My first attempt at pigtails. I thought one ponytail was hard until I tried two!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Welcome Spring!
I really have to become more dedicated to this blog thing. I mean really, I do have an extra five minutes once a week to update. So, what have we been doing since the last post...well Bentlee went to her third wedding that was in Dallas. She did awesome. She stayed up until 10:30pm and was even dancing on the dance floor. She had the best time of us all! She went to two birthday parties which she loved, since it meant that she could have cupcakes and cookies. Miss B will be going this weekend to her first baby shower. My cousin is due in June with a little girl and she is having her first shower on Sunday. Bentlee is very excited to see "baby." Nick and I started the remodel of Bentlee's playroom. Hopefully we can have it done in about 3-4 weeks. I know that is wishful thinking because it always takes twice as long as I expect it to. But here's to wishful thinking! We took the pool cover off and were greeted with lovely green pool water. Oh well, that is why we have the best pool guy in the world! I posted a pic of Bentlee with her hotmitts on her hands. She loves these. She grabbed them out of the drawer and put them on all by herself. I was rolling on the floor laughing and had to take a picture. Too cute! Try to take time out and enjoy the wonderful weather. We bought Bentlee a little pink buggy that has a steering wheel that she sits in and we push around the block. I don't have a picture of her yet, but she puts her sunglasses on and just sits back while we walk around the neighborhood. She looks like such a little diva. I will try to post that picture next time. Well, I will write more soon! Don't I always say that????
Monday, March 31, 2008
What happened to this month?
Happy last day of March. Wow, I can't believe this month is over! It has been very busy for the Keepers' family. Between planning baby showers for almost everyone I know and keeping track of the due dates of the ones that are about to have their babies we did manage to sneek away to Washington, DC to cheer on our Baylor Bears (and of course catch the Duke game!) It was completely out of character for us being the planner that I am. We found out Sunday late afternoon that the Bears were going to DC and would be playing in the same region as Duke. We called our friends who live in DC and they invited us to stay with them. We got our bball tickets on Monday (thanks to a great family friend) and then booked our flight that night. We flew out Thursday morning (the day of the game) and slid into our seats with 11 minutes left in the previous game! I like to plan things out so that there is not alot of time in between events but this was a little too close even for me. We bought tickets to the Duke game the day of, which is an entire other story in itself! Bentlee spent time with MiMi and Pop in Katy and then GiGi and Big Daddy had her for Easter. We got back late Sunday night and started the next day more tired than before we left. But it was a blast and would do it all over again! Sorry our teams did not do so well but as the coaches say, "It is the experience we came here for!" We also took Bentlee to the zoo one weekend. She loved the Meercats (sp?) and the giraffes as well as running through the entire place. She did stop to sit on the fence near the rhinos. If she only knew how fast they can run, I don't think she would be so calm right there. It seems like April is even more jam packed than March with birthday parties, weddings, baby showers, remodeling, and Cotton Palace. So here's to the MomAgenda and very large cups of coffee!!!!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Where have we been?
So remember my first post where I put the disclaimer that I might not update too often, well, case in point I think it has been 3 weeks since my last one. Since then I turned 30, Bentlee started running everywhere, and she now eats at her own table in the kitchen. I bought a really cute table and chair set online to put in the playroom once it is finshed (if it ever gets started!) so she could have a place to sit and color or play or eat. I moved it to the kitchen since she started throwing a fit everytime I tried to put her in the highchair, and thought why not? She eats at a table at school, except those chairs are designed with safety straps and these are not, so I decided to try it. She loves eating at her "big girl" table, however, she also loves to get out of the chair and run around the house with food in her hands. Oh well, you can't win them all. Daylight savings time has been ok so far. She woke up at 7:30 which she thought was 6:30. She did take 2 naps and I put her down around 7:15 which she thought was 6:15. She has been fighting to fall asleep for the last hour but I think she is finally down. Hopefully she will sleep until 6:30 real time in the morning and we should be back on our schedule. Nick's mom is coming to stay with us at the end of the week. We are really excited to have her and hopefully mom and dad can catch up on some sleep. Here's to a great week!!!!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
What a Week!
