Mallory

Practicing “Happy Birthday”

February 28, 2009

Mallory has been obsessed with singing Happy Birthday ever since we had Grandpa and Shane’s birthdays right in a row earlier this month. Last week at Alli’s house she somehow learned that it was just Alli’s mom’s birthday so it’s been “sing ‘happy birt-day to Al-son’s mommy’, mommy”. This week it was one of her daycare friend’s birthday so for the past two days, we’ve been singing “happy birt-day to Meggie”.
This morning I told her that Baby Arlo would probably have the next birthday, so she wanted to sing Happy Birthday to Baby Arlo.
Then she lifted up my …

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Baby Arlo, Mallory, Pregnancy, rb

Four more weeks

February 27, 2009

I am 36 weeks pregnant today. That means I am nine months pregnant. But I still have four more weeks (one more month) left. So in case you hadn’t heard, pregnancy is TEN MONTHS, not nine.
It’s getting weird to be getting to close to the end. In some ways I feel like we are less prepared for this baby to come than we were with Mallory. Sure I have some clothes in the dresser and have a package of newborn diapers ready to go, but other than that – nothin’. I don’t have my bag packed, still no set …

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Mallory

Let me see your teeth

February 27, 2009

I rarely chew gum. But I was chewing gum on Thursday when I picked Mallory up from school.
As I got her settled into her carseat, she demanded “LET ME SEE YOUR TEETH!” so I gave her a big grin.
Then she demanded “OPEN YOUR MOUTH!” so I tucked the gum up in my cheek and opened wide.
And then I realized that she wasn’t going to give up until I showed her my gum.
So I said “did you see my gum?” and then I showed it to her in my teeth.
That little stinker responded “You dum?”. I …

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Baby Arlo, Mallory, video

A present for Baby Arlo

February 26, 2009

This conversation is a redo of one we had just moments earlier (I really need to just run a video camera all of the time). So although it seems as though I am prompting Mallory to answer, she actually said all of these things by herself the first time.

Here is the transcript of Mallory’s contribution to this conversation:
“Baby Arlo have my jammies and go night-nights in Baby Arlo’s crib”
“And I have present for you, your bear (it’s actually the puppy blankie I showed you a few weeks back) and my bear. OK? Ok.”
“You come out and have your present, OK? …

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Mallory, Pregnancy

Funny email from a friend

February 26, 2009

A friend asked me today via email how I was feeling.
Part of my response included: “…and then I am also feeling unbelievably emotional about having another kid. Mallory is such a fabulous little girl and I’m so afraid about screwing her up by having a baby…”
My friend wrote back: “Relax, it will all be fine. Take a deep breath and eat some chocolate. You guys will be great. Look how great Mallory is, well except for the Fancy Nancy fetish.”

Mallory

Semi-wordless Wednesday

February 25, 2009

Here is Mallory passed out Monday night. Tuesday night I asked her if she wanted me to come up with her to tuck her in and she informed me that she would tuck herself in. Stinker!
She LOVES to put on my wedding & engagement rings. The other morning she told me she wanted her own rings like mine. I think Rick wasn’t excited when I told him that.     

I love how she is giving me that “what in the WORLD are you doing??” look (as I was giving her lots of smooches after school)! …

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Mallory

Potty Training Status

February 25, 2009

Mallory went “peepee on the potty” three times today! First thing in the morning for me at home (after waking up with a totally dry diaper) and then two times at school.
Slow progress but progress nonetheless.

Mallory

New things Mallory says

February 24, 2009

“Oh, OK!” (…in response to a request such as “can you put your juice there” or something)
“Tell me ‘OH MAN!’” (usually when she’s taken a big bite of food; then she sometimes tells me to take a bite and then tells me “OH MAN!”)
“Probably…”

Mallory

That was easy!

February 23, 2009

With Rick out of town, I am full time mom & dad & breakfast/lunch/dinner-maker & daycare dropper-offer & daycare picker-upper & the “parent” in the pool for Mallory’s Parent-Tot swim class & the put-to-bedder at night & & &. I think you get the picture.
This is exhausting when I’m not 35+ weeks pregnant, so it’s killing me right now. Mallory was pretty good over the weekend but today was fabulous, and it makes having to wear all of those hats a little easier.
Here is how our day went:

I got up and showered. Then I woke Mallory up and …

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Baby Arlo, Pregnancy

35w3d Update

February 23, 2009

Had an appointment this morning (I have started my weekly appointments, OMG!).
Everything looks great – they took at look at the baby via ultrasound and Arlo was breathing and hiccuping and punching away. S/he was more quiet that normal so they almost had to strap on the monitoring things to make sure s/he was moving enough but I guess the nurse saw enough that we got to skip that exercise.
My fluid is 18 (whatever that means) and my blood pressure was good. My weight is 2.5 lbs less than it was at my very last doctor’s appointment with Mallory so …

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