My Life. My Boys.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Monday, October 16, 2006
James is 6 Months!
It's so hard to believe that James could actually be half of a year old! He has stolen my heart forever! Yesterday at my brother's church, the preacher was talking about how the Holy Spirit gives us pieces of heaven here on earth, kind of like a deposit of what's to come. The first thing I thought of was James. My heart has grown beyond what I could have ever imagined, having him for my son. (Josh feels the same way, but this is my blog.) I could go on and on, but I know I don't need to write this down for fear of forgetting. I do need to write what he's doing right now, though, so bear with me! :)
~~He seems to have a slightly different relationship with Josh and me. When he is with Josh, he's visibly ecstatic, laughs more, smiles huge smiles, etc. When he's with me, he stares at me, tilts his head, and gives me a look like he's so deeply in love with me. It just about kills me!
~~James has become SO active recently. In the past 2-3 weeks, we have realized that he rarely stops moving. When he does stop, it's because he's really into to new scenery or he's sleepy. He's still affectionate, but he's having less of those moments and more active ones.
~~He's very observant. He's always very into what's going on around him.
~~He loves toys. He will grab them and bring them to his mouth most of the time, but if his paci is already there, he'll play with them...sometimes flinging them around and banging his head.
~~He's very, very strong! For a few weeks now, if he's laying on his back and I hold his feet down, he'll sit all the way up. It shocks me that he can do that! He has abs of steel and is constantly trying to do sit-ups. He sits up straight for a long time now, moving his head around, playing with his feet, or playing with toys. Today we took his 6 month pictures, and he sat up for the longest time giving tons of big smiles. He loves to be standing the most, with our hands holding his for support.
~~He's still a big flirt. He is so expressive with his eyes and eyebrows, and squeals with delight.
~~He is making lots of new sound combinations. Josh and I were giving him a bath the other night, and it sounded like he said "How doin'?". We both looked at eachother and said "How you doin!". Michael and Jilinda said that he said several things while they watched him, one of them being something about Baylor. He's not really saying these things, but it's fun to act like he is! I'm working on getting him to say "Mama" and Josh is working on "Dada". I hear that Dada usually wins.
~~He is a Mama's boy right now. Daddy is a VERY close second, but I am definitely his main squeeze right now. He's happy until he sees me, and then he starts whimpering and leaning towards me.
~~He puts his hands out to reach for people now.
~~He's figuring out how to put his paci in and does it right most of the time.
~~One of my and a lot of people's favorite things about him is that when you pick him up, he puts his arms around your neck and hugs you for a while.
~~He is happy most of the time, unless he's tired or in pain. It's not hard to get him to smile!
~~His hair is starting to grow in on top, to where I can semi-comb it over (...err wet-wipe it over)
~~Most people say that he is a perfect combination of Josh and me. He doesn't favor one of us over the other. He has my eyes, Josh's eyebrows, a combo (more my) nose, Josh's mouth, my apple-cheeks, Josh's expressions, our coloring is the same. I look at us and try to piece that together in my mind, but it's too hard!
~~He is really into babies faces, and anytime he sees himself or another baby, he gets SO excited, lights up, and coos. Yesterday was baby dedication at church and he started smiling so big and cooing at the babies on screen. It was so funny!
~~He loves peek-a-boo, being outside (there are no tears outside), riding in the car, his exersaucer (for a little while), being tickled, bathtime, making silly noises (he studies our mouths), being in our arms while we're standing up and facing out so he can look around.
~~He is slightly spoiled, because he doesn't play by himself for more than 5 minutes or so, unless I'm right there with him. Maybe it's a first child thing, but he wants someone there with him most of the time. If he's awake, I'm not doing much else than playing with him. When he's asleep, I have to get everything done and do any relaxing that will be had for that day.
~~He loves attention. He was eating it up while getting his 6 month pictures taken for almost 2 hours.
~~He likes to make raspberries a lot!
~~He weighs 19 1/2 lbs, and is in the 60% for height, 75% for weight, and 100% for head. Those change all of the time for him, but that's what they are this month!
I'm probably going to add to this list as I think of more things! He is so much fun, now that he's so aware of what's going on around him, and he's already making us laugh with his silly faces, excitement he shows over certain things, sounds he makes with lots of passion, etc. I love this picture of Josh and James. He truly loves his daddy, and I forsee a daddy's boy in the near future...
