Just a quick post while I have a few minutes on this delightful Friday evening. My boys and I just got back from dinner with the gang at a place called The Broken Barrel. Grant loved it, my stomach and I are still fighting about it. Everyone is coming over here shortly to hang out and play games for the evening. As much as I want to, I don't know how long I'm going to make it tonight. I've been feeling good all day, but running around cleaning the house and then my not so thrilled stomach with dinner might be getting the best of me. Oh well, onward and upward.
Noah and Coen had a blast playing together at dinner tonight. There are so many of us now that we had a back room all to ourselves so the boys got to run around and play post-dinner. With as much playing as they were doing I think Noah's going to sleep well tonight. I tell you that kid has more energy than I know how to help him burn off. The restaurant had a pretty good stream of music going and Noah and Coen definitely had a good time rocking out and dancing. I swear, so cute together.
Alright, have to get my kiddo out of the bathtub and ready for bed before everyone else gets here. As tired as he is, if we don't get him in bed before everyone arrives, we might have a hard time convincing him to go to sleep instead of playing with all his Florida aunties and uncles. Sorry for the short post and lack of interesting content, I know I've been boring lately. Arthur (I hope jokingly ;-) ) said tonight that this week it's been more of a blah-g instead of a blog :-p We hit 10 weeks today, only a few more weeks 'til we're out of the first trimester and I know things will look a whole lot different then. Here's hoping. Until tomorrow, when I'm hopefully not so boring, love from Palm Bay!
June 26, 2009
June 25, 2009
3's and 7's
Wow, today has been a really weird and sad day. I'm sitting here watching CNN who just confirmed that Michael Jackson died today. My mind is totally blown...
There was an episode of Grey's Anatomy that talked about the theory that bad things (death) comes in 3's and 7's. I was never one to buy it, but this week would kind of seem to confirm the 3 theory. I was sad to hear the other day that Ed McMahon passed away. Quite a legend. And when I got home from the mall today, I was sad to see that Farrah Fawcett had passed away. She had seemed so courageous in sharing her cancer battle with so many. And then to hear that Michael died today too, just kind of overwhelming. I wasn't a huge fan or anything, and I definitely didn't agree with some of the choices he made, but there's no doubt that he had an enormous impact on American music for the past four decades. May they all rest in peace.
OK, enough doom and gloom...
I have to share with anyone reading my blog another blog that I stumbled across today. If you're in need of an interesting blog to follow, or just need a little inspiration, check out www.ryanrunseurope.blogspot.com Ryan's blog was on Blogger's "Blogs of Note" the other day, and I just happened to stumble across it today. Ryan is a recent college graduate who is actually running from Amsterdam to Greece this summer, according to his blog. What really moved me about him is the sense of humor he conveys his run with, as well as the complete kindness of absolute strangers he has met. There have been nights that he has no place to stay for the night, and people have invited them into their home. If you need to be reminded about how wonderful humanity really can be, check out Ryan's blog. Or if you need a smile. :)
Speaking of smiles, I took Noah to the mall today to catch up with Miesje and Coen. The boys got to play on the indoor playground and it sure seemed like they had a good time. I have to admit though, I will be so glad when Noah (and Baby G 2.0 eventually) is big enough that I don't have to follow behind him half a step the entire time he's playing. I don't think I'd be so over anxious if there weren't so many other "big kids" around. It was good to catch up for awhile, though, and I was glad the boys got to play together.
Alright, I'm going to wrap this up for the evening. My brain has mostly turned to complete mush today, anyway. Hopefully tomorrow will be less dramatic. And I'll see if Grant wants to post tonight, too. So maybe more later, but definitely more tomorrow :)
There was an episode of Grey's Anatomy that talked about the theory that bad things (death) comes in 3's and 7's. I was never one to buy it, but this week would kind of seem to confirm the 3 theory. I was sad to hear the other day that Ed McMahon passed away. Quite a legend. And when I got home from the mall today, I was sad to see that Farrah Fawcett had passed away. She had seemed so courageous in sharing her cancer battle with so many. And then to hear that Michael died today too, just kind of overwhelming. I wasn't a huge fan or anything, and I definitely didn't agree with some of the choices he made, but there's no doubt that he had an enormous impact on American music for the past four decades. May they all rest in peace.
