Having a great and relaxing Thanksgiving today at the Blue's house and getting to play with Annette's new MacBook - very cool! She and I put together a video from some clips that Andrew had taken - here it is! You can see how Johnny is really starting to talk more and more :)
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Late September 2010
It's been a crazy-busy week this week. We had a great time on Sunday afternoon visiting with Andrew's family at the Hoover reunion. Johnny had a rough night Saturday night with some congestion, and didn't nap well on the way to Asheboro, and he actually fell asleep on the way back at 5 PM!
We put him on to bed, thinking he might actually be down for the night - but he woke up at 7:00 - ready to go! We fed him dinner and Andrew chased him around the house hoping to wear him back out - and he actually went back to sleep at 8:30 without a fuss. We were amazed! He had some more congestion and a little coughing, but seems to have shaken whatever it was. He seemed tired all week, though. Andrew is playing softball, and Johnny and I were planning to go to a little bit of the game and to have dinner with Andrew beforehand, but the other team forfeited, so we had a picnic (in the front yard). Tuesday we had a date night, and Wednesday was Softball, and Johnny and I took a walk with the neighbors. Thursday I had a faculty meeting, so Andrew picked up Johnny and they went to Chick-fil-a for dinner. We were all pretty happy that tonight was Friday night, and have enjoyed pizza and relaxing!
A very happy birthday to Bryan tonight!
Johnny really seems to have turned a corner with daycare this week - he seemed excited to be there on Monday morning when he saw where we were. On Thursday - he asked for "Kelli Kelli" (the teacher) when we got there and hardly cried at all when I left! So relieved that he seems to be doing so good.
I have to work tomorrow, but we're all looking forward to Sunday when we get to go visit the Monroes and to see Baby Claire again!
We put him on to bed, thinking he might actually be down for the night - but he woke up at 7:00 - ready to go! We fed him dinner and Andrew chased him around the house hoping to wear him back out - and he actually went back to sleep at 8:30 without a fuss. We were amazed! He had some more congestion and a little coughing, but seems to have shaken whatever it was. He seemed tired all week, though. Andrew is playing softball, and Johnny and I were planning to go to a little bit of the game and to have dinner with Andrew beforehand, but the other team forfeited, so we had a picnic (in the front yard). Tuesday we had a date night, and Wednesday was Softball, and Johnny and I took a walk with the neighbors. Thursday I had a faculty meeting, so Andrew picked up Johnny and they went to Chick-fil-a for dinner. We were all pretty happy that tonight was Friday night, and have enjoyed pizza and relaxing!
A very happy birthday to Bryan tonight!
Johnny really seems to have turned a corner with daycare this week - he seemed excited to be there on Monday morning when he saw where we were. On Thursday - he asked for "Kelli Kelli" (the teacher) when we got there and hardly cried at all when I left! So relieved that he seems to be doing so good.
I have to work tomorrow, but we're all looking forward to Sunday when we get to go visit the Monroes and to see Baby Claire again!
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| Late September 2010 |
Friday, September 17, 2010
Is it already mid-September?
Well, not sure how that happened. July and August were a blur between teaching Summer Session and then all the traveling for work and pleasure in August, along with a sick Johnny and Dada at the end of the month so we were pretty happy for September to arrive with some cooler days and more of a routine. I thought I'd try to make posting pictures and updating the blog a new Friday night routine! I usually don't have enough energy on Friday night for anything besides laying on the couch anyway - so why not do it with the laptop in my lap?
We've been enjoying the cooler weather with lots of playing outside, swinging, playing in the sand, stroller rides, and "mowing" everything. After being not-so-interested for a while, Johnny is back in love with the swing! He is talking more and more and is really getting the hang of riding around on all his riding toys. He knows his name and has changed from calling Andrew "Dada" to him being "Daddy". He loves using his little stool and climbing up on the couch and just hanging out.. and coloring Oh coloring! Enjoy the pictures! :
We've been enjoying the cooler weather with lots of playing outside, swinging, playing in the sand, stroller rides, and "mowing" everything. After being not-so-interested for a while, Johnny is back in love with the swing! He is talking more and more and is really getting the hang of riding around on all his riding toys. He knows his name and has changed from calling Andrew "Dada" to him being "Daddy". He loves using his little stool and climbing up on the couch and just hanging out.. and coloring Oh coloring! Enjoy the pictures! :
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| Early September 2010 |
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Post for Andrew while he's in Ireland
It's been a crazy month, with me going to Texas, us all going to the beach with the Blues, and now Andrew is in Ireland for work! This has also been the first week of classes for me, so it was a crazier schedule than I normally have. Mimi has been here and has been a huge help, and I think she and Johnny have had a lot of fun together!