~~He seems to have a slightly different relationship with Josh and me. When he is with Josh, he's visibly ecstatic, laughs more, smiles huge smiles, etc. When he's with me, he stares at me, tilts his head, and gives me a look like he's so deeply in love with me. It just about kills me!
~~James has become SO active recently. In the past 2-3 weeks, we have realized that he rarely stops moving. When he does stop, it's because he's really into to new scenery or he's sleepy. He's still affectionate, but he's having less of those moments and more active ones.
~~He's very observant. He's always very into what's going on around him.
~~He loves toys. He will grab them and bring them to his mouth most of the time, but if his paci is already there, he'll play with them...sometimes flinging them around and banging his head.
~~He's very, very strong! For a few weeks now, if he's laying on his back and I hold his feet down, he'll sit all the way up. It shocks me that he can do that! He has abs of steel and is constantly trying to do sit-ups. He sits up straight for a long time now, moving his head around, playing with his feet, or playing with toys. Today we took his 6 month pictures, and he sat up for the longest time giving tons of big smiles. He loves to be standing the most, with our hands holding his for support.
~~He's still a big flirt. He is so expressive with his eyes and eyebrows, and squeals with delight.
~~He is making lots of new sound combinations. Josh and I were giving him a bath the other night, and it sounded like he said "How doin'?". We both looked at eachother and said "How you doin!". Michael and Jilinda said that he said several things while they watched him, one of them being something about Baylor. He's not really saying these things, but it's fun to act like he is! I'm working on getting him to say "Mama" and Josh is working on "Dada". I hear that Dada usually wins.
~~He is a Mama's boy right now. Daddy is a VERY close second, but I am definitely his main squeeze right now. He's happy until he sees me, and then he starts whimpering and leaning towards me.
~~He puts his hands out to reach for people now.
~~He's figuring out how to put his paci in and does it right most of the time.
~~One of my and a lot of people's favorite things about him is that when you pick him up, he puts his arms around your neck and hugs you for a while.
~~He is happy most of the time, unless he's tired or in pain. It's not hard to get him to smile!
~~His hair is starting to grow in on top, to where I can semi-comb it over (...err wet-wipe it over)
~~Most people say that he is a perfect combination of Josh and me. He doesn't favor one of us over the other. He has my eyes, Josh's eyebrows, a combo (more my) nose, Josh's mouth, my apple-cheeks, Josh's expressions, our coloring is the same. I look at us and try to piece that together in my mind, but it's too hard!
~~He is really into babies faces, and anytime he sees himself or another baby, he gets SO excited, lights up, and coos. Yesterday was baby dedication at church and he started smiling so big and cooing at the babies on screen. It was so funny!
~~He loves peek-a-boo, being outside (there are no tears outside), riding in the car, his exersaucer (for a little while), being tickled, bathtime, making silly noises (he studies our mouths), being in our arms while we're standing up and facing out so he can look around.
~~He is slightly spoiled, because he doesn't play by himself for more than 5 minutes or so, unless I'm right there with him. Maybe it's a first child thing, but he wants someone there with him most of the time. If he's awake, I'm not doing much else than playing with him. When he's asleep, I have to get everything done and do any relaxing that will be had for that day.
~~He loves attention. He was eating it up while getting his 6 month pictures taken for almost 2 hours.
~~He likes to make raspberries a lot!
~~He weighs 19 1/2 lbs, and is in the 60% for height, 75% for weight, and 100% for head. Those change all of the time for him, but that's what they are this month!
I'm probably going to add to this list as I think of more things! He is so much fun, now that he's so aware of what's going on around him, and he's already making us laugh with his silly faces, excitement he shows over certain things, sounds he makes with lots of passion, etc. I love this picture of Josh and James. He truly loves his daddy, and I forsee a daddy's boy in the near future...
