Currently {March 2012}

Currently {March 2012}

Friday, March 2, 2012

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I'm trying something new. Go link up over at Digging Deeper for Currently - March version.

Currently Counting Down To: My Birthday April 9th

Currently Super Proud: Of my husband, he has now lost 75 lbs in 10 weeks. Officially 1/2 way to his goal of losing a minimum of 150 lbs.

Currently Broadening: My style in clothes.

Currently Concluding: That I need to get my butt to the gym. Summer is on it's way!

Currently Reading: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...still. It's hard for me to find time to read.

Currently Thinking: That I need to get my butt to the gym. Summer is on it's way!

Currently Saving All My Pennies For: A cruise with my Husband, hopefully to be booked in the next couple months for sometime next winter.

Currently Wanting To Travel To: Caribbean cruise. See previous question.


Currently Drooling Over: Various clothes online.

Currently Confessing:I am such a geek for teen books a/k/a The Hunger Games. Comes out March 23rd! So excited!

Currently Listening To: 101.3 KDWB- Hubby's station - always! Other stuff...The Wanted or LMFAO are my current obsessions.

Currently Obsessed With: The Hunger Games...coming out March 23rd.

Currently 1st Place Comedic Genius: The New Girl, makes my cry with laughter always


Currently Addicted To: Blogging and finding new blogs.

Currently Fantasizing About: Our possible cruise mentioned above.

Currently Sad Because: My Great Grandma entered hospice about 2 weeks ago and everyday is another surprise. One day she's great, the next she's not. I'm not super close with her, but it's still sad.

Currently My Motto: Be Thankful!

Currently Dreaming Of: Our possible cruise mentioned above. Can you tell I want to get away?

Currently Needing To Update: My wardrobe.

Currently Yearning For: A haircut.

Currently Want To See In My Closet: Summer shirts and dresses.

Currently Enjoying: My low-key Friday at work.

Currently Have A Girl Crush On: Emma Stone.

Currently Shopping: New York and Company.

Currently Discovered: Still Pinterest and now Polyvore.com - God help me!

Currently Redecorating: The space above our bed in our bedroom.

Currently A Few Blogs I'm Loving: Tara, Kellie, Kate, and her sister Lauren.

The Nail Files {03.02.2012}

The Nail Files {03.02.2012}

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I'm going to link up with Tara over at Fabulous But Evil for her Friday Nail Files link-up. I actually got these done last Friday night, but was way too busy that evening to blog about it or link-up. I was at Myth Nightclub seeing DJ Pauly D. Ha!

I've been wanting to get my nails done for so long, but was putting it off. This picture is from last  Saturday morning. I love gel nails/nail polish because it makes your nails look so good and lasts so long. Even now a week later, they still look good.

These are fake, gel nails. I get them done at my fave salon. I also get them shorter than most because I type a lot.

The color is Red Baroness from CND Shellac. At first I thought it might be too dark, but it's actually perfect. I usually like reds and pinks, but I might try something different next time. We'll see if I chicken out.

I'm hoping not to have to get a fill or new polish for another 2 weeks. That would be a total of 3 weeks and I'm not sure if it last, but we'll see!

Photoaday Challenge {February 2012}

Photoaday Challenge {February 2012}

Thursday, March 1, 2012

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Here is the list for February for reference:

Here are the pictures and my descriptions that went with them:

#day1 My view last night in bed. My 4 pups. #febphotoaday

#day2 Words. My new coupon organizer. #febphotoaday 

#day3 Hands of my 2 favorites. #febphotoaday 

#day4 Stranger. Felt like a creeper. #febphotoaday 

#day5 10am. Cooking for Super Bowl party! #febphotoaday 

#day6 Dinner. Potstickers. #febphotoaday

#day7 Button. My Norwex hair wrap. #febphotoaday

#day8 Sun. Sunset on my way home. At least it's light out now when I leave. #febphotoaday

#day9 Front door. #febphotoaday

#day10 Self portrait. #febphotoaday

#day11 Makes me happy. My Bebe. #febphotoaday

#day12 My closet. #febphotoaday

#day13 Blue. My DVR. Love it! #febphotoaday

#day14 Heart. This is my heart. #febphotoaday

#day15 Phone. #febphotoaday

#day16 New. Dress and blue tights. #febphotoaday

#day17 Time. For. Bed. #febphotoaday Goodnight tweeps!

#day18 Drink. Water. #febphotoaday

#day19 Something I hate to do. Sweep the floors. Ick. #febphotoaday

#day20 Handwriting. My last 2 grocery lists. I'm going to make a master typed version. #febphotoaday

#day21 Fave pic off me. 36 weeks preggo. 2 wks b4 Hails came. One of my faves in my office. 

#day22 Where I work. My office. #febphotoaday

#day23 My shoes. Brown work pumps.

#day24 Inside my bathroom cabinet. #febphotoaday

#day25 Green. We eat lots of green foods. #febphotoaday #healthyeating

#day26 Night. Watching Oscars. #febphotoaday

#day27 Something I ate. Ice cream sandwich. #gone #febphotoaday

#day28 Money. #febphotoaday

#day28 Something I'm listening to. Radio. @101.3 KDWB #febphotoaday

All of these photos were posted by me via Instagram and most of these photos I tweeted as well.

