This pretty much sums up Josh right now.Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Thursday, April 09, 2009
It's been spring for awhile here in GA and the bugs are already out, particularly the bees and wasps. For whatever reason they seem to be particularly attracted to our deck area, so as you can imagine Josh has gotten rather used to them.
However he has somehow developed a special name for them. Whenever he sees one he calls out "look, it's a bizz-buzz." So cute.
Jack on the other hand has developed a not so cute habit. He isn't particularly fond of being on his stomach, so when he get there he pushes himself up on his knees like he is going to crawl, but instead of crawling he pushes himself up to sitting position. Kind of obnoxious when we are trying to get him to crawl, but particularly obnoxious when you lay him down for bed time and he does it, and doesn't know how to get himself back down.
One night we had to just let him cry it out, hoping he would get so tired he would just eventually fall over. Sad.
However he has somehow developed a special name for them. Whenever he sees one he calls out "look, it's a bizz-buzz." So cute.
Jack on the other hand has developed a not so cute habit. He isn't particularly fond of being on his stomach, so when he get there he pushes himself up on his knees like he is going to crawl, but instead of crawling he pushes himself up to sitting position. Kind of obnoxious when we are trying to get him to crawl, but particularly obnoxious when you lay him down for bed time and he does it, and doesn't know how to get himself back down.
One night we had to just let him cry it out, hoping he would get so tired he would just eventually fall over. Sad.
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Chris and I have become acutely aware of the fact that our days of being parents to an adorable baby boy are all too quickly dwindling, and that our days of being parents to a toddler are rapidly approaching.
Jack can say "mama" and "dada", and is pretty aware of who they are related to. He also says "dja" for Josh. He's also started shaking his head no at us when he doesn't want something.
We expect him to start crawling any day, but he doesn't seem too interested in it. He'll get himself up on his knees, but instead of moving forward, will push himself up to a sitting position.
He's also eating table food on a pretty regular basis. I make muffins a lot for breakfast, and he'll eat one of those, or oatmeal, and will eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.
It's exciting to see him growing up, and seeing more and more of his personality coming out, but I wish it would slow down just a little bit.
Jack can say "mama" and "dada", and is pretty aware of who they are related to. He also says "dja" for Josh. He's also started shaking his head no at us when he doesn't want something.
We expect him to start crawling any day, but he doesn't seem too interested in it. He'll get himself up on his knees, but instead of moving forward, will push himself up to a sitting position.
He's also eating table food on a pretty regular basis. I make muffins a lot for breakfast, and he'll eat one of those, or oatmeal, and will eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.
It's exciting to see him growing up, and seeing more and more of his personality coming out, but I wish it would slow down just a little bit.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Jack had his 9 month check up yesterday. He weighed in at 18pounds and 15 ounces, which put him in the 25%. He was almost 29 inches which put him at 75% and surprise, surprise, his head was in the 90%. So we have a tall and lean kiddo with a big head.
He's doing all sorts of fun things right now, clapping and saying "yeah", shaking his head (like no) when you say "crazy man", waving hi (sometimes saying it), blow "kisses", and he has mama and dada sounds down, although I'm still unsure he gets the association.
He can almost get himself up on all fours, but still isn't quite there. I think he's going to be slow to crawl because of strongly disliking tummy time, and due to weakened muscles from the neck issue we had to get PT for. Oh well, I'm sure he'll eventually get it, or he'll just go straight to walking.
Either way, I'm perfectly content letting him take his sweet time!
He's doing all sorts of fun things right now, clapping and saying "yeah", shaking his head (like no) when you say "crazy man", waving hi (sometimes saying it), blow "kisses", and he has mama and dada sounds down, although I'm still unsure he gets the association.
He can almost get himself up on all fours, but still isn't quite there. I think he's going to be slow to crawl because of strongly disliking tummy time, and due to weakened muscles from the neck issue we had to get PT for. Oh well, I'm sure he'll eventually get it, or he'll just go straight to walking.
Either way, I'm perfectly content letting him take his sweet time!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Josh had a couple of doozies today, he really hit his tooty stride just before dinner time.
