Cranky Sunday

The upside to a day full of fussin' is that Alice went RIGHT to bed. Yes. Here's some pics:


Jaime and Alice, self-portrait in the Bjorn.


Alice using her new found "grab everything and shove in mouth" kung-fu technique on her bunny and "whoozit".


"I shall call her, 'Mini Me.'"

Goodbye Velcro

Velcro went to sleep tonight for the last time.

In the last month, Velcro had been fighting ailing kidneys. In the period of about a week and a half, she lost about 2 pounds because she refused to eat, and what she did eat, she threw up. She spent the last week with the vet, and they did a battery of things to her to make her better, but in the end...she didn't pull through.

We got to see her a few days ago, and she was looking okay. But since she wouldn't eat, she had an IV hooked up. We got to spend a nice amount of time petting her, and telling her that we loved her. At that point, the doctors had told us that if she doesn't start eating, it's the end of the road for her.

Jaime got "the call" today, and she was put to sleep somewhere around 6 p.m.

She'll be greatly missed in our house. We're both very sad that Alice won't know her growing up.

Velcro is survived by Nipsy and Icky, two of her offspring that live with us.

I was telling Jaime that I hope that some night I'm woken up by a cat stepping on my chest, or some night I'm woken up by hearing a cat scratch WAY TOO LONG in the litter box, or some night I trip over an obstinate cat that just won't get out of my way in the hallway...and I hope that's Velcro, paying us a visit from wherever she is right now.

We love you Velcro, and we miss you.

SKOL!

I'm pretty sure Alice had something to do with the Vikes' win in Seattle last Sunday. :)


Alice has been pretty good lately. A little fussy, but nothing crazy. Well, sometimes.

She went with Jaime to work today. Alice was so fussy, Jaime doesn't think she got a whole lot actual work done, but she's going to try it again tomorrow. Alice's pack-and-play crib is currently at Jaime's office.

It's pretty cool that they're letting Jaime try this out. Too bad Alice isn't more cooperative. *shrug*

Alice has also been vocalizing a lot lately. I'll put another video up pretty soon of her new noises. I don't think we're too far away from a first word...but I suppose I could be totaly wrong.

Alice Mae in: "Smiley Faces"

See her smile, hear her coo and squeak and sneeze to this catchy diddy by Gnarls Barkley! Yay!

Daddy's Girl

Just thought I'd post this pic because it's so cute.

Need an update?

Well, it's been a while since an update. Not a lot is happening, but time seems to be getting short to do anything but pay attention to Alice. :)

Jaime has been in and out of work the last week, and has been doing work from home. So, that means I'm in charge of Alice when I get home so Jaime can get some part-time stuff done. But then I need to find time to do my freelance, and it's getting hard...

But, the good news is, Alice's sleeping schedule is evening out. She's hard to get to sleep on time (between 7-8:30) but she has been pretty consistent on sleeping though the night. (Often 9 hours!) She's usually in bed by 10:30 p.m. I think the latest she's stayed up in the last few weeks is midnight. So, that's nice for us. My problem is, by the time I get her to sleep, I'm tired too--and usually crash right afterwards.

It'll all get straightened out eventually. Right?

Alice spent all day yesterday in Big Lake with auntie Joanna. It was the first FULL DAY of someone watching Alice, and things went well. Jaime's trying to keep up on milk-storage for these occasions, and I think she'll have no problem doing that. Alice has been fussy during the days lately, but Joanna said she was good, and alert, all day.

Anyway, today we are going to our friend's Adam & Sara's house to check out their garage/art sale (that I have a few prints in), so Alice will get a chance to see Mae and Ada again. Fun times!

Mommy and Alice sleeping on the couch when I got home from work this week.


What a cute outfit!


Fun times in the bouncy-chair with Daddy.


What I think is the cutest picture taken so far. Jaime snapped this while I was at work. Awwwww.

10 weeks

Alice is 10 weeks old today!

The last couple of nights have been a little rough, as Alice has decided she doesn't want to go to bed early anymore. It has been after midnight the past two nights before she has fallen asleep. Not as bad as the 3 or 4 a.m. nights, but we had gotten used to the earlier bedtime. It was nice being able to get some stuff done around the house (or freelance work in Lon's case) at night. Maybe she'll be good tonight? My fingers are crossed.

Alice has discovered her hands and has started to suck her thumb, which is a good thing since she tends to spit out her pacifier as soon as we get it into her mouth. This is especially helpful when she is in her crib trying to fall asleep. She is able to soothe herself and even fall asleep on her own sometimes.

Alice is also starting to become very vocal. Lots of coos and new sounds, even a screechy sound today. Alright, on to the pics!!

Entraced by the flashing lights on her Pack n Play toy


Sucking her thumb and posing for the camera

Looking cute and smiley in her green kitten outfit. Too bad mommy cut off her head in the picture. :(