Sunday, February 21, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Getting Back in the Groove
So...Liam is almost a year old which is crazy to me and our last post was...a little while ago. IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE!!! Matt and I are going to post, upload, and send updates regularly. PROMISE! We do apologize!
Matt and I have lived here for almost exactly 1 year and 9 months! We really have not met a lot of people as we have been homebound for the extent of our stay. We recently bought a great house in a fantastic neighborhood on a small block. In our first week here, we received, 4 loaves of pumpkin bread, zuchini bread, cheesecake, wine, beer, and flowers. Our neighbors have watched Liam when the daycare was closed and we have been invited to a number of parties just for our block. We just found out that their is a progressive dinner happening the first weekend of the month where we walk to different houses for the different courses of the meal!!! I can't wait to see the houses and meet new people! We live a block from Tower Grove Park and a half block from a nice dog park, which is right across the street from one of our neighborhood bars, the Thurman Grill. Can you tell I love it!? Our house is a work in progress, but that is how we like it. Matt is anxious to get projects started and we have big plans for this home.
Liam is awesome. He has such an excellent personality and is so cute! Matt and I had a convo about whether or not we would have another kid...and we are both nervous because Liam has set the bar so high. We are incredibly lucky to have a healthy son who loves life! He is so eager to learn and is incredibly smart. He started walking at 10 months and has been running all over the place since. He does baby signing all the time and I do think it helps him being able to tell us what he wants. I love it!!! Liam loves books, his daddy's guitar and drums, and his little football. He has a Chuck the Truck that comes to him when he calls it....but he is afraid of it and I kept help but laugh about it!!! I LOVE HIM!!!
More to come!
Matt and I have lived here for almost exactly 1 year and 9 months! We really have not met a lot of people as we have been homebound for the extent of our stay. We recently bought a great house in a fantastic neighborhood on a small block. In our first week here, we received, 4 loaves of pumpkin bread, zuchini bread, cheesecake, wine, beer, and flowers. Our neighbors have watched Liam when the daycare was closed and we have been invited to a number of parties just for our block. We just found out that their is a progressive dinner happening the first weekend of the month where we walk to different houses for the different courses of the meal!!! I can't wait to see the houses and meet new people! We live a block from Tower Grove Park and a half block from a nice dog park, which is right across the street from one of our neighborhood bars, the Thurman Grill. Can you tell I love it!? Our house is a work in progress, but that is how we like it. Matt is anxious to get projects started and we have big plans for this home.
Liam is awesome. He has such an excellent personality and is so cute! Matt and I had a convo about whether or not we would have another kid...and we are both nervous because Liam has set the bar so high. We are incredibly lucky to have a healthy son who loves life! He is so eager to learn and is incredibly smart. He started walking at 10 months and has been running all over the place since. He does baby signing all the time and I do think it helps him being able to tell us what he wants. I love it!!! Liam loves books, his daddy's guitar and drums, and his little football. He has a Chuck the Truck that comes to him when he calls it....but he is afraid of it and I kept help but laugh about it!!! I LOVE HIM!!!
More to come!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Liam's first week at day care
Let me see if I can sum it all up:
Monday - Kristen couldn't sleep all night. Nervous, scared, detatched... She woke every 30 minutes worrying about everything from, "what if a serial killers work at the day care?" to "what Liam like day care better than home?" We dropped him off, spent a few minutes. And just went when Kristen started to lose it, we bolted. We didn't want to make the departure an emotional moment for Liam. There was no helping it with Mommy. When we picked him up later, he'd grown up. Seriously, in that short of a span, he found his hands, and even started learning how to use them. He was exhausted. He slept most of the night.
Tuesday - More of the same. Missing him, etc... The day care sent us some pictures throughout the day via a blackberry. Little blurry, but totally made us smile. When we picked him up, he looked at me for a split second before making the biggest smile I've seen yet. All of a sudden, my entire life was validated.
Wednesday - When we picked him up, he was in the middle of a walk. He looked so cute in the four-baby-stroller. All slouched in his seat with his lips puckered. So dang cute. Again, he slept all evening, ate, then swiftly went back to sleep.