OK, enough doom and gloom...
I have to share with anyone reading my blog another blog that I stumbled across today. If you're in need of an interesting blog to follow, or just need a little inspiration, check out www.ryanrunseurope.blogspot.com Ryan's blog was on Blogger's "Blogs of Note" the other day, and I just happened to stumble across it today. Ryan is a recent college graduate who is actually running from Amsterdam to Greece this summer, according to his blog. What really moved me about him is the sense of humor he conveys his run with, as well as the complete kindness of absolute strangers he has met. There have been nights that he has no place to stay for the night, and people have invited them into their home. If you need to be reminded about how wonderful humanity really can be, check out Ryan's blog. Or if you need a smile. :)
Speaking of smiles, I took Noah to the mall today to catch up with Miesje and Coen. The boys got to play on the indoor playground and it sure seemed like they had a good time. I have to admit though, I will be so glad when Noah (and Baby G 2.0 eventually) is big enough that I don't have to follow behind him half a step the entire time he's playing. I don't think I'd be so over anxious if there weren't so many other "big kids" around. It was good to catch up for awhile, though, and I was glad the boys got to play together.
Alright, I'm going to wrap this up for the evening. My brain has mostly turned to complete mush today, anyway. Hopefully tomorrow will be less dramatic. And I'll see if Grant wants to post tonight, too. So maybe more later, but definitely more tomorrow :)
Another Day
Grant had said he was going to post last night, which is why I didn't, but I'm not seeing anything new so I guess you'll just have to live with me and a late post :-p Maybe I can convince him to share something tonight...
Anyway, just a quick post from me on a sunny Thursday morning in Palm Bay. I'm wading through the work on my desk, Noah's in making calls on his cell phone and Bella's curled up in my reading chair taking it all in. Yes, you read that right, Noah is making calls on his cell phone. When we were in Ohio Papa Larry bought him his own toy cell phone. He now carries it around with him all over the place. He likes to bring it to me and have me "answer" it and tell him who's calling.
Just realized looking at my calendar that vacation is one month from today. Thank goodness! Really looking forward to packing up Grant, the kiddo and I and heading up to South Carolina for a week. And, just as cool, Scott will be here three weeks from Saturday! Which means I better start stock piling the freezer.... Dang can that kid eat!
Noah and I are going to head out for a little bit today and go catch up with Miesje and Coen for awhile. It's still a little too warm to be outside so we're going to go to the mall and let the boys climb on the indoor playground equipment. And maybe some shopping for the Mamas :)
Yesterday I took Noah to the grocery store to pick up a few odds and ends, and had told him that one of the things we needed was hot dogs. (The kid would live on hot dogs if I let him) He then spent the entire time in the store saying "aught-og" I think this roughly translates into hot dog, but I'm making no promises :-p
Alright, I need to go get some work done this morning. Noah's given up on the phone and is now whining that I won't share my hot tea with him. Guess I should go handle this before it gets out of hand... Hopefully one of us will post later.
Anyway, just a quick post from me on a sunny Thursday morning in Palm Bay. I'm wading through the work on my desk, Noah's in making calls on his cell phone and Bella's curled up in my reading chair taking it all in. Yes, you read that right, Noah is making calls on his cell phone. When we were in Ohio Papa Larry bought him his own toy cell phone. He now carries it around with him all over the place. He likes to bring it to me and have me "answer" it and tell him who's calling.
Just realized looking at my calendar that vacation is one month from today. Thank goodness! Really looking forward to packing up Grant, the kiddo and I and heading up to South Carolina for a week. And, just as cool, Scott will be here three weeks from Saturday! Which means I better start stock piling the freezer.... Dang can that kid eat!