Johnny has pretty much mastered climbing on lots of things and running. He wants to jump, but can't quite seem to get any air :) He seems to really be concentrating on talking and is repeating all sorts of new words! He is also cutting 3 new teeth in the back. He also had his 18 month check up this week and was so brave for his shot and was in the 85th percentile for height and weight - pretty much tracking right along where he has been.
Mimi and I haven't gotten too many pictures this week, partially because Andrew has our camera, and partially because I haven't been home much! Here are a few pictures from yesterday afternoon and last night in the tub :)
Johnny has pretty much mastered climbing on lots of things and running. He wants to jump, but can't quite seem to get any air :) He seems to really be concentrating on talking and is repeating all sorts of new words! He is also cutting 3 new teeth in the back. He also had his 18 month check up this week and was so brave for his shot and was in the 85th percentile for height and weight - pretty much tracking right along where he has been.
Mimi and I haven't gotten too many pictures this week, partially because Andrew has our camera, and partially because I haven't been home much! Here are a few pictures from yesterday afternoon and last night in the tub :)
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| August 2010 |
Monday, August 2, 2010
August 2nd 2010
I know how much I always enjoy seeing blog updates and pictures while I'm away so this is for Liz!
Liz went to a conference near Dallas and left on Saturday. Johnny and I have been bachelors for 2 days now and we haven't burned the house down yet!
Liz left before Johnny took his nap on Saturday. He took a good nap. Right at 2 hours. After he woke up we played around inside because it was kind of rainy outside. We had a good supper and then Johnny went right on to sleep. I think Johnny slept better than I did Saturday night because I missed Liz!
Sunday we woke up and messed around inside before going to church. Johnny had a good time playing in the nursery and then we came home and had some macaroni and cheese with deviled eggs for lunch. He took about an hour nap and then we went for a walk down to the Mexican grocery store to buy some lettuce and hamburger buns for supper. Johnny played outside on his sand and water table while I got everything ready to cook for supper. I cut up a watermelon, cooked some rice, and got some tater tots ready to go in the oven. Johnny helped me light the fire in the grill and then continued to play while I cooked the hamburgers. Grammy came up before the burgers were done and ate supper with us. Johnny played for a while after supper and then took a good bubble bath and went to sleep.
He woke up this morning around 6:15 and we did a dry run of getting out of the house on time while Grammy was here to help. We did just fine and got out the door in plenty of time. Johnny had a Nutri-Grain bar and some yogurt for breakfast and I carried some watermelon to school for him to have as a breakfast desert when we got to his class. He apparently had a good day at school. He was playing with a little girl in class giving her hugs and apparently both of them were laughing and having a good time. At some point, the little girl bit Johnny although he didn't notice it! He also apparently had a good time throwing his duck-duck around the room with his friend Roscoe. Grammy picked up Johnny around 3:00 and cooked us an awesome supper of BBQ chicken, green beans, rice, and squash. Johnny ate a good supper of mainly Rice-A-Roni and green beans. Then we had a video call with Liz over Skype. That went OK. Johnny seemed to get upset that he could see Liz but not touch her. He's been fighting some bad diaper rash for a while now and it flared up again today. He got upset towards the end of the call when it was time to go change a dirty diaper. He had a good time in the bath tonight though. We read Goodnight Gorilla, said our prayers, and he went on to bed with no fussing. Grammy left after Johnny went to bed so I'm out on the screened porch now enjoying the nice weather and working on this blog update!
