April 27, 2008

New Appreciation

This weekend I had the experience of being a single parent as Rachel was out of town for a planning session for the cheerleader camp she helps out at every year. I have to say that I have a new appreciation for what Rachel has to do every day, by herself while I'm out of town traveling for work. It was an adventure....

Getting up before the sun does, changing diapers while 1/2 asleep, feeding Chris while 1/2 asleep (and having him be upset that I don't have boobs), keeping him entertained all day while trying to clean up the mess from the day before, all while trying to keep myself fed, entertained and clean. Hats off to you mama!

This weekend Chris learned a new trick. There is a spot on his high chair tray where he can't reach. That's where we put the cereal we don't want him to immediately shove into his face. He learned that if he throws his pacifier into that area it will knock more cereal within reach!

Oh and Mario Kart for wii is out...w00t

April 15, 2008

A great dog, my best friend.


From FurBabies"

Zoey, I remember the day you were born. Ruth held her toy (the icky yellow one we'd found on the side of the road one day, her favorite,) in her mouth for the entire labor and delivery. You were one of the only black and whites out of the litter and one of the only females, an important quality as mom and dad were only looking to keep a female.

I would visit you and the litter, just sitting there. You'd just crawl in my lap for loves or a nap while the other puppies all played together. We were best buddies from the get go. I always thought it was cute how you slept in the food dish as much as it annoyed mom. Somehow I convinced them that we had to keep you, even though they wanted the little liver and white female that showed early signs of a good hunting drive.

You were so eager to please and tried to do anything asked of you. You learned fast, sitting, fetching, shaking... just a few of the things you could do. You were supposed to be dad's new hunting dog, the whole reason we bred Ruth, like mother like daughter he hoped. Somehow though Ruth's hunting drive didn't translate. Instead of doing what you were supposed to do you would just walk in front of me in the field and trip me all day. The word "hunt" to you meant, "where's the ball?" and though you were an ultimate failure as a hunting dog we still took you with us, you loved to go swimming and running around and it was still fun. Well aside from all the burs I had to comb out of your coat. Ruth did all the work, it's ok.

Even as big as you got, your favorite thing to do was sit in my lap and even though you were a big slobbery mess and I always had to change my clothes afterward, I loved it. You were my buddy, and you always made me feel better. I'm going to miss you.



I've been preparing for today for a long time, I thought I had come to terms with it since I've been expecting it for about a year now, but I still have some tears to shed. Here is my farewell to the best and most loyal of friends. Goodbye Zoey, I love you.

April 11, 2008

Christopher's favorite new trick.

Christopher has recently discovered that if you push on a door, it moves. So, he has been pushing on doors like a happy little door pusher the last few days. He's relatively quiet about it and most of the time I won't even know hes been doing it until he starts yelling, and generally not because he's trapped, nope. He's yelling because he's shut himself in a room and the door won't move anymore. So, I'll open the door for him and he happily goes about closing it again until he realizes the door no longer moves, it's been a happy little cycle of joy. Yes, I know I could keep the doors closed and solve this time sucking problem but he is awfully cute while he does it, and who doesn't like cute.

April 3, 2008

Rice Chex!!!

I'm so excited. Rice Chex, a cereal I would love to eat, with blackberries and sugar on it... has been off my menu since I've gone completely gluten free. Well, now I'll be able to eat it again, the are going gluten free!! Replacing the monster ingredient, barley malt, with molasses. Here is the article if you care to read it. Go General Mills!

April 1, 2008

Trying New Foods.

Christopher is not mine. I know this because no son of mine would actually LIKE avocado!! That's right, I don't know why I tried it, maybe some other mom said their kid liked it, who knows. I fed Christopher avocado, straight up... and he likes it. I can't stand the stuff (unless it's in guacamole form.) I don't think Adam likes avocado plain either. Strange child.

I also decided to try giving him some kiwi fruit, which he loves as well. The little seeds get all over everything, but he eats it right up. I suppose the reason I'm trying new foods is due to the fact that I'm not feeding him any "baby" food anymore. I haven't bought a jar of baby food in a couple of weeks, in fact his last jar was used on Easter. It sure stretches the imagination coming up with baby friendly foods in forms he can pick up himself and in pieces small enough he won't choke.

Christopher is just walking like crazy now, he loves to do it and is getting better and better at it every day. He also has started signing "more" to me, and while he can only do the one sign himself he understands the others. This has been great because I know that all the work I've been putting in trying to get him to sign will pay off. It's been a game of patience but hopefully will be well worth it.

Adam is in Vegas, again. His parents are on their way home from AZ so decided to visit with him in Vegas for a couple of evenings. I'm sure they are having a good time hanging out.

Over this last weekend we were busy. Saturday we went to the Art show at the Trac. Saturday night we headed to the neighbors for some Texas Hold 'Em. It was a good time, I learned how to what to do as I lost my chips, Adam had a couple of really good plays and Christopher was laughing so hard at one point he just curled up into a ball on the floor and giggled until he couldn't breath. He slept well that evening. Hopefully we'll play cards again in the near future. He slept well that evening. Sunday we went to a birthday party for Tomas, who turned 5. He received a lot of cars.