Friday, January 4, 2013

Quick Takes - Have I really done this 4 times already??

1. First take dedicated to Jen - we all know the story, but if you're reading my blog you clearly are extremely bored and definitely have at least 15 seconds to offer up another quick prayer for her and her family. 1-2-3-Go! I'll wait.

2. So speaking of Jen, I used her Saint Generator to choose my patron saint for the year and got Saint Roque González de Santa Cruz. I had never heard of him before but apparently he is the patron saint of "native traditions" - anybody have any idea what that even means?? Maybe he can help us cover the basics of American Christmas traditions this year?? I just realized the girls had no idea what a "stocking" even was when we were at the pediatrician's office yesterday and they started asking me why there were boots hanging up all over the walls...

3. And speaking of the pediatrician, I feel like it's kind of becoming our home away from home. Ok I'm totally exaggerating, I just counted and it's only been 7 times in 2 months (well, 8 if you count the time I showed up only to realize I had the wrong appointment time...) I guess that's just life with 3 kids during cold and flu season? Anyway, Emeric had his 2 month checkup yesterday and weighed in at a whopping 11 lbs 14 oz...yeah yeah it's only the 15th percentile but it's the biggest baby I've ever had at 2 months. When the girls see him they immediately shriek "hey, chubby man!!" I'm a little concerned that this phrase may come out in public one of these days...directed towards someone besides little brother...

Mr. Chubby Man


4. I printed a New Year's tot pack from 3 Dinosaurs designed for ages 2 to 8 and had to laugh...

She may not be potty trained, but she can write the word "champagne"...that's my girl.


5. Ok, I'm going to reiterate that I'm totally getting schooled on this blog. First Ana improves my minivan algorithm by introducing the concept of removing one of the bucket seats in my minivan, and then Kelly informs me there is such a thing as a BATTERY POWERED NASAL ASPIRATOR?!?! (I have to write that in caps every time. I'm still in awe of the genius.) So if anyone is looking for a birthday present for me or anything...just sayin', I'm a weirdo who is obsessed with keeping her children's nostrils veeery veeery clean...

6. I'm still pretty blog illiterate here, but now that I've dived into the blogging world I'm starting to understand that my sister Emily is KIND OF A BIG DEAL. I mean I always knew she was awesome and everything, but now I am paying attention to things like the fact that she has 83 Google Friend Member Follower People Things on her blog (not kidding, blog illiterate.) EIGHTY THREE!! I have 9. That makes her at least 9 times more awesome than me. Ok she's not a mom blogger (she's 17) but she is amazing and takes amazing pictures (especially of MY children :) so if you've got some teenagers who like to read blogs you should definitely send them there.

7. Blog illiterate, yes indeed. It has recently come to my attention that my feed is messed up. And also I'm getting really sick of staring at this ridiculously most plain of Janes white blogger template so I PROMISE I will spiff things up around here this weekend. Even if I have to lock myself in my room all day with a large glass of wine and some chocolate while Stephen watches the children. Did I say even if? I think I meant especially if...

Go see Hallie this week for more Quick Takes!!

8 comments:

  1. I feel oddly sad that I didn't invent the BATTERY POWERED NASAL ASPIRATOR. Not in the same way that I'm sad I didn't invent Google, but still...it seems like low-hanging fruit in the inventors' world, and I missed out.

    Also, you have a problem with the clean nose thing. Expect an intervention...when you least expect it.

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    1. I'm just glad you're not protesting the whole "lock myself in my bedroom this weekend" thing...

      And thank you for giving BATTERY POWERED NASAL ASPIRATOR the caps lock respect it deserves :)

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  2. I'm like you--I can think of a dozen things I'd LIKE to do with the blog but who has time to figure out HOW? :)

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    1. My secret is to hand the kids a giant bag of M&Ms...that usually keeps them quiet for at least 15 minutes hahaha :)

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  3. Nosefrida puts the graco battery-powered snotsucker to shame. Yes, I own a battery-powered nasal aspirator (not capitalized because I'm nursing and never use caps lock, even though this parenthetical remark is taking longer to type than a caps lock...). It plays songs. I may or may not have tried it on my own nose... Anyway, nosefrida is a trillion times better!

    Also, 11 lbs 14 oz seems huge to me, considering one of my 7-weekers is still only 6.5 lbs! Way to chunk that baby up!

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    1. hahahaha the parenthetical remark was hilarious!!! Yeah after I started reading the reviews on Amazon I saw a lot of people saying that...but it's such a good idea!! Somebody really needs to figure out how to do it right!!!

      Wow tiny baby!!! (But it's nice to get to enjoy that sweet tiny baby stage for a little longer!!) Well in all fairness I'm probably eating enough extra calories right now to feed twins but it's all going to him...(ummm and my waist...hahaha :)

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  4. Love that your little sister has a blog, it's fab!
    And I am glad you liked the minivan idea, I feel like it has revolutionized our life-- also it's made me a bit terrified of having a fourth because we will have to put the seat back!! No!!!

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    1. Isn't she the coolest? She's an amazing writer and Irish Dancer too - the girl does it all.

      And at least I know I'm not going to be able to get TOO used to the minivan thing since we have nowhere to store the extra seat so we'll only be using it for our long trips...but actually, have you seen this video about how to fit 3 car seats in the back of a car? Not sure how that translates to minivan, but I guess it's worth a try because what else can you do when you get to baby #5 and they all need some sort of seat?? :)

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