tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38970624695379609322024-03-13T07:51:15.153-07:00The amazing journey of Tiny-TLori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-8891176036641036612014-06-10T09:58:00.001-07:002014-06-10T10:12:08.137-07:004 Months<p dir="ltr"> It’s hard to believe it’s already/only been 4 months.  It feels like you just joined us yet you have blended into the fold as if you have always been here.  The days of easily laying you across my lap are gone, replaced with your determined fight to sit upright even though you can’t stay that way very long.   You are like your brother, in that you seem to be very interested in what’s happening around you.  As a result you want to sit up and be held facing out to ensure you aren’t missing anything.  You also no longer totally hate being on your tummy.  As a matter of fact now that you are happily sleeping in your own room in your crib you are our second tummy sleeper (please don’t tell your Doctor).  You have mastered the roll from tummy to back and on the nights where you wake to eat (which amazingly and wonderfully for me is not EVERY night or even MULTIPLE times a night, I may never be able to fully convey my gratitude for this) I can tell before I get to you if you have rolled yourself over, as your protests are significantly more robust!</p>
<p dir="ltr">On this note, you have realized dear daughter that if you wish to be heard in this family you will need to speak up.  And so you have.  Both your volume and your tone have grown louder and more animated-no doubt in part by watching your big brother.  Speaking of that guy, as much as I’d like to say I’m your favorite person (and maybe I am depending on the moment at hand) you are completely enamored with your big brother and I assure you the feeling is mutual.  In the last few weeks you have begun to pay real attention to him; you track his voice, you reach out to touch him when he is near and you smile and laugh when he is being silly…which is often.  He, in turn, is always checking on you.  Patting your head as you eat, getting you a blanket when you are in your rock-n-play, trying to shove a teething toy in your mouth…whether you want it or not…but it all comes from a place of love.  I knew my love for you would be intense, just as it is for your brother, but I can honestly say I was unprepared for the emotion I feel when I see the two of you interacting.  It fills my heart in a totally different way and I am so beyond grateful that we were able to give you to each other.  I know it won’t always be fun and games but I pray that you will lean on and love on each other always.</p>
<p dir="ltr">You are growing so quickly, too quickly for this mamma trying to hold on tightly to all of her “last” first, and changing every day.  I can hardly wait to see more of who you are going to be but please feel free to take your time, for both of our sakes.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Love Mom</p>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As in Surprise I’m still here…since it’s been so long since you’ve been given and update on me…or my personal favorite Surprise…It’s a girl! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So here I am, minding my own business-growing hair, working on my listening ears, practicing my kung-fu kicks, and all of a sudden I feel this really hard, really annoying pressing –everywhere! Turns out it was Mom at Dad at the Dr.’s getting another look at me. This look, besides confirming what I already know,- positively perfect in every way- was very special because it was the day Mom and Dad found out I am a girl! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This news, it seems, came as quite a shock (apparently the camera lady told them at 12 weeks that I looked like a boy…pointed out “his” little parts and everything) so it was a BIG surprise for them! Naturally they are much happier that I am a girl and not a stinky ole boy but I can understand the confusion. So now that we are all acquainted they can get to the really important work of picking out my name…and judging by some of the “suggestions” I’m hearing, they’ve got some work to do…and designing my nursery (apparently this will be my new home once I leave this joint) so it’s very important that it be just as cozy. So that’s my big news for now. I’ll do my best to get Mom back on track with her updates, my kicks are finally get a reaction so now I have some leverage!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ahhh 12 weeks and time for another photo shoot. I decided to put on a little show for everyone today seeing as they had to go a whole month without seeing me and all the hard work Ive been doing in here. I bounced and popped around even put my whole new hand up to say "hi". I tried to be a good baby for the camera lady since she was apparently trying to do important Dr stuff but I knew mom and dad were just more excited to see me than worry about the rest of it, still I did my best to cooperate and give her the looks at me she needed...Im a crowd pleaser, what can I say.<br />
The good news is that everything looks good and I'm told to keep up my good growing work! <br />
Its been busy and on the go around here but I've gotten to do some fun new stuff like going to the beach! Now that brother is out of his cast we can go and I love it! It gets all warm and bright in here, it's really nice. We get to go on a big family beach trip in a few weeks, I can't wait! <br />
Well it's been a LONG day, I'm gonna go take a nap. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. Hand, Hand! This normally results in being lead to any variety of places or to any variety of things he might find desirable at that time (which of late includes the new container of candy corn in the kitchen…OY) Or just as often this commandment is promptly followed by ;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. SIDE, SIDE! This is the one that is repeated over and over and over ALL DAY LONG. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful that my kid likes to be outdoors-really- but at 5:30 in the morning…when it’s raining…it’s not nearly as charming, or as easy to explain why it’s not happening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. More! A term normally reserved for food items, especially of the small orange fish shaped variety (or his new obsession…)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">5. Chips! I SWEAR we do not ply this kid with junk food, but I’ll be dammed if he didn’t look over the baby gate last week at the new bag of pop chips I bought at BJ’s and begin emphatically chanting Chip Chip Chip…Not only did I not realize he knew the word…I sure as heck didn’t expect him to ID the bag in a dark corner of the dining room!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">6. Pop-Pop: This phrase can actually encompass either or both sets of grandparents or his Auntie but it is directed at the computer, as he believes its only purpose is to see and talk to people who aren’t here… Yea for Skype! (Although he is starting to call in “pudee” which makes the request a tad easier to understand)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">7. Dia-poo (Diaper): As in this one is old and full…new one please!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">8. Poddy (potty): In keeping with the previous demand, he makes this request often…but always after the deed is done…baby steps</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It’s really pretty cool to watch these connections form rapid fire and I know this is the point when it’s supposed to happen but it’s still pretty awe inspiring. Let’s just hope I can keep that perspective as the demands get louder and the vocabulary gets wider!</span>Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-9298467598301866912013-08-21T03:22:00.002-07:002013-08-21T03:26:51.760-07:00Camping Adventures<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Greetings everyone!
