Sunday, March 20, 2011
Because everyone can use a smile...
...here are a couple from Natiebug...and a couple of giggles, too!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
ER trip...
We made our first (definitely not our last) late-night trip to the ER on Thursday night. Mimi slipped in the bathroom while getting out of the tub and took a dive into the edge of the base board heater. After stopping some of the bleeding we were able to see that it was more than we could take care of at home.
Wendy was so wonderful to come over and listen for Nate (who thankfully was already in bed). Brian and I went to Loudoun ER around 9:30 pm. We waited only a short time to be called back and the staff was great! Emilia played in the waiting room like nothing had happened.
They admitted us quickly and our nurse came in to see us. The doctor was right on her heels and confirmed that she would need stitches. While the lidocaine was working they gave her a movie to watch (appropriately enough it was Lilo and Stitch)! She was such a brave little lady while the doctor was stitching her up. Unfortunately because of the location of the wound they had to cover her eyes with the drape. I held her hands and she cried but didn't try to squirm away. She held so still and let them do what they needed to do! The doctor said that she was one of the best suture patients he's ever had, especially considering that it was on her face.
The nurses gave her a book, a handful of stickers, and a stuffed animal to bring home. Mimi acquires an entourage wherever she goes. They were quick and efficient and had us out of there by about midnight. I was really impressed with Loudoun! At home she's been wearing her Dora band-aids and is very concerned with when it needs to be changed.
She was little upset with me when I told her that she didn't need to wear the band-aids anymore, but it looks like a million bucks now!!
They admitted us quickly and our nurse came in to see us. The doctor was right on her heels and confirmed that she would need stitches. While the lidocaine was working they gave her a movie to watch (appropriately enough it was Lilo and Stitch)! She was such a brave little lady while the doctor was stitching her up. Unfortunately because of the location of the wound they had to cover her eyes with the drape. I held her hands and she cried but didn't try to squirm away. She held so still and let them do what they needed to do! The doctor said that she was one of the best suture patients he's ever had, especially considering that it was on her face.
The nurses gave her a book, a handful of stickers, and a stuffed animal to bring home. Mimi acquires an entourage wherever she goes. They were quick and efficient and had us out of there by about midnight. I was really impressed with Loudoun! At home she's been wearing her Dora band-aids and is very concerned with when it needs to be changed.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
HP Winter Partayyy!
On Saturday we went to the HP Winter Party at the beautiful Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in DC. The kids had a great time in childcare and we had a wonderful time with some great friends, great food, and of course plenty to drink!
As always the night started out pretty tame and we enjoyed cocktails and appetizers. Dinner was delicious and then the band started with the dancin' music! I'm usually not a big fan of a band, but this one was really good...they had a whole brass section!!
Here's Brian looking a little on the short side...
...but they took mercy on him since they announced his promotion at the breakfast meeting and let him be the big dog for a moment!!
Very few people know how to have a good time like the Broadways!!
It was great to see Jourdan come out even though Travis is already out in SoCal.
And here they are...the dynamic duo! We'll miss Mike while he's in California but we look forward to getting him back ASAP!
As always the night started out pretty tame and we enjoyed cocktails and appetizers. Dinner was delicious and then the band started with the dancin' music! I'm usually not a big fan of a band, but this one was really good...they had a whole brass section!!
Valentine's Day
I haven't posted in a while because my computer was down and out. It's back up and running now so here are we go. We had a little Valentine's Day fun at the Fish house. Mimi had a heart-shaped breakfast.
and then we did a craft project - Nate even joined in a little.
Our wonderful day ended with Brian bringing home a Kindle for the two of us to share. What an awesome device!!! We are loving it!
Our wonderful day ended with Brian bringing home a Kindle for the two of us to share. What an awesome device!!! We are loving it!
Friday, February 4, 2011
Just 'cuz they're cute
Emilia is enjoying the awesome new toys she picked out with the gift card that Nanny and Poppa gave her for Christmas. She got a new Eric Carle book, The Grumpy Ladybug, and she got these Color Wonder markers and a Toy Story 3 coloring pad.
She also got a new play-doh set with letter and number stamps. Her favorite part of the set is the play-doh knife!
This was the outfit she picked out by herself yesterday (except the shirt). She told me she wanted a skirt and chose this one. Then she told me she wanted black tights. What a diva!
Then I told her I wanted to send a picture to daddy and this is how she posed!
Every time Nate is playing on the floor she either lays her baby down or lays down herself...or both.
Nate is getting new skills everyday! He can sit in the Bumbo for a bit now...
...but it doesn't take long before he gets tired and starts to lose it a little. We do a little most days because he thinks he's a big boy sitting up!
He's playing more with his toys these days too. He bats at them and grabs onto them now!
She also got a new play-doh set with letter and number stamps. Her favorite part of the set is the play-doh knife!
