tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16336412479178594912024-02-19T08:51:48.586-07:00The Pham Damlyit's a phamtastic lifeLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-67939545627879057632011-09-11T22:04:00.001-06:002011-10-19T16:44:02.849-06:00Are You Ready for Some Football?Last weekend was the kick-off to the college football season. This weekend the big and little sooners gathered for a living room picnic to watch and cheer the sooners on in their second game of the season against Florida State.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handsome football fan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The football is bigger than her!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No one wanted to take this picture except for mommy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella loving the action in the living room!</td></tr>
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Football is a big deal in our house, especially OU football. It is very cute to watch how the boys are really picking up on the game. Jake sounds exactly like John when he's watching a game now - he gets really into it and actually follows the game pretty well. The funny thing with Jake is (unless it is an OU game) he always decides to root for the team that is winning. He likes to win! <br />
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Jake is also playing 4 year old flag football this season. He asked to play it and initially I said no. I tried very hard to convince him to play soccer again this year (like last year), but he just kept insisting that he wanted to play football. So, we gave in and enrolled him. It was no mistake, he is actually a natural at the game. He is very fast and really focused on the game (a stark contrast with his soccer performance last year where he lost interest about 5 minutes into the game!) It's pretty cool to see him like something so much and be successful at it. I am glad I listened to him.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jake and his football buddies</td></tr>
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John and I also got to go to the Bronco's season opener. We got out of the house early and went with some friends to dinner before the game. During the game, it rained and the Broncos played like poop, but we still had a great time getting out of the house and socializing for a change!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ladies enjoying an adult beverage before the game!</td></tr>
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-77651223762723382812011-08-29T21:29:00.000-06:002011-08-29T21:29:02.403-06:00All About Jake - Age 4.5Jake's first Jr. Kindergarden project - called "all about me". A little brown bag came home and we were to return it with things that Jake could show his teacher and his classmates to describe himself. Below are pictures of what he put in his bag (with a little help from mom and dad of course). He was very cute as he practiced describing all of the items with us the night before.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jake the Cutie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favorite sport: Football (favorite team: OU!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favorite food: Meatballs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His pet: Sadie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BLANKIE! (can't be without it)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Family</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favorite toy: Trains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favorite color: Green</td></tr>
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</div>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-52982365729812455272011-08-22T10:16:00.000-06:002011-08-24T15:15:02.054-06:00Ella is 9 Months!Ella is nine months old now. It's hard to believe that she is already so big. We visited the doctor on Monday, and here were her stats:<br />
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Weight: 14 lbs. 13.5 ozs (less than 3%)<br />
Height: 27 1/4 inches (45%)<br />
Head: 43 1/2 cm (25%)<br />
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Here are some things Ella is doing now:<br />
<div></div><div></div><ul><li>Started rolling all the way over and over again (traveling quickly by rolling)</li>
<li>Can sit up from laying down (pulls on things or rolls to her side to get up)</li>
<li>Trying to get on her knees and pull up to her knees on some toys</li>
<li>Sleeps on her tummy</li>
<li>Says "ma ma" and "na na"</li>
<li>Says "nai nai" when tired (for night night)</li>
<li>"Sings" very loudly (in church or when someone else is singing)</li>
<li>Makes the "milk" sign for something to drink and (a form of) "all done" (slaps her hand on the tray)</li>
<li>Turns the pages of her books as we read</li>
<li>Still no teeth!!</li>
<li>Has crazy hair that looks like a baby bird - in a mohawk pattern on the top of her head!</li>
<li>Eating all veggies and fruit with cereal (rice and oatmeal) and just started Yogurt. Still very sensitive to texture (can't stand any chunks yet!)</li>
<li>Very interested in moving around all the time, but other than rolling a lot, she can't get anywhere just yet. This usually results in a lot of squirming (when in my arms), or screaming (when on the floor)!</li>
<li>Still getting up at least one time during the night <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">little talker</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">active on her tummy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">eating yogurt! yummy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hi mom!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">loving the swing at the park</td></tr>
</tbody></table></ul>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-27946278842098881602011-08-17T22:37:00.000-06:002011-08-17T22:37:38.278-06:00What I Would do if My Baby Slept Through the Night...<ul><li>Read more than one paragraph of a book without falling asleep</li>
<li>Get up early and exercise in the mornings</li>
<li>Give up caffeine again</li>
<li>Be able to recall simple things like people's names and my own phone numbers</li>
<li>Make it through a whole movie without falling asleep</li>
<li>Fix the perpetual kink in my neck</li>
<li>Stop snickering when asked by strangers if she's a "good" sleeper</li>
<li>Look 5 years younger</li>
<li>... miss her cuddles and company in the moonlight <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sleep Baby, Sleep</td></tr>
