Well, it was bound to happen one day.... I just didn't think it'd be so soon!
Jeremy sold our 61" HDTV.... :-(
For those of you who were fortunate to bask in the warm glow of full high definition video, 2,073,600+ pixels of pure entertainment dancing across the screen, know exactly why it's so sad to see it go... That was a freakin' awesome tv!
But alas, it is gone, bought by a buddy of our loan officer (unbeknownst to him at the time) to put in a rec room somewhere in Arlington.
We will miss you, Samsung.....
....until we replace you with something better! :-)
Jeremy decided he wanted a projector for the basement instead. The construction of said, "Man Cave" has begun! Duhn duhn duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhn.....!
Of course, that still leaves us without a tv. So, looks like the "Stinkin' Lincoln"'s gotta go too. Cutting the fat, so to speak, in toys, to make room for different, better fat, like an LCD to put above the fireplace. Yeah, good times, good times.
In other news, I've misplaced the cord to the camera (sound familiar, Ali? lol), though we haven't actually moved yet, so there's really no reason for it to have gone astray.... I'm sure it's under the couch or in a cushion or something... I just haven't had a chance to look yet. Maybe I'll just try to use the card reader for the xbox, since I assume it's USB, but we'll see... The house is a work in progress anyways, so not much to check out for now. We'll keep ya'z posted!
Jeremiah is a weed.... My goodness. His latest trick: climbing stairs. Did I mention he can also pull himself to a standing position, now, and jump up and down while wailing for someone to come pick him up outta his crib??? Yup, started that a few days ago. He's also learned the ancient art of "pitching a fit", otherwise known as, "throwing a temper tantrum." If we're shopping in the store, and he doesn't want to sit in the cart anymore, "WAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Like he broke something, or is in extreme pain, or being abused.... All because he wants Mommy to pick him up. Uh-uh, young man, Mommy don't play that. Gonna nip that in the bud, ASAP!
It's kinda cute, though. He's learning to express himself.
Finally, Jeremy's grandmother passed away early Wednesday morning. She was 94. Definitely lived a long, full life. I did get to meet her once. We were planning on visiting in October, but I guess we'll visit Jeremy's great-aunt instead, who is 96, I think. The funeral is tomorrow (Friday), so we'll be driving up to Pittsburgh first thing in the morning.
The good news is that Ted and Charity will be coming back with us. They'll check out our new "crib", and of course, spend time with their favorite grandson. So though the weekend may start out on a sad note, it will progressively improve (hopefully!)
And that's that. :-)
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Quick fire:
~Jeremiah is getting new teeth; Two on the top now. Will post pics when he lets me take them.
~We close in 33 hours, and counting.... (woo-hoo! Will try to post video tomorrow night...)
~Lousy week for "back to school"... Rainy... "cold" (for August... seriously, 70??? In August?!?!?!)
~Big Fella's still retarded, but he'll be moving into the basement of our new house (where he will remain.... FOREVER!)
~Jeremiah has mastered the "hands and knees" method of crawling.... hide your things. He loves Legos. :-)
~Jeremiah likes bananas, plums, peaches, yogurt and toast. His dislikes chicken, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, peas & carrots, cereal.... basically, everything he SHOULD be eating primarily. Oh well, he'll come around...
~"I like turtles."
~We've upgraded Jeremiah's carseat to a convertible now, and his feet still hit the back of the chairs... Five more months, we can flip him around!
~The power of the "na-na-na"'s.... Or as Jeremiah says it, "Nyuh, nyuh, nyuh, nyuh, nyuh! Mm mm mm MA MA MA MA!" "Dd dd dd DA DA DA DA DA!" He could now sing many hit tunes, such as, "Angel is a centerfold"; "Na na na na. Na na na na. HEY HEY HEY! GOOD-BYE!"; "Hey Jude" and some Mark Schultz song that I keep hearing on the radio.
~"Jeremiah, do you want to go to Grandma's house???????" *Jeremiah shakes his head "no" back and forth* We didn't teach him that, I swear. :-) (If you haven't seen the video with this in it, it's below, but you have to watch until at least 6 or 7 minutes in...)
~Jeremiah really likes shoes... I don't know why, but if he's on the floor, and there are toys on one side, then shoes on the other, he'll go for the shoes (and then put them right in his mouth... eewww....)
And now for a word from our sponsors....
