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Dec. 1st, 2003
These are really good
Dec. 1st, 2003 10:34 amAlan loves them and they are very healthy. He ate 2 whole spinach pancakes
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Baby Clothes Thoughts
Dec. 1st, 2003 10:34 amAlan's clothes tend to ride up when he's lifted up or when he crawls.
On top I can put on a onesie to keep his stomach warm.
There doesn't seem to be a good solution for his pants to keep his lower legs warm.
I was thinking why don't they design something to solve this problem.
Either:
Pants with feet (like blanket sleeper feet or just stretchy feet
Or take sweatpants type material and permanently attach a sock to the bottom (so it looks like sweats with socks)
Or even do a stirrup type pant - the strap could be tucked in socks or between sock and shoe.
I wish I could sew :(
On top I can put on a onesie to keep his stomach warm.
There doesn't seem to be a good solution for his pants to keep his lower legs warm.
I was thinking why don't they design something to solve this problem.
Either:
Pants with feet (like blanket sleeper feet or just stretchy feet
Or take sweatpants type material and permanently attach a sock to the bottom (so it looks like sweats with socks)
Or even do a stirrup type pant - the strap could be tucked in socks or between sock and shoe.
I wish I could sew :(
Alan watches Sesame Street on Channel 13 (WNET tv) from 7 to 8 on weekdays.
This week is PLEDGE week. Not only are the pledges annoying, but they mess up my time keeping - normally Elmo's world starts at 7:40, this week its 7:30 because of the pledge stuff at the end.
I'm not giving. Its not that I'm opposed to public tv or can't afford it. I have a beef with the channel 13 schedule. Sesame Street used to be followed by Arthur which I liked (not sure about Alan, but he'd put up with it). This fall they changed it to Cyberchase. Cyberchase is definitely for older children than Sesame Street - I think it's for early elementary kids as it covers match concepts. At 8 AM most of those kids would be on their way or at school. Alan gets bored with cyberchase. I think they'd do better putting on a cartoon for younger kids, even (ACK!) moving Barney from 6:30 AM. (I can flip to Disney channel which has the wiggles on, but I only recently learned that).
Maybe I should e-mail them a complaint.
This week is PLEDGE week. Not only are the pledges annoying, but they mess up my time keeping - normally Elmo's world starts at 7:40, this week its 7:30 because of the pledge stuff at the end.
I'm not giving. Its not that I'm opposed to public tv or can't afford it. I have a beef with the channel 13 schedule. Sesame Street used to be followed by Arthur which I liked (not sure about Alan, but he'd put up with it). This fall they changed it to Cyberchase. Cyberchase is definitely for older children than Sesame Street - I think it's for early elementary kids as it covers match concepts. At 8 AM most of those kids would be on their way or at school. Alan gets bored with cyberchase. I think they'd do better putting on a cartoon for younger kids, even (ACK!) moving Barney from 6:30 AM. (I can flip to Disney channel which has the wiggles on, but I only recently learned that).
Maybe I should e-mail them a complaint.
Weekend Recap (part 1)
Dec. 1st, 2003 10:59 amI'll start with Thanksgiving dinner, since that's where I left off.
Went to my cousins. Alan hadn't taken an afternoon nap. He ended up freaking out just at dinner time, so I had to go out and walk him around in the dark quiet street. I just wrapped him in a blanket instead of forcing his coat on. After he fell asleep we came in. When he woke up he was very cranky. He wouldn't eat. DH gave him something he would eat, chocolate cake! He stopped crying and ate the whole thing. I also gave him some of the berry betty my cousin made (rasberries and blueberries) from a recipie from the canyon ranch and he ate a little of that. He did like the toys my cousin dug up (I forgot ours) one of which had been the 12 year olds. So my cousin gave them to us with a nice doggy bag (all but the turkey and dessert were from whole foods). As far as having my cousin's ex and her boyfriend over, it went fine. Her boyfriend (Jim) was a chief (trained at the culinary institute and worked in the Oceania restaurant in NYC) turned furniture maker. He and DH discussed the woodworking business (DH markets to that industry, although he can't make a thing.) Jim gave my grandmother tips on how to make turkey soup.
Friday we got up early. Off to Office Max for the black friday sales (with Alan). Got just about everything we wanted. We got their at 6:30, store opened at 7, didn't check out till after 8 (registers crashed several times, I guess they need Q/A). We then stopped briefly at Toys R US, but the toy I wanted for Alan (busy bee mailbox) was sold out. Off to Staples, got a memory card, markers, free after rebate calculator (DH and Alan were in the car during both stops). Stopped at walmart on the way back - they were sold out of 5.00 and 10.00 crock pots - got some baby care stuff, food, socks and a pair of track pants on sale (they had petite, very nice for short me). Again DH and Alan snoozed in the car.
