tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80682231633631694492024-03-05T00:38:50.832-08:00Of Dogs and BabiesJeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228177822330831774noreply@blogger.comBlogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068223163363169449.post-50203417559829770452014-08-07T23:16:00.001-07:002014-08-07T23:19:27.190-07:00Penny, months 6-10<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Penny is wonderful. She's SO full of personality. She's full of giggles and smiles and her own brand of "language." She smiles and plays with every single person that crosses her path. Especially babies and kids. SO social. She's also <b>so</b> physical. She's never been still. This kid is <i>always</i> on the move. Perhaps it has something to do with her being the second child, perhaps it's just her awesome little self…either way, I love her to pieces.</div>
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Here's her 6-10 month pictures...</div>
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This face…it's so Penny. She's all about <i>faces</i>.</div>
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This kid is always clapping for something ;-)</div>
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…aaaanndd an Ezra photobomb.</div>
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Jeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228177822330831774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068223163363169449.post-86362643775934548842014-07-25T01:22:00.002-07:002014-07-25T01:24:21.089-07:00A Few Bits About What's Been Happening / LOTSOFPICTURES!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I won't even do that whole, "I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted anything…blah, blah, blah…" because, frankly, I CAN believe it's been so long. <br />
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I thought that I was busy with Ezra. And I really was. But shit, man. Two is different. Two is tiring. Two is guilt-ridden over spending so much less time with my oldest. Two is mind-numbingly hard to juggle now that Penny is everywhere. Two is fun. Two is heartwarming when they're being so sweet to each other. Two is pretty great :-)<br />
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I actually have guilt (when I'm lying in bed and can't sleep for one of the million reasons) over not updating as frequently as I did when Ez was a baby. I love that I have so many memories captured here of his first two years. I just cannot seem to find the right time to sit down and get it all out anymore. Ezra is a very intense little boy and Penny is about as feisty as they come. She started crawling at a break-neck speed a couple weeks ago and also will pull up and try cruising on just about every vertical surface of the house. This has greatly changed my routine (if you can even call it that), as now I have roughly 12 seconds to run out of a room, grab whatever I needed, and run back before she's either right behind me, in the bathroom (seriously? why does she always go into the bathroom??) or lying on her back, screaming because she fell down. Oh, or eating a shoe. Or whatever else she finds on the floor. Man, this kid is into <i>everything</i>.<br />
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Meanwhile, my relationship with Ezra has taken a couple baby-steps forward. I know it's going to take awhile, but I just miss my boy. Between our summer in Maine last year, the arrival of Penny…and the subsequent loss of our one-on-one time, things between us have really been bad. It was always just me & my Ez, all day long. He only wanted Mommy for everything. I welcomed his acceptance of Jordan into some activities before Penny was born. I needed the help. But it went from all to nothing, really quickly. I was consumed with caring for Penny. Oh, I still did things for him…but our fun time was gone. And I was exhausted. And overcome with the grief over losing my Dad that I'd fought so long to push aside. It was just easier to let him slide right over to Jordan…but it broke my heart to see him go. It makes me cry when I think about how I haven't been WITH him for these past several months. He's a great kid. He's so smart and jesus…he's hilarious. And sweet. So, I've been working on being better for him. Listening better, speaking better, loving better. And I think it's helping.<br />
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Also, Penny is getting to a point where I can leave her with Jordan for a short period and Ez & I can just be together. We haven't done it yet, but I think it should happen soon. Penny is a great baby and, when she isn't cutting new teeth (she has 4!!), she's pretty easy. So, I'm really looking forward to that. We have little glimpses, here and there, of our old selves…running around at a playground, etc…and it really makes me wish we had more of it.<br />
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I'm planning the kids' birthday party. Oh.My.God. My baby is now a big boy and is turning 4 (what?!) and my new baby is turning 1! Holy shit, y'all. <br />
So, in the spirit of making things easier, I'm planning a joint birthday party for them. Because, let's face it…it's the same people that would attend both parties AND they're birthdays are 4 days apart. I've only got a year or, maybe two, of combined parties…so I'd better take advantage. <br />
Anyways, Ez has changed his mind on his party 'theme' a few times now. It started off as a Thomas the Train party. Then, it was a Lego party. Now, it's a Frozen party. He'd seen the movie once when he made this decision. Actually, he'd seen about half of the movie…the other half was spent playing on the playground nearby (it was a movie-in-the-park put on by our friends). I was a bit surprised, but quickly learned that it's because he's IN LOVE with Anna in the movie. He gets all bashful and cute when she comes on or when I ask him about her. It's too much. I can barely handle how cute it is :-)<br />
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For all your hard work, reading my poorly-written, meandering thoughts…here's a bunch of pictures of those sweet, awesome kids…totally out of chronological order…but dammit, here they are.<br />
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Jeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228177822330831774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068223163363169449.post-14927305414740531662014-04-07T23:14:00.002-07:002014-04-09T21:49:42.940-07:00The Lost Photos of Last Fall :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Did I seriously never put these pictures up? They begin just before Penny was born, so I totally believe it, but damn. So here goes…here's a bunch of photos that I now like to call…Fall…The Lost Photos ;-)</div>
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We spent a nice Saturday morning/afternoon up in Julian doing a little apple picking. It was my very first time ever and I LOVED it. I have never eaten so many apples in one day before, but holy crap, they were SO GOOD. On the way home, I started having some pretty crazy contractions that were steadily getting closer and closer together. I started thinking that it was a great possibility that we were having a baby that night/the next morning. Ultimately, this was not the day Penny would grace us with her presence…but she had me fooled for a few hours :)</div>
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The fire station up in Julian was wide open and ready for Ezra! This kid is still obsessed with firetrucks…and getting to "drive" a real firetruck only adds to that fire ;-)</div>
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My mom came to visit (and meet Miss Penny!) a couple weeks after she was born. She just can't get enough of her grandkids and they adore her.</div>
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Ezra took Grammy down to the water. He then wouldn't let her leave :)</div>
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Oma's Pumpkin Patch! This would be our third annual trip there and it didn't disappoint. LOVE this place! The kids all have so much fun…and it's crazy that they have all grown so much since their first visit! </div>
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Here's Ez, doing the obligatory cute-photo-posing-with-pumpkins</div>
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My boy on the tractor</div>
