It has been a while since my last post and that is because things have been crazy here. Here is what has been going on.
We have been working on getting our house ready to go on the market. Cleaning, organizing, painting and doing a bathroom remodel. http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8643-Charlton-Ln-Saint-Louis-MO-63123/2855677_zpid/
We listed the house on March 28th and had our first open house. It was a success, we got an offer that night and accepted the contract.
Now we are packing like crazy, we have to be out of our house by April 29th.
The weekend after our open house we went house hunting and found a house that we really love. We made an offer and after some back and forth counters and another offer we didn't get the house. After this we decided we would just build a house. We were going to meet with the builders and we got a phone call from our agent telling us that the contract on the house that we loved fell through and would we like to make another offer. We did and we got the house.
We close on June 11th so we will be living at our parents house until we can move in. I will post some pictures of the new house once we get in and settled. We are very excited about this next step in our lives.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
11 weeks
I am now 11 weeks pregnant. I had a doctor's appointment yesterday, and I was able to hear the baby's heartbeat. That was the second time I was able to hear it; the first was at my 8 week ultrasound. My doctor, Dr. Rockamann, whom I love, said that my ultrasound looked great and that all of my bloodwork came back fine. Everything is going well. I can't believe that I am almost through my first trimester. This pregnancy seems to be going by so much faster than my first. I guess that is because I have a toddler to chase around.
I have heard that with a second pregnancy that you will start to show earlier; I never imagined that at 11 weeks I would already need to start wearing maternity clothes. I was 20 weeks with Carson and it was around 23 weeks before I was really showing. I took a picture yesterday and I think you can already tell. It makes me wonder how big I am going to get by the end of this pregnancy.
On May 11th I have an ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby. I am so excited and I can't wait! This pregnancy has been completely different for me than my pregnancy with Carson was. With Carson, pregnancy was easy for me, I was never sick, and I felt great the whole time. With this pregnancy, I have felt bad since the beginning. I am hoping this means that I am having a girl :). I am trying not to get my hopes up because Dave comes from a long line of boys; he has nine cousins and only one is a girl. However, when I ask Carson if he is going to have a baby brother or a baby sister, he always says sister. In only eight weeks we will find out!
I have heard that with a second pregnancy that you will start to show earlier; I never imagined that at 11 weeks I would already need to start wearing maternity clothes. I was 20 weeks with Carson and it was around 23 weeks before I was really showing. I took a picture yesterday and I think you can already tell. It makes me wonder how big I am going to get by the end of this pregnancy.
On May 11th I have an ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby. I am so excited and I can't wait! This pregnancy has been completely different for me than my pregnancy with Carson was. With Carson, pregnancy was easy for me, I was never sick, and I felt great the whole time. With this pregnancy, I have felt bad since the beginning. I am hoping this means that I am having a girl :). I am trying not to get my hopes up because Dave comes from a long line of boys; he has nine cousins and only one is a girl. However, when I ask Carson if he is going to have a baby brother or a baby sister, he always says sister. In only eight weeks we will find out!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Family Update
It has been a while since we have posted anything on our family blog so I wanted to update everyone on what is going on in our life. These pictures of Carson best describe it.
That's right, Carson is going to be a big brother. I am 8 1/2 weeks pregnant and my due date is October 5th. I have had one doctor's appointment and one ultrasound and the baby looks great. I haven't been feeling so great with this pregnancy, so maybe this time we will get our girl.
We are cramped in our house now with just the three of us, so we are going to be putting our house on the market in April. We will be very busy next month making some updates and getting our house ready to go on the market. I just hope we can sell our current home and move into a new one before the baby is born. We are currently looking in the Oakville area, that is where my dad and stepmom and Dave's parents live. We seem to spend all of our time in that area now that we have Carson, so it makes sense for us to move close to our parents.
Carson update:
Carson had his two year checkup today and he weighed 25lbs 10 oz (20%) and 35 inches (70%). Carson is speaking in sentences and the majority of the time we know what he is telling us. He really loves hockey; he will walk around the house saying honk, honk, honnnnk...let's go Blues! He also wants to watch games on television and play hockey on the XBox. I am wondering if he will be into baseball like this once it starts back up.
I am going to try really hard, and at the minimum do an update once a month; hopefully Dave will do a few as well. So follow our blog and get updates on what is going on in our world.
That's right, Carson is going to be a big brother. I am 8 1/2 weeks pregnant and my due date is October 5th. I have had one doctor's appointment and one ultrasound and the baby looks great. I haven't been feeling so great with this pregnancy, so maybe this time we will get our girl.
We are cramped in our house now with just the three of us, so we are going to be putting our house on the market in April. We will be very busy next month making some updates and getting our house ready to go on the market. I just hope we can sell our current home and move into a new one before the baby is born. We are currently looking in the Oakville area, that is where my dad and stepmom and Dave's parents live. We seem to spend all of our time in that area now that we have Carson, so it makes sense for us to move close to our parents.
Carson update:
Carson had his two year checkup today and he weighed 25lbs 10 oz (20%) and 35 inches (70%). Carson is speaking in sentences and the majority of the time we know what he is telling us. He really loves hockey; he will walk around the house saying honk, honk, honnnnk...let's go Blues! He also wants to watch games on television and play hockey on the XBox. I am wondering if he will be into baseball like this once it starts back up.
I am going to try really hard, and at the minimum do an update once a month; hopefully Dave will do a few as well. So follow our blog and get updates on what is going on in our world.
Monday, September 14, 2009
My little mess
Here is what I found Carson doing when I got out of the shower this morning.
When I asked him what he was doing he responded brush teeth, brush teeth. I don't even know how he managed to get in the sink or how I didn't hear him climb up to get in. This sums up my child perfectly, he is into everything!
