As I've mentioned before, Gemma has been eating non-baby food solids for quite some time now. She first discovered Plum Organics puffs at Christmas when she tried some of her cousin's. They're not sugary and have a subtle flavor. Gemma also likes Cheerios, so Jeff's parents decided to put them to the test. See which she prefers in the videos below.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Playmates
I am super late in posting about this, but it was too fun to skip over. Gemma and I were invited over to my friend, Ann's, house for a little Saturday morning play date with Ann's two boys, Thomas and Henry. Thomas is 3 and Henry is 4 months older than Gemma--so about 11 months now.
I wondered how our first playdate with the Johnsons would go. Would the boys want to play with my little girl? Would Thomas be bored with my not very mobile Gemma? My worries were immediately eased when I had a text exchange with Ann to let her know that we were running a little late. "No problem! Thomas is all ready for Gemma, lining up his cars for her." Indeed, Thomas was adorable with my little G. He separated out the "hard" cars that were too big for her and the softer, rubber cars that she could play with.
Henry played quite nicely, too, and tried to teach Gemma how to army crawl (something she has not picked up on yet). Ann and I, or course, had great conversation along with our delicious coffee. It was fun catching up and we can't wait to get together again.
I wondered how our first playdate with the Johnsons would go. Would the boys want to play with my little girl? Would Thomas be bored with my not very mobile Gemma? My worries were immediately eased when I had a text exchange with Ann to let her know that we were running a little late. "No problem! Thomas is all ready for Gemma, lining up his cars for her." Indeed, Thomas was adorable with my little G. He separated out the "hard" cars that were too big for her and the softer, rubber cars that she could play with.
Henry played quite nicely, too, and tried to teach Gemma how to army crawl (something she has not picked up on yet). Ann and I, or course, had great conversation along with our delicious coffee. It was fun catching up and we can't wait to get together again.
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| Henry and Gemma playing cars |
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| Photo time! Gemma was so cute--she kept putting her hand on Thomas. |
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| And, Thomas can read the a flirty signal apparently! I think you're both a little too young! ;) |
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Confessions
For lack of having anything better to write about, I thought I'd help some of you get to know me better by confessing some of my secrets.
1. I'm not very good at keeping secrets about myself. Hence, this list. (I am good at keeping secrets for others though! Friends, don't quit telling me them!)
2. I love being surprised. Yet, I can't help but snoop. I usually know all of my Christmas presents before it comes time to open them. Sometimes its by accident. Sometimes not. I know, I know. I'm a child.
3. If my husband is not home for an evening, my dinner will sometimes consist of terrible foods such as graham crackers and frosting. Good thing he's usually home for dinner or I'd be a lot heavier!
4. I normally can't stand Mariah Carey, but I love her Christmas album. You really should check out the Relient K Christmas album though. It's one of my favorites even though its not traditional at all.
5. I sometimes wear sweats for pajamas so I don't have to get dressed the next day.
6. Our dog, Harper, sleeps in our bed more than our baby does. We always said we wouldn't let her, but...it happens! She's so sweet. She always has to have her head touching my leg at night. I don't mind too much. She's my little heater. We may have to upgrade to a king size bed if Gemma starts coming into our room when she's older.
7. We only have basic cable. We're going on our second year without it now and we don't miss it much at all. Jeff doesn't watch much TV at all and I found from looking at my DVR'ed shows that almost all of them were on the basic channels. We also don't let our baby watch TV at all, so we watch even less TV these days on. (We don't usually even have it on when she's awake.) We can always watch things online or go to our friends' houses if there is something we really need to see. (Hasn't happened yet.)
8. I'm a big picture sort of person. It's not that I don't notice the details or acknowledge the need for them. I just want someone else to do them. This drives Jeff crazy because if I start a project, I just want it to be done. I don't actually want to do it. So, sometimes, it sits half finished for weeks. (Um, 30 before 30 list anyone?)