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Dammit, this kid is cute.</div>
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"Look mom! Milkies!" - Ezra</div>
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Just take the freakin hay, sheep. He's not gonna leave you alone until you do ;-)</div>
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Much like last year, he had to drive every.single.tractor.</div>
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The cow-print one is my fave...</div>
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I think he was really finding his inner-farmer.</div>
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It's Farmer Ezra!!</div>
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He said he wanted to be Hamm from Toy Story :)</div>
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Jordan getting Ez all set up on his cotton-hill sled</div>
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Me and my babies on the (very stinky) tractor ride through farm. Penny managed to sleep the whole way…and all through the entire trip, really. I mean, she's new…she needs to sleep!</div>
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Afterward, we hit up the (mediocre, at best) italian place…purely based on tradition. I mean, you can't really expect much out in the middle of Lakeside, so I'll say that it's…not bad. They always seem to be incredibly pissy about a big group of people with a ton of kids showing up. And, I've done the restaurant thing, so I kinda get it…but still.</div>
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Here's Ez and a buddy playing the aging arcade game. They may or may not have been legitimately playing..I'm guessing that only a few quarters were spent during the 20 minutes they spent "playing" ;-)</div>
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Remember that Staind song? Remember Staind? I have a great memory of Aaron Lewis (singer) up on the main stage at HFStival (I dunno, '99ish), tears rolling down his face as he sang It's Been Awhile…along with every.single.person in attendance. Which was a lot. He was so happy to have 'made it.'<br />
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Thanks for taking a trip in the way-back machine with me :) <br />
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So, I've been absent for awhile. Shit's been busy around here. Not so much in a productive kind of way…just a <i>I can't even keep up with the dishes & laundry</i> kind of way. <br />
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Penny is GROWING. Like, for real. She's about 15lbs now, can fill out some 6 month clothing, has been rolling over both ways since before 3 months, "talks" nonstop, and is the happiest baby ever. She prefers standing to lying down, has been sitting (assisted) since about 3.5 months, and can't stop chewing on everything - hands, feet, toys, blankets, clothes…you name it. <br />
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Here's her "official" monthly pics that I've forgotten to put up…<br />
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2 months…in a onesie that is, decidedly, too big for my girl :)</div>
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3 months…Ez joined in on the festivities :)</div>
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Ezra has been growing, too! Not so much in size, per se, but dammit…he's like a 12 year old now! He's SO FUNNY. He's got a ridiculous imagination, he's smart, he's got a memory like a steel vault. He's got personality and attitude and…and more attitude ;-) Really, we're kind of in the middle of a not-so-fun phase right now. He's switched from being complete Mommy's boy to telling me that he doesn't love me…he loves Daddy instead. He used to tell me that I was his best friend…now it's Daddy. I miss my boy. Like crazy.</div>
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My baby girl, Penelope Ann, was born on September 26th at 2:36am. She is unbelievably perfect in every way and I am <b>in love</b> :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Labor started early in the day, so we just tried to go on and treat it like a pretty normal day. I'd kept hearing all kinds of stories from people about how their 2nd baby just shot right out....labor was 20 minutes, etc. I didn't think I was in for anything like that, but I still didn't want to be caught off guard on the opposite end of the zoo, with Ezra, and have Jordan be at work. So, with that in mind, we decided that Ez and I would go up to La Jolla while Jordan treated a few patients. It turned out to be really nice -- Ezra got to take a nap in the car and afterwards, we spent about an hour at the beach, at my request. It was lovely and exactly what I needed to recenter myself. </div>
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Unfortunately, the calm that I gained from the ocean also helped to calm down those contractions. After dinner, I managed to convince Jordan that we should go walk around & push Ez on his bike. By the time we were about 5 blocks away, the contractions started back up again and this time, were much stronger. We kept going, at my request, and by the time we got home, they were about 5 minutes apart and pretty intense. </div>
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I managed to get Ezra put down to bed...somehow...in his race car bed...while I tried to maintain composure during contractions. As soon as he was down, I laid down and listened to some of my hypnobabies tracks. It wasn't too long after that that things started happening. I had no idea how long this part of labor would last, so once again, I was hesitant to call Vickii.</div>
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At some point during the end of a contraction, I felt a pop...and realized during the next contraction that it was my water. I'm about 90% sure that it was shortly after that when Jordan called Vickii...but much like with Ezra's labor, I was on another planet. </div>
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Things heated up again and I could feel a lot of downward pressure, like I was pushing...but I wasn't. I went and knelt on the floor, using a stability ball to rest my head and chest on. This was amazing. SO much more comfortable than the postures I took with Ezra (lots of sitting and ultimately lying down). During contractions, I remember needing to have Jordan help pull me forward to "balance" the pressure I felt moving down/back. I felt so much more with this labor and because of that, I felt like it didn't hurt as much. Moving around was productive (though, I didn't like to change positions once I was in one for awhile). During this time, Vickii and Nicole had arrived and they'd begun monitoring baby and whatnot.</div>
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I'm sure that I'd been down there for awhile when Vickii suggested that I try lying on my side. I did, and it was another relief to change positions. By this point, I was pushing and it seemed that I could feel her moving down, little tiny bit by little tiny bit. I stayed in the this position for another good while until, once again, I was encouraged to try standing, squatting, something else.</div>
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By this time, the contractions were coming nearly on top of one another, so changing positions was not an easy feat. I got down to the floor and made it to the foot of the bed, another contraction hit and I was stuck there. I remember that being another double one -where I had no break in between - and at that point, the baby's heart rate had slowed pretty drastically. I think it was Vickii that said that I had to push the baby out...in a rather stern voice (for her). I squatted, pushing, and could feel her head come down and I'm pretty sure she was crowning at that point. </div>
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Once that contraction was over, there was a bit of a mad rush for me to get back up on the bed and get her out. I remember getting on all fours and pushing like I'd never done before...because there were no more contractions to help. I could hear in Vickii's tone that she was serious and that in no uncertain terms, this baby needed to get out. If I had to guess, I'd say I pushed 4 more times (full-on, holy crap, kind of pushing) and out came her head. She let out a cry, much to everyone's relief, and a push or two later, the rest of her was out too :)</div>