Went home and I was off again with Alan. Stopped at Gymboree to make the extra % of sale items. I was in-line by 12, so I got it even though it was after 12:00 when I was rung. 8 items for 52.38 + 1 gymbuck. (Boys clothes don't sell as well). Alan had knocked some tights off the rack while I was on-line. When I got to the car, I saw one pair had fallen in the stroller basket. So I went back to return it - Alan can't use red tights :(
Then to my MIL and off with my SIL to take her shopping for her holiday party. She's fussy about colors and has long arms. She won't wear the traditional holiday colors - red/black - perfers autumn tones. At Sears I got shoes and some socks (some were gifts). At Macy's we got sweaters. One of her's might be for the holiday party (but it was expensive). Then to another mall to try one particular store (Coldwater Creek). Nice stuff, but her arms were too long for their clothes. We had chinese for dinner (Alan ate sezchuana beef and the tofu from hot and sour soup - but I think the beef gave him a little run). I did notice he had a rash, so I called my pediatrician thinking chicken pox. The senior doctor called back quickly (I seem to always get him on call). Suggested benadril and check in AM. So that's what we did when we got home.
Went to my cousins. Alan hadn't taken an afternoon nap. He ended up freaking out just at dinner time, so I had to go out and walk him around in the dark quiet street. I just wrapped him in a blanket instead of forcing his coat on. After he fell asleep we came in. When he woke up he was very cranky. He wouldn't eat. DH gave him something he would eat, chocolate cake! He stopped crying and ate the whole thing. I also gave him some of the berry betty my cousin made (rasberries and blueberries) from a recipie from the canyon ranch and he ate a little of that. He did like the toys my cousin dug up (I forgot ours) one of which had been the 12 year olds. So my cousin gave them to us with a nice doggy bag (all but the turkey and dessert were from whole foods). As far as having my cousin's ex and her boyfriend over, it went fine. Her boyfriend (Jim) was a chief (trained at the culinary institute and worked in the Oceania restaurant in NYC) turned furniture maker. He and DH discussed the woodworking business (DH markets to that industry, although he can't make a thing.) Jim gave my grandmother tips on how to make turkey soup.
Friday we got up early. Off to Office Max for the black friday sales (with Alan). Got just about everything we wanted. We got their at 6:30, store opened at 7, didn't check out till after 8 (registers crashed several times, I guess they need Q/A). We then stopped briefly at Toys R US, but the toy I wanted for Alan (busy bee mailbox) was sold out. Off to Staples, got a memory card, markers, free after rebate calculator (DH and Alan were in the car during both stops). Stopped at walmart on the way back - they were sold out of 5.00 and 10.00 crock pots - got some baby care stuff, food, socks and a pair of track pants on sale (they had petite, very nice for short me). Again DH and Alan snoozed in the car.
Went home and I was off again with Alan. Stopped at Gymboree to make the extra % of sale items. I was in-line by 12, so I got it even though it was after 12:00 when I was rung. 8 items for 52.38 + 1 gymbuck. (Boys clothes don't sell as well). Alan had knocked some tights off the rack while I was on-line. When I got to the car, I saw one pair had fallen in the stroller basket. So I went back to return it - Alan can't use red tights :(
Then to my MIL and off with my SIL to take her shopping for her holiday party. She's fussy about colors and has long arms. She won't wear the traditional holiday colors - red/black - perfers autumn tones. At Sears I got shoes and some socks (some were gifts). At Macy's we got sweaters. One of her's might be for the holiday party (but it was expensive). Then to another mall to try one particular store (Coldwater Creek). Nice stuff, but her arms were too long for their clothes. We had chinese for dinner (Alan ate sezchuana beef and the tofu from hot and sour soup - but I think the beef gave him a little run). I did notice he had a rash, so I called my pediatrician thinking chicken pox. The senior doctor called back quickly (I seem to always get him on call). Suggested benadril and check in AM. So that's what we did when we got home.
Weekend Recap (part 2)
Dec. 1st, 2003 11:14 amSaturday AM, Alan still had a rash. I looked in one of the baby books I had, and the picture, description and behavior (coming and going) matched hives NOT chicken pox. Whew! We think they were due to the rasberries (or blueberries) he had on thanksgiving. Went to Macy's to use the early bird 10.00 off coupon. It said on one purchase. So DH figured he'd get socks. When we got to the register, they said NO, on one item over 10. So we looked and looked. I finally found blanket sleepers for 10.98. But when I got to the register they were marked down. So we left.(I did get Alan a cute gund bear, but yet again NO interest in stuffed animals from him, he just tossed it.)
I then left to get my grandmother in the city. Got there early so I walked around. Found the gymboree 2 blocks from her - but bought nothing there, I'm gymboreed out! (amazing). Came back just in time for Mark's uncle and so to arrive. (DH brought Alan there). Alan was good (eating pickles even) until dinner time when he'd been up too long. So he was strollered in the house to sleep. He woke up for dessert - same crankiness as Thursday. So Dh gave him CHEESECAKE (we'd better not make a habit of the sweetstuff). He loved that. Later Alan and I drove Grandma home. Alan slept. DH stopped off at a friends house and then helped his friend return a TV. (It didn't work without cable, which is really dumb.) Alan and I finished the chinese leftovers and he had lima beans (I wanted him to eat something nutritous). I gave Alan a bath and DH came home in time for bed.
