We've decided he's Mark's son. There's no way I could do that! There's about 20 things wrong with this picture that would keep me from ever being asleep right there!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Down for the Count
Apparently our adventures at the beach wore out Jason. We didn't end up leaving until after 8, and then we were all filthy and needed a bath/shower. The kids didn't end up getting to bed until close to 9 (normal bed time is 7:30). Jason woke up at his normal early time of just before 6, and I have no idea when Shelly got up - I was still asleep! Shelly had a hard spell mid morning and we sent her to a room to rest. Jason was still playing happily by himself, so we left him to play. After a while we noticed we hadn't heard from him in a while and went looking. We didn't have to look very long. At first I thought he was playing... He wasn't. He was fast asleep!
We've decided he's Mark's son. There's no way I could do that! There's about 20 things wrong with this picture that would keep me from ever being asleep right there!
We've decided he's Mark's son. There's no way I could do that! There's about 20 things wrong with this picture that would keep me from ever being asleep right there!
Almost the same as a Corn Roast
Our ward has had a yearly Corn Roast for as long as I can remember. They buy a ton of fresh grown sweet corn from a near-by farm, head to the beach and cook the corn in ocean water. I used to think it was the best corn ever!! Then I married into a farming family who grows their own corn and freezes enough to last the rest of the year. I have now become a corn snob. Who knew? I've since decided that the real reason I thought it was so good wasn't because it was cooked in salt water, but because it was fresh farm corn.
The ward corn roast this year will be while we're planning on being out of town, and I was quite disappointed to miss it! Doug had been planning on going to the beach with some friends to burn some of their old school papers. I'm not quite sure how it happened, but it got decided that we could do our own mini corn roast! Mom went out and bought corn Saturday morning, got everything all ready to head down to the beach to save a fire pit, got there and all the pits were taken. After some searching around for another place to do it, she and Doug decided to put off the adventure until the next weekend. We had fun eating some pretty nummy corn over the next day or two! Fresh corn from the farm is much better than the stuff you buy in the grocery store!! Of course, Mom had bought a case of corn (48 ears) and Mark and I were pretty much the only ones to eat more than one ear, so by the next weekend we still had 35 ears or so sitting in the fridge. This time they were better prepared to save a fire pit and we all ended up going to the beach last night to play in the sand and eat ocean-water-cooked-corn. There was some confusion as to how long we should cook the corn, since they still had the husks on, and how long we should boil the water before we dared consider it sanitary enough to cook in - but it turned out fairly well. Mark and I (self proclaimed 'corn snobs') thought the corn wasn't legendary but it was fine (it had been in our fridge for a week, and parts of mine were over-cooked for me), but everyone else seemed to love it! The kids had a blast paying in the sand and in a huge hole that one of Doug's friends dug. Shelly did a fairly good job cooking marshmallows for smores, and Jason did a pretty good job imitating! He needed to be about 10 feet closer to the heat to be able to actually cook the marshmallow, but he had fun anyways! He kept yelling at anyone who got close to the fire saying 'NO! HA!' (which means 'don't touch that it's hot!') Shelly kept giving everyone 'newspapers' which was really just some wet sand that she had in her bucket.
The hole that Shelly and Jason had fun playing in was quite large. Much of the time while I was sitting in my chair I couldn't see her over the piled up sand on the edges. People would walk by and see Shelly playing in the hole and get this weird look on their face (akin to 'how long has she been digging??') Mom and Dad got pictures of Shelly and Jason being cute, but the pictures are on their phones, and it's a busy day today. I'll have to wait to get them off...
Ok, so I type too much!! I'm sorry!!