Wow what a wonderful weekend I had.
Mom and Dad must have known how exhausted I was from all the work Im
doing in here and decided to give me a vacation! I got to go camping for the first time! (It
was bruders first time too, but lets focus on what’s important here shall
we…) We went with my Aunt Niki and Uncle
Brandon , Tristan and Grayson and My Aunt Tami and Uncle Brady and EJ. I think Bruder had a great time playing with
those big boys cause I heard lots and lots of hollering and laughing. Obviously I couldn’t enjoy the view but from
the sound and taste of things, Im gonna dig this camping thing. There was lots of swimming and rain and play
time and lots of good yummy food in mommy’s tummy- Bruder and I had our first s’mores! Although I guess he got the better end of
that deal cause he actually got to taste it all by himself, but it still seemed
pretty good to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The place we went camping was called Kerr Dam and it is not
too far from mommy’s home. So mom
persuaded dad to pack us up on Sunday morning and drive in to Danville to we
could tell Grammy and Grandpa and Auntie and Uncle Jeff all about me! Well actually Bruder did it with his new
shirt but they got the message. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am now nine weeks old and just graduated to a fetus (that
means little one) Im roughly the size of a strawberry. I can bend my hands at
the wrist and even fold them over my heart.
My ears are starting to show up now too and my hearing will only get
better from here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gotta go do some back flips before mom can feel them!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Love to all<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TRIPP</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Why do you think he looks so unsure about me??</span><br />
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Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-7596230286035759492013-08-21T03:17:00.001-07:002013-08-21T03:22:49.681-07:00Yep, I’m really in here…<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don’t know why the photographic evidence was so
necessary-two pee sticks and tummy upset not enough for you?- But its
“official”. Minus the minor annoyance on
my end from the poking camera thing I guess it was worth it for mom and dad to
see me floating around in here, my little heart pumping away. Bruder even came, but he’s kind of steeling
my thunder…already having issues being a second child…so he may have to sit out
the next visit. But they did announce
my expected arrival date as January 31 so it’s at least nice to know how long
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Remember those feet I talked about last time,
I think they’re here now, although I can’t really do anything with them. Truthfully I’m so busy growing its hard to
really pay attention to any of it! In 8
short weeks I’ve built a heart and my spinal cord. I'm working on my brain cells constantly- to
the tune to 100 new nerve cells each minute!
My kidneys, liver and tummy are all coming together nicely as well…it’s
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mom and dad get their next peek at
me in another month. They say mommy is
old, so she can do some extra test to check on me, but I think it’s just more
pictures, whatever- just don’t press to hard!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TRIP </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Someone had to revive the dead end this blog had become,
allow me to introduce myself-I’m the new baby around these parts, but you can
call me TRIP (Tiny T Two…get it? I
considered Tiny T Duex…but it just didn’t work for me) It’s no big secret that my mom has been
totally MIA and now that Bruder is using more real words he mysteriously seems
to be losing his ability to blog so this is all on me now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I am
a spry 6 weeks and change and really just starting to make my presence known
around here. A little nausea a little
vomiting and viola a little me! I’ve
been super busy for the past few weeks splitting cells and making some pretty
important parts to get me through this little journey. I’m still getting acquainted with my new
digs, my mom and of course with all of you!
