Author: Sarah

If They Could Just Stay Little…

Sarah General

Carrie, Nana, Poppy and I all took a drive to the outlet mall near us. I hadn’t been there in about 6 years, but I’ll definitely be going back soon. They had a Children’s Place outlet and a Coldwater Creek outlet, but best of all…?

There’s a Carter’s outlet!

I love Carter’s clothes for Carrie, and I was very sad because she’s pretty much outgrown the 6-9 month sizes and I’ve only very rarely found 12 month Carter’s clothes, and nothing bigger than that. In their store, though, they go all the way up to size 6! And almost everything was at least 30% off. I had to exercise extreme self-control not to buy all the cute outfits there, since I’m sure we’ll get some clothes for her birthday and I should really wait to see what she needs. We did come home with some really cute overalls (with coordinating onesie, sweater and socks) that should last her until next spring, and some pajamas to fit her now and for the winter. And there was a really cute dress we found in 2T for next spring/summer/fall.

It’s actually about the same amount of time to drive there as it is to drive to the local Babies ‘R’ Us. This may be a dangerous thing to know…

Even Numbered Birthdays Only, Please

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Today is Denis’ dad’s 64th birthday (Happy Birthday, Dad!) so we bought a cake to celebrate. In lieu of putting 64 candles on the cake (I was tempted, though) I bought numeral candles. When we went to put the candles away, we discovered that we already had the 0, 2 and 8 candles. (We don’t even remember using the 2 or the 8, although we’re both older than 28, so it must have been for that year?)

Oh, and Denis thinks it’s pretty funny that the first hurricane of the season is named Dennis. Not that hurricanes are laughing matters, of course.

Happy Fourth of July!

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Well, we weren’t planning on letting Carrie stay up to watch fireworks, but there was a very local display of them that woke her up anyway. I don’t think she was excited or scared, she was just very sleepy and wondering why we carried her out into the dark night to look at colorful lights. We weren’t close enough for any really loud explosions, although there were quite a few screamers.

This is the second year in a row we’ve had a huge fireworks display visible from our house, and we still can’t figure out who’s doing it – it wasn’t in the newspaper list of all the local displays. Next year I think we’ll just plan on it, and remember to put on bug spray. Carrie seems to have gotten away without bites, but the rest of us were eaten alive.

Between swimming, cooking out and fireworks-watching, I’m totally beat! But it was a very good day.

Look Who’s “Talking”!

Sarah Carolyn

Carrie says “ba-ba-ba!”


She started babbling three days ago and hasn’t stopped since. And she’ll “repeat” anything you say, only using “bah”. So, if I say “quack, quack”, she’ll say “bah, bah”. If I say “more?”, she’ll say “bah?”. It’s pretty darn cute.

I keep thinking Carrie can’t possibly get any cuter, and then she does. Every new thing she learns how to do makes her that much more fun to be around!

Signing Time!

Sarah Carolyn

We ordered the first three volumes of these Signing Time videos for Carrie and got them in the mail today. I had borrowed the first one from the library for a week, and I swear it’s baby crack – Carrie will crane her neck to watch it if someone is standing in her way, and she cries when it’s over. She even moves her hands around when the kids are signing as though she’s trying to make the signs too.

Especially now that she’s consistently signing “milk”, and attempting to sign “more”, I’m eager to teach her signs for everything. I’d love to know what she’s thinking about, and I’m too impatient to wait for her to talk!

July Cross Stitch

Sarah Cross Stitch

Aha! I finally have one done in time to display for the entire month!

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Actually, this is my favorite month so far. I like the muted reds and blues. It’s still patriotic, but it doesn’t scream “I AM A PATRIOTIC CROSS STITCH! LOOK AT ME NOW!” like some patterns I’ve seen.

Got Milk?

Sarah Carolyn

I think Carrie knows the sign for milk. Last night she woke up crying, and while I was trying to settle her back down she seemed to be signing “milk”, so I picked her up and fed her. Then this morning she started signing “milk” first thing, but I needed to change her diaper first. When I finished changing her, I asked her if she wanted milk, and signed the word “milk”…and she signed it right back to me!

Carrie’s first year sticker calendar doesn’t have a sticker for “first sign”. But, I really think she’s starting to get the concept of language, which is incredible to watch.

First Word?

Sarah Carolyn

Carrie may have said her first word today. My mom and I were out for lunch with her, and the people at the next table over said “hi” to Carrie, and she said something approximating “hi” back to them. Several times. It was somewhere between “hah” and “hi”, and she’s done it a couple of times since when I tell her to say “hi”, so it could be that she really meant it. I think if she does it again in another context appropriate situation I might believe that’s what she’s trying to say. I suppose “hi” is a pretty good first word, even if I might have secretly wanted her to say “mama” first!

She’s also been pulling up and letting go on purpose to see how long she can stand up. A quick 10-count is generally all she manages, but it’s a start!