tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110517542012-01-27T11:37:59.164-05:00Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285946037550213914noreply@blogger.comBlogger13911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-58583137177311219432012-01-26T11:01:00.003-05:002012-01-26T11:06:16.867-05:00

It's so gray and drab outside. And the lighting in our house is terrible (though we changed some things in our living room last night, so I'm hoping it'll help with photos.) I didn't know how I would do with this week's You Capture topic - colorful - until I realized that the baby's exersaucer is FULL of color! I also need to preface this with the fact that baby is teething. So everything is in

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-12502857190181545962012-01-25T20:32:00.000-05:002012-01-25T21:08:32.843-05:00

This week, the baby is 21 weeks old! I had to take him to the doctor on Monday. All weekend (and on Monday morning), he had been grabbing his ear, rubbing it and it was very red. He woke up stuffy two days in a row, and hasn't been sleeping great. All signs were pointing towards ear infection. Turns out, nothing was wrong. At least, his ears, lungs and throat were perfect. The doctor thought that

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It's another check-in time with Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans. I'm keeping up with the exercise, for the most part. Early this month, I wrote all of my workouts that I *should* do, in order to train for the half marathon. The only things that I'm really keeping up with are the rest days and the weekend long(ish) run. I guess I'm technically keeping up with the cross-training, when I throw the

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-4153497152636327102012-01-23T20:18:00.002-05:002012-01-23T20:30:09.120-05:00

My head is all over the place today. I've been updating my photo blog weekly. Going to try to keep it up for a third year in a row. It's worth a shot, at least.I wish our furniture was here. We have a chair in the living room and that's all to sit on. Not comfortable, at all. I'm hitting the wall of exhaustion today. I'm hoping that means the baby will sleep for a long time tonight. *fingers

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-19356744129978850242012-01-22T20:50:00.003-05:002012-01-22T21:00:29.423-05:00

I got a call yesterday from the furniture store. They're delivering our furniture on Wednesday. I tried to schedule a different day - or even a different time (10:30-2:30 is not a great window in the middle of the work week.) They wouldn't let me. (As soon as we get our furniture, I may have to review this company. I have mixed feelings about them...) Anyway. That meant we had to get our

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Last January, I bought "Little Stitches for Little Ones", a book full of sewing patterns (for baby items) by Amy Butler. A few weeks after buying the book, I knew I wanted to make the Cheeky Monkey laundry bag. I bought the fabric a few months later, and started cutting the pattern out in October, with hopes that I'd have it completed by the time I returned from maternity leave. Things were a

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I feel like I've been in a blogging funk since I returned to work. I think I've actually been in a socializing funk for a while. I've been trying hard to stay organized, but it's sometimes getting the best of me. Wednesday night, I thought I had it down. I had to pick the baby up from daycare, as well as check on my mom's dog. (Both my husband and my mom had to work late.) I got the baby home, in

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-65345554685818891482012-01-19T20:15:00.002-05:002012-01-19T20:19:06.840-05:00

It hasn't been very cold here. In fact, we're supposed to have highs in the 60s by Monday. It's very un-January-like. But it has been cold enough that this little guy had to be bundled up in the mornings. (I was able to sit him near a window to get the photo without flash.) Seriously, how cute is that hat? I only wish I could get away with wearing something like that.Linking up to You Capture

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We've somehow made it to 20 weeks with the baby. The pregnancy dragged on foreverrr (maybe because he came a week late), and now that he's here, time is flying by. This week, the baby has decided to try to take on a new role as an escape artist. He likes to lift his top half out of the swing, and I've found him almost sideways in the seat of the swing. He's also taken notice of the buckle on the

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-77679051012974074992012-01-18T10:30:00.001-05:002012-01-18T11:11:56.013-05:00

It's another check-in time with Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans. Last week, we were challenged to keep up the exercise. And I totally did it. I ran 3.5 miles on Saturday (was supposed to be 4, but I was on a treadmill and it was no fun.) I did a lot of walking, some 30-day shred, and I counted raking leaves as exercise on Monday. Given how sore I was the next day, I'd say it really was exercise

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-91635457931866741392012-01-15T15:59:00.004-05:002012-01-15T16:08:44.588-05:00

We've had a relaxing weekend. Little has gotten done around the house, but it can wait (I guess.) I'm working half of a day tomorrow and the husband will be home with the baby. And there's still time left today to take care of what *really* needs to be done. Like laundry. And sweeping. The biggest part of our weekend was when we bought new living room furniture. It should arrive in about 10 days.

