It's a strange and exciting day in our house today. The first day of school! Owen started Kindergarten today and Ella started Pre-K. So far... so good... I was a little worried about getting everyone up and ready this morning, but it went relatively smoothly. Owen kept himself up pretty late (11ish?) so he was tired, but I had told him last night he could do his Lego's for a few minutes before school, so that got him out of bed pretty easily. The first words out of his mouth when I woke him up were "can I do my Lego's?" :) Ella went to bed pretty early (relatively speaking - 9:30ish) but was still pretty hard to wake up. She eventually roused around enough to eat some cereal and then she was good to go. Being the girly girl she is, she made a bit of a scene with clothes. She didn't like the shorts I picked out because they were "not good" when she sat down on the floor in them. I think they were a little tight when she was sitting. So we changed shorts into a cute skirt which she claimed did not match her shirt (though it matched just fine...), so then we had to change shirts too. (She wasn't taking no for an answer.) Then we went to put shoes on, but she didn't want to wear her new tennis shoes that I had picked out, she wanted to wear her pink tennis shoes that matched her clothes... the others matched fine too... but not according to her. The next 15 years are gonna be just great.... I can't wait for the middle school and high school fashion trends. oy... Owen wasn't much of a fight. He didn't want to leave his Lego's but we got him out the door. We got them to school and settled in their classrooms where all of the other parents were still huddled around. :)
I dropped off Owen first in Mrs. K's class and we found his cubby and his table and he sat down to play with Play Doh. I had to run Ella over to her class, so I did that, found her table and cubby and got her settled in with Mrs. Brindle and ran back over to Owen so I could snap some pictures and give him a hug and kiss. He was too interested in showing the teaching assistant his Play Doh creations to pay much attention to me, but I managed a hug and kiss out of him and a little good bye. :) Then we went back over to Ella to hug her and help her potty before leaving her. She had just finished a drawing that she was giving to Mrs. Brindle. We said our goodbyes and gave hugs and went on our merry way. Both kids were happy as can be.
We then had to head down to the cafeteria to put some money on the kids' accounts so they can eat lunch this week. We decided we'd rather they learn how that whole process works while everyone else is learning rather than figuring it out one day down the road when we forget to pack a lunch. Once they get through a few days, hopefully we'll be able to send them with a healthy lunch. We also made a quick stop by the PTA room on our way out. They were having "Sniffles and Snacks" for the Kindergarten parents. It was a cute idea. We missed the talk with the school counselor, but got a donut and some juice.
We took Anna to the sitter and I'm working from home today and it's so weird to be here in such silence. I keep expecting Anna to cry from her bed or something. I think today is the first time I've been home without Anna since she was born. I've been away from her other places, but not at home... it's weird! One would think this would mean I could get lots of work done... but instead, I keep reminiscing on what a big day this is for our family. Everything is different from here on out and it makes me realize how big my babies are getting.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Birthday Party! (and other adventures...)
Well, Saturday was the big day! My little baby boy had his big #5 birthday party with his friends, a huge water slide bounce house, water balloons and alien cupcakes. :) This year was a Star Wars theme. We had a little trouble deciding between Mario Bros and Star Wars, but I made him pick something so I could order all the supplies and goodies before Anna arrived. Otherwise, I would have been an even worse party planner than I ended up being. I got invitations out to friends, but didnt even really try to send them to family (sorry if that made me miss telling any of you!). A couple of Owen's old friends from school got to come, so that was awesome. He hadn't seen them since before Thanksgiving last year, so I know he missed seeing them. His new friend from soccer who happens to live in the neighborhood also came and got to bring a friend with him, so we had a good crowd, since we also had the family there.
He got all kinds of goodies: a couple of big Star Wars Lego sets, a punching bag and corresponding gloves, a Bubble Storm toy (bubble gun type of thingy), some new swim shorts and other clothes, 2 new DS games and a new Wii game. Quite a tally for a 5-year-old!! :)
After the party, the fun and games continued.... okay, so not so much fun and no games, but some drama at least... Ella took a little nap there at the end and when she woke up had an earache.... that's when I remembered we are supposed to put an earplug in her left ear ANY time she's in the water... we learned earlier this year at her ENT follow-up that she has a hole left in her ear drum where she had her tube, so water can get behind her ear drum. This was our first summer water adventure and we just completely forgot! I felt horrible. So we gave her some Tylenol and then I ran her over to the 24-hour ER place and got some antibiotics and it's been great since then, so thank goodness we caught it early before she was in much pain.
But the fun didn't stop there... We went to dinner with Ashli at Los Charros (yum!) really late. I suddenly was freezing cold in the restaurant. No one else was cold, so I thought it was just cuz I had been in the sun all day, hadn't eaten much of anything all day and my body was just being crazy. I had also skipped one of Anna's feedings during the day when she had a bottle and hadn't pumped yet so my boobs were killing me. I couldn't wait to get home, put on some warm PJs and pump and then finally sleep. By the time we got home, I had a horrible headache. I pumped and fed Anna but my right boob was still hurting pretty bad. I assumed it was just sore cuz I had waited so long, so didn't think much about it and went to bed absolutely freezing.... winter PJs and covers barely kept the chills away. When I woke up in the morning, sore boob, still freezing and head pounding, I started thinking perhaps something else was going on. Tylenol helped a little with the fever, but did absolutely nothing for the headache, so I just spent most of the day trying to sleep off the headache to no avail. In the late afternoon, I was so cold, I decided I better take my temperature which was 102.6! That was well past my "call the doctor" limit, so I called them and they confirmed it sounded like I had mastitis and called me some antibiotics and pain meds for my head. The fever started to wane on Monday afternoon and Tuesday I felt quite a bit better with a lingering headache. Today (wed) I finally feel back to normal, which is good since I still had all the birthday cleanup to do! Definitely happy to be back though. Thank you to my sweet hubby for keeping things running while I was incapacitated. Without him, I think the kids would have starved or would have had to fend for themselves. :)
But all that said, we had an awesome birthday party on Saturday and are back to normal operations today. :) Now we just gotta get in gear for my going back to work in a week and a half. Oh boy! :)
He got all kinds of goodies: a couple of big Star Wars Lego sets, a punching bag and corresponding gloves, a Bubble Storm toy (bubble gun type of thingy), some new swim shorts and other clothes, 2 new DS games and a new Wii game. Quite a tally for a 5-year-old!! :)
After the party, the fun and games continued.... okay, so not so much fun and no games, but some drama at least... Ella took a little nap there at the end and when she woke up had an earache.... that's when I remembered we are supposed to put an earplug in her left ear ANY time she's in the water... we learned earlier this year at her ENT follow-up that she has a hole left in her ear drum where she had her tube, so water can get behind her ear drum. This was our first summer water adventure and we just completely forgot! I felt horrible. So we gave her some Tylenol and then I ran her over to the 24-hour ER place and got some antibiotics and it's been great since then, so thank goodness we caught it early before she was in much pain.
