the couple that works the sushi counter at my local grocery store love to see willow. she is just too cute. they love to make her smile. today the lady working the deli counter came out to coo at her, too.
"oh, she's so cute. they are both so cute. i have a grandbaby who is 7 mos old. she reminds me so much of my grandbaby."
then the phrase no woman wants to hear--unless of course it is actually true. "oh, are you having another one?"
"um, no."
"oh, well what do you have under your jacket."
"just my boobs."
she was standing behind me looking over my shoulder at the kids, so i'm guessing she mistook my clown boobs for a baby belly. nevermind that the one sitting in the cart chewing on everything in site is only 6 mos old (a fact the lady actually asked about).
this in combination with what my doctor said at my appt on tuesday, "you aren't that big, but your boobs are really big." in a way that makes me feel better.
but in another way, i have to wonder, just how big do your breasts have to get before you are not only mistaken for a pregnant woman (with the boobs playing the part of a baby belly) but that your own doctor, who is supposed to tell you to lose weight, says the bulk of your body is your breasts. however big you have to be to hear those things, that's how big mine are.
clown boobs.
pornographically big.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
random shots
nate and willow hanging out on the couch.
the alleged teeth. (sorry for the fuzzy picture.) she's downright vicious with them at this point.
oh, hi.
yes, as with most babies, she can fold herself nearly in half still. she can actually get her toes in her mouth, though she isn't in this pic. she does this mostly when she's au naturale since pesky diapers and clothes hinder this ability.
just cute.
the alleged teeth. (sorry for the fuzzy picture.) she's downright vicious with them at this point.
oh, hi.
yes, as with most babies, she can fold herself nearly in half still. she can actually get her toes in her mouth, though she isn't in this pic. she does this mostly when she's au naturale since pesky diapers and clothes hinder this ability.
just cute.
6 months
willow is 6 months old now. at her well baby visit (the day after this picture), she weighed 19 lbs. so she's slowed down some, which is good. i'm sure she'll slow down a bit more when she actually starts moving around. so far she hasn't even bothered to roll over yet, but i'm not worried. she'll get there in her own time.
Halloween 2008
Nate as a bumble bee. (or as Bumblebee. if you are familiar with transformers, you will know who that is. Nate was actually teased at school for this costume. the Bumblebee comment was my comeback to it.)
Willow as a cheerleader. (Thanks Pam!)
Nate and Willow together at Trick or Treat on Mainstreet.
Willow as a cheerleader. (Thanks Pam!)
Nate and Willow together at Trick or Treat on Mainstreet.
love/hate
nate has, for the longest time, had a love-hate relationship with his fan. yes, his ceiling fan.
when he was a baby, all we had to do to keep him from going down the hall was to put a fan in the hall. he wouldn't get anywhere near it. it was convenient; we didn't need to use a baby gate to keep him confined to the living room.
later, when he got his own room, we installed a ceiling fan with bright rainbow-colored fan blades. he loved it and was completely fascinated by it. but he's also scared of it. he will often refuse to go into his room by himself because of the fan. "it can see me."
the other night, in an i'm-so-tired-i-can't-cope-with-anything mood, he was expressing his fear of the rainbow fan. papa said, "if it attacks you. i'll shoot it, and throw it in the garbage." to which nate said, "don't shoot the fan!"
i've never known another child to be so scared of something that is securely attached to the ceiling. but then nate is an odd duck at times. i think it is cute, and i know that the days of him being afraid of something we take for granted are numbered. so i cherish his little quirks (and blog about them here).
when he was a baby, all we had to do to keep him from going down the hall was to put a fan in the hall. he wouldn't get anywhere near it. it was convenient; we didn't need to use a baby gate to keep him confined to the living room.
later, when he got his own room, we installed a ceiling fan with bright rainbow-colored fan blades. he loved it and was completely fascinated by it. but he's also scared of it. he will often refuse to go into his room by himself because of the fan. "it can see me."
the other night, in an i'm-so-tired-i-can't-cope-with-anything mood, he was expressing his fear of the rainbow fan. papa said, "if it attacks you. i'll shoot it, and throw it in the garbage." to which nate said, "don't shoot the fan!"
i've never known another child to be so scared of something that is securely attached to the ceiling. but then nate is an odd duck at times. i think it is cute, and i know that the days of him being afraid of something we take for granted are numbered. so i cherish his little quirks (and blog about them here).
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
speaks like an adult
ok, maybe a little adult. in the car last night, nate says:
speaking of school, apparently i have a field trip to the library on the city bus on monday.
cracks me up. laughing. tears. nearly wet myself. but i was driving so i had to maintain some control.
hahahahahahahaha!
speaking of school, apparently i have a field trip to the library on the city bus on monday.
cracks me up. laughing. tears. nearly wet myself. but i was driving so i had to maintain some control.
hahahahahahahaha!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Call your Senator. Call your Representative.