Noah and I are going to head out for a little bit today and go catch up with Miesje and Coen for awhile. It's still a little too warm to be outside so we're going to go to the mall and let the boys climb on the indoor playground equipment. And maybe some shopping for the Mamas :)
Yesterday I took Noah to the grocery store to pick up a few odds and ends, and had told him that one of the things we needed was hot dogs. (The kid would live on hot dogs if I let him) He then spent the entire time in the store saying "aught-og" I think this roughly translates into hot dog, but I'm making no promises :-p
Alright, I need to go get some work done this morning. Noah's given up on the phone and is now whining that I won't share my hot tea with him. Guess I should go handle this before it gets out of hand... Hopefully one of us will post later.
June 23, 2009
An Update
Hey everyone, sorry that we've kind of been missing in action for a few days. I don't have any new pictures for you, but I thought I'd drop by a leave a quick post. Things have been alright around here, but I'm still not feeling 100% and so it's hard for me to get a few minutes that I'm actually feeling well enough to blog. It's not that I feel so terrible, it's just that I don't want to get on here and whine :) So onward and upward with the latest goings on from around here!
It has been hot hot hot down in Florida! The heat index on Sunday and Monday topped out at 107 and 109 respectively. That is just ridiculous! So Noah and I have been staying at home, enjoying the air conditioning. We're hoping for rain in the next day or so to cool things down.
We had a good Father's Day. Grant really liked the mug that Noah made and enjoyed his coffee out of it on Sunday morning. We also made cinnamon rolls and it was a toss up which of my boys enjoyed that more. Noah ate a whole roll all by himself! And then Grant and I got to deal with the after effects of the sugar later :-p Actually Noah was good all day. I bought a watermelon on Saturday and the kiddo managed to eat half of it by himself by Sunday night. A growing boy, I tell ya.
Speaking of Noah, he's been learning all kinds of new things lately. If you ask him, he can now point out his toes, belly, nose and mouth. Such a smart kid! And he's walking even better now than he was a few days ago. He is picking up so many things every day; it's like he's a little sponge...
Alright, I'm going to head out. I'll try to get this better updated, but no promises. Make sure you check out the video Grant posted yesterday of the Scary Lion we have, though :)
It has been hot hot hot down in Florida! The heat index on Sunday and Monday topped out at 107 and 109 respectively. That is just ridiculous! So Noah and I have been staying at home, enjoying the air conditioning. We're hoping for rain in the next day or so to cool things down.
We had a good Father's Day. Grant really liked the mug that Noah made and enjoyed his coffee out of it on Sunday morning. We also made cinnamon rolls and it was a toss up which of my boys enjoyed that more. Noah ate a whole roll all by himself! And then Grant and I got to deal with the after effects of the sugar later :-p Actually Noah was good all day. I bought a watermelon on Saturday and the kiddo managed to eat half of it by himself by Sunday night. A growing boy, I tell ya.
Speaking of Noah, he's been learning all kinds of new things lately. If you ask him, he can now point out his toes, belly, nose and mouth. Such a smart kid! And he's walking even better now than he was a few days ago. He is picking up so many things every day; it's like he's a little sponge...
Alright, I'm going to head out. I'll try to get this better updated, but no promises. Make sure you check out the video Grant posted yesterday of the Scary Lion we have, though :)
June 22, 2009
June 17, 2009
Kristi the Control Freak
I have a control issue. I'm aware of it, well aware of it... I have this need to plan, to be on top of things, to be in control of the situation. And when I'm not, well, I'm not the most pleasant person.
I've been working on the issue on and off. Realizing that I can't possibly control every little thing and sometimes I just need to let go. At the end of the day, there's actually very little I really do have control over with the exception of my own self and my own actions.
That all being said, that's why there was no blog yesterday :-p My control (or actually lack thereof) was frustrating me so much it wasn't worth getting any further bent out of shap by rehashing it here, too.
I had an OB appointment yesterday and found out that my blood pressure is still seriously out of whack. Cue my frustration at my lack of ability to DO something about the situation. I just want someone to fix this! I want an answer! I want control over the situation! Arrrgggg!!!!!
