Baby Laine

WE MOVED

2011-10-09T22:54:00.001-07:00

We decided to consolidate our family's blog at http://romneysonbainbridge.blogspot.com/

And She's Off!

2010-09-14T13:42:00.001-07:00

She had to stop to look for some dead bugs along the way,

but eventually, she made it to PRESCHOOL!
She insisted on riding her scooter "just like Smith,"

and in taking pictures by the front door,

and then she was off.

The Imaginary Friend Pool Expands

2010-05-11T09:48:00.000-07:00

"Condarina is my Grandpa. I have another modder. I have 2 modders and another daughter upstairs in my room."

Maybe watching Coraline a few months ago was a bad idea. I'll keep my fingers crossed that this other mother doesn't have buttons for eyes.

Look Away, Look Away!

2010-04-19T11:07:00.001-07:00

"Eew! He has gross hair under there! Gross!" yelled Laine, pointing to her armpit as she watched a tank top clad man lift up his arm to reveal his nice bushy pit.

"Ballet Up. Ballet Down."

2010-04-18T13:41:00.000-07:00

She couldn't be happier!

So graceful :)

If I Only Had a Pony

2010-04-16T10:07:00.000-07:00

Laine was doing 'exercises' with me this morning. While we were in upward dog, she said,
"Mom. Which guy do you want to be?"
"Well. I have on a gray shirt and black shorts, so I'll be the guy in the back."
"Okay. I'll be the girl. She has a pony....but wait Mom. You have a pony! She has a pony and you have a pony! You are the girl with the pony!"

Laine is still coveting long hair, especially pony's (pony-tails). We were in the car and she saw someone riding by on their bike....
"Uh, Mom. That guy has a pony! That is weird. Why does that guy have a pony?! Silly guy, pony's are for girls." I thought she'd die laughing.

Sisters

2010-04-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

One Day Your Prince Will Come....

2010-04-01T15:37:00.001-07:00

Laine sat for several minutes and stared at a framed picture of our wedding before she quickly exclaimed in one breath, "Mom. Were you dancing at the castle? Are those your little people? Oh Mom!! Was Daddy your prince? What happened to your white dress? You have to find it!! Wow! You really need that again."

Happy Birthday Poppie!

2010-01-27T15:49:00.000-08:00

Waiting For True Love's Kiss

2010-01-11T16:57:00.000-08:00

Found this beauty fast asleep....

Oops!

2009-12-11T09:23:00.000-08:00

"Aah, too much T.V.'s. Too much T.V.'s!"
Guess we've been watching a little tube around here.

Recent Laine Pictures

2009-11-19T22:51:00.000-08:00

Naughty Nerds

2009-11-19T22:23:00.000-08:00

Tonight, Smith was nice enough to share a box of Nerds candy with Laine. Laine had also spent the day with her good buddy Anna. She was so excited about her fun day with friends and Smith's act of kindness, she startled babbling:

"Daddy, I love Nerds and I love Anna . . . I love the pink and purple ones . . . Smith is my friend . . . he plays with me . . . Anna is my friend too and she plays with me . . . Dad, I want to go to sleep . . . Dad, Anna sleeps with nerds . . . Anna sleeps with nerds all the time."

Grandparents, Don't Take this Personally

2009-11-19T22:16:00.000-08:00

Lainey and I recently had a conversation about Christmas. I asked her a series of questions to see what she could remember.

Me: "Lainey, what do you open on Christmas?"
Laine: "Presents!"
Me: "Who brings you presents?"
Laine: "Santa!"
Me: "What do we have (I meant, to eat) on Christmas?"
Laine: "I think cupcakes . . . and old people."

Sleeping Beauty

2009-10-29T22:13:00.000-07:00

Underwood Farms

2009-10-29T21:08:00.000-07:00

Lainey and her friends went to a pumpkin patch last week.

When I asked her to pick her favorite, this is what I found her doing.
"I only want 6 of them, Mom."

Not Very Lady-Like

2009-10-11T21:02:00.000-07:00

We were in Utah last weekend to bless Rosey. The whole fam damily came to the cabin for the blessing and some refreshments As we all enjoyed Whitley's white bean chili, Rachel approached me and said, "Do you know what your daughter just told me? She said she has a hole in her bum where poop comes out."

