Hollyhand House
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Kindermusik
Monday was Anna Riley's first Kindermusik class. I thought it was odd that it started on Memorial Day but at least it was at 9:30 and not in the afternoon. I had wanted to sign her up for the class last semester and it just slipped away from me and I forgot. I wanted us to be able to do it together before the baby comes in October. Anna Riley loved it! Once the class had started, she was actually very still and attentive! We sang songs, did a few dances, learned a few signs, read some books and played with instruments. She is the oldest in her class since the next age group starts at 17 months so she was taking charge!! I'm so glad she liked it...can't wait to take her back next Monday!
21 weeks
My varicose veins in my legs are showing up again. I had them while pregnant with AR too but they went away afterwards so hopefully these will too. There is a bad one on my inner thigh!
Weight gain:
Around 8 lbs. (down 1 from last week when I was on a eating binge at the beach!)
Cravings:
No real cravings...I just get my mind on something and can't stop thinking about it! I am wanting a lot of fruit mainly and something sweet. And I finally got my potato salad fix and I ate a TON of it! Mom brought it to our house on Memorial day.
Sleep:
Pretty good...I just have to get up 1 or 2 times for the bathroom.
Maternity clothes:
All my clothes still fit just fine right now. I did get out my "bigger" shorts that I bought a
after I had AR and they are still a tad big but they work. I am trying not to buy anymore maternity...I have found several dresses that work great and I can still wear them afterwards.
Movement:
She has been moving a lot more lately. Its still hard to feel her on the outside so Riley hasn't felt her yet. I mainly feel her at night.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Corn on the Cob
Nothing better in the summertime than some good corn on the cob! I had been cutting AR's corn off because I didn't think she would be able to get it off the cob but she tried it the other day and its one of her new favorites! Yum-Yum!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Destin--Part 1
Riley was scheduled to have a conference last week in Sandestin. After the April tornadoes, they decided to postpone the conference until November. Since we already had everything booked, we decided to go ahead and go. We left Tuesday morning and came back Sunday. The weather was amazing...sun everyday and a nice breeze!! Can't beat that!!
Anna Riley is always a pretty good traveler but I had a feeling that going down wasn't going to be so pleasant. She had not been feeling well most of the weekend and we even had to skip church on Sunday because she was so cranky. She has never had fever with teething and normally she might show some signs of teething but none has been this bad. She was getting her last back molar and it about took all the patience I had but I knew she was in pain! On Monday, she woke up screaming aroud 2 and I was up with her for a good while so neither of us had good sleep that night. So, Tuesday on our way down she was not a happy camper (for the first half of the trip anyway) then she finally gave in and took a nap.
The first day at the beach was about the same...she was just not herself. But she did enjoy being out on the beach and each day got better and I could tell she was feeling much better! She crawled in my lap and took a nap every morning while on the beach only after she had a banana! haha...that was her routine every day! She played in the sand and in the ocean. But, she would not take an afternoon nap!! I mean I tried while on the beach, I tried in the room..would not!! On the last day, I had given up on the afternoon nap and it was our best day...she actually took two naps, both on the beach and we stayed out there from 9 to 5 with just going in for lunch and she was in the best mood that night!
Once you have kids and they are in certain stages its almost just better to give up certain things such as eating out at a restaurant! One night we ate at the Red Bar and she did pretty good until the end. Another night we just ate in Baytowne and there is enough there to keep her entertained so she was ok. When we went to Harbor Docks...well that was a nightmare! Let's just say we got to-go boxes before the food was there and took it back to eat! I can usually entertain her and yes sometimes she wants down but we can make it through the meal. This was horrible! She was screaming!! One of us would take her and walk by the water and she continued to scream so I didn't want to ruin everyones meal and let's face it we werent going to enjoy ours either so we left. And guess what?? She was the happiest little girl when we got back and we did eat in peace!! :)
All in all we had a great time, we always enjoy the Destin area! Anna Riley loved the Baytowne Wharf...we went a couple of nights and strolled around, let her play on the playground and ride the carousel, which she loved!! Here are a few pictures from the first day. I will post some of the others later.
Anna Riley is always a pretty good traveler but I had a feeling that going down wasn't going to be so pleasant. She had not been feeling well most of the weekend and we even had to skip church on Sunday because she was so cranky. She has never had fever with teething and normally she might show some signs of teething but none has been this bad. She was getting her last back molar and it about took all the patience I had but I knew she was in pain! On Monday, she woke up screaming aroud 2 and I was up with her for a good while so neither of us had good sleep that night. So, Tuesday on our way down she was not a happy camper (for the first half of the trip anyway) then she finally gave in and took a nap.
The first day at the beach was about the same...she was just not herself. But she did enjoy being out on the beach and each day got better and I could tell she was feeling much better! She crawled in my lap and took a nap every morning while on the beach only after she had a banana! haha...that was her routine every day! She played in the sand and in the ocean. But, she would not take an afternoon nap!! I mean I tried while on the beach, I tried in the room..would not!! On the last day, I had given up on the afternoon nap and it was our best day...she actually took two naps, both on the beach and we stayed out there from 9 to 5 with just going in for lunch and she was in the best mood that night!
Once you have kids and they are in certain stages its almost just better to give up certain things such as eating out at a restaurant! One night we ate at the Red Bar and she did pretty good until the end. Another night we just ate in Baytowne and there is enough there to keep her entertained so she was ok. When we went to Harbor Docks...well that was a nightmare! Let's just say we got to-go boxes before the food was there and took it back to eat! I can usually entertain her and yes sometimes she wants down but we can make it through the meal. This was horrible! She was screaming!! One of us would take her and walk by the water and she continued to scream so I didn't want to ruin everyones meal and let's face it we werent going to enjoy ours either so we left. And guess what?? She was the happiest little girl when we got back and we did eat in peace!! :)
All in all we had a great time, we always enjoy the Destin area! Anna Riley loved the Baytowne Wharf...we went a couple of nights and strolled around, let her play on the playground and ride the carousel, which she loved!! Here are a few pictures from the first day. I will post some of the others later.
Happy Memorial Day
So thankful for all the men and women that fight or have fought for our country so that we can be free! I hope everyone has a fun and safe Memorial Day!!
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