But today I'm realizing this one is completely out of my hands. This situation is fixable - it's just going to take until January for it to be fixed! Just one day at a time, right? So I've just got to put one foot in front of the other, take it one day at a time, and realize this too will pass. Just keep reminding me of that, OK :-p
Noah today has been a huge handful. He's back to the shrieking for attention. Does anyone have any suggestions? We had two hours straight of pinching, hitting, screaming and shrieking today. Fortunately Grant came home and took him for a ride in the car right now. But tomorrow will be better, right?
Alright, I'm supposed to be sitting with my feet up and not stressing. So much easier said that done... I'll have more (and be in a better mood) tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the pictures!
I've been working on the issue on and off. Realizing that I can't possibly control every little thing and sometimes I just need to let go. At the end of the day, there's actually very little I really do have control over with the exception of my own self and my own actions.
That all being said, that's why there was no blog yesterday :-p My control (or actually lack thereof) was frustrating me so much it wasn't worth getting any further bent out of shap by rehashing it here, too.
I had an OB appointment yesterday and found out that my blood pressure is still seriously out of whack. Cue my frustration at my lack of ability to DO something about the situation. I just want someone to fix this! I want an answer! I want control over the situation! Arrrgggg!!!!!
But today I'm realizing this one is completely out of my hands. This situation is fixable - it's just going to take until January for it to be fixed! Just one day at a time, right? So I've just got to put one foot in front of the other, take it one day at a time, and realize this too will pass. Just keep reminding me of that, OK :-p
Noah today has been a huge handful. He's back to the shrieking for attention. Does anyone have any suggestions? We had two hours straight of pinching, hitting, screaming and shrieking today. Fortunately Grant came home and took him for a ride in the car right now. But tomorrow will be better, right?
Alright, I'm supposed to be sitting with my feet up and not stressing. So much easier said that done... I'll have more (and be in a better mood) tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the pictures!
June 15, 2009
Mid-June?
Uggghh, can you believe today is already the 15th of June? Where is the time going? I cannot believe the year is nearly half over already. I know I haven't been feeling too well that past few weeks and kind of out of it in general, but I feel like I've missed a lot more than just the past few weeks. I need things to slow down, I'm really not ready for the rest of this year to fly by...
I don't have anything too exciting to report from here. We ended up just hanging out around here on Saturday after we got the house cleaned up a bit. It was nice to have a low key day where I didn't feel like I needed to spend it curled up in a ball feeling like death. I'm starting to feel better for the most part (other than nausea, which I can mostly handle) and the fatigue is much better.
Sunday Grant tackled the lawn (which was seriously nearly an all day project) and I met up with the gang for lunch. I would like to think that I'm usually pretty easy going in a restaurant, I don't throw fits or usually complain about food or service, and maybe it was just the hormones, but I don't care if there were 13 of us, there is no reason that lunch at Chili's should take two hours! Or that people at the table should have to get their own silverware, napkins and drinks. Or that the chips (which took an hour to get to the table) should be stale or that I should find rotten lettuce in my salad. I was not a happy camper and wrote the corporate headquarters quite an email about it yesterday. I know I wasn't the only one at the table upset about it (just the most vocal) so I don't think it was my over-reactive hormones. And in all fairness, it wasn't our usual Chili's. Won't be going back there anytime soon... A few of the girls and I were supposed to go and see a movie after lunch, but given that lunch took so long we completely missed the movie. How frustrating....
Back to work for both Grant and I today, but otherwise nothing new or exciting to report. I see the OB again tomorrow so I'll have an update then. I'm hoping the meds have my blood pressure at least somewhat under control by now. Alright, have to go track down my little monster (I'm pretty sure Daddy has him in the bathtub) and make sure everything else here is under control. Until tomorrow, enjoy the pictures!
He was carrying his sunglasses all over the house
Look Mom, I'm Joe Cool!
