Toddler Ambivalance

Today Andrina exhibited her first "toddler ambivalant" behavior. I was holding her for awhile, then went to put her down. Instead of crawling towards her toys, she pulled herself up using my legs, whined and reached her arms out to me. So of course I held her again. It's beginning...

Mommy's First Hug

I think I got my first hug from Andrina tonight. I was holding her and cuddling her when I felt her lean her body and face into me and tighten her arms around my neck. Oh that was so wonderful! I wanted it to last forever!

Coupon Queen Part 2

I just got back home from Target where there was a new sale/promotion for Pampers diapers. If you bought 2 boxes for $19.99 each (e.g., 80 count size 3) you got a $5 gift card at checkout. Well, I went though the Sunday coupons yesterday like I do every Sunday and there was a Target coupon in there for $5 off any Pampers diapers and Pampers wipes. Then on Saturday my new issue of Parenting magazine came in and there was a $3 off Target coupon for any Pampers diapers and wipes. So with those 2 coupons, and one I had for $2 and one for $1.50 and two for $.50 off pampers wipes, and the $5 gift card at checkout, I got 2 boxes of diapers and a total of 6 refills of wipes for only $33.50! Wow! I am gooooood! By the way, Andrina is good to go on diapers and wipes until at least her birthday! Wow, I must say again that I am GOOD! My husband is one lucky guy!

I Am The Coupon Queen

This week Target had a sale/promotion with the very large boxes of Pampers diapers (e.g., 116 count for a size 3). If you bought 2 of them for 27.99 each, you got a $10 gift card at checkout. Well, I happened to have my very last two no-maximum-value coupons left for a FREE pack of Pampers diapers. Tom and I bought 15 of them off of eBay when I was pregnant for about $12 each and I have been redeeming them for very large boxes of diapers for free as they had no maximum value on them. Well, I used my last 2 coupons (they were to expire on 7/30/08 anyways) and not only did I get my last 2 big boxes of diapers for free, but I got a $10 gift card too!

Oh, a sad side note to the Pampers coupons, they no longer make them with no maximum value anymore :( . Proctor and Gamble finally wised up and realized that people were redeeming them and getting the huge boxes of diapers for them for free instead of the small $10 "Jumbo pack" like they are supposed to be used for. So now the coupons have a $10.99 maximum value listed on them. So sad. It was such an incredible deal while it lasted as Tom and I saved about $15 per box of diapers with each of them. 15 boxes at $15 each means that we got $225 worth of diapers for free with them! Sigh... it was great while it lasted...

Paperwork

Here's Andrina helping me with some paperwork this afternoon while I am on the computer!

Just Some Pictures

That I wanted to share!

Mommy and Andrina

Andrina and Ryan

Quasi-Lazy Summer Days

Today, yesterday, and Monday Tom and I have been hanging out in the pool with Andrina. She loves the water, which is not a surprise since I love the water and we are both water signs (Cancer). Yep, just hanging out, playing with the baby and grilling hot dogs. Ah, the good life.