Call to support HR 5979 "Stillbirth Awareness and Prevention Act of 2008."
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-5979
Call to support S 3142 "Preventing Stillbirth and SUID Act of 2008."
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s110-3142
These are the national efforts to standardize the definition of stillbirth and reporting and data collection. To increase awareness and education. And to increase research funding.
These bills need to be passed. They are long overdue. Please help.
(apparently, the link function on blogger still doesn't work for me. secretly, i think blogger hates me. so you will have to copy and paste these urls instead of actually clicking on the link. sorry.)
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-5979
Call to support S 3142 "Preventing Stillbirth and SUID Act of 2008."
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s110-3142
These are the national efforts to standardize the definition of stillbirth and reporting and data collection. To increase awareness and education. And to increase research funding.
These bills need to be passed. They are long overdue. Please help.
(apparently, the link function on blogger still doesn't work for me. secretly, i think blogger hates me. so you will have to copy and paste these urls instead of actually clicking on the link. sorry.)
Thursday, November 13, 2008
it does not rain, but it pours
actually, it is more like the sky simply unzips and dumps all over me. is it raining here? NO! i'm just crazy bus, again.
work that i have been working on is now pushed out for work that they need by monday. (yeah, that call came today.) but i still have to get the other work done soon, as well as, another project that is due soon. but work is good.
i finally have a draft of the legislation to look over. and it looks like i need to have a conversation or two with the drafter.
i have two meetings in albuquerque tomorrow. the first of which has me up by 6:30 and out the door by 7:30. i'm such a morning person, too!
jeff "gets" to spend the day in class with nate tomorrow, which means i had to come up with a yummy and interesting snack for tomorrow. (zucchini sticks, raisin bread and cream cheese sandwiches, and milk.)
and i still have piles of laundry to either do or put away. not to mention, my house is still a serious disaster area. and we have to start getting "winterized" around here soon.
but i did get the bills paid today! so now they won't shut the power off, reposes our car, or foreclose on our house.
so there you go. don't you wish you were me?
is it raining or pouring where you are?
work that i have been working on is now pushed out for work that they need by monday. (yeah, that call came today.) but i still have to get the other work done soon, as well as, another project that is due soon. but work is good.
i finally have a draft of the legislation to look over. and it looks like i need to have a conversation or two with the drafter.
i have two meetings in albuquerque tomorrow. the first of which has me up by 6:30 and out the door by 7:30. i'm such a morning person, too!
jeff "gets" to spend the day in class with nate tomorrow, which means i had to come up with a yummy and interesting snack for tomorrow. (zucchini sticks, raisin bread and cream cheese sandwiches, and milk.)
and i still have piles of laundry to either do or put away. not to mention, my house is still a serious disaster area. and we have to start getting "winterized" around here soon.
but i did get the bills paid today! so now they won't shut the power off, reposes our car, or foreclose on our house.
so there you go. don't you wish you were me?
is it raining or pouring where you are?
Monday, November 10, 2008
perfect
since willow's birth, i get this comment a lot:
oh, one of each. the perfect/complete family. how nice.
usually my response is something along the lines of . . . thank you. but what i'm really thinking is . . . complete? not ever. and perfect? not nearly. but, yes, we are done having children.
the thing that gets me is the people who say it. strangers, yes, but also people who know about jesper. people who know that my life, my family, my world is and always will be incomplete without him.
even if i disregard the death of one of my children, what if **i** don't feel like my family is complete? what if i want a dozen children? who are these people to imply (yes, that's what they are doing) that i'm done having children just because i have a boy and a girl now?
sorry, just a rant. i guess what i'm saying is this, stop implying that two kids--one boy and one girl--is somehow the perfect family. nobody can know what is in the heart, mind, or soul of another. admire my children, sure. i love them, too. they are cute and beautiful and look like gerber babies. but leave it at that, please.
oh, one of each. the perfect/complete family. how nice.
usually my response is something along the lines of . . . thank you. but what i'm really thinking is . . . complete? not ever. and perfect? not nearly. but, yes, we are done having children.
the thing that gets me is the people who say it. strangers, yes, but also people who know about jesper. people who know that my life, my family, my world is and always will be incomplete without him.
even if i disregard the death of one of my children, what if **i** don't feel like my family is complete? what if i want a dozen children? who are these people to imply (yes, that's what they are doing) that i'm done having children just because i have a boy and a girl now?
sorry, just a rant. i guess what i'm saying is this, stop implying that two kids--one boy and one girl--is somehow the perfect family. nobody can know what is in the heart, mind, or soul of another. admire my children, sure. i love them, too. they are cute and beautiful and look like gerber babies. but leave it at that, please.
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