I don't have anything too exciting to report from here. We ended up just hanging out around here on Saturday after we got the house cleaned up a bit. It was nice to have a low key day where I didn't feel like I needed to spend it curled up in a ball feeling like death. I'm starting to feel better for the most part (other than nausea, which I can mostly handle) and the fatigue is much better.
Sunday Grant tackled the lawn (which was seriously nearly an all day project) and I met up with the gang for lunch. I would like to think that I'm usually pretty easy going in a restaurant, I don't throw fits or usually complain about food or service, and maybe it was just the hormones, but I don't care if there were 13 of us, there is no reason that lunch at Chili's should take two hours! Or that people at the table should have to get their own silverware, napkins and drinks. Or that the chips (which took an hour to get to the table) should be stale or that I should find rotten lettuce in my salad. I was not a happy camper and wrote the corporate headquarters quite an email about it yesterday. I know I wasn't the only one at the table upset about it (just the most vocal) so I don't think it was my over-reactive hormones. And in all fairness, it wasn't our usual Chili's. Won't be going back there anytime soon... A few of the girls and I were supposed to go and see a movie after lunch, but given that lunch took so long we completely missed the movie. How frustrating....
Back to work for both Grant and I today, but otherwise nothing new or exciting to report. I see the OB again tomorrow so I'll have an update then. I'm hoping the meds have my blood pressure at least somewhat under control by now. Alright, have to go track down my little monster (I'm pretty sure Daddy has him in the bathtub) and make sure everything else here is under control. Until tomorrow, enjoy the pictures!
He was carrying his sunglasses all over the house
Look Mom, I'm Joe Cool!June 13, 2009
Sunny Saturday
It's going to be a hot one here in Florida today. It's only 8:30 and it's already bordering on miserable. For the most part, I really don't mind the heat. It's just the dang humidity. I should not be sweating through my shirt ten seconds after I walk out the front door. It's just wrong...
Anyway, sorry I didn't get a post up last night, but I was watching the disaster that was Game 7 of the Stanley Cup play-offs. I am incredibly disappointed in the Wings. How do you go from leading the series 2-0 to losing in Game 7? Unacceptable. Especially against Pittsburg! Ugggh, my nausea that's been lessening the last few days was re-rearing its ugly head with a vengeance after having to watch that mess.
After Grant got home we caught up with Miesje, Cameron and Coen at El Chico for dinner. The boys got balloons, which I think was the highlight of their evening. Especially once Noah figured out if he hit the balloon it went sailing all over the place, even hitting Coen in the head. It kept them distracted through most of dinner and they both were very well behaved.
Not sure what the big plans are for the weekend. The launch got scrubbed this morning, but hopefully that just means it will occur at a time that is a little more convenient to watch it. (7:15 in the morning, on a Saturday, come on NASA!) My house is in need of some major cleaning and I think the lawn is going to consume the house soon, so I'm sure that's on the top of my and Grant's respective priority lists for today. Doesn't that just sound super exciting? :-p
Alright, I should head out here. The kiddo is playing with his train next too me, but you never know when he's going to take off on a brisk run around the house. Yesterday, he walked all the way from his bedroom at the back of the house to our bedroom at the front without one stumble or fall. He really does crack me up how proud of himself he is. His new favorite game is to "chased" around the house while he's walking. When the dog plays, it's even better. Ok, really getting out of here now. Enjoy the pictures!
Noah and his balloon
Coen and his balloon
Anyway, sorry I didn't get a post up last night, but I was watching the disaster that was Game 7 of the Stanley Cup play-offs. I am incredibly disappointed in the Wings. How do you go from leading the series 2-0 to losing in Game 7? Unacceptable. Especially against Pittsburg! Ugggh, my nausea that's been lessening the last few days was re-rearing its ugly head with a vengeance after having to watch that mess.
After Grant got home we caught up with Miesje, Cameron and Coen at El Chico for dinner. The boys got balloons, which I think was the highlight of their evening. Especially once Noah figured out if he hit the balloon it went sailing all over the place, even hitting Coen in the head. It kept them distracted through most of dinner and they both were very well behaved.
