I don't know what's going on with him, but Jeremiah just refuses to take his naps now...
Once he actually falls asleep, he's good for at least an hour, usually 1.5. But it's getting to sleep that's been difficult....
He used to be a good boy and just fall asleep after drinking his bottle. But now that he can walk around his crib, as soon as I put him down, he pops right up. Occasionally, he'll let me rock him to sleep, but the past couple of days, not even that will work (and I will not sit there and rock him for an hour.... especially since he likes to push himself up, look around, then lay back down, then get up again, pull my hair, lay back down, get up, try to twist off my lap, then lay back down again, etc, etc...)
So I dunno what to do. He seems too young to go down to one nap.... I know he's tired because if we're out and about, he does the whole yawning thing, and blinks the whole way home... Usually, I'm shouting at him to keep him awake, "We're almost home, Jemiah! We'll be there soon, and then you can sleepy-time! Don't sleepy-time yet! Just a few more minutes, okay??? Okay?!?!" And even when he's just on the brink of sleep, as soon as I take him outta the van, he's wide awake.
I feel bad because usually I'll just leave him in his crib until he "plays himself to sleep". Sometimes, though, that can be hours.... Like right now. I put him in his crib at 3:30 (completely appropriate naptime for him, not too early, definitely not too late...) and he's still awake. I thought he'd been a good boy and gone right out, but nooooo.... he started playing. Went to check on him, check his diaper, all was well, put him back, and he sounds like he's drifting off.... But any second, I expect him to, "Ah-bah-bah-bah-bah.... Mah-mah-mah-mah...."
Don't know what to do!
Update (Nov. 28th): Well, I'm hoping that by getting him back on schedule today, he'll be more inclined to keep that schedule even if we miss it by a few minutes. That being said, he just took a 2 hour nap! And he went down with little fuss--wouldn't let me rock him, so I put him in his crib, kissed him goodnight, he cried for maybe 2 minutes, and then he was out! Wow. I'm so proud of myself--he hasn't napped like that in a while! Thank you Jesus! :-)
Update (Nov. 29th): Nevermind... I knew it was too good to be true... Grumble grumble...
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Friday, November 23, 2007
All decked out!
Today, in post-Thanksgiving goodness, we padded our pad with all sorts of holiday cheer!
Instead of hosting Thanksgiving dinner, we offered to have everyone over today (Black Friday!) for a little bit of "Deck the halls!" And boy do we look good!
My Mom and I worked on the tree while Jeremy and my brothers (and Dad, briefly, before he joined us ladies where it was a bit warmer) put up lights on the front of the house. And I must say, I'm very impressed with the job they did.
Our tree came out "GREAT!" It wasn't easy getting to that point, though. We actually bought our tree on Wednesday, so it would have time to "drop" before decorating. Well, when we got home from dinner last night, we got a good look at it, and HATED IT! It looked great when it was leaning up against other trees, and even when someone is holding it upright. But once it was standing on it's own, all alone in the corner of the family room, well, it looked terrible... So we got up 'early' (not as early as we usually do, since Jeremiah stayed at Grandma's for the night,) packed it up, and took it back to Home Depot. Suprisingly, they didn't give us a hard time (I thought for sure they wouldn't let us take it back... and had a good story ready incase of difficulty...) Well, as soon as we wheeled it in there, the returns gal was already telling another associate, "Oh, wait, you've got something else to take. Got something else for ya." (or something...) She asked if anything was wrong with it, I said, "Nope, just didn't fit the space the way we liked," (true--ugly trees have no place in our room! hee hee...) and we were walking out with a returns receipt.
After that, we went to a different Home Depot, hoping for a better selection, and our tree was the first one we saw! It's like it was sitting there, waiting for us! Yay! It's a little fatter than I would have liked, but it's got a great shape, and boy does it look nice now.
I'll post some pictures after our party next week--don't wanna spoil it for those of you who are coming. :-)
And that is that for now. Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!
Instead of hosting Thanksgiving dinner, we offered to have everyone over today (Black Friday!) for a little bit of "Deck the halls!" And boy do we look good!
My Mom and I worked on the tree while Jeremy and my brothers (and Dad, briefly, before he joined us ladies where it was a bit warmer) put up lights on the front of the house. And I must say, I'm very impressed with the job they did.
Our tree came out "GREAT!" It wasn't easy getting to that point, though. We actually bought our tree on Wednesday, so it would have time to "drop" before decorating. Well, when we got home from dinner last night, we got a good look at it, and HATED IT! It looked great when it was leaning up against other trees, and even when someone is holding it upright. But once it was standing on it's own, all alone in the corner of the family room, well, it looked terrible... So we got up 'early' (not as early as we usually do, since Jeremiah stayed at Grandma's for the night,) packed it up, and took it back to Home Depot. Suprisingly, they didn't give us a hard time (I thought for sure they wouldn't let us take it back... and had a good story ready incase of difficulty...) Well, as soon as we wheeled it in there, the returns gal was already telling another associate, "Oh, wait, you've got something else to take. Got something else for ya." (or something...) She asked if anything was wrong with it, I said, "Nope, just didn't fit the space the way we liked," (true--ugly trees have no place in our room! hee hee...) and we were walking out with a returns receipt.
