Rapunzel, Rapunzel....

Look at me with 3 postings in one week. I'm a blogging maniac! Anyway.....

For those of you who know me, you know I have a TON of hair. For those of you who don't I'm here to tell you, I have a TON of hair. Really thick, really long, and when it dries on it's own, really wavy but frizzy. I cut my hair into a bob and really liked it, but it was really time consuming to make it look smooth and straight. Obviously, with this guy:



I don't have the time I once did for beauty rituals. But if you know me, I've never been into long getting-ready scenarios anyway. If I can't get ready in a half hour to an hour including shower time, I'm all set with it. I've let myself go a little since having Jack. (OK, a lot) I pull my hair pack every day and I think my hair line is receding. Not only that, but I saw a picture of myself with brown paneling behind me and I looked bald! (Not that there's anything wrong with being bald, Dad.) So this has sparked a "I really need a new hairdo" moment. I go tomorrow to get beautified.



What do you think?

I Have A Headache

I was reading one of my Parenting Magazines today and came across the following ad in the back:

www.thebathtubassistant.com

Now, read it carefully.....in particular the part about how this will "Save energy for a more relaxing or romantic moment." I laughed so hard I almost cried. So when "I have a headache" doesn't work, you can blame in on the bath.

I can hear it now:

"Sorry honey, I'm not in the mood, I bathed the baby and I'm too tired."

HA! Who comes up with these things?

Welcome Fall!!!!!

Jack changes on what feels like a daily basis. Our little love is getting SO big and is such a source of entertainment. He's thisclose to crawling and I fear for Maggie Mae when he finally gets the hang of it. She's going to have to move her 10 year old body rather quickly to escape the grasp of a 7 month old on the move.

Jackster had his first bout of Cherrios the other day and it was quite hilarious, video to follow soon. He's very interested in drinking out of the sippy cup, grabbing the spoon with which to feed himself and is a really good eater. The only thing he's not sure about at this point are green beans, whether they're homemade or store bought. Let me paint a picture: He pushes them to the top of his mouth, opens it and starts coughing and gives a look as if to say, "What IS this?" Peas, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes and all fruits are just dandy with him though. Although I don't recommend the Country Breakfast. I taste test everything before he does and that stuff was GROSS!

I went out with a friend of mine for drinks last week. She adopted a baby from China 4 months ago. I've never really thought about adoption as a whole, which means I've never really formed an opinion about it. I don't think I know anyone who is adopted either. Don't you think that's weird? Suddenly I have two friends who I haven't been in contact with for 13 years or more who have/are in the process of adopting and I've gone 33 years without meeting anyone who is adopted. These friends have enhanced motherhood for me so very much. Just hearing about what they've been through and the way their lives have unfolded, I've learned how being a Mom comes in many different forms and how lucky we ladies are to be Moms. I felt pretty lucky to have Jack in the first place, it's all such a miraculous thing, but knowing these ladies has just made it so much more interesting. Becoming a mom is like joining this exclusive club you've never been allowed access to. It was so great to catch up with her, hear about how things were going with her daughter and she dispensed some invaluable teething advice. Thanks Jen!

I'm happy to report that I won't be going to the trade show in Las Vegas this year like I have in the past. The reasons I'm happy are as follows:

1. I'll be home for our wedding anniversary for the 1st time in 3 years.
2. I won't have to leave Jack for a week. I'm just not ready and he's kind of a Mommy's Boy and I'm kind of a Jack's Mommy so it just wouldn't work for either of us.
3. I'm OVER Las Vegas, it's just too in-your-face for me. Nice to visit, but if you're not there to par-tay, it can get annoying to have people screaming up and down the halls at ungodly hours when you have to get up and work. I appreciate the tranquility of my home, my husband, our son and our dog. We only run up and down the halls on the weekends so it's on our time, our schedule.
4. I won't have to buy new khaki pants for the show which is always a chore.
5. See #2
6. My hours will be a little different since they will be located 3 hours behind our time zone and I'll be doing my job from here. This will allow me to potentially spend time with Jack and Matt before work.
7. See #5

Mimi Judy is here visiting us for the next couple of weeks from Ohio. She's watching Jack for us today while we're at work and will with Gramma Dot for the rest of week. (When they're not partying and playing Bingo, that is.) Then she flies solo next week. As I mentioned before, Jack is very attached to me these days, so hopefully he won't give either of them a hard time. I think he's teething, so he's just not feeling so hot. Who's better than a Mommy when you're not feeling so hot? A Daddy, sure, but he's a lot hairier than a Mommy.

Happy fall everyone and thanks for checking in to read my ramblings.......

