Just wanted to share what The Soup! had to say about the sad departure of Sanjaya, and the new VoteForTheWorst pick, Phil Stacey!
I love The Soup! Good stuff.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
DC Approves HPV Vaccine for Girls
Grrr..... this makes me so mad. Like, fuming mad.
Some of you may know that when I was in college, I taught Abstinence Education in the public schools. It was a great program, we covered 5 major reasons to abstain from sex until, at least, you're older (ideally until marriage, but we wanted to be realistic... we learned that if we could delay the decision for a teenager to have sex by only 1 or 2 years, then they were something like 70% less likely to engage in unsafe sex, and most abstained until well into college, some until marriage). HPV was one of the STD's--oh, sorry, STI's (another stupid idea...) that we covered. Funny, though... I don't remember it only affecting girls...
Here are my two beefs with the soon to be law (it's already passed through VA): 1) The vaccine is only being marketed for women, even though HPV affects both men AND women. While men won't develop cervical cancer (probably because they don't have a cervix), it has been known to cause other types of cancer in men, just in a smaller population.
Wait a second... maybe this affects millions of women, and that's why they want to vaccinate them primarily!
Ummm... no, actually, it doesn't. While many women contract HPV, usually from unsafe sex (though really, the only safe sex is abstinence... just had to throw that in there), a very small percentage actually develop into cancer.... Like, 6200 a year. In the country. That's it! Some twenty million or so young women are going to get this miracle vaccine when only 6200 women will actually have their HPV develop into cervical cancer. Good call!
Oh, and they forgot to mention something else.... HPV is entirely preventable. You're not going to get it by being in the same room as someone who has it, more than likely, unless you have SEX with that person! Seriously, I don't understand why lawmakers are so anti-abstinence education, and pro-sex ed/HPV vaccines. "Well, they're gonna do it anyways..." Teenagers are not animals! While yes, they have raging hormones at times, they were wired to be able to control that as much as they can control not going into their classroom and shooting everyone! Many Americans have so little faith in our teenagers anymore, we assume they lack self control. What they lack is support and encouragement from their families to abstain, as many parents nowadays will take their kids to Planned Parenthood to stock up on condemns and birth control. I can't blame the parents completely, though... Even the parents with the best intentions, and kids who know WHY and HOW to abstain will buckle under pressure. The media doesn't help, with shows like Friends, and the OC telling our young people that, "Yeah, have sex with whoever you want, it's okay!" Anyways, I'm off topic...
My 2nd beef is the fact that it's MANDATORY! I applaud DC for at least giving parents an opt out opportunity. VA wasn't so gracious. If I have girls, this will add to my list of reasons to homeschool. I just don't like the fact that the government is mandating what vaccines we have to have. I know other vaccinations have done wonders for practically eliminating diseases, such as whooping cough and measles, but I wouldn't lump HPV into that same category.
One final note, and then I'll hop off my soap box (it's too nice of a day to be inside fuming about such things...) Getting this vaccine will not protect women from cervical cancer... Any women could still get it, they are not 'safe' just because they get this vaccine. HPV IS the leading cause of cerv. cancer in women, but it is just an HPV vaccine, not a cervical cancer vaccine.... I just hope women are educated enough to realize that. Oh, and it's also not a free ticket to have unprotected sex, either... There are better ways to protect yourself without getting a shot.
Just don't have sex until you're married.
**Hops down**
Further info can be found here:
NMA Seminars HPV Page
A Dr's Opinion
HPV Legislation by State
Some of you may know that when I was in college, I taught Abstinence Education in the public schools. It was a great program, we covered 5 major reasons to abstain from sex until, at least, you're older (ideally until marriage, but we wanted to be realistic... we learned that if we could delay the decision for a teenager to have sex by only 1 or 2 years, then they were something like 70% less likely to engage in unsafe sex, and most abstained until well into college, some until marriage). HPV was one of the STD's--oh, sorry, STI's (another stupid idea...) that we covered. Funny, though... I don't remember it only affecting girls...
Here are my two beefs with the soon to be law (it's already passed through VA): 1) The vaccine is only being marketed for women, even though HPV affects both men AND women. While men won't develop cervical cancer (probably because they don't have a cervix), it has been known to cause other types of cancer in men, just in a smaller population.
Wait a second... maybe this affects millions of women, and that's why they want to vaccinate them primarily!