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I'm bringing back Financial Friday posts, but doing it every two weeks (or so.) Middle of the month and end of the month. I made it through December with Christmas and bills and still managed to have some money to put back into savings. Score. But now we're facing a new expense. Daycare. I can't magically cut $270 (my share of the daycare bill, since I'm also paying for the kiddo's insurance) out

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This morning was an epic morning in our household. The baby still had an hour left to sleep before he needed to be up to go to day care. The day was going so well that he got stripped down to just his diaper and swaddled to sleep that extra hour. This is how he greeted me at 7:30 a.m. - and how he greets me most mornings. Have you ever seen anyone so excited in the morning?Linking up to You

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-39798727939614516412012-01-11T20:33:00.000-05:002012-01-12T19:47:25.479-05:00

We have a 19-week-old now!I was fortunate to be able to stay home for two extra days this week with him (and see my brother who is home until Thursday.) We've hit the four-month sleep regression period. This week, a Twitter friend suggested an early bedtime. I did this before, but this time we're being more consistent. He now goes to bed at 7:30 without a fight. He wakes around 10ish to eat and

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It's check-in time with Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans. Last week, we had a challenge of getting in exercise. I managed to do it. I took several long walks with the husband and baby - two walks some days - and I ran on Saturday. It was only 3 miles, but I hurt for days, so that counts for something...right? I'm back in training mode. I've signed up for a half marathon (on April 1) and all of

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-44004794375737219852012-01-09T17:04:00.004-05:002012-01-09T17:13:30.060-05:00

We had a rough weekend. After weeks of holiday madness and having constant plans and/or visitors, we finally found ourselves with nothing to do. I thought that I could get the baby's sleep back on track, and we'd all have a great weekend of doing nothing. This weekend was terrible. It was like we had reverted back to week one with a newborn. The screaming, the sleeplessness, all of it. And last

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I was going to blog about how we're all back to normal here, and everyone has left our house, leaving just the three humans and one cat. But then it sounded like I was complaining. So I deleted everything I wrote.Instead you get to look at this grin(Outfit courtesy of my mom - she made this.)And my current state. Cat in the lap. In case you haven't checked out my photo blog in a while, it's fully

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-7667505947180983762012-01-05T09:56:00.007-05:002012-01-05T10:40:59.704-05:00

I'm joining up with Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans again this year (I joined them before the pregnancy of 2011 and had decent results, and a great time.) I'm a day late in posting, but that's to be expected. I'm a busy girl being pulled in about 10 million directions. I can't make too many goals this year. I won't achieve them. So I came up with a few that I thought I could meet. My healthy

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-84416715556230231362012-01-04T19:54:00.001-05:002012-01-05T09:51:19.309-05:00

I know I just posted about how Lucas is 4 months old, but he's now 18 weeks old. :) And there are a few family members who just can't get enough of his pictures. So here we go. 18 weeks!He had his first day of day care yesterday, and today he had his first fever, which we're attributing to his four-month shots he got yesterday. Poor kid. Luckily, it started coming down pretty quickly after I got

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-65454534090641772022012-01-03T19:30:00.000-05:002012-01-03T19:30:02.520-05:00

This is a few days late, but I wanted to wait until we had real stats to post. Lucas is four months old! He had his four-month check-up today. He now weighs 15 pounds, 4 ounces and is 24 3/4 inches long. He's right at 50th percentile for his weight, and just below average for his length. (His parents are both short, so there's a lot of wishful thinking that he'll be tall - or at least average

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-78667920875021361332012-01-02T21:00:00.000-05:002012-01-02T21:00:02.078-05:00

My brother arrived in Asheville on Friday and was at my house when I got home from work. Per a request from a family member (hi, aunt Linda!) here are a few photos from his visit.It didn't take much to get him to hold the baby, even if he is trying to be all cool about holding this tiny person. The baby loves looking at his uncle. I think he's trying to figure out if he should know him. He also

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-67955500073114264932012-01-01T21:35:00.004-05:002012-01-01T21:43:47.394-05:00

I hope everyone's year is off to a great start! My dad and stepmom arrived Thursday, my brother arrived Friday and we've been enjoying each others company all weekend.If today is supposed to indicate what the rest of the year will be like then.......we'll be surrounded by family...and friends...we'll be taking lots of long walks...we'll eat good food...and napping...we'll be laughing. A lot....

