Evie

Wow, I made it through NaBloPoMo!  Of course, was it ever really a question?  What with me being a Blog Posting Goddess and all.  I hardly even broke a sweat this year.  Go me.

Ahem.  Anyhow.

How many of you have a fridge full of leftovers?  We’ve had a goodly amount of turkey dinner redux this weekend, but we didn’t overdo it either.  Still, I’m looking forward to a turkey sandwhich for lunch today.  As it turns out, we don’t just have Thanksgiving leftovers around here.  I found a bunch of pictures on my iPhone and a couple on my camera that I have neglected to share.  So I’m putting them up for you to enjoy.  Isn’t that sweet of me?

This… well… there are no words.  It’s a display in the mall for a bathroom redecorating place.  And yes.  That’s a camoflage SHOWER.

Quite possibly the cutest little napper you’ll ever see.  Cozied up in our bed with her Build-a-Bear friend.

I think I took this on Thanksgiving.  She had taken a morning nap in her crib and woke up all smiles.  Aww!

dd1Waiting for our cups o’ joe (though, truthfully, only I got coffee.  Kile got tea and Harry got hot chocolate) at Starbucks drive-thru on Black Friday.

Liam enjoys a sampling of the chocolate candies I slaved away over all day Saturday that were going into our gift bags.

Beetoe ate half of them while we were out yesterday.

I don’t want to talk about it.

Liam tries out my boots.  The child has a serious shoe thing.

Happy December, ya’ll!  Let’s hope this month brings us some awesome things (and I’m not just talking presents here either).

Last night, for the second time in three days, Evie slept in her crib until 5am.  

!!

She cried when I first put her down and didn’t stop after about 5 or 10 minutes so I retrieved her, nursed her some more, and tried again.  Kile and Harry both were out in the loft at the time too, watching television and playing Halo and the lights were on and all that good stuff.  So I had to walk by them to get her to her room and she was thinking, “Hey, I wanna join the party!”  Also, she had drowsed off while nursing the first time and I think she actually falls asleep in her crib better if she doesn’t also fall asleep while nursing.  

The next attempt, she cried again but this time for only about five minutes.  And then she was quiet.  ZOMG.

I didn’t make the same mistake I made on Sunday night where I went to get her if she was only fussing.  But, looking back, I’m not sure ever really fussed.  In fact, Kile went to peek in on her when we went to bed at nearly midnight (what is WRONG with us?  what do we have against going to bed at a reasonable hour??) and she was fast asleep.  

I actually thought it was earlier than it was when she woke up.  I listened to her fuss for a few minutes until it was clear that she was not going to fall back asleep.  In fact, as soon as I brought her back into bed with us and got to nursing her, she fell right back asleep.  I imagine I could have put her back in her crib then, but I like being able to cuddle with her, at least a little bit.  Though I think I’ll have to toughen up in a couple months.  

But that’s not the end of it!  She went back to sleep after I nursed her at 5am and I woke up, as I always do, when Kile got out of the shower a couple hours later.  I nursed her again at that point and… she went back to sleep.  She NEVER does that.  Here it was 7:30 and she was sleeping MORE?  In fact, she didn’t wake up until after Harry left for school, at nearly 9am.  Wow.  

I hestitate to call the battle “won” at this point.  And, according to Kile, his parents are coming this weekend so she’ll be back in with us for a couple more days (I always worry about consistency, but I imagine it’ll all be okay).  But these are definitely some wonderful steps in the right direction.  Sleeping, on her own, in her own crib, without nursing, for NINE hours… well, that’s something I can get behind.  Way to go, Evie! 

I know this means I’m Officially Lame, but I’m watching Disney’s “Meet the Robinsons” with Liam and I’m finding myself laughing.  A lot.  This is a cute, funny movie!  Very clever.  Hey, if it’s not brain-melting drivel like “Oswald” (my old nemesis), and it makes my kids happy, then I pretty much want to marry it and have it’s babies. 

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Evie slept in her crib on Saturday night.  As in, I laid her down in there around 8pm and she didn’t wake up until almost 5am.  (!!)  And even then, it wasn’t as if she woke up squalling and freaking out.  It was more of a “fuss”.  But I missed her so badly by that point and had slept so fitfully without her right there next to me, that I hopped up and ran to grab her. Heh. 

We tried it again last night, but shortly after we went to bed I heard her fuss.  I had JUST drowsed off so I was feeling loopy and I went to get her.  I didn’t realize until I got into her room and touched her belly that she had fallen back asleep.  (*cringe*)  Of course, touching her woke her up and she proceeded to freak the frack out so back to bed with us she went.  Ah well.  Live and learn. 

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We really enjoy “True Blood” and “Entourage” on HBO on Sunday nights.  We missed BOTH last week when we were in Elko, which is a big ol’ bummer.  But last night was awesome.  And I’m so sad that both are ending their season after, like, NEXT WEEK.  What the heck am I going to watch THEN?  BOO!  What the freak is it with these tiny, itty, bitty television seasons??  And how many months until “Lost” comes back, anyhow?? 

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Mondays kinda suck, don’t they?  I need more caffeine.

*otherwise known as: “This would have been posted 12 hours ago if not for my crappy laptop”

So I started typing out this post this morning and part of it apologized for just throwing up a bunch of pictures in lieu of an actual post with actual insight and junk in it.  And then something happened and a little bomb must have went off inside my laptop or something.  Because the next thing I knew, my post was gone and I couldn’t even access the page to write a post.  From Firefox OR Internet Explorer.  Hmm.  That’s a new one.  

I threw up the earlier post from my iPhone which still has my undying love and devotion.  Unlike my laptop which is now officially dead to me.  Anyhow, long story short, I’m typing this out from within Google Chrome which I actually hadn’t downloaded before this date and time.  I’m taking bets on how long before my laptop causes this browser to implode too.  I have an escape plan featuring Safari lined up.  After that, I’m out of ideas.  

SO ANYHOW… I have some pictures.  And I wanted to share them with you.  That’s pretty much the gist of it.  So without further ado… (hold your breath and cross your fingers that I actually get all these pictures posted and this post published before everything goes kablooie)

 
This is what my laptop looked like when I discovered it that one fateful morning.  SOB.

I was able to pop a few keys back but a few were just plain toast.  The “q” key has since gone AWOL. 

He’s upset.  Considering the previous two pictures, I don’t feel all that bad for him, actually.

Just too cute for her own good, she is. 

His Highness is clearly displeased with me.  Whatever shall I do?

Liam sets about dismantling the couch cushions while I catch up on mah blawgs. 

Oh crap, he saw me. 

Nevada has some mighty fine sunsets in the fall. 

Kile was feeding Evie in her saucer when she saw him in the mirror.  Kile thought it was mighty cute so he snapped this shot of his perspective.  She, in turn, was fascinated. 

These are my goodmama diapers.  I love them so. (shut up.  there’s absolutely nothing wrong with loving diapers.)

She is getting way too big, way too fast.  (And those thighs?  WILL be eaten.)

There.  I feel better now.  _{(That’s a lie.  I’d feel a lot better with a brand new laptop.)}