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On her way out, she left me with a little parting gift of a giant poo -- although, I had no idea she'd done that -- we were both covered ;-) Considering the circumstances under which she arrived (it was a little more intense and scary than I'd expected), it was quite a relief to lie back and hold her in my arms. A couple minutes later, Jordan lifted up the towels around her and confirmed what I was already pretty sure of -- that she was our little girl. I got my Penny :) </div>
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Weighing in at 9 pounds and 21.5 inches long, she's my "big" little girl. She's got blue eyes (that I imagine will stay that way) and dark brown hair, just like her brother, though, she's definitely got less of it than he did. Oh, and she's absolutely beautiful.</div>
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I managed to walk away from her birth relatively unscathed, thankfully. No crazy tearing (just a couple minor ones) and no coccyx issues. Yay! Seriously, that was awful last time and I was hoping against hope that it wouldn't happen again. </div>
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I should also mention that, while I was laboring on the bed, Ezra woke up and required me to help him go back to sleep. I kind of had a feeling this was going to happen and there's really no way to plan for it -- since he only allows me to help him back to sleep. So, the lights were off in my room anyways, so he just crawled in bed next to me and fell back to sleep while I labored away. And because of that, he was right next to me when she was born. He managed to stay asleep the whole time and only woke up when she began crying just after she arrived. He sat up, still groggy, and said "A baby is born?" He then proceeded to fall in love with her alongside his Dad and me :)</div>
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So, she's here. She's perfect. She eats well, she sleeps pretty well, she's awesome. She's a great snuggler. She's a happy baby. She loves to look at her brother. I just love her to pieces.</div>
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Here's some pictures from right after she arrived.</div>
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Jeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228177822330831774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068223163363169449.post-13506931446107744452013-10-03T13:38:00.000-07:002013-11-26T13:39:24.763-08:00Ezra's actual birthday :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Since we decided to celebrate Ezra's birthday at the beginning of the month, we <i>had</i> to make sure to celebrate our boy on his true birthday :) He was adamant about having a vanilla cake with vanilla icing. So, I got everything ready - found a super delicious looking recipe for a stark-white, yummy vanilla cake. I also found a new frosting recipe...I love new recipes. Love. But, as it turned out, I started getting pretty uncomfortable and having some very real-feeling contractions the day before his birthday. Ultimately, it wasn't the real thing...but for about 7 hours, I was pretty sure that getting knee-deep into cake baking & decorating was a very bad idea. </div>
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So, my poor child had to make do with a store-bought cake. Ice cream cake, to be exact (at his request). Please don't judge me.</div>
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We had already given him his other presents on the day of his party, but we held on to his brand new, big boy bike. It's a push bike/balance bike. He thinks it's awesome (and it is), however, he's still getting used to it. He much prefers to just pick up his feet and have Dad push him around, instead of doing the work himself ;-) Eh, he'll get it.</div>
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He's such a big boy now. He seriously cracks me up every.single.day. <b>SO</b> funny. He can drive me crazy and then melt me with one little "I love you, mom." He's got the most vivid imagination and can come up with the most outrageous storylines for his toys. I love this kid.</div>
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We celebrated in Dr. Seuss fashion, since my little man loves The Cat in the Hat. And Horton and Green Eggs & Ham and The Grinch...and so many other Seuss books. Let's say he's a <i>fan</i>.</div>
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I know he's still too young to understand why I <i>had</i> to make truffula trees, <i>had</i> to give clever names to all the food & drink, <i>had</i> to have 2, 5+-ft Cat in the Hat cut-outs, etc. But it all happened and I'm happy it did because, in spite of the crazy heat (and flies.....omg, the flies!), it turned out to be a super cute party for my boy :) I love this kid, man.</div>
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Here's our birthday boy -- he was so excited to finally have everyone sing him Happy Birthday (he's the last of his 'main' group of friends to celebrate)</div>
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Aaand the blue icing was a hit!</div>
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The Cat with some truffula trees (remember? from The Lorax??)</div>
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The favor bags were actual real things! Not just bags of crap to throw away ;-) I did Cat in the Hat crayons, pencils, giant erasers, and cups...all inside these cute reusable bags. </div>
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish! Or, goldfish crackers in a fishbowl, served up with a fish net ;-)</div>
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Who-Hash Bars were my crackalicious chocolate oatmeal bars & Beezlenut Cookies were coconut cookies -- a new recipe that I tried & LOVED.</div>
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The cupcakes! They were supposed to be Thing 1 & Thing 2, complete with cotton candy hair, but the intense heat and humidity caused that idea to be pushed aside (melted cotton candy <i>tastes</i> good but looks bad). It's a good thing my dear friend is a quick-thinker and was able to switch it up that morning :)</div>
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Ez was really excited to get Bullseye!</div>
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Opening more presents!</div>
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The ball pit was a nice escape from the bounce house...</div>
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I was shocked to see this picture. Usually, I think people feel a lot bigger than they really are. Turns out, this was <b>exactly</b> how big I felt. Scary-big :)</div>
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More presents!</div>
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The bounce house was a hit. I can't imagine a birthday party without one, from now on. So much easier than trying to entertain a bunch of 3-year olds!</div>
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It was a little bit crazy in there...</div>
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Ez and his buddy, just hanging out...looking like a couple teenagers wasting time at the park before a Blind Melon concert back in 1994 ;-)</div>
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So, the party was a success and Ezra had a blast. He's such a sweet, funny kid and I couldn't be more proud of the little boy that he's turning into :)</div>
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I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever find time to update as much as I did when Ez was little (and nursing all the freakin time). I keep thinking that I'll be better...and then I find other things to do instead. We'll see. </div>
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Either way, it's been a busy couple of months. We've been trying to catch up with friends, spending most every weekend at a birthday party, taking advantage of extended hours at Ezra's favorite places (Sea World and the zoo), and getting ready for our little man's birthday party. Lots and lots to do....</div>
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Oh, and there's the new baby coming in September :) So...yeah. There's a little bit going on lately.</div>
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Ez's friend had a pirate birthday party, so of course, Ez got into it by putting on a fake 'stache and pirate hat ;-)</div>