A few days later, we were back in California and Lainey tapped my leg and said, "Dad, I have a hole in my bum where poop comes out." I decided to find out more, so I asked, "Really? How did it get there?" Laine thought for a second and said, "It got there from a storm cloud . . . a sweatshirt . . . and a rope."

From the Garden

2009-09-18T08:56:00.000-07:00

Laine: "I ate two-matoes."

Dad: "You ate one tomato?"

Laine: "No. I ate two-matoes."

Dad: "Oh. You at two?"

Laine: "YES! I love matoes."

Alien InvAsian

2009-09-15T15:34:00.000-07:00

It scares small children, horrifies all heterosexual males, and sends fashionistas into fits of rage. What am i talking about? Yep you probably guessed it right, The Asian Lady Sun Visor! Laine will forever have nightmares after her first sighting of one today! The girls and I went to Lacy Park this morning and Laine was bouncing away on a toy horse, singing, and yelling "Yee Haw!" when all of a sudden she stopped riding. Her eyes opened as wide as they could go, mouth agape-she completely froze. After a few moments, she was able to mouth, "Mom! There is an alien coming out of that jungle!" I turned to see what had frightened her and saw 'the alien'-an Asian lady in a sun visor! I hadn't laughed that hard in a long time.

Compromise

2009-09-15T15:22:00.000-07:00

Mom: "Laine. When Dora ends, you need to close your eyes and take a nap."

Laine: "K. I'll just close one eye and keep one eye open."

She'll never take a nap again will she.

We Love Cousins!

2009-09-06T11:39:00.000-07:00

Lainey and Addie became instant buddies when they came to visit (partly over their mutual Sleeping Beauty fixation). We loved having them and can't wait for these two to get together again.

Pinker Stinker

2009-08-19T20:53:00.000-07:00

Since Rosey was born, Laine has showed us a new side of herself: her stinker side. She has not acted out towards Rosey, she just has been a bit more whiney, a bit more grumpy, and a bit more . . . of a stinker.

Smith and I were talking about this new phenomenon on the way to dropping him off at a friend's house. Smith shared with me his explanation of Laine's new stinkery ways: "Dad, Laine's favorite color used to be purple. Now that she changed her favorite color to pink, she has become a stinker. Get it? Pinkers are stinkers."

Once Upon A Dream Take 2

2009-07-24T10:09:00.000-07:00

Once Upon A Dream

2009-07-24T09:04:00.000-07:00

Make it Pink, Make it Blue....

2009-06-26T20:43:00.000-07:00

Getting my kids dressed in the morning is an easy task. I pick out what they wear and without complaint or question they happily put it on. However, this morning, Lainey put a wrinkle in this usually smooth task. She put on the top and pants that I had given her and then reached for a different pair of shoes. The pair that she grabbed were orange with white polka-dots and while they were cute, they definitely did not match her outfit. When I said "No," she went downstairs for a second opinion from Poppie. Soon enough Poppie, the resident fashionista, had convinced her that the orange pair were all wrong and showed her the pair that correctly matched her outfit. With that settled, all that Laine needed to be ready for the day was an 'necessary' accessory. I came down with two flowers for her hair, a pink one and a lime green one for her to choose from. Immediately, Laine picked the green. I put it on her head, she smiled, looked up at Poppie and Me and said, "Does it match?"
Poppie may have her prodigy after all.

Pics for Poppie

2009-06-02T22:01:00.000-07:00

Nearly 30 years old and the dress is still stylin'. Lainey LOVES the dress and insisted on wearing her favorite orange flower that clashes nicely with the pink ribbon.

But You Can't Pick Your Friends....

2009-05-02T13:31:00.000-07:00

Mom: "Hey Laine. Please don't eat your boogers. They'll make you sick."

Laine: "Oh. Only eat ham-boogers?"

Easter Sunday

2009-04-17T19:34:00.000-07:00

Waiting to go downstairs.

Laine: "I pretty, Mommy."

Gone Baby Gone, the Bink is Gone

2009-04-17T17:05:00.000-07:00

Had I known it was going to be so easy, I would have gotten rid of the binkie ages ago. Lainey handed it over before bed with the promise of a sand box. So far, no mention of the binkie, just lots and lots of sand.

Easter Egg Hunt

2009-04-17T14:12:00.000-07:00

We had a great little Easter egg hunt in our backyard this year. (Next year, family, plan on coming out for it).

