Hi Everyone, for those of you that came over for my birthday party, thanks for coming! We had a great time. It was pretty neat seeing all those people squeeze into our house. I sat on the floor a lot and played. Luckily my cousing Summer came and kept me company. Otherwise it was mostly adults, but it was great to see everyone. I often forget what people look like (give me a break, i am trying to learn how to walk/talk/eat, luckily I was born with the ability to type in my blog!!)
I think my favorite part of the party was when everyone gathered into the dining room. And all at once, everyone starting singing! Man, I got a kick out of that. It was like a big chorus in our house!
Hopefully daddy will be posting the pictures on his site soon, but I know he's been pretty busy. I think mommy and daddy are waiting for me to start walking. I have shown them that I can stand on my own, and I can even stand and clap at teh same time. Just a matter of time before I take a successful step. I tried to step the other night but fell into mommy's arms.
ok, gotta go practice my balance...see ya!
21 February 2006
15 February 2006
Wed - Quick Update
Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! My birthday was great...wow...one year...its gone by fast.
Hope everyone had a nice valentine's day. It was pajama day at day care so everyone got to wear their pajamas all day long. It was pretty neat. Then, since a lot of kids weren't there on monday we had a little birthday celebration for me. Mommy had brought in treats and little gifts for everyone and it was a lot of fun. I hope to post some pictures some day of this place i call daycare!
Oh and last night i had my one year doctor appointment. man, if i have to go to one more doctor...btw...i think i do have to go get blood drawn to get a led test (just standard practice), so gee...can't wait. Two shots last night, made me just about go berzerk. All these doctors and nurses want to do is hold me down and stick me with things or scrape things off. its getting old...if they think i am going to be so cheery about going to the doctor next time, they have another thing coming...
Some stats....
Weight: 26 lbs. 4oz. (90th percentile) - up 3 pounds from my 9 month checkup
Height: 29 in - (average, no percentile) - up 1 inch from my 9 month checkup
Whole milk is on the way. I think mommy and daddy are pretty excited at the prospect of not having to make formula anymore! Oh, and all that stuff that I couldn't eat before, well, most of it, i can now.
And...this is a bit embarassing...but...
I got mistaken for a little girl last night at the dr. i had my pj's on and my long hair was flowing. don't think daddy or mommy took too kindly to the woman who mistakenly identified me. maybe daddy will take me for a hair cut soon. its been a topic of conversation around the house lately.
Ok...thats it for now! Hope you are all doing great!
Hope everyone had a nice valentine's day. It was pajama day at day care so everyone got to wear their pajamas all day long. It was pretty neat. Then, since a lot of kids weren't there on monday we had a little birthday celebration for me. Mommy had brought in treats and little gifts for everyone and it was a lot of fun. I hope to post some pictures some day of this place i call daycare!
Oh and last night i had my one year doctor appointment. man, if i have to go to one more doctor...btw...i think i do have to go get blood drawn to get a led test (just standard practice), so gee...can't wait. Two shots last night, made me just about go berzerk. All these doctors and nurses want to do is hold me down and stick me with things or scrape things off. its getting old...if they think i am going to be so cheery about going to the doctor next time, they have another thing coming...
Some stats....
Weight: 26 lbs. 4oz. (90th percentile) - up 3 pounds from my 9 month checkup
Height: 29 in - (average, no percentile) - up 1 inch from my 9 month checkup
Whole milk is on the way. I think mommy and daddy are pretty excited at the prospect of not having to make formula anymore! Oh, and all that stuff that I couldn't eat before, well, most of it, i can now.
And...this is a bit embarassing...but...
I got mistaken for a little girl last night at the dr. i had my pj's on and my long hair was flowing. don't think daddy or mommy took too kindly to the woman who mistakenly identified me. maybe daddy will take me for a hair cut soon. its been a topic of conversation around the house lately.
Ok...thats it for now! Hope you are all doing great!
11 February 2006
Sat - trip to Pitt recap...
Ok Ok...i know its past my bedtime but daddy said i coudl post an update...
and...btw...we are getting ready for some mega momma snow! 8-12 inches in the forecast.
So, I promised earlier in the week to post more about our trip to Pittsburgh to visit the Smedleys, and while its still fresh in my head, I thought i'd get it down in print.
