More info coming soon.....
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
What's with that face?!
Friday, July 20, 2007
Hmmmm.....
Our home phone is now working again.... for now...
I don't know what's going on... we'll keep you posted.
Maybe some (former??) SR employees can clue us in???? :-)
I don't know what's going on... we'll keep you posted.
Maybe some (former??) SR employees can clue us in???? :-)
Thursday, July 19, 2007
"These legs were made for crawlin'...."
It's official: Jeremiah's mobile. Today, for the first time, he started crawling around.
I had him on our bed while I went to get ready for the day. As soon as I put my phone down, Jeremiah starts charging for it--next thing I knew, he had crossed the bed, and was using it as a teething ring. WOW!
Very cool that he's now moving around! Of course, now we need to worry about such things as baby gates, disposing properly of small objects, and somehow keeping the stupid cat off his blanket so he has a clean place to explore (of course, the blanket's not cool enough for him to stay on, he must go off the blanket, and try to eat wires instead.....)
I think our lives just got a whole lot more complicated!
[Sorry it's a bit dark--it was in the middle of a thunderstorm when we were recording, and my parents don't have many lights in the family room. But you get the gist.]
And here is more of the same darkness, but this time, we get to see Jeremiah attacking his favorite Uncle Stephin. Why he kept trying to eat his head, I dunno, but he really gets into it! At least Stephin didn't mind. :-)
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Peeeeeeeeeeeeas!
Jeremiah tries peas for the first time! And..... I think he likes it!!!
"Mo peas, pwease!"
I tell ya, the more active this kid gets, the more frustrated he gets when he's strapped down. Whether it's his high chair, car seat, whatever, if he can't move, he's not a happy camper (unless you're spoonin' food in his mouth or he's asleep...) I can see this becoming a problem very quickly--not that I don't think we'll get over it, and he's still an angel, even when he's in a "mood". But gosh darnit, I had him in the car for MAYBE 30-40 minutes total today, and he fussed the whole time. I'm a little worried that this will continue into the fall, as we're trying to plan a trip out to the Azores to visit my grandparents--a 5 hour flight! (With the time change, it's 10 hours total.) Yeah right, Jeremiah isn't gonna sit still for 5 hours. Luckily, that flight is a red-eye flight--he'll be sleeping like a.... well, you know. :-)
Aside from the added temper that seems to have tagged along for the ride of his rambunctious self, HE'S STILL THE SWEETEST BABY IN THE WHOLE WORLD! I mean, look at him?? Have you ever seen such cuteness?! I know one day I'll regret not trying to get him "baby modeling" gigs, but then I'd have to share him with everyone else. And he's not nearly as sweet on camera--sweet, just not super sweet. Melts your heart with every smile, toothy-grin, and wink. Almost makes you wanna wake him up when he's sleeping so you can play with him (I've had to talk Jeremy outta that one a couple of times... especially after he's been outta town, like he is right now...)
We're not biased. :-)
New Diaper Bag!!!!
Jeremy, being the sweetie that he is, bought me a new diaper bag for my birthday (I know, lame, huh? Used to ask for leather totes from Franklin Covey, or something... now it's Amy Coe and Caden Lane...)
It originally arrived a couple of days after my birthday, and of course, I had to start using it right away (even took it to "Mom's Night Out" last week... now that's a sight--two moms sitting at the bar with their diaper bags.... hey, they now make 'em fashionable and functional! Why not?!) Unfortunately for me (and the bag) I must have tried to carry one too many "kitchen sinks", because the zipper broke the second day. BOOOOO! HIIIIIIIIISSSSSS!
Where did I then turn?? Google. "How do you fix a zipper" was my query, and I did find an answer! After some f'nagling with a needle nose plier, some elbow grease, and a great deal of finesse, it was (nearly) as good as new! Until Mom's night out at least. And then it popped off again.
:(
Luckily for me, my hubby had purchased it from Nordstrom's online, and not some random diaper bag site, so with a quick phone call, and two-day shipping later, I have my bag again, in tip top shape!
And if I break it again, they're gonna have to send me another one. Hey, it's a diaper bag! It's supposed to be full o' stuff, and survive! You don't see my Amy Michelle Azaelea bag (in chocolate!) complaining, and I regularly stuff that one to the brim! Sheesh!
Maybe zippers hate me.... I broke the zipper on my first diaper bag, a snazzy little number from Target (at least, I thought it was snazzy at the time... last time I saw it, my brother was using it as an overnight bag...) THAT, however, was not from over-stuffage. I'm pretty sure that one was just because it was cheap.
THIS bag, however, was not cheap. Reasonable, but not cheap.
To all my preggers friends out there: start thinkin' about diaper bags NOW! Never too early to plan how you're going to haul all your gear around. I love all my bags (I use three total now) so if you like them to, you can copy me--just make sure you buy a different color. :-)
And now..... videos.
Jeremiah tries out his playard for the first time! Yeah, now everytime we put him in it.... he cries. So much for that!
It originally arrived a couple of days after my birthday, and of course, I had to start using it right away (even took it to "Mom's Night Out" last week... now that's a sight--two moms sitting at the bar with their diaper bags.... hey, they now make 'em fashionable and functional! Why not?!) Unfortunately for me (and the bag) I must have tried to carry one too many "kitchen sinks", because the zipper broke the second day. BOOOOO! HIIIIIIIIISSSSSS!
Where did I then turn?? Google. "How do you fix a zipper" was my query, and I did find an answer! After some f'nagling with a needle nose plier, some elbow grease, and a great deal of finesse, it was (nearly) as good as new! Until Mom's night out at least. And then it popped off again.
:(
Luckily for me, my hubby had purchased it from Nordstrom's online, and not some random diaper bag site, so with a quick phone call, and two-day shipping later, I have my bag again, in tip top shape!
And if I break it again, they're gonna have to send me another one. Hey, it's a diaper bag! It's supposed to be full o' stuff, and survive! You don't see my Amy Michelle Azaelea bag (in chocolate!) complaining, and I regularly stuff that one to the brim! Sheesh!
Maybe zippers hate me.... I broke the zipper on my first diaper bag, a snazzy little number from Target (at least, I thought it was snazzy at the time... last time I saw it, my brother was using it as an overnight bag...) THAT, however, was not from over-stuffage. I'm pretty sure that one was just because it was cheap.
THIS bag, however, was not cheap. Reasonable, but not cheap.
To all my preggers friends out there: start thinkin' about diaper bags NOW! Never too early to plan how you're going to haul all your gear around. I love all my bags (I use three total now) so if you like them to, you can copy me--just make sure you buy a different color. :-)
And now..... videos.
Jeremiah tries out his playard for the first time! Yeah, now everytime we put him in it.... he cries. So much for that!
Monday, July 16, 2007
Much Ado About Something....
Wowwee, what a time it's been!
Since dropping the van off at the body shop 6 days ago, we continue to be without a "family vehicle", as it is still not fixed. Even though our insurance had already approved the repair, they requested an adjuster come out to survey the damage before they would do anything. Then they had to order the window... Now, we're just waiting for it to arrive, so they can install it.
In the meantime, I'm driving around the Accord. I'd forgotten just how zippy that car can be! It sure is fun weaving in and out of traffic on the beltway when you've got 200 horses pullin' ya along. Good times, indeed! I'll be glad to get my van back, though... Every time I go shopping now, I have to think, "Do I have enough room in the car to fit what I want to buy, with Jeremiah in the back..." Jeremy had to remove a few items (forget using the trunk at all... he's got TWO subs in there now. As if one wasn't enough, I guess....) So far, we've managed. I still miss my van...
And now, a moment of silence, for Sunrocket.
......
Apparently, Sunrocket is DEAD. Which really sucks for us, since we had our phone service through them. I guess paying $199/2 years isn't a good deal if you only get 8 or 9 months of service... BOOOOO! So for now, if you have our house number, don't bother calling it, as it won't work anymore. If you need our cell phone numbers, leave a comment, we'll email it to ya. Since most of ya call us on our cells already, I don't see this as being a problem. However, all of our doctors, dentist, credit cards, utility service, and even the gate here at our community, is tied to that number. Hopefully we'll be able to get it ported to someone else soon. I read in one of the message boards that the phone number should automatically port back to it's original owner, which in our case is Vonage (who got it from Verizon, I believe...) Boooo! That's okay, I guess. Better than losing it completely!
Switching gears...
This week is a semi-busy week for us. Jeremy's going to Boston Wednesday and Thursday, which means Jeremiah and I will probably be hitting the pool at Grandma/Grandpa's house. I've got dentist appts, lunch with Moms, and Jeremiah's got a Dr's appt this week, as well. More shots for him. Boooooooooo! He's a pretty tough guy though, so it should be okay.
Speaking of tough guy, Jeremiah spent the night away from Mommy and Daddy last Friday, and LOVED it (at least, that's the impression I got). Mommy, however, was kinda a mess. But we had mucho errands to run Saturday, and were able to get them done rather swiftly, not having to worry about him. So that was good. He's been in the pool so much that I think he gets confused at bath time and thinks he's supposed to splash as much as possible--I think we end up as wet as he is, by the end (he's always been a splasher, but usually by kicking... he's figured out that he can use his arms along with his legs for even BIGGER splashes!) Aww, he's so cute.
I've started trying to teach Jeremiah a few simple sign language signs, such as "milk", "eat" and "more". I wasn't expecting him to get it right away (we just started last week), but yesterday and today, it was time to eat, and before I even got his bottle ready, he started making, what appeared to be, the sign for "milk". Now, it could just be a coincidence, as milk pretty much just involved making a fist and moving it sorta like you're milking a cow (at least, I think that's what it is... hard to tell from pictures in a book), and he knows how to make a fist pretty well! But when I tried it with him, he just kept on doing it, like he was saying, "Yeah, that's what I said, Mom!" We'll see, I guess! Apparently, he knows how to say, "Daddy" too, but I didn't teach him that... I'm pretty sure he's just hitting his forehead for no reason... ;-)
And that's all folks!
Since dropping the van off at the body shop 6 days ago, we continue to be without a "family vehicle", as it is still not fixed. Even though our insurance had already approved the repair, they requested an adjuster come out to survey the damage before they would do anything. Then they had to order the window... Now, we're just waiting for it to arrive, so they can install it.
In the meantime, I'm driving around the Accord. I'd forgotten just how zippy that car can be! It sure is fun weaving in and out of traffic on the beltway when you've got 200 horses pullin' ya along. Good times, indeed! I'll be glad to get my van back, though... Every time I go shopping now, I have to think, "Do I have enough room in the car to fit what I want to buy, with Jeremiah in the back..." Jeremy had to remove a few items (forget using the trunk at all... he's got TWO subs in there now. As if one wasn't enough, I guess....) So far, we've managed. I still miss my van...
And now, a moment of silence, for Sunrocket.
......
Apparently, Sunrocket is DEAD. Which really sucks for us, since we had our phone service through them. I guess paying $199/2 years isn't a good deal if you only get 8 or 9 months of service... BOOOOO! So for now, if you have our house number, don't bother calling it, as it won't work anymore. If you need our cell phone numbers, leave a comment, we'll email it to ya. Since most of ya call us on our cells already, I don't see this as being a problem. However, all of our doctors, dentist, credit cards, utility service, and even the gate here at our community, is tied to that number. Hopefully we'll be able to get it ported to someone else soon. I read in one of the message boards that the phone number should automatically port back to it's original owner, which in our case is Vonage (who got it from Verizon, I believe...) Boooo! That's okay, I guess. Better than losing it completely!
