My 9 minute survey

Answer all the questions honestly, no lying to avoid stuff.

starting time: 5:46pm

Name: Ronda

sisters: 1

brothers: 1

Eye Color: blue

Shoe size: 7

Height: 5' 6"

What are you wearing right now? jeans, socks, ut anthropology tshirt

Where do you live? Austin

Favorite Number: 7

Favorite Drink: diet Dr. Pepper

Favorite Month: October, May

Favorite Breakfast: eggs, waffles, pancakes, bacon, cooked by someone else

***********Have You Ever***********

Broken a bone: no

Been in a police car: no

Been on a plane: Yes

Been in a hot tub: Yes

Swam in the ocean: yes

Fallen asleep in school: Yes

Broken someone’s heart: yes

Cried when someone died?: Yes

Fell off your chair: Yes

Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call: Yes

Saved e-mails: Yes

Been cheated on: Yes

***********What is************

Your room like? too much big furniture crammed in, but with a nice new bedspread on the bed.

Whats right beside you? a stack of emma's clean diapers

What is the last thing you ate? tuna steak with baked sweet potato

———————-Ever Had- ————————-

Chicken pox: Yes

Sore throat: Yes

Stitches: Yes

Broken nose: No

————————-Do You————————–

Believe in love at first sight?: Yes

Like picnics: Yes


————————–Who—————————

was the last person you danced with? Tony

last made you smile? Emma

Did you last yell at? Chloe cat

Do you wear contact lenses or glasses? both, mostly contacts

———-Final Questions————-

What are you listening to right now? football playoffs on tv, tony reading to emma.

What did you do today? made lunch, washed dishes, washed clothes, the usual.

Hate someone in your family? no

Good singer: Not really, but i still like to!

Diamond or pearl? diamond

Are you the oldest?: Nope

Indoors or outdoors? indoors

——————Today did you———————-

1. Talk to someone you like? Yes

2. Kiss anyone? yes

3. Get sick? no

4. Sing: no

5. Talk to an ex? no

6. Miss someone: no

7. Eat: Yes

—————-Last person who——————

8. You talked to on the phone? Laura

9. Made you Cry? i don't know

10. Went to the movies with: tony

11. You went to the mall with? tony, last night on our date!

——————Have you——————-

19. Been to Mexico? Yes

20. Been to Canada? no

——————-Random——————–

21. Have a crush on someone: no

22. What books are you reading right now: Nursing Your Growing Toddler.

23. Best feeling in the world: Watching Emma learn new things and getting hugs and kissed from her.

24. Future kids names: this is a touchy subject!

25. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal: No

26. What’s under your bed: a few random cat toys that I can't reach and some ponytail holders.

27. Favorite sport(s) to watch: college football.

28. Favorite location: don't know. not sure I've been there yet.

32. Who do you really hate? i try not to.

33. Do you have a job? yes

35. Ever liked someone you didn’t have a chance with? probably but can't remember.

36. You lonely right now? no

37. What time is it now? 5:55pm

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Emma turns one!

Today my daughter turned one year old! It's been such a great year! Looking back, I am most thankful for our nursing relationship. In the beginning it was so hard! I had to deal with lots of pain, infections, allergic reactions to medications, clogged ducts, blisters, and more pain. But it has been worth it! I know I am so connected and bonded to Emma because of our nursing, and she is just as connected to me! In the beginning we nursed for immunity and nourishment. Now we also nurse to connect, relax, and bond. I love to look at her sweet face as she nurses and know that I'm not only feeding her, but also giving her so much love. She may be 1 year old, but she is still very young and she needs me, and I think she needs to continue to nurse. I want to continue this part of our relationship too. I want to let her wean gradually, at her own pace, but also within a time frame that I am comfortable with. I know it's just something we will need to work out together.

Happy birthday Emma! You are the light in my life and the center of my heart!

Baby Blanket

Well I finally finished a baby blanket for a friend who's baby was born in March. I know it's ridiculous that it takes me so long, but I am not very fast with crochet. This blanket measures 26.75 by 29.75 inches. I used a size K hook and I think I started with about 120 stitches. It was so long ago that I started this blanket, it's hard to remember exactly. I hope to get this blanket in the mail tomorrow.

Emma is 10 months old!

Today Emma is ten months old! She is such a happy baby! She loves to be outside now that the weather has turned so beautiful the last few weeks. She loves to read and she will sit with her books and open them and turn the pages. She talks to the books and her other toys too. She likes to crawl under the kitchen table and hide, and then come crawling out as fast as she can, laughing the whole time. She’s learning to feed herself with her hands, and she prefers that to being fed with a spoon. She’s also now sleeping for 11 hours straight at night!! I never thought that would happen! She is also taking a lot of steps while holding onto the furniture. She says ‘mama’ and ‘dada’ and ‘kidy’, which I think means kitty. I have taught her how to do a back flip off my lap. She loves it! I tell her “want to do a flip?”, and she immediately starts to lean to back. I hold her hands and her legs go over her head and then she hops to the ground! Then she crawls up to my lap and wants to do it again.

I want to take this opportunity to record some of Emma’s nicknames that we have used in the last 10 months. The first one was Baby Poots of course, which our family blog is named after. We also called her Bean Bean before she was born, based on her shape during the first ultrasound. Once she arrived and we named her, Emmerkins became the nickname of choice. And then when we had so many problems learning to breastfeed (both Emma and I) I came up with “Little Miss Milk Maid” and “Little Miss Milky La Rue” to help me get through each feeding session. I know she will love those in about 13 years!

I really liked the “La Rue” and sometimes call her “Emmerkins La Rue”. There are also Emmers and Emmer-fish. I made a whole rhyme for Emmer-fish, she’s my little Emmer-squish, she’s my little Emmer-dish. Then Tony created “Boutros Boutros-Ghali Girl”. I don’t know how he came up with it, but we started singing it to Emma and it would always get a smile and stop the tears. Boutros Boutros-Ghali was the Secretary-General of the UN in the 1990’s. I know it’s weird but it sounds so catchy and it really did make Emma smile. In the first few months of her life she would have very fussy evenings, crying for hours, and singing “Boutros Boutros-Ghali Girl” just worked. I am sure that I am leaving some out, but I’ll include them next time!

Little stressed

I'm feeling a bit stressed these days. Just lots of things going on and feeling like I don't have time to do everything. Emma is growing so fast that at the end of every day I feel sad, because she's older and that day is gone. I'm sure that this is a normal feeling, and I try to take video and pictures everyday, but sometimes that doesn't happen.

I wish I had time to blog more consistently. I also wish I had more time to knit and crochet. I have a lot of friends and family that are having babies and I want to make gifts but it takes me so long to make a blanket. Oh well I guess I'll keep trying.

I am excited about the holidays coming up. It will be Emma's first Thanksgiving and I think we will have all the family together. Well Emma's waking up from her nap so I have to go!

88

Today is my Pawpaw Mangrum's birthday. He would have been 88. I always thought he would be the last of my grandparents to pass, since both his parents lived into their 90's. I miss you Pawpaw, Happy Birthday!

Today Tony and I are going to a football game, UT v. Missouri. It's my first game since Emma was born. I am looking forward to it, just a little stressed about leaving Emma. But Tony's parents are here and I know she will be fine, it's just hard for me to leave her, and this will be a long time, about 7 or 8 hours. I hope she does ok with someone else putting her to bed, that will be a new thing. So I am excited and stressed at the same time. But honestly I need the break and I hope that I can just have fun and relax, and not worry about Emma all night!

7 months old today!