Yes--another Bella Vs. Video :) We can probaby post these for the entirety of her lifetime. Here are 2 videos--similar but enough differences that both are hilarious. :) What else would you expect from her?
By the way, we don't know why she is afraid of the swiffer (or anything else for that matter) but it always adds a lot of laughter to our lives.
On a side note--please ignore the massive baskets of laundry (which is all folded) and the ironing board (which is waiting for quality time with me) that are out. I had to take a break to play with the dog :)
Lilypie Third Birthday tickers
Lilypie First Birthday tickers
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Homemade Gourmet Launch
Some of you know this, but some of you probably dont. I have recently become an Independent Consultant for a company called Homemade Gourmet. In a nutshell, its dinner made easy (and yummy!!) The product is essentially a variety of mixes (dips, spices, breads, breakfast, casseroles, salads, etc.) that you use to make your meal or sides. The way it works for most of them is you simply add a few basic pantry or refrigerator staples to the mix and dinner is ready! I would probably be biased if I bragged about how yummy they all are so I will just tell you how Nathan responded. He pretty much decided that he could eat homemade gourmet food for the rest of his life. We have not had one thing that he (or myself, or anyone else really) have not liked.
I decided to start selling this product up here because no one has heard of it and I thought it might be a good opportunity to try and pack a little extra money into our savings. A larger car and hopefully down the road a house will be in our future so the more we can save the better. :)
I love to cook, but sometimes its nice to just have something easy to throw togther for dinner and thats what Homemade Gourmet is and does.
I just wanted to update you on whats going on with me :) Feel free to check out my website if you're curious and want to know more about who they are. You can also feel free to order through my website if you want to. I've tried now a large variety of their mixes and have really enjoyed all of them. Check it out :)
I decided to start selling this product up here because no one has heard of it and I thought it might be a good opportunity to try and pack a little extra money into our savings. A larger car and hopefully down the road a house will be in our future so the more we can save the better. :)
I love to cook, but sometimes its nice to just have something easy to throw togther for dinner and thats what Homemade Gourmet is and does.
I just wanted to update you on whats going on with me :) Feel free to check out my website if you're curious and want to know more about who they are. You can also feel free to order through my website if you want to. I've tried now a large variety of their mixes and have really enjoyed all of them. Check it out :)
Makaela's Best Friend
Currently, Makaela's best friend is Bella. She loves her! She waves to her through the window whenever she sees her and she gets so excited and pants. By the way, panting is still her most common form of laughing and showing excitement--but its still so cute :) She gets so excited when Bella comes inside and she always wants to share Bella's bed with her.
Bella, on the other hand, is not quite as excited. We don't think that she dislikes Makaela, but we definitely don't think she gets quite as excited to see Makaela as Makaela gets to see her. But anyway, they are funny and cute together. Bella is particularly funny in this video--and Makaela, cute. Go figure :)
Bella, on the other hand, is not quite as excited. We don't think that she dislikes Makaela, but we definitely don't think she gets quite as excited to see Makaela as Makaela gets to see her. But anyway, they are funny and cute together. Bella is particularly funny in this video--and Makaela, cute. Go figure :)
Peaches!!
This video is of Makaela eating peaches for the first time. All I have to say is I could not shovel them in fast enough!! Never before has she opened her mouth so big and wide for any food...needless to say I think she liked them :)
Pull-Ups
As promised, here are some videos of Makaela. I think I mentioned before I'm still trying to catch her in the act of pulling herself up now because she is so fast, but here are some of her first attempts at pulling herself up on the couch. Whenevr Nathan helps her at the end--he doesn't pull her up at all--he just provides steady hands for her to use. The rest of it is all her :) Enjoy!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Just a little behind
Hello dear friends. It has been a while since I've posted anything, and I'm sorry. Our computer has been less than cooperative for a while, and now the keyboard is following suit. So I apologize for any silly spelling mistakes or lack of spaces between words. I will try to correct them as I go, but I make no guarantees :)
I thought since Makaela is officially 8 months now, I should post about her 7 months ;) I suppose I will just mesh them together in this post. (by the way, there will be a whole slew of videos to follow as they get uploaded). I must admit, my pictures of Makaela have turned into videos of Makaela because she is so active it seems like there is so much to catch! Plus I know that family who is far away (which is all of them) would probably prefer to see video of what she is doing. I have a few still shots that I'll throw in but mostly just video.
Like I said...she is so active there is so much to catch! After scooting like an inchworm for months, she finally decided she wanted to crawl for real. This started happening Monday, September 20th (and I really only know that because we were at a hotel when it first happened). I of course did not have my camera nearby, but eventually i caught her in the act--which reminds me--she totally knows what the camera is and she (probably like most people) stops what she is doing when she sees the camera. Thus, I have to be a little more sneaky or have Nathan around to help encourage her to continue what she was doing.
