Today Rachel had her 15-month check-up at the pediatrician. Unfortunately there were shots involved -- the flu shot, along with DTaP. But Rachel did great. And no swine flu vaccine for Rachel since she actually had swine flu in September.
However, although her weight hasn't changed much, she is tall. She is 31 inches in length, but only 21 pounds 7 ounces.
And she has another ear infection. This is at least the third one in a year, which normally would cause the pediatrician to recommend visiting the ENT to discuss tubes, but she thinks her ear infection from September never totally cleared up because of the medicine she had to put her on at that time.
So she wants us to come back in a month to check the fluid in her ears and her weight. When she gets an ear infection she doesn't eat much for a few days, plus since she just got over being very sick at the end of September, it's possible she lost significant weight then so it will take her some time to catch back up.
Stay tuned for the update in a month.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Up it goes
Today the house went on the market...September 17, 2009.We have lived here over 6 years. But it's time to move up.
We have already signed a contract for a new house that will be built just a few miles from here. We are excited for a new neighborhood, a new house and hopefully meeting some new people.
The photographer came on Saturday to take pictures of the house - both regular photos and 360-degree photos to put on the web site and to use in the brochures. We will have brochures inside the house and outside on the For Sale sign for passers-by.
The market seems great - low inventory, especially in our neighborhood which we hear is a desired one, house prices increasing and the $8000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers. And we are really confident that our realtor will do a great job in marketing the house.
It's been a busy day of showings. The realty company calls my cell phone when a realtor wants to show the house, and the phone rang off the hook all day. We had one showing tonight between 6-7 so we went to dinner after picking up Rachel at day care to make sure the homebuyer and their realtor had time to look. While we were at dinner a call came in from our realtor who had another realtor and his client who were interested in seeing the house, but they knew it was after the 7PM cut-off. Sure, we said...the more, the merrier, plus we were still eating dinner.
We'll see what Friday and the weekend brings.
Wish us luck!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
One year check-up
Today we saw the pediatrician for Rachel's one year check-up. She weighed 20 pounds, 8 ounces and was 29 1/4 inches long. She can start drinking whole milk and eating eggs.
Hard to believe one year ago she was only 5 pounds, 6 ounces and was 18 1/4 inches long.
What a year it's been - starting day care, her baptism, first Halloween, first Thanksgiving, first Christmas, first wedding (cousin Kendra), and the first official Mother's Day and Father's Day for David and I.
Next check-up - October 16th when Rachel is 15-months old. We were given the ultimatum - Rachel needs to be walking by then, so we will be working on that. Stay tuned...
Hard to believe one year ago she was only 5 pounds, 6 ounces and was 18 1/4 inches long.
What a year it's been - starting day care, her baptism, first Halloween, first Thanksgiving, first Christmas, first wedding (cousin Kendra), and the first official Mother's Day and Father's Day for David and I.
Next check-up - October 16th when Rachel is 15-months old. We were given the ultimatum - Rachel needs to be walking by then, so we will be working on that. Stay tuned...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Almost there...
Today Rachel turns 11-months old. One more month until she is one. Boy has the time gone by fast.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
First Mother's Day
Today was a special day - my first official Mother's Day. Yes, last year when I was pregnant with Rachel really was my first Mother's Day, but this is the first one after she was born. It was a wonderful day - beautiful weather and an entire day spent with David and Rachel.
The day started with breakfast - waffles, bacon, orange juice and Hawaiian coffeee. YUM!
Then we went to the Leesburg Outlets. The weather was perfect and we wanted to spend the day outside. I also have been trying to update my wardrobe for the spring and summer and had some stores I wanted to check out.
We went to a number of stores like Carter's, Gymboree and Gap - are you noticing a trend? Nothing for Mom yet - all Rachel stores. But we did get her some cute shirts, pajamas and one piece outfits for her for day care.
Then we finally hit the stores for Mom - The Loft and Old Navy. A friend from college has been helping me pick out styles and colors of clothes that would look good on me. So I walked in to The Loft with my email print outs and pictures from the web site of clothes she recommended for me. Of course they had nothing I wanted, but it allowed me to focus on some other items that matched the styles and colors. I bought some really cute shirts that match with beige, brown, blue and white pants and felt great about my purchases.
We were there for over three hours. It was a great afternoon. Then it was off to church.
Our last stop of the day was Cracker Barrel for Sunday Chicken Dinner. It's one of my favorites. It's two chicken breast fillets dipped in fresh buttermilk and hand-breaded - served with a choice of two vegetables. YUM YUM!