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</ul>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-58012750797919690252011-08-07T22:45:00.001-06:002011-08-08T00:19:28.279-06:00I Know What You Did This Summer...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuQNq3NjF_8F2M7ScwLrKbXne49-hIwL50kJwZWx6kIgRmIObva42HtRaYiYYpu8eZrkMV7aI3xWiRB8sVlXtsodxU7CtSfUuGnoy3DN0OFWMNsX14xJ-9yRxtC4wd5p6O4uqU2VQQ6Y/s1600/DSC02655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuQNq3NjF_8F2M7ScwLrKbXne49-hIwL50kJwZWx6kIgRmIObva42HtRaYiYYpu8eZrkMV7aI3xWiRB8sVlXtsodxU7CtSfUuGnoy3DN0OFWMNsX14xJ-9yRxtC4wd5p6O4uqU2VQQ6Y/s320/DSC02655.JPG" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div>... but you don't know what we did because I haven't blogged all summer! Here is a photo montage to help catch up. School starts on Monday (can you believe that?) so hopefully I will get in a better routine again and start keeping up with this all again!<br />
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We were very busy with lots of fun stuff this summer. Starting off with a trip back to OK for Memorial weekend (which I already blogged about <a href="http://thephamdamly.blogspot.com/2011/06/memorial-weekend-2011.html">here</a>). And a lot of baseball (which I also already blogged about <a href="http://thephamdamly.blogspot.com/2011/06/stepping-up-to-plate.html">here</a>). <br />
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In June, Jake spent some time in OK with his grandparents for 9 days (it almost killed me for him to be gone that long!). He had a fantastic time playing with his cousins and taking a trip to Dallas to Lego Land. Every time we asked him if he missed us, he said "nope!". While Jake was in OK, we had Trent's brother Gavin visiting. The two boys had so much fun together playing wii and riding bikes. We went to the Denver zoo and went on a hike at Devil's Head with the boys and Ella. It was her first hike. She loved it and so did the boys.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking Devil's Head</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brothers Hiking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella loved the trees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys meet the forest ranger (Bill)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of stairs to climb after a long hike!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella loved resting in the forest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys played A LOT of wii</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>At the end of June, my sister Jen came with her family for a visit. We visited the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and went to Pirate's Cove. We also made 'smores and had a great time playing (the kids) and hanging out (the adults). The house was crazy with 6 little boys ages 7 - 1 1/2, but it was also very fun. Trent went back to OK for the week with them and had a great time spending the 4th of July there with his Brother and cousins. He even got to play on Gavin and Drew's baseball team for their tournament and is said to have hit the "game winning hit" in one of the games (a big highlight for him!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella, meet Wallabee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think we need a bigger picnic blanket!</td></tr>
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We spent the 4th of July as a foursome here in Denver. The weather was great for a change and we enjoyed the Highlands Ranch parade, a cook out with some great friends, and Jake and I watched fireworks that night with some friends. It was a great day! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brother and Sister!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We saw several of these with all the rain we got this summer!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Finally, at the end of July, we met the Pham Damly :) in Dauphin Island AL for the week. We rented an amazing beach house and had the best time playing and laughing together. John's sisters and their families as well as his parents all bunked together in a fantastic 5 bedroom rental. All 15 of us! If you are looking for a quiet, remote beach island, Dauphin Island is the place for you. The Island was hit hard by Katrina so most of the houses (including the one we stayed in are newly remodeled or brand new buildings all together). It was Ella's first time at the beach (and Trent's that he remembers). Ella was unsure of the sand and waves but tolerated it all for many picture sessions. Trent couldn't get enough of the ocean. He played in it and the sand for hours. Jake also loved the beach and really liked the little pool that the house had on its deck. It was a small 4 foot deep pool that was perfect for the kids. They spent about 75% of their time in either the ocean or the pool. Talk about tired kids each night. There were definitely no issues with them going to sleep every night! We loved the place so much that we plan to return - someday soon hopefully!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">En Route</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Dauphin Island Alabama</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun in the sun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovin the beach!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yea! Beach!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trent in the waves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7 grandchildren</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella and her Ba Noi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella and Mommy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture perfect</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute Boy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A walk on the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy boys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">have saucer will travel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">peace!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">missing one boy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on a treasure hunt!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jake flying a kite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pretty girl</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sand in her toes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we love the beach!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">loving the sun and surf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sisters and brother</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i'm going to get you!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">helping Ella stand for a picture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cute kids!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wish you were here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we wish we lived at the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only family picture we took! :)</td></tr>
