I do not have yet...
However, it has been ordered!!
My very own laptop. (I have been using a desktop for the last five years.)
I can't wait to get back to blogging as usual.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
I am still here
My computer is completely dead now. I have been taking tons of pictures the last few days so hopefully I can upload them soon. Check back!!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
This and That
While my computer is working, Reese is at school, and Sam is sleeping I figured I would do a quick post.
Yesterday Sam turned 12 weeks old!!
I was trying to get a picture of him smiling. This was the best I could do. Every time the orange light would flash he would stop smiling.
Sam's toes pushed through his blanket while he was napping. I thought it was cute...I know...what a Mom thing to think!
Reese wanted to watch TV in her Princess tent yesterday...
For some reason she wanted it upside down...
Her Daddy's daughter...Reese's favorite thing to do is "watch the Princesses get dressed" on Disney.com. She has learned how to use the mouse pad on Lance's laptop by herself so now we don't have to do it for her. It is amazing how quickly she picks up on things. She is so smart!!
Reese has been learning so much in school this year!! Some good things, some bad things. She has learned a bunch of new songs, how to count and her colors in Spanish, how to be a friend and to play with friends, and so many other fun things. However, she has picked up on some bad things too! A new thing we have caught her saying is "I hate you". She doesn't know what it means or even how to use it correctly but we are still trying to stop it now! I know there are many other bad habits she is going to learn and pick up on at school in the future. I just hope we know how to handle them correctly when the time comes!
Yesterday Sam turned 12 weeks old!!
I was trying to get a picture of him smiling. This was the best I could do. Every time the orange light would flash he would stop smiling.
Sam's toes pushed through his blanket while he was napping. I thought it was cute...I know...what a Mom thing to think!
Reese wanted to watch TV in her Princess tent yesterday...
For some reason she wanted it upside down...
Her Daddy's daughter...Reese's favorite thing to do is "watch the Princesses get dressed" on Disney.com. She has learned how to use the mouse pad on Lance's laptop by herself so now we don't have to do it for her. It is amazing how quickly she picks up on things. She is so smart!!
Reese has been learning so much in school this year!! Some good things, some bad things. She has learned a bunch of new songs, how to count and her colors in Spanish, how to be a friend and to play with friends, and so many other fun things. However, she has picked up on some bad things too! A new thing we have caught her saying is "I hate you". She doesn't know what it means or even how to use it correctly but we are still trying to stop it now! I know there are many other bad habits she is going to learn and pick up on at school in the future. I just hope we know how to handle them correctly when the time comes!
Monday, February 1, 2010
My Computer
...is kaput!! I can occasionally get it to work but then it will blue screen. I, of course, have a bunch of cute pictures that I want to show you but those will have to wait. Good news...I get to get a new computer!! Woohoo!! We have been talking about this for a while but now we have to. For now I will use Lance's computer at night and see if I can get mine to cooperate during the day.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Our Lives in Pictures
Working hard to hold that head up
She thinks she is a supermodel
I sat Sam on top of Reese's back and she thought it was the funniest thing...she was belly laughing during this picture
She got her chubby little paw stuck in her golf bag
Always wanting to help...and eat while she is helping
Bruiser
Enough with that helping stuff...let me relax and watch a movie on Daddy's iPhone
She thinks she is a supermodel
I sat Sam on top of Reese's back and she thought it was the funniest thing...she was belly laughing during this picture
She got her chubby little paw stuck in her golf bag
Always wanting to help...and eat while she is helping
Bruiser
Enough with that helping stuff...let me relax and watch a movie on Daddy's iPhone
Good News/Bad News
Good News:
Sam slept for eight hours last night.
Bad News:
I didn't get to enjoy it because Reese was up all night last night.
Sam slept for eight hours last night.
Bad News:
I didn't get to enjoy it because Reese was up all night last night.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
My Girl...
Yesterday we didn't eat breakfast before we went to Target so we bought some doughnuts while we were there...Reese picked them out. So, of course, this morning she wanted to eat them for breakfast again.
She is such a mess!
She is such a mess!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Mad Baby
This is what a mad baby Sam looks like. He cried like this for 1.5 hours today. Still not sure why. The only thing he wanted was to be held a specific way, rocked, and soothed by his paci. If I moved him at all he got mad. During this time we had to go pick Reese up from school. Once she was in the car and he could hear her, he stopped crying and just looked at her. Maybe he missed her today?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Puddle Jumper
It rained A LOT today. Reese asked if she could go outside and play in the puddles (with Daddy's prompting). Daddy thought I would say no...I thought it sounded like fun. So I sent him out with her! Ha! What could it hurt? Rain jacket...check. Rain boots...check. And it wasn't too cold out.
