Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try to hide, someone can always hear you going to the bathroom? Like you're being watched, feeling unsure and vulnerable? Well, my poor kid gets tortured! As a lot of you know already, Odie has actually been semi "poop-trained". I noticed that he kept pooping about the same time everyday, so I started holding him over the toilet. If he doesn't start going within the first thirty seconds or so, I figure he doesn't need to, so I take him off. It's been about a month now, and I can count the number of messy diapers I've had to change on one hand. This day, however, I heard him holding his breathe (my signal that he's going to go soon), and when I went to grab him, this is what I saw. I was laughing too hard to worry about getting him to the toilet. So, I instead pulled out the camera. Now-how would you feel if someone was not only watching, but filming your "alone time"??? He was giving me the dirtiest, yet sweetest looks between grunts-it was hilarious!!
Shawn's pic is a typical thing at our house now. Whenever he has to change a messy diaper or take out his garbage bag, he plugs his nose up chuck full, so nothing can sneak past! Oh, what a family!!
While I was at work today, Shawn called me and asked me what shirt to dress Oakley in. I told him it depended on what pants he put on him. He said "the striped ones", but I couldn't picture which ones he meant. He answered his own question and said, "Nevermind, I found one". The picture shows what I came home to. :-) So, if you can't really tell, the pant are pastel yellow and blue striped. The shirt is a red and deep blue plaid flannel. Need I say more??? Even though Shawn may not have any fashion sense, I know he loves and takes care of Odie, so that's all that really matter...it just made me laugh!
This past Friday, we got to attend Shawn's Graduation Banquet (even though he gratuated last March). It wasn't put on by the school, but the apprenticeship committee. It's a five year apprenticeship program, and we're both so glad that he's done. Shawn had written down that it was at the Grand America Hotel in SLC (which surprised me because it's really nice). I had been in Park City for Girl's Weekend with the Craguns, but met him in Salt Lake. When we pulled up to the Grand America, I floored by how many luxury cars there were. Then I started seeing people walk in that were all dressed up. I started to get a little mad at Shawn-"You didn't tell me this was a black tie affair!" because he was in jeans, and I had just worn my khakis. I was starting to feel really out of place, when I decided I was definitely waaay out of place. That's when we knew Shawn had remembered incorrectly (surprise, surprise). His banquet was actually at the Little America Hotel which, lucky for us, was right across the street. It was actually nice that he had gotten it wrong because our parking at the Grand America was free that night because of whatever was going on. It was some big church thing because MoTab was there, and they were showing a church video with people getting baptized. Overall, it was a nice evening (even though they had an open bar and the people at our table were loud drunks) and it was fun to meet the people that Shawn had been in class with.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Here are some updated pics real quick, more on the way some time!
So, I decided to update everyone on my little man...and by everyone, I mainly mean my poor family who is so far away from him!!!
1. He's huge for his size! I just measured and weighed him today (which is obviously just a close approximation, but I'd say it was a pretty good guesstimate). He weighed in around 16 lbs and is 26 inches long. His socks (3-6 month size) haven't really been fitting him, with the heel part hitting about where his arch should be, so I decided to measure his feet. I used the chart on the back of one of his shoe boxes, and he measures in at a size 4. Which, for those who don't know...that's a typical 9-12 month old!!! Where has my little baby gone?! He's not even 4 months old yet!
2. He still LOVES being outside-no matter what the weather. I sit him under a tree and he'll sit and watch me mow the lawn and do yardwork for hours. If he starts getting upset when we're indoors, all we have to do is step outside until he calms himself down. It's gotten to the point now that he quits crying the second we move towards the front door! He's just like a little puppy...boy do they learn fast!
C. He jabbers all the time now, and is also discovering his tongue in the process. He's always got it out blowing spit bubbles. His voice is so high, though. It makes me laugh because it sounds like I gave birth to a girl :-) He's also been giggling for the past couple of weeks, but the above video was the first time I was able to capture it. (I think in some parts he was starting to get upset with me, but it still sounded cute!)
4. He loves sitting up...I finally broke down and bought him a Bumbo (it's a really cool chair-google it) because he get so mad if he's not sitting up watching whatever's going on, and I can't hold him all the time. He's also a lunger. I set him in my lap while I get ready to feed him, and he does a few crunches, then has enough momentum to attack! It's so funny to watch.
E. I've got my work cut out for me because he's definitely an oral baby. It doesn't matter what he's sucking on, as long as he has something in his mouth. He loves his binki (which Shawn and I call the mute button), his index and middle finger on his left hand, or his thumb on his right hand. Most of the time, he'll have the binki in his mouth, then try to get his fingers and thumb in his mouth from the sides, and then get mad and scream when the binki falls out!
6. He's sorta kinda sleeping through the night. Most nights, he'll go to bed around 9pm and wake up between 3 and 4 to eat, then go right back to sleep until 7 or 8. Other nights, however, he wakes up at midnight, then 3, then 6... and Murphy's Law, it's normally on days that I need to work. Or, maybe I just notice it because I need to work-who knows.
7. I've been trying to expose him to a lot of things to get him used the them. He loves dogs-even though most dogs are weary of him (little people scare me,too). He also spent an hour the other day watching Shawn on the tractor at his parents house. He didn't mind the noise or rumbling at all. I don't know what I'd to with a stressed out baby that couldn't handle being stimulated that much.
Overall, we've really lucked out because he is a fabulous, easy going baby. The only time he gets upset is when he's hungry and he issues a verbal warning, then I have about 20 seconds to get him satisfied! Man, it's fun.
