Videos!

8/8/07

Jeremiah tries pears for the first time. Yummy, yummy, yummy!



7/29/07

Okay, so this video was shot because everytime we put food in his mouth, he spit it out. Of course, as soon as we started filming him, he stopped...


7/25/07

Jeremiah tries broccoli for the first time. I think he liked it more then than he does now... Oh well.

Some new pictures.

Finally cleaned out our camera. Not many pics on it, mostly videos, which I'm uploading as we speak, so look for those, coming soon!

Jeremiah is 7 months old!

And still the cutest baby ever!

New Home Phone #

Okay, so now that our Sunrocket number is completely gone (as far as we know), we have switched providers and have a brand, spankin' new number!

It's kinda weird, though, 'cause it's a DC number, and we live in VA, but whatever. Close enough!

So if you want it, shoot us an email. If you don't have our email address, send an email to our spam account at bigfellawilcox@gmail.com (yes, we let Big Fella get all of our spam... bwahahahaha.....)

TTFN! :-)

Any advice??

We're beginning our planning for "the move".

If anyone has any experience with movers, good or bad, please let us know! ESPECIALLY if you have GOOD experiences.... so far, it seems like I've only heard nightmares. Hopefully, someone liked their movers.... I really don't want a headache.

THANKS!

We got red-carded....

Well, so much for going to church....

Apparently, no one else appreciated the "joyful noise to the Lord" that Jeremiah was exhibiting during the sermon today. I mean, c'mon, it's not like we were sitting smack dab in the middle of the congregation. We did what we could--sat all the way in the back, by the door so that we could step out if Jeremiah got a little out of control. For the most part, he was good, but a couple of times, he may have been a bit loud, but those were the times we stepped out with him.

It wasn't enough, I guess. Right before the end of the sermon (maybe 5 or 10 minutes left), one of the ushers came up to us and handed us a cream colored card with "A Message from Lon" on it. Basically it said that the church wanted to make sure everyone was entitled to a distraction-free woship experience, and that they had the nursery, kids quest, and family rooms available for those with young children. Yeah... We know. Lon told us the same thing when Jeremiah was dedicated--families with children under 6 should sit in the balconies. No problem, that's where we were. I'm not "ready" to put Jeremiah in the nursery yet (I'm just not--got a problem with that?!?!) and going to the family room is pointless, because no one who goes in there actually controls their children. It's like they think, "Oh, well, since we're not in the same room as everyone else, they can do whatever they want." But I guess that's our only option if we want to go to church--sit in the family room, and allow everyone else's kids to ruin our woship experience, or attempt to sit in the auditorium and risk Jeremiah being a distraction to those around us.

Very frustrating. Only in a church as big and as "corporate" as Mclean would this be a problem. I don't blame them, I guess. If everyone had their babies in there, it could be crazy, but what's a Mom to do?! Most other churches have plenty of room in the back for Moms and Dads to walk around with their babies, so it's not an issue.

Whatever. It really ruined my day (that and the stupid lady crossing the street that felt the need to stop and point out the crosswalk she was in because we took too long to stop and let her cross... stupid freakin' people... Next time, we'll just accelerate and barely hit her, I guess--would she like that better?!?! Seriously, just because you're in the cross walk does not mean you have the right to STOP in the middle of the road! Geez...)

Tomorrow, we have our home inspection, which should be fun. Stephin is here to baby-sit for us, so we can be distraction free. Hopefully, the day will go better than today.

It's (semi) Official!

Contract is ratified--we close on August 24th!

Looks like the Steelers Kick-Off Party may have a change of venue! We'll let ya know!

Hmmm.....

More info coming soon.....

What's with that face?!

Jeremiah started making this face the day he started crawling... I have no idea, but i'm pretty sure It's not a mean or unhappy face-He's only done it in a good mood so far. It's pretty funny though!

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???? :-)

"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. :-)

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!

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.

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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!

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!

"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???

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....

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.

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)

Most Insightful Interview Ever!

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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. :-)