20080622
new pictures
Take a look to the left to see the "june 08" album. About 120 pictures uploaded so far. there are some really good shots of the boys eyes. They are the coolest color, kinda gray, kinda blue, sometimes even a little green or hazel.
20080620
short videos
a couple short videos from a few weeks ago.
first he loves to giggle, if he only knew how.
and one of the boy, with his favorite toy.
first he loves to giggle, if he only knew how.
and one of the boy, with his favorite toy.
20080617
Happy dad day
On Sunday X ate his first real food. We went to the local Indian food restaurant after church where he had some Dal Makhui, lentils stewed in onions tomato and butter. He loved them. However, he did not like the spinach and mushroom mix that we also tried to feed him.
His latest conquests at home include: blueberries, butter nut squash, zucchini, black beans, apples, and tomatoes.
here are some pics.
His latest conquests at home include: blueberries, butter nut squash, zucchini, black beans, apples, and tomatoes.
here are some pics.
20080612
he sits, he crawls, he stands up...
He Sits
He Crawls
He stands up
he has top teeth
He loves his chair
He makes funny faces
and look at those eyes and those cheeks
He Crawls
He stands up
he has top teeth
He loves his chair
He makes funny faces
and look at those eyes and those cheeks
20080604
Long time
Sorry it has been so long since the last post but we have been very busy.
The weather the last week has been horrible and we are suffering for it. Apparently when the fools that lived in our house before us, finished the basement, they did a shotty job patching some weird metal contraption into the hole that was once a window. This shotty patch job gave out at midnight on this past friday resulting in the flooding of our basement. The issue is that once something like that starts it seams to be unrepairable without some major changes. Well I am going to be attempting to make these changes if we can ever seem to dry out. Last night the small attempt I made to patch said hole proved sucessfull until 5:00 am when the waterfall started again and the water table began to rise. Luckily the power did not go out this time and the sump helped me to bail us out. All in all, we have been very lucky in our attempts to keep things dry and have not incurred any major loss, except for one wall.
The good news is in regards to the boys development. This AM when Karen checked on him, he was sitting up in his crib waiting for her arrival. He also has sprouted two more teeth. A few weekends ago We went up north to k3, and he was able to meet some of my cousins, and a large number of the miller/frizzell/sossamon clan. It was very fun. In the world of food, we are currently eating about one cup of ... carrots, peas, green beans, squash, rutabaga, beets, sweet potatoes, broccoli, apricots, bananas, papaya... (just pick two), and about two cups of cereal a day, along with somewhere close to 40 oz of breast milk/formula. Surprisingly he is not a sausage-baby yet. We also have an occasional bagel to help us learn to eat solids.
That is about all for now. Hopefully I will have up some new pics soon.
The weather the last week has been horrible and we are suffering for it. Apparently when the fools that lived in our house before us, finished the basement, they did a shotty job patching some weird metal contraption into the hole that was once a window. This shotty patch job gave out at midnight on this past friday resulting in the flooding of our basement. The issue is that once something like that starts it seams to be unrepairable without some major changes. Well I am going to be attempting to make these changes if we can ever seem to dry out. Last night the small attempt I made to patch said hole proved sucessfull until 5:00 am when the waterfall started again and the water table began to rise. Luckily the power did not go out this time and the sump helped me to bail us out. All in all, we have been very lucky in our attempts to keep things dry and have not incurred any major loss, except for one wall.
The good news is in regards to the boys development. This AM when Karen checked on him, he was sitting up in his crib waiting for her arrival. He also has sprouted two more teeth. A few weekends ago We went up north to k3, and he was able to meet some of my cousins, and a large number of the miller/frizzell/sossamon clan. It was very fun. In the world of food, we are currently eating about one cup of ... carrots, peas, green beans, squash, rutabaga, beets, sweet potatoes, broccoli, apricots, bananas, papaya... (just pick two), and about two cups of cereal a day, along with somewhere close to 40 oz of breast milk/formula. Surprisingly he is not a sausage-baby yet. We also have an occasional bagel to help us learn to eat solids.
That is about all for now. Hopefully I will have up some new pics soon.
20080519
Vacation time is over.
Last night (or is it this morning) at midnight, Karen's computer dinged and said "vacation over." We were very sad to see the end of a very adventurous week of first for the boy, and a much need break for his mom. And at this point I MUST thank Grand mere for all of her hospitality, the great food, and great times and for giving us a chance to have a date night.
Flash back and review
One week ago (ish) was mothers day, and Karen got to celebrate her first mothers day on an overnight retreat with the emergency medicine residents at a cabin an hour away. At home we celebrated by making paper hats.
on Monday we spent the day packing for our first family vacation to Florida to see grand mare. Usually our packing consists of two carry ons. This time, with the addition of a baby, we got to fly with two checked bags, and three carry ons (that is counting the car seat)
Tuesday: We went on a plane ride, X whimpered during the take off and during the landing, but managed to sleep during the entire flight. Afterwards, the old couple in front of us stood up and said "oh dear, its a baby... we did not realize that he was behind us. He was sooo good." It was sweet.
That night we went for our first swim, and the boy (taking after mom and dad) loved the water.
Wednesday: We went to the Zoo. This was not our first trip to the zoo, but we did get a close up encounter with a giraffe and his very long, purple tong.
