Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Cell Phone Pictures
Alan has Adeline's whole life chronicled in pictures on his cell phone. Really. There are ones on there from when she was barely weeks old, if that. So here are some he's taken recently. The first two are from a trip to the park down the street back on March 7th, and the last three are of Adeline shopping with Amma at Trader Joe's back in February. She was just too cute pushing around her own little cart :).
Good Day
Adeline and I had a play date with our friends Hannah and Kara today (Hannah is Adeline's friend, Kara is mine ;-). At the last minute we decided to head over to the outlet mall to check it out because I had never been there. We were very good ;-), and only went into Motherhood Maternity to look for an Easter dress for me and then over to Carter's to drool over all the unbelievably adorable children's clothes. The trip was a success! I got a very cute skirt and top to wear for Easter, and the Motherhood free gift bag always has great stuff in it so I scored in that department too :).
I was very good in Carter's and only wished I could own every last thing in the store for my girls :). Kara and I focused on the fact that we're going to a Mom2Mom sale on Saturday and we're sure to find good bargains there!
After that we went to McD's for a little lunch. Adeline didn't eat much but did manage to spill milk all down the front of her. She was a little stunned for a moment... then she felt herself sitting in cold milk and got really upset :(. Thankfully Mommie always carries an extra onesie around! Unfortunately I didn't have any spare pants, though. She was pant-less on the drive home to Hannah's house, but Hannah was nice enough to lend her some pants for the ride home :). All in all it could have been much worse - she had at least downed more than half the milk in the container before spilling the rest on herself.
And finally - as an update - I officially achieved stain-fighting success. After the stained clothes finished soaking I washed them in a regular cycle with "free" detergent and then gave them an extra rinse just to make sure there was no residue. When I pulled them out of the dryer they were good as new - no signs of any stains, and there were some really bad ones in there. There was one little bib that I remember never really being able to get clean once it was used with prunes... it never really smelled quite right either. Come to think of it I really don't know why I kept it. Anyway, even that one looks brand new now too. And it got the makeup/sweat stains out of my white Red Sox hat too after soaking for only a couple of hours. I swear by this stuff now. As Adeline would say, "Yay, Oxyclean!" (we cheer for everything around here :).
To top off this successful day Adeline has been napping for over two hours now and I haven't heard a peep from her. Ah the blessings of me time.
By the way, if I'm not on the ball enough to get a maternity pic up on the blog before Easter, I guarantee we will be doing some sort of family pic that day and one of my belly will be unavoidable. So don't worry. I may be 37 weeks prego by the time I finally get around to posting a pic, but it will come!! And I definitely look different from the way I looked with Adeline. I think I'm carrying higher than I did with her because I have a little belly "shelf" that I never had with Adeline. It makes me feel very huge!!
Hopefully more soon! :)
Love from Meredith for The Conrows
I was very good in Carter's and only wished I could own every last thing in the store for my girls :). Kara and I focused on the fact that we're going to a Mom2Mom sale on Saturday and we're sure to find good bargains there!
After that we went to McD's for a little lunch. Adeline didn't eat much but did manage to spill milk all down the front of her. She was a little stunned for a moment... then she felt herself sitting in cold milk and got really upset :(. Thankfully Mommie always carries an extra onesie around! Unfortunately I didn't have any spare pants, though. She was pant-less on the drive home to Hannah's house, but Hannah was nice enough to lend her some pants for the ride home :). All in all it could have been much worse - she had at least downed more than half the milk in the container before spilling the rest on herself.
And finally - as an update - I officially achieved stain-fighting success. After the stained clothes finished soaking I washed them in a regular cycle with "free" detergent and then gave them an extra rinse just to make sure there was no residue. When I pulled them out of the dryer they were good as new - no signs of any stains, and there were some really bad ones in there. There was one little bib that I remember never really being able to get clean once it was used with prunes... it never really smelled quite right either. Come to think of it I really don't know why I kept it. Anyway, even that one looks brand new now too. And it got the makeup/sweat stains out of my white Red Sox hat too after soaking for only a couple of hours. I swear by this stuff now. As Adeline would say, "Yay, Oxyclean!" (we cheer for everything around here :).