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Pirate Ez and Pirate-Mermaid Claire :)</div>
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Ez had a fun morning playing in the tidepools in OB a couple weeks ago. We got there during high tide, so it wasn't ideal, but the kids still had fun and were able to find some cool creatures. Oh, and they got completely filthy playing in the wet sand ;-)</div>
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He really likes letting the water shoot directly into his face ;-)</div>
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On Labor Day, we decided to spend the evening over at the zoo. It was the last night of Nighttime Zoo for the 2013 season, so naturally, we had to make an appearance. I mean, this kid pretty much owns the zoo, so it's only right ;-)</div>
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I guess I forgot about these pictures. They're from our last few weeks in Maine. It was pretty nice getting all that time to spend with family while we were there. I'd never been that close to my Dad's side of the family but, as these things do, we were definitely brought closer by Dad's illness and subsequent passing. They've been beyond amazing and I'm incredibly grateful for them.</div>
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Here's Ez with one of his cousins...I think. I mean, I'm really not sure what they are to each other. Her dad is my first cousin...so, yeah. They're related somehow ;-) Either way, they just loved each other and played together a handful of times while we were there.</div>
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Some fun shots from one of the many days we spent lounging at my aunt and uncle's pool...<br />
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Ez did a little tent shopping at L.L.Bean :)<br />
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And of course my kid spent some time at the Freeport Fire Station...<br />
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Finally, here he is riding a cousin's (or whatever) mini 4-wheeler. Holy shit, he loved that thing. <br />
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I've got another couple weeks of belly pics, but I'll save those for next time. No need to thank me, folks ;-)</div>
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So, up first, we'll go ahead and get these ginormous belly shots out the the way. I failed to take a single one while I was in Maine, so we're picking back up at 32 weeks. I know, I know. But seriously, these are getting scary...because I'm getting scary big. Check it, yo.</div>
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Also, I'd like to point out that I'm pretty sure I'm not getting my belly button back this time. Last time it only got so far as to go flat during pregnancy...then it turned into the deep, cavernous abyss for awhile. Now, it's out and I'm fearing that it's enjoying it's herniated-outtie status. <sigh> I remember the days of the cute belly button ring....not that I'd put it back in...but it's nice to remember ;-)</sigh></div>
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And this was among our first trips to the zoo once we got back. Ez got all excited about the kangaroo for the newly remodeled Australian Outback section, so we stopped to take a picture. He did his excited dance as he was crouch-walking up to her. He's so damn cute.</div>
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Ez was also happy to get back to the farmer's market...and always makes time to stop and smell the flowers ;-)<br />
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We are in the midst of a silly-face phase, people. Here's my crazy kid in the helicopter at the zoo.<br />
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Petting the starfish at SeaWorld...<br />
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Getting some of his crazy out with his buddy in Balboa Park...they were playing some combination of pirates and superheroes...<br />
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And finally, here he is at the first birthday party of the season. It was a Dress Up & Dance party, so naturally, my kid dressed up as a firefighter ;-) He's showing us his cake-pop, sprinkley face here...<br />
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Dad passed away on June 18, 2013. </div>
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He was surrounded by family and love and peace. I am so incredibly blessed to call him my Dad and so lucky to have been able to spend every one of his last days with him. Holding his hand, talking to him, laughing, crying, sitting in silence sometimes, shooting the shit just like we always do. </div>
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It's cliché, I know, but I am heartbroken over his passing. Though I would never wish for him to have remained in the state he was in, I want nothing more than to turn back time and have him here, healthy and happy. Knowing I've been assured that, at some point, the pain lessens. Letting go is <i>hard</i>. I'm finding it easier to deny what's happened. Deny it by trying not to think about it. Is it the best thing to do? Of course not. But I'm just not sure I can do everyday things, on top of all the things we need to handle now...and grieve. There's just not enough time in the day and frankly, I need to figure out <i>how</i> to do this.</div>
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He was truly an awesome guy. Even if he wasn't my Dad, I would have wanted to know him. He was always willing to try new things. He was generous with his love - I have never, ever questioned whether he loved me. Not for one second. He made it abundantly clear that he loved me and was proud of me...and I cannot thank him enough for that gift. Such an amazing father. I only hope that I can continue to make him proud.</div>
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We've been overwhelmed by the amount of genuine love that we've encountered. Love for our Dad. <i>We</i> knew he was a hell of a guy. But to hear just how much he meant to so many people...it's such a wonderful feeling.</div>
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Here's some photos I've got handy of my Dad. They're all pretty recent and hopefully, I'll get around to putting up some older pics - once I get back to San Diego.</div>
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Having some fun with Grampy, April 2012</div>
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Me, Dad & Ezra - April 2012</div>
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Dad and Ezra...hanging out, having some man-time in Dad's front yard. June 2012</div>
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Getting a piggy back ride from his Grampy! June 2012</div>
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Me & Dad, Negril, Jamaica - November 2009</div>
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Josh, Dad & Matthew, getting ready to jump off the bridge! Tensing Pen, Negril, Jamaica. </div>
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November 2009</div>
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Me and Dad, Negril, Jamaica. November 2009</div>
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Dad, gazing out at the Caribbean from the SeaSong Hut at my wedding rehearsal.</div>
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Negril, Jamaica. November 2009</div>
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One of my favorite pics of Dad. Getting ready for the wedding in Jamaica.</div>
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November 2009</div>
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Jordan & Dad before the wedding. Jamaica, November 2009</div>
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Dad walking me down the aisle. We laughed the whole way :) </div>
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Jamaica, November 2009</div>
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Me and Dad at the zoo, June 2010</div>
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Jordan & Dad, enjoying some delicious brew at Stone. June 2010</div>
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Me and Dad in the Rose Gardens at Balboa Park. June 2010</div>
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Dad & Me...OB dogbeach, June 2010</div>