After that, we went to a different Home Depot, hoping for a better selection, and our tree was the first one we saw! It's like it was sitting there, waiting for us! Yay! It's a little fatter than I would have liked, but it's got a great shape, and boy does it look nice now.
I'll post some pictures after our party next week--don't wanna spoil it for those of you who are coming. :-)
And that is that for now. Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
A few things for which I'm thankful:
~I'm thankful for my husband, Jeremy, and the blessing he is to our little family--he works very hard so that we can have a roof over our head, food on our table, and Jeremiah can stay home with his Mommy. And after all that work, he comes home and helps put Jeremiah to bed!
~I'm thankful for Jeremiah, and what a blessing he's been to us these past 10 1/2 months! He's the most fun little boy I've ever known, super sweet, and loving, and even though he can drive Mommy up the wall sometimes (and keeps me worrying throughout the day) I wouldn't trade him for ANYTHING--I couldn't have asked for a better son.
~I'm thankful for our families, obviously... As crazy as they are, I can't imagine life without them (nor do I want to!)
~I'm thankful that God has blessed us with our home--another holiday season in our old apartment would have been too much! We now have a house with plenty of room for everything we would need (and then some!)
~I'm thankful that God has blessed Jeremy with a great job--I know it's tough sometimes, and people can be difficult to work with, but it's still wayyyyyy better than his old job!
~I'm thankful that God has blessed us with such great neighbors and a great neighborhood in which to raise our children.
~I'm thankful for all of our friends who have been part of our lives, challenged us, shared life with us, and supported us. I'm thankful that we have Christian couples there to help us out, should our marriage need a helping hand, and (now that we all have kids, pretty much) that our kids can grow up with.
~I'm thankful for our church, and the support it's provided to our relationship over the years, both with each other and our relationship with our Savior.
~I'm thankful for the country in which we live, and how wonderful it is! We're not perfect, but it's still the best place on earth--we're not persecuted for our beliefs, and we have so much more than most, even our poor have more than most of the world.
~I'm thankful for President Bush, and the leader he's been for this country (I'm sure there are many of you laughing at that, probably 75% or so, but this is my blog, and my opinion, and despite his mess ups, he's done a lot of good for this country that has been forgotten. I, too, will be glad come Jan. 09, but only because then it will be someone elses turn for people to find fault in. :-)
~Most of all, I'm thankful that our Lord Jesus Christ was born so many years ago, and then paid the ultimate price so that we can be with Him someday, so that we don't have to worry what will happen when we die, and that He's with us along the way, every day, helping us accomplish our dreams, live lift to the fullest and serve Him. There have been many times in my life where it would have been very difficult to get past what was going on, had it not been for God being there for me, comforting me, helping me... Sometimes faith is not enough... sometimes the peace that only God can give is what's really needed. And even though I've disappointed Him many times (haven't we all!) He's always there, forgiving, with His arms open wide, waiting for me to come back to Him (and how great that moment is!)
Happy Thanksgiving!! What are you thankful for?
~I'm thankful for my husband, Jeremy, and the blessing he is to our little family--he works very hard so that we can have a roof over our head, food on our table, and Jeremiah can stay home with his Mommy. And after all that work, he comes home and helps put Jeremiah to bed!
~I'm thankful for Jeremiah, and what a blessing he's been to us these past 10 1/2 months! He's the most fun little boy I've ever known, super sweet, and loving, and even though he can drive Mommy up the wall sometimes (and keeps me worrying throughout the day) I wouldn't trade him for ANYTHING--I couldn't have asked for a better son.
~I'm thankful for our families, obviously... As crazy as they are, I can't imagine life without them (nor do I want to!)
~I'm thankful that God has blessed us with our home--another holiday season in our old apartment would have been too much! We now have a house with plenty of room for everything we would need (and then some!)
~I'm thankful that God has blessed Jeremy with a great job--I know it's tough sometimes, and people can be difficult to work with, but it's still wayyyyyy better than his old job!
~I'm thankful that God has blessed us with such great neighbors and a great neighborhood in which to raise our children.
~I'm thankful for all of our friends who have been part of our lives, challenged us, shared life with us, and supported us. I'm thankful that we have Christian couples there to help us out, should our marriage need a helping hand, and (now that we all have kids, pretty much) that our kids can grow up with.