Follow me on Instagram: ladanielson

Follow me on twitter: @MrsMamaD

Excited to participate in March!

Hailey Jo {8 months}

Hailey Jo {8 months}

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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February 26, 2012

This is you at 8 months old:

You love all fruits and veggies and have now tried and love yogurt. In the last couple weeks, we have given you bits and pieces of different things to try as we are eating, such as banana bread, rice krispies, shredded cheese and spaghetti.

You have really started to pay attention to what Mommy and Daddy are eating.

You still eat a fruit combo in the morning (with Oatmeal) and a vegetable/protein combo at night (with Rice cereal).

You are now eating about 6 oz of milk for daytime feedings and before bed. I think you are going through another growth spurt as you have been downing so much milk lately.

You sometimes don't like to take naps. It just varies on the day. One day I had to finish getting ready because we needed to be somewhere. Mommy improvised and you did so good.

You are still going to bed by about 9pm and sleeping until about 8am...on average.There have been a few nights lately where you stay up late and then like to sleep in. You are your Mother's daughter.

You love to pull on the dogs collars. That is your newest thing. If they are close enough to you, you get it. Sometimes they are nervous around you and sometimes they aren't.

You have gotten so vocal and are talking and screaming all the time.

You still put everything in your mouth.

You are still drooling, but I feel not as much. It may be just because I am so used to it. Who knows.

You still go through about 3-4 bibs a day.

You still love your jumperoo, jumper and your walker, but lately prefer just playing on the floor.

 

You can sit up by yourself without Mommy or Daddy having to worry that you might tip over.

You are always moving and don't sit still anymore.

You are getting into the crawl position and are constantly moving from sitting, to crawl position to tummy, to back, back to tummy and spinning around all at the same time.

You don't stay on your tummy for long, now that you can roll over from tummy to back and vice versa.

You do get up on all 4's once in awhile and rock back and forth.

 

You are also pulling yourself up on things.

You love music and have started "dancing."

You have really started showing us your personality and react to us taking things away from you or saying No.

You still have deep, gray eyes.

Your hair is still growing and Mommy is actually thinking about cutting your bangs again.

You are growing right on track, but are still our peanut.

You are wearing a few 6 month clothing, but are mostly in all 6 month or 6-9 month clothing and pajamas.

Your giggle is the best thing in this entire world.

You are wearing size three diapers.

You open your mouth when we kiss you like you are trying to kiss back.

You have two teeth now that are definitely visible.

You love to make funny faces.

You still don't care for your nuk at all. I can't even remember the last time you had it.

You still love when we hold your hands and you stand up. You are so proud.

You sit like a big girl in high chairs at restaurants.

You still LOVE bath time and like to kick your feet and splash. You are still in the infant tub, but we will probably try it without soon. Mommy still gets nervous, so we will see.

You had your first cold last week, but we got through it and you were a champ!

You are so alert and people comment on it frequently.

You are so very precious to us and we love you more and more everyday.

We can't remember life without you and wouldn't change it for the world!

We love you!

Life Lately {January 2012}

Life Lately {January 2012}

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

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January was pretty relaxed overall, which I was very thankful for after the busy holidays.

Here are a few highlights of our month.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

I met up with the Bond family and took family photos. There were 26 of them and we did 8 different groupings. It was a fun morning.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Hailey had her 6 month check-up with the Dr. that morning.

This is Hailey & Daddy waiting in the lobby before the appointment.

This is Hailey pre-shots as she is sitting on the table.



Doesn't she look like a little terrorist?



I can't help smiling at this one though. Is this a glimpse into our future?

This is right after shots and after her screaming. Big tears in her big eyes.



Baind-aids post-shots. All calmed down.



And she's a happy girl again.

You can see her stats HERE.

That evening I hosted a Norwex Party. You can learn more about that HERE.

One of my BFF's, Kayla, was there and brought her son, Dylan. Hailey and Dylan are exactly one month apart. He's getting so big.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

We had my brother's blessing ceremony at our Church this morning. He is currently sharing the Senior High Director position with another guy from January 15 - April 12, 2012, while Paul is in Peru on sabbatical with his wife. It had to be approved by the board and is a huge deal, thus the blessing ceremony in front of the congregation. This an excerpt from the website:

"Anthony Grillo and Ross Stager will be serving as Interim Sr. High Ministers at Immanuel while Paul is away on sabbatical.  Anthony and Ross are long time members of Immanuel, having been a part of the confirmation program and attending several mission trips along the way.  Their ministry gifts and talents will be a blessing to the congregation and the youth of Immanuel"

I am so proud of him and this journey he has taken.

Friday. January 27, 2012

Tonight we went and visited my cousin Beth. She had just gotten a new puppy that week. A yellow lab they named Hunter. So we wanted to go meet him.  Isn't he precious?

 

This is only after about an hour of playing that he finally calmed down a bit. We wore him out.

Me with Hunter.






They also have another pup, a yellow lab named Riley, so we were so excited to go see both pups. They got Riley last year, but he is now one big boy!

Me with Riley.





Love the puppy kisses.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Today we went and had lunch at the Horton's house. We met their new dog, Mufasa.

He liked Hailey and Hailey liked him.

We hadn't seen them in awhile and it was a lot of fun.

P.S. Hailey LOVES puppy kisses if you can't tell.