I found this video online and it pretty much sums up both my reasons for becoming a dentist and what I've learned in Dental school so far. We really are quite sadistic.
3/26/08
3/25/08
Miss Pamper Head
I change so many diapers each day. The other day I put a diaper on Lillie's head and called her Miss Pamper Head and she thought it was funny. I was surprised to get any reaction at all. I managed to get one of her smiles on camera.
Easter Lillie
Lillie's first Easter was spent barbecuing in the park with the Burbanks and Farrs. It was a beautiful day and Lillie and Hallie had fun finding easter eggs, or at least their parents had fun taking them around. We had video of the event, but no pictures. Lillie got ribbon in her eggs for making headband bows and candy. Now if only her mom would get around to making them...
3/22/08
Lillie's first day at the beach
Lillie was taking in the rays and putting out the vibe for the other baby boys cruising the beach.
BFF's Hallie and Lillie finally were caught on camera together - happy - at the same time!!
We had a great time it was a sunny 85 or so today (but it was very crowded and too cold to swim). Here's what Lillie had to say about her first beach visit:
3/18/08
Our Week in Review
Last Wednesday, Lillie and I and our friends went to the zoo in support of the Dental Wives Club. We saw some pretty cool animals, but my favorite (and the most anticipated) exhibit was "Spider City". They had all these tarantulas along with your local faves like the black widow, etc. I have to admit, I was a little freaked out and it felt like I had spiders on me through the whole exhibit. Lillie was not the best behaved and I had forgotten the snugli, so I held her in one arm and struggled to push my stroller with the other. It was good to get out, but next time I'll have to make sure Eric is with me. I can't handle Lillie in public alone without the snugli.
Me and Lil stopping to pose for a picture outside Spider City.
Eric had the next day off, so we went to Disneyland with a few friends. We spent all our time at California Adventure. Eric went on all the big, scary rides with our friends while I watched the kids. I am such a chicken. The one ride I did go on was a water rafting ride, which was fun but I was soaked after that. I was more wet than everyone else. Good thing it was a hot day... in fact, Eric and I both got mild sunburns.
Eric and our friends on the Maliboomer. Neither of the women next to Eric are me... I'm the scaredy cat/photographer.
My Little Lillie Bug
Group photo with Shanell, Brad, Hallie, Desi, Anna and Jarom outside of "It's tough to be a Bug"
Lillie turned two months last Sunday and to celebrate we had about 15 people over for dinner... okay, that was for us, not her but it was a ton of fun nonetheless. On Monday, Lillie had her two month checkup and shots. We had been wondering how much she weighed because we could tell she had gotten a lot bigger lately. The damage wasn't as bad as we thought. She only weight 11 lbs 7 oz, which put her in the 50th percentile for her age. Her head circumference was also at the 50th percentile, but the real shocker was her height. She had grown 3 inches in the past month, she is now 24 in tall, which put her in the 95th percentile. We've had to move onto 3-6 mo clothing and so I'm not surprised that she's in the 95th.
So that was basically it for the week, a couple of days out, but a pretty low-key week.
Me and Lil stopping to pose for a picture outside Spider City.Eric had the next day off, so we went to Disneyland with a few friends. We spent all our time at California Adventure. Eric went on all the big, scary rides with our friends while I watched the kids. I am such a chicken. The one ride I did go on was a water rafting ride, which was fun but I was soaked after that. I was more wet than everyone else. Good thing it was a hot day... in fact, Eric and I both got mild sunburns.
Eric and our friends on the Maliboomer. Neither of the women next to Eric are me... I'm the scaredy cat/photographer.
My Little Lillie Bug
Group photo with Shanell, Brad, Hallie, Desi, Anna and Jarom outside of "It's tough to be a Bug"Lillie turned two months last Sunday and to celebrate we had about 15 people over for dinner... okay, that was for us, not her but it was a ton of fun nonetheless. On Monday, Lillie had her two month checkup and shots. We had been wondering how much she weighed because we could tell she had gotten a lot bigger lately. The damage wasn't as bad as we thought. She only weight 11 lbs 7 oz, which put her in the 50th percentile for her age. Her head circumference was also at the 50th percentile, but the real shocker was her height. She had grown 3 inches in the past month, she is now 24 in tall, which put her in the 95th percentile. We've had to move onto 3-6 mo clothing and so I'm not surprised that she's in the 95th.
So that was basically it for the week, a couple of days out, but a pretty low-key week.
3/12/08
3/10/08
Our First Family Vacation
We moved down here about seven months ago and we hadn't left SoCal. So we decided that it was time to get out of town. We had a couple extra days because Eric had midterms this last week and so why not go to Vegas? It had been almost five years since the last time we were there and we've had actually a couple of friends move to LV in the last year. Lillie was actually really good on the drive, I was worried because we weren't more than five mins from our house when she threw up ALL OVER. She soaked her clothes, bib, burp cloth and blanket. Wow.
The first night we had dinner and then went and played Rock Band with some friends from MT. We had never played anything like this before. We did not know what we were missing. It is seriously such a blast. And I was terrible. After a few tries I was able to finish a song the guitar. I hate to admit it, but Eric was actually really good. He was scoring over 90% on the hard setting of the guitar from the get go and did just as well on the drums (which were impossible for me), I failed out multiple times.