Ummm... no, actually, it doesn't. While many women contract HPV, usually from unsafe sex (though really, the only safe sex is abstinence... just had to throw that in there), a very small percentage actually develop into cancer.... Like, 6200 a year. In the country. That's it! Some twenty million or so young women are going to get this miracle vaccine when only 6200 women will actually have their HPV develop into cervical cancer. Good call!
Oh, and they forgot to mention something else.... HPV is entirely preventable. You're not going to get it by being in the same room as someone who has it, more than likely, unless you have SEX with that person! Seriously, I don't understand why lawmakers are so anti-abstinence education, and pro-sex ed/HPV vaccines. "Well, they're gonna do it anyways..." Teenagers are not animals! While yes, they have raging hormones at times, they were wired to be able to control that as much as they can control not going into their classroom and shooting everyone! Many Americans have so little faith in our teenagers anymore, we assume they lack self control. What they lack is support and encouragement from their families to abstain, as many parents nowadays will take their kids to Planned Parenthood to stock up on condemns and birth control. I can't blame the parents completely, though... Even the parents with the best intentions, and kids who know WHY and HOW to abstain will buckle under pressure. The media doesn't help, with shows like Friends, and the OC telling our young people that, "Yeah, have sex with whoever you want, it's okay!" Anyways, I'm off topic...
My 2nd beef is the fact that it's MANDATORY! I applaud DC for at least giving parents an opt out opportunity. VA wasn't so gracious. If I have girls, this will add to my list of reasons to homeschool. I just don't like the fact that the government is mandating what vaccines we have to have. I know other vaccinations have done wonders for practically eliminating diseases, such as whooping cough and measles, but I wouldn't lump HPV into that same category.
One final note, and then I'll hop off my soap box (it's too nice of a day to be inside fuming about such things...) Getting this vaccine will not protect women from cervical cancer... Any women could still get it, they are not 'safe' just because they get this vaccine. HPV IS the leading cause of cerv. cancer in women, but it is just an HPV vaccine, not a cervical cancer vaccine.... I just hope women are educated enough to realize that. Oh, and it's also not a free ticket to have unprotected sex, either... There are better ways to protect yourself without getting a shot.
Just don't have sex until you're married.
**Hops down**
Further info can be found here:
NMA Seminars HPV Page
A Dr's Opinion
HPV Legislation by State
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Download 4.19
"Hello, hello, hello!"
That's how our Pediatrician, Dr. Attiyeh, greets us when we bring Jeremiah in for his well-child visits. Not that we've done that recently (he last went at 7 weeks, and will go again at 4 months), but when I began this post, that seemed the most appropriate way to start. :-) He's a nice guy--we like him. Always happy, or at least, upbeat. It's a good thing.
It's also a difficult thing to maintain when the weather has been as it has. Lots of rain, little sunshine, and bitter cold (cold compared to the 80's days we had shortly before the 'cold' settled in). I am not someone who could live in Alaska--I need the sunshine, and the warmth, to keep my sanity. Needless to say, these past two weeks have been slow and monotonous. Nothing much going on, yet felt so busy, but in a blah sort of way. Hence the videos and photos instead of quality "blah blah blah, yada yada yada" type posts that usually fill the page. So! This is an attempt at recoving from the "blah" with some "yah!".... or "yay!"... but "yay!" didn't rhyme with "blah".... anyways...
Yes, so we'll start with my favorite topic: Jeremiah. I tell ya, this kid is getting more and more personality everyday (and surprisingly, more and more hair, despite the amount left on this crib bumper and in his hats every night...) Recently, he's started "talking" baby talk to himself when he's getting ready to fall asleep. I had him in the car today, and as I was driving, I heard him, "Cooo... ahhhh..... goo-eeee...." and so on an so forth. It was hysterically adorable, and if I hadn't been driving, I would have recorded him doing it to share with all of you! Katharine was witness to it, though, as he did it again the next time we were in the van (with two other babies in tow, as well as there Moms'---it was Mommy/Baby lunch time at Sweet Water! Good times, good times...) He loooooooves to "talk", it's so cute. I'm still waiting for the "ma-ma-ma-ma..." and the "da-da-da-da..." phase, which supposedly starts soon. But for now, I'll take the cooing and raspberries, and bubbles he blows in his drool (as it tumbles down and off his chin, usually onto Mommy or Daddy...) So cute!
