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30 January 2009
GOOD EATS!
You may know I am the self proclaimed family historian in our family. Well, I have 3 binders full of handwritten letters between my great grandmother and my grandfather chronicling the Great Depression. One thing she writes repeatedly is "eats" referring to meals and mealtime. "We had some good eats." So, I've come to perpetuating it in our family.
Here is Charles enjoying some of his eats.
and forget "don't play or talk with your mouth full."
And ahhh the joy of digital ( a far cry from "digital sucks" my mantra for at least a year as I was dragged into it kicking and screaming the whole way just a couple of short years ago.) Here is Charles just moments ago...when he was supposed to be down for a nap and I heard some unusually playful noises coming from the bedroom.
and by the way....THERE IT IS...his crib...the one Steve slept in, the one Caleb and Clay slept in...the one Steve has been shlepping around with him for 20+ years...yep, don't call OSHA or CPS on us but there he is happy and healthy in Daddy's old crib.
And better late than never...for my followers...here is his 7 mo. old picture. I have time today so
maybe it's time for a preview of his growth.
Here is Charles enjoying some of his eats.
and forget "don't play or talk with your mouth full."
And ahhh the joy of digital ( a far cry from "digital sucks" my mantra for at least a year as I was dragged into it kicking and screaming the whole way just a couple of short years ago.) Here is Charles just moments ago...when he was supposed to be down for a nap and I heard some unusually playful noises coming from the bedroom.
and by the way....THERE IT IS...his crib...the one Steve slept in, the one Caleb and Clay slept in...the one Steve has been shlepping around with him for 20+ years...yep, don't call OSHA or CPS on us but there he is happy and healthy in Daddy's old crib.
And better late than never...for my followers...here is his 7 mo. old picture. I have time today so
maybe it's time for a preview of his growth.
19 January 2009
Routines
Just some random thoughts from motherhood. Yes, it's actually quiet and peaceful enough for me to just contemplate for a moment.
I have spent all weekend coming up with a schedule and some routines for Charles (and myself). He does not sleep through the night yet but at least during the day I've decided that noon-2pm would be nap time. That give me time to get going in the morning, go exercize (twice a week in the morning) feed him, run errands if I have to, play with him, feed him again then put him down to get some work done. Honestly, on Sat. I looked at my kitchen and thought "If my mom saw this she'd report me to CPS." Charles got an A+ on Friday and Saturday but then daddy came home from being away and we were both pleasantly surprised to see that he actually recognized Daddy and started kicking, smiling and squealing when he heard his footsteps. Charles seems to completely recognize Daddy's voice. Now Steve walks loudly when he comes in and Charles starts spinning his head around looking for daddy, he nearly fell out of his chair while I was feeding him this afternoon.
Charles likes avacado, yams, baby cereal, apple, eating whole bananas (which I think feels especially good on some of the teething spots.) Some days he devours his food like a bottomless pit and I end up making more. Other days he eats so little it seems then starts fussing and crying and downs a bottle. As if to say, "this chewing and mushing it around in my mouth is far too much effort and taking far too long to get this stuff into my stomach, I quit, I'm outta here, where's that bottle? I need some fast action here!"
Oh, back to the training. So dad comes home and while Charles is crying in his crib (going on a minute and a half) dad says "Are you just going to let him cry? How long has been at it.?" I tell him what "the book" says 'let them cry for up to an hour' but I know I couldn't go that long. Well, Steve and I got on the same page by the end of the night. Actually, it's great to have a husband and partner in this who cares so much about our baby. I was trying to get Charles to sleep by patting him until my patience wore out, I just walked out and in about 1 min. he was out like a light. It's funny to think that WE are the stimulus that keeps him awake sometimes.
Speaking of stimulus...tomorrow is a BIG day for all of us. I hope you all awake Wed. morning finding you are suddenly better off than you are today. By the way, if I were in charge, I'd make inauguration day a holiday. It would only come every 4 years or 8. Actually, I'm realistic about it, I'd exclude incumbants being sworn back in. Face it, everyone's going to be watching TV all day tomorrow no matter where they are and if they ABSOLUTELY cannot watch TV, they certainly wont be paying attention to their jobs...just call it a day off!
I have spent all weekend coming up with a schedule and some routines for Charles (and myself). He does not sleep through the night yet but at least during the day I've decided that noon-2pm would be nap time. That give me time to get going in the morning, go exercize (twice a week in the morning) feed him, run errands if I have to, play with him, feed him again then put him down to get some work done. Honestly, on Sat. I looked at my kitchen and thought "If my mom saw this she'd report me to CPS." Charles got an A+ on Friday and Saturday but then daddy came home from being away and we were both pleasantly surprised to see that he actually recognized Daddy and started kicking, smiling and squealing when he heard his footsteps. Charles seems to completely recognize Daddy's voice. Now Steve walks loudly when he comes in and Charles starts spinning his head around looking for daddy, he nearly fell out of his chair while I was feeding him this afternoon.
Charles likes avacado, yams, baby cereal, apple, eating whole bananas (which I think feels especially good on some of the teething spots.) Some days he devours his food like a bottomless pit and I end up making more. Other days he eats so little it seems then starts fussing and crying and downs a bottle. As if to say, "this chewing and mushing it around in my mouth is far too much effort and taking far too long to get this stuff into my stomach, I quit, I'm outta here, where's that bottle? I need some fast action here!"