9. I'm the youngest of five kids but I often feel like a middle child. (There are three of us living now.) My older sister and brother don't really get along. Well, I shouldn't say get along. They just are very different and don't really have much contact with each other. They do get along when they see each other once a year, and I know they love each other very much. But, I many times find myself defending one to the other when they talk disapprovingly of each other. I don't know when I became the peacemaker...Kind of a bummer, but it doesn't really happen that often.
10. I'm more like my mother than I'd like to admit. Not that my mom isn't a great lady, but I just never thought this day would come. I definitely have my dad's disgusting, inappropriate sense of humor though!
Okay, I think I've confessed enough for the day. Now it's someone else's turn! Go!
1. I'm not very good at keeping secrets about myself. Hence, this list. (I am good at keeping secrets for others though! Friends, don't quit telling me them!)
2. I love being surprised. Yet, I can't help but snoop. I usually know all of my Christmas presents before it comes time to open them. Sometimes its by accident. Sometimes not. I know, I know. I'm a child.
3. If my husband is not home for an evening, my dinner will sometimes consist of terrible foods such as graham crackers and frosting. Good thing he's usually home for dinner or I'd be a lot heavier!
4. I normally can't stand Mariah Carey, but I love her Christmas album. You really should check out the Relient K Christmas album though. It's one of my favorites even though its not traditional at all.
5. I sometimes wear sweats for pajamas so I don't have to get dressed the next day.
6. Our dog, Harper, sleeps in our bed more than our baby does. We always said we wouldn't let her, but...it happens! She's so sweet. She always has to have her head touching my leg at night. I don't mind too much. She's my little heater. We may have to upgrade to a king size bed if Gemma starts coming into our room when she's older.
7. We only have basic cable. We're going on our second year without it now and we don't miss it much at all. Jeff doesn't watch much TV at all and I found from looking at my DVR'ed shows that almost all of them were on the basic channels. We also don't let our baby watch TV at all, so we watch even less TV these days on. (We don't usually even have it on when she's awake.) We can always watch things online or go to our friends' houses if there is something we really need to see. (Hasn't happened yet.)
8. I'm a big picture sort of person. It's not that I don't notice the details or acknowledge the need for them. I just want someone else to do them. This drives Jeff crazy because if I start a project, I just want it to be done. I don't actually want to do it. So, sometimes, it sits half finished for weeks. (Um, 30 before 30 list anyone?)
9. I'm the youngest of five kids but I often feel like a middle child. (There are three of us living now.) My older sister and brother don't really get along. Well, I shouldn't say get along. They just are very different and don't really have much contact with each other. They do get along when they see each other once a year, and I know they love each other very much. But, I many times find myself defending one to the other when they talk disapprovingly of each other. I don't know when I became the peacemaker...Kind of a bummer, but it doesn't really happen that often.
10. I'm more like my mother than I'd like to admit. Not that my mom isn't a great lady, but I just never thought this day would come. I definitely have my dad's disgusting, inappropriate sense of humor though!
Okay, I think I've confessed enough for the day. Now it's someone else's turn! Go!
Friday, November 18, 2011
Photo Friday
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I got my hair cut! I lopped off about 7 inches or so. I don't intend to keep it short, but I just couldn't stand to be losing so much anymore. (Lovely post-pregnancy hormones.) I know I'll still keep losing the same amount, but at least I'll find short pieces all over the place instead of long ones!
I had to share this cute one of Gemma in her snowsuit. She looks like a little pink marshmallow. She'll be needing a new one soon along with upgrading to her convertible car seat. She's only about an inch away from outgrowing the infant one. (Not sure how we got a tall baby!)
This is a newer thing Gemma has been doing. She's all about sticking her tongue out. Constantly. I love that little weirdo.
Loved this verse. I was getting a heat massage (or something weird in a time capsule sort of thing) at Body Beautiful the other day and as I was waiting, I read some daily verses. This date is my hubby's birthday. I thought it was a pretty fitting reminder for him, so I snapped it with my phone and sent it to him. :)
This isn't a photo, but I wanted to share it anyway. :) Gemma has been using this jumperoo for a while now and loves it. We borrowed it from our friends and are so glad we did! (Along with a lot of other bigger toys that I said I never wanted! wink wink.)
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