Today, Jeremy was drinking an iced beverage, and was holding it up to Jeremiah to "check out". Well, apprently Jeremiah has a taste for cold, as he began licking the glass, eventually trying to fit the whole thing in his mouth. Jeremy thought maybe it felt good on his gums... I think he's just trying out new things. He's never really felt cold like that before (we've given him bottles straight outta the fridge, which he'll take, though he prefers warm). Of course, Jeremy's convinced his "inner Canadian" is coming through. Whatever... :-)
In other news totally unrelated to Jeremiah, Sanjaya was voted off of American Idol. I, along with millions of other "Fanjayas!", voted for Sanjaya, but not because I thought he was a great singer, or because I'm a huge fan. Jeremy and I are "Worsters", and "VotefortheWorst" every week. You may have noticed a new link on the blog to votefortheworst.com. That's where we get our info from! And Sanjaya set the new record as the longest lasting Worster. So I was sad to see him go. Now, not everyone left deserves to win, but at least Sanjaya made it interesting every week, so now that he's gone, I don't know if it's worth watching. That would certainly clear up my weeknights! I do like Blake, though, even though he isn't the best there (okay, everyone knows Melinda is the best singer... she's only gotten maybe a small handful of critiques... and most of them were for pretending to be surprised everytime someone gave her a compliment... In summary, sad to see Sanjaya go, c'mon Blake! That is all.
What else. Hmm.... I had some great topics in mind for this post, but now I can't remember what they were. Never recovered from my "placenta brain". It's very annoying. Oh well.
Jeremy got me an awesome diaper bag as an early Mother's Day present (yes! Another holiday to collect gifts on!) It's very cool. Very well built, chocolate brown, with blue stitching and lining, and a BUNCH of pockets. Here's a link. I loooove it. Before I was using a bag from Target, which seemed nice at the beginning, but it's just basically a big bag, with few compartments, so no good. Then I found a bag for $4 that was just a bag, but worked pretty well carting Jeremiah's stuff around. However, it was only $4, and lasted about as long as you'd expect a $4 bag to last. So this one is very nice. Need to get out more to show it off! The weather should be nice starting tomorrow, so we may just have to walk to the mall (or maybe, we'll drive to the mall, and then just walk around, since walking to the mall is fine, but walking back sucks.)
Anyways, I'm glad tomorrow is Friday, and the weekend is hear. Time flies by so quickly. Our anniversary is a little over a month away. Two years, baby! Woot! That's beaten most Hollywood marriages many times over! Sweet deal.
Have a pleasant weekend, and feel free to drop us a line! Oh, and if you sent us a gift and have not received a Thank You card yet, I am a bit behind. But rest assured, I will be getting those out ASAP!
That's how our Pediatrician, Dr. Attiyeh, greets us when we bring Jeremiah in for his well-child visits. Not that we've done that recently (he last went at 7 weeks, and will go again at 4 months), but when I began this post, that seemed the most appropriate way to start. :-) He's a nice guy--we like him. Always happy, or at least, upbeat. It's a good thing.
It's also a difficult thing to maintain when the weather has been as it has. Lots of rain, little sunshine, and bitter cold (cold compared to the 80's days we had shortly before the 'cold' settled in). I am not someone who could live in Alaska--I need the sunshine, and the warmth, to keep my sanity. Needless to say, these past two weeks have been slow and monotonous. Nothing much going on, yet felt so busy, but in a blah sort of way. Hence the videos and photos instead of quality "blah blah blah, yada yada yada" type posts that usually fill the page. So! This is an attempt at recoving from the "blah" with some "yah!".... or "yay!"... but "yay!" didn't rhyme with "blah".... anyways...
Yes, so we'll start with my favorite topic: Jeremiah. I tell ya, this kid is getting more and more personality everyday (and surprisingly, more and more hair, despite the amount left on this crib bumper and in his hats every night...) Recently, he's started "talking" baby talk to himself when he's getting ready to fall asleep. I had him in the car today, and as I was driving, I heard him, "Cooo... ahhhh..... goo-eeee...." and so on an so forth. It was hysterically adorable, and if I hadn't been driving, I would have recorded him doing it to share with all of you! Katharine was witness to it, though, as he did it again the next time we were in the van (with two other babies in tow, as well as there Moms'---it was Mommy/Baby lunch time at Sweet Water! Good times, good times...) He loooooooves to "talk", it's so cute. I'm still waiting for the "ma-ma-ma-ma..." and the "da-da-da-da..." phase, which supposedly starts soon. But for now, I'll take the cooing and raspberries, and bubbles he blows in his drool (as it tumbles down and off his chin, usually onto Mommy or Daddy...) So cute!
