Monday, October 22, 2012

Random Thoughts

Because even a post that isn't about CB deserves a picture of her.

  • Once upon a time we got one of those Halloween phantom things where you get a treat but you're supposed to pass it on by making treats for two more people. We did, and now we've gotten phantomed two more times. I wonder if we got hit by the same people we took treats to, or if it was other random people. Either way, not complaining. Except I guess now I'll have to make more treats. (I think you're maybe supposed to put something in the window that says you've gotten it, but it didn't say in the note, so we didn't think of it until the third treat showed up on our porch.) 
  • Felt is a magical thing. Every time I rediscover it I fall in love with it all over again. 
  • CB has had a cold for the past few days. It's pretty sad, although she's mostly stayed pretty cheerful except when it gets close to nap time or bed time. I'm looking forward to the end of her sad little coughs and sniffles, but the snuggles are nice. 
  • Some days I look back on my day and cannot figure out how I spent my time. Wait, wasn't I going to do laundry today? I guess there's time for one load so I have underwear tomorrow . . .
  • Our insurance company appears to be confused. I have now filled the exact same prescription 3 times and paid a different copay each time. The first time I paid $28, the second time $10, and today the pharmacist announced that they had covered all of it. While I like where this trend is heading, I am wondering how I can find out which days are the magical "we will cover everything" days so I can fill my prescriptions and go to the doctor on those days. 
  • We watched the last presidential debate tonight, and I thought it seemed like the candidates basically agreed on everything on this topic but were trying to pretend that they didn't because they wanted to WIN! (Yes, you should hear Jack Black in Nacho Libre when you read that.) I wish that politics weren't so petty. 
  • Google hangouts is a little bit awesome. We had a Long Family FHE the other night, and it was neat. Although it was funny how the babies kept yelling and then that family's screen would pop up even if someone else was talking. Those attention-mongering babies. 
  • One of my good friends lost her grandmother last night. I wish there was a less lame way to comfort someone who is far away than by saying, "I'm so sorry. That really sucks." Someone needs to invent Wonka Vision, but for hugs. 
  • I love a good thunder storm, which is what we're having tonight. But I hope it doesn't wake up my poor sick baby, who keeps sneezing herself awake anyway. 
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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Three Months

Happy 3 months to my beautiful girl! We're celebrating alone today because E doesn't get back from his business trip until tomorrow.

Likes:

  • Her thumb! Eric wasn't sure he was down with a thumb-sucker, and maybe she isn't fully converted to it (she still often falls asleep with a pacifier in her mouth, but she wakes up with her thumb in there quite a bit) but she uses it to soothe herself at the moment (often sleeping for 10-11 hours at night) so I am all for it.
  • Baths. Still. Always.
  • Her daddy! So much! She's been missing him because he keeps going out of town, but she has started looking at him with adoration, and it's adorable.
  • The dolly that was a hand-me-down from cousin Maggie. More than anything else at the moment. Her first laugh was for that dolly.
  • Russian dancing (as in I move her legs and sing things and she squeals with delight)
  • Baby Tylenol, and also other medicine. But baby Tylenol especially, which is apparently very tasty after you have your shots.
  • Looking at herself in the mirror. She smiles, and then she smiles bigger because that baby in the mirror smiled at her. It is so cute. 
Dislikes: 
  • Tummy aches
  • Any time the car stops moving
  • Shots. Oh, the screaming.

Accomplishments and Adventures:

  • Had her shots, and luckily just seemed to get sleepy and a little sad, rather than screamy and off. I gave her baby Tylenol for the first day or so, and gave her a couple of nice warm baths so her chubby little legs wouldn't hurt, and she took it like a champ. 
  • Went to her first pumpkin patch in her warm hat, where her nose got red. 
  • Holds her head up really well by herself. 
  • Laughed (but only a couple of times - she's much more prone to squeals of delight than chuckles)
  • Had her first trip to the library (a brief one to pick up Mommy's holds - because Mommy needs to have something she can get into so she'll stop wasting her time watching TV)
  • Started taking some baby Zantac to see if it helps with some refluxy symptoms - takes medicine like a CHAMPION so far. 
  • Survived a week alone with her mom and no one else. 
  • Talks up a storm - now we just need to learn what she's saying.
  • Took her first mother/daughter trip to the grocery store and took up most of the cart.
CB with her favorite dolly, the only thing that makes her laugh.