I'll try to do another blog update tomorrow. Dennis is coming over to help me bottle beer. Wednesday Grammy is coming back so I can go to softball practice if it doesn't get cancelled.
Now for the pictures!
Liz went to a conference near Dallas and left on Saturday. Johnny and I have been bachelors for 2 days now and we haven't burned the house down yet!
Liz left before Johnny took his nap on Saturday. He took a good nap. Right at 2 hours. After he woke up we played around inside because it was kind of rainy outside. We had a good supper and then Johnny went right on to sleep. I think Johnny slept better than I did Saturday night because I missed Liz!
Sunday we woke up and messed around inside before going to church. Johnny had a good time playing in the nursery and then we came home and had some macaroni and cheese with deviled eggs for lunch. He took about an hour nap and then we went for a walk down to the Mexican grocery store to buy some lettuce and hamburger buns for supper. Johnny played outside on his sand and water table while I got everything ready to cook for supper. I cut up a watermelon, cooked some rice, and got some tater tots ready to go in the oven. Johnny helped me light the fire in the grill and then continued to play while I cooked the hamburgers. Grammy came up before the burgers were done and ate supper with us. Johnny played for a while after supper and then took a good bubble bath and went to sleep.
He woke up this morning around 6:15 and we did a dry run of getting out of the house on time while Grammy was here to help. We did just fine and got out the door in plenty of time. Johnny had a Nutri-Grain bar and some yogurt for breakfast and I carried some watermelon to school for him to have as a breakfast desert when we got to his class. He apparently had a good day at school. He was playing with a little girl in class giving her hugs and apparently both of them were laughing and having a good time. At some point, the little girl bit Johnny although he didn't notice it! He also apparently had a good time throwing his duck-duck around the room with his friend Roscoe. Grammy picked up Johnny around 3:00 and cooked us an awesome supper of BBQ chicken, green beans, rice, and squash. Johnny ate a good supper of mainly Rice-A-Roni and green beans. Then we had a video call with Liz over Skype. That went OK. Johnny seemed to get upset that he could see Liz but not touch her. He's been fighting some bad diaper rash for a while now and it flared up again today. He got upset towards the end of the call when it was time to go change a dirty diaper. He had a good time in the bath tonight though. We read Goodnight Gorilla, said our prayers, and he went on to bed with no fussing. Grammy left after Johnny went to bed so I'm out on the screened porch now enjoying the nice weather and working on this blog update!
I'll try to do another blog update tomorrow. Dennis is coming over to help me bottle beer. Wednesday Grammy is coming back so I can go to softball practice if it doesn't get cancelled.
Now for the pictures!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Too long
It has been waay too long since I have posted and much too long since we have put any pictures up. Things have been crazy-busy all summer, although we have had a lot of fun. Johnny is growing by leaps and bounds, and doing so many new things every day. He is pretty much running and playing new games and starting to say more and more words everyday :) Andrew and I are doing well, but seem to always have too much work to do and very busy, but fun weekends!
I kept Johnny home with me for most of June - although we kept the road and rails hot to Carthage and Marion to get some doses of grandparents!
Johnny started a new day care when I went back to work, and things were not going so well at first, but he seems to be doing much better this week, so hopefully he will like it!
Andrew took Johnny to get his first "real" haircut at his barber's on Friday - and he did great! It looks much better than my totally unprofessional halfway haircuts :) You'll see the change about mid-way through the pictures.
Here are some pictures from June and so far in July - we will fill in the backlog soon, I promise! I have a week "to myself" in Denton, TX at a conference in early August - so I will try to "catch up" then!
I kept Johnny home with me for most of June - although we kept the road and rails hot to Carthage and Marion to get some doses of grandparents!
Johnny started a new day care when I went back to work, and things were not going so well at first, but he seems to be doing much better this week, so hopefully he will like it!
Andrew took Johnny to get his first "real" haircut at his barber's on Friday - and he did great! It looks much better than my totally unprofessional halfway haircuts :) You'll see the change about mid-way through the pictures.
Here are some pictures from June and so far in July - we will fill in the backlog soon, I promise! I have a week "to myself" in Denton, TX at a conference in early August - so I will try to "catch up" then!