Reese was thrilled. Look at the water dripping down her face.
When it rains our backyard has a river that runs through it. Perfect place for puddle jumping.
Reese was thrilled. Look at the water dripping down her face.
When it rains our backyard has a river that runs through it. Perfect place for puddle jumping.
Before she went out I told her that when Daddy says it is time to come in that she has to come in without a fight. This is her coming inside...she was such a good sport.
How cute are those froggy feet?
Reese was soaked from head to toe. As soon as she came in I stripped her down, dried her off, and put her in her PJs to snuggle up on the couch with her Cinderella blanket.
Sam always misses out on the fun stuff!
Reese had so much fun playing in the rain. Thank you, Daddy, for making fun memories!!
How cute are those froggy feet?
Reese was soaked from head to toe. As soon as she came in I stripped her down, dried her off, and put her in her PJs to snuggle up on the couch with her Cinderella blanket.
Sam always misses out on the fun stuff!
Reese had so much fun playing in the rain. Thank you, Daddy, for making fun memories!!
Friday, January 22, 2010
He's Getting So Big!
Hey Little Man! I am so sorry I don't take nearly as many pictures of you as I did with your big sister! Everybody always said the second kid doesn't get as many pictures as the first. And they were right! I promise to try and do better. Love, Mommy
Thursday, January 21, 2010
What's in a Name?
I have meant to write this post for a while and just haven't gotten around to it. A lot of times people ask why we chose the names we did for our kids, was it easy, etc. So here goes...
Reese Elizabeth
When we found out we were pregnant with Reese we didn't even start discussing names until we knew the gender of our baby. Once we knew we were having a girl we looked in baby name books, looked online, and listened to names around us...or at least I did...and we knew we didn't want to name our kids after anyone specifically to avoid hurt feelings. One day I was on Baby Center in a name forum. One of the posts was about "names you liked but didn't use" so I went in to see what was listed. There were a bunch of messages but the name Reese stuck out to me. I filed it in to my mental list and went on. A couple of days later we went out to dinner and there was a little girl waiting with her dad. He was holding a bag with the name Reese on it. So now it was there in my face again. That weekend Lance and I sat down with the baby name book and both made a list of the names we liked. I had mentioned the name, Reese, to him before we made our lists. Once we discussed our list of names we both had Reese on it and we both really liked it. (I never associated it with Reese Witherspoon, in case you were wondering...I got that a lot early on). We continued to look at names but always came back to Reese. About a week or so before Reese was born we went to Barnes and Noble. While Lance looked for some books I went to the baby section and pulled out a few baby name books. I opened the first one to see what the name Reese meant and in that particular book it said "passionate". That word meant a lot to me during that time. The first time I went to the church that my parents go to the sermon was about passion and I fell in love with their pastor!! (He actually ended up marrying us a few years later.) When I saw that meaning it was like a sign. I am a horrible decision maker so I take any signs I can get!! I was set on Reese after that.
During our discussion of names we would obviously think of middle names too. With a short name like Reese we knew it needed a longer middle name. The only name we ever liked with it was Elizabeth so it stuck. About six weeks before I was due we went to Florida and visited Lance's grandmother. She wanted to show us something in her bedroom (I can't remember what) so we went back to her room. Above her dresser was her framed wedding invitation with her full name on it. Her middle name was Elizabeth. I was bummed when I first saw it. I had asked Lance if her knew anyone with that as their first or middle name. He had said no. When we got in the car to leave I asked him if he knew what his grandmother's middle name was and he said her maiden name. He had no idea. I tried to come up with other middle names for Reese but never found one that I loved as much. So we left it alone and I am so glad we did. I love her name just the way it is!!
