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My sister started a blog. :) Check out what it's like to be pregnant with twins (when you REALLY weren't expecting to be).

It's a Nephew...and a Nephew!!!

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh...yeah. When my sister breaks a streak, she REALLY breaks it. Yup...Becky is having twins. The best part is that they only saw one embryo when she had her internal ultrasound at her first doctor's appointment. I guess baby #2 was hiding behind his brother. I'm still trying to wrap my brain around this one...I can only imagine how Becky and Scott are feeling right now. But regardless, I think it's exciting (and I'm sure they will too...eventually). ;) So, congratulations Becky and Scott.

There's No Place Like Home...

As usual, I now need a vacation from my vacation. But I'm very much happy to be home. Not as happy as Abby though. She missed her crib. A lot. I guess the comfort of the Pack-n-Play just can compare to her comfy crib. Tired now...will blog more later. Hope everyone had a lovely holiday weekend. :)

Why is it...

That on the nights when I have a million things to do, Ed's not home and Abby decides to be difficult. As in, "if you even try to put me down I will cry as loudly as possible until you pick me back up!" Argh.

Photo Dump

I know, I've been a blog-slacker again. Actually, I haven't even been online at home for the past few days. Just been too busy with Abby and life to get upstairs to the computer. But, I'm off today and the baby is napping, so I can finally update. :)

Things have been same-old around here. I'm very sad that we're going to miss Jordan's birthday party. :( Back when I thought it was going to be on Saturday, we promised Ed's parents that we would go to their other house for the rest of the weekend. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get out of it, so we'll be sending a gift with Becky. Sorry, Val! :( That also means that I have to go to Hoopers Island this weekend. Which is so not what I feel like doing...especially with a baby in tow. Blah.

Here's some pictures that I finally got around to downloading. Enjoy. :)

Abby at her first softball game. And her last until we get a Sunday that's neither cold nor wet.



How we're usually greeted when we get her after a nap.

Abby in her walker...now that's she's finally big enough for it.

Playing at Aunt Becky's house on Mother's Day.

If you look really, really close (with a magnifying glass perhaps), you can see her two teeth.

Our newly rearranged, pro-baby living room.

Checking out the Ducky Tub. No more tears during bath time. Yay!

Eating her first Biter Biscuit in one of the mesh things. She loved it. :)

Ducky Tub

I followed Krystyna's advice and looked in Walmart after I failed to find an inflatable tub in-stock at BRU (I know...something out-of-stock at BRU...shocking!). Even though I generally hate Walmart, I had to love it today because I found the ducky tub! It's seriously just too darned cute. It even quacks. Now the trick is for one of us to actually inflate it so she can take a bath tomorrow night. Good thing we have a foot pump!

In other news, we finally have a real highchair! Mealtime was getting pretty pathetic. We were still putting her in a bouncer to eat her solids (when she was in the kitchen, we had her booster seat in the sunroom...it's just now always ideal conditions to feed her out there). Becky has had one for us for awhile, but it was never a good time to pick it up or when I was over there, I had too much stuff in my car to fit it in. Ed stopped by there today on his way back from the wedding rehearsal to pick it up. Yay! :) And then he decided not to go to the other thing he was going to go to tonight. Double yay! :)

Start Practicing Your Scream!

New Kids on the Block are coming to the Verizon Center on October 2nd! Woooooooooooooooooooo!!! Tickets go on sale next month! I'm so there!

I Got My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back...

It was definitely novel to be baby-free for a whole day, but I was oh-so-happy when I finally got to see her today. I missed her very, very much. And she was very happy to see me too. I got the biggest smile, giggles and happy/excited kicks. Yay. :) I'm on my own for most of the day tomorrow. Ed has a wedding rehearsal to go to during the afternoon...for a wedding that's still two weeks away. I know! Then he's supposed to go to a "reception" in the evening for one of his work peeps that got married in St. Lucia last month. Good times for him...boring times for me. At least I can play with my Abby-doodle.

Perhaps Abby and I will trek on over to BRU to get her an inflatable tub. Hopefully they carry inflatable tubs in store. I know they have them on their site, but I'm not sure if it will be there when we go. All of a sudden, Abby hates baths. She used to love them, but the past three times we've bathed her, it's been tears galore. I'm thinking maybe the baby tub is getting too small and uncomfortable for her. I'm still not ready to just plop her in the big tub yet, so we're going to try the inflatable one. Assuming I can find one I don't have to pay shipping for. I hate to pay for shipping!

And for my fellow bargain hunters, I got cheap ice cream today. Walgreens had their Ben and Jerry's on sale, buy one get one for a penny, this week (through tomorrow). If you go to Smartsource.com, there should be a coupon for $1 off 2 that you can print twice (or at least it was there last week). I got my B&J's on for about $1.75 each. Yeehah.

Happy Birthday To Me!