When I asked him what he was doing he responded brush teeth, brush teeth. I don't even know how he managed to get in the sink or how I didn't hear him climb up to get in. This sums up my child perfectly, he is into everything!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
18 Months
Carson is now 18 months old and a lot has happened since last month:
Carson saw his first musical Dora Live. He really enjoyed it.
Carson also went to his first concert to see the Wiggles, which he loved.
He got his first haircut and he was so good, he didn't move around at all.
Learned to swim with water wings. He took to it the minute I put him in the water.
Carson had his 18 month check up on Friday he weighed 23lb 4oz (16th percentile) and is 33.5 inches tall (83rd percentile). His vocabulary has really expanded this past month. He is using over 20 words and is starting to put 2 words together. It is so great that he is able to communicate with Dave and I, it makes things so much easier. Physically Carson is also doing well. He can run, jump, climb, throw and walk backwards. I can't believe in 6 months he will be two. Time goes by so fast when you have children.
Carson saw his first musical Dora Live. He really enjoyed it.
Carson also went to his first concert to see the Wiggles, which he loved.
He got his first haircut and he was so good, he didn't move around at all.
Learned to swim with water wings. He took to it the minute I put him in the water.
Carson had his 18 month check up on Friday he weighed 23lb 4oz (16th percentile) and is 33.5 inches tall (83rd percentile). His vocabulary has really expanded this past month. He is using over 20 words and is starting to put 2 words together. It is so great that he is able to communicate with Dave and I, it makes things so much easier. Physically Carson is also doing well. He can run, jump, climb, throw and walk backwards. I can't believe in 6 months he will be two. Time goes by so fast when you have children.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Here I go
Dave has told me he will not do another post until I do one, so here I go. I honestly don't like writing and I am a horrible at spelling and grammar so doing something like this is really hard for me but I will give it my best.
Carson is 17 months old today. I do not know where the time has gone. With each day that passes he is becoming more like a little boy. He has finally really started talking. I was a little worried because he wasn't really saying much of anything and then one day he said door. His favorite word right now is no. He uses it for everything. He will repeat almost any word that you ask and it is so cute to hear him pronounce the words. He also loves to do spins and forward rolls and tries to jump. Here is a video for you to enjoy.
Carson is 17 months old today. I do not know where the time has gone. With each day that passes he is becoming more like a little boy. He has finally really started talking. I was a little worried because he wasn't really saying much of anything and then one day he said door. His favorite word right now is no. He uses it for everything. He will repeat almost any word that you ask and it is so cute to hear him pronounce the words. He also loves to do spins and forward rolls and tries to jump. Here is a video for you to enjoy.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
I got my flippy floppys
Good day blogosphere! I've got a few weeks worth of updates here, so let's get started...
As usual, I will start things off with King Carson. He's growing up incredibly fast. He's really starting to walk now. It's as if he just decided one day to start walking, and he was off. I will upload a clip of him walking soon.
I think the biggest progress Carson has made is in the realm of food. He loves "real" food. He always wants what we are eating and likes to let us know when he wants what we have. He also likes some surprising food such as hummus, sautéed mushrooms, thai dumplings, and Italian style beef. Surprisingly, he also seems to like spicy food, just like mom and dad :). Now don't get the wrong idea, we're not feeding him habañero peppers or anything, but he does seem to like "Supremely Spicy Hummus". So it looks like we'll have a 3rd person to start cooking for around the house.
Carson recently had another "first", his first time passing out on the floor where he was playing. I was sitting on the floor with him while he was playing, and he decided to lay down. This was not abnormal, sometimes he lays down and plays. However, as he was laying there, he started to move less and less. Now I am really paying attention. Then I realized he was out. He was laying on the hardwood floor asleep. Brittany was off in the other room and noticed it was awfully quiet, so she poked her head out to see what was going on. I pointed to Carson and she saw he was asleep. Time to get the camera. As she came into the room, she snapped a picture. She wasn't close enough, so she tried to come closer. This woke him up, and he poked his head up, looked at us, and I thought it was over. On the contrary, after looking up at us, he proceeded to lay back down and go back to sleep. Now the hardwood floor is not the most comfortable surface, so he kept adjusting his hand and arm under his head to make it soft. After about a minute of this, he was out again. Time for more pictures. We found this quite amusing, and the pictures below are in sequential order.
Here are some other highlights from March...
That's about all I have for Carson, on to M-I-Z...Z-O-U!
I know the NCAA tournament has come and gone, but I feel the need to talk about it.
Awesome, terrific, kick ass...those words all describe this season of Mizzou basketball, but I think the one that sums everything up is elite, as in Elite 8. Mizzou pulled of some impressive wins and made it all the way to the Elite 8. They were very close to knocking off UConn, and in my opinion they should have, but a great run nonetheless. Thanks Tigers!
On a sad note, Rev. Dale Sterling Chapman, the man who married me and Brittany and dedicated Carson, passed away on April 4th. He was a veteran of WWII and a good man who touched many people's lives. R.I.P.
Brittany's birthday was on April 5th, and she decided she wanted to go bowling with our friends. We had a great time, my parents came over and watched Carson so Brittany could get crazy. And did she ever...she was out of control! Just kidding, she did have a good time though ;).
