tooth. While this is an ideal situation for a nursing mama, I hope that her first grade teacher will have a tooth chart for her.
Getting my teeth later also meant that I lost my first tooth later too. I remember the AWESOME tooth train in Mrs. Griffy's kindergarten room. When you lost a tooth, you got to write your name on a paper tooth and put it in the train. I watched all year as my classmates filled the train with their white paper teeth. Sadly, by the end of the year, my name was never on the train.
I finally lost my first tooth when I was eating an apple some time during my first grade year but there wasn't a tooth train or anything fun for missing teeth. But like my mom did for me, I will make sure Aliyah feels special whenever that first tooth pops out...the funny the things you remember!
On a side note - when I taught 1st grade you better believe I had a VERY cool tooth chart (and song) for every kiddo with a missing tooth.
What did you use that helped with your teething babe???
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Real Food
Aliyah hasn’t been too impressed with the mushed & puree foods that started her food journey. She just seems bored to death by each spoonful and eats it as if every bite is a small favor for us. Her face always reads “Why are you shoving this mush into my mouth? I’m only eating this because I love you”
Then after about two (if we're lucky) bites her head turns to the side and her lips slam shut.
But because Aliyah is sitting up on her own, we have been giving her small bites of finger foods here and there like mangoes, eggplant, well cooked green beans and carrots, etc... even still, she picks it up, waves it around and then is completely uninterested. Every once-in-a-while she will stick something in her mouth, make a face and put it back down.
Since I am still breastfeeding, I am not too concerned and have come to grips with allowing Aliyah to tell us when she is ready... even though we have a freezer stacked of yummy home-made frozen mush for her... untouched *sigh*
Our girl had her first taste of real, honest-to-goodness people food this week. Tyler and I were sharing a plater of pulled pork. Aliyah started to show some interest in what we were doing so Tyler tore off a small piece and gave it to her.
It was the first time we have seen her fuss for MORE food. She leaned up to the table over and over with her little baby bird mouth wide open.
our sweet little carnivore washed it all down with a big girl cup of water (through a straw!)
These are my favorite experiences as a first time parent - the experimentation of giving your baby a new experience and the anticipation of her reaction. (especially when her reaction is a positive one!)
Then after about two (if we're lucky) bites her head turns to the side and her lips slam shut.
But because Aliyah is sitting up on her own, we have been giving her small bites of finger foods here and there like mangoes, eggplant, well cooked green beans and carrots, etc... even still, she picks it up, waves it around and then is completely uninterested. Every once-in-a-while she will stick something in her mouth, make a face and put it back down.
Since I am still breastfeeding, I am not too concerned and have come to grips with allowing Aliyah to tell us when she is ready... even though we have a freezer stacked of yummy home-made frozen mush for her... untouched *sigh*
Our girl had her first taste of real, honest-to-goodness people food this week. Tyler and I were sharing a plater of pulled pork. Aliyah started to show some interest in what we were doing so Tyler tore off a small piece and gave it to her.
It was the first time we have seen her fuss for MORE food. She leaned up to the table over and over with her little baby bird mouth wide open.
our sweet little carnivore washed it all down with a big girl cup of water (through a straw!)
These are my favorite experiences as a first time parent - the experimentation of giving your baby a new experience and the anticipation of her reaction. (especially when her reaction is a positive one!)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Aliyah Learns a New Trick
This little lady has us doing handstands just to see her smile. We have been singing and dancing... playing peek-a-boo and soooooooo big (which I still need to get on video). But tonight she did something we hadn't seen yet - she clapped her hands!
It is just plain silly how excited Tyler and I both get when she does something new. We have been singing the "clap your hands, clap clap your hands" diddy all week - I even heard it coming from the shower one night when I was rocking Aliyah before bed :)
Don't mind Tyler's singing or my attempt at Spanish...
She's cute as all get out
It is just plain silly how excited Tyler and I both get when she does something new. We have been singing the "clap your hands, clap clap your hands" diddy all week - I even heard it coming from the shower one night when I was rocking Aliyah before bed :)
Don't mind Tyler's singing or my attempt at Spanish...
