tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320219312024-03-13T15:58:53.138-05:00Austin MamaA blog about my life in Austin being a wife and an AP mama of two sweet little girls.Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-84503710309326404382007-06-12T22:21:00.000-05:002007-06-12T22:30:30.190-05:00Moving....Hi all!I decided to move my blog over to Word Press. I imported all the posts and comments here, over there. So, my blog has a new address, new name, and a cool new look.Check it out and let me know what you think!http://raeyn.wordpress.com/Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-31041627188943290582007-06-11T20:06:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:38.025-06:00Hello World!Things seem to be slowly improving. 2 teeth have popped through Fiona's gums, so there are 4 left. She seemed to be in a pretty good mood today, and Z said she ate really well. I just got her to sleep with no crying, so I am keeping my fingers crossed for a good night. The past couple of mornings, she has actually slept until 7 instead of waking up a 6 or 6:30. All the teeth should be in by Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-71986599334228968632007-06-10T17:28:00.000-05:002007-06-10T17:33:53.683-05:00TeethFiona is currently getting 4 teeth on the top and 2 teeth on the bottom. This is 6 teeth coming in. At the same time. Each spot where a tooth is trying to come in has a little blister. There has been lots of screaming, crying, and clinging to Mommy with very little sleep around here.That is all for now. She is hanging on my leg, jumping up and down crying, so I have to go. More updates Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-31009530108318205692007-05-29T22:10:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:38.542-06:00Catching UpSorry for the lack of updates (I warned you!) but it has been crazy busy around here. We had fun at my parents house over the holiday weekend. Abhi loves her Grana, and didn't even want to stop and get a candy bar on the drive there. She just wanted to get there to see her Grana. My dad was also there all weekend, which was nice. He is currently training for the Texas Water Safari, which is Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-71287328136931573272007-05-15T19:25:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:39.094-06:00Lots Happening!So, lots of things have been happening lately. I thought I would just wrap everything up in a nice little bulleted list.* I talked to another mortgage broker today and we have a preapproval letter!!! Now, when we are ready to start looking, we will be all set. Yay!* My mom told me today that she wanted to pay for Jim to have a vasectomy. She came in to town on Saturday for my birthday and weAustin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-28543789665365578812007-05-11T13:38:00.000-05:002007-05-11T14:06:15.674-05:00The Big 3-0Tomorrow is my 30th birthday and I am really looking forward to it. My mom is coming in town and we are all going out to eat. Z agreed to watch the kids while we are at dinner, so this will be the first time in almost 3 years we will eat in a restaurant with no kids!I am excited about being in my 30's. I feel like I am truly an "adult" now. I struggled a lot in my 20s trying to figure out whoAustin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-22173390580369534312007-05-07T14:24:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:39.302-06:00MBSM - May 7thI missed last week, so here are 2 photos for MBSM to make up for it! I don't think these need any explanation.To see other MBSM posts, visit Tracey over at Picture This.Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-45670747018349816322007-05-04T09:37:00.000-05:002007-05-04T10:01:36.729-05:00Notes from the MidwideI thought it would be fun to post the midwife's notes from Fiona's birth. They were really well done and she noted things that I didn't remember from the birth.Wednesday, September 6, 2006For several days Mary has been having warm up contractions. She told us that it wouldn't be long until the birth.She didn't sleep well last night. She was having a hard time getting comfortable and falling Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-28002150466436877732007-05-01T08:38:00.000-05:002007-05-01T09:12:00.810-05:00Taking the PlungeYesterday I talked with a Realtor and a Mortgage Broker and started the process of buying a house. Our lease is up at the end of October, so now is a good time to start gearing up for it. We started doing this around this time last year, but we didn't have a good mortgage person (we met with her once and then never heard from her again). Plus, I was pregnant and my due date was really close toAustin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-77287081560998651072007-04-23T10:00:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:39.570-06:00MBSM - April 23I actually have two Best Shots today because I couldn't decide which one to use. I asked Jim to take some pictures of me playing with the kids. I hardly have any pictures of me with them since I am the picture taker in the family. So, here are my two favorite ones. Go over to Picture This to see others Best Shots for this week.Fiona giving Mommy a kissFiona likes to play with my necklace Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-47482900372859460492007-04-23T08:51:00.000-05:002007-04-23T09:57:26.567-05:00Mommy BrainYesterday, I had one of those Mommy Brain moments. But this wasn't just a little Mommy Brain moment, like walking into a room and forgetting what you were doing or going to Target for diapers and coming home with everything except diapers. No, this was a combination of many Mommy Brain moments in a short period of time that makes me wonder why I even leave the house sometimes. My sister was in Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-9676018861445570882007-04-19T08:53:00.000-05:002007-04-19T09:27:16.815-05:00Thursday morningI sent Abhi to Z's (babysitter) house in underwear today. Z has been telling me that when I am ready to start potty training to just put them on her and send lots of changes of clothes. Z will work on her during the day and I have to stay consistent when she's at home. I have been really lazy with potty training Abhi and have been getting pressure to do it from Z, my mom, my MIL, and