The ward corn roast this year will be while we're planning on being out of town, and I was quite disappointed to miss it! Doug had been planning on going to the beach with some friends to burn some of their old school papers. I'm not quite sure how it happened, but it got decided that we could do our own mini corn roast! Mom went out and bought corn Saturday morning, got everything all ready to head down to the beach to save a fire pit, got there and all the pits were taken. After some searching around for another place to do it, she and Doug decided to put off the adventure until the next weekend. We had fun eating some pretty nummy corn over the next day or two! Fresh corn from the farm is much better than the stuff you buy in the grocery store!! Of course, Mom had bought a case of corn (48 ears) and Mark and I were pretty much the only ones to eat more than one ear, so by the next weekend we still had 35 ears or so sitting in the fridge. This time they were better prepared to save a fire pit and we all ended up going to the beach last night to play in the sand and eat ocean-water-cooked-corn. There was some confusion as to how long we should cook the corn, since they still had the husks on, and how long we should boil the water before we dared consider it sanitary enough to cook in - but it turned out fairly well. Mark and I (self proclaimed 'corn snobs') thought the corn wasn't legendary but it was fine (it had been in our fridge for a week, and parts of mine were over-cooked for me), but everyone else seemed to love it! The kids had a blast paying in the sand and in a huge hole that one of Doug's friends dug. Shelly did a fairly good job cooking marshmallows for smores, and Jason did a pretty good job imitating! He needed to be about 10 feet closer to the heat to be able to actually cook the marshmallow, but he had fun anyways! He kept yelling at anyone who got close to the fire saying 'NO! HA!' (which means 'don't touch that it's hot!') Shelly kept giving everyone 'newspapers' which was really just some wet sand that she had in her bucket.
The hole that Shelly and Jason had fun playing in was quite large. Much of the time while I was sitting in my chair I couldn't see her over the piled up sand on the edges. People would walk by and see Shelly playing in the hole and get this weird look on their face (akin to 'how long has she been digging??') Mom and Dad got pictures of Shelly and Jason being cute, but the pictures are on their phones, and it's a busy day today. I'll have to wait to get them off...
Ok, so I type too much!! I'm sorry!!
Adventures in Child Rearing
Anyone else remember that 80's movie 'Adventures in Babysitting'? I found it in the store a while ago and bought it but I haven't watched it since. Maybe that should be a lesson in buying movies... Anyways.......
I was super tired and was resting on the couch while the kids watched a movie. Shelly decided that I looked comfortable and wanted to join me. We barely fit, but it wasn't too bad. About 20 minutes later Jason looked up and decided he wanted to join in. That one was a bit harder to deal with. I had visions of it working out just fine, but Jason decided he wanted to be higher up than I wanted him, and I had no angle to get him back down! It's a good think Mark was there to help - not only take the picture, but save me when I couldn't move Jason. I tried to get him off by myself and couldn't. Shelly went running to go get Daddy and said 'Daddy! Mommy needs you help!' I'm just glad that Mark hadn't quite gotten all the way out the door yet... Poor guy!
Shelly's pretending to be asleep and Jason is trying to watch the movie
Jason playing outside on the porch swing. He looked quite cute and funny about 5 seconds before my camera was ready for him... This will have to work, I guess. :)
I was super tired and was resting on the couch while the kids watched a movie. Shelly decided that I looked comfortable and wanted to join me. We barely fit, but it wasn't too bad. About 20 minutes later Jason looked up and decided he wanted to join in. That one was a bit harder to deal with. I had visions of it working out just fine, but Jason decided he wanted to be higher up than I wanted him, and I had no angle to get him back down! It's a good think Mark was there to help - not only take the picture, but save me when I couldn't move Jason. I tried to get him off by myself and couldn't. Shelly went running to go get Daddy and said 'Daddy! Mommy needs you help!' I'm just glad that Mark hadn't quite gotten all the way out the door yet... Poor guy!
Shelly's pretending to be asleep and Jason is trying to watch the movie
Jason playing outside on the porch swing. He looked quite cute and funny about 5 seconds before my camera was ready for him... This will have to work, I guess. :)Jumping Time!
