tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:49:34 +0000http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)Blogger269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-7179020223543228089Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:44:00 +00002010-01-04T21:47:19.564-05:00Here is proof that Mira can be a happy baby:At her 2 month checkup today, she is growing well! Bigger than I expected. We also have determined (with the doctor) that Zantac isn't cutting it for her reflux, and now she's been switched to Prevacid. TBD if it will work better for her, poor baby's been in such discomfort.To top it all off... immunizations started today and now she's got a mega bruisehttp://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2010/01/money-shot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-1685387061556491287Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:06:00 +00002010-01-04T13:13:01.723-05:00It has occurred to me several times that there are a lot of interesting number coincidences in our family:Keith's birthdate is exactly 2 weeks after mine. And my brother's birthday is exactly two weeks before mine.Mira's birthdate is exactly 3 years and 3 months after Lilian'sOur wedding was on 9/6/3 (not exactly a coincidence, but still...)My Uncle has the same birthday AND Chinese Zodiac sign http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2010/01/family-by-numbers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-573440586616770488Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:32:00 +00002010-01-03T12:35:19.782-05:00For those of you who don't know... The NE is in the midst of a multi-day snowstorm, and we are loving it! Based on the view out onto our porch, I'd say we have about 24-30 inches, most of it in the last 48 hours. It's fluffy and luxurious. Keith even made a sled path for Lili, that runs across the driveway. It's perfectly manageable for a 3 year old and she's had lots of runs down it already.http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2010/01/snow-snow-snow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-8306665852343282429Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:31:00 +00002009-12-31T14:39:46.448-05:00Zantac is where it's at!Turns out it seems Mira's "issues" are stemming primarily from her acid reflux. She's been struggling with nursing for a few days, and the problem really escalated Tuesday into Wednesday. She just wouldn't nurse. She'd scream as soon as I laid her on my lap to start nursing. It was beyond frustrating and worrying. She napped better on Wednesday, but still struggled with http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/forget-baby-whisperer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-4241710796096589378Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:43:00 +00002009-12-30T12:46:24.951-05:00Grandma may have been run over by a reindeer, but Mira was able to wrestle one to the ground over the Christmas holiday:http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/little-wrastler.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-2980574277150690976Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:28:00 +00002009-12-28T20:33:00.148-05:00We're just now back home from a Christmas trip down to NYC/LI for a nice family time. We go down that way roughly twice a year, and every time we go, we get stuck in trrraaafffffiiiiiiccccc. It sucks. It helps remind us why we live in the "country". And when we get in that "Cash Only" line at the toll booths, we stare longingly at the EZPass lanes, with the cars zipping through while we suffer http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/dont-pass-me-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-7648414262604245609Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:18:00 +00002009-12-22T14:42:03.106-05:00Mira turned 7 weeks old this past Friday. Up until that day, we were rolling with it pretty well. She would have one good nap in the car seat (due to 3 year old activities in the morning) and we'd get by the afternoon, usually with her napping on me. Not ideal, but not too bad.Nighttime was, in general, a blessing. Mira might struggle to go to bed, but she'd sleep a good 4-5 hours and then nurse,http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/day-one-with-baby-whisperer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-5164675228473057944Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:40:00 +00002009-12-16T08:44:11.880-05:00I've blogged about cloth diapering in the past... And the time has come again because Nicki's Diapers is giving away a one-size fits all diaper cover. Just up my alley.We've been using Thirstie's Duo's (which I really love) and Bummi's for Mira. Only during the day when we are at home. I know... it's better to use them all the time! But, with her diaper rash and wanting sleep and all that, a http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/cloth-diapers-part-deux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-1018401125710995486Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:16:00 +00002009-12-15T16:25:20.029-05:00I love to bake. The holidays (well, really winter time.... wait who am I kidding? all year round!) gives me a great excuse to bake and do a little experimenting.Can you believe I've never mastered cut-out cookies? I guess my philosophy is that they are too much work and don't taste that great anyway. Well, unless you're my friend Anna, in which case you make the best sugar cookie cut outs known http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/cut-it-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-3399628667999041730Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:24:00 +00002009-12-11T08:41:46.865-05:00What does a "meme" stand for, anyway? As far as I can tell, it's basically a list of info about me. Me. Get it? And since I love to enter raffles and drawings and giveaways, here's a Holiday "MeMe"...Mama’s Holiday Wish List MemeTodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/me-me-okaaay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-6104019498111867366Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:29:00 +00002009-12-09T14:30:46.406-05:00First big snow of the year! This whole family couldn't be more excited. Well, Mira doesn't really understand the cold white stuff yet, but the rest of us are happy to see it!http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/yay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-5455461442355032923Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:32:00 +00002009-12-09T13:09:23.335-05:00Sleeping baby...Just wishing that she'd sleep a little more!cute squashy sleeping facehttp://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/never-wake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-8739186480956758174Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:30:00 +00002009-12-08T16:32:47.329-05:00So, my friend takes Mira and gets a good look at her and says "Don't take this the wrong way or anything, but Mira looks kinda like a sumo wrestler"And, at the same time "she looks just like you".Does this mean I should stop eating Ice Cream?yes. i got big cheeks and a double chin.if you gotta problem with that, i can SIT ON YOU!http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/sumo-mira.