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Takin' It Easy
Papa Joe came to visit this past weekend, and we really had a wonderful time. I was glad for Josh and him to have some father/son bonding time as they fixed just about everything that was broken in and around our house. Not much going on this week. James has been sick, so we've stayed in most of the week, just takin' it easy. He seems to be getting out of it, so hopefully he'll be well enough to have his first spend-the-night-with-Uncle Michael-and-Aunt Jilinda trip this weekend! We are going to our family friend's wedding, so M and J agreed to watch him. It will be SO weird being gone from him for so long! We're going to stay with them, too, but it's a night wedding, so they're going to put him to bed. He's taking a bottle FINALLY pretty well, so that will help them out a lot. A few of weeks ago, when I put a bottle in his mouth, all he wanted to do was chew it, and when we fed him cereal, he constantly stuck out his tongue and made a mess. Well, last weekend, it was like he just figured out how to eat! He opened his mouth everytime there was a bite coming, and he swallowed every bite, hardly making a mess at all. A few days later, Josh decided to try the bottle again. He sucked it down like it was nothing! I tried it, too, and he drank it perfectly! Who knows why or how he learned that, but I'm glad it was not more of a stuggle than that. This week he has not done as well with the cereal, but I think it is from being sick. I think he's just not that hungry. Sorry, that was probably very boring to you non-mothers out there! :) Here is a picture of my sweetie pie with my favorite new shirt of his.
If you can't read it, it says "If you think I'm cute, you should see my daddy." Of course, he already has a drool stain running down the front...very typical these days! He's also wearing jeans (his cousins' old jeans) for the first time, so I think he looks extra cute his outfit!
Monday, October 02, 2006
Great Weekend!
This weekend, Josh, James, and I traveled to New Orleans to see some of our best friends from college and, more importantly, were able to meet sweet baby Adalie, Kim and Adam's beautiful baby girl! We had such a wonderful time with them, and I was so glad to get to spend the weekend with Kim and Amanda, although I wish it could have been longer!! I am continually blessed by their friendships and am loving starting this new phase of our friendship together. Here are some pics of our weekend.
Friday, September 22, 2006
Friday Morning Thoughts
*I don't feel as safe in my home this morning. Josh found a snake in the nursery first thing this morning! Of all places, why the nursery?? And last year our bedroom?? It was an itty-bitty snake, but it doesn't matter. I'm having visions of a snake slithering up in his crib while he's taking a nap.
*Nana knows best. Why is it that we drop off James at Nana's house for an hour while we go get coffee, and he comes home more satisfied than he's been in a while? I asked her what she did, and she told me how she mixed up his cereal, which was different than how I do it, and that he's probably just getting hungrier and less satisfied with what I'm giving him. It's not that I was starving him, but he just acted last night like we act after filling up with your favorite meal.
*It really struck me while reading my Beth Moore lesson that we women need to be much kinder to ourselves when dealing with our image and to look at ourselves in the mirror as God's. I don't feel like I'm too wrapped up in the way that I look, but I could still improve in the way I view myself. We blame men for creating these insecurities from too high standards, but we are our worst enemy in this matter. Do you ever notice that the more you know someone, you start to see past their looks and just see the person they are inside? You know those people who are externally beautiful, but are so into it that it kind of ruins it? That probably sounds a little harsh, but it works both ways. I know lots of people who aren't "Hollywood standards" beautiful, but they are such wonderful people on the inside, that you think they are just beautiful.
*I forgot to mention in my post about James at 5 months that he's really communicating more than ever. He's making loud squeals, trying to get our attention, and lights up when it works.
*I think James has already learned stalling tactics for bedtime. Last night, it was past his bedtime, and he started getting extra lovey-dovey. For several minutes straight, he was laying on my chest and would look at me and give me a kiss, then lay back down, then lift up and give me a kiss, then lay back down, over and over again. It was the sweetest thing he's ever done...and it worked!! I couldn't put him down until he stopped. :)
Tonight, Elizabeth and Bryon are going to watch James so Josh and I can go out to eat by ourselves. We are so excited to go out two nights in a row! My brother and sis-in-law are also coming into town for her bday and the Alabama game. Should be a fun weekend! I hope everyone has a great one!
*Nana knows best. Why is it that we drop off James at Nana's house for an hour while we go get coffee, and he comes home more satisfied than he's been in a while? I asked her what she did, and she told me how she mixed up his cereal, which was different than how I do it, and that he's probably just getting hungrier and less satisfied with what I'm giving him. It's not that I was starving him, but he just acted last night like we act after filling up with your favorite meal.