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JulyMy cousin got married in June, and I blogged about it in July. It was one of the most fun weddings we've attended, and a great weekend (despite our travel troubles.)Two baby showers were thrown in honor of McLittle (we didn't announce his name until he was born!)And I attended Bele Chere - 90 degree weather, 8 months pregnant, great music.AugustMcLittle's nursery was coming right along. I

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-47586851687490846622011-12-30T10:15:00.000-05:002011-12-30T10:16:23.122-05:00

Let's take a look back at what I've done this year, shall we? Going to try to keep this short. While it was a very exciting year for us, I really didn't do a whole lot outside of blogging weekly about being pregnant. JanuaryI finished a robe for my mom. (This happens to be a very popular post on search engines.)It snowed. A lot.We went sledding. FebruaryI was feeling a little blah in January. In

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-53393748406716972142011-12-28T18:17:00.001-05:002011-12-29T06:48:38.555-05:00

Want to know how crazy things are? Last week I shot the weekly photo for 16 weeks, and the block said "months." I noticed it earlier today (and did a bad photoshop job on the old photo until I can get the time to do a better photoshop job on the high-res photo.) Lucas is 17 weeks. :) We traveled this past week - on Wednesday and Saturday. His sleep has left a lot to be desired, but we seem to be

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-69274583497490232212011-12-25T17:02:00.004-05:002011-12-25T17:03:36.229-05:00

From our family to yours, we wish you a very merry Christmas. :)This is one of the photos from our cards this year. I'll try to post the cards this week!

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-32885534929928496112011-12-21T20:55:00.003-05:002011-12-28T14:49:39.668-05:00

Sorry for the lateness! I wrote this, took the photo, but couldn't get it uploaded until I got home. Lucas is 16 weeks old!He's a very chatty little guy. This week he's really started laughing. And he's now starting to show his ticklish side (which is a LOT of fun!)We're getting him into a routine of going to bed earlier - between 8 and 9 - in hopes that he'll wake a little earlier for daycare. I

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-39060679564705514902011-12-20T19:29:00.002-05:002011-12-20T19:33:44.691-05:00

I'd show you our Christmas decorations, but besides our tree and stockings, we really didn't put much out this year. By the time I got into our garage, it was pretty late and I just wasn't motivated (nor did I have the time) to put out every decoration. I did, however, want to display our cards like we've done in the past. We are fortunate to receive so many fabulous cards, and they get so

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-56712847127521745872011-12-19T21:29:00.002-05:002011-12-19T21:36:56.858-05:00

I've been updating my photo blog. A lot of the pictures have come from my cell phone, and I need to pull my camera downstairs to upload the rest. I don't know how I've been able to maintain a photo a day for the past two years, but I have. (The past few months have been easy. I take multiple photos of Lucas every day.) We've hosted two holiday parties in the past two weeks. Last night, I needed a

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-24850020572777658622011-12-16T10:46:00.000-05:002011-12-16T10:53:42.307-05:00

This week, President Obama welcomed home some of our military in Fort Bragg, NC. He also declared the war in Iraq as being over. I have to admit that I teared up a bit as I walked by the television and saw a few minutes of what was being said. (I was at work.) I don't believe it's really over until all of our men and women are back on US soil. And right now, there are still a few left over there

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-69251791400519061962011-12-14T21:30:00.000-05:002011-12-15T20:33:10.353-05:00

Lucas is 15 weeks old and getting more and more fun by the day. He dropped a feeding just yesterday (so he's eating 7 times a day, instead of 8.) Let's see if he can keep it up. For some reason, I'm not too optimistic about this. His newest "trick" is lifting his head and upper body - out of the swing. We really have to make sure he's strapped in because he looks like he's ready to get up and

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I was off yesterday, so today was my Monday. And it felt like Monday two days in a row. Except that I took care of Lucas yesterday and didn't do much work. Our Christmas tree fell last night. The husband and I were watching tv (I was working on a Christmas gift, actually) and Lucas was in his crib. The cat was downstairs, and the tree just came toppling over on top of the husband. We only lost a

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-91291784010802696462011-12-09T09:26:00.004-05:002011-12-09T14:58:20.654-05:00

I was doing so well with blogging and keeping up with my weekly financial posts. And then I started back at work, we traveled and life just got in the way. But I wanted to wrap up my November financial frugality posts. So here I am. More than a week into December. One category I didn't put out there was savings. I wasn't sure how much I'd still be able to put towards savings. I ended up using

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-13518536211434467662011-12-07T20:00:00.002-05:002011-12-07T20:14:16.219-05:00

We've hit fourteen weeks! And this little guy is growing every day. I weighed him over the weekend and he was around 14.5 pounds. (He weighed roughly 8.5 pounds when he was born.) Wow! He's getting so close to rolling over on his own, and he's tolerating tummy time some evenings. He loves, loves, loves his activity mat, and I've started putting him in one of his swings in front of the Christmas

