We had a fun (and fast) weekend. Friday night Mindy, Joe, and Brandon came over for dinner. Mindy is one of my oldest friends, and even though we only live about 20 miles apart, we don't get together much. It was great to catch up, and Brandon and Marlee had fun playing.
I'm not quite sure what happened to Saturday. We went out to breakfast and had dinner with my mom and Jenna, but the day in between just sort of slipped away.
Sunday we did some stuff around the house then went out for a kid-free dinner with John and Melissa. They are moving to Illinois this week...we'll miss you guys!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
If You Type It, She Will Sleep
9 1/2 hours straight last night.
I've never won the lottery.
(hey, it's worth a shot!)
I've never won the lottery.
(hey, it's worth a shot!)
Friday, November 21, 2008
Let's Talk About Sleep
I realized that I don't really mention Marlee's sleep habits much here, and because I'm using this blog as a sort of baby book, I felt I really should.
Marlee is wonderful about going to bed...for naps and at night. We talk about naptime/bedtime and go into her room. She turns off her light, and I turn on her white noise machine. I sing her a song and put her in her crib and walk away. A few minutes later she's asleep. It's wonderful, and it's been this way since she was about six months old.
BUT...
at nearly 15 months, she doesn't sleep through the night. She's done it twice I think (8+ hours), and both times were around 4-6 months. She wakes up around midnight and cries for three minutes or so and goes back to sleep. Then she's up between 2:00 and 4:30 and comes into bed with us. It's really not that bad, and I'm kind of used to it. We love having her in the bed. As soon as she comes in, she snuggles up and goes right back to sleep. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to sleep for 8 hours without interruption. One day I'll find out, but I'm good for now.
Marlee is wonderful about going to bed...for naps and at night. We talk about naptime/bedtime and go into her room. She turns off her light, and I turn on her white noise machine. I sing her a song and put her in her crib and walk away. A few minutes later she's asleep. It's wonderful, and it's been this way since she was about six months old.
BUT...
at nearly 15 months, she doesn't sleep through the night. She's done it twice I think (8+ hours), and both times were around 4-6 months. She wakes up around midnight and cries for three minutes or so and goes back to sleep. Then she's up between 2:00 and 4:30 and comes into bed with us. It's really not that bad, and I'm kind of used to it. We love having her in the bed. As soon as she comes in, she snuggles up and goes right back to sleep. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to sleep for 8 hours without interruption. One day I'll find out, but I'm good for now.
Monday, November 17, 2008
The Weekend in Review
Saturday was a busy day. We went out to breakfast in the morning, did some housework, then Daddy and Marlee played while I had lunch with a friend and shopped with my mom. While shopping, I convinced my Grammy (not hard to do!) that she wanted to play with Marlee for the evening so Michael and I could go out. She and Jenna came over and watched MJ and Michael and I had a date....Ikea, Moe's and a movie. Oh, how life has changed! We went to Ikea to buy this dresser (in black-brown) for our bedroom. We've been married six years now, and we've only had flea market or hand-me-down furniture...not that there's anyting wrong with that, but I really wanted something with drawers that open and close without a fight and that makes our bedroom look less like a dorm room. We're hoping to get the matching one after the holidays. After Ikea, we decided on a quick dinner so that we could see an earlier movie...we just can't stay up late like we used to! We saw Quantum of Solace, which was better than we anticipated because we'd heard it was tererible.
Sunday we went out to breakfast with my Mom, Alex and Jenna to celebrate Jenna's confirmation because Alex had to work that night. We spent the afternoon putting our dresser together. Marlee was so funny...she watched us for a couple of minutes then knew exactly what to do. She would grap a screw, put it in a hole, get a screwdriver, and try to screw it in. She was a big "help." :)
Jenna's confirmation was at five. I was her sponsor, and we had to be there an hour early. We spent the hour studying...The Archbishop was going to ask the Confirmands questions, and if they couldn't answer, the sponsor had to...yikes! So I brushed up on my Church knowledge and warned Jenna that she'd better know her stuff. The Mass was really nice. It was long (2 hours), but the Archbishop did a great job of keeping things light and funny. Turns out he only asked about half of the kids questions, and Jenna got lucky...no question for her. She did the first reading, so I think that helped. She did such a great job that she was asked to sign up to be a regular lector! Dad, Wendy, Mom, Jenna, Michael, Marlee and I went out for a post-Mass dinner. It was a late night, and Marlee crashed as soon as we got home.
Sunday we went out to breakfast with my Mom, Alex and Jenna to celebrate Jenna's confirmation because Alex had to work that night. We spent the afternoon putting our dresser together. Marlee was so funny...she watched us for a couple of minutes then knew exactly what to do. She would grap a screw, put it in a hole, get a screwdriver, and try to screw it in. She was a big "help." :)
Jenna's confirmation was at five. I was her sponsor, and we had to be there an hour early. We spent the hour studying...The Archbishop was going to ask the Confirmands questions, and if they couldn't answer, the sponsor had to...yikes! So I brushed up on my Church knowledge and warned Jenna that she'd better know her stuff. The Mass was really nice. It was long (2 hours), but the Archbishop did a great job of keeping things light and funny. Turns out he only asked about half of the kids questions, and Jenna got lucky...no question for her. She did the first reading, so I think that helped. She did such a great job that she was asked to sign up to be a regular lector! Dad, Wendy, Mom, Jenna, Michael, Marlee and I went out for a post-Mass dinner. It was a late night, and Marlee crashed as soon as we got home.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Playing with Uncle Alex
It's been a while since I posted a video. This one isn't great, but it's still cute.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Part Two: Heading North
[scroll down for part one]
Ten days into our trip, Marlee and I flew up to San Fransisco to visit family. We stayed with my Grandma Lois, but got to visit with the DeVos side of the family too. We even got to visit Poppy on his 80th birthday!
