May 21 - Cutie!!

Today was a loooooong day. I think the weeks right before a long weekend are always crazy and they seem to draaaag on. I was so happy when it was time to go get Lainey and go home! When we got home we did our normal routine of letting Duncan out and feeding him and then Lainey played in her jumper for a little bit but then she was ready for her late afternoon nap. I decided to lie down on the couch with her and watch a little TV while she napped, however, Mommy ended up taking a nap too! I vaguely remember hearing Teddy come home from work but he just went outside to do some yard work and let us nap. I was a little afraid it would affect Alaina going to bed tonight, however, no problem with that. She went to bed a little later than usual, but, not much and there was no crying! In between her nap and bedtime she ate some chicken and noodles again and chowed down half a jar of Hawaiian Delight. Then it was playtime in our jammies!! She was being sweet so I had to take some pictures of her. The jammies say it all! She is my "cutie" little Lainey Bug!

Sitting with my Daddy!

May 20 - Daddy's Softball Game

Tonight we went to Daddy's softball game and it was a lot of fun! Alaina loved the action and she was a little ham for those sitting around us. I think the funniest part was when Teddy got up to bat and she started "talking" to him with her little "ooo's and ahh's" and kicked her legs. I think she would have took right off for him if she could have! It was quite funny. When we got home Alaina had her first baby food form of Chicken and Noodles and she REALLY enjoyed that. It was met with a lot of "mmm's." After she ate I had to make a veggie pizza to take to work for food day tomorrow and then I got Alaina ready for bed. Now, it is 10:30 and I need to be going to bed too! Good night everyone! :o)

Listen to Your Mother!!

Sometimes mom's just have good advice, for instance, the never leave the house without clean underwear advice. I can't say as my mother ever personally imparted this wisdom to me but it is something you just always hear. Where am I going with this? Well...my story doesn't have so much to do with the clean part as it is about the thinking about what you wear.

Today as I was getting ready for work I decided to wear a new outfit I bought over the weekend, a cute new skirt and shirt with my black and white heels. As I was getting ready I looked in my underwear drawer and much to my dismay, I had only a few pairs swimming around in there. We were late getting all of our laundry done this week and some of mine was still in the laundry basket waiting to be folded and put away, downstairs. So, my choices were few. I finally decided on a mostly white pair with Miss Piggy on the front. Miss Piggy?!? Why do I have Miss Piggy underwear? Well...my mom got them for me from Wal-Mart as kind of a joke. (In case you are wondering I also have some care bear ones.) They seemed like the logical choice since they were mostly white and it wasn't like anyone was going to be seeing my underwear today anyway, right??
So, I got dressed and off to work I go. I decided to wear my sandals in to work and not mess with the heels until I got to my desk. It is a decent walk from my car to the building. Once safely at my desk I dawned the heels and it was a great morning. Everyone loved my outfit and thought my shoes were great, etc. I was feeling pretty good. :o) So, this afternoon it is time for me to go down to the mom's room and pump. I work on the 3rd floor and the mom's room is on the first floor. I had taken the stairs two other times today with no problems and I decided to just take them again. So off I go and as I round the corner going down from the 2nd floor I see someone else coming up. Apparently, it doesn't take long to lose your concentration in heels. I wish I could verbally re-enact this scene for you but you will just have to use your imagination. My foot got too close to the edge of the next step down and slipped off, my heel caught on the edge but my other foot was loose, and thankfully I was holding on to the railing. I flailed for the railing with my other arm as my other foot shot out from under me and I *gracefully* slid my booty down about 4 steps. Mind you, I am in a skirt. Needless to say, the skirt didn't stay down, and, thank goodness, it was another woman coming up. So there I was, hanging on to the railing and basically laid out on the stairs with my skirt up around my waist for the most part. And, there is Miss Piggy. I can't say for sure that she saw Miss Piggy, but, I am pretty sure she did. Thankfully, the writing was probably too small to read where underneath Miss Piggy it says "No Pictures Please." Seriously...could I make this up?? Of course, I quickly rammed my skirt down as far as possible and scrambled to my feet (as best as you can in heels!) She asked if I was okay and I managed to say I was fine and thank you for asking as I *carefully* continued on my way down the stairs. I guess she had a great story to tell when she got back to her desk about the girl sliding down the stairs in her Miss Piggy underwear. Geesh... I will spare you the picture of Miss Piggy but here is the outfit. Darn you heels!!

Alaina got a lot of compliments on her outfit today as well. I got her this at Gymboree this weekend. Awww - my little Lainey Bug!!

