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Van’s First Steps
We got our new video camera today (ours died last week) and I was just playing around with it and seeing how it worked while I was running bath water for Van. Good timing because he took some of his first steps to Mommy while I had the camera rolling 🙂
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Van aka Jim Halpert
Mommy gave me a haircut tonight. I think I am pretty cute 🙂
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Only in the South can you…
…Ask fir directions to your national chain hotel (a Hilton property) and get, “Go ’til the Arco is on yer left n’ turn right. Ge straight til ya cross the riv’r. Turn right at the dead possum inda road n’ keep en drivin’ til ya see me waving ya’ll down.” …Write a fantastic blog post like this at the WIFI LOUNGE. …Go to the Olive Garden where the non-smoking wait is 5 minutes and the smoking wait is 20 minutes. …Drive down the road and see Nevitt Forest Community School of Innovation. …Have Will Smith serve you a large Diet Coke from Hardee’s drive-thru window (I swear it was him).…
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I hate…
…a great many things. In this case, Delta Airlines. Since they charge for checked bags, everyone and all their known relatives drag all of their earthly possessions with them onto the plane as “carry-ons”. And seriously, not a single of one them check the dimensional limits of said bags. I had a person hauling a bag that rivaled the size of the Titanic. I actually heard the aircraft strain as she tried to heft the behemoth up into the overhead bin, which, I might add, was about 18 cubic feet smaller than this lady’s ginormous pink “carry-on”. She then turned to me for help with a look that said, “why…
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What in the world?
I am on the road in Florida and came across this product description: “A warm blend of sparkling bergamot and fresh ginger. Clean musk notes of white tea, amid spicy nuances of vetiver and nutmeg.” What do you think I should do with it? a) eat/drink the product b) give the product to someone I do not like and make them use it on their arm-pits c) light the product on fire d) smell the product after placing it in a decorative bowl e) spray the product in a stinky airplane f) lay the product out using it as bait to attract Martha Stewart into doing something useful with it…
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Problem Solving 101
Well, here we are at 8 months. Van is growing up way too fast – it seems he learns a new skill (and by skill, I mean some new way of creating havoc and destruction) every day. This evening, I came around the corner to find Van as seen below – minus Jen. He had found this box in the living room and pushed it around the couch, skirted the chair, past the table to get to the gate protecting the trash can. He then climbed up onto the box thereby thwarting what Jen and I had previously deemed an impenetrable wall of protection around said trash can. Clearly we…
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8 months!
Our little guy is now 8 months old and weighs 18lbs. 2oz. He is getting so big and is more of a toddler than a baby. Sometimes we miss the little baby stage… he was so tiny and was content being held for hours… but we are loving Van in this new stage he is in. He is not content to be in one place for long, doesn’t like being held or restrained in any way shape or form. He is constantly on the go and is our little explorer. This month Van decided that he has a deep hatred for anything that had straps or a harness or impeded…
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Parenting Grade for the Day … "F"
Lately, Van has been, well, let’s say “fussy” when we put him on the changing table to swap out his wet, dirty diaper for a nice, dry, clean diaper. He wriggles, squirms, whines and tries to roll over (which will put him head first onto the floor). For our sanity and his safety, we tried to bribe him with some “Parent’s Choice Little Puffs – Banana Flavor.” Made with whole grains, Parent’s Choice is a puffed grain snack for babies beginning to self-feed. If you think you know where this is going, that is, a fine review for these tasty snacks, you are wrong. Jen and I took these tasty…
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Two Peas in a Pod
Cute matching beanies made by Auntie Tonita!
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7 months.. a bit late!
Van is going to be 8 months in a few weeks and I figured I’d better get his 7 month update on here before then! This last month has been one full of changes- probably more than any other so far. He is officially crawling and is FAST! He chases Pilot and can get anywhere he wants to go. He is no longer limited to one room, but will crawl all over the house. A few days after Van turned 6 months old, he started to pull himself up to a standing position on his own. It took only a day or two and then he started pulling himself up…
