National Pancake Day

Happy National Pancake Day!

We celebrated with the obvious...pancakes! I also tried to make crepes, which turned out okay! PS, these are NOT my crepes. We are getting ready to debark (YEAH!!!) so the food selection is dwindling. So we didn't have anything to serve as crepe filling, so we just ate them like pancakes. Very easy to make!!!

Get ready to celebrate Leap Day tomorrow! I heard chick fil a has free chicken minis tomorrow, which I will totally be checking out tomorrow before work. Love a good freebie.

Airplaning

We had somewhat of an "airplaning" weekend.

Well actually we traded. An extra night of airplaning for him, for a Saturday and Sunday sleep-in for me. No complaining.

And it was SO worth it. Wow. I actually set my alarm for 9:30. Ahhhhh. A quick reminder of the good old days. :)

Here are a few pictures of the progress we made. 800 rivots. And a completed wing and fuel tank (almost).

And a cute picture of my little stinker, just because I love him:

Even though the love is not always returned:

Happy Sunday!

What He Has Been Doing

Swinging. And holding on! With the beautiful weather we have been having, we have made several trips to the park to enjoy the swings, see-saw and slide. He is not so sure about the slide, but he does love the swings!

Starting to crawl. Right now it is kind of frustrating. He has the move from sit-to-quad down...but then hen usually face plants! Lots of tears and whining as he learns for to explore his world. He will have it down pat soon! (Probably sooner than I am ready for!)

Playing, walking and spending time with daddy! These little guys are pals!Eating. This guy just doesn't like to eat! Obviously, he is not starving...but I don't want to have a 18 month old that only nurses. :) I can manage to get some baby food puree and yogurt into him each day. He loves baby puffs (eats them by the handful), but really doesn't have any interest in food. He gagged when we let him try chocolate the other night! So here is a picture of him eating a french fry, along with another attempt at peaches, and some puffs. A work in progress!!!
Lastly, he is sleeping (great) unswaddled! He falls asleep fast, and still sleeps through the night. And he is so stinkin cute! Here is a screen shot of how I found him the other night...complete with his teddy bear over his face, sleeping soundly! :)

Love him!

Freebie Wednesday

Okay, so I look a little rough. I worked 9 hours today and took care of my little man. But this AWESOME freebie day really perked me up. Here is a little sampling of my fun:

• My Taylor Swift t-shirt from the money-maker Cover Girl deal 5 months ago.
• My free prescription glasses from Coastal Contacts. I ordered them 5 days ago. They are WONDERFUL! And I only had to pay $9.95 for shipping. Normally these chunky glasses are not me, but I really wanted some, so I used this opportunity to get some, and I'm so happy I did.
• A Pink (Breast Cancer Awareness) bakeware set from buying P&G (Iams) dog food a few months ago. Pink mixing bowls, measuring cups, spatula, baking tray...
• A big P&G trial pack (mouthwash, toothpaste, pads, white strips, etc).
• A big pack of Huggies overnight diapers (given to me by a friend at work-we are trying them out tonight!).
• 5 mini sunscreens given to me by the cosmetic center at the dermatologist for our cruise
• A reimbursement check of $42 for a group gift

To top off all of that fun, Jeremy and I are having a chocolate party tonight (we are trying to do "fun" things together several times a week). Chocolate covered strawberries, kiwi, pretzels and bananas!

Yum yum yum.

Rite Aid Robbery

Profit: $11.55

I love coupons!!!

Together

Many of you have heard by now that Jeremy is going to have to deploy...again.

Boo for all of us.

I'm not planning to share many details on this blog (for his and our safety), but we are all really sad about the news.

Over the next bit, we will be loving every second that we have together, soaking it all up!

How good it is to be together!

Before and after Teeth

Kind of hard to see, but here is a photo of the before and after of Beagle's teeth. Mabye you can click to get it bigger. I'm so glad they took the before and after pictures (cause you can really see where your money goes! Fortunately for B, he didn't lose any teeth (he needs all of the few that he has left)! He came close on several, but for now just a good cleaning! He is a little doped up, and sore, but recovering nicely and ready to eat again!

Packed

Our bags are packed (not literally). We are ready to be hot!!! Our cruise is booked, and we are ready to spend some quality time together as a family of three!

So I got these things on clearance: swimmy diapers (though babies are not allowed in the ship pool, I figured better to have them than not have them), sunscreen (SPF 100, and 75% off), and this adorable floaty swim outfit (which had to be exchanged because it was a size too small, but still so cute!!!).

Chocolate buffet...here we come!!!

I can't wait to see my baby's chubby legs in shorts!!!

Love Languages

Tonight our church hosted "Table for Two", a nice Valentine treat. We loaded up N and brought him to church, where we checked him into the nursery, listened to a quick sermon on Dr. Chapman's Five Love Languages, and then off we went on a two hour date! We had a nice walk outside and a fancy (well fancy for Columbus) dinner. Noah did great in the nursery (he usually does because he enjoys watching all of the other kids, and we enjoyed some alone time.