Fri
Started off well. I think mommy and daddy got most of our stuff together at on thu night so we could have a semi-relaxing morning. worked out well. daddy took lucy to the doggy hotel and when he got back we hit the road. conveniently right around my nap time. stopped off quickly at dunkin for a bite (not for me) and then hit the road. woke up about 2 hours later, oh, and forgot this...remember my car seat? how it used to face the back of the seat into the back of the car? well...its front facing now baby! awesome...
the trip was pretty good. we stopped midway at the rest stop on the PA turnpike. i think we had roy rogers and i got to have some of daddy's chicken strips. it was fun looking at all the people. then daddy let me walk back out to the car (with his assistance) so i got to stretch the legs and all.
we arrived ahead of schedule (apparently made great time) and beat aunt kelly to her house. we hung out there for a while waiting for jake and his mom, so we played with howie (their dog) and all of jake's toys. we have a lot of the same toys, so i felt pretty comfortable. Eventually everyone got home and we got ready for dinner.
{oh and check this out...i dind' tell anyone but daddy actually captured it on film. Jake has this special eye power trick. here it was, we were hanging out on teh floor playing with some blocks when well, we both wanted the same one. we tugged at it for a while but i could tell he wasn't going to give. then...all of a sudden i looked at him and his eyes were giving off this beam of light... Was I freaked out? Well, kind of, but mostly I was blinded momentarily while Jake was able to get the toy. Round 1 to the jake man!}
So that night after a bath and some cleaning up, it was off to bed. I slept very poorly. I think the car thing sort of did me in.
Sat
Got up, ate some breakfast and hung out playing with jake and howie and the toys. it was fun. then mommy got out a special surprise for me from uncle jimmy, aunt kelly, jake, and howie. it was a birthday present. Leggos! My first set. Awesome. And, if your reading guys, thanks again!
{oh, so then i was crawling into the kitchen, and i hear the regrigerator start moving, sort of wobbling. quick thinking, i held the fridge so it wouldn't fall and sent howie off for some help. Luckily, daddy was there to capture the moment on film! Can you believe it? }
Then we were off to Aunt Louise's house for lunch. WE had a great time, Aunt Louise made us some pizza and got me some great gifts! A brand new walking toy and a bath towel, some jammies (more on that later) and some black and gold goldfish! Plus I got to play at her house for a while, and she played some polka music to check out my dancing skills. It was great!
Then we headed back for an early dinner at Max and Erma's. Jeesh, everyone i saw had their steelers gear on. it was quite a show. we had a nice dinner though and headed back home to bed. It was a long day and I slept like a rock!
Sun
Superbowl day! Lots of playing and napping today while the house got ready for the guests. man, the food smelled good, and can you believe i hardly had any? it was game time though so as visitors arrived I tried to smile welcomly at them. jake and i pretty much hung out on the floor during the game. great game and congrats to the steelers. Bed time game in teh middle of the game so mommy (hear that? mommy) took me to get changed into my new jammies. These are the ones that aunt louise bought me for the big game. Anyway, daddy wasn't all that happy when he saw me in them, but eventually he came around and held me once again. Off to bed, and not knowing the outcome of the game I didn't sleep well. In fact, once everyone left, I slept horribly. I just couldn't settle down. Daddy claims it was the foreign PJ's, and that I was being punished for giving up on my eagles. Mommy doesn't believe it. All I Know is, I probably won't wear those PJ's again, why take the chance! :)
Mon
Got up early and headed out. Made great time again, under six hours and with a stop for lunch at Dairy Queen! It was great! Anyway, we had a great trip and a great time hanging out with them smedley's. Thanks guys for having us!
OK...man that was long. Hope you stayed with me there. Good night and enjoy the snow!!
and...btw...we are getting ready for some mega momma snow! 8-12 inches in the forecast.
So, I promised earlier in the week to post more about our trip to Pittsburgh to visit the Smedleys, and while its still fresh in my head, I thought i'd get it down in print.
Fri
Started off well. I think mommy and daddy got most of our stuff together at on thu night so we could have a semi-relaxing morning. worked out well. daddy took lucy to the doggy hotel and when he got back we hit the road. conveniently right around my nap time. stopped off quickly at dunkin for a bite (not for me) and then hit the road. woke up about 2 hours later, oh, and forgot this...remember my car seat? how it used to face the back of the seat into the back of the car? well...its front facing now baby! awesome...
the trip was pretty good. we stopped midway at the rest stop on the PA turnpike. i think we had roy rogers and i got to have some of daddy's chicken strips. it was fun looking at all the people. then daddy let me walk back out to the car (with his assistance) so i got to stretch the legs and all.
we arrived ahead of schedule (apparently made great time) and beat aunt kelly to her house. we hung out there for a while waiting for jake and his mom, so we played with howie (their dog) and all of jake's toys. we have a lot of the same toys, so i felt pretty comfortable. Eventually everyone got home and we got ready for dinner.
