Been Awhile

So it's been awhile since my last update. A ton of things are going on over here these days.

For starters...I'm so proud of Dave. He graduated college this weekend. It was also the first time in 5 years everyone was together. Boy was it nice. Here's the family photo of us all...

Here's a picture of the happy Graduate :)


Alissa is getting big these days. Almost 5 months old. She's very animated and wants to be entertained 24/7. She gets bored easily. I think it's time for us to go buy some more toys :) She sits up really good now. Now on her own yet, but she does excellent in her highchair. She will be starting applesauce soon. I gave her a taste yesterday and her eyes lit right up!

Here's a quick video of Dave and Alissa. He was making her laugh histerically before this :)

Things on the home front are good, with the exception of a stupid accident I had on Sunday. The teenager decided to make a left hand turn from the right lane and I was in the left lane. She smacked right into my passenger side. So....now I'm waiting for a rental. :(

Other than that, things here are going very well. :)

Something a Little Special

I have a very special lady in my life...Sue Delmege. Here's a little something I did to show my appriciation. If you could help out by voting ....I would appriciate it!!


Hey guys….
I just wanted to let you know that I nominated Sue for America's Favorite Mom. The link to nominate her is at the bottom. There's a contest that ends April 25th for The Most Popular Mom. If that is won…she will win $25,000. However, the Grand Contest is the winner for America's Favorite Mom. Here's what they will receive if she wins….

$250,000 cash prize
GE Cafe appliances,including full kitchen range,refrigerator, microwave and dishwasher
GE Frontload washer and dryer
Diamond encrusted pendantinscribed "America's Favorite Mom"
Flowers for a full year from Teleflora
A rose named for her,compliments of Teleflora
4 Finalist wins:
$25,000 cash prize
GE Frontload washer and dryer
Diamond encrusted pendantinscribed "America's Favorite Mom."
Flowers for a full year from Teleflora
Gourmet gift basket compliments of Kraft Singles
All-expenses-paid trip to New York City, courtesy of Redbook.Winner and a guest will be flown to NYC for a 2-night, 3-day stay at a luxurious hotel. Winner will also receive a full beauty make-over, spa day, shopping spree and lunch at Michael.s Restaurant with Stacy Morrison, Editor in Chief of Redbook
Gourmet gift basket compliments of Kraft Singles

How it works….you cast your vote (you can vote once a day)

If your Mom is among the 15 semi-finalists vying for the title of America's Favorite Mom, she will be featured on NBC's Today show during the five days leading up to Mother's Day, May 11. This will give the TV audience the chance to meet a wide range of wonderful Moms, including the Working Mom, the Single Mom, the Military Mom, the Non-Mom and the COE (Chairman Of Everything) Mom. Each day, viewers will cast their votes online.
Prime-time NBC TV appearance!If enough Today show viewers vote for your Mom, she may be among the five finalists who will star on a prime-time Mother's Day TV spectacular, hosted by a major celebrity. And the winner is...If she wins this incredible nationwide contest, she'll be crowned America's Favorite Mom in front of an audience of millions of people and take home cash and prizes galore!

The NBC special is on May 11th (Mother's Day) at 7pm and it's hosted by Donnie and Marie Osmond.
So…VOTE VOTE VOTE!! And pass this a long to as many as you can. Here's the link to cast your vote and leave comments!!

Cereal

We started cereal for the little peanut. She was regressing her feeding time rather than spacing it out. So, we decided to start trying cereal. Here's the first time...
Most of it decided to go all over her though. Ha ha.

Teething... *sigh*

It has begun. I feel like the cranky period never ended. The Dr said around 3 months "fussytime" goes away. We have now transitioned from that into teething. * sigh* I can't believe it's already here. Most parents have a 3 month break from fussiness. But, our daughter is apparently on miracle grow. LOL. She's just about crawling and already teething..... man... I feel like it's all going so fast.

She has to wear a bib all the time now and if she doesn't she's a sopping mess. She drools like a champ. And she's does a great job of chewing her fist- ALL THE TIME. I have just introduced the cold teething rings, but she's not quite sure what to do with them yet. She likes them at first until she realizes that nothing sucks out of them. Then she gets quite discouraged. For the first time, tonight, I have tried baby Tylenol. I hope this will help relieve some of her discomfort. Lately she just wants to be held all the time and even then she's still uncomfortable.. :(

Easter Week

Lately, I feel as though life as been getting away with me. I have no time for anything anymore. This week had been very busy with old friends :) Here's some pictures of our week. It's much more entertaining than me writing. ha ha :)

A visit from Uncle David & Aunt Tiffany

Talking to her "friend". It's too Precious!

Easter Sunday:

Finally some Pictures!!

The outfit from Masch & Pasch


The pouty lip.....
My Big girl holding her head up!
My two favorite people

My Big Girl

Saturday was a big day for my little one. Saturday evening, I brought out the Boppy and put it under her arms on the floor. She held her head up all by herself....and so good too!! I was so proud of her. She has always had great neck and muscle support since day 1. But, this time she was such a big girl and did it all by herself. She can push herself up a bit without any assistance, but she gets tired easily. This was the first time she stayed up for awhile :)

Saturday night we also moved her out of our room. I think it was harder on me than it was on her. he he. But, she's doing great! My little girl is getting so big.

I will post pictures once we get this computer thing straightened out.