The kids love to jump. On anything. The bed. The floor. The grass. The couch. From the kid table onto the bean bag chair. From the couch to the cabinets in the family room (this is only Shelly, and she lands on her belly with her feet hanging off and then climbs the rest of the way up. She hasn't done that in quite some time, so don't say that too loud around her, or she might start again!! ssshhhh!!)
I found a cheap used mini tramp for the kids on Craig's List (I love this site! I've gotten some way fun stuff for super cheap!! My other favorite is Freecycle. Same general concept, except free and less selection). I picked it up on my way home from my ultrasound yesterday. Jason was the only kid awake when I got home with it. Once he warmed up to the concept, he had quite a bit of fun 'jumping' on it!
Once Shelly woke up, she wanted a turn!
Forgive the mess. Jason had wanted to play the 'pillow game' and we were on our way out to the beach, so there are shoes everywhere that I had thrown down off the loft that were about to be put on. [Did you notice Mark sleeping in the chair?]
I found a cheap used mini tramp for the kids on Craig's List (I love this site! I've gotten some way fun stuff for super cheap!! My other favorite is Freecycle. Same general concept, except free and less selection). I picked it up on my way home from my ultrasound yesterday. Jason was the only kid awake when I got home with it. Once he warmed up to the concept, he had quite a bit of fun 'jumping' on it!
Once Shelly woke up, she wanted a turn!
Forgive the mess. Jason had wanted to play the 'pillow game' and we were on our way out to the beach, so there are shoes everywhere that I had thrown down off the loft that were about to be put on. [Did you notice Mark sleeping in the chair?]
Friday, June 26, 2009
Day of the Doctor's Appointments
I had 3 dr appts today! The first was an NST and then I went right from there to an actual Dr appt and then an ultrasound later that afternoon. Mark got to come for the first 2! The NST was normal - that baby's heart preformed rather quickly. At the Dr's office (other side of the hall) she did a pelvic exam and I'm dialated to a 2, 90% effaced and the baby's head is at a -1. Then I got to go home for a few hours to awake my 37 week ultrasound. Thanks to Doug I even got to take a bit of a nap!
Ok, so the ultrasound wasn't done until I was 38 weeks along... but you get the idea right? I measured at 38 weeks and 1 day and the baby was 7 lbs 8 ounces. All seemed to be well. The radiologist didn't say whether the measurements meant inducing early (not technically her call - so she wouldn't know anyways), but I would assume it didn't. I'll find out at my next Dr's appt next week. Here's some photo's from it! (be impressed that I actually got these up in a reasonable amount of time!!)
This is supposed to be an upwards shot of the baby's face. Apparently you can see the nose and lips. Anybody see anything that looks close?!? [I almost see nostrils about dead center and the middle black spot I think she said were the lips - I'm glad it made sense to someone!]
I completely forget what this was supposed to be... I have vague memories of her saying something about a fist, but that might have been something she didn't take a picture of. If you can tell what this is, please let me know - I have no idea!!
Ok, so the ultrasound wasn't done until I was 38 weeks along... but you get the idea right? I measured at 38 weeks and 1 day and the baby was 7 lbs 8 ounces. All seemed to be well. The radiologist didn't say whether the measurements meant inducing early (not technically her call - so she wouldn't know anyways), but I would assume it didn't. I'll find out at my next Dr's appt next week. Here's some photo's from it! (be impressed that I actually got these up in a reasonable amount of time!!)
This is supposed to be an upwards shot of the baby's face. Apparently you can see the nose and lips. Anybody see anything that looks close?!? [I almost see nostrils about dead center and the middle black spot I think she said were the lips - I'm glad it made sense to someone!]
I completely forget what this was supposed to be... I have vague memories of her saying something about a fist, but that might have been something she didn't take a picture of. If you can tell what this is, please let me know - I have no idea!!Mark's First Appearance
That's right, I'm contributing to the blog. Well, calling it a contribution might be pushing it, but I changed something just to see if I could and then contemplate what other things I might change or add. Can you tell what has changed? Don't worry, I don't think even Rachel will guess right away :-)
Thursday, June 25, 2009
This is what I look like?
