Friday, August 28, 2009
Today was fun! We met Grandma Ann's friend Meredith and her daughter Caroline for lunch at Word of Mouth (yummy!) then came back to Grandma Ann's house for chatting and playing, and a nap for Lauren.
The last time we (Lauren and I and Grace in utero) were in Florida I got to meet a brand new Caroline at the hospital. She was 1 day old! She only weighed 4 lbs and 5 oz. By far the smallest baby I've ever held, but look at her now sitting next to Lauren. She's adorable, with that red hair and big blue eyes. We'll be hanging out more for play dates while we're in town.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Today we headed out for lunch at a local seafood restaurant. Lauren actually enjoyed the fish (albeit fried) and tartar sauce. Below, Lauren and I posed as oysters.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Lauren laid down in Grace's spot on the couch and so Grace had no choice but to crawl up onto Lauren for her nap ;) Lauren was very kind about it. Actually, it's the longest I've seen Lauren hold that still in a long time. She's been very gentle and sweet when she slows down enough from playing to hold her little sister.
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I noticed there aren't many pics of Grace with her eyes open. So here's a 10 minute video of her crying... just kidding. It's just a few seconds of her playing in the bouncy seat.
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on at 6:51 AM.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Friday, I'm staying with friends till we close on our new house this
week. George's place here in the south loop neighborhood has some
awesome lake and museum campus views. Along the lake, you can see The
Field Museum, and the Shedd Aquarium. Columbia College is the nearby building wrapped in gray and orange. Near the bottom, you can see an Orange Line train passing by.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Please excuse the informal, taken with a flash, photo. I'd have like to have gotten a nice portrait of Grace for her one month posting, but it was not meant to be. We'll try to do better next month.
Grace has her 4 week checkup before we left for Florida. Here are her stats...
Weight: 11 lbs 11.5 oz
Height: 22 in
Both put her in the 95% for girls her age.
To compare to Lauren, scroll back in time through all our Monthly Photos by clicking the "Monthly Photos" link at the bottom of this posting.
Labels: Monthly Photos
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
We will miss you.Your Friend,
Jace
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Dear Grandma Saundra,
I think I'm taking after you already...turns out I'm very warm natured.
It's so hot here in Florida that I'm sweaty a lot. As a result, I often choose not to wear any clothes - but only when I'm in the privacy of Grandma Ann's house. If I thought that Oklahoma would be any cooler, I'd be on the first airplane to see you. I bet you keep your air conditioning turned to a lower temperature!
Love, Grace
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Lauren and Grandma riding on the moving walkway - what fun for a toddler!We got a ride from Papa to Midway airport to catch our flight to Sarasota. Just us 4 girls. A nice dad had to help me completely disassemble the stroller to put it through security, since the security guard insisted that I couldn't wheel it through the side gate where he had just let the woman in front of me push her double stroller. At that point I had Grace out of the car seat and in my arms. So I let the nice dad take everything off while his wife and children and my mom and Lauren sat on the other side and watched. But our country is still safe - no airplanes were highjacked, so I shouldn't complain ;)
Grace in the stroller, also on the moving walkway...
Lauren in her own seat on the airplane. They grow up so fast.
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Back home again in Indiana. Here's our first family portrait since becoming a foursome. We are out front of the Indiana house before heading to a family reunion. Would you believe that I helped plant the trees behind us when I was younger. They were just 12" tall saplings!
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
We went to Kid Snips to get Lauren a first real haircut. We're going to a family reunion this weekend and then to Florida, so it was time for some shorter bangs and a better look.
Sandy at Kid Snips did a great job keeping Lauren still when she trimmed her bangs. And we only had full blown tears once...accompanied with "I want Grandma!" The trip cost too much money...Grandma and I found several toys and hairclips to buy along with the cost of the cut ($20) and the too generous tip I left.
My overall feelings: satisfactory cut, but low on style. Stylists are very fast, very good with the kids to keep the tears to a minimum. The car seats, movie to watch and wall to wall toys along with balloons make it easy to keep your kid distracted. I'll probably go back twice a year or so and do trimming on my own in between.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Saturday, August 08, 2009
This video was shot on the way to Cory and Michelle's house for Michelle's birthday.
Published by Liz Mouse
on Saturday, August 08, 2009 at 5:56 PM.
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Oh the privileges of being the oldest child...
Daddy took Lauren out to breakfast. No, she did not have her own coffee, but she did get to enjoy her water in a coffee cup "like mommy's."
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Friday, August 07, 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Managed to get the camera out for a picture during a visit from Colleen and Anna and Heather.
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Today Grace had her 2 weeks checkup at the Dr's office. She astounded the doctor with her weight gain. I'll admit that I was surprised too, but I guess I shouldn't have been. Lauren was quite the eater when she was a newborn. So let's compare...I suppose we'll be comparing Lauren and Grace to each other their whole lives...
Lauren through 2 weeks:
2 weeks: 9 lbs 13 oz and 21.25 in.
6 days: 8 lbs 8 oz
3 days: 7 lb 13 oz
birth: 8 lb 12 oz and 21 in.
Grace through 2 weeks:
2 weeks: 9 lbs 12 oz and 21.75 in.
5 days: 8 lbs 5 oz
3 days: 8 lb 0 oz
birth: 8 lb 10 oz and 21.5 in.
Labels: Monthly Photos
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