Happy Birthday Baby #3

We've been blessed with another grandbaby.

Meet Bree Jay born 2/5/13 at 3:13 am, 7 lbs 14 oz, 20-1/2 inches long.

We can't wait to see her in person.

Visit with the grandbaby

We just got home from New Mexico and our first visit with the new grandbaby. She's a whole 11 days old and couldn't be more perfect. Just look at that little mouth and those fingers. Sweet!

We managed to get lots of holding time and I realized this morning just how out of shape my holding arm really is. LOL.

I hope she doesn't grow too much before we get to see her again.

Joy

Happy Birthday Baby #2

We welcome our newest grandbaby. This is Addison. She was born 9/19 and comes in at 7 pounds 10 ounces. Peepaw is over-the-moon.

Joy

One down, two to go

Here's a quickie baby quilt I did for one of the girls I work with. Her colors are pink, black, and white.

This was a fast job since I received her invitation on Wednesday for a Saturday shower. LOL.

Summer Sunday

It's so stinkin' hot outside. Yick!

I've got fabric serged and ready to wash for one baby quilt and a bunch of burlap in the washer softening up for some other crafty projects.

For some reason this time of the year makes me want to stay inside and craft.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Big girl pictures

Finally! She's getting so big. She's six months old now and shows no signs of slowing down.

Here's Peepaw trying to hang on. She's quite the armful now. She wiggles nonstop.Who are you looking at?She discovered ice. She played with it until it was nothing but a puddle. Just hanging out.Annie had asked for pictures of me and the baby. Well, the bottom three are it. DH took them and you'll notice he cut my head off in every one. Really though, that's not a problem since a bag of rocks looks better than I do without makeup and please pardon the bra straps.

Mercy, I need somebody to check me before I go out the door.

One happy baby

We made a quick trip to New Mexico and were rewarded with babysitting time.

Good morning, Meemaw. I see you have that camera, again.I love it when Peepaw tickles me.See my tongue. I didn't know I had one of those things. I sure like playing with it.Come here and let me stick my tongue on that camera. It's pretty funny to wear Peepaw's hat. She's such a good baby and always so happy. She's 5-1/2 months old now and weighs 14 pounds. She's got the rolling over thing down and can really travel when she puts her mind to it. Next thing you know she'll be running and wanting the car keys.

Good Golly

I'm beat.

When our guests arrived on Friday, I was on my hands and knees scrubbing the kitchen floor. I just needed another 30 minutes and I would have made my deadline. This sweetie didn't care how clean the floor was though. She was just happy to watch while I cooked. She's working on her first teeth and showed me she can roll over by herself now.

The kids thought the house looked great. More about that later though.

DH took the boys fishing Saturday while the girls and I went thrifting and played with the baby.

On Sunday we took the kids to the zoo. Little Miss is ready to see lions, tigers, and bears.For the record, you don't take babies to the zoo. You take a stroller to push a sleeping baby while you go to the zoo. They could care less. DH and I both agreed that the kids don't know how to visit a zoo. When did it become a foot race? Have mercy on us old folks and slow down. It wasn't one of the more enjoyable visits I've ever had.

All in all, we had a wonderful visit and look forward to them coming again. We never realize how big this house is with just two of us until company goes home. We're also very quiet people. They on the other hand, aren't.

Don't grow too much until we see you again.

So sweet it makes your teeth hurt

She's trying to stand, get out of her car seat, roll over, and talks a blue streak.






I miss the little stinker already. She's growing like a weed.

Glad to be home again

Gosh, it feels good to be home. Even with the mess around here it's nice to be around my mess. I don't plan on going anywhere for a while.

Driving back to NM on Friday, we ran into a little storm this side of the Texas Travel Center. We got to see actual rain and it smelled so good. The hail was okay too. It amazes me how people think they can still drive 70 mph when you can't see a thing.

We visited with the folks at the nursing home and they seem to be settling in okay. Everybody seems happy with the situation and is doing well. MIL couldn't remember my name half the time and so didn't have anything ugly to say.

We spent a good part of the day Saturday with the baby and naturally I forgot the camera at daughter #2's house.

I swear, she's growing like a weed. She sure can yawn big for such a little thing.She likes to listen to Peepaw talk.Unfortunately it was time to come home. She's worn out from being passed back and forth between us.We missed getting a picture of her upchucking down the front of my shirt. LOL! Somehow she got her fist inside the neck and used my shirt front as a barf bag. Peepaw thought it was funny. Meemaw, not so much.

WW update and other blatherings

The kids sent us this picture for Valentine's Day. She's getting chubby.

I hope everyone had a marvelous Valentine's Day. We were pretty laid back around here and didn't do much. Mom came over and had meatloaf and a WW potato recipe with us and watched movies.

In weight news I'm down another 1.4 pounds, putting me at 8.8 pounds lighter than I was on January 1st. Hooray! I really thought I'd gained from the week before. I'm so glad I was wrong. This first 10 pounds is being a booger to get off. When I think about the 30 pounds that needs to follow it, my head hurts. DH says he can tell a difference. Me, not so much.