*It really struck me while reading my Beth Moore lesson that we women need to be much kinder to ourselves when dealing with our image and to look at ourselves in the mirror as God's. I don't feel like I'm too wrapped up in the way that I look, but I could still improve in the way I view myself. We blame men for creating these insecurities from too high standards, but we are our worst enemy in this matter. Do you ever notice that the more you know someone, you start to see past their looks and just see the person they are inside? You know those people who are externally beautiful, but are so into it that it kind of ruins it? That probably sounds a little harsh, but it works both ways. I know lots of people who aren't "Hollywood standards" beautiful, but they are such wonderful people on the inside, that you think they are just beautiful.
*I forgot to mention in my post about James at 5 months that he's really communicating more than ever. He's making loud squeals, trying to get our attention, and lights up when it works.
*I think James has already learned stalling tactics for bedtime. Last night, it was past his bedtime, and he started getting extra lovey-dovey. For several minutes straight, he was laying on my chest and would look at me and give me a kiss, then lay back down, then lift up and give me a kiss, then lay back down, over and over again. It was the sweetest thing he's ever done...and it worked!! I couldn't put him down until he stopped. :)
Tonight, Elizabeth and Bryon are going to watch James so Josh and I can go out to eat by ourselves. We are so excited to go out two nights in a row! My brother and sis-in-law are also coming into town for her bday and the Alabama game. Should be a fun weekend! I hope everyone has a great one!
Sunday, September 17, 2006
5 Months!!
My baby is 5 months old as of yesterday. Here is James this past week sitting up like a frog. He's getting better now, where he'll start to lean and catch himself, but he will eventually get excited and fall back everytime! Not much new since I posted last about him, except that he got his first cold last weekend and caught a stomach virus from me this weekend. I'm pretty sure I caught it from Mother's Day Out on Thursday, because it started in the middle of the night that night. I guess everyone's just trying to get used to everyone else's germs right now. Luckily, he hasn't been as sick as I was! When James weighed at the doctor last week, he weighed 18.2 lbs. I'm surprised at how little he has gained in the past two months, but I guess he has slowed down from getting more and more active. If I had a nickel for everytime someone said, "That boy is solid!", I'd be rich! He is so strong and sturdy, but is still sweet and cuddly. Everytime someone he knows picks him up, he wraps his arms around them and just hugs them for a while. Yesterday, I took James to the Seidel wedding shower, and he was perfect the entire 2 hours or so we were there. He was passed around half of the time to people he didn't know and just took it all in stride. I really love the Seidel family (they are pretty much family to us), and it was so great seeing most of them yesterday. The rest of this weekend has been spent getting over sicknesses and watching football. Apparently yesterday was an "awesome day" for college football, so that took up most of the day! Georgia and Alabama both won, so Josh and I were happy. This was meant to be a short and sweet blog, but I've mananged to ramble it into a long blog. I'll stop here! :)
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Daniel Bible Study
I am doing a Beth Moore study on the book of Daniel right now that has changed my life in just the 3 weeks I've been doing it so far. It is awesome, and I highly suggest it to anyone, girls and guys (Josh is in it, too). Our preacher has said before that people will come up to him after a sermon and say, "I just really needed to hear that, when you talked about (such and such)." He said that a lot of times he never talked about that and that God was speaking to them through his sermon. Maybe what I'm getting from this is just what I needed to hear and is different from other people, but this has helped me tremendously in getting my focus back on God. I think we hear the words "focus on God" so much that the phrase gets washed out, but it's SO important. I'm realizing how Satan is so subtle in steering me off track, by using things such as computer and tv to waste my time. I have made some goals for myself, and I'm realizing already how hard it is sometimes to just stick to them, when it's just me who made the goals. Something popped into my head, and I wrote it down, which has helped a lot. "Be strong! Weak is not working for me. Satan is SUBTLE!" He's using something that's not evil in itself and seems so harmless to take away from me being