DMV

Well, I finally have my new license plates. That was quite possibly the biggest ordeal I have been through in quite a while.

First, the bank lied to me and said the would fax my title in 24 hours.
Then the bank said, give us 10-14 days.
16 days later they said "well, since you only asked a few days ago, it takes 10-14 days." I called them a liar and told them the dates I had talked to them and sent them faxes. They said, "oh. Well try again on Friday." I asked what happens when my registration runs out and I still can't get a new one because they are stupid. They said "Let us talk to the DMV to get you an extension." I called the DMV and they said they do not grant extensions or provisional registration.

PS my registration expired yesterday.

What have I learned from this? Quite possibly why banks are failing. And for anyone interested, the bank that failed me is Wells Fargo. I am currently looking for another bank to pick up my car loan so I don't have to have anything to do with them every again. I urge everyone out there to never use Wells Fargo for any banking needs. They suck.

PPS I want everyone to remember that being this pregnant makes me unable to control my emotions. So please imagine all of my phone calls with me being so angry that I am crying uncontrollably. Who said pregnancy isn't fun?

Birthday

As most of you know, yesterday was my birthday (and thank you to everyone who called and sent stuff!) and I had a great day. I got to sleep in, had breakfast waiting along with a stack of presents and cards and then got to play with Melly. For dinner I got my favorite sushi (everything was cooked, nothing raw) and a wonderful cake made by Mr. C.

I just love birthdays.

Big surprise gift... a Kindle. (electronics are so cool.)

What's next?

Memorial Weekend

I love Memorial Day weekend. Not just because it's my birthday weekend but because it's three days that mark the beginning of summer. And the weather here was beautiful!

Starting my weekend early I went to the OB on Friday and everything is going fine. The new baby ran from the sonogram just like Melly did. It took a few minutes for the nurse to find him and she was getting the worried look... Melly went with me and was quite a hit. However she was not too pleased when everyone was paying attention to me and needed to sit on my chest when the doctor was examining my belly. I have an ultrasound appointment in two weeks to do the gender check (and counting of finger and toes ect). Very excited.

On Saturday the whole family went to the farmer's market and then I went off to my concert rehearsal. When I came home we did a quick swim (because swimming lessons were canceled due to the holiday weekend.) and then got a picnic ready for our evening concert under the stars. We got there is plenty of time and Melly got to explore the entire area.

She was pretty good for the concert, a little wiggly, but then again she is only 1 and a half... But Mr. C managed to film bits of the concert for everyone to enjoy. Keep in mind he was struggling with the baby and the camera so some moments are a little shaky but he did a great job. My favorite moment is during O Fortuna where the baby is in the frame....ah, my classic baby. I was also informed that when he orchestra played the Theme from Star Wars (The concert was movie themed.) she giggled all the way through the Emperors March. That's my girl.



On Sunday we did little trips...we went to the fabric store to finish Mr. C's pirate costume and then to the mall to get interview clothing for me (I have an interview for a scholarship in two weeks so I need belly friendly nice stuff.). Melly was glad to have a chance to run around.


We went swimming again on Monday and generally just stayed around the house. Until we realized that Ms. M was running a fever...a fairly high fever and then we did a lot of baby cuddling and Tylenol getting. (She is slowly getting better, by the way, her fever broke yesterday.)

Doors

For quite a while now we have been living in fear of the day Melly figured out how to open doors. She has been trying for a long time now, but was always just a little too short. This morning, however, she finally managed to open the bedroom door all by herself and much to her own surprise. I guess it's a good thing we already bought door knob covers.

Smart girl.

Swimming Lessons For Everyone!

As I get a little better with my tech abilities I have figured out how to do some editing and some longer videos. So this wonderful swimming lesson is eleven minutes long... but very cute. Enjoy!

A test of my tech skills

My first Melly youtube video.

Mother's Day

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day! (No matter if you are a soon to be mom, a new mom, a mom for a long time, or a mom by volunteer.)

I don't think Melly could have been a better baby! I had a great day. And my great day is going to be fun for everyone else...Mr. C got me a flip video. (So I can easily download videos onto youtube and share them with all of you. So hopefully my blog will get a little more tech savvy soon! We then went out to a wonderful brunch. We tried a new place and it was delicious! And Melly couldn't have been better behaved if we planned it! So nice.

