tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17296114340940096162024-02-19T04:10:01.236-05:00corinneyblogswelcome to the new normal.corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-45508089352335100022010-07-04T23:57:00.000-04:002010-07-04T23:57:58.342-04:00Happy Birthday, America!
Happy Independence Day, everyone! As you can see, we dressed for the occasion. All in all, it was a pretty laid-back day - church, a little afternoon rest. Brian did grill some hot dogs and brats, but we stayed home and just had a nice family day.
We let Xander stay up late tonight to watch fireworks on TV (A Capitol Fourth), and got the added bonus of being able to see some corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-63405203236805053142010-07-03T22:46:00.003-04:002010-07-04T23:43:54.134-04:00Adventures in eating...round 2One of the subjects I focused on when I first started blogging about Xander back in 2007 is food. Anyone who has spent any time with me knows I like good food. I married a chef who obviously likes good food. So when it was time to start feeding my precious baby boy solid food, I wanted to do it right. Unfortunately, I couldn't find much direction on the web. Hence, Icorinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-59863238849231108202010-06-30T23:27:00.000-04:002010-07-03T23:35:16.881-04:00Amelia at 7 months
We're already past the half-year mark? How did that happen? Our little girl is sitting up, can roll from her tummy to her back easily now (even with the bar), and she's thisclose to rolling from her back to her tummy (it's gotta be hard to get momentum with those shoes!). She's eating three meals a day and loves her food - we're working on the sign for "more", but she corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-67898441720681324502010-06-27T00:12:00.001-04:002010-07-10T11:26:05.946-04:00Father's Day Part DeuxBrian finally got the Father's Day we had planned last week before Xander got sick. Yesterday we went to Five Guys for his cheeseburger dinner, and today we went to see Toy Story 3 in 3-D. Unfortunately, we didn't get a picture of Xander in his 3-D glasses - the theater was too dark, and he (very responsibly) decided to recycle them after the movie instead of taking them home to play corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-76605981416443991322010-06-24T23:43:00.001-04:002010-06-27T00:25:39.775-04:00School and CampingWe finally got a chance to visit the preschool on campus where Brian works today. We've felt for some time now that Xander is ready for school. He's very smart, and I think he's ready to interact with other kids in a more structured environment. Not only do we get an employee discount on tuition, but the school is run very well and incorporates so many activities for the kids. &corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-82310693366338967092010-06-24T00:27:00.006-04:002010-06-27T00:36:50.503-04:00*Ppppbbbbbttttttt*
Look at what Amelia has learned to do! You can tell she's just happily babbling to herself - she doesn't even notice I'm there until about 20 seconds in. Oh, and the coughing is her way of talking - kind of like a laugh. Enjoy - this was one the bright spot of my day.
corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-25338050888508003542010-06-23T23:33:00.020-04:002010-06-27T00:26:04.228-04:00I think we've recovered...I believe the sickies have left our house. Xander was feeling much better yesterday, and today I let him resume his normal diet. Bring on the peanut butter and waffles! Brian didn't feel well last night, but he was fine this morning. We're still not sure if we all had some kind of stomach bug, or if there was some bad pizza involved. That was the last thing Xander corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-43969085665971684642010-06-20T23:20:00.002-04:002010-06-27T00:25:07.424-04:00Father's (Sick) DayWell, happy Father's Day...I hope all the dads out there had a better start to their day than Brian did. He went in to check on a screaming Xander at 1:30 this morning only to find that he had thrown up all over himself. Needless to say, Brian has been awake for almost ALL of his day. Poor little guy didn't really rest last night, and today all he has the energy for is laying oncorinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-64630142124815171042010-03-01T23:32:00.001-05:002010-06-27T00:44:04.306-04:00Lunch DateBrian's mom is in town this week keeping me company while Brian's in New York. Today, that gave me the unique opportunity to spend a morning out with my boy - just the two of us. We didn't exactly whoop it up while Amelia and Grandma had a playdate; our first stop was the doctor's office, where Xander got the second dose of his H1N1 vaccine. It wasn't pretty, but the lollipop corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-76109017165125661472010-02-28T21:57:00.000-05:002010-02-28T21:57:41.233-05:00Amelia at 3 monthsHappy 3-month birthday, little Amelia! Our little girl is growing so quickly, and she's starting to smile and laugh and babble. She is such a fighter, and I can't wait to see what next month will bring.
corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-87678013846582957512010-02-19T15:02:00.000-05:002010-02-19T15:02:35.481-05:00Xander's PrayerDear God,Thank you for food.Thank you for dinner.Thank you for games.Thank you for sun, for wind,For dark, for rain.Thank you for sunny.Love from Mommy and Xander.Amen.
