Teresa loves to dance. She dances to commercials, she dances to the radio, she dances in the car and even when we sing her bedtime songs. She's expressed some preference before by dancing to one song more than another (e.g anything by Lady Gaga), but we might found her favorite today.
My Dad sent me several Bluegrass CDs in the mail and I decided to put them on for fun and T had a blast! She bobbed around on each song I played, but when I hit track 6, she was going! Enjoy a little clip below (she even dances to the clip of herself dancing :)
This is only a sampling as she won't really perform when she spots the camera, but if you're ever lucky enough to catch a live showing you're in for a treat.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
In case you didn't know...
We're going to be adding another little person to our family! I had my first prenatal appointment today. Of all the terrible things I could say about military health care, the worst has to be the fact that they don't let you pick your doctor. Because I definitely would not have picked the super good looking, easily younger than thirty, in fact I was probably his first ever patient, doctor that the Navy assigned me. It really made me miss good old (emphasis on old) Dr. Fitzpatrick.
Anyway, it wasn't too bad, he actually seemed like a really good doctor, I'm a little bummed I won't be here for the whole pregnancy, but I'm sure it will be fun breaking in a whole new doctor once we get up to Maryland. We've been a little unsure on my due date, I've heard everything from Feb. 14 to the 19th, but the ultrasound had me measuring ahead of that, so he moved my due date up to February 10th. I won't argue with anything that makes this any shorter ;). I have to say, this ultrasound was way more exciting than my first one with Teresa, for some reason. Maybe because I could more easily decipher what was actually showing up on the screen?
Here's the new little one, it was fun to see and hear the heartbeat, and the baby waved at us, which was pretty exciting. Marc and I have a pretty high-stakes wager on whether it's a boy or a girl, so we're anxious for the next few months to pass so we can see who is right. Not the best picture, since it's actually a picture of the one the doctor printed out for us, but you get the idea. It's a profile shot.
In other news, Marc is doing awesome in his training still. He's getting good grades left and right, and we're excited to finally have a graduation date for him. Assuming nothing changes, he'll be graduating September 15th, which means we only have a little over a month left here. Crazy, I can't believe how fast our time in Florida has gone. I know moving with the Army will be a huge headache, but we're excited to get up to Maryland.
Teresa is growing like a weed. I can't believe she was still in her 6-9 month clothes in April, and now I'm crossing my fingers that she won't be too big for all her 18-24 month fall clothes that we have waiting in the closet. Because, seriously, she has some cute stuff for fall. I can't believe we were ever worried about her not gaining enough weight. We need to make a trip to Austin just to show her pediatrician there how fast she's growing! Here she is at dinner this week:
Anyway, it wasn't too bad, he actually seemed like a really good doctor, I'm a little bummed I won't be here for the whole pregnancy, but I'm sure it will be fun breaking in a whole new doctor once we get up to Maryland. We've been a little unsure on my due date, I've heard everything from Feb. 14 to the 19th, but the ultrasound had me measuring ahead of that, so he moved my due date up to February 10th. I won't argue with anything that makes this any shorter ;). I have to say, this ultrasound was way more exciting than my first one with Teresa, for some reason. Maybe because I could more easily decipher what was actually showing up on the screen?
Here's the new little one, it was fun to see and hear the heartbeat, and the baby waved at us, which was pretty exciting. Marc and I have a pretty high-stakes wager on whether it's a boy or a girl, so we're anxious for the next few months to pass so we can see who is right. Not the best picture, since it's actually a picture of the one the doctor printed out for us, but you get the idea. It's a profile shot.
In other news, Marc is doing awesome in his training still. He's getting good grades left and right, and we're excited to finally have a graduation date for him. Assuming nothing changes, he'll be graduating September 15th, which means we only have a little over a month left here. Crazy, I can't believe how fast our time in Florida has gone. I know moving with the Army will be a huge headache, but we're excited to get up to Maryland.
Teresa is growing like a weed. I can't believe she was still in her 6-9 month clothes in April, and now I'm crossing my fingers that she won't be too big for all her 18-24 month fall clothes that we have waiting in the closet. Because, seriously, she has some cute stuff for fall. I can't believe we were ever worried about her not gaining enough weight. We need to make a trip to Austin just to show her pediatrician there how fast she's growing! Here she is at dinner this week:
Friday, August 6, 2010
Stop looking at me!