Yup, 31 is here. Definitely not nearly as traumatic as 30 was. Just another year closer to the next horrible milestone. ;) Thanks Val, Kathy, Meg and Becky for the birthday wishes (in one form or another). :)

The real trauma of today is the fact that we're spending our first night without Abby since she was born. :( My MIL has been chomping at the bit to get her overnight for months now, so I finally gave in so Ed and I could go out for my birthday. We had a nice dinner and he took me out for ice cream. Woohoo. Now I just miss my baby. But, it's good to get her used to spending the night without us on occasion. It will do all three of us good. We talked to his mom around 7:30 and she had just fallen to sleep. She was a good girl all day, so that makes me feel a little better. I'll be happier when I'm back with her tomorrow.

Randomness

-Stupid cable has been down, so I haven't been able to get online at home for a couple of days. Blah.
-My first Mother's Day was pretty good. Exhausting, but good. Abby and I made four stops in one day. The best was my sister's house for a mother's day cookout...yummy food and good company. Ed did good with the gift...I got a gift certificate to a spa. Woohoo!
-I was right about tooth number two being right behind the tooth number one. It popped up the next day. :)
-My birthday's in two days. I'll be old plus a year. Heh. I'm over the 30-thing now...it is what it is. You're only as old as you feel (although some days I feel pretty darned old).
-I got my driver's license renewed today. It was actually pretty painless. The new MVA express up this way is quick and easy. I could have done it by mail, but dumb me forgot about it until it was too late to mail it in. Oh well, at least now I can mail it next time instead. :)
-That's all...I'm tired and I have to load the dishwasher before I go to bed. Or else I'll be washing bottles by hand in the morning. So not going to happen!

7 Months!

And yet another month flies by. I can't believe how big my little baby is getting. I remember when I could hold her in one arm...not anymore! But she's still such a good baby. She's curious about everything and loves to play with whatever she can get her hands on. She sits up on her own like a pro and rolls all over the place. She's been babbling away and Ed and I are both trying our best to get her to say either "mamamamama" or "dadadadadada" (it depends on who's talking to her). I know we still have a little time before we get to that, but it's fun to try. ;) She's now eating solids three times a day and she's started on meat dishes at night. She's all about anything with chicken right now. And we've discovered the joy of puffs.

And for a monthday present, Abby got...her first tooth! Woohoo! She's been a little grumpy the past few evenings and now we know why. It's the one on right side (if you're looking at her) in the center bottom. That toothless grin that I love will be gone before I know it. But, she'll be eating real foods before I know it too. I have a feeling that the other bottom one will be along shortly as well.

Here's her official monthday picture:

No worries, she wasn't going around all day yesterday in bare legs. She was actually in her jammies all day because she was over grandma's house and grandma likes to keep her in the sleepers. I just liked this dress and she'll probably won't have a chance to wear it out, so I put her in it to take the picture. :) Ed keep getting her to smile, but we couldn't time the smile with the camera. This was the best one we could get. But I like it. :)

Another Half Weekend

Yup...had to work another Saturday. Blah. It wasn't too bad though...I had our spring "Teacher Open House," so that kept me busy for most of the day. Not that many teachers showed, but I only do what the company says I have to do. At least it made the day fly by.

When I got home yesterday, Ed had just put Abby down for a nap. He was watching her in the monitor and when I came and said hello to him, he saw Abby's head pop up at the sound of my voice. So I had to go get her and cuddle her for awhile (not that I minded in the least). I love getting her out of her crib...as soon as she sees me or Ed she grins from ear to ear and starts to giggle. It's the little things in life.

After she had a little snooze, we went to Kohl's and to one of the Timonium garden centers. We got some stuff for Abby and a large azalea bush for his mom for Mother's Day. I was supposed to get my mom a couple of hanging baskets for Mother's Day, but she called me today and said that she went out and bought them herself because she saw one that she loved. Grrrrrrrrrrrr. But, she gave me another idea, so I'll just have to work on that instead.

Speaking of Mother's Day, I thought I had bought all the Mother's Day cards we needed the other day, but then I realized that I forgot to get grandmother cards from me and Ed. Too many cards this year...everything is doubled because of the baby. Heaven forbid anyone doesn't get a card just from Abby. Plus, Ed still has to buy me cards (it's my first Mother's Day after all, I must insist that I get my cards). We should own stock in Hallmark.

Today was okay. Ed had softball early, so Abby and I opted to stay home and snooze instead. We went to Target to get a couple of things and then played for awhile. I even managed to get a few things done around the house. We even lowered her crib, which we've been meaning to do for awhile. It was still on the first setting. At least we don't have to cover her Ocean Wonders Aquarium with the bumper pad anymore (not that it stopped her from playing with it once she figured out how to get it out of the way...we only had it like that she she didn't hit it with her head while she slept). She's getting so big. It's a little sad, actually.

Claire and Daddy

Hehehe...cute, short video of my Claire-Bear and Scott. Listen closely...she gets a little excited at the end and misses a couple of numbers.:)