CB, you are a delight. This month has been so fun, because you've really started acting like you know what's going on. For example, when I told you that Grandma and Grandpa were coming home from the MTC to watch conference and do their laundry, you refused to take your nap - and then got a huge smile on your face when they showed up, liked you'd been waiting for them. When your daddy left for his business trip, he was holding you and you were looking everywhere except at him, as if you were mad at him - then you suddenly looked right at him and smiled, like you were saying, "Just kidding, Dad! Wasn't that a good game?" 

At your 2 month appointment, which was actually more like your 2.5 month appointment, you were in the 75th percentile for weight, but the 93rd for height. That's right. You are ridiculously tall. (Also, once again the doctor told me that you are basically perfect - which I knew, but it's nice to hear it from a professional.) However, you still fit into most of your 0-3 month clothes fairly comfortably, even though I'm probably going to start transitioning you up so that you'll have some long-sleeved things to wear for fall (but I don't wanna because then I have to admit you're getting bigger and put your smaller clothes away - wah!). You look very comfy in the bigger clothes, even though the long sleeves all come over your hands and get sucked on if I don't roll them up.



You've started waking up in the morning and from naps with a coo instead of a cry, which means that you almost always have a smile for me when I come to get you. (Although if I set you down for too long before I feed you in the morning, you protest quite vocally.) I love your gummy little smiles so much, especially when you smile and squirm around like you just can't contain your happiness. Along with your big smiles and thumb sucking comes a crazy amount of drool, and I'm going to have to start putting a bib on you around the house so you won't be perpetually soaked. 
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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Elder and Sister Winegar

Hey look! I'm posting about something that isn't CB-related!

Monday, my mom and dad went into the Missionary Training Center to prepare for their mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They'll only be there a couple of weeks before they report to the Carlsbad, CA mission (near San Diego) to serve as military-relations missionaries on the Camp Pendleton Marine base.

Aw. So excited. See the tears?

It's been quite a few years since we had a missionary in this family (Clark came back in 1999) so it's really quite exciting. When they opened their call, we were all either there with them or Skyping in from various locations. All of us except my oldest brother and a few of the grandkids also got to be there as they were set apart as missionaries on Sunday night. 

The newly set-apart missionaries with the Stake President and Bishop
Of course, our contribution to the mission effort (besides care packages and sending frequent pictures of CB) is taking care of Mom and Dad's house while their gone - which is actually a great blessing for us. We're taking care of utilities and caring for the home, but we're definitely benefiting and taking the opportunity to try to pay off student loans and grow Mustache Power. 

Our original plan was to move in about a month before the parents headed out on their mission. However, due to several changes of plans we ended up here in January, and Mom and Dad pushed their availability date back to October so they wouldn't miss the arrival of a certain adorable baby girl, so we lived here all together for about 10 months. At first I was worried - it seemed like it would be weird to move back in with my parents, I didn't know what Eric would think of it, I didn't know what it would be like trying to learn to be a parent with my own parents around, etc. 

Luckily, it was awesome. Mom and Dad were helpful but not pushy or intrusive. It was nice for them to get to know Eric better. I loved having my mom around so we could make quilts and dust ruffles and pillows for the nursery. They even let us paint a room in their house, which will eventually become their grandchildren playroom.  They were especially nice to have around when CB showed up, because we got to actually go out a few times during her first three months of  life. I will miss the morning parades of joy when I brought CB downstairs to see her grandparents. (Who knew that having your kid showered with adoration is even more validating than receiving praise for yourself?)

They adore each other.

It will be nice to be our own family unit again. As amazing as my parents are, there's something about living with your parents that makes you feel like you are a kid again, no matter how awesome the situation. But we will also miss them (yes, even my husband) and I'm kind of glad things worked out the way they did. Now I'm making plans to send them care packages and pictures (I'm thinking I'll probably make turkeys out of CB's hand prints for Thanksgiving, for example) and I can't wait to hear about their experiences in the mission field. 

I made them pose like a first day of school picture before they left for the MTC

So good luck, Elder and Sister Winegar! We'll miss you, but we're so proud of you, and we know that our family is going to be blessed because of your service and your example. We love you! 
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