Evie and the pets

So far, Priscilla is Evie's best pet friend... I caught her watching Evie sleeping this morning... Evie grabs Prissy when she meanders by, and Prissy doesn't seem to mind... Bunny runs away... Louie is tolerant while we are around to mediate, but usually wants nothing to do with her. She loves Louie though, she watches him all the time when he is running around or howling... however.. at least not yet I dont think the feelings are mutual.

Evie's ID card

I love the look on her face. "Wait, an ID card, you do know I am a baby right? Why do I need an ID? Do you have a problem with unidentified babies breaking into the pool?"

teasers

Here is our photographer's website. I can't wait to see the rest of the pics!! We'll share more as soon as we get the DVD.

http://melissaqphotography.blogspot.com/2009/07/sweet-pea.html

3rd Anniversary

3 years - wow, that was fast.....we had a lovely Thai dinner and celebrated quietly at home with champagne and Mario Kart...

We also had some carrot cake, just like on our wedding day. Only this time we didn't feed each other.....

and Louie had some tonight too, of course.

We had so much fun that day - thanks everyone for joining us and making it so awesome!! Can you say.....wooooorm race?

my, how things change.... I just found this video Jack recorded and I have to post it. Sorry, you almost got a baby free post there. So close!

Barton Springs

We took an afternoon to check out an Austin institution, Barton Springs Pool.. even though it was near 100 degrees, the water was cold cold cold. It is the 4th largest spring in Texas evidently. in the 20's they expanded it and added a concrete bottom which is covered with slippery algae.. The wikipedia page says topless sunbathing is permitted... (I would check with a more reputable source however.. it's no Hippie Hollow)

Barton Springs is not to be confused (as we unfortunately did) with the Barton Creek Greenbelt (which is completely dry)

Photos

We are getting some photos taken on wednesday... I am thinking we should do something like this:

Mother's Log III -

Stardate July 16, 2009

9) Sickness

On Sunday Jack got up with E.V. and took her to the nursery to change her diaper. Suddenly I hear Jack shouting..."Roxanne, get in here! There's something wrong with her eye! Roxanne!!"...so I rush in. She had some discharge from her eye and it literally crusted her eye shut. she couldn't open it. Jack was pretty freaked out. But I've seen this sort of thing before! It's exactly like when a kitten gets an upper respiratory infection, so I soaked it off gently with a warm water gauze. Poor girl.....but at least she was calm. poor daddy...he was not.

I took her to the doctor. See, she'd had this cough for about 3 weeks and, when we took her in last time they just talked about saline nasal flushes, steamy rooms occasionally, inclined sleeping, etc. I decided to take her in because of the eye discharge, but also she had an episode where she coughed so hard that she vomited. *sigh* I felt really bad.

Anyway, doc finally put her on systemic antibiotics and eye ointment antibiotics. Thank god. She felt better by the next morning. still coughing, but it's improving. No more eye discharge at all.

10) Hot hot errands:

So, we've had heat indices in the hundreds since June. Running errands with a baby already adds a whole new level of complication that I hadn't thought about. But the heat really throws a wrench in the works.

First of all - don't forget the diaper bag. I've done this too many times, and did so today of course :) I've taken to keeping some extra diapers in the car, but realized today that I should probably keep wipes in the car too.....hmmm, ahhh, duh.

The things I have to think about for running errands:

what direction is the sun facing? How do I orient the car seat/stroller so that the sun isn't in her eyes as we walk into the store?

where can i park that is close to the store, possibly in the shade? h aha ha ha hah a - that's my response in austin

and something i never thought about - i now try my best to park near a cart corral....so that when I get back OUT of the store, I can put the baby back and not have to walk more than 2 car lengths to put the cart away. 1) I don't want anyone stealing my baby, but that's easily solved with locking the car.....and 2) don't want to BAKE the baby. That's not as easily solved when it's this hot.

