yesterday was a lot of fun

Lily has been getting into things

Well, earlier she had managed to get stuck under a table... but alas, my camera battery was charging.

And then she got stuck under my office chair and I got a small video of her taking my chair with her as she scooted along.

Later, we got a wonderful surprise... considering, I thought we would just get rain

It Snowed!

And here is a cute pic of Lily waiting by the tree

Nine Months

Wow!

Where has the time gone?

Lily is already 9 months!

She had her appointment yesterday

She weighs 19 pounds 13.5 ounces = 70%

She is 28 1/4 inches long = 90%

I guess she is going to be a tall girl. Rob's side of the family is tall... My baby is going to tower over me... LOL

Rob has been speaking through wrapping paper tubes to Lily... since we have the paper out to wrap gifts.

Well, today, he gave her an empty tube and then she started speaking through it... it was so funny.

Later, I was on the computer and she was playing on the floor next to me. I saw that she got on her belly and was watching tv. And then she started crying. I looked and she managed to scoot backwards and got stuck under a table... sorry, I don't have a photo, since the camera battery was charging at the time. It was so funny!

Lack of motivation

I don't feel like doing anything
I need to finish up entering data at work
I will... I just don't want to

I was hoping to take Lily to her last swim class tomorrow, but I can't. Rob refuses to get in the pool and I doubt Elizabeth will do it. I am going to re-enroll her for another session of classes. She does like it.

Since it is the weekend, we will be busy working on crafts. It is hard to do things during the week. So, my goal is to do a few crafts on the weekend.
I am also going to check out the rubber stamp and paper craft fair.

... and I'm not like you...

my eyes are small, but your eyes are closed...

Just listening to my ipod... I have so much data entry to do. I can finally catch up with that now that I have finished printing and binding stuff....

This weekend is a long weekend. Columbus Day is on Monday. On Saturday I am driving up to Northern Virginia to spend the day with Jessica and then driving back on Sunday. At first Rob said we (Lily and Me) could go and then he was saying no, because he would miss us and worry about us. Now he is saying we can go. He is looking forward to having the house to himself and not having my nag him... LOL
I guess on Sunday , we'll go to the Peanut Festival.
We've lived here 8 years and have not really done anything. Now that we have Lily, I want to do more. I always wanted to do these things, but Rob is a homebody. Now he is more willing to do it.

Working on something crafty. Once it is done, I will post about it. If it is good enough, I may give it as a gift or send it down to Krys to sell in Dad's shop. He needs a website.

steak biscuit

It is Autumn and you can feel it in the air. I enjoy this time of the year. The cold brisk air, the smell of wood burning; it just makes me feel so cheery.



Rob weighed in this morning and is under his max allowable weight. We are going out to dinner tonight. I told him, he needs to lose more so that he is not stressing every six months and he agrees. He basically cut sugars, but he needs to get active too.



I am thinking my liver is acting up... I had green poo yesterday. That is a sign of either having too much fat in your diet or the bile stuff in your liver is not working correctly. Since I have not been feeling well and I have had issues with my liver before, I think that is what it is. I really need to do something. I just feel like we are in limbo because of the house being on the market. I can't really plan to do much because someone will want to look at the house and we have to get the dogs and the baby... so stressful.



We are not sure if we want to buy another house or just rent. We are not sure if we are going to get transfered anytime soon. We would like to move somewhere else... we shall see
We were thinking that if we do move somewhere with base housing, like Kodiak, where there are not many jobs, it would not matter. I would stay at home with Lily and do my crafts. I might go crazy not having adult interaction, but I'd get to spend my days with Lily.

diamonds and trees

Trying to be optimistic



A family came and looked at our home yesterday. They are deciding between ours and another in Virginia Beach. The one in Virginia Beach is closer to the place of employment. However, we hope the price of ours beats out the location... we shall see



so, ha ha... have to laugh

My friend Audrey has blocked me from reading her journal. She is a fair weather friend. Only good when I am there for her. Since I am not getting involved in the tift between she and Jessica, she has decided to write me off as well... oh well... what can you do?

While writing this, I just realized... I have been there for her, but never asked her for anything for me. Perhaps this friendship was one sided... hmmm... oh well... whatever



So, Lucy from Lucy in the sky with diamonds has passed. She suffered from lupus. She was 46. I wonder if that is how long I will live. I should research to find out the average age of death for someone who suffers from lupus. It is sad... If I die at that age, Lily will only be 16.

I am just thinking about that because I have not been feeling very well. My body is in so much pain. I find it difficult to breath at times. But I don't want to worry anyone, so I come to work with a smile on my face and a sunny disposition. Most days I just want to stay in bed.



Did I write about this season? It shall be busy. Starting this weekend.

Lily has swim class on Saturdays until November and I just may reenroll her again. So, this Saturday, we have swim class, craft in pink camp, and a baby shower. On Sunday, I want to go to Newport News to the folk fair. Next weekend, I might go visit Jessica. I hope to, it depends on how I am feeling and if Rob says I can go. The following weekend, I want to go to the outlets. Lily needs some clothes for the cooler weather. She only has dresses and onesies. Then the 25th, we are going to the Hampton Convention center to the paper and scrap fair to buy tons of supplies. I think I am going to give myself $100 spending limit. I think there are a few craft fairs in November as well. We also want to go to Busch Gardens for the Christmas thing. Whew... so much...

I want to get Lily those babylegs. They are leg warmers for babies. That way she can still wear dresses in the winter and it will be easy to change her diaper. In addition, when she starts crawling, she won't hurt her knees on our wood floors.



So, this is what I think I want for Christmas...

more calendars... I like funny stuff

2010 insert for my franklin covey planner... I mainly want the calendar, I don't need all the days... that is too thick

new mp3 thing for the car, since I gave mine to Rob

A house

and that is all I can think of for now

nom nom

Lily trying butternut squash

Lily has been eating since she was 4 months old. She has tried bananas, apples, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, turnips, and butternut squash. Today was her butternut squash day. She seemed to enjoy it.

I have been making most of her food. I enjoy being able to do this and it is so easy and cost effective. For the butternut squash, I just cut it into small cubes and boiled the cubes. I drained after the cubes were soft and blended with breast milk. I put the excess in an ice tray and will put them in baggies once they are frozen.