He looked at Chris, after he has tried to tell him something and said "Daddy, this is why we don't talk."
Then just a few minutes later, while I was trying to tell him about how he should be acting he said "mommy, this is over."
My goodness has my child got some sass.
He looked at Chris, after he has tried to tell him something and said "Daddy, this is why we don't talk."
Then just a few minutes later, while I was trying to tell him about how he should be acting he said "mommy, this is over."
My goodness has my child got some sass.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Sunday, March 08, 2009
I really wish I could just hit pause on the stage that Jack is at right now. He is so sweet and cuddly, yet so interactive. I wish this wouldn't go by so fast this time.
I had our small group girls over to my house for a pizza night tonight. The boys were around for a little bit once everyone got here, and as everyone was leaving. After all the girls left I told Josh that all the girls thought he was really cute, then I asked him if he like it that the girls thought he was cute. His response was "yeah, I do."
We had a fun trip to the zoo yesterday, hopefully I'll get the pictures up soon!
I had our small group girls over to my house for a pizza night tonight. The boys were around for a little bit once everyone got here, and as everyone was leaving. After all the girls left I told Josh that all the girls thought he was really cute, then I asked him if he like it that the girls thought he was cute. His response was "yeah, I do."
We had a fun trip to the zoo yesterday, hopefully I'll get the pictures up soon!
Friday, March 06, 2009
Just because I haven't recently talked about how much I love Atlanta:
Today I sat out on an adventure with the kids. In researching farmers markets, I kept coming across this one called Your Dekalb Farmers Market, that people raved over. As much as I love (and think it's important) to shop naturally and organically, I'm tired of having to choose my families health, or our bank account. That is why I was researching farmers markets.
After hearing all the raves about their selection and their prices, I figured it was worth a trip. Mind you that was quite the decision. It's a 40 minute trek slightly southeast of the city, with two children, but I decided it was worth the haul. My GPS couldn't find the exact address, and Chris was in a meeting, so we ended up "wandering" around for a half an hour or so before we finally found the place, but I'm glad we did! That part of the city is SO neat! It's filled with older homes, some crazy big, and some small and quaint, but they all have very interesting architecture and charm. It turns out our science center is located in that area also.
Then I found the "downtown" of this area that had a ton of really neat looking restaurants and shops. The best way I can describe it to my STL readers is a cross of Lafayette Square, Clayton and the Loop. I can't wait to go explore that area more.
After I finally got to the market (which is about the same size as a WF's store) and got in, I think I just stood there staring for awhile. Their produce section is probably about twice as big as WF's produce section. And WF's has a serious produce section! They had so much variety (I think I spotted about 7 different varieties of BokChoy), and an organic selection for almost everything. At WF a lime is $.69, here they were $.69 a pound! I got a large container of organic strawberries for $3.99! It was amazing. I think I came home with enough produce to last us for the next 2 weeks.
They also have every kind of spice you can imagine, that they grind themselves, and are breathtakingly cheap. I think I may have walked out with at least 6 spice containers. I got a container of cinnamon (of which contained more than any typical jar) for $.63. Josh really likes cinnamon and proceeded to hang onto the container throughout the rest of the store, sniffing at will.
I could go on and on, their meat selection (lamb, goat, veal, duck, quail, cornish game hens, etc.)and prices, their deli, dairy section.... and I didn't even get to the prepared food area (which restaurant reviewers rave about). My parents come in town this weekend, and I think I may take them there. Any one who is interested in food will love this place.
I know I cannot wait to go back! Just one more reason to love Atlanta. We're planning on going to the zoo this weekend (sunny and mid 70's), maybe that will add another reason to the ever growing list!!!
Today I sat out on an adventure with the kids. In researching farmers markets, I kept coming across this one called Your Dekalb Farmers Market, that people raved over. As much as I love (and think it's important) to shop naturally and organically, I'm tired of having to choose my families health, or our bank account. That is why I was researching farmers markets.
