We finally went ahead and ordered Brynna's new "big girl" car seat. We ordered it Monday (and got it for a STELLAR deal!) and it was sitting on our front porch Thursday when Batman got home with Little Miss. (Hooray for Dia.persdotcom!). We put it in the car on Friday (RF of course).
We got her the SK Radian XTSL in flora. I'm overall happy with it... I think.
It's been a bit of an adjustment transitioning from her infant carrier. More for me than for her. The Chicco keyfit we had was just a dream and I was kind of in love with it (even though I HATED infant carriers before I had B). It was so easy to use and relatively light weight (well, without her in it).
See, the thing with the radian is- it's heavy. Mind you, I won't be taking it in and out all the time the like the ic, but still- moving it from my car to Batman's or to my IL is going to be a PITA! Plus it's bigger... I knew it would be, but that's just an adjustment to make too. And I kind of hate how it tightens the shoulder straps. It's this "one-click-at-a-time" kind of contraption and I either haven't really figured it out yet or I'm just destined to hate it (anyone else out there with the xtsl that can help me out here?).
And there's no sunshade. Poor girl had sun in her eyes all the way home from church (yep, this is the second time we've gone- go us!) and it was just awful to hear her pitiful cries (granted, we live a mile and half from church so it wasn't a long trip) ;-) I know I could get a little shade to put in the back window- which we may end up doing- but I really HATE these things and my back window is already hard to see out of since her little mirror is back there already.
I guess a couple of these issues are problems I would have with ANY convertible car seat though, so I can't really blame the radian for those. I think it's just going to take some getting used to.
I do love the fabric (both color and texture)! And I like how it fits in the car- there's a little more room for people who get stuck in the back with her ;-)
And I really like that it's just so safe!
I guess I can get used to the other things.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
The Little Gym
We took their free introductory class on Wednesday and Brynna had an absolute BLAST!! I just wish it was something a little more affordable. We could swing it, but Batman really wants to get her into swimming lessons and we couldn't (well, shouldn't) really do both.
The teacher was SO sweet and even sent us a follow up email with some pics from her time!
She even got a hug from the token boy in the class- I WISH I would have had my camera! It was so cute!
I think I may have to check out some of the other local "gymnastic" programs and see if they're any cheaper.
Do any other kiddos out there do things like this?
The teacher was SO sweet and even sent us a follow up email with some pics from her time!
She even got a hug from the token boy in the class- I WISH I would have had my camera! It was so cute!
I think I may have to check out some of the other local "gymnastic" programs and see if they're any cheaper.
Do any other kiddos out there do things like this?
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday {thursday] weigh in
Well I forgot last week and the week before was just bad all around, so I stepped on the dreaded scale this morning.
Weight loss/ gain: -.5
Skinny jeans: let's not go there
So down a little, which is better than I thought, by a LONG SHOT. I was expecting to have gained especially after the last week I've had.
I'm back to my motivated self again, so hopefully this will help shed some more weight.
I had my annual today and went... okay. I talked to my doc about feeling "off." Kind of like I'm just not "me." I keep waiting for all my hormones to regulate themselves and get me back to feeling normal again.
He decided to check my thyroid to see if there's something going on there.
I complained about my weight loss (or lack thereof) to him and I think that may have pushed him towards the testing. What I didn't mention was that I don't always make the best choices... Oh well. We will see what the test shows tomorrow I guess? Somehow he was "okay" with me being 30 lbs over my normal weight (pre preggo and pre TTC weight). That kind of disturbed me, but he chalked it up to my "aging metabolism."
I chalk it up to being a lazy ass.
Meh.
Time to work out while the munchkin is sleeping...
Weight loss/ gain: -.5
Skinny jeans: let's not go there
So down a little, which is better than I thought, by a LONG SHOT. I was expecting to have gained especially after the last week I've had.
I'm back to my motivated self again, so hopefully this will help shed some more weight.
I had my annual today and went... okay. I talked to my doc about feeling "off." Kind of like I'm just not "me." I keep waiting for all my hormones to regulate themselves and get me back to feeling normal again.