Lots of Lob

2009-04-16T20:54:00.000-07:00

Laine has been professing her love for many things this week.

"I lob oceans!"

"I lob purple!"

"I lob SHOES!"

"I lob this!"

Oh Man....

2009-04-16T20:46:00.000-07:00

While I was reading with Smith last night, I overheard Lainey talking to the cars she was playing with....

"Go to time out right now! You are in big trouble!"

At least it was cuss word free, right Poppie? :)

Now, If She'd Just Go to Nursery

2009-03-30T12:12:00.001-07:00

Lainey had her first real play-date with Ali last week and had a blast (thank you Yesuk). Now all she wants to do is play with Ali and see John. What will we do when they move?

You Know You're Really Pregnant When....

2009-03-29T17:18:00.000-07:00

"Mom. My belly SO full too." As she lifts up her shirt and sticks out her tummy as far as she can.

Thanks.

Book Worm

2009-03-13T20:12:00.000-07:00

Laine spends most of her day toting around a book or two. Today it's Charlotte's Web, but usually it's one of her 'piggy books' (Toot and Puddle).

California Girl Already?

2009-03-13T18:20:00.001-07:00

Mom: Laine. "Did you like snowmobiling with Geeps?"

Laine: "No!"

Mom: "Did you like sledding with Mom?"

Laine: "NO!"

Mom: "Do you like the snow?"

Laine: "NO!"

Mom: "Do you like the beach?"

Laine: "YES!"

A few of my favorite things....

2009-02-18T13:26:00.000-08:00

Nemo and Dory,

Balloons,

Domenico's pizza and their minestrone soup,

New shoes and

a Diego doll (thank you Poppie),

"Lainey's helmet," and scooter,

and CAKE!
There's nothing better.

Lainey Turns Two!

2009-02-17T07:50:00.000-08:00

Mom: Hey Lainey. Did you have a birthday yesterday?

Laine: No.

Mom: Oh. What did you have?

Laine: I had CAKE!

Yes, she did.

She's Saucy

2009-02-07T16:29:00.000-08:00

"One duck stuck in the muck...."

2008-12-01T23:04:00.000-08:00

I think Laine will just stick to the book version.

"Yummy, Yummy"

2008-11-18T21:12:00.001-08:00

"Yummy, Yummy" and a big cheesy grin= a big pot of candy.

This trooper walked the entire time carrying her "yummy, yummy."

Seal Beach and Stitches

2008-11-18T21:00:00.000-08:00

Seal Beach: Fun for about 20 minutes. Then Smith whacked Lainey with a smash ball racket, and it was off to an urgent care.

The only pictures were on my cell and were really nasty...but this was a week or so after and if it was not for the glue that the doctor got all over her forehead, it really would not look so bad.
We also had Addie and her parents come out to go to Disneyland. This was the only pic I have....but it was a blast and hopefully they'll come out more often.

Off to Cali

2008-11-12T16:05:00.000-08:00

Laine says her goodbye's to Davis

Lainey and Raquelle eating one last S'more up at Eldorado Canyon

Laine and "Kookie" (Brooklyn)

What the?

2008-09-25T14:37:00.000-07:00

After the tub last night, Laine successfully tried out the potty.
And then read some books with Dad and Smith.

Little Trooper

2008-09-22T12:12:00.000-07:00

Geeps II

2008-09-08T15:30:00.000-07:00

Lainey loves her Geeps, and now has another (my Uncle Terry) that she has become quite attached to.

Mmmm....Summer

2008-08-25T14:57:00.000-07:00

Oma Time

2008-07-16T11:11:00.001-07:00

We had a great time at the Zoo with Oma. Thank you for spending the day with us. It was such a treat!

Wipe Out!

2008-07-16T09:55:00.000-07:00

Smith has been having a few horse lessons this week at Sue's. It has been heaven for Lainey because there are DOGS there (I think four) and horses. She runs around waving and saying "Hi" to them all. Well, until....

And I think we'll wait until next year to try lessons of her own.

Pics For Adam

2008-06-29T21:58:00.001-07:00

Since Adam is out-of-town, I promised him some pictures.

Looking out the window to see if Dad is home yet. (Or to see if Mason is outside).

See you tomorrow!