After hearing all the raves about their selection and their prices, I figured it was worth a trip. Mind you that was quite the decision. It's a 40 minute trek slightly southeast of the city, with two children, but I decided it was worth the haul. My GPS couldn't find the exact address, and Chris was in a meeting, so we ended up "wandering" around for a half an hour or so before we finally found the place, but I'm glad we did! That part of the city is SO neat! It's filled with older homes, some crazy big, and some small and quaint, but they all have very interesting architecture and charm. It turns out our science center is located in that area also.
Then I found the "downtown" of this area that had a ton of really neat looking restaurants and shops. The best way I can describe it to my STL readers is a cross of Lafayette Square, Clayton and the Loop. I can't wait to go explore that area more.
After I finally got to the market (which is about the same size as a WF's store) and got in, I think I just stood there staring for awhile. Their produce section is probably about twice as big as WF's produce section. And WF's has a serious produce section! They had so much variety (I think I spotted about 7 different varieties of BokChoy), and an organic selection for almost everything. At WF a lime is $.69, here they were $.69 a pound! I got a large container of organic strawberries for $3.99! It was amazing. I think I came home with enough produce to last us for the next 2 weeks.
They also have every kind of spice you can imagine, that they grind themselves, and are breathtakingly cheap. I think I may have walked out with at least 6 spice containers. I got a container of cinnamon (of which contained more than any typical jar) for $.63. Josh really likes cinnamon and proceeded to hang onto the container throughout the rest of the store, sniffing at will.
I could go on and on, their meat selection (lamb, goat, veal, duck, quail, cornish game hens, etc.)and prices, their deli, dairy section.... and I didn't even get to the prepared food area (which restaurant reviewers rave about). My parents come in town this weekend, and I think I may take them there. Any one who is interested in food will love this place.
I know I cannot wait to go back! Just one more reason to love Atlanta. We're planning on going to the zoo this weekend (sunny and mid 70's), maybe that will add another reason to the ever growing list!!!
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Jack has started clapping his hand within the last couple of days, it's so cute! He can also get himself going pretty good on the floor, the only problem is that it's backwards.
He's also become very communicative. If Josh yells at him, he will yell back, if Josh clicks his tongue at him, he's make the closest thing to that noise that he can, which is smacking his lips together. He also makes that noise when he is hungry. If Josh tries to take something from him, Jack will yell rather persistently at him until he gives it back.
It's so fun to see all of the new things that he is learning.
He's also become very communicative. If Josh yells at him, he will yell back, if Josh clicks his tongue at him, he's make the closest thing to that noise that he can, which is smacking his lips together. He also makes that noise when he is hungry. If Josh tries to take something from him, Jack will yell rather persistently at him until he gives it back.
It's so fun to see all of the new things that he is learning.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Last weekend Chris and I had the opportunity to go out for a little while, and enjoy a lovely dinner. We usually choose to celebrate March 1, instead of Valentine's day, which is the anniversary of our first date. We had originally thought that we (I) would find some amazing top notch restaurant and have a really amazing meal, since it's so rare that we go out. We wanted to do an earlier dining time, so we could put the kids down, but in the dining world, anyone that shows up before 7 is pretty much assumed to know squat about food, and treated as such.
Not wanting to be treated in such a way, and having difficulties justifying the money, I turned to restaurant.com. They have a lot of restaurants on there, and you can choose how large a gift certificate you want. Always read the fine print, but most $25 GC require you spend a minimum of $35. So, you would be spending the price of the GC plus the additional $10 or so that you spend at the restaurant. You usually end up saving at least $15. If you go to a nicer restaurant you can save more, and if you sign up for their e-mail sales, you can usually get the GC for less also.
Which is what is going on right now. They are running an 80% off sale on all of their GC. This means $25 GC are now $2. All you have to do is enter the code DINE during the checkout process. These are great for a really nice evening out without the price tag, or just a casual meal out, when you don't want to cook, but also don't want to have to spend much money to eat out. These GC last for a year, and they usually don't do these dramatic of sales very often, so you may want to consider stocking up (b-days, mothers day, anniversaries, etc.).
The sale is only lasting until Sunday, so hurry up!
Here is where we went: http://www.parkcafeduluth.com/
And here is a picture of my favorite dish there, I think next time, I might just order three of these! Fried Green Tomatoes with warm brie, in a bacon balsamic emulsion.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Josh is in the other room playing with the cardboard box my new Wii Fit came in. He keeps saying"oh Billy" (as in Billy Madison quote) and laughing at himself.