To top off this successful day Adeline has been napping for over two hours now and I haven't heard a peep from her. Ah the blessings of me time.
By the way, if I'm not on the ball enough to get a maternity pic up on the blog before Easter, I guarantee we will be doing some sort of family pic that day and one of my belly will be unavoidable. So don't worry. I may be 37 weeks prego by the time I finally get around to posting a pic, but it will come!! And I definitely look different from the way I looked with Adeline. I think I'm carrying higher than I did with her because I have a little belly "shelf" that I never had with Adeline. It makes me feel very huge!!
Hopefully more soon! :)
Love from Meredith for The Conrows
Monday, March 23, 2009
Happy 21 Months, Adeline! :)
One year ago today was Adeline's 9 month "birthday" and it was also Easter Sunday.
I think we all looked a little different back then... :)
I think we all looked a little different back then... :)
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Around the Conrow House
If you were to have spent some time around the Conrow household the last few days, here are some things you might have heard...
Speaking of getting out old clothes, I discovered in making various piles to be washed and prepared for Pink Floyd that some stains that never came out in regular washing before I packed the clothes away seem to have intensified in their stored state. After some searching online people seem to swear by "Zout!" stain remover and Oxyclean. My google search was specific enough to try to find stain fighting formulas for old - like 1-2 years old... - spit up and formula stains. So we took a trip to the happiest place on earth, aka Target, and picked up some Zout and Oxyclean and yesterday I began to fight stains with every power within me! :) I sprayed and rubbed in Zout on all the stains, then today I soaked all the stained clothes in a highly concentrated tub of Oxyclean dissolved in water (12 scoops in 5 gallons of water). You can soak clothes like this for up to 6 hours and I'm going to go ahead and let them soak for the full amount of time, but I checked on them after about 4 hours and was already really pleased with the results. Some stains I thought would never come out (especially after nearly 2 years) have come out completely, and outfits I thought could never be worn again literally look as good as new. I've heard this is a great trick for deep cleaning and removing stains from secondhand clothes bought on ebay and craigslist and at garage sales and things. The clothes literally look new. So that's my exciting laundry adventure. Tonight I'll be doing 3 loads of tiny baby things, blankets, and burp rags all in preparation for Adeline's little sister's arrival. It's getting pretty exciting around here :).
Note: You do have to have a fairly significant amount of time to devote to this stain-fighting routine, and you need to make sure you can take the clothes out of the concentrated Oxyclean solution no more than six hours after you begin and then have the time to wash/rinse them completely immediately afterward. I did read horror stories about people leaving things overnight thinking a couple more hours wouldn't hurt, or letting an Oxyclean solution dry on their clothes and it producing adverse effects.
And in other news, potty training in the Conrow house has officially begun! When I bought this potty seat it says right on it that you might have trouble getting your child to get off of it because it's so comfortable - turns out they were actually right. The kid loves this thing! :)
We also enjoyed our first foray into pigtails this weekend...
And Adeline was very helpful unwrapping Rolos for a fun project for Mommie. When she was done she got to eat one :)
- "You're okay, you're okay..." - Adeline, holding Elmo and patting his back. Apparently he's been having a rough go of it lately. She's comforting all of her animals these days.
- "Ooh, cute!" - Adeline picking up and inspecting her old newborn clothes I've gotten out for Pink Floyd.
- 9am: Adeline and Meredith eat breakfast; 9:30am: Breakfast ends; 10am: Adeline- "Eat, eat." Mommie- "We just had breakfast! What do you want to eat?" Adeline- "Lunch."
