Sully's first Halloween! We enjoyed some pictures at the pumpkin patch by our house and got our little pumpkin his first little pumpkin. This time last year all our neighbors were finding out I was pregnant around our annual Halloween-driveway-bonfire-thingy we've done for years. I wasn't drinking thanks to this little guy making me look mighty suspicious!
10.30.2009
10.18.2009
If I had my child to raise all over again
A co-worker gave this to me. Thought I'd share and pass it along.
"If I had my child to raise all over again
I'd build self esteem first, and the house later.
I'd finger paint more and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off the watch and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I'd take hikes and fly more kites.
Id stop playing serious and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd see the oak tree in the acorn more often.
I'd model less about the love of power -
And more about the power of love."
Diana Loomans
10.16.2009
Well 'whadda ya know
Quite a few months back, an old friend found me on facebook. She was one of the closest friends in High School and one of my bridesmaid when I got married. We lost touch over the years - life, distance, college - all being the usual culprits they can be in these kinds of situations.
This past Thursday Sully and I went to visit them. Ironically we live really close to each other again, right up the street practically from where I've been working the past 5 years. Our visit a couple months ago was quick and short - a spur of the moment in-the-area kind of deal. This time however we got to visit and catch up over our kiddos playing with each other on the floor.
I was reminded how nice it is to have friends that knew you way back when. And even though it had been years since we had seen each other, it almost was like we picked right back off where we started - talking, laughing, joking and making dinner plans with our significant others in the near future. Even though so much has changed n our lives, our experiences, part of me felt like that high school kid again, and it was nice.
Her daughter is a little over a year old. She is a beautiful, witty little girl that Sully really seems to take to. She runs circles around him, and he loves it. She was born with a rare genetic condition and we talked about all the struggles they've faced since her birth. This stubborn strong willed girl I knew as a kid is now a strong willed Mama, facing this adversity in their life head on and with such grace - I'm taken aback by it at times. My mom had made the comment how horrible the situation must be for them - my response - I couldn't imagine anybody better for this little girl to have as a mommy. She's a tough cookie, strong in her faith and her convictions.
I'm looking forward to future play dates and continuing to pick up where we left off. I thought back to high school and us driving around in my moms old beat up convertible, getting lost just for the hell of it to see if we could find our way back.
We found out then -which still holds true even now - no matter where you go, you can always find a road that will lead you back to home.
Ain't it funny how life works?
This past Thursday Sully and I went to visit them. Ironically we live really close to each other again, right up the street practically from where I've been working the past 5 years. Our visit a couple months ago was quick and short - a spur of the moment in-the-area kind of deal. This time however we got to visit and catch up over our kiddos playing with each other on the floor.
I was reminded how nice it is to have friends that knew you way back when. And even though it had been years since we had seen each other, it almost was like we picked right back off where we started - talking, laughing, joking and making dinner plans with our significant others in the near future. Even though so much has changed n our lives, our experiences, part of me felt like that high school kid again, and it was nice.
Her daughter is a little over a year old. She is a beautiful, witty little girl that Sully really seems to take to. She runs circles around him, and he loves it. She was born with a rare genetic condition and we talked about all the struggles they've faced since her birth. This stubborn strong willed girl I knew as a kid is now a strong willed Mama, facing this adversity in their life head on and with such grace - I'm taken aback by it at times. My mom had made the comment how horrible the situation must be for them - my response - I couldn't imagine anybody better for this little girl to have as a mommy. She's a tough cookie, strong in her faith and her convictions.
I'm looking forward to future play dates and continuing to pick up where we left off. I thought back to high school and us driving around in my moms old beat up convertible, getting lost just for the hell of it to see if we could find our way back.
We found out then -which still holds true even now - no matter where you go, you can always find a road that will lead you back to home.
Ain't it funny how life works?
10.06.2009
Firsts
So this month we've had a lot of firsts.
Sully can drink out of a sippy cup, has started stage 2 foods and has cut his first tooth, followed by a second tooth that cut two days later. He is officially sitting up on his own too - reaching and balancing without falling. He's now upgraded to a big boy car seat, and tomorrow we will be lowering his crib mattress because hes too tall, too strong and too smart. As it is when he doesn't want to sleep he rolls onto his tummy and scoots to his bumper and pulls it down to peer and scream at you through the slots. I've already found him once with his hand on the top rail - and all I can vision is him pulling himself up (which he can do) and somehow landing on the other side of the not very soft potentially brain damaging floor.He's working on getting up on all fours and doing the baby bounce - choosing to work on this instead of army scooting these days. He can however crawl backwards, go figure.