Switching gears...
This week is a semi-busy week for us. Jeremy's going to Boston Wednesday and Thursday, which means Jeremiah and I will probably be hitting the pool at Grandma/Grandpa's house. I've got dentist appts, lunch with Moms, and Jeremiah's got a Dr's appt this week, as well. More shots for him. Boooooooooo! He's a pretty tough guy though, so it should be okay.
Speaking of tough guy, Jeremiah spent the night away from Mommy and Daddy last Friday, and LOVED it (at least, that's the impression I got). Mommy, however, was kinda a mess. But we had mucho errands to run Saturday, and were able to get them done rather swiftly, not having to worry about him. So that was good. He's been in the pool so much that I think he gets confused at bath time and thinks he's supposed to splash as much as possible--I think we end up as wet as he is, by the end (he's always been a splasher, but usually by kicking... he's figured out that he can use his arms along with his legs for even BIGGER splashes!) Aww, he's so cute.
I've started trying to teach Jeremiah a few simple sign language signs, such as "milk", "eat" and "more". I wasn't expecting him to get it right away (we just started last week), but yesterday and today, it was time to eat, and before I even got his bottle ready, he started making, what appeared to be, the sign for "milk". Now, it could just be a coincidence, as milk pretty much just involved making a fist and moving it sorta like you're milking a cow (at least, I think that's what it is... hard to tell from pictures in a book), and he knows how to make a fist pretty well! But when I tried it with him, he just kept on doing it, like he was saying, "Yeah, that's what I said, Mom!" We'll see, I guess! Apparently, he knows how to say, "Daddy" too, but I didn't teach him that... I'm pretty sure he's just hitting his forehead for no reason... ;-)
And that's all folks!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Today is....
7/11/07
(I tried making that really big, but it didn't work... :-(
Today is also:
Flemish Community Holiday! (Belgium)
La Fete de la Magdalene (France...)
Revolution Day! (Mongolia)
St. Rosalia Day! (Italy)
World Population Day!
And, make sure to stop at your local bakery in celebration of...
National Blueberry Muffin Day!
(I tried making that really big, but it didn't work... :-(
Today is also:
Flemish Community Holiday! (Belgium)
La Fete de la Magdalene (France...)
Revolution Day! (Mongolia)
St. Rosalia Day! (Italy)
World Population Day!
And, make sure to stop at your local bakery in celebration of...
National Blueberry Muffin Day!
"Deep Thoughts"
I know, it's late, but I didn't want to end the day on a sour note. I'll keep it brief! (For me, at least...)
So I was reading Ted's blog yesterday, and how he wants to start listing three positive things that happened that day. Well, today, after the whole fiasco with the van, and Jeremiah was in a really lousy mood alllllllll daaaaaaaaaaay looooooooooooong, I thought to myself, "How is God going to make this a good day?! What good can come out of having the rear window of our van smashed in?!"
Not one to disappoint, God came through for us. Y'see, Jeremiah's stroller was in the back of the van... It is now covered in glass. Of course, I don't want to use it anymore, no matter how much time we spend getting the glass out of it! Jeremy asked our insurance about it, and they said that they wouldn't be able to cover it, the best they'd be able to do is use it towards our deductible.
Well, after speaking with our agent, they agreed to cover a replacement, no deductible, under our comprehensive coverage! Yay! Now, this is good news, but it's even better because now we get to get the stroller I should have bought in the first place: Phil & Ted's E3 Sport Buggy. It's great because it's an all terrain stroller that reclines to flat for infants, but what makes it so cool is the option to purchase a "back seat", making it a double stroller for toddler/infant or toddler/toddler. So once #2 rolls around, we won't have to purchase another stroller, just the seat. Awesome!
Anyways, I just wanted to share. Oh, and Katharine and I had a Mom's night. It was a lot of fun--I think we both needed a break! Gotta make those a monthly thing... :-)
That's two! Is that enough???
So I was reading Ted's blog yesterday, and how he wants to start listing three positive things that happened that day. Well, today, after the whole fiasco with the van, and Jeremiah was in a really lousy mood alllllllll daaaaaaaaaaay looooooooooooong, I thought to myself, "How is God going to make this a good day?! What good can come out of having the rear window of our van smashed in?!"
Not one to disappoint, God came through for us. Y'see, Jeremiah's stroller was in the back of the van... It is now covered in glass. Of course, I don't want to use it anymore, no matter how much time we spend getting the glass out of it! Jeremy asked our insurance about it, and they said that they wouldn't be able to cover it, the best they'd be able to do is use it towards our deductible.
Well, after speaking with our agent, they agreed to cover a replacement, no deductible, under our comprehensive coverage! Yay! Now, this is good news, but it's even better because now we get to get the stroller I should have bought in the first place: Phil & Ted's E3 Sport Buggy. It's great because it's an all terrain stroller that reclines to flat for infants, but what makes it so cool is the option to purchase a "back seat", making it a double stroller for toddler/infant or toddler/toddler. So once #2 rolls around, we won't have to purchase another stroller, just the seat. Awesome!
Anyways, I just wanted to share. Oh, and Katharine and I had a Mom's night. It was a lot of fun--I think we both needed a break! Gotta make those a monthly thing... :-)
That's two! Is that enough???
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Unbelievable.
Oh, Lord, please get us into a house soon! I do NOT want to renew our lease here in Tyson's.
Guess this is what we get for parking on the street....
Guess this is what we get for parking on the street....
Freakin' idiots....
And of course, Fairfax County Police have better things to be doing, so whoever did this gets away, scott free. Must be nice. Maybe I should smash some windows, too... At least our insurance company is helpful.
And of course, Fairfax County Police have better things to be doing, so whoever did this gets away, scott free. Must be nice. Maybe I should smash some windows, too... At least our insurance company is helpful.
Sunday, July 08, 2007
I'm behind on my videos...
Okay, sorry, I know I'm behind.... But here we go!
Jeremiah and the Amazing Technicolor Ice Cream Cone! (June 22nd)
Carrots! (July 1st)
Jeremiah and his "Mad Skills".... (July 2nd)
Bananas! On his 6 month birthday! (July 7th)
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Most Insightful Interview Ever!
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Jonathon the zombie gives a very insightful response to this reporters question. Hey Jonathon whats your stance on the war in Iraq? Who are you voting for president? Give us more of your insight!
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
We've been to the movies...
Okay, so I was going to do this methodically, telling you all about our weekend, and how we've seen two movies at the theater in the past 48 hours (here, AMC, take $48 of our hard earned dollars for 5 hours of entertainment... really doesn't sound so bad when you put it that way, actually... anyways...) I have to jump right in and tell you this...
Transformers was freakin' awesome!
Seriously, the best movie I've seen since, probably, Spider-man 1, maybe 2, but I still love the first one. Yeah, so anyways, it was awesome! As one person put it, "It was like a big honking slice of Awesome-toast buttered on both sides with awesome. It was a double serving of Hell Yeah with a side order of OMG.!" (don't feel bad if you don't quite get that... the point is, it's awesome!)
Now, I grew up on Transformers... I have the first three seasons on DVD, the movie ("You've got the touch!" Gotta loves 80's hair bands...), my uncle had a bunch of the toys (metal and plastic--theose things were dangerous! Until my brother destroyed them all... I'm sure he's pretty pissed now. Oh well.) While I didn't always understand what was going on in the show (I remember being utterly confused by it, but always knew we were switching from the Autobots to Decepticons when the little face/mask thing would flip around and stuff...), it was fun to watch, though looking back on it now, it was really kinda lame. But it was fun to watch. That's the point.
The movie is very similar--it's really fun to watch. It has it's moments where you just kinda cringe (like, everytime there was blatant product placement... Hello, Mt. Dew! How's it going? GMC, looking good! Nokia, whatever happened to the N-Gage??? And of course, what would a robot movie be with AN X-BOX 360 and Dance Dance Revolution!? Anyways...) and that part where Sam and Mikayla's character have that tender moment when he should be haulin' ____ (your choice of body part) to the stupid building was just S-T-U-P-I-D! Oh yeah, and Optimus Prime does NOT say, "My bad..." Seriously.
But, aside from those few moments, it was really really cool. Do NOT wait for the DVD on this one--even our TV, as big as it is, would not do this movie justice.
Moving on.
We also saw Fantastic 4. It was good. I'm glad we saw it first, though. Otherwise I wouldn't have seen it (would have seen Transformers a 2nd time.)
And that's 'bout all I've got. :-)
Transformers was freakin' awesome!
Seriously, the best movie I've seen since, probably, Spider-man 1, maybe 2, but I still love the first one. Yeah, so anyways, it was awesome! As one person put it, "It was like a big honking slice of Awesome-toast buttered on both sides with awesome. It was a double serving of Hell Yeah with a side order of OMG.!" (don't feel bad if you don't quite get that... the point is, it's awesome!)
Now, I grew up on Transformers... I have the first three seasons on DVD, the movie ("You've got the touch!" Gotta loves 80's hair bands...), my uncle had a bunch of the toys (metal and plastic--theose things were dangerous! Until my brother destroyed them all... I'm sure he's pretty pissed now. Oh well.) While I didn't always understand what was going on in the show (I remember being utterly confused by it, but always knew we were switching from the Autobots to Decepticons when the little face/mask thing would flip around and stuff...), it was fun to watch, though looking back on it now, it was really kinda lame. But it was fun to watch. That's the point.
The movie is very similar--it's really fun to watch. It has it's moments where you just kinda cringe (like, everytime there was blatant product placement... Hello, Mt. Dew! How's it going? GMC, looking good! Nokia, whatever happened to the N-Gage??? And of course, what would a robot movie be with AN X-BOX 360 and Dance Dance Revolution!? Anyways...) and that part where Sam and Mikayla's character have that tender moment when he should be haulin' ____ (your choice of body part) to the stupid building was just S-T-U-P-I-D! Oh yeah, and Optimus Prime does NOT say, "My bad..." Seriously.
But, aside from those few moments, it was really really cool. Do NOT wait for the DVD on this one--even our TV, as big as it is, would not do this movie justice.
Moving on.
We also saw Fantastic 4. It was good. I'm glad we saw it first, though. Otherwise I wouldn't have seen it (would have seen Transformers a 2nd time.)
And that's 'bout all I've got. :-)
Thursday, June 28, 2007
I was on the radio!
Ever since the "Great Dads" seminar, Jeremy's been playing the local Christian radio station, 91.9 WGTS in his room instead of replacing the batteries in his mobile. Well, everyday weekday morning, they have the "Family Name Game" where they look for someone with a son or daughter of the name they're looking for.
So today, I was putting Jeremiah down for his nap, and they said they were going to play "The Family Name Game" and in my mind, I was thinking, "Jeremiah! Jeremiah!" and then they said, "We're looking for a Jeremiah!" (I found out afterwards that they list the names on their website ahead of time, so you can be waiting for your child's name, but I didn't know that! So, yeah, totally a God thing--I had just been thinking about how awesome my birthday will be this year because I have Jeremy and Jeremiah, and how great they are, and then, boom, "call us and brag about your son!" God's so cool how he throws those little things in there like that...)
I called right away and got through and was able to brag about my boy!
Just heard it now, and they had the most appropriate background music---Munah Munah. Also kinda weird, because my ringtone for my brother Jason is Munah Munah... He never calls me, but today he did (he thought my birthday was today) so I'd just heard that song an hour beforehand. Weird...