Otherwise, there's not a lot going on. I'm still looking for a job and it's a little discouraging right now.

I hope everyone is having a happy Monday and looking forward to the remainder of the week.

Back on track again in lots of ways

This has been the oddest week. I think I'm still discombobulated from our flying trip to have a baby.

On Sunday we were so wiped out we didn't even get dressed. It's unheard of for DH to stay in bed until 10 AM much less stay in his jammies for the rest of the day.

Monday was weird too. There was a shooting across the street from my Mom and that ate up a bunch of the day. DH called me and told me there was a shooting at my Mom's house which sent me straight through the roof. A couple of phone calls straightened out the exact location and I calmed down. Note to men: Being off one number in an address does make a difference. Shootings in this town are very uncommon and when it happens things kind of go nuts.

Tuesday Mom and I went shopping in Yukon at a big Wal-Mart. One of these days the Super Center here will be finished, but in the mean time we're having to make do with what we have which isn't much.

Today, I've not done a blooming thing. I have a crick in my neck and I kind of feel whiny. LOL. I did get my camera printer dock hooked up and printed a picture. Does that count?

Now for the back on track portion of this post. Mom and I started Weight Watchers again on 1/5. We both did it and did well when we lived in NM. You know how that goes though. It's easy to fall off the wagon. Well, I fell off and that son of a gun backed up and ran over me.

I need to lose 40 pounds, again. Gack! The good news, I've lost 3.4 pounds of it since we started and that was with a trip to NM and eating out every meal. I was really afraid I'd gained, but I think just knowing I'd have to step on the scale come Monday helped.

I guess that's all I've got for now. I'll leave you with a picture of the grandbaby and wishes for a wonderful week.

Our first grandbaby

Kelsie Eliza was born on 1/9/09 at 3:45. She weighed in at 7 pounds and is 19 inches long. Both she and her mom are doing well and by now are home.

It was so hard to leave this little angel. She's not 24 hours old yet in this picture.
Peepaw is busting his buttons proud of his first granddaughter. We can't wait to go back and visit.

Boil the water

We're having a baby!

As soon as DH gets home we're off to NM. Our first grandbaby is on it's way.

Daughter is having complications and the doctors have decided Kelsi needs to come now. She'll be 12 days early, but that's not too bad.

The next time I see you I'll be a granny. Bye!

Voting, baby showers, and tacky SILs

I voted today. Did you? I hope everyone that is able went and made their choice known. If you didn't, I don't want to hear any complaining. You had your chance.

We're home from the pinkest "NO PINK!" baby shower I've ever seen. Here is a picture of part of her goodies. Lots of pink.

I have to tell you a funny that happened at the shower.

Back history: My SIL doesn't like me because I'm the second wife. Her loyalties remain with the first wife and that's fine with me. The first wife and I get along fine, especially now that the girls are grown and we're going to be grandmas.

At the shower my SIL leaned over and asked me what I brought for the shower and I told her a handmade quilt. She told me I was supposed to buy something from the registry and not bring some little arts and crafts project I'd thrown together. I was good and ignored the jab. I asked her what she brought and she told me a crocheted baby blanket. (I'm not sure why a handmade quilt is arts and crafts, but a crocheted blanket isn't.)

Anyway, about half-way through the gift opening she whispered that I still had time to run to Wal-Mart and pick something up so I wouldn't be embarrassed and to get some hair dye while I was there. (Cheap shots are her specialty. She knows I'm going natural and at this point gray hair is in.)

SD opened the quilt and loved it. She opened the crocheted blanket and loved it. She laid them aside and continued opening gifts. SIL's granddaughter went over and picked up the blanket and the next thing we know there isn't a blanket, instead there's a pile of yarn. The little darling had found a string and started pulling on it and unraveled the whole thing.

I leaned over and very nicely told her she still had time to run to Wal-Mart and I was really sorry, but she must be so embarrassed to have her gift unraveled like that.

She left the shower and went to Wal-Mart. I was gone before she got back, but heard she thinks I told her granddaughter to unravel the blanket.

Sometimes being tacky sure can bite you in the butt. LOL!

In other news, I managed to dislocate my shoulder on Saturday while attempting to keep a box of dishes from landing on my FIL's head. No good deed goes unpunished in this family. I put off going to the doctor thinking it would get better and today I decided I had to go. The doctor told me I was a tough old broad and I have to assume that was a compliment. Otherwise, I might have to go back and poke him in the nose. Anyway, everything is back in place and hurts worse than when it was out.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week.

Finished at last!

Here's the front.
The back with it's little label. Okay, so it's not little, but it's still cute.
I finished it on Thursday. I really hope the recipient likes it and more than anything I want her to let the kiddo use it. I'd love to see it in four or five years with the binding worn plumb off and faded from repeated washing.

Okay, I've got to go pack and finish up some laundry. For some reason DH thinks he needs socks for this trip. Men!