Samuel Dane
As you probably recall from my posts while pregnant with Sam, we had a really hard time finding a boys name that we liked and could agree on. There was so much pressure to have a cute little boys name that would also be great as a man. I really liked a lot of names that were more nicknames. I settled on one name and had a really hard time liking anything else. I became so worried that we would never pick out a name for the little baby cupcake that I would pray about finding a name for him. One of the many times I was sitting at the computer looking up names I thought of Samuel. It was a great man's name and what a sweet name Sam was. I immediately went to our baby name book to look it up. The meaning was "heard from God". There was my sign. I suggested it to Lance that night and he said he liked it. We both thought about it for a few days and eventually decided that it was the perfect name. To this day I have never called him Samuel. He is and will probably always be Sam to me. The only time I use Samuel is for legal reasons...insurance, birth certificate, etc. We occasionally call him Sammy when we are talking in those annoying baby voices and playing with him. Reese almost always calls him "Baby Sam" because that is what we called him when he was still in my belly. She was the only person that knew his name...until the night I checked in to the hospital and Becca was staying with Reese. Becca called me that night and said, "I think Reese told me what the baby's name is." I asked her what she had said and Reese had been talking about Baby Sam. So Becca and my cousin, Lissa, found out the name before he was born.
Reese Elizabeth
When we found out we were pregnant with Reese we didn't even start discussing names until we knew the gender of our baby. Once we knew we were having a girl we looked in baby name books, looked online, and listened to names around us...or at least I did...and we knew we didn't want to name our kids after anyone specifically to avoid hurt feelings. One day I was on Baby Center in a name forum. One of the posts was about "names you liked but didn't use" so I went in to see what was listed. There were a bunch of messages but the name Reese stuck out to me. I filed it in to my mental list and went on. A couple of days later we went out to dinner and there was a little girl waiting with her dad. He was holding a bag with the name Reese on it. So now it was there in my face again. That weekend Lance and I sat down with the baby name book and both made a list of the names we liked. I had mentioned the name, Reese, to him before we made our lists. Once we discussed our list of names we both had Reese on it and we both really liked it. (I never associated it with Reese Witherspoon, in case you were wondering...I got that a lot early on). We continued to look at names but always came back to Reese. About a week or so before Reese was born we went to Barnes and Noble. While Lance looked for some books I went to the baby section and pulled out a few baby name books. I opened the first one to see what the name Reese meant and in that particular book it said "passionate". That word meant a lot to me during that time. The first time I went to the church that my parents go to the sermon was about passion and I fell in love with their pastor!! (He actually ended up marrying us a few years later.) When I saw that meaning it was like a sign. I am a horrible decision maker so I take any signs I can get!! I was set on Reese after that.
During our discussion of names we would obviously think of middle names too. With a short name like Reese we knew it needed a longer middle name. The only name we ever liked with it was Elizabeth so it stuck. About six weeks before I was due we went to Florida and visited Lance's grandmother. She wanted to show us something in her bedroom (I can't remember what) so we went back to her room. Above her dresser was her framed wedding invitation with her full name on it. Her middle name was Elizabeth. I was bummed when I first saw it. I had asked Lance if her knew anyone with that as their first or middle name. He had said no. When we got in the car to leave I asked him if he knew what his grandmother's middle name was and he said her maiden name. He had no idea. I tried to come up with other middle names for Reese but never found one that I loved as much. So we left it alone and I am so glad we did. I love her name just the way it is!!
Samuel Dane
As you probably recall from my posts while pregnant with Sam, we had a really hard time finding a boys name that we liked and could agree on. There was so much pressure to have a cute little boys name that would also be great as a man. I really liked a lot of names that were more nicknames. I settled on one name and had a really hard time liking anything else. I became so worried that we would never pick out a name for the little baby cupcake that I would pray about finding a name for him. One of the many times I was sitting at the computer looking up names I thought of Samuel. It was a great man's name and what a sweet name Sam was. I immediately went to our baby name book to look it up. The meaning was "heard from God". There was my sign. I suggested it to Lance that night and he said he liked it. We both thought about it for a few days and eventually decided that it was the perfect name. To this day I have never called him Samuel. He is and will probably always be Sam to me. The only time I use Samuel is for legal reasons...insurance, birth certificate, etc. We occasionally call him Sammy when we are talking in those annoying baby voices and playing with him. Reese almost always calls him "Baby Sam" because that is what we called him when he was still in my belly. She was the only person that knew his name...until the night I checked in to the hospital and Becca was staying with Reese. Becca called me that night and said, "I think Reese told me what the baby's name is." I asked her what she had said and Reese had been talking about Baby Sam. So Becca and my cousin, Lissa, found out the name before he was born.
The middle name was easy. When I was looking up names I came across Dane. It means, "Man from Denmark". My maiden name is Denmark (yes, just like the country). Since I am one of three girls in my family, our last name isn't going any further so I thought I would at least pay tribute to the name. Lance was ok with it so we just found a first name that fit.
So there you have it. That is what's in our names.
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