Woo Pig Sooie

Oh my! These have to be some of my favorite pictures of N that I've ever taken. Of course the Razorback onesie helps me love them, but he was just too cute with the football. If the camera battery hadn't died on me, I would have taken 100 more. (Plus the grass was kinda wet.) When N and I got home from lunch with B, the package with the Razorback gear had arrived. I quickly fed N and then changed him so that we could start our photo session. I wonder whether he'll wear Husker or Razorback clothes for the games Saturday? HMMM, considering I dress him, I don't think it'll be a hard decision. (And with a high of only 68, he'll have to wear the Razorback shirt since it's long sleeved.) Be sure to also check our yahoo pictures site. I added quite a few pictures from the past couple of weeks.

Are we there yet?

I don't really have anthing important to say tonight. I'm just bored. I suppose I'll just start rambling in hopes of rambling long enough to get me closer to bedtime. I would love to go to bed now since N hasn't slept through the night for 2 nights now, but 9:15 seems a bit early for bedtime. I must be old and boring if I'm just waiting around for bedtime. Ever since Big Brother All-Stars ended at 8, I've been wandering around not quite sure what to do with myself. I was disappointed that Chill Town has yet again manipulated everyone to be blind to them. I'm going to be sick if they breeze their way all the way to the final 2 by getting others to do their dirty work. Bad Dr. Will and Mike Boogie. ( www.cbs.com/primetime/bigbrother7/ ) Trip's family got a fence put in today. Now all we need is our neighbor behind us to put one up and we're pretty much set. N and I went to N City today with a friend from church. She wanted company on her ride down and asked if we wanted to go. It got us out of the house so I was more than happy to go along. N City is the oh so happening place that's claim to fame is being the "home of the international holiday Arbor Day". ( www.nebraskacity.com ) It did look like it might be fun to walk around the Arbor Farm and see all of the attractions there. Maybe that'll be a day trip some Friday this fall. We might try to go to the zoo this Friday. ( www.omahazoo.com) Since school just started it's too early for field trips and shouldn't be to busy. Brad is more than anxiously awaiting Saturday. We will be going to the opening Husker game that afternoon. Hopefully we will make it home in time to see Arkansas suprise USC. (we'll see) Nate should be getting his first offical Razorback gear in the mail tomorrow. I'll definitely take a picture and post it. The clock on the computer says it's now 9:30. Maybe if I get ready for bed really slowly, it'll be close to 10. (really, really slowly) I've wasted enough of all of our time - good night.

Touchdown Rockets! (yeah right)

I had a flashback to my high school days on Friday, and then realized how old I am getting. A and D asked if we would like to go see a couple of the good high school teams football game on Friday. It reminded me of the good old times going to War Memorial to "watch" the Catholic High Rockets (who at the time were horrible!) get beat by yet another team. It was a good time, but I left feeling old. It's hard to believe next year will be my 10 year reunion!

We also had B's fam over for dinner on Saturday night. D and K hadn't seen N in several weeks and were anxious to. N put on quite a show of rolling, happily screaming, and laughing.

Today N headed to his babysitter's at 8 am so that B and I could participate in "Step Out and Serve O" once church was over. We spent our afternoon priming and painting what will one day be a missionary school. Thank goodness it's cooler today since there's no AC.

Help! I need somebody, Help! Not just anybody, Help! You know I need someone, Help!

I am having a decorating block and would love some help with it. On either side of the kitchen window there are 3 shelves that I can't figure out what to do with. The are fairly narrow and as deep as a kitchen cabinet. I don't want them to sit empty, but I also don't want them to end up cluttered with trinkets. I would appreciate any ideas you might have concerning them. Thanks!

A Mover and A Shaker

Since N is now a roller, we decided it was time for an exersaucer. The doctor had recommended it, but it wasn't in the budget. He has a roof over his head and food in his belly; what more could the kid want? As soon as he began to roll around, we soon decided it was worth it whether the budget said so or not. He LOVES it! He spins around in the circle and plays with each of the different toys. He'll laugh and talk as he plays. I'll get some better pictures as time goes by.

Susie Homemaker

When I went to get my N driver's liscense, I had to fill out paperwork that asked what my occupation is. It was odd to not put teacher but homemaker instead. Since then I have been hard at work filling my new roll as homemaker/housewife/stay-at-home-mom. I thought, what better way to jump into my new role with both feet than pull out the old sewing machine and whip out some curtains for N's room. That's exactly what Susie Homemaker would do, right? It wasn't much, but it did take several hours (Susie is experienced and would have had them done in 30 minutes) and multiple calls home to Mom. (Thanks again Mom!) In the end I felt pretty good about the results. They were an inch or two shorter than I would have liked, but I learned a lot. If I've master window treatments, what's next in the homemaker's list of accomplishments? I guess that as I contemplate my next move, I will just keep cleaning the house and cooking dinner.

