Friday, July 31, 2009

I could "Yearbook" myself all day long!

For those of you who haven't gone, go now to http://www.yearbookyourself.com/ and see what you would've looked like in 1976. Laughs. Lots of laughs.
Circa 1984

Channeling my Grandmother

And here I am as my mother's yearbook picture...

And in the mid-70's...looks kind of familiar.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

"Your husband might as well have given birth to that girl!"

Yep, Helen still looks exactly like a Smith. Even the daycare ladies think so (see above quote). On that note, daycare is going really great. Helen seems to enjoy herself, and the ladies think she's a sweetie. Here are a few pics of our photoshoot today. I know I am biased, but girl is cute! Even if she doesn't look like me.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Shots? We ain't scared of no stinkin' shots!

Helen had her 2 month doc appointment yesterday. I was sweating it, of course, because my baby had to get 3 shots! I was prepared for the worst...it was like I was the one getting them. I hate shots, needles, etc. You've all heard my birth story... Another classic is when I broke my arm at a skating party when I was in the 2nd grade. Well, my mom was out of town, so they just took me to the emergency room on a Saturday morning and the doctor on call set my arm. When we went to the orthoped the next week to get the cast, he discovered that my arm had been set wrong. He was going to have to re-break it. Yeah, I hated shots so much that I refused the anesthesia and he just grabbed my forearm with both hands and twisted. Yeah, I hate shots. Geez.
As far as everything else, she weighs 12.1 lbs and is about 23 inches long. She is above average in length & weight...and yes, her head size is above average, too. Thanks, Kevin! The nurse actually measured her head, and then had to come in the room to measure it again because she thought she had made a mistake!! Wow.
Anyway, my girl Helen was a trooper! They gave her three shots in her thighs, and she might as well have slept through them. She gave out one wail and then went back to sleep. No kidding. Here she is chilling out on her jungle mat sporting her tweetybird band aids.

Helen with her monkey

H & her bodyguard

They love each other...so far