But the fun didn't stop there... We went to dinner with Ashli at Los Charros (yum!) really late. I suddenly was freezing cold in the restaurant. No one else was cold, so I thought it was just cuz I had been in the sun all day, hadn't eaten much of anything all day and my body was just being crazy. I had also skipped one of Anna's feedings during the day when she had a bottle and hadn't pumped yet so my boobs were killing me. I couldn't wait to get home, put on some warm PJs and pump and then finally sleep. By the time we got home, I had a horrible headache. I pumped and fed Anna but my right boob was still hurting pretty bad. I assumed it was just sore cuz I had waited so long, so didn't think much about it and went to bed absolutely freezing.... winter PJs and covers barely kept the chills away. When I woke up in the morning, sore boob, still freezing and head pounding, I started thinking perhaps something else was going on. Tylenol helped a little with the fever, but did absolutely nothing for the headache, so I just spent most of the day trying to sleep off the headache to no avail. In the late afternoon, I was so cold, I decided I better take my temperature which was 102.6! That was well past my "call the doctor" limit, so I called them and they confirmed it sounded like I had mastitis and called me some antibiotics and pain meds for my head. The fever started to wane on Monday afternoon and Tuesday I felt quite a bit better with a lingering headache. Today (wed) I finally feel back to normal, which is good since I still had all the birthday cleanup to do! Definitely happy to be back though. Thank you to my sweet hubby for keeping things running while I was incapacitated. Without him, I think the kids would have starved or would have had to fend for themselves. :)
But all that said, we had an awesome birthday party on Saturday and are back to normal operations today. :) Now we just gotta get in gear for my going back to work in a week and a half. Oh boy! :)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Anna's 2 week stats and other stuff
Anna had her 2-week checkup last Friday and she's growing perfectly! She weighed 8-lb, 8-oz and was 21-in long. That's a 10-oz gain since she was born and 3/4-inches longer!!! She's perfectly healthy in every way. The doctor didn't have much to say, so we just keep cruising along until her 2-month checkup where she gets shots. :( She's such a wonderful baby girl. She's had 1 fussy night that we think was due to a tummy ache, so I'm working on a better diet to hopefully avoid that. I've tried to cut out as much milk as possible in case it's lactose that's bothering her. So far, she's been fine since then, so we'll see! Who knows... could have been too much tea that bothered her or something else, but we'll keep trying stuff to keep her healthy and happy! Otherwise, she's been a perfect angel. She takes bottles like a champ, doesn't mind formula if I don't have milk pumped for her and need to be away from her for a little while and still sleeps quite a bit. She still wakes up pretty frequently during the night to eat, but hopefully we'll get into a rhythm soon.
Since Anna's not the only one around here, I thought I'd log a little update on the other two as well. :) Owen has been an incredible bundle of ridiculous energy lately. He starts running full speed when he wakes up in the morning and doesn't slow down until we force him to go to bed at night. His favorite thing to do lately is beat people up. If you let him, he'll beat you senseless. He likes to punch, wrestle, etc. We've been trying to channel it against certain people, like daddy who can control it a little bit and help him learn how to do it more safely. :) We are also trying to teach him not to be too rough with certain people like the old folks or like me when i was pregnant... We're hoping to get him into something like Judo or Jui Jitsu where he can use his energy for something structured and learn to do that sort of stuff safely. Other stuff going on with him has been enrollment in Kindergarten!!! I can't believe it but my baby boy is going to be starting Kindergarten in August! He's officially enrolled now and will be attending Cross Oaks Elementary which is scheduled to open here in our neighborhood this year. He'll be the first K class, so that will be fun. :) He got to meet his principal the other day at the Kindergarten Round-Up. I'm not sure he understands what the "principal" is, but he thought it was cool anyways. :)
Ella is still wonderful of course. She's started writing lately. She can write her name really well and can write almost anything else with a little bit of help. She has a few favorite letters that she knows, but with just a little help, can write others as well. She still follows Owen around like a shadow. She wants to do everything he does and doesn't know what to do with herself when he's not around. They love each other so much and I'm so thankful that they have each other. Ella also loves her princesses. She loves to wear "princess dresses" (any dress) :) and every now and then talks her brother into dressing up like princesses with her. :) She gets to go to school with Owen in the fall. They are offering a Pre-K program at the elementary school that Ella will be attending. We're so excited about that. I was worried we were gonna end up with all 3 kids in different places in the fall, but this way Owen and Ella can be together and Anna will be with Miss Debi until October, so she'll be near my work. God worked it out perfectly for us as he always does and we're so thankful!
To sum it all up, we have the most awesome family imaginable and I can't imagine what we'd do with ourselves if we didn't have all of our precious little monkeys!
Since Anna's not the only one around here, I thought I'd log a little update on the other two as well. :) Owen has been an incredible bundle of ridiculous energy lately. He starts running full speed when he wakes up in the morning and doesn't slow down until we force him to go to bed at night. His favorite thing to do lately is beat people up. If you let him, he'll beat you senseless. He likes to punch, wrestle, etc. We've been trying to channel it against certain people, like daddy who can control it a little bit and help him learn how to do it more safely. :) We are also trying to teach him not to be too rough with certain people like the old folks or like me when i was pregnant... We're hoping to get him into something like Judo or Jui Jitsu where he can use his energy for something structured and learn to do that sort of stuff safely. Other stuff going on with him has been enrollment in Kindergarten!!! I can't believe it but my baby boy is going to be starting Kindergarten in August! He's officially enrolled now and will be attending Cross Oaks Elementary which is scheduled to open here in our neighborhood this year. He'll be the first K class, so that will be fun. :) He got to meet his principal the other day at the Kindergarten Round-Up. I'm not sure he understands what the "principal" is, but he thought it was cool anyways. :)
Ella is still wonderful of course. She's started writing lately. She can write her name really well and can write almost anything else with a little bit of help. She has a few favorite letters that she knows, but with just a little help, can write others as well. She still follows Owen around like a shadow. She wants to do everything he does and doesn't know what to do with herself when he's not around. They love each other so much and I'm so thankful that they have each other. Ella also loves her princesses. She loves to wear "princess dresses" (any dress) :) and every now and then talks her brother into dressing up like princesses with her. :) She gets to go to school with Owen in the fall. They are offering a Pre-K program at the elementary school that Ella will be attending. We're so excited about that. I was worried we were gonna end up with all 3 kids in different places in the fall, but this way Owen and Ella can be together and Anna will be with Miss Debi until October, so she'll be near my work. God worked it out perfectly for us as he always does and we're so thankful!
To sum it all up, we have the most awesome family imaginable and I can't imagine what we'd do with ourselves if we didn't have all of our precious little monkeys!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Anna Louisa Morris is here!
We finally got to welcome our sweet baby Anna to the world on Friday, April 30! She came quickly and easily and was 100% healthy! Here's the story of her arrival. :)
I started having contractions around 5am and they weren't horrible, but were very consistently 10 minutes or less apart for about 3 hours, so we decided to head up to the hospital. We got there around 8 and were parked in L&D room 10 and, of course, my contractions slowed down to be very infrequent. However, I was about 4cm and fully effaced, so Dr. Galusha decided to let me stay and took some steps to induce my contractions. At about 10am, they gave me my first round of antibiotics for the group b strep and started the lowest dose possible of pitocin. They can't give me much pitocin because of my previous c-section. I guess if they induce things too quickly it increases the risk of uterine rupture. Then Dr. Galusha broke my water and that combination of events definitely worked. I started having very strong contractions every couple of minutes. I got an epidural around 11:30 or 12 (time gets fuzzy here :)) and once that kicked in, the rest of the process was a breeze. :) They checked me again around 1 and I was dilated to about 5 and Dr. Galusha said it would be a couple of more hours. I was perfectly comfortable with the epidural and was able to keep visiting with my mom and dad. Matt was in and out with the kids. At 2, they started my second round of antibiotics. Then at 2:45, the doctor came to check me again and said "oh she's ready! I can see her head right there. " So she left to go get her stuff and mom ran out to get Matt. Matt was downstairs having lunch in the cafeteria with Owen but he made it up there in a couple of minutes just before the doctor came back. I had to push through about 5 contractions (just 10-15 minutes) and she was here! She came out perfect, cried and they laid my precious baby girl on my chest where I got to see and touch her for the first time. They cleaned her up a little bit and weighed her in at 7 lbs, 14 oz and then gave her back to me so I could nurse her. She nursed for about 30-45 minutes like a champ! We got to keep her for several hours before they took her to the nursery for a bath and full assessment. Everyone who had been patiently waiting got to come meet our new angel.