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-3240089836044392672011-12-07T19:00:00.001-05:002011-12-07T20:14:02.610-05:00

Thanks to Duncan Hines for sponsoring my writing. There's no limit to the baking possibilities, so grab your favorite Duncan Hines mix and Comstock or Wilderness fruit fillings and Bake On! www.duncanhines.com.I take a ceramics painting class every Tuesday night. It's no secret. I've been going for over 11 years, and the ladies I hang out with are pretty fabulous. Most of them also happen to be

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-75345402853798505422011-12-04T19:35:00.001-05:002011-12-04T19:36:51.645-05:00

I wrote blogs for 17 days of things I was thankful for and I was going to finish out the rest of the month's posts, but today got me thinking. I'm thankful for a lot. And some things are minor and petty. Others are pretty big. I'm a pretty lucky girl. Today I donated blood at a blood drive that a friend organized. She pulled this drive together after her baby girl passed away in October. Her

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-28476537211250754402011-12-02T20:12:00.000-05:002011-12-02T20:13:28.458-05:00

Lucas is three months old! He's growing like crazy. All of his clothes have now been switched out, so we only have the 3-6 months clothes in his dresser, with the exception of some pants. His waist is kind of small for the next size pants (don't we all wish we had that problem?)We've been working on rolling him over on his tummy, and he finally doesn't hate it. I finally caught him in action - on

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-44164972197167997312011-12-01T09:05:00.005-05:002011-12-01T11:18:28.087-05:00

We spent the Thanksgiving holiday with family across the state this year. After a long drive over, we were happy to be out of our teeny tiny car. And even happier that we had a few days that we didn't really have to worry about cooking for ourselves, so we could spend some time doing things like...snuggling. and hanging with dad. (And this photo is a little shadow-y, but I love it because it has

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-37391587490495730782011-11-30T22:35:00.002-05:002011-11-30T22:37:29.149-05:00

Lucas is 13 weeks old today! He's become quite the spitter/bubble blower. More to come tomorrow with a three month post. Three MONTHS. Can you believe it? A quarter of a year!

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I'm still here, but wow. What a week it's been. Between work and being a new mom, and trying to maintain some of my sanity, it hasn't been easy. I want to get it all out on this blog. I've got 12 days worth of thankful things to still write about (split into 3 or 4 blog posts) to complete my 30 Days of Thanks. I have to update you with you a financial Friday post (which may come tomorrow since

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-13345284026819826572011-11-24T12:41:00.003-05:002011-11-24T12:44:32.330-05:00

Today I'm thankful for my family. And my friends - whether I'm friends with you through this blog or in real life. This is the last holiday my brother has to spend in Iraq. That's a thing to be thankful for, as well. (Just the fact that this is the last holiday that any of our military men and women will have to spend over there is something to be thankful for.)I'm thankful for the ability to run

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-4318213750096406182011-11-23T09:30:00.000-05:002011-11-23T09:48:00.531-05:00

Day 14 - Something newI know I've said it before, but I'm thankful for this little guy. My something (someone) new. He's a pretty awesome "something new."Day 15 - a recipeSoon, we'll be past the Thanksgiving holiday and heading into Christmas....which means it's cookie time! Specifically, peanut blossom cookie-time. Yum. I made these cookies for the first time last year (before last year, I had

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I feel like I blinked and *poof* this little guy turned 12 weeks old! Sleep has been better the past week. I know I keep talking about sleep, but it's REALLY important! Especially when you haven't gotten more than 7 hours of straight sleep since August 29. The transition back to work has been going well, and I'm so glad I now have a really long weekend to spend with Lucas. Just a few more weeks

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-44450445505754914562011-11-22T09:19:00.018-05:002011-11-22T09:48:45.689-05:00

This post is sponsored by Tempur-Pedic, the brand millions of owners trust to deliver their best night’s sleep every night. Enjoy our Buy 2, get 1 free pillow offer now and give the gift of custom comfort to someone you love.I find so many things comforting in my life – slipper socks, yoga pants, music and baked goods. The holidays, however, bring on a different level of comfort. I think I've

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-79527508873111719362011-11-21T21:02:00.002-05:002011-11-21T21:08:04.190-05:00

My first day back to work went as well as could be expected. The baby woke up at 3:20 this morning, and again at 6:45 (but I was up at 6.) I had hoped he would sleep until 4:30 or 5, but no such luck. Things were going well. We were meeting my mom at the chiropractor (we all had appointments this morning) and would do the hand-off there. Then the baby's reflux decided to kick in. He spit up