a godly woman. Distraction. Do you ever feel like God is trying to tell you something...and trying...and trying...and finally you wake up and listen and are changed by it? That's how I feel about God telling me to be still. BE STILL. BE STILL!!! I fight back constantly, but when I allow myself to listen, I am so relieved, content, relaxed, among many other things. I don't know if this makes sense to anyone but me, but it's just been on my heart so much lately. Every morning, I try to fight off doing my Daniel study and spending time in prayer (because there are many other things I could do), but as soon (literally as soon) as I open the book, a peace comes over me and I can't get enough. Isn't that interesting? Doesn't that show you how awesome he is, that when my mind is where it should be, I can't get enough? This happens EVERY morning! You'd think I'd remember, but it's an everyday struggle. That's where it becomes so easy to go back to being distracted and rationalizing it by telling myself that I'm not doing any "bad" sins. Putting God first in my day (that is, right after breakfast and feeding James) is not just an isolated thing. God has blessed me so much already by showing me other areas of weakness, the strength and wisdom to start overcoming them, and I think most importantly, helping me know him better. I'm writing this partly so that it'll help me remember, but hopefully there are others out there who can relate and get some encouragement from hearing a fellow struggler.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Sorry, bad blogger update
It's so hard to start writing a new post when you haven't done it in a while! I'll just start with an update on James. The biggest thing is that a week ago today his first tooth popped through! The second one came out on Monday. He's been a little fussy, but not too bad. I love his toothless gummy-smile, but the little teeth are so cute!! He's also sitting up like a frog now, for little bits at a time. It's getting longer every week. I actually had him sit up in the bathtub yesterday! James' personality is getting cuter and cuter. He laughs so much now. Just the other day, I noticed that when Josh was saying funny sounding words to him, he just cracked up. He also dies laughing when I turn him upside down and kiss his chin. I'm so curious about what he's going to be like when he grows up. If I had to guess from what I notice now, here's what I would say...
*He's going to be happy-go-lucky. When he's not giving us big grins and laughs (and when he's not tired), he just has a permanent little smile with raised eyebrows.
*He's going to be a people person. He gets immediately sad if Josh or I leave the room and gets visibly ecstatic when we start walking over to pick him up. When we're with a group of people, he is very content being in someone's arms and studying everyone. He's always just taking it all in.
*He's going to be a mama's boy. OK, I just had to add this one in there! :) He does just melt my heart all of the time, because when someone is holding him and talking to me, he won't take his eyes off of me. He looks at me as if he were thinking, "I just love that woman!" and just studies my face constantly. I guess they're all like that at this point with their mamas, but I like to think it's because he's going to be a mama's boy!
*He's going to be affectionate. He loves to cuddle and be kissed.
*He's going to be calm. I'm not sure yet, but he seems like a calm person and laid-back most of the time.
*He's going to have a loud voice. He won't have gotten that from me (I get made fun by my family for my voice that stops a foot in front of me.), but he talks a lot and it's loud when he gets going.
*I don't know what this means, but he's sensitive to dirty diapers and loud, startling noises. He cries, not when kids cry, but when they scream and if I ever do something that makes a new, loud noise. He gets fidgety with dirty diapers, and we can tell he's happier when he gets a clean one on.
*He's going to love music. I'm trying and hoping to instill my love of music in him by dancing to music and singing all of the time. He lights up when we do this! If he starts getting antsy, he'll stop when I start singing and just take it all in with a smile.
I see him being a responsible, protective older brother, who is funny, sweet, and cares deeply about his family. I don't know where I get that from, it's just a hunch, or maybe a hope! :) I don't know what all of this really means, and I'll truly be happy with whatever he turns out to be! I just feel so blessed to have him. I pray all of the time that the one thing that he will be is a strong man of God with strong integrity and good character. I talked to my mom about that the other day and asked her how do you raise someone to have that. She said, "Day by day and lots of prayers!".