This is Shelly's interpretation of 'mommy' today. That random line under my arms is when I got hurt and Shelly got me a band-aid. [I have no idea when that happened - it's just the story she told me]. Those extra lines toward the bottom are my legs that her nice monster fixed for me. The scribble across the top is my hair (should I be offended?), and the Princess Lea look is apparently my cheeks... At least I have a body!! That's improvement! No more arms and legs coming out of the head. And she even left out my belly! At least someone thinks I'm skinny! :)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Playing Around
Some random adventures from the last month or so.
Jason's B-day presents! He got some fun clothes and this add-on GeoTrax train set. He and Shelly love playing with it!
Shelly and Jason climbing a rock wall at the park. Notice that Shelly is barefoot and Jason has shoes on. Want to guess who takes after which parent?
The singles ward that my dad is the bishop of played soccer one night for FHE. Jason kept running on the field. Mark decided to let him play. Can you tell Mark is holding Jason while he's going for the ball? No? Me neither.
That's better, but less impressive since there's no ball...
Mark had gotten the big flour bucket out of the garage so we could re-fill the one in the house. Jason has this love of eating plain flour. I don't get it, personally. Mark didn't get the bucket all the way back out to the garage, and Jason decided it would be fun to have a snack. He figured out how to unscrew the lid and then proceeded to dig in at will. Thankfully we caught him fairly early on in the 'digging in' cycle.
I'm not sure why one chair isn't good enough for them. Oreo looks a bit confused too.
Shelly has this fun game she plays where she wants to be a 'jack-in-the-box' and 'go pop'. We (mostly Mark so far) hums Pop Goes the Weasel and at some random part Shelly will jump up and say 'Pop!!' If for whatever reason you don't do the arm motion of turning the handle, the game much stop until arm motion commences. She's done it a couple of times inside this box, and I was hoping this was a time we had caught it one tape, but it wasn't (and apparently we haven't caught it on tape yet) but they still love to play in the box! Shelly heard me watching this earlier today and within 5 minutes had pulled out the train box [that's what we keep in it] emptied the train tracks and was hiding in the box and wanting me to shut the lid her her. Jason decided something fun was happening and promptly started playing with the train set that Shelly had dumped out.
Jason is quite the mimic. He watches Doug mowing the lawn and wants to be like him. Doug will mow the lawn wearing Mom's shoes (crocs) and we got some crocs for the kids to wear. We call them Grammy Shoes. Jason will only wear them when he's playing with his lawn mower on the grass, and he'll only play with the lawn mower if he has his shoes on. I was trying to get video of him imitating Doug, but it didn't quite work out that way. The first thing he sees is some dog poop. I have no idea what he's looking at after that (or why he chose such a strange way to 'sneak up' on it...)
Jason's B-day presents! He got some fun clothes and this add-on GeoTrax train set. He and Shelly love playing with it!
Shelly and Jason climbing a rock wall at the park. Notice that Shelly is barefoot and Jason has shoes on. Want to guess who takes after which parent?
The singles ward that my dad is the bishop of played soccer one night for FHE. Jason kept running on the field. Mark decided to let him play. Can you tell Mark is holding Jason while he's going for the ball? No? Me neither.
That's better, but less impressive since there's no ball...
Mark had gotten the big flour bucket out of the garage so we could re-fill the one in the house. Jason has this love of eating plain flour. I don't get it, personally. Mark didn't get the bucket all the way back out to the garage, and Jason decided it would be fun to have a snack. He figured out how to unscrew the lid and then proceeded to dig in at will. Thankfully we caught him fairly early on in the 'digging in' cycle.
