Cousins

Rob's niece and nephew (6 and 5) are very cute with Sara. It's so funny to watch them with her. They LOVE helping change her diaper! Every time we see them, Abbie feels Sara's diaper to check if it feels full. "Ooh, it feels a little big! We need to change her!" And Mason always wants to use rash cream. I've tried to explain that she doesn't need it every diaper change, but he still wants to use it! Funny kiddos. We love living so close to them. We used to live only a few blocks away! Now we're a 15 minute drive. Still close, but I miss the walking distance days.

Playin'

Rollin'

After lots of practice....




...she finally did it!

Sneaky

When my nephew Mason was younger, he used to do this cute thing where he would sneak fruit snacks or other such pieces of food into his mouth while still sucking on his pacifier. Well Sara doesn't take a binkie, but she has been doing something similar. Recently I've noticed her sneaking her little fingers into the sides of her mouth while nursing! I usually take it as a sign that she's done eating, but I just think it's so funny!

Somebody found her feet

She's been doing this for a while now. Of course I think it's adorable. She actually started sucking on her big toe today. My youngest brother (who is 12 years younger than me) used to do that too, and my other younger brother (2 years younger) and I would call him "Sun Baby". It was his Super Hero name. I think he also had a blanket or something with a sun on it. We would tie it around him like a cape. His super power was sucking on his toes. Every time he sucked on them, we would say in a cartoonish, announcing a super-hero kind of way, "Sun BABY!" . . . . I know. Weird. But we were 12 and 10 and we thought we were pretty hilarious. We still do.

*CAUTION*

When using the microwave to soften butter, be sure to remove the foil wrapper first. I knew this, but still managed to catch the sparks and fire show yesterday. Good thing it was only set for 5 seconds...

Totally Looks Like

For as much as I loved this season of The Biggest Loser (and you know I did since this is the second time I've referred to it in a post), I really didn't like Ron and his sneaky conniving ways. So when I saw this comparison on totallylookslike.com, it like, totally made my day.

Also, if there's one thing I would never want to be compared to, it's Jabba the Hut. YIKES! (click on the word YIKES to see what I mean, and also to kill about another hour of your time.)

Food for thought

Is it wrong to eat a chocolate chip cookie while watching "The Biggest Loser"? --- It feels wrong.

Chew it over

Rob came home late and brought half a twix with him. While handing it to me he said, "You probably don't want to eat this right now, but here you go."

I guess he doesn't know me very well. -- The wrapper was empty 2 minutes later.

Mmmmmmm! Maybe THIS is why I got that cavity!!

Doctor Doctor, Gimme the News

Sara had a followup with her Cardiologist yesterday, but before I tell you what she said, let me first share a small anecdote about the technician who came in to do the EKG. Let me just paint a picture for you with these four phrases:

1. middle-aged (late 50's early 60's ish)


2. painted-on, and somewhat purple, eyebrows


3. fake-bake tan resembling that of Bob Barkers


4. short cut bleach blonde hair with the roots showing

She was a nice lady and all, but there was just something not quite right about her, you know? One fry short of a happy-meal? Got a screw loose? However you wanna spin it. Anyway to do an EKG (electrocardiogram) she puts all these round sticker things all over Sara's chest (about 12 of them) and then hooks up electric cords to those to do the test (totally painless, but looks crazy cause there's all these cords attached to her). When the test is done, all the stickers have to be pulled off, and let me tell you, they are SUPER sticky! Well this lovely technician lady made US pull them off! WHat? Hey lady, that's your job. She just left Sara lying on the table and said, "Alright, pick her up and pull the stickers off. She's all done." So I said something like, "You're gonna make us do it, huh?" And when Sara started crying because it hurt because the darn things are so sticky (like 10 times stickier than a bandaid) she just laughed and said, "That's why I want you to do it." -- that made me so mad! I think I just might be writing a letter of complaint to Primary Children's telling them parents should not have to do the job of the tech, or of anyone for that matter! Can you imagine if the lady who draws blood came in and said, "OK, here's the needle. Let me know when you've filled up all these little tubes." UHG!

Ok, so now for the good news. Sara's cardiologist said everything looks great! Her blood pressures on all 4 limbs are close together which is good, and from listening with a stethoscope the Doctor said everything sounds normal (well, normal for Sara at least. She still has a valve in her heart that is a bit off, but not enough to worry about. It's still functioning ok), and the results of the EKG were good, even if the tech was a dope. :) We don't need another appointment for another 6 months. At that one they'll do a few more tests that they didn't do at this one, like an Echo cardiogram. But for now everything looks great! Yay for Sara and her little heart!

Smiles

The Golden State

Our trip to CA was great! Sara did pretty well driving in the car. We only had to stop a few times to let her stretch her legs. She was kind enough to take a bottle while we drove, so we didn't have to stop for feedings. As long as somebody was sitting back there keeping her company while she was awake, she was okay. Luckily she slept a lot on the drive back, which made it much easier.

I am the only one of my siblings who doesn't live in California, so everybody came to my parents house the weekend we were there. It was great! Here's a family photo.

And some of our little family :)

I liked those big wooden doors behind us.




We tried to get a photo of the grandkids. Sara wasn't cooperating.

The Bumbo!

she makes this face (and others like it) a lot

loves to suck on her fingers! My mom and sister-in-law kept saying this means she's teething. I hope that's not true! I'm not ready for teeth yet!!

Sweetie baby Sara.

Ruined

While in my home land, Rob and I had our teeth cleaned and checked by my Dad (the best dentist in all of California). After looking at my x-rays, Daddy-dearest found something he's never seen in any of my x-rays before.

A CAVITY!!!

After 27 years of going without any, I got my very first cavity drilled and filled. It was a sad day. I was pretty proud of my no cavity mouth! And now it's gone forever, never to return.

After the dentist appointment, I walked through the door to my parents house and declared, "I'M RUINED!"

to which my sister replied, "I forgot how dramatic you are."

Me? Dramatic?! Never.