We found this awesome thing for those of you who love the Golden Compass Books by Philip Pullman. You can learn what your own daemon is!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Uncles, Aunts and Cousins
This weekend had a lot of stuff going on. Carrie blogged about some of it already. First off, I just wanted to do a quick house update. Not a ton has been going on over there but a number of small things continue to be done weekly and I thought i'd catch you up.
We have a new mail-slot which is quite cool I must say. Dave put this in for us... thanks Dave.
Our front light has been installed now (the old gas light was removed.) Here it is.
Last week our 4' cedar fence was finally installed and the garage was completed. You can see both in this picture. The garage still needs to be painted, the planter caps need to be finished and the yard re-seeded and mulched.
Here is a picture of the new deck that Dad did for us. Also pictured is the picnic table that he made for us a while back. They make quite a nice combination. Now all we need to do is put a grill back here! Thanks Dad! Kathie also helped him a couple days on the deck... want to make sure she gets some credit too!
Yesterday I had Dave's help working on cabinet removal in the kitchen. The cabinets are coming for installation in 10 days and we need time for the tile guys to come back and add on/repair a couple of places now that the area is cleared out. Because of this, we couldn't leave the job until next weekend. Here is a picture of us getting started near the stove area.
Here is the sink area at the end of the day. No sink... no cabinets... ugly paint.
I know that Carrie already put a picture of this on here but here is another cute picture of Henry meeting his new cousin and holding her for the first time. He was a very good baby-handler.
Here is Aunt Sandy's first meeting with her new niece. Sandy brought her a great dreamcatcher which we have up in the nursery. Here's to sweet dreams...
Uncle Will also got some baby-time on his first visit to see his new niece.
Henry and Will had to do some horse-ing around. Taking cell phone photos from what I can tell.
Lastly, this morning, the horseplay continued. Will decided to show Henry what Ed Grimley's pants used to look like. I have to say that I like the look and hope he'll stick with it.
We have a new mail-slot which is quite cool I must say. Dave put this in for us... thanks Dave.
Our front light has been installed now (the old gas light was removed.) Here it is.
Last week our 4' cedar fence was finally installed and the garage was completed. You can see both in this picture. The garage still needs to be painted, the planter caps need to be finished and the yard re-seeded and mulched.
Here is a picture of the new deck that Dad did for us. Also pictured is the picnic table that he made for us a while back. They make quite a nice combination. Now all we need to do is put a grill back here! Thanks Dad! Kathie also helped him a couple days on the deck... want to make sure she gets some credit too!
Yesterday I had Dave's help working on cabinet removal in the kitchen. The cabinets are coming for installation in 10 days and we need time for the tile guys to come back and add on/repair a couple of places now that the area is cleared out. Because of this, we couldn't leave the job until next weekend. Here is a picture of us getting started near the stove area.
Here is the sink area at the end of the day. No sink... no cabinets... ugly paint.
I know that Carrie already put a picture of this on here but here is another cute picture of Henry meeting his new cousin and holding her for the first time. He was a very good baby-handler.
Here is Aunt Sandy's first meeting with her new niece. Sandy brought her a great dreamcatcher which we have up in the nursery. Here's to sweet dreams...
Uncle Will also got some baby-time on his first visit to see his new niece.
Henry and Will had to do some horse-ing around. Taking cell phone photos from what I can tell.
Lastly, this morning, the horseplay continued. Will decided to show Henry what Ed Grimley's pants used to look like. I have to say that I like the look and hope he'll stick with it.
gDiapers
Not really "baby" interesting, but I found this on the diapers that Carrie and I have been using:
NRDC's This Green Life says, "gDiapers seem to have the environmental edge."
February 27, 2007
This month's edition of the Natural Resources Defense Council's This Green Life, authored by Sheryl Eisenberg, revisits the environmental diaper debate. The article states "gDiapers seem to have the environmental edge over more conventional choices because they send no material to the landfill, use no elemental chlorine or plastics, and require much less washing (therefore, less water and energy usage) than regular cloth diapers." Read the full article here.
Sheryl Eisenberg is a longtime advisor to the NRDC and writes the column, The Green Life, that is published by the NRDC. NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. They use law, science and the support of 1.2 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
We've been pretty happy with them so far. Not much laundering, and they have been doing a better job containing leaks and blowouts than the disposable Pampers/Huggies that we occasionally use. Plus they're so darn cute!
