So, today is Memorial Day. Yeah, for Holidays- Daddy is home! Yeah, for "forced vacation" days- Uncle Mike is also off. That means we're spending the afternoon at Uncle Mike's swimming... except for brief nursing breaks for myself and Blaise. Which brings me to my title line... Blaise is a hot one. It's in the 80's outside, and he's been napping in his shaded car seat, while we take turns swimming with his brother. I just picked him up to feed him and he is so SWEATY. He was pretty sweaty last night too, during the night. It seems that our second son is going to take after his daddy and be much more hot-natured than Scott and I. Scott always seems a bit chilly... kinda like me.
Today, since we're at the pool for the first time this year, we've discovered that Scott is a fish... or "fsssss" as he would say. He absolutely LOVES it. He likes to spash, kick, and dunk his face in the water to blow bubbles (he is actually mostly blowing bubbles and only drinking a small amount of pool water.) He's also enjoying getting to "jump" into the water, and playing in his floating ring thingy.
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Thursday, December 15, 2005
Winter Weather
It's been a pretty typical week for all of us. Work, eat, sleep, etc.
Actually, we had our first baby class at the hospital class on Monday. It wasn't bad. Not sure I learned very much, but perhaps one or two helpful things for getting started nursing.
Last night and this morning we've had some winter weather, which means freezing rain. Oh joy. So, this morning we took our time with the whole getting to work thing. Cullen went in a little late and managed to avoid the biggest traffic messes by altering his route slightly. I waited a bit longer and headed in to work after it had been light out for a while and I had no troubles either.
We're pleased that our church has decided to do the Candle Light service (which would normally be on Christmas Eve) next Wednesday, so we'll get to be there for that. And of course, we'll be staring in the choirs Christmas program this Sunday morning as Mary and Joseph. The best part of that is that we'll get to carry a real baby, who's only 3 weeks old.
10 days til Christmas. We're almost in single digits!
Actually, we had our first baby class at the hospital class on Monday. It wasn't bad. Not sure I learned very much, but perhaps one or two helpful things for getting started nursing.
Last night and this morning we've had some winter weather, which means freezing rain. Oh joy. So, this morning we took our time with the whole getting to work thing. Cullen went in a little late and managed to avoid the biggest traffic messes by altering his route slightly. I waited a bit longer and headed in to work after it had been light out for a while and I had no troubles either.
We're pleased that our church has decided to do the Candle Light service (which would normally be on Christmas Eve) next Wednesday, so we'll get to be there for that. And of course, we'll be staring in the choirs Christmas program this Sunday morning as Mary and Joseph. The best part of that is that we'll get to carry a real baby, who's only 3 weeks old.
10 days til Christmas. We're almost in single digits!
Monday, December 5, 2005
20 Days til Christmas
Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is fast approaching already. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Maryland. We got to see Mom and Dad Keen, Grandma and Papa, Uncle Buddy, Aunt Laura, and the cousins, and Jason and Amanda and Elizabeth. Wow, Elizabeth has really grown since the last time we got to see her- which wasn't really surprising, just lots of fun! And so have Nick, Kelly and Trisha! It was a great couple of days with the whole family there and we enjoyed all the activity... though it did wear Cullen out a bit, which is why I have at least one picture of him yawning.
The ladies surprised me with a baby shower on Friday afternoon, which was the best. We had a good lunch out and I got some cute and some useful baby stuff. I really enjoyed the time with them and I'm glad they thought to do that.
Patience was lonely while we were gone... she survived, unfortunately, her bed did not. I don't plan on leaving her behind again. Poor old puppy.
We've spent the past week and weekend getting decorated for Christmas and making some good progress on the bathroom. New pictures have been posted to the House Renovations Album today. The tile is down and the walls are painted. Now to do the grout, seal it, and get the toilet and sink installed. Ah, to have 2 bathrooms again. That should be done by this weekend. Then we'll see how long it takes to get the walls tiled around the bathtub. (While Patience doesn't like water at all, it's much better for ME to give her a bath than a shower and probably for her too- so it will good to have a bathtub again!) Also started baking Christmas cookies yesterday and we've been working to get Christmas cards out... just a couple of more addresses to get a hold of.
Leapfrog has been very active in my ribs lately. That's not always comfortable, but it is fun. We go back to see the midwife again on Thursday. Should be a quick easy appointment. Cullen won't be able to come this time though, because he'll be out of town for business meetings. At least it's just a routine appointment.
On with my rainy Monday...
The ladies surprised me with a baby shower on Friday afternoon, which was the best. We had a good lunch out and I got some cute and some useful baby stuff. I really enjoyed the time with them and I'm glad they thought to do that.
Patience was lonely while we were gone... she survived, unfortunately, her bed did not. I don't plan on leaving her behind again. Poor old puppy.