~I'm thankful for our church, and the support it's provided to our relationship over the years, both with each other and our relationship with our Savior.
~I'm thankful for the country in which we live, and how wonderful it is! We're not perfect, but it's still the best place on earth--we're not persecuted for our beliefs, and we have so much more than most, even our poor have more than most of the world.
~I'm thankful for President Bush, and the leader he's been for this country (I'm sure there are many of you laughing at that, probably 75% or so, but this is my blog, and my opinion, and despite his mess ups, he's done a lot of good for this country that has been forgotten. I, too, will be glad come Jan. 09, but only because then it will be someone elses turn for people to find fault in. :-)
~Most of all, I'm thankful that our Lord Jesus Christ was born so many years ago, and then paid the ultimate price so that we can be with Him someday, so that we don't have to worry what will happen when we die, and that He's with us along the way, every day, helping us accomplish our dreams, live lift to the fullest and serve Him. There have been many times in my life where it would have been very difficult to get past what was going on, had it not been for God being there for me, comforting me, helping me... Sometimes faith is not enough... sometimes the peace that only God can give is what's really needed. And even though I've disappointed Him many times (haven't we all!) He's always there, forgiving, with His arms open wide, waiting for me to come back to Him (and how great that moment is!)
Happy Thanksgiving!! What are you thankful for?
Monday, November 19, 2007
Congratulations, Aron & Layton!
They've got a beautiful baby girl!
Hadley Taylor (correct me if I'm wrong on the spelling of that...) was born shortly after 5 p.m. tonight! She weighed in at 7lbs, 15oz, and 19in long!
Mom sounds like she's doing great, so I'm going to assume everyone else is doing well.
Congratulations!! Can't wait to see some pictures! :-)
I know they'll be thanking God for quite a bit this Thanksgiving!
Hadley Taylor (correct me if I'm wrong on the spelling of that...) was born shortly after 5 p.m. tonight! She weighed in at 7lbs, 15oz, and 19in long!
Mom sounds like she's doing great, so I'm going to assume everyone else is doing well.
Congratulations!! Can't wait to see some pictures! :-)
I know they'll be thanking God for quite a bit this Thanksgiving!
Saturday, November 17, 2007
And by the way....
We got the charger in for the camera, so we're back in business!
More pics and videos coming soon! :-)
More pics and videos coming soon! :-)
I'm an idiot.
And apparently, I can't do math.
We ordered Chinese food tonight, mostly because our schedule got thrown off when the neighbors came over to invite Jeremy to go shooting. And Jay was here working on getting our TV up off the table that's been sitting in front of the fireplace. So we ordered Chinese.
Normally, I pay with a credit card, but I had cash today, so I did that instead. The whole time (well, not the whole time, but periodically throughout the time) before the delivery guy showed up, I was mentally calculating in my head how much to give him. Here's a sneak peak at how I do math (at least, this time...)
"Let's see... total is $54.xx (I know, that's a lot, but we got sushi, adds almost $20 right there.) I've got twenty's, so that means if I give him $60 (3 twenty's, right?), ask for $5 back, that'll leave him with a $10 tip."
Uh huh... It made sense in my mind....
Guy shows up, I hand him the $60, ask for $5 back, he gives me a look, I say, "Thank you!", he says 'yep." As soon as I close the door, I tell Jeremy, "Gee... Ya give the guy a $10 tip and all he can say is, "Yep." I can't believe that."
Are you laughing at me yet?
So that kinda bugged me the whole meal! At some point, though, a light bulb comes on, and I say, "Oh no... I didn't give him any tip!" Well, $.35... but that's really more insulting than anything else.
Now I'm even more bugged. I tried to justify it by saying, "Well, they did take an hour to get here..." but that didn't make me feel better. Jeremy says I'll be over it in the morning, and we'll never order from them again (we've ordered from them once before, but we usually order from this other place closer by...) I'm not worried about being blacklisted, or them doing who-knows-what to our food if we do order from them again (wouldn't you?? You'd think about it, you know you would... :-) I just feel terrible for not tippin' the poor guy... That's just wrong.
I think we're going to have to make a stop on the way home from church tomorrow... and then we'll have to stop at Old Navy, because when they rang me up for Jeremiah's outfit, they forgot to charge me for the hat... I noticed, and didn't say anything because I wasn't sure until I left.... And now, everytime I think about it, I hear Jim Supp in my head, saying, "You forgot to charge me for the cup of coffee. Could you add it to my bill?" (Those of you who are Union-ites will get that... Everyone, it's a long story, but basically they forgot to charge him for something [he has several of these to choose from] and he makes a point of going back to pay for it, because it's the right thing to do.) It is the right thing to do, and I've got a few I need to go back and do besides the hat (biggest one is a piece of lingerie from Lord & Taylor that I bought the day we got married... I had two pieces together, and she only scanned one.... But I'm pretty sure they don't sell that anymore, and I'm not sure how much it cost, but it was at least $70... 'Though I think she knew what she was doing, just wanted me to spend more money on makeup [I did.])
