Saturday, December 31, 2005

A Happy New Year!

So I'm a couple hours early, but since we're at home not doing anything other than trying to console a very fussy baby, I figured I might as well say HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

The baby is getting two nice teeth in his bottom gums and has a little cold due to the sickness that was going around my inlaws house during our Christmas trip home. So we're cuddled in our house, Trav is setting up our Ikea stuff we bought back in November and I'm trying to feed the fussy baby.....gotta go...back at it.

Thursday, December 22, 2005

A Christmas Card to you...

Since I'm not great at sending out cards on time; birthdays, anniversaries, get well, or Christmas. I've decided to just make one here.

To those that are very dear to our hearts:

The words from a very famous person who is slightly green, "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas....perhaps...means a little bit more!" He being the Grinch and how he tried to steel Christmas.

Remember to love, in all the buisiness of the buying, wrapping, driving, and packing.

Merry Christmas!!!

Hugs : )

Thursday, December 15, 2005

You Know When It's Time to Relax When.....

You get stuck in your driveway and it only has 1 1/2" of snow on it.

Problem:
1. Ford Ranger, rear wheel drive loaded with 300lbs of sand in the back.
2. Ice build up on the driveway where the wheel paths are.
3. A truck that doesn't like to "go" when it's cold outside.
3. Lack of sleep.
4. A very emotional mother, who couldn't comfort her child this morning due to teething.

Yes, I got stuck in our driveway this morning when trying to go to work. Barend was upset this morning and wasn't eating. Trav had to work at the coop and he takes Barend with him, so I didn't want Barend to be really upset while Travis was driving. That can unnerve anyone. I gave up trying to feed him and handed him off to Trav hungry.

So Trav leaves and I leave maybe 1 minute after he does. Get in the truck put it in reverse. It stalls. Put it in park. Start it. Put it in reverse. It stalls again. It does this one more time. (this generally happens about 50% of the time when I drive it) Needless to stay I get it moving and then there is no traction. I gas it slightly thinking that it's just a little spot that I'm slipping on. It spins and the rear right tire goes off the driveway. Try to pull it forward and then back, but to no avail. Being the super smart engineer that I am, I try to pull forward and make a three point turn at the front of our drive. Too bad our driveway is too small for this type of maneuver. I ended up off the driveway even further and in a snow bank. The snow bank was from our neighbor who was really nice and plowed our driveway. Too bad the pile was right where the truck ended up.

I called into work.

My boss and a fellow employee come and rescue me from my driveway. Thanks Larry and Jeremiah.

I'm finally to the point where I can say, "I'm relaxed."

Oh, did I mention today is our anniversary (5yrs Travis and I have been married). Happy Anniversary Honey!!

Monday, December 12, 2005

A Laugh

Barend laughed for the first time on Saturday. At first I thought that it was only hiccups, but he did it a few times in between them. I was putting him in his cool sling that his dad made. I usually just bounce/jingle him to get him lower in the sling and he generally dosen't like the method I choose. So, I decided to do it this time with some added noises.

"Chuga, chuga. Choo choo. Choo choo." With a little shake of my hips on the chuga part and a little up and down motion on the choo choo parts.

He smiled really big and started to giggle.

I went and told Trav and he told me, "It's probably just because he has the hiccups." And when I did the chugas and choo choos again, Barend laughed. And Trav and I just kept laughing with him.

Whether it was that he was laughing at how weird I was being or that he really enjoyed the chugas and choo choos, I will never know. But, it's a nice change to the fussiness that has taken over his mood lately.

He's getting teeth.....yes he's only three months old, but he's drooling, chewing on his fingers, and has a few little white bumps on designated areas where teeth will one day show up.

He's growing up....Trav and I packed away his newborn outfits and some 0-3month clothes this past weekend. Time goes by so fast.