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Phew! That's a brief recap of the summer. It was filled with lots of swimming, sunning, laughing, and playing. I am so sad to see it go, but am looking forward to school starting and getting back in the good old routine (once we get over the initial shock of the daily routine that is!)Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-63503702316903448852011-06-08T17:00:00.002-06:002011-06-08T17:00:02.820-06:00Stepping Up to the PlateJohn has been itching to coach something for a while, and when no one volunteered to coach the 7-year old coach-pitch group Trent plays, well it was the perfect opportunity for him to "step up to the plate!"<br />
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Little did he know exactly how much work it is to teach 13 7-year-olds how to play baseball! He has been to meetings, and teaching sessions, done research, etc. all in preparation for the first practice! Luckily several other dads signed up to help him (it's very necessary when trying to keep the attention of 13 7-year-olds!). The first practice was rained out, but we were able to get 2 good ones in before the first game this weekend. So far everyone is doing well and having fun playing. Here are a few pictures of the first game (taken by one of the parents with an awesome camera!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">running home</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-16418895766272012242011-06-03T17:00:00.001-06:002011-06-08T15:59:19.147-06:00Ella at 6 MonthsElla is such a joy to be around. I truly am in awe of her daily. She is growing and changing constantly. It's hard to keep up with all of the new things she's doing now! She is very entertained by the big boys - it's really cute to watch how much she enjoys them.<br />
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<u>Ella's 6 Months Stats (6/3/2011):</u><br />
<ul><li>Height: 25 1/2 inches (45th %)</li>
<li>Weight: 13 8/14 lbs. (10 %)</li>
<li>Head: 42.4 cm (35th %)</li>
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<u>What Ella is Doing Now:</u><br />
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<ul><li>Saying "ba" and "da" sounds</li>
<li>Loves to play with and suck on her own feet</li>
<li>Rolling from back to belly (but not yet consistently)</li>
<li>Sitting up less-assisted for longer periods of time</li>
<li>Reaching for and grabbing everything</li>
<li>Squeeling/singing a lot</li>
<li>She "sings" along with me now when I rock her at bedtime (cooing while i'm singing, quiet during the breaks in the song - it's so cute!)</li>
<li>She loves to listen to me recite "Good Night Moon" while I get her dressed for bed (she prefers to watch my mouth instead of look at the book). I love how her eyes light up as soon as I start to recite it.</li>
<li>She has time each night to watch her bird mobile while I prepare her room for bedtime. After she eats, I say "IIIIIIIIt's Birdie Time!" and she responds with a big smile, laugh and lots of kicking while she watches the birdies</li>
<li>She loves to be outside. We put her in her saucer outside while we work/play out there and she can be out there for hours playing and watching everything.</li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Still waking up at least once to eat during the night. I guess she just loves my company so much that she can't stand to go all night without seeing me! :) And I guess the feeling is mutual!</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sitting up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">grabing for everything (much to dad's schagrin)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first time with a cup</td></tr>
</tbody></table></ul>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-31422995151789361792011-06-02T08:00:00.000-06:002011-06-08T16:28:39.298-06:00Memorial Weekend 2011As soon as school was out for Trent, we loaded up the car and headed East back to Oklahoma for the long weekend. Just a few days before we left, Ella caught her first virus and resulting ear infection. Luckily we started some antibiotics before we left or the trip could have been a lot worse! Ella was not the happiest little traveler in the condition she was in, so mom had to spend several hours riding next to her playing music and thinking of other distractions. After almost 13 hours on the road, we made it!<br />
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As always, we didn't get to see everyone as much as we would have liked (we pretty much need to live there to do that!) but we got some good quality time with our immediate family - which was awesome!<br />
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Though this was not Ella's first trip back to OK, she was much more engaged with everyone this time around. She loved getting all of the attention and was happy to be held by everyone.<br />
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On this trip, Jake stayed behind in Oklahoma with his grandparents and we brought Gavin (Trent's brother) home with us to visit for the week. It was so hard to leave Jake but he was so excited to stay behind and have the time with his grandparents and cousins!<br />
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Here are some of the many pictures we took while we were gone...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella and her Ong Ba Co (John's Grandma)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella and Grandma Rosie (my Grandma)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy to be passed around!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jake lovin' the hot tub pool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella and her Ba Noi (Grandma)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousins Drew and Eli</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella and her Paw Paw (with his sail boat)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy cousins in the "pool"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousin Drew</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 cute cousins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gavin, Trent, Drew, Jake</td></tr>