Just One of the Big Kids

2008-06-29T21:51:00.001-07:00

Annual Marshall Lake Campout

On Your Mark. Get Set. GO!

2008-06-29T21:36:00.000-07:00

Smith and Lainey did a little racing down the 'hill' in our backyard this evening.

Smith nearly wet his pants, he was laughing so hard watching Lainey try to make it to the finish line without falling over.

Eldorado Springs

2008-06-25T13:28:00.000-07:00

Our favorite haunt in the summer time is always Eldorado Canyon. We head up for s'mores and hikes with the Kirkman's as often as possible.

And She's Off

2008-06-25T13:22:00.000-07:00

Lainey LOVES speeding away in her rocket. She's the only kid in our cul-de-sac that is not content to stay in the circle so, we have to watch her like a hawk. Here, she is trying to make her get-away.

She's Saucy

2008-06-21T21:15:00.000-07:00

By calling Laine saucy, I don't mean to say that Laine is sassy or cheeky. What I mean is that Lainey really likes . . . sauce. Today we ate lunch at Rumbi's. I had fish tacos and rice with teriyaki sauce. Whitley ate a salad with creamy vinaigrette, and we shared chips and mango salsa. Laine basically just ate all of our sauces.

We made a little plate for Laine with rice, chicken and chips. Lainey picked up a chip, dipped it in the mango salsa and put the chip in her mouth. I watched her suck off the salsa, and then take the whole chip back out of her mouth. Next, she dipped the chip into Whitley's salad dressing and sucked the dressing off the chip. Laine continued sucking sauces off of chips for the next several minutes. At one point, she even had a chip in each hand, alternating sucking salad dressing and mango salsa from each chip.

Whitley soon tried to make her eat something by forcing a piece of chicken into her mouth. Laine reached down her throat--gagged a little bit--pulled out the chicken and held it in front of her face for inspection. When she saw there wasn't any sauce on it, she grunted, dipped the chicken into the closest sauce, and sucked the sauce off of the chicken.

I then took the chips away from her in an attempt to get her to eat something else, like maybe the rice. With her dipping implements gone, Laine ignored the rice and stuck her hand right into the salsa bowl. She pulled out a handful of tomato-red, dripping, oozing salsa. She leaned her head back, dangled her hand over her mouth and methodically sucked the salsa off each chubby finger.

By the end of lunch, Laine looked extremely satisfied with her lunch . . . and was in need of a clean shirt.

The Anatomy of a Sandwich, by Laine Romney

2008-06-16T09:05:00.000-07:00

Lately, Laine has been dissecting sandwiches before she eats them. As far as I can tell, here are the steps:
1- Disassemble bread, cheese and deli meat.
2- Eat cheese, preferably by fitting all cheese into mouth at once.
3- Hold deli meat in the air and admire.
4- Bite the meat in the middle of the slice.
5- With deli meat still clenched in teeth, drop meat from hands to allow slice of meat to dangle from mouth.
6- Violently shake head from side-to-side.
7- Laugh.
8- Find area of clean carpet and drop meat from mouth.
9- Pick up bread and lick mayonnaise.
10- With index finger, poke holes in bread.

This Is Where Lainey Spends Most of Her Day. . . .

2008-06-08T21:37:00.000-07:00

Lainey Pics

2008-06-08T20:23:00.000-07:00

Finally , it's Summer!

A tad Narcoleptic?

2008-06-08T20:09:00.000-07:00

We've been having so much fun playing, that I keep forgetting that Lainey still needs a nap! This is how she has fallen asleep for the last three days. Yesterday, she found her bink and blanks , grabbed my finger and led me to her crib. She then took a 31/2 hour nap! Sweet little thing.

She's actually getting bigger!

2008-05-05T08:36:00.000-07:00

Spidey Lainey

2008-05-05T08:19:00.000-07:00

It's not Flash, but close. Smith finally has a superhero buddy to play with. Lainey loves it! And even has some pretty good sound effects to boot.

Easter Egg Hunt

2008-03-21T14:18:00.001-07:00

Anything you can do, I can do better!

2008-03-16T18:54:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Laine!

2008-02-23T11:39:00.000-08:00

2007-12-30T20:42:00.000-08:00

Totally Daddy's girl.

2007-12-30T20:33:00.000-08:00

Up on two feet!

2007-12-30T20:19:00.000-08:00

After two months of teasing us, Lainey has finally decided to walk!