We've spent the past week and weekend getting decorated for Christmas and making some good progress on the bathroom. New pictures have been posted to the House Renovations Album today. The tile is down and the walls are painted. Now to do the grout, seal it, and get the toilet and sink installed. Ah, to have 2 bathrooms again. That should be done by this weekend. Then we'll see how long it takes to get the walls tiled around the bathtub. (While Patience doesn't like water at all, it's much better for ME to give her a bath than a shower and probably for her too- so it will good to have a bathtub again!) Also started baking Christmas cookies yesterday and we've been working to get Christmas cards out... just a couple of more addresses to get a hold of.
Leapfrog has been very active in my ribs lately. That's not always comfortable, but it is fun. We go back to see the midwife again on Thursday. Should be a quick easy appointment. Cullen won't be able to come this time though, because he'll be out of town for business meetings. At least it's just a routine appointment.
On with my rainy Monday...
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Pushing 29 Weeks
It's been another busy week for us. This week we saw the midwife for our 28 week appointment. Hard to believe we're that close to having a baby. The appointment went well and I survived the lovely orange drink and passed the glucose test (blood sugar level of 96, which is normal.) Leapfrog was quite active while we were listening to him, even making my tummy bounce around, which was entertaining. We did get some interesting news today though. Apparently 3 out of the 4 midwives have left the practice over a recent office politics type issue. That shouldn't be too big of a deal, since there are 9 doctors in the practice as well, but I doubt we'll be getting the same true "midwifery" care we would since the 1 midwife will be trying to see as many patients as the 4 were seeing. Guess I never realized what a lost art midwifery has become- at least in this area. Anyway- we've reached the point now where we will have a checkup every 3 weeks, so the next appointment is for Dec 8.
Work on the house has been progressing. Milestones this week were getting the furniture moved into the living room and the computer desk moved out of the office. (I posted a couple of pictures in our winkflash account today, so Jessica could see the furniture.) We'll be gradually converting the office to the guest room and the guest room to the nursery- gradually, because it mainly depends on getting the new bathroom countertop out of the office. We'll be using the "dining room" for an office. We prefer dining in the kitchen, plus when we get to the point of having things spilling on the floor frequently, the tile is better for cleaning up than hardwood! Many thanks to our friend John for coming and helping to get the furniture moved. In a former life of mine that existed about 7 months ago, it would not have been the slightest big deal for me to help move the furniture, but that is no longer the case, so Thanks John! Another big house milestone this week was getting the building permit for the shed signed off. Legally, the shed is finished, yeah. Now to see what projects we decide to tackle this weekend.
Ah yes, let's not forget big game coming up on Saturday. Hooray for it being carried by ESPN2 instead of just Pay-Per-View. And of course, we'll be wearing our orange and hoping the Tigers soundly beat the Chickens for the 4th year in a row.
Besides the game and the house projects, it should be an even busier weekend, as I'll be baking most of the weekend. Getting ready to head to Maryland for Thanksgiving and needing to bring some of my comfort sweets... you know the ones like Grandma makes. On top of that we are bringing desserts for our Bible study feast on Sunday evening, so I'll be attempting a pumpkin pie and, at the request of Cos, a Lemon Meringue Pie. We'll see how that goes.
Take Note: 38 days til Christmas!
Work on the house has been progressing. Milestones this week were getting the furniture moved into the living room and the computer desk moved out of the office. (I posted a couple of pictures in our winkflash account today, so Jessica could see the furniture.) We'll be gradually converting the office to the guest room and the guest room to the nursery- gradually, because it mainly depends on getting the new bathroom countertop out of the office. We'll be using the "dining room" for an office. We prefer dining in the kitchen, plus when we get to the point of having things spilling on the floor frequently, the tile is better for cleaning up than hardwood! Many thanks to our friend John for coming and helping to get the furniture moved. In a former life of mine that existed about 7 months ago, it would not have been the slightest big deal for me to help move the furniture, but that is no longer the case, so Thanks John! Another big house milestone this week was getting the building permit for the shed signed off. Legally, the shed is finished, yeah. Now to see what projects we decide to tackle this weekend.
Ah yes, let's not forget big game coming up on Saturday. Hooray for it being carried by ESPN2 instead of just Pay-Per-View. And of course, we'll be wearing our orange and hoping the Tigers soundly beat the Chickens for the 4th year in a row.
Besides the game and the house projects, it should be an even busier weekend, as I'll be baking most of the weekend. Getting ready to head to Maryland for Thanksgiving and needing to bring some of my comfort sweets... you know the ones like Grandma makes. On top of that we are bringing desserts for our Bible study feast on Sunday evening, so I'll be attempting a pumpkin pie and, at the request of Cos, a Lemon Meringue Pie. We'll see how that goes.
Take Note: 38 days til Christmas!
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