Our Three Kitties - Cordelia, Charlie (looking very wide and irritated), and Cow Kitty :)
16.12.05
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that my car was sick. Well, technically it still is. I took it in to the dealership later that day and they kept it over the weekend and then called me on Monday with a list of things that needed to be fixed. The big problem is a $600 control module that needs to be replaced. Thankfully, that is covered by my extended warranty!
I also needed new brake pads and a new master cylinder cap (do i sound like i know what i'm talking about?) - not covered under the warranty. Oh well! I also need a new battery, but no way was I going to pay to have them replace it! That we can do ourselves. I did get an oil change though, for good measure. Anyway, the $600 part had to be ordered from somewhere else, so they fixed the rest of it and I brought it home.
They were supposed to call me when the part came in (within one week). They didn't, however. I called yesterday and they said, "Oh yeah. That's already come in." Thanks. So, I've made an appointment for Monday to have the rest of the work done. Soon my car will be well again. And I feel quite justified in having bought the extended warranty!
This car is only four years old and it's a Honda, but apparently no car is safe in my hands. Oh well... :)
I also needed new brake pads and a new master cylinder cap (do i sound like i know what i'm talking about?) - not covered under the warranty. Oh well! I also need a new battery, but no way was I going to pay to have them replace it! That we can do ourselves. I did get an oil change though, for good measure. Anyway, the $600 part had to be ordered from somewhere else, so they fixed the rest of it and I brought it home.
They were supposed to call me when the part came in (within one week). They didn't, however. I called yesterday and they said, "Oh yeah. That's already come in." Thanks. So, I've made an appointment for Monday to have the rest of the work done. Soon my car will be well again. And I feel quite justified in having bought the extended warranty!
This car is only four years old and it's a Honda, but apparently no car is safe in my hands. Oh well... :)
14.12.05
In case you were wondering, I have the smartest baby in the world. :o)~ She figured out how to put the pacifier in her own mouth today. Now, if you're anti-pacifier, then just pretend I'm talking about something else and be excited with me...
We went to the grocery store this morning and she fell asleep while we were there. After we were done and on the way home, she woke up and I heard something that sounded like the pacifier falling out of her mouth. I thought that was a bit odd since I hadn't put the pacifier *in* her mouth, and then I promptly forgot about it. When we got home and I went to take her out of the car, there it was - in her mouth!
I was almost certain that I had not put it there and I just sat and stared at her, trying to decide if I was crazy or if she had done it herself. As if to clear the matter up for me, she took it out and put it back in a couple of times while I watched! I was so excited and proud of her that I almost cried! Such a big girl...!
We went to the grocery store this morning and she fell asleep while we were there. After we were done and on the way home, she woke up and I heard something that sounded like the pacifier falling out of her mouth. I thought that was a bit odd since I hadn't put the pacifier *in* her mouth, and then I promptly forgot about it. When we got home and I went to take her out of the car, there it was - in her mouth!
I was almost certain that I had not put it there and I just sat and stared at her, trying to decide if I was crazy or if she had done it herself. As if to clear the matter up for me, she took it out and put it back in a couple of times while I watched! I was so excited and proud of her that I almost cried! Such a big girl...!
12.12.05
Another day, another diaper... We had a fun weekend with Grammie in town for half of it. Doug and I actually got to go out and have some coffee alone on Friday night while Grammie stayed home with the baby monitor (lila was already in bed for the night). It was so nice to just get in the car and leave. No packing or loading or double-checking. Just walked out the door! It was also nice to have some time to talk without being interrupted or distracted by Lila.
Earlier on Friday evening, all four of us went out to Texadelphia for dinner and Lila provided the entertainment. She was doing the funniest things with her lips and tongue. I can't even describe it, but it was all very cute and I so wish that we'd had the video camera with us. I've tried to get it on camera since then, but Silly Head hasn't done it for more than a few seconds at at time since that evening. Oh well - we will remember how cute it was anyway! :)
Earlier on Friday evening, all four of us went out to Texadelphia for dinner and Lila provided the entertainment. She was doing the funniest things with her lips and tongue. I can't even describe it, but it was all very cute and I so wish that we'd had the video camera with us. I've tried to get it on camera since then, but Silly Head hasn't done it for more than a few seconds at at time since that evening. Oh well - we will remember how cute it was anyway! :)
9.12.05
Grammie (a.k.a., Irene - Doug's mom) is coming to visit today. Lila is, I am sure, very excited! Grandparents are the coolest, after all. :)
Have I mentioned here that Doug has kidney stones? Well, he does. He passed one a couple of weeks ago and they sent him for a CT scan to see if there were any more. Turns out he's got a few of them lurking around in there. In both kidneys. So now they are doing tests to see if they are being caused by some sort of metabolic disorder.
If not, and this is most likely, they will just tell him to start drinking lots of water. As for what to do about the ones that are already in there, they haven't decided. One of them is rather large, so I don't think he'll be waiting to pass it on his own. They'll probably do that zappy thing to break them apart. Sounds exciting. Or not.
Have I mentioned here that Doug has kidney stones? Well, he does. He passed one a couple of weeks ago and they sent him for a CT scan to see if there were any more. Turns out he's got a few of them lurking around in there. In both kidneys. So now they are doing tests to see if they are being caused by some sort of metabolic disorder.
If not, and this is most likely, they will just tell him to start drinking lots of water. As for what to do about the ones that are already in there, they haven't decided. One of them is rather large, so I don't think he'll be waiting to pass it on his own. They'll probably do that zappy thing to break them apart. Sounds exciting. Or not.