The photos are from dinner the other night. He was looking for "clues" with his "woggle gobbles" (wobble-goggles, for those of you who aren't super fans of the Imagination Movers). The prayer, however, is from corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-74822783575135064792010-02-18T22:37:00.006-05:002010-02-19T15:01:54.810-05:00Swing Baby, SwingSo yesterday was a big day in more ways than one. You already know about Amelia's surgery that went exceptionally well. The other milestone is that yesterday marked the end of the two weeks that the neurosurgeon told us to to wait before letting Amelia be on her back as often as we (and by we, I mean she) like. It's exciting and freeing not to have to worry about how long we corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-7017430422308873232010-02-17T16:36:00.000-05:002010-02-18T14:49:01.848-05:00Surgery: The TrilogyAs someone who has only had maybe two surgeries in her entire life (does having my wisdom teeth removed count as surgery?), I am thoroughly amazed that my little girl has now had three surgeries before she's even three months old. The first, of course, was her myelomeningocele repair at one day old. The second, her VP shunt placement. And today, we add a quad tenotomy (meaning corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-84673603987501750572010-01-31T21:15:00.022-05:002010-02-04T21:22:07.634-05:00Amelia at 2 months
*Blink*...and our little Amelia is already two months old. These last couple of months have absolutely flown by. I remember driving to the hospital every day thinking that we were in an interminably long phase with our little girl, and now she's been home with us for over a month. All that time in the hospital seems so long ago. Granted, we get to drive down that corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-7801594280130864952010-01-29T22:57:00.000-05:002010-01-29T22:57:59.385-05:00Doctors and Banana SlipsAmelia says hi! She's really happy tonight despite the fact that she had two shots and an oral immunization today. Plus, both shots had to be in the same leg since her cast comes up almost to her hip. Poor thing.
I took both Xander and Amelia to the pediatrician today. Amelia for her two month checkup (Can you believe she's already two months old?), and Xander because he corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-90057574070684586812010-01-27T23:32:00.001-05:002010-01-27T23:33:52.933-05:00Taking a sick dayBrian never calls in sick. In fact, I can really only think of one occasion in almost eight years of marriage when he was so sick that he voluntarily stayed home from work. Today marks the second time I've seen him call in sick. It's that bad. All the poor guy's been able to do today is sleep. I'm praying I don't get whatever yuck he has because, um, moms don't get corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-2858371644931138582010-01-24T20:24:00.001-05:002010-01-24T20:27:52.378-05:00Sunday HaikuPoor Brian is sick
I napped in the sun and breeze
And made him some soup
Amelia's cast came off at church today, too, but I couldn't figure out how to fit that in. Besides, we managed to put it back on. I hope it doesn't cause any problems.
corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-74444174359892296972010-01-23T22:37:00.003-05:002010-02-04T21:29:35.584-05:00Big-boy bedBrian put Xander's new bed together today. I'm still second-guessing myself about the bed we decided on, but that's my problem. I always get like this when we make any semi-big purchase. I wonder if we made the right choice; if the color is right, the design something that both kids and anyone else can use. Brian says to give it a few weeks and it will seem like the bed corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-69393019592925348882010-01-23T00:05:00.001-05:002010-01-23T00:05:46.099-05:00A new recordToday was a rough day...Xander is being very two, and we spent the day in our pajamas. Not the good-lazy-do-nothing-spend-the-day-in-your-jammies kind of day, but the steam-rolling-fight-to-change-a-diaper-day-with-no-chance-to-change-out-of-your-pajamas kind. In fact, I think the only things that happened of note were that Brian picked up Xander's new big-boy bed and mattress, I finally saw corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-33740484256145805552010-01-21T21:34:00.004-05:002010-01-23T00:13:21.702-05:00Rainy day funAmelia slept through the night! She slept from 11pm to 7:30am - of course, I was up at 5am, wondering why she wasn't. What's funny is she and Xander both slept through some crazy thunder last night that rattled our windows and caused several brown-outs. I guess that's what qualifies as a winter storm around here.
So, fueled by a full night's sleep, I felt strangely motivated today to do some corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-72984041063872327212010-01-20T14:22:00.003-05:002010-01-23T00:15:58.159-05:00Holding onXander is a really good big brother. In fact, he keeps surprising me with how kind and loving he is toward his sister. I'm sure you've already seen how he sings to her when she's crying (the ABC's, of course), and I've already told you that he likes to bring her a pacifier and put it in her mouth, too (which leads to a lot of pacifier washing, since sometimes it takes a detour on the carpet as corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-91693353779509864272010-01-20T14:12:00.002-05:002010-01-20T14:18:21.088-05:00It's all hereI've been wanting to blog again ever since Amelia was diagnosed with spina bifida. I found very few blogs that documented what it was like to have a baby with SB, and I hoped that if I could chronicle our story, it might help another family going through the same thing. Unfortunately, being pregnant and having a 2 1/2 year old complicated things just enough so that every time I thought, "Hey, Icorinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-34232030782577551652010-01-07T00:21:00.000-05:002010-01-23T00:46:55.756-05:00Finally, we meetToday, Amelia and I paid a visit to the urologist. He is the only doctor involved in Amelia's care that we never got to meet in the hospital, so I was eager to finally get to talk with him and ask some questions that Brian and I never really got answers to.
Things actually look pretty good; the VCUG Amelia had in the hospital shows that she's eliminating well enough not to need a catheter,corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-57536721963898245482009-11-29T17:03:00.003-05:002010-01-23T00:18:19.871-05:00Just the three of usWell, here we are...our last day as a family of three; Xander's last day as an only child; the eve of our little Hope's arrival. Emotions are running high; I'm nervous for both Hope and myself, and I'm marveling at how quickly all this snuck up on us. I still worry if having her a week early will be good or bad, but either way it's better than having her at 37 weeks (at the latest) if we had corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729611434094009616.post-50432333654081962402009-01-08T22:21:00.000-05:002010-06-27T00:26:45.504-04:00The Christmas Catch-Up PostHappy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, filled with friends, family, and food...just like ours! Christmas this year was such a blast; Squiggles definitely understood the idea of presents better this year than last year, and had a lot of fun tearing the paper off his packages. I say "tearing" but it was more like controlled peeling. He would peel back the smallest corinneybhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822063003551467270noreply@blogger.com0