After Jordan woke up from her nap she was excited to put her tutu on...until I started taking pictures then she got embarrassed and covered her face. Maybe she was embarrassed that it doesn't match her clothes?
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
sticker labels
Brandon got a couple new portfolio folders today and pulled the labels off the front and stuck them on Jordan's shirt. Later, I was at the computer and kept hearing "Mommy. Momma. Mommy. Mommy." over and over again (obviously, I wasn't paying much attention). When I finally turned around I found this:
I cracked up then told her to leave them on so I could take a picture. She was pleased to do so...look at that little grin behind the labels stuck to her face.
picture a day
I shouldn't even be telling you this because it is possible that I can't hold to it as I'd like but I'm setting a goal for myself of taking at least one picture a day of the girls or dog or simply anything happening in our home that day and putting it on the blog. I'm freeing myself from having to write a whole post as long as I at least get a picture up. We'll see how long this lasts!
I was giving the girls a bath this morning when I realized that this was the very first time they've taken one together. I of course wanted to take a picture to note the "event" but I had forgotten it in the living room. I wrapped Amélie in a towel, quickly retrieved the camera from the living room and headed back to the bathroom. After I put Am back in the tub she started to cry. I was afraid my chance of getting pictures had come and gone but she quickly settled down after realizing how relaxing and warm the water was. Then I took SO MANY pictures that I'm having a really difficult time picking which ones to put on this here blog. So I've decided to overload and do all my favorites!
I laid the wash rag down to cover Amélie's parts and Jordan immediately went in for it having no idea the real reason for it being there.
I was giving the girls a bath this morning when I realized that this was the very first time they've taken one together. I of course wanted to take a picture to note the "event" but I had forgotten it in the living room. I wrapped Amélie in a towel, quickly retrieved the camera from the living room and headed back to the bathroom. After I put Am back in the tub she started to cry. I was afraid my chance of getting pictures had come and gone but she quickly settled down after realizing how relaxing and warm the water was. Then I took SO MANY pictures that I'm having a really difficult time picking which ones to put on this here blog. So I've decided to overload and do all my favorites!
I laid the wash rag down to cover Amélie's parts and Jordan immediately went in for it having no idea the real reason for it being there.
This is the face I seem to get whenever I ask her to smile. Goofy kid.
Does this one really need a caption? I just love it! I don't think the next three need captions either.
Mama's little helper
Nice and cozy after her bath while her big sis is in the background having a grand ol' time in the bath tub
Oh and we can't forget Bogart!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Hello again!
I have been inspired to blog again after reading so many blogs lately, but then when I actually have some free time to blog I realize that I'd really rather READ blogs than WRITE one! I decided the least I could do was throw some pictures on here for you all to see.
Amélie, the day she was born. I have been so terrible about taking pictures of her! With nursing, taking care of a two year old and a puppy I find myself never taking time to capture the moments on camera. Shame on me! Wait a second! I never posted that we got a dog! Shame on me again!
We got a Great Dane puppy the beginning of January. This picture, I believe, was taken the night Amélie was born. He was so little then! He has probably over doubled in size just since this was taken over a month and a half ago! People often ask me how the transition from one to two children is going but in all reality it has been a transition from one to THREE because the dog definitely requires a lot of time and attention (more than the baby!). By the way, his name is Bogart.
Jordan and her cousin Ivan (four and a half months younger than her) at her two year birthday party! Yep a lot has been going on in the Scherrer household: got a puppy, had a baby, and celebrated Jordan's second birthday. Things are finally seeming to slow down and fall into place.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Baby news!
Only posting pictures this time around because I just haven't found the time to write any stories but I have lots of people asking for pictures! Enjoy!
Welcome Amélie Eliana!
Born Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Weighing in at 5 lb 8 oz
19 inches long
Monday, December 27, 2010
puzzles
Just being the proud mom that I am I have to show off Jordan's puzzle skills once again. She's made an advancement since last time. This kid never ceases to amaze me.
We were playing with this for maybe 5 minutes today before she started putting pieces right where they need to go with little to no coaching.
We were playing with this for maybe 5 minutes today before she started putting pieces right where they need to go with little to no coaching.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Giveaway winner!
