Maisers
New Maisie pix and videos too!
I finally downloaded some pictures to Justin’s computer (mine is still crashed!), so I thought I better show off how freakin’ cute my little nugget is! This was on our way from Vienna, Austria to Sopron, Hungary! Maisie and I tortured Jeff the whole time. It was a blast. Maisie got her cuddle on with Paula! We love the Farmers (that is their last name)! They live in Portugal and they are caaarrrraaazzzy! Maisie ate a cookie. Bad, bad mom (and dad). She may just be a drummer like her uncle Nate! Packing is fun! At least for Maisie. I know that Maisie is not smiling in a single one of these pictures, but she prefers to do the serious look while posing for the camera. To prove that she really is a happy baby here is a video we took today! By the way, she totally learned to stand…
Read MoreHighlights from Staff Conference!
Staff conference (now called Connect) was really great this year! Here are some little tidbits about the trip that you should know about! We stayed at an amazing hotel that had swimming pools and beautiful woods and nice rooms and good food and a spa! I didn’t get a massage though because I am still not so comfortable with a man giving me a massage and the woman at the front counter of the spa told me, “Man or Nothing!” So nothing it was. Oh well. Maybe next year. I am glad I chose nothing because another woman got the man and he had her undress in front of him and then didn’t cover her with a towel! This would have been devastating for me (even after all the nudity and exposure of having a baby in France). I had some amazing conversations with new and old friends. We work…
Read MoreA Few Confessions of A Sometimes Bad Mom
Maisie lives for danger. Or maybe I enter her into danger. A couple days ago she was being a little terror, so I let her have my paper shopping bag to play with. I realize that she loves to eat paper, but I thought I was watching her. Not well enough obviously because when I next looked over, she had taken little goober bites out of my shopping bag, with the pieces nowhere to be found. I wonder if this is part of the reason she has been constipated. Here is the damage…to the bag. Have I mentioned at all how many times I have dropped my cell phone on her little newborn face? It is true. I am not proud of it and just because I am posting that information here does not mean it is something I am bragging about. I am quite shocked at myself actually. It…
Read MoreGot Milk?
I did it. I talked Maisie through it (also myself) and mixed up a sippy cup of formula. Maisie has never drank out of a bottle, so I thought a sippy would be a better bet. Let’s just say it didn’t go over so well. First of all, it took forever to find the right temperature of the water! I had to use Justin’s thermometer that he uses when he steams milk for coffee drinks! Once it was made and in the cup, I thought I would try it to see what I was feeding my baby. YUCK!!!!!!!! It tasted disgusting! Ew. I threw up a little in my mouth right now just thinking about it. Well, I gave it to Maisie and she looked at me like I was crazy. She took a couple sips then wanted nothing to do with it. I don’t blame her. I took the…
Read MoreThe Itsy Bitsy Spider
Today my mom sang to Maisie over the computer. I have said it before and I will say it again…I love technology. Maisie was seriously just staring at her throughout the whole song of Itsy Bitsy Spider and Where is Thumpkin. It was awesome. Awesome to hear my mom singing to a computer. Awesome that Maisie was actually entertained by this. I come from a strange singing family and now I am bringing up Maisie to be a part of that. It is great that even though my mom lives so far away she can sing to her granddaughter, give her own daughter advice on how to feed Maisie and then even watch (eating bananas all by herself…not breastfeeding…I wouldn’t go that far people). I love the video cam. It is my bff.
Read MoreGoobers got her fingers bit
Poor little goober. All she wanted to do was play with the little five month old boy in his mothers sling. The mom bent down to allow the babies to see each other and like a perfect French gentleman, the little guy began sucking on Maisie’s fingers. All of a sudden, Maisie got a look of horror and shock on her face. Mouth turned down and wide open. Face turning purple. Nonstop crying (screaming!) for a good five minutes. I think she learned her lesson about getting into relations with a Frenchman. Too bad it had to be at such a young age.
Read MoreClapping!
Justin showed Maisie how to clap today and she seriously copied him! I know this may seem completely lame for those of you without kids or maybe even for those of you with kids, but we were ecstatic! We had a couple friends over at the time and they probably thought we were the most ridiculous parents because we were so proud of Maisie, cheering her on, getting the camera to record these wonderful little moments! Here is a video of our little star!
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