Piper's first Party

Piper had a big day today. She went to her friend Ella's 1st birthday party. She spent most the time taking in all the action. She was a little overwhelmed at first but I think she got the hang of it.

The headband didn't stay on her head for to long. She kept trying to eat it so I took it off before we made it out the door.

Rainy Days and Saturdays

It was another stormy day here in Portland.

I was super lazy spent most he day snuggling with the little one, reading and listing to music.
I think we're all allowed to have days like these as long as we don't make a habit of it.

I found this beautiful blog today. It really makes me get in the habit of taking photos of all the things around me. I don't know if I'm ready to start another project365 but I really need to get behind the lens more often. I feel a lot of the skills I've learned slipping away, I really need to get back in the swing of things.

Pipsqueak was full of smiles to day. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do;)

Just another day with my girl.

It's been cold and rainy here in Portland...YUCK! It's hard to believe that summer is just around the corner.

Piper and I took a trip to the library in our new neighborhood today. It has a wonderful wide open children's area. I'm looking forward taking full advantage of it. I was also looking forward to taking her to book babies but it looks like it's on the day she's going to be home with her dad. I guess he'll have to take her.

My arm hurts today for holding her, they say you can't spoil babies. I sure hope that's true.

I found this blog today...that's what I have to look forward to. I can still remember my little sister coloring on walls and my toys. I'm also pretty sure that I was the one that took a big gouge out of the beautiful wood work in our living room with my mom's rocking chair.

I also found this gem. Back when I found out I was having a girl my dad was sad because he didn't think he'd be able to buy her John Deer things. I think he's already found out that they're are plenty of John Deer things for little girls. Also I think he's learning that little girls can play with tractors too.

My calendar tells me it's Friday, so I guess that means the weekend's here! Hopefully we manage to stay dry here in Portland and to everyone back in Minnesota I hope your AC is working!

Who loves Chipotle?

I do!

I actually ate there about once a week while I was preggers.

I wanted to share with you all a pretty great deal that Josh and I took advantage of tonight. If you buy a gift card for $25 through June 12th you get a free burrito or burrito bowl. I just happened to get my Mom a gift card for Chipotle for Mother's day back at the beginning of the month.

Josh and I usually split a burrito bowl, chips and guac. I only had to pay for the chips, guacamole, and my drink tonight, so Josh and my dinner only cost $3.80.

Talk about a deal!

Happy Birthday Sis!!!

My little sister is turning 25 today! Even though we now live on opposite sides of the country she is still the best sister anyone could have!
Love you Em!

Photo taken in 2008 by Matt Gonzalez, You can check out Matt Gonzalez Photography here

Planning a Family Day Trip

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Mt. St. Helens eruption. This will be our 3rd summer living in Portland and we have yet made a trip up to Mt. St. Helens. In honor of the anniversary I am planning a trip to Mt. St. Helens this summer. I haven't set a date yet but I'll be sure to let you know all about it as soon as I do.

My Swaddling Conundrum.

We’ve been swaddling Piper ever since we brought her home from the Hospital. It is the only way she seems to get a good sleep. Around the time she was about a month old she would wiggle her way out of the swaddling. Once her arms are out it’s all over, she’s mad and crying and if it’s the middle of the night mom and dad feel like crying as well. Our pediatrician recommended using the swaddling blankets with the velcro over the top of her other blanket. This has worked great for the past month but recently she started stretching out her legs and wiggling out of both the blankets. I was up just about every hour last night reswaddling her and getting her calmed down. She still has a strong startle reflex and that seems to wake her up if she’s not swaddled. I’m really not sure what the next step is, do we stop swaddling her? Do we swaddle her each time she wakes up? I’m sure like anything else with small babies this will pass. It’s just a tad frustrating because she had just started sleeping longer at night and now we’re back to getting up every couple of hours.

Update: We have tried a few new swaddling techniques and things are going much better. I'm afraid Piper is just one of those babies that needs to be swaddled in order to get a good rest.