Haircut Pics

I was going to post these pics the other day, but we had an incident. Peter and I wanted to figure out if B was still allergic to soy, because it had been over a year and a half since she had straight up soy and a reaction and I was eating tofu and she had tolerated soy sauce and Halloween candy that has trace amounts of soy in it so...long story short, she barfed everywhere and is obviously still allergic. Oops.

Before the haircut:

The haircut:

Betsy and Mommy hamming it up and showing off our new 'dos:





Day after the haircut:

B Had Her First Haircut!

Betsy had her first haircut on Tuesday. She was so good, and her hair looks adorable. Charlotte did an awesome job.

It was so gross outside today. Peter and I conducted our second photo session this morning to get a great picture for our Christmas cards, but no luck. Betsy cried and Sadie wouldn't look up. It's tough getting two babies to look happy for a picture! We stayed in all day, but we ventured to the Parenting Center this afternoon to meet playgroup. B had so much fun with her pals, and I had so much fun chatting with the girls.

Sadie is rolling across the rug on the living room floor constantly.
Betsy loves singing Christmas carols, especially "Rudolph" and "Frosty."
I will post haircut and bad photo session pics tomorrow.

Happy Birthday, Attie!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had a great time in Vacherie and everything we ate was so yummy. I even got to take a nap. Last Wednesday we met B's friend Molly from school, her mom, and her baby brother at the Aquarium. Molly is the first friend that B has made on her own. They were so cute together and held hands and chatted the whole time. We spent most of the weekend at home, because the girls are both sick with nasty colds. We decorated our tree on Friday, and both girls love it! Every day Betsy sees it and says, "Christmas tree!" On Saturday we ventured out in yucky weather to take pictures with Santa. We weren't sure how Betsy would do since last year she freaked out. Both of them did so well, and B smiled very big. Yesterday B spent the day with Gumbo, Bee, Lizzie, and Katy. P and I cleaned out the garage, and worked on getting more organized in general. Today B was back at school. This morning she said, "Betsy want to stay home. I don't want to go to school, Mommy." That was a first. But after a while she was ready to go, and when I picked her up I was told that she started crying when they told her I was there to pick her up. Things are back to normal. Attie and I walked in the Park and Sadie slept from 830 am until 1230. And she slept all night last night; she's been waking up a lot with her cold so it was very nice to have a good night's rest. Tonight we went to dinner at Marme's to celebrate Attie's birthday, which is tomorrow. We ate Reginelli's and cookie cake, and B decorated Marme's tree.

B is saying so much funny stuff that I can't even keep up. She likes to comment on everything we do. Example--tonight after we left Marme's she said, "We had fun at Marme's. We went there last week. Attie is at Marme's." She asks me questions constantly.

Sadie is eating rice cereal, veggies, fruit, and oatmeal. She is really into her solid food. Today B moved into a booster seat and Sadie is going to take over her highchair. My girls are growing up!

Happy Birthday, Peter!

Peter's birthday was this past Saturday. Happy Birthday!!!! We celebrated by going to dinner at Mila. It was absolutely delicious, and we had a great time. Thanks to Marme and Tim for watching the girls.

Last Friday we had B's Thanksgiving Feast at school. The children were precious in their Native American headdresses and face paint. They ate yummy food and sat at big kid tables.
Yesterday B woke up with a bad cold, but she seems to be feeling better today. Thank goodness I taped the Grinch last week, because it instantly cheers B up. B is fascinated with all things Christmas, and wants to hear Christmas music and read Christmas books all the time.

Today Momma Lady watched the girls while I did some errands--thanks so much!!

Sadie is now eating rice cereal, sweet potatoes, carrots (the only thing she doesn't really like), peas, and squash. She had pears tonight for the first time. S is giggling all of the time and is sitting up for several minutes at a time. She says, "bahbahbahbah" a lot, but no 'mama' or 'dada' yet.

What B's been saying:
--Leave Betsy alone--You drivin me crazy
--If I speak sternly to B she tells me, "No, Mommy, say it sweet" or "don't fuss, Mommy."--When Peter got home tonight she said, "So good to see you!"
--I asked her if she wanted to help me make cupcakes last weekend and she said, "No, Mommy, I'm watching Sadie." She was showing her a book called 'Tickle the Pig', and kept telling her to feel the pages.

Pics later...

