Sunny 9 for 2005 December

(1) Sat Dec 03 2005 11:54 Sickie: We just found out that Lily takes after her daddy in more than just looks. She had a persistent cold and when it lasted for over 10 days I did what ever good mother should and took her to see a doctor. It turns out that she has allergies. Poor kid. Aaron has them bad. I think he is allergic to waking up because it seems like every morning he sneezes over 15 times in a row. I can't stand it because by the time he is done, there are spit clouds floating around. Yuck.

So now Lily is on Nasonex and Zyrtec. Nasonex nose spray once a day in each nostril (she loves that) and Zyrtec syrup before bed. She is actually really good at taking oral medicine, she might even like it because she always opens and swallows without coercion.

She has added more words to her vocab. Mostly she is getting good at repeating me, who knows what she thinks the words mean. She says "hi" and "out" without the "t" and "soft" and "mama" really well, "papa" or "dada" sometimes, but sometimes he is "mama" too, and her favorite "hot" and "uh-oh". This week has been different though b/c I can see her mind opening up more. She takes interest in toys she never really did before, and plays with them like cause and effect more instead of just putting them in her mouth. And like I said, she watches what I say and sometimes she repeats me. It is very fun to watch your kids develop.

(1) Sun Dec 04 2005 10:02 Firsts: Lily got her first hair cut yesterday. I have been meaning to get it done b/c her bangs were in her eyes a bit. Last night when we stopped by Wal-Mart to pick up some things, I saw the hair salon was still open so we took her right in. It only took like 6 snips and 4 mins. Today I put her hair in pig tails and they are very cute. I was only a little sad that I didn't have my camera on me to take a picture of her first hair cut. Aaron kinda rolled his eyes, but he told me I crossed the line when I said I wanted to save a little bit of her 1/2 inch hair they cut. That's weird I agree, but there is still a part of me that wanted too and still does.

(11) Mon Dec 05 2005 12:13 Dear Mom:

Thank you for watching Lily for me. I am exceedingly grateful. But next time, please don't rearrange my ~~living room furniture~~ whole house. I like it the way it is, thankyouverymuch.

Love ya, Kristen

(6) Sun Dec 11 2005 19:24 'Tis the Season: I have tried to update my blog a number of times this week, each time being interrupted. This time of year has been so fun for Aaron, Lily, and me that it is hard to stay still for a sec. However, here is an update about what I have been doing this week.

Earlier this week, mom and I had a girl's day! We went grocery shopping and got all the ingredients to make holiday treats for friends and family. We had lots of ideas of traditional things that my mom always made every year like sugar cookies, buck-eyes, caramels, petal bread, fudge, and rocky road fudge. I wanted to do a couple of things, but in the end only made rocky road fudge because we had so many people to make it for and too little time. It was really great because that day we got a big cold front in, and it was freezing outside and it really put me in the holiday mood and all. That and a mug of hot chocolate.

So after shopping Lily went down for a nap and we set out making over 2 dozen loafs of rocky road fudge. By the time we were done with it all, packaging it and decorating it, it was time to pick up Aaron. That is a very fun tradition and I think mom and I will have to do it again next year.

The next day I spent a lot of time making Christmas cards to send out. I can not believe a lot of things: 1)that I let my sister-in-law Jenni talk me into this 2)how much time it is taking me 3)what possessed me to pick this particular card to make (very detailed) 4) how much money it is costing 5) that we still haven't taken pictures for it yet, and we leave for AZ on Sat morning 6) and finally I can't believe it to be possible for me to finish making all these cards (about 90 of them).

Also, that day mom came over again and we had lunch and she helped me sew these cute Christmas felt pillows that I had yet to finish since Super Saturday 2 years ago. Needless to say, they were finished, and they turned out very cute.

Sometime too this past week Aaron and I were able to get up our Christmas lights. I don't find it a total waste doing all this Christmas decor since I am leaving this Sat for almost 2 weeks, because Aly, Dave, and the boys will be staying here and hopefully the boys will like it all.

Well, back to making these cards for everyone. I better not hear of any of you throwing them away next month because I swear each one is worth at least $5!!! *sigh*

(5) Sun Dec 11 2005 20:01 Sunday woes: Ok, so I am a little torn now about church and Lily. Lily is at the age where she wants to explore everything and can walk around to do so. She is so curious in Sunday School that I usually have to leave about 10 mins into it to take Lily to nursery and watch her play in there. Here in lies the catch 22. I want to be spiritually edified by staying in Sunday School. I also want Lily to be entertained, but I am not excited about dropping Lily off into the nursery in 2 months.

Seeing how kids act in nursery and how Lily is picking up on things is a little disconcerting. There is always the mean girl who thinks all the dolls and kitchen stuff belong to her and no one else. I'm talking no one including sweet, precious, harmless Lily. Then there is the boy that is about a head taller than all the other children and likes to "hug" Lily by wrapping his arms around her tiny body compared to his and squeezing her tightly while trying to pick her up and sometimes accidentally dropping her. She can't get away from him either because he is too fast. Then there is the other girl who shoves anyone who touches her toys including unassuming Lily who could careless if anyone plays with her toys. Now she is learning how to say "mine" because of all the kids in there.

Then after dealing with this for Sunday School, I brave RS hoping she will do better and that there are fewer things to get into that she can kill herself with. Lily is a very friendly child and will go to anyone. In fact she prefers anyone over me at church. She loves strangers, and the ladies are nice and all, but I just can't stay too long when Lily is grunting and growling because she was worked up so much in nursery.

So what gives? I don't want my child to go to nursery; I am a control freak I guess and I just want my child to be exposed to kids that aren't bratty and mean. But I know that is not realistic and I also can't listen to a lesson either. I just hope she makes it through nursery with as little damage as possible.

Tue Dec 13 2005 11:37 Fashion advice from a man:

Aaron: Those must be old Abercrombie pants.

Kristen: Well Lorna gave them to me, you think they are faded?

A: No, they have cargo back pockets.

K: What, so cargo is way out of style?

A: Well, I never see anyone at school wearing them.

K: I guess that means I get to buy new jeans.

A: If anyone needs new jeans it's me. I saw my reflection in the window at school and was so embarrassed that that is how I look. My pants were border line high waters. I quickly tried to pull them down a little, but it didn't help....

My pants are one step away from the elastic waistband pants.