Not sure what the big plans are for the weekend. The launch got scrubbed this morning, but hopefully that just means it will occur at a time that is a little more convenient to watch it. (7:15 in the morning, on a Saturday, come on NASA!) My house is in need of some major cleaning and I think the lawn is going to consume the house soon, so I'm sure that's on the top of my and Grant's respective priority lists for today. Doesn't that just sound super exciting? :-p
Alright, I should head out here. The kiddo is playing with his train next too me, but you never know when he's going to take off on a brisk run around the house. Yesterday, he walked all the way from his bedroom at the back of the house to our bedroom at the front without one stumble or fall. He really does crack me up how proud of himself he is. His new favorite game is to "chased" around the house while he's walking. When the dog plays, it's even better. Ok, really getting out of here now. Enjoy the pictures!
Noah and his balloon
Coen and his balloonJune 11, 2009
The sock monster
I think we have a monster in our house. He must live in or near the dryer. This monster has one purpose and one purpose only; to steal socks. And I think I can limit it to Noah's socks. There is no other way to explain why every time I do Noah's laundry I have less and less pairs of socks. Plenty of singles, hardly any matches. I am convinced that it must be because of the sock monster. So I'm looking for advice, how do I rid my house of the sock monster? Any advice would be most helpful...
Noah and I had a great day today. We went and painted pottery for Grant's Father's Day gift. (Shh, don't tell Grant. He doesn't read the blog, but if he finds out I'm blaming all of you! ;-) ) Anyway, it was quite the experience. We went with Miesje and Coen (so don't tell Cameron, either!) and it was a lot of fun! The boys even got to finger paint! I meant to take some pictures, but no such luck. You'll just have to wait 'til I pick up the mug on Tuesday for pictures :) After we were fnished we went and got some ice cream. I think Noah must have thought it was his birthday all over again. What a spoiled little boy :p
Nothing else too exciting to report. It was a non-stop day (I even went back to work when we got back this afternoon). I've been tired and hadn't realized 'til today that maybe it was because I haven't been home any afternoon this week. I'm looking forward to a little bit of quiet this weekend.
Alright, I'm out of here. No promises on how on top of things I'll be this weekend, but I'm hoping to stay on top of things. Until then, enjoy the pictures!
Noah trying to give Daddy Packzi
Noah and his buddy Packzi
Post-bath but pre-snoozy time
Noah and I had a great day today. We went and painted pottery for Grant's Father's Day gift. (Shh, don't tell Grant. He doesn't read the blog, but if he finds out I'm blaming all of you! ;-) ) Anyway, it was quite the experience. We went with Miesje and Coen (so don't tell Cameron, either!) and it was a lot of fun! The boys even got to finger paint! I meant to take some pictures, but no such luck. You'll just have to wait 'til I pick up the mug on Tuesday for pictures :) After we were fnished we went and got some ice cream. I think Noah must have thought it was his birthday all over again. What a spoiled little boy :p
Nothing else too exciting to report. It was a non-stop day (I even went back to work when we got back this afternoon). I've been tired and hadn't realized 'til today that maybe it was because I haven't been home any afternoon this week. I'm looking forward to a little bit of quiet this weekend.
Alright, I'm out of here. No promises on how on top of things I'll be this weekend, but I'm hoping to stay on top of things. Until then, enjoy the pictures!
Noah trying to give Daddy Packzi
Noah and his buddy Packzi
Post-bath but pre-snoozy timeJune 10, 2009
It's a Small World
My Dad was the inspiration behind this blog. Not this post, but the whole dang thing. He gave me the idea to post daily with pictures so that all the people that wanted to had the opportunity to stay in touch with the Florida Gatchel's on a daily basis.
At first, I really posted as much for myself as anyone else. It was a good chance for me to say what was on my mind and sometimes put things into much better perspective. It has been immensely helpful at times.