Thanks a lot, Jim Supp! You've given my conscience a voice--your's! lol
Moral of the story: Tip your delivery guy, pay for things you buy (even if someone may get in trouble for it! I've gotten a few people in trouble because I've gone back to pay for things I wasn't charged for... I'm sorry!) and don't drink and drive! Yeah....
We ordered Chinese food tonight, mostly because our schedule got thrown off when the neighbors came over to invite Jeremy to go shooting. And Jay was here working on getting our TV up off the table that's been sitting in front of the fireplace. So we ordered Chinese.
Normally, I pay with a credit card, but I had cash today, so I did that instead. The whole time (well, not the whole time, but periodically throughout the time) before the delivery guy showed up, I was mentally calculating in my head how much to give him. Here's a sneak peak at how I do math (at least, this time...)
"Let's see... total is $54.xx (I know, that's a lot, but we got sushi, adds almost $20 right there.) I've got twenty's, so that means if I give him $60 (3 twenty's, right?), ask for $5 back, that'll leave him with a $10 tip."
Uh huh... It made sense in my mind....
Guy shows up, I hand him the $60, ask for $5 back, he gives me a look, I say, "Thank you!", he says 'yep." As soon as I close the door, I tell Jeremy, "Gee... Ya give the guy a $10 tip and all he can say is, "Yep." I can't believe that."
Are you laughing at me yet?
So that kinda bugged me the whole meal! At some point, though, a light bulb comes on, and I say, "Oh no... I didn't give him any tip!" Well, $.35... but that's really more insulting than anything else.
Now I'm even more bugged. I tried to justify it by saying, "Well, they did take an hour to get here..." but that didn't make me feel better. Jeremy says I'll be over it in the morning, and we'll never order from them again (we've ordered from them once before, but we usually order from this other place closer by...) I'm not worried about being blacklisted, or them doing who-knows-what to our food if we do order from them again (wouldn't you?? You'd think about it, you know you would... :-) I just feel terrible for not tippin' the poor guy... That's just wrong.
I think we're going to have to make a stop on the way home from church tomorrow... and then we'll have to stop at Old Navy, because when they rang me up for Jeremiah's outfit, they forgot to charge me for the hat... I noticed, and didn't say anything because I wasn't sure until I left.... And now, everytime I think about it, I hear Jim Supp in my head, saying, "You forgot to charge me for the cup of coffee. Could you add it to my bill?" (Those of you who are Union-ites will get that... Everyone, it's a long story, but basically they forgot to charge him for something [he has several of these to choose from] and he makes a point of going back to pay for it, because it's the right thing to do.) It is the right thing to do, and I've got a few I need to go back and do besides the hat (biggest one is a piece of lingerie from Lord & Taylor that I bought the day we got married... I had two pieces together, and she only scanned one.... But I'm pretty sure they don't sell that anymore, and I'm not sure how much it cost, but it was at least $70... 'Though I think she knew what she was doing, just wanted me to spend more money on makeup [I did.])
Thanks a lot, Jim Supp! You've given my conscience a voice--your's! lol
Moral of the story: Tip your delivery guy, pay for things you buy (even if someone may get in trouble for it! I've gotten a few people in trouble because I've gone back to pay for things I wasn't charged for... I'm sorry!) and don't drink and drive! Yeah....
Thank you, Allison!
She has answered my calls of frustration with a great little website for kid-safe toys.
From their website:
From their website:
A bit About Us: Hearing about recall after recall we decided we didn't want our children to be exposed to any toxic chemicals. We wanted to be guaranteed that the toys our little ones had were safe as can be. We figured other parents would want the same for their children and decided to launch OrganicToyBox.com. We are dedicated to making the world a safer place for our children.
I checked it out, and the wooden toys they have on there are so cute, and very reasonably priced! I love the Shape Sorter, the ABC Wagon, the Keys, the First Vehicles thing, all so cute! So if anyone was trying to come up with gift ideas for Jeremiah, this is the place to go!
Hmmm.... maybe I'll just place an order anyways.... ;-)
So.... freakin'.... cute....
While at the mall yesterday, trying to help my friend encourage her baby that it was time to be born, I found the CUTEST little outfit for Jeremiah to wear during the holidays.
I wasn't even really looking... I was just wandering around the baby section at Old Navy when I came across it--it's so cute, I may have to rethink getting his pictures done (I wasn't going to, since he'll have pics done again next months, but now....)