pretty Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-74436449805882774552007-04-18T15:55:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:39.941-06:00Before and AfterTracey at Picture This had a great idea to have her readers post their photos before and after editing, so I thought I would do one. Here is the original picture.Not that great right? Too bright and blurry, but the moment was so sweet I didn't want to delete the picture. After a little work on Picasa, I came up with this.Much better! Let's see, first I cropped it and did the "I'm Feeling Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-17604645282310637122007-04-17T14:00:00.000-05:002007-04-17T14:13:39.864-05:00Virginia TechI have been watching the coverage of the horrible tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech yesterday, like the rest of the world. My heart goes out to all the students, faculty, and families of everyone there. I was a student at Texas A&M when the bonfire fell and killed 12 students. I remember the shock, grief, and anger that we felt at the time over losing our classmates and friends. I will Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-2547329756555648842007-04-16T11:50:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:40.038-06:00MBSM - April 16This week is a little different. Tracey over at Picture This posted today about a photo contest for CleanWell. Go over to Picture This to read all the details. Here is my entry...Abhi playing by the river in October...She loves playing in the dirt, but always comes and asks me to clean her hands afterward.We are all still sick here, blah. We've moved on to nasty coughs and no one is getting Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-49426039641080417822007-04-11T10:21:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:40.132-06:00Maybe she will skip crawling altogether...Or, maybe not....Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-39772015041517801722007-04-10T10:08:00.000-05:002007-04-10T10:29:41.768-05:00Do you like your kid's music?Abhi has started taking an interest in listening to music. I am pretty picky with what I play for her because I don't want to be stuck listening to something that annoys the crap out of me over and over and over and over again. So, I thought I would share a few of my favorite CDs that Abhi likes too. These are ones that I will admit to listening to when she is not around, so that's gotta say Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-20746385906254817062007-04-09T10:14:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:40.405-06:00MBSM - April 9How was your Easter? Ours was filled with green snot, wet coughs, rain, and temperatures in the 40s. Needless to say, we didn't do much. I still got some pretty cute pictures of the girls playing together. So, here is my best shot for this week. To see others best shots, visit Tracey over at Picture This.I took Abhi to the doctor this morning since she has a pretty nasty cough. She had RSV Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-58917049768782397252007-04-07T08:27:00.000-05:002007-04-07T08:30:57.254-05:00Blah!It's official. Fiona and Abhi are both sick. It's not allergies, not teething (although Fiona did cut her 2nd bottom tooth), they are sick. This is the first time Fiona has been sick in her whole life. We are awash in green snot over here and I am starting to feel crappy too. It's raining and cold. What a great start to the weekend. Blah!Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-11733037625243482502007-04-06T09:26:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:40.824-06:00TGIFI am so glad it is Friday, and a payday Friday at that. Our fridge and pantry are just about empty and I am looking forward to stocking up this afternoon. I used to look forward to the weekends because I could sleep in for a couple of days. Not anymore. Children, especially babies, don't understand the concept of "sleeping in." We get up around 6:30 every morning during the week, so they areAustin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-59092595130720748892007-04-05T09:12:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:41.106-06:00What happens when you piss off a 2-year old?I don't know what this little guy did to make Abhi mad, but I think he learned his lesson.Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-40520371183015180352007-04-02T09:57:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:41.258-06:00MBSM - April 2We had a little family reunion this weekend at a park on the San Marcos river. We do this twice a year and it is always lots of fun. Abhi had a blast with all of her cousins. Fiona was a little overwhelmed and cried whenever someone new tried to hold her. Except my dad, who is a baby whisperer. He has 4 daughters, eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Fiona cried when I first Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-87452264582908759542007-03-26T21:27:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:14:41.404-06:00MBSM - March 26thHere is my best shot for today. Abhi just learned how to blow bubbles, and she had a blast.For more "best shots" visit Tracey over at Picture This.Things are crazy at work this week and Fiona is working on her second tooth, so my posting may be a bit sparse for a while. On the plus side, Abhi slept in her own bed ALL night last night, so we are keeping our fingers crossed that it will continue!Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-91381099954268060162007-03-25T10:51:00.000-05:002007-03-25T10:54:55.503-05:00PlaygroupThe playgroup was a rousing sucess and I am sure everyone slept well, I know we did. Here's a little sample of what four 2 yr olds do when they get together. (The clicks on the video are where I took pictures). More later, it is Fiona's nap time.Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32021931.post-49605638610743503342007-03-24T10:22:00.000-05:002007-03-24T10:31:02.756-05:00We have a tooth!Fiona has her first tooth! I just noticed it while she was chewing on my finger. Last night I noticed it hurt a little when she was nursing, but I thought it was just the position she was in, but I think it was the tooth. This is a new experience for me, nursing a baby with teeth! Abhi stopped nursing before she got teeth. I am really hoping there will be no biting!!In other news, we are Austin Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06195249074771818249noreply@blogger.com1