Hopefully I'm not forgetting anyone, but here's who was there to welcome our Anna into the world:
Grami & Kenbob, Nana & Papi, Mimi, Aunt Bee, Aunt Boo, Ashli, Uncle Bumps & Kim, Uncle Nerdboy
Ashli was sweet enough to run over to Chick-fil-A to get me a chicken salad sandwich for dinner since I didn't get up to my room on the post-partum floor until past dinner time. I think it was around 7:30 or so when we finally moved upstairs to room 304 where we spent the next 2 days.
A little later in the evening, we had some more visitors:
Amber, Lance & Eli Otey, Aunt Tammie & Uncle Jordan, Uncle Nubbin, Grandpa Chester, Grandma Karen & Mary
The first night, Anna had some troubles spitting up and choking, so I opted to have her stay the night in the nursery so I wouldnt have to stay up worrying about her all night. She only had a couple of episodes and then was fine. Both of the first 2 nights, she slept for 4 hours straight! The first night, Owen & Matt spent the night with me and Ella spent the night with Nana. The second night both kids stayed with Grami and Kenbob and Matt stayed with me. On Sunday, we got to pack up all our stuff and Anna and headed home around 2pm. She was an angel in the car and a little after we got home, the kids arrived with Grami & Kenbob. As soon as the walked in the door, they went straight to our bedroom and were looking around saying "Where's Anna?" They finally saw her laying there in her bassinet and looked at her for a few minutes and then patted her and rubbed her head. They love her soft hair. :) I was so happy that they were so excited to see her when they got home.
That's the beginning of the story. More to come! :)
I started having contractions around 5am and they weren't horrible, but were very consistently 10 minutes or less apart for about 3 hours, so we decided to head up to the hospital. We got there around 8 and were parked in L&D room 10 and, of course, my contractions slowed down to be very infrequent. However, I was about 4cm and fully effaced, so Dr. Galusha decided to let me stay and took some steps to induce my contractions. At about 10am, they gave me my first round of antibiotics for the group b strep and started the lowest dose possible of pitocin. They can't give me much pitocin because of my previous c-section. I guess if they induce things too quickly it increases the risk of uterine rupture. Then Dr. Galusha broke my water and that combination of events definitely worked. I started having very strong contractions every couple of minutes. I got an epidural around 11:30 or 12 (time gets fuzzy here :)) and once that kicked in, the rest of the process was a breeze. :) They checked me again around 1 and I was dilated to about 5 and Dr. Galusha said it would be a couple of more hours. I was perfectly comfortable with the epidural and was able to keep visiting with my mom and dad. Matt was in and out with the kids. At 2, they started my second round of antibiotics. Then at 2:45, the doctor came to check me again and said "oh she's ready! I can see her head right there. " So she left to go get her stuff and mom ran out to get Matt. Matt was downstairs having lunch in the cafeteria with Owen but he made it up there in a couple of minutes just before the doctor came back. I had to push through about 5 contractions (just 10-15 minutes) and she was here! She came out perfect, cried and they laid my precious baby girl on my chest where I got to see and touch her for the first time. They cleaned her up a little bit and weighed her in at 7 lbs, 14 oz and then gave her back to me so I could nurse her. She nursed for about 30-45 minutes like a champ! We got to keep her for several hours before they took her to the nursery for a bath and full assessment. Everyone who had been patiently waiting got to come meet our new angel.
Hopefully I'm not forgetting anyone, but here's who was there to welcome our Anna into the world:
Grami & Kenbob, Nana & Papi, Mimi, Aunt Bee, Aunt Boo, Ashli, Uncle Bumps & Kim, Uncle Nerdboy
Ashli was sweet enough to run over to Chick-fil-A to get me a chicken salad sandwich for dinner since I didn't get up to my room on the post-partum floor until past dinner time. I think it was around 7:30 or so when we finally moved upstairs to room 304 where we spent the next 2 days.
A little later in the evening, we had some more visitors:
Amber, Lance & Eli Otey, Aunt Tammie & Uncle Jordan, Uncle Nubbin, Grandpa Chester, Grandma Karen & Mary
The first night, Anna had some troubles spitting up and choking, so I opted to have her stay the night in the nursery so I wouldnt have to stay up worrying about her all night. She only had a couple of episodes and then was fine. Both of the first 2 nights, she slept for 4 hours straight! The first night, Owen & Matt spent the night with me and Ella spent the night with Nana. The second night both kids stayed with Grami and Kenbob and Matt stayed with me. On Sunday, we got to pack up all our stuff and Anna and headed home around 2pm. She was an angel in the car and a little after we got home, the kids arrived with Grami & Kenbob. As soon as the walked in the door, they went straight to our bedroom and were looking around saying "Where's Anna?" They finally saw her laying there in her bassinet and looked at her for a few minutes and then patted her and rubbed her head. They love her soft hair. :) I was so happy that they were so excited to see her when they got home.
That's the beginning of the story. More to come! :)
Monday, April 12, 2010
False labor??
Well we had a frustrating day today. At about midnight last night I started having mild, but regular contractions. They didn't hurt, so I waited a full 2+ hours of them being 10 min or less apart before calling the doctor to see if I should go to the hospital. Since I'm supposed to get 2 antibiotic shots 4 hours apart during labor, I'm totally paranoid about not getting there in time to get both. So anyways, the doctor said to come on in, so we did, only to be told I was, in fact, having regular contractions, but not dilating, so I needed to go home. We left the hospital and decided to hang out nearby so we had breakfast at IHOP with Grami & Kenbob, Nana & Papi and Aunt Bee. Grami & Kenbob had met us at the hospital to help with the kids. Nana, Papi and Aunt Bee were just too excited to wait, so they were on their way to the hospital already when I got discharged. We then headed over to Jordan and Tammie's house to hang out since it's close to the hospital. I continued to have frequent contractions all day long but they never really got painful, just uncomfortable. After lunch, I decided I wanted to try to walk her out. :) We went to Target and spent a couple of hours shopping, but that didnt do anything and I was exhausted since I didnt sleep all night. So we decided to head home where I promptly fell right to sleep. When I woke up at 9pm, the contractions were mostly gone. :( I was so disappointed because I've already been so so anxious for Anna's arrival and today was just a big huge tease. I'm still having some occasionally contractions, but they are still not painful and have become much less frequent. I'm still holding out a little hope she's on her way, but am trying not to keep my hopes up too high so I wont get too upset. I've still got 3 weeks until my due date, so I know I've probably still got some waiting time, but I hope it's not too much longer! Now I just gotta muster up the will power to go back to work tomorrow. :( Wish me luck!!!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
You drive me crazy
This story is too funny not to share. The other day, I was taking the kids to school when out of nowhere Owen started telling me something. It went a little something like this...