He decided to check my thyroid to see if there's something going on there.
I complained about my weight loss (or lack thereof) to him and I think that may have pushed him towards the testing. What I didn't mention was that I don't always make the best choices... Oh well. We will see what the test shows tomorrow I guess? Somehow he was "okay" with me being 30 lbs over my normal weight (pre preggo and pre TTC weight). That kind of disturbed me, but he chalked it up to my "aging metabolism."
I chalk it up to being a lazy ass.
Meh.
Time to work out while the munchkin is sleeping...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
A few projects
I've been doing more and more crafting lately, so I thought I would show you what I've been up to.
For V day I made a bunch of stuff:
I made these for the sibs
and inside
I made these for my cheerleaders:
I put a couple chocolate hearts, a heart sucker, and little $store game and a bible verse about LOVE inside
I made this for my parents and my IL:
Here's what the fine print says (please disregard my ET glowing finger reflection- the flash was just too bright)
And here's what I made for Batman:
And a friend had a baby shower last weekend:
And I've been a crocheting fool lately too. Brynna has been my hat guinea pig:
For V day I made a bunch of stuff:
I made these for the sibs
and inside
I made these for my cheerleaders:
I put a couple chocolate hearts, a heart sucker, and little $store game and a bible verse about LOVE inside
I made this for my parents and my IL:
Here's what the fine print says (please disregard my ET glowing finger reflection- the flash was just too bright)
And here's what I made for Batman:
And a friend had a baby shower last weekend:
And I've been a crocheting fool lately too. Brynna has been my hat guinea pig:
Monday, February 21, 2011
Thank God for the IL!
For those of you who know me on FB, you know that we dropped Brynna off at my IL last night. FOR. THE. NIGHT.
As in, no baby at home all night long.
As in, we can go on a date, not worry about what time to be home, watch a movie as loud as we want, have wild and crazy, loud sex, and sleep in until the late morning.
As in, no interrupted sleep.
It was heaven.
Don't get me wrong. I absolutely ADORE my daughter. Batman does too. But sometimes mommy and daddy need a night to just be Batman and T. Not someone's parent. And we haven't had that since she was born. Not even once!
And so Batman and I had a date. We went to Famous Dave's (NOT vegan or even vegetarian... how have I fallen this far? It was mighty delicious though...) and rented The.Other.Guys. HILARIOUS. And then had some (okay, A LOT) drinks. And then had some wild, crazy, loud sex. And then fell asleep.
The only part of our plan that didn't work out too well was the sleeping in. We've both been up since 5. I guess old habits die hard.
We are picking up the munchkin in a few hours and I can't wait to see her.
But it was nice to have a night off. I'm not gonna lie.
As in, no baby at home all night long.
As in, we can go on a date, not worry about what time to be home, watch a movie as loud as we want, have wild and crazy, loud sex, and sleep in until the late morning.
As in, no interrupted sleep.
It was heaven.
Don't get me wrong. I absolutely ADORE my daughter. Batman does too. But sometimes mommy and daddy need a night to just be Batman and T. Not someone's parent. And we haven't had that since she was born. Not even once!
And so Batman and I had a date. We went to Famous Dave's (NOT vegan or even vegetarian... how have I fallen this far? It was mighty delicious though...) and rented The.Other.Guys. HILARIOUS. And then had some (okay, A LOT) drinks. And then had some wild, crazy, loud sex. And then fell asleep.
The only part of our plan that didn't work out too well was the sleeping in. We've both been up since 5. I guess old habits die hard.
We are picking up the munchkin in a few hours and I can't wait to see her.
But it was nice to have a night off. I'm not gonna lie.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Valentine's Day is like Christmas
See... my parents have always been big into gifting. Doesn't matter the holiday. They usually see each one as an excuse to give gifts. They've always done it. There are pictures of our "first" holidays receiving a various array of gifts. Kind of like Christmas multiple times a year.
So of course Vday would be no exception. Only this year, all we got was an email. Until yesterday...
The UPS guy dropped off a couple of these for Batman and I:
OMG! I'm so excited! I've been finding all sorts of FREE books all morning!
