Libi had a great night last night, sleeping from about 10 p.m. to 7:15 a.m. with one feeding/diaper change at 4 a.m. She is now smiling and cooing at me as she eats her morning meal. We are getting ready to go to Daddy's school for two St. Patrick's Day treats: a student who does Irish dancing and a Russ Peak magic show. I will take my little lucky charm in her little lucky charm outfit to enjoy both performances!
It is 7 p.m. now and we have had a very full day! We began by going towards Rio Norte. On the way we got gas (a first for me with Libi in the car) and stopped by Ralphs to look for a St. Pat's tablecloth. When we finally got to Rio the office staff fawned over Miss Libs for several minutes before I could get to Daddy's room. The office ladies are always so sweet-- fighting over who is going to hold her and remarking on how she's changed.
We then got to see one of Daddy's ASB students, Emily, do her Irish dance performance. Wow is she a talented kid! Libi enjoyed the music, but didn't watch any of the dancing. After that show we were lucky enough to see Russ Peak do a motivational magic show for the kids. He did the orange trick that Daddy has been talking about for years-- it was quite incredible.
While Russ did a show for another team, Daddy and I ran to Smart and Final and Walmart to get the remaining things for the party on Saturday. At Smart and Final we ran into Tracy Gold from the TV show Growing Pains. She was there shopping with her mother and son. She was extremely nice to talk to and she and her mother both commented on how cute Libi was.
After our shopping trip we met Russ for lunch at BJ's. Miss Libi was a bit tired at this point so she was cranky through much of lunch. It was nice to catch up with Russ and hear about his new girlfriend and two daughters.
Now we are cleaning the house and resting up for the big party. Libi is getting ready for a visit from Jammy Grammy and Grampy tomorrow-- we are all so happy they will be in town for the weekend.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
My baby is 8 weeks old!
Yikes! I can't believe that Libi has been with us for eight weeks already. Time is really going far too quickly.
Last night Ron got home at 9 p.m. and at about 10 p.m. Libi got mad! She just wanted to show her Daddy how powerful her lungs are. We tried everything, even a bath-- but eventually at about 10:40 she just cried herself to sleep. The good news with that is that she didn't stir until 5:10 this morning. She ate a bit and then went back down until 6:30.
We have spent the morning eating, swinging, and walking through the house. Libi is all ready for her trip to her great-grandparents-- she is looking adorable in her lemon outfit from Jammy Grammy.
We just got back from Nana and Pop's house after a four hour visit. It is so much fun to hang out with them, but they don't like it when we leave. Libi spent much of the visit fighting sleep, her latest game. We are home and waiting for Daddy to get here so we can do more cleaning to get ready for Saturday.
Daddy got home and Mommy made pasta for dinner. Afterwards Libi got fussy and Mommy got busy straightening up. Daddy tried to calm Libi and eventually they both fell asleep in the glider. They woke up a while later, Dolly came over for a visit, and now we are watching American Idol.
Last night Ron got home at 9 p.m. and at about 10 p.m. Libi got mad! She just wanted to show her Daddy how powerful her lungs are. We tried everything, even a bath-- but eventually at about 10:40 she just cried herself to sleep. The good news with that is that she didn't stir until 5:10 this morning. She ate a bit and then went back down until 6:30.
We have spent the morning eating, swinging, and walking through the house. Libi is all ready for her trip to her great-grandparents-- she is looking adorable in her lemon outfit from Jammy Grammy.
We just got back from Nana and Pop's house after a four hour visit. It is so much fun to hang out with them, but they don't like it when we leave. Libi spent much of the visit fighting sleep, her latest game. We are home and waiting for Daddy to get here so we can do more cleaning to get ready for Saturday.
Daddy got home and Mommy made pasta for dinner. Afterwards Libi got fussy and Mommy got busy straightening up. Daddy tried to calm Libi and eventually they both fell asleep in the glider. They woke up a while later, Dolly came over for a visit, and now we are watching American Idol.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
First MOPS experience...