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| June and July 2010 |
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Last full day! Tues. Mar 23rd
It's always hard for me to get to work on time on Tuesdays and Thursdays when I have my 8 AM lab, even when Andrew is home, so I was lucky to make it with almost 10 minutes to spare this morning. Johnny slept a little later this morning - 6:30, although I don't think he fell asleep until almost 7:20 last night. So I think he is starting to be an 11-11 1/2 hour sleeper, whereas for a while he was doing almost 12 hours. He woke up in a good mood, and even was ready to part with his lovey. He has gotten more and more attached to it recently, but this morning, he pointed to his crib after I got him dressed, and I walked over there, and he dropped it right in! We both had a good breakfast (him rice cereal w/applesauce and cheerios, me leftover tortilla espanola ..mmmm). He did OK when I dropped him off, and I was on my way!
Work was pretty good, although it was a much longer day than I had planned, and felt more behind than I started out by the time I left, unfortunately. I had hoped to pick Johnny up early today, but it was 5 by the time I got there. I just kept getting waylayed. He was so excited to see me when I got there, which was so nice - he just giggled and giggled! I think he's going to be really excited to see Andrew tomorrow. Even though it was close to his normal dinner time, he was eating crackers when I picked him up, and it was so amazing outside that I couldn't resist some yard time. Of course I forgot to bring the camera outside, and didn't really want to deal with the tantrum that would ensue if we were to go inside to get it. So, I just have a couple of pictures from breakfast this morning. Sorry, Andrew. We piddled in the front yard, and I pulled some weeds and trimmed back some perennials in the front yard. So therapeutic! I really needed that. Then we came around back and Johnny showed off his mad slide skills. Not only does he have the hang of pulling his leg out from under him and sliding on his own, but he has figured out how to pick his feet up so he goes faster! He sends a stick down the slide for a test run, and then down he goes! After that it was almost 6 already, so we headed in for dinner. We talked to Andrew on Skype while Johnny ate dinner and I cooked myself some food. Casey stopped by to return the truck, and then Johnny toddled around a bit while I ate my dinner. He ate a pretty good, if odd, dinner of peas, cheerios, goldfish, milk, cheese, and a little mac and cheese once I got it ready. Then it was time for a quick bath, getting ready for tomorrow, and some reading! He went on to sleep really quickly a little before 7. Hopefully he'll make it to 6 tomorrow morning. I'm not setting my alarm! Can't wait to see Andrew tomorrow afternoon!
Work was pretty good, although it was a much longer day than I had planned, and felt more behind than I started out by the time I left, unfortunately. I had hoped to pick Johnny up early today, but it was 5 by the time I got there. I just kept getting waylayed. He was so excited to see me when I got there, which was so nice - he just giggled and giggled! I think he's going to be really excited to see Andrew tomorrow. Even though it was close to his normal dinner time, he was eating crackers when I picked him up, and it was so amazing outside that I couldn't resist some yard time. Of course I forgot to bring the camera outside, and didn't really want to deal with the tantrum that would ensue if we were to go inside to get it. So, I just have a couple of pictures from breakfast this morning. Sorry, Andrew. We piddled in the front yard, and I pulled some weeds and trimmed back some perennials in the front yard. So therapeutic! I really needed that. Then we came around back and Johnny showed off his mad slide skills. Not only does he have the hang of pulling his leg out from under him and sliding on his own, but he has figured out how to pick his feet up so he goes faster! He sends a stick down the slide for a test run, and then down he goes! After that it was almost 6 already, so we headed in for dinner. We talked to Andrew on Skype while Johnny ate dinner and I cooked myself some food. Casey stopped by to return the truck, and then Johnny toddled around a bit while I ate my dinner. He ate a pretty good, if odd, dinner of peas, cheerios, goldfish, milk, cheese, and a little mac and cheese once I got it ready. Then it was time for a quick bath, getting ready for tomorrow, and some reading! He went on to sleep really quickly a little before 7. Hopefully he'll make it to 6 tomorrow morning. I'm not setting my alarm! Can't wait to see Andrew tomorrow afternoon!
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| March 23, 2010 |
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