I am so sorry everyone! I have no excuse as to why the winner wasn't announced yesterday except that I completely forgot. Anyway, I used random.org to determine the winner and commenter #5 won! Congratulations Ariana! You will be getting an email from me with all the details. Thanks for entering everyone!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Giveaway
For all you mommas out there or moms to be, this giveaway is for you! Actually, it's really for anyone because as far as I'm concerned this would make a great gift for anyone expecting or planning to have kids in the near future. The prize package is provided by BabyCenter through MyBlogSpark. It is a fabulous prize pack including two new books from BabyCenter, a package of chlorine free diapers, a really cute bib, an exclusive code to try the all-new BabyCenter online class for free and a gift card from BabyCenter partner, Shutterfly! (the gift card and code for the online class is not included in the picture below)
I'll be honest, I was asked back in October to do the giveaway and it has taken me this long to get it posted! The reason for that is because I wanted to read through each of the books so I could give you all a beautiful description of them and my thoughts on each. Unfortunately, reality hit that that really is not entirely possible in my life right now and I better get to crackin' on this giveaway before I reach the deadline and nobody wins due to my lack of...well, I don't know but lack of something. Anyway, I did read through pretty much all of the pregnancy book which was much easier being as though I am actually in that part of life right now. I thought it was filled with lots of wonderful information that is especially useful to first time expectant mothers. Reading it as I am expecting my second is not quite the same as it would have been the first time around simply because I read SO much during my pregnancy with Jordan out of excitement that I really had read it all before. But if I could have had my hands on this when I was pregnant with Jordan I would have been thrilled. But I guess in saying that, if you are signed up for BabyCenters weekly emails that are filled with all sorts of fun information about your baby's development each week then this book is probably not necessary. I felt as though I was reading some of the exact same information I was getting in my weekly emails. I DO like reading out of a book better than I do off a computer screen but a quick weekly email doesn't take up a whole lot of time so my eyes can handle it. There were two things that I read in the book that really caught my attention and quite honestly got me quite stirred up because its something I feel very strongly about. But in the 'What's Safe to Eat' section it talked about why the things you eat may be bad for your baby which is where it talked about alcohol, caffeine, diet soda, artificial sweeteners, raw or undercooked meat, cheese and dairy products, fish, deli meats, shellfish, prepared salads, and herbal teas. I think that part is great but the first thing that started getting me a little irritated was in the alcohol section where it mentioned that "Heavy drinking, particularly binge drinking (five or more units of alcohol at one time), during pregnancy can seriously affect your developing baby. The risks of drinking much less, however, aren't clear cut. Even so, all public health officials in the United States recommend that pregnant women, as well as women who are trying to conceive, play it safe by steering clear of alcohol entirely." Now that got me upset because even though at the end the advise avoiding it altogether if someone who is that seriously interested in drinking that they are looking up this particular topic to see if they could have a drink here or there (as I did with coffee) they may get caught up on the details that as long as they are having less than five units of alcohol they should be fine because the book states that the affects of drinking less than that aren't clear cut. I was almost able to let that go until I read just three sections later in the Artificial Sweeteners category that "Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame (NutraSweet) and sucralose (Splenda) are considered safe, you may want to avoid saccharin, which was linked to birth defects in rats when consumed in very high amounts." It was at this point I nearly put the book down without plans to ever pick it up again and I was only 50 pages in out of 320 pages! To some this may seem like something one should not get so worked up about but if only you REALLY knew anything about aspartame and artificial sweeteners I'm pretty sure it would get you worked up too! And today is your lucky day because I am linking to a wonderful blog post that gives great information on the subject. I beg you to take the time to read it. I'm sure you'll be amazed and shocked by what you read. Anyway, I DID continue reading the book and was happy with the rest of the information I read and am pleased to be able to do this giveaway. I'm sorry I am not able to give more information about the baby's first year book but I simply have not read it. It is set up in a format of 0-6 weeks, 6 weeks to 6 months, 6 months to one year, plus a special baby healthcare section for the entire year.
The giveaway will be open until Tuesday, December 21st at midnight MST, winner will be announced on Wednesday. All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog including your email or a link to your blog so I have some way to contact you if you win. Don't be afraid to enter even if you aren't currently pregnant or in this stage of your child's first year. As mentioned above, I really think this would make a great gift for someone you know who is expecting or just had a baby.