7.12.05
Lila and I are staying quite busy! Between social gatherings, lunch dates, and errands, we're out and about every day. Thankfully, we are through out and abouting for today because it's *freezing* out there. Literally! At the moment, it's only 32 degrees and wet. That means that the streets will soon be dangerous and we all know that people (especially in austin) don't know how to drive in wet/icey weather!
I'm excited that it's almost Christmas, but I also feel like the month is passing too quickly! I feel like we're going to get our tree put up just in time to leave town for the holiday and then it will all be over. Maybe I'll put out some decorations this evening and start playing Christmas music. Sometimes it bothers me that time seems to pass so quickly now that Lila's here!
I'm excited that it's almost Christmas, but I also feel like the month is passing too quickly! I feel like we're going to get our tree put up just in time to leave town for the holiday and then it will all be over. Maybe I'll put out some decorations this evening and start playing Christmas music. Sometimes it bothers me that time seems to pass so quickly now that Lila's here!
5.12.05
This kid gets smarter by the day! Just in the past couple of days, she's started trying to roll over to get at a toy with both hands! :) She's all smiles when you talk to her and play with her. She still doesn't laugh out loud a lot, but we do get an occasional chuckle. We're reading books to her more often now. It's kind of funny though - she is very interested in the books at night, but during the day she doesn't really get into it.
Sometimes I just read my books out loud to her. She still gets the benefit of my voice and increased vocabulary exposure (don't i sound like an ambitious mommy), but I don't have to continue losing brain cells. The fact that she's trying to roll over is exciting, but also slightly scarey. That means she'll be mobile soon and we'd better get the house child-proofed (at least the lower third of the house)!
Sometimes I just read my books out loud to her. She still gets the benefit of my voice and increased vocabulary exposure (don't i sound like an ambitious mommy), but I don't have to continue losing brain cells. The fact that she's trying to roll over is exciting, but also slightly scarey. That means she'll be mobile soon and we'd better get the house child-proofed (at least the lower third of the house)!
2.12.05
Okay, so apparently the apple juice worked. Lila let it aaallllll go a little while ago. I think she knew I was considering the Prune Juice Torture and decided to comply with my poop demands. She LOADED UP one diaper while I was feeding her, so we rushed to the bedroom and got her all changed and cleaned up without a major mess.
I went to wash my hands and by the time I came back she had let loose a fair amount into the new diaper! So, we went through all the changing and cleaning again. She should feel much better after all that! :o)~
I went to wash my hands and by the time I came back she had let loose a fair amount into the new diaper! So, we went through all the changing and cleaning again. She should feel much better after all that! :o)~
My car is very sick. I think it needs an ambulance. :( A little while ago, I woke Lila up from a nap (poor girl!), put a jacket on her (also known as 'baby torture'), put her in her car seat with a nice warm blanket, loaded her into the car, got in myself, and started the engine. Before I could do anything else, the car gave a kind of hiccup/lurch/thing and the Check Engine light came on.
I thought, "Oh! I'd better look that up in the owner's manual when I get home." I put the car in reverse and backed out of the driveway. In the street, I put the car into drive, and... as I said, my car is very sick. It is working well enough that I was able to get it back into the driveway. Very sad. The good news is that I have the 7 year, 100,000 mile warranty so anything wrong with it *should* be covered!
I thought, "Oh! I'd better look that up in the owner's manual when I get home." I put the car in reverse and backed out of the driveway. In the street, I put the car into drive, and... as I said, my car is very sick. It is working well enough that I was able to get it back into the driveway. Very sad. The good news is that I have the 7 year, 100,000 mile warranty so anything wrong with it *should* be covered!
Another week gone... and it's December now! Can you believe it?!? It has now been 5.5 days since Lila pooped again (not counting a juicy toot on Tuesday). I talked with a nurse at her doctor's office earlier in the week who suggested I start giving her juice. So she's now getting one ounce of apple juice, twice per day. She's had it four times now, with no results.
If something doesn't happen by this evening, then I think we'll be picking up some prune juice. I started with apple juice because it tastes better and we already had some, but we may have to bring out the big guns! I remember being forced to drink prune juice as a child - yuck! I think I'll start with mixing it with the apple juice to try and make it more palatable. Who knows though, she might even like it! :)
If something doesn't happen by this evening, then I think we'll be picking up some prune juice. I started with apple juice because it tastes better and we already had some, but we may have to bring out the big guns! I remember being forced to drink prune juice as a child - yuck! I think I'll start with mixing it with the apple juice to try and make it more palatable. Who knows though, she might even like it! :)
30.11.05
All's well on the baby front this week. And the baby back. I still have the cutest baby in the world! Right now she's looking particularly stylish in her little Longhorn polo onsie. :) She still likes to look at the baby in the mirror, but not as much as she likes to play with this musical flowers toy she has. Right now she's licking it...
She seems to think that Mommy and Daddy are pretty fun to play with too. Sometimes she'll just stare at me for a long time like she's mesmerized - it's really sweet! I thought it would be too early for her to show a real interest in books, but I've been reading them to her anyway. However, she's already staring at the pictures and reaching for the books!
She's still refusing to do much head lifting for us, but we at least know that she *can*. She does really like to be held sitting up so that she can look around freely.
She seems to think that Mommy and Daddy are pretty fun to play with too. Sometimes she'll just stare at me for a long time like she's mesmerized - it's really sweet! I thought it would be too early for her to show a real interest in books, but I've been reading them to her anyway. However, she's already staring at the pictures and reaching for the books!
She's still refusing to do much head lifting for us, but we at least know that she *can*. She does really like to be held sitting up so that she can look around freely.
27.11.05
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