From the wide world of sports, baseball has started and the Blues made the playoffs! I guess that's not the wide world of sports, just St. Louis professional sports, but I digress...Opening day was a blast. The day started with heavy snowfall, that's right, snowfall. It was colder than a witch's titty, but it didn't stop us. People came over to our house, I stood by the BBQ grill and grilled our lunch. I didn't realize how cold it was until I stepped away from the fire. We proceeded to head downtown and meet up with the final member of our group before heading in. Did I mention it was cold? We had on sweatshirts, stocking caps, gloves, boots, the whole 9 yards...and we were drinking ice cold beer. Anyway, the game was great, and I managed to sneak into the Redbird club and out of the elements in the 7th inning, which was FANTASTIC. However, the Cards blew the game in the 9th and we lost. Oh well, we've been pretty good since then, including today's win against the Chicago baby bears.
I just thought of something, I have season tickets for the Cardinals, and I will not be going to every game I have tickets for. So if you have any interest in going to a game, let me know. I will also make a post on here when I am selling tickets. In fact, I have 2 tickets for 4/22 against the Mets, 2 tickets for 5/4 against the Phillies, and 2 tickets for 5/5 against the Phillies. The face value is $22/ticket, and that is what I am asking. They are in Section 511, Row 25, Seats 24 & 25. That is in the right field bleachers and the seats are on the aisle.
As I mentioned, the Blues made the playoffs for the first time in 5 years. It was improbable, as they were the worst team in the West in February, but they got hot and managed a 6 seed in the playoffs. We lost to Vancouver last night, but we can get them back tomorrow.
I experienced the joy of registering for my last semester of classes on Monday. I will be finished on the 19th of August, and commencement is on the 12th of September. The end is in sight and I am PUMPED! Now the only question is, after I am finished, then what? That could literally be the million dollar question.
Well that was a lot of updating, and I'm sure I forgot something, but that's OK, I can just post again. On that, I leave you with The Lonely Island's "I'm On A Boat". (WARNING: NSFW language).
As usual, I will start things off with King Carson. He's growing up incredibly fast. He's really starting to walk now. It's as if he just decided one day to start walking, and he was off. I will upload a clip of him walking soon.
I think the biggest progress Carson has made is in the realm of food. He loves "real" food. He always wants what we are eating and likes to let us know when he wants what we have. He also likes some surprising food such as hummus, sautéed mushrooms, thai dumplings, and Italian style beef. Surprisingly, he also seems to like spicy food, just like mom and dad :). Now don't get the wrong idea, we're not feeding him habañero peppers or anything, but he does seem to like "Supremely Spicy Hummus". So it looks like we'll have a 3rd person to start cooking for around the house.
Carson recently had another "first", his first time passing out on the floor where he was playing. I was sitting on the floor with him while he was playing, and he decided to lay down. This was not abnormal, sometimes he lays down and plays. However, as he was laying there, he started to move less and less. Now I am really paying attention. Then I realized he was out. He was laying on the hardwood floor asleep. Brittany was off in the other room and noticed it was awfully quiet, so she poked her head out to see what was going on. I pointed to Carson and she saw he was asleep. Time to get the camera. As she came into the room, she snapped a picture. She wasn't close enough, so she tried to come closer. This woke him up, and he poked his head up, looked at us, and I thought it was over. On the contrary, after looking up at us, he proceeded to lay back down and go back to sleep. Now the hardwood floor is not the most comfortable surface, so he kept adjusting his hand and arm under his head to make it soft. After about a minute of this, he was out again. Time for more pictures. We found this quite amusing, and the pictures below are in sequential order.
Here are some other highlights from March...
That's about all I have for Carson, on to M-I-Z...Z-O-U!
I know the NCAA tournament has come and gone, but I feel the need to talk about it.
Awesome, terrific, kick ass...those words all describe this season of Mizzou basketball, but I think the one that sums everything up is elite, as in Elite 8. Mizzou pulled of some impressive wins and made it all the way to the Elite 8. They were very close to knocking off UConn, and in my opinion they should have, but a great run nonetheless. Thanks Tigers!
On a sad note, Rev. Dale Sterling Chapman, the man who married me and Brittany and dedicated Carson, passed away on April 4th. He was a veteran of WWII and a good man who touched many people's lives. R.I.P.
Brittany's birthday was on April 5th, and she decided she wanted to go bowling with our friends. We had a great time, my parents came over and watched Carson so Brittany could get crazy. And did she ever...she was out of control! Just kidding, she did have a good time though ;).
From the wide world of sports, baseball has started and the Blues made the playoffs! I guess that's not the wide world of sports, just St. Louis professional sports, but I digress...Opening day was a blast. The day started with heavy snowfall, that's right, snowfall. It was colder than a witch's titty, but it didn't stop us. People came over to our house, I stood by the BBQ grill and grilled our lunch. I didn't realize how cold it was until I stepped away from the fire. We proceeded to head downtown and meet up with the final member of our group before heading in. Did I mention it was cold? We had on sweatshirts, stocking caps, gloves, boots, the whole 9 yards...and we were drinking ice cold beer. Anyway, the game was great, and I managed to sneak into the Redbird club and out of the elements in the 7th inning, which was FANTASTIC. However, the Cards blew the game in the 9th and we lost. Oh well, we've been pretty good since then, including today's win against the Chicago baby bears.
I just thought of something, I have season tickets for the Cardinals, and I will not be going to every game I have tickets for. So if you have any interest in going to a game, let me know. I will also make a post on here when I am selling tickets. In fact, I have 2 tickets for 4/22 against the Mets, 2 tickets for 5/4 against the Phillies, and 2 tickets for 5/5 against the Phillies. The face value is $22/ticket, and that is what I am asking. They are in Section 511, Row 25, Seats 24 & 25. That is in the right field bleachers and the seats are on the aisle.
As I mentioned, the Blues made the playoffs for the first time in 5 years. It was improbable, as they were the worst team in the West in February, but they got hot and managed a 6 seed in the playoffs. We lost to Vancouver last night, but we can get them back tomorrow.
