Today, I officially broke out the Christmas music.
Also, have I talked about meatballs? I don't know why I haven't discovered meatballs before now- they're cheap and easy to make, and they make cheap-o spaghetti a little more yummy and glamorous.
Thanksgiving? Ours was pretty good! We spent a couple of hours at RJ's dad's house (didn't eat), then went over to my aunts for the meal. We caught up with family, ate a lot of really good food, played Catch Phrase and played with this little whirlybird thing that my aunt bought at a book fair.
Then, on Friday, my out-of-town aunt and uncle and their kids came over to my family's house, and we looked at my cousin's wedding pictures, the kids played, and we started a puzzle.
It's been good!
Oh, except for my mom. She broke her ankle on Wednesday.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
HVD
Happy Veterans Day! ...especially to my husband RJ!
It is a little weird to remember that he is a veteran. We don't seem old enough, somehow.
It is a little weird to remember that he is a veteran. We don't seem old enough, somehow.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Baby Bean
We got to see the baby today! Every part was perfect and normal! It was super wiggly, and we could see it stretching its neck, flexing its fingers, opening and closing its mouth, moving its arms and legs around. It's measuring right for 21 weeks, but its legs are measuring for 23 weeks. I think we're in for another long leggedy kid!
I think it looks like the Monkey!
I think it looks like the Monkey!
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Voting Day!
We just got back from voting! And from getting our Starbucks! The Monkey even got to get a treat- Naked juice!
And, as an added bonus, this was RJ's first time voting... ever!
And, as an added bonus, this was RJ's first time voting... ever!
Monday, November 03, 2008
Picture Kechup
We went to the pumpkin patch with some of RJ's fam...
The hayride
Picking a pumpkin
The carved pumpkins. The Child drew on his pumpkin, and I cut out what he drew.
This side was Luke Skywalker...
This one was a scary face...
RJ did this one, it's Boba Fett
Pirates for Halloween. GG took him trick or treating.
Speaking of GG... doing yoga
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Homeschooling update!
Reading is going well! We've been doing a lesson a week-ish, rather than a lesson a day, and it's been a good pace for him. He can read several words now: do, some, many, for, as, am, dad, Sam, sad, mad, dam, fad, the.
Some of those are sight words, but the rest we started reading last week. We're working on sounding out the words using the letter sounds that he's learned: A, D, S, M, F. We've run into a little problem with the A sound, though. We're doing the short A sound, and with our accents (even though they're not super strong!) some words just don't sound like they're probably supposed to. Words like can, fan, ban, sam come out kind of wonky.
Math is a little more frustrating. We've skipped a lot of the Kindergarten book, because it's very repetitive, and has a lot of things that he already knows, so I find myself skipping ahead, and not being prepared for some of the lessons. So I skip further ahead, and have to find a time when we can go back. Like the lessons that are about shorter and longer, or about kitchen measurements. I still like the book, though. My favorite thing is that we're learning life skills, doing things like learning about money and learning to tell time.
And I've given up on the whole lesson planning thing. It goes so much better if I just do whatever lesson is next, rather than feeling like I have to catch up if we skip a day. Plus, that way I can go back over a lesson, or modify a lesson that he's not getting, without feeling like we're getting behind.
The hayride
Picking a pumpkin
The carved pumpkins. The Child drew on his pumpkin, and I cut out what he drew.
This side was Luke Skywalker...
This one was a scary face...
RJ did this one, it's Boba Fett
Pirates for Halloween. GG took him trick or treating.
Speaking of GG... doing yoga
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Homeschooling update!
Reading is going well! We've been doing a lesson a week-ish, rather than a lesson a day, and it's been a good pace for him. He can read several words now: do, some, many, for, as, am, dad, Sam, sad, mad, dam, fad, the.
Some of those are sight words, but the rest we started reading last week. We're working on sounding out the words using the letter sounds that he's learned: A, D, S, M, F. We've run into a little problem with the A sound, though. We're doing the short A sound, and with our accents (even though they're not super strong!) some words just don't sound like they're probably supposed to. Words like can, fan, ban, sam come out kind of wonky.
Math is a little more frustrating. We've skipped a lot of the Kindergarten book, because it's very repetitive, and has a lot of things that he already knows, so I find myself skipping ahead, and not being prepared for some of the lessons. So I skip further ahead, and have to find a time when we can go back. Like the lessons that are about shorter and longer, or about kitchen measurements. I still like the book, though. My favorite thing is that we're learning life skills, doing things like learning about money and learning to tell time.
And I've given up on the whole lesson planning thing. It goes so much better if I just do whatever lesson is next, rather than feeling like I have to catch up if we skip a day. Plus, that way I can go back over a lesson, or modify a lesson that he's not getting, without feeling like we're getting behind.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
I thought he would outgrow this
My son's new favorite toy? An empty pizza box. Fortunately, it wasn't ordered pizza, so it's not all greasy and smelly. Right now, it's holding all of his big cars and trucks.
For Christmas, I'm thinking he'll love a shoebox!
For Christmas, I'm thinking he'll love a shoebox!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Freshly Squeezed
I've been feeling very Martha Stewart/Williams Sonoma lately. I don't know if it's the weather or nesting.
So this morning, the Monkey asked for oatmeal for breakfast. I make the kind that you cook on the stove. I fill our bowls with the yummy stuff while the water's coming to a boil- brown sugar, butter, salt and flax seeds.
This morning, though, I added a special ingredient to the Monkey's bowl. I had gotten out a glass, gotten out the OJ, then poured the OJ right into his bowl. *sigh* This is going to be a long pregnancy.
So this morning, the Monkey asked for oatmeal for breakfast. I make the kind that you cook on the stove. I fill our bowls with the yummy stuff while the water's coming to a boil- brown sugar, butter, salt and flax seeds.
