Jeff sent me an article today on "momnesia" also known as "mommynesia." Finally a diagnosis for how I've been feeling the past, well 10+ months, like I'm living in a foggy haze, forgetting everything, completely exhausted, and getting stupider with every feeding! Don't get me wrong, I adore Pearl and am so grateful we have her in our lives, but honestly couldn't someone have warned me of the side effects of being a mom? Your brain turns to mush and breast feeding only makes the process go faster. My mom did warn me after bringing Pearl home on one of those days when I literally felt like a cow because I was spending all day feeding Pearl, that my brain cells were getting sucked out of me - I just didn't believe her until now. Pearl is going to be a friggin genius with as many brain cells as I've passed on! I suppose becoming stupid is an advantage as you don't have energy to do anything but keep a tiny, helpless baby alive. I'm just hoping this "momnesia" thing has a cure.
So, Jeff said this wasn't "blog worthy" but I guess I just needed to ramble for a moment to make myself feel better. We can't talk because it's NCAA game night and I only have 3 minutes during commercials to talk with Jeff so this is therapuetic for me to write. Did that last sentence make any sense? See, I do have "momnesia"!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Easter pictures
So I've had it with trying to resize my adorable slideshow so it fits in this blog layout! You would think google could come up with some simple instructions for doing this or better yet, make it easier to upload a slideshow. Anyway, let's just say, if you want to see pictures of our Easter adventures, you'll have to click here.
Hippity Hop and Happy Easter!
I know, I know, it's almost a week past Easter and no blog posts on our first Easter with Pearl. Well, I had to write a research paper for my Environmental Health class and told myself that there would be no blogging until I got it finished. It was due today and thank goodness it's over! I am so ready to be done with this Master's degree and go to an island paradise far, far away from the University of Utah when, or should I say if, I graduate.
Anyway, we celebrated Easter with my family on Saturday. Everyone came down to our house and we had a nice dinner of ham buns (my dad's favorite), funeral potatoes, veggies, salad, and of course dessert. I had so much fun decorating the table in bright pastels and Jeff and Pearl even went to Costco and bought me some really pretty purple flowers to go with the decor.
After dinner, we had an Easter egg hunt. Nothing extravagant like Grandma Jewkes used to do, but I think everyone had fun. I had no idea how much money she must have spent on us as kids until I decided that candy was all I could afford to put in the eggs. Jeff and I reminised about the last egg hunt Grandma Jewkes had and it had been toned down, but we ALL still walked away with at least $25 cash plus candy, toys, gift certificates, etc. Kimmy played Easter Bunny earlier in the day and hide them all over the yard. Kurtis had "special" eggs - camoflaged! Eventually we all had to help Kurtis find the last of his eggs.
Jeff decided a basket wasn't big enough for Pearl so he loaded her up in her red wagon and ran all over the yard throwing eggs into her wagon. She was just glad to be outside and have more than just mama and dad to play with that day. Pearl really liked chewing on the eggs, especially when she opened one and found a Twix bar to chomp on. Ruby didn't seem to grasp the idea that the eggs were something she was to find, she was just glad to run around. It was a lot of fun, we all got way too much candy (I can't believe how much I've eaten and regret buying so much) and a beautiful day!
After the egg hunt, we made Ding Dong Bunnies. Jeff and I make these delicious treats every year (we've even made ghost and pumpkin ding dongs to satisfy Jeff's craving) and amazingly he actually helped instead of just sticking the ding dong on a stick and eating it. Everyone was excited to show off their creative bunny making skills, although Jesse's ding dong bunnies looked like they had a genetic flaw. Pearl had already taken a basket of ding dong bunnies to all of her friends at daycare so we were pros at making them.
Sunday, the Easter Bunny came (watch for the slideshow picture of Pearl and the Easter Bunny - I'm not sure how she felt about this big, purple, floppy thing) and brought Pearl what? A new pair of shoes of course! They are so cute!!! Blue with pink flowers on the toes, very stylish! Pearl couldn't decide which dress to wear for Easter so... she wore two dresses! Our neighbors and good friends, David and Vickie Lord, made "Dress 1." It was the last dress Vickie and her mom made before her mother passed away so it is very special. "Dress 2" was a Target special and I just couldn't pass it up. We're actually getting pictures at Uncle Bob's studio tomorrow in it because it's so darn cute.
Easter is my favorite time of the year and this year was no exception. I just love the springtime, being with families, new Easter dresses, ding dong bunnies, green grass and flowers starting to bud, egg hunts, and of course the candy!