I hope you’ll be patient with me as I figure this whole “talking” thing out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Well
I gotta run…figuratively of course, I’m still working on my feet…but I can’t
wait to talk to you all again soon!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Love to all<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TRIP</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-29859370146209873682013-01-21T03:43:00.000-08:002013-01-21T03:43:26.881-08:00What a Long Strange Trip its Been...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Whew...I am exhausted! Yesterday I had something called a "birthday". I don't really know what that means but boy I liked it! All of my family was here lovin' all over me and all of my friend came over to play too! I got to wear a cool shirt with my name on it and my favorite little caterpillar friend from my morning movies, (One of my Italy Angel mommas made it for me special) and these big colored balls called balloons were everywhere!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I woke up yesterday on this "birthday" I saw the best thing ever in my playroom! It has stairs I can climb and a slide and my favorite part...a ball pit! So. Much. Fun!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So the most interesting part of this "birthday" was snack time. My eating chair was not in the kitchen like normal but the in the "fancy" room that I am NEVER allowed in...like I would break something....and everybody was standing around watching me, which was kind of weird but I'm cute to so whatever, it happens. Then they all starting making music and mommy put this big snack on my tray that did not look like my normal snack but boy when I put my finger in it to check it out every one got so happy. Which again...sort of weird...but whatever. I though that new snack was super delicious and I got to have a lot of it. The rest of my day was full of more playing on my new toy and hanging with my friends. I could get used to this "birthday" thing! Here are some pictures of my enjoying my day, I hope you all get to have one of these too!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lots of love,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Matthew</span><br />
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<br />Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-58485226041723973642012-12-19T14:40:00.000-08:002012-12-19T14:40:04.047-08:00Time flies when you’re having fun…<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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holding up both hands…not 10 fingers…two hands…one one) 11 months, that’s me! So
much to share where to begin where to begin…OH so I have totally mastered this
whole “walking” thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can even stop
mid walk squat down (Daddy says I have great form) pick up a toy of my likeing
and continue on my way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While this comes
in very handy to get myself places Mommy and Daddy don’t like for me to go, I
still love a good carry…good views up there people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I’m still talking a mile a minute and they are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">finally </i>catching on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now they hear Mama, Dada, hi and an occasional
na na (which is the noise Mommy makes when I do something she doesn’t
like).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To help them out even more, I’m
even throwing a little sign language in there for them, the sign for “more”
comes in very handy at dinner time <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>had a surprise visit from PopPop a few weeks
ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a lot of fun to see him and
just to make it harder on Mama and Dada he is teaching me Spanish too!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So in addition to my big day tomorrow apparently there are a
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will have a birthday this week (I can’t wait for him to see what I got him!) and
then something called Christmas happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I don’t know what this is but it has brought changes to my play area- I
now share my space with a big bushy thing that lights up and has little toys
all over it- I don’t really care for its presence, so I am giving it the cold
shoulder- but sometimes my hands get the best of me and I want to play with its
shinny toys, this apparently is not ok…so perhaps it shouldn’t be in my PLAY
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when we get there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wonder if they have
a bushy thing at their house?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ill have
to report back on that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well in the mean
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<!--EndFragment-->Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-22384243414093513282012-11-13T14:56:00.002-08:002012-11-13T14:56:40.172-08:00An unwelcome milestone...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Holy cow people...is it just me or is it HOT in here!?!? All I know is that I want major snuggies and juice and mom and dad keep talking about something called a fever. I mean here I was...days away from getting this walking thing down and BAM...sidelined. This is not ok.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I spent the weekend with mom and dad at my big cousins college and I think all those boys have cooties! It sure was fun though, it was my very first football game (on the outside anyway). We didn't win..well, they didn't win, I kept getting passed from one pretty girl to another so I took home a big W! But man am I paying for all that fun now, at least mommy got to stay home with me today...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So before the hots came on I was really having a lot of fun. Im cruising along everything and standing up on my own and I've even tried taking a step once or twice. Im feeling better about it everyday...soon I think I'll let go and see what happens!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have had a few trips to the Dr. Man and as suspected, they think I'm awesome. As of last nights impromptu visit I'm a whole 22 pounds! I am also talking a lot. Mom and Dad are still pretty slow to catch on but I don't know why they are having so much trouble, I mean I talk CONSTANTLY, so I'm giving them lots of chances to figure it out. They have finally caught on that I can say "hi" so hopefully we are starting to have a break through.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have a bunch of these things in my mouth now, I think they are called teeth, that make it really fun to bite stuff. I tried them out on mom once but I don't think she was a fan, so now I stick to biting my "stuff" and not my people. Apparently having all these teeth means that meal time gets a lot more interesting. I pretty much eat anything mom makes (except green beans...blech). Sometimes I make funny faces the first few times I try stuff (I really do it because it makes mom and dad laugh) but I usually warm up after a few bites. Im a good eater.