This morning Libi and I went to our first MOPS meeting, thanks to our good friend Diane Schmidt. We had a pretty good night, although Libs was a bit restless from about 3 a.m. on. We made a quick stop at Rio Norte on the way to the church to drop off a folder Daddy left behind. The ladies were all very nice and they thought Libi was adorable!
It is an interesting concept-- lots of Moms at all stages getting together, doing crafts, taking trips, doing philanthropy, and praying. They have a guest speaker at each meeting and serve a nice breakfast. I sat at the Sweet Pea table with some very nice girls-- one who has two daughters and another with a boy and a girl. We also met a woman with a 2 1/2 month old named Jack who was very cute, but looked like a giant next to Libs. Diane fed Libs while I ate and I took her for most of the meeting. She was fixated with the lights and speakers on the ceiling of the church, but startled every time there was applause. I was hoping she would sleep through most of the meeting, but she wanted to be a part of everything.
On the way home we stopped by Albertson's to order more of the food for Saturday-- can't wait to have everyone over for the Baptism party!
Sorry about the confusion, but MOPS is Mother of Preschoolers. It is a group of Moms who meet every other week to support one another. I think that we will wait until next year to join, since they only have four more meetings this year. The nice thing about the group is that they include Moms of all ages-- some of the ladies have high schoolers and some have infants, like me.
Libi and I decided to take a nap when we got home. Daddy came home for an hour and took Miss Libs so I could sleep a bit more. Daddy is now at his pre-departure meeting for the Spring Break trip to the East Coast. He will be bringing dinner on his way home-- yeah no cooking tonight! Jackie from next door just came over with Preston-- he is such a big boy! I can't believe that Libi will one day be that big and tall. It was nice to spend some time chatting with Jackie about Mommy stuff.
Tonight as we eat we will watch American Idol and then turn in early. Libi and I have to be well-rested for our weekly visit to Nana and Pop's house.
It is an interesting concept-- lots of Moms at all stages getting together, doing crafts, taking trips, doing philanthropy, and praying. They have a guest speaker at each meeting and serve a nice breakfast. I sat at the Sweet Pea table with some very nice girls-- one who has two daughters and another with a boy and a girl. We also met a woman with a 2 1/2 month old named Jack who was very cute, but looked like a giant next to Libs. Diane fed Libs while I ate and I took her for most of the meeting. She was fixated with the lights and speakers on the ceiling of the church, but startled every time there was applause. I was hoping she would sleep through most of the meeting, but she wanted to be a part of everything.
On the way home we stopped by Albertson's to order more of the food for Saturday-- can't wait to have everyone over for the Baptism party!
Sorry about the confusion, but MOPS is Mother of Preschoolers. It is a group of Moms who meet every other week to support one another. I think that we will wait until next year to join, since they only have four more meetings this year. The nice thing about the group is that they include Moms of all ages-- some of the ladies have high schoolers and some have infants, like me.
Libi and I decided to take a nap when we got home. Daddy came home for an hour and took Miss Libs so I could sleep a bit more. Daddy is now at his pre-departure meeting for the Spring Break trip to the East Coast. He will be bringing dinner on his way home-- yeah no cooking tonight! Jackie from next door just came over with Preston-- he is such a big boy! I can't believe that Libi will one day be that big and tall. It was nice to spend some time chatting with Jackie about Mommy stuff.
Tonight as we eat we will watch American Idol and then turn in early. Libi and I have to be well-rested for our weekly visit to Nana and Pop's house.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Sunday and Monday..
Sorry, I have to do another two-fer blog. Yesterday we were busy all day doing really fun things, so I didn't have a chance to blog.
Daddy took the night shift Saturday night, so Mom had a great night! Libi was only up for about 40 minutes for a feeding, so Daddy didn't get such a bad night to be on patrol. We decided to try to give Libs a shower instead of a bath-- it was quite a scene with all four of us (yes, Tobee helped too) in the guest shower. Libi didn't seem to appreciate her first visit to the shower so we'll stick with a bath for now.