I wasn't even really looking... I was just wandering around the baby section at Old Navy when I came across it--it's so cute, I may have to rethink getting his pictures done (I wasn't going to, since he'll have pics done again next months, but now....)
Annnnnnnd, we got the matching socks, too. I mean, c'mon, it's so cute! The hat alone is adorable on him (and it fit, surprisingly!) Let's hope he doesn't grow anymore, because I bought it in the largest size available.... Jeremiah! No more growing until after Christmas! Okay? Okay.
The only thing that kinda bugs me about it is that I paid full price... I NEVER pay full price for clothes... There's gotta be a coupon floating around online somewhere....
I also found a BABY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS! outfit for him. This has been a pain in the neck, because most of the "Baby's First" stuff is for newborns. That makes sense... I mean, how many <1 year olds are the size of a two year old???
So.... cute!!I'd better call picture people before they get overbooked....
Update: Good ole' slickdeals, strikes again. Found a coupon code for free shipping, and orders over $50 get $10 off, so I got a good deal! Woot! :-)
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Ridiculous...
"Santas warned "ho ho ho" offensive to women"
This whole thing is getting a bit out of hand, don't you think? A Santa Claus in a mall, saying, "Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!" is not going to offend women!
If it does, it's the woman who's got a problem, not Santa.
Sheesh.
At least America is okay with Santa and his "ho ho ho"'s.
This whole thing is getting a bit out of hand, don't you think? A Santa Claus in a mall, saying, "Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!" is not going to offend women!
If it does, it's the woman who's got a problem, not Santa.
Sheesh.
At least America is okay with Santa and his "ho ho ho"'s.
I'm not paranoid.
In light of the many many recent toy recalls, I've vowed to be extra careful in my selection of Christmas/birthday gifts for Jeremiah this year. I check the ChinaFreeChristmas site regularly, and inspect everything I consider buying, to determine its country of origin. Good plan right? Shouldn't have to worry about anything Jeremiah gets from Santa this year, right??
Well, turns out, it's a pain in the neck to not buy from China. Most of the toys that are popular are made in China, and those that aren't are really really expensive.
This, for example, is something I thought about getting for Jeremiah.
It's cool, made of wood, and will help him learn his colors, as well as learn to stack things (I'm big on stacking or building--something that actually gets him thinking as opposed to just being amused.) Best part, it's from Poland! "You'll love the price!" CFC said. I clicked on the link to check it out on Amazon--$39! Okay, now, it's cool, but it's not that cool. So I ordered the cheap plastic version from BabyCenter for $5--and it's not made in China. I forget where, I think Italy, but I just remember it wasn't China.
Not that buying China-made toys will mean you're home free of recalls. But I do think twice when something is.
One toy I was interested in for him was the Maxi Modo Blocks by Chicco. They're giant legos, basically, and they were on sale at BabyCenter (tried to order a bunch of stuff to get the free shipping... yes, I will shop somewhere just because it's free shipping [if Amazon doesn't carry it, that is... You can't beat 2nd Day!]) Well, I looked and I couldn't find any info on where it was made. I checked their website, and they're an Italian based company, so I thought they'd be safe, but gave 'em a call anyways (I thought, "What the heck. It's quicker than email.") Customer service answers, and I kinda cringe as I ask, "I was wondering if any of your toys were made in China...?" You could almost hear the gal on the other end rolling her eyes and smiling as she said, "Yes, most of them are." I asked which toys weren't, she told me, and then added, "If it makes you feel any better, Italy has very high standards on what chemicals are used in the production of our toys, even higher than what we have here in the US, and in the time our company has been around, since the 40's, there's never been a recall." Yeah, that does make me feel better. And the blocks are so big, I don't think they'll be going in his mouth (he doesn't chew on the big stuff, just the little stuff.)
I will say this; I'm sure that woman has heard that question a thousand times by now, and lots of people are probably rude about it (she didn't say that, but she implied it.) But she was the nicest gal I've ever talked to at any Customer Service (well, besides Nordstrom. The chic that helped me out when the zipper on my bag was busted was really sweet, too.) So Chicco toys are okay with me!
Thomas the Tank, however.... buyer beware (too bad, too... was thinking about getting this for Jeremiah someday, but not if there are babies around... Maybe Brio's safe...)
Well, turns out, it's a pain in the neck to not buy from China. Most of the toys that are popular are made in China, and those that aren't are really really expensive.
This, for example, is something I thought about getting for Jeremiah.
It's cool, made of wood, and will help him learn his colors, as well as learn to stack things (I'm big on stacking or building--something that actually gets him thinking as opposed to just being amused.) Best part, it's from Poland! "You'll love the price!" CFC said. I clicked on the link to check it out on Amazon--$39! Okay, now, it's cool, but it's not that cool. So I ordered the cheap plastic version from BabyCenter for $5--and it's not made in China. I forget where, I think Italy, but I just remember it wasn't China.Not that buying China-made toys will mean you're home free of recalls. But I do think twice when something is.