I experienced the joy of registering for my last semester of classes on Monday. I will be finished on the 19th of August, and commencement is on the 12th of September. The end is in sight and I am PUMPED! Now the only question is, after I am finished, then what? That could literally be the million dollar question.
Well that was a lot of updating, and I'm sure I forgot something, but that's OK, I can just post again. On that, I leave you with The Lonely Island's "I'm On A Boat". (WARNING: NSFW language).
Thursday, March 05, 2009
The Ides of March
Happy March to everyone! Spring is just around the corner and it can't get here fast enough. I'm tired of wind chills, frosty mornings, scarves, and gloves. This Sunday morning is the first, and in my opinion, the best part...daylight savings! That's right, I will not have to drive home from work in the dark again!
Some Carson updates...
He is really getting in to walking now. He loves to stand up and he started to take a few steps on his own. They are very wobbly steps, but progress nonetheless. He also learned how to go down one step from a landing. He fell a couple of times, but he's fine. He claps for himself when he does that as well.
Just two short weeks after his first birthday party, we went to a friend of our's son's first birthday party. Carson had a good time and got to enjoy a bit more cake and ice cream.
Here are some pictures from February...
And a bully for ol' Mizzou...
I will not mention much about the whooping Mizzou got against kU, but I will mention how they defeated #5 Oklahoma to finish the season 18-0 at home! Also, kudos to the Zou Crew for finding the following picture of Oklahoma's Blake Griffin:
Original:
[Via: Mizzourah, via: The Lost Ogle]
A quick plug for my YouTube channel. You can view my videos, right now all of them are of Carson, at My YouTube Channel. Feel free to leave comments there (and here!).
This actually reminds me of something else, does anyone out there use Twitter or FriendFeed? I use both, and not a single other person from my e-mail address book does, unless I have an incorrect or missing address. So if you do, I am at Twitter and FriendFeed.
I am channeled my most hardcore inner nerd by adding Battlestar Galactica (TV series) to my Netflix queue. I have heard nothing but good things, so I am going to start with season 1 and see how it goes. If anyone watches it, let me know in the comments.
I leave you with a clip of Jimmy Fallon from his new late night show...
Some Carson updates...
He is really getting in to walking now. He loves to stand up and he started to take a few steps on his own. They are very wobbly steps, but progress nonetheless. He also learned how to go down one step from a landing. He fell a couple of times, but he's fine. He claps for himself when he does that as well.
Just two short weeks after his first birthday party, we went to a friend of our's son's first birthday party. Carson had a good time and got to enjoy a bit more cake and ice cream.
Here are some pictures from February...
And a bully for ol' Mizzou...
I will not mention much about the whooping Mizzou got against kU, but I will mention how they defeated #5 Oklahoma to finish the season 18-0 at home! Also, kudos to the Zou Crew for finding the following picture of Oklahoma's Blake Griffin:
Original:
[Via: Mizzourah, via: The Lost Ogle]
A quick plug for my YouTube channel. You can view my videos, right now all of them are of Carson, at My YouTube Channel. Feel free to leave comments there (and here!).
This actually reminds me of something else, does anyone out there use Twitter or FriendFeed? I use both, and not a single other person from my e-mail address book does, unless I have an incorrect or missing address. So if you do, I am at Twitter and FriendFeed.
I am channeled my most hardcore inner nerd by adding Battlestar Galactica (TV series) to my Netflix queue. I have heard nothing but good things, so I am going to start with season 1 and see how it goes. If anyone watches it, let me know in the comments.
I leave you with a clip of Jimmy Fallon from his new late night show...
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Carson is officially 1!!!
My apologies to those of you out in cyberspace that read this blog. More apologies for not posting for a while...on with the show!
First things first, Carson just celebrated his first birthday! February 14, 2009 was the big day. He enjoyed cake, presents, and the company of many friends and family. Below are some highlights from the big day...
We would again like to thank everyone for the gifts and for all the help we received to put this party on!
Breaking news...Carson stood up on his own for the first time, we have the exclusive footage...
Along with all of this excitement, Carson also had his 1 year check up. He is 20 lbs. 12 oz, and is 30 1/2" long. He got a few more shots, which is not fun, but he pulled through.
That's about all I can think of for Carson, on to moi...
I have officially jumped back on the wagon. I am working out 4 times a week in an effort to get back to where I should be. I'm running a couple of miles and doing the 100 push-up challenge and the 200 sit-up challenge. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Are you stimulated, because I sure am! Thanks to our fearless leaders in the government, I'll be getting a $13/week raise and there's enough pork in for a world-wide BBQ. Oh well, I can't complain too much, I still have a job.
On a final note, I am now really looking forward to taking Carson to the dentist when he's older [sinister laugh]...
First things first, Carson just celebrated his first birthday! February 14, 2009 was the big day. He enjoyed cake, presents, and the company of many friends and family. Below are some highlights from the big day...
We would again like to thank everyone for the gifts and for all the help we received to put this party on!
Breaking news...Carson stood up on his own for the first time, we have the exclusive footage...
Along with all of this excitement, Carson also had his 1 year check up. He is 20 lbs. 12 oz, and is 30 1/2" long. He got a few more shots, which is not fun, but he pulled through.
That's about all I can think of for Carson, on to moi...
I have officially jumped back on the wagon. I am working out 4 times a week in an effort to get back to where I should be. I'm running a couple of miles and doing the 100 push-up challenge and the 200 sit-up challenge. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Are you stimulated, because I sure am! Thanks to our fearless leaders in the government, I'll be getting a $13/week raise and there's enough pork in for a world-wide BBQ. Oh well, I can't complain too much, I still have a job.