We then loaded everyone in the car and went to Nana and Pop's for brunch. It was so fun to hang out with them for a few hours and eat Nan's yummy cupcakes. Libi was especially smiley for much of her visit, much to her great-grandparents delight.
Daddy and Libi had some alone time after we got back to Canyon Country so I could run some errands. Then we again loaded everyone but Tobee in the car for a visit to Grandma and Grandpa Ippolito's house. We took Libs over to meet Emmy and she was delighted to see her. Our dinner was a traditional Irish corned beef and cabbage, so Libi wore her St. Pat's Day outfit (you can check out pics of our little shamrock butt on Picasa.) After dinner we went for a walk and visited Joyce and Frank Fleshman.
Last night was really good! Libi spent the night in her bassinet and only woke up once for a feeding. This morning we are going to be pretty low-key. It is supposed to be in the 90's again today so we won't be doing a ton outside.
Lunchtime-- Libi just woke up from a really long nap. I was able to shower, put in 2 loads of laundry and hang all of her washed clothes. She is currently in her swing, enjoying looking at her frog and toucan. Tobee knows it is Monday, so she spent from 7 a.m. to noon outside refusing to come in even for a cookie. I tried to explain to her that I wasn't leaving the house today, but she didn't listen. I think the heat worked in my favor and she finally came in to hide under the computer table.
Libi has slept most of this warm day. Ron got home a bit ago and they spent a little quality time together before she conked out again. We are now watching M*A*S*H and getting ready for dinner.
We just had a lovely meal of Italian meatloaf and latkes-- we are quite international here! Libi slept through the whole dinner on Daddy's arm. Grandma Ippolito will come over at 7:30 to spend some time with Libi so we can continue to prepare for the baptism this weekend.
More cleaning is done--- the dining room is looking good as is the den. We are still working on the kitchen (why does that room never stay clean?) and the living room. We are now watching Dog the Bounty Hunter Best of Season 3 on DVD. We'll be off to bed soon to get rested for another day.
Daddy took the night shift Saturday night, so Mom had a great night! Libi was only up for about 40 minutes for a feeding, so Daddy didn't get such a bad night to be on patrol. We decided to try to give Libs a shower instead of a bath-- it was quite a scene with all four of us (yes, Tobee helped too) in the guest shower. Libi didn't seem to appreciate her first visit to the shower so we'll stick with a bath for now.
We then loaded everyone in the car and went to Nana and Pop's for brunch. It was so fun to hang out with them for a few hours and eat Nan's yummy cupcakes. Libi was especially smiley for much of her visit, much to her great-grandparents delight.
Daddy and Libi had some alone time after we got back to Canyon Country so I could run some errands. Then we again loaded everyone but Tobee in the car for a visit to Grandma and Grandpa Ippolito's house. We took Libs over to meet Emmy and she was delighted to see her. Our dinner was a traditional Irish corned beef and cabbage, so Libi wore her St. Pat's Day outfit (you can check out pics of our little shamrock butt on Picasa.) After dinner we went for a walk and visited Joyce and Frank Fleshman.
Last night was really good! Libi spent the night in her bassinet and only woke up once for a feeding. This morning we are going to be pretty low-key. It is supposed to be in the 90's again today so we won't be doing a ton outside.
Lunchtime-- Libi just woke up from a really long nap. I was able to shower, put in 2 loads of laundry and hang all of her washed clothes. She is currently in her swing, enjoying looking at her frog and toucan. Tobee knows it is Monday, so she spent from 7 a.m. to noon outside refusing to come in even for a cookie. I tried to explain to her that I wasn't leaving the house today, but she didn't listen. I think the heat worked in my favor and she finally came in to hide under the computer table.
Libi has slept most of this warm day. Ron got home a bit ago and they spent a little quality time together before she conked out again. We are now watching M*A*S*H and getting ready for dinner.