{oh and check this out...i dind' tell anyone but daddy actually captured it on film. Jake has this special eye power trick. here it was, we were hanging out on teh floor playing with some blocks when well, we both wanted the same one. we tugged at it for a while but i could tell he wasn't going to give. then...all of a sudden i looked at him and his eyes were giving off this beam of light... Was I freaked out? Well, kind of, but mostly I was blinded momentarily while Jake was able to get the toy. Round 1 to the jake man!}
So that night after a bath and some cleaning up, it was off to bed. I slept very poorly. I think the car thing sort of did me in.
Sat
Got up, ate some breakfast and hung out playing with jake and howie and the toys. it was fun. then mommy got out a special surprise for me from uncle jimmy, aunt kelly, jake, and howie. it was a birthday present. Leggos! My first set. Awesome. And, if your reading guys, thanks again!
{oh, so then i was crawling into the kitchen, and i hear the regrigerator start moving, sort of wobbling. quick thinking, i held the fridge so it wouldn't fall and sent howie off for some help. Luckily, daddy was there to capture the moment on film! Can you believe it? }
Then we were off to Aunt Louise's house for lunch. WE had a great time, Aunt Louise made us some pizza and got me some great gifts! A brand new walking toy and a bath towel, some jammies (more on that later) and some black and gold goldfish! Plus I got to play at her house for a while, and she played some polka music to check out my dancing skills. It was great!
Then we headed back for an early dinner at Max and Erma's. Jeesh, everyone i saw had their steelers gear on. it was quite a show. we had a nice dinner though and headed back home to bed. It was a long day and I slept like a rock!
Sun
Superbowl day! Lots of playing and napping today while the house got ready for the guests. man, the food smelled good, and can you believe i hardly had any? it was game time though so as visitors arrived I tried to smile welcomly at them. jake and i pretty much hung out on the floor during the game. great game and congrats to the steelers. Bed time game in teh middle of the game so mommy (hear that? mommy) took me to get changed into my new jammies. These are the ones that aunt louise bought me for the big game. Anyway, daddy wasn't all that happy when he saw me in them, but eventually he came around and held me once again. Off to bed, and not knowing the outcome of the game I didn't sleep well. In fact, once everyone left, I slept horribly. I just couldn't settle down. Daddy claims it was the foreign PJ's, and that I was being punished for giving up on my eagles. Mommy doesn't believe it. All I Know is, I probably won't wear those PJ's again, why take the chance! :)
Mon
Got up early and headed out. Made great time again, under six hours and with a stop for lunch at Dairy Queen! It was great! Anyway, we had a great trip and a great time hanging out with them smedley's. Thanks guys for having us!
OK...man that was long. Hope you stayed with me there. Good night and enjoy the snow!!
09 February 2006
thu - boo boo no more
yesterday, doc successfully removed my hemangioma. it was aweful for about 10 minutes, but its over now. in about a week or so, my wound should heal into a small little scar. then when i am older, much older, i can impress the chics with my scar. he he.
here is how the day unfolded. sitting and playing at day care, la la la. in comes daddy, and i am thinking, great, he came to play with me at lunch time, just like he used to. as i am crawling over to him i hear the mention of the D word. he then grabs me, applies some sort of creme to my wound and whisks me off. details get shady because in the car i fell asleep. Before i know it we are in the waiting room adn mommy shows up. they call us into the room, but the nurse (who looks so nice) is having problems with the computer in that room. So...we switch rooms...
then the three of us are hanging out, playing and waiting. and waiting...and waiting. it was now 20 minutes afer our appt time, and daddy and i saw the doctor arriving to the building through the window. this sparks a heated debate between mommy and daddy about appointment times and being polite.
finally doc shows up, nurse wraps me in a tight swaddle in a sheet and hollllly cazollee. details are sketchy here as i was writhing in pain, but they involve an injection, a scalpel, and some sort of burning device.
Finally it was over adn we went home. I slept most of the afternoon. Glad its over. Daddy said I was pretty tough and that he was proud of me. Mommy looked a little shaken, but she assured me i would be ok. Good news...I was!
So, one more week of band aids and healing cream, then back to normalcy again! Its been a long few weeks!
