Yesterday was the first time I have driven in about four months (we have moved to NJ since then). Freddy picked us up and dropped himself off at work. I know how to get around from his office, but that's about it. I called him after lunch to see when he wanted me to pick him up. He said to go home and he would call me when he was ready. I told him I couldn't since I don't know where we live ... really! I went shopping near his office instead (Noelle got some cute, new outfits).
I do know how to get home from the PATH or Lightrail (aka trains). Give me a car and I am lost. Freddy has told me a few times, but my brain doesn't absorb this information.
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Mommy Faux-Pas
So since I have been a mommy, I have made many faux-pas. Here are a few...
1. On Friday, I went out to lunch with another mommy at a NON-KID friendly restaurant. While at lunch, Noelle was grunting away and made a stinky. I had to change her diaper on the floor (with the changing pad) - no changing table. I normally keep the little odor plastic bags with me, but I changed diaper bags and forgot to put them in. It was a level 8 diaper. I put the smelly, level 8 diaper in the garbage. It immediately left an odor in the bathroom. Whoops!
2. Noelle is so hungry when she wakes up in the morning. She screams if I try to change her diaper, so I normally feed her first. Today she got up at 6:00am. At 9:30am, I was feeding her for the second time and thought - gee I never changed her diaper. Whoops! It was so heavy. She is such a good baby (but I probably gave her diaper rash).
3. I attempt to go to the gym three times a week (feel guilty if I don't since we are paying uber $ for a gym membership that I HAD to have and now have no desire to go - locked in for one year). Noelle is normally so good at the daycare. I work out for about 30 minutes (but very worth the money), so she is not away from me for long. Sometimes I drop her off when I know she is tired. She CRIES and CRIES. The daycare ladies are so nice and just hold and rock her. They think she misses me. I probably should let her nap and then workout...
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
1. On Friday, I went out to lunch with another mommy at a NON-KID friendly restaurant. While at lunch, Noelle was grunting away and made a stinky. I had to change her diaper on the floor (with the changing pad) - no changing table. I normally keep the little odor plastic bags with me, but I changed diaper bags and forgot to put them in. It was a level 8 diaper. I put the smelly, level 8 diaper in the garbage. It immediately left an odor in the bathroom. Whoops!
2. Noelle is so hungry when she wakes up in the morning. She screams if I try to change her diaper, so I normally feed her first. Today she got up at 6:00am. At 9:30am, I was feeding her for the second time and thought - gee I never changed her diaper. Whoops! It was so heavy. She is such a good baby (but I probably gave her diaper rash).
3. I attempt to go to the gym three times a week (feel guilty if I don't since we are paying uber $ for a gym membership that I HAD to have and now have no desire to go - locked in for one year). Noelle is normally so good at the daycare. I work out for about 30 minutes (but very worth the money), so she is not away from me for long. Sometimes I drop her off when I know she is tired. She CRIES and CRIES. The daycare ladies are so nice and just hold and rock her. They think she misses me. I probably should let her nap and then workout...
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Calls are coming in!
I submitted Noelle's information to a couple of modeling agencies this week and we are already getting calls! We have an interview on Monday. I am so excited! Most of the gigs are in Manhattan which will be perfect. Wish us luck! Notre Dame will be paid for by her 1st birthday!
Also she got her ears pierced yesterday. She was SOOOOO upset. I think I cried for longer. It's so weird. I am not normally an emotional / crying person. However, if my daughter is upset - let the waterworks flow! I was a little worried that piercing her ears would affect her modeling gigs...but who cares! She is so cute - everyone will still want her.
Yeah Baby Noelle!
PS: Milestones - she slept on her side last night. She also was trying to copy me when I held up my pointer finger.
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
Also she got her ears pierced yesterday. She was SOOOOO upset. I think I cried for longer. It's so weird. I am not normally an emotional / crying person. However, if my daughter is upset - let the waterworks flow! I was a little worried that piercing her ears would affect her modeling gigs...but who cares! She is so cute - everyone will still want her.
Yeah Baby Noelle!
PS: Milestones - she slept on her side last night. She also was trying to copy me when I held up my pointer finger.
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Sleep...