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Right now though I don't feel much like chewing I think I'm gonna go bang on momma until she makes me a bottle. I'll write more when I'm feeling better.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Matthew </span>Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-47360610801661064392012-09-30T05:10:00.001-07:002012-09-30T05:10:48.033-07:00Lovin the view from here!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I see mom finally got it together and updated this thing but I figured my version would be a lot more interesting so I wanted to share my take on all thats been going on around here.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Things have definitely changed for me in the last month or so. I have gotten so much better at my plant arm-pull maneuver and my crawling I can really explore this place now, but just when I get good mom and dad try to trip me up! All of a sudden I have these things on they call pants and boy do they make it hard to crawl on these slippery floors! And on top of that they put all my favorite toys together on a fun colorful mat and next thing I know Im trapped inside some big fence...but don't worry I almost have that escape worked out ;)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Im able to grab on to just about everything now and stand up to see better. Its a whole new world from up here! I can get to that big thing daddy always holds that makes the box on the wall play my movies in the morning, although they don't ever let me play with it. I mean I don't get it, it lights up and has pictures like all my other toys I don't know why daddy wont share it with me. When I hang out with mom in the kitchen there is this big shinny thing I like to look at, there is always this baby in there staring back at me! He's alway smiling at me so I smile back at him, mom thinks he's really funny too :)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I guess since I like to move around and climb all over everything so much at home mom and dad decided to take me to this really fun place called My Gym. It has other babies my age and some big kids too but I get to crawl and explore and climb and they don't keep telling me to stop like they do at home! I really like that part.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dad and I have had lots of fun, he takes me on bike rides and we go to the park. They have these big things there that make you feel like you are flying, I LOVE that, it actually puts me to sleep! Daddy is my best buddy.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well I guess we have to go, mom said something about Target and I LOVE that place, don't want her to leave without me!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Holy cow, so many developments and despite a full time work
job and a full time home job I really have no good excuse for not updating this
thing more often!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact I’m fairly
certain as I was discussing this out loud with little man the other day somewhere
in his adorable (and loud) baby gibberish I heard him mutter “slacker”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps he and daddy have been working on his
language skills while I’m gone <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Speaking of language skills this is just one of the many new
additions to his bag of tricks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have
finally moved from our B’s (Babababwbwba) on to A’s some T’s and of course D’s
(read DADA) although he doesn’t realize what he’s saying yet, I’m encouraging
it and pointing and hoping he will make the connection soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still no Mama’s but that’s to be expected,
for now I will happily settle for he huge grin and lunging reach I get from him
when I get home at night!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He shows great
vocal range, all they way from his ear piercing shrieking little girl
impersonation (which of course he executes to perfection anytime we are in a
public place, and all the better if it has excellent sound carrying properties)
to this freaky “Damien-esk” growl (that unfortunately sounds exactly like the
little kid from The Shinning when he chants “red rum”… uughguggh gives me the
willies every time!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">His mobility has already reached the “batten down the
hatches” stage too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While he has been
army crawling for close to two months he surprised us last week by actually
bothering to put his knees under him and crawl!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We just sort of assumed he might skip it all together but as usual the
only rules Matthew follows are his own ;) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So in addition to his own hybrid crawling style he has also
begun standing for short periods all on his own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are dangerously close to a walking tornado!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The cabinet locks go on order today, as he has now realized
these cool new doors open just like the ones on his activity table (good
teaching leapfrog…thanks for nothing) and every surface has become a place to
pull himself up to explore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is equal parts
amazing and terrifying to watch this stage of advancement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I sat in his play yard with him a few days
ago and he executed one of his stand up maneuvers from my lap I just grabbed
him and hugged him and begged STOP STOP STOP (literally I said that out loud)…but
isn’t that the challenge of parenthood?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They cant stop, and we, for as much as we might truly wish to freeze
time, are supposed to encourage and enable them to GO GO GO…pride and pain, who
would have ever suspected they could be such close cousins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As the holidays approach we are so excited to see these new
experiences through his eyes and I promise that we (either he or I cause at
this rate he will be better than me on the computer by 10mos) will keep you
