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April 25, 2004
April 25, 2004
Analisa ~ 30 months
Abriella ~ 5 ½ months
~Abriella~
Abriella has never been a cuddler. Sad to say, but true. She is too busy watching her sister I guess. I feel guilty too, because I don’t have the time I did when Analisa was little. Analisa and I could sit on the couch all day and cuddle. I unfortunately do not have the time to do that too often with Abriella. But lately, I have noticed her starting to cuddle more. She will rest her head on my shoulder, ugh.... I love it!!!! I am hoping it continues.
Another obstacle with Ella is feeding her. Bottle time, that is. It is such a struggle to have her sit there and actually take the bottle. She gets too distracted too easily. I was bottle feeding her 4 times a day. But now have combined the middle 2 bottles which seems to be a little better. But this girl is just not a bottle feeder. She has not problem eating her food though. But then again, Analisa usually has to be in another room so she will watch her food and not her sister.
On a good note, she is great. I am loving her to pieces. She is sitting up very well on her own. She loves being in her jumper. We have the one that goes in a door frame. I wish I had the money and the space for that new one they came out with. But she loves the one she has. She even prefers it to her ultrasaucer and that thing has so many toys on it. I guess it goes to show they don’t need all that stuff.
~Analisa~
Analisa and I went to see Sesame Street Live yesterday. It was a lot of fun. Analisa was dancing in the aisles. We went with my friend, Marta and her daughter Taylor. Taylor is only about 6 weeks younger then Ana so it is nice to do things with them.
We then had a birthday party to go to. My friend’s daughter had her 1st birthday party. Analisa is my social butterfly. She walks right into the party not knowing anyone and goes right for the kids and starts playing. It is so nice that she is not hanging on my leg. But then again I guess it is sorta scary that there is no stranger anxiety there yet.
We then went to Joe’s Crab shack for dinner. The waitress there dance in the aisles when YMCA comes on. Well, there was Analisa dancing in the aisles with them. Even after the song was over, Ana was still there dancing away. My little ham!
~Moving~
We are moving in with my parents May 2nd. We close on May 7th. So that gives us some time to make sure everything is out and clean here. They are scheduled to be breaking ground on the new house in the middle of May. Do please hope for a nice summer so they work fast, but good.
Just to let you know I am not sure how often I will be online when we move. Scott is going to try to get us a cable hook up in my parents basement, where we will be living, but not sure yet if that is possible. So if it is not, I will not be able to post much. But I will try to do as much as I can.
~American Idol~
I am so upset too. I was happy for Diana but that is it. I did actually vote Tuesday night. I have been writing down the numbers the past few weeks and then I always plan on calling after the lines die down and always end up forgetting. But while I was hanging out at my brother's, I called in for Diana. So now I am really mad I did not call in for Jennifer too. I did figure she would get enough votes. But like they said here on the news it could be because here in the suburbs of Chicago (Jennifer’s hometown) there were tornado warnings/watches and the sirens were going off. So I bet a lot of her fans were seeking shelter. And a lot have also lost power. Plus they kept interrupting the show with weather updates.....
~Oprah~
Did anyone see the show on Friday? Ugh! What a nightmare! It was about just that, your worst nightmare. There were these moms on there who had lost all their kids. I was balling just watching it and trying to imagine how that would feel. I don’t even want to imagine that. My mom called me while I was watching it and told me I should turn it off because of how upset I sounded. But it was a reminder to never take one day for granted. Cherish what you have. I look at these little faces I was blessed with and thank God. How did I get so lucky to be chosen as their Mama. Ugh! Thank you God!
~The Bachelor~
Any favorites? I don’t have a favorite yet, but he better lose Trish soon. Oh my goodness! I can not believe that girl.
~Mother’s Day~
Is there anything you are hoping for? Do you buy gifts for grandmothers, godmothers, aunts….? My friend, Marta, had the cutest bracelet on yesterday. It was one of those trinket ones but it was little picture frames that had pictures of her daughter in them. It was so cute. And she made it! So I thought what a perfect gift for my mom and my sister, who is the girls’ godmother. I went to Michael’s craft store today and bought 3 kits. One for my Mom, sister, and myself! I just made the first one and it is so cute. I just love it. The kit was only $7.99. You can’t beat that. I will have to try and take a picture of it so I can show all of you.
Happy 30th Anniversary to my Mom & Dad!!! I am so proud to say I have parents who are still together after 30 years of marriage. I hope they have a great week in Las Vegas. It is their first time going there! I haven’t gotten them a card or a gift yet. I was thinking of sending something to them while they are there. Or maybe calling the hotel they are staying at and getting them a certificate for a dinner or something. Any ideas? Do you know of a great restaurant there that I should try to get them a gift cert to?
Well, I think this is it for now. I am not sure when I will get to do my next entry because of the move. But I will be back as soon as I can.
Thanks!
Raelyn (lucky Mama to Analisa and Abriella)
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/abriellarae/
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/analisajane/
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