We just had a lovely meal of Italian meatloaf and latkes-- we are quite international here! Libi slept through the whole dinner on Daddy's arm. Grandma Ippolito will come over at 7:30 to spend some time with Libi so we can continue to prepare for the baptism this weekend.
More cleaning is done--- the dining room is looking good as is the den. We are still working on the kitchen (why does that room never stay clean?) and the living room. We are now watching Dog the Bounty Hunter Best of Season 3 on DVD. We'll be off to bed soon to get rested for another day.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Another first for Libi...
Today we will be going to the LA Zoo for the first time with Libi. Daddy and I became zoo members this week so we can go whenever we want! We will meet our friends the Strassners there and explore the zoo with them. We'll let you know what Libi thought of the zoo later.
We are back home from a good but busy day. We met the Strassner family at the zoo for Libi's first trip. It was so much fun to walk the zoo with them! Ben thought Libi was cute and Emma was a big helper keeping Libi in the shade. Amy fed Libi a bottle during our lunch stop and Howard took an amazing family photo for us. We are very lucky to have such good friends.
Libi slept through a great deal of the zoo, much like she did at Sea World. However, when she was awake she enjoyed seeing all there was to see.
After the zoo, we made a stop at Aunt Andrea's apartment for a visit. It was wonderful seeing her place-- she's done a great job of decorating it. She and I chatted and played with Libi while Ron took a nap on her sofa. Libi was kicking and cooing for her Auntie-- I think they both had a good time!
I'm off to take a nap...
We are back home from a good but busy day. We met the Strassner family at the zoo for Libi's first trip. It was so much fun to walk the zoo with them! Ben thought Libi was cute and Emma was a big helper keeping Libi in the shade. Amy fed Libi a bottle during our lunch stop and Howard took an amazing family photo for us. We are very lucky to have such good friends.
Libi slept through a great deal of the zoo, much like she did at Sea World. However, when she was awake she enjoyed seeing all there was to see.
After the zoo, we made a stop at Aunt Andrea's apartment for a visit. It was wonderful seeing her place-- she's done a great job of decorating it. She and I chatted and played with Libi while Ron took a nap on her sofa. Libi was kicking and cooing for her Auntie-- I think they both had a good time!
I'm off to take a nap...
Friday, March 9, 2007
Fabulous Friday...
After another uncomfortable evening, Miss Libs found relief at about 11 p.m. She then slept from a little before midnight to nearly 7 a.m. It was a good night for all of us!
This morning she is still a bit fussy, but not so much that we couldn't run up to Mint. I had to deliver some things to school, so we hopped into the car and were there for about an hour. Everyone was taken with our pretty girl and Aunt Betsy got to hold her for a bit. We are now back at home and Libi is taking a nap.
I forgot to mention that I gave Libi a bath this morning. I am definitely getting the hang of doing it alone. She wasn't really happy during the bath, but at least she smells good now.
This afternoon I was trying to make some pasta for lunch, but Miss Libs wanted to be near me. Therefore I tried the Baby Bjorn for the first time. It was quite challenging to figure out how to strap the thing on but once I did it worked great! Libi and I spent some time in the kitchen and later she'll help me decorate the house for St. Patrick's Day and her Baptism party.
The decorating went well with Libi in the Bjorn-- it went even better when Daddy got home and took Libi outside for Daddy Daughter time. We are now relaxing in preparation for a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Ippolito. While they are here we will take care of some more clean up for our big party next week.
This morning she is still a bit fussy, but not so much that we couldn't run up to Mint. I had to deliver some things to school, so we hopped into the car and were there for about an hour. Everyone was taken with our pretty girl and Aunt Betsy got to hold her for a bit. We are now back at home and Libi is taking a nap.
I forgot to mention that I gave Libi a bath this morning. I am definitely getting the hang of doing it alone. She wasn't really happy during the bath, but at least she smells good now.