Today, Jeremy was drinking an iced beverage, and was holding it up to Jeremiah to "check out". Well, apprently Jeremiah has a taste for cold, as he began licking the glass, eventually trying to fit the whole thing in his mouth. Jeremy thought maybe it felt good on his gums... I think he's just trying out new things. He's never really felt cold like that before (we've given him bottles straight outta the fridge, which he'll take, though he prefers warm). Of course, Jeremy's convinced his "inner Canadian" is coming through. Whatever... :-)
In other news totally unrelated to Jeremiah, Sanjaya was voted off of American Idol. I, along with millions of other "Fanjayas!", voted for Sanjaya, but not because I thought he was a great singer, or because I'm a huge fan. Jeremy and I are "Worsters", and "VotefortheWorst" every week. You may have noticed a new link on the blog to votefortheworst.com. That's where we get our info from! And Sanjaya set the new record as the longest lasting Worster. So I was sad to see him go. Now, not everyone left deserves to win, but at least Sanjaya made it interesting every week, so now that he's gone, I don't know if it's worth watching. That would certainly clear up my weeknights! I do like Blake, though, even though he isn't the best there (okay, everyone knows Melinda is the best singer... she's only gotten maybe a small handful of critiques... and most of them were for pretending to be surprised everytime someone gave her a compliment... In summary, sad to see Sanjaya go, c'mon Blake! That is all.
What else. Hmm.... I had some great topics in mind for this post, but now I can't remember what they were. Never recovered from my "placenta brain". It's very annoying. Oh well.
Jeremy got me an awesome diaper bag as an early Mother's Day present (yes! Another holiday to collect gifts on!) It's very cool. Very well built, chocolate brown, with blue stitching and lining, and a BUNCH of pockets. Here's a link. I loooove it. Before I was using a bag from Target, which seemed nice at the beginning, but it's just basically a big bag, with few compartments, so no good. Then I found a bag for $4 that was just a bag, but worked pretty well carting Jeremiah's stuff around. However, it was only $4, and lasted about as long as you'd expect a $4 bag to last. So this one is very nice. Need to get out more to show it off! The weather should be nice starting tomorrow, so we may just have to walk to the mall (or maybe, we'll drive to the mall, and then just walk around, since walking to the mall is fine, but walking back sucks.)
Anyways, I'm glad tomorrow is Friday, and the weekend is hear. Time flies by so quickly. Our anniversary is a little over a month away. Two years, baby! Woot! That's beaten most Hollywood marriages many times over! Sweet deal.
Have a pleasant weekend, and feel free to drop us a line! Oh, and if you sent us a gift and have not received a Thank You card yet, I am a bit behind. But rest assured, I will be getting those out ASAP!
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Old-school!...... errr... New-school!!!
Now, I remember these guys looking a little different, but it's all good! Of course, I'm also looking forward to being able to comprehend what the heck is going on! When I used to watch Transformers on TV as a kid, I could never understand the 'story'.... Just the explosion (usually meant a lot of transforming was gonna happen!)
Anyways, these are cool. Optimus looks like Optimus. Megatron... well... he's a bit different. And he doesn't even transform into a freakin' gun! What kind of poppy-cock is that?!
Still cool.
Anyways, these are cool. Optimus looks like Optimus. Megatron... well... he's a bit different. And he doesn't even transform into a freakin' gun! What kind of poppy-cock is that?!
Still cool.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
The "Jesus Painter"
This past Sunday, Easter Sunday, my Mom did some painting for Manassas Assembly of God. Basically, during praise and worship, and some of the service, she painted the face of Jesus, starting with just a cross on a blank canvas. Here are the final results:
To see an incomplete video of her doing the painting, click on the title. We got there a few minutes late, and then ran outta tape, so it's the middle, basically. But you do get the "blood" and then her taking it away, when "Jesus rose from the dead." Enjoy!
To see an incomplete video of her doing the painting, click on the title. We got there a few minutes late, and then ran outta tape, so it's the middle, basically. But you do get the "blood" and then her taking it away, when "Jesus rose from the dead." Enjoy!
Monday, April 09, 2007
BOC!!!!
