You know about the exersaucer.

You've seen the undersaucer.

Now, introducing the outersaucer!

Another Week Down!

Leah is feeling better and is a completely different baby than she was last weekend. Joe's parents are in for a visit and watched Leah for us on Friday. She was happy to show them her new skills and show off her pearly white (just one).

I am part of a mom's message board. I get a lot of advice and ideas there, but it is also a source of support which new parents need sometimes. Every Friday people come out of the woodwork with hilarious confessions. It is kind of our own version of "Post Secrets". Here are a few of my recent favorites:

When baby eats grahm crackers she's a huge ball of goo by the time she is done. I give her a quick wipe down but then I set her on the floor for the dog to finish off... they both seem to enjoy it. :)

Baby girl is walking around with my bra in her mouth and I won't take it away from her because she's being quiet.

Last night I put baby into the bathtub with poop crust on her (she just pooped and I half wiped her off with the diaper). My husband came home during bath time and for some unkwown reason shoved his face in the tub and blew bubbles for her. It took me a few minutes until I told him that there were floating feces.

The last one cracks me up!!

If you need a good cry, like sometimes women do, or if you are interested in a very touching "story", check out this blog. You might want to start here. I would add it to the list of links on the left, but my throat closes up every time I read his blog so I will post the link just once to share with you all.

Ehem...

We have an announcement to make. Leah has her first tooth! If you're lucky she will let you feel it. Just the corner is through right now, but that explains some of the fussiness over the weekend. It is the right, front tooth on the bottom. Say good bye to that gummy smile. :(

The Saga Continues

Leah's rash:

The House

So, the cherry on top of this week has been that Leah has been running a fever since Friday. It has come down today, but she is sure fussy.

We never posted any pictures of the house, so here they are. We finally have some weather that I'm not afraid to go outside in. Our house is on a 0.26 acre lot, which is a good size for our area.

The flowering plant (I'm not sure what it is) is the high point of the landscaping at this point. The low? The dirt patch. We really need to fix that and stop bringing the neighborhood down.

Just like what would happen to anyone moving into a new house, we have big plans for fix ups and projects. Our time is a little constrained now with a baby and all, but we dream big! Maybe one day we will get this house just the way we want it - and NOT move!

I hope everyone had a chance to enjoy the summer weather this weekend. I can't believe it is the middle of May already.

My Wednesday

When you read this, put yourself in my shoes. One person, two arms, one baby.

Wednesday at lunch I went to get gas and ended up needing to get my car jumped because it wouldn't start. So, I called the dealership to take it in that evening and they have an Enterprise at the dealership next to them. When I left work I had to get my car jumped again. At this point, I decided no A/C, no radio. I just want to make it to the dealership.

Picked up Leah, stopped by the house to get the stroller, went to the dealership. Now comes the tricky part - the car seat swap. How was I supposed to take the baby & the car seat to the rental place? A salesman came out to help and in the flustered state I ended up locking my keys in the car.

About this time I realize I don't have the diaper bag - no food, no formula, no diapers. It's 6:00 and Leah usually eats at 5:30. Long story short, I got the rental car, had Leah in the stroller while I put it in the car, she cried the whole way home. Jenni came over & we got her fed, she took Leah for a walk while I ran back up to the dealership w/ my spare key.

Wednesday was a very long day!

Happy mother's day!

This was a full week for us. Leah is now officially 8 months old! She is just a bundle of joy. She loves to pull up and is starting to cruise.

Saturday we celebrated Anna's first birthday. It is hard to think that she has come so far is just 12 months. She is a doll and looks a lot like our sister Emma when she was a baby.

AND - It looks like we will have a new nephew in September, Pete & Melissa are having a boy! Congratulations!

A Collection

- Congratulations to Pete & Melissa, who are expecting their second child in September! We are very excited for them - they are both wonderful with babies and children.


Leah can:
- Pull up. She just started doing this and it is amazing how when she learns how to do something, she does it over and over. Playing with her toys on the chaise has become her new favorite thing to do.

- Crawl. The threshold between the kitchen & living room has been a boundary that she set for herself. Thursday, I was in the kitchen getting dinner ready and this is what I turned around to find:

I guess she's not scared of the linoleum anymore.

- Say da, ba, nee, wow, and bow. Wow and bow are the funniest because she puckers up her lips when she says them.

- Feed herself some things. She is getting good. Pretty soon we will start moving to table food and away from baby food.


- Drink from a sippy. She is finally starting to get this one down. Straws are still a challenge for her.


- Leah is trying to whistle. Grandpa started her on this when we were out in California. Joe was whistling to her earlier this week and she was giving it her all. She puckers up her lips, then she lets out a squawk - like that's how she thinks it happens. It is very cute to watch.