This afternoon I was trying to make some pasta for lunch, but Miss Libs wanted to be near me. Therefore I tried the Baby Bjorn for the first time. It was quite challenging to figure out how to strap the thing on but once I did it worked great! Libi and I spent some time in the kitchen and later she'll help me decorate the house for St. Patrick's Day and her Baptism party.
The decorating went well with Libi in the Bjorn-- it went even better when Daddy got home and took Libi outside for Daddy Daughter time. We are now relaxing in preparation for a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Ippolito. While they are here we will take care of some more clean up for our big party next week.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
A taste of life at home...
Last night during American Idol Libi became very upset. She was again doing her weekly crying fit where nothing makes her happy. She cried for about a half an hour before falling asleep in her Daddy's arms. Ron finally understood what it was like for me last week when I couldn't get Libi calmed down.
The night was pretty rough with my uncomfortable little one waking up regularly. She began the night in the bassinet, but ended up in bed with us. This morning I took a shower after Ron and when I came out I found Ron, Tobee, and Libi all cuddling in the bed-- I wish I had a camera, they were darling!
This morning we have done well so far. Libi had breakfast and is happily sitting in her papasan chair. I have been taking some pictures of her in the morning light. She is so used to the flash from a camera that I think we are grooming her to be a celebrity-- paparazzi won't bother her a bit!
I forgot to report that yesterday while at Nana and Pop's they turned on the ceiling fan for her. She has been fixated with anything on the ceiling, especially fans and light fixtures. I wondered how she would react when it was turned on, so Nan turned on the fan while Pop was holding her. She stared at the fan until it stopped spinning again-- it is so fun to see her experience new things.
We spent the morning out and about-- first to Remember When the scrapbooking store at their new location. I found lots of fun things in their beautiful new store for Libi's scrapbook. Then we surprised Grandpa Ron at his work. He enjoyed showing off his beautiful granddaughter to all his work friends. Next it was off to Bob's Country Meats to order the food for her Baptism party and finally Albertson's to order her cake. We are now back at home with Tobee, relaxing and getting ready for lunch.
Tonight we have just hung out as a family. It is always nice for us to have a quiet evening at home. Libi is still a bit cranky-- we hope that she will get the crankiness out of her system before we go to bed after Idol and 5th Grader. We have been shocked by some of the Idol top 12-- people seriously weren't voting based on vocal ability. I am happy though that my favorite, Melinda Doolittle, is still in :)
The night was pretty rough with my uncomfortable little one waking up regularly. She began the night in the bassinet, but ended up in bed with us. This morning I took a shower after Ron and when I came out I found Ron, Tobee, and Libi all cuddling in the bed-- I wish I had a camera, they were darling!
This morning we have done well so far. Libi had breakfast and is happily sitting in her papasan chair. I have been taking some pictures of her in the morning light. She is so used to the flash from a camera that I think we are grooming her to be a celebrity-- paparazzi won't bother her a bit!
I forgot to report that yesterday while at Nana and Pop's they turned on the ceiling fan for her. She has been fixated with anything on the ceiling, especially fans and light fixtures. I wondered how she would react when it was turned on, so Nan turned on the fan while Pop was holding her. She stared at the fan until it stopped spinning again-- it is so fun to see her experience new things.
We spent the morning out and about-- first to Remember When the scrapbooking store at their new location. I found lots of fun things in their beautiful new store for Libi's scrapbook. Then we surprised Grandpa Ron at his work. He enjoyed showing off his beautiful granddaughter to all his work friends. Next it was off to Bob's Country Meats to order the food for her Baptism party and finally Albertson's to order her cake. We are now back at home with Tobee, relaxing and getting ready for lunch.
Tonight we have just hung out as a family. It is always nice for us to have a quiet evening at home. Libi is still a bit cranky-- we hope that she will get the crankiness out of her system before we go to bed after Idol and 5th Grader. We have been shocked by some of the Idol top 12-- people seriously weren't voting based on vocal ability. I am happy though that my favorite, Melinda Doolittle, is still in :)
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