Oh, back to the training. So dad comes home and while Charles is crying in his crib (going on a minute and a half) dad says "Are you just going to let him cry? How long has been at it.?" I tell him what "the book" says 'let them cry for up to an hour' but I know I couldn't go that long. Well, Steve and I got on the same page by the end of the night. Actually, it's great to have a husband and partner in this who cares so much about our baby. I was trying to get Charles to sleep by patting him until my patience wore out, I just walked out and in about 1 min. he was out like a light. It's funny to think that WE are the stimulus that keeps him awake sometimes.
Speaking of stimulus...tomorrow is a BIG day for all of us. I hope you all awake Wed. morning finding you are suddenly better off than you are today. By the way, if I were in charge, I'd make inauguration day a holiday. It would only come every 4 years or 8. Actually, I'm realistic about it, I'd exclude incumbants being sworn back in. Face it, everyone's going to be watching TV all day tomorrow no matter where they are and if they ABSOLUTELY cannot watch TV, they certainly wont be paying attention to their jobs...just call it a day off!
14 January 2009
No arrested development here
No sooner did Charles learn to sit at the beginning of Dec. that a tooth popped up, he wants to stand, crawl, 2 more teeth, figuring out how to have fun on his own (NOT sleeping through the night-unfortunately) and helping with homework...yes, geometry! LOL
Here's a short one of Charles "havin' a ball" jumping and getting VERY carried away at one point.
This is pretty funny. Charles weighs too much for the swing so when it's on, it just makes noise but doesn't actually move, so I turned it off not thinking that he would do what he did.
And this one is a whole 2 min.
And who's helping who with geometry homework?
Here's a short one of Charles "havin' a ball" jumping and getting VERY carried away at one point.
This is pretty funny. Charles weighs too much for the swing so when it's on, it just makes noise but doesn't actually move, so I turned it off not thinking that he would do what he did.
And this one is a whole 2 min.
And who's helping who with geometry homework?
06 January 2009
more Cowbell
Yes, I know about the cowbell skit. Blue Oyster Cult....SNL etc etc... Do you?? I took this just for Tomas and any other hip parents of t(w)eenagers. If you don't get it...go ask someone from the next generation. LOL
And, I know I'm biased...but this baby is REALLY cute! Here he is helping me knit a scarf for his cousin Sophie.
And, I know I'm biased...but this baby is REALLY cute! Here he is helping me knit a scarf for his cousin Sophie.
05 January 2009
Christmas Cutie
Our little monkey putting his one tooth to good use.
Standing up on Christmas day all on his own.
03 January 2009
All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth
OK, so ONE tooth will do! This came up while we were in NY and grew like a weed thereafter. While in NY, it was difficult to see but could certainly feel it. By the time we got to Idaho...I snapped this one just before our harrowing trip to the great white north...well east anyway.
PS...why do I say "harrowing?" Thank you all for all your prayers. Though I had my doubts, we DID in fact make it to Idaho alive and well (if you don't count all the nerves I lost from being on edge.) It took us 14 1/2 hours to get there (usually a 10 hour trip)
Here's the worst of it--
Blue Canyon...Nevada/California border. Beautiful, slow traffic still daylight, still excited for Christmas to come.
Some where in Idaho at around midnight...I don't know. I've lost all track of time and direction as we had ZERO visibility. I got so quiet (such a rarity that Steve asked how I was doing LOL) at which point I started crying telling him this was more than I could handle. Ahead of us was jackknifed tractor trailer so we here we are in driving actually down the center divide with a police escort or something, I don't know, all I saw were the flashing lights. See the snow drift next to this truck? It accumulated WHILE we were standing there at a standstill, winds whipping around us. Once we got thru it I was disheartened to hear from Steve that we were in the middle of nowhere and there were no hotels as he forged on ahead on empty roads. The lack of population even more disconsoling (is that a word?) I trusted that Steve knew what he was doing in ZERO visibility but when we got to his mom's I joked that I didn't know whether to be mad at him for not pulling over to get a motel room or grateful that he got us there safely. LOL
Here's the worst of it--
Blue Canyon...Nevada/California border. Beautiful, slow traffic still daylight, still excited for Christmas to come.
Some where in Idaho at around midnight...I don't know. I've lost all track of time and direction as we had ZERO visibility. I got so quiet (such a rarity that Steve asked how I was doing LOL) at which point I started crying telling him this was more than I could handle. Ahead of us was jackknifed tractor trailer so we here we are in driving actually down the center divide with a police escort or something, I don't know, all I saw were the flashing lights. See the snow drift next to this truck? It accumulated WHILE we were standing there at a standstill, winds whipping around us. Once we got thru it I was disheartened to hear from Steve that we were in the middle of nowhere and there were no hotels as he forged on ahead on empty roads. The lack of population even more disconsoling (is that a word?) I trusted that Steve knew what he was doing in ZERO visibility but when we got to his mom's I joked that I didn't know whether to be mad at him for not pulling over to get a motel room or grateful that he got us there safely. LOL
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