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I made a list this morning of things I needed to do, in order to be ready for work tomorrow. It was a pretty long list. I'm happy to say I've checked everything off on my list - including finding clothes to wear that fit. Lucas and I went for more than one walk this afternoon. He took two great naps, allowing me to get some much-needed sewing done and most of the laundry has been washed and put

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We've had a full day today, and it also feels like we've accomplished nothing. I hate when that happens. We went to Target this morning to stock up on cat supplies. Sounds crazy, but we needed cat litter and cat food. At least I thought we needed cat food. We have a bag (more than 10 pounds) downstairs, and I somehow missed it when I was down there yesterday. So now we have two enormous bags of

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How have we made it through the third week of November?? As I mentioned previous, I'm not getting paid for the rest of the month. I return to work on Monday, and my next check will be coming to me in December. Oh how I can't wait for December. So let's see how I did this week...Housing$209 Budgeted ~ $209.99 actualThis won't change. I had this all budgeted and spent at the beginning of the

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Look who is 11 weeks old today!He's still off and on with his sleep at night. Last night he was awake at 2 a.m., but I've gotten used to his 3:30 and 4 a.m. wake-ups. On rare occasions, he wakes up at 5:30 or a little bit later. Sadly, I haven't had the seven hour stretch of sleep this week. I'm not sure what's going on - maybe he senses that I'm going back to work on Monday? While we have no set

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Thanks to everyone who entered the Tiny Prints holiday cards giveaway! I have about 5 minutes before the baby wakes up, so this will be short. The winner is....Emmy! (I'll be emailing you today.)If you're interested in buying cards, Tiny Prints is offering 20% off of orders through tomorrow, November 15. Promo code is 20save. And thanks, again, to Tiny Prints for offering this giveaway!

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I've had limited computer time for the past few days, as I've been spending most of my time with the husband and baby. I'm thankful for that (and for the fact that I know people will forgive me for not posting.) That said, here are five days worth of thankful posts.Day 9 - a blogI have so many blogs in my Google Reader. Really. They get me through a night of feeding Lucas, and it's hard to narrow

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As I mentioned last week, I'm not getting paid for the rest of the month. My paid leave ran out, and I don't return to work until the week of Thanksgiving. Things are pretty tight (for me, at least.) I'm trying not to spend what's in my checking accounts (I have two) and I'd rather not dip into my savings account or our emergency fund. So let's see how I did this week...Housing$209 Budgeted ~

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Fall is just about over in my little area. Well, the pretty fall colors are just about over. Now everything is falling. Hello big, drab oak tree. I'll be raking and bagging these leaves this weekend.We're lucky our neighbors have this tree hanging over the fence. Pretty colors to brighten the gray days.Fall is my favorite season. I'm just not a fan of this part of fall - the part I have to clean

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It's hard to believe that Lucas has been in our lives for 10 whole weeks. And I have to return to work in less than two weeks. I know I'm repeating myself a lot on here, but I really can't get over how much easier things get week after week. Last night, Lucas slept 7 straight hours. SEVEN. I put him down at 10:30 and he woke up at 5:30 this morning. It was perfect timing since I had to be up at 6

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Just a few weeks ago I told you about the holiday cards Tiny Prints has to offer. (I'm still planning our perfect family photo, by the way, to include on our card.) Now Tiny Prints is offering up 50 cards for one of my readers!First, take a look around the Tiny Prints website and check out their new holiday cards. Then, come back here and let me know which card you'd select if you won.Easy

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Day 8 - again, going off on my ownToday I'm thankful for my family and their willingness to help us out whenever needed. I asked my grandma if she could watch Lucas two days in December, and not only is she taking him for two days in December, she's taking him almost the entire following week! This buys us more time before having to place him with a babysitter or daycare. We have someone lined up

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Day 7 - a scentIt's no secret that I'm a fan of sweets, and baked goods. Oh baked goods. And if you know me in real life, then you know that I once worked (part-time) at Yankee Candle. I loved working there. So. many. great. scents. So it really shouldn't be a surprise that I have a huge collection of candles. Huge. As in there are boxes of candles in our garage that haven't been touched because

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Day 4 - a favorite snackOne of my favorite snacks is banana bread. We received a Kitchenaid mixer for our wedding (thanks, grandma!) and for about two years, the only thing I made with it was banana bread. I've since moved on to other items, such as icing. But I mainly use that mixer for banana bread. I use a family recipe and a loaf lasts about two days in our house. (Speaking of....we have some