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-61934096390025849012011-06-01T14:49:00.002-06:002011-06-08T09:50:59.553-06:00Oh May, Oh My!May has come (and gone!) Here are some of the things we did last month. I am still trying to get the hang of working/momming again - hence the reason for the absent posts (and the title)! I am hoping to be organized with it all again soon, but summer is already shaping up to be quite busy (so no promises!)<br />
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All three of them are growing like weeds. It was quite cold for May around here so they have been forced to wear their winter clothes a little longer than I would have liked. Since it's raining all of the time, I guess we can blame the shortness of their pants on the fact that we actually have been "expecting a flood".<br />
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School is out for summer! Trent is officially a 2nd grader!! He had a great first grade year. He is reading above grade level and excelling at math and other subjects too. It's still so amazing to me the transformation from (almost) 2 years ago. He's doing so well and we are so very proud of him!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stylin' Baby</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother's Day at the Zoo (A Pham Family Tradition)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jake and Cousins Chloe and Trent (waiting for the Zoo train)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding the train</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big 2nd Grader!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monkeys at the Zoo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Mother's Day w/ Ella</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Night Out! (Accenture Spring Formal)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathing Beauty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I call this her Shirley Temple impression</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still loving the saucer!</td></tr>
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-4667319193244574442011-04-30T17:49:00.001-06:002011-04-30T17:49:07.329-06:00Easter EggstravaganzaWe had a great Easter this year. The weather, as usual, was not the nicest, but we still were able to get a few egg hunts in. We managed to organize ourselves enough to go to church and also had some friends over after for lunch. Here are some of our pictures!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNN8IV5ywuqcjhhVIgGlA_ZtiY1GK3eAf8wmhVQFRA0UrIT71x807GAE7NRzlw41s1Ox2tQZGfK8ptgsR7Ill48m9pz8vLuE9sK8jbpzpD_JH-saQ-9cBCgKGMiR8a352aZG1ErOoFxI/s1600/DSC01684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNN8IV5ywuqcjhhVIgGlA_ZtiY1GK3eAf8wmhVQFRA0UrIT71x807GAE7NRzlw41s1Ox2tQZGfK8ptgsR7Ill48m9pz8vLuE9sK8jbpzpD_JH-saQ-9cBCgKGMiR8a352aZG1ErOoFxI/s320/DSC01684.JPG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">amazing... we actually got a good one!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wearing thier Easter best</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRltJ9AxSQ30x6Br_609XX0nSUngPAASD1nh2ec6BoSQlON3oc4hB4bvOIHAuV5v8XmTHsv3KpntK0MqUmRUV1Z-7gNyBktcnG6ecyRuoScjk2FoqnKVvv0fCND4UZvB-bpxAgcwoEeJk/s1600/DSC01694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRltJ9AxSQ30x6Br_609XX0nSUngPAASD1nh2ec6BoSQlON3oc4hB4bvOIHAuV5v8XmTHsv3KpntK0MqUmRUV1Z-7gNyBktcnG6ecyRuoScjk2FoqnKVvv0fCND4UZvB-bpxAgcwoEeJk/s320/DSC01694.JPG" width="240px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella Bella</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks for fixing my headband Nanny <br />
(it fit perfectly!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silly bunny</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bunny with bunny</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hoppy Easter!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella's first Easter basket <br />
(that funny bunny gave her baby food carrots)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the loot</td></tr>
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-77475034564667446772011-04-29T21:54:00.000-06:002011-04-29T21:54:01.850-06:00Look what I do now!Ella has been working on it for a while, but finally got the hang of eating! She gets really excited now when she eats (like i can't shovel it in fast enough!) So far, she's had rice cereal, oatmeal cereal, bananas (a favorite) prunes (to off-set the bananas) and apples. She's not a fan of the apples, but they are the newest so we will keep trying! Here are some cute sloppy pictures...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">very first taste (loved it)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">feeding her in the exersaucer <br />
(because she hates the bumbo and screams when I put her in the high chair! such a princess!!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mmmmmmm...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trying to get the hang of it</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finally learned how to open her mouth and take in the food</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sloppy Ella = adorable</td></tr>
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-5763269203828038722011-04-19T21:56:00.001-06:002011-04-29T22:12:44.014-06:00Ella - 5 months oldElla turned 5 months the day before I started back to work. She's getting so big, so fast!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">um, mom... what are you going to do with that camera?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like to be cute</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">little girl getting BIG!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">still loving her playmat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">smiley girl</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so happy!</td></tr>
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Here are some things she's doing at 5 months:<br />
<ul><li>Laughing a lot - usually at the big boys</li>
<li>Squeals (talks) a lot - especially when happy and excited</li>
<li>Likes to watch mom and dad's mouth when we talk and eat (studies us very seriously)</li>
<li>Rolls over from belly to back quickly now</li>
<li>Eats rice cereal, oatmeal, and bananas</li>
<li>Holds head and chest very steady (plays in exersaucer unassisted)</li>