One toy I was interested in for him was the Maxi Modo Blocks by Chicco. They're giant legos, basically, and they were on sale at BabyCenter (tried to order a bunch of stuff to get the free shipping... yes, I will shop somewhere just because it's free shipping [if Amazon doesn't carry it, that is... You can't beat 2nd Day!]) Well, I looked and I couldn't find any info on where it was made. I checked their website, and they're an Italian based company, so I thought they'd be safe, but gave 'em a call anyways (I thought, "What the heck. It's quicker than email.") Customer service answers, and I kinda cringe as I ask, "I was wondering if any of your toys were made in China...?" You could almost hear the gal on the other end rolling her eyes and smiling as she said, "Yes, most of them are." I asked which toys weren't, she told me, and then added, "If it makes you feel any better, Italy has very high standards on what chemicals are used in the production of our toys, even higher than what we have here in the US, and in the time our company has been around, since the 40's, there's never been a recall." Yeah, that does make me feel better. And the blocks are so big, I don't think they'll be going in his mouth (he doesn't chew on the big stuff, just the little stuff.)
I will say this; I'm sure that woman has heard that question a thousand times by now, and lots of people are probably rude about it (she didn't say that, but she implied it.) But she was the nicest gal I've ever talked to at any Customer Service (well, besides Nordstrom. The chic that helped me out when the zipper on my bag was busted was really sweet, too.) So Chicco toys are okay with me!
Thomas the Tank, however.... buyer beware (too bad, too... was thinking about getting this for Jeremiah someday, but not if there are babies around... Maybe Brio's safe...)
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Booo....
Jeremiah's been regularly taking a few steps at a time, here and there. I think the record, so far, is about 5. But lately, he's been having a blast trying! This afternoon, I sat on the floor with him, stood him up arms length away, and let him walk to me. He thought it was the absolute most fun, and giggled the whole way (even if he fell on his bottom... so cute!)
Y'know how most parents try to help their babies walk by holding their hands above their head?? Well, Jeremiah won't have any of that. We're allowed to give him one finger, and one finger only! Anymore, and he just gets mad... like we're holding him back, or something.
Things are about to get more complicated!
And hence the booo... All this action going on, and the battery on my camera is dead. We have a backup that we bought, specifically for this reason, but that's dead too. As for the charger, it's no where to be found... BOOO!
We have a real video camera somewhere around here...... Maybe that's not dead. Hopefully either that or the charger will show up soon. Don't walk anymore, Jeremiah! We need to find the camera first!
You think he'll wait???
Y'know how most parents try to help their babies walk by holding their hands above their head?? Well, Jeremiah won't have any of that. We're allowed to give him one finger, and one finger only! Anymore, and he just gets mad... like we're holding him back, or something.
Things are about to get more complicated!
And hence the booo... All this action going on, and the battery on my camera is dead. We have a backup that we bought, specifically for this reason, but that's dead too. As for the charger, it's no where to be found... BOOO!
We have a real video camera somewhere around here...... Maybe that's not dead. Hopefully either that or the charger will show up soon. Don't walk anymore, Jeremiah! We need to find the camera first!
You think he'll wait???
Friday, November 09, 2007
China Free Christmas
In light of all the recent toy recalls that have been happening lately, someone put together this site/blog that lists a bunch of resources for buying toys that are safe (as far as it is known) to buy for the holidays. There's also info about recalls, and manufacturers for which to watch out.
With the latest recall being Curious George dolls, I wonder if I should take away Jeremiah's Toy Story Woody doll, that he loves to chew on so much. Not that Woody is related to Curious George, but he does love to chew on it.... And it's not a "baby's toy", so they wouldn't have necessarily done lead testing on the paint. Hmm....
Anyways, here's the site.
http://www.chinafreechristmas.info/
It will be in the side bar, as well, should you need it later on.
With the latest recall being Curious George dolls, I wonder if I should take away Jeremiah's Toy Story Woody doll, that he loves to chew on so much. Not that Woody is related to Curious George, but he does love to chew on it.... And it's not a "baby's toy", so they wouldn't have necessarily done lead testing on the paint. Hmm....
Anyways, here's the site.
http://www.chinafreechristmas.info/
It will be in the side bar, as well, should you need it later on.
The countdown begins...
The lighting of the Christmas Tree in Rockefeller Center will take place on November 28th!
They just got the tree today (well, late last night), and are getting ready to hoist it on up! Woo-hoo! It's from Connecticut, and this year, the in the way of eco-friendliness, they cut it down with handsaws, and will be lighting it with LED lights vs. traditional incandescents.