Thanks eveyrone for your concern!
here is how the day unfolded. sitting and playing at day care, la la la. in comes daddy, and i am thinking, great, he came to play with me at lunch time, just like he used to. as i am crawling over to him i hear the mention of the D word. he then grabs me, applies some sort of creme to my wound and whisks me off. details get shady because in the car i fell asleep. Before i know it we are in the waiting room adn mommy shows up. they call us into the room, but the nurse (who looks so nice) is having problems with the computer in that room. So...we switch rooms...
then the three of us are hanging out, playing and waiting. and waiting...and waiting. it was now 20 minutes afer our appt time, and daddy and i saw the doctor arriving to the building through the window. this sparks a heated debate between mommy and daddy about appointment times and being polite.
finally doc shows up, nurse wraps me in a tight swaddle in a sheet and hollllly cazollee. details are sketchy here as i was writhing in pain, but they involve an injection, a scalpel, and some sort of burning device.
Finally it was over adn we went home. I slept most of the afternoon. Glad its over. Daddy said I was pretty tough and that he was proud of me. Mommy looked a little shaken, but she assured me i would be ok. Good news...I was!
So, one more week of band aids and healing cream, then back to normalcy again! Its been a long few weeks!
Thanks eveyrone for your concern!
07 February 2006
Tues - What a weekend!
Hey Guys, been over a week since I posted, but its been excitement filled.
Quick Update on my hemangioma...it is scheduled for removal tomorrow (Wed afternoon). Am I scared? Well, heck yeah, but i think it will be worth it. having mommy and daddy constantly cleaning and changing my bandage is getting old. yesterday i was fed up and ripped it off in the car. the blood was annoying...
how bout them stillers? they won the superbowl! congratulations stiller fans.
we just got back from a short visit out to pittsburgh yesterday. we had a nice time and according to daddy, i was pretty good in the car. we even stopped at dairy queen on the way home yesterday, and we mdae great time. i think daddy was pretty tired though cause as the day went on he got grouchier and grouchier. i know how it feels to be tired though....
i will post more about our trip later and hopefully some pictures, but wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to LUCY today! She is 2 years old. Almost exactly one year older than me. Next monday I will be 1 year old. Daddy says my blog may end that day, he is still thinking about it.
SO...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my favorite big brown dog!!
In other news:
Welcome to the 2006 edition of getting to know your friends. What you are supposed to do is copy this entire questionnaire and paste it into a comment. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then sign your name. The theory is that you
will learn a lot of little things about your friends, if you did not know
them already.
1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:40am
2. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? March of the Penguins
3. What is your favorite TV show? Jeopardy
4. What did you have for breakfast? Similac and Oatmeal, can't remember the rest
5. What is your middle name? Stephen
6. What is your favorite cuisine? American Dairy
7. Your favorite Potato chip? Potato what?
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? My Raffi CD
9. What kind of car do you drive? doht
10. What is your favorite sandwich? Grilled Cheese
11. What characteristics do you despise? not sure what despise means
12. Favorite item of clothing? mcnabb jersey
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation,where would you go? Delaware
14. What color is your bathroom? Blue/Green
15. Favorite brand of clothing? Old Navy
16. Where would you want to retire? Delaware (i've only been to 3 states, its the closest)
17. Where were you born? Livingston, NJ
18. Favorite sport to watch? FOOTBALL
19. Who do you least expect to respond? mommy
20. Person you expect to respond first? jake!
21. What laundry detergent do you use? what the heck is that?
22. Coke or Pepsi? haven't had either yet
23. Are you a morning person or night owl? definitely morning
24. Do you have any pets? YES, Lucy bear!
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with
everyone? next monday i'm gonna be one!
26. What did you want to be when you were little? drummer
27. Favorite candy bar? haven't had one yet
28. What is your best childhood memory? swimming in the pool
29. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? head of household,
diaper tester, nighttime accoustic engineer, dog feeder, bottle emptier
30. What color underwear are you wearing? white (hehe)
31. Nicknames? bugger, buddy, little monster, little devil, bam bam
32. Piercing? none
33. Eye color? brown
34. Ever been to Africa? no
35. Ever been toilet papering? no
36. Love someone so much it made you cry? not sure yet
37. Been in a car accident? nope
38. Croutons or bacon bits? haven't had either
39. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
40. Favorite restaurant? Bunny's
41. Favorite flower? flowers are for girls
42. Favorite ice cream? any kind
43. Disney or Warner brothers? Disney
44. Favorite fast food restaurant? not sure yet
45. What color is your bedroom carpet? dark blue adn light blue
46. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 0
47. Besides this one, whose blog did you last read? none, can't read
48. What store would you choose to Max out your credit card? credit cards are bad
49. What do you do most often when you are bored? cry
50. Bedtime? 8pm
51. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? aunt louise
52. What are you listening to right now? other kids crying
53. What is your favorite color? green
54. Lake, Ocean or river? Ocean, haven't seen the others
55. How many tattoos do you have? none
56. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? egg
Now, here's what you're supposed to do ... and please
Do not spoil the fun. Copy (NOT forward) this entire-questionaire
and paste it into a comment.Change all of the answers, so that they apply to you.