She's cute as all get out
Monday, January 24, 2011
Money Saving Monday
It's been awhile, and I have a new and improved way of couponing!! my BINDER is a fabulous way to coupon and keep all those clipped papers organized, but with a sweet baby to keep me busy, clipping coupons was taking waaaaay too much of my time.
I get coupons every Sunday, and if I missed one week of clipping them, the papers really started to pile up. It quickly felt impossible to sit down and clip the huge stack I let build up. (I was cutting out every coupon if I thought I would use it or not... this is because I may not pay for an item that I have a coupon for, but if a deal came up where I could get it for free, I would use it - or donate it)
Now I only clip what I use because I am organizing the whole coupon insert that comes in Sunday's paper in a file box vs. organizing each separate coupon in my binder. This has been saving me so much time each week, it's unbelievable.
I was nervous to switch over from my binder to "the box" because I couldn't actually see the coupons without taking out each insert and flipping through it - but then I found this website: hotcouponworld - This is a coupon database where you can type in a word like "pepsi" and see if there are any coupons out there. Another website you could use is sundaycouponpreview - scroll down a little and on the right side you can choose from "categories" or "archives" to see what coupons are in past inserts.
To help with gathering coupons for my grocery runs and trips to CVS I use pennypinchinmom - she will match up the coupon inserts or list a coupon that you can print so that you can get the best deal. She has a coupon database on her website too and will post some fun freebries or other fun deals around the KC area.
I just started my box and do not have a perfected system yet, so if you are doing clipless couponing let me know your tips!
Here are some pictures to show my new system:
all inserts have a date on the crease - this RP (redplum) insert is from 1-2-11
there was also a SS (smartsource) insert that was in the same Sunday paper. I wrote the date on them so it is easier to see, paper clip them together, write the date on a sticky note, and file them together under 1-2-11
I file each insert by the date. I have an extra folder to put the weekly advertisements in as well. I label with the sticky notes so that I don't have to replace the folders.
I get coupons every Sunday, and if I missed one week of clipping them, the papers really started to pile up. It quickly felt impossible to sit down and clip the huge stack I let build up. (I was cutting out every coupon if I thought I would use it or not... this is because I may not pay for an item that I have a coupon for, but if a deal came up where I could get it for free, I would use it - or donate it)
Now I only clip what I use because I am organizing the whole coupon insert that comes in Sunday's paper in a file box vs. organizing each separate coupon in my binder. This has been saving me so much time each week, it's unbelievable.
I was nervous to switch over from my binder to "the box" because I couldn't actually see the coupons without taking out each insert and flipping through it - but then I found this website: hotcouponworld - This is a coupon database where you can type in a word like "pepsi" and see if there are any coupons out there. Another website you could use is sundaycouponpreview - scroll down a little and on the right side you can choose from "categories" or "archives" to see what coupons are in past inserts.
To help with gathering coupons for my grocery runs and trips to CVS I use pennypinchinmom - she will match up the coupon inserts or list a coupon that you can print so that you can get the best deal. She has a coupon database on her website too and will post some fun freebries or other fun deals around the KC area.
I just started my box and do not have a perfected system yet, so if you are doing clipless couponing let me know your tips!
Here are some pictures to show my new system:
all inserts have a date on the crease - this RP (redplum) insert is from 1-2-11
there was also a SS (smartsource) insert that was in the same Sunday paper. I wrote the date on them so it is easier to see, paper clip them together, write the date on a sticky note, and file them together under 1-2-11
I file each insert by the date. I have an extra folder to put the weekly advertisements in as well. I label with the sticky notes so that I don't have to replace the folders.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Jammies
HAPPY FRIDAY!! Yesterday was another great snow day spent in our jammies. It was extra special since Tyler got to stay home with us girls. Lots of snuggles, movie marathons and pizza on the couch.
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| matching polka dotty pjs and fuzzy socks |
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