Thursday - He was fussy. Sleep very little at day care. The afternoon teacher seemed frustrated when we picked Liam up. She kept pointing out that Liam had been very fussy. She was very business like and didn't offer much in the way of feedback how the day went, she was mostly concerned about establishing a sleep schedule. The schedule, we appreciated, but we didn't appreciate the frustration. Not sure if it was directed at Liam or not. Anyway, not too big of a deal, but we've taken note. Hope it's not regular. He slept all night. All week in fact, he's slept from 10:30pm to 5:30am.
Friday - When we dropped him off, the morning teacher offered a lot more info. The sleep schedule should help. The kids were loud again. She also told Liam that he was quickly becoming her favorite. Funny thing. The day care called Kristen in the morning with some very pointed questioning. They asked about the bruise on his arm. The answer was actually kinda funny. This morning, while we were getting ready, Liam was gettin busy with his arm. He gave himself a hickey. We all had a laugh. As I'm writing this, he's sleeping in Mom's arms. Over all, I'm loving the day care. I think he's loving it too.... Just wish he wasn't so sleepy when gets home.
Monday - Kristen couldn't sleep all night. Nervous, scared, detatched... She woke every 30 minutes worrying about everything from, "what if a serial killers work at the day care?" to "what Liam like day care better than home?" We dropped him off, spent a few minutes. And just went when Kristen started to lose it, we bolted. We didn't want to make the departure an emotional moment for Liam. There was no helping it with Mommy. When we picked him up later, he'd grown up. Seriously, in that short of a span, he found his hands, and even started learning how to use them. He was exhausted. He slept most of the night.
Tuesday - More of the same. Missing him, etc... The day care sent us some pictures throughout the day via a blackberry. Little blurry, but totally made us smile. When we picked him up, he looked at me for a split second before making the biggest smile I've seen yet. All of a sudden, my entire life was validated.
Wednesday - When we picked him up, he was in the middle of a walk. He looked so cute in the four-baby-stroller. All slouched in his seat with his lips puckered. So dang cute. Again, he slept all evening, ate, then swiftly went back to sleep.
Thursday - He was fussy. Sleep very little at day care. The afternoon teacher seemed frustrated when we picked Liam up. She kept pointing out that Liam had been very fussy. She was very business like and didn't offer much in the way of feedback how the day went, she was mostly concerned about establishing a sleep schedule. The schedule, we appreciated, but we didn't appreciate the frustration. Not sure if it was directed at Liam or not. Anyway, not too big of a deal, but we've taken note. Hope it's not regular. He slept all night. All week in fact, he's slept from 10:30pm to 5:30am.
Friday - When we dropped him off, the morning teacher offered a lot more info. The sleep schedule should help. The kids were loud again. She also told Liam that he was quickly becoming her favorite. Funny thing. The day care called Kristen in the morning with some very pointed questioning. They asked about the bruise on his arm. The answer was actually kinda funny. This morning, while we were getting ready, Liam was gettin busy with his arm. He gave himself a hickey. We all had a laugh. As I'm writing this, he's sleeping in Mom's arms. Over all, I'm loving the day care. I think he's loving it too.... Just wish he wasn't so sleepy when gets home.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Boys will be boys
Painting by Mike Altman. I made the frame out of reclaimed red oak salvaged from pallets. I had fun with this project because it took me back to childhood days when I would go into the garage and beat up, shoot bb's into, drive nails/screws into and spray paint random pieces of wood. This time, though, I was able to be constructive with my destruction.
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
6 weeks and still rockin...
This past weekend, we drove to Indy to see friends and introduce Liam to all of his "aunts" and "uncles". Liam met, at last count, 60-some new people. That was enough to overstimulate dad, let alone his six week old son. It was great to see everyone. If it wasn't obvious before, our friends are why we miss Indianapolis.
Our whirlwind weekend started with Melanie Cinda Foulkrod's baptism. She was baptized at a beautiful Greek Orthodox church on the northside. The sanctuary was built of a huge dome, trimmed with gold. The shape of the room melded the priest's chanting into a chorus of voices. Loved it.
