Crying Jags and other Nonsense

I remember now why I am NOT a baby person, why Joshua and I set out (and will immediately return) to adopt older children, and why we are NOT having any more babies in our family: They cry! And oftentimes they cry for seemingly no reason at all, except gas, which apparently our Anna has a lot of. She keeps me pretty frazzled with her inconsolable 2 hour crying jags a day...usually at night, mind you. She and I are both very lucky to have Josh - so available, so patient, so NOT flustered by all the crying or my overly anxious responses to all of said crying. He never fails to soothe her some way or another that I couldn't. I am so afraid her pediatrician will say that dreaded word at her 2 week appt. on Tuesday - Colic. Then the story will really be "Woe is Me."


We have had a busy week with Emily and her two babies, Brooklyn and Natalie, here keeping us company and helping out. Noah and Brooklyn really love playing together...when they are not irritating the mess out of each other. This has been a new and trying development in the way these two interact.


We are trying to just chalk it up to the terrible two's when we aren't already blaming the other kid for whatever incident has just transpired. :) Seriously though...it WAS Brooklyn's fault, whatever it was. :) We have figured out, though, that they get along ten times better when there are not toys around that fit into their hands. They play better outside, or with big, climbable equipment, or Josh...whichever is more readily available. That is why you would see a slide, fort, and tunnel all crowding our living room right now. Lee getting here Friday night was another welcome toddler resource after a full week of kid-style sparring. :)



For the record, Noah has learned some new words that I love to hear him say: Mine (ok, so I don't care so much for this word), dideo (video), chi (chip), punkee (pumpkin), and ahta (outside). It is a real treat to watch him learning so fast right now. Not so much of a treat was last Sunday night when Noah was throwing up all night. Poor baby. We figured out the following morning that it was some questionable milk...we think. At any rate, no one else got sick. And Josh was super-daddy holding him all night and sleeping next to Noah's bed on the floor waiting for the next sicky spell.

And here are some odd and ends I have been keeping in mind to share...

1. Our next door neighbor is an Elvis impersonator. He is also a published author, which is cool, but the Elvis thing is more interesting to tell. His business magnet on his car actually says "Elvis for Hire." I forget what his day job is, but I am sure it doesn't make you grin like hearing Elvis impersonator. :)

2. I used that formidable breast pump and it is not bad at all...and Anna took to the first couple Playtex bottles real easy...the drop ins kind. SO that is a relief to have on hand when I am desperate for an uninterrupted nap or when we need to head out with her and plan to feed her as well.

3. How odd is this?? Anna has a blonde patch of hair on top of her head. And the more I see it, the cooler it is to me.

4. Is anyone else tired of hearing about and seeing Hannah Montana's face on everything in stores and on TV? Is it just me? And I know I have gotten grumpy over the last two weeks, but still, if I have to hear the word/words "bailout package" one more time, I think I might actually breakdown and cry out of frustration.

5. What the heck is wrong with Auburn?! It is a good thing I am too tired to really be disappointed with how the season is turning out.

6. Everyone should move to the Nashville area - we are loving it more and more every day.

7. By now you should have received the moving/birth announcements we sent out. If not, it is possible I don't have your address, so let me know and I will fix that. They turned out so beautiful - thanks to my sweetheart of a friend, Shannon. She gifted me with designing them and I love, love, love how they turned out. Check out Shannon's stuff online at www.bluebirdgreetings.com. Thanks, Shannon!


Emily made us get a good family picture yesterday while out. This is the ONE shot out of a ton that actually has all our eyes open and facing the camera. This picture taking got real difficult, real quick! Anna looks more and more like Josh every day, don't you think?