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Josh, Dad & Jordan...cooling off in the snow in Dad's backyard ;-) Pretty sure they're taking a break from a (very likely) heated game of pool down in Dad's basement.</div>
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December 2010</div>
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A proud, happy Grampy. Dad & Ezra, December 2010</div>
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Jeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228177822330831774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068223163363169449.post-71820217932297859652013-06-07T15:57:00.001-07:002013-06-07T15:57:20.120-07:00Where we're at<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sooooo.....Ez and I are squatting at Dad's house for awhile. Considering the whole reason for this blog was to keep family up-to-date on the goings-on of the kid, I'm guessing that if you're reading this, you probably know all of this already. But I'm going to say it anyway...<br />
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When Dad went in for some testing to see why his leg and hip were getting so weak and got the news that lung lesions were spotted on chest films, I immediately went into denial. "Oh, okay" I said. He'd had prostate cancer before and lung cancer would be alright. He'd be okay. <br />
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I booked flights for myself and Ezra for a couple weeks, about 2 weeks from then. We'd spend some QT with Dad, I'd pack his freezer with ready-made, homemade meals, drive him to and from any necessary treatments, etc. All would be okay.<br />
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Then it was preliminarily determined that his lower-limb weakness was due to metastasis. Radiation started the next day.<br />
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BAM.<br />
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Then he had a serious decline over the final weekend - which was the end of his radiation and the weekend prior to Ez and I flying out. He'd lost sensory from the waist - down. He was severely dehydrated and in an enormous amount of pain. He was so bad that he had been unable to even reach a phone to call for help. <br />
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He was admitted to the VA the day before I arrived.<br />
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Stage 4 adenocarcinoma. <br />
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BAM.<br />
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The day after I arrived, he was moved to the hospice unit of the VA.<br />
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BAM.<br />
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Whatintheholyhellishappening? How did this snowball SO fast?<br />
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He had a streak of really bad days. Lots and lots of drugs to combat the pain. That led to some pretty scary times. For the last couple of weeks, he's been improving and finally got back to being "Dad" again. He's lucid, he's talking, he's Dad. Just, in a bed.<br />
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Am I absolutely heartbroken? Yes. Devastated? Yep. Overwhelmingly sad? Uh-huh. Angry and pissed and bitter that this is happening to MY Dad? Hell yeah. <br />
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He's my Dad. He's funny, he's kind, he's generous. We disagree on most things, politically speaking, and if you ask him, he'll tell you that he has no idea how I came to be such a bleeding-heart liberal ;-) I know exactly how & why...it's because he taught me to do the right thing and to stand up for what I believe in. (See how I did that? I just blamed my FoxNews-watching-conservative-father for me being the polar opposite.) He makes the best pizza. He likes to shoot guns. He has some pretty crazy stories from his time in Vietnam. He's also got some pretty crazy stories from his travels within the US. He'll buy an outsized jar of pickles at Sam's Club simply because it's a good deal....even if it'll take him a decade to go through it. He insists on stocking his "beer fridge" next to the pool table with shitty Coors Light for his buddies, because damnit, that's what they drink. He's easy-going. He's read every book in all the local libraries. He'll put hot sauce or garlic on anything. <br />
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He's awesome.<br />
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I'm so lucky that he's my Dad. And I'm lucky that I'm getting to spend time with him and tell him just how lucky I am and just how amazing a father he is and just how much I love him.<br />
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Jeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228177822330831774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068223163363169449.post-57679245248606244102013-05-19T09:15:00.000-07:002013-05-19T09:15:00.230-07:00Sea World (our 2nd home) & 22 week pics!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ezra and I are heading out to Maine on Tuesday. Cross your fingers there's none of our usual flight cancellations/delays/general dumbassery. Seriously, I haven't travelled to the east coast in the past 4 years without having a flight cancelled...mid-trip. Super-fun with a kiddo in-tow. I'm hoping for some smooth sailing....errrr, flying, this time :) </div>
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Knowing that there's UTZ potato chips waiting for me in every grocery store, gas station, etc on the east coast....makes it all worth it ;-)</div>
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Surprise, surprise, we went to Sea World <b>again</b>! We happened upon the end of Elmo's photo line, and Ezra thought it would be pretty fun to introduce his Dad to his buddy, Elmo. Ez was so cute (again) with Elmo :)</div>
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Inside Turtle Reef, there's this video game where you get to be a turtle, swimming through the ocean, dodging sharks and fish and other things. Ez's turtle usually just gets pushed through the game, as he's mostly just into holding the turtle (that's the controller - it's super cute) and watching the other turtles swim. Either way, this game is a new <i>must-do</i> on his Sea World list...<br />
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And here he is, demonstrating how the shark swims through the ocean, attacking various things. He really gets into it, with sound effects and everything ;-)<br />
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And here's some 22 week pics. Big. That's about all I have to say :)<br />
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This kid has been keeping us outside everyday. Not that I mind...it's just that he decides what he wants to do that day and it usually consists of at least one major park (Balboa, the zoo, Sea World) and also a playground. Then, he has to water the flowers and play in his pool when we are finally <i>allowed</i> to go home. Unlimited energy, this kid has. I need to bottle it :)</div>
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This one makes me laugh...because clearly, Ezra was being a punk and refused to let me take his picture on top of the extinct American lion statue. Jordan's plea to him fell on deaf ears ;-)</div>
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And here's Ez and his buddy, riding the SkyFari. He's kind of obsessed with it. Requires that we ride it at least once every time we visit the zoo.<br />
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He's been so freakin cute lately - when he plays "firefighter" with Jordan, and he gets a call that there's a fire in the kitchen, he always runs in, pushes me aside and says "Stay back, mommy! There's a fire in here! I'll save you!" Unbelievably adorable, people. </div>
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So, 21 weeks. I'm looking pretty ginormous (compared to last time), feeling just as huge, and also feeling a little nervous about the current state of my belly button. It's really just a thin-skinned, flat spot on my stomach...that pokes out all creepy-like now. It's gross, I'll admit it. Really, ever since the baby-belly started showing, it's gotten progressively flatter and flatter. Like, I'm worried that when this is over, it's not going to be normal ever again...that kind of thing. Jordan refers to it as "that monstrosity on your stomach that used to be a belly button" and refuses to touch it. Nice guy, huh?!</div>
