Happy 2008 everyone! We didn’t do any crazy celebrating, hell, we weren’t even awake when the ball dropped! I don’t mind really but I am looking forward to the time when Sienna is old enough to understand about New Year’s and have someone actually be excited about it! HA! I took this picture of Sienna yesterday and it just cracks me and Yves up!
The bow is from her cousins and I quickly put it on her just to see how she would look in it. She didn’t really like it but ‘posed’ for me while I took the picture. I really think she knows about the camera as a second before this shot, she was fussing with it!
This chair is also from her cousins and of course, she gives it a bite! She’s wearing a dress from her other cousin, Gaby.
Fun playtime with Daddy. They are both back to their usual happy, playful self. It was nice having Yves home for 2+ weeks! It’s back to work for him today!
Well, Sienna’s first Christmas is over. It was a wonderful day despite her being sick. We helped her open presents and she put paper and boxes in her mouth. She got lots of toys! We got Yves a bunch of web related books and his favorite chocolates and cologne. They got me a new cutting mat (18×36!), the Everyday Food cookbook, a sewing book, an ice cream maker and a wonderful massage at Ohm. Liz, Sylvain, Eli, Maia and Rozee came over for lunch. We got a cupcake book, 1001 Movies book, chocolates and Yves got a sweater from them. And Sienna got 2 cute shirts! They delivered some presents from Aunt Natalie. She gave Sienna cute Nike booties and a hat and some delicious smoked salmon from Washington and Starbucks coffee. It’s too bad the whole family couldn’t be together but we did a video conference while having dessert. For lunch I made a healthier version of meatloaf and no holds barred macaroni and cheese and broccoli on the side. For dessert I made pecan pie (without corn syrup!) and cookies. Liz also brought panetone, which tasted very fresh (I’ve been having it for breakfast on those ‘Sienna wakes up at 5am days) I won’t write too much because I have a ton of pictures to post!
Sienna’s first official Christmas present!
Presents galore!
My first pecan pie (I can never make the crust look nice!)
Friday we went to Kings Plaza mall to take Sienna to meet Santa. We knew this would be the result. We feel badly now for laughing during all this but we couldn’t help it! She is just too cute and too funny! The photographer told me that someone might have to go over there (because she did not stop crying once!) but I told him that was ok, we didn’t mind having a picture of her crying. It’s part of the memory, right? He must think we’re horrible! But really, that is part of the memory, right? It’s bad enough we are making her sit with this big, bearded stranger! I’m not going to force her to smile a fake smile! There were some priceless looks Sienna gave Santa that I wish the photographer captured, particularly one where she was looking straight at him and crying. She stopped as soon as I took her from him.
She got sick later that night, probably her way of getting back at us. Her nose was stuffy and she was coughing. It’s so heartbreaking to see and you feel so helpless. We took her to the doctor today and got some medicine for her. Hopefully she’ll get better really soon.
Taken while waiting on line, right before the fatal incident. LOL!
Monday was the last day of music together for the fall semester and she “graduates” to mixed age class. I had such a fun time going with Sienna and I know she really enjoyed it too. Since she started to crawl, she’s been “visiting” the other babies during class. It’s like she sensed it was the last class and practically made her rounds to several babies!
Visiting Meghan
Visiting Emi
Visiting Salvatore
Visiting the twins, Francesca and Nicholas
She also visited a couple of other babies but I didn’t want to be taking pictures throughout the whole class! Sienna really is too funny. When Michael put out the big drums, he put one right by us but nooo, the one right beside us was not good enough. Sienna had to go to the one all the way over there!
I think I’m going to skip the winter semester and wait for the Spring semester.
Saturday we went out to lunch to an “Asian fusion” restaurant in the ‘hood. Sienna sat in her first restaurant high chair and I forgot the camera!! She seems to still be a little small for a high chair and a booster might have been better. I’m not sure if restaurants have both boosters and high chairs. She still has the stranger anxiety so when the waitress was cooing over her, she started to cry. And each time she came around, it took her a little longer before she started to cry. A different waitress came by to clear the dishes and Sienna didn’t cry at her, I’m not sure why.
Yves was feeding her and I love when she grabs your finger so I couldn’t help but sneak a couple of snaps of this.