That was fun. :-)
You can submit your own child's name, too. Layton, I dare you to submit Egbert. :-)
So today, I was putting Jeremiah down for his nap, and they said they were going to play "The Family Name Game" and in my mind, I was thinking, "Jeremiah! Jeremiah!" and then they said, "We're looking for a Jeremiah!" (I found out afterwards that they list the names on their website ahead of time, so you can be waiting for your child's name, but I didn't know that! So, yeah, totally a God thing--I had just been thinking about how awesome my birthday will be this year because I have Jeremy and Jeremiah, and how great they are, and then, boom, "call us and brag about your son!" God's so cool how he throws those little things in there like that...)
I called right away and got through and was able to brag about my boy!
Just heard it now, and they had the most appropriate background music---Munah Munah. Also kinda weird, because my ringtone for my brother Jason is Munah Munah... He never calls me, but today he did (he thought my birthday was today) so I'd just heard that song an hour beforehand. Weird...
That was fun. :-)
You can submit your own child's name, too. Layton, I dare you to submit Egbert. :-)
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Big surprise....
Detailed Local Forecast
Tonight (6/26): Widely scattered showers or a thunderstorm this evening. Then partly cloudy. Muggy. Low 73F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow(6/27): Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms developing during the afternoon. Continued hot and humid. High 92F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow night: Variable clouds with thunderstorms, especially during the evening. A few storms may be severe. Low 73F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Thursday(6/28): Partial cloudiness early, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High near 90F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Friday(6/29): Scattered thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 60s.
Saturday(6/30): Morning clouds followed by afternoon sun. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 60s.
At least it should be the perfect day Saturday for a party.
Neat Idea
I've never seen these before! Dad's have it so good nowadays. The baby gear manufacturers sure are trying to cater more to Fathers than they did before.
DadGear Cargo Baby Gear Jacket
The concept behind the DadGear style is simple - a masculine look combined with high quality materials and thoughtful design. The goal for DadGear products is not just neutral or unfeminine, but style that reflects who we are - guys. Guys who take pride in caring for their kids.
The DadGear Cargo Jacket™ is the long-sleeved brother of the DadGear Diaper Vest™. With the jacket, you can change, feed, and entertain your child with ease and no one will be able to tell you are wearing your diaper bag. Like the vest, this jacket is constructed with high quality materials for ultimate durability and longevity. All jackets come with a changing pad
The revolutionary twist on the traditional diaper bag sets the standard for "hands free" line. Strategically placed pockets for all of the baby-care essentials that a diaper bag would hold. It is better looking than most fleece jackets available in sporting goods stores but with specific functionality for carrying all of your essential dad gear!
They also make a vest! So cool!
Monday, June 25, 2007
So sweet!
Saturday, while I went to Sunny's baby shower, Jeremy spent his morning not sleeping in, but attending the "Great Dads" Seminar at Mclean. I must say, I'm so proud of Jeremy for taking steps to ensure that he'll be better prepared to be the best Dad he can be!
I read through some of the material they cover (not sure if I was supposed to, but it was just sitting there!) and there were some pretty staggering statistics--the average dad spends just 37 seconds a day with their children; the average child watches 30-50 hours of TV a week; 80% of children entering 1st grade feel good about themselves; By 6th grade, that drops to just 10%. Some 50+% of kids worry their parents will divorce, even more so fear violent harm will come to someone in their family.
The conference aims to change all that.
You can find more info about it from their website (title is linked), but I just wanted to share one more thing...
At the seminar, they asked Dads to make a commitment to their kids. They even gave them certificates to use. Jeremy made one up for Jeremiah (and took 5 more, just to be on the safe side... :-) It says....
I 'bout cried. :-) It's getting framed and put up. I'm so glad Jeremy went. :-)
I read through some of the material they cover (not sure if I was supposed to, but it was just sitting there!) and there were some pretty staggering statistics--the average dad spends just 37 seconds a day with their children; the average child watches 30-50 hours of TV a week; 80% of children entering 1st grade feel good about themselves; By 6th grade, that drops to just 10%. Some 50+% of kids worry their parents will divorce, even more so fear violent harm will come to someone in their family.
The conference aims to change all that.
You can find more info about it from their website (title is linked), but I just wanted to share one more thing...
At the seminar, they asked Dads to make a commitment to their kids. They even gave them certificates to use. Jeremy made one up for Jeremiah (and took 5 more, just to be on the safe side... :-) It says....
My Commitment
Jeremiah Zachary,
You are a unique gift from God
and a very special treasure in my life.
I am thrilled that you are my child.
So it is with great joy that
I commit myself to be a Great Dad to you
--always loving you, encouraging you, and caring for you--
with the guidance and grace of God.
Signed by his Daddy, June 22, 2007.
You are a unique gift from God
and a very special treasure in my life.
I am thrilled that you are my child.
So it is with great joy that
I commit myself to be a Great Dad to you
--always loving you, encouraging you, and caring for you--
with the guidance and grace of God.
Signed by his Daddy, June 22, 2007.
I 'bout cried. :-) It's getting framed and put up. I'm so glad Jeremy went. :-)
Saturday, June 23, 2007
He got his "toof!"
Jeremiah's first tooth came in today--yesterday, it was a mere lil' hole in his gum. Today, it's a razor sharp slicing bone! Well, maybe not that sharp, but I will no longer be offering my finger for him to chew on! :-) And I think the one next to it (it's the bottom middle [his] left one) is on it's way--looks like a tiny bit of corner is already starting to poke out.
It's so cute. I've been trying to take a picture, but he won't let me get a good shot... I'll keep on it!
Update: 6/24/07 Number two has broken through!
It's so cute. I've been trying to take a picture, but he won't let me get a good shot... I'll keep on it!
Update: 6/24/07 Number two has broken through!
Friday, June 22, 2007
Mish Mash
Today is the 2nd day of Summer! YAY!
I meant to post something yesterday, but Jeremiah and I were busy running errands. But, yay! it's summertime! Officially!
The first day of summer always marked a weird day in my life--it was awesome, because growing up in RI, it meant it was finally going to be WARM! We'd have a few nice days in May, but usually it stayed firmly in the 70's until right around June 21st. Although, it never failed, every time I tried to throw a pool party for my birthday (a week from today), the nice weather was gone, and we always got RAIN. :-p I remember having a beach party one year--this is how pathetic it was... First, I had to pick up some of my friends or they wouldn't be able to go (my Mom wasn't working at the time, lucky for me), and then when we got there (I think we went to 2nd Beach in Newport, RI), we found out there was an $8 parking fee. Well, my Mom hadn't brought any cash, so my friend Priscilla had to lend us the money. Of course, it was only high 60's, low 70's at the beach, despite it being 85 at my house in Tiverton, and there was red tide (when all this lovely brown and red algae fills the ocean making it look like 'soup'.... not exactly fun to swim in, nor is it safe....) so no one really swam (and I learned that day that it was not a good idea to shave one's legs the day of going in the salt water of the ocean....... yeah, that junk burns!)
Needless to say, not one of the best parties I had growing in. In fact, most of my birthday parties were failures.... At least in my mind. The best one I had was when I was in college, and I came home after the spring semester for a week before leaving for an internship in Pittsburg, KS (yes, no "h" in that one...) I wanted to see all my friends before I left, so I threw a party the night before, invited everyone and surprisingly, for the first time, almost all of them came! (I did have to pick someone up, still, but he didn't drive, and he was a good friend of mine that I really wanted to be there--no, not "that" kind of friend [that was understood both ways]. He was like another brother to me... Not a Christian, but always had lots of questions, so I always tried to spend time with him. He was a cool guy. Now he lives in NYC, so dunno when I'll see him again...) Well, that in itself was cool, but then my parents surprised me with a cake (this was in May, so I wasn't expecting that) as an early birthday thing, since I'd be outta town for my actual birthday, and I cried... I'd never had a "surprise cake" before. So that was really cool.
Anyways, back to June 21st. This also marked my Grandmother's birthday (my babci...) which meant my parents were gonna have a fight. Without going into it to much, she wasn't the best at allowing my parents to "leave and cleave" and so she caused a lot of stress and turmoil in my family over the years. She passed away right before Jeremiah was born (I think... pretty sure it was around Christmas, though it may have been later... maybe right after Jeremiah was born. I dunno, that whole time is a blur.) So this is the first year my Dad is "free" of obligation and guilt.
Hopefully, that means it'll be sunny for my birthday. :-)
In other, more exciting news, someone's cutting a tooth...... :-) Hmm.... I wonder who it could be.........
Oh yeah, and I'm currently uploading all my music to "MediaMax" so that you can stream our wedding album. Several people have asked us for it, I figured this would be the easiest way to do it. I haven't used them before, but I'm hoping it works well... We'll see. I'm about 2% done right now... I think it's gonna take a while (for some reason, it's trying to upload 24 gigs of data... I don't have THAT much music, that's for sure. Maybe James does, but not me. So I dunno what all that is.)
I meant to post something yesterday, but Jeremiah and I were busy running errands. But, yay! it's summertime! Officially!
The first day of summer always marked a weird day in my life--it was awesome, because growing up in RI, it meant it was finally going to be WARM! We'd have a few nice days in May, but usually it stayed firmly in the 70's until right around June 21st. Although, it never failed, every time I tried to throw a pool party for my birthday (a week from today), the nice weather was gone, and we always got RAIN. :-p I remember having a beach party one year--this is how pathetic it was... First, I had to pick up some of my friends or they wouldn't be able to go (my Mom wasn't working at the time, lucky for me), and then when we got there (I think we went to 2nd Beach in Newport, RI), we found out there was an $8 parking fee. Well, my Mom hadn't brought any cash, so my friend Priscilla had to lend us the money. Of course, it was only high 60's, low 70's at the beach, despite it being 85 at my house in Tiverton, and there was red tide (when all this lovely brown and red algae fills the ocean making it look like 'soup'.... not exactly fun to swim in, nor is it safe....) so no one really swam (and I learned that day that it was not a good idea to shave one's legs the day of going in the salt water of the ocean....... yeah, that junk burns!)
Needless to say, not one of the best parties I had growing in. In fact, most of my birthday parties were failures.... At least in my mind. The best one I had was when I was in college, and I came home after the spring semester for a week before leaving for an internship in Pittsburg, KS (yes, no "h" in that one...) I wanted to see all my friends before I left, so I threw a party the night before, invited everyone and surprisingly, for the first time, almost all of them came! (I did have to pick someone up, still, but he didn't drive, and he was a good friend of mine that I really wanted to be there--no, not "that" kind of friend [that was understood both ways]. He was like another brother to me... Not a Christian, but always had lots of questions, so I always tried to spend time with him. He was a cool guy. Now he lives in NYC, so dunno when I'll see him again...) Well, that in itself was cool, but then my parents surprised me with a cake (this was in May, so I wasn't expecting that) as an early birthday thing, since I'd be outta town for my actual birthday, and I cried... I'd never had a "surprise cake" before. So that was really cool.
Anyways, back to June 21st. This also marked my Grandmother's birthday (my babci...) which meant my parents were gonna have a fight. Without going into it to much, she wasn't the best at allowing my parents to "leave and cleave" and so she caused a lot of stress and turmoil in my family over the years. She passed away right before Jeremiah was born (I think... pretty sure it was around Christmas, though it may have been later... maybe right after Jeremiah was born. I dunno, that whole time is a blur.) So this is the first year my Dad is "free" of obligation and guilt.
