Outside Exploration

Yesterday, I dragged Larry away from his computer and we took Odessa to the park to enjoy the warm Spring day. She very much seemed to enjoy eating the grass and looking at her hands in front of the blue, cloudless sky.

What every photo looks like now

Now that Odessa is so mobile, as soon as I start to take a picture, she begins crawling towards the camera. So now I have about a zillion photos that look like this...

Buddies

This week my friend Emma came over to play. We had a great time playing with the toys, eating fruit puffs that we got to toss all over the floor, and most of all hanging with our moms and dads.

One parenting book that I actually like

Good Nights: The happy parents guide to the family bed (and a peaceful night's sleep)

It is rare that a parenting book does anything more than just totally stress me out about my parenting (or lack of) skills. I am anxious enough and reading about all the things that I "should" be doing just freaks me out. BUT, this book I love. It makes me think, "I am such an awesome parent, could I BE any better? I think not".

And a big thank you to Melissa for loaning it to me. And, don't worry, I will remember to get it back to you :)

Teaching Odessa Healthy Eating Habits

Swimming!

Friday evening we took Odessa into the pool for the 2nd time ever. She seems to be really comfortable in the water and to have a lot of fun. I am working on teaching her to blow bubbles but it is slow going. Mostly we just want to play!

Just Lounging

Daddy and Baby O enjoying a lazy Saturday...

And I think Odessa is a handful!

This photo makes me realize that I shouldn't complain about how heavy Odessa is -- imagine carrying two!

1st Airplane Ride

This last weekend Odessa rode in an airplane for the first time. We went to see Grandma and Grandpa Crutchfield in Rupert, Idaho. Odessa did very well, only fussing for a minute or two before she fell asleep on daddy's shoulder.

Breastfeeding on MySpace

I recently heard about this news story from a MySpace friend. The story is a about a WA mom who has had her breastfeeding photos removed from MySpace. When she re-posted the photos, MySpace told her that they would delete her account if she kept posting them.

Here is the story:
http://www.kirotv.com/news/11083731/detail.html

Here is her account:
http://www.myspace.com/my_family_of_5

Here is the online petition mentioned in the story: http://www.petitiononline.com/Brstfeed/petition.html

I have added a photo of Odessa breastfeeding to my MySpace profile. Any moms on MySpace who want to do the same?

Here is my account:
http://www.myspace.com/LandOfOdessa

So many things to chew...

MMM... Menu!



MMM...Table!

Honey Babies

Megan and Honey at 4 months old



Odessa and Honey at 4 months old



See a resemblance?

Most with babies can relate

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Saturday at Cannon Beach

Because the weather at Cannon Beach looked like this:



The only photo of Odessa we took is this:

In typical Crutchfield fashion, she preferred the cafe to the outdoors.

3 Women, 1 Very Red Lipstick

Creative Genius at Work

Here is Odessa working on adding her personal touches to the Valentines she is sending out.

Odessa's 1st Valentines Day

The heart locket is from my Grandma Shirley -- you can't tell from the photo but it has my initials inscribed on it!

The Pediatrician Made Me Do It

With Odessa sick all last week, her pediatrician said to give her any liquids she would take, just to keep her hydrated. So we broke out the popsicles! We know from experience that she loves sneaking licks of Auntie Kiki's. And this one was all for her -- okay, okay mama did share a bit. You should have seen her cute blue tongue afterwards!

Is this how our mail is transported?

Hair color 1 "O" 1

Sunday at the park

Rescue Me

Homebound No More

After too many days stuck at home with a sick baby, I finally made it out. Thank goodness. I considered getting out of this apartment a mental health emergency. I may have only made it to run a few errands, but man it felt SO good.

Summing it Up

Well like everyone else, it seems, the cold/flu has invaded our household. First Larry went down, then I did, and finally Baby O. Unfortunately Odessa seemed to catch the brunt of it with cold and flu symptoms all at once. Last night seemed to the worst so far with a temp of 102 lasting hours. She was miserable. So sad!

Week 26

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Expensive Taste

Source: http://boobjuicefactory.wordpress.com/2007/01/09/its-an-instinct-dont-fight-it/

Margarita Mama

Combining nap time and happy hour...

Care Bear Taken Hostage

Bear has been identified as Wish Bear. I am assuming they do not market "gnarly motorcycle bear".

Week 25

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Happy 6 Month Birthday!!

Auntie Kiki made me these cupcakes to celebrate my half-birthday! Unfortunately it was a big tease as I wasn't allowed to eat them. But mama ate at-least three that evening...

Snow Day (s)

Tuesday and Wednesday we were stuck at home after Portland had a bit of a blizzard. Or, as close to a blizzard as Portland seems to get.

Bathtime

This is just one of many photos we plan to use to humiliate Odessa when she is a teen-ager [insert maniacal laugh here]. But, damn is she cute!

Okay so I may have too many hats now...

This is a hat that my Grandma made me... I think I look like a super-cute chicken.

This is how daddy baby-sits...