So, this is how I handle these dilemmas:
1) occasionally I have to walk the stroller backwards so that Evie's face isn't in the sun.
2) first thing I do is start the car and crank the AC
3) open all the windows to air out the car - this is pretty pointless on day's like today, BTW
4) put the groceries in the car
5) THEN put the baby in the car.
6) The cart sometimes goes into the nearest grassy knoll - something I used to think was rude and still feel bad about. Often times I'll grab a random cart on the way in and then replace it into same abandoned spot .... then I feel less bad.

11) POOPY DAY:

today was a lot of fun....she pooped so big it came out the front and the back of her diaper. awesome. I went to take off her onsie and found she had gotten poo up on her chest as well as her back. Our friend, Gabby, has coined these types of pooplosions a "Poonami"...aptly named. So it was bath time.

One thing you up-and-coming moms will learn is that breastfed babies (well, that's my experience so I won't speak to formula fed babes k?) poop like a relatively odorless, yellow green poo that's almost water. I have no idea if EV has had diarrhea ever...it always looks like that. doc says it's normal. They say it's supposed to look like mustard and have the consistency of cottage cheese.

JayZ said it best....

"Big poopin', cottage cheese...
big poopin', mustard seeds"

Anyway, once they're old enough to eat solids that changes. EV has started eating some rice cereal recently and doing well. Last night I added some applesauce baby food. she liked it too. Well, her poopies have started changing :(

Ah, my baby is growin' up

Hope you enjoyed this installment of the life and times of mama Roxanne....

later gators!!

Here are some additional pics I thought were cute:

here she is with her knit red hat on that Bonnie sent ....I thought it was sooo cute! Unfortunately, not needing it any time soon. But we'll be sure to have it along when we are in Wisconsin or St. Louis in winter!

here she is with her sunblock on....I have to put it all over her head of course. I thought she looked pretty funny.

And, she has been standing a lot lately. Isn't interested in rolling over or crawling, but very interested in standing every time she has the chance.

...on napping

...and as I watched in her swing, her whining coos became quieter, her swatting at her toys less energenic, I knew. E.V. was losing her battle against sleep.....and I could finally take a shower.

I want this!

The Avenging Narwhal Play Set!

On back of package:
For centuries, the narwhal was the great mystery of the sea. With the body of a whale and the horn of a Unicorn, many people believed that these fascinating creatures were harmless inhabitants of the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean. Recent studies, however, have exposed the secret agenda of these mysterious mammals and the true purposed of their extraordinarily long pointy tusks.
The studies revealed that millions of years ago, penguins, snow seals and koalas ruled the earth. For sustenance, they feasted upon whales, dolphins and other sea mammals to the point of near extinction. But the Narwhal went into hiding beneath the ice of the North Pole, biding their time, planning their revenge and sharpening their tusks. Finally, they reemerged, tusks gleaming with newfound magical power, and fought back against the adorable creatures that threatened their existence. The battle was long, and many Narwhal were lost, but their strong will and sharp tusks were enough to stave off the cute ones temporarily.
Now, once a year, in a continuous effort to keep their enemies at bay, the Narwhal leave their homes to embark on a treacherous migration to Antarctica in the hunt for baby penguins and seal pups. Many will not return…. Along their journey, they will spend time in Australia, swimming upstream to the inland habitat of the koalas, where they will actually leap out of the water to spear the deadly koalas from their perches high in the Eucalyptus trees.

"solid" food

We assembled our awesome high chair the other day (thanks so much aunts Barb and Arlene)
Evie enjoyed playing with the awesome high chair toy.Later on we got down to business and introduced Evie to some Milk and rice cereal which she seemed to enjoy.

whe ate the whole little bowl with just a little bit ending up on her cute face...

Here she is hamming it up in her crib... she loves grabbing her feet like this..
Now it is sleepy time!good night...

Homeopathic ER

This one is for Rx, who had to work for a homeopathic quack for a year cause it was the only job in town... Thank you honey, I hope it doesn't bring back too many bad memories.



No one does witty satire like the Brits.

chicken-to-go

Priscilla just couldnt get enought of the "chicken-to-go"
I stand by these purchases 100%.

talker

She has been very talkative lately (unfortunately at 2 in the morning sometimes)...