Adventures in La La Land

I know I need to get my Prayer Part 2 post up, but I just haven't had enough time to devote to it.  So here's a quick Lucy update instead. She had her 9 month check up today. Here are the stats: Weight : 17.5 lbs Height : 28" The doctor said she's right around the 50th percentile for both.  Pretty average.  The doctor also said she sees a tooth coming in!  Her bottom left.  Although I don't see it at all.  Haha.  I actually had a dream last night that all of a sudden she had 3 teeth and I was so sad I didn't document any of them coming in.  She has a bad cough, but the doctor said as long as she doesn't spike a fever she'll be ok.  Poor kid. After the doctor we went to Target where I finally bought her a convertible carseat.  I noticed when we were in Traverse City this weekend that sometimes the straps of her infant seat slip off her shoulders because she's getting too big.  They're loosened and raised as far as they go, so ...

Thank you for all the interest and comments on my prayer post.  I got a few facebook messages, too.  I'm hoping to write an entry soon about what I learned. Now for the quick takes. (I had fun with the pictures since I'm using a fast internet connection.) 1. I felt bad after posting on facebook that I randomly lost 3 pounds this week . I don't want people to think I'm bragging. So here's a little consolation: my stomach is still a wrinkly, flabby, elephant-butt mess! You will not see me in a bikini this summer! 2. My blonde moment of the week : Our garage door has some major problems.  It gets stuck while it's opening/closing, so we usually have to push the button a few times to get it to go all the way.  One day this week, Lucy and I were headed to the grocery store.  I pushed the button and it started to go up, but then got stuck.  I put Lucy in the van, climbed in, and pushed the button in my van.  When I looked in my rearview mirror, I could s...

I posted this a few days ago, then immediately took it down because I was scared of people's responses.  I've gotten quite a few facebook messages about it, though, so apparently many of you have already read it and wanted to respond.  So here it is again.  I actually just finished a book that addressed a lot of my questions, so I might make a follow up post.  But I (think) I would love to hear your input.  Be nice. Lol. My Problems with Prayer Let me just preface this by warning you this may come off a little sacrilegious.  I'm a little scared to even post it.  But I'm just being completely honest and searching for answers.  I'd love some feedback on this one. I think prayer is very useful for communicating with God.  It's essential for praising Him and thanking Him, and I'm grateful that Jesus' sacrifice allows us to "approach the throne of grace with confidence . . ." (Heb. 4:16).  I even think prayer is effective for seeking d...

1. Valentine's Day - I am not one of those people who writes this day off as a "Hallmark Holiday," but neither do we go all out in celebration of it.  Mostly just because we're broke.  Anyway, this year, Justin made me dinner: steak, twice baked potatoes, and maple glazed carrots!  He got out the cookbook and everything!  It was muy delicioso! We ate by candle light after Lucy went to bed to make it oh so romantic. ;-)  Oh, and our gift to each other was a new antenna to go on the roof that is supposed to help us get more than 2 TV channels!  Woohoo!  Lucy got hair clips and yogurt melts. :-)   2. On Tuesday, we went to Kohl's to take advantage of their Valentine's Day markdowns and my sister's 30% off coupon.  I want to be one of those moms who goes all out for holidays with decorations and crafts and the like. :-)  This year Lucy didn't really care, but next year we're going to deck out the house!  So we got some decorations ...

1. We've been watching 30 Rock via Netflix.  Not as funny as "The Office," but I'm enjoying it.  Kenneth is my fave. :-) 2. The kids were really sick this week.  Lyla's fever got as high as 104* at one point and even 4 days into her sickness, her fever only got as low as 99.5* and she was still refusing to eat - which is a big deal because she's usually a voracious eater.  I'm just praying Lucy doesn't get it. Ugh. 3. It was an awful week.  I had to work 4, ten hour days, the kids were sick and cranky, and it was yet another week of temperatures in the teens.  Blech.  I don't know how much more of winter I can take!!! Thanks be to God, we're supposed to have a heat wave next week.  40 degrees here we come!!!! 4. Something that helped me through my awful week was . . . coffee! I finally bought a coffee pot on clearance for $20 last weekend.  I had to get the manual out to figure out how to actually make a pot of coffee, but it was a succ...

