Monday night update - Left the onions out of the meatloaf (even though i think they are the best part) and chandler loved it. He wasn't thrilled when i told him we were having meatloaf because all he hears is ONION but it was more like a big meatball for him.
i'm getting back on the weekly planning wagon. it really does make things easier and gives me more time in the evenings.
meatloaf (this will make good leftovers for lunch)
bbq shrimp with steamed rice
mexican caserole (nacho chips, crushed tomato, ground taco meat, cheese)
salmon and lentils
chicken cordon bleu (don't be scared - thin chicken breasts, ham, swiss, roll up, heat pan with oil, cook chicken through.)
of course all meals should be served with your favorite veggies for healthy eating.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Dizzy Bat
Cash doesn't really understand being dizzy - but he's figureing it out. He loves to do ring around the rosey and just spins and spins and spins around and then falls down. When he gets up he spins some more and falls down more. Then he can't walk straight and falls down but keeps trying to get up and run around. He wiped out pretty good tonight but it didn't seem to phase him. i think from now on we'll be doing that on the grass only.
Monday, August 17, 2009
names
we've been trying to come up with all the possible ways the names we like could be made fun of.
Cooper Martin = Pooper Fartin
Carter = Farter Martin
Carson = ...
Cooper Martin = Pooper Fartin
Carter = Farter Martin
Carson = ...
Sucks for you
For all of you that don't come to visit Cash it sucks for you. He is such an awesome boy. He is so much fun and so funny to be around. His intelligence blows me away daily.
He is starting to put words together - "what's that", "bye motorcycle" and "kick the ball" and his vocab is exploding each day. He can tell you just about everything that he needs and finds it very easy to get what he wants when he can tell me about it. He is also learning his maners with "please" and "thank you". He mostly remembers to say it - except one time when he wanted to get down from his booster seat and he said "down" and we said "what do you say?" and he said "down" and we said, "down what?" and he said "down what" - we had to laugh and count that one.
He loves to be outside and will take your hand and lead you out there to play. The weather has actually been really nice in the mornings and later in the day so he's been running around the yard, going up and down his slide, playing in the pool, chasing "Chachi" and throwing and kicking balls. He loves, loves, loves his bike and can almost use the pedals. Mostly he goes backwards but this weekend he pushed the pedals so he went forward two whole rotations! He will just go outside and sit on his bike or push his bike around to different places.
He takes direction very well and he loves to help clean up. If there is something out of place he will run over to it, crouch down and say, "uh oh". I'll say, pick it up and throw it in the garbage and he can do just that. He also likes to pretend to nap. If i am folding laundry he will take a towel, lay it out on the ground and lay down. Then he will jump up, fold the towel and hand it to me. Just like he does at daycare with his naptime mat.
Cash is starting to like Elmo ("melmo"). We have books and plates and toys with Elmo and when he sees the little red monster he gets very excited. Cash really understands playing too. He can play peek-a-boo, tag, ring-around-the-rosey and more. I realize that most of his toys (except his ride-on toys) are little baby toys so Christmas will probably be lots of new plastic things that will keep him guessing. He is still a really good sleeper but he has been waking up earlier lately so he has an extended bedtime until 7:30pm which seems to do the trick. Cash doesn't like the bathtub so much these days - hopefully that is a phase - and HATES to get his teeth brushed. No matter what type of cool, fun toothbrush we get and no matter what yummy flavor toothpaste we use he just kicks and screams and runs away when we try to brush his teeth.
I know he really likes to go to school but some days i wish i could just stay home and play with him - or maybe just not spend so much time at work. If i could get him at 3pm i think that would be just great. He does like to be with the other kids and i know he is learning a lot with them so I can be ok with it for now.
So, there's your Cash update. I guess i'll have to come back to NC if any of you want to see him again, maybe in October.
He is starting to put words together - "what's that", "bye motorcycle" and "kick the ball" and his vocab is exploding each day. He can tell you just about everything that he needs and finds it very easy to get what he wants when he can tell me about it. He is also learning his maners with "please" and "thank you". He mostly remembers to say it - except one time when he wanted to get down from his booster seat and he said "down" and we said "what do you say?" and he said "down" and we said, "down what?" and he said "down what" - we had to laugh and count that one.
He loves to be outside and will take your hand and lead you out there to play. The weather has actually been really nice in the mornings and later in the day so he's been running around the yard, going up and down his slide, playing in the pool, chasing "Chachi" and throwing and kicking balls. He loves, loves, loves his bike and can almost use the pedals. Mostly he goes backwards but this weekend he pushed the pedals so he went forward two whole rotations! He will just go outside and sit on his bike or push his bike around to different places.
He takes direction very well and he loves to help clean up. If there is something out of place he will run over to it, crouch down and say, "uh oh". I'll say, pick it up and throw it in the garbage and he can do just that. He also likes to pretend to nap. If i am folding laundry he will take a towel, lay it out on the ground and lay down. Then he will jump up, fold the towel and hand it to me. Just like he does at daycare with his naptime mat.