Owen: "I was just thinking about something Daddy does that just drives me crazy."
Me: "what's what honey?"
Owen: "Like when it's late at night and I'm going to bed and I tell him something about God or something and he just talks too much! He just talks and talks and it's just too much. He just drives me crazy when he talks so much."
Me: "You think Daddy talks too much sometimes?"
Owen: "Yes he does."
So later, I was telling Daddy the story and laughing heartily and Owen, of course, piped in to correct me when i mis-quoted him. (It had to be exactly the right words or I got scolded). So Matt had a few questions for Owen about that...
Matt: "You think I talk too much?"
Owen:"Yes, at night when I'm trying to go to sleep and you just talk too much so you drive me crazy. You shouldn't talk about important things, just easy things like puzzles, the Dora puzzle, and toys. You should talk about toys. It just wastes my time when I'm trying to go to sleep."
Matt: "I just like it when you ask me about important things so I like to let you ask me questions so I can teach about things."
Owen: "YOU ARE JUST DRIVING ME CRAZY RIGHT NOW!"
HAHAHA. I've never heard him use that phrase before, but he clearly figured it out and had a valid use for it here. :) I laughed so hard trying to tell Matt that it was making Owen mad because he didnt think it was funny. :) I love my kids!
Owen: "I was just thinking about something Daddy does that just drives me crazy."
Me:
Owen: "Like when it's late at night and I'm going to bed and I tell him something about God or something and he just talks too much! He just talks and talks and it's just too much. He just drives me crazy when he talks so much."
Me:
Owen: "Yes he does."
So later, I was telling Daddy the story and laughing heartily and Owen, of course, piped in to correct me when i mis-quoted him. (It had to be exactly the right words or I got scolded). So Matt had a few questions for Owen about that...
Matt: "You think I talk too much?"
Owen:"Yes, at night when I'm trying to go to sleep and you just talk too much so you drive me crazy. You shouldn't talk about important things, just easy things like puzzles, the Dora puzzle, and toys. You should talk about toys. It just wastes my time when I'm trying to go to sleep."
Matt: "I just like it when you ask me about important things so I like to let you ask me questions so I can teach about things."
Owen: "YOU ARE JUST DRIVING ME CRAZY RIGHT NOW!"
HAHAHA. I've never heard him use that phrase before, but he clearly figured it out and had a valid use for it here. :) I laughed so hard trying to tell Matt that it was making Owen mad because he didnt think it was funny. :) I love my kids!
Stripey Doo-Dash
This looks like a nice toy... I wonder if anyone is watching....
Pretty kitty.
I'll get you back for this.... just you wait.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Soccer game & a new kitty!
First, an update on the soccer game as promised! We had a full crowd - I think Owen had twice the fan club as the rest of the team combined... surprise surprise. :) Overall, the Longhorns (Owen's team) did great for their first game ever! The other team has played a season or two before, so they were really good, but our boys hung in there and scored several goals! They don't keep score at this age, so I couldnt say how many, but I do know that Owen scored 2! It took him a little while to really get engaged in the game, but once he did, he did great! Our next game is Thursday night. It'll be fun! I think the next team isn't quite as good as this last one, so it'll be a little bit different... :)
On a completely unrelated note, we got our first kitty cat last night! We're not sure if it's a boy or a girl yet, but it's name is Stripey. He/She has their first vet appointment tomorrow afternoon, so I'll be able to say for sure. Right now it's terrified of us. It's been living up at Papa's farm with it's brothers/sisters and mommy cat for the last couple of months. Since Papa died, we decided to take in a couple of them to give them a home. There are 4 more still up at the farm, but we plan to get one more if we can catch one! Those little rascals are quick! We spent an hour last night chasing them down and finally rounded up Stripey. Hopefully the next attempt won't be quite so difficult... and hopefully Stripey will warm up to us quickly so we can play with him and love on him like we want to! We'll post some pictures. :)
On a completely unrelated note, we got our first kitty cat last night! We're not sure if it's a boy or a girl yet, but it's name is Stripey. He/She has their first vet appointment tomorrow afternoon, so I'll be able to say for sure. Right now it's terrified of us. It's been living up at Papa's farm with it's brothers/sisters and mommy cat for the last couple of months. Since Papa died, we decided to take in a couple of them to give them a home. There are 4 more still up at the farm, but we plan to get one more if we can catch one! Those little rascals are quick! We spent an hour last night chasing them down and finally rounded up Stripey. Hopefully the next attempt won't be quite so difficult... and hopefully Stripey will warm up to us quickly so we can play with him and love on him like we want to! We'll post some pictures. :)
Saturday, September 19, 2009
The First Game
This is such an exciting day for the Morris family! Owen has his first soccer game in a couple of hours. It should be entertaining. :) Not only will the game be hilarious - the kids haven't practiced in a week and a half and have never played a game - but Owen is gonna have a whole fan club on the sidelines! We've got most of the lineup coming - Grami, Kenbob, Nana, Aunt Bee, Uncle Bumps and me, Matt & Ella. I'm not sure about anyone else, but I wouldnt be surprised if Papi or Uncle Matt showed up too. :) We'll need our own cheering section! Wish him luck! I'll report back on how it went.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Update on the kiddoes
Since it's been another couple of months since I've updated on the kids, thought I owe one here! So here we go. :)
Owen:
His favorite thing now is words. He likes to write them, spell them, write them, read them, and write them. :) He carries around paper and a pen or pencil everywhere he goes. He's got numerous little notebooks, a little packet with notecards and sticky pads. He's got about 10 or so words that he writes over and over again, but he can spell and write almost anything with a little bit of help on the weird ones. His favorites are: Owen, Ella, Bee, Nana, Fun, Dog, Cat, Mommy, and Daddy. He's a little smarty pants with lots and lots and lots of energy and he's all kinds of fun these days. He's also started playing soccer. He was supposed to have his first game last Saturday, but it got rained out. Hopefully we'll get to have the game this Saturday! He's had a few practices and seems to really enjoy it. I'll post some pictures. :)
Ella:
She's such a big girl! I just can't believe how grown up she is. She is pretty much totally potty trained now. woo hoo!!! She's had a lot of accidents the last week, but that seems to be winiding down. She's catching up with her brother quickly in size! She eats like a little piggy most of the time, so it's not surprising. The other night for dinner, she ate 3 bowls of meatloaf. :) She's also ridiculously active, so she doesnt show it. :) She really needs to be in gymnastics or dance. The girl likes to jump off of things (couch, chairs, etc), dance, run, "exercise", somersault, etc. Pretty much if it's fun, preferably dangerous and requires mommy and daddy's full attention, then she loves it! :) One of her favorite things to do with her brother is jump off the couch onto the bean bags. They can do that for hours without ever getting tired or bored. She's also talking up a storm. Owen still takes the gold medal on that topic, but she's learned to get her words in too. She took forever to really communicate well, but now she can tell you exactly what she means, exactly how she means it. :) Most sentences start with "I need..." and end with "...right now!" For example, "I need to color RIGHT NOW!" She's a little princess and knows it. It'll be fun seeing how she responds to being a big sister!
Well that's all I have time for right now, but I'll try to do better about regular updates!