updated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lots of love, gotta go chase down the baby…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lori Ann</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-6188375344201936252012-08-02T06:18:00.005-07:002012-08-02T06:18:34.240-07:00Crusin<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Boy have I been busy! So much as happened since the last time we talked...sorry about that but I just haven't had a minute to spare! So besides working on my two front teeth...owwwie by the way, I can now sit up on my own and I am scooting all over the place! Mom and dad call it army crawling, I call it awesome! There is so much cool stuff I haven't even seen in this place before. I keep trying to reach out and check out all these new things but I keep hearing mom and dad say "no". I don't know what that means yet so I just keep on doing what I'm doing, I'll plead ignorance as long as possible ;) The big red thing in the living room, I think mom calls it a fireplace, is really interesting but they keep turning me around just as soon as I get to it. But not to worry, if you don't remember from previous post, I'm pretty determined so I just spin myself back around and try try try again! So in what I suspect is an effort to keep me "contained" I've been presented with my own car, photo attached, its pretty cool and the rents like it cause they always know where I am...gesh! Like I'm gonna cause trouble! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Something else new and fun I've been doing lately is running with mom and dad. Who knew my stroller could do that! I sit in it differently now and I can't see mom anymore but I can see EVERYTHING else and it is great! I love being outside so this is one of my favorite things to do. I'm told I'm a great running buddy, as soon as mom slowed down the other day I piped up and told her to go faster! I have a need for speed...well at least until I fall asleep. Its very relaxing you know, all that fresh air.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So on the food front I have added peaches to my rotation and mom said something about trying out carrots today...sounds good to me. One of my new favorite things is this cool feeder I can hold myself and mom and dad put good stuff in it for me to chew on. Feels good on my gums too. I have had banana this way and also something called sprite melon, that was really sweet and yummy! (came in our CSA basket). </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well it's off to Danville this weekend, mom has to work on her teeth too with Uncle Jeff, so I gotta go pack. Have a great weekend everyone!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lots of love,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Matthew</span><br />
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<br />Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-63097640212077856482012-07-15T10:37:00.001-07:002012-07-15T10:37:36.728-07:00Eat Fresh, Buy Local<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why, might you ask, would I have any interest in this topic, especially since I have been eating as "locally" as possible from the get go? Well I will tell you...I have a few new tools available to me now, two of them to be exact, right in the bottom of my mouth! Mom is calling these new additions teeth, Im just calling them weird, and ouchie. It's been a busy week and a half getting these puppies here. I had no idea what was happening but all I knew is that my mouth hurt pretty bad. I mean I know how it hurts when my tummy is empty but this...well this was just ridiculous. Daddy discovered that the first one had cut through last Monday and Ms. Barbara found the second one on Thursday. They are still not up quite enough for mommy to try and get a picture for you but hopefully in another week or so they we will be good and photo ready. Now that they are here, and mom got me some good stuff to make my gums hurt less, I don't mind them so much. They are pretty interesting and I am keeping pretty busy exploring them. So now I am fully expecting my food horizons to grow! I have been eating oatmeal for the last week or so and I have to say, I like it quite a bit, but Im ready for more!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the last 8 weeks or so, every Saturday morning, we have been going to the farmers market to pick up our CSA basket. I don't know what that means and normally I fall asleep in the car so I cant tell you much about this farmers market either but I do know that it is full of yummy fruits and vegetables that are all grown locally and mommy and daddy say that they help our local farmers by buying them. I'm just looking forward to eating them. Mom has made me squash and she made me sweet potatoes this morning that hopefully I can try later today. Yesterday she took me to a different farmers market down by the beach, this time I woke up and got to stroll around and see everything, we even bumped into Mrs. Kristy and Mr. Christian from mommy's birth class and I got to meet Chet! He was in his mommy's tummy then too, hopefully we can see each other again soon and compare notes on our folks, see if he has any new tricks I might need to try...anyway mom was happy to see that the people from Full Quiver farm were there from Suffolk. They specialize in all pasture raised pork and chicken and one thing mom's been talking about, pastured eggs. These eggs are different because the chickens that make them feed only on grass, bugs and worms...or "normal natural" stuff...those things don't sound tasty to me at all but the eggs sure did look yummy when mom fixed them this morning. She also bought some sausage from them that they had for breakfast. Im sort of bummed just "looking" at all this good stuff but hopefully soon I will be able to eat it with them!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So besides my teeth work, which has been work believe me, I'm still busy rolling around like a log and spinning myself on my belly like a top. Mom and dad say I'll be crawling in no time...but they don't sound very excited about this. Im trying really hard. I can get my knees under me and I can push way up on my arms but I can't quite seem to do both as the same time, but don't worry I'll keep practicing and I'll have it figured out in no time! I also like to jump really high in my baby Einstein activity jumper. I am very strong! All that jumping is good practice cause now daddy can take my hands and I can pull right up on to my legs. I like to stand way better than laying around, I can see so much more that way. Im a busy guy, I like to see what's going on and make sure I'm not missing a minute of it! Lots of life to live and lots more to learn, better get back to it!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This breakfast is brought to you by Hampton Roads VA! Eggs and sausage from Full Quiver, cantaloupe from our CSA basket and blueberries from Pungo blueberry farm! </td></tr>
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<br />Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-38474977511933666822012-06-29T06:18:00.002-07:002012-07-06T13:26:30.721-07:00I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas...<br />
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they look great, but I can tell you I really enjoyed those bananas! Mom mashed some up for me yesterday and left
them for Dad to share with me at lunch…wow, so much better than that avocado
thingy from last week, who’s idea was that!?!