Just a quick little Teresa story. She's been getting up progressively earlier every day for the past two weeks. Which means that today she woke up at ten to four. When T gets up early, she is usually all wide awake, and peppy and just thrilled to be alive and playing. (Which is the exact opposite of how we feel when she gets up before 4). Today, since she had been up so early, she was pretty tired and grumpy by seven-ish when we were taking Marc to school. She had us laughing, though. I kept turning around in the car to look at her, and any time she saw me, she would push her hand out at me and yell until I turned around. So, of course, Marc and I kept turning around and looking at her, and she would growl at us and yell and push her hands at us until we stopped. She did NOT want us looking at her. She got especially mad when she caught Marc looking at her in the rear view mirror. It was probably really mean of us, but we just couldn't stop laughing at her. Needless to say, she's down for a nap now.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
...including yet another dancing video
We've enjoyed having Marc's mom here with us this week, she had some friends driving through to go to Disney World and they were nice enough to drop her off in Pensacola on their way there. Tressa has had lots of fun playing with Gigi, and I've gotten to take lots of naps and change not very many diapers, which is always nice.
Poor little T fell and got her first skinned knee on Saturday. Ironically just the day before I had been pondering how I was surprised she hadn't done so yet. I guess that makes it partially my fault. Anyway, it was very sad, she kept reaching down to rub it like it was bothering her, so we figured we should bandage her up.
Hmm, it doesn't look so bad in this pic, but trust me, it was pretty traumatic.
She was a little unsure of what we were doing...
Once we got Teresa bandaged up on Saturday we headed over to Foley, Alabama to try out a restaurant we saw on the Food Network. We've been burned before by trusting the Food Network (you know, that time we drove WAY down in San Antonio to try the Taco Taco Cafe, which was supposed to have the best tacos in America, only to discover that they were, in fact, some of the worst tacos we had ever eaten) so we were pleasantly surprised that this place lived up t0 all the hype. There was a huge line to get in and we were lucky enough to only wait in the heat and humidity for about 35 minutes. They had really yummy, homestyle food, that we all enjoyed, their 'thing' was that they throw the rolls to you. They just had lots of guys wandering around with hot rolls and they would toss them to you if you wanted more. It was good, if you're ever in Alabama, you should check it out :).
Just a cute pic...shoes courtesy of Aunt Melissa. T loves them, she keeps bringing them over to be put on.
And I know I probably put up too many dancing videos, but we just get such a kick out of watching her dance around. This one features her awesome spinning in circles move. One of these days we'll get a video that lasts more than ten seconds...
Poor little T fell and got her first skinned knee on Saturday. Ironically just the day before I had been pondering how I was surprised she hadn't done so yet. I guess that makes it partially my fault. Anyway, it was very sad, she kept reaching down to rub it like it was bothering her, so we figured we should bandage her up.
Hmm, it doesn't look so bad in this pic, but trust me, it was pretty traumatic.
She was a little unsure of what we were doing...
Once we got Teresa bandaged up on Saturday we headed over to Foley, Alabama to try out a restaurant we saw on the Food Network. We've been burned before by trusting the Food Network (you know, that time we drove WAY down in San Antonio to try the Taco Taco Cafe, which was supposed to have the best tacos in America, only to discover that they were, in fact, some of the worst tacos we had ever eaten) so we were pleasantly surprised that this place lived up t0 all the hype. There was a huge line to get in and we were lucky enough to only wait in the heat and humidity for about 35 minutes. They had really yummy, homestyle food, that we all enjoyed, their 'thing' was that they throw the rolls to you. They just had lots of guys wandering around with hot rolls and they would toss them to you if you wanted more. It was good, if you're ever in Alabama, you should check it out :).
Just a cute pic...shoes courtesy of Aunt Melissa. T loves them, she keeps bringing them over to be put on.
And I know I probably put up too many dancing videos, but we just get such a kick out of watching her dance around. This one features her awesome spinning in circles move. One of these days we'll get a video that lasts more than ten seconds...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Visit to Texas
Teresa and I were in Texas for the past two weeks! It was slightly last minute, but we realized if we didn't go when Erin and Fiona were visiting it would be a super long time until we got to see them again. So we hopped on a plane so T could spend some time with her cousins. Tressa loved all the attention and people to play with. She REALLY loved being able to go outside most of the day. It was so much less humid, and she had an actual yard with shade to play in that she loved. And lots of kitties to chase after and pull the fur off of.