I got some really special gifts too - flowers, cards, a gift certificate for a one-hour massage and a surprise gift from Tiffany's...a heart charm with "Mom" engraved on it. It is a charm that can be added to the Tiffany bracelet I already have. I also got a gift from Rachel she "made" at day care - a plaque with her hand print on the front and a poem on the back. I was so emotional opening that gift!
The day was really wonderful and I am so thankful to have the opportunity to celebrate Mother's Day. I have certainly celebrated the day with our dog before, but this year was extra special because of Rachel. It is a day I hoped for for a long time and never thought would come. I am really appreciative of everything I have and couldn't have asked for a better day.
I can't wait for next year!
The day started with breakfast - waffles, bacon, orange juice and Hawaiian coffeee. YUM!
Then we went to the Leesburg Outlets. The weather was perfect and we wanted to spend the day outside. I also have been trying to update my wardrobe for the spring and summer and had some stores I wanted to check out.
We went to a number of stores like Carter's, Gymboree and Gap - are you noticing a trend? Nothing for Mom yet - all Rachel stores. But we did get her some cute shirts, pajamas and one piece outfits for her for day care.
Then we finally hit the stores for Mom - The Loft and Old Navy. A friend from college has been helping me pick out styles and colors of clothes that would look good on me. So I walked in to The Loft with my email print outs and pictures from the web site of clothes she recommended for me. Of course they had nothing I wanted, but it allowed me to focus on some other items that matched the styles and colors. I bought some really cute shirts that match with beige, brown, blue and white pants and felt great about my purchases.
We were there for over three hours. It was a great afternoon. Then it was off to church.
Our last stop of the day was Cracker Barrel for Sunday Chicken Dinner. It's one of my favorites. It's two chicken breast fillets dipped in fresh buttermilk and hand-breaded - served with a choice of two vegetables. YUM YUM!
I got some really special gifts too - flowers, cards, a gift certificate for a one-hour massage and a surprise gift from Tiffany's...a heart charm with "Mom" engraved on it. It is a charm that can be added to the Tiffany bracelet I already have. I also got a gift from Rachel she "made" at day care - a plaque with her hand print on the front and a poem on the back. I was so emotional opening that gift!
The day was really wonderful and I am so thankful to have the opportunity to celebrate Mother's Day. I have certainly celebrated the day with our dog before, but this year was extra special because of Rachel. It is a day I hoped for for a long time and never thought would come. I am really appreciative of everything I have and couldn't have asked for a better day.
I can't wait for next year!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
10-months old
Today Rachel turned 10-months old.
She is growing and changing so much every day. She is on the move everywhere and is pulling herself up all the time - in her crib, in the pack 'n play, onto the dog bowl...anywhere she can. She has been eating more regular food - biscuits, pancakes, canned peaches, bananas, yogurt, mashed potatoes, green beans and waffles. She also loves eating her Gerber puffs and yogurt melts and still has some favorite baby foods like spring vegetables, macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes, pears and apricots.
She makes us laugh constantly and is always smiling. We are still so in awe of her every day - the simplicity of watching someone grow and learn is amazing. All the little things we take for granted everyday take on different meaning when you see a baby learning them for the first time. We continue to feel blessed and very thankful every day for her.
Happy Birthday Rachel!
She is growing and changing so much every day. She is on the move everywhere and is pulling herself up all the time - in her crib, in the pack 'n play, onto the dog bowl...anywhere she can. She has been eating more regular food - biscuits, pancakes, canned peaches, bananas, yogurt, mashed potatoes, green beans and waffles. She also loves eating her Gerber puffs and yogurt melts and still has some favorite baby foods like spring vegetables, macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes, pears and apricots.
She makes us laugh constantly and is always smiling. We are still so in awe of her every day - the simplicity of watching someone grow and learn is amazing. All the little things we take for granted everyday take on different meaning when you see a baby learning them for the first time. We continue to feel blessed and very thankful every day for her.
Happy Birthday Rachel!
Friday, May 1, 2009
May Day
Today is May 1st....May Day.
I was actually not familiar with what May Day is, so I did some research. Here is what I found - it is celebrated as World Labour Day:
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=may+day+history&page=1&qsrc=2105&ab=4&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2FCapitolHill%2F5202%2Fmayday.htm
I was actually not familiar with what May Day is, so I did some research. Here is what I found - it is celebrated as World Labour Day:
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=may+day+history&page=1&qsrc=2105&ab=4&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2FCapitolHill%2F5202%2Fmayday.htm
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