This morning, though, I added a special ingredient to the Monkey's bowl. I had gotten out a glass, gotten out the OJ, then poured the OJ right into his bowl. *sigh* This is going to be a long pregnancy.
Monday, October 27, 2008
RJ is Sad
He was on his way home from work late Saturday night and he was hit by someone running a red light. Thankfully, they were turning, and not just running straight through!
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The monkey making friends with a neighbor's cat.
He's been bringing out all of his stuffed animals to play in the den.
Sleeping with his head gently cradled by Cow's butt.
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The monkey making friends with a neighbor's cat.
He's been bringing out all of his stuffed animals to play in the den.
Sleeping with his head gently cradled by Cow's butt.
Monday, October 20, 2008
My Boy
This morning, the Monkey pulled the headphones out of my ipod. He said, "I didn't do it! My friend, Hand, did!" Which, of course, led to a discussion about him having control over his whole body, including what his hands do!
This afternoon, he had me write out a list of things for him to do...
__ play cards
__ clean the bathroom
__ pick up room
__ clean TV counter
__ kiss mama (i added that one!)
__ help with dishes
__ playdough
So far, he's accomplished only one of his goals. Playing cards. Shocking, no?
This afternoon, he had me write out a list of things for him to do...
__ play cards
__ clean the bathroom
__ pick up room
__ clean TV counter
__ kiss mama (i added that one!)
__ help with dishes
__ playdough
So far, he's accomplished only one of his goals. Playing cards. Shocking, no?
Saturday, October 18, 2008
My Exciting Weekend
Had a midwife appointment today. RJ didn't make it- he was working and wasn't able to leave. The monkey got to hold the speaker for the doppler thingy again. And, once again, the baby was wriggly and kicking at it!
Then, we went to the pumpkin patch. We met RJ's mom, his siblings and one of her friends there. The Monkey had fun running around and playing on the playground and with the tetherball. We went on a very bumpy hayride out to the pumpkin patch and picked out a huge pumpkin!
Then, we went to the pumpkin patch. We met RJ's mom, his siblings and one of her friends there. The Monkey had fun running around and playing on the playground and with the tetherball. We went on a very bumpy hayride out to the pumpkin patch and picked out a huge pumpkin!
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
First Annual
Had a fantastic Cousins of Love/Melody Sisters weekend! We went to my aunt's lakehouse and spent Friday night through Sunday afternoon there. It was me and my sisters, our two girl cousins, my mom and my aunt. And baby Carson- the only boy allowed. And only allowed because he's a mere five months old.
We watched movies, played games, went out for pedicures, ate lots of yummy food and spent time out on the porch. Gena swam. We played with the baby. Callie slept. A lot. I lost at dominoes. Badly. We played picture telephone. The Melody Sisters performed.
We watched movies, played games, went out for pedicures, ate lots of yummy food and spent time out on the porch. Gena swam. We played with the baby. Callie slept. A lot. I lost at dominoes. Badly. We played picture telephone. The Melody Sisters performed.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Wall Climbing
The Little Rock Climbing Center's age cutoff is five, so we'd been promising the Monkey that he could go climbing when he was five. The fam got him a gift certificate for his birthday, and yesterday he finally got to use it!
Little tiny harness and climbing shoes...
Holding him up by his harness...
First climb...
Climbing with Daddy...
He touched the top!
He climbed up to the very top three times while I was there, and then made it almost to the top one more time. He did a really good job!
In other news- we had an appointment with our midwife today, and found the baby's heartbeat again. It was kicking at the doppler thingy! And everything is measuring right, and is looking great! We also decided on a due date- March 17.
Little tiny harness and climbing shoes...
Holding him up by his harness...
First climb...
Climbing with Daddy...
He touched the top!
He climbed up to the very top three times while I was there, and then made it almost to the top one more time. He did a really good job!
In other news- we had an appointment with our midwife today, and found the baby's heartbeat again. It was kicking at the doppler thingy! And everything is measuring right, and is looking great! We also decided on a due date- March 17.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Banned Books Week is coming up!
I was reading this banned books list, and some of the books that made it onto that list really surprise me.
I was reading this banned books list, and some of the books that made it onto that list really surprise me.
Monday, September 08, 2008
Sunday, September 07, 2008
FYI
This was my favorite way that we told...
We had to tell our boss. So RJ and I went in together to talk to him. RJ just pointed at me and said, "Expecting."
No preamble. No, "We've got some news!" Not even, "We're expecting!"
It was really funny.
We had to tell our boss. So RJ and I went in together to talk to him. RJ just pointed at me and said, "Expecting."
No preamble. No, "We've got some news!" Not even, "We're expecting!"
It was really funny.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
One of my favorite things
Every morning, the Monkey comes and crawls in bed with us. I love it! He's snuggly and affectionate. Most of the time he falls back to sleep. But, lest this get too saccharine, if he doesn't fall asleep, the snuggles and hugs and kisses are sprinkled liberally with "I am HUNGRY!", "Are you ready to get up?" and "Do you want to talk about something?".
This morning, RJ got up early and headed out to go biking before it got too hot. So the Monkey and I were awake a little bit earlier. He came into bed and we snuggled, and I was thinking about how thankful I am that he still likes to snuggle, and how it's something we've been doing as a family in the mornings ever since he was a baby. (he did sleep with us, but still!)
It's something I was thankful for today.
This morning, RJ got up early and headed out to go biking before it got too hot. So the Monkey and I were awake a little bit earlier. He came into bed and we snuggled, and I was thinking about how thankful I am that he still likes to snuggle, and how it's something we've been doing as a family in the mornings ever since he was a baby. (he did sleep with us, but still!)
It's something I was thankful for today.
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