Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Beach Baby Shae!
A very long post with lots and lots of photos... They tell the story: Shae went to Florida to see her Gramma and Gramps Wrabetz! Enjoy.
Perspective (Warning: non-Shae-related post!)
I was able to download the photos from our trip to Naples to the computer last night, but didn't have a chance to post them to the blog -- so don't you worry, those photos are on their way! In the meantime, I just wanted to share a little story with those of you who take the time to follow the lives of Jaime, Jody and Shae...
I was Bad Attitude Betty for most of the day yesterday (Tuesday). Monday had been a very long day of travel home from Naples for our little family -- we flew in and out of Miami, so we drove across Highway 41 (Alligator Alley) from Naples, which took significantly longer than we had planned. If you are at all familiar with the Miami airport, you will empathize with our frustrating attempts to find the rental car return office. On top of that, the literal moment we set foot on the plane Shae started SCREAMING (not crying... SCREAMING), which put both me and Jody on edge. She eventually fell asleep for most of the flight, but it's still exhausting to hold/rock her to ensure her sleep so as to avoid the glares and grumbles from fellow passengers. We finally arrived home at a little after 10 p.m. on Monday night, gave Shae a quick bath and put her to bed, confident that she would sleep through the night since she was so tired from our day of travel... only to discover that she had something else in mind: she woke up at 2, 3, 4, 4:30, 5:15 and 7. I was tired, cranky and entirely out of sorts for much of the day at work.
After work I was scheduled to go sit with my friend, Patti Brown, from 6:15-9:00 last night. I was NOT happy about that situation and made it passively-aggressively clear to anyone who would listen. For those readers who don't know Patti, she is a co-worker of mine who is currently battling brain cancer. Yeah, I was b*tching about being tired when my dear friend is battling JoJo the Tumor (her name for it) in her brain... I think you can see where I'm going with this. I hauled my butt down to Patti's house (without Shae -- that little pelican needed to sleep!) and left my attitude at the door, as I knew it wasn't fair to Patti to let her know how surly I was feeling.
Immediately upon entering the house, I realized what a jerk I had been all day. Patti was absolutely glowing. After having gone through her first round of chemo and radiation for six weeks, she is on her first of four weeks off treatment. She feels great -- her nausea is practically gone, her skin isn't as tender, her incisions are healing. Her hair is almost gone, but she adores the hats she's wearing. And she shared with me a story about what a wonderful day she had enjoyed with her husband, Graylon, when they went to not one but two grocery stores and she was able to walk through both, rather than ride in a cart. She shared how excited she is to go home to Georgia in a couple weeks to see her family. And she shared story after story about her wonderful family and how proud she is of each and every one of them.
Yeah, I'm still tired today, but I am so incredibly grateful that I got to share an evening with Patti Brown last night. She is an inspiration. Whether you do or do not know Patti personally, I'm asking a favor of you to include her in any future conversations you have with God, as she needs all the help she can get and deserves every bit of it.
Sorry for the long post... Shae photos coming later tonight!
I was Bad Attitude Betty for most of the day yesterday (Tuesday). Monday had been a very long day of travel home from Naples for our little family -- we flew in and out of Miami, so we drove across Highway 41 (Alligator Alley) from Naples, which took significantly longer than we had planned. If you are at all familiar with the Miami airport, you will empathize with our frustrating attempts to find the rental car return office. On top of that, the literal moment we set foot on the plane Shae started SCREAMING (not crying... SCREAMING), which put both me and Jody on edge. She eventually fell asleep for most of the flight, but it's still exhausting to hold/rock her to ensure her sleep so as to avoid the glares and grumbles from fellow passengers. We finally arrived home at a little after 10 p.m. on Monday night, gave Shae a quick bath and put her to bed, confident that she would sleep through the night since she was so tired from our day of travel... only to discover that she had something else in mind: she woke up at 2, 3, 4, 4:30, 5:15 and 7. I was tired, cranky and entirely out of sorts for much of the day at work.
After work I was scheduled to go sit with my friend, Patti Brown, from 6:15-9:00 last night. I was NOT happy about that situation and made it passively-aggressively clear to anyone who would listen. For those readers who don't know Patti, she is a co-worker of mine who is currently battling brain cancer. Yeah, I was b*tching about being tired when my dear friend is battling JoJo the Tumor (her name for it) in her brain... I think you can see where I'm going with this. I hauled my butt down to Patti's house (without Shae -- that little pelican needed to sleep!) and left my attitude at the door, as I knew it wasn't fair to Patti to let her know how surly I was feeling.