Where do I begin...I woke up last Monday morning and was greeted with a child and crib covered in throw-up. It actually was not too bad except that Bentlee had rolled around in it and then fallen back asleep. Very messy to clean but I have seen worse. No temperature but I decided to keep her home with me just in case she had the stomach bug. We had a great day. We ran errands, took naps, and played. You never would have guessed the child was sick except for a runny nose and cough. And when I say runny nose I mean the kind that is nonstop, drippy, go through a box of kleenex runny nose. The cough was pretty bad but she did not have a fever so I wasn't concerned. She slept fine after coughing herself to sleep. Tuesday she woke up and I could tell that she did not feel good but still no fever and thank goodness no more throw-up. We spent the day much as we did the previous day but with a few more tantrums and "I don't feel good mom" looks. She slept fine that night too only after throwing up all over me and the rocking chair. Why didn't someone tell me that milk makes the mucus thicker and thus will make her throw-up! I mean come on, I honestly did not give her 1/2 a gallon of milk so where did it come from? Wednesday she woke up with a fever. Nothing to shout about (100 degrees) but I decided that since we were going in the wrong direction and not getting better I better take her in to the doctor. TANGENT: I can remember when 100 degrees would mean multiple phone calls to my mom, my mother-in-law, and "dada" to make sure that she would survive the next hour. Was she hydrated enough, having the right amount of wet diapers, and being not too sleepy? Scrambling around to find the doctor's phone number (which I now know by heart) to make sure I could bring her in immediately. Now I even question calling the doctor. END OF TANGENT. So we went in and of course she has an ear infection and some sort of virus that was causing the cough. He gave her an antibiotic for the ear and sent us on our way. Valentine's Day was great because she woke up like a new child. We still stayed away from playgroup just in case but she enoyed her day and opening her presents. Nick and I ended up ordering pizza (we were going out the next night for my early birthday party dinner so don't worry) and I was exhausted from earlier in the week. Well, my fun began at 12:45am when I woke up with a terrible stomcah ache. Things digressed from there and I will spare you the details but good news I still made it my party and had a great time. Bentlee had a birthday party for Tristan on Saturday and then we went to the BU/UT basketball game. I still felt like a gremlin was living in my stomach but I was getting better. We had a great Sunday just relaxing and enjoying the nice weather. My 30th birthday is on Tuesday so please hope that I have a better week than the last! I posted a few pics from the week so enjoy!
Friday, February 1, 2008
We're Back
We had a wonderful time skiing in Telluride and just getting away from normal life! However, we returned to find Bentlee with a new tooth (which really wasn't bad to miss) and WALKING! Not just a few little baby steps she had started before we left, but full across the room, chasing the dog and cat, carrying her toys WALKING! I can't believe how quickly she got the hang of it. So now my life revolves around litteraly chasing a 13 month old around the house and hoping that she does not fall forward into anything sharp or hard (which if you look around your house, everything is sharp or hard!) I have been waiting and wanting this moment to arrive and now that I am in it, I kind of miss being able to leave the room for a sec to answer the phone since I knew she could not crawl as fast as I could walk. But now, I have a little shadow following my every move and she is completely adorable!
Monday, January 21, 2008
So it only took me a year...
Well, since I have had Bentlee Mae, December 22, 2006, I have been visiting everyone's blogs. I have always wanted to create one but seriously I think this is the first time since, see date above, that I have had time. Bentlee is visiting her Mimi and Pop (Nick's parents) until Sunday while we go skiing (our first vacation in forever) and I find myself doing all the things that I want to do "if I only had time." Or maybe it is because tonight will be the first time I have ever spent away from my precious beautiful daughter and I have no idea what to do with myself. I have the next 2 days before we leave filled with all the things I have not done in the past year to keep me busy and not thinking about the fact that Bentlee is not here. First on that list is to create a blog. So I guess I can check that one off now! I love instant gratification. Anyway, I will leave you with a disclaimer: I am not sure how often I will update, remember it took a year to get this far, so check back every once and a while and hopefully I can manage a quick post and a couple of pics every week!
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