Thursday, May 29, 2008
Swimming
The weekend before last we decided to take Jason into the pool for the first time. It was a little colder than I had expected it would be, but once we got in it was alright. Jason didn't seem scared, just a little surprised by all the water. He really liked the waterfall and touched the rocks while the water was flowing down them. I tried to show him how to splash but he seemed a bit overwhelmed. I can't wait to take him in again when he gets a little older. But first, swimsuit shopping ;0)
Sunday, May 25, 2008
My Little Terror
Jason is getting bigger every day and he's also learning new things almost daily it seems. It started with the crawling, now he's sitting up. And he's been good at whining for awhile. Last week he was blowing raspberries and today he started to yell. This is a nice change from the whining, even though it sometimes startles me. Josh and I were driving to a friends house when out of the blue he started to yell about something. Scared me...it's really cute though, a welcome change from his normal monotonous whine.
He tears around in his walker. He loves to chase the cats and he follows you around when he wants to be picked up. He'll reach up and tug on your pants, then when you look down at him he just grins. He's also learned how to open drawers and cupboards in the kitchen. The tray on his walker prevents him from getting into either of them, thankfully. We've learned that it hurts like hell when he runs over your toes or into your heels going full speed.
At this very moment he is happily playing in the walker, singing/talking to the vacuum cleaner. And there are only 10 minutes until its time to get ready for bed. This is a surprise, usually he would be whining and screaming in exhaustion. I won't complain, I think I'll just enjoy the peace :o)
He tears around in his walker. He loves to chase the cats and he follows you around when he wants to be picked up. He'll reach up and tug on your pants, then when you look down at him he just grins. He's also learned how to open drawers and cupboards in the kitchen. The tray on his walker prevents him from getting into either of them, thankfully. We've learned that it hurts like hell when he runs over your toes or into your heels going full speed.
At this very moment he is happily playing in the walker, singing/talking to the vacuum cleaner. And there are only 10 minutes until its time to get ready for bed. This is a surprise, usually he would be whining and screaming in exhaustion. I won't complain, I think I'll just enjoy the peace :o)
Sunday, May 18, 2008
6 Month Well Visit
Jason went to the pediatrician on Friday for his 6 month well visit. He now weighs 19.5 lbs and is 26" long. The doctor told us that we can get Jason a forward facing car seat anytime we want now since he's almost 20 lbs. Josh and I are excited about this because Jason absolutely HATES his car seat and I think its because he's got nothing to look at but the backseat. I do have a little baby mirror back there for him but I think he finds that less than amusing. Maybe he would like it better if I turned on the music it plays, but the song and the women singing it make me want to jump off a cliff...so I just leave it off ;)
He also got three shots and a dose of drops (the rotavirus vaccine is given in drops) while we were there. He loves the drops as always and screamed his head off when he got the shots. But I think he handled them better this time than last time. He was cranky and feverish for a couple of days after his last set but this time he was only cranky on Friday night. And it wasn't even that bad. I guess we go back to the doctor when he is 9 months old and she said he could be standing or even walking by that point! I can see maybe standing...walking by then is so hard for me to grasp.
Jason learned a new trick recently: Blowing Raspberries. He loves it and he does it all the time. Its very funny to see his little tongue all stuck out of his mouth and hear him making silly spitting noises. He really gets going and ends up with pools of drool on his shirt. Too funny.
He also got three shots and a dose of drops (the rotavirus vaccine is given in drops) while we were there. He loves the drops as always and screamed his head off when he got the shots. But I think he handled them better this time than last time. He was cranky and feverish for a couple of days after his last set but this time he was only cranky on Friday night. And it wasn't even that bad. I guess we go back to the doctor when he is 9 months old and she said he could be standing or even walking by that point! I can see maybe standing...walking by then is so hard for me to grasp.
Jason learned a new trick recently: Blowing Raspberries. He loves it and he does it all the time. Its very funny to see his little tongue all stuck out of his mouth and hear him making silly spitting noises. He really gets going and ends up with pools of drool on his shirt. Too funny.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
The History of Cars
When I was 16 my parents gave me a 95 Ford Escort. It had been a family car for several years, was all paid off, and ran OK. I loved that car...right into the back of a large pickup truck when I was 18.
After that was when I moved in with Josh. His parents let us have an old El Camino that they had sitting around (we have a lot of cars here...) and we used that for a little while. During that little while I managed to back it into a Fire Hydrant. Either way the transmission went out and we had to buy ourselves a car.
So with the help of Josh's uncle, we purchased a 2001 Chevy Malibu. I loved that car too. Only this car got lucky, I never did it any harm. Actually I think I accidentally drove it off a sidewalk once when we were in CO because I couldn't tell where the exit to the parking lot was. I seriously thought I was using it until I heard the car scraping on the sidewalk and crashing onto the pavement. But it survived. Until the jerks at Walmart put the wrong kind/defective oil filter on it and screwed it all up inside.
Now we need another new car. Then comes the 2005 Hyundai Sonata. I really loved that car. Sun roof/moon roof, heated seats, nice stereo. The whole thing totally rocked. About 6 months after we got that, some dork came across the lane I was in and hit the back passenger's side door. No big deal, it got fixed. But not a month or two after it was all pretty and new looking again it met it's fate. I was driving home from work and this guy came flying out into my lane. Apparently he wasn't looking to see if anyone was in it before he made a left turn into traffic. Either way I hit the side of his car and the force of that ran me into a tree. Bye bye Sonata.