Sunday we slept in. I went with Alan to get a vaccum - both of ours were dead(we have to drive a bit on sunday's as local stores aren't open due to blue laws). We stopped at the supermarket for diapers on sale, best buy and buy buy baby. As I left buy buy baby, DH called - I had to go home so he could go with someone to get shower doors. So I flew home. DH and friend came back with shower doors and a vaccuum. A 200.00 Hoover Windtunnel. It's quite good. So then DH went to put Alan down for a nap. He ended up napping with him in the bedroom (where I'd wanted to clean...grrr.)
Then Alan and I went to the supermarket for food. Ran into our friend Dave who does his laundry at the laundromat next door and our sitter's daughter who works there.
We had Thanksgiving leftovers for dinner. Alan finally got to eat Thanksgiving stuff. He loved the sweet potatoes, so did his clothes and hair. So another bath before bed.
After his bedtime, I packaged and mailed (thanks to stamps.com for postage) all my holiday exchanges. I also listed the vaccum bags on eBay and some other vintage baby clothes. (Oddly enought both kinds of bags came from eBay in the first place!) I still need to order 1 box of candy and do my x-mas cards.
Now it's Monday :(
I then left to get my grandmother in the city. Got there early so I walked around. Found the gymboree 2 blocks from her - but bought nothing there, I'm gymboreed out! (amazing). Came back just in time for Mark's uncle and so to arrive. (DH brought Alan there). Alan was good (eating pickles even) until dinner time when he'd been up too long. So he was strollered in the house to sleep. He woke up for dessert - same crankiness as Thursday. So Dh gave him CHEESECAKE (we'd better not make a habit of the sweetstuff). He loved that. Later Alan and I drove Grandma home. Alan slept. DH stopped off at a friends house and then helped his friend return a TV. (It didn't work without cable, which is really dumb.) Alan and I finished the chinese leftovers and he had lima beans (I wanted him to eat something nutritous). I gave Alan a bath and DH came home in time for bed.
Sunday we slept in. I went with Alan to get a vaccum - both of ours were dead(we have to drive a bit on sunday's as local stores aren't open due to blue laws). We stopped at the supermarket for diapers on sale, best buy and buy buy baby. As I left buy buy baby, DH called - I had to go home so he could go with someone to get shower doors. So I flew home. DH and friend came back with shower doors and a vaccuum. A 200.00 Hoover Windtunnel. It's quite good. So then DH went to put Alan down for a nap. He ended up napping with him in the bedroom (where I'd wanted to clean...grrr.)
Then Alan and I went to the supermarket for food. Ran into our friend Dave who does his laundry at the laundromat next door and our sitter's daughter who works there.
We had Thanksgiving leftovers for dinner. Alan finally got to eat Thanksgiving stuff. He loved the sweet potatoes, so did his clothes and hair. So another bath before bed.
After his bedtime, I packaged and mailed (thanks to stamps.com for postage) all my holiday exchanges. I also listed the vaccum bags on eBay and some other vintage baby clothes. (Oddly enought both kinds of bags came from eBay in the first place!) I still need to order 1 box of candy and do my x-mas cards.
Now it's Monday :(
Friday Five (late)
Dec. 1st, 2003 11:29 am1. Do you like to shop? Why or why not?
Yes. It's fun to look.
2. What was the last thing you purchased?
A large mocha latte at Cafe Java at Port Authority Bus Terminal this AM. Unless you count the office vending machine.
3. Do you prefer shopping online or at an actual store? Why?
It depends. If you have to see it, in a store. If the actual item doesn't matter (say a book) on-line.
4. Did you get an allowance as a child? How much was it?
Yes, but I can't remember - except it may have been around 5.00 when I was a HS junior - I remember going 1 week without spending it.
5. What was the last thing you regret purchasing?
A gund bear for Alan. He just ignored as he does to all non noisy toys (except books).
Yes. It's fun to look.
2. What was the last thing you purchased?
A large mocha latte at Cafe Java at Port Authority Bus Terminal this AM. Unless you count the office vending machine.
3. Do you prefer shopping online or at an actual store? Why?
It depends. If you have to see it, in a store. If the actual item doesn't matter (say a book) on-line.
4. Did you get an allowance as a child? How much was it?
Yes, but I can't remember - except it may have been around 5.00 when I was a HS junior - I remember going 1 week without spending it.
5. What was the last thing you regret purchasing?
A gund bear for Alan. He just ignored as he does to all non noisy toys (except books).
Although Alan says "da da da" alot, DH and I discoved he does know MAMA and DADA - he will say them with an exclaimation point when he wants us. At one point he exclaimed DADA and crawled down the hall after him. He also said mama today when I got him out of the car seat.
It's nice to see he knows who WE are :)
It's nice to see he knows who WE are :)