Boulder!

On Tuesday Miriam and I, along with my roommate from college, Kathleen, who was visiting from Seattle with her baby, Elanor, drove up to Boulder to meet Andrew, who was there for a church conference, for a little stroll down Pearl Street (now please diagram that sentence). Here are a few pictures of Miriam with her daddy. Pictures of Elanor will be posted soon!

Miriam is taking a nap, so I started a new blog!

Ok all you blog readers...I have taken the plunge and started a new blog! I have felt creatively hindered by my baby blog so I created a creative writing based blog (how many times can I use "create" in one sentence?). So, send me a poem and I'll put it up. Or email me a cool picture you've taken or drawn and I'll post that. Or just visit it from time to time if you care to learn some of my thoughts on life. Click here for the blog or click on the link on the left.

I just finished two more changing pads. My mom is buying them from me to use as baby gifts for friends. My first customer! She actually bought another one from me awhile ago. It was so cool--brown corduroy--but I forgot to take a picture of it.

I'm working on a blanket and a bib now. I'll post pictures soon!

Visit to Great-Grammy and Great-Popadaddy's home in Kansas

sleep success!

We fixed our computer and I can do pictures again! My mom, Miriam, and I just got back on Monday from a trip to Kansas where we visited my grandmother and grandfather (Miriam's middle name, Grayce, is my grandmother's name). I was sick, so my mom got up with Miriam at night--which meant no nursing at night! Well our night weaning endeavor was a success. Miraim finally goes all night without nursing (about 11 hours) and has only been waking up once at night. I feel functional again! She has also started taking longer naps! We are finally getting somewhere with this sleep problem of hers.

i've been tagged!

I have been tagged for the following survey by my friend Laura @ Valley Housewife

A.The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

What I was doing 10 Years Ago:
I was in high school causing my poor mother all sorts of grief.

5 Things on my to-do list today:
1. go to the fabric store
2. finish cleaning the bathroom
3. back up pictures on my computer
4. do some sewing
5. call the City of Saint Louis to ask about property taxes--I can't wait!! (Andrew told me I have to do this, but I keep putting it off)

Snacks I enjoy:
ice cream!

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Oh my, that is a lot of money. I would feel completely overwhelmed. I guess I would invest, give lots and lots away, and set up wedding and college funds for my future children. And I would buy a new car to replace my 1987 Subaru!

3 of my bad habits:
1. freaking out when the apartment gets too messy and causing Andrew to say, "Daisy, don't be obsessed."
2. leaving poopy cloth diapers laying around instead of dealing with them right away (I know, I know, that is really gross--I'll work on this one!)
3. not making phone calls in a timely manner (sorry to all of you I need to call! I will do it soon, I promise!)

5 places I have lived:
1. Colorado (Centennial, Arvada, Boulder, and Colorado Springs)
2. Seattle, Washington (Queen Anne, Ballard, and Capitol Hill)
3. Baku, Azerbaijan
4. Port Orchard, Washington
5. Saint Louis, Missouri

5 jobs I have had (of many):
1. Writer/Editor/Accountant at Caleb Project (non-profit missionary curriculum provider) (I didn't actually get paid for this job, but it was lots of fun)
2. Barista at Starbucks
3. Head Custodian at Macky Auditorium at the University of Colorado, Boulder
4. Child Study report writer at Boulder County Department of Social Services
5. ESL teacher in Seattle and Baku

5 things people don't know about me:
1. I eat ice cream every night. When I stop nursing I am in big trouble!
2. I have decided to go "no 'poo," or, decided to stop using shampoo. Instead I use baking soda and vinegar. Click here to read more if you think I'm crazy. I am definitely going through the "icky hair" phase as my hair adjusts, but if this works, I'm going to save tons of money!
3. While watching a few minutes of the Grammys a few nights ago, I realized that I missed my true calling of being a back-up dancer for Beyonce (just kidding--but it did look like fun!).
4. My cat of 20 years (I got her when I was 7!) will probably have to be put down in a few days. She lives with my parents, so it won't be as hard, but I am definitely going to miss my Smokey.
5. I love to read (well-written, quality) novels. From August through October I think I read something like 17 novels. I have slowed down quite a bit since then because Miriam won't let me read while she nurses anymore.

I would like to tag:
Lisa - Nora Noelle
Lindsay the Honns
Amanda - Swick Family
Lisa H. - Life is always a journey with Lisa
Maria - My Hearts Moments

Grow, baby, grow!!

Once again I can't upload pictures to this blog from my computer. That's why these pictures are not the greatest quality (they are copied from another site). We can't seem to get rid of whatever is afflicting our computer. I am about ready to throw it out the window. Miriam, too. Just kidding. She got three shots two days ago and had a fever all day yesterday. Last night she would only sleep laying down if she was snuggled right next to me in bed. Sweet, yes, but it meant a sleepless night for me. She seems perfectly fine now, though. Miriam got weighed at the pediatrician's and the poor little thing only weighs 16 pounds (she's 9 months). She is in the 5th percentile for her weight and about that for her height. Her doctor says she's never going to be tall. Well, I could have guessed that! She is happy, laughs all the time, and crawls like mad, so I guess she is just small! And on a positive note, she rarely outgrows her clothes.

Yeah! Our internet connection is working again! These are from about two weeks ago when Miriam first started standing in her crib. Now she is pulling up on everything in our apartment.

Miriam is crawling...ahhhhh!

Well, I haven't gotten anything started with my home business yet. I'm partly procrastinating, but really, I have almost no time to myself now that Miriam has decided to try to give up napping altogether. And as she is waking up 3 to 5 times a night, my days are just a foggy blur anyway. On the bright side, Miriam started crawling 10 days ago and learned how to pull herself to standing a few days before that. Now I spend my days chasing her around the house. And keeping her from licking the toilet. For videos and pictures of the little steam engine, visit http://picasaweb.google.com/daisyfarhat/CrawlingAndStanding . Our internet connection is all messed up (we use our neighbor's wireless) and so I can't upload pictures right now.

Christmas with Grandma Ferial and Grandpa Bill

Merry Christmas!

Baby feet are so sweet...

this picture is a little dark, but still sweet...

Toy Time

We woke up to more snow this morning and it has been snowing all day. The snow is so pretty, but Miriam and I like to admire it from the window. We've been playing with her toys all morning...maybe we'll venture out to play in the snow this afternoon.

In other Miriam news, I think she is about to learn to crawl! She has been forgoing her naps to practice on her hands and knees in her crib. She gets up on all fours and then rocks back and forth. She hasn't quite figured out how to move forward yet.

Snowy Day

yesterday was a very snowy day...











(the view from our apartment window)












...so I made cupcakes for a Christmas party I was going to last night.




They are snowflake cupcakes!