Week/Weekend Roundup

Last week we played with Kiss and her kiddos, hit the mall, and B did lots of singing. She sings all of the time. On Friday night Marme spent the night, because P went hunting with Gumbo. We made pizza and sugar cookies and had a grand ole time. On Saturday Grandpa picked B up and took her to Vacherie. She had a blast spending time with everyone including her pal Charlie. She went to a book reading and to see Madagascar 2. Betsy sings the song from the movie constantly. P and I hung out with Sadie Boo; she had so much attention she didn't know what to do with herself. We did some Christmas shopping and ate a yummy lunch. On Sunday Peter and I did some serious closet organizing. I have a huge list of projects to do, and I'm finally starting to do them. It's just kind of hard when both kids are home. Last night we went to Marme's for dinner. Peter A. made an awesome vegetable soup that Katie brought. Today we went to Uncle Tommy's office for S's 6 month checkup. She is 15 lbs, 14 in. and 25 in. long. She is at around the 50th percentile for everything. She was so pitiful when she had her shots, but she quickly stopped crying. We met Kiss, L, and R at Clearview and had muffins, got Princess balloons at the Dollar Store, quickly ran through Target then stopped to see Santa Claus. All of the kids seemed to love him, but we'll see when we take them to have their pictures taken. Tonight I have been organizing the girls' drawers and putting away mounds of clothes while B went to dinner at Jama and Pa's. I still have piles of laundry to do. I can't keep up with it. This week is B's Thanksgiving Feast at school--can't wait!

Some pics of Sadie from the weekend:

Weekend Roundup

The girls are still fighting these darn colds and it's getting really old for all of us! Today they both seemed to be doing better, but over the weekend they were feeling pretty yucky. We stayed in on Friday. On Friday night we made tacos and Peter played a couple of Styx songs for B and she danced like a maniac. She now asks for "The Robot Song" several times a day. On Saturday I ran errands, and P stayed in with the sickies. We went to Katie's for the end of the LSU game--what a heartbreaker. On Sunday morning we had breakfast at Betsy's Pancake House. Sadie slept through most of it, but B enjoyed herself. After breakfast we brought the girls to the Park near the house. The girls were so happy to be out of the house! And Sadie got in a swing for the first time. Sadie and I met Attie and Lawson in the Park for walk this morning, but we skipped Music again because of Sadie's cold. She was doing a lot better tonight so hopefully we'll be done with this stuff soon. Marme, Katie, Attie, and Lawsy came over for dinner. I made black beans and cornbread. The girls were all very good and Betsy and Sadie conked out before 8. Yay!


Sadie is almost sitting up by herself. She'll sit for a couple of minutes, but then she topples.


Betsy stepped on my foot then said, "Sorry, Jen." She said it again today. The only time she calls me Jen is when she's apologizing.


Sadie loves to snuggle and hug and grabs my face all the time and pulls it to her.


Yesterday B begged us to go to PJ's then today she told me she wanted to go to Walgreens. My boo has a mind of her own for sure. She wants to wear certain clothes that don't match and bows that don't match and shoes that are too small. Scarlet, you said these days were coming...

After we do something B says, "Had fun ____." No matter what it was she says it and sometimes what we have done is not fun at all.


If Peter or I tell Betsy to stop doing something, she'll say, "No, my dancing" or singing or running instead of "I'm dancing," etc.

This afternoon Betsy asked me to put on Radiohead. I told her that she would probably like Sufjan Stevens' music, but she said, "No, Betsy like Radiohead. Betsy want Radiohead." I've created a monster.

Sadie is Six Months Old!

I can't believe our Sadie Boo is six months old today. She is such a loving, happy, beautiful baby. Tonight Marme, Momma Lady, Grandpaw, Katie, Petey, and the Carvilles came over for pizza and yummy Joan Farrell cookies. Sadie had so much fun seeing everyone.

We've had a great week--walking in the Park with Attie, Lawsy, Tara, and Lee Catherine; playing at Kiss's house; eating dinner at Katie's. The girls went with me to vote on Tuesday. Betsy keeps talking about it and saying, "Betsy went to vote. Betsy had fun voting." I think she had fun because we ran into Julie and B got to walk and hold her hand. Today we went to playgroup for the first time in a while; Betsy's naps have made it hard to go. B had a blast today with her pals. We actually had all 7 kiddos there and a bunch of the second generation too.

Betsy tells me everyday that I look pretty or beautiful. It makes me feel so good. She's also talking about getting married. She keeps saying, "Betsy get married one day." I asked her who she wanted to marry and she said, "Kiss"--that's Krista. B is loving satsumas and Gumbo has brought her a bunch of them. Betsy has also started to say, "Stop it, Mommy" when I sing. Ouch. B is really into Radiohead these days and likes to dance in the living room and listen to them. Yay! As soon as I pick B up

Betsy is in Nola Baby this month on the Table of Contents page and page 35. Check it out: http://nolababy.epubxpress.com/nbm1. And she's in an OE ad in WISH magazine, part of the Times Pic: http://shop.nola.com/SS/Page.aspxsecid=55689&pagenum=8&sstarg=&facing=false.