Hopefully, that means it'll be sunny for my birthday. :-)
In other, more exciting news, someone's cutting a tooth...... :-) Hmm.... I wonder who it could be.........
Oh yeah, and I'm currently uploading all my music to "MediaMax" so that you can stream our wedding album. Several people have asked us for it, I figured this would be the easiest way to do it. I haven't used them before, but I'm hoping it works well... We'll see. I'm about 2% done right now... I think it's gonna take a while (for some reason, it's trying to upload 24 gigs of data... I don't have THAT much music, that's for sure. Maybe James does, but not me. So I dunno what all that is.)
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Jeremiah Pics, Mother's Day & Father's Day
Congrats and updates!
Congratulations to Todd & Paige who, after much prayer, are now pregnant! YAY! I know it's been an uphill struggle, and not the easiest time, but God is good, and He's blessing them with a bundle of joy! YAY!!!! When she told me, I screamed... Literally, I screamed. I think I scared Jeremiah, but he was okay. Best news I've heard in a long time! So congrats again! Looking forward to belly pics, now! :-) (See their blog for sonogram photos)
And just a quick update on Jeremiah's squash experience... I think he likes it okay (still trying to figure that one out), and he's just an impatient eater.... Gave him more today, and he acted the same way, pouting and gettin' all upset.... until more food was in his mouth, that is. So we'll see.
Oh, and Jeremy's going to the Great Dads Seminar at Mclean this weekend. I think it's so great that he's going, and that Mclean puts something like this on... Our society today is not as kind and supportive of Dad's as it should be. It's not an easy job, and many Dads fall short (Lon Soloman shared briefly his own story about his father, how it affected his life, and how he had to make a choice to learn to be the father that God has called him to be... For other dads, though, it's too easy to just "be".... It was really good, every Dad/Dad-to-be/Future Dad should listen to it. You can hear the sermon here [it's called "What kind of Dad will your children remember?] or download it here.) We've all seen examples of what NOT to do as a parent, and this seminar is to help empower Dads with WHAT to do (those examples sometimes harder to find...) So I'm very excited that Jeremy's going! :-) I so proud of him!
And with that, I leave you, as Jeremiah's had enough fun in his jumperoo. Time to go start the day (I know, it's noon, technically my day started at 5 am this morning, but now starts the "outside the house" part of my day. Shopping!!! Woot!)
And just a quick update on Jeremiah's squash experience... I think he likes it okay (still trying to figure that one out), and he's just an impatient eater.... Gave him more today, and he acted the same way, pouting and gettin' all upset.... until more food was in his mouth, that is. So we'll see.
Oh, and Jeremy's going to the Great Dads Seminar at Mclean this weekend. I think it's so great that he's going, and that Mclean puts something like this on... Our society today is not as kind and supportive of Dad's as it should be. It's not an easy job, and many Dads fall short (Lon Soloman shared briefly his own story about his father, how it affected his life, and how he had to make a choice to learn to be the father that God has called him to be... For other dads, though, it's too easy to just "be".... It was really good, every Dad/Dad-to-be/Future Dad should listen to it. You can hear the sermon here [it's called "What kind of Dad will your children remember?] or download it here.) We've all seen examples of what NOT to do as a parent, and this seminar is to help empower Dads with WHAT to do (those examples sometimes harder to find...) So I'm very excited that Jeremy's going! :-) I so proud of him!
And with that, I leave you, as Jeremiah's had enough fun in his jumperoo. Time to go start the day (I know, it's noon, technically my day started at 5 am this morning, but now starts the "outside the house" part of my day. Shopping!!! Woot!)
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Yellow Squash!
Jeremiah tries yellow squash for the first time today! He's not very happy about it... I don't know if it was the squash or he just didn't want to be eating in his chair.... I dunno. He kept eating it, though, so it's a mystery. We'll try again tomorrow and see what happens.
Hopefully it won't make him gassy like the sweet potatoes (we're taking a break from those for a week or so... give him a chance to adjust to these new foods. It was really bad, though... I've never heard/smelled such things from such a small person. I know, TMI, but I had to share. :-)
Hopefully it won't make him gassy like the sweet potatoes (we're taking a break from those for a week or so... give him a chance to adjust to these new foods. It was really bad, though... I've never heard/smelled such things from such a small person. I know, TMI, but I had to share. :-)
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Stuff
Yay! The nice weather is back! For a couple of days there, it was COLD! Well, cold for NoVA in the middle of June. I mean, c'mon, 70's?????? Seriously, what was up with that. BRING ON THE 90's! Woot! I can't go in the pool if it isn't ridiculously hot--water's too cold. Same thing with Jeremiah; When the water was only in the low 70's, he was NOT a happy camper. But after a couple days of highs in the 90's and lows in 70's, that water will be nice and warm, but still refreshing. Ahhhhh.... just thinking about it is relaxing. So we'll try to hit the pool tomorrow!
Today, we're going to the mall. Jeremy's outta town in Tenn for a couple of days, so it's just me and the lil' bullfrog. Mommy needs some clothes...
Funny story:
Sunday was Father's Day (Jeremy's first!) and we were getting Jeremiah dedicated that afternoon. The day started off well--I got up "early" (for me at least) with Jeremiah, fed him, and then we went upstairs to make Daddy some waffles, 'cause Daddy LOVES waffles. By the time they were done, it was nap time for Jeremiah, so Jeremy put him down and we enjoyed our breakfast while Jeremy opened his gifts (Jeremiah's a pretty good shopper already... got him some cigars and pipe tobacco for his "Indeed" days with other new "Daddys" [how he was able to order tobacco is beyond me... ;-)], some Steeler's slippers, a REALLY CUTE photo of himself in his Steeler's jersey [thanks to Uncle Laurence and Auntie Katharine!] and so on and so forth...)
After all that, we started getting ready for church. Now, two weeks ago, I went shopping, and I had purchased an outfit that I was saving for a "special occasion". Well, this was just such an occasion, so I went to go pull it outta the bag and set it out to make sure everything was good to go. There I am, in our room, gettin' ready and I can't find the bag.... It wasn't there. Then I tried to find the box I remember setting it in (more clothes that I had ordered online...), couldn't find that either. It was no where in the room!
Well, before I completely freaked out, somewhere in my mind, a conversation began to replay... Last week, Jeremy had asked me, while I was in the bathroom with Jeremiah, I think, if the box on the floor in our bedroom was trash. I said, "Yeah, there's ONE box that has a bunch of junk in it behind the door..." And I remember thinkin' at that time, "I hope he doesn't confuse my clothes for trash.... Nah, he wouldn't." Well, guess what: He did.
That's when I freaked.
I can laugh about it now; I know he didn't intentionally throw out my new clothes (that I never even tried on...) But oh my gosh, was I upset! Partly because I then had to find another nice outfit to wear (which is not easy when most of my nice clothes don't fit) and partly because it was a total waste of money... I now get to go out and re-buy it all (I loved how Jeremy kept telling me, "It's only money!" Awww... he was desperate to calm me down... he would never say that under normal circumstances.)
Anyways, it ended up being okay, I found another outfit to wear, and all was good (I was sooo hot, though... not in the, "Wow, you're hot!" way but in the, "It's so freakin' hot in here," way.) We made it to the dedication, he cuddled with Lon on stage (it was so cute!), we said our vows (see below), and called it a day.
Oh yeah, the clothes thing wasn't the only hiccup that day. We also didn't have a camera that worked. I grabbed my camera on the way out of the house, and when we got there, we found out it was dead. How it was completely dead, I dunno, but it was dead. And we don't have a backup battery. Grrr... That's okay though, because we had our video camera in the car. Our friend Aron was awesome enough to go fetch it for us---only to find out that that battery was also dead. SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE HECK?! Luckily, one of the gals from the church took some photos, and said she would send 'em to us. So hopefully, we have some kind of record of it.
Drama drama drama.
So as I was saying, we're going to the mall. I was gonna walk, but it's 93 degrees outside... Great for pool weather, not so much for walking a mile or so. (It's a nice walk, but I don't have any nice summer clothes that fit... Not gonna do it in jeans.) I'll walk the mall once we get there, get the exercise that way.
And that's that. Now, I just gotta wait for Jeremiah to wake up and we're good to go (and go we shall!) Ta ta!
Child Dedication Vows
Today, we're going to the mall. Jeremy's outta town in Tenn for a couple of days, so it's just me and the lil' bullfrog. Mommy needs some clothes...
Funny story:
Sunday was Father's Day (Jeremy's first!) and we were getting Jeremiah dedicated that afternoon. The day started off well--I got up "early" (for me at least) with Jeremiah, fed him, and then we went upstairs to make Daddy some waffles, 'cause Daddy LOVES waffles. By the time they were done, it was nap time for Jeremiah, so Jeremy put him down and we enjoyed our breakfast while Jeremy opened his gifts (Jeremiah's a pretty good shopper already... got him some cigars and pipe tobacco for his "Indeed" days with other new "Daddys" [how he was able to order tobacco is beyond me... ;-)], some Steeler's slippers, a REALLY CUTE photo of himself in his Steeler's jersey [thanks to Uncle Laurence and Auntie Katharine!] and so on and so forth...)
After all that, we started getting ready for church. Now, two weeks ago, I went shopping, and I had purchased an outfit that I was saving for a "special occasion". Well, this was just such an occasion, so I went to go pull it outta the bag and set it out to make sure everything was good to go. There I am, in our room, gettin' ready and I can't find the bag.... It wasn't there. Then I tried to find the box I remember setting it in (more clothes that I had ordered online...), couldn't find that either. It was no where in the room!
Well, before I completely freaked out, somewhere in my mind, a conversation began to replay... Last week, Jeremy had asked me, while I was in the bathroom with Jeremiah, I think, if the box on the floor in our bedroom was trash. I said, "Yeah, there's ONE box that has a bunch of junk in it behind the door..." And I remember thinkin' at that time, "I hope he doesn't confuse my clothes for trash.... Nah, he wouldn't." Well, guess what: He did.
That's when I freaked.
I can laugh about it now; I know he didn't intentionally throw out my new clothes (that I never even tried on...) But oh my gosh, was I upset! Partly because I then had to find another nice outfit to wear (which is not easy when most of my nice clothes don't fit) and partly because it was a total waste of money... I now get to go out and re-buy it all (I loved how Jeremy kept telling me, "It's only money!" Awww... he was desperate to calm me down... he would never say that under normal circumstances.)
Anyways, it ended up being okay, I found another outfit to wear, and all was good (I was sooo hot, though... not in the, "Wow, you're hot!" way but in the, "It's so freakin' hot in here," way.) We made it to the dedication, he cuddled with Lon on stage (it was so cute!), we said our vows (see below), and called it a day.
Oh yeah, the clothes thing wasn't the only hiccup that day. We also didn't have a camera that worked. I grabbed my camera on the way out of the house, and when we got there, we found out it was dead. How it was completely dead, I dunno, but it was dead. And we don't have a backup battery. Grrr... That's okay though, because we had our video camera in the car. Our friend Aron was awesome enough to go fetch it for us---only to find out that that battery was also dead. SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE HECK?! Luckily, one of the gals from the church took some photos, and said she would send 'em to us. So hopefully, we have some kind of record of it.
Drama drama drama.