Here are some pictures from our trip! I didn't bring a camera, so these are just the ones I was able to get off my parents camera.
Playing in the water at Cibolo with Bran, Nuala, and Auntie Fiona. T loved that it was so shallow, and the shade made it nice and cool. She didn't even start eating the rocks until right at the end!
Working on some bike riding skills
Aoife and T in a box. The first time T saw me holding Aoife she came over and tried to shove herself in between us, so she was on my lap instead. It was pretty funny, but she was eventually decided she didn't mind me holding the other babies.
T was being super cute with Aoife, she kept going up and holding her hand and touching her bow. Of course, she would take off as soon as the cameras came out, but we finally managed to get a few good ones. (She was cute with Maeve, too, but we didn't get any pics of them together. Well, Fiona might have, but I didn't...anyway, she would give her kisses occasionally when we asked, and one time just walked over to her and gave her a hug. So cute.)
Rob and Erin rented a boat and we all went out on Lake Travis one Saturday. Super fun, but exhausting. T hated her life vest. Right after this picture was taken she fell over backwards, it was pretty amusing for the rest of us. The life vest made her hate the boat, too, but she loved playing in the water.
With all the Mellors and Smiths.
She loves her fruit, she especially loves chomping away at a mango seed. She's pretty good at picking it clean too!
I just think she looks so big in this picture!
We got back late last night, after two terrible flights. T missed a nap and didn't go to bed until after 10:00, but of course still thought it was a great idea to get up at 5:30.
Here are some pictures from our trip! I didn't bring a camera, so these are just the ones I was able to get off my parents camera.
Playing in the water at Cibolo with Bran, Nuala, and Auntie Fiona. T loved that it was so shallow, and the shade made it nice and cool. She didn't even start eating the rocks until right at the end!
Working on some bike riding skills
Aoife and T in a box. The first time T saw me holding Aoife she came over and tried to shove herself in between us, so she was on my lap instead. It was pretty funny, but she was eventually decided she didn't mind me holding the other babies.
T was being super cute with Aoife, she kept going up and holding her hand and touching her bow. Of course, she would take off as soon as the cameras came out, but we finally managed to get a few good ones. (She was cute with Maeve, too, but we didn't get any pics of them together. Well, Fiona might have, but I didn't...anyway, she would give her kisses occasionally when we asked, and one time just walked over to her and gave her a hug. So cute.)
Rob and Erin rented a boat and we all went out on Lake Travis one Saturday. Super fun, but exhausting. T hated her life vest. Right after this picture was taken she fell over backwards, it was pretty amusing for the rest of us. The life vest made her hate the boat, too, but she loved playing in the water.
With all the Mellors and Smiths.
She loves her fruit, she especially loves chomping away at a mango seed. She's pretty good at picking it clean too!
I just think she looks so big in this picture!
We got back late last night, after two terrible flights. T missed a nap and didn't go to bed until after 10:00, but of course still thought it was a great idea to get up at 5:30.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Fail
Teresa LOVES bananas. And chocolate. No surprise there. So when we saw some frozen bananas dipped in chocolate at the grocery store, we figured they would be the perfect treat for little T. We didn't buy them the first time we saw them, and then we couldn't find them anywhere for a long time. So when we finally saw them again we snatched them up right away. Then I forgot about them in the freezer for a few days and then finally pulled them out this weekend. We stripped T down to her diaper, since we figured it would be a messy treat. She was pretty excited while I was unwrapping it.
Here's the first bite:
She wasn't too sure about it...
Then things started to take a turn for the worse...
She was pretty sad :(
I'm thinking it was the frozen part she didn't like. She had a hard time even getting a bite. Marc and I tasted it, and I thought it was pretty yucky. Very banana-y. But T decided to give it another shot....
Unfortunately the results were the same the second time around...
It was pretty sad. We gave her a real banana after, and that seemed to make up for it. I think it's safe to say we won't be stocking up on these anytime soon.
Here's the first bite:
She wasn't too sure about it...
Then things started to take a turn for the worse...
She was pretty sad :(
I'm thinking it was the frozen part she didn't like. She had a hard time even getting a bite. Marc and I tasted it, and I thought it was pretty yucky. Very banana-y. But T decided to give it another shot....
Unfortunately the results were the same the second time around...
It was pretty sad. We gave her a real banana after, and that seemed to make up for it. I think it's safe to say we won't be stocking up on these anytime soon.
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