Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Crawling!!


i don't have video yet and i have to be fast but i wanted to let the world know my son is starting to crawl! it is hilarious--he has this thing where he pulls both legs at the same time...i know-- i need video. it is quite the adventure!

anyone have tips for dealing with curious kids and lamp cords?

we are doing more and more with solid foods--wow. oh and caleb started feeding himself the melt-in-your-mouth baby treats. HOLY COW...talk about a time of major transition. i just got my feet under me and now we are starting all over again...sorta :).

if anyone has tips at all...i am ALL ears.

just so to make sure you don't get the wrong idea--i love this stage...his persona is coming to life more and more and i love being there for it. i love being a mom and i love being able to love like this.

WoooooHoooooo!!

Thursday, December 18, 2008

7 months!





these are the latest in pics of caleb. He is, as of today, 7 months old. the pic where he is looking behind him at the camera...he is standing on his own. he can do this for brief periods of time. he is very close to crawling but loves to spend time standing up too. Currently, his mode of transportation is rolling. he rolls wherever he wants to go and will spin around on his belly to get in the right direction so he can roll where he wants. he frequently crosses the family room to get to the christmas tree to cause problems. :)

Rob and I are having a lot of fun being parents. i love staying home with K. He is a happy baby unless he is hungry or can't get where he wants to go.

size update:
i only have the 6 month old numbers: 17 lbs 2.5 oz and 29.25 in long.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Thanks Ya'll

To anyone who has ever read/posted on a blog:

i just want to say it is a pleasure to read other people's blogs. i am not the best at making comments (i do try) on your blogs but i love to read what ya'll have to say. sometimes when i read what i have blogged i blush because i write a novel every time and honestly, some of my stuff just isn't that interesting
however

something occurs to me...no matter what someone else writes, it is always interesting because other people are interesting. (don't argue with me on this, you all know it is true:))

so in lieu of that information THANK YOU for sharing your stories with me (even though you don't really intend me as the audience ;)).

and thank you for inspiring me to be the better version of myself.

jill

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

A new Tradition


side--candy cane crumbs (*note the icing should be wet when applying) also, i love how my windows are totally crooked lol

pretzles. (rob's descision)

front (by Jill) notice the large gap between the roof and the 'top' of the building. haha

Aerial view. (i had fun with the roof) Rob's landscape looks great!! He reminded me why: he is a landscape designer. silly jill, i shoulda know

Overall we had a blast with this. i am not the most creative woman ever and rob has all the artistic talent between the two of us. we are looking forward to when Caleb can do his own. Merry Christmas!!

Monday, December 8, 2008

Quirks

1. rob notified me that when i get excited i wiggle my toes. it is true, my excitement frequently bubbles over into jumping, squealing, stomping...much to the amusement of my beloved.

2. i frequently make up my own words. i can't remember any of the words right now but when it happens, rob will ask "is that a word?" and i always say yes. this usually happens when i am talking about something particularly intense.

3. i always have music running in the house...even when i am not home. i have done this since i got my first radio in my bedroom when i was in the 3rd grade.

4. Every time we get pizza, i eat leftover cold pizza for breakfast the next day. Rob doesn't like to kiss me after this...he thinks it is disgusting.

5. i always read the instruction manual. Bottles, window blinds, flat irons, vacuums, filing cabinets, knives, kitchen gadgets.

Thank you marcie for the tag. i tag...anyone who is interested. (i know...lame....)

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Musings...

At this point, i have no idea what to write however i feel compelled to write...you have been warned.

Thanksgiving was great. i spent thanksgiving day watching rob play football (i was totally itching to go play) and eating. that night i spontaneously made the decision to go to pocatello, idaho where my family was hunting (my brothers, uncles, cousins and occasionally my father are bird hunters). I took caleb to see his grandma cari (thanks so much mom for all your help!) great grandma minnesota (yes that is my maiden name), great grandpa jack and great great grandma buffat. Caleb traveled like a champ, i got to listen to some cd's i got at the library and educate my taste in music and drive. i love love love to drive. seriously people, i could put hundreds of miles on my car if i had reason to do so (and we aren't talking very intense reasons ;)) it is freeing to see an open road, have good music so i can sing and think (yes, they do hand in hand for me).

rob had to work the weekend after thanksgiving (sucks being a landscapers wife and having good weather this time of year--i am praying for feet of snow to fall). i get onery and mopey waiting for rob to come home.
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i love christmastime. i love the magic of christmas. i have denied this aptitude the past few years. sometimes i am way too pracitcal. there are always so many clever ways to justify not going to the trouble of celebrating something, or making a big deal of something or going out of my way to recognize something. perhaps this is the adversary's way of lulling us into a deadened and somewhat lifeless way of living. like watching others swim on a hot day. we can appreciate what it looks like and how enjoyable it must be to swim but until you feel the water flow over your skin, drown out all the noises and you can only hear yourself breathe and feel the contrast of the warm sun on your body and the cool water you can't appreciate how it is to swim on a hot day.

i suppose this is what is pushing me to put up my christmas tree. make christmas tree ornaments out of tin foil ( i lack the creative department). listen to christmas music a lot. watch sunsets while i cook. laugh more. sing more. spontaneously drive 175 miles to see family. dream more often. i feel like i have been watching others live life and trying to figure out what life is all about by watching. just like with swimming--i can't feel life until i live life. is this what the Savior meant when he said "lose your life and ye shall find it" (ok, i botched the quotation but you get the idea)? it would seem to me, the delicate balance of the ugly realities and the view behind the rose colored glasses is exactly what our Father wants for us and satan doesn't want. isn't that what the balance between mercy and justice is all about?? the paradox, the unbelievable melding of to totally opposing ideas, ideals even. someone once told me Truth is found in examing opposites.

This is a Truth that is starting to clarify itself for me:
the wonder of life we all think we loose as we move from childhood to adulthood is never really lost merely ignored. we turn our backs on simplicity in favor of worry, complication and details through an overwhelming need to fit in.

right now caleb is too young to begin to have any wonder or excitement for all that christmas is but i am in awe watching him and trying to make christmas special for him if only to see him stare at the lights or try to touch something increases my sense of wonder and simplifies my view.

why is this such a big deal??? we are a little weird--ok call us scroodge and scroodget. we have been married for 5 years this month and have put up a christmas tree twice. yes twice. we hated cleaning up christmas. i haven't decorated for a holiday since last christmas. i hate cleaning it up. (see what i mean about excuses?!) i really love the holidays but i have gotten more and more pathetic at recognizing them since i moved out.

move over ugly reality. i want to live.