Paul and Sara

Saturday, April 30, 2011

3 Months Old!

Audrey will be 3 months old on Tuesday. I'm writing this a little early because the downside of her being 3 months old is that my maternity leave has come to an end and I return to work on Monday. I anticipate having no energy this week so I won't be doing any blogging.

Audrey is still a wonderful baby. She brings us so much joy. Being a mom is the best thing in the world, Truly... Monday is going to be a rough day. In 3 months, I have not been apart from her for more than 3 hours. So yeah, I'm dreading this week. She did a trial run at daycare on Friday. My worries/anxiety were lessened some and she did well with the teachers. She napped, played, and took a bottle while she was there for 2 hours. She did great... and I did okay... although after 2 hours I was READY to go pick her up. So, here's what 3 months looks like...

Unofficial Stats:
Weight: 11 lbs 9 oz
Height: 23 inches
Wearing size 1 diapers, but moving to size 2 this week. Wearing 6 month clothes and still some 0 to 3. Although I am packing away more and more every week. Sigh.

Things for me to remember: (skip to the bottom if you just want to see pics :) )

Audrey is now reaching for toys and bringing them towards her mouth. She also can help hold the paci in her mouth.
She loves her play gym and gets really excited and flaps her arms and legs. It's her little dance.
She makes eye contact all the time. She definitely knows who Mom and Dad are.
She squeals, squeaks, and coos a lot. She smiles all the time! Except when I try to take a picture or video... she stops and just stares at it... haha. Her favorite is to have a conversation where I talk and she coos and smiles. Best part of the day.
She eats every 2 hours during the day, plays for about 45 minutes, naps for 30-45 minutes and then repeats.
She loves to sit on our laps or in her Bumbo. She can stay in her Bumbo for over 10 min.
She can bear weight on her legs and stand with us supporting her upper body for about a minute.
She props up on her elbows during tummy time and is getting very close to rolling.
She's not a big fan of her car seat and still cries in the car (unless someone sits back there with her), but does great in her Bjorn in stores and in restaurants.
She loves being outside... we go out a lot to walk, sit in the rocking chairs, or play on the ground.
She sleeps 10-11 hours at night. She often sleeps this long uninterrupted, but sometimes wakes up once to eat. We still swaddle her.

Meeting the Easter Bunny April 23, 2011

Is there something on my dress?

Mom, you are boring me. I'm going to eat my hand.

Sticking my tongue out

There's a little smile.

Tummy time is hard work!


I'm getting so big!

More pics on facebook!

Sara

Friday, April 29, 2011

Boiled Pickle Eggs and Chicken bowg...heyyyo

Audrey went to daycare for a couple of hours this morning. We went by to get some paper work done and wanted to see how she would do. The short time she was there, she was good. It wore her out, she was overwhelmed with the new smells, sounds, and people. Sara is getting used to the fact that she will have to go back to work and leave AJ at daycare, SLOOOOOWLY!! haha. We shall keep everyone updated on her daycare progress.

On another note. I shawl did some good ole cowntry cooking today! Picked a few turnips, pickled some boiled eggs, boiled chicken for bowg tonight, fed sweet bread starter and began a sourdough starter! Really excited about the sourdough starter. Getting geared up for my garden! Also getting geared up to start going to some local produce stands and farmer's markets. Gonna freeze, can and pickle all kinds of goodies this year. Self-sufficiency is growing each year at a time, tho in small increments, never-the-less still growing! In ten years, I can not even fathom how much in groceries I will not have to purchase. Just need some more land for gardening and a few laying hens, maybe even a milk cow and some goats; thinking about it, probably some pigs and a steer or two. Gonna have to upsize the yard by then tho.

Anywho, bout to go get some grass cut. I will let ya know how the chicken bowg turns out. By the way for those of you who had the pleasure of eating my Papa's chicken bowg, AJ, this is his recipe!

Heyyyo

Paul

The Draft, not the one in my work shorts.

One of the most highly anticipated sporting events every year for myself. The NFL Draft. Its the day that every first round pick has more "upside" than not. Every pick is a good pick..Sarcasm. The days after the first are the best.

I am a Panthers fan. Not sure what I think about the draft pick. He is an amazing athlete and has a winning charisma. But will he work to improve on being a prototypical QB, because those are the ones who succeed in the NFL. Recent examples; Jamarcus Russell, Vince Young, are busts. They are great athletes, but did not work hard to be a great player. On the other hand; Philip Rivers, Donovan Mcnabb and Mike Vick. These guys had to work to become more of that prototypical QB. If Can Newton can become more of a pocket presence like Donovan and Vick have become, he will be successful. If he does not, he will be Jamarcus Russel part two.

This move leads me to believe that the parents probably will not be able to get a second round pick this year. I could be wrong, but if they thought they would be able to trade into the second round I would have expected A WR or DL. Why I think Can will be successful. He is going to a team who was not good last year. He is also going to a team with a very good defense, very good running backs and this team is full of great leadership. He is going into a locker room with Jordan Gross and Jon Beason, as well as others. These guys are going to get him pointed in the right direction and lock down on him. Also I believe Steve Smith will be in the locker room, he will be a guide for Newton.
Why I believe he will not succeed. He has been great at every level, and in a short amount of time. His athletic ability is so high that he has not needed to be a great tactician. Well, the NFL is a league of tacticians, athletes are unbelievable atletes, but people do not understand how smart these guys are. They also do not understand how quick their brain works during the decision making progress. Newton is going to be just another big fast guy. Can he progress through the tough times. Can he handle the pressure as well as the struggles of not winning. In summary, Can Cam learn fast enough without getting discouraged and not get the I AM GOD syndrome.

I hope he succeeds. As a Panther's fan and a football fan. If Cam can not "get the big head" and he accpets learning, he will be fine.

Let me know what you guys think. This will be open for discussion. pass the post along and let's get some discussion going!!

Paul

Saturday, April 23, 2011

FIRE AT&T

I have said a few things about this before. Here is a link. AT&T is going to limit home internet use! They are also the leaders for limiting cell phone internet use as well. This is absolutely unacceptable. They say that their way is alot better than the proposals Time Warner Cable and Comcast proposed back in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Call your representatives about this. Also, the best way to keep this from happening is to FIRE them, get another internet provider. For you people who like to watch YouTube, Netflix and Hulu, this is going to be ridiculously expensive! Start looking for ways to get internet rather than with AT&T. They are the market mover, if they are allowed to do this without retribution from their customers, then all the other carriers will follow!

here is an explanation of usage when watching videos and movies use during. This explains cell phone usage as well.

Streaming videos and movies and usage

If we continue to let these shared monopolies take advantage of us, prices will continue to rise.
If you have AT&T FIRE'M

"If you find yourself not finding anything, you are finding all the wrong places to look."

Paul