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So far, nothing major (or minor, even) to report. Still chugging along. I did gain a LOT (like, 10 lbs) all at once right before the 2nd trimester began, but thankfully, it's been coming on a lot slower and more steady, since then. I've got enough stretch marks on my hips from my early college-years weight gain...I really don't need to add more ;-) </div>
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Ez has been <i>all about</i> some playgrounds lately. Mostly, I think he likes to make me nervous with all his climbing and swinging and utter craziness. Seriously, he climbs up things that I really don't think were designed for a 2.5 year old. Makes me feel like putting a leash on him ;-)</div>
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Here is the Mini-Man on some much safer playground equipment....Naturally, he finds the cars/trucks/things with wheels :)</div>
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He's also been really into Sea World lately. Like, when we go to pick up Jordan from work, we usually make a stop there afterward. Spoiled, spoiled kid. Here he is checking out the penguins with Jordan. He loves penguins and tries to imitate the sound they make...but it really just comes out more like an angry "Naaaach, Naaaach!" People tend to look at us a little funny when he does it ;-)<br />
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He also insists on climbing this giant rope ladder/tunnel thing. It's not so bad when Jordan is with us (I get to stay safely on the ground)....but he doesn't seem to care the Mama isn't really as small as she once was (and is growing bigger by the minute), so I end up traversing it with him, too. The crawling through the tunnels is fine....losing my flip flops in the ropes...not so fun ;-)<br />
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And finally, he's also really into the splash pad they have in the Sesame Street Bay of Play area there. Mostly, he likes to shoot the water directly in his own face. Man, this kid...he's a crazy one...<br />
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Jeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228177822330831774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068223163363169449.post-69575089857209958942013-04-30T21:11:00.000-07:002013-04-30T21:11:03.646-07:00The Luckiest Kid Ever + 19 week pics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Do you need some proof that Ezra is the luckiest little boy in the world? Here it is...</div>
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Our midwife made this happen for him at our last appointment. He was so happy and kept talking about how he got to drive the "peace-cah" and it had "si-rees" and lights and he met a real "peace officah." Yes, in case you're wondering, my kid talks with a slight Maine accent. Or British. Could be either one, really. </div>
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Jordan spent the morning with us at Sea World...</div>
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Ezra's favorite part of Sea World is whenever he gets to put his hands in the water...so he's a fan of the dolphins, manta rays, and tide pool creatures ;-)<br />
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And here's the 19 week pics. Looking and feeling pretty <i>large</i> these days. I don't have a clever name for this little one - Ezra is the baby formerly known as Spork (like, you can't tell if a spork is a spoon or a fork...we didn't know if he was a boy or a girl...see? Clever ;-)) Anyways, until I can come up with something, we'll just refer to this little him/her as <b>The Baby</b>. So, <b>The Baby</b> has been moving around like a sugar-crazed, excited little maniac. <b>The Baby</b> also likes to snuggle up as high/low as it can, causing a big ball of baby (and a funny-shaped gut for me). Other than that, nothing really new to report. This pregnancy, though very, very different from Ezra's, is still very easy now that the 1st trimester is long-gone. </div>
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And finally, here's a reminder that we do, in fact, still have some dogs ;-) He's all clean (and white and sand-free!) from his post-beach bath. He wasn't pleased (damn dog never appreciates a nice warm bath)...but I think he's 89% less itchy now :)<br />
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Jeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228177822330831774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068223163363169449.post-88616333965619768452013-04-27T22:00:00.000-07:002013-04-27T22:00:02.929-07:00Earth Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's kind of a <i>thing</i> now, going out to the Earth Day Earth Fair at Balboa each year. It's always fun, always great people-watching, and you can always find something cool to spend some money on ;-)</div>
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A couple years ago, we stumbled upon the Skoy booth. They're these awesome reusable non-paper towels. Doesn't sound too exciting, but I'm telling you...they're really great. The amount of paper towels we would use if not for these babies is criminal. Anyways, we've only tossed out 2 since we bought a pack 3 years ago, but since I'd rather buy from a person standing in a booth than online, we had to find them again this year. That was really our one and only goal of the day, which we achieved early-on...so there was plenty of time to wander around. </div>
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Oh, and the other major plus was that there were more volunteers to hold up giant signs to hide all the crazy, fundamentalist, <i>you're going to hell if you don't repent NOW</i>, pro life, etc signs. It made for a much more enjoyable experience - we didn't notice any arguments (there's always some) and everyone seemed much happier. WIN.</div>
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A shot down one of the main "streets," with <i>lots</i> of people.<br />
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We found a guy out for a nice stroll with his goats. What? <br />
Naturally, Ezra had to pet them. <br />
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Afterward, we went over to Sea World. We figured that since so many people were over at the park, Sea World wouldn't be <i>as bad</i> as a normal Sunday. It wasn't. I mean, it was really crowded (it was seriously, the most beautiful day, so...) but it wasn't bad at all.<br />
I didn't really think this one through -- I let him go play on the splash pad, thinking he'd get a little wet but not soaked to the bone. I was wrong. The kid went nuts.<br />
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We had to strip him down and let his clothes dry for a few minutes in the sun. Even then, it took him another 2 hours to dry :) It was worth it...did you see that face? Sheer joy, folks. </div>
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I'm just getting worse at this as time goes on. Not that it's bad, it's just that the very limited time that I do spend inside is usually spent cooking, doing laundry or cleaning up. Being back in San Diego means spending every available moment outside, doing something <b>way</b> more awesome than sitting stagnant in a house ;-) I love this city.</div>
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At the zoo, playing on the mini-playground near the elephants...<br />
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Cooling off in his pool...<br />
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Winding up to splash his Dad and Brodie...<br />
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And once again, at the zoo. He absolutely, positively MUST ride the SkyFari at least once each time we go to the zoo. Sometimes, that's all he wants to do. Screw the animals, man...the SkyFari is where it's <b>at</b> ;-)<br />
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Jeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228177822330831774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068223163363169449.post-74633760735013748422013-04-14T22:41:00.002-07:002013-04-14T22:41:34.218-07:00Photo-Catch-Up & 17 weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ez and I have been sick for the past week, so we've been flip-flopping between, "Let's just stay in all day and rest" and, "Fresh air would do us some good." Neither one has really been helping, but at least it's breaking up the monotony of being sick ;-) <br />