The second day we visited some of the hotels on the strip and then that night we went to a show. Our friend's father is an agent and got us free tickets to an acapella group. It was pretty good and the free tickets made it even better. It was our first time leaving Lillie with a babysitter. When we came in the door our friend's 4 yr old said, "Lillie was crabby." So I guess she cried most of the time and it might be a little while before we do that again.
The third day we went to the shark exhibit at one of the hotels. It was actually pretty cool. After that, we headed out to visit our friends from WA. We spent that night playing Guitar Hero for the first time, which was also a ton of fun. We left the next morning for home. It was really nice to get away and even nicer knowing that we can do it with a little baby. So even if it turns out that Eric didn't do so well on his midterm exams, at least we had a fun time.
Me at the shark exhibit in front of the jellyfish.
This is our little friend Abigail making a fabulous fish face. She was such a big help with Lillie.
Eric and our little shark bait... It was a restaurant outside of the exhibit.
Eric, Lillie and Nicholas Cage just hanging out on the strip.
Our little family posing in front of the canals of the Venetian .
A little shout out to our man, Chihuly and the great city of Seattle.
Can you see Lillie's bedhead? It looks like her dad's hair in the morning. She spent most of her vacation sleep in the Snugli.
Here's my Gene Simmons rocking out on Guitar Hero.
The first night we had dinner and then went and played Rock Band with some friends from MT. We had never played anything like this before. We did not know what we were missing. It is seriously such a blast. And I was terrible. After a few tries I was able to finish a song the guitar. I hate to admit it, but Eric was actually really good. He was scoring over 90% on the hard setting of the guitar from the get go and did just as well on the drums (which were impossible for me), I failed out multiple times.
The second day we visited some of the hotels on the strip and then that night we went to a show. Our friend's father is an agent and got us free tickets to an acapella group. It was pretty good and the free tickets made it even better. It was our first time leaving Lillie with a babysitter. When we came in the door our friend's 4 yr old said, "Lillie was crabby." So I guess she cried most of the time and it might be a little while before we do that again.
The third day we went to the shark exhibit at one of the hotels. It was actually pretty cool. After that, we headed out to visit our friends from WA. We spent that night playing Guitar Hero for the first time, which was also a ton of fun. We left the next morning for home. It was really nice to get away and even nicer knowing that we can do it with a little baby. So even if it turns out that Eric didn't do so well on his midterm exams, at least we had a fun time.
Me at the shark exhibit in front of the jellyfish.
This is our little friend Abigail making a fabulous fish face. She was such a big help with Lillie.
Eric and our little shark bait... It was a restaurant outside of the exhibit.
Eric, Lillie and Nicholas Cage just hanging out on the strip.
Our little family posing in front of the canals of the Venetian .
A little shout out to our man, Chihuly and the great city of Seattle.
Can you see Lillie's bedhead? It looks like her dad's hair in the morning. She spent most of her vacation sleep in the Snugli.
Here's my Gene Simmons rocking out on Guitar Hero.
Pulling Off a Talent Show
Eric and I are on the activities committee for our ward. We thought that this calling would be a piece of cake, that all we had to do is set up and clean up a couple times a year. In this ward, however, there are activities every month and we were assigned to put on the talent show as our first activity. This was a ton of work. Eric spent many evenings making endless phone calls trying to coordinate sound, lights, dessert and of course, the acts. I spent my evenings trying to keep our colicky baby from crying too loudly so that Eric could make the calls, so it was very stressful for both of us.
The next stressful part of the activity is that I somehow got volunteered (I know it was Eric who gave me up) to clog with a little group. Honestly, I would have said no if I hadn't been the one putting on the production. It actually was a lot of fun preparing our routine. I didn't do the best job remembering steps during the actual performance, but I loved the challenge of learning new steps. It was a blast.
Actually, I think the whole night was a huge success. The gym was packed and the acts were all really good (seriously, I was impressed). So, a huge thank you to all those who participated, whether it was help cleaning up, performing, being the emcee, etc.
You know, there was someone who told us that he didn't want to be part of our activity because he thought it was going to be crappy. I really hope he was there and that he felt bad for what he said, because seriously, how rude is that.
I don't have any pictures or video of my performance... and I'm not really sad about that.
The next stressful part of the activity is that I somehow got volunteered (I know it was Eric who gave me up) to clog with a little group. Honestly, I would have said no if I hadn't been the one putting on the production. It actually was a lot of fun preparing our routine. I didn't do the best job remembering steps during the actual performance, but I loved the challenge of learning new steps. It was a blast.
Actually, I think the whole night was a huge success. The gym was packed and the acts were all really good (seriously, I was impressed). So, a huge thank you to all those who participated, whether it was help cleaning up, performing, being the emcee, etc.
You know, there was someone who told us that he didn't want to be part of our activity because he thought it was going to be crappy. I really hope he was there and that he felt bad for what he said, because seriously, how rude is that.
I don't have any pictures or video of my performance... and I'm not really sad about that.
3/3/08
Photo Shoot!!
So today... inspired by the cute photos of our friends Brad and Shanell.... we put Lillie through torture like only 2 proud parents can. Here are some of the better photos we took.
P.S. I just want to add that I made that cute little tutu. I know it's not that well made. I don't sew and I didn't have any idea how to make it, I just gave it my best shot. I think it turned out pretty cute.
P.S. I just want to add that I made that cute little tutu. I know it's not that well made. I don't sew and I didn't have any idea how to make it, I just gave it my best shot. I think it turned out pretty cute.
3/2/08
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