I used the baptism as an excuse to dress up in my one and only suit. I bought it for my interview with Scottrade and I must say, I looked damn good in it... That... was a year ago. On Saturday, for the first time, I discovered what it's like to put on pants and not be able to button them. My perfectly tailored suit doesn't fit anymore! I gained 25 lbs working at Scottrade... Probably a combination of sitting at my desk all day, commuting 40 minutes each way, eating terribly and way too much at lunch, and being too tired when I get home to run or play drums... So, the suit didn't fit well and the wearer didn't feel good in it. Things are changing. Now.
Later, back in street clothes, we introduced Liam to his new g/f, Simone. They were so cute together. He's been asking about ever since we left Melody's house. I think he's got a crush, even if he pretends to hate having Simone lay in his lap.
Simone and Liam's introduction was followed by drunken debauchery over at Brandon's place... Actually, the Wilson's were sober, but we debauched nonetheless.
We stayed with Amber and Scott (thank you, thank you, thank you!!!). Sunday, Amber made fajitas, so. dang. good. We then watched Sex in the City, the movie. Totally relaxing. We needed it. Liam, on the other hand, had other ideas. We had our worst night yet. He pretty much cried through the night and needed constant attention. Oh well, that's what we signed up for, right?
Monday, we visited the university and Liam met all the old co-workers/friends. It was good to see everyone, even if for only 5 minutes.
I'm hoping we get back up to Indy over Easter weekend for the April 11th bout... See ya'll then...
Our whirlwind weekend started with Melanie Cinda Foulkrod's baptism. She was baptized at a beautiful Greek Orthodox church on the northside. The sanctuary was built of a huge dome, trimmed with gold. The shape of the room melded the priest's chanting into a chorus of voices. Loved it.
I used the baptism as an excuse to dress up in my one and only suit. I bought it for my interview with Scottrade and I must say, I looked damn good in it... That... was a year ago. On Saturday, for the first time, I discovered what it's like to put on pants and not be able to button them. My perfectly tailored suit doesn't fit anymore! I gained 25 lbs working at Scottrade... Probably a combination of sitting at my desk all day, commuting 40 minutes each way, eating terribly and way too much at lunch, and being too tired when I get home to run or play drums... So, the suit didn't fit well and the wearer didn't feel good in it. Things are changing. Now.
Later, back in street clothes, we introduced Liam to his new g/f, Simone. They were so cute together. He's been asking about ever since we left Melody's house. I think he's got a crush, even if he pretends to hate having Simone lay in his lap.
Simone and Liam's introduction was followed by drunken debauchery over at Brandon's place... Actually, the Wilson's were sober, but we debauched nonetheless.
We stayed with Amber and Scott (thank you, thank you, thank you!!!). Sunday, Amber made fajitas, so. dang. good. We then watched Sex in the City, the movie. Totally relaxing. We needed it. Liam, on the other hand, had other ideas. We had our worst night yet. He pretty much cried through the night and needed constant attention. Oh well, that's what we signed up for, right?
Monday, we visited the university and Liam met all the old co-workers/friends. It was good to see everyone, even if for only 5 minutes.
I'm hoping we get back up to Indy over Easter weekend for the April 11th bout... See ya'll then...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Little Dude, Little Sleep
The last couple weeks have been as expected. Lots of new experiences and very little sleep.
We went for a walk in the park today for the first time as a family. We had our first beers as parents. First time someone besides myself peed on my hand. First time I've ever seen someone pee on their own face.
At first, Liam seemed to sleep mostly through the night. We were having to wake him up periodically to feed. But in his second week, he's sleeping less. Still, we had prepared for more severe sleep deprivation. We're still waiting for it.
We went for a walk in the park today for the first time as a family. We had our first beers as parents. First time someone besides myself peed on my hand. First time I've ever seen someone pee on their own face.
At first, Liam seemed to sleep mostly through the night. We were having to wake him up periodically to feed. But in his second week, he's sleeping less. Still, we had prepared for more severe sleep deprivation. We're still waiting for it.
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