B is getting a few of those recordable books from them- they just haven't had a chance to record them yet (because my dad finally was able to GO BACK TO WORK this week! EEEEE!). So hopefully in the next couple weeks we will have a couple more books with their voices on them :)
On a side note- the UPS man really ruined B's whole afternoon yesterday. We had a snow day so she had been taking her gloves and hat on and off all day long in hopes we would stay outside (we did go out a few times). Well, after lunch she had put them back on. And then the doorbell rings- which usually means one of her grandparents or a friend is at the door- so she RUNS to the door. Only to find no one there. I open our storm door and grab the package and after I close it she presses her face to it looking for whoever. After a good 2 minutes I think she realized no one was coming and this is what happened:
Poor girl. To compensate, I took her outside again.
So of course Vday would be no exception. Only this year, all we got was an email. Until yesterday...
The UPS guy dropped off a couple of these for Batman and I:
OMG! I'm so excited! I've been finding all sorts of FREE books all morning!
B is getting a few of those recordable books from them- they just haven't had a chance to record them yet (because my dad finally was able to GO BACK TO WORK this week! EEEEE!). So hopefully in the next couple weeks we will have a couple more books with their voices on them :)
On a side note- the UPS man really ruined B's whole afternoon yesterday. We had a snow day so she had been taking her gloves and hat on and off all day long in hopes we would stay outside (we did go out a few times). Well, after lunch she had put them back on. And then the doorbell rings- which usually means one of her grandparents or a friend is at the door- so she RUNS to the door. Only to find no one there. I open our storm door and grab the package and after I close it she presses her face to it looking for whoever. After a good 2 minutes I think she realized no one was coming and this is what happened:
Poor girl. To compensate, I took her outside again.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
What are you having for dinner?
I've been craving this spaghetti recipe for like weeks now... so I'm finally making it.
And it's foods like this that are keeping me from losing the weight I want to lose.
We call it Cowboy Spaghetti Bebop XXX... although I grew up calling it just plain ol' Cowboy Spaghetti. Not really at all like the RR version, but I think twice as tasty!
here's how we make it:
1 jar of pre.go (or whatever is your favorite) jarred spaghetti sauce
1-2 cans Nal.ley (or your favorite) chili (we use a vegetarian one)
1lb spaghetti (cooked a little firmer than al dente)
1-2 c shredded cheese (again go with your favorite- we usually use a mix of cheddar and jack or mozzerella)
Cook spaghetti for 8-9 min until it's slightly firmer than al dente. In a box {haha- I meant bowl} mix spaghetti sauce and cans of chili (if you like it a little thicker- use one) and 1/2-1 c of cheese. Once noodles are done, drain and stir into chili mixture. Pour into casserole/ oven safe dish and top with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 for 30-35 min (or until cheese is melted).
Let sit for 5 min and serve.
You can add ground meat to it if you want. We opt out.
So yummy! But so full of calories... see why I have a hard time going completely vegan? It's the cheese!
And it's foods like this that are keeping me from losing the weight I want to lose.
We call it Cowboy Spaghetti Bebop XXX... although I grew up calling it just plain ol' Cowboy Spaghetti. Not really at all like the RR version, but I think twice as tasty!
here's how we make it:
1 jar of pre.go (or whatever is your favorite) jarred spaghetti sauce
1-2 cans Nal.ley (or your favorite) chili (we use a vegetarian one)
1lb spaghetti (cooked a little firmer than al dente)
1-2 c shredded cheese (again go with your favorite- we usually use a mix of cheddar and jack or mozzerella)
Cook spaghetti for 8-9 min until it's slightly firmer than al dente. In a box {haha- I meant bowl} mix spaghetti sauce and cans of chili (if you like it a little thicker- use one) and 1/2-1 c of cheese. Once noodles are done, drain and stir into chili mixture. Pour into casserole/ oven safe dish and top with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 for 30-35 min (or until cheese is melted).
Let sit for 5 min and serve.
You can add ground meat to it if you want. We opt out.
So yummy! But so full of calories... see why I have a hard time going completely vegan? It's the cheese!
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