Attempt #1: F-A-I-L-U-R-E

We all have good intentions when we set goals, right? We think, "I'm going to start ___________ because it'll be good for me." Way back in May, I had one of those moments. I had to doc's okay for physical activity, and I was ready to get rid of the baby weight. I was going on a walk a day and feeling good about it as I knew I'd be running soon once again. Then came June and the excuses set in. We spent the beginning of June traveling here, there, and everywhere; which of course meant there was no time to go on walks. Then the big move came, and we had too much to do around the house to be wasting time on walks. The major heat (I swear the heat index had to be in the 140s) set in. (The heat is a great excuse - right?) I then had a real excuse when I broke my toe and had to wear a goofy shoe for 4 weeks. Unfortunately I seem to be running out of excuses, and that baby weight isn't going anywhere on it own. Late last week, I decided to give myself another go at this goal thing. Here it is, let's make it official: "I'm going to start walking (later running) because it'll be good for me." Wish me better luck than last time!

Working Hard

Meet Trip. No, we didn't get another dog; not yet anyways. (When we do it'll be a Brittney.) Trip is my "job". Since he's still just a puppy, I let him out of his crate once a day for about a hour to potty, feed, and play. Maggie is loving this job and has a great time wearing Trip out before I put him back in his house. The only tricky part is dragging him back to his house while carrying Nate when playtime is over. Other than that it's a fun job so far.

Since I had to camera out, I decided that it was time for a few new pictures of N. I'll work on getting them all up on our yahoo picture site, but here are a few of my favorites. I can't help but think that he is absolutely adorable! (Even if he did spit up all over himself and me as I was writing this, and both of us had to change clothes.)

Thanks Tork! Leave it to Tori to surprise you with a thumbs-up self portrait on your camera. :)

85-90-30

In the world of parenthood, those numbers have a lot of meaning. B and I both took N to the doctor this morning for his 4 month check-up. He was 16 lbs 15 oz which is the 85th percentile, his height is 26.25 inches and the 90th percentile, and his head circumference was 41.5 centimeters which is the 30th percentile. The little guy may have some adorable chubby cheeks, but his head is not quite as big as you'd think. The doctor said he looks great and is perfectly healthy. We got the okay to start him on eating solids. We are doing rice cereal for the next 3 to 4 weeks, and adding the good stuff (veggies, meats, and fruits) after that. N wasn't quite as excited about the cereal as I was. Most of what I attempted to put in his mouth was pushed right back out by his tongue. I went according to his cues and stopped the cereal after he would start to cry. I think he still prefers the simplicity and familiarity of feeding out of a bottle. He also did really well with shot #1, shot #2, and shot #3; if only there hadn't been a shot #4. Wow! That little guy can scream! (Can you tell from the picture that he's had a bit of tylenol today?)

Maggie also went for her check up today and passed with flying colors. The vet had nothing but good things to say about her. He could tell that she was in great shape. The vet also told B about some places where he could take her to swim. Of course they had to go out to the lake and check it out tonight.

B and I were just thrilled to find doctors for both our children (human and canine) that we felt good with. Both doctors got our stamp of approval.

The Rock

N and I have safely arrived in Little Rock! B is still stuck in N - boo. It's great to be here and see the fam, but wish it didn't mean leaving my much loved husband. I can't say that I mind all of the extra hands that are so eager to help with N. B tells me it's boring when I just write what we did, so I'll just leave it at this. More later - hopefully I'll have some pictures.

N's 2 cents worth

N has ben quite active in the past few days. He is constantly on the move. Lucky for me, this seems to be wearing him out more than normal, and I have more time to get things done while he sleeps. I'm posting several pictures which have been taken over the past week to show what N's been up to. I'll let him explain each picture.













Mom didn't start me out half-way off my blanket, but I quickly pivoted around to where I wanted to be. She's going to have to put something along this bannister soon! By the way, any suggestions for what to do with the rest of my fingers when I am sucking my thumb? They keep blocking my view!













I didn't like where Mom laid me on my blanket. She had me lying so that my head was where my left foot now is. By the time I got all the way around to where I wanted to be, I was exhausted! Naptime!













In this picture I am showing off by rolling from my tummy to my back. This was the second or third time in a row I had done this. I don't know why Mom didn't have the camera ready the first time.













I'm getting pretty good at this tummy time. I don't get as mad about it, and I can raise my head fairly high. All the books and magazines Mom reads says I should be pushing up with my arms soon, but I'll keep her waiting for now.













Mom and Dad both thought it would be nice if I could join them for mealtime. They set up my highchair yesterday, and I loved getting to play while they ate lunch. You can see a lot more of what's going on from up here. I'm loving it!!!













Mom wanted to put this picture up because it reminds her of herself when she was little. She used to suck her thumb while holding the satin edge of a blanket - just like I'm doing here.

That's all I know for now everybody. It's time for me to let Mom and Dad know I'm ready to eat again. Then I'd better think about trying to get in one more quick nap before bedtime. Don't forget NFL preseason starts tonight - I'm so excited for Dad to teach me all about football! Bye everyone!