Cash is starting to like Elmo ("melmo"). We have books and plates and toys with Elmo and when he sees the little red monster he gets very excited. Cash really understands playing too. He can play peek-a-boo, tag, ring-around-the-rosey and more. I realize that most of his toys (except his ride-on toys) are little baby toys so Christmas will probably be lots of new plastic things that will keep him guessing. He is still a really good sleeper but he has been waking up earlier lately so he has an extended bedtime until 7:30pm which seems to do the trick. Cash doesn't like the bathtub so much these days - hopefully that is a phase - and HATES to get his teeth brushed. No matter what type of cool, fun toothbrush we get and no matter what yummy flavor toothpaste we use he just kicks and screams and runs away when we try to brush his teeth.
I know he really likes to go to school but some days i wish i could just stay home and play with him - or maybe just not spend so much time at work. If i could get him at 3pm i think that would be just great. He does like to be with the other kids and i know he is learning a lot with them so I can be ok with it for now.
So, there's your Cash update. I guess i'll have to come back to NC if any of you want to see him again, maybe in October.
Friday, August 7, 2009
20 weeks
20 weeks into my pregnancy and I must admit I haven't thought an awful lot about it. It is so different than the first time around. I don't know if I don't have time to think about it or I just don't feel like i need to think about it because it's all old stuff but sometimes it shocks me how little i think about it. I thought this weekend I would go out an try to buy one or two little outfits for the new baby but then i realize that i have no intention of doing that because i have boxes full of clothes and supplies and that would be wasteful.
I feel very different - so tired all the time. I remember getting some energy back with Cash but I am wiped out by about 9pm now and it is a real struggle to get out of the bed in the morning. I am beyond lazy but just can't help it. I don't taste metal like i did with Cash but everything smells like wet plants - just like a nursery. I have leg cramps but no heartburn yet. I haven't thrown up this week which is promising.
I guess we should start thinking a little more seriously about a name but I am really in no hury. There is a growing list of things that need to happen for Cash before the new baby comes - namely move him into a big boy bed which is going to be really hard. He loves his bed and is never in any hurry to get out of it in the mornings. That's one of my favorite things about him. In the morning you can go into his room and he's just laying on his back looking up at the ceiling waiting for you - not complaining, sometimes talking to himself or his blanket but he is just happy to be laying in his comfy bed. October is my goal for a lot of the transition pieces.
I'm also in a bit of a pickle at work. I am having a baby in December but have a market in February and also in February we are launching a new show which i am the project manager for. I know i can work from home for my leave but i may have to split it into two parts and just keep the baby in a drawer at my office!
I feel very different - so tired all the time. I remember getting some energy back with Cash but I am wiped out by about 9pm now and it is a real struggle to get out of the bed in the morning. I am beyond lazy but just can't help it. I don't taste metal like i did with Cash but everything smells like wet plants - just like a nursery. I have leg cramps but no heartburn yet. I haven't thrown up this week which is promising.
I guess we should start thinking a little more seriously about a name but I am really in no hury. There is a growing list of things that need to happen for Cash before the new baby comes - namely move him into a big boy bed which is going to be really hard. He loves his bed and is never in any hurry to get out of it in the mornings. That's one of my favorite things about him. In the morning you can go into his room and he's just laying on his back looking up at the ceiling waiting for you - not complaining, sometimes talking to himself or his blanket but he is just happy to be laying in his comfy bed. October is my goal for a lot of the transition pieces.
I'm also in a bit of a pickle at work. I am having a baby in December but have a market in February and also in February we are launching a new show which i am the project manager for. I know i can work from home for my leave but i may have to split it into two parts and just keep the baby in a drawer at my office!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
twinkle toes
Cash walks around on his tip-toes sometimes.
"Cash, do you want to put your shoes on?" "No, no, no"
"Cash, do you want to go take a bath?" "No, no, no"
"Cash, do you want to have one more bite" "No, no, no"
"Cash, do you want to go upstairs to get your blanket" "Ok"
"Cash, do you want to put your shoes on?" "No, no, no"
"Cash, do you want to go take a bath?" "No, no, no"
"Cash, do you want to have one more bite" "No, no, no"
"Cash, do you want to go upstairs to get your blanket" "Ok"
Monday, August 3, 2009
update
my camera is broken so they will be no new pictures for a couple weeks while it is sent off to the experts to fix. I don't know why (probably Chandler's influence) but I actually bought the $50 warranty that will fix anything - good for me.
Cash is doing really well. He is getting funnier and more verbal each day. He loves to help around the house and can take instructions very well. He loves to play this game where he will whisper "mama" then get louder "mama" then "mama" until he is shouting it and then i will say "what" and he'll crack up laughing.
Also, he is really smart. Last night he had a dirty diaper and i asked him about it - he said, "kaka" and then went and got a new diaper and laid down so we could change him.
Cash is doing really well. He is getting funnier and more verbal each day. He loves to help around the house and can take instructions very well. He loves to play this game where he will whisper "mama" then get louder "mama" then "mama" until he is shouting it and then i will say "what" and he'll crack up laughing.
Also, he is really smart. Last night he had a dirty diaper and i asked him about it - he said, "kaka" and then went and got a new diaper and laid down so we could change him.
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