Monday, April 14, 2008
Guest Blogger
We're tired, sore and happy. Much has been accomplished. I will only be able to tell you about it after a hot shower, full nights sleep and several ibuprofen. Until then, we have a surprise guest blogger coming in to share their video/pictures/life stories/etc with you. Stay tuned.
PS Guest blogger. I gave you the wrong password. Check your e mail.
PS Guest blogger. I gave you the wrong password. Check your e mail.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Brrr....
This post is a mess. But, there are few things I wanted to get up and entered in before I forget them. We've spent every night this last week priming and painting after putting William to bed so I am behind in my entries. The Grandparents McGarry are scheduled to arrive tomorrow evening to help us this weekend. That news has motivated us to spend as much money as humanly possible to ensure we have enough stuff here to keep Grandpa busy for the entire weekend. Flooring arrived this afternoon, the ceiling supplies for the office were purchased yesterday. Tile, mortar, grout, and more paint have been purchased and sit ready for action. So, forgive the disorganized mess of this post and don't count on hearing from me again until Monday.
William was introduced to ice cream for the first time around Christmas. We try not to do too many sweets with him because we're still working on getting him to eat the right amount of the healthy stuff (advice welcome on how to get him to eat meat and fresh fruit). I don't want him to hold out until he gets the unhealthy scheduled snack of the day.
That being said, we do bring out the good stuff every once in awhile when he's already eaten well during the day. Today was one of those days and we pulled out the ice cream as a treat. As soon as he saw what was in the bowl he said "Brr.....!" and made a beeline for it. I wasn't scooping it into his mouth fast enough which was reason enough for a small meltdown on his part.
The funny thing we've noticed over the last few weeks is he is now using "Brrr..." to mean anything that has a temperature. When warm pizza was put on his plate, he reached for it. When he found out it was still pretty warm, he pulled his hands back in surprise and said "Brrr...!". Too funny.
We're never sure what will come next - tonight he begin mimicking the sound of a sneeze, saying "Choo..." after John sneezed loudly for the third time in a row. Today he also came out with an "Up-p-p-p" while standing at John's feet reaching upwards. The 'p' is very pronounced and very cute.
The B words (not the naughty B words) are becoming difficult. He has so many B words, unless he is reaching or pointing to something, it is impossible to tell what word he is saying. The following list of words sounds completely identical:
Bear
Blanket
Book
Ball (sometimes has the L sound at the end to help me out, sometimes not)
Ba (the sound you make when you kiss someone)
Bark (dog)
Balloon
Beep (car)
Belly
Bath
Bless you (Ba when you sneeze)
Bread
Baby
Hopefully we reach a place where we are all able to understand each other or I see frustration in our future!
William was introduced to ice cream for the first time around Christmas. We try not to do too many sweets with him because we're still working on getting him to eat the right amount of the healthy stuff (advice welcome on how to get him to eat meat and fresh fruit). I don't want him to hold out until he gets the unhealthy scheduled snack of the day.
That being said, we do bring out the good stuff every once in awhile when he's already eaten well during the day. Today was one of those days and we pulled out the ice cream as a treat. As soon as he saw what was in the bowl he said "Brr.....!" and made a beeline for it. I wasn't scooping it into his mouth fast enough which was reason enough for a small meltdown on his part.
The funny thing we've noticed over the last few weeks is he is now using "Brrr..." to mean anything that has a temperature. When warm pizza was put on his plate, he reached for it. When he found out it was still pretty warm, he pulled his hands back in surprise and said "Brrr...!". Too funny.
We're never sure what will come next - tonight he begin mimicking the sound of a sneeze, saying "Choo..." after John sneezed loudly for the third time in a row. Today he also came out with an "Up-p-p-p" while standing at John's feet reaching upwards. The 'p' is very pronounced and very cute.
The B words (not the naughty B words) are becoming difficult. He has so many B words, unless he is reaching or pointing to something, it is impossible to tell what word he is saying. The following list of words sounds completely identical:
Bear
Blanket
Book
Ball (sometimes has the L sound at the end to help me out, sometimes not)
Ba (the sound you make when you kiss someone)
Bark (dog)
Balloon
Beep (car)
Belly
Bath
Bless you (Ba when you sneeze)
Bread
Baby
Hopefully we reach a place where we are all able to understand each other or I see frustration in our future!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Busy Busy Busy Busy
Painting, sanding, washing, drying, buying, researching, digging, planting, watering, sweeping, vacuuming, washing, chasing, splashing, and more painting.
We're busy busy busy busy busy. More later.
We're busy busy busy busy busy. More later.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
A Comparison
Just for kicks, this is what our backyard looks like more typically (please note: less water). Although the water level is still higher than usual, I am not longer operating in the "make a plan" mode and have even started considering paint colors for the next room in our basement. At the time of my last post, I was taking pictures of our work in the basement for insurance purposes and calculating how long it would take us to redo the work we have already done.
Picnic table is barely visible but between the trees in the center of the frame.
Nice green grass + no water= good thing. John is convinced he needs to mow the lawn this weekend.
A different kind of comparison. The blue shoes are what William had just outgrown at this time last year. The white shoes are his new ones that currently fit. Please note: although they Nike, they are not new. $6 at the children's resale shop.
William has developed a thing for shoes. Here he is trying to put on my shoes.
It was bright and sunny after dinner on Wednesday, so we attempted our first trip to the park! It was a lot more fun this year! William climbed, slid, crawled and ran around. And cried when it was time to go. Looks were deceiving in that it looked nice, but was still only 45 degrees outside. A little chilly for us, but we still had fun.
We put William down to walk back to the car with us. He turned right around and ran back to the play area!
Picnic table is barely visible but between the trees in the center of the frame.
Nice green grass + no water= good thing. John is convinced he needs to mow the lawn this weekend.
A different kind of comparison. The blue shoes are what William had just outgrown at this time last year. The white shoes are his new ones that currently fit. Please note: although they Nike, they are not new. $6 at the children's resale shop.
William has developed a thing for shoes. Here he is trying to put on my shoes.
It was bright and sunny after dinner on Wednesday, so we attempted our first trip to the park! It was a lot more fun this year! William climbed, slid, crawled and ran around. And cried when it was time to go. Looks were deceiving in that it looked nice, but was still only 45 degrees outside. A little chilly for us, but we still had fun.
We put William down to walk back to the car with us. He turned right around and ran back to the play area!
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