On a final note, I am now really looking forward to taking Carson to the dentist when he's older [sinister laugh]...
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Snow, Toys, Music, and Magical Mini Deer
Well, Carson had his first run in with snow last week. He didn't mind it, until he fell and got some on his face. Then, fuggitaboutit. He did not want to be let down out of our arms into that cold, white, powdery substance. And that's ok, we'll try again next year.
Below is video proof of the torture...
A trip down nostalgia lane occurred yesterday when I read this blog over at Wired. While I cannot say that I played with all of those, most of them make the list. I almost wept when I saw the Merlin. That was one of my favorite toys.
I also thoroughly enjoyed He-man and Voltron, having been given the action figures as gifts. I only wish I would have saved those.
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Flight of the Conchords is coming to St. Louis at the end of April. I want to go, but I'm not convinced that $40 is a reasonable price to see the show. It is at the Fabulous Fox Theater, but I'm not sure. If you are not familiar with them, they are two fellas from New Zealand that have a show on HBO.
While I am generally happy with my current job, I want to apply for another job. It is only a 6 month assignment, but it pays well and has some nice fringe benefits. Here is the website dedicated to said employment opportunity. I have to submit a 60 second application video by the 21st of February. Here's a snippet from the website about the responsibilities...
Explore and report back
There’s so much to see and do, so you’ll have plenty to write about in your weekly blog. And with so much life above and below the water, you’re sure to capture some entertaining moments for your video diary and photo gallery. To keep you busy, Tourism Queensland will organise a schedule of travel and events on the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. Your schedule could include sampling a new luxury spa treatment at qualia on Hamilton Island, trying out new snorkelling gear on Heron Island, or bushwalking on Hinchinbrook Island.
Feed the fish
There are over 1,500 species of fish living in the Great Barrier Reef. Don’t worry – you won’t need to feed them all.
Clean the pool
The pool has an automatic filter, but if you happen to see a stray leaf floating on the surface it’s a great excuse to dive in and enjoy a few laps.
Collect the mail
You’ll have some time on your hands, so why not join the aerial postal service for a day? It’s a great opportunity to get a bird’s eye view of the reef and islands.
It sounds pretty rough. BTW, the job pays AU$150,000 (about US$100,000). Is it too good to be true? There's only one way to find out.
Monday, January 26, 2009
The Wiggles...Australia's "They Live" or "Poltergeist"?
We have a 2 year old nephew who LOVES The Wiggles. For those who are not familiar, go here. Anyway, it looks like Carson has picked up the Wiggles bug as well. He loves them. He will stop whatever he's doing if they come on. He's not even 1 yet. Something is fishy here...
Here is a picture of Carson watching The Wiggles in our upstairs TV room...
Does that remind you of another certain movie...
I am a tad concerned at this point. I may experiment by turning the show off while he's watching and see if he becomes hostile or starts speaking in tongues.
On a positive note, his first birthday is in three weeks! I can't believe how fast the first year has gone. I'd love to throw a party Billy Madison style...petting zoo, rock band, cotton candy machine, Norm Macdonald, etc. but I think that might be a bit much.
Carson has not started completely walking on his own yet, but he does walk behind his "walker" and he can take 2 or 3 steps on his own. Soon enough, he'll be zipping around the house, hooray! This is especially exciting because almost every surface in our house is wood, which is hard. My prediction...pain.
Carson recently had his first experience at the Magic House. He went with his cousins Nathan and Blake, as well as mom and aunt Brooke. They had a good time, but I think he'll enjoy it more when he's no longer a quadruped.
Carson recently recovered from his first bout of a stomach virus. It was coming out of both ends and he was waking up from vomiting in his bed. Lots of laundry and extra love was needed for a few days, but he's doing better now.
A positive note regarding Sir Carson of Matlock...we finally taught him how to fall asleep on his own. No nursing, no rocking, no patting, just laying down awake and falling asleep without crying. It's wonderful.
Enough about Carson, I want to share a story about upgrading RAM on my laptop. I finally decided to max out the RAM in my laptop, and when it arrived, I was more than anxious to install it. Now I know from the specs that there are two modules and there is an access plate on the bottom of the machine. So, I turn off the machine, flip it over, open the plate and...one module. WTF? Ok, so I boot it back up after installing the one module and look at the repair manual. I can't believe what I am seeing, I have to take out 12 screws and remove the keyboard to get to the other module. Now I have no problems with doing this, but seriously, all that for a RAM upgrade? For shame, HP.
This makes sense...
This does not...
So Kurt Warner is back in the Super Bowl. I'm happy for him and the Arizona Cardinals. Larry Fitzgerald is literally leaps and bounds better than every opponent he has faced thus far. With Pittsburgh's defense, it should be a good game. I like both teams, so I'm just hoping for an exciting game.
Also, it looks like we inagurated a new president last week. I wish him the best of luck.
Toodles for now...
Dave
Here is a picture of Carson watching The Wiggles in our upstairs TV room...
Does that remind you of another certain movie...
I am a tad concerned at this point. I may experiment by turning the show off while he's watching and see if he becomes hostile or starts speaking in tongues.
On a positive note, his first birthday is in three weeks! I can't believe how fast the first year has gone. I'd love to throw a party Billy Madison style...petting zoo, rock band, cotton candy machine, Norm Macdonald, etc. but I think that might be a bit much.
Carson has not started completely walking on his own yet, but he does walk behind his "walker" and he can take 2 or 3 steps on his own. Soon enough, he'll be zipping around the house, hooray! This is especially exciting because almost every surface in our house is wood, which is hard. My prediction...pain.