I'll be honest, I was asked back in October to do the giveaway and it has taken me this long to get it posted! The reason for that is because I wanted to read through each of the books so I could give you all a beautiful description of them and my thoughts on each. Unfortunately, reality hit that that really is not entirely possible in my life right now and I better get to crackin' on this giveaway before I reach the deadline and nobody wins due to my lack of...well, I don't know but lack of something. Anyway, I did read through pretty much all of the pregnancy book which was much easier being as though I am actually in that part of life right now. I thought it was filled with lots of wonderful information that is especially useful to first time expectant mothers. Reading it as I am expecting my second is not quite the same as it would have been the first time around simply because I read SO much during my pregnancy with Jordan out of excitement that I really had read it all before. But if I could have had my hands on this when I was pregnant with Jordan I would have been thrilled. But I guess in saying that, if you are signed up for BabyCenters weekly emails that are filled with all sorts of fun information about your baby's development each week then this book is probably not necessary. I felt as though I was reading some of the exact same information I was getting in my weekly emails. I DO like reading out of a book better than I do off a computer screen but a quick weekly email doesn't take up a whole lot of time so my eyes can handle it. There were two things that I read in the book that really caught my attention and quite honestly got me quite stirred up because its something I feel very strongly about. But in the 'What's Safe to Eat' section it talked about why the things you eat may be bad for your baby which is where it talked about alcohol, caffeine, diet soda, artificial sweeteners, raw or undercooked meat, cheese and dairy products, fish, deli meats, shellfish, prepared salads, and herbal teas. I think that part is great but the first thing that started getting me a little irritated was in the alcohol section where it mentioned that "Heavy drinking, particularly binge drinking (five or more units of alcohol at one time), during pregnancy can seriously affect your developing baby. The risks of drinking much less, however, aren't clear cut. Even so, all public health officials in the United States recommend that pregnant women, as well as women who are trying to conceive, play it safe by steering clear of alcohol entirely." Now that got me upset because even though at the end the advise avoiding it altogether if someone who is that seriously interested in drinking that they are looking up this particular topic to see if they could have a drink here or there (as I did with coffee) they may get caught up on the details that as long as they are having less than five units of alcohol they should be fine because the book states that the affects of drinking less than that aren't clear cut. I was almost able to let that go until I read just three sections later in the Artificial Sweeteners category that "Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame (NutraSweet) and sucralose (Splenda) are considered safe, you may want to avoid saccharin, which was linked to birth defects in rats when consumed in very high amounts." It was at this point I nearly put the book down without plans to ever pick it up again and I was only 50 pages in out of 320 pages! To some this may seem like something one should not get so worked up about but if only you REALLY knew anything about aspartame and artificial sweeteners I'm pretty sure it would get you worked up too! And today is your lucky day because I am linking to a wonderful blog post that gives great information on the subject. I beg you to take the time to read it. I'm sure you'll be amazed and shocked by what you read. Anyway, I DID continue reading the book and was happy with the rest of the information I read and am pleased to be able to do this giveaway. I'm sorry I am not able to give more information about the baby's first year book but I simply have not read it. It is set up in a format of 0-6 weeks, 6 weeks to 6 months, 6 months to one year, plus a special baby healthcare section for the entire year.
The giveaway will be open until Tuesday, December 21st at midnight MST, winner will be announced on Wednesday. All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog including your email or a link to your blog so I have some way to contact you if you win. Don't be afraid to enter even if you aren't currently pregnant or in this stage of your child's first year. As mentioned above, I really think this would make a great gift for someone you know who is expecting or just had a baby.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Cookie Monster
Jordan is a little cookie thief! She snuck three cookies off the counter this morning, I was so engrossed in making breakfast that I didn't notice, but she totally gave herself away by saying "Mmmm. Mmmm. MMMMMMM!!" over and over again getting louder with each time. Thank goodness she's not THAT sneaky yet otherwise I would have had one sugar loaded girl!
She's been LOVING that I've been in a cookie making mood lately. She walks around the house saying "Cookie. Cookie. Cookie." in her best Cookie Monster voice (which is actually quite good). She loves Cookie Monster...he's her favorite next to Elmo. We had been on the lookout for some slippers for her to wear around the house when we finally came across the above Elmo slippers. She loves them.
She's been LOVING that I've been in a cookie making mood lately. She walks around the house saying "Cookie. Cookie. Cookie." in her best Cookie Monster voice (which is actually quite good). She loves Cookie Monster...he's her favorite next to Elmo. We had been on the lookout for some slippers for her to wear around the house when we finally came across the above Elmo slippers. She loves them.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
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