Then came the 2006 Dodge Charger. By far the coolest of all the cars (although I've always been partial to that Sonata). It held up pretty well until the other day when I smashed in the side of it at the gas station. I still can't figure out how I managed to do this, but as I was pulling out of the bay of gas pumps, I had myself moved over too far to avoid hitting another car's door...and just started rocking into this post at the end of the island. When I say I smashed in the whole passenger's side of the car, believe me I mean it. Several people have said 'Oh, it can't be that bad', and then they look at it. So just trust me, it's pretty screwed.
Why does this keep happening to me??
After that was when I moved in with Josh. His parents let us have an old El Camino that they had sitting around (we have a lot of cars here...) and we used that for a little while. During that little while I managed to back it into a Fire Hydrant. Either way the transmission went out and we had to buy ourselves a car.
So with the help of Josh's uncle, we purchased a 2001 Chevy Malibu. I loved that car too. Only this car got lucky, I never did it any harm. Actually I think I accidentally drove it off a sidewalk once when we were in CO because I couldn't tell where the exit to the parking lot was. I seriously thought I was using it until I heard the car scraping on the sidewalk and crashing onto the pavement. But it survived. Until the jerks at Walmart put the wrong kind/defective oil filter on it and screwed it all up inside.
Now we need another new car. Then comes the 2005 Hyundai Sonata. I really loved that car. Sun roof/moon roof, heated seats, nice stereo. The whole thing totally rocked. About 6 months after we got that, some dork came across the lane I was in and hit the back passenger's side door. No big deal, it got fixed. But not a month or two after it was all pretty and new looking again it met it's fate. I was driving home from work and this guy came flying out into my lane. Apparently he wasn't looking to see if anyone was in it before he made a left turn into traffic. Either way I hit the side of his car and the force of that ran me into a tree. Bye bye Sonata.
Then came the 2006 Dodge Charger. By far the coolest of all the cars (although I've always been partial to that Sonata). It held up pretty well until the other day when I smashed in the side of it at the gas station. I still can't figure out how I managed to do this, but as I was pulling out of the bay of gas pumps, I had myself moved over too far to avoid hitting another car's door...and just started rocking into this post at the end of the island. When I say I smashed in the whole passenger's side of the car, believe me I mean it. Several people have said 'Oh, it can't be that bad', and then they look at it. So just trust me, it's pretty screwed.
Why does this keep happening to me??
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Third Times a Charm?
OK I seriously, really really want to actually do this whole blogging thing before I forget everything about Jason's first moments of life. Amanda, I am so terribly jealous that you are talented enough to handle a baby and a blog because I just haven't been able to do it yet. But, now that he is a little bigger and easily amused by things like a walker and a vacuum cleaner that he just can't quite reach, maybe I'll have a couple of moments here and there to write about him.
Well to start, Jason was born on November 15th, 2007 at 1:16am. He weighed 7lbs, 5oz and was 20 1/4" long. I was in labor for 3 1/2 hours. Most women stop listening to me after I tell them that, so I'll just stop there.
Since then Jason has grown to somewhere over 17lbs...and I don't know how many inches. Good news is he has a 6 month well visit next Friday, so maybe I'll be able to get better stats soon. He can roll over, almost sit up, and he just started crawling the other day. He also just started babbling the other day too. I kept complaining to Josh that I didn't understand why everyone else's baby 'talked' so much but ours was so quiet. Now he delights us both with silly babble :)
He loves bananas, applesauce, green beans, peas, sweet potates and squash. He isn't too hot on peaches and pears unless I mix them into his cereal. He'll attempt to eat just about anything he can put into his hand and then bring to his mouth, including hair, t-shirts, and fake houseplants.
I think he's got some teeth coming in, although nothing has sprouted up yet. I can see one in his gums, I've been waiting for over a month now! He's learned how to pick his pacifier up and put it back in his own mouth. Now if only he would do that at night, I wouldn't have to get up at all :o)
That's all I can think of for now, but more to come hopefully...I swear I'm going to keep up with this thing this time!
Well to start, Jason was born on November 15th, 2007 at 1:16am. He weighed 7lbs, 5oz and was 20 1/4" long. I was in labor for 3 1/2 hours. Most women stop listening to me after I tell them that, so I'll just stop there.
Since then Jason has grown to somewhere over 17lbs...and I don't know how many inches. Good news is he has a 6 month well visit next Friday, so maybe I'll be able to get better stats soon. He can roll over, almost sit up, and he just started crawling the other day. He also just started babbling the other day too. I kept complaining to Josh that I didn't understand why everyone else's baby 'talked' so much but ours was so quiet. Now he delights us both with silly babble :)
He loves bananas, applesauce, green beans, peas, sweet potates and squash. He isn't too hot on peaches and pears unless I mix them into his cereal. He'll attempt to eat just about anything he can put into his hand and then bring to his mouth, including hair, t-shirts, and fake houseplants.
I think he's got some teeth coming in, although nothing has sprouted up yet. I can see one in his gums, I've been waiting for over a month now! He's learned how to pick his pacifier up and put it back in his own mouth. Now if only he would do that at night, I wouldn't have to get up at all :o)
That's all I can think of for now, but more to come hopefully...I swear I'm going to keep up with this thing this time!
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