Silly Uncle Keith
Great-Granny and Cousin Catrina
Great-Poppy
Michael joined us after his last day of work. Unfortunately, he wasn't feeling very well, so we didn't do much. By the time we flew home, he was sick.
**forgot to mention: When we got to SF, the airline had left our gate-checked stroller behind. What is up with that?
Ten days into our trip, Marlee and I flew up to San Fransisco to visit family. We stayed with my Grandma Lois, but got to visit with the DeVos side of the family too. We even got to visit Poppy on his 80th birthday!
Playing in Great-Grandma's yard...Just like Mommy did at my age!
Silly Uncle Keith
Great-Granny and Cousin Catrina
Great-Poppy
Michael joined us after his last day of work. Unfortunately, he wasn't feeling very well, so we didn't do much. By the time we flew home, he was sick.
**forgot to mention: When we got to SF, the airline had left our gate-checked stroller behind. What is up with that?
Part One: Deep Breath In.........................
and here goes!
We left Tuesday, October 14th for Los Angeles. The flight was pretty uneventful, except for a couple of protests from Marlee June. She doesn't understand why she can't walk up and down the aisles and show people how cute she is. We arrived at LAX to discover that the airline didn't put one of our bags on the plane. They tracked it down in Atlanta and agreed to put it on a later flight and deliver it to our hotel. By the time the luggage crisis was solved and we picked up our rental car, we were running late for the check-in at our hotel. Instead of staying with the rest of Michael's team at a flea-bag motel, we had made our own reservations. I called to let them know we were running late and was told our reservation had been cancelled for a no show the day before. Originally, we were arriving on Monday. When I called to change to Tuesday, they just made a note in the comments section and didn't change the reservation itself. The hotel admitted their mistake, but didn't have anywhere for us to stay. So we were driving around LA, lost, missing a suitcase and without a hotel reservation. Needless to say, I was majorly stressed. I called my dad to see if he could get online and find something for us. He stays at Marriotts on all his travels, so he pulled some strings to get us a room at the Courtyard in Beverly Hills. It was great, but we couldn't afford to stay there for two weeks, so it was a temporary plan. Thanks to the awesome GPS on our iPhones, we arrived at the hotel...finally! We checked in, got to our room, and remembered that our lost bag was being delivered to the other hotel. A few phone calls and some begging and problem solved...the courrier would bring it to our new hotel.
The time in LA was okay. Michael was pretty miserable, working 16 hour days, even on weekends. Marlee and I did a few fun things, including The Aquarium of the Pacific. She had such a great time...she walked around for hours saying, "Fish, fish, fish." I think she would have been happy to stay all day.
Another day, we went to the Santa Monica Pier and beach.
Sunday the 19th was our six year wedding anniversary. Michael was able to leave work around 5, and we all went to Downtown Disney for the evening. Our plan was to stay to watch the fireworks, but we were all too tired to stay that late. So we just had dinner and some treats, including a snickerdoodle cookie for Marlee. I don't usually give her sweets , so she was beside herself. Michael has a picture on his phone, so I'll get moreit soon and post it.
To Be Continued...
We left Tuesday, October 14th for Los Angeles. The flight was pretty uneventful, except for a couple of protests from Marlee June. She doesn't understand why she can't walk up and down the aisles and show people how cute she is. We arrived at LAX to discover that the airline didn't put one of our bags on the plane. They tracked it down in Atlanta and agreed to put it on a later flight and deliver it to our hotel. By the time the luggage crisis was solved and we picked up our rental car, we were running late for the check-in at our hotel. Instead of staying with the rest of Michael's team at a flea-bag motel, we had made our own reservations. I called to let them know we were running late and was told our reservation had been cancelled for a no show the day before. Originally, we were arriving on Monday. When I called to change to Tuesday, they just made a note in the comments section and didn't change the reservation itself. The hotel admitted their mistake, but didn't have anywhere for us to stay. So we were driving around LA, lost, missing a suitcase and without a hotel reservation. Needless to say, I was majorly stressed. I called my dad to see if he could get online and find something for us. He stays at Marriotts on all his travels, so he pulled some strings to get us a room at the Courtyard in Beverly Hills. It was great, but we couldn't afford to stay there for two weeks, so it was a temporary plan. Thanks to the awesome GPS on our iPhones, we arrived at the hotel...finally! We checked in, got to our room, and remembered that our lost bag was being delivered to the other hotel. A few phone calls and some begging and problem solved...the courrier would bring it to our new hotel.
The time in LA was okay. Michael was pretty miserable, working 16 hour days, even on weekends. Marlee and I did a few fun things, including The Aquarium of the Pacific. She had such a great time...she walked around for hours saying, "Fish, fish, fish." I think she would have been happy to stay all day.
Another day, we went to the Santa Monica Pier and beach.
Sunday the 19th was our six year wedding anniversary. Michael was able to leave work around 5, and we all went to Downtown Disney for the evening. Our plan was to stay to watch the fireworks, but we were all too tired to stay that late. So we just had dinner and some treats, including a snickerdoodle cookie for Marlee. I don't usually give her sweets , so she was beside herself. Michael has a picture on his phone, so I'll get moreit soon and post it.
To Be Continued...
Monday, November 3, 2008
Broken Promise
I promised I'd blog last night, and I didn't. I couldn't have predicted that we'd be spending the night in the emergency room with a sick baby. Michael was sick all of last week, and it looks like Marlee June caught the violent stomach bug yesterday. She's still asleep, so I don't know if she's feeling any better, but I woke up with it myself this morning. This should be an interesting day.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Trick-Or-Treat
I know, I owe you lots of blogging. I promise I will write about our trip and Halloween tomorrow, but for now, here are some pictures!
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