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So. My maternity leave is officially over - as in, I'm not getting paid for any remaining time off. I'm currently out of work under FMLA - the Family Medical Leave Act. I received my last pay check today, before I return to work in 2+ weeks. And the check was only half of a check. I was smart about things before going out on leave. I saved enough money to cover the mortgage for two months, and to

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I'm going by Lindsay's topics, and today's thankful topic is a cozy place in your home. (I may not follow every day as she lists them, but for now the topics work for me.) Day 3 - cozy place. I'm so thankful for our home. And today's cozy place is really brought to you from Chloe. Back of the chair, in front of the window on a sunny autumn day. It seems to be the coziest place to be in our house

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-75993290194019277922011-11-03T00:12:00.001-04:002011-11-03T00:12:00.587-04:00

I think everyone knows my love for Tiny Prints by now. Well, it's grown even more. Tiny Prints is offering to send cards to members of the military. For free. And you get to personalize one. Just like them on Facebook, and select Military Cards from the left-hand column. Follow the instructions for sending the card.Tiny Prints has teamed up with AMillionThanks.org to identify military bases and

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I'm jumping into this 30 Days of Thanks a day late, but I'm still looking for a little blog inspiration and this seemed like the perfect topic. Especially for November. So. I may not blog every day, but I'm going to blog my 30 things this month (and some posts may have more than one day.) Day 1 - a personI'm thankful for these two guys. My husband and baby boy. I'm just sad that I have to leave

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-9631890215184088932011-11-02T21:32:00.005-04:002011-11-02T21:46:01.739-04:00

Lucas is 9 weeks old today!He had a doctor's appointment today and we learned he weighs 12 pounds, 5 ounces. He's in the 75th percentile as far as his weight is concerned. He's 22.5 inches long, so he's grown two and a half inches since he was born, which puts him just under 50th percentile. I guess we should expect that since his parents are short.He had his first round of shots today. I'm not

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It's November 1....which means it's time to reflect back on the great things that happened in October (or today, because one of my things is technically November, but it's a good one.) If you have 10 things to smile about (which I'm sure you do), link up over at Emmy Mom!10. I've been home with this little guy every day. Love. 9. I started running again!8. It's fall. My favorite time of year. I

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Yesterday I ran the Power of Pink relay. It's a 20-mile relay, split between five team members. Registration is a little more expensive for this race (compared to just the four-mile Power of Pink run), but it's for a good cause - it pays for mammograms for women who can't afford them. $100 pays for a mammogram and one relay team essentially raises $200. Anyway. This is the fourth (?) time I've

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Lucas loves his activity mat....most days. And I love watching him discover everything in front of him. He's also a fan of the car. Or, rather, sleeping in the car. Seriously. Check out those cheeks. (He totally got them from me. One of the few features he got from me.) Cute. Linking up with Beth for You Capture.

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If you're in the market for holiday cards, I highly suggest Tiny Prints this week. They have a couple of one-day deals happening, and right now you can get $40 of Tiny Prints products for only $20 through Zulily. This offer expires Friday morning. (I've already purchased my deal on Zulily. Now I just need the perfect picture!) So for the rest of the week, you can use these codes....Thursday, 25%

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Lucas is 8 weeks old today! His sleeping has been hit or miss this past week. The past few nights have been better. At this point, I feel like we're getting into a nighttime routine with him, and I'm terrified that we're going to mess it up. Hopefully we can keep it going and get him to sleep longer periods at night.Lucas is getting more chatty and smiley each day. It's very fun!And he discovered

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I'm currently in my second week of running - and I have a race this weekend! The Power of Pink relay is this Saturday, and I'm lucky enough to be needed for a team. I've run this race a few times and while it's a tough course (lots of hills), it's a lot of fun. The relay is only women, and we usually get great shirts! The entire relay is 20 miles, and there are five members on each team, so I

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My mom and I took Lucas to the Biltmore house yesterday (we have annual passes that are about to expire.) I'm not sure he was that impressed, but at least we can say he's been to Biltmore.

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I walked into Lucas's room this morning to find him hanging out, watching his mobile (which wasn't even turned on.) I especially loved the way he had his hands behind his head.I seriously love that kid.

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One of the fun features of our neighborhood is the corn maze in the fall - it's within walking distance of our house. It's pretty cool because starting in the spring, we can watch them getting the maze prepared for it's opening in September. This was the third(?) year of the maze and we've gone each year it's been open. We were really looking forward to taking Lucas this year - and even more next

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This is what we were doing four years ago: And this is us today (or, rather, just over a week ago): I wouldn't change things. Happy four-year anniversary, Kenny!

