Special

There is something special about holding one's own child, so
small, but growing, small enough to be held and carried in one's arms for
years, and knowing that one day she will be too big to hold and carry.

I also think it is so special when I get home from work and my little girl
is so excited to see me. She has her own song she sings when she sees me.
It goes, "A mommy, a mommy, a mommy!"

I'm so glad that I don't have to be apart from her for more than a few
hours at a time.

Joanna's funny phrases

Joanna recently started telling us when she goes "poop."

Also, when she or someone else passes gas, she asks, "What was that?"

Yesterday, when she passed gas, she said, "What was that? -- I poop?"

The laughs just keep coming.

Joanna says "Hi Baby"

I've been trying to get Joanna to recognize that there is a baby in Mama's belly. Here is my feeble attempt:

Mom: Joanna, there's a baby in Mama's belly.
Mom: Joanna, What is in Mama's belly?
Joanna: (blank stare)


Yesterday, my newest attempt was humorously successful:

Mom: Joanna, there's a baby in Mama's belly.
Can you say "Hi baby?"

Joanna: (Looks at Mama's belly and waves) "Hi baby!"

Realizing things slowly

This pregnancy is different from my first. I don't seem to think about it as much, although I am excited. The further along I get, I do start to realize more and more, "Hey! I'm really pregnant!"

Silly Dog

Date: Tue, Mar 24, 2009

I have this dog, Pudgie. He drives me crazy sometimes.

Every morning, weather permitting, I let Joanna get two dog treats out of a canister (she gets two, one in each hand, sometimes both in one hand) and we go outside and give Chester and Pudgie a treat.

Chester is usually at the gate by the time we reach the gate, sometimes we get to the gate first, but not always. We go inside the gate and I sometimes either set Joanna down or I just hold her and she gives Chester one treat and he takes it gently from her hand.

Now, Pudgie is another story altogether. He'll stay in his dog house or in his lounging spot in the sun and, acknowledge our presence, but not appear to give one care that we have a treat for him. Maybe it's small dog syndrome, I don't know, but he won't come get the treat. We have to start out toward him and get about half the distance from where we started to him and he'll jump up and bound up to meet us and eagerly take the treat.

It's just fascinatingly irritating.

V8 and Salt & Vinegar Chips

Date: Fri, Feb 13, 2009

I felt like I would actually get sick if I didn't drink a V8. I called Ian's Market and found out they had V8. I jumped in my vehicle and headed out. While there, I realized they had chips, too.

Joanna Pattycake

Joanna has been clapping her hands together for quite some time, but now she can pat them and say something similar to "patty cake." Yesterday, she threw out her hands for "throw it in a pan" :-)