Carson recently had his first experience at the Magic House. He went with his cousins Nathan and Blake, as well as mom and aunt Brooke. They had a good time, but I think he'll enjoy it more when he's no longer a quadruped.
Carson recently recovered from his first bout of a stomach virus. It was coming out of both ends and he was waking up from vomiting in his bed. Lots of laundry and extra love was needed for a few days, but he's doing better now.
A positive note regarding Sir Carson of Matlock...we finally taught him how to fall asleep on his own. No nursing, no rocking, no patting, just laying down awake and falling asleep without crying. It's wonderful.
Enough about Carson, I want to share a story about upgrading RAM on my laptop. I finally decided to max out the RAM in my laptop, and when it arrived, I was more than anxious to install it. Now I know from the specs that there are two modules and there is an access plate on the bottom of the machine. So, I turn off the machine, flip it over, open the plate and...one module. WTF? Ok, so I boot it back up after installing the one module and look at the repair manual. I can't believe what I am seeing, I have to take out 12 screws and remove the keyboard to get to the other module. Now I have no problems with doing this, but seriously, all that for a RAM upgrade? For shame, HP.
This makes sense...
This does not...
So Kurt Warner is back in the Super Bowl. I'm happy for him and the Arizona Cardinals. Larry Fitzgerald is literally leaps and bounds better than every opponent he has faced thus far. With Pittsburgh's defense, it should be a good game. I like both teams, so I'm just hoping for an exciting game.
Also, it looks like we inagurated a new president last week. I wish him the best of luck.
Toodles for now...
Dave
Saturday, January 24, 2009
President Carson
I'm about to go to bed, but before I do, I want to post this picture that was taken the other day. I CAN HAS PREZIDENCY?
Friday, November 07, 2008
9 Months and counting...
Brittany says I'm a good blogger, so here we go...
I'm going to start with a quick catch-up on what has happened in recent months...
Let's start with our little man, Carson. Today was his 9 month check-up, we can't believe he's 9 months old already. Technically he'll be 9 months old on the 14th (as his birthday was Valentine's Day). Anyway, he's 18 lbs. 12 oz. and 28 3/4" tall. He loves to crawl around and pull up on everything he possibly can, which is always fun for us. He's finally figured out (sort of) how to get back down from the standing position; some trips back down are more graceful than others (think "thud").
Halloween came and went, Brittany and I dressed up as ourselves and Carson was a monkey! We hung out with her sister and her husband along with their two kids (our nephews), who were a giraffe and a kangaroo. It was a little zoo.
The week before Halloween we were in Columbia for Mizzou's Homecoming, we made it to the game and had a great time! Mizzou beat Colorado 58-0!
I have more pictures here, if you want to take a looksey.
Election 2008
I'm going to veer off for a bit and talk about the recent election of Barack Obama. I have no problem telling you that we voted for McCain. We don't agree with much that Obama brings to the table, but he will be our next president. I will admit that this is an historic event, and a great thing for America. I just hope that when the honeymoon ends and he's actually in office, we don't go full on "rob Peter to pay Paul". I work hard for my money, and if I want to help those who are less fortunate, that should be my decision; I'd rather the government stay out of it. Anyway, hopefully we can move forward in a useful manner as a country and make the best of the next 4 years. Onward and upward!
When I posted previous entries into this blog, I liked to end with a funny picture. I'm going to expand that to funny and/or interesting. I'm stickin' with the funnay this time. Until next time, I bid you adieu.
I'm going to start with a quick catch-up on what has happened in recent months...
- We had a baby, Carson, on Valentine's Day of this year (2008)
- 1 month after Carson was born, Brittany had her appendix removed (that was fun)
- I am in graduate school at Washington University
- Brittany's sister had their 2nd baby, Blake, in August of 2008 (he's almost as big as Carson already, the NFL scouts are already watching him)
Let's start with our little man, Carson. Today was his 9 month check-up, we can't believe he's 9 months old already. Technically he'll be 9 months old on the 14th (as his birthday was Valentine's Day). Anyway, he's 18 lbs. 12 oz. and 28 3/4" tall. He loves to crawl around and pull up on everything he possibly can, which is always fun for us. He's finally figured out (sort of) how to get back down from the standing position; some trips back down are more graceful than others (think "thud").
Halloween came and went, Brittany and I dressed up as ourselves and Carson was a monkey! We hung out with her sister and her husband along with their two kids (our nephews), who were a giraffe and a kangaroo. It was a little zoo.
The week before Halloween we were in Columbia for Mizzou's Homecoming, we made it to the game and had a great time! Mizzou beat Colorado 58-0!
I have more pictures here, if you want to take a looksey.
Election 2008
I'm going to veer off for a bit and talk about the recent election of Barack Obama. I have no problem telling you that we voted for McCain. We don't agree with much that Obama brings to the table, but he will be our next president. I will admit that this is an historic event, and a great thing for America. I just hope that when the honeymoon ends and he's actually in office, we don't go full on "rob Peter to pay Paul". I work hard for my money, and if I want to help those who are less fortunate, that should be my decision; I'd rather the government stay out of it. Anyway, hopefully we can move forward in a useful manner as a country and make the best of the next 4 years. Onward and upward!
When I posted previous entries into this blog, I liked to end with a funny picture. I'm going to expand that to funny and/or interesting. I'm stickin' with the funnay this time. Until next time, I bid you adieu.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
The Post of Destiny
Ah the magic of the cinema...