Oh, and I forgot to mention: I got spewed on.... Oooooozed, more like it. Jeremiah was "starving", sucked down 7 oz, didn't want to sleep, so was laughing and smiling at me while I tried rocking him to bed, when all of a sudden... Uck--uck---BLEEEECH! All 7 oz, I'm sure, all over me. Yuck. This morning, he still stunk like "baby puke" (this was no spit-up, my friends...)
Yeah.... the joys of parenthood.
~We close in 33 hours, and counting.... (woo-hoo! Will try to post video tomorrow night...)
~Lousy week for "back to school"... Rainy... "cold" (for August... seriously, 70??? In August?!?!?!)
~Big Fella's still retarded, but he'll be moving into the basement of our new house (where he will remain.... FOREVER!)
~Jeremiah has mastered the "hands and knees" method of crawling.... hide your things. He loves Legos. :-)
~Jeremiah likes bananas, plums, peaches, yogurt and toast. His dislikes chicken, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, peas & carrots, cereal.... basically, everything he SHOULD be eating primarily. Oh well, he'll come around...
~"I like turtles."
~We've upgraded Jeremiah's carseat to a convertible now, and his feet still hit the back of the chairs... Five more months, we can flip him around!
~The power of the "na-na-na"'s.... Or as Jeremiah says it, "Nyuh, nyuh, nyuh, nyuh, nyuh! Mm mm mm MA MA MA MA!" "Dd dd dd DA DA DA DA DA!" He could now sing many hit tunes, such as, "Angel is a centerfold"; "Na na na na. Na na na na. HEY HEY HEY! GOOD-BYE!"; "Hey Jude" and some Mark Schultz song that I keep hearing on the radio.
~"Jeremiah, do you want to go to Grandma's house???????" *Jeremiah shakes his head "no" back and forth* We didn't teach him that, I swear. :-) (If you haven't seen the video with this in it, it's below, but you have to watch until at least 6 or 7 minutes in...)
~Jeremiah really likes shoes... I don't know why, but if he's on the floor, and there are toys on one side, then shoes on the other, he'll go for the shoes (and then put them right in his mouth... eewww....)
And now for a word from our sponsors....
Oh, and I forgot to mention: I got spewed on.... Oooooozed, more like it. Jeremiah was "starving", sucked down 7 oz, didn't want to sleep, so was laughing and smiling at me while I tried rocking him to bed, when all of a sudden... Uck--uck---BLEEEECH! All 7 oz, I'm sure, all over me. Yuck. This morning, he still stunk like "baby puke" (this was no spit-up, my friends...)
Yeah.... the joys of parenthood.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
gg
(That's "good game" in online talk.)
Yesterday, Jeremy and I attended the Steelers vs. Redskins game at FedEx field (a "closing gift" from our load officer--I guess if you're going to give them $500k+ in interest over 30 years, it's the least they can do...) We had a great time! After Jeremy got in the "football spirit" by playing a round of Madden with Stephin (who'd been here since Tuesday), we drove out to Warrenton to drop off our future NFL star, Jeremiah, at Grandma/Grandpa's and then headed out to Landover, MD!
I tell ya, 2-3 hours before the game is the best time to arrive--we hit very little traffic (other than at the Woodrow Wilson bridge, where there seems to be traffic at any hour of the day [we hit it again coming home at 1:30 a.m.]) and had a wide choice of parking spots near the stadium (if you go to fedex field, and have a permit parking pass, get off at 15B, not 17B--there was ZERO traffic getting in, and out, even though Redskins Rd was a parking lot... crazy...) We settled on a spot amongst fellow citizens of the Steeler Nation! We parked, put together our baby charcoal grill (it's so cute, yes it is, so cuuuuuute!) lit the bag of charcoal, and sat back to relax.... Twenty minutes later, we were cookin' brats, burgers, and sweet potatoes, sipping bee--ars (mike's for me), and just chillin'. Good times, good times.
Around 7:20, we packed up our foods, doused the coals, pocketed a few beverages, and headed in. Oh, did I mention we had "club level" seats??? Yes, we did--and that is the ONLY way to watch a football game, IMHO. Here's the view from our seats (it was actually better than this, but you get the idea...)
