A Trip to the Park

Hello, Poison Control

Yesterday evening, as I got ready for book club, I tried to keep one eye on Julia and one eye on the mirror as I combed my hair and applied make-up. She was opening R's drawers in the bathroom. She typically takes the items out one at a time and places them on the step to the tub. I looked away for approximately two seconds, and when I looked back - to my horror - she had taken the cap off of R's deodorant and was tasting it. (!!!)

Her inquisitive expression quickly turned to a grimace, and she made it very clear she wanted that stuff off of her tongue. I didn't think she had ingested any until I heard a bit of burbling and gurgling. I took her straight to the toilet, and she experienced an unfortunate milestone: her first vomit. Surprisingly, she and I were both pretty calm during the incident. I took her downstairs and called Poison Control. (They are so nice and helpful! I programmed the number into my phone.) The woman at Poison Control said she was in no danger, but it likely tasted REALLY BAD. I gave Julia some water and a little while later, her dinner. She went back to being her normal, happy self. Unfazed.

Her breath still smelled a little like Brut.

It's time to take the babyproofing to the next level.

Happy Easter

We had a wonderful time with Oma and Opa, but we had to cut our fun short as R was sick. Our festivities got Julia off her schedule, and she skipped her nap. She went to bed at 6:30 pm, and I was asleep less than ten minutes later.



Julia's Easter dress this year was the tulip dress lent to her by the Charron girls. (Note the new bunny from Oma & Opa.)


Julia's Dutch grandparents loved the tulip dress!

Easter Egg Hunt

I hosted an Easter Egg Hunt for our playgroup today, and consequently, I'm too tired to write much. It was adorable to see the kids in their bunny ears (for the 5 seconds they would wear them) and walking around with their little baskets and eggs. What fun!

A few pictures of the Egg Hunt:








...and one of Julia and her good buddy, Abbie:

Thank You for the Books, Tia!

Julia and our friend, Elizabeth (Tia to Julia), have a wonderful, symbiotic relationship. Elizabeth enjoys Julia - and buying her cute books, and Julia loves Tia - and the books. Elizabeth surprised us this weekend with a visit and some new books.

Here is Julia, enjoying her gifts:

Spring Weather!

This weekend's great weather meant one thing: playground time! Instead of going to any of the big playgrounds in the area, we went to our neighborhood playground. Although we can't walk to it - more about the busy roads than the distance - it is just a very short car ride away.

Julia loved the swings and slides as usual. This time, she also had fun on the teeter-totter and merry-go-round. Julia was a bit too fearless on the merry-go-round, so I had my full attention on her to make sure she was holding on (so there are no pictures of that). She had a great time and didn't want to leave.







While we were there, I reminisced about August of '07 when Charlie, Kylelyn and Scott came to visit. It was two weeks before Julia was born, and Scott was about the age Julia is now. Kylelyn and I took Scott to this same playground. I knew I would take my child to this playground one day, but it seemed so far in the future. How time flies!

Here are some pictures of Scott during that Aug '07 visit. (It's been far too long since we've seen our nephew, and we miss him. We can't wait to meet Meredith!)