Here's some just random updated pics. I'm not sure this kid gets photographed enough! He's starting to be a little ham, though. When he sees the camera, he starts smiling!!
Over the weekend, we went up to Blackfoot, ID for the Eastern Idaho State Fair. I didn't really know what to expect because I don't remember ever going to one. The weather was also supposed to be all over the spectrum. So, as usual, I packed a shirt or two for me and Shawn, and the rest of the bag was full of Odie's things that "I might need". It did get stormy Sunday and Monday but lucky for us, we have a furnace in our camper (I know-it's not really camping). Also, Oakley decided to take long naps both afternoons when it started raining. We joined him in the camper and by the time he woke up, the rain had also, so we got to go back to the fair.
We went up there mainly because Shawn's dad was (still is) judging the draft horses. Shawn would love to get paid to go to the fair. It was a really fun show. We also got to see my first ever Indian races These are horse races where the riders (usually Native American) ride bareback for a lap, jump off and switch horses for another lap, then jump off and switch horses again for the third and final lap. They can be very dangerous with so many "loose" horses. We did see one guy get taken off in an ambulance. I think he got kicked in the kneecaps. For one of the horse races, we decided to go watch the horses come out of the gates. That was neat to see. Odie got sprayed with dirt, though. There was a big clod of dirt that got kicked up and was headed toward the stroller, but I didn't worry about it because the sun shield was down. Murphy's Law, though, it hit right where there was a screen and broke up into tiny pieces and sprayed him all over. I'm still picking dirt out of his ears. I think my all time favorite part, though, was seeing the hypnotist show. He had two shows a day, too! Those never get old.
Oakley loves being outside, so camping is very enjoyable for him, and therefore, us. He loved sitting up on our bed to watch us make breakfast down below. He loves being able to see everything that's going on. Even when we're holding him, he has to have his back against your stomach so he can see in front of you.
Below is a quick video of him chatting. He'll talk to anything and everything all day long. Thi was just a quick clip before he started getting upset.
These are just some random pics of my cutie pie. The top one reminds me of the Gloworms (those of you who are old enough to remember those know exactly where I'm coming from). The ones in the middle were so funny to take. He was all smiles one day, so I decided to take a picture. As soon as the flash went off, he looked just like a deer caught in headlights. He'd stare for a minute, then start smiling again. It took me three tries to finally be fast enough to get his "flashed" look. Isn't he cute?!
Shawn and I got to go on our first motorcycle ride on Saturday with Chili and his wife Lindsey (our cousins). We've been dying to ride since we've had the motorcycle since December and just barely got the title for it so we could register it and ride it (legally). We went for a nice drive up Ogden canyon and went around Pineview Dam and then stopped at the Oaks for some icecream on the way back. I was on back, of course, because what man wants to ride on back! It took me almost the whole trip to finally relax and totally entrust my life to Shawn. That's when I started actually enjoying the ride. I stopped freaking out when we turned or pulled up behind cars. I was also the only one who didn't have a full face helmet, which made it quite difficult to catch my breath when we were going 70mph. You have to suck hard enough to literally force the air up your nose. It sure was fun, though. Shawn and I are hoping to take our driving tests next week so we don't have these stupid paper permits anymore. Wish us luck!
This poor kid is going to have to put up with so much! Rissa's new Mac has some fun picturetaking features on it, so we were playing with it to see what all it did.And these are what we came up with. Enjoy!! Jess was so focused on getting Oakley in the pics, she didn't realize she was in almost everyone of them...oops.
So, today I had a glimpse of what my life is going to be like 10+ years from now. Today was the first day that I actually had to take Oakley to someones house to watch him. When my mom was in town, she came over to my house to watch him while I worked. He has been waking up at 5:30 lately for a feeding, so I was a little flustered when he was still asleep at 6:30. Any other day, I would have welcomed the sleep, but I had to leave. So, I decided to go into his room to make a lot of noise to get him to wake up. That's when the moaning began. He was squeaking, and grunting, then groaning. After about five minutes of that, he fell back asleep! I then decided to be mean and flip on the lights. He squeaked and groaned some more, and threw his arms up over his head and buried his face in the crook of his arm! He was just refusing to wake up-I can only imagine what he's going to be like as a teenager!
Now, to my lovely husband. Right after we had a discussion during dinner about how we hope Oakley has some common sense as a teen, Shawn walked over to the dishwasher. He had loaded it just before we went to scouts, and opened it to grab some spoons our for us (which we're always running out of!). As soon as he cracked it open, he just looked at me and laughed. If you look at the pictures, you'll see why. I asked him what was wrong, as I couldn't see the dishwasher. He came to the conclusion that, "apparently, you're not supposed to put black candles in the dishwasher". ...He's so lucky I love him!... I was trying to figure out what black candle we had anywhere in the house, let alone one that needed to be washed. I was struggling until he said, "I put it in because it had cake on it". It was then that I realized I had a black tombstone "Over the Hill" candle on his birthday cake. Gotta love 'em. I've been having fun scraping off the wax globs, sure hope it comes off all the dishes.
Anyone notice anything funny in this picture?? Can I just say he's a true cowboy! Bytheway-I fixed the ear problem for those of you who saw the original.
So, we're having kind of a hard time getting this thing set up. I want to set it so that Shawn and I can both post, and it will show who is posting. I also want to put pictures and video in with my posts, and am working on figuring that out. I finally got our profile picture up, though. That was taken when Oakley was only 10 days old, and really didn't want to open his eyes. If any of you have suggestions, let me know!
