Us and Things: Hey baby

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Hey baby

World, meet Laura Allison. Laura, meet the world.

9 comments:

Kiwi said...: Congratulations! We love having two girls. It just makes life easier. All we had to buy was a new car seat and diapers.; Tue Sep 02, 05:50:00 PM MST
Jeri Calder said...: We just love the name you've picked out!!! We are so excited for you!

Dad and Jeri; Tue Sep 02, 06:29:00 PM MST
Myriah Cohen said...: Awww! Hi Laura!

I hope you are as awesome as my cousin Laura.; Tue Sep 02, 08:06:00 PM MST
Bluebell said...: Congratulations! So exciting. When's your due date again? Sometime in Dec/Jan?; Wed Sep 03, 07:08:00 AM MST
Macon Family said...: Congrats on the 2nd girl-that'll be fun for the sisters!; Wed Sep 03, 09:00:00 AM MST
Vivian said...: yeah sisters! yeah!

um...how will Levi chose which one to marry?; Wed Sep 03, 12:53:00 PM MST
Allison said...: How can I possibly not show favoritism to my namesake??? She is, of course, the cutest in-utero baby girl I've ever seen.; Wed Sep 03, 04:33:00 PM MST
Arya said...: Oh Amanda, I'm so excited that you're having another girl! What a cute name, too. Also I'm glad you've gotten some medical care - yeah!; Mon Sep 15, 03:50:00 PM MST
Jamie Pearson said...: Wow crazy i didn't know you were having another one...congrats that will be so much fun.; Wed Oct 01, 10:31:00 AM MST

A taste of the Ball life

Amanda: What do you want for lunch: ham sandwich or peanut butter sandwich?
Lillian: Ham. No, peanut butter. No... ham... No, peanut butter.
Amanda: Ok, I'm going to make you a peanut butter sandwich. (makes sandwich)
Lillian: NO! I WANTED HAM!!!!
Amanda: You said peanut butter, and I told you I was going to make you peanut butter.
Lillian: No... I think you just spaced out Mom.

Tyler on dodo birds: I mean, any species that can be wiped out by rats probably didn't deserve to live. Nature should have selected them a long time ago to go extinct... it's like it forgot and got there late.

Lillian: I like carrots mom. They're like... juice you eat.

Tyler was reading Lillian a picture book in which a little boy finds an airplane in his closet and takes it into space where he runs out of gas and lands on the moon. On the moon, he meets a little Martian boy, wearing a space suit, who's spaceship had crashed.
Tyler: How come the Martian needs a space suit and the little boy doesn't? This book is so inaccurate.

Lillian threw a piece of food during dinner.
Tyler: Lillian don't throw food.
Lillian: But, it was just a little bit of food.

At 2 AM, Tyler pokes Amanda and says, "The baby is crying"
"No, that's a dog."
"No, it's Nora. I have superhuman hearing, that's why they call me Eagle Ears."

Amanda looks over and sees Lillian desperately trying to shove the Camelbak valve into Nora's mouth.
Amanda: Stop that! Don't put that into her mouth!
Lillian: Mom, I'm just playing doctor.
Amanda: Well, don't put it into her mouth.
Lillian (accompanied with change in tactic): Just her ears.

Lillian (pointing): This is my neck. This is Daddy's neck. This is Mom's neck. Nora doesn't have a neck.

Amanda: Listen to this, "The men and women of the Yana tribe in California speak different dialects." (TIME Magazine).
Tyler: The men and women speak different dialects in our house: sense and nonsense.

I ran upstairs briefly and left Nora in her chair with a curious Lillian looking on. Nora started fussing and crying a little and I heard Lillian say, "Nora! Stop Crying! Use your words!"

We practiced and practiced saying "Daddy, I missed you" all the way to the bus stop, a full five minute drive. Upon arrival, I prep Lillian one last time. I roll down the window, Tyler sticks his head in, and I prompt Lillian, "do you have something to say to daddy?"
Lillian looks up at him with her eyes full and sincere, "Juicebox."

Amanda: This dictionary says Wednesday can be pronounced wendz-dee or wendz-day.
Tyler: Well... that dictionary was written by an old person.