And why is it that babies hate to have their mouths wiped? I’m assuming all babies are like that. But I got her! I figured out a way to wipe her mouth without doing the cloth/mouth dance! I put the cloth on one side of her face and keep it there and knowing she’ll struggle, she wipes her mouth on her own and doesn’t even realize it! HA! Gotcha baby! 🙂 I was so proud of myself when I figured that one out. Hmm, only took me about 2 months (it has been 2 months she’s been on solids, right?!) I’ll be a wise old mom by the time Tammy plops out her baby in June! YES! That’s right!! My good friend and doula is going to have a baby! WOOOOWEEEEE!!!!!! I know she is going to make a great mom and Mark is going to make a great dad. She visited us yesterday to share the great news! And like I mentioned, Sienna has stranger anxiety and since she hasn’t seen Tammy in quite a few months, we weren’t surprised she started crying when she saw Tammy. Well, no surprise that Tammy won her over in a matter of minutes! Singing and dancing for her and making her laugh, how could Sienna not just love her?
And this video cracks me up. I bought her some organic apple juice and diluted it half with water…
And today in music class, Sienna was bumping noses with the baby next to us, Tebo. Then she started licking his head! That’s my kid! Always sticking out her tongue. I wasn’t fast enough with the camera to capture the licking or the nose bumping but thought this picture was cute.
Babble, a website/community for parents, totally rocks. This week alone there were two articles that I totally relate to and I thank the heavens I found this place. I practically cried out with a sigh of relief when I read Alone in a Crowd because that is me. Except for the part at the end. Sienna does get showered with attention when my friends are around but the problem is, they aren’t around that often! But that’s ok. It won’t be forever. And then today I read this one, Read ‘Em and Weep. Yves noticeded that I haven’t been reading many books lately. I thought it was just because I don’t ride the train on a daily basis anymore, which is when I read. Now I basically stick to magazine articles and now I know why…I still have pregnancy brain! They say that won’t last either. That’s good to know!
Several people (my neighbor, my hairdresser…) have told me that this was the best/fun time as far as Sienna is concerned, before they get too old and start being sassy to you. I do have to say, I really am enjoying her, she’s such a kick! She’s really showing some personality and within the past few days, does not stop gabbing! It’s really fun to see her interacting with the other babies in music class (and I hope to have her interact with more babies!) and getting excited with Skippy and even Neo. She’s crawling around like crazy and even trying to pull herself up. I can only imagine it would get more fun, when I can take her to places for older kids like Sesame Place or the Children’s Museum, etc. And when we can do crafts together! 🙂
she loves slippers!
Go Giants!
She also loves remotes so we gave her her own. An old universal with the batteries taken out.
We had my parents over for Thanksgiving yesterday. We don’t really do a whole big deal but I wanted turkey so we ordered it from our favorite deli. They sell individual dinners with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, mashed turnips, mixed vegetables and cranberry sauce. It was all very good although I wouldn’t have minded more turkey and less of the mashed stuff. I did like the turnips and was pleasantly surprised with the vegetables. I was afraid it was going to be peas and carrots.
(there was more turkey in here but it was already eaten!)
In the making
YUM!
I made pumpkin pie for the first time and it was so easy and delicious! I also made whip cream and that was also so easy and delicious! No reason to ever buy cool whip or readi-whip again!
For some reason, Sienna is fascinated by the stereo/dvd player/Tivo and is always going over there. I cleaned off the dust and pushed back the playstation games so we have no worries when she heads over that way. The units are covered with the glass door. Grandma M bought this pretty dress for Sienna.
It was only 2 weeks ago that I posted a video of Sienna’s first crawl in her crib. She’s really gaining speed! In music class these past 2 weeks, she’s moving all around the room, stopping by all the other babies to say hello. Last week when my mother in law was here, she came with us to class. I forgot my camera tho so no pics of that. She really enjoyed the class with Sienna. This week Yves is off so he went with us on Monday. I remembered the camera!
Also while my MIL was here, I went to the doctor’s and she watched Sienna last Tuesday. They are best buddies now. Sienna slept in her lap for 2 hours!! 2 hours!! She’s never slept on me or Yves for that long before. I guess grandma is really comfortable!! I think we might have even woken her up because we didn’t want it to interfere with her bedtime. We took her for a walk/shopping to S&D’s and it was dark by the time we got back at around 5.
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