Yesterday, after work, I received a phone call from a buddy of mine. He asked me if I was interested in seeing a free movie. Someone that works with my friend gave him 4 passes to a sneak preview screening of "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny". He asked my wife and I to go. So I said "sure, why not, it's free". The movie stars Jack Black and Kyle Gass and tells the story of their attempt at rising to fame. Now, I went in to this movie expecting something terrible. And in the end, I was amused by the movie. Would I be willing to pay $8 to see it, probably not, but for free, I was not dissappointed. There was stupid, crude humor, a lot of language (as in naughty words like shit and fuck), and drug use. So if any of that bothers you, don't see it. So, all in all, I would say rent it, or wait for it to come out on a movie channel and see it.
Life at the office...
Well, not much new here, I'm meeting with my mentor for the first time today, I'm anxious to see how it goes. I'm looking forward to it.
Let's hit 1.21 gigawatts at 88 mph...
The next point in my list of things to catch up on is my brother going off to college. Now this is cool for several reasons. First off, he is at the University of Missouri - Columbia, or Mizzou for those who are in the loop. He is majoring in business finance, and Mizzou's business school is one of the tops in the nation. Second, he joined Sigma Pi Fraternity. Guess what, I am a Sigma Pi. So now when I go back and visit, I get to see the house, and hang out with my brother. Very nice. Lastly, he was just recently elected to serve on the house Executive Board as Treasurer. Congratulations to him. (BTW, I was also Treasurer). Now I have to admit, it's kind of weird knowing that my brother is in a Fraternity at college. I was just there, and he is 7 years younger than I am. That is quite a gap. I mean he's always been my little brother. Now he's off on his own at college, and having a great time and doing well. So kudos to you brother man.
Picture time...
One of my all time favorites
Yesterday, after work, I received a phone call from a buddy of mine. He asked me if I was interested in seeing a free movie. Someone that works with my friend gave him 4 passes to a sneak preview screening of "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny". He asked my wife and I to go. So I said "sure, why not, it's free". The movie stars Jack Black and Kyle Gass and tells the story of their attempt at rising to fame. Now, I went in to this movie expecting something terrible. And in the end, I was amused by the movie. Would I be willing to pay $8 to see it, probably not, but for free, I was not dissappointed. There was stupid, crude humor, a lot of language (as in naughty words like shit and fuck), and drug use. So if any of that bothers you, don't see it. So, all in all, I would say rent it, or wait for it to come out on a movie channel and see it.
Life at the office...
Well, not much new here, I'm meeting with my mentor for the first time today, I'm anxious to see how it goes. I'm looking forward to it.
Let's hit 1.21 gigawatts at 88 mph...
The next point in my list of things to catch up on is my brother going off to college. Now this is cool for several reasons. First off, he is at the University of Missouri - Columbia, or Mizzou for those who are in the loop. He is majoring in business finance, and Mizzou's business school is one of the tops in the nation. Second, he joined Sigma Pi Fraternity. Guess what, I am a Sigma Pi. So now when I go back and visit, I get to see the house, and hang out with my brother. Very nice. Lastly, he was just recently elected to serve on the house Executive Board as Treasurer. Congratulations to him. (BTW, I was also Treasurer). Now I have to admit, it's kind of weird knowing that my brother is in a Fraternity at college. I was just there, and he is 7 years younger than I am. That is quite a gap. I mean he's always been my little brother. Now he's off on his own at college, and having a great time and doing well. So kudos to you brother man.
Picture time...
One of my all time favorites
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
166 days...
That's how long it's been since my last post. And let me tell you, A LOT has happened. I won't be writing about everything in this post, but I will be making a list of things that have happened, and then over time writing about them. So here we go...
I will put these in chronological order, starting with the oldest and working to the newest...
Those are the major things, I'm sure there are things in between those that are worthy of my mentioning, but I can't think that far back right now.
I'll start with my new job for today. June 9th was my first day at The Boeing Company. I was hired on as an Engineer/Scientist. Ooooh, fancy. For the record, I am now a Systems Engineer due to the recent reorganization of the company structure. Man was I excited to get on at Boeing. I had been trying for 2 and a half years to get on there. I finally did. Coming from a company of 4 people to a company of 15,000+ (that's just in St. Louis. Worldwide, Boeing has 150,000+ employees) took a little adjusting, but I am doing just fine. And just so you know, I won't be talking about my job much because I'm not supposed to do that, I don't want to divulge company secrets :). They have nice benefits, which brings me to my next point, my acceptance to grad school.
Boeing pays for 100% of tuition if you choose to go back to school, so I took the GMAT and applied to Washington University for the Professional MBA program. It starts in January and lasts for 3 years. I will graduate with an MBA and an MIM (Master's of Information Management, it's with the Engineering School). I am pretty excited for all of this, it's quite a change.
I think that is good for today. Speaking of today, I tried to give blood and was defered because of my hunting trip to Mexico, I guess I could be carrying Malaria. Yeesh. It's possible that I won't be able to give blood for the next year. That's a long time, thanks alot Mexico.
I will be headed out this weekend to kill me a deer. It's very Neaderthal of me, killing a deer to provide for my family. Heck, it's so easy a caveman could do it.
Hopefully I get one, because the meat lasts us for a very long time.
Ok, that is all for now. I'm going to stop posting a link at the end of every post. Instead, I'll post a picture. Enjoy.
I will put these in chronological order, starting with the oldest and working to the newest...
- I started a new job
- Got accepted to grad school
- My brother started college
- We went to Las Vegas
- I started guitar lessons
- We went to Chicago
- I went dove hunting in Mexico
- THE CARDINALS WON THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!!
- Mid-term elections/Britney files for divorce from K-fed (happened on the same day, i know, what a day)
Those are the major things, I'm sure there are things in between those that are worthy of my mentioning, but I can't think that far back right now.