I'm not sure why one chair isn't good enough for them. Oreo looks a bit confused too.Shelly has this fun game she plays where she wants to be a 'jack-in-the-box' and 'go pop'. We (mostly Mark so far) hums Pop Goes the Weasel and at some random part Shelly will jump up and say 'Pop!!' If for whatever reason you don't do the arm motion of turning the handle, the game much stop until arm motion commences. She's done it a couple of times inside this box, and I was hoping this was a time we had caught it one tape, but it wasn't (and apparently we haven't caught it on tape yet) but they still love to play in the box! Shelly heard me watching this earlier today and within 5 minutes had pulled out the train box [that's what we keep in it] emptied the train tracks and was hiding in the box and wanting me to shut the lid her her. Jason decided something fun was happening and promptly started playing with the train set that Shelly had dumped out.
Jason is quite the mimic. He watches Doug mowing the lawn and wants to be like him. Doug will mow the lawn wearing Mom's shoes (crocs) and we got some crocs for the kids to wear. We call them Grammy Shoes. Jason will only wear them when he's playing with his lawn mower on the grass, and he'll only play with the lawn mower if he has his shoes on. I was trying to get video of him imitating Doug, but it didn't quite work out that way. The first thing he sees is some dog poop. I have no idea what he's looking at after that (or why he chose such a strange way to 'sneak up' on it...)
Ultrasound Pics
So, there's only 2 weeks left (It will be closer to 3 or 4 knowing my luck) but I finally got around to scanning in the 2 dozen ultrasound pictures I've been collecting with all the exams I've been to. They finally stopped giving me some at my NSTs!! Those ones were super hard to make out. I do have another official ultrasound on Friday to see how big the baby is and if they want to induce me. Can you believe that at 38 weeks pregnant (out of 40 weeks, or 8 1/2 out of 9 months for those who count in months) they want me to have a full bladder for the ultrasound?!! I've had about 5 different ultrasounds with my previous pregnancies (changing doctors, moving, etc...) and this is the only one who's wanted me to have a full bladder later than 16 weeks along! I'm pretty sure the baby isn't going to be hiding too far down in my pelvis to be unseeable for an ultrasound... If it is then we have more serious problems than a slightly annoyed radiologist. :)
Profile of the head/face. This and the next few were back in Feb...
Freaky alien baby!!
I can't help but think of Bugs Bunny dressed up as a girl and trying to get the attention of some male with this one... I laugh!! [it's a leg, btw]
Whole body shot. Those are hard to get now! Da bebe is too big.
Footsie!
This one is a bit more recent - April (the date is on the top right in case you're curious).
Hand and fist [wait, those are kinda the same thing huh - I meant arm and fist]
Profile of face (again) see how much it's grown!? [just kidding - I can barely tell it's human let alone anything else]
Ok, I have no idea what this is.... If I look at it sideways it almost looks like there an eye and a mouth in there. This is from the ones the NST gave me - and this was the most identifyable one there... Good luck! If anyone knows more than I do, please feel free to correct me.
Profile of the head/face. This and the next few were back in Feb...
Freaky alien baby!!
I can't help but think of Bugs Bunny dressed up as a girl and trying to get the attention of some male with this one... I laugh!! [it's a leg, btw]
Whole body shot. Those are hard to get now! Da bebe is too big.
Footsie!This one is a bit more recent - April (the date is on the top right in case you're curious).
Hand and fist [wait, those are kinda the same thing huh - I meant arm and fist]
Profile of face (again) see how much it's grown!? [just kidding - I can barely tell it's human let alone anything else]
Ok, I have no idea what this is.... If I look at it sideways it almost looks like there an eye and a mouth in there. This is from the ones the NST gave me - and this was the most identifyable one there... Good luck! If anyone knows more than I do, please feel free to correct me.Friday, June 19, 2009
Google Party!
Katie is a better picture taker than I am. Here's some of her photos from the Google Party at the Dunes in the Back Bay.
Shelly enjoying the bouncy house
and the slide attached to the bouncy house!