WE'RE BACK!!!!! *Do I hear cheering??*

So, we are finally back in business!! April was a crazy month and I decided instead of trying to go back and catch up on like, 6 weeks of missed days I would just do one big "Catch Up" post and go from here. I have had a lot of "When are you going to go back to blogging?" questions and multiple requests from a certain Grammy to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE post some new pictures of Lainey.
So some reasons for my absence, sadly we lost Teddy's grandma in early April. That was busy and hectic week and a half and that Monday when we were back home, my computer COMPLETELY crashed. Thank God I had just backed up all my pictures on my external hard drive or that could have been disastrous. Anyway, we got this fun little netbook to keep up on the Internet, however, none of my camera programs or anything were on it so it wasn't conducive to blogging, plus, it was a 10 inch screen!!! Who can look at that?? Anyway, it took until not quite two weeks ago to get the computer back and then it was just hard getting back, but, I am back now. *Let the cheering commence!*

So, here is a synopsis of our time away:

April 1 - Alaina's first real laugh. Not just a giggle - and all out laugh and we have it on video!! We even called Grammy so she could hear!! :o)

April 4 - Daddy left for Las Vegas for the National Bowling Tournament. Mommy stayed home with Lainey and we had some fun girl time.

April 7 - Daddy came home from Vegas and brought Lainey Penelope the Pink Puppy from FAO Schwartz toy store. It is a BIG pink puppy and it would not fit in his suitcase so he had to carry the pink puppy through the airports and on the plane! Awww - what a sweet daddy!

April 8 - Grandma "Bobbie" Graham passed away today. We are all very sad.

April 10 - We traveled back home for Easter and the funeral.

April 11 - Family dinner at Papaw and Grammy's house for Easter.

April 12 - Alaina's first Easter!! Daddy, Mommy and Lainey went to church with Grammy and Papaw and then went with Grandma and Grandpa Hutchinson up to Grandpa Graham's house for Easter Dinner with him.

April 13 - Lainey and Mommy spent the afternoon at Grandpa Graham's house getting pictures together. Spent the evening with Papaw, Grammy and Aiden, Meghan and Calyn while Aunt Michelle went to her school board meeting.

April 14 - Lainey spent the day with Grammy and Mommy. Mommy got a haircut and then we went SHOPPING!!! Girls afternoon!!

Grandma Graham's visitation 6:00 - 8:00

April 15 - Grandma Graham's funeral at 10:00 am. Went to Grandpa Graham's for lunch and then headed back home.

April 17 - Papaw and Grammy came out to visit!!

April 18 - Installed new microwave!! Mommy has more counter space! Went shopping at Carter's outlet with Mommy and Grammy while Papaw went to Cabela's. Lainey also tried peaches today and loved them!

April 22 - Visited Daddy at bowling because it was the last night.

April 24 - Mom and Dad bought a netbook because they couldn't live without the Internet!! We miss our computer!!

April 25 - Went to Dinner with our friend Dot. Alaina was very good and hamming it up at the restaurant!

April 26 - Alaina slept ALL NIGHT in her big girl crib for the FIRST TIME. (It was harder on Mommy than it was Alaina!!)

We also tried formula for the first time today. Alaina needs to gain some weight so we are going to supplement with 2 bottles of formula a day.

April 28 - Alaina turned 6 MONTHS OLD!!!

April 30 - Mommy and Daddy bought Alaina her first Kitchen Set. Fisher Price Kitchen Set made for babies.

May 1 - Alaina's 6 month Well-Child Check and shots. Alaina is only 13 lbs and 12 oz!! Long skinny girl! Bumping her up to baby food 3 times a day and continue with formula twice a day.

May 2 - Alaina rolled over 100% - back to stomach to back. She rolled from her floor gym to her kitchen set... Hmmm - somebody wants to play??

May 4 - First Stage 2 food - Peach Cobbler - Alaina LOVED it.

May 10 - Mommy's first Mothers Day! Lainey and Daddy gave mommy a heart shaped opal (Lainey's Birthstone) pendant and they got me a French silk pie and some beautiful cards!

May 12 - Alaina's first babysitter! My friend Jen from work watched Lainey while Mommy and Daddy went to the Billy Joel and Elton John Concert which was AWESOME! Lainey was very good and went right to bed for Jen.

May 15 - Went shopping with Mommy and Grammy at Baby Gap and Gymboree at Jordan Creek. Went to dinner that night with Mike and Kathleen, Joan V, Tom and Joan A. Adam G. and Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Amanda at The Machine Shed.

May 16 - Eric & Sarah's wedding. Lainey didn't go to the wedding but she went to the reception!!

May 17 - Back home to Omaha

May 18 - IS TODAY!!! WE ARE CAUGHT UP!!! Today is Grammy's birthday and we just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAMMY!! WE LOVE YOU!!