When our pastor was talking, he mentioned that when he and his wife got married and had kids, they noticed that his love language changed. I found that interesting, because I was really thinking that recently mine had too!

Before N was born, I was a "time spent" person. I loved bonding, and spending limitless time hanging out with Jeremy. Once someone asked me "how much bonding is enough?" to which I was speechless! Is there ever enough bonding?

After N's birth, my love language has turned into a "acts of service" language. Don't get me wrong, I still love excessive bonding, but a good vacuum or dishwasher emptying means so much more!

I didn't really even consider that your love language could change with time, or even with major events, but is true!!!

Anyone have any input on this???

Vet Visit

A certain Schmeagle got the royal treatment on Tuesday.

He went to a vet clinic in Starkville for the once, twice and three times over.

He is getting older, so we though a thorough check up was in order.

He checked out pretty good.

48 pounds. At least 5 too many.

No more treats for him.

The vet recommended a teeth cleaning. On Tuesday.

No food for 12 hours. YIKES! I'm going to avoid all eye contact with him.

Shots, probing, blood work.

An ear yeast infection and medication for that. Poor guy.

A biopsy on Tuesday for a "fatty pad" on his chest.

Overall one short, fat, loud, hungry beagle checked out well!

8 Months

Happy 8 Month Birthday baby! We love you!

Stomach Virus

I don't have any pictures to go with this awful story...mostly because I haven't moved out of the bed in 24 hours.

I really wanted to do something "fun" this weekend. It didn't turn out that way.

Last night around 8, my stomach started hurting. And so did Jeremy's. It was really weird, because it totally came out of no where. Like fine one minute, throwing up the next. And so began the stomach virus. It brought back awful memories of the Noro virus on our cruise!

Both of us have been in really bad shape for the last 24 hours. We didn't sleep at all last night, and took turns in the bathroom (both ends, if you know what I mean). Around 4am Jeremy felt very dehydrated, and drove himself to the hospital.

At 5am, our wonderful friends Anna and Robby responded to my desperate plea for help taking care of Noah. Seriously, aren't they wonderful friends!!! I dropped Noah off, and they kept him for TEN hours!!! Have I mentioned that she is 33 weeks pregnant? They were so kind to take care of Noah so that we could lay in bed and moan all day. Robby even went out and bought me a newspaper so I could have my coupons!!!

It was really bad. We were so sick. Fortunately the hospital was able to rehydrate Jeremy with an IV, and sent him home with anti-nausea medication and pain medication. He was the 6th person at the hospital last night with the same virus.

We shared the medication, and let me tell you, hydrocodone is a wonderful thing. I am feeling SO much better. I was able to get the sheets changed, bottles washed, and a load of laundry started. And I am no longer moaning. I also went through and purged the house of any questionable food, and washed all of Noah's toys.

And that was our "fun" weekend. I'm really hoping for a better one next weekend!!!

De-Swaddling

Some of you know my new "project". :)

Noah is 8 months now (8 month picture to come soon). I never would have thought that we would still be swaddling him at 8 months. But we were, and he loves it. He falls asleep so fast after we zip him up in his woombie. We put him in bed right up against the bumper, and there he stays from 7p-7a. (This is a screen shot of my computer where I can watch Noah in bed).

A few weeks ago we added that half-moon dog thing in the bed with him, and he really likes that too.

So lately, he has been waking up around 6am and fussing a little. Not really crying, just making noise. And being that he was swaddled, he was totally tied up like a little mummy until 6:45 when I get him up. I refuse to get him before 6:45!!! That is WAY too early.

Anyway, recently I have been thinking that if he wasn't swaddled, he might do a little better in the morning.

And so began the process of de-swaddling my baby.

Really, it has been a lot smoother than I anticipated.

He stayed home from daycare on Friday because of a stomach virus, which included 6 projectile vomits and 2 blow out poops (one of which went so high up his back that it was in his hair). So this may not have been the best time to start de-swaddling.

But he was ready. We didn't have to do the one-arm/two-arm thing. We just went for it. Two arms out in his convertible woombie. No woombie at all for some naps. And surprisingly, he hasn't had any major changes in his sleep habits!

It takes him a little longer to fall asleep (because he plays with his dog and pulls his paci in and out), but he stays asleep just as long! And he is much happier when he wakes up!

He is so cute to watch on the monitor...so big, and so little all at once. I love his chubby legs, and chubby fingers, and watching him explore his animals in his bed.

I love that little boy!

Sealer

Jeremy has been hard at work on the shop. I'm not really sure on all the details, but I know it has something to do with sealer and a fuel tank. :) Here is a picture of my hubs at work.

Happy Wednesday!