Baby "Pistachio" Blog: April 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

Titanic Movie Night

So for those of you who haven't noticed, Amy has done something like the last 50 blogs, so I figured I'd throw my hat back in the ring and do a few posts (especially since I'm home all day with a sick baby).

April 2012 marked the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. So naturally James Cameron figured it'd be a great opportunity to re-release Titanic in the movie theaters and add some 3D effects to it. Now up until this point I have never actually seen the movie the whole way through. I avoided it entirely (similar to how you would avoid the plague) until several years into dating Amy. Only then did I watch parts of it when it was came on TV. Amy on the other hand has seen the movie something like a dozen times so we were coming from opposite ends of the spectrum.

Well, considering all that she's done for me and Miss Bree I figured taking her to see it in the theater would be a nice treat. It would also give us a much needed date night where we can actually leave the diaper bag behind. Thankfully one of Amy's coworkers (Jess) was able to help us out by watching Bree for a few hours while we went to the movie.

Now I'm not usually a huge fan of 3D movies, a lot of times I feel like they still lean toward the cliche scenes where something is popping up toward the screen which just seems to obvious for me. Since Titanic wasn't made as a 3D movie though, they just made the regular scenes 3D which actually did well for the movie. As much as I can't believe I'm saying this, Titanic was actually a pretty good movie (I'm going to pay for this later I'm sure). The first 30 minutes or so drag a bit, but after that it does pick up quite a bit and I really enjoyed watching it with Amy. It was a nice first date night for us since having Bree and gave us a chance to rejuvenate, even if just for a few hours (believe it or not having a baby can be somewhat tiring!).

Of course now that Dark Knight Rises is in the theaters Amy can repay the favor by taking me out there:)

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Spring Photo Shoot

The weekend after Easter, Jason and I got Bree all dressed up and took her outside on a beautiful spring day to take the pictures that I had wanted to take on Easter weekend, but got delayed thanks to Bree spitting up on her outfit. We decided to go back to our old digital camera because it offers a continuous shot option. I highly recommend this option if anyone is trying to take pictures of babies and are looking for that right shot. Most the times, I catch Bree in a great pose, but once the camera flashes she has moved to a different pose and the camera missed it. Well, not this day! We got a bunch of beautiful shots of our little angel. I'm really happy with them. We moved her all around our yard for different angles. Bree cooperated beautifully and I was a pleased momma!

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Going to the Park

Jason and I just got back from taking Bree to McCook Point Park, a local park that is right up the road and has access to the beach (Long Island Sound to be exact). It was a bit chiller than I expected and started to drizzle after we got there, so we didn't stay too long. We did stay long enough for Bree to get a first taste of swings. I loved (and still do) swinging. I remember walking to the elementary school near my parents place with my girlfriends and swinging and talking on the swing sets even into high school. I was so pleased that Bree actually liked the swing. The toddler swing that we put her in was huge for her. She barely covered a tiny bit of it. We also tried her on the slide, which she didn't really know what to do with. A little boy seemed fascinated by her and came up on the slide to talk to her. He told her all about his little baby sister and asked what her name was and how old she was...super cute!

Monday, April 9, 2012

Easter Bunny Is Coming to Town

Here we are in April celebrating Bree's 1st Easter!! I can't believe all these firsts are happening...the year seems to be flying by. Along with pictures from Easter, I'm also going to add some pictures from the weeks in between St. Patty's Day and Easter (months 7 and 8). After receiving a quick drop by visit from Jason's father (Bree's Grandpop the weekend or so before Easter), it was time to celebrate Easter. A few weeks prior, Jason, Bree, and I were shopping in Target and I immediately found a pair of Easter bunny ears (headband) in the 99 cent section. It was a rainy day (actually pouring), so Jason dropped me and Bree off at the front of the store and drove around to find a spot. I put the ears on Bree and wanted for him to come into the store. The sight of Bree in these giant Easter bunny ears got both of us, along with some other customers, laughing...so we bought them. Bree's not too fond of them anymore, but it was cute while it lasted. Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to take Bree to see the Easter Bunny, but he was nice enough to stop by our house anyway. Each one of us, include the cats, got a small Easter basket. Bree's mainly consisted of some toys and baby food (yumm). She'll have to ask the Easter Bunny for some chocolate once she gets older :) Jason and I completed our tradition of Easter egg hunts (too hard for little kids), where we each get a specific amount of eggs and time to hide. Jason gets one floor of the house and I get the other. We then race to see who can find the most amount of eggs in a specific time period. We started this game several years ago while we lived in LA and have continued it ever since. Our Easter egg hunts are pretty difficult and often end with the other person helping to find all the Easter Eggs. I cried "fowl" this year as we only hide 2 real Easter eggs each (the rest are the plastic ones). The only rule for the real eggs is that they have to be in a visible location (mainly so we don't lose real eggs only to have them rot in our house). Jason decided that he was going to hide one of his real eggs inside a cookie tin that was placed on the counter from the night before. He thinks it was visible, I say no way since the cookie tin was sealed and was not see-through. We may have a cheater on our hands. We then did a smaller, age-appropriate Easter egg hunt for Bree (one egg was in her car seat, one half hidden by a blanket, and one on her play-mat). I walked Bree around the living room until we found all 3 of her eggs. After spending the morning at our place, we then drove to New Fairfield where my grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins are. We had Easter lunch/dinner with them. I had planned to get some pictures of Bree all dressed up, but she decided she wanted to spit up on all three of her outfits. Next time. It was cute seeing Bree and her cousin Stella play together. Bree was trying new behaviors that are too advanced for her and Stella regressed in some of her behaviors. I can't wait to see these two grow up and become playmates! Happy Easter, everyone!!!