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We met some friends at Sea World last Monday (before I realized that this was more than just a runny nose). We got to see the killer whales (there's a baby!!), some dolphins, the penguins, polar bears and belugas. So...roughly 1/4 of the park...which is good considering we were a group of 5 adults, 8 kids :) Oh, and we watched the live Elmo song & dance and the kids got to meet Elmo afterward. This was pretty much the highlight of Ezra's week!<br />
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Ez, checking out the belugas...</div>
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He's a dare-devil, folks.</div>
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The rest of the week was spent inside playing firetrucks, reading books, watering the flowers outside, and trying to finish decorating the office. Not nearly as much fun as meeting Elmo ;-)</div>
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Ezra pretty much refused to stay out of the truck as we were loading it up for the move. Also, notice the little UHAUL truck (actually a piggy bank) that he was given at the rental place...This kid get <i>everything</i>!</div>
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We tried to get ice cream at Mariposa, but they were closed. Then, we tried to get VivaPops, but they were closed, too. Seriously, Adams Avenue...I love you, but damnit, we always seem to want things from there on the days that the businesses are closed.<br />
After 2 failed attempts at a delicious dessert, Ezra was getting pissed. So we headed over to The Daily Scoop on Juniper, in South Park for some really awesome ice cream. Clearly, Ezra enjoyed his chocolate chip ice cream...<br />
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And here's the boy, wearing the fireman helmet that he (seriously) takes off just before climbing into bed, puts it on the nightstand...and grabs it before his feet even hit the floor in the morning. <b>Obsessed</b>. It's tough to tell in the picture, but he's got the <strike>garden hose</strike>, I mean, fire hose...and he's putting out fires. Because he's Fire-Ezra, damnit.<br />
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It's optimistic of me to think I can get back to updating a even weekly again, but I'm going to try. <br />
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I only <i>just</i> pulled my camera out of a random bag (inside of a more random box) -- to use for the first time since before the move. I used to have that thing, at the ready, constantly snapping pics of the boy. We'll get back to it :) <br />
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We've finally made some progress on the office and started to get the house in order...so I'm hopeful that as we move forward, things will ease back into some sort of routine. <br />
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A few things to update...in case you're the last person to hear, we moved back to San Diego! To say that we never should have left wouldn't be fair. The experience managed to teach us a lot about what we wanted and where we truly wanted to be. For that, we're grateful. For the incredible headache the entire process caused...we're not so much grateful as we are thankful that it's over ;-) With all the motivation that we should have had the first time around, added to some experience and a little bit more knowledge of how to get to where we want to be -- we're on track to make this our last big move. <br />
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Things are also progressing on the pregnancy-front. I'm about 16 weeks along now, and, thanks to my phenomenal lack of abdominal-workouts (post-Ezra), I appear to be showing a lot more than I was at this point last time around. I even got down to a whole pant-size below my usual...but as I was warned, since I didn't do much for toning, I'm paying for it now. I did manage a few half-hearted attempts to get back into P90x...but even the draw of Tony Horton couldn't keep me coming back day after day, when I had so precious little time to do anything at all while Ezra napped. If only I didn't value sleep....;-)<br />
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The office is up and running, too. The painting took longer than expected, so the first week officially started this past Tuesday -- and Jordan was booked! Each day is a little different, but considering we just opened back up, I think we can call it good. Really good :)<br />
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Jordan decided to take a break from the office and knock off about an hour early the other day (don't worry, he went in early and stayed late every other day ;-)) We wanted Ez to have some fun at the one place that he's constantly asking for -- the zoo! The kid <i>loves</i> the zoo. So, we met up with some friends...<br />
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So, here's what I've really been putting off...the growing-belly pics. I did it with Ez for a couple reasons:<br />
1. It was new and I'd never had a child before<br />
2. I wanted to be able to look back on how much I/he grew<br />
3. I wanted to be able to compare to future pregnancies<br />
4. I didn't want to have the conversation 43 times each week about how much bigger I was getting<br />
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Now, it's not that I'm not excited about this pregnancy. I am. Very much so. But we've been SO FREAKING BUSY with the move and the office that it's made documenting this one that much more difficult.<br />
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But...we did it. I managed to find a cleared-out space to snap a couple pics to use as Further Evidence.<br />
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Before I get a call from my mother -- <b>yes</b>, I cropped my face out (it was really late and I was looking as tired as I felt). <b>Yes</b>, I'm <i>already</i> wearing my belly-band. <b>No</b>, I'm not wearing maternity pants yet (my ass is still fitting into regular pants, thankyouverymuch). <b>Yes</b>, I'm aware that I look like I ate too much. I pretty much just bloat up from drinking water and looking at food. I can't help it, damnit.<br />
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Here I am, in all my 16 week glory. Hopefully, I can get Jordan to let the camera autofocus before he snaps next week's photos ;-) <br />
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Jeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228177822330831774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068223163363169449.post-63225942080269314542013-03-24T17:33:00.000-07:002013-04-26T14:12:57.719-07:0030 Months!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I wrote this over a month ago. I'm really bad about checking to see if things post. Mostly, it's because I'm either headed to the zoo, at the zoo, coming home from the zoo, or telling Ezra that we just went to the zoo and he can go back when they reopen the next day ;)<br />
So, without putting it off any longer, here's Ezra's 30 Month picture & post...<br />
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-He's a running, jumping, climbing, talking, singing, laughing little ball of energy. <br />
-His favorite game lately is playing "Fireman-Ezra" (or, as he says, "Fire-Ezra")...where he runs from room to room after getting a "call" about a fire in a specific area of the house. He goes in, puts the fire out, and declares that he has "Saved the Day!" It's freakin hilarious. And he'll do it for an hour, straight. <br />
-Emergency vehicle sirens and garbage trucks can wake him from a deep sleep. He also talks in his sleep, often saying, "firetruck, "police car," etc. It's pretty clear what this kid is dreaming about ;-)<br />
-He straddles Lucy, the chihuahua, and declares that he's riding Firetruck-Lucy.<br />
-He's begun "putting out fires" and "saving the day" by peeing on things (in the bath, outside, in the potty...)<br />
-He really likes pickles.<br />
-Still consuming more frozen blueberries than an entire family would.<br />
-Watering the flowers is a favorite activity. Really more like drenching them, then turning the hose on himself to soak every last inch of his body.<br />
-He's mastered some scary playground equipment.<br />
-He's still the most amazing person ever and I still tell him every single day.<br />
