Boo!
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Halloween
The kids had a great time trick-or-treating tonight. Well, Jordan and Abbi had a great time anyway. Emma slept in the car. And then slept when we got back to the hotel. It was a little chilly and a bit rainy, but the kids were glad they didn't need to wear coats to run around the neighborhoods we visited. (There's nothing more lame than an Orc in a down jacket, after all.)
Shhhh... The ladybug is sleeping.
Watch out for the orc!
Verrry scary!
Shhhh... The ladybug is sleeping.
Watch out for the orc!
Verrry scary!
Monday, October 04, 2004
Busy weekend
This weekend was one of very little sleep at night for Nichole, Emma and me. Emma seems to be waking up a lot in the middle of the night with a voracious appetite, and sometimes it even takes a supplemental bottle to get her to go back to sleep even for a short while. So this weekend felt busy, at least, since our internal clocks were all out of whack.
We did make a few excursions out and about with Emma, including to lunch today and then a trip up to Bay City to take Jordan and Abbi back to their mom. Emma has been very good about riding in the car for the most part... she seems to be lulled to sleep by the motion. On Friday, I strapped her into the Baby Bjorn carrier for the first time, and we did some chores around the house including taking the trash to the road. She fell asleep almost immediately, so maybe we'll try this on a day when she's fussier as well to see if it soothes her. It sure is nice carrying her so closely in the Bjorn.
Sadly, I think we are going to be giving our cat "Putter" away to my niece Andrea. The cat was fine for a couple of weeks, but now seems to be taking out his frustrations by using Emma's clothes and Abbi's bed as an alternative to the litterbox. Which we won't stand for. It's not something we can tolerate, and locking him up in the basement or keeping him out of rooms by keeping the doors shut all the time isn't fair to him or to us either.
We are sure he is acting out, since it has only happened once the initial shock of the new baby in the house wore off, and it only happens to things in Emma's room (and our bedspread once when we were holding her at night). He's left Jordan's room and any other belongings alone. So... tomorrow, off he goes to my niece's house. She has another kitten so maybe he will be happier there. We will definitely miss him a lot, though... he is a sweet kitty and very affectionate (when he is not acting like this), and he knows his name and comes when called. At least he will go to a family member who will love him.
We did make a few excursions out and about with Emma, including to lunch today and then a trip up to Bay City to take Jordan and Abbi back to their mom. Emma has been very good about riding in the car for the most part... she seems to be lulled to sleep by the motion. On Friday, I strapped her into the Baby Bjorn carrier for the first time, and we did some chores around the house including taking the trash to the road. She fell asleep almost immediately, so maybe we'll try this on a day when she's fussier as well to see if it soothes her. It sure is nice carrying her so closely in the Bjorn.
Sadly, I think we are going to be giving our cat "Putter" away to my niece Andrea. The cat was fine for a couple of weeks, but now seems to be taking out his frustrations by using Emma's clothes and Abbi's bed as an alternative to the litterbox. Which we won't stand for. It's not something we can tolerate, and locking him up in the basement or keeping him out of rooms by keeping the doors shut all the time isn't fair to him or to us either.
We are sure he is acting out, since it has only happened once the initial shock of the new baby in the house wore off, and it only happens to things in Emma's room (and our bedspread once when we were holding her at night). He's left Jordan's room and any other belongings alone. So... tomorrow, off he goes to my niece's house. She has another kitten so maybe he will be happier there. We will definitely miss him a lot, though... he is a sweet kitty and very affectionate (when he is not acting like this), and he knows his name and comes when called. At least he will go to a family member who will love him.
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