(translation: Bag of Crap)
Okay, for you die hard blogger fans, you've probably taken the time at one point to check out the links on the right hand side. One of those links would take you to a website called Woot!.com. Let me explain Woot. Actually, I'll let them explain themselves:
Now, Bag of Crap, or BOC (also seen on the Woot message boards as "Blinged-Out Cabbage", "Bandolier of Carrots", etc...) is essentially whatever they have lyin' around the Woot warehouse that they wanna get rid of. It's always a dollar a piece, and their flat $5 shipping rate applies (everything always ships for $5, even if you order a big screen tv, which they've had on there several times...) Usually, very few people are lucky enough to get in on a BOC, simply because they sell out so quickly. So how did we get one??
Enter April 1, 2006, also known as April Fools Day. Woot decided they would be nice and sell "Random Crap" for the low low price of $1,000,001. What a deal! Most people were like, "Aww, man, it's a joke," but I knew that there must have been a catch. Click on the pic of the item, showed the Beatles, and the words, "Please, Please, Please Me" with the second "please" underlined. What the heck, let's try that as a coupon. "$1,000,000 off your order has been applied!" Sweet!
And that's how we got the BOC. It sold out about a minute after we figured that out, a full 23 minutes longer than a usual BOC (they usually sell out after just a minute). But we were one of the lucky few... Awesome.
So what did our $6 buy us?? Some pretty neat junk!
The box... with all the stuff.
It's a cubicle door! Perfect for those moments when you just, "need some space." This kinda reminds me of William Wilburforce's Mom, who had like 8 kids, and when she would need a moment to herself, she'd put her apron over her head, and the kids all knew not to bother her when she did that. Like an apron, this won't completely hide you from the outside world, but Jeremy may be able to use it to get those, "me time" moments. :-)
A Drew Bledsoe figurine! Because everyone needs a Drew Bledsoe figurine... apparently...
Yeah man, nothing like a travel pouch for all your stuff when you're on the road. This is actually probably useful. But you don't buy BOC for useful... It's all about the ride, man.
The coolest part of the BOC--the Super Woot Monkey! Complete with "Woot!" cape! Supposedly he make noise, but it's broken (not uncommon with BOC items...) I think "very neat" indeed. Everyone needs a monkey!
Okay, for you die hard blogger fans, you've probably taken the time at one point to check out the links on the right hand side. One of those links would take you to a website called Woot!.com. Let me explain Woot. Actually, I'll let them explain themselves:
Woot.com is an online store and community that focuses on selling cool stuff cheap. It started as an employee-store slash market-testing type of place for an electronics distributor, but it's taken on a life of its own. We anticipate profitability by 2043 – by then we should be retired; someone smarter might take over and jack up the prices. Until then, we're still the lovable scamps we've always been. But don't take our word for it: see what the online community has to say at this Wikipedia article.
Now, Bag of Crap, or BOC (also seen on the Woot message boards as "Blinged-Out Cabbage", "Bandolier of Carrots", etc...) is essentially whatever they have lyin' around the Woot warehouse that they wanna get rid of. It's always a dollar a piece, and their flat $5 shipping rate applies (everything always ships for $5, even if you order a big screen tv, which they've had on there several times...) Usually, very few people are lucky enough to get in on a BOC, simply because they sell out so quickly. So how did we get one??
Enter April 1, 2006, also known as April Fools Day. Woot decided they would be nice and sell "Random Crap" for the low low price of $1,000,001. What a deal! Most people were like, "Aww, man, it's a joke," but I knew that there must have been a catch. Click on the pic of the item, showed the Beatles, and the words, "Please, Please, Please Me" with the second "please" underlined. What the heck, let's try that as a coupon. "$1,000,000 off your order has been applied!" Sweet!
And that's how we got the BOC. It sold out about a minute after we figured that out, a full 23 minutes longer than a usual BOC (they usually sell out after just a minute). But we were one of the lucky few... Awesome.
So what did our $6 buy us?? Some pretty neat junk!
The box... with all the stuff.
It's a cubicle door! Perfect for those moments when you just, "need some space." This kinda reminds me of William Wilburforce's Mom, who had like 8 kids, and when she would need a moment to herself, she'd put her apron over her head, and the kids all knew not to bother her when she did that. Like an apron, this won't completely hide you from the outside world, but Jeremy may be able to use it to get those, "me time" moments. :-)
A Drew Bledsoe figurine! Because everyone needs a Drew Bledsoe figurine... apparently...