Little Grandma Merrill

2007-12-12T20:26:00.001-08:00

This would be straight up Grandma Merrill.

Yum Yum Gimme Some!

2007-12-12T20:12:00.001-08:00

Apparently, I left Laine alone a little too long. The girl may
look like her Dad, but she has my sugar tooth! That'a girl.

Steps!

2007-11-04T21:17:00.000-08:00

This may not look like much, but Laine took some steps this morning. Her best efforts were not captured on video (of course) but this will give you a good idea.

Lainey's new trick

2007-09-22T21:56:00.000-07:00

Smith and I call this, "Lizard Tongue."

Seven Months!

2007-09-22T21:18:00.000-07:00

Sunday on the Couch with Dad

2007-08-26T20:51:00.001-07:00

Cheesy Slobber

2007-08-26T20:41:00.001-07:00

This picture captures both of our children perfectly. Smith has been doing the "big cheesy" in front of the camera for years, and Laine . . . slobbers a lot.

June-ish Pictures

2007-08-26T20:35:00.001-07:00

Swings

2007-08-23T22:15:00.001-07:00

I have feet!

2007-04-23T21:28:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, Whit kept trying to get a picture of Laine in her Sunday dress, but Laine wouldn't cooperate. She kept sliding down the couch and lifting her legs to stare at her newly discovered feet.

Pink Ribbon

2007-04-23T21:19:00.000-07:00

Playtime

2007-04-16T21:08:00.000-07:00

The Big Cheesy

2007-04-08T19:35:00.000-07:00

Easter Dress

2007-04-08T19:23:00.000-07:00

Family Pics from the Blessing

2007-03-25T22:11:00.000-07:00

Blessing Gown

2007-03-25T21:47:00.000-07:00

S'more tummy time close-ups

2007-03-12T21:41:00.000-07:00

Bro and Sis

2007-03-12T21:38:00.000-07:00

Hopefully this is not symbollic of their future relationship.

Tummy Time

2007-03-07T19:12:00.000-08:00

My Girls

2007-03-07T19:06:00.000-08:00

Dr. Evil

2007-03-05T19:43:00.000-08:00

Daddy and Daughter

2007-02-25T20:22:00.000-08:00

P.S. Mom, I have shaved my beard since these pictures were taken.

Pink Flowers

2007-02-25T20:12:00.001-08:00

B&W's

2007-02-25T19:37:00.000-08:00

These are black and white photos taken of Laine right after she came home from the hospital.

My brother and me

2007-02-21T15:55:00.000-08:00

Here are some great pictures taken yesterday of Smith and Laine.

Nudie-ba-tootie

2007-02-19T19:13:00.000-08:00

Whit and Deb took some great pictures today.

Welcome Home

2007-02-19T13:47:00.000-08:00

Laine came home from the hospital yesterday. Here are some pictoral highlights.

Arrival!

2007-02-18T19:59:00.000-08:00

She is here!

Just before 1:00 p.m. on February 16, Whitley and I packed the car and drove to the hospital. We calmly chatted during this last ten minutes of life together as parents of a family of three. After signing in, finding our room, unpacking a few things, and making ourselves comfortable, we were ready. We were ready and excited to meet Laine.

The labor process was . . . efficient. Labor was induced around 2:00, and four hours later, Laine was born. It wasn't quite that easy, Whitley would be quick to point out, but speaking in relation to other labor experiences, it was a walk in the park.

The first thing I noticed when I saw Laine, was that her little frowny, crying face looked like Smith's face when he was born. Her bottom lip curled down and the corners, while the middle of her lip protruded outward. It is the epitome of a "pout." The next thing I noticed was that she was not screaming like Smith did when he was born. Laine sounded like she was only slightly annoyed that we had taken her from the warm environs of her mom's tummy. Laine weighed seven pounds and five ounces, and measured at 19 inches long. She was (and is) truly beautiful. She had a light covering of short dark brown hair all over her head. Her eyes were puffy, and she only opened them briefly. Her nose was smaller and rounder than Smith's, and we are not sure from whom she inherited it (as neither Whitley or I have noses that share these qualities). Her hands and feet were very wrinkled from being in mom's tummy for so long.

The rest of the night, Smith, Poppie, Whitley and I sat and gawked at her. Here are some of my favorite pictures from that night.