* Re-connecting with a dear friend after a very long summer!
* Adeline recognizing icons of the Theotokos and blowing kisses to them.
* The feeling of finally beginning to finish something…(long overdue) BA, here I come!
* Realizing that I’m far too rational to deal with irrational people.
Today was Adeline’s first photo shoot since she was eleven days old! These were done at The Picture People and she did great!
Didn’t they do a beatiful job? Of course, the model is very photogenic. If you want to get any photos done at The Picture People, let me know. I have coupons for one free 8×10 per sitting!
Today was the Ice Cream Social mixer to meet and greet our newest members of the community…oh, and Adeline’s very first (mini) ice cream cone!
Mini cone with sprinkles
Matthew and a delicious dish of ice cream.
Adeline's first self portrat
Adeline the blur...as usual
Adeline Skywalker
Playing in the dirt with a couple of pals
Woah, I’ve lapsed on these this month!
I hope to rememember:
-Adeline taking us for a walk. She walked all the way from the Peaks to Shelton Hall and part way back! She chose the path and we let her go!
-Matthew showing a picture book to Adeline. He says, “And that’s a lady bug. There are male ladybugs, Adeline. Isn’t that so silly?”
– Adeline’s reunion with her friend after a long summer apart – they held hands (for a moment)!
– The feeling of our community members, old and new, meeting, greeting, and figuring each other out.
Parks!
Cushing Park in Delafield (across from Kurt’s Steakhouse):
And Roosevelt Park in Oconomowoc ( on Forrest Street). Adeline is wearing the same dress, but it was a different day! This is our favorite park so far.
Matthew and I took Adeline to her twelve month appointment this morning. She weighed in at 19 lbs even and 28 inches (15th percentile for both), so she’ll be facing backwards in the car for awhile She also received FOUR shots and had to have her finger pricked for lead and iron tests. Does it look like it slowed her down at all?
Sorry for the topless baby. We have a nightly dance party at our house after dinner and before bathtime, so she had just thoroughly saturated her dress with her dinner.
Genesis Medical Center (in Davenport, Iowa) swapped my baby? No? Seriously? (Warning: long post ahead)
For the last year I’ve wanted to tell the world, anyone who would listen, about the terrible experience that our family had at Genesis Medical Center – East Campus when Adeline was born. For some reason or another I haven’t used this avenue of proclaiming the unprofessional behavior of the hospital and its staff. But because many of you have never heard the story and will or have had babies at that hospital, I think you ought to know. Continue reading
Eating watermelon
Sleeping in my Fairy Ballerina PJs
I love celery
Reading and wearing rosary beads
Just up from a nap
Cheese!
Playing with the air vent.
Watching Reagan play outside.
Why am I blogging about salad dressing? Well, as I mentioned in my previous post, we’re in the middle of the Dormition Fast. Until we began fasting, I had no idea how difficult it is to find foods/recipes that don’t contain dairy, eggs, olive oil, or meat! What is one to put on one’s salad (which we will undoubtedly be eating lots of!)?
I’m not generally a Ken’s fan. It tends to be expensive around here and until recently I’ve never found any light dressings other than ranch. Well, this was on sale, I had a coupon (on double coupon day!), and it contains none of the before mentioned ingredients and so I risked the nineteen cents and tried Ken’s Lite Sweet Vidalia Onion. It is AWESOME! Whether you fast or don’t you really ought to try this.
(I am not being compensated for this free advertisement for Ken’s!)
I am an Orthodox Christian, wife of Matthew, and mama of Adeline. I love the Church, my family, reading, writing, sewing, knitting, and telling you about all of it.
Tracks by Louise Erdrich
Whither Shall I go? 