<li>Rides in her stroller like a "big girl"</li>
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</ul>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-9063207642573996992011-04-15T23:07:00.004-06:002011-08-16T10:15:24.073-06:00Love the One You're WithIn the last several months, many of our good friends/neighbors (who shall remain nameless here) have decided to move. They are not going too far, just upgrading to bigger homes. This has made us quite sad and even made us start thinking of making a move ourselves. In fact, John had the bug so bad that he started looking at houses, talking to realtors, etc. Don't get me wrong, the idea of moving into a bigger home with more room for all 5 of us sounds lovely...BUT who are we kidding? It's not as easy as just finding the home of your dreams to move into. You must first, SELL your own home which involves cleaning and listing and keeping clean, and showing, etc. Then there's finding another house, the mortgage brokers, the contracts and negotiations, etc. It's a bit overwhelming just thinking about all of the WORK and STRESS and LACK OF SLEEP that goes into such an idea. And did I mention I have a 4 month old that does not sleep well?<br />
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So, after a few heart-to-heart conversations with my beloved husband (including me saying something like this: <i>"the thought of listing/showing our house makes me want to break out in hives hon!!!"</i>), we decided it was best to stay put and give the old gal a few touch-ups so we can continue to be happy where we are!<br />
We've completed the first project - Plantation Shutters in the living room, master suite/bath, and office. Made a world of difference in our living room (lovingly referred to as the "sun room" or "hell") temperature-wise. We're hoping for a return on investment with energy savings alone!<br />
We also hope to do a few other things including refinishing the hardwoods and new carpet eventually. Heck, once we're done, we may never want to move! (OK, not likely as the children in the house grow bigger and bigger, but we can at least put off a move for a while!)... I think?Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-78453564216488125202011-04-15T23:05:00.000-06:002011-04-15T23:05:24.304-06:00Jake's PhotosKeeping Jake busy can be a challenge sometimes. He's a real home body. He doesn't really like to get out of his PJs and leave the house for any reason (he can only occasionally be lured by a play date with his BFF Mackenzie).<br />
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The other day, I asked him to take some pictures of me and Ella. After which, he had a grand time with my camera for a while. Here are some of his pictures - pretty funny :) He cracks up every time he looks at them (must be an inside joke!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">view of backyard through a screen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">shaky preschooler with hydrangeas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">action in the exersaucer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">room askew from atop a couch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">army man in bumbo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this stuff is bananas (b-a-na-na-s!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">half eaten PB&J on racoon plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sophie well lit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">celing corner of a dining room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">butterfly on exersaucer (in detail)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sister delighted<br />
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-90630073622693203392011-04-09T23:16:00.000-06:002011-04-09T23:16:13.961-06:00Sleeping like a Baby<em>"People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one." -- Leo J. Burke</em><br />
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I haven't posted an update on sleep primarily because it went from bad to worse and I've been relatively beside myself about it for months now. Now that we've made it through the last few tough weeks, I am able to reflect and share the story (disclaimer: it's a long one).<br />
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As I mentioned, Ella's sleep has never been great, and it actually got worse instead of better right around the 3 month mark. Out of necessity, I began co-sleeping with her because I was just too tired to deal with all of the night wakings. I kept telling myself that once she started sleeping longer (like Jake did), I would move her out of the bed. It was not the best sleep I've ever had, but really the best sleep I could get at the time. Up until 3 months, she had been going to bed around 7 PM and not waking until around 11 PM to eat, then would go back to bed easily. Then she would wake again around 1 or 2 AM at which point I would bring her from her bassinet (in our room) to our bed where she would eat several more times as we dozed until morning. At around 3 months, Ella began struggling with bedtime as well. I would put her down at 7 PM then she would be up again around 30-40 minutes later. She would need soothing (nursing, rocking, paci, etc.) and then would go back down, but only for 30 minutes or so. This continued over and over until around 9 or 10 PM when she would seem to fall into a deeper sleep finally. I know I don't have to say this, but the routine was ABSOLUTELY EXHAUSTING, not to mention IMPOSSIBLE when I had to get her and the boys to bed by myself (which I had to do on several occasions). Something had to change!<br />
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So, I hit the books. I looked to the books which I already owned (but never needed too much with Jake), and I also checked out several books on the topic from the library. After A LOT of reading, it was very clear that Ella had developed several negative sleep associations (which are basically things she associates with sleep and must have to fall asleep/fall back asleep). The biggest culprits: nursing to sleep and sleeping with mommy/nursing to sleep!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">obsessed with sleep books</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The biggest challenge of reading so many different books and philosophies on sleep and sleep training was that there was a lot of conflicting advice. On one end of the spectrum is the cry-it-out method (CIO) which basically leaves the baby to cry with no comfort until they cry themselves to sleep. And the other end of the spectrum was the co-sleeping/attachment method where by you comfort your baby in your bed and wait for them to outgrow the night wakings. And many methods in between. It was sort of an agonizing decision, but I finally came to the conclusion that all the methods probably work for some, and you have to pick the method that works best for your baby and family (and what you yourself can stand!)<br />