Then we went to one of my favorite places int he world...the fabric store! I am making Mr. C a pirate coat for the con we are going to in August and we were picking out the fabric. (Of course my favorite fabric for this was one of the most expensive in the store...but we had a coupon so it wasn't as bad as it could have been.) And then (after the baby was asleep) he helped me cut out the pattern! What a great day!

I hope everyone had as great a day as I did. Hopefully I will get some video posted soon....

Potty!!!

My baby went pee in the potty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Yes, I know it was probably just good timing... but she told me "Pee" before she did it and we went in together and sat on the potty together and then she went pee!!!!!!!!)

Ahem.

I'm better now.

Doctor update

At 18 months Melly is...
31 1/4 inches (Mr. C asked me if I realized that this means she is almost 3 ft.)
23.6 pounds
and
coming in with a head size of...19 5/8 inches.

She is sitting nicely just under the 50% for height and weight and her head is growing once again. We still haven't made it onto the curve but one day...one day her head will fit the rest of her! I have faith!

Also, today we declined to get the chicken pox shot. I know that I have talked with some of you about this... I had the chicken pox at 1 week old...and so it id possible that I might not have immunity. So I have opted to wait on this shot until she is older, I am not pregnant and I have had a chance to get the blood test to see if I have the immunity.

Healthy baby. Just what we like.

**WARNING...THIS IS A RANT**

I have been trying to get my car registered for the past few days. On Friday I went in and was told that because my old registration said my car was a lease I needed the title to register it in my new state. No problem I called the bank I have the loan from and the nice lady said she would fax it to me within the next 24 hours. Great.

I went back this morning. No fax. I called the bank again...gee, now it turns out that I need to submit a form...faxed to them...and then they need to get something from my old state and then in 10-14 business days they will fax the title to the new states DMV. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why was I told on Friday that I would have it in 24 hours if it was going to take 2 weeks?!?!?!?! What the hell!!!

I was so angry that I could not drive home right away. I had to make stops to cool down. Why the h*ll would she tell me on Friday that it was a 24 hour fax when it was a 2 week issue??? I needed this done today!!!

I hate Wells Fargo. I have hated them for a long time and this only makes me hate them more.

Weekend in review

This weekend we did our very best to run the baby ragged.

On Saturday morning we walked out of our house at 8am to check out the new farmers market across the street from us. It was great! There were quite a few stalls and some beautiful produce... Melly thought it was the greatest thing ever. She giggled and clapped and greeted all the people there. She even got to steal a strawberry from her mama. It was also a great success for our kitchen...we got a bucket of strawberries, local honey, some cheese, huge tomatoes, ground meat, and even bacon! As we passed by the market later on there were so many people there. Hopefully this means it will continue and maybe even get bigger! (So excited!)

After that adventure, we packed up the car and headed to swimming. This week Melly went underwater. She was not so sure of it, but not too upset either. With a little sputtering and a few dirty looks she decided it wasn't so bad and even started giggling at the end.

After a two and a half hour nap (her daddy woke her up so she would sleep at night) we got to sample all of the yummy fresh food from that morning and Mr. C even made me a strawberry pie! So good.

Sunday started very early... Melly was up twice in the night. Not so good. But after a quick afternoon nap we all walked to the library and had a great time flirting with a guy sitting next to us and climbing up and down chairs. She was then allowed to walk home (instead of being put back into the stroller) and made is about half way before deciding that riding was a better choice. (The walk is about a mile... that baby walked about half a mile all by herself!) After a feast of spaghetti-os and a very splashed filled bath she passed out two hours early.

Highlight of the weekend...new word...shoes!
If you tell her we are going 'bye-bye' and then ask her to 'Get daddy's shoes' she will run down the hall and bring us his shoes. Way too cute.
Also we have bought a potty and have started checking it out. Along with this we have switched to pull-up diapers... which of course means we have spotted a naked baby butt running through the house from time to time. (It's adorable, but dangerous.)

And now I need a shower!

Baby in Bubbles

(Not to be confused with Sill Life With Fruit.)

When the air conditioning is on the air currents in the house make it possible to fill ever corner of the living room in bubbles, much to Melly's delight. Here she is after demanding 'bub-bub'. She was so excited she had to get her feet in on the bubble popping action.




Even more fun we got another new word yesterday..."book". Our vocabulary in 'b's is getting pretty big...