Not For The Faint Of Heart

I'm starting this post with a warning. What you read here is not for the faint of heart. So if you gag at the sight of vomit and poo, please stop reading here. This post is (and excuse me for the pun, but..) ripe with it.

We've had an eventful several days in the Hamilton household. First Lily got sick. Some sort of nasty stomach bug that had her pucking waterfalls of vomit all over the kitchen table. [you think it's gross to read about, just think of how it was to actually see it, feel it (that's right) and have it all over the front of your shirt]. Then we had several days of the beautiful exploding diapers. I always knew when one had come. Lily would run into a corner and hunker down with these big, sad eyes and, no matter how sweet or cajoling I made my voice, refused to move. Then, much to my delight, I would discover that the contents of the diaper had spilled down Lily's pant legs and onto the carpet. We spent a lot of time in the bathroom this weekend. We bought her this super cool art set (Lily loves coloring, painting, drawing, gluing, cutting...well, pretty much anything to do with arts and crafts) to try and make her feel better for being sick and stuck in the house for so long. She LOVED it, but I'm still heartbroken when I look at her sad little face and her pouty little lips. Poor baby.


And then, the sun came out, the skies cleared and Lily finally started feeling better. By the time she went to bed Sunday night, she was practically back to her normal, happy self. Unfortunately, sometime around 2:00 Monday morning, mommy started feeling a bit queasy. And so she spent the majority of the night bent over the toilet expunging the contents of her stomach. (I warned you that it wasn't a pretty post)

So now that everyone is (more or less) back to normal and we're able to be out and about again, guess what? I got summoned for jury duty. I reported yesterday and this morning I was unfortunately honored to be called to serve on a jury for the next three to five court days. It seems I'm having an unlucky week, hu? So now that I've spent this entire post wallowing in self-pity and disgusting everyone who has made it this far, let me leave you with this stunning picture.


It would seem that Lily bounces back quickly...

Rainbows

The Nursery

So people have been asking me to do this, but I've been dragging my feet. But with our imminent departure from our current home into a brand spankin' new one, I thought it was time to immortalize Lily's nursery. It may look a bit disorganized, but with all the stuffed animals and toys and books that girl has, this is as good as it gets. So here you go...

So there it is. Lily's room. I painted and decorated it when I was pregnant. It helped the time pass faster. There are definitely things I will do differently in her new room. But I will still miss this one. It was fun getting it ready for her. And that castle bookshelf was my very first attempt at carpentry. It really is awful, but its the thought that counts, right? Plus it was the first time I had ever attempted such a thing. Ah well, I'll do it better the next time. I did most of the painting and decorating myself. What I couldn't do, Ernie did. Lily loves her fairy friends, which makes all the hours we put in worth it.

Mini Who????

Two noteworthy things happened yesterday that I just had to share. The first, Lily took her very first picture. And I think it turned out pretty dang cute for a 16 month old. The second....well, here it is.



I have a bazillion pictures of Lily on my desk at my office. Well, yesterday the woman who comes to water the plants was looking at them and gushing over how beautiful she is. Then she asked me "Is she yours?" Of course, I said yes. Then she has the audacity to say "Are you sure she came from you, because she doesn't have an ounce of you in her." I fumed for the rest of the day. I know it seems completely childish to be upset by such a thing, but for crying out loud. It isn't as if she doesn't look like me at all, is it? Sheesh! I mean, I did carry her for 43 weeks and I did labor for 24 hours (2 of which were pushing after the epideral had worn off) to bring her into this world. She should at least bare some resemblance to me! So please, my family and friends, leave kind comments. Gush. Lie, even. Just tell me my daughter looks a teensie bit like me!





*Edit...I don't really care who she looks like. I personally think she's a good mix of both of us with a fair bit of her own individual look. I guess what got me all riled was how the lady said it

I Love You Because

10. You love to sleep and you are oh-so-good at it

9. You crawl into bed with me at around 6:00, curl up on my chest and go right back to sleep

8. You don't just walk, you strut. And with such attitude. You certainly know how to own a room

7. When you do something you know you aren't supposed to do, you run up and give me a big bear hug and big, sloppy kiss. Then you put your hands on my cheeks and laugh hysterically until I can no longer keep a straight face

6. You love to wear your princess shoes and put pretties in your hair

5. When you see me after being separated (even if its only ten minutes), you run up, squealing, and take a flying leap into my arms

4. Whenever I ask you to look at the camera, you stop whatever you're doing and say "cheeeeeesssse" with a huge grin on your face

3. Your smile lights up the entire room

2. When daddy starts to tickle me mercilessly, you pull him away, waggle your finger at him and say "no, no Daddy"

1. You fill every day with laughter

Animal Noises

So tonight I shamelessly forced Lily to perform for the camera. She is mimicking animal noises. she got a bit hung up on "cow", but in the end she figured it out.

And before I forget, happy Love Day to all of our friends and family. Ernie surprised both of his girls with Love Day gifts.

Lily enjoyed the chocolate truffles...a little too much, I think.

Don't even ask about the hair.

And she absolutely adored her Valentine balloon. She hasn't let it out of her sight since she got it.

And I got these beautiful flowers. I loved them. Lillies are my favorites. (I'll admit, I dug the truffles too. Almost as much as Lily)

I think Lily enjoyed the flowers as much as I did. She kept begging to get up on the table so she could "smell" them. She loves to smell flowers (and bushes, and trees, and grass, and rocks), though I suspect she is blowing out more the sniffing in. But its still cute to watch her try.

Pay It Forward

I saw this on a blog from a friend of mine in Arizona. I think it's a great idea! Here's how it works-the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a handmade gift from me.What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well-before you leave your comment here, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. (Or you can cut and paste from this one like I did) Then come back, let me know you're going to play, and sit back and wait to receive your fun gift!! Remember that only the first 3 comments will receive a gift from me, so hurry, hurry, hurry!