Speaking of getting out old clothes, I discovered in making various piles to be washed and prepared for Pink Floyd that some stains that never came out in regular washing before I packed the clothes away seem to have intensified in their stored state. After some searching online people seem to swear by "Zout!" stain remover and Oxyclean. My google search was specific enough to try to find stain fighting formulas for old - like 1-2 years old... - spit up and formula stains. So we took a trip to the happiest place on earth, aka Target, and picked up some Zout and Oxyclean and yesterday I began to fight stains with every power within me! :) I sprayed and rubbed in Zout on all the stains, then today I soaked all the stained clothes in a highly concentrated tub of Oxyclean dissolved in water (12 scoops in 5 gallons of water). You can soak clothes like this for up to 6 hours and I'm going to go ahead and let them soak for the full amount of time, but I checked on them after about 4 hours and was already really pleased with the results. Some stains I thought would never come out (especially after nearly 2 years) have come out completely, and outfits I thought could never be worn again literally look as good as new. I've heard this is a great trick for deep cleaning and removing stains from secondhand clothes bought on ebay and craigslist and at garage sales and things. The clothes literally look new. So that's my exciting laundry adventure. Tonight I'll be doing 3 loads of tiny baby things, blankets, and burp rags all in preparation for Adeline's little sister's arrival. It's getting pretty exciting around here :).
Note: You do have to have a fairly significant amount of time to devote to this stain-fighting routine, and you need to make sure you can take the clothes out of the concentrated Oxyclean solution no more than six hours after you begin and then have the time to wash/rinse them completely immediately afterward. I did read horror stories about people leaving things overnight thinking a couple more hours wouldn't hurt, or letting an Oxyclean solution dry on their clothes and it producing adverse effects.
And in other news, potty training in the Conrow house has officially begun! When I bought this potty seat it says right on it that you might have trouble getting your child to get off of it because it's so comfortable - turns out they were actually right. The kid loves this thing! :)
We also enjoyed our first foray into pigtails this weekend...
And Adeline was very helpful unwrapping Rolos for a fun project for Mommie. When she was done she got to eat one :)
Saturday, March 14, 2009
No Strep...
or ear infections. That's the good news. The bad news is I'm now sick too :( and none of us is sleeping at night. Adeline's runny nose is still just as runny as ever and the drip causes the coughing almost all night. It will be very nice when sick season is over!
Beckie is visiting today and we had a little visit from Rob (and friends :) last night on their way through town.
That's the update. Hopefully more soon.
Beckie is visiting today and we had a little visit from Rob (and friends :) last night on their way through town.
That's the update. Hopefully more soon.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
The Lastest and Cincinnati
Sorry for the lack of posting. I've been trying to take naps in the afternoon during Adeline's nap and it's been good - even if I only end up getting about 10-20 minutes (today I got an hour :). I'm taking my iron, too, and just trying to be better about eating more in general and I think all of this combined is helping my energy level. I'm going to need it. I can't believe I'm going to be a stay-at-home mom to a 2 year old and a newborn. What am I thinking??? :)
The most recent news is that Adeline is once again sick. Today is the second day of another high fever, terrible coughing and an incessant runny nose. I can tell her throat hurts, too. All signs point to strep once again, although I'm a little concerned that it might be more than that -- strep + ear or sinus infection. I'm going to call the doctor first thing tomorrow morning to see if I can get her in for a visit.
In other news, we visited the Alternative Birthing Center in Southfield last Friday and have to say we were kind of disappointed. Long story short is that we will now be birthing at a nearby hospital instead of at the ABC. Although I am not guaranteed being able to birth with a midwife at this particular hospital, I'm going to take my chances. Southfield is just too far away.
Anywho, I haven't posted since we took a family trip down to Cincinnati to visit our friends Nathan, Johanna and William. Here are some pictures from our visit:
On Saturday when we planned to leave we found ourselves returning to our friends' house to get cleaned up after Adeline's lunch didn't agree with her. She was so sad that she got Doug so dirty :(. William let Adeline borrow some of his clothes while we did some laundry and prepared to leave - for the second time :).
There she is!! :)
The most recent news is that Adeline is once again sick. Today is the second day of another high fever, terrible coughing and an incessant runny nose. I can tell her throat hurts, too. All signs point to strep once again, although I'm a little concerned that it might be more than that -- strep + ear or sinus infection. I'm going to call the doctor first thing tomorrow morning to see if I can get her in for a visit.
