Saturday, March 26, 2011
Seeing Eye dog
Yesterday, a blind client brought her seeing eye dog in for a skin problem. I discussed the treatment with her, and as they left, I advised her to "keep an eye on it". Oops.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Speaking of Birthdays
We were at Makinley's birthday party on Saturday, and when everyone sang Happy Birthday to her, Jacob lit up and smiled ear to ear the whole time. Like everyone was singing to him or something. Nancy thought it was the cutest thing ever, so now she sings Happy Birthday to him all the time, randomly, to get him to smile. And he does. Every time.
Tonight, I was feeding him his customary bedtime bottle in the living room. As usual, he dozed off about 3/4 of the way through it. Then a commercial came on in which Celine Dion sings Happy Birthday. He suddenly opened his eyes from a sound sleep, tossed the bottle out of his mouth, lifted his head so he could see the tv, and smiled.
I have a sneaking suspicion I am going to have to buy this kid a birthday present every single day of his life. Thanks Nancy.
Tonight, I was feeding him his customary bedtime bottle in the living room. As usual, he dozed off about 3/4 of the way through it. Then a commercial came on in which Celine Dion sings Happy Birthday. He suddenly opened his eyes from a sound sleep, tossed the bottle out of his mouth, lifted his head so he could see the tv, and smiled.
I have a sneaking suspicion I am going to have to buy this kid a birthday present every single day of his life. Thanks Nancy.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Happy Half Birthday
Happy Half Birthday to my beautiful wife.
She makes me say that. She even tries to get gifts. I mean, I have never heard of anyone celebrating their half birthday. That's ridiculous. But she swears it is a real holiday to be celebrated with much fanfare. Somewhere on the list of importance between one's real birthday and Groundhog Day. She sort of acts like she is joking about it, but I can see the disappointment in her eyes, just a little...when, every year, I scoff at her "holiday", and she realizes she is not getting a present from me.
Some of you have inquired about the gentleman standing in the background in one photo I recently posted of me, Shelby, and Jacob at the dog park. Some thought I had photoshopped him in or something. That is actually Nancy's cousin Rickey (obviously from Paul's side of the family). Despite his unusual appearance, he is actually a pretty good dude. I don't think he reads this blog, so I don't think he will get offended by some of your remarks.
We recently got a webcam, along with our parents, so that Jacob could "see" his grandparents more often. It is actually pretty cool, except that he slaps the keyboard the entire time. He somehow manages to always hit the mute button, or the freeze button. I have no idea how he knows what button to push. If we try to move him further back from the computer, he loses all interest and starts doing backflips trying to get out of our laps. I wonder if anyone makes a baby straight jacket to reel in the flailing arms of an eight-month-old? We could swaddle him, I guess. But I don't think they make "swaddle sacks" for two year olds, which is the size he will be wearing by next week. He hasn't spit up directly onto the keyboard yet, which itself is a small miracle. So I guess I shouldn't complain.
We took a day trip to Austin after work on Saturday to celebrate Makinley's actual birthday (her 3rd) with our family. She had lots of fun and got lots of assorted princess and baby paraphenalia. Jacob behaved very well, especially considering how much it threw off his schedule. He slept all the way there and all the way back.
On to some recent photos. Many of which most of you have already seen with your daily photos from my wifey.
She makes me say that. She even tries to get gifts. I mean, I have never heard of anyone celebrating their half birthday. That's ridiculous. But she swears it is a real holiday to be celebrated with much fanfare. Somewhere on the list of importance between one's real birthday and Groundhog Day. She sort of acts like she is joking about it, but I can see the disappointment in her eyes, just a little...when, every year, I scoff at her "holiday", and she realizes she is not getting a present from me.
Some of you have inquired about the gentleman standing in the background in one photo I recently posted of me, Shelby, and Jacob at the dog park. Some thought I had photoshopped him in or something. That is actually Nancy's cousin Rickey (obviously from Paul's side of the family). Despite his unusual appearance, he is actually a pretty good dude. I don't think he reads this blog, so I don't think he will get offended by some of your remarks.
We recently got a webcam, along with our parents, so that Jacob could "see" his grandparents more often. It is actually pretty cool, except that he slaps the keyboard the entire time. He somehow manages to always hit the mute button, or the freeze button. I have no idea how he knows what button to push. If we try to move him further back from the computer, he loses all interest and starts doing backflips trying to get out of our laps. I wonder if anyone makes a baby straight jacket to reel in the flailing arms of an eight-month-old? We could swaddle him, I guess. But I don't think they make "swaddle sacks" for two year olds, which is the size he will be wearing by next week. He hasn't spit up directly onto the keyboard yet, which itself is a small miracle. So I guess I shouldn't complain.
We took a day trip to Austin after work on Saturday to celebrate Makinley's actual birthday (her 3rd) with our family. She had lots of fun and got lots of assorted princess and baby paraphenalia. Jacob behaved very well, especially considering how much it threw off his schedule. He slept all the way there and all the way back.
On to some recent photos. Many of which most of you have already seen with your daily photos from my wifey.
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| Summertime Hat |
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| He loves to swing |
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| Supposed to be napping |
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| Taking off his shoes, of course |
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| Playing with toys Makinley bought him at Walt Disney World |
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| Ready for summer |
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| Nice plaid |
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| I told you he loves to swing |
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| A little early in the morning for pictures, mom. |
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| Happy Birthday |
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Pictures!
We took J-Dub to the park last weekend, which he thoroughly enjoyed because a) he loves any kind of "thrill ride" 2) he loves wind blowing in his face III) he loves being outside and 4th) he loves swings.
It was also time for his first haircut. Earlier than most kids, but in reality he needed it three months ago. He did great, and sat very still, except for when she was trimming the back of his neck...because he is uber ticklish. So his neckline in the back looks kinda like someone took a weed-whacker to it. Oh well.
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| At the dog park |
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| The official 7 month picture |
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| Bed head! |
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Carousel
J-Dub took his first ride on a carousel today, and he loved it. He smiled and giggled the whole time, while also staring mesmerized at the mirrors and lights. Lots of shiny things...his favorite. And Nancy became the first person in the history of the world to get sick from riding a merry-go-round going 0.5 mph. She was nauseous for like 2 hours. Those thrill rides will get ya every time.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The First 6 Months
You don't realize how much a baby changes when you see them on a daily basis. We always like to look back at his pictures from a few months ago and marvel at how much he has changed in 6 short months.
Birth
3 Days Old
One Month
2 Months
3 Months
4 Months
5 Months
6 Months
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