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Jeannettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07228177822330831774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068223163363169449.post-22069098706678014032013-03-09T16:03:00.001-08:002013-03-09T16:03:15.678-08:00Birthdays, Blue Toes and Big News!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So, last Monday was my birthday! I took a day off from packing and decided to sit around, eating spicy Cheez-its (don't you judge me, dammit), watching Steel Magnolias. I wore sweat pants and a ratty tank top and didn't care one bit that I looked homeless ;-)<br />
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Speaking of Steel Magnolias, when I was younger, I decided that I wanted to live in the south because I wanted to be like the sassy ladies of Chinquapin Parish. I'm not kidding. I have a deep love for Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine), especially. Oh, and Clairee (Olympia Dukakis). Smart-ass, southern women, man...it just doesn't get much funnier.<br />
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He thinks it's sooooo cool and keeps talking about his blue toes ;-) And yes, he's got 2 different shades of blue. It's what he wanted, okay??<br />
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That's right, folks. More baby-Blausteins! As you can see, we're expecting this latest addition in September, probably a few days before Ezra's birthday. Seeing as how I tend to procrastinate, we may be looking at a shared birthday for the kids ;-) We'll see!</div>
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Also on the list for "shit that we've been keeping relatively quiet about," -- we're moving! It's been the most insane back-and-forth between going to the east coast and going back to San Diego. I'll elaborate more later, but I think we've finally come to a decision and we'll be gone by the end of this month :)</div>
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Our good friends from San Diego came out to visit us a couple weeks ago. Ez and I hadn't seen them since our last trip out there in October, so it was really awesome to spend some time catching up! The kids acted like they always used to - as if they were still seeing eachother a couple times a week :) <br />
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<i>Reunited and it feels so gooooooooooood</i> :)</div>
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Ez really loves "Baby Molly" (she's barely a baby anymore, but I'm pretty sure he'll always refer to her as a baby)</div>
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We headed out to Red Rock for a little "hiking." Really, it was a minor incline with some rocks...but very kid-friendly, so it worked well for us. </div>
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27 Hours....later. (please tell me you saw the movie, otherwise this makes no sense...)</div>
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Pausing for a quick family pic</div>
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Ez fell asleep about halfway through the trail, so Jordan got quite the workout, holding a limp-Ez ;-)</div>
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The next day, we spent some time letting the kids go crazy at the playground...and crazy they went :) Plus, it was President's Day - so every other kid in Vegas was there as well.</div>
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Ez, getting his slide on at the Town Square play area</div>
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Inside a hidden corridor in the Cosmopolitan, I found this gem...</div>
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The kids had a race up to the glittery horse in the Bellagio lobby...</div>
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Ez and Molly, ready to dive into the fountain...</div>
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A LOT has changed for Ezra in the last month! Two big changes are that he has stopped nursing and has begun phasing out his daily nap! <br />
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The nursing happened a lot quicker than I'd expected (I thought it would take longer to completely be done)...and though he occasionally asks for his "milkies," he was genuinely excited about the change from "wake-up-milkies" to "wake-up-eats." I know that a lot of people in our life have expressed their thoughts on our extended nursing, but I made the choice to let Ezra nurse as long as I did because I know it was what was best for <b>him</b>. Sometimes it got to be a little irritating, frustrating, etc, but I always knew that he wouldn't nurse forever. He and I really enjoyed our time together. And though I'm happy he's done, I'm also a little nostalgic for our special time and sad that it's finally over. I'm also extremely proud that we maintained that long and I wouldn't have had it any other way :)<br />
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As for the nap-drop...at first I wasn't so happy that he started skipping it. It was the time during the day that I could catch up on housework that I simply couldn't do with him around or get started on dinner...whatever. That said, he <i>had</i> been having some seriously restless sleep a few times a week...so when he started going napless, his nighttime sleep got WAY better. He <i>almost</i> stays in one spot at night! We still have naps a couple times a week - his pattern is usually 3 days w/o a nap, 2 days w/ a nap. We're both starting to get used to it and, though it is easier to have that mid-day break to get stuff done, the <i>way-more-restful</i> sleep for everyone at night definitely wins out :)<br />
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Other news for Ezra this month? He continues to add more and more words to his vocabulary, he's doing way better with potty-training (we finally got back into it again), he climbs up things at the playground that, I swear, he shouldn't be able to climb, and he has really been loving helping me cook lately.<br />
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Here's the succession of photos. Notice that not a single one is frame-worthy. This child simply refuses to 1. Look at the camera, 2. Smile, and 3. Pose with his chalkboard. He actually just started saying, "No, Mommy, NO, NO, NO!" when he saw the chalkboard.<br />
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In an attempt to catch up a little, here's a rather disjointed, random offering of pictures of the boy. I realize that, if you are my mother, this is not enough. Bare with me. Lots of stuff happening these days.</div>
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Ez likes to go for rides in the laundry basket (Blast OFF!) and has been requiring that Lucy also go along for the ride. While she seems to like Ezra (he gives his "Goosey" lots of love), she's not too keen on the idea of being in such a confined space with the little monster...as you can see from her about-to-escape-pose...</div>
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He's a lover of the vacuum. Seriously. It's a pain to vacuum when he's awake because he insists on helping...which generally doubles the time it takes :)<br />
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Just pay no attention to the mess around Ezra...our closet tends to be the messiest place these days - between our own laziness and Ezra wanting to "help" by taking out clothes and shoes...<br />
This pic is really just to show Ez, in all his Ez-glory. He LOVES wearing that hat (he calls it his Goofy hat) and he's also in his favorite Cat in the Hat shirt. Yes, he has more than one.<br />
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Here's Brodie, hiding under the coffee table. He's generally afraid of Ezra. I'm not sure if it's because he's actually afraid of him or if he is more nervous about possibly hurting Ezra. Either way, he tends to run away from Ez, unless he's getting a treat from him ;-) In which case, he takes the treat as gingerly as possible and <i>then</i> runs away.<br />
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His expression here reminds me of of of the guys from Dumb & Dumber. JUST THE FUNNY FACIAL EXPRESSION. That's it.<br />
Also, let's all notice that he sat down in one of the smaller plastic toy bins...then required a push around the living room (playroom). Because he doesn't have enough ride-on toys, he has to create his own.<br />
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