Yeah man, nothing like a travel pouch for all your stuff when you're on the road. This is actually probably useful. But you don't buy BOC for useful... It's all about the ride, man.
The coolest part of the BOC--the Super Woot Monkey! Complete with "Woot!" cape! Supposedly he make noise, but it's broken (not uncommon with BOC items...) I think "very neat" indeed. Everyone needs a monkey! *Except for Woot-offs, but that's a whole other can o worms.
Update: Jeremy opened the cube door box, and in it was ANOTHER monkey (cape-less, but still fun) and a mirror for your laptop (so you can see who's sneaking up behind you, in case you're trying to do some top secret stuff). And the monkey does work, you just have to LAUNCH it and it screams.
Can you tell we got a new camera??
Otherwise, we couldn't bring you all these fine pics and videos of Jeremiah! Yes, it is very nice indeed. Though I'm still kinda upset that we LOST the other one. Stupid junkies at the hospital... I know they're holding out on us. Probably some nurse kept it for herself. :-( Oh well.
How 'bout some pics of the cutest baby on earth??? That'll cheer me up! :-)
How 'bout some pics of the cutest baby on earth??? That'll cheer me up! :-)
A Weekend with Granddad!
Jeremiah got to meet his Granddad for the first time this past weekend. Ted flew down for the weekend to meet the little guy, and boy did they have fun! Several tours of the house were given, as Granddad did was grandfathers do best: walk babies around and show them things. :-) At least, that's what Jeremiah's grandfathers both do.
Jeremiah being Cute
I think Jeremiah is more interested in the camera than paying attention to Mommy trying to make him laugh... And then he gets irritated that I continue to try.... Oh well.
See First Video EVA! post for explanation on the whole "punch in the nose" thing.
See First Video EVA! post for explanation on the whole "punch in the nose" thing.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Jeremiah talking to Daddy
Here we have Jeremiah talking with his Daddy. Well, roaring with him. And putting up his dukes! Listen for him trying to imitate Jeremy, it's so cute! This one you want volume for.
Oh, and in case you were wondering what the heck Jeremy was talking about at the end, here's Howard Dean's victory speech.
First Video EVA!
I must warn you, however, it's not a very good video, but it gives you the gist of what Jeremiah is like on a day to day basis. Here we will see Jeremiah with his Granddad (Jeremy's Dad) who was down from Canada for a couple of days, just to meet the little guy! And there's even a guest appearance by Stephin-Rabbit! There will be some smiling, some punching, some crying, and a lot of talking in the background.
A few disclaimers:
"Mr. Bullfrog" is what I call Jeremiah sometimes... because he's 'Jeremiah' (who, at one point, was a bullfrog....)
We're always trying to "punch you in the nose" because his Uncle Jason was playing with him last weekend, and was doing just that (swinging his fist and saying, "I'm gonna PUNCH you in da nose!" [my Avo {Mom's Dad} used to always say that to us when we were growing up... usually to me because it would get a rise outta me... and then he would laugh when I got upset... anyways...}]) ANYWHOO, Jeremiah was HYSTERICAL when he was doing that, so we've been trying to recapture that laughter ever since.
The directions I'm giving are to my Dad, because he was gonna go to Legal Sea Foods to get my Mom some full-bellied clams--NOT easy to find in Northern VA, but they've got 'em!
Any other questions you have, please post in the comments, and I'll address them.
Feel free to watch it with no volume. The background noise isn't that interesting, and doesn't really take away from Jeremiah, as he's pretty quiet during most of the video. We get a few noises from him early on, but until he starts crying at the end, he's a mute.
Oh, and he was crying because he was hungry/tired. He's fine now. :-)
Saturday, March 31, 2007
More meat!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Chillin' at the Mall...
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
If We Were Hamsters...
I think this video illustrates most married couple pretty well... that is, if we were hamsters.
Not fun without sound! (And no, there's no scary guy yelling at you in the end...) Turn it up!
Hamster Cage Fight - Click Here for more great videos and pictures!
Not fun without sound! (And no, there's no scary guy yelling at you in the end...) Turn it up!
Hamster Cage Fight - Click Here for more great videos and pictures!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Man, I miss my camera!
Figures, Jeremiah starts being all sorts of cute WHEN I DON'T HAVE A CAMERA! Grr... Luckily, I DO have one on my phone, however, the quality is just so-so (as you can see...) BUT! It's better than nothing, as now I DO have photo-proof of how utterly adorable my family is. He just hung out nuzzling his Daddy, smiling and cooing at him, and for a moment, we thought he was "rooting" for some "num nums". Grrr.... I miss my camera....
