Totally stealing this from Bron's blog--what a great way to remember all we've been through this year!
JANUARY
Otis was getting to be more mobile and getting into EVERYTHING!
FEBRUARY
Otis learned how to walk! And we enjoyed being back in Milwaukee, where we belong.
MARCH
We started, and finished, our house hunting. It was so fast, and almost a year later we could not be more happy with the house we ended up with!! Our neighborhood is amazing, our house is cozy, and we love to be homeowners!
APRIL
Busy month of going to the cottage for the first time of the year, our first baseball game of the season, and packing up our old house.
MAY
We moved into our new house! Ingrid turned four!
JUNE
We took our annual camping trip to Door County. Aunt Corie came to visit. It was HOT.
JULY
It was still hot. We spent lots of time outside and enjoyed our air conditioning while inside. I had a craft fair and we harvested lots of zucchinis. LOTS.
AUGUST
The kids and I visited my mom in Michigan!
SEPTEMBER
Ingrid started school and we went to see Obama on a dreary rainy day. (Thank god it's not election season anymore, that got old.)
OCTOBER
Ingrid and Otis were cowboys for Halloween.
NOVEMBER
We had some great family pictures taken and we visited my sister in Michigan. All of us, even Brendan!
DECEMBER
Otis turned TWO! Hard to believe he's such a spunky little dude. He talks as much as his sister and has a personality of his own, for sure.
We have just had such a great year, I feel really lucky.
This next year I hope to see Ingrid continuing to love school, I want to work more on our house projects, like painting the rooms colors that don't make me want to barf, and hopefully getting a patioo built in our backyard. I hope the winter isn't too cold, the summer isn't too hot, and we continue to be happy and somewhat healthy (as I cough and sneeze all over the computer, ha!) Happy New Year, everyone!
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Monday, January 2, 2012
New Year's Eve, Mom Style
We had such a great New Year's Eve this year, and we didn't leave our house! The kids took naps until five pm, so they were ready to stay up and party. I walked over to Walgreens to get snacks and came home with some noisemakers, carmel corn, Dots, Pringles, and chocolate covered peanuts. Which we ate all of that night! Ingrid thought it was so cool to be allowed to stay up, and she did so well, too. Otis was in bed at the normal time, which gave us plenty of one on one time with the girl. We had pjs on, sleeping bags and pillows all over the floor, and we just hung out. Junk food, tv, games on the ipad, just hanging out together. Much better than spending a ton of money at a bar getting drunk and then coming home to crash in your smelly clothes. Seriously.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
Dehydration
Whew! After all the tests they ran on my little 5lb baby, it turns out that he was just dehydrated. Good that it's nothing serious, but horrible because he had to get so much done to him when all he needed was a heat lamp and a bottle...
I feel bad now that I was so against bottles. Truth is, I still am. The drs. kept saying he needed formula to supplement the breast milk, as it has more calories and that's what he needs right now. But I think that's a lot of crap. Breast milk is made specifically for him, isn't it? I get that he needs to eat more often, but it can still be my milk. I am not paying for formula when my body is overflowing with free milk made just for babies...Anyway, we are now going to do breast feeding and then top it off with a bottle of expressed milk, to make sure he's getting enough. As long as it's my milk I'm okay with it. Still hate pumping but I'll do it so I don't have to go through another night at the ER!!
Otis was doing really well last night when I went to visit, hopefully he'll be able to come home Saturday after his antibiotics are done. And this time I will make sure he gets his feedings and gets enough!! Poor kid just doesn't realize how small he is, and we keep forgetting how early he was.
So here's to a better 2011!! Happy New Year everyone!
I feel bad now that I was so against bottles. Truth is, I still am. The drs. kept saying he needed formula to supplement the breast milk, as it has more calories and that's what he needs right now. But I think that's a lot of crap. Breast milk is made specifically for him, isn't it? I get that he needs to eat more often, but it can still be my milk. I am not paying for formula when my body is overflowing with free milk made just for babies...Anyway, we are now going to do breast feeding and then top it off with a bottle of expressed milk, to make sure he's getting enough. As long as it's my milk I'm okay with it. Still hate pumping but I'll do it so I don't have to go through another night at the ER!!
Otis was doing really well last night when I went to visit, hopefully he'll be able to come home Saturday after his antibiotics are done. And this time I will make sure he gets his feedings and gets enough!! Poor kid just doesn't realize how small he is, and we keep forgetting how early he was.
So here's to a better 2011!! Happy New Year everyone!
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