Mark and Doug took Shelly and Jason out on one of the paddle boats they had for us to play with
Dad, Mom, Katie and I got a 4 man one and joined them
We caught up with them and let the kids come over for a bit.
Jason is just pretending to have fun. Shelly seems like she's having a blast!
Shelly ended up staying.
I didn't have what it took to make sure Jason didn't drown, so Mark and Doug took him back for me.
Shelly sat in-between Katie and I in the front
Then she had fun getting her face painted!
Pretty flower! And I hear she even sat still for it! [you got that right, I didn't go with her - someone else did that for me!]
Toward the end, Jason finally noticed that there was music playing and wanted to dance. Why this raising the leg in the air slowly and then slamming it down is called 'dancing' I'm sure I'll never know, but it sure was hilarious to watch!
Shelly wanted to join in the fun
I think she took the 'slamming' part a bit too literally.
Jason was terrified of the noise the air compressor made and wouldn't get in the bouncy house - until he realized it was the only way to get to the top of the slide! Then we couldn't get him out!
Of course, by 'we' I mean everyone else. Mark and I abandoned the kids to get some 'exercise'
Jason decided he was thirsty and cause he's a smart cookie, learned by watching others where the drinks were and how to get them.
Grammy is also a smart cookie and realized that Jason would make a mess!
Sabrina also qualifies in the 'smart cookie' dept. I think she also qualifies in the 'poor Jason, I should help him!' dept too! I think she's a keeper! Good job Matt!
Shelly enjoying the bouncy house
and the slide attached to the bouncy house!
Mark and Doug took Shelly and Jason out on one of the paddle boats they had for us to play with
Dad, Mom, Katie and I got a 4 man one and joined them
We caught up with them and let the kids come over for a bit.Jason is just pretending to have fun. Shelly seems like she's having a blast!
Shelly ended up staying.
I didn't have what it took to make sure Jason didn't drown, so Mark and Doug took him back for me.
Shelly sat in-between Katie and I in the front
Then she had fun getting her face painted!
Pretty flower! And I hear she even sat still for it! [you got that right, I didn't go with her - someone else did that for me!]
Toward the end, Jason finally noticed that there was music playing and wanted to dance. Why this raising the leg in the air slowly and then slamming it down is called 'dancing' I'm sure I'll never know, but it sure was hilarious to watch!
Shelly wanted to join in the fun
I think she took the 'slamming' part a bit too literally.
Jason was terrified of the noise the air compressor made and wouldn't get in the bouncy house - until he realized it was the only way to get to the top of the slide! Then we couldn't get him out!
Of course, by 'we' I mean everyone else. Mark and I abandoned the kids to get some 'exercise'
Jason decided he was thirsty and cause he's a smart cookie, learned by watching others where the drinks were and how to get them.
Grammy is also a smart cookie and realized that Jason would make a mess!
Sabrina also qualifies in the 'smart cookie' dept. I think she also qualifies in the 'poor Jason, I should help him!' dept too! I think she's a keeper! Good job Matt!Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Doug Graduated!
It's official! Doug is done with High School!!
So, we went and sat through the excitement that is a graduation [if you don't hear the droll sarcasm in my voice just imagine it. Cause it's there. Believe me]. The kids did mostly ok. There were a few moments when we would have liked to contemplate murder, but over-all they did about as well as the rest of us. I'm sure the group in front of us would have appreciated having their backs jabbed a few less times, but they never said anything. The best part where the pictures afterwards.
The kids congratulating Uncle Doug! They sure were excited for him (or to no longer be stuck in the bleachers - one of the two)
Jason found a hat with a tassel on the ground. It even pretended to fit him!
How cute!!
Shelly didn't want to be left out without a 'hat'
Here we all are. I love that we ended up without either of the kids! Family is great!!
Doug picked In-N-Out for dinner. Jason picked Matt and Sabrina's sunglasses for eye wear. It all worked out.