I have to also tell you a funny cooking story and how wonderful my sister is. I had a couple of things to cook for, so yesterday, I spent almost the entire day either grocery shopping or cooking. I was supposed to make a cake for lunch today with our Sunday morning class, so last night around 9:15, I very tiredly went into the kitchen to make this delicious but complicated chocolate cake. I think the reason I like to cook so much, is that I LOVE to eat, so I was thinking, "Hmmm, I'd love some of this chocolate cake tomorrow!". Stupid me, though, waited to do something complicating until it was late and I'd been cooking all day. Anyways, the recipe called for a cup of coffee. Instead of making a cup of coffee, I got my measuring cup and scooped out a CUP OF COFFEE GROUNDS and put it into the mix. WHAT WAS I THINKING??? I felt like something was wrong and couldn't figure it out until it just hit me. I was so upset that I actually cried because 1)I was tired and wasted time that I could have been spending with Josh, 2)I wasted money that I'd spent on it, and 3)I wasn't about to go to the store again at 10:00 at night, but didn't know what to do about the lunch. I called Elizabeth and asked her if she thought it would be okay, since this was her recipe. She laughed and said no. I cried more! Then, my wonderful sister called me back and said she was going to stay up and make a cake for me. Isn't she awesome?!! I just have to brag on her for a minute that I've never met anyone who enjoys taking care of other people and doing selfless deeds like this as much as her. You're the best, Elizabeth!!
*He's going to be happy-go-lucky. When he's not giving us big grins and laughs (and when he's not tired), he just has a permanent little smile with raised eyebrows.
*He's going to be a people person. He gets immediately sad if Josh or I leave the room and gets visibly ecstatic when we start walking over to pick him up. When we're with a group of people, he is very content being in someone's arms and studying everyone. He's always just taking it all in.
*He's going to be a mama's boy. OK, I just had to add this one in there! :) He does just melt my heart all of the time, because when someone is holding him and talking to me, he won't take his eyes off of me. He looks at me as if he were thinking, "I just love that woman!" and just studies my face constantly. I guess they're all like that at this point with their mamas, but I like to think it's because he's going to be a mama's boy!
*He's going to be affectionate. He loves to cuddle and be kissed.
*He's going to be calm. I'm not sure yet, but he seems like a calm person and laid-back most of the time.
*He's going to have a loud voice. He won't have gotten that from me (I get made fun by my family for my voice that stops a foot in front of me.), but he talks a lot and it's loud when he gets going.
*I don't know what this means, but he's sensitive to dirty diapers and loud, startling noises. He cries, not when kids cry, but when they scream and if I ever do something that makes a new, loud noise. He gets fidgety with dirty diapers, and we can tell he's happier when he gets a clean one on.
*He's going to love music. I'm trying and hoping to instill my love of music in him by dancing to music and singing all of the time. He lights up when we do this! If he starts getting antsy, he'll stop when I start singing and just take it all in with a smile.
I see him being a responsible, protective older brother, who is funny, sweet, and cares deeply about his family. I don't know where I get that from, it's just a hunch, or maybe a hope! :) I don't know what all of this really means, and I'll truly be happy with whatever he turns out to be! I just feel so blessed to have him. I pray all of the time that the one thing that he will be is a strong man of God with strong integrity and good character. I talked to my mom about that the other day and asked her how do you raise someone to have that. She said, "Day by day and lots of prayers!".
I have to also tell you a funny cooking story and how wonderful my sister is. I had a couple of things to cook for, so yesterday, I spent almost the entire day either grocery shopping or cooking. I was supposed to make a cake for lunch today with our Sunday morning class, so last night around 9:15, I very tiredly went into the kitchen to make this delicious but complicated chocolate cake. I think the reason I like to cook so much, is that I LOVE to eat, so I was thinking, "Hmmm, I'd love some of this chocolate cake tomorrow!". Stupid me, though, waited to do something complicating until it was late and I'd been cooking all day. Anyways, the recipe called for a cup of coffee. Instead of making a cup of coffee, I got my measuring cup and scooped out a CUP OF COFFEE GROUNDS and put it into the mix. WHAT WAS I THINKING??? I felt like something was wrong and couldn't figure it out until it just hit me. I was so upset that I actually cried because 1)I was tired and wasted time that I could have been spending with Josh, 2)I wasted money that I'd spent on it, and 3)I wasn't about to go to the store again at 10:00 at night, but didn't know what to do about the lunch. I called Elizabeth and asked her if she thought it would be okay, since this was her recipe. She laughed and said no. I cried more! Then, my wonderful sister called me back and said she was going to stay up and make a cake for me. Isn't she awesome?!! I just have to brag on her for a minute that I've never met anyone who enjoys taking care of other people and doing selfless deeds like this as much as her. You're the best, Elizabeth!!