Lets see--she crawled for about a week before she was bored with that and immediately started trying to pull herself up on things. The first several times resulted in little tumbles but now she has mastered the art of pulling herself up. She crawls right over to the couch--one hand goes up--followed by the other hand and then she is standing--just like that. I'd imagine that before too long she will be bored with that and will move on to trying to take her first steps.
We have started to get into the age of discipline (oh boy). So far, she has responded extremely well (I do, however, know that it will not be this easy all the time). For the time being, if she is touching or in the process of starting to touch something that is a "no touch" I say her name and snap my fingers--she looks at me, and then I say no also using the sign language for "no" and she stops. Easy peasy, right? Not for long, I'm sure. But for now, I am extremely thankful for how well she has responded to discipline, and I pray that in the future as I know it will become more challenging, the Lord will give me grace and strength.
She is wearing mostly 3-6 month things now and few 6 month things (although they are still big on her). I had to finally retire all of her 0-3 month and 3 month clothes. She seems to be growing so much but I guess that's what all those solids do :) Speaking of solids, I have started making my own baby food--well not my own, but making it at home for Makaela :) It has taken her a little while to adjust to the different texture, but she is doing really with it for the most part. She hasn't eaten anything she hasn't liked--except for the texture of the homemade food which she is more used to now. She loves eating green beans, peas, carrots, squash, avocado, sweet potatoes, and she just had her first taste of fruit last week--peaches. Man oh man did she love those! I've never seen her open her mouth so big!!
As always we love her dearly, and while she does test our patience sometimes, she continues to be such a joy in our lives! We are looking forward to a visit with grandma and grandpa at the beginning of November and a visit from Nana over Thanksgiving. Before we know it Christmas will be here and we will be with all of our family which we are greatly anticipating! Love to you all--and I promise to post videos once they are all loaded :)
I thought since Makaela is officially 8 months now, I should post about her 7 months ;) I suppose I will just mesh them together in this post. (by the way, there will be a whole slew of videos to follow as they get uploaded). I must admit, my pictures of Makaela have turned into videos of Makaela because she is so active it seems like there is so much to catch! Plus I know that family who is far away (which is all of them) would probably prefer to see video of what she is doing. I have a few still shots that I'll throw in but mostly just video.
Like I said...she is so active there is so much to catch! After scooting like an inchworm for months, she finally decided she wanted to crawl for real. This started happening Monday, September 20th (and I really only know that because we were at a hotel when it first happened). I of course did not have my camera nearby, but eventually i caught her in the act--which reminds me--she totally knows what the camera is and she (probably like most people) stops what she is doing when she sees the camera. Thus, I have to be a little more sneaky or have Nathan around to help encourage her to continue what she was doing.
Lets see--she crawled for about a week before she was bored with that and immediately started trying to pull herself up on things. The first several times resulted in little tumbles but now she has mastered the art of pulling herself up. She crawls right over to the couch--one hand goes up--followed by the other hand and then she is standing--just like that. I'd imagine that before too long she will be bored with that and will move on to trying to take her first steps.
We have started to get into the age of discipline (oh boy). So far, she has responded extremely well (I do, however, know that it will not be this easy all the time). For the time being, if she is touching or in the process of starting to touch something that is a "no touch" I say her name and snap my fingers--she looks at me, and then I say no also using the sign language for "no" and she stops. Easy peasy, right? Not for long, I'm sure. But for now, I am extremely thankful for how well she has responded to discipline, and I pray that in the future as I know it will become more challenging, the Lord will give me grace and strength.
She is wearing mostly 3-6 month things now and few 6 month things (although they are still big on her). I had to finally retire all of her 0-3 month and 3 month clothes. She seems to be growing so much but I guess that's what all those solids do :) Speaking of solids, I have started making my own baby food--well not my own, but making it at home for Makaela :) It has taken her a little while to adjust to the different texture, but she is doing really with it for the most part. She hasn't eaten anything she hasn't liked--except for the texture of the homemade food which she is more used to now. She loves eating green beans, peas, carrots, squash, avocado, sweet potatoes, and she just had her first taste of fruit last week--peaches. Man oh man did she love those! I've never seen her open her mouth so big!!
As always we love her dearly, and while she does test our patience sometimes, she continues to be such a joy in our lives! We are looking forward to a visit with grandma and grandpa at the beginning of November and a visit from Nana over Thanksgiving. Before we know it Christmas will be here and we will be with all of our family which we are greatly anticipating! Love to you all--and I promise to post videos once they are all loaded :)
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