Now, it never fails to amaze me just how many people the blog has touched. Or how many people read it for that matter! I thought it was going to be my family and Grant's family and that would be about it. But there are lots of people out there that I know "keep in touch" with us Gatchel's on a daily basis this way. It makes me so incredibly happy. At that same time, it can be very disconcerting to be talking to someone and relating a story only to have them say "I already know about that, I read it on the blog" Doesn't technology just keep making the world seem like a smaller place?
Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you to anyone out there reading this and staying in touch with us. Feel free to drop a message and leave us comments it makes us all really happy to know who's keeping up with us. Stay tuned, I have a feeling this year is just going to keep getting more and more interesting ;-)
Noah and I went to Miesje's for lunch today (it was fabulous) and to play for awhile. Noah and Coen are so funny together! I am so thankful that Noah has someone close to his age that he gets to play with on a regular basis. Now that he's walking, too, they are quite the pair...
Alright, I should get going. Noah's getting a bath right now but I'm sure he'll want some more attention here soon. Though probably from Grant, in all honesty. How come as soon as Daddy gets home I become chopped liver? Right now, I'm not too upset about it, though. Like I've said so many times recently, thank goodness for Grant. More tomorrow :)
My cheese monkey
Eating some fruit
How can you not absolutely love that kid?
At first, I really posted as much for myself as anyone else. It was a good chance for me to say what was on my mind and sometimes put things into much better perspective. It has been immensely helpful at times.
Now, it never fails to amaze me just how many people the blog has touched. Or how many people read it for that matter! I thought it was going to be my family and Grant's family and that would be about it. But there are lots of people out there that I know "keep in touch" with us Gatchel's on a daily basis this way. It makes me so incredibly happy. At that same time, it can be very disconcerting to be talking to someone and relating a story only to have them say "I already know about that, I read it on the blog" Doesn't technology just keep making the world seem like a smaller place?
Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you to anyone out there reading this and staying in touch with us. Feel free to drop a message and leave us comments it makes us all really happy to know who's keeping up with us. Stay tuned, I have a feeling this year is just going to keep getting more and more interesting ;-)
Noah and I went to Miesje's for lunch today (it was fabulous) and to play for awhile. Noah and Coen are so funny together! I am so thankful that Noah has someone close to his age that he gets to play with on a regular basis. Now that he's walking, too, they are quite the pair...
Alright, I should get going. Noah's getting a bath right now but I'm sure he'll want some more attention here soon. Though probably from Grant, in all honesty. How come as soon as Daddy gets home I become chopped liver? Right now, I'm not too upset about it, though. Like I've said so many times recently, thank goodness for Grant. More tomorrow :)
My cheese monkey
Eating some fruit
How can you not absolutely love that kid?June 09, 2009
I've got a hot tip if you're in need of a new show to get hooked on over the summer. I had recorded and just had a chance to watch "Royal Pains." Great new show! It's on USA if anyone's interested. The fact that the lead character bears a slight resemblance to Patrick Dempsey doesn't hurt, either. I can get my Grey's fix over the summer :)
OK, enough about TV shows, on to the rest of the day at Casa de Gatchel. Work was really kind of crazy this morning. Mostly all kinds of goofy computer issues. I hate computer issues. I always figure that I should just be able to fix them (my husband IS a software engineer after all) and normally I'm just as stumped as anyone else! Fortunately (or I suppose unfortunately) this problem even Grant got stopped up with. I think this one is just going to have to stay a mess :p
Noah and I were supposed to meet up with Miesje and Coen, but Coen is not feeling too well. I'm glad to hear that he doesn't have pneumonia. Lots of extra prayers Coen's way please! Instead Noah and I hung out here for the afternoon. His new favorite thing to do is literallly chase Bella around the house. If both of them are occupied, I'm a happy Mama.
Grant got home awhile ago, and has taken the kiddo out of the house for awhile (thank goodness for Grant). I'm sure they'll be back any minute wanting some attention, though, so I should probably wrap this up. Off to watch the hockey game soon - GO WINGS! Until tomorrow, enjoy the pictures!
Noah and Bella playing together
He learned how to throw the other day. It doesn't always go forward...