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In our case, we decided on a method that did involve crying, but also allowed us to check on her as often as we wanted and was not too strict in the middle of the night (when I am at my weakest). Ultimately, I decided on a book I already owned called <em>Sleeping Through the Night</em> by Jodi Mindell.<br />
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I decided to tackle the two sleep issues separately as not to lose my sanity. First on the list was to create new positive sleep associations and help Ella learn to fall asleep on her own at bedtime. According to Mindell, once a baby learns to fall asleep on her own, she will stop waking so much (or, rather will easily fall back asleep when she does wake naturally during the night). So we began by changing up her routine to nurse first, then change into PJs/book (Good Night Moon), then rock with mommy/paci until she's sleepy (but not asleep) and lay down in her bassinet awake.<br />
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The first night was tough. She cried for about an hour before she was able to fall asleep. John and I checked on her/comforted her every 10 minutes or so until she fell asleep. The second night was better, we only had to go in a few times and she was asleep in a little less than an hour (with less crying than the night before). The third night, we were shocked to see her go to sleep with NO crying at all in about 15 minutes. And it was DONE! Now, she goes to bed, falls asleep on her own, and falls back asleep when she wakes slightly. I have to say, this in and of itself is an absolute RELIEF to me and is so much better on me and the whole family at bedtime! I can now engage with the boys again before they go to bed and have a conversation with my spouse (which I had not done much of in the last 4 months!)<br />
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After she was sleeping well for about a week (during this time, I would bring her to bed with me when she woke to eat in the middle of the night), I was ready to tackle the co-sleeping transition. I decided that she should move to her crib for this transition instead of the bassinet in our room because as mentioned before, I have <strong>0% </strong>will power at 3 AM. Much like the sleep training at bedtime, the first few nights were brutal. She woke up for her first feeding around midnight, I fed her in her room and put her back in bed. She woke up again at 2 AM, then at 3 AM, 3:30 AM (at which point I waved the white flag and asked John for help). He got her back to bed at 4 AM, and she was back up at 4:30 AM at which time I finally fed her again and got her back to bed. She was up again at 6 AM and since the sun was starting to come up, I decided to throw in the towel and bring her to bed with me. I was definitely feeling defeated and very worried about the next few nights. But, night #2 was slightly better than that (with fewer wakings) and every night since has been a little bit better. We're currently on night #8 and she is only waking 2 times to eat (AMAZING from where we started!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure about this mom!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>My baby wanted to sleep, she just didn't know how to do it by herself. It was my job as her mom to help her learn. The best part of this all is how much happier Ella is during the day. She is smiling a lot more, content to play on her own, and way less fussy. Oh HAPPY DAY! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella in her crib</td></tr>
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-12610851745060863632011-04-04T07:00:00.013-06:002011-04-04T07:00:09.068-06:00The Count Down is OnAs of today, I have exactly 2 weeks before I start back to work. I am feeling very anxious and sad, but also excited to be back in the swing of things. I haven't exactly had the easiest maternity leave with the easiest baby. I am so thankful I was able to stay home with her for so long and also thankful that I had three days a week with her all to myself. She's such a mama's girl that I think it may be an adjustment for her. But we've got an amazing girl who is going to come to our home to care for her while I work. It couldn't be a better situation and I am so thankful for her as well!<br />
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I will really miss this.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing at home</td></tr>
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But luckily I am just going back 3 days a week again and will still have 2 at home with her and Jake (at least until August when Jake starts a full time Jr. Kindergarden program!!) <br />
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For the moment, I am going to try to enjoy my last few days at home with just me and her because I know from experience now that it will never be quite the same :) <style type="text/css">
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-64536628089713062012011-03-25T23:48:00.000-06:002011-03-25T23:48:27.016-06:00Sorry for the delay...What can I say? Life is busy :) It's been a while since I posted, so here is an update for March!<br />
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Ella continues to get so big. Since she can hold her head up so well now, I decided to get out the exersaucer. I use a few blankets to keep her propped up in it and she absolutely loves it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella in the exersaucer</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She still likes to play on her play mat too. She is spending a lot of time now working on her fine motor skills. You can really see her work hard to move her hands slowly toward the toys and she can actually grasp and bring the toys toward her mouth which she is thrilled about!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella on her play mat</td></tr>