I love sleep. Pre-baby, I would sleep 8-10 hours every night. I NEED my sleep. Freddy, he can sleep six hours every night and be fine. He feels that he operates better on six hours vs. eight hours. Noelle has taken after her daddy. I think I could sleep more than Noelle in a 24 hour period. She goes to bed at 9pm and wakes up at 6:30am (could vary from day to day). She takes a couple of naps - only lasting one hour each. I give her plenty of opportunities to take more naps, sleep longer. Nope - she doesn't want to miss a thing. My mom tells me that when I was little she would say "Kimmey, time for bed." I would go to bed without a fight and fall right asleep. Hmmmm...I think Noelle will be a fighter when it is bedtime:)
Wish us luck today - Noelle is getting her ears pierced (for real this time). Stay tuned for pictures.
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
Wish us luck today - Noelle is getting her ears pierced (for real this time). Stay tuned for pictures.
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
HUGE Milestones!
Noelle is so wonderful! She is rolling over tummy to back and back to tummy. She is definitely mobile. She is also sitting up on her own. Yesterday we put her on her tummy and a toy out of reach. She was inch-worming her way towards it. SO CLOSE TO CRAWLING... No teeth yet, but she is a drooling monster. She still only likes bananas and rice cereal. However, if I put a little bit of spinach in her rice cereal - she doesn't notice (but just a wee bit).
Story of the day... I didn't realize that I was "nesting" when I was preggo. I did go through a can of Pledge per month. Since Noelle blessed us with her presence, I don't think I have touched the Pledge. Freddy was so patience. We did really clean a lot (mostly him since I could not move around my big belly). Note to self...clean.
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
Story of the day... I didn't realize that I was "nesting" when I was preggo. I did go through a can of Pledge per month. Since Noelle blessed us with her presence, I don't think I have touched the Pledge. Freddy was so patience. We did really clean a lot (mostly him since I could not move around my big belly). Note to self...clean.
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
Friday, April 2, 2010
Dear Doctor...
Dear Doctor:
I know I am supposed to fatten up my daughter, but what do you do when all she wants to eat are B - A - N - A - N - A - S? One day she likes eggplant, the next day not so much. I try oatmeal cereal (for babies)... the next day she won't open her mouth. Our little girl is smart. I start feeding her bananas and when she isn't looking, I switch the food. She sticks out her tongue to taste it before opening her mouth. I also tried Jessica Seinfeld's book ideas about adding healthy ingredients. Didn't work! I tried putting Greek yogurt in her bananas...nope.
Today I am making sweet potatoes with a hint of avocados. Wish me luck!
Yummy list:
-bananas
-rice cereal
-sweet potatoes
-carrots
-apples
-pears
Sometimes list:
-eggplant
-oatmeal
Icky list:
-peas
-and everything else when she feels like being a picky eater
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
I know I am supposed to fatten up my daughter, but what do you do when all she wants to eat are B - A - N - A - N - A - S? One day she likes eggplant, the next day not so much. I try oatmeal cereal (for babies)... the next day she won't open her mouth. Our little girl is smart. I start feeding her bananas and when she isn't looking, I switch the food. She sticks out her tongue to taste it before opening her mouth. I also tried Jessica Seinfeld's book ideas about adding healthy ingredients. Didn't work! I tried putting Greek yogurt in her bananas...nope.
Today I am making sweet potatoes with a hint of avocados. Wish me luck!
Yummy list:
-bananas
-rice cereal
-sweet potatoes
-carrots
-apples
-pears
Sometimes list:
-eggplant
-oatmeal
Icky list:
-peas
-and everything else when she feels like being a picky eater
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
Thursday, April 1, 2010
B - A - N - A - N - A - S!
Bananas, bananas, yeah, bananas! Noelle's favorite food so far has been bananas. I ate about five a day when I was pregnant. I could not get enough. I think it's in her blood system. When my sister was preggo, she ate so many apples and drank tons of apple juice. My niece gobbles up apples all the time! We I am preggo the next time, hubby wants me to eat lima beans and broccoli:)
Cute story... As if on cue, everytime I put Noelle in the highchair she has to take a potty break from eating. She grunts and grunts until everything is out. Only time in your life where you can relieve yourself at the dinner table and everyone is cheering you on!
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
Cute story... As if on cue, everytime I put Noelle in the highchair she has to take a potty break from eating. She grunts and grunts until everything is out. Only time in your life where you can relieve yourself at the dinner table and everyone is cheering you on!
Love,
Noelle's Mommy
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)