OK, enough about TV shows, on to the rest of the day at Casa de Gatchel. Work was really kind of crazy this morning. Mostly all kinds of goofy computer issues. I hate computer issues. I always figure that I should just be able to fix them (my husband IS a software engineer after all) and normally I'm just as stumped as anyone else! Fortunately (or I suppose unfortunately) this problem even Grant got stopped up with. I think this one is just going to have to stay a mess :p
Noah and I were supposed to meet up with Miesje and Coen, but Coen is not feeling too well. I'm glad to hear that he doesn't have pneumonia. Lots of extra prayers Coen's way please! Instead Noah and I hung out here for the afternoon. His new favorite thing to do is literallly chase Bella around the house. If both of them are occupied, I'm a happy Mama.
Grant got home awhile ago, and has taken the kiddo out of the house for awhile (thank goodness for Grant). I'm sure they'll be back any minute wanting some attention, though, so I should probably wrap this up. Off to watch the hockey game soon - GO WINGS! Until tomorrow, enjoy the pictures!
Noah and Bella playing together
He learned how to throw the other day. It doesn't always go forward...June 08, 2009
The frogs sing liberty
When I was in grade school I was in a choir that traveled and performed all over the place. We sang in lots of different languages depending on where we were and for what purpose we were singing. Anyway, we made a couple of different trips to French speaking Canada. We sang at a huge music festival in Trois Riveres, and I specifically remember singing this one song in French. It was like the people's anthem or something, apparently really well known. Point of my rambling, we asked about the translation at one point. I distinctly remember one of the lines being something about "the frogs sing liberty" I had (and still have) no idea what that means but it has stuck with me. So today, as I sit typing this, with the frogs signing very noisily outside my window, I'm wondering if they're singing liberty. We've gotten a lot of rain here over the past week or so and it has brought the frogs out in full force. They are constantly noisy. Not sure what they're singing about, but dang are they noisy.
Anywho, I don't have anything super exciting to report from here. As you can see, Noah is walking EVERYWHERE! He is much steadier on his feet now than he was even a few days ago. And he is learning all kinds of other things, too. He now knows what the elephant says, and the bunny and the snake. (We're working on the monkey) He has also started saying "papa" and making the sign for "All done" The kid absolutely cracks me up. He is so quick and is picking things up like a sponge. He never fails to amaze me.
I had another doctor's appointment today. My blood pressure was somewhat better (not super scary like last week, just partially scary :-p) so they've increased my meds again. On an up note I don't have to go back to the nephrologist's office for a month unless something changes significantly. Still have to see the OB next week and then have labs drawn in three weeks, but oh well, there'll be a week off in there maybe :-p On a much more positive note, my potassium and magnesium levels were normals, so at least we're not battling that deficiency at this point. HUGE sigh of relief that no IV potassium is required yet. I'm feeling OK otherwise, mostly just battling nausea. But that too will pass!
We had a very quiet weekend. Well at least I did. Grant wrestled with the kiddo so I could rest and keep it low-key. He's such a good daddy! Right now I hear them in there splashing away in the bath, having quite the time. Yet again, I am incredibly thankful that I don't have to do this by myself and that I have an amazing partner to help me out. As Mom would say "Thank you God for Grant"
Alright, I need to get going. Still plenty to get done tonight. Until tomorrow then, enjoy the pictures :)
He is fascinated by his train
We turned around Noah's seat in the car, he is very happy
Anywho, I don't have anything super exciting to report from here. As you can see, Noah is walking EVERYWHERE! He is much steadier on his feet now than he was even a few days ago. And he is learning all kinds of other things, too. He now knows what the elephant says, and the bunny and the snake. (We're working on the monkey) He has also started saying "papa" and making the sign for "All done" The kid absolutely cracks me up. He is so quick and is picking things up like a sponge. He never fails to amaze me.
I had another doctor's appointment today. My blood pressure was somewhat better (not super scary like last week, just partially scary :-p) so they've increased my meds again. On an up note I don't have to go back to the nephrologist's office for a month unless something changes significantly. Still have to