Owen:
His favorite thing now is words. He likes to write them, spell them, write them, read them, and write them. :) He carries around paper and a pen or pencil everywhere he goes. He's got numerous little notebooks, a little packet with notecards and sticky pads. He's got about 10 or so words that he writes over and over again, but he can spell and write almost anything with a little bit of help on the weird ones. His favorites are: Owen, Ella, Bee, Nana, Fun, Dog, Cat, Mommy, and Daddy. He's a little smarty pants with lots and lots and lots of energy and he's all kinds of fun these days. He's also started playing soccer. He was supposed to have his first game last Saturday, but it got rained out. Hopefully we'll get to have the game this Saturday! He's had a few practices and seems to really enjoy it. I'll post some pictures. :)
Ella:
She's such a big girl! I just can't believe how grown up she is. She is pretty much totally potty trained now. woo hoo!!! She's had a lot of accidents the last week, but that seems to be winiding down. She's catching up with her brother quickly in size! She eats like a little piggy most of the time, so it's not surprising. The other night for dinner, she ate 3 bowls of meatloaf. :) She's also ridiculously active, so she doesnt show it. :) She really needs to be in gymnastics or dance. The girl likes to jump off of things (couch, chairs, etc), dance, run, "exercise", somersault, etc. Pretty much if it's fun, preferably dangerous and requires mommy and daddy's full attention, then she loves it! :) One of her favorite things to do with her brother is jump off the couch onto the bean bags. They can do that for hours without ever getting tired or bored. She's also talking up a storm. Owen still takes the gold medal on that topic, but she's learned to get her words in too. She took forever to really communicate well, but now she can tell you exactly what she means, exactly how she means it. :) Most sentences start with "I need..." and end with "...right now!" For example, "I need to color RIGHT NOW!" She's a little princess and knows it. It'll be fun seeing how she responds to being a big sister!
Well that's all I have time for right now, but I'll try to do better about regular updates!
The Morris Five???
That's right!! We just found out a couple of weeks ago that we've got another blessing on the way. We're so excited. Owen and Ella are so excited to have a baby brother or sister. The new little one should be here in April, so please pray for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby in just a few months!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Halelulia!!!
We are getting so close to being diaper free!! Ella has been such a big girl this week! Yesterday, she went ALL day (yes 8:30am-bedtime) in the same pair of panties! No accidents! Today was a little rougher with 2 accidents, but still! We have not been pushing this at all. We're just letting her kinda do it at her pace and she's doing so great!
Both of my babies are so big now. Owen is 4 now and that means not only can he read most words, he can add, subtract, multiply! He's amazing. Best part of all is that he thinks it's fun! :) It's been so much fun watching him learn and grow. Lately his thing is Legos. Last night he got to go buy his "crane legos" that he's been begging for since his birthday. It's a 898-piece set! He'll have it done by the end of the week. :) He got 4-5 different sets for his birthday and did them all lickity-split.
Ella grows up every day. Each day she wakes up and I think, "that's weird... she looks so big and grown up today!" :) Kids are amazing!
Both of my babies are so big now. Owen is 4 now and that means not only can he read most words, he can add, subtract, multiply! He's amazing. Best part of all is that he thinks it's fun! :) It's been so much fun watching him learn and grow. Lately his thing is Legos. Last night he got to go buy his "crane legos" that he's been begging for since his birthday. It's a 898-piece set! He'll have it done by the end of the week. :) He got 4-5 different sets for his birthday and did them all lickity-split.
Ella grows up every day. Each day she wakes up and I think, "that's weird... she looks so big and grown up today!" :) Kids are amazing!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Wow.... has it really been 3 months??
We're still here! The kids are getting huge and are a couple of little smarty pants. :) I'll talk more about that in a minute. First, I have to share some sad news. Our precious puppy Haledunia passed away 2 weeks ago after a freak accident where his neck was injured. I'll be posting a Tribute to Haledunia in a little bit, but here's a link to our photo tribute. :) He was the sweetest, most wonderful puppy would ever could have asked for and we miss him dearly.
http://picasaweb.google.com/4MattM/HaleduniaMoonieDoogle20082009TheBestOfDunia#
On a more uplifting note, we have 2 of the cutest, funniest and most wonderful kids in the world. Ella has sprouted up like a weed and is quickly catching up with her big brother. Owen gets smarter by the day and is sometimes too smart for his own good. :) I'll try to remember some highlights from the last couple of months.
* Owen learned how to do instant messaging last week. It's one of his new favorite things to do. It's a fun way for him to learn how to spell, so it's been entertaining for all of us. He's got quite a spelling vocabulary now. His favorite words are "OPEN" (which he learned from sign at the sushi place one night a couple of weeks ago), "DOG", "OWEN", "ELLA", "CLOSE", and others that aren't coming to mind. If you ever want to chat with him, just let us know and we'll hook you up. :) He's so cute!
* Ella is a little mommy. One of her favorite things in the world is her babies. She cradles them, sings to them, reads books to them, lays them down and covers them up, hugs, kisses, the works! It's the cutest thing ever. She'll be such a great mommy one day. :)
* Both kids still LOVE playing outside! They've figured out how to swing themselves on their tummies, so they go out and do that when it's nice out. They also love playing in the sand. Ella will go out and play in the sandbox for hours if I let her. Owen mostly likes to pour the sand... sometimes on Ella... but always pouring. He likes to climb up on top of the playset and pour the sand through the cracks and stuff like that.
* Owen is a boy boy boy. I now have to make sure I clean out his pockets every day when he gets home from school or if he's been outside at all. I find everything from acorns (which he calls "dirt apples" because "me and talia finded them in the dirt!"), rocks (he's found some pretty cool rocks!), little pieces of chalk that he finds on the playground, leaves, etc. He and his friend Talia at school apparently have a good time hunting for things. :)
* Ella has recently started really enjoying all of her dress-up stuff that she got for her birthday. She'll just disappear for a while and then walk into the living room with a t-shirt, a diaper and high heels. It's hilarious. She's mostly into the shoes and hats, but occassionally puts on the dresses (usually backwards or sideways :)).
* I got a Wii for my birthday last month and Owen loves it. His favorite game is bowling, though he tells everyone he's really good at tennis too cuz he can just "lift it up and hit it down real fast!" :) He also enjoys the Wii Fit ski jumping game because when you crashland or have a bad take-off you turn into a snowball and roll down the hill. He cracks up laughing when that happens. :) Matt got some good pictures of him ski jumping the other day. I'll have to dig them up and post them. Ella hasn't quite figured out how to work the games yet, but she likes to hold the remote and pretend. :)
* Ella is talking talking talking up a storm. She is pretty quiet around lots of people, but at home, she is quite the talker. She mostly talks to bubby (Owen), but also talks to her babies and mommy and daddy. She can say anything she wants to at this point, though it still requires a little translation for some things for people who aren't around her much. :)
* Last night Owen told me he wanted to do a "breathing ma-treatment cuz I still have a cough". I said "that's fine, tell daddy to get it set up for you". He replied quite agitated with "but daddy told me to ask mommy. So how am I gonna do it if mommy said to ask daddy and daddy told me to talk to mommy!" I about fell over laughing so hard. The little stinker is too sharp. :) We got it all sorted out and he had his breathing treatment. :) His cough seems to be dying down... finally... hopefully...