3/4 of the way to a year!!! Here's what Lucy Lou has been up to.  I feel like this was a big month for her.  I have a lot of notes written down. (Sorry about the spacing issues - stupid blogger.) Sleep As mentioned in my previous entry, Lucy is finally sleeping through the night!!! We are done with the dream feed and done with CIO.  She is just plain sleeping for 10-12 hours at night.  It is amaaazing!  She's actually a great sleeper.  She usually takes a morning nap around 8:30 and an afternoon nap around 1:30.   Most  of the time she lays right down and goes to sleep without a fuss, and usually sleeps about 2 hours.  At night, Justin puts her pajamas on, then I nurse her, sing the same 4 songs, do our bed time prayer, and lay her down awake on her belly.  She has one binky in her mouth and 2 in her bed (one for each hand).  I cover her with her blanket and she scooches her knees until her booty is sticking up in the air, then ...

Thank you for all your input on my "eating" entry below. I definitely appreciate it! Now, on to the quick takes: 1. Justin and I enjoyed a snow day on Wednesday thanks to the much anticipated "Blizzard of 2011."  It was like a Saturday in the middle of the week!  Lucy was up at 7:30, so there wasn't much sleeping in, but we enjoyed cinnamon rolls, then snuggled on the couch watching "The Blindside" when she went down for her nap.  There was hot chocolate, cleaning, and tromping through the 18 inches we reportedly got to take pictures of the snow. 2. We are getting our "new" fridge today.  I am so excited!!! We have been living without a fridge for 12 days and it is such a pain! For a while, we had things out on the deck, but with the aforementioned blizzard we moved everything to the garage so it wouldn't get covered in snow.  It works for some things - the cheese stayed cold, the condiments are fine.  But anything liquid just froze -...

As Lucy nears the one year mark, I'm starting to stress about weaning her from breastfeeding to table food.  I have no idea how that even begins. Everything I've read says at this stage of her life, table food isn't important for nutrition - she gets all her nutrition from breastfeeding and any table food she eats is just to get her used to textures and tastes.  So . . . when does that change?  Do I just start feeding her more during meals?  Even when she has a pretty big meal, she still nurses right on schedule (every 4 hours).  So it's not like she gets full from the table food. Where does baby food fit into this equation? She's not crazy about it.  Sometimes she gobbles it right down, sometimes she refuses.  I'm worried about her eating enough fruits and vegetables if she won't eat the baby food.  She's her mama's girl and she just wants carbs.  She gladly eats a whole piece of toast or a whole pancake for breakfast every morning. ...

Well folks, I've decided to make the transition.  I figured out my picture issues, and just spent an hour customizing this page, so it's time.  I'm ridiculously sad about leaving my old blog behind.  But I think xanga is becoming a thing of the past, so I'm trying to move on.  It will always be there for me to look back on, right? Anyway, here's the new and improved blog.  It will be the same old content you love, though!  Haha.  The monthly Lucy updates, Quick Take Saturdays, and ridiculous ramblings of a new mom and seasoned worrier. Both of those titles will be combined in my next entry: feeding woes.  So stay tuned. In the mean time, update your favorites, bookmarks, and readers.  Let's get this party started! Sadie

I found something in the settings called "advanced editor" or something like that.  It's supposed to make inserting images easier.  Let's see! Ooh, this has an "add caption" option. So that worked pretty well.  Let's try picture number 2: Woohoo!  Oh, these are just random pictures from my photobucket account so I don't have to upload new pics on our dial up connection. Well, now that I've figured out the pictures, I think I might be ready to commit to this new blog.  It's a little sad to leave all my old posts, though.  Is there any way to bring them over here? 

Trial run of the new blog. The thing I don't like about blogger is the photos. So I'm going to try them again: See, this is what I don't like. I can't get the captions to line up with the pictures! So confused. And so annoyed. Any help?