That kid cracks me up.
Yesterdays great lines were:
"whatever" with strong emphasis on the last syllable
"for the love" said with great exclamation
The best though, was the other day he was talking to me and asked me:
"Mommy, do you like it when you drive REALLY fast and the drive off the edge and into the water and CRASH and die?" I said a casual no, and he proceeded with an emphatic "well I do".
As a note with that last quote, he has learned to play MarioKart Wii, courtesy of his daddy, and one of is favorite parts of the game is when he drives off the cliffs into the water and crashes.
We have definitely been blessed with humor in our lives courtesy of Josh!
That kid cracks me up.
Yesterdays great lines were:
"whatever" with strong emphasis on the last syllable
"for the love" said with great exclamation
The best though, was the other day he was talking to me and asked me:
"Mommy, do you like it when you drive REALLY fast and the drive off the edge and into the water and CRASH and die?" I said a casual no, and he proceeded with an emphatic "well I do".
As a note with that last quote, he has learned to play MarioKart Wii, courtesy of his daddy, and one of is favorite parts of the game is when he drives off the cliffs into the water and crashes.
We have definitely been blessed with humor in our lives courtesy of Josh!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Jack is in the most adorable phase.
In the last couple of weeks he has just been bursting with personality.
As much as there are beginning glimpses of mischief, and screaming at his older brother when he tries to take something from him, it's so much fun to see who he is becoming.
He still seems to be a little more laid back than Josh was, particularly in the area of getting what he wants. But he doesn't seem shy of expressing what it is that he wants either.
You can tell he is just itching to get in on all the fun that daddy and big brother are having, and is known to cheer them on, but he's still content at times to just snuggle in my arms.
If teething isn't taking over, he may quite possible be the most adorable 8 month old around. Even then, he's still adorable, just fussy adorable.
And he just got baby crocs. That just about pushes the cuteness factor over the edge.
In the last couple of weeks he has just been bursting with personality.
As much as there are beginning glimpses of mischief, and screaming at his older brother when he tries to take something from him, it's so much fun to see who he is becoming.
He still seems to be a little more laid back than Josh was, particularly in the area of getting what he wants. But he doesn't seem shy of expressing what it is that he wants either.
You can tell he is just itching to get in on all the fun that daddy and big brother are having, and is known to cheer them on, but he's still content at times to just snuggle in my arms.
If teething isn't taking over, he may quite possible be the most adorable 8 month old around. Even then, he's still adorable, just fussy adorable.
And he just got baby crocs. That just about pushes the cuteness factor over the edge.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Cute Jack moment:
Whenever Jack wakes up and gets out of bed, if Josh isn't already in his room by that point, Jack just stares at the door waiting for him to come in. If Josh does come in he immediately laughs and kicks his legs in excitement. It's so cute to see the admiration for big brother already showing up.
He also has the sounds "mama" and "dada" down, although I'm not quite sure he has quite figured out who to attribute them to. Although it is when he starts fussing that he usually makes the mama sound, and he never makes the dada sound around me, so maybe I'm not giving him as much credit as he deserves.
He also has his two bottom teeth in and is working on his top ones right now.
Other than that we are all well, just going non-stop. We rotate weeks that we lead the small group, and this week was our week, so it feels as though we've had a little more than usual on our plate. Hopefully the weeks that we don't lead will be a little more relaxed.
Hope everyone has a good Valentine's Day. We are doing...nothing! Well, that's not entirely true, we'll have a fun meal here and have chocolate dipped strawberries, but other than that, no plans. Personally I think V-Day is a little bit of a silly holiday. We usually try to go out around March 1, the day we had our first date, and celebrate that, so hopefully within the next week or two we'll go out for a nice meal (that will be better food and not rushed!). Chris did surprise me with two dozen roses delivered though, so that was lovely. I have a great husband!
Enjoy your weekend, hope everyone is having as fabulous weather as we are!