The theory is that you will learn a lot of little Known facts about those who know
you. Remember to send It back to the person who sent it to you.
Quick Update on my hemangioma...it is scheduled for removal tomorrow (Wed afternoon). Am I scared? Well, heck yeah, but i think it will be worth it. having mommy and daddy constantly cleaning and changing my bandage is getting old. yesterday i was fed up and ripped it off in the car. the blood was annoying...
how bout them stillers? they won the superbowl! congratulations stiller fans.
we just got back from a short visit out to pittsburgh yesterday. we had a nice time and according to daddy, i was pretty good in the car. we even stopped at dairy queen on the way home yesterday, and we mdae great time. i think daddy was pretty tired though cause as the day went on he got grouchier and grouchier. i know how it feels to be tired though....
i will post more about our trip later and hopefully some pictures, but wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to LUCY today! She is 2 years old. Almost exactly one year older than me. Next monday I will be 1 year old. Daddy says my blog may end that day, he is still thinking about it.
SO...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my favorite big brown dog!!
In other news:
Welcome to the 2006 edition of getting to know your friends. What you are supposed to do is copy this entire questionnaire and paste it into a comment. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then sign your name. The theory is that you
will learn a lot of little things about your friends, if you did not know
them already.
1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:40am
2. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? March of the Penguins
3. What is your favorite TV show? Jeopardy
4. What did you have for breakfast? Similac and Oatmeal, can't remember the rest
5. What is your middle name? Stephen
6. What is your favorite cuisine? American Dairy
7. Your favorite Potato chip? Potato what?
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? My Raffi CD
9. What kind of car do you drive? doht
10. What is your favorite sandwich? Grilled Cheese
11. What characteristics do you despise? not sure what despise means
12. Favorite item of clothing? mcnabb jersey
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation,where would you go? Delaware
14. What color is your bathroom? Blue/Green
15. Favorite brand of clothing? Old Navy
16. Where would you want to retire? Delaware (i've only been to 3 states, its the closest)
17. Where were you born? Livingston, NJ
18. Favorite sport to watch? FOOTBALL
19. Who do you least expect to respond? mommy
20. Person you expect to respond first? jake!
21. What laundry detergent do you use? what the heck is that?
22. Coke or Pepsi? haven't had either yet
23. Are you a morning person or night owl? definitely morning
24. Do you have any pets? YES, Lucy bear!
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with
everyone? next monday i'm gonna be one!
26. What did you want to be when you were little? drummer
27. Favorite candy bar? haven't had one yet
28. What is your best childhood memory? swimming in the pool
29. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? head of household,
diaper tester, nighttime accoustic engineer, dog feeder, bottle emptier
30. What color underwear are you wearing? white (hehe)
31. Nicknames? bugger, buddy, little monster, little devil, bam bam
32. Piercing? none
33. Eye color? brown
34. Ever been to Africa? no
35. Ever been toilet papering? no
36. Love someone so much it made you cry? not sure yet
37. Been in a car accident? nope
38. Croutons or bacon bits? haven't had either
39. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
40. Favorite restaurant? Bunny's
41. Favorite flower? flowers are for girls
42. Favorite ice cream? any kind
43. Disney or Warner brothers? Disney
44. Favorite fast food restaurant? not sure yet
45. What color is your bedroom carpet? dark blue adn light blue
46. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 0
47. Besides this one, whose blog did you last read? none, can't read
48. What store would you choose to Max out your credit card? credit cards are bad
49. What do you do most often when you are bored? cry
50. Bedtime? 8pm
51. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? aunt louise
52. What are you listening to right now? other kids crying
53. What is your favorite color? green
54. Lake, Ocean or river? Ocean, haven't seen the others
55. How many tattoos do you have? none
56. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? egg
Now, here's what you're supposed to do ... and please
Do not spoil the fun. Copy (NOT forward) this entire-questionaire
and paste it into a comment.Change all of the answers, so that they apply to you.
The theory is that you will learn a lot of little Known facts about those who know
you. Remember to send It back to the person who sent it to you.
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