I don’t know when I will get to have more of this tasty treat but if
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On to other interesting news, I finally went to the beach
this past weekend! I've been patiently
waiting to go back cause I remember how much I enjoyed it when I was still in
mommy’s tummy. It was a lot different than
I remember but lots of things are different here on the outside. The sun still felt
nice and warm, I liked that part so much I took a nap while we were there…oddly
it sounded a lot like my bedroom does at bed time…but the sand, well, that part
was kind of funny. Mom put my feet in it
and it was squishy and soft and then my toes disappeared! This alarmed me because I just found those
toes and I really like to put them in my mouth, but luckily it was just for a
minute because then some water came and uncovered them again. But that water...that was another area I had my doubts
about. I mean I’m just standing there…well,
being dangled there…and out of nowhere this wall of water is coming at me
trying to take my feet away! Then that
sneaky water runs away! But does it stay away? NOOOOO here it comes again, over
and over with this silly game…finally mom and dad realized I was tired of
playing with it and actually carried me out into it …this I liked much better…this felt more like my big bathtub.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-64447019177965595992012-06-16T06:16:00.001-07:002012-06-16T06:16:05.177-07:00Busy Little Bee<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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sneak my own blog in here while he wasn’t looking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Times, they are a changin around here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This little dude is on a fast track and it
makes his mamma a nervous wreck!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a
matter of about a week he mastered the more challenging roll from back to
front, and enjoys this new trick so much we can hardly put him under his
activity gym without him instantly winding up on his tummy…facing in the
opposite direction, or completely rolled off the carpet onto the hardwood floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also likes to
employ this maneuver while he is sleeping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Beginning position? On the tummy facing window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wake up position? On the back facing the
closet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has also located his feet, and finds them
to be quite the delicacy :)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He now reaches
up for us when he wants out of the crib…be still<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my heart...and has graduated to a baby
Einstein Jump-a-roo for play time as being on the floor just isn’t cutting it
anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ohhh this is moving way too
fast and I know its just a downhill slide from here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m getting the sense that this is the ever
present parental dilemma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You want them
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all too short.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And if his desire to move
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dad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Mike gets lots of laughs and thumbs up for his baby on board bike rides and just as we had hoped his love of the bathtub has translated to a love of bigger bodies of water too. It is my goal to get us all to the beach for the first time tomorrow! Hopefully I will have pics to post about that soon. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Matthew has also found his vocal chords...and he is not afraid to use them (I have no idea where he might get this from ;) He babbles and coos and squeals and just looks at you so intently like, why aren't you picking up what Im putting down here? He has turned into a voracious little eater and we are nearing the exciting journey of introducing solid foods. I am actually planning to let him taste some avocado this weekend, so we'll see how that goes.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If I had the time (or the capability from my phone) I could literally update this blog every day with some fun new fact in the life of our little boy, but clearly I have neither. So I will continue to try and be better about keeping everyone up to date and hopefully Matt will be willing to pick up my slack where needed.</span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-89122220939048096832012-06-02T04:13:00.002-07:002012-06-02T04:13:44.532-07:00A Series of Firsts<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hey everyone! Happy belated Memorial Day! Sorry its been a bit, the 'rents are trying to make me into a world traveler, more on that later. First let me catch you up on all things Matthew:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I had my first big check up with the Dr.'s from Children's Hospital Kings Daughters a few weeks ago. This visit was in addition to my regular 4mo check up where that strange lady poked me AGAIN with that needle thingy! Didn't I get poked enough my first few weeks, gesh! Mom and Dad swear it's for my own good, we'll see about that I guess. Anyway back to my NICU follow up. This really nice Dr. Lady didn't poke me with anything at all (see, who said its necessary?!) all she wanted to do was talk to mom and dad about their favorite subject...me! She also wanted to see me do all of my tricks to make sure I am developing on track with other kids my age. I don't want to brag but the word "perfect" might have gotten thrown around once or twice ;) She let me lay on my tummy and hold my head up really high, mom always says I look like a turtle coming out of its shell when I do this, somehow I don't think that is very nice. Anyway I would have shown the Dr. Lady how I flip myself onto my back but she scooped me up real quick, something about the table being too narrow. Then she dangled this big red ring right in front of me. She wanted to watch me watch it (not sure why this is exciting but ok). Lastly I guess she was secretly hoping I would reach up and grab it because boy did she get happy when I did...but then she took it away...this confused me. Still have lots to learn about you people and your motivations. Long story short I will see them again in 6 mo. but they are happy with my development and mom and dad got a chance to really talk to someone about some things that had been worrying them. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Equally exciting to all this Dr stuff was my first road trip! We all went to Danville for the long holiday weekend, I don't really remember the trip there, we left around my bed time. I just know when I woke up I was at Aunt Patti and Uncle Jeff's and their three furry kids were all excited to see me! They kept licking me and sniffing me, it felt funny, but they were soft and I liked to touch their fur. Later that day mom and dad took me to this place called a pool. It looked like a really really big bathtub and I love my baths so this seemed ok to me. Sure enough, the water was warm and mom and dad could hang out in it with me, I definitely see more of this pool thing in my future. On Sunday we celebrated the reason for the big trip, my Christening. I was such a good boy (mom and dad really owe me for that one) even though I didn't really know what was going on I could tell it was important so I smiled and cooed and charmed the pants off all of them. After the service we had a big lunch at my aunt and uncles, but I was pooped from being so cute all morning so I had my lunch with mom upstairs and fell right asleep. Later that afternoon we drove to another new place called the lake. If you people though a pool was big wait until you see one of these! My cousins were there with a bunch of their friends who were all really nice. The girls kept wanting to hold me, who am I to refuse a pretty lady??</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All in all, it was a wonderful weekend. I had a little trouble on our ride home, I kept waking up all alone in the back of the car and I didn't like that at all, so mom climbed back and hung out with me which was nice. We returned home on Memorial Day, this was also my first of one of those. Mom and Dad explained to me how important this day is and how we use it to celebrate lots of brave & wonderful friends, some that I have met and some that live with Jesus and I won't see for a long time. Even at only 4 mos. I know how special you have to be to get to live up there, so these must have been some amazing men. Cant wait to meet them too one day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well gotta go make mom work on my baby book...what would she do without me...seriously? Im having her share a few photos from our weekend with you below. Hope everyone had a super holiday, Ill be in touch soon~</span><br />
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<br />Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-27592690038674212932012-05-13T10:45:00.002-07:002012-05-13T10:45:34.080-07:00My mom's a slacker and other infant observations...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello old friends! Long time no see... or speak. See I had hoped mom could take over for me for a bit while I tried to get my bearings around here...and while she is great for a snuggle and a hot on demand meal her blogging stinks. I mean inquiring minds want to know...about me! And let me tell you I have been busy! So I have relieved her of her duties for a while, she mumbled something about being sleep deprived but didn't put up a fight ;)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As most of you know my first few weeks are kind of a blur, I was so sleepy I literally couldn't wake up, but once I did I made sure everyone knew how happy I was to be here. I was so excited to finally see my home and my room! Very cool, and so much bigger than my last place. Mom and Dad and I spent the next few weeks getting to know each other. I kept trying to tell them what I needed but they were really slow to catch on. I just kept on talking figuring that eventually they would get it and they did, but man was it ever rough training them up. Why don't parents come with an instruction manual?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've had wonderful visits with both sides of my family and it has been really fun getting to know everyone. Mom went back to work about a month ago and I started seeing someone named Miss Barbara a few times a week, she's is really nice and takes good care of me when mom and dad have to be away. I am the only boy there though, so I will have to get back to you on how it is spending my days with a room full of girls and they are all trying to get me...not so sure about that yet.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Other than that my days are filled with rolling over and chewing on my hands, burp cloths, mom and dad, although I did find this cool thing mom keeps calling my thumb and I really like to suck on that.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I head back to the Dr. this week first to see my neonatologist and then my regular Dr next week. I heard someone say shots...I was a brave boy the first time, held back most of my tears but that doesn't mean I want to do it again...stay tuned for more on that.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">( I am not yet convinced that the extra one hour of sleep I eek out in the morning by putting this little booger on my chest constitutes co-sleeping so I am holding off on my Birkenstock purchase for the time being). However, I am a bit shocked myself at the evolution in my thinking regarding my actual parenting style vs. what I thought this reality might look like five years ago. Please don't misunderstand, I do not now nor have I ever thought the items above to be weird, odd or more or less helpful/harmful to the development of a child, they just simply were not ideas I pictured myself embracing pre-children. I also find it slightly ironic that I see this as an evolution, considering that the definition of the word typically involves progression and forward thinking yet the very items I am speaking of are actually as old as time. From the dawn of man women wore their babies, not because Dr. Sears told them too, but because they had things to do! Firewood to gather, fields to plow, mastodon to kill! Women breastfed because that was what they had to do, there was no "perfectly formulated" formula, breast milk was the perfect food: easily accessible, readily available and FREE. And I don't even want to think about the diapering, disposables were clearly not an option, but I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that little baby loin cloths were certainly harder to clean than today's modernized cloth versions.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Look, I am not ready to start manufacturing my own hand milled bath soaps to sell on the roadside and at Phish concerts but these things really work for me and my little dude and I should mention that my big dude totally supports, embraces and encourages these ideas as well, and that's really progressive! (You go babe! )</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">DISCLAIMER: This blog was written in jest and means no disrespect to you actual hippies out there. I find your attitudes towards peace love and happiness totally groovy!