NRDC's This Green Life says, "gDiapers seem to have the environmental edge."
February 27, 2007
This month's edition of the Natural Resources Defense Council's This Green Life, authored by Sheryl Eisenberg, revisits the environmental diaper debate. The article states "gDiapers seem to have the environmental edge over more conventional choices because they send no material to the landfill, use no elemental chlorine or plastics, and require much less washing (therefore, less water and energy usage) than regular cloth diapers." Read the full article here.
Sheryl Eisenberg is a longtime advisor to the NRDC and writes the column, The Green Life, that is published by the NRDC. NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. They use law, science and the support of 1.2 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
We've been pretty happy with them so far. Not much laundering, and they have been doing a better job containing leaks and blowouts than the disposable Pampers/Huggies that we occasionally use. Plus they're so darn cute!
Saturday, July 14, 2007
two weeks old
eleanor's second week of life outside the womb has been marked by lots of visits and a milestone or two. unfortunately, we have no photos of eleanor meeting friends matt, sarah and noa, jackie and sarah and orion--i blame sleep deprivation.
on monday, rob went back to work and it was just us girls at home. i found it really difficult to heed the sage advice "sleep when the baby sleeps" even when she was just a few feet away. every little noise out of our quite noisy sleeper would have me wide awake. my mom came over for the day from wednesday through friday, allowing me to get some good napping done. here she is with her little eleanor and her little oscar, both sleeping happily.
here's a close-up of the onesie she's wearing in the above photo. very appropos now that we don't have to get her up for nighttime feedings.
here's eleanor showing off her newly exposed belly button. her umbilical cord stump fell off the other day, and if rob was doing this post, he'd have included the photo of the little raisin-like cord remnant. i'll spare you, but don't be susprised if it shows up in a later post. like the monkey wrist rattle?
dear friend sarah--in iowa for almost two weeks with orion--made this wonderful sweater for the baby. if you click on the photo, you'll see that the buttons sport likenesses of mother theresa, einstein and jfk. they also gave eleanor two adorable outfits from petit bateau, picked up on fabulous st. barth's last week while they were there for a wedding.
yesterday, eleanor met her uncle pete and cousin henry for the first time. she and aunt betsy are old pals by now--she was one of eleanor's very first visitors. while holding the baby, pete announced that he's ready for another one, which is good news since the second little decker/herr will arrive this winter.
henry doted on his wee cousin and was intrigued by her tiny toes and fingernails (but who isn't?). he is going to be a great big brother! this was another great use for the boppy (nursing pillow), by the way.
today, eleanor will meet uncle will and aunt sandy--more photos to come...
on monday, rob went back to work and it was just us girls at home. i found it really difficult to heed the sage advice "sleep when the baby sleeps" even when she was just a few feet away. every little noise out of our quite noisy sleeper would have me wide awake. my mom came over for the day from wednesday through friday, allowing me to get some good napping done. here she is with her little eleanor and her little oscar, both sleeping happily.
here's a close-up of the onesie she's wearing in the above photo. very appropos now that we don't have to get her up for nighttime feedings.here's eleanor showing off her newly exposed belly button. her umbilical cord stump fell off the other day, and if rob was doing this post, he'd have included the photo of the little raisin-like cord remnant. i'll spare you, but don't be susprised if it shows up in a later post. like the monkey wrist rattle?dear friend sarah--in iowa for almost two weeks with orion--made this wonderful sweater for the baby. if you click on the photo, you'll see that the buttons sport likenesses of mother theresa, einstein and jfk. they also gave eleanor two adorable outfits from petit bateau, picked up on fabulous st. barth's last week while they were there for a wedding.yesterday, eleanor met her uncle pete and cousin henry for the first time. she and aunt betsy are old pals by now--she was one of eleanor's very first visitors. while holding the baby, pete announced that he's ready for another one, which is good news since the second little decker/herr will arrive this winter.henry doted on his wee cousin and was intrigued by her tiny toes and fingernails (but who isn't?). he is going to be a great big brother! this was another great use for the boppy (nursing pillow), by the way.
today, eleanor will meet uncle will and aunt sandy--more photos to come...
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