There are several things here to notice - notice that Katie is only pretending to be excited! Jason has been attached to her since she got here! Notice I look drunk [don't really, it's not that exciting]. Notice that Mark is holding Shelly and her head doesn't quite look right... She fell asleep about 20 feet before we parked the car and stayed asleep in Mark's arms the whole time we were there.
So, we went and sat through the excitement that is a graduation [if you don't hear the droll sarcasm in my voice just imagine it. Cause it's there. Believe me]. The kids did mostly ok. There were a few moments when we would have liked to contemplate murder, but over-all they did about as well as the rest of us. I'm sure the group in front of us would have appreciated having their backs jabbed a few less times, but they never said anything. The best part where the pictures afterwards.
The kids congratulating Uncle Doug! They sure were excited for him (or to no longer be stuck in the bleachers - one of the two)
Jason found a hat with a tassel on the ground. It even pretended to fit him!
How cute!!
Shelly didn't want to be left out without a 'hat'
Here we all are. I love that we ended up without either of the kids! Family is great!!
Doug picked In-N-Out for dinner. Jason picked Matt and Sabrina's sunglasses for eye wear. It all worked out.
There are several things here to notice - notice that Katie is only pretending to be excited! Jason has been attached to her since she got here! Notice I look drunk [don't really, it's not that exciting]. Notice that Mark is holding Shelly and her head doesn't quite look right... She fell asleep about 20 feet before we parked the car and stayed asleep in Mark's arms the whole time we were there.Monday, June 15, 2009
Katie Visits
Katie came down to D-land for her birthday and decided that maybe we didn't have the plague and she'd be willing to stay with us for a while after her b-day adventures. Too bad for her we really did have the plague (or at least a cold/cough that never dies!) and she ended up getting sick!! [insert evil, creepy chuckle]
Jason quickly decided that Katie was more fun than I was. I don't blame him. All I do lately is sit on the couch and occasionally remember that they need to eat. So, at some point during her fun trip here (fun for me at least, I don't know if Katie would think so) Jason wanted to play with the train set and he asked Katie for 'el' [without signs - 'help' with signs]. Katie was busy doing something so I got down on the floor with him and opened the bucket for him and was about to start helping him get started [he can set it up himself, but it's easier if all the pieces are out of the bucket] when he screamed at me and yelled 'NNOO' [one of the few words he has that a stranger could understand!] and put the lid back on, locked it shut, screamed at me again and took the bucket over to Katie. I tried hard not to laugh! Fortunately Katie was in a better state than I and disciplined him appropriatly for screaming in the house [Katie is an awesome discipliner, btw].
Another time, at a Google Party with Dad's work [we went to the back bay and had overall fun] Mark and I were sitting at a picnic table and Jason was about 5-10 feet away from us, somehow got hurt, looked at us for a few seconds, then went running across the patio area to where Katie was dishing food so she could comfort him. I felt bad for Katie, I really did - but not bad enough to stop him. It was either her or me, and I'm pretty sure I wasn't feeling that bad!
Jason quickly decided that Katie was more fun than I was. I don't blame him. All I do lately is sit on the couch and occasionally remember that they need to eat. So, at some point during her fun trip here (fun for me at least, I don't know if Katie would think so) Jason wanted to play with the train set and he asked Katie for 'el' [without signs - 'help' with signs]. Katie was busy doing something so I got down on the floor with him and opened the bucket for him and was about to start helping him get started [he can set it up himself, but it's easier if all the pieces are out of the bucket] when he screamed at me and yelled 'NNOO' [one of the few words he has that a stranger could understand!] and put the lid back on, locked it shut, screamed at me again and took the bucket over to Katie. I tried hard not to laugh! Fortunately Katie was in a better state than I and disciplined him appropriatly for screaming in the house [Katie is an awesome discipliner, btw].