Anyway, we celebrated Easter with my family on Saturday. Everyone came down to our house and we had a nice dinner of ham buns (my dad's favorite), funeral potatoes, veggies, salad, and of course dessert. I had so much fun decorating the table in bright pastels and Jeff and Pearl even went to Costco and bought me some really pretty purple flowers to go with the decor.After dinner, we had an Easter egg hunt. Nothing extravagant like Grandma Jewkes used to do, but I think everyone had fun. I had no idea how much money she must have spent on us as kids until I decided that candy was all I could afford to put in the eggs. Jeff and I reminised about the last egg hunt Grandma Jewkes had and it had been toned down, but we ALL still walked away with at least $25 cash plus candy, toys, gift certificates, etc. Kimmy played Easter Bunny earlier in the day and hide them all over the yard. Kurtis had "special" eggs - camoflaged! Eventually we all had to help Kurtis find the last of his eggs.
Jeff decided a basket wasn't big enough for Pearl so he loaded her up in her red wagon and ran all over the yard throwing eggs into her wagon. She was just glad to be outside and have more than just mama and dad to play with that day. Pearl really liked chewing on the eggs, especially when she opened one and found a Twix bar to chomp on. Ruby didn't seem to grasp the idea that the eggs were something she was to find, she was just glad to run around. It was a lot of fun, we all got way too much candy (I can't believe how much I've eaten and regret buying so much) and a beautiful day!
After the egg hunt, we made Ding Dong Bunnies. Jeff and I make these delicious treats every year (we've even made ghost and pumpkin ding dongs to satisfy Jeff's craving) and amazingly he actually helped instead of just sticking the ding dong on a stick and eating it. Everyone was excited to show off their creative bunny making skills, although Jesse's ding dong bunnies looked like they had a genetic flaw. Pearl had already taken a basket of ding dong bunnies to all of her friends at daycare so we were pros at making them.
Sunday, the Easter Bunny came (watch for the slideshow picture of Pearl and the Easter Bunny - I'm not sure how she felt about this big, purple, floppy thing) and brought Pearl what? A new pair of shoes of course! They are so cute!!! Blue with pink flowers on the toes, very stylish! Pearl couldn't decide which dress to wear for Easter so... she wore two dresses! Our neighbors and good friends, David and Vickie Lord, made "Dress 1." It was the last dress Vickie and her mom made before her mother passed away so it is very special. "Dress 2" was a Target special and I just couldn't pass it up. We're actually getting pictures at Uncle Bob's studio tomorrow in it because it's so darn cute.
Dress #1
Dress #2
Easter is my favorite time of the year and this year was no exception. I just love the springtime, being with families, new Easter dresses, ding dong bunnies, green grass and flowers starting to bud, egg hunts, and of course the candy!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
All Aboard!
The Animal Train that is! Grandma and Grandpa Spring came down for a vist and brought Pearl and early Easter present, a train equipped with a giraffe, monkey, and elephant. And of course, the train plays music which is surprisingly loud. Jeff and I have the whole song (well 5 songs actually) memorized because Pearl loves hitting the train over and over again. It lights up and she just loves it. So, for all of you too far away to join in the fun, I'll sing (imagine me singing) the Animal Train song...
All aboard! Hop on board the animal train, come on everyone. Learning about animals, is really lots of fun. Colors, sizes, what they say, if they're fast or slow. Learning about animals, there's so much to know. Choo Choo!
Visit with friends
We had an unexpected call last Saturday from our good friends the Thanadabouts (Lam, Rachel, Kylee, and Keenan) who were visiting from Arizona. Lam had an interview at Logan Regional Hospital - he's a doctor (I'm still jealous that Rachel married a doctor but hey accountants are good too). I grew up with Rachel and have known her since middle school. They are always so great about calling when they are in town and coming by to say hi. The last time I saw Rachel was when Pearl was about a month old and Rachel was just barely pregnant so it's fun to see their latest addition, Keenan. He was just three weeks old in these pictures! I can barely remember what it was like to hold Pearl when she was that little. 
Which by the way reminds me that Pearl was so intrigued by him. She kept trying to touch him and was squealing at him like she was expecting him to talk back to her. It was really quite funny, until she got a little jealous that I was holding him. That's when I handed him off to Jeff who seemed pleased to hold a tiny baby again. Jeff kept inspecting his clothes and shoes to see what little boys wear (lots of blue, NOT pink!). Anyway, since I'm always looking for an excuse to post on our blog, I thought I would put a few pictures of our visit up for everyone to see.
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