Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Cooking...
Matzah Ball Soup
I made homemade chicken broth from the chicken leftovers that Laurel brought us earlier this month and then froze it. Tonight we added boneless chicken breast, carrots, celery, and a dash of thyme. I shredded the chicken when it was cooked and added Matzah Balls we made from a mix.
I made homemade chicken broth from the chicken leftovers that Laurel brought us earlier this month and then froze it. Tonight we added boneless chicken breast, carrots, celery, and a dash of thyme. I shredded the chicken when it was cooked and added Matzah Balls we made from a mix.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Cooking...
Pear French Bread Pudding
I substituted Pears for Apples, used a whole loaf of French bread (~5 cups), an extra egg, ~1/3 cup of brown sugar, and put it in a 9X13 pan. Delicious!
I substituted Pears for Apples, used a whole loaf of French bread (~5 cups), an extra egg, ~1/3 cup of brown sugar, and put it in a 9X13 pan. Delicious!
Cooking...
Shepherd's pie (inspired by Sarah and Ben who brought this to us after Elizabeth was born)
Reading...
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I flew through this short story last night and this morning while trying to get Elizabeth to sleep. This is thanks to our iPod Touch and the application that lets me read books. There are so many free books, that I think I will be reading quite a bit more than I used to.
I flew through this short story last night and this morning while trying to get Elizabeth to sleep. This is thanks to our iPod Touch and the application that lets me read books. There are so many free books, that I think I will be reading quite a bit more than I used to.
Friday, January 8, 2010
6 weeks old
Today Elizabeth is 6 weeks old. I've been doing a bad job keeping up with her milestones on paper, but we have done great with getting pictures of it all!
The big thing is that on Monday January 4th she smiled as seen by the video below!
Our normal morning schedule is for her to eat then we get up and I put her in her bouncy seat on the dining room table. I open the shades and she can look out the window and experience the sunshine. I prepare my breakfast and/or pump. On Monday when I walked to the table with my breakfast I said "Hi" to Elizabeth and she smiled. I did it again and she smiled again! I grabbed our big camera to try to capture her pure joy and she looked at it like - what the heck is that? you think I'm going to smile to that? I called Nathan and told him the good news and he suggested I use the video camera. Brilliant suggestion! why hadn't I thought of that. Oh, maybe because I was up at 3am for an hour feeding and changing and getting her back to sleep... I grabbed the camera and caught 3 more smiles. This was so special, because if I had not caught it on film Nathan would have accused me of lying. She has only smiled a few times since, and they are not as big and as pronounced as those Monday morning smiles. We are just waiting until she smiles and laughs all the time!
Another thing - she has grown out of two of her outfits. This is the first and only time I will mention this because from her on out she will be growing out of things weekly. And she is finally able to wear the outfit that we planned to bring her home from the hospital. However, to mark this first milestone we took a picture of one of the outfits that is too tight on Pancake's head. He's being such a good dog. He just ignores her mostly and is loving being out all day basking in the sun and napping. We will see how good the family interacts when we take a trip up to D.C. with all 4 of us in the car.
To go with this we have also moved up to size 1 diapers this week. She can still wear the newborn since they are up to 10lbs, but the ones go from 8-14lbs and she is well over 8. They are a little roomy in the tush, but they do the job (well not all the time).
The big thing is that on Monday January 4th she smiled as seen by the video below!
Our normal morning schedule is for her to eat then we get up and I put her in her bouncy seat on the dining room table. I open the shades and she can look out the window and experience the sunshine. I prepare my breakfast and/or pump. On Monday when I walked to the table with my breakfast I said "Hi" to Elizabeth and she smiled. I did it again and she smiled again! I grabbed our big camera to try to capture her pure joy and she looked at it like - what the heck is that? you think I'm going to smile to that? I called Nathan and told him the good news and he suggested I use the video camera. Brilliant suggestion! why hadn't I thought of that. Oh, maybe because I was up at 3am for an hour feeding and changing and getting her back to sleep... I grabbed the camera and caught 3 more smiles. This was so special, because if I had not caught it on film Nathan would have accused me of lying. She has only smiled a few times since, and they are not as big and as pronounced as those Monday morning smiles. We are just waiting until she smiles and laughs all the time!
Another thing - she has grown out of two of her outfits. This is the first and only time I will mention this because from her on out she will be growing out of things weekly. And she is finally able to wear the outfit that we planned to bring her home from the hospital. However, to mark this first milestone we took a picture of one of the outfits that is too tight on Pancake's head. He's being such a good dog. He just ignores her mostly and is loving being out all day basking in the sun and napping. We will see how good the family interacts when we take a trip up to D.C. with all 4 of us in the car.
To go with this we have also moved up to size 1 diapers this week. She can still wear the newborn since they are up to 10lbs, but the ones go from 8-14lbs and she is well over 8. They are a little roomy in the tush, but they do the job (well not all the time).
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
How to charm me...
Still find me attractive when I don't take a shower and am packing an extra 30 pounds (mainly focused around my midsection). [Thinking - maybe the larger "girls" help?]
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Monday, December 28, 2009
Elizabeth at One Month
Elizabeth is one month old already. She had a doctor's appointment today and weighed 7 lbs 15 ounces. She's growing every day, sleeping better (sometimes as much as 7 hours at at time), and is more alert and interactive.
We have lots of pictures posted on our photo site: http://public.fotki.com/natemarvelle/ and will have more coming soon!
Happy Holidays
For the last few years, we have sent out a holiday card featuring a silly picture:
2008
2007
2006
In years past, Amanda has used Powerpoint to design a postcard, front and back, and had them printed at Kinkos. This year, we upped the ante. With a little help from the internet (thank you, pshero), we designed a holiday card/birth announcement using Photoshop which we uploaded to Costco's photo printing site and then picked up at the store.
2009
The toughest part was getting good pictures of our little girl. Now, I'm looking forward to finding another project that we can tackle with Photoshop.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Elizabeth in moving pictures
Here are two videos of our little girl:
Elizabeth Cora Marvelle from Nathan Marvelle on Vimeo.
Elizabeth's 1st Days from Nathan Marvelle on Vimeo.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Baby's first bottle
Monday, November 30, 2009
No more silent nights
Elizabeth Cora Marvelle arrived November 27 at 6:52am, 6lbs 4oz and 18 1/4 inches.Monday, November 23, 2009
Whoa! She's Pregnant!
Another picture we found when cleaning up... Recently we went to Saint Louis for a wedding of a friend of Nathan's. They have a really cool set up where a photographer would take black and white pictures of people. I thought this one was too funny!Here are the others.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Seattle Video
So when I "retired" I had to give back my work computer. We ended up purchasing a new computer and this meant moving and organizing all of our files. We stumbled upon some old pics and video. Here is a video from our 4th of July trip to Seattle:
You can see it in HD here. And our pictures are here.
Seattle from Nathan Marvelle on Vimeo.
You can see it in HD here. And our pictures are here.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Retirement
I have been working/studying since August 2004 and now it was finally over. Friday November 13th was my last day at lab... it felt really weird, but it has been great to take the time to prepare for our baby.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
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