We went to the park and got on a swing. Again, the boy had a good time as you can tell.
Thursday: WE ATE BEATS...
and yes it makes your BM red.
This was also the big date night. Karen and I went out to the melting pot and had a fun-due time. It was very nice to hang out and chat, and be babyless for a few hours.
(picture to be added, ones scanned...and it is a really good one)
Friday: Was a little more of the same... Swimming, hanging out, eating some good seafood. We also picked up a rental car... usually we go for the cheapest economy size car you can get, and that is what we registered for when we made a reservation. When we got to the counter however, they were out, so we got the keys to a new Chrysler M300. It was a very nice, yet uncomfortably big, car.
Saturday: we got together with some friends and hung out at the happiest place on earth. X's godmothers, sister-in-law is very good friends with Ariel (wink wink) and she was able to help us get into Disney World and get a good discount on dinner that night at Restaurant Marrakesh. X got a very cute pin that says first trip to Disney world.
At the end of a very long day, we went back to the hotel to rest a bit before waking up too early to get on a plane back home.
Sunday:
Second plane ride went better then the first, X was fussy at first. Then we got some food in him and he slept from about 20 minutes into the flight until we were most of the way home in the cat after landing.
Today we are in a post vacation funk, catching up on some cleaning, going to get the dog, and starting to clean for my sister to come visit on Friday.
Flash back and review
One week ago (ish) was mothers day, and Karen got to celebrate her first mothers day on an overnight retreat with the emergency medicine residents at a cabin an hour away. At home we celebrated by making paper hats.
on Monday we spent the day packing for our first family vacation to Florida to see grand mare. Usually our packing consists of two carry ons. This time, with the addition of a baby, we got to fly with two checked bags, and three carry ons (that is counting the car seat)
Tuesday: We went on a plane ride, X whimpered during the take off and during the landing, but managed to sleep during the entire flight. Afterwards, the old couple in front of us stood up and said "oh dear, its a baby... we did not realize that he was behind us. He was sooo good." It was sweet.
That night we went for our first swim, and the boy (taking after mom and dad) loved the water.
Wednesday: We went to the Zoo. This was not our first trip to the zoo, but we did get a close up encounter with a giraffe and his very long, purple tong.
We went to the park and got on a swing. Again, the boy had a good time as you can tell.
Thursday: WE ATE BEATS...
and yes it makes your BM red.
This was also the big date night. Karen and I went out to the melting pot and had a fun-due time. It was very nice to hang out and chat, and be babyless for a few hours.
(picture to be added, ones scanned...and it is a really good one)
Friday: Was a little more of the same... Swimming, hanging out, eating some good seafood. We also picked up a rental car... usually we go for the cheapest economy size car you can get, and that is what we registered for when we made a reservation. When we got to the counter however, they were out, so we got the keys to a new Chrysler M300. It was a very nice, yet uncomfortably big, car.
Saturday: we got together with some friends and hung out at the happiest place on earth. X's godmothers, sister-in-law is very good friends with Ariel (wink wink) and she was able to help us get into Disney World and get a good discount on dinner that night at Restaurant Marrakesh. X got a very cute pin that says first trip to Disney world.
At the end of a very long day, we went back to the hotel to rest a bit before waking up too early to get on a plane back home.
Sunday:
Second plane ride went better then the first, X was fussy at first. Then we got some food in him and he slept from about 20 minutes into the flight until we were most of the way home in the cat after landing.
Today we are in a post vacation funk, catching up on some cleaning, going to get the dog, and starting to clean for my sister to come visit on Friday.
20080510
Taste the Rainbow
This past week or two we have been expanding our dietary menu selection.
To date, He LOVES Yellow squash and Sweet potatoes, Pears are up there too. He has a kind of indifference to Carrots, and he makes a very sour, "I can not believe you gave me that" face when presented with Avocado.
Some other fun things we managed to do this week include...
Seeing the new comic book exhibit at the Indianapolis children's museum
Went to see the snakes at the Zoo with mom
Got to see Iron Man in the theater
We also went shopping in preparation for our upcoming trip to Florida. X got a nice ball cap, a pair of sun glasses and a cute little swim suit. Hopefully he will enjoy his first swimming adventure. If he likes it enough (and probably if he does not), the plan is to join the YMCA upon our return and start working on those swimming proficiency skills.
Here is a parting shot from Wednesday, as we were heading out the door to pick up the latest lot of comics. (BTVS S8. IS really good.)
Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Rutabaga
Pears, Yellow Squash, Broccoli
To date, He LOVES Yellow squash and Sweet potatoes, Pears are up there too. He has a kind of indifference to Carrots, and he makes a very sour, "I can not believe you gave me that" face when presented with Avocado.
Some other fun things we managed to do this week include...
Seeing the new comic book exhibit at the Indianapolis children's museum
Went to see the snakes at the Zoo with mom
Got to see Iron Man in the theater
We also went shopping in preparation for our upcoming trip to Florida. X got a nice ball cap, a pair of sun glasses and a cute little swim suit. Hopefully he will enjoy his first swimming adventure. If he likes it enough (and probably if he does not), the plan is to join the YMCA upon our return and start working on those swimming proficiency skills.
Here is a parting shot from Wednesday, as we were heading out the door to pick up the latest lot of comics. (BTVS S8. IS really good.)
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