* One more thing! Both of my kids love talking on the phone. Well...Owen loves talking... Ella loves listening. She won't say a word, but always wants to call people. She'll bring me the phone and say "onna call Nana", so we'll call Nana and Ella will just sit there grinning. :) Owen on the other hand won't stop talking on the phone. :) His favorites to call are Nana, Aunt Bee and Grami. The other day he called Nana, talked to her for a minute and then hung up. Then he wanted to talk to Papi so I told him to call Nana's house again but ask for Papi (he's got the speed dials figured out on my phone). So he did but when Nana answered he goes "UH! But mommy! I can't talk to Papi cuz Nana is still on the phone!" He was about to hang up in irritation, but Nana got his attention and told him she'd go give the phone to Papi. Haha. The stuff he comes up with is priceless. :)
That's enough for now... back to work. Hope you enjoyed it! :)
http://picasaweb.google.com/4MattM/HaleduniaMoonieDoogle20082009TheBestOfDunia#
On a more uplifting note, we have 2 of the cutest, funniest and most wonderful kids in the world. Ella has sprouted up like a weed and is quickly catching up with her big brother. Owen gets smarter by the day and is sometimes too smart for his own good. :) I'll try to remember some highlights from the last couple of months.
* Owen learned how to do instant messaging last week. It's one of his new favorite things to do. It's a fun way for him to learn how to spell, so it's been entertaining for all of us. He's got quite a spelling vocabulary now. His favorite words are "OPEN" (which he learned from sign at the sushi place one night a couple of weeks ago), "DOG", "OWEN", "ELLA", "CLOSE", and others that aren't coming to mind. If you ever want to chat with him, just let us know and we'll hook you up. :) He's so cute!
* Ella is a little mommy. One of her favorite things in the world is her babies. She cradles them, sings to them, reads books to them, lays them down and covers them up, hugs, kisses, the works! It's the cutest thing ever. She'll be such a great mommy one day. :)
* Both kids still LOVE playing outside! They've figured out how to swing themselves on their tummies, so they go out and do that when it's nice out. They also love playing in the sand. Ella will go out and play in the sandbox for hours if I let her. Owen mostly likes to pour the sand... sometimes on Ella... but always pouring. He likes to climb up on top of the playset and pour the sand through the cracks and stuff like that.
* Owen is a boy boy boy. I now have to make sure I clean out his pockets every day when he gets home from school or if he's been outside at all. I find everything from acorns (which he calls "dirt apples" because "me and talia finded them in the dirt!"), rocks (he's found some pretty cool rocks!), little pieces of chalk that he finds on the playground, leaves, etc. He and his friend Talia at school apparently have a good time hunting for things. :)
* Ella has recently started really enjoying all of her dress-up stuff that she got for her birthday. She'll just disappear for a while and then walk into the living room with a t-shirt, a diaper and high heels. It's hilarious. She's mostly into the shoes and hats, but occassionally puts on the dresses (usually backwards or sideways :)).
* I got a Wii for my birthday last month and Owen loves it. His favorite game is bowling, though he tells everyone he's really good at tennis too cuz he can just "lift it up and hit it down real fast!" :) He also enjoys the Wii Fit ski jumping game because when you crashland or have a bad take-off you turn into a snowball and roll down the hill. He cracks up laughing when that happens. :) Matt got some good pictures of him ski jumping the other day. I'll have to dig them up and post them. Ella hasn't quite figured out how to work the games yet, but she likes to hold the remote and pretend. :)
* Ella is talking talking talking up a storm. She is pretty quiet around lots of people, but at home, she is quite the talker. She mostly talks to bubby (Owen), but also talks to her babies and mommy and daddy. She can say anything she wants to at this point, though it still requires a little translation for some things for people who aren't around her much. :)
* Last night Owen told me he wanted to do a "breathing ma-treatment cuz I still have a cough". I said "that's fine, tell daddy to get it set up for you". He replied quite agitated with "but daddy told me to ask mommy. So how am I gonna do it if mommy said to ask daddy and daddy told me to talk to mommy!" I about fell over laughing so hard. The little stinker is too sharp. :) We got it all sorted out and he had his breathing treatment. :) His cough seems to be dying down... finally... hopefully...
* One more thing! Both of my kids love talking on the phone. Well...Owen loves talking... Ella loves listening. She won't say a word, but always wants to call people. She'll bring me the phone and say "onna call Nana", so we'll call Nana and Ella will just sit there grinning. :) Owen on the other hand won't stop talking on the phone. :) His favorites to call are Nana, Aunt Bee and Grami. The other day he called Nana, talked to her for a minute and then hung up. Then he wanted to talk to Papi so I told him to call Nana's house again but ask for Papi (he's got the speed dials figured out on my phone). So he did but when Nana answered he goes "UH! But mommy! I can't talk to Papi cuz Nana is still on the phone!" He was about to hang up in irritation, but Nana got his attention and told him she'd go give the phone to Papi. Haha. The stuff he comes up with is priceless. :)
That's enough for now... back to work. Hope you enjoyed it! :)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Updates! Updates! :)
Once again, I've failed in my duties as family blogger... Hence, we've got more updates than I can possibly share in one post (without putting readers to sleep.) So i'll try to capture some highlights of the last couple of months.
Ella is 2!!!!
She had a lovely princess birthday and had a wonderful time celebrating with friends and family! Thank you everyone who came!
Here are her stats as of her 2-year checkup:
Height: 33.25" (30%)
Weight: 29.2 lbs (77%)
Head: 19.5" (94%)
In summary, Ella is a little short, a little chubby and a bit top-heavy (i.e. she has a very healthy brain). :)
Since she turned 2, she has grown up all of the sudden! I dont know how birthdays do it, but they cause this quantum leap every time in our kids. She's started talking almost completely coherently and fluently... at least *we* can understand most of what she says. :) It still requires a little bit of translation with people who dont spend as much time with her, but she's getting there! She's also started sprouting up and thinning out! She's turning from our baby girl into our big girl. She's such a girl too. It's so funny to see her play with her babies. She's so gentle with them and acts like a little mommy. She also loves her clothes, jackets and shoes... Most of all, she adores her brother and follows him around every chance she gets. Yesterday he was being really silly and running through the house saying goofy things and she was right behind him repeating his every move and sound. :) He also has a special talent for making her laugh. That's one of my favorite scenes in life. :)
She has also decided that she's ready to potty train. She hasn't actually gone in the potty yet, but wants to sit on it frequently. I figure eventually it'll happen accidentally, and then it'll be smooth sailing from there! (a mom can hope!) :)
Owen is now a complete big boy... with a big attitude to go along. :) He's become very independent and pretty much thinks he runs the show. He's the sweetest little guy but boy does he know how to throw a fit. It's actually comical at times because he gets so worked up over the silliest things. We're hoping this is a short-lived phase. He's also remarkably intelligent! His current kick is robots. Everything is about robots. We bought the movie Short Circuit and he loves it. He can tell you all about it - just ask him about "that robot movie". :) This week we got down our old 90s version of the Lego Mindstorms Robotics kit and Owen had a blast building a little robot and making it "go all by itself!" He's convinced and keeps telling everyone that "Daddy is getting me new robot Legos for Christmas!" This is the first time he's ever had a wish for a gift and it's so much fun to see him excited about it... we're not sure how we're gonna work it out yet... but hopefully he'll get something along the lines of robot Legos from us or someone. :) I think his daddy is having a little bit of fun with this too. :) It's fun to see them working and playing together. Nothing beats hearing Owen run up to me and say "Look what Daddy made it do!! We're gonna make other robots too! and we can make it do different things!" Ahhh... the father/son bonding. So sweet!!