He's also started to throw tantrums. Yes, tantrums. When he gets angry he yells, usually followed by a toy flying across the kitchen, or a fist and grunt on his highchair. Too bad he's just too stinkin' cute when he attempts to be angry and all any of us can usually do is laugh. Not directly at him, but you know, behind his back where he can't see.
It will be his first Halloween. (He's going to be a monkey!) It will also be the first time seeing his Grandpa Johnny and Grandma Helen since he was a month old. They're going to be shocked! Meme bought him his first kid laptop, opting for a real laptop instead of a baby toy plushie. Don't ask - he's spoiled, we know this. He has a weird obsession with laptops - opting for them over any other toy in view. And to think I was going to just give him an old keyboard to bang on - what could I possibly be thinking to not consider a real computer for a baby? The horror.
He weighs approximately 19.3 lbs and is 28 inches long. He's wearing 6-9 month clothes now, with the exception of his pants. He still fits his 3 month pants, but they look like man capris on the poor guy, so we've settled on 6 month pants and just roll them down.
He reaches for people he wants, usually followed with a grunt or whine and cries at strangers now. We're aiming to hit up his first Kings game this November since October is proving to be quite the busy month for us - finally break in his baby jersey. We're excited since the last game we attended together was when I was 8 months pregnant or so.
We spent the day with Aunt Sami down at the Highland Games at Seaside in Ventura and did a little shopping. Next weekend we're going to Underwood Farms with Sully's Aunt Sami, Meme, Papa and Nana Cathy to pick up his first Halloween pumpkin. The following week we're in Vegas and then its Halloween! Hard to believe that this time last year we were sitting around the fire pit, breaking news to neighbors we were pregnant, talking about how fun the next Halloween would be - and its here! Dang.
I have new pictures, I'm just too lazy to upload them. Soon.
Sully can drink out of a sippy cup, has started stage 2 foods and has cut his first tooth, followed by a second tooth that cut two days later. He is officially sitting up on his own too - reaching and balancing without falling. He's now upgraded to a big boy car seat, and tomorrow we will be lowering his crib mattress because hes too tall, too strong and too smart. As it is when he doesn't want to sleep he rolls onto his tummy and scoots to his bumper and pulls it down to peer and scream at you through the slots. I've already found him once with his hand on the top rail - and all I can vision is him pulling himself up (which he can do) and somehow landing on the other side of the not very soft potentially brain damaging floor.He's working on getting up on all fours and doing the baby bounce - choosing to work on this instead of army scooting these days. He can however crawl backwards, go figure.
He's also started to throw tantrums. Yes, tantrums. When he gets angry he yells, usually followed by a toy flying across the kitchen, or a fist and grunt on his highchair. Too bad he's just too stinkin' cute when he attempts to be angry and all any of us can usually do is laugh. Not directly at him, but you know, behind his back where he can't see.
It will be his first Halloween. (He's going to be a monkey!) It will also be the first time seeing his Grandpa Johnny and Grandma Helen since he was a month old. They're going to be shocked! Meme bought him his first kid laptop, opting for a real laptop instead of a baby toy plushie. Don't ask - he's spoiled, we know this. He has a weird obsession with laptops - opting for them over any other toy in view. And to think I was going to just give him an old keyboard to bang on - what could I possibly be thinking to not consider a real computer for a baby? The horror.
He weighs approximately 19.3 lbs and is 28 inches long. He's wearing 6-9 month clothes now, with the exception of his pants. He still fits his 3 month pants, but they look like man capris on the poor guy, so we've settled on 6 month pants and just roll them down.
He reaches for people he wants, usually followed with a grunt or whine and cries at strangers now. We're aiming to hit up his first Kings game this November since October is proving to be quite the busy month for us - finally break in his baby jersey. We're excited since the last game we attended together was when I was 8 months pregnant or so.
We spent the day with Aunt Sami down at the Highland Games at Seaside in Ventura and did a little shopping. Next weekend we're going to Underwood Farms with Sully's Aunt Sami, Meme, Papa and Nana Cathy to pick up his first Halloween pumpkin. The following week we're in Vegas and then its Halloween! Hard to believe that this time last year we were sitting around the fire pit, breaking news to neighbors we were pregnant, talking about how fun the next Halloween would be - and its here! Dang.
I have new pictures, I'm just too lazy to upload them. Soon.
......
Sully getting ready to go into the Highland Games. My camera died right after the 2nd picture was taken.
Sully getting ready to go into the Highland Games. My camera died right after the 2nd picture was taken.
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