Amelia has been taking a few steps here and there for the past couple of weeks. We finally got it on video today. Here is one to show her taking a few steps. ;)
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Watermelon!
Amelia's first watermelon! ;) She loved it...kind of. She liked the first couple of bites, but then...well, she was skeptical.
Sandra and Harald
Our friends, Sandra and Harald, got married this past weekend. It was absolutely lovely. They got married at a little chapel at the Burg Wernberg, and the reception was there as well. It was really a splendid evening. I read a poem by Roy Croft for her at the ceremony (and then I got such compliments for my American English accent ;) ). We had coffee and some wonderful strawberry cake. I also had a piece of this chocolate cake that was so rich and delicious! I need that recipe!
The happy couple coming out of the chapel.
It was also nice to have Amelia there for only part of the wedding. Marianne and Sabine came and picked her up around 6pm, so that Markus and I could enjoy the wonderful evening. She had loads of fun with Oma and Tante...playing on the bed, chasing Charlie and Findus, walking around...and then an huge treat when she got to sleep with Oma in her bed. I tried to warn Marianne that she moves around a lot and makes loads of noises when she sleeps...she learned this the hard way, but enjoyed it nonetheless.
Where we had coffee and cake...in the little courtyard of the castle.
Daddy and Amelia
We had the most amazing meal that evening too. It was a 5 course meal full of amazingness. We started off with an amuse bouche of smoked fish mousse on an asparagus salad. Then moved on to a speckled trout tartar with a mixed green salad. Next up was the most amazing spinach and ricotta raviolis...seriously, this was so good my mouth is watering just thinking about it! The "main" course was a guinea fowl breast on top of glazed vegetables with potato and olive au gratin. For dessert, we had a buttermilk mouse with a berry sorbet and a most wonderful sauce...I really wanted to lick my plate it was so good, but seeing that we were sitting at a 5 star restaurant, that was probably a bad idea. ;)
The night carried on with dancing and then there was a show put on by Sandra's brother in which he and his friends twirled batons of fire and swallowed fire...it was really cool and pretty amazing.
At 1am, we had to go. I had a huge milchstau and was in loads of pain. For those who don't know what a milchstau is...I'm still nursing a bit and Amelia hadn't nursed in about 12 hours at this point...you get the picture... We appoligized for having to go, but I assured Sandra that this was the latest that I have been up in a LONG time and that we had the most splendid time, which we most definitely did!
So congrats to Harald and Sandra! I hope you have a long, healthy life with each other...and of course, I hope you are blessed with many, many kids. ;)
Amelia and I before the ceremony
The happy couple coming out of the chapel.
It was also nice to have Amelia there for only part of the wedding. Marianne and Sabine came and picked her up around 6pm, so that Markus and I could enjoy the wonderful evening. She had loads of fun with Oma and Tante...playing on the bed, chasing Charlie and Findus, walking around...and then an huge treat when she got to sleep with Oma in her bed. I tried to warn Marianne that she moves around a lot and makes loads of noises when she sleeps...she learned this the hard way, but enjoyed it nonetheless.Walking around the castle.
Where we had coffee and cake...in the little courtyard of the castle.
Daddy and Amelia
We had the most amazing meal that evening too. It was a 5 course meal full of amazingness. We started off with an amuse bouche of smoked fish mousse on an asparagus salad. Then moved on to a speckled trout tartar with a mixed green salad. Next up was the most amazing spinach and ricotta raviolis...seriously, this was so good my mouth is watering just thinking about it! The "main" course was a guinea fowl breast on top of glazed vegetables with potato and olive au gratin. For dessert, we had a buttermilk mouse with a berry sorbet and a most wonderful sauce...I really wanted to lick my plate it was so good, but seeing that we were sitting at a 5 star restaurant, that was probably a bad idea. ;)The night carried on with dancing and then there was a show put on by Sandra's brother in which he and his friends twirled batons of fire and swallowed fire...it was really cool and pretty amazing.
At 1am, we had to go. I had a huge milchstau and was in loads of pain. For those who don't know what a milchstau is...I'm still nursing a bit and Amelia hadn't nursed in about 12 hours at this point...you get the picture... We appoligized for having to go, but I assured Sandra that this was the latest that I have been up in a LONG time and that we had the most splendid time, which we most definitely did!
So congrats to Harald and Sandra! I hope you have a long, healthy life with each other...and of course, I hope you are blessed with many, many kids. ;)
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Amelia's first Knoedel
This past weekend, Oma made knoedel (potato dumplings, Bavarian style) so that Amelia could have her very first one...Amelia LOVED it. I know that I have to order her when we go out now...
First bite...
"Hmmmm...do I like it....hmmmm...."
"Yes I do! More! More! More!"
"Yes I do! More! More! More!"