He has also been saying some of the funniest things lately. If we recorded them, I'm pretty sure we could make some TV shows. :) Just a couple of examples:
One day, we were talking about Baby Drew (my nephew who is arriving this week!!! hurry up Aunt Chrissy!!) and Owen told me that he wants a baby brother and a baby sister. He said he wants a baby brother first and his name will be Hairja and he will grow in daddy's tummy because boys grow in daddy tummies and girls grow in mommy tummies. I tried to explain that's not how it works, but he didnt quite understand. :) Then he said after we have a baby brother, he wants a baby sister named Shua who will grow in mommy's tummy. It'll still be a while before we'll fulfill his request for more siblings, but we're still wanting more eventually. :)
Another story..
The other day, the UPS man dropped off a package for Daddy. He rang the doorbell and left the package on the doorstep like they often do. When I opened the door and picked up the box, Owen has this very puzzled look on his face and asked "How did that box ring the doorbell?" I about fell over laughing and explained to him what happened, but it was so funny! A legitimate question, but hilarious. :)
Our latest family addition is Haledunia. He's a bundle of energy and fun.... and messes, but mostly fun. :) He's now almost 5 months old and weighs around 6 lbs as of his last visit a few weeks ago. He's *mostly* gotten past the potty training phase, but we still have accidents occassionally. They are certainly less frequent at least. The big thing now is keeping him from tearing to shreds everything he finds on the floor... everything from tissues and toys to clothes. He has a special knack for shredding a tissue into a million little pieces all over the living room... and he seems to enjoy dumping his food all over the kitchen floor. I guess the dirty floor makes it taste better! At the same time, he's so sweet and cuddly and fun to play with. He got his first haircut weekend before last. They cut it to about 1 inch all over and just trimmed up his face. He's so cute! We're not big fans of the classic poodle cuts, so I think we'll stick with this sort of haircut as long as it works for us and him. :)
That leaves the fish, daddy and me! We're also doing well. There have been a lot of changes at work over the last several months, but I believe they are, overall, positive for my group and for me. There are certainly a few bummers given the economy, but nothing I can complain too loudly about. We underwent a big reorganization which I think has been pretty positive for most of us. Since my last boss left this summer, I've gotten a new boss and with the re-org, he has also gotten a new boss, who has also gotten a new boss. :) So in summary, I'm in a totally new organization with new management and it's much like a breath of fresh air. Our new management chain is very supportive and optimistic and they create a much more positive atmosphere. It's great to have support for some of the ideas and initiatives I've been trying to push through over the last year! It's also had a good impact on the other members of our team who, I think, are set up much better for success now with strong leaders in the management positions. It's going to be a very challenging year for us all, but a much more up-beat one I hope! :)
Ella is 2!!!!
She had a lovely princess birthday and had a wonderful time celebrating with friends and family! Thank you everyone who came!
Here are her stats as of her 2-year checkup:
Height: 33.25" (30%)
Weight: 29.2 lbs (77%)
Head: 19.5" (94%)
In summary, Ella is a little short, a little chubby and a bit top-heavy (i.e. she has a very healthy brain). :)
Since she turned 2, she has grown up all of the sudden! I dont know how birthdays do it, but they cause this quantum leap every time in our kids. She's started talking almost completely coherently and fluently... at least *we* can understand most of what she says. :) It still requires a little bit of translation with people who dont spend as much time with her, but she's getting there! She's also started sprouting up and thinning out! She's turning from our baby girl into our big girl. She's such a girl too. It's so funny to see her play with her babies. She's so gentle with them and acts like a little mommy. She also loves her clothes, jackets and shoes... Most of all, she adores her brother and follows him around every chance she gets. Yesterday he was being really silly and running through the house saying goofy things and she was right behind him repeating his every move and sound. :) He also has a special talent for making her laugh. That's one of my favorite scenes in life. :)
She has also decided that she's ready to potty train. She hasn't actually gone in the potty yet, but wants to sit on it frequently. I figure eventually it'll happen accidentally, and then it'll be smooth sailing from there! (a mom can hope!) :)
Owen is now a complete big boy... with a big attitude to go along. :) He's become very independent and pretty much thinks he runs the show. He's the sweetest little guy but boy does he know how to throw a fit. It's actually comical at times because he gets so worked up over the silliest things. We're hoping this is a short-lived phase. He's also remarkably intelligent! His current kick is robots. Everything is about robots. We bought the movie Short Circuit and he loves it. He can tell you all about it - just ask him about "that robot movie". :) This week we got down our old 90s version of the Lego Mindstorms Robotics kit and Owen had a blast building a little robot and making it "go all by itself!" He's convinced and keeps telling everyone that "Daddy is getting me new robot Legos for Christmas!" This is the first time he's ever had a wish for a gift and it's so much fun to see him excited about it... we're not sure how we're gonna work it out yet... but hopefully he'll get something along the lines of robot Legos from us or someone. :) I think his daddy is having a little bit of fun with this too. :) It's fun to see them working and playing together. Nothing beats hearing Owen run up to me and say "Look what Daddy made it do!! We're gonna make other robots too! and we can make it do different things!" Ahhh... the father/son bonding. So sweet!!
He has also been saying some of the funniest things lately. If we recorded them, I'm pretty sure we could make some TV shows. :) Just a couple of examples:
One day, we were talking about Baby Drew (my nephew who is arriving this week!!! hurry up Aunt Chrissy!!) and Owen told me that he wants a baby brother and a baby sister. He said he wants a baby brother first and his name will be Hairja and he will grow in daddy's tummy because boys grow in daddy tummies and girls grow in mommy tummies. I tried to explain that's not how it works, but he didnt quite understand. :) Then he said after we have a baby brother, he wants a baby sister named Shua who will grow in mommy's tummy. It'll still be a while before we'll fulfill his request for more siblings, but we're still wanting more eventually. :)
Another story..
The other day, the UPS man dropped off a package for Daddy. He rang the doorbell and left the package on the doorstep like they often do. When I opened the door and picked up the box, Owen has this very puzzled look on his face and asked "How did that box ring the doorbell?" I about fell over laughing and explained to him what happened, but it was so funny! A legitimate question, but hilarious. :)
Our latest family addition is Haledunia. He's a bundle of energy and fun.... and messes, but mostly fun. :) He's now almost 5 months old and weighs around 6 lbs as of his last visit a few weeks ago. He's *mostly* gotten past the potty training phase, but we still have accidents occassionally. They are certainly less frequent at least. The big thing now is keeping him from tearing to shreds everything he finds on the floor... everything from tissues and toys to clothes. He has a special knack for shredding a tissue into a million little pieces all over the living room... and he seems to enjoy dumping his food all over the kitchen floor. I guess the dirty floor makes it taste better! At the same time, he's so sweet and cuddly and fun to play with. He got his first haircut weekend before last. They cut it to about 1 inch all over and just trimmed up his face. He's so cute! We're not big fans of the classic poodle cuts, so I think we'll stick with this sort of haircut as long as it works for us and him. :)
That leaves the fish, daddy and me! We're also doing well. There have been a lot of changes at work over the last several months, but I believe they are, overall, positive for my group and for me. There are certainly a few bummers given the economy, but nothing I can complain too loudly about. We underwent a big reorganization which I think has been pretty positive for most of us. Since my last boss left this summer, I've gotten a new boss and with the re-org, he has also gotten a new boss, who has also gotten a new boss. :) So in summary, I'm in a totally new organization with new management and it's much like a breath of fresh air. Our new management chain is very supportive and optimistic and they create a much more positive atmosphere. It's great to have support for some of the ideas and initiatives I've been trying to push through over the last year! It's also had a good impact on the other members of our team who, I think, are set up much better for success now with strong leaders in the management positions. It's going to be a very challenging year for us all, but a much more up-beat one I hope! :)
Thursday, October 23, 2008
My babies are growing up!