They were sweet--in the middle of a bunch of die hard Redskin fans, but hey... we made enough noise to drown 'em out. :-) And the nice thing about club level (and besides the fact that our seats were cushioned, too...) is the lack of gum, vomit, and who knows what else all over the floors. In fact, they had granite tile floors (freshly cleaned), air conditioning, leather lounge chairs, big screens all over, and all sorts of restaurants to chose from (though they all mostly sold the same thing...) Yes, it was good times.
Yesterday, Jeremy and I attended the Steelers vs. Redskins game at FedEx field (a "closing gift" from our load officer--I guess if you're going to give them $500k+ in interest over 30 years, it's the least they can do...) We had a great time! After Jeremy got in the "football spirit" by playing a round of Madden with Stephin (who'd been here since Tuesday), we drove out to Warrenton to drop off our future NFL star, Jeremiah, at Grandma/Grandpa's and then headed out to Landover, MD!
I tell ya, 2-3 hours before the game is the best time to arrive--we hit very little traffic (other than at the Woodrow Wilson bridge, where there seems to be traffic at any hour of the day [we hit it again coming home at 1:30 a.m.]) and had a wide choice of parking spots near the stadium (if you go to fedex field, and have a permit parking pass, get off at 15B, not 17B--there was ZERO traffic getting in, and out, even though Redskins Rd was a parking lot... crazy...) We settled on a spot amongst fellow citizens of the Steeler Nation! We parked, put together our baby charcoal grill (it's so cute, yes it is, so cuuuuuute!) lit the bag of charcoal, and sat back to relax.... Twenty minutes later, we were cookin' brats, burgers, and sweet potatoes, sipping bee--ars (mike's for me), and just chillin'. Good times, good times.
Around 7:20, we packed up our foods, doused the coals, pocketed a few beverages, and headed in. Oh, did I mention we had "club level" seats??? Yes, we did--and that is the ONLY way to watch a football game, IMHO. Here's the view from our seats (it was actually better than this, but you get the idea...)
They were sweet--in the middle of a bunch of die hard Redskin fans, but hey... we made enough noise to drown 'em out. :-) And the nice thing about club level (and besides the fact that our seats were cushioned, too...) is the lack of gum, vomit, and who knows what else all over the floors. In fact, they had granite tile floors (freshly cleaned), air conditioning, leather lounge chairs, big screens all over, and all sorts of restaurants to chose from (though they all mostly sold the same thing...) Yes, it was good times. The highlight of the evening had to be winning the game, though. It was a pretty boring 3 quarters.... Neither team really did anything exciting (touchdown and field goal for Washington, 3 field goals for Pittsburgh.) Even Big Ben couldn't deliver--Batch seemed to have the best game, quarterback wise. However, once each team had it's 3rd-stringers in there, that's when it got exciting. After a tough possession, Steelers finally kicked their 4th FG to lead by 2. But there was still a minute 30 left on the clock. The Redskins could have easily won that--and they should have, as they had multiple opportunities to--they were in FG range with 30 seconds left on the clock! But throw in an incomplete pass, a couple of penalties, and they were backed on to the 42 yard line with no timeouts left on 3rd and 25 (I think... all I remember is that it didn't really matter at that point...) with 13 seconds left. Interception by Steelers=Steeler victory!
Heh, the silly skins fan next to me kept saying, "Yeah, they're going for it on 4th down cuz they've got "guts" (he used a different word, rhymes with "calls")" He left before I could tell him that it looked like they got their, ahem, "guts" handed back to them... ;-) But its all good (not very lady like, anyways....) We were friendly with each other (us and the skins fans). Besides, most of them weren't there for the game, but for the real "talent"--the Redskin cheerleaders. :-) At least, the guy behind us felt he needed to point that out everytime they came on, "See, here comes the REAL talent! Yeah, baby!" Ohhhhhhh kay.....
Ah yes, good times.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Ever wonder what happens...
....when Jeremiah doesn't get his afternoon nap???
Probably not, but you can now find out anyways! :-)
Probably not, but you can now find out anyways! :-)
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Last but not least...
The last of the videos.
The Chicken Video!
The Woot Monkey!
How 'bout that belly, huh??
Playtime with Jeremiah!
The Chicken Video!
The Woot Monkey!
How 'bout that belly, huh??
Playtime with Jeremiah!
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.
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!
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
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! :-)
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! :-)
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
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!
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!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
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.
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.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
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!
Looks like the Steelers Kick-Off Party may have a change of venue! We'll let ya know!
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!
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