Of course, our tree will be up long before that one will be. And it will be pretty.
I think I've figured out the solution to the tree problem here... But I don't know how well it will work yet, so we'll let ya know how that works out after Thanksgiving. :-)
They just got the tree today (well, late last night), and are getting ready to hoist it on up! Woo-hoo! It's from Connecticut, and this year, the in the way of eco-friendliness, they cut it down with handsaws, and will be lighting it with LED lights vs. traditional incandescents.
Of course, our tree will be up long before that one will be. And it will be pretty.
I think I've figured out the solution to the tree problem here... But I don't know how well it will work yet, so we'll let ya know how that works out after Thanksgiving. :-)
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Spin Master Recalls Aqua Dots – Children Became Unconscious After Swallowing Beads
This is getting ridiculous--are no toys safe anymore?!?!?!
How is it not obvious by now that the Chinese are trying to kill our kids (in this case, Canada's in on it, too, as the toy's distributor. Does that really surprise anyone????) I mean, c'mon, everyday it's a new recall. What's a mom to do!!
Luckily Jeremiah doesn't really need toys yet. So we're safe.... for now....
How is it not obvious by now that the Chinese are trying to kill our kids (in this case, Canada's in on it, too, as the toy's distributor. Does that really surprise anyone????) I mean, c'mon, everyday it's a new recall. What's a mom to do!!
Luckily Jeremiah doesn't really need toys yet. So we're safe.... for now....
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Sunday, November 04, 2007
I was on TV again!
Yay! I super-famous. :-)
Okay, well, technically, I wasn't on TV (though I was.) What happened was that CNN Sunday Morning was doing a feature on Godtube, a Youtube-type site with a Christian message (Christianity 24/7, as their founder said.) During their entire show prior to the feature story, they kept showing clips of a certain video that my old church did way back when (Jeremy and my second date, to be exact! You can see the current edition, which does not feature me, I don't think, in my links section--Baby Got Book!)
Needless to say, I was a bit surprised, especially since I knew that they'd re-done the video with different "fly girls" 'cause we weren't "fly" enough, I guess. So when I saw that on TV, at 7:43 a.m. (after turnin' your clock back, that is...) I was pretty excited. :-)
Good to know, though, not to yell in excitement when Jeremiah's around.... He's very sensitive (started crying a couple times.... whoops...)
UPDATE: The Godtube version is the original with me in it... When Dan (a.k.a. Southpaw) says, "So ladies---" look for the gal with the white sweater on the left--that's me! In 2004, that is. :-)
:-)
Okay, well, technically, I wasn't on TV (though I was.) What happened was that CNN Sunday Morning was doing a feature on Godtube, a Youtube-type site with a Christian message (Christianity 24/7, as their founder said.) During their entire show prior to the feature story, they kept showing clips of a certain video that my old church did way back when (Jeremy and my second date, to be exact! You can see the current edition, which does not feature me, I don't think, in my links section--Baby Got Book!)
Needless to say, I was a bit surprised, especially since I knew that they'd re-done the video with different "fly girls" 'cause we weren't "fly" enough, I guess. So when I saw that on TV, at 7:43 a.m. (after turnin' your clock back, that is...) I was pretty excited. :-)
Good to know, though, not to yell in excitement when Jeremiah's around.... He's very sensitive (started crying a couple times.... whoops...)
UPDATE: The Godtube version is the original with me in it... When Dan (a.k.a. Southpaw) says, "So ladies---" look for the gal with the white sweater on the left--that's me! In 2004, that is. :-)
:-)
Friday, November 02, 2007
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Someone stole our gourd....
Now I'm pissed.
Sometime, between our last post and 10:30 p.m. last night, some stupid little punk (or maybe an even stupider BIG punk) took the butternut squash I had sitting with my pumpkins on the stoop. (You can see a brief shot of said gourd in the video from the previous post, right around the 38 sec. mark.)
This really bothers me... I've had this innate fear of having our house broken in to for a while, ever since we've been married. I don't know why (maybe it's the fact that we've never been at a place really long enough for me to feel safe?) The only thing I can think of that may have really contributed to this fear was from before my brother Stephin was born.
When I was a kid, maybe 10 or so, my bedroom window was right about the basement doors. We had those big metal hatch type doors, and they weren't easy to open, made lots of noise when they did. Well one night, my Mom and one of her brothers (I think he was staying with us at the time) were in our basement visiting, and just having a good time catching up. I was in bed trying to sleep when I heard the basement door open. Too scared to check it out myself, I just assumed (and hoped) that it was one of my parents and went to sleep.
The next morning, our neighbor called us to let us know that our car was in their yard... Well, that was a bit strange. How did it get there? Did the wind blow it? What we realized was that my Dad had left the keys in it because he'd been trying to fix it (hadn't run for a while at that point). So someone, thinking they scored a free car, turned the key, started it up, and drove it as far as they could--across the street, about 50 feet away.