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Ella's sleep actually got worse in March (and I didn't really think that was possible). She is still not napping longer than 20-40 minutes at a time and waking often after she goes to sleep for the evening. She is still sleeping with us out of necessity (yes, we've now created a monster -- more on that in a later post!). But, there are a lot of things I love about sleeping with her, not the least of which is this adorable smile I get to wake up to each morning. This smile ALMOST makes up for the kinks in my back/neck and also for the fact that I have not had more than 2 hours sleep without waking since she was born!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella in my bed</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The boys are doing well also. Jake is learning to write his name. He comes home with papers almost every day and is improving a lot from day to day. He's also in Soccer again at school. He plays every Wednesday. He really likes it - Wednesdays seem to be his favorite day. Jake continues to be infatuated with his sister. He wants to hug and kiss her all the time and show her everything he's playing with. He also thinks he always knows the reason why she is crying. He will say "I think she's hungry", or "She's sad because I have to go to school."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jake Loves Ella</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Trent finished his second season of basketball in March. It was amazing to see the progress of his team from one year to the next. This year, watching the games was so much different. It actually felt like a real basketball game with the guys engaged for most of the game and actually playing good defense and offense. He started to be a lot more aggressive with the ball this year and plays really good defense. We were really proud of how much progress he has made. We also learned this month that Trent is a natural at skiing. He took one lesson, and is very comfortable on the mountain. John said he would be skiing blue runs after just a few more trips!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not the best pic, but one we actually managed to snap!</td></tr>
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-3815228937230133282011-03-17T17:21:00.002-06:002011-03-28T11:04:47.017-06:00Ella: 4 MonthsWe went to Ella's 4 month check up today. Here are her stats and a little bit about what she's doing these days...<br />
<ul><li>Weight -- 11 lbs. 11 ozs (10%)</li>
<li>Height -- 24 inches (45%)</li>
<li>Head -- 39 3/4 cm (15%)</li>
</ul>Much like Jake, Ella is a little one, but still growing according to her own curve (I looked back and she's actually smaller than Jake was at 4 months!) . Our Dr. gave us the green light to begin solids so we will be starting her on cereal soon too - that will be fun!<br />
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What Ella is doing now...<br />
<ul><li>Rolls from side to side (almost over to her belly when on her back)</li>
<li>Drooling a lot (maybe some teeth in the next month or so?)</li>
<li>Playing in her exersaucer (can hold her head well and stand for a while before getting tired)</li>
<li>Smiling a lot</li>
<li>Laughing (she loves when mommy throws a plastic bag in the air - thinks it's the funniest thing!)</li>
<li>Blows raspberries</li>
</ul>Here are some recent pictures of the little doll:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miss November</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too Precious!<br />
(can you spot her crazy brother in this picture?)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing in her saucer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy St. Patty's Day!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loves her saucer!</td></tr>
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-73412673333483214352011-02-21T21:31:00.000-07:002011-02-21T21:31:19.997-07:00Random Pics of FebruaryHere are some pictures of what we've done in February...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella getting too big for Jake's lap!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stylin' <br />
(and sucking on my hands as usual)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella now rolls over onto her sides when she's playing and sleeping</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had to share - this is how I spent my time from around 4:45-7:00 pm <br />
each night since Ella is so cranky during this time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys first skiing trip<br />
(they LOVED it)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those are supposed to be thumbs up I think</td></tr>
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-72818790584259367662011-02-17T21:43:00.002-07:002011-02-20T22:46:57.701-07:00Be MineMost people consider Valentine's day to be a pointless, commercial holiday; but Valentine's day holds some sentiment for me for many reasons. Most notably, it is the anniversary of John and my first date 13 years ago. We were out to dinner over the weekend and as usual at one point in the dinner we had all three kids causing a ruckus of some kind (for example: Ella crying, Jake playing under the table, and Trent spilling his drink). I said to John, "If you knew 13 years ago we would be sharing this life with these crazy kids, would you still have asked me out?" To which he replied, jokingly "NO!" (at least I think he was joking) :)<br />
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For the last few years, we've spent Valentine's day at a University of Colorado Hospital benefit called Hearts of All Ages. I have to admit that in years past when we only had Jake, I was a little miffed at having to spend my evening (our anniversary of sorts) at a work function for John. This year, however, I was <u>very</u> excited to get the kids dressed up, get out of the house and celebrate the holiday because, let's face it, we aren't really going places these days!<br />
The evening, as expected, was a crazy one with three kids. But, the boys had a great time, and surprisingly Ella was awake most of the evening, being very chill (unlike her) and taking it all in. She actually stayed in her daddy's arms most of the night and was pretty content to do so. It was really a great evening this year.<br />