Another time, at a Google Party with Dad's work [we went to the back bay and had overall fun] Mark and I were sitting at a picnic table and Jason was about 5-10 feet away from us, somehow got hurt, looked at us for a few seconds, then went running across the patio area to where Katie was dishing food so she could comfort him. I felt bad for Katie, I really did - but not bad enough to stop him. It was either her or me, and I'm pretty sure I wasn't feeling that bad!
Friday, June 12, 2009
More from the Sleeping Files
This is the adventure we get to enjoy more often that we'd really like (but we know we'll miss it when it's gone). *Disclaimer: This room was clean earlier that morning. That doesn't always happen, but it was true that morning - of course, this is probably the reason why it doesn't happen often. It only lasted a few hours!
To the untrained eye, this is a pig sty!! Blankets and stuffed animals everywhere! The trained eye will see past all that and notice that Shelly is wearing about 5 different dresses topped off by a shirt that was in Jason's too small pile. (it's long sleeved on Jason, and barely to the elbow on Shelly)
*Note: She was not wearing any of those when we put her to bed.
Here's the room in all it's glory! It's often that we have to play Where's Waldo when we check on them before we go to bed. Can you spot the two kids?
It was too funny to not take a picture of after she 'woke up.' You can tell she's not quite there yet - and you gotta love that hair... Anyone else suddenly picture Medusa for some strange reason?
This was adorable (and several weeks - and clean-up-the-room games - after the last few shots). Shelly pulled out her stuffed animals and tucked them into bed, blanket and all. This happened to be a night that Jason was sick and couldn't sleep because of his stuffed nose and cough, so Mark had to un-tuck the animals to snuggle with Jason in the chair (I had tried in the toddler bed sitting up so Jason could breathe, but my back started giving out on me, and Mark graciously took over without me even asking!)
Shelly's new favorite item is her backpack. She's slept with it at least 7 or 8 nights out of the last 10, and she's even gotten away with leaving it on while in her car seat (only twice - mostly we don't let her). She has her Book of Mormon that she got from Primary in there as well as what ever else tickles her fancy for the moment. It's both cute and a bit annoying! Can't she go anywhere without it!?
I'm not quite sure how he can stand up and sleep at the same time... I wouldn't be able to do it! It's the second time that I've seen him do it, and I missed the picture the 1st time by just a few seconds. The first was more impressive, but this is still quite funny!
To the untrained eye, this is a pig sty!! Blankets and stuffed animals everywhere! The trained eye will see past all that and notice that Shelly is wearing about 5 different dresses topped off by a shirt that was in Jason's too small pile. (it's long sleeved on Jason, and barely to the elbow on Shelly)*Note: She was not wearing any of those when we put her to bed.
Here's the room in all it's glory! It's often that we have to play Where's Waldo when we check on them before we go to bed. Can you spot the two kids?
It was too funny to not take a picture of after she 'woke up.' You can tell she's not quite there yet - and you gotta love that hair... Anyone else suddenly picture Medusa for some strange reason?
This was adorable (and several weeks - and clean-up-the-room games - after the last few shots). Shelly pulled out her stuffed animals and tucked them into bed, blanket and all. This happened to be a night that Jason was sick and couldn't sleep because of his stuffed nose and cough, so Mark had to un-tuck the animals to snuggle with Jason in the chair (I had tried in the toddler bed sitting up so Jason could breathe, but my back started giving out on me, and Mark graciously took over without me even asking!)
Shelly's new favorite item is her backpack. She's slept with it at least 7 or 8 nights out of the last 10, and she's even gotten away with leaving it on while in her car seat (only twice - mostly we don't let her). She has her Book of Mormon that she got from Primary in there as well as what ever else tickles her fancy for the moment. It's both cute and a bit annoying! Can't she go anywhere without it!?
I'm not quite sure how he can stand up and sleep at the same time... I wouldn't be able to do it! It's the second time that I've seen him do it, and I missed the picture the 1st time by just a few seconds. The first was more impressive, but this is still quite funny!
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