Okay, that part is kinda funny. What was scary, though, is that when I told my parents I had heard the basement doors open, they said they never went over there, and so we assume Mr. Car Thief Extraordinare had been the one to open it. He probably sat on the steps, waiting for my parents/uncle(s) to go to bed, but they were up a while.... I don't know what their intentions were, and what they thought they would find, but I am thankful that my parents had decided to stay up doing who-knows-what down there (unfinished basements aren't exactly a comfortable to hang out in.)
ANYWAYS, never bothered me until living in "the big city", and then when we moved to Tyson's. Shortly after we moved in, Jeremy told me that when he was taking out the trash late one night, a bunch of teens walking by him said, "Hey, we don't live here, but we're inside the gates, do you feel safe???" I forget what Jeremy's response was, something like, "Yeah, I do, actually." Well, that's not the kind of story you should share with me!! From then on, every bump, creak, whatever I heard was associated with some stranger trying to break into the house....
And now, some idiot was ballsy enough to walk up the long driveway, in front of all our neighbors, and steal my gourd! FREAKING MORONS! Of course, they could have come in from the street, scaling our super defensive fence we've got (rolling eyes....)
I mean, come on... It was just a squash. Yeah, it was cool (one of the biggest squashes I'd ever seen, at least of the butternut variety,) but what're ya gonna do with it? It doesn't have the "smashability" factor like a pumpkin has.... I doubt they took it to eat it. Gosh darnit, I want my squash back!
Needless to say, I'm not happy. I'm hoping that it was some kid with good parents, and they'll knock on my door this afternoon to say, "Sorry, junior was an idiot and took this last night." But I'm not holding my breath. Oh well.
Sometime, between our last post and 10:30 p.m. last night, some stupid little punk (or maybe an even stupider BIG punk) took the butternut squash I had sitting with my pumpkins on the stoop. (You can see a brief shot of said gourd in the video from the previous post, right around the 38 sec. mark.)
This really bothers me... I've had this innate fear of having our house broken in to for a while, ever since we've been married. I don't know why (maybe it's the fact that we've never been at a place really long enough for me to feel safe?) The only thing I can think of that may have really contributed to this fear was from before my brother Stephin was born.
When I was a kid, maybe 10 or so, my bedroom window was right about the basement doors. We had those big metal hatch type doors, and they weren't easy to open, made lots of noise when they did. Well one night, my Mom and one of her brothers (I think he was staying with us at the time) were in our basement visiting, and just having a good time catching up. I was in bed trying to sleep when I heard the basement door open. Too scared to check it out myself, I just assumed (and hoped) that it was one of my parents and went to sleep.
The next morning, our neighbor called us to let us know that our car was in their yard... Well, that was a bit strange. How did it get there? Did the wind blow it? What we realized was that my Dad had left the keys in it because he'd been trying to fix it (hadn't run for a while at that point). So someone, thinking they scored a free car, turned the key, started it up, and drove it as far as they could--across the street, about 50 feet away.
Okay, that part is kinda funny. What was scary, though, is that when I told my parents I had heard the basement doors open, they said they never went over there, and so we assume Mr. Car Thief Extraordinare had been the one to open it. He probably sat on the steps, waiting for my parents/uncle(s) to go to bed, but they were up a while.... I don't know what their intentions were, and what they thought they would find, but I am thankful that my parents had decided to stay up doing who-knows-what down there (unfinished basements aren't exactly a comfortable to hang out in.)
ANYWAYS, never bothered me until living in "the big city", and then when we moved to Tyson's. Shortly after we moved in, Jeremy told me that when he was taking out the trash late one night, a bunch of teens walking by him said, "Hey, we don't live here, but we're inside the gates, do you feel safe???" I forget what Jeremy's response was, something like, "Yeah, I do, actually." Well, that's not the kind of story you should share with me!! From then on, every bump, creak, whatever I heard was associated with some stranger trying to break into the house....
And now, some idiot was ballsy enough to walk up the long driveway, in front of all our neighbors, and steal my gourd! FREAKING MORONS! Of course, they could have come in from the street, scaling our super defensive fence we've got (rolling eyes....)
I mean, come on... It was just a squash. Yeah, it was cool (one of the biggest squashes I'd ever seen, at least of the butternut variety,) but what're ya gonna do with it? It doesn't have the "smashability" factor like a pumpkin has.... I doubt they took it to eat it. Gosh darnit, I want my squash back!
Needless to say, I'm not happy. I'm hoping that it was some kid with good parents, and they'll knock on my door this afternoon to say, "Sorry, junior was an idiot and took this last night." But I'm not holding my breath. Oh well.
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