I'll start with my new job for today. June 9th was my first day at The Boeing Company. I was hired on as an Engineer/Scientist. Ooooh, fancy. For the record, I am now a Systems Engineer due to the recent reorganization of the company structure. Man was I excited to get on at Boeing. I had been trying for 2 and a half years to get on there. I finally did. Coming from a company of 4 people to a company of 15,000+ (that's just in St. Louis. Worldwide, Boeing has 150,000+ employees) took a little adjusting, but I am doing just fine. And just so you know, I won't be talking about my job much because I'm not supposed to do that, I don't want to divulge company secrets :). They have nice benefits, which brings me to my next point, my acceptance to grad school.
Boeing pays for 100% of tuition if you choose to go back to school, so I took the GMAT and applied to Washington University for the Professional MBA program. It starts in January and lasts for 3 years. I will graduate with an MBA and an MIM (Master's of Information Management, it's with the Engineering School). I am pretty excited for all of this, it's quite a change.
I think that is good for today. Speaking of today, I tried to give blood and was defered because of my hunting trip to Mexico, I guess I could be carrying Malaria. Yeesh. It's possible that I won't be able to give blood for the next year. That's a long time, thanks alot Mexico.
I will be headed out this weekend to kill me a deer. It's very Neaderthal of me, killing a deer to provide for my family. Heck, it's so easy a caveman could do it.
Hopefully I get one, because the meat lasts us for a very long time.
Ok, that is all for now. I'm going to stop posting a link at the end of every post. Instead, I'll post a picture. Enjoy.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Unfreakinbelievable
Well, I had quite a lengthy post about random crap, but the browser crashed and I lost it. I thought blogger autosaved, but I guess not. So here is my post for the day. Enjoy.
NO LINK FOR YOU!
NO LINK FOR YOU!
Thursday, May 18, 2006
2 for 1 Special!
Well, since I did not post yesterday, I will post today with 2 days worth of stuff!!
I hate to sound like a broken record, but Britney Spears is just plain stupid. She almost dropped her baby...again! This time it was caught on film. I can't wait to see this video. That's all I'm going to say about that.
I don't really have anything else to say, so I'll just post the workout/food stuff, followed by a video. Man, that wasn't much of a 2 for 1 special, was it?
Workout for 5/17/2006
None (should have been cardio)
Diet for 5/17/2006
2041 Calories
Protein - 27%
Carbs - 33%
Fats - 23%
Alcohol - 17%
Workout for 5/18/2006
Leg Extentions - 12x95, 10x105, 8x115, 6x125, 12x115
One legged squats - 12xBody Weight
Leg Curls - 12x45, 10x50, 8x55, 6x60, 12x50
Lunges - 12x95
One legged calf raises - 12x10, 10x10, 8x15, 6x20, 12x15 (dumbbell in one hand)
Angled calf raise - 12x95
Hip Raises (abs) - 12x0, 10x5, 8x10, 6x15, 12x10 (held a dumbbell between my feet)
Crunches - 12x0
Diet for 5/18/2006
2009 Calories
Protein - 33%
Carbs - 45%
Fats - 18%
Alcohol - 3%
What is Jack Bauer doing??
I hate to sound like a broken record, but Britney Spears is just plain stupid. She almost dropped her baby...again! This time it was caught on film. I can't wait to see this video. That's all I'm going to say about that.
I don't really have anything else to say, so I'll just post the workout/food stuff, followed by a video. Man, that wasn't much of a 2 for 1 special, was it?
Workout for 5/17/2006
None (should have been cardio)
Diet for 5/17/2006
2041 Calories
Protein - 27%
Carbs - 33%
Fats - 23%
Alcohol - 17%
Workout for 5/18/2006
Leg Extentions - 12x95, 10x105, 8x115, 6x125, 12x115
One legged squats - 12xBody Weight
Leg Curls - 12x45, 10x50, 8x55, 6x60, 12x50
Lunges - 12x95
One legged calf raises - 12x10, 10x10, 8x15, 6x20, 12x15 (dumbbell in one hand)
Angled calf raise - 12x95
Hip Raises (abs) - 12x0, 10x5, 8x10, 6x15, 12x10 (held a dumbbell between my feet)
Crunches - 12x0
Diet for 5/18/2006
2009 Calories
Protein - 33%
Carbs - 45%
Fats - 18%
Alcohol - 3%
What is Jack Bauer doing??
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Baseball is fun
I attended the baseball game last night in which the Cards lost 8-3 to the NY Mets. Normally I wouldn't be very happy about that, but I absolutely had a blast last night. There was a 1 hour and 41 minute rain delay in which 98% of the attending crowd decided to leave. Did we leave, not a chance. In fact, after the delay, we were able to move to the first row behind the Cards dugout. Mulder threw a handful of Bazooka Joe gum on top of the dugout for the fans, and my buddy got a baseball that Jimmy Edmonds threw into the crowd. So all in all, it was a good night.
I am also going to the game tonight and I am taking a buddy of mine because it's his birthday.
Well, I'm short and to the point today, on with the regular stuff...
Workout for 5/17/2006
None (should have been cardio, damn baseball game)
Diet for 5/17/2006
1975 Calories
Protein - 15%
Carbs - 30%
Fats - 28%
Alcohol - 27% (yikes, damn baseball game)
A Comedy 3,000 Years In The Making
I am also going to the game tonight and I am taking a buddy of mine because it's his birthday.
Well, I'm short and to the point today, on with the regular stuff...
Workout for 5/17/2006
None (should have been cardio, damn baseball game)
Diet for 5/17/2006
1975 Calories
Protein - 15%
Carbs - 30%
Fats - 28%
Alcohol - 27% (yikes, damn baseball game)
A Comedy 3,000 Years In The Making
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