McIntire Madness: February 2012

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Ode to nursing and Dr Seuss

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday this Friday and the monumental moment of weaning Tess this week I wrote this poem:

I am Beth

Beth-I-am

That nurse a baby

I do not like

That nurse a baby.

Do you like

to nurse a baby?

I do not like to

here or there.

I do not like to anywhere.

I do not like to nurse a baby.

Not on a train, not on a plane.

I could not, would not on a boat.

I will not, will not without a coat.

Not in the tube it will show my boob.

Not in a car, not on stairs

I do not like to in a chair.

I do not like to here or there. I do not like to ANYWHERE!

I do not like to

nurse a baby!

If you will let me be,

I will try to.

You will see.

Say!

I can nurse a baby!

I can!

I can nurse a baby, Beth-I-am!

And I did on a train, and on several planes

I did on a boat, many times without a coat.

I did on the tube, people might have seen my boob

In a car, and on stairs (on ancient ruins in Mexico and at the London Museum of Art)

I did it on chairs.

I did it here and there. I did it EVERYWHERE!

I can

nurse a baby.

Thank you!

Thank you,

Beth-I-am.

Tess can...

Stand up and call us to her crib.

Eat food! So far her favorites are not baby food or cold things. She loves quinoa,
rice, peas and now cheese!

And help get chores done!

Tess 9 month photos

My friend Melissa took some 9 month photos of Tess. Tess wasn't feeling well, but we got a few cute shots. Pictures coming....

Valentine's Day

It was a busy Valentine's day! Of course we had to make sugar cookies. The boys gafawed at my pink frosting so they got brown!

I made heart-shaped chocolate chip pancakes and what doesn't say love
but a side of bacon!

I planned and executed Cole's party at school!

Then Grandma Anna and Grandpa Ron came to visit. (Somehow I didn't get a picture of them) We took them to our favorite place......The Flight Museum. Matt just reminded me that he has never been and we have been countless times! One day we will take him there too.

That night we ate our favorite homemade Thai food! Matt brought me home some flowers and some chocolate. It was a day of LOVE.

Valentine's Day Crafts

I caught the pinterest bug and decided I needed to do a little decorating for Valentine's Day. What I didn't realize is that when a "crafty" person says watch a movie and make this craft, to a non-crafty person that means watch 5 movies, force your husband to help you and kind of make this craft! This is what we got:

I love how the wreath turned out.

I also liked the felt balls.

The ball on the bottom took FOREVER.
Up close it looks pretty cute, but not sure if that one was worth it!

I made several of these balls and in the end started making up my own crafts, that I will have you know took WAAAAY less time. I figured if other people could make stuff up, so could I!

And if I were true pinterest person, all of my photos would
look professional and be spiffed in photoshop....

It was fun anyway. I got some use out of them. I hosted book club and had a "Downtown Abby" party to show them off. I learned a lot and am now thinking about Easter.