Owen reminds me every day how big he's getting! His big thing lately is "I've got a good idea." His ideas are usually pretty clever, I must say. :) Last night when I put him in his room for bed, I told him he needed to stay in his room or I would have to close his gate. He responded with "I have another good idea. If I need something, I can come tell you so you will know what I need. That's a good idea isn't it?" Little stinker! :)
And then there's sweet little Ella who is really starting to talk all of the sudden. The other night when I was combing her hair after a bath, she started saying "owee. It hut mommy, it hut. owee, it hut." :) It was so cute in her cute little voice. Don't worry, it didnt really hurt, she just doesnt like to have her hair combed. :)
There's plenty more, but I gotta work... will write more later. :)
And then there's sweet little Ella who is really starting to talk all of the sudden. The other night when I was combing her hair after a bath, she started saying "owee. It hut mommy, it hut. owee, it hut." :) It was so cute in her cute little voice. Don't worry, it didnt really hurt, she just doesnt like to have her hair combed. :)
There's plenty more, but I gotta work... will write more later. :)
Haledunia's 3-month checkup
He's a big boy for a Toy poodle.. his official weight is about 5 lbs. The vet is surprised that he's really a toy and not a miniature, but I confirmed that with his mommy and daddy! He's just a big toy. :) He got his rabies shot and a couple of others today too, but he was a good boy. :) I'll post some new pictures of him soon. He's an onery little stinker, but lots of fun!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
We're all good today!
Haledunia seems to be back to normal today. We're thinking the canned food we fed him yesterday was bad or something. He's certainly back to his playful self and hasn't pooed all over the place today. :)
I took Ella to the doctor this morning and they said she probably just fell or hurt herself causing her to limp. She was still limping a little bit this morning, but by the time I picked her up from school she was pretty much back to normal. Yay!
I took Ella to the doctor this morning and they said she probably just fell or hurt herself causing her to limp. She was still limping a little bit this morning, but by the time I picked her up from school she was pretty much back to normal. Yay!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Oh thank heavens for the SpotBot
Nana had no idea how wonderful of a gift she gave us a couple of years ago when she got Matt the Bissell SpotBot. Boy has it made my life SOOOOO much easier the last 2 weeks. The puppy and daddy had a bit of a rough day today. I came home to 8 little piles of puppy poo, but thanks to our handy dandy SpotBot, all I had to do was pick up the poo, fill up the cleaner, sit on a spot, push start and wait for it to finish and then move it to the next spot. Whew! That could have been much more painful. :) Thank you Nana!
Other than the rough day today, Haledunia has been doing great! I'm wondering if we've been overfeeding him the last couple of days or something. He seems to be better tonight, so who knows... We'll see how tomorrow goes. Hopefully I come home from work to clean carpet! Interesting tidbit that I learned last week... Apparently Dunia really is a TOY poodle. I thought maybe Ashli's family was just mistaken, but no.. he's just a BIG toy poodle. His dad is only 7 lbs and his mom is smaller than that. He and his brother, however, are already over 4.5lbs each and they are not quite 12 weeks old! We'll see if they top off or just end up as bigger dogs than expected. :)
Other random thoughts....
- Ella is finally talking more! Her teacher, Miss Amber, told me today that she's been talking up a storm at school this week. She's usually really quiet, but apparently has opened up a bit this week. :)
- Owen is getting better about school drop off... Thankfully, Ella's teachers have been great and have let him stay in her class when I drop them off. He loves staying there with her and then they take him to his class a little later. It's so much easier on all of us, so thank you Miss Amber and Miss Melinda!! :)
- Owen is staying home with us 2 days a week now. His school now offers part-time enrollment, so we switched him to 3-days a week and he stays home with us on the other 2 days. We're trying to keep some structure and do some "home school" while he's here. We're still figuring it out, but think we're on the right path... if we could just get him to take a nap, we'd be in much better shape, but we're working on it! He loves learning, so it's been fun to work with him on his letters and numbers and coloring and puzzles and everything else. I've missed out on a lot of that part of his life, so it's fun to be more involved now! It's a bit of a challenge getting work done on those days sometimes, but so far, it hasn't been too bad. :)
- Uncle Jordan and Aunt Tammie are coming home for Christmas!! Yay!! :) We can't wait!
- Ella has been limping around all evening since I picked her up from school. It's like she doesnt want to put weight on her left leg... She doesnt really act like it hurts... but isn't using it right. I'm taking her to the doctor first thing in the morning. I'll keep you posted.
- Oh yeah! I think Ella finally has all of her canine teeth! I haven't observed terribly closely, but the last couple of times we've brushed her teeth she's let me take a brief look and I think they are all there! Now for the 2-year molars and we'll be through all that! woo hoo!
Other than the rough day today, Haledunia has been doing great! I'm wondering if we've been overfeeding him the last couple of days or something. He seems to be better tonight, so who knows... We'll see how tomorrow goes. Hopefully I come home from work to clean carpet! Interesting tidbit that I learned last week... Apparently Dunia really is a TOY poodle. I thought maybe Ashli's family was just mistaken, but no.. he's just a BIG toy poodle. His dad is only 7 lbs and his mom is smaller than that. He and his brother, however, are already over 4.5lbs each and they are not quite 12 weeks old! We'll see if they top off or just end up as bigger dogs than expected. :)
Other random thoughts....
- Ella is finally talking more! Her teacher, Miss Amber, told me today that she's been talking up a storm at school this week. She's usually really quiet, but apparently has opened up a bit this week. :)
- Owen is getting better about school drop off... Thankfully, Ella's teachers have been great and have let him stay in her class when I drop them off. He loves staying there with her and then they take him to his class a little later. It's so much easier on all of us, so thank you Miss Amber and Miss Melinda!! :)
- Owen is staying home with us 2 days a week now. His school now offers part-time enrollment, so we switched him to 3-days a week and he stays home with us on the other 2 days. We're trying to keep some structure and do some "home school" while he's here. We're still figuring it out, but think we're on the right path... if we could just get him to take a nap, we'd be in much better shape, but we're working on it! He loves learning, so it's been fun to work with him on his letters and numbers and coloring and puzzles and everything else. I've missed out on a lot of that part of his life, so it's fun to be more involved now! It's a bit of a challenge getting work done on those days sometimes, but so far, it hasn't been too bad. :)
- Uncle Jordan and Aunt Tammie are coming home for Christmas!! Yay!! :) We can't wait!
- Ella has been limping around all evening since I picked her up from school. It's like she doesnt want to put weight on her left leg... She doesnt really act like it hurts... but isn't using it right. I'm taking her to the doctor first thing in the morning. I'll keep you posted.
- Oh yeah! I think Ella finally has all of her canine teeth! I haven't observed terribly closely, but the last couple of times we've brushed her teeth she's let me take a brief look and I think they are all there! Now for the 2-year molars and we'll be through all that! woo hoo!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Cousin Julie's Wedding
Are these not the 2 cutest kids on the planet? :) Thank you Julie for letting our babies be part of your beautiful wedding!
Haledunia! :)
Here are some wonderful pictures of the newest member of our family. He's a miniature poodle and is so sweet. Owen named him Haledunia... we dont know where he got that name, but we love it and him. :)
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