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Ella turned 3 months this week also. Her daytime sleep is getting a lot better. She is napping a lot better and more consistently and is able to stay awake for longer periods of time without being cranky. She's found her hands and loves to suck on them, and she also is getting more and more vocal. She now wakes up in the morning with a big smile on her face and likes to lay and talk to me. She is still a little cranky in the evenings and we can't quite figure out when her bedtime should be yet (I'm sure it will fall into place soon). But one really cute thing is that she can be crying, ready for bed, and as soon as I take her up and say "night night" and start putting her PJ's on, she gets really excited and smiley as if to say, "yes, they finally get what I want!"<br />
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Here are some pictures of the event and the growing girl and family:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Valentine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thinking about sucking on her hands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What happens when your brother won't stop <br />
pestering you with a little frog toy (get used to it sister!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daddy's Sweetie</td></tr>
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-64578347714927050762011-02-12T13:36:00.000-07:002011-02-12T13:36:39.387-07:00Ella's 12 Weeks Old... And getting so big! Here are some pictures from our latest photo session!<br />
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</style>Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160123601176395682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633641247917859491.post-55644559947727440932011-02-07T13:29:00.000-07:002011-02-07T13:29:33.793-07:00Sunday Fun Day!The weekend brought more snow, but warmer temperatures, so we decided it was time we all GET OUT OF THE HOUSE! Mommy most of all has been going a little stir crazy, so even I bundled up with miss Ella in tow and headed (where else?) to the sledding hill of course!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool boys in their new ski helmets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trent</td></tr>
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The boys had such a great time, and I quote from Trent: "This was the best day of my entire life!" (he's a little dramatic...he comes by it naturally I suppose)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bundled little bear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SO CUTE!</td></tr>
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Then Sunday night was the Superbowl. The boys were very excited to watch the game. At first Jake was rooting for the Steelers until they were loosing in the first half and he quickly changed his mind to root for Green Bay (he only goes for the wining team regardless of who they are!) They also loved the half time show with The Black Eyed Peas - thank goodness they kept it pretty much PG!<br />
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It was the first year I think that we didn't go to or host a party for the game. I was commenting on how relaxing it was for a change, but John was sad to not be socializing (and drinking) this year. I made a few yummy super bowl snacks for us all though, so not all was lost!<br />
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(a little tired from a day of sledding!)</td></tr>
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I think I set myself up for failure with Ella. When I was pregnant with her, I imagined she would come out and be very mellow (like her brother) and sleep anywhere, all the time. Because, hey, she's the second child, don't they have to "go with the flow?" Well, boy was I wrong! The world revolves around Ella because she demands that it do so! <style type="text/css">
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Ella is not a good sleeper at all. Not during the day, not at night, not ever. So, being obsessed with this (and having to deal with a tired cranky baby all day) I began my quest for the magic fix that will help my baby sleep! In my reading, most of the experts say that a rough "schedule" should look something like this: baby eats, baby plays, baby sleeps. And baby should not stay awke for more than 2 hours inbetween sleeps. Oh, and also baby should sleep in the same place everytime, and lay down sleepy but not asleep. Oh, yeah, and baby should not need any "props" for sleep (paci, mommy, etc.)<br />
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So, I have started to try to implement some of these suggestions... which basically means my entire life consists of soothing a baby to sleep (and then back to sleep). I have to believe this will help me in the long run and help Ella get the sleep she needs. So far though, I have not seen any consistent results.<br />
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Next on the list, I will try to get my baby to sleep A LOT longer at night (oh and also get her out of my bed during the night) -- not sure that will happen for a while though!<br />
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and THAT, my friends, is why mommy needs coffee!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">little no-sleeping cutie <br />
(she even looks tired in this picture)</td></tr>
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Here's a recent picture of the little lady :)<br />
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<u><b>About Ella:</b></u><br />
(when Ella was born, he said to his grandma) "<i>She's so cute, she looks just like me!"</i><br />
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<i>"Mommy, Ella is my sweetheart"</i><br />
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<i>"what I like best about Ella is that she toots... hee hee hee"</i><br />
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<i>"Mommy, Ella will be a girl when she grows up, right?" (me: Ella is a girl now Jake), "Oh, she just has a boy haircut then?!"</i><br />
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<i>"Ella is so cute, when I grow up I'm going to marry her." (John: that's not legal in most states Jake)</i><br />
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<u><b>About Mommy:</b></u><br />
(background: Jake has always had some kind of strange fixation with my hair. Since he could talk he would tell me how much he prefers me to wear my hair down)... <i>"Mommy, you look beautiful today!" (me: Thank you sweetheart!) "Mommy, I like your hair that way... not like when it's in a pony tail" (me: ok, Jake) "Mommy, why do you wear your hair in a pony tail anyway?" (me: because mommy is busy and it's easier honey) "Well, I don't like it when you wear your hair in a pony tail" (me: duly noted Jake!)</i><br />
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