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Lucas is 7 weeks (and almost two hours) old! He's reverted back to his poor sleeping habits the past few days. Today has been the worst - tonight, actually. I figured since he didn't sleep much during the day, he'd go right to sleep tonight. Notsomuch. I just put him down for the millionth time tonight. We'll see how long he lasts.Other details about him....We're unsure of his weight. I'm

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I know only a few people will be interested in this, but if my experience can help one or two people out there, I felt I needed to share it.We started using our gDiapers a few weeks ago - about three weeks ago, I guess. We stocked up in 9 covers in size small (we skipped over the newborn gDiapers) and we're mainly using the biodegradable inserts, rather than the cloth inserts. I'd like to use the

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-52950689318358967502011-10-18T21:34:00.003-04:002011-10-18T21:45:04.186-04:00

I think I've been in denial for a few weeks in regards to returning to work. I've been by the office a few times, but today it really hit me. I have to go back. The anxiety didn't really set in until I was looking at my new office. Yep. My office is being moved to a different department, and I'm not even there to oversee things. In fact, I had to mention to my boss that the refrigerator that was

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It's almost Halloween - so it must be time to start thinking of Christmas cards....right? Now that we have a brand new, super cute (at least we think so) addition to our family, we know we'll need new, super cute and fabulous cards!That's where Tiny Prints comes in. People who have been following me for a while know that I have used Tiny Prints in the past. I love my business cards I got from

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This past Monday, my doctor cleared me to exercise. Her only advice was that I ease back into it - so I can't go out and run 10 miles right now. I thought I'd have a chance to ease back into running while my dad was here (easier access to a babysitter and all that), but I surprisingly didn't have a chance to get away on my own. So we stuck with walking. Finally on Thursday, the husband was able

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My dad and stepmom arrived in Asheville last Thursday afternoon to visit Lucas. It was their first time meeting him, since they couldn't be here when he was born. (Medical things held them up.) We were able to get out several days, but for the past couple of days we just hung out at the house. Lucas was getting worn out and he was wearing me out. We really had to get him back on somewhat of a

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Lucas is six weeks old! This morning I was able to prop him up in the rocking chair - much better than his bed or on the floor (where I also took some pictures.) We've had a busy week. My dad and stepmom have been here and we've been on the go a lot. The past three days have been better as we're trying to get Lucas back on his schedule. Also, I posted this in the comments, but the blocks that are

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I really need to start scrapbooking the week by week photos - before 40 weeks pass and I'm left to print and scrapbook everything in one day. I am in awe that this little guy has been here for (just over) five weeks. We were supposed to have his newborn photos taken last weekend and they didn't happen, due to the photo studio being an hour behind and Lucas waking up in an absolute fit. We've

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My dad and stepmom are coming into town today, and I've somehow managed to pull (most of) our house together. I did all of the sweeping, vacuuming (I even vacuumed the furniture!), bed making and clearing of several tables and desks. They're staying in our downstairs room since Chloe has taken over the guest room and my stepmom is allergic to cats. (I just didn't have time to clean that room

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Just when I get caught up on my photo blog, I get behind again. I'm hoping to work on that today since it seems that we're finally getting into a routine here. And maybe I'll have time to post pictures.Lucas slept five hours straight last night! I had to wake him up to change and feed him. He then went back to sleep for three more hours. I couldn't be happier. :) I went shopping alone yesterday.

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Can you believe that this guy is four weeks already?Yeah. I can't believe it either. Lucas went to the pediatrician today and we had guessed he was about 9 pounds. We were almost a whole pound off - he's 9 pounds, 15 ounces. The kid is averaging almost 2 ounces per day, which impressed the doctor. :) Sleep is getting better in our household. One night, he slept five hours straight. Most nights,

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-45330889872757981902011-09-27T22:00:00.002-04:002011-09-27T22:01:10.790-04:00

I needed more blog inspiration, and this one from Emmy Mom is perfect. 10 Things to Smile About - September edition. 1. This guy. Sure, he was born on August 31, but he was born at 9:15 p.m. and we didn't really get to start enjoying him until September 1 when my meds started to wear off. :) 2. I was cleared to walk with the baby two (long) weeks after he was born!3. Chloe has been so accepting

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Ah, there is more to life than my newborn. I've done a few of these menu plan posts in the past, and thought it might be interesting to take part once again - especially since our meals have to be well thought out now (baby can't handle spices, dairy and certain sauces, which we're learning with every meal.) So. Our boring week of meals is....Sunday - Meatballs in a marinara sauce. This meal was

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First, happy birthday to my little brother who turns 30 today!! One day my posts will be something more than about babies, but seeing how Lucas takes up all of my time now, there really isn't much more for me to talk about at the moment. So check out his McLittle onesie that some of his dad's co-workers gave him. And it's orange, which makes it more perfect (since his dad has an orange obsession.