</span>Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-15043845277078735572012-03-12T09:52:00.000-07:002012-03-12T09:52:28.361-07:00Wake up call<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had several visitors this weekend, or rather I should say Matthew did, he is the main attraction these days, Im just the support staff :) One of the visitors (who I'm allowing to remain nameless) had not seen me in quite a while and certainly not since I have given birth, looked at me towards the end of our visit and sort of nodded at the sweet lump of a baby in my arms peacefully sleeping and said..."that's put a good five years on you". I immediately felt like I had been slapped...with a brick...As I fought back the sting building in my eyes my head was screaming...ARE YOU KIDDING ME! I just had a baby! Not only that, I had a baby in the NICU for two weeks and I haven't slept like a human being for almost 8 weeks! (and lets be honest its really been more like 8 months) I am in constant demand for food and comfort and every other little need this tiny human has...ARE YOU KIDDING ME? But all I could muster was a sad little "why would you say that"? Now in fairness to this visitor, and the main reason I am allowing them to remain nameless, I know that the comment did not come from a place of malice. It in no way was meant to even be hurtful, this individual was just blissfully unaware of the land mine riddled field they were dancing in when they made what they believed was just a simple observation...Also in fairness to this individual, I had not showered that day (I though I was doing great putting on real clothes and not staying in my pajamas!), I had my hair in a ponytail and it did not even occur to me to put on a stitch of makeup for their visit. So this begs the question...how off base was he? What exactly is the statute of limitation on "letting yourself go" once you have a baby?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been at this almost two months now, I'm returning to work in another 4 weeks...at some point I have to figure things out...Im pretty sure they are going to want me showered and ready for work...Just when do I have to get my shit together? The short answer to this, I think, is it depends. (Very PC right?) But really every day navigating these new waters known as parenthood are dramatically different. Some nights are much stormier than others...these are the days I tend to sail the ship in my sweats...and on those days of calm seas I can feel like a rock star for all I can accomplish with a baby on my shoulder. I don't think any of this will change as we transition out of the newborn stage into the baby that can crawl and eventually walk. And don't even get me started on how much more complicated this will get when the first mate enters toddlerhood...OY. The short story here is it really makes no difference if this kid put 10 years on me, its worth it. And in truth I do feel myself getting a bit more comfortable day by day....today for example? A huge win; not only a shower, but hair did and makeup on! Take that buddy!</span>Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-44694060430816072842012-03-08T08:54:00.003-08:002012-03-08T09:07:08.080-08:00Maybe it's the solar flares....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">...or perhaps the full moon but I am typing this one handed standing in front of my computer swaying side to side with little man finally nestled in the Moby wrap because my arm was literally threatening to fall off. He has been a fussy, out of sorts mess since our abrupt wake up this morning. Although I'd like to blame outer space anomalies for abducting my normally content, good napping baby I fear this may be a lot more mundane and normal than I'd like to allow myself to believe. It is difficult for me to feel like I am unable to console my child...flesh of my flesh...but the cold hard facts can not be denied...sometimes I just can't solve the mystery. Is it that he's over tired from his pitiful nap schedule yesterday, or perhaps our dinner out that took us a bit off our regular routine last evening? Did I eat something that is hurting his belly, or is this just his regular gassy self? Is he hungry?... No, he can't be hungry we just ate an hour and a half ago!!!....riiiiggghhhtt.... ;) Truth is it could be all of these or none of these and I may never know. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Everyday is a new day, and all those challenges I feel like I finally solved yesterday...well, like I said it's a new day. So we will continue to sway and rock and pat and snuggle and lean on our crutch known as the "white noise" app on our phones (seriously...if you don't have this yet you must get it, small baby not required it's great for grown ups too) to try and navigate each new day...and maybe if we're lucky his mood will shift back with the phasing of the moon.</span>Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-6468030483242339132012-03-08T08:27:00.000-08:002012-03-08T08:27:39.920-08:00Finding normal<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I realize single words can't qualify as oxymorons but this single word should have an exception made for it. Normal doesn't quite fit the context of life these days, at least not in its former more traditional sense. Normal used to consist of sitting on the couch sipping my coffee, now it means seeing how few times I can reheat my coffee before I get to finish it (3 so far today). Normal used to be regular gym workouts, now it means 24/7 at home strength training sessions...this boy is heavy! My normal joy of cooking has taken a back seat to things that can be preped quickly or eaten quickly with one hand...see twenty four seven gym mention above. And while I have always loved my dairy products, I never expected to turn into the dairy myself! My baby caring has transitioned to baby wearing, my purse has magically transformed into a diaper bag, and sadly I'd much rather have a glass of water over a glass of wine...gasp! While I know these "norms" are not going to last forever and dare I say it, might one day return to their former selves, I am working really hard to embrace...and actually loving...this new version. Who knew "normal" with a party of three could be so much fun ;)</span>Lori Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756789370572461955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3897062469537960932.post-55555206356304218182012-02-14T14:00:00.000-08:002012-02-14T14:14:31.839-08:00If you want to make God laugh...make a plan...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I knew that parenthood would bring with it all types of lessions, patience being one I was already working on as I had been ready to get Mr. man here "early" as it was, but I honestly did not expect it to start the second this child sliped forth into this world...surprise. As described previously the moments after Matthew's birth were tense and confusing and I'd be lying if I didnt aknowledge that they were dissapointing too. See, we had a birth plan...had a plan...we wanted immediate skin to skin contact between Matthew and I for as long as possible, medical checks and APGAR's to be taken while he rested on my chest and we worked on geting to know each other. Prolonged cord clamping to ensure he got the full benefit of that last placental transfusion into his little body. We had decided to breast feed so we requested no bottles and no pacis to avoid as much confusion as possible, and we wanted to try baby led latching, allowing Matthew to guide our first nursing session...such grand plans...and all reasons that we chose to pursue natural child birth. How many of thoses wishes came true...zero. Now dont get me wrong, I like to think I'm a rational person and as such had aknowledged in our birth plan that these were all the things we wanted to have happen, baring any medical complications, but who in their right mind expects complications...especially on the level of ours...lesson one: Hi Mom and Dad, you are no longer in control of your world! Love Matthew</span><br />
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