He never does stuff like that with me.... :-(
Monday, March 26, 2007
We've reclaimed our bedroom!
It took 11 weeks, but we can now call our room OUR's again! Jeremiah has moved into his "big boy bed" (a crib) and outta his mini-crib (the co-sleeper). Now, it was very handy having him so close for those early morning feedings. But now that he's sleeping consistently through the night, there's no reason to keep him with us anymore. I'll probably leave the mini crib up a few more days, just to make sure things go well, and then I'll take it down.
I'm happy with his room! It's almost done, I just need to put up a picture or two, and the curtains, and it'll be perfect! I'll post pics as soon as I finish it.
So cute! Very exciting.
I'm happy with his room! It's almost done, I just need to put up a picture or two, and the curtains, and it'll be perfect! I'll post pics as soon as I finish it.
So cute! Very exciting.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Bummed Out
I miss our camera.
It disappeared shortly after visiting Katharine and Laurence in the hospital when Lilly was born. We were taking pictures with it, and we haven't seen it since. Our only theory is that the couch Jeremy was sitting on swallowed it up. We both thought the other one grabbed it, and now it's gone.
Laurence and Katharine don't have it. We don't have it. The hospital has disavowed any knowledge of its existence.
:-(
The cheapest I've seen it for online is $150. Okay, we only paid $99 shipped, I'm not about to pay more to replace it.
Sigh....
It disappeared shortly after visiting Katharine and Laurence in the hospital when Lilly was born. We were taking pictures with it, and we haven't seen it since. Our only theory is that the couch Jeremy was sitting on swallowed it up. We both thought the other one grabbed it, and now it's gone.
Laurence and Katharine don't have it. We don't have it. The hospital has disavowed any knowledge of its existence.
:-(
The cheapest I've seen it for online is $150. Okay, we only paid $99 shipped, I'm not about to pay more to replace it.
Sigh....
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
It's spring! Jeremiah's cute! L&K had a baby! So on and so forth!
LOTS to write about, but it's late, so I won't be able to go into great detail...
However! I must admit I'm excited it's spring. After being in Mexico for a week, and the fun we had by the pool, I'm anxious for summer to arrive. Enough 30-40 degree weather. I WANT SUN! And HEAT! More more more! It's supposed to be nice this weekend, around 70 one day, 60's the rest. Hopefully that doesn't pull a "last week" and get really cold with freezing rain immediately afterwards...
Speaking of that whacky weather, what a time to have a baby, huh? Well, that's what Laurence and Katharine did! I've been lucky enough to be able to spend some time with them in the hospital. Katharine's doing great! She's really up and around, which is very impressive for someone post-c-section. She's well on her way down the road of recovery. And Lilly... what can I say... She's so tiny! My goodness, she's got to be the smallest baby I've ever seen--even smaller then Kris' baby, Cody (well, he's no baby anymore, but he was small... 6lbs, 1oz. Although I guess that's actually pretty big, considering he was almost 2 months early! Can you imagine how big he'd a been had he gone to term??? Probably bigger than Jeremiah! I'm glad, for Kris' sake, he came early!) Anyways, I think they're home now, and hopefully continuing to recover well, and enjoying their new life as parents. It's a blast. JUST SURVIVE THOSE FIRST TWO WEEKS! They can be really tough, but if you can get through those, you're set!
Can I just take a second to talk about how cute Jeremiah is? Well, it's my blog, so I'm gonna. :-) He's so cute! He's got just the cutest little face (big for his age... people always look at me aghast when I tell them he's 10 weeks... they think I mean 10 months. I guess it's POSSIBLE that he was a really REALLY small 10 month old... on the low low side, he'll be that size in probably another week, though the average is somewhere in the 20-21 lb range. But nope, 10 weeks is correct. ) I love how he wakes up in the morning, just smiling, laughing, so happy to see Mommy (or Daddy, but usually Mommy). He's not like that for his early morning feeding, though... Man that kid has lungs. But I love it all!
Now, if only we could get rid of the stupid cat. I left the door open today, hoping he'd go "explore" the outside (normally, he's rushing to race out the door as soon as we open it when coming home), but gosh darnit, he barely stuck his head out! Oh well. There's always next time....