Immediately upon entering the house, I realized what a jerk I had been all day. Patti was absolutely glowing. After having gone through her first round of chemo and radiation for six weeks, she is on her first of four weeks off treatment. She feels great -- her nausea is practically gone, her skin isn't as tender, her incisions are healing. Her hair is almost gone, but she adores the hats she's wearing. And she shared with me a story about what a wonderful day she had enjoyed with her husband, Graylon, when they went to not one but two grocery stores and she was able to walk through both, rather than ride in a cart. She shared how excited she is to go home to Georgia in a couple weeks to see her family. And she shared story after story about her wonderful family and how proud she is of each and every one of them.
Yeah, I'm still tired today, but I am so incredibly grateful that I got to share an evening with Patti Brown last night. She is an inspiration. Whether you do or do not know Patti personally, I'm asking a favor of you to include her in any future conversations you have with God, as she needs all the help she can get and deserves every bit of it.
Sorry for the long post... Shae photos coming later tonight!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
A teaser: Shae goes to the beach
I need to do a proper photo download sometime later today, but these photos were taken on my camera during Shae's trip to Naples to visit Gramma and Gramps Wrabetz:
I'm so excited to go, I can't even shut my eyes to take a nap!
Point me in the direction of the pool, please!
Found it! (It's worth noting that Shae LOVES the pool! It's just like a great big ol' bathtub! But with old people...)
The Miami airport has the most comfortable floors...
More to come...
Monday, February 16, 2009
We might have a tooth!
There is an unconfirmed white dot visible in the middle of Shae's lower gum line! In addition to excessive (and I do mean excessive) drooling, a significant change in her sleep patterns (hello seven wake-ups on Saturday night!), generalized fussiness at times and a smattering of other "tells," we are officially on Tooth Watch 2009! We will be sure to report back.
In the meantime, we've had fun playing with our new camera over the weekend.
Shae's first trip to the Cherry Cricket with Uncle Beau and Dad:
I gots feets! Two of 'em!
Wanna look up my nose?
Swingin' in my swing -- my favorite place to be:
Silly faces cuz mom's all up in my grill with that camera... again...
My second-favorite place to be -- my changing table:
I make silly faces!
Mom keeps putting me on my tummy cuz apparently I'm supposed to start rolling over... but I just like to hang out on my tummy for a little while. And then I get bored and put my head down.
Playing on my play mat! Mom thinks my bib looks like a cape:
See? I still have feets! They go everywhere with me!
In the meantime, we've had fun playing with our new camera over the weekend.
Shae's first trip to the Cherry Cricket with Uncle Beau and Dad:
I gots feets! Two of 'em!
Wanna look up my nose?
Swingin' in my swing -- my favorite place to be:
Silly faces cuz mom's all up in my grill with that camera... again...
My second-favorite place to be -- my changing table:
I make silly faces!
Mom keeps putting me on my tummy cuz apparently I'm supposed to start rolling over... but I just like to hang out on my tummy for a little while. And then I get bored and put my head down.
Playing on my play mat! Mom thinks my bib looks like a cape:
See? I still have feets! They go everywhere with me!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Photos of a 4-month-old
Apparently the new camera has quite a flash! (Note the WIDE open eyes!)
Since Mom always seems to be the one holding the camera vs. being the subject of the camera, and since I want Shae to be able to see herself with her mom as a baby, we're resorting to (really unflattering) self-photos:
Happy 4 months, Shae Lily!
You know how I've been griping for months and months about having a crappy camera, and thus having crappy photos? Well, I finally got a new camera last weekend... but I haven't had a chance download the photos I've taken! You'll just have to trust me that they're MUCH better. I promise to do so this weekend. In the meantime, here's a couple from my phone of our big (13 lbs. 10 oz. and 25.5" long, according to yesterday's doctors visit!) four-month-old turkey:
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Are you ready for some football?!
We don't have any Steelers or Cardinals gear (cuz Dad won't allow it!), and the Broncos sure aren't playing any more this season... but it's Super Bowl Sunday and Shae is ready for an afternoon of beer, cocktail weenies and football! Go team! (Thanks, Kyle and Amy, for the awesome cheerleader outfit -- it finally fits!)
Shae wore a cuter-than-cute outfit on Friday, including her baby Uggs, so we had to have a mini photo shoot to share with our friends:
Shae wore a cuter-than-cute outfit on Friday, including her baby Uggs, so we had to have a mini photo shoot to share with our friends:
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