Whenever Jack wakes up and gets out of bed, if Josh isn't already in his room by that point, Jack just stares at the door waiting for him to come in. If Josh does come in he immediately laughs and kicks his legs in excitement. It's so cute to see the admiration for big brother already showing up.
He also has the sounds "mama" and "dada" down, although I'm not quite sure he has quite figured out who to attribute them to. Although it is when he starts fussing that he usually makes the mama sound, and he never makes the dada sound around me, so maybe I'm not giving him as much credit as he deserves.
He also has his two bottom teeth in and is working on his top ones right now.
Other than that we are all well, just going non-stop. We rotate weeks that we lead the small group, and this week was our week, so it feels as though we've had a little more than usual on our plate. Hopefully the weeks that we don't lead will be a little more relaxed.
Hope everyone has a good Valentine's Day. We are doing...nothing! Well, that's not entirely true, we'll have a fun meal here and have chocolate dipped strawberries, but other than that, no plans. Personally I think V-Day is a little bit of a silly holiday. We usually try to go out around March 1, the day we had our first date, and celebrate that, so hopefully within the next week or two we'll go out for a nice meal (that will be better food and not rushed!). Chris did surprise me with two dozen roses delivered though, so that was lovely. I have a great husband!
Enjoy your weekend, hope everyone is having as fabulous weather as we are!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
We went to a real salon to get Josh's hair cut today. The first couple of times he needed his hair cut when he was little we tried to go to some of those kids salons. They totally botched it. So I started doing it. While I think I've managed to do a pretty decent job, it has always been a fight, and not having the right tools, or training, I was never able to do the best of jobs. So I got fed up and made an appointment at a real salon. The one I found here (that I love! Hooray for finding a place to get my hair cut, another sign ATL may be home...) is the same one that I get my hair cut, and is an Aveda salon. If you ever need to find a great salon, search for an Aveda salon, their stylists are trained incredibly well.
Anyways, I will never cut Josh's hair again. I walked into the salon expecting to be embarrassed with the scene he would make at a nicer place (thus the 9:00 appointment time). Imagine my surprise when we left the salon about a half an hour later having not heard one peep of whining, crying or complaining. That has to be some sort of record for him! It has most certainly never occurred during a haircut. Not only that, but his hair looks so handsome. I was one proud mommy.
Hope everyone has a SUPER Bowl!
Anyways, I will never cut Josh's hair again. I walked into the salon expecting to be embarrassed with the scene he would make at a nicer place (thus the 9:00 appointment time). Imagine my surprise when we left the salon about a half an hour later having not heard one peep of whining, crying or complaining. That has to be some sort of record for him! It has most certainly never occurred during a haircut. Not only that, but his hair looks so handsome. I was one proud mommy.
Hope everyone has a SUPER Bowl!
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After:
Friday, January 30, 2009
I put some new pictures up:
Here's a little taste:
My dear (and talented!) friend Katie Hillis from one of my favorite families in the whole world took these pictures for us while we were visiting STL.
We're looking forward to this weekend, we're taking Josh to a really neat indoor play area that we have found that is just down the street from us. He's also getting his haircut at a real salon. The kids places usually botch it, and I've been doing it for the past two years. Hopefully that goes well (we're bribing him with the trip to the play area!). This will also be the first time in 3 years that we will be doing something with friends for the Super Bowl! We're having one of the couples we've gotten to know down here over, and we're looking forward to being able to entertain for that celebration again! They have a boy named Crosby who is almost 2, and who Josh enjoys playing with.
Hope everyone enjoys the pictures and has a fun Super Bowl (go Cardinals!).
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
I've been bad about updating, I'm sorry.
Turns out having a life does make it more difficult to have time for things like blogging. Although I am very thankful to have a life again.
We had a lovely Christmas in STL. Here are the pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=80228&l=534c6&id=503538528
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=80254&l=f73a2&id=503538528
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=80303&l=62610&id=503538528
Turns out having a life does make it more difficult to have time for things like blogging. Although I am very thankful to have a life again.
We had a lovely Christmas in STL. Here are the pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=80228&l=534c6&id=503538528
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=80254&l=f73a2&id=503538528
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=80303&l=62610&id=503538528
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