Then I told her I wanted to send a picture to daddy and this is how she posed!
Every time Nate is playing on the floor she either lays her baby down or lays down herself...or both.
Nate is getting new skills everyday! He can sit in the Bumbo for a bit now...
...but it doesn't take long before he gets tired and starts to lose it a little. We do a little most days because he thinks he's a big boy sitting up!
He's playing more with his toys these days too. He bats at them and grabs onto them now!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Thunder Snow 2011!!! (said in a very intense manner)
This storm drove us nuts!! We don't like snow in the first place, but it certainly didn't do itself any favors with this storm (neither did the Maryland Department of Transportation). On Wednesday afternoon it began with a freezing rain/sleet mix with thunder and lightening. By about 4 pm it turned completely over to snow and started to accumulate. By about 8:30 pm we had about 7 inches on the ground!
Brian left work in Baltimore at about 4. At around 7pm he called to tell me that he was stopped in a "parking lot" on I-70. Apparently MDoT decided that plowing a major highway was not a top priority and the vehicles 1 1/2 miles ahead of Brian couldn't make it up a hill. He sat on I-70 for 5 hours!!! He was originally in the right lane but a large group of idiots decided that they would try to pass the traffic on the right shoulder and ended up just making another lane of traffic. Would have been just annoying, but it turned out to be quite dangerous. Each time Brian tried to move forward he slid sideways and was afraid that he would hit one of the cars on the right should since they had positioned themselves so close to him. Once the traffic finally started moving he let some of the congestion clear and then got a push from a good samaritan. He drove 1 1/2 miles on completely unplowed roads in this 2-wheel drive truck! The rest of the trip through Maryland was fairly smooth sailing. Once he crossed the bridge into Virginia it was a different story. 15 hadn't been touched by a plow! He got stuck in yet another traffic jam and sat for another 1 1/2 hours. He finally got home around 2 am Thursday morning! Thank God he got home safely...someone was watching over him that night!
While Brian was sitting in the cold on I-70 we were dealing with the cold (and dark) here in the house. We lost power at about 8:30 pm while Mimi was in the bathtub. Her response to the situation was "Mommy, turn yight on"...I wish I could have. Fortunately Nate was already in bed and we finished Mimi's bath by flashlight. Mimi went to bed and each of them got an extra blanket. It stayed quite reasonable in the house...it only got down to about 60 overnight. The power went on and off a couple of times on Thursday before it was finally on for good at about 1:40 pm. Brian hooked up the generator so that we could at least have a couple appliances plugged in for a while.
The good that came out of the storm was that we had Brian home all day on Thursday! He was very excited to use his plow to do the driveway and some of the street in front of the house. He was very glad that he had the plow since the snow was SOOOOO wet and heavy. Mimi even took a ride on the quad with daddy! It was a good packing snow, though, and we all got the chance to spend some time playing outside and making a snowman!
Brian left work in Baltimore at about 4. At around 7pm he called to tell me that he was stopped in a "parking lot" on I-70. Apparently MDoT decided that plowing a major highway was not a top priority and the vehicles 1 1/2 miles ahead of Brian couldn't make it up a hill. He sat on I-70 for 5 hours!!! He was originally in the right lane but a large group of idiots decided that they would try to pass the traffic on the right shoulder and ended up just making another lane of traffic. Would have been just annoying, but it turned out to be quite dangerous. Each time Brian tried to move forward he slid sideways and was afraid that he would hit one of the cars on the right should since they had positioned themselves so close to him. Once the traffic finally started moving he let some of the congestion clear and then got a push from a good samaritan. He drove 1 1/2 miles on completely unplowed roads in this 2-wheel drive truck! The rest of the trip through Maryland was fairly smooth sailing. Once he crossed the bridge into Virginia it was a different story. 15 hadn't been touched by a plow! He got stuck in yet another traffic jam and sat for another 1 1/2 hours. He finally got home around 2 am Thursday morning! Thank God he got home safely...someone was watching over him that night!
While Brian was sitting in the cold on I-70 we were dealing with the cold (and dark) here in the house. We lost power at about 8:30 pm while Mimi was in the bathtub. Her response to the situation was "Mommy, turn yight on"...I wish I could have. Fortunately Nate was already in bed and we finished Mimi's bath by flashlight. Mimi went to bed and each of them got an extra blanket. It stayed quite reasonable in the house...it only got down to about 60 overnight. The power went on and off a couple of times on Thursday before it was finally on for good at about 1:40 pm. Brian hooked up the generator so that we could at least have a couple appliances plugged in for a while.
The good that came out of the storm was that we had Brian home all day on Thursday! He was very excited to use his plow to do the driveway and some of the street in front of the house. He was very glad that he had the plow since the snow was SOOOOO wet and heavy. Mimi even took a ride on the quad with daddy! It was a good packing snow, though, and we all got the chance to spend some time playing outside and making a snowman!
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