Yip Yips

SO you're probably wondering why I have videos of the Sesame Street Muppet Characters on the side of my blog. Well the answer is simple....I LOVE MUPPETS! The Yip Yip Martians happen to be just 2 of my favorites. I'm so excited to have the chance to share them with Jack, I just hope he likes them as much as I do.I would have included Captain Vegetable too, but I couldn't figure out how without including some weird stuff too. I already started singing the Captain Vegetable song to Jack.

Jack's doctor said absolutely no TV before the age of 2, so I'll have to hang on a little while longer before I can introduce him to the Honkers, Count, Kermit, Scooter, Animal, Beauregard (yes there is a Muppet named Beauregard)and the like. I bet you didn't know this, but there is a website like wikipedia dedicated just to the Muppets.....I can see you're shocked by this, but I am serious....it's http://muppet.wikia.com/

Go ahead, check it out, you know you want to..... :)

I guarantee, you will smile at least once....Muppets always make ME smile....like this!



Although I think as Jack gets older I'll be getting more of this.....



"Uhhhh yeah Mom, whatever you say......."

Happy September!

Well, this is kind of an update from August....

The end of August was pretty exciting. I'm still on my mission of meeting up with old friends who helped shape me into the person I am today. Jack and I went to see my friend Cary, and her kids, Aniciya and Sayvon. Nici is my Goddaughter and I probably haven't seen them in about 5 years. They were camping in Hampton Falls over Labor Day weekend, so we invaded them. I've come to the conclusion that Mr. Jack is going to want to spend family vacations camping. He jabbered and actually pointed at things the whole time we were there. I didn't get any pictures of Cary, but the first pic is of Jack and Nici, she was the only other person besides me that Jack would go to. Nici was always beautiful, I know I'm biased, but she has grown up so much and is such a polite, sweet, wonderful young woman now. But then again, I always knew she would be. And Sayvon....what can i say? He says please and thank you, is so polite and sweet, loves his Mom SO much and the both of them were so receptive to hugs and kisses. I felt SO special.

Grandma Judy is coming in a couple of weeks and we are VERY excited. Gramma Dot is going to show her the ropes for a week and then she gets Jack all to herself for the week after. Gramma Dot was watching Jack and watched him get into the predicament below with the pillow case. She did not do this to him, it was all his own doing. He's quite the mischevieous little baby, I tell ya. He's always getting stuck under things, weird things, like the Boppy Chair and the Swing.

We have introduced biter biscuits to Jack's diet, much to Maggie's delight, as you can see. She's been really good though, she doesn't crowd him, just sits back like a good girl and tries to telepathically remove the cookie from his hands. That's my girl. Jack has started touching Maggie a lot and she is taking it like a champ, just gives him the "Why are you touching me? I'm only letting you touch me because Mom likes it when I do." look.

Matt and I are doing well, anxiously awaiting fall, it's our favorite season. We're a hot blooded little family, so the cooler weather is a welcomed thing.

We hope all is well with all of you and send our love!



Nici & Jack


"Jack, can I have some? I'll let ya touch me!"


Ewwwwwwwwwwww! (I swear they put glue in these things)


The Pillowcase Caper

Cookin' With Jack

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Foolish, foolish Mommy

So just when I thought I was safe; "That flu won't get me, I say!" I was DOWN for the count. The kind of flu where your hair hurts. Matt put his hand on my forehead and all I could think was, "Why did he put a cinder block on my forehead and why won't he remove it?" Oh what a rough road and I'll type it but I won't say it out loud....I think we're out of the woods. Thanks again Mom for taking such good care of all of us. I don't get it, my mom is NEVER sick. Even when we were kids, she was never sick, or she's just a really good faker. Oh not me, I was laid out, in bed, incommudicado with the outside world. Wimp.

Aaaaaannnyyyyway, today was a very exciting day for us, all around. We visited a new daycare for Jack and he seemed very excited about it. He was making eyes at all the teachers and sat for almost an hour and giggled and played while we met with the head teacher of his room. You may be thinking, "What was wrong with the daycare he's in?" Loooonnnggg story, I won't bore you with it, but it's not a good fit for Mr. Jack, but we are optimistic about the new one and should find out soon when he can start.

Then, right after, we went to the doctor for Jack's 6 month check up. Here are his stats:

He weighs 19 lbs. 14 oz.
His head is 45.7cm and he's
27 inches long (he grew 2 inches since his last appointment!)

He's in excellent health, his screaming/screeching is no way shape or form a problem, it's what 6 month old babies do and he took his shots like a champ! That's our boy....

I attached a video this time, I had no idea our camera took video with sound and I thought about how may of you haven't seen our little sweetie in action, enjoy! The doctor said we can give him Cheerios now, so I'll tape that too, that should be interesting....

We hope all is well with everyone and we send our love!