My Beauty!

Here's my gorgeous little girl. She's 4 months old already & I can hardly believe it. She had her 4-month appointment with the pediatrician today and, according to the doctor, Ali is basically "all caught up" from being born 5 weeks early! This is so wonderful, I am so happy for her! And she is now "on the charts" and doing great in all of the categories..........Height: 26 inches (in the 50th %tile), Weight: 14lbs, 7oz (in the 75th %tile), Head: 16.5 inches (in the 50th %tile). YAY! :) At 1-month, she wasn't even on the chart! :) I'm so excited!!!

Here are some pics..............

This is Nick's classic "napping" pose. He'll probably be angry (or just a bit embarrassed) that I'm posting it here.....hehehehe. :)
Daddy & Alina napping:
This is my Alina giving me a crazy face when I was playing with her. She uses her eyebrows so much & gives so many cute expressions. I just love it! <3>
Here she is playing on her activity mat. She loves kicking her feet & trying to hit the little dangling objects. She's getting really good at it now & loves to work on getting them!!!

A Productive Monday

Wow. So far I've had a great Monday. I've gotten a lot of things accomplished so far, which is a big deal for me since with having Alina Claire, it has become infinitely harder to get things done that I'd like to do!
So here's what my day has looked like:

Fed Ali at 8:00, then got right to doing my housework. Some days I"ll lounge around and watch tv or snuggle with Ali & that makes it harder for me to actually get up & get going. So, I got right at it..........vacuumed the house, did dishes, put a load of baby clothes into the washer, played with Ali, got Ali to rest for a bit, & then I finished up the baby shower invitations & put them in the mailbox.

By then, it was time to wake Ali & get her back on our normal 10, 2, 6 nursing schedule. I woke her around 11 and fed her a bit then we got her "pea pod tent" ready & I took her outside while I pulled weeds and did some gardening. I was outside for about an hour & a half. Ali dozed off, played with toys, and watched me while I gardened. She did very well out there! I have about 3/4 of my garden weeded. Ali was getting a bit whiny by 1.5 hours and I figured I"d better not push my luck, so we came back inside. I'll maybe finish it tomorrow or possibly even tonight when Nick gets home from work (depending on my energy level & if it's raining or not!). After gardening, I came in, took a shower, got Ali to take a cat nap while I snagged some lunch. Then she was up & ready to play, so we played for a bit. Just a few minutes ago, I ordered a new cutting book for a scrapbooking tool I have. It's supposed to be my anniversary present. Yippee! Can't wait to get it!

Now I'm off to fold 2 loads of laundry & maybe throw in another one. Laundry is my least favorite chore. Just as soon as I get it done, someone comes & gives me more. :*(

Here's a newer shot of my beauty.............

All for now!

ABCs of Me!!!

Found this on another blog and thought it would be fun! Here goes:

ABC's of me
A - Age: 27
B - Bed size: Full (when we move, this is the first thing we're upgrading!)
C - Chore you hate: Folding Laundry
D - Dog's name: Aragorn (rat terrier) & Arwen (siberian husky)
E - Essential start your day item: SHOWER!
F - Favorite color: blue
G - Gold or Silver: white gold! ;)
H - Height: 5'6"
I - Instruments you play(ed): piano, trumpet, & flute
J - Job title: Teacher (hoping to land some sort of administration job!)
K - Kid(s): 1 7-year old step son & 1 3.5-month old baby girl
M - Mom's name: Bonnie
N - Nicknames: Jen, Jenny, Kissyfur (courtesy of my big sister Mary!)
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: birth of Alina Claire!
P - Pet Peeve: anything put out-of-place around my house! :)
Q - Quote from a movie: "The best love is the kind that weakens the soul, that makes us reach for more. That plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. That is what you have given me and that's what I hope to give you forever." ~ The Notebook <3
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 2 older sisters, 1 younger sister, 2 sisters in law, & 3 brothers in law!
T - Time you wake up: 5:30 when I work, 6:15 when not! :)
U- Underwear: No thongs for me!
V - Vegetable you dislike: beets
W - Ways you drink your coffee: with a bit of cream, NO SUGAR!
X-rays you've had: teeth & my back
Y - Yummy food you make: spaghetti pie & tostada pizza
Z - Zoo favorite : lions

Late

If I’m ever late in the morning, it’s because it’s hard for me to leave this cute, smiley face! :)