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-5346082671150543555Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:04:00 +00002009-12-03T13:05:58.704-05:00Life with a baby isn't always roses and sunshine:hee hee.http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/in-case-you-didnt-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-2424167193447868264Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:08:00 +00002009-11-26T12:09:40.911-05:00http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-2843461300060903868Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:17:00 +00002009-11-25T15:27:50.528-05:00Parenting the second time around is a little bit different. Yes, there's still the lack of sleep, the mountain of diapers, the spit up, the crying, and the love... but there's also so much more of the "whatever works" kind of attitude.When Lili was born, I read and took all the advice about breastfeeding and took a stance firmly against pacifiers. Supposedly they only confuse babies. And no http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/second-time-around.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-3976786233540534879Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:12:00 +00002009-11-24T17:16:03.067-05:00Seems like I was pregnant and due around the same time as a lot of my friends! Here's us meeting set #2... An old friend growing up who happens to luckily live near us now had her baby boy about a day after Mira was born, and we got to meet J this morning:mira's new boyfriend!And, well, A and I definitely DON'T miss being pregnant:I can't believe this was only about a month ago...http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/pregnancy-pal-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-2092854179636320960Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:01:00 +00002009-11-23T21:06:33.721-05:00Okay, so I have no witty title for this post... But! Lili had her first dental cleaning this morning, and she was a rock star! While other kids wailed in the adjoining rooms, Lili opened her mouth wide and was a model patient through the whole thing. I rather think she enjoyed it. They started out staining her teeth pink to see where our problem brushing areas are, and Lili got to pick out a new http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/dentist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-3971115286492706079Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:06:00 +00002009-11-21T21:11:21.557-05:00After kind of a rough day, this is the kind of thing that melts the heart:We had a busy fly by day. The morning whirled by, mostly because I slept until almost 9(!) thanks to Keith taking Mira early in the morning and then Lili later in the morning.Lili and I spent the afternoon together at a High School production of "Cinderella", which was kind of fun during, but turned into total melt-down on http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/sisters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-1165273047829560373Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:55:00 +00002009-11-18T16:00:54.738-05:00Today, Mira (and Lili and I) got to meet a friend that we've been waiting for 9 months to meet! One of my friends from the Moms Club was due with her baby girl the same day as I was, but baby C was 5 days late. Her big sister, L is a good friend of Lili's and so we went over to their house this morning to meet Mira's new BFF and to let the new big sisters play together.Amazingly, both babies werehttp://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/womb-friend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-589703914015993773Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:14:00 +00002009-11-14T13:25:23.982-05:00Two weeks and one day old! Mira is doing pretty well. We get some sleep at night, she's getting some baby fat on her body, and she's cuuuute. BUT she is rarely awake and not crying, which is kind of frustrating. She really really loves to be held, which is something that I wished for (a cuddly kid), but now kind of want someone a little more independent...Lili and I had a morning (about an hour http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/2-weeks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-7273581936302045313Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:33:00 +00002009-11-12T13:38:52.061-05:00Well, today is the first day with Keith back at work, and us back to a "normal" routine at home. So far, so good. Mira slept well last night, and has been sleeping through most of the day so far. Lili had preschool and Mira and I dropped her off and picked her up, much to the delight of the teachers, who had been eager to meet Mira. The only hitch in the morning was a baby diaper blowout at the http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/first-day-at-normal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-1642324149549447052Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:54:00 +00002009-11-11T19:57:45.689-05:00mira had her first bath today, and it was with lilian! we put the baby tub across the big tub and gave both girls baths at the same time. of course mira screamed through the whole thing, but it wasn't too bad. now she looks very different; a bit whiter, and with crazy fuzzy hair! sorry no pics of the event... we had our hands full!http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/miras-first-bath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-7721081242694815968Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:54:00 +00002009-11-08T19:05:25.008-05:00So, with the basement done, we have been spending time down there unpacking boxes and organizing all our stuff. Our kitchen in Ithaca was way huger than this kitchen, so we have mostly boxes of kitchen stuff that we don't want to get rid of but don't have room for upstairs.Anyway! The futon is down there now, and we're starting to get Mirabel's room ready for her. Slowly. It's amazing how much http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/found-objects-new-toys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865787280829945849.post-8838022574558166841Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:00 +00002009-11-05T10:12:39.442-05:00Well, the first week with a new baby is undoubtedly a roller coaster. Here's a little of what's happened so far:Lili's already bonked her in the head with a wooden stool.Lili's tried "nursing" a stuffed animal.Mira has had more awake periods, looking around and is very interested in Lili.Grandpa Lee and Keith have really almost finished the basement!Omi has cleaned our kitchen to a sparkling http://junebugworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/settling-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JuneBug)0