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Crazy brain thing, nice weekend
Josh and I had a great time in Dallas. James was good in the car, which meant we had some nice alone time, knowing that he was content back there. We met Michael and Jilinda, so it was nice to see them, shopped (window shopped), and then met our good friends for dinner. It's funny how different it is going out to eat now that we all have babies. Friday night, we went to dinner with friends who have a one year old, and Saturday night friends who have a 7 month old and 2 and 1/2 year old. It was craziness, with trying to keep their hands out of food, picking things off of the ground that they dropped, etc., the whole time, and I got to see what my life will be like when James is one and two. I can't believe how much they change each year.
Have I mentioned how much I love 4 months? He has gotten to be so much fun! Even though I miss the sweet little bitty baby face, I love seeing his personality emerge and I'm feeling more adjusted to life with a baby than ever. He is quite the little flirt, making all of the college girls on the row behind us at church laugh. I had to put a paci in his mouth finally, because he was starting to be distracting. He's starting to make new sounds, too, that just melt my heart. We think he's going to have a raspy voice sometimes...who knows?!
This might seem weird, but do any of you ever visualize the months of the year or days of the week in your head in a certain way? When I think about the months of the year, they are ALWAYS in a 3D oval shape. Kinda like you're walking around a track. January is at the top left, and then it goes around the oval counter-clockwise ending back up at the top with December on the top right. I am always sensing where I am on the oval, when I think about the date. Right now I'm rounding the bottom end going up to the right. Before you think I'm crazy, Josh and I were watching Primetime Medical Mysteries (one of our favorite shows this summer), and they had a show on Sensoria (I think that's what it's called), where your senses are mixed up. Everybody had different ones. Some people tasted things and saw a certain shape with each flavor. Some people saw a color with each note they heard. It always ran in the family, too. Sisters would have the same problem, although they didn't see it as a problem. They wouldn't have had it any other way. Then they had a girl on who saw the days of the week out in space. I think they called it spacial mapping, but anyway, I started flipping out, because I experience the same thing, but with months! I asked Josh if he did that, and he said no. Then I told Elizabeth, and she told me that she did the same thing, but hers went clockwise. I couldn't believe it! Of course, then we argued over which way was right, which mine is...but, it's crazy how we're sisters and have the same one, just like on the show! I just thought I'd share this and see if there's anyone else out there who experiences this. They say that everyone's brains are capable of associating certain colors with sounds, shapes, with sounds and tastes, etc., but those parts of most of our brains are not developed. Crazy stuff!
Have I mentioned how much I love 4 months? He has gotten to be so much fun! Even though I miss the sweet little bitty baby face, I love seeing his personality emerge and I'm feeling more adjusted to life with a baby than ever. He is quite the little flirt, making all of the college girls on the row behind us at church laugh. I had to put a paci in his mouth finally, because he was starting to be distracting. He's starting to make new sounds, too, that just melt my heart. We think he's going to have a raspy voice sometimes...who knows?!
This might seem weird, but do any of you ever visualize the months of the year or days of the week in your head in a certain way? When I think about the months of the year, they are ALWAYS in a 3D oval shape. Kinda like you're walking around a track. January is at the top left, and then it goes around the oval counter-clockwise ending back up at the top with December on the top right. I am always sensing where I am on the oval, when I think about the date. Right now I'm rounding the bottom end going up to the right. Before you think I'm crazy, Josh and I were watching Primetime Medical Mysteries (one of our favorite shows this summer), and they had a show on Sensoria (I think that's what it's called), where your senses are mixed up. Everybody had different ones. Some people tasted things and saw a certain shape with each flavor. Some people saw a color with each note they heard. It always ran in the family, too. Sisters would have the same problem, although they didn't see it as a problem. They wouldn't have had it any other way. Then they had a girl on who saw the days of the week out in space. I think they called it spacial mapping, but anyway, I started flipping out, because I experience the same thing, but with months! I asked Josh if he did that, and he said no. Then I told Elizabeth, and she told me that she did the same thing, but hers went clockwise. I couldn't believe it! Of course, then we argued over which way was right, which mine is...but, it's crazy how we're sisters and have the same one, just like on the show! I just thought I'd share this and see if there's anyone else out there who experiences this. They say that everyone's brains are capable of associating certain colors with sounds, shapes, with sounds and tastes, etc., but those parts of most of our brains are not developed. Crazy stuff!
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