Anyone else watching American Idol this season?? We are. Some good stuff, some bad stuff. I think it's kinda stupid, however, that it's a "pop" singing competition, and they have contestants singing non-pop songs. But whatever. I'll probably skip "country week", if they do that again this year. Although it may be interesting to see Blake Lewis beatbox a Keith Urban song... Anyways, just wanted to throw that out there. I'm interested to hear other's opine about such deep issues as American Idol. :-)
And finally... eh, I got nothing. I've misplaced my camera, otherwise I'd post some new pics of the babies. Hopefully it shows up soon... I miss it... I think I may have left it at the hospital. Oh, I hope someone found it.
However! I must admit I'm excited it's spring. After being in Mexico for a week, and the fun we had by the pool, I'm anxious for summer to arrive. Enough 30-40 degree weather. I WANT SUN! And HEAT! More more more! It's supposed to be nice this weekend, around 70 one day, 60's the rest. Hopefully that doesn't pull a "last week" and get really cold with freezing rain immediately afterwards...
Speaking of that whacky weather, what a time to have a baby, huh? Well, that's what Laurence and Katharine did! I've been lucky enough to be able to spend some time with them in the hospital. Katharine's doing great! She's really up and around, which is very impressive for someone post-c-section. She's well on her way down the road of recovery. And Lilly... what can I say... She's so tiny! My goodness, she's got to be the smallest baby I've ever seen--even smaller then Kris' baby, Cody (well, he's no baby anymore, but he was small... 6lbs, 1oz. Although I guess that's actually pretty big, considering he was almost 2 months early! Can you imagine how big he'd a been had he gone to term??? Probably bigger than Jeremiah! I'm glad, for Kris' sake, he came early!) Anyways, I think they're home now, and hopefully continuing to recover well, and enjoying their new life as parents. It's a blast. JUST SURVIVE THOSE FIRST TWO WEEKS! They can be really tough, but if you can get through those, you're set!
Can I just take a second to talk about how cute Jeremiah is? Well, it's my blog, so I'm gonna. :-) He's so cute! He's got just the cutest little face (big for his age... people always look at me aghast when I tell them he's 10 weeks... they think I mean 10 months. I guess it's POSSIBLE that he was a really REALLY small 10 month old... on the low low side, he'll be that size in probably another week, though the average is somewhere in the 20-21 lb range. But nope, 10 weeks is correct. ) I love how he wakes up in the morning, just smiling, laughing, so happy to see Mommy (or Daddy, but usually Mommy). He's not like that for his early morning feeding, though... Man that kid has lungs. But I love it all!
Now, if only we could get rid of the stupid cat. I left the door open today, hoping he'd go "explore" the outside (normally, he's rushing to race out the door as soon as we open it when coming home), but gosh darnit, he barely stuck his head out! Oh well. There's always next time....
Anyone else watching American Idol this season?? We are. Some good stuff, some bad stuff. I think it's kinda stupid, however, that it's a "pop" singing competition, and they have contestants singing non-pop songs. But whatever. I'll probably skip "country week", if they do that again this year. Although it may be interesting to see Blake Lewis beatbox a Keith Urban song... Anyways, just wanted to throw that out there. I'm interested to hear other's opine about such deep issues as American Idol. :-)
And finally... eh, I got nothing. I've misplaced my camera, otherwise I'd post some new pics of the babies. Hopefully it shows up soon... I miss it... I think I may have left it at the hospital. Oh, I hope someone found it.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Congratulations to Laurence and Katharine!
Katharine gave birth yesterday to a beautiful little girl, weighing in at 5 lbs, 11 oz and 19 in long (which is pretty long, considering how little she is!) Very fitting that she be born on St. Patricks Day, being a McKenny and all. :-)
Mom and Baby (and Dad!) are all doing very well. Katharine's on her way to a speedy recovery from her c-section (Lilly just didn't feel like cooperating. But that's okay, everyone's healthy, and that's all that matters!) so they should be home hopefully in a couple of days.
We're planning on visiting tonight, and will try to snap some pics for ya. For now, check out the pics on Katharine's blog here!
Mom and Baby (and Dad!) are all doing very well. Katharine's on her way to a speedy recovery from her c-section (Lilly just didn't feel like cooperating. But that's okay, everyone's healthy, and that's all that matters!) so they should be home hopefully in a couple of days.
We're planning on visiting tonight, and will try to snap some pics for ya. For now, check out the pics on Katharine's blog here!
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