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I had grand plans of exercising once the baby arrived - and all of that went out the window as soon as they rolled me into the operating room for the c-section. My 5k plans for this past weekend? Canceled. Last Thursday was my first day of really walking - and the first day I could even drive. I'm still not released for regular stuff, like jogging. So let's rewind to several months ago when I

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Lucas turned three weeks old tonight. How is that possible? Wasn't I JUST a million weeks pregnant? Check out the blocks. A friend gave us those this week and I'm so excited to use them every week (and month, and year!)Someone is already not a huge fan of swaddling - and who can blame him? I sometimes put him down to sleep without being swaddled, and he immediately throws his arms above his head.

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-25064113897477048172011-09-20T16:30:00.000-04:002011-09-20T16:30:00.918-04:00

In all of my talk about the baby, I've failed to update anyone on Chloe. Don't worry. She's still here. And I still spoil her as often as Lucas will allow. Chloe's actually doing better than any of us could have expected. When we came home from the hospital, she hid every time the baby cried, but she really just wanted to be near me so she never ran when he was just in the same room. We moved

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-56006618961060131372011-09-19T21:10:00.003-04:002011-09-19T21:15:28.470-04:00

Date night - and our first evening away from Lucas - was a success! We ended up going to a restaurant neither of us had ever been to and then to a movie. (We were undecided about the movie, and at the last minute decided to see Crazy Stupid Love which was really, really good.) When we dropped Lucas off with my mom, he was being extra sweet, alert and most important - quiet. We almost didn't want

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The weekend we came home (so two weeks ago), my mom and Kenny decided that Kenny and I would have a date night on September 16. Kenny had read before Lucas arrived that it was his responsibility to get our lives somewhat back to normal two weeks after the baby arrived. And truthfully, I was all over date night when they mentioned it - I think they had actually taken Lucas out of the house and on

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(By the way, my photo blog has been updated.....)

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It's been a rough few days in our household. Lucas has been crying in pain and while we attributed the pain to his "procedure" last week, by the weekend we couldn't really blame that. It took me until yesterday to put two and two together - that my diet is definitely causing our baby agonizing pain. Sometime mid-week last week, I picked up my milk habit again. We'd been eating macaroni and cheese

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-89487397583236756202011-09-11T19:44:00.003-04:002011-09-11T21:14:56.697-04:00

I only have a moment, and I'm not going to bore anyone with cute Lucas stories tonight (though I am listening for him over the monitor, so we'll see if this post is ever completed tonight.) I clearly remember where I was and the conversation I was having ten years ago when the Twin Towers were hit. I was an online producer for the newspaper (I've been at the paper since 1998) and I had been

jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16902474020422194392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11051754.post-90155499920381012682011-09-09T16:32:00.003-04:002011-09-09T18:05:08.088-04:00

We're still here...albeit, a little (lot) sleep deprived. We're adjusting to being home, and Kenny had to go back to work yesterday. Wednesday night proved to be a challenge since Lucas had a little 'procedure' done that wasn't done in the hospital since we came home a day earlier than anticipated. He didn't sleep at all that night - and decided to show me at 3 a.m. just how alert he could be (

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Several people have asked about Lucas's birth story. It's a long one, and our birth plan was kind of thrown out the window - though, we did go into the induction day with an open mind and just wanting him to be healthy. Early last week, I kept complaining about my hips hurting. The pain was pretty intense Tuesday night and I woke up on Wednesday morning around 4 a.m. not being able to sleep

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We have a baby! While he didn't come on time (his due date), he did come on his own time. Introducing Lucas Edward - no more need for the McLittle title (at least officially. I'm sure we'll continue to use it a little bit)! We were induced on Wednesday morning, and little did I realize that I was actually already having contractions. We were pushing by 6:00 that night, and two hours later

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I started my maternity leave yesterday - and we still have no baby. And in my two days off, I've managed to accomplish nothing. My mom drove me to my chiropractor and doctor's appointment yesterday, which ruined any plans of a secret trip to Target. My doctor's visit was extended when my blood pressure was high again, and I ended up having to get more blood work done (only to find out that it's

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I've been trying to get this post done, and I thought I had all of my pictures on my computer...and then realized I had lied to myself. So. Sorry this is a bit late. Blame it on the baby who happens to be a bit late himself. Let's start from the beginning. The nursery used to be our office. The day that I decided to pull everything from the office, the room looked a little like this: And I

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