Monte Kaolino
We took Amelia this past weekend to the Monte Kaolino for the first time. If you are ever in the area and are looking for a wonderful outdoor pool and sand mountain, well, this is the place for you! There's sand, grass, water, toys...what more could a girl ask for?
Heading straight for the pool...
Ahhhh...refreshing....
SAND!
So interesting...this sand stuff!
SAND!
So interesting...this sand stuff!
Go Deutschland!
Since the US is out, we are rooting on our second home country...My kids love it (ok, Amelia really doesn't mind soccer so much, but Charlie...well, he isn't a fan. He is a bit sensitive and doesn't like all the random a) yelling at the refs for bad calls or b) cheering loudly when there's a goal...such a sensitive pup.).
Sleep Take 2
So by now, we have somewhat of a sleep rhythm. Key word here being somewhat.
We did the "cry it out" since we were really at the end of our rope after trying many different methods...putting her down with a pucky while she was almost asleep (she woke up pretty much immediately)...getting her good and asleep before putting her in her crib (she woke up whenever we made the downward movement towards her mattress). In the end, we did the cry it out.
I felt like a horrible mommy. I felt I should get worst mommy of the year award. Sitting there, listening to my child cry, and not doing anything. While she cried, I cried. It was tough. The first night, she cried for about 30 minutes. The second night, about 20 minutes. The third, about only 5 minutes. Then it was brilliant. Our routine was play in the living room until about 8:30, or until we noticed she was getting a bit cranky (sometimes earlier, rarely later). Daddy would get her diaper changed and changed into her pjs and sleep sack. He would kiss her goodnight and the I would nurse her until she fell asleep, but just until she just fell asleep. At that time, I put her in her bed. This is where the first few nights she cried and cried and cried, but eventually fell asleep. Now, there is rarely a peep out of her.
She was a bit sick last week, so we have had to start anew with this, but this is the third night and she didn't even peep when I put her in (the first and second night the second go-around were only 10 and 5 minutes respectively).
When I was pregnant, I thought, "Oh my, what horrid women let their children cry like that? Just rock them to sleep for the love of god!" Ahhh, how we all change after the baby is actually here...
I always thought that the next morning, your child would be a bit mad at you for making her cry to get to sleep. I nearly cried when I went in that first morning after the letting her cry and she gave me this huge smile...it was awesome.
A tip that my friend Tevis gave me was to send positive thoughts and vibes towards your child while they are crying those first few nights. I swear this helped. I started doing it the third night and it was amazing how it helped (or at least how I think it helped, which is really all that matters right?).
So now, Amelia is sleeping pretty much through the night. As I said, she has a bit of a cough (thank you summer cold!) and so sometimes that wakes her up at about 3, so I go in, nurse her for a quick 5 minutes (since she is out after that time) and head back off to bed myself.
We did the "cry it out" since we were really at the end of our rope after trying many different methods...putting her down with a pucky while she was almost asleep (she woke up pretty much immediately)...getting her good and asleep before putting her in her crib (she woke up whenever we made the downward movement towards her mattress). In the end, we did the cry it out.
I felt like a horrible mommy. I felt I should get worst mommy of the year award. Sitting there, listening to my child cry, and not doing anything. While she cried, I cried. It was tough. The first night, she cried for about 30 minutes. The second night, about 20 minutes. The third, about only 5 minutes. Then it was brilliant. Our routine was play in the living room until about 8:30, or until we noticed she was getting a bit cranky (sometimes earlier, rarely later). Daddy would get her diaper changed and changed into her pjs and sleep sack. He would kiss her goodnight and the I would nurse her until she fell asleep, but just until she just fell asleep. At that time, I put her in her bed. This is where the first few nights she cried and cried and cried, but eventually fell asleep. Now, there is rarely a peep out of her.
She was a bit sick last week, so we have had to start anew with this, but this is the third night and she didn't even peep when I put her in (the first and second night the second go-around were only 10 and 5 minutes respectively).
When I was pregnant, I thought, "Oh my, what horrid women let their children cry like that? Just rock them to sleep for the love of god!" Ahhh, how we all change after the baby is actually here...
I always thought that the next morning, your child would be a bit mad at you for making her cry to get to sleep. I nearly cried when I went in that first morning after the letting her cry and she gave me this huge smile...it was awesome.
A tip that my friend Tevis gave me was to send positive thoughts and vibes towards your child while they are crying those first few nights. I swear this helped. I started doing it the third night and it was amazing how it helped (or at least how I think it helped, which is really all that matters right?).
So now, Amelia is sleeping pretty much through the night. As I said, she has a bit of a cough (thank you summer cold!) and so sometimes that wakes her up at about 3, so I go in, nurse her for a quick 5 minutes (since she is out after that time) and head back off to bed myself.
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