We also had some good living room floor moments, too.
My mom also found a secondhand stroller that we took for a spin -- we're still not quite sure what Lorelei thought of the walk to Kelly Park, but we certainly enjoyed it!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
trip part IV: 10319.
NPR has a term for stories they air that rivet their readers: "driveway moments." We had our very own driveway moments during our MN trip.
We also had some good living room floor moments, too.
My mom also found a secondhand stroller that we took for a spin -- we're still not quite sure what Lorelei thought of the walk to Kelly Park, but we certainly enjoyed it!
We also had some good living room floor moments, too.
My mom also found a secondhand stroller that we took for a spin -- we're still not quite sure what Lorelei thought of the walk to Kelly Park, but we certainly enjoyed it!
Monday, August 29, 2011
trip part III: friends.
Lorelei got to meet several new friends on her trip to MN.
She took a trip to Chapel Hills UCC, where she was met by an adoring crowd of fans! Just over Courtney's shoulder in this picture you can see Marilynn Krekelberg, who was the "chef" behind this amazing cake filled with all kinds of baby supplies:
Later in the week, Marge Miller came by for a quick snuggle with Lorelei.
And Beth came for a visit, too. She also featured Lorelei on her photo blog!
She took a trip to Chapel Hills UCC, where she was met by an adoring crowd of fans! Just over Courtney's shoulder in this picture you can see Marilynn Krekelberg, who was the "chef" behind this amazing cake filled with all kinds of baby supplies:
Later in the week, Marge Miller came by for a quick snuggle with Lorelei.
And Beth came for a visit, too. She also featured Lorelei on her photo blog!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
trip part II: the greats.
One special part of our trip to MN was that Lorelei got to meet 4 very important people in her life.
On her 3-month birthday, Lorelei, Courtney, and Gramma B drove out to Keystone and spent some time with Great-Gram, Great-Granddad, and Great-Grandma. She was a very good little girl and they thought she was a doll (Granddad kept saying, "What a big girl!")
And we also got to spend time with Great-Aunt Julie, who thought Lorelei was very sweet and kissable:
We feel very blessed that Lorelei had the opportunity to meet these people who have been so important to her parents -- it was definitely the highlight of our trip!
On her 3-month birthday, Lorelei, Courtney, and Gramma B drove out to Keystone and spent some time with Great-Gram, Great-Granddad, and Great-Grandma. She was a very good little girl and they thought she was a doll (Granddad kept saying, "What a big girl!")
And we also got to spend time with Great-Aunt Julie, who thought Lorelei was very sweet and kissable:
We feel very blessed that Lorelei had the opportunity to meet these people who have been so important to her parents -- it was definitely the highlight of our trip!
trip part I: riding in the car.
The scariest part (for Mom and Dad!) about taking Lorelei to MN was the car ride. Previously, she had only ever been in the car for 10 minutes at a stretch, because DeKalb is not a very big place. We had planned to take a day trip in to Chicago to see Uncle Ross and practice our car riding abilities the weekend that we ended up leaving, so it became trial by fire.
Lorelei tried very, very hard to be a good little baby during the 7 hours between DeKalb and Bloomington. However, her current short napping habits meant that she would fall asleep fairly quickly after being placed in the car, but she would wake up 30-40 minutes later and then be awake until we got out of the car and then put her back in. Since those little tiny naps weren't very restorative, by about hour 5 she was really having a tough time.
We tried to take lots of breaks to feed her and stretch her little baby legs.. Being out in the fresh air felt good!
Mom was relegated to the back seat to try to keep Lorelei in good spirits, so Dad took over during rest stops.
As far as those notorious car seat blowouts are concerned, she only wrecked two outfits. :)
Will we take a long car trip again any time soon? Not likely. But we are proud of our little traveler for only having two major meltdowns and being such a trooper!
Lorelei tried very, very hard to be a good little baby during the 7 hours between DeKalb and Bloomington. However, her current short napping habits meant that she would fall asleep fairly quickly after being placed in the car, but she would wake up 30-40 minutes later and then be awake until we got out of the car and then put her back in. Since those little tiny naps weren't very restorative, by about hour 5 she was really having a tough time.
We tried to take lots of breaks to feed her and stretch her little baby legs.. Being out in the fresh air felt good!
Mom was relegated to the back seat to try to keep Lorelei in good spirits, so Dad took over during rest stops.
As far as those notorious car seat blowouts are concerned, she only wrecked two outfits. :)
Will we take a long car trip again any time soon? Not likely. But we are proud of our little traveler for only having two major meltdowns and being such a trooper!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
how was Lorelei's first big trip?
What did Lorelei do during her trip to MN, you ask? Well...
She laughed.
She cried.
She slept.
And also didn't.
And she always managed to look cool doing it, too.
...and that was just while we were in the car!
We have lots of stories to tell and pictures to post of our trip up to MN and will be getting those online soon!
She laughed.
She cried.
She slept.
And also didn't.
And she always managed to look cool doing it, too.
...and that was just while we were in the car!
We have lots of stories to tell and pictures to post of our trip up to MN and will be getting those online soon!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
where is Lorelei?
Our blog is on hiatus at the moment because we had to make an unexpected trip up to MN. Jason's aunt is back in the hospital and we felt it was important to be here with family. It's been a little hectic, and Lorelei has been having a hard time adjusting to the changes in her schedule and environment, but we're doing the best we can under the circumstances. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers for our family.
We'll have lots of pictures and updates to post once we're safely back in DeKalb (and have some time to recover from the trip -- we definitely need a few days of downtime after all of this!). Here's a picture courtesy my good friend Beth (you'll remember she won our baby pool!) of Lorelei this week.
We'll have lots of pictures and updates to post once we're safely back in DeKalb (and have some time to recover from the trip -- we definitely need a few days of downtime after all of this!). Here's a picture courtesy my good friend Beth (you'll remember she won our baby pool!) of Lorelei this week.
Friday, August 19, 2011
"you are very attractive."
These are the words Lorelei's doctor said to her this morning at her appointment. Did he mean her appearance? Her personality? In comparison to the screaming child next door who delayed our appointment by half an hour? Whatever the case, we'll take it as a compliment.
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