In other news, we visited the Alternative Birthing Center in Southfield last Friday and have to say we were kind of disappointed. Long story short is that we will now be birthing at a nearby hospital instead of at the ABC. Although I am not guaranteed being able to birth with a midwife at this particular hospital, I'm going to take my chances. Southfield is just too far away.
Anywho, I haven't posted since we took a family trip down to Cincinnati to visit our friends Nathan, Johanna and William. Here are some pictures from our visit:
Adeline has become quite the good traveler!
Views of downtown Cincinnati from in front of the Children's Museum:
At the Children's Museum Adeline was so adventurous! I was so proud of her for going all the way through this tunnel/net which was probably about 10 feet above the ground!
There's a really nifty ball pit that William loves to play in and he showed Adeline all the neat things to do in there:
On Saturday when we planned to leave we found ourselves returning to our friends' house to get cleaned up after Adeline's lunch didn't agree with her. She was so sad that she got Doug so dirty :(. William let Adeline borrow some of his clothes while we did some laundry and prepared to leave - for the second time :).
Where's Adeline?
There she is!! :)
And finally, Daddy has been teaching Adeline all sorts of new things lately. Such as...
How to play Wii...
And how to clean up after myself... :)
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Okay Pictures - Finally!!!
First off, no belly pix. The ones we took at week 27 just didn't turn out great, so they have met the recycle bin. One of these days we'll get around to taking some good ones, hopefully before any post-pregnancy pix!!
Also, "slipper" was the third word Adeline said yesterday that I didn't know she knew and couldn't remember when I was posting :).
On to the pictures...
We took a family trip to Outback a couple of weeks ago. Adeline sat in the booth with Daddy (on a booster seat) instead of in a high chair. She liked that a lot better. She LOVES their bread - she is Daddy's little girl when it comes to her love of all things bread. And she had a very entertaining time making the menu a hat.
And we took this picture of Adeline wearing her scarf quite a while ago - prior to the weaning off of the plug. So while I don't really like that she's got her plug in her mouth in this picture here is the demonstration of how much she loves the scarf Grandma made her for Christmas. It's funny to see a picture of her with her plug now because I feel like it doesn't look like her at all! She has so much more personality without it :).
And finally, this morning she decided her Elmos needed a "nap". Well, first she tried to put a diaper on them which was adorable. She ran all the way to her room to get some diapers then came back out to the family room to "change" them and put them down for a "snooze" (which she says quite clearly now). She gave up on the diapers pretty quick, but she did put the Elmos in the laundry basket - apparently that's their crib or "bed" - gave them her stuffed "Pooh" Bear and covered them with a "blankie" so they were "cozy" (all the words in quotes were the ones she said as she explained to me what she was doing). Then she decided it was time for her to take a "snooze" with "Doug" and "blankie". It was too adorable. I had to take pictures.
Also, "slipper" was the third word Adeline said yesterday that I didn't know she knew and couldn't remember when I was posting :).
On to the pictures...
We took a family trip to Outback a couple of weeks ago. Adeline sat in the booth with Daddy (on a booster seat) instead of in a high chair. She liked that a lot better. She LOVES their bread - she is Daddy's little girl when it comes to her love of all things bread. And she had a very entertaining time making the menu a hat.
And we took this picture of Adeline wearing her scarf quite a while ago - prior to the weaning off of the plug. So while I don't really like that she's got her plug in her mouth in this picture here is the demonstration of how much she loves the scarf Grandma made her for Christmas. It's funny to see a picture of her with her plug now because I feel like it doesn't look like her at all! She has so much more personality without it :).
And finally, this morning she decided her Elmos needed a "nap". Well, first she tried to put a diaper on them which was adorable. She ran all the way to her room to get some diapers then came back out to the family room to "change" them and put them down for a "snooze" (which she says quite clearly now). She gave up on the diapers pretty quick, but she did put the Elmos in the laundry basket - apparently that's their crib or "bed" - gave them her stuffed "Pooh" Bear and covered them with a "blankie" so they were "cozy" (all the words in quotes were the ones she said as she explained to me what she was doing). Then she decided it was time for her to take a "snooze" with "Doug" and "blankie". It was too adorable. I had to take pictures.
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