So as I was saying, we're going to the mall. I was gonna walk, but it's 93 degrees outside... Great for pool weather, not so much for walking a mile or so. (It's a nice walk, but I don't have any nice summer clothes that fit... Not gonna do it in jeans.) I'll walk the mall once we get there, get the exercise that way.
And that's that. Now, I just gotta wait for Jeremiah to wake up and we're good to go (and go we shall!) Ta ta!
Child Dedication Vows
1. Will you do your best to raise this child to honor, revere, and love Jesus Christ?
2. Will you do your best to maintain a home where Jesus Christ is honored and obeyed, where the Word of God is the authority and Jesus Christ is the head?
3. Will you commit this child to God in prayer on a regular basis, trusting God to override your mistakes and make up for your shortcomings?
4. Will you actively rely on the Holy Spirit to raise this child and to incline his or her heart to the Lord?
5. Will you do your best to release this child to the will of God, whatever that might be, without bitterness or resistance?
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Sweet Potatoes!
Jeremiah tried sweet potatoes for the first time today! And it 'weren't' no sweet potatoes from a jar! Uh-uh, Momma's too good for that! Momma spent all night last night sweating over a hot stove to steam those yummy sweet potatoes so that Jeremiah could have only the best! (Okay, I didn't actually stand over the stove... I actually put them in the steamer, and then forgot about 'em for about an hour... whoops. But, you can't over-mush sweet potatoes, I found out!)
Anyways, I have a video to share with you of the whole experience, but Google Video is not currently accepting new uploads.... Grrr... So as soon as they get over that, I'll put it up here.
For now, enjoy this adorable pic of Jeremiah after he finished eating all his yummy new sweet potatoes!
Anyways, I have a video to share with you of the whole experience, but Google Video is not currently accepting new uploads.... Grrr... So as soon as they get over that, I'll put it up here.
For now, enjoy this adorable pic of Jeremiah after he finished eating all his yummy new sweet potatoes!
(Seriously, when was the last time you saw anything this cute??!?!?! Not sure?? Look again...)
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(Still not convinced?? Look a little closer....)
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Coming soon to a blog near you, the week of June 17th----yellow squash!
Monday, June 11, 2007
Baby (Parent) Dedication
This Sunday, Father's Day, June 17th, Jeremiah will be getting dedicated right before the 12:30 service at Mclean Bible Church. For those of you not familiar with what this entails, it is not a baptism or a christening. Dedication does NOT guarantee salvation. It's basically a time for parents to pubically vow, before the church and before God, that they will do their best to raise their child in a home that demonstrates authentic Christian faith. The goal is to not force them to become Christians, but that they would see the example in their everday lives, and that they would come to know and follow Christ at an early age.
And we get to show him off to everyone before service starts, which is always fun.
So, if you're in the Tysons area and would like to come, please do! You're more than welcome! it will take place 5 minutes before the service starts (I think), but I suggest you arrive before then, say 12:10, 12:15, before the parking situation becomes crazy.
We're looking forward to it, though, and hope you can join us!
And we get to show him off to everyone before service starts, which is always fun.
So, if you're in the Tysons area and would like to come, please do! You're more than welcome! it will take place 5 minutes before the service starts (I think), but I suggest you arrive before then, say 12:10, 12:15, before the parking situation becomes crazy.
We're looking forward to it, though, and hope you can join us!
"Tonight..... you!"
Inside joke...
Anyways! I love this weather! It's been so nice and warm and cozy.... great stuff! Friday last week, it almost hit 100! Now, I know in my mind that's pretty freakin' hot, but it really didn't feel that hot to me... Maybe because Jeremy keeps the house, like, 60 degrees, any warmth is welcome warmth!
We did hit the pool a couple of days, as you could see from Jeremiah's 5 month pic below (he refused to look up at me--was more interested in the little plastic fishes swimming around in his little "splash pool" on his floaty). It was sooo nice, though the water was a bit chilly at first (cool nights the days before). We had a good time hanging out with Uncle James on Thursday (his is the hand in the pic), and will hopefully be able to do that regularly, as he'll be heading off to PA for school in the fall. :-( Oh well... Gotta let him go sometime, right? Something like that.
Friday, the really hot day, the pool water was a bit warmer, but Jeremiah didn't seem to care--he was still kinda pissed off that I kept draggin' him in there. He just whined and whined and was not having any fun at all. I thought maybe he was tired, so I put him down for a nap (we took his co-sleeper over my parents' house for that purpose, until they buy him a playard :-) and after what seemed like over an hour, he fell asleep. I don't know what his problem was, though... He just did not wanna be in the pool. Maybe it was too hot, and the water too cold? I dunno... It wasn't any hotter than Mexico (though the water was a bit cooler--not too much, just a little), and he loved the water there. Guess he's getting older and wiser, and wants to do what he wants to do! The heck with Mommy, apparently.
Satuday, James graduated high school. Yay! We were gonna go, but it would have meant packing up Jeremiah and leaving the house at 6:30 in the morning! For some reason, graduation was at 8 am... crazy. So yeah, that didn't happen. We'll be at his party next weekend--at least that's in the afternoon. :-)
Jeremiah's takin' a nap right now... Aww, so cute! I actually took the time to rock him to sleep today. Usually, I'll just put him in his crib, turn on the music on his mobile, and he'll fall asleep on his own. But I've missed him (for some reason... he's never been away from me... I guess it was just from last night, while he was sleeping?) so I took the time to rock him before putting him down for a nap. It's so funny because it seems like he's wide awake--he'll be pushing himself up, looking around, smiling, laughing, etc... But I just kept rockin', and hummin', and eventually, he would bury his head in his hands... and then he'd lay it down and make his little "going to sleep" noises (Jeremy calls it his "flying a plane/driving a car" noises), and next thing I knew, he was fast asleep. And it only took, maybe, 10 minutes! It was just such a precious time, just rocking him, feeling his little breathes puff on my chest.... I love it! I wouldn't trade this job for anything! No job in the world is better than staying home with my baby. I'm so thankful that God has blessed me with such a great husband that sees the value in his wife staying home, and works so hard so that that can happen! It's awesome, and I love it!
That's all that's been going on, really. Time to go fold diapers before Jeremiah wakes up (which should be any minute now).
Anyways! I love this weather! It's been so nice and warm and cozy.... great stuff! Friday last week, it almost hit 100! Now, I know in my mind that's pretty freakin' hot, but it really didn't feel that hot to me... Maybe because Jeremy keeps the house, like, 60 degrees, any warmth is welcome warmth!
We did hit the pool a couple of days, as you could see from Jeremiah's 5 month pic below (he refused to look up at me--was more interested in the little plastic fishes swimming around in his little "splash pool" on his floaty). It was sooo nice, though the water was a bit chilly at first (cool nights the days before). We had a good time hanging out with Uncle James on Thursday (his is the hand in the pic), and will hopefully be able to do that regularly, as he'll be heading off to PA for school in the fall. :-( Oh well... Gotta let him go sometime, right? Something like that.
Friday, the really hot day, the pool water was a bit warmer, but Jeremiah didn't seem to care--he was still kinda pissed off that I kept draggin' him in there. He just whined and whined and was not having any fun at all. I thought maybe he was tired, so I put him down for a nap (we took his co-sleeper over my parents' house for that purpose, until they buy him a playard :-) and after what seemed like over an hour, he fell asleep. I don't know what his problem was, though... He just did not wanna be in the pool. Maybe it was too hot, and the water too cold? I dunno... It wasn't any hotter than Mexico (though the water was a bit cooler--not too much, just a little), and he loved the water there. Guess he's getting older and wiser, and wants to do what he wants to do! The heck with Mommy, apparently.
Satuday, James graduated high school. Yay! We were gonna go, but it would have meant packing up Jeremiah and leaving the house at 6:30 in the morning! For some reason, graduation was at 8 am... crazy. So yeah, that didn't happen. We'll be at his party next weekend--at least that's in the afternoon. :-)
Jeremiah's takin' a nap right now... Aww, so cute! I actually took the time to rock him to sleep today. Usually, I'll just put him in his crib, turn on the music on his mobile, and he'll fall asleep on his own. But I've missed him (for some reason... he's never been away from me... I guess it was just from last night, while he was sleeping?) so I took the time to rock him before putting him down for a nap. It's so funny because it seems like he's wide awake--he'll be pushing himself up, looking around, smiling, laughing, etc... But I just kept rockin', and hummin', and eventually, he would bury his head in his hands... and then he'd lay it down and make his little "going to sleep" noises (Jeremy calls it his "flying a plane/driving a car" noises), and next thing I knew, he was fast asleep. And it only took, maybe, 10 minutes! It was just such a precious time, just rocking him, feeling his little breathes puff on my chest.... I love it! I wouldn't trade this job for anything! No job in the world is better than staying home with my baby. I'm so thankful that God has blessed me with such a great husband that sees the value in his wife staying home, and works so hard so that that can happen! It's awesome, and I love it!
That's all that's been going on, really. Time to go fold diapers before Jeremiah wakes up (which should be any minute now).
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Monday, June 04, 2007
Birth Stuff
I just thought I'd share a few links that I'll be adding to the blog.
Currently, I have, let's see, 4 friends? No, 5 friends! who are expecting a baby anytime between July and January next year. Some have had children previously, some are on their first, most are doing things "by the book" (OB/GYN, hospital, etc...) As you all (should) know, we had Jeremiah at home in roughly 4.5 hours. To be fair, the disclaimer needs to be made that this was not my first childbirth, which may account for the "easy" labor (no labor is truly "easy", but it was "easier" than my first [First was 12 hours, start to finish, in a hospital with an epidural--had a terrible recovery time afterwards, much easier time the 2nd time around...]) However, I do believe that if I can do it, sans meds (I'm such a baby when it comes to pain...), ANYONE can do it, provided you have all the proper tools in place beforehand.
There are two new independant films about childbirth coming out:
The Business of Being Born (focuses on midwife/home birth vs OB/hospital birth)
and
Pregnant in America (focuses more on the "who's getting rich" off births in America)
There are two new independant films about childbirth coming out:
The Business of Being Born (focuses on midwife/home birth vs OB/hospital birth)
and
Pregnant in America (focuses more on the "who's getting rich" off births in America)
I haven't seen either of them yet, but I'm looking forward to it. I didn' realize that some 40%+ of hospital revenue is from births alone.... It's a big money maker, especially if you get the 'extras', like epidural, or even a c-section (more expensive, but cheaper for hospitals--they can schedule it, get you in and out in less time than if it's an emergency, and it frees up a l&d room for another Mom....) Now, I'm not saying those things are bad--they're great if you need them (and there are plenty of women who do, but probably not 30-40%, as our country runs an average of, for c-sections...)
Everyone's different, and I think no less of a Mom who choses to have a hospital birth with an epidural. I do think, though, most women are prepared to do it no other way, don't hear all options available, and end up with a birth that may not be exactly what they were hoping for.
Anyways, interesting stuff. Check it out.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Hel-loooooooooo, Sunshine!
Ahh.... this is the time of year I wait for--late spring, with its almost summer-like weather... Soooo nice!
Today was absolutely gorgeous! Bright, sunny, hot.... Perfect! Jeremiah and I were gonna head to the pool, but unfortunately, it doesn't open until 4 during the week until the kiddies are out of school. The heck with all the Moms and their young children, who don't want to go to the pool when it's full of older kids, jumping and splashing around! I may just head out to Warrenton instead, and go in the parents' pool. Anyone wanna join me?
Oh, and btw, since it is pool season, just thought I'd let ya know: If you're using public pools, and you smell chlorine, that means there's not enough chlorine in the water, not that there's too much. This can cause skin and eye irritation, but otherwise, it's more annoying than anything else (and means they need to add more chlorine to properly ward off the badness that's floating around you...) Just an FYI.
Other than the nice weather, not much else going on. All of our shows are now over (Boston Legal was the only one left this week), small group is over, and soon, even the Union and the 7:30 Frontline service at Mclean will be over (for the summer). Our schedule just opened up an additional 11 hours a week! Wow! So far, we've done nothing with those extra hours.... Jeremy's playing a few more video games, I've done a bit more shopping, but that's about it.
That's alright. We could use a few days of "nothing" after being outta town for 3 days. That was an interesting trip.
In case you didn't read my post from last Friday, Jeremy, Jeremiah and I headed to "upstate NY" to visit the Penn Cabin and visit with family. Jeremiah got to see his "Grandmom", whom he hadn't seen since birth (he promptly began to cry, too, when she held him at first, but that's normal for him now... there were a lot of new faces, and he freaked. Even cried at Mommy and Daddy! Sheesh... so sensitive...) Now, I'm not an outdoors-y person. I can appreciate the cabin, in that it's a way to "get away", but I was perfectly "away" in our B&B. The only way for us to "get away" now would be to leave Jeremiah at Grandma's for the weekend, and get away without him, because it's tough to feel like you're on vacation with a baby--he still needs his regular naps, still needs to be fed, changed, rocked, hugged, held, loved, etc. For me, these are my day-to-day activities. So while we may have been away from home, I was still "working". If anything, my job was more difficult, because at the cabin, there's really no place you can put a sleeping baby that's away from everyone (where it's quiet and he'd be undisturbed). That was if you could get him to sleep to begin with! Too many people, plus too much new stuff to look at equals too little sleep for Jeremiah. The entire weekend, he went to bed 2-3 hours past his normal bedtime, and had very few naps.... So yeah, not very relaxing for Mommy.
Daddy, on the other hand, doesn't get to do so much with Jeremiah during the week, so I guess it was still an "away" time for him. And he got to do some shooting, and visit with his family, so he enjoyed himself. I'm not saying I DIDN'T enjoy myself.... It was nice seeing Jeremy's family again. It was just difficult to "relax" with Jeremiah in tow.
Jeremiah survived the drive well. We had to stop more often than if it were just us two, so that Jeremiah could get changed and fed, but otherwise it was okay. Jeremy got a good upper body stretch a couple of times, and Jeremiah would get hungry outta nowhere, so Jeremy would feed him while driving (I had to do it yesterday--couldn't take the screaming anymore while stuck in traffic... I don't recommend it... Sore today.)
Aside from a bad pedicure that now has me on antibiotics (not fun...), nothing else is new! Hopefully we'll get to the pool this week. That's my goal in life (for this week at least). I try to shoot for the stars, y'know? :-)
Today was absolutely gorgeous! Bright, sunny, hot.... Perfect! Jeremiah and I were gonna head to the pool, but unfortunately, it doesn't open until 4 during the week until the kiddies are out of school. The heck with all the Moms and their young children, who don't want to go to the pool when it's full of older kids, jumping and splashing around! I may just head out to Warrenton instead, and go in the parents' pool. Anyone wanna join me?
Oh, and btw, since it is pool season, just thought I'd let ya know: If you're using public pools, and you smell chlorine, that means there's not enough chlorine in the water, not that there's too much. This can cause skin and eye irritation, but otherwise, it's more annoying than anything else (and means they need to add more chlorine to properly ward off the badness that's floating around you...) Just an FYI.
Other than the nice weather, not much else going on. All of our shows are now over (Boston Legal was the only one left this week), small group is over, and soon, even the Union and the 7:30 Frontline service at Mclean will be over (for the summer). Our schedule just opened up an additional 11 hours a week! Wow! So far, we've done nothing with those extra hours.... Jeremy's playing a few more video games, I've done a bit more shopping, but that's about it.
That's alright. We could use a few days of "nothing" after being outta town for 3 days. That was an interesting trip.
In case you didn't read my post from last Friday, Jeremy, Jeremiah and I headed to "upstate NY" to visit the Penn Cabin and visit with family. Jeremiah got to see his "Grandmom", whom he hadn't seen since birth (he promptly began to cry, too, when she held him at first, but that's normal for him now... there were a lot of new faces, and he freaked. Even cried at Mommy and Daddy! Sheesh... so sensitive...) Now, I'm not an outdoors-y person. I can appreciate the cabin, in that it's a way to "get away", but I was perfectly "away" in our B&B. The only way for us to "get away" now would be to leave Jeremiah at Grandma's for the weekend, and get away without him, because it's tough to feel like you're on vacation with a baby--he still needs his regular naps, still needs to be fed, changed, rocked, hugged, held, loved, etc. For me, these are my day-to-day activities. So while we may have been away from home, I was still "working". If anything, my job was more difficult, because at the cabin, there's really no place you can put a sleeping baby that's away from everyone (where it's quiet and he'd be undisturbed). That was if you could get him to sleep to begin with! Too many people, plus too much new stuff to look at equals too little sleep for Jeremiah. The entire weekend, he went to bed 2-3 hours past his normal bedtime, and had very few naps.... So yeah, not very relaxing for Mommy.
Daddy, on the other hand, doesn't get to do so much with Jeremiah during the week, so I guess it was still an "away" time for him. And he got to do some shooting, and visit with his family, so he enjoyed himself. I'm not saying I DIDN'T enjoy myself.... It was nice seeing Jeremy's family again. It was just difficult to "relax" with Jeremiah in tow.
Jeremiah survived the drive well. We had to stop more often than if it were just us two, so that Jeremiah could get changed and fed, but otherwise it was okay. Jeremy got a good upper body stretch a couple of times, and Jeremiah would get hungry outta nowhere, so Jeremy would feed him while driving (I had to do it yesterday--couldn't take the screaming anymore while stuck in traffic... I don't recommend it... Sore today.)
Aside from a bad pedicure that now has me on antibiotics (not fun...), nothing else is new! Hopefully we'll get to the pool this week. That's my goal in life (for this week at least). I try to shoot for the stars, y'know? :-)
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Will He Do It???
Jeremiah is trying to show "Mommy" how he can roll over--except, he never actually does. But it's still pretty cute to watch! So apparently, he'll roll over all he wants to, so 'long as the camera ain't rollin'...
Sigh... I'll get it one of these days.
The first time he rolled over was when we were in Mexico. He did it once, and only once (though that was back to front, this is front to back). Then he started doing it ALL THE TIME last week. He has a new "cry" that he uses when he's rolled over while sleeping, and can't roll back (he doesn't like it one bit...) We'll be watching tv, we hear him crying, and know, "Oh! He's rolled over." We then proceed to go downstairs to roll him back onto his stomach.
Silly baby.
For now, enjoy!
P.S. This video is pretty long, and not much happens.... Just uber cuteness!
Sigh... I'll get it one of these days.
The first time he rolled over was when we were in Mexico. He did it once, and only once (though that was back to front, this is front to back). Then he started doing it ALL THE TIME last week. He has a new "cry" that he uses when he's rolled over while sleeping, and can't roll back (he doesn't like it one bit...) We'll be watching tv, we hear him crying, and know, "Oh! He's rolled over." We then proceed to go downstairs to roll him back onto his stomach.
Silly baby.
For now, enjoy!
P.S. This video is pretty long, and not much happens.... Just uber cuteness!
Random Cuteness
Post bath--so cute! All nice and clean!
"Sheesh, don't just stand there lookin' at me, takin' pictures... Get me outta this crib, Mommy!"From "The Farm"
Tuckered out--he was so tired, he didn't let go of his ducky rattleall the way upstairs to our room!
Hanging out with Grandmom.... The bib says it all--Adorable. :-)
Ben, Emilia and Ted, just chillin' at the cabin.
"Future Geneva College Alum"
Monday, May 28, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Seein' Grandmom!
Friday, May 25, 2007
Off to "Upstate NY!"
Sorry no post in a while, but Jeremy, Jeremiah and I are heading up to Chemung, NY for the holiday weekend. So it's gonna be at least a few days before we return. We may or may not have cell phone reception--if we do, I'll be sure to post a pic or two, maybe a video (not sure if that'll work, though... haven't tried it yet.)
Have a great Memorial Day weekend! Grill lots' o' burgers and dogs!
~us wilcox typs
Have a great Memorial Day weekend! Grill lots' o' burgers and dogs!
~us wilcox typs
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Haircut.
I've been trying to convince Jeremy for some time now that I need to get my hair cut. In fact, I need to get them all cut (get it? Ha! Ha! Ha!) It's just getting out of control! And Jeremiah like grabbing bigggggg handfuls and giving a good hard yank anytime he can. But Jeremy doesn't remember what I looked like with short hair.
Well, I found a picture.
Now, this is a bit old... but you get the idea. (not my baby, btw...)
And this one, is one of my favs--this was from college (2003); 4 years, and 60 lbs ago.
Dang, I used to be hot! Hmmm...
Okay, if I lose 60 lbs, I'm getting my hair cut like that again....
(Oh, and btw, that's the pic that I had on my eHarmony page when Jeremy and I met... so he should be used to me with short hair... or something...)
Well, I found a picture.
Now, this is a bit old... but you get the idea. (not my baby, btw...)
And this one, is one of my favs--this was from college (2003); 4 years, and 60 lbs ago.
Dang, I used to be hot! Hmmm...
Okay, if I lose 60 lbs, I'm getting my hair cut like that again....
(Oh, and btw, that's the pic that I had on my eHarmony page when Jeremy and I met... so he should be used to me with short hair... or something...)
Friday, May 18, 2007
Free Photos!
Hiya all,
Thought I would share this info with y'all, especially since so many of you have kids or will have kids soon (or are just better about taking pics of each other than Jeremy and I are; or if you just want to get pics of Jeremiah... that's cool, too. :-)
This list was compiled by a fellow Slickdealer, on slickdeals.net. Basically, most, if not all, photo sites offer free prints when you first sign up--you simply pay shipping and handling (couple of bucks at most, usually.) Figured I'd put the list here, since many of you do not frequent Slickdeals. However, if you do peruse around there, please give "Just_For_Me" a rep point (if you are a SD member, you'll get what that is...)
Enjoy!
Thought I would share this info with y'all, especially since so many of you have kids or will have kids soon (or are just better about taking pics of each other than Jeremy and I are; or if you just want to get pics of Jeremiah... that's cool, too. :-)
This list was compiled by a fellow Slickdealer, on slickdeals.net. Basically, most, if not all, photo sites offer free prints when you first sign up--you simply pay shipping and handling (couple of bucks at most, usually.) Figured I'd put the list here, since many of you do not frequent Slickdeals. However, if you do peruse around there, please give "Just_For_Me" a rep point (if you are a SD member, you'll get what that is...)
Enjoy!
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A very cool...
.....Transformers trailer.
Found here.
I tell ya, I wasn't very interested in this film at first... Figured there was no way they could do it justice.
And then the trailers started coming out.
And then they added the "transformation" sound to them transforming...
And they transform in mid-air.
Very cool.
Found here.
I tell ya, I wasn't very interested in this film at first... Figured there was no way they could do it justice.
And then the trailers started coming out.
And then they added the "transformation" sound to them transforming...
And they transform in mid-air.
Very cool.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Ah ha!
Proof that American Idol is NOT a singing competition---Melinda went home last night.
For those of you who have been following AI this season, even if only casually, you KNOW that Melinda was the best singer in the bunch. The fact that Blake is in the finale and not her (don't get me wrong, I'm glad Blake is there--I like Blake a lot, I think he makes it fun... where as Melinda and Jordin, while good singers, they're kinda boring.) is just further proof that AI is not what the producers want you to think it is.
I mean, even Sanjaya made it to the top 10... he isn't Idol worthy (though I love me some Sanjaya), but he made it for some reason!
And Jordin was turned down the first time she auditioned (1st time was in LA--they said no; Second time, she made it through... Hmm....)
On a related/non-related note, I had a weird dream last night (nothing new there...)
Apparently, I worked for HRG (or Mr. Bennet) from Heroes. We found this white cat with red eyes (that looked more like a ferret than a cat), and I had to post an ad on Craigslist to give her away. In the interim, I put her under the coffee table and taped the sides so she couldn't get out... Yeah, that didn't work, but anyways! So I asked HRG for some money to buy a carrier or something to keep her in. He called me to his office, which was in KMart (they had a hidden 2nd floor there.... yeeeeah...) Who else had an office there? Simon Cowell (yeah, I dunno either...)
Oh and I'm also one of the finalists on American Idol... I don't know how, but even the other finalist was like, "Wow, it's you and me, huh?"
Findin' homes for kitties that looks like ferrets, reporting to good old HRG (Horn Rimmed Glasses) at KMart and bein' a finalist on American Idol--all in a days work!
I'm sure Lost was in there some how, too, but I don't remember.
I guess I need to lay off of the pre-bedtime tequila....
T'was fun, though.
For those of you who have been following AI this season, even if only casually, you KNOW that Melinda was the best singer in the bunch. The fact that Blake is in the finale and not her (don't get me wrong, I'm glad Blake is there--I like Blake a lot, I think he makes it fun... where as Melinda and Jordin, while good singers, they're kinda boring.) is just further proof that AI is not what the producers want you to think it is.
I mean, even Sanjaya made it to the top 10... he isn't Idol worthy (though I love me some Sanjaya), but he made it for some reason!
And Jordin was turned down the first time she auditioned (1st time was in LA--they said no; Second time, she made it through... Hmm....)
On a related/non-related note, I had a weird dream last night (nothing new there...)
Apparently, I worked for HRG (or Mr. Bennet) from Heroes. We found this white cat with red eyes (that looked more like a ferret than a cat), and I had to post an ad on Craigslist to give her away. In the interim, I put her under the coffee table and taped the sides so she couldn't get out... Yeah, that didn't work, but anyways! So I asked HRG for some money to buy a carrier or something to keep her in. He called me to his office, which was in KMart (they had a hidden 2nd floor there.... yeeeeah...) Who else had an office there? Simon Cowell (yeah, I dunno either...)
Oh and I'm also one of the finalists on American Idol... I don't know how, but even the other finalist was like, "Wow, it's you and me, huh?"
Findin' homes for kitties that looks like ferrets, reporting to good old HRG (Horn Rimmed Glasses) at KMart and bein' a finalist on American Idol--all in a days work!
I'm sure Lost was in there some how, too, but I don't remember.
I guess I need to lay off of the pre-bedtime tequila....
T'was fun, though.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
I depressed...
Gosh darnit!
I'm very disappointed...
Today, I entered a pic of Jeremiah into a contest on Cottonbabies' website--they're the folks that sell the diapers we use on him. They were lookin' for cute pics of babies in their diapers to use on their site. I sent them the one from his photo shoot over the weekend (see pics in sidebar), and thought we'd get AT LEAST an honorable mention.
I admit, the winning baby pic is pretty cute (it's like 5 different babies of different sizes all wearing different bumGenius! diapers), but some of the honorable mentions are just stupid.... Of course, I'm a proud mama, and think my son is the cutest thing on the face of the earth. So yes, absolutely, I think he was robbed!
But I digress... he's still #1 in our family! I guess that's what really matters.....?
Still would have been nice to win the free carrier...
You can view the winners here.
Update: Okay, they just added one more picture, and it's of one of the ugliest babies I've ever seen! Seriously, how did they NOT choose Jeremiah?!?!
Grumble grumble....
I'm very disappointed...
Today, I entered a pic of Jeremiah into a contest on Cottonbabies' website--they're the folks that sell the diapers we use on him. They were lookin' for cute pics of babies in their diapers to use on their site. I sent them the one from his photo shoot over the weekend (see pics in sidebar), and thought we'd get AT LEAST an honorable mention.
I admit, the winning baby pic is pretty cute (it's like 5 different babies of different sizes all wearing different bumGenius! diapers), but some of the honorable mentions are just stupid.... Of course, I'm a proud mama, and think my son is the cutest thing on the face of the earth. So yes, absolutely, I think he was robbed!
But I digress... he's still #1 in our family! I guess that's what really matters.....?
Still would have been nice to win the free carrier...
You can view the winners here.
Update: Okay, they just added one more picture, and it's of one of the ugliest babies I've ever seen! Seriously, how did they NOT choose Jeremiah?!?!
Grumble grumble....
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Jeremiah was NOT a bullfrog!
Was perusin' the 'internets' tonight, looking up stuff about my handsome Jeremiah, and came across an entry in AnswersInGenesis.com. Basically, they're explaining how, "when Three Dog Night sang ‘Jeremiah was a bullfrog’, the band could have been mistaken for making an evolutionary statement." Then they go on to talk about frogs... Lots of frogs.
I'm not trying to start a debate about the topic (not an evolutionist--creationist); Last week's debate between Kirk Cameron and a couple of athiests on Nightline was enough stir for me. I just wanted to share where Jeremiah's name has popped up in my travels. :-)
Interesting article, though... If you like frogs.
I'm not trying to start a debate about the topic (not an evolutionist--creationist); Last week's debate between Kirk Cameron and a couple of athiests on Nightline was enough stir for me. I just wanted to share where Jeremiah's name has popped up in my travels. :-)
Interesting article, though... If you like frogs.
Would you like some cheese with your WINE???
I have found Jeremiah's wine.
Katharine told me about it a while ago, and I kinda forgot to look for it.
But now, I have found it.
Rockbridge Vineyard in the Shenandoah Valley, here in VA, has a semi-sweet rose' table wine beautifully named, "Jeremiah." Of course, they named their wine after a certain bullfrog, but hey, it was prophetic that such a sweet little guy would also bear the name (and become Mommy's little 'Bullfrog'.)
So here's to Jeremiah! Cling-cling!
I'm gonna order some if I can't find it at a local wine store. If you'd like to order a bottle (they're only $9 each!), you can do so here.
Cheers!
Katharine told me about it a while ago, and I kinda forgot to look for it.
But now, I have found it.
Rockbridge Vineyard in the Shenandoah Valley, here in VA, has a semi-sweet rose' table wine beautifully named, "Jeremiah." Of course, they named their wine after a certain bullfrog, but hey, it was prophetic that such a sweet little guy would also bear the name (and become Mommy's little 'Bullfrog'.)
So here's to Jeremiah! Cling-cling!
I'm gonna order some if I can't find it at a local wine store. If you'd like to order a bottle (they're only $9 each!), you can do so here.
Cheers!
Friday, May 11, 2007
Only 2 more weeks!
No, that's not a good thing.
Jeremy and I are not TV junkies. However, we have collected a few favorites that make the weekdays go by faster.
Monday: Heroes & 24 (We watch Heroes, DVR 24)
Tuesday: American Idol & Boston Legal (AI is more of a joke, but entertaining at times; BL is just great fun!)
Wednesday: American Idol (Results night!) & Lost
Now, here's the problem: EVERYTHING IS ENDING IN TWO WEEKS!
I sad.
It's probably a good thing, though. Not much else gets done while said shows are on TV. They sure make for good times, though!
Out of all these shows, I'm probably the most frustrated with Lost. It's really good, but gosh darnit, everytime they answer ONE question, they create 10! more! Grrr...
If you saw this week's episode, you were introduced to "Jacob". WHO THE HECK IS JACOB?! It's not just Ben messing with Locke's (and our) heads, either... Check out these screen shots... There's also an audio clip of the infamous, "Heeeeeeeelp meeeeee....."
Very freaky...
Yeah, so needless to say, the wait until season 4 (doesn't start up again until January) is going to be looooooooong.
Jeremy and I are not TV junkies. However, we have collected a few favorites that make the weekdays go by faster.
Monday: Heroes & 24 (We watch Heroes, DVR 24)
Tuesday: American Idol & Boston Legal (AI is more of a joke, but entertaining at times; BL is just great fun!)
Wednesday: American Idol (Results night!) & Lost
Now, here's the problem: EVERYTHING IS ENDING IN TWO WEEKS!
I sad.
It's probably a good thing, though. Not much else gets done while said shows are on TV. They sure make for good times, though!
Out of all these shows, I'm probably the most frustrated with Lost. It's really good, but gosh darnit, everytime they answer ONE question, they create 10! more! Grrr...
If you saw this week's episode, you were introduced to "Jacob". WHO THE HECK IS JACOB?! It's not just Ben messing with Locke's (and our) heads, either... Check out these screen shots... There's also an audio clip of the infamous, "Heeeeeeeelp meeeeee....."
Very freaky...
Yeah, so needless to say, the wait until season 4 (doesn't start up again until January) is going to be looooooooong.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
4 Months and a Day!
Wow. Time flies when you're having fun!
Or when you have a baby....
Or when you don't get a lot of sleep....
Or all of the above!
Right now, Jeremiah is napping, Daddy's on his way to Boston, and Mommy is sitting here, blogging, while listening to a relaxing CD James made when Jeremiah was being born. And the stupid cat is getting his hair all over my couch! He may look innocent, just laying there asleep, but I'm not fooled.
Once Jeremiah wakes up (hopefully, not 'til 4! That would be a great nap!), I'll probably give him some "ceweal", and some more Children's Tylenol--he's been really fussy since getting his shots yesterday.
Speaking of, he's still a big boy! Not as big as we though he would be, but still big! He weighed in at 17 lbs 2 oz, and was 26.25 inches long. So he's gained about 6.5 lbs and 4.25 inches since birth. Not too shabby. He's no longer off the charts, but Dr. Atiyeh said that it was common for babies who were "BIG" to even out a bit by 6 months. I don't think he'll ever be in the 50's or anything, but if he slows down a little bit, that'd be fine with me. I don't really want to be putting 18 mos clothes on him when he's only 6 mos.
And then... he got 4 shots. :-( But wouldn't ya know it, he barely cried... When I took him with Katharine at his 2 mos check up, he cried and cried, which made me cry.... I felt terrible. But no, not with Daddy. I guess that's good. However, he's a lot more fussy this time around, post-shots. And now that Daddy's leaving for Boston, it's all up to Mommy to deal with. :-( I think part of it is that he's teething, too. I think we'll see his first teeth emerge in a couple of weeks--the middle of his bottom gums are getting white! Only a matter of time now!
This brings us to food stuffs. Dr. Atiyeh did tell us we can start introducing solids--at 5 months. Yeah, well, we probably won't wait that long, esp since he's already been eating rice cereal. Next week, we'll try oatmeal, and then something else, so we'll probably start veggies at 5 months. We'll probably avoid beets though... I got this organic baby food cookbook (I know, why do you need a cookbook for babies... ya just throw everything in the food processor... well, there's a bit more to it than that.) and she mentions in it that one of her clients was told by their diaper service that she wasn't allowed to feed her son beets--beet red in, beet red out! Since we use fancy schmancy cloth diapers, I think we'll heed that advice as well.
Wow... He's still asleep. Awesome!
I should probably go finish up laundry, then. Yay...
More later!
Or when you have a baby....
Or when you don't get a lot of sleep....
Or all of the above!
Right now, Jeremiah is napping, Daddy's on his way to Boston, and Mommy is sitting here, blogging, while listening to a relaxing CD James made when Jeremiah was being born. And the stupid cat is getting his hair all over my couch! He may look innocent, just laying there asleep, but I'm not fooled.
Once Jeremiah wakes up (hopefully, not 'til 4! That would be a great nap!), I'll probably give him some "ceweal", and some more Children's Tylenol--he's been really fussy since getting his shots yesterday.
Speaking of, he's still a big boy! Not as big as we though he would be, but still big! He weighed in at 17 lbs 2 oz, and was 26.25 inches long. So he's gained about 6.5 lbs and 4.25 inches since birth. Not too shabby. He's no longer off the charts, but Dr. Atiyeh said that it was common for babies who were "BIG" to even out a bit by 6 months. I don't think he'll ever be in the 50's or anything, but if he slows down a little bit, that'd be fine with me. I don't really want to be putting 18 mos clothes on him when he's only 6 mos.
And then... he got 4 shots. :-( But wouldn't ya know it, he barely cried... When I took him with Katharine at his 2 mos check up, he cried and cried, which made me cry.... I felt terrible. But no, not with Daddy. I guess that's good. However, he's a lot more fussy this time around, post-shots. And now that Daddy's leaving for Boston, it's all up to Mommy to deal with. :-( I think part of it is that he's teething, too. I think we'll see his first teeth emerge in a couple of weeks--the middle of his bottom gums are getting white! Only a matter of time now!
This brings us to food stuffs. Dr. Atiyeh did tell us we can start introducing solids--at 5 months. Yeah, well, we probably won't wait that long, esp since he's already been eating rice cereal. Next week, we'll try oatmeal, and then something else, so we'll probably start veggies at 5 months. We'll probably avoid beets though... I got this organic baby food cookbook (I know, why do you need a cookbook for babies... ya just throw everything in the food processor... well, there's a bit more to it than that.) and she mentions in it that one of her clients was told by their diaper service that she wasn't allowed to feed her son beets--beet red in, beet red out! Since we use fancy schmancy cloth diapers, I think we'll heed that advice as well.
Wow... He's still asleep. Awesome!
I should probably go finish up laundry, then. Yay...
More later!
Sunday, May 06, 2007
4 Months Old!
On Monday, Jeremiah will be 4 months old. How time flies.
We are going to be taking him to the Dr's at lunch time. He's gonna be getting shots... :-(
I tried to get the Doc to put him on an altered schedule, but he convinced me to stick with the normal one. I just didn't want him to get pricked more than once per visit! Oh well. Mommy tried. (Oh, and I know there are the those out there who will say, "Why would you want to alter his shot schedule? Those shots are good for him, and you're messing with his health if you change it." While you're entitled to your opinion, this is one of those things I just wanted to do, okay, and don't need advice on. I'm not happy about it, but Jeremiah seems to handle it okay, which makes it a little easier for me. Although, I am gonna make Daddy hold him when they do it... I'm not watching him scream again.)
Okay, so I guess we'll post more tomorrow when we know more!
We are going to be taking him to the Dr's at lunch time. He's gonna be getting shots... :-(
I tried to get the Doc to put him on an altered schedule, but he convinced me to stick with the normal one. I just didn't want him to get pricked more than once per visit! Oh well. Mommy tried. (Oh, and I know there are the those out there who will say, "Why would you want to alter his shot schedule? Those shots are good for him, and you're messing with his health if you change it." While you're entitled to your opinion, this is one of those things I just wanted to do, okay, and don't need advice on. I'm not happy about it, but Jeremiah seems to handle it okay, which makes it a little easier for me. Although, I am gonna make Daddy hold him when they do it... I'm not watching him scream again.)
Okay, so I guess we'll post more tomorrow when we know more!
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Today is a good day!
Nothing like beautiful weather to make one happy (and gay....? Not in the "orientation" sense! In it's original state.) It was supposed to be kinda thunderstormy, but only a few puffy white clouds in the sky as far as I can tell! Jeremiah and I made a trip to Vienna to visit our friend Yoon at Starbucks (good for the hookups, if ya know what I mean! Saves me about $4/day-everyotherday!) There, Jeremiah attempted to 1) Knock over Mommy's latte (I didn't think he had it in him... boy was I wrong. Thankfully, they put covers on these drinks of there's.); 2)Eat a napkin; 3) Attempt to eat John's finger; 4) Flirt with all the ladies; 5) Drool all over his Bjorn; and 6) Just be one of the happiest/most smiley babies I've ever seen!
I tell ya, this kid, he's such a blessing. Even though I can't get anything done anymore (he's napping right now), and my sleep is always interrupted (thankfully, though, only once a night or so...) and I have 3-4 extra loads of laundry a week (but, thankfully, again, we never have to worry about having to run to the store for diapers!), but oh my Lord, I love it! Jeremiah is just the most awesome baby! My prayer every night is that we would be able to raise him up in the ways of the Lord, and that we would have an even awesomer Godly man for a son. I think it'll happen. ;-)
Speaking of Jeremiah, he's so funny. He's always slept on his stomach (can't get him to sleep very long otherwise...), and he's always scooched around his crib. So when you put him down for the night, you'll hear him moving around for about 20-30 min, and then he'll stop. Why?? Because he's all the way up in the upper corner of the crib, with his head firmly in the bumper (and usually his face, too). This used to make me nervous (well, still kinda does), but if he can't breathe well, he can turn his head (which he does). In the few occasions we've moved him away from it, he always finds a way back. It's like he can't sleep comfortably until his head is hittin' bumper. I'm thinkin' about getting one of those "breathable" bumpers, which is basically just mesh, but he's been okay so far. I do have a gift card leftover, so we'll see... I think it will only become less of a concern as the days go by, since he's becoming more and more mobile. And we have the Angel Care Monitor, which alerts us if he's not moving (i.e. Not breathing). Of course, I'm pretty sure that has to be hooked up in order to be effective... Ah, details, schmetails!
His hair is in a funny state now, as well. It's getting longer, but it doesn't all grow at the same rate. Right now, the hair on the top sides of his head stick STRAIGHT UP! no matter what ya do to it. But it lays flat in between, so I'm not sure what that looks like (as in, what to compare it to) but it's cute. I'll try to snap a pic for ya'z.
What else is new with Jeremiah... Hmm... Well, he's really developing his motor skills. If he sees something he wants, he can grab it with a good amount of accuracy. He won't just swat at it--you can kinda see this in the video (though that's about 2 weeks old, so he's better at it now.) Lesson here: if you have something you don't want HIM to have, keep it outta his range, because if he sees it, he can get it! I wouldn't recommend holding him with your $200 shades on for this very reason. :-)
Oh yeah, back to today! So I'm getting a new cell phone. It's pretty cool. I've had my current phone for two years almost, and it works fine, but it's startin' to act funky. Doesn't always let me text message peeps the way I want to. Hopefully, this new phone will remedy that. Also, it has a better camera on it than my current phone, which means better pics on the blog! And I can now send video messages, which is very nice. Hopefully FedEx shows up soon! I'm not a patient person! :-)
Also, my chourico came in today! It's a portuguese sausage that I grew up on. Had to "import" it from Fall River, MA, because no one really sells it around here. There's a Portuguese store in Arlington that sells it, but it's not as good. And tomorrow is Thursday, which means said Portuguese store will have fresh paposicos (Portuguese Rolls). Yum yum yum!
Well, it sounds like Jeremiah is waking up, so I'd better go get him. Hopefully he's in a good mood (I'm sure he is... he usually is!) Time for lunch! Mmmm... rice cereal. If that isn't gourmet eatin', I dunno what is! ;-)
I tell ya, this kid, he's such a blessing. Even though I can't get anything done anymore (he's napping right now), and my sleep is always interrupted (thankfully, though, only once a night or so...) and I have 3-4 extra loads of laundry a week (but, thankfully, again, we never have to worry about having to run to the store for diapers!), but oh my Lord, I love it! Jeremiah is just the most awesome baby! My prayer every night is that we would be able to raise him up in the ways of the Lord, and that we would have an even awesomer Godly man for a son. I think it'll happen. ;-)
Speaking of Jeremiah, he's so funny. He's always slept on his stomach (can't get him to sleep very long otherwise...), and he's always scooched around his crib. So when you put him down for the night, you'll hear him moving around for about 20-30 min, and then he'll stop. Why?? Because he's all the way up in the upper corner of the crib, with his head firmly in the bumper (and usually his face, too). This used to make me nervous (well, still kinda does), but if he can't breathe well, he can turn his head (which he does). In the few occasions we've moved him away from it, he always finds a way back. It's like he can't sleep comfortably until his head is hittin' bumper. I'm thinkin' about getting one of those "breathable" bumpers, which is basically just mesh, but he's been okay so far. I do have a gift card leftover, so we'll see... I think it will only become less of a concern as the days go by, since he's becoming more and more mobile. And we have the Angel Care Monitor, which alerts us if he's not moving (i.e. Not breathing). Of course, I'm pretty sure that has to be hooked up in order to be effective... Ah, details, schmetails!
His hair is in a funny state now, as well. It's getting longer, but it doesn't all grow at the same rate. Right now, the hair on the top sides of his head stick STRAIGHT UP! no matter what ya do to it. But it lays flat in between, so I'm not sure what that looks like (as in, what to compare it to) but it's cute. I'll try to snap a pic for ya'z.
What else is new with Jeremiah... Hmm... Well, he's really developing his motor skills. If he sees something he wants, he can grab it with a good amount of accuracy. He won't just swat at it--you can kinda see this in the video (though that's about 2 weeks old, so he's better at it now.) Lesson here: if you have something you don't want HIM to have, keep it outta his range, because if he sees it, he can get it! I wouldn't recommend holding him with your $200 shades on for this very reason. :-)
Oh yeah, back to today! So I'm getting a new cell phone. It's pretty cool. I've had my current phone for two years almost, and it works fine, but it's startin' to act funky. Doesn't always let me text message peeps the way I want to. Hopefully, this new phone will remedy that. Also, it has a better camera on it than my current phone, which means better pics on the blog! And I can now send video messages, which is very nice. Hopefully FedEx shows up soon! I'm not a patient person! :-)
Also, my chourico came in today! It's a portuguese sausage that I grew up on. Had to "import" it from Fall River, MA, because no one really sells it around here. There's a Portuguese store in Arlington that sells it, but it's not as good. And tomorrow is Thursday, which means said Portuguese store will have fresh paposicos (Portuguese Rolls). Yum yum yum!
Well, it sounds like Jeremiah is waking up, so I'd better go get him. Hopefully he's in a good mood (I'm sure he is... he usually is!) Time for lunch! Mmmm... rice cereal. If that isn't gourmet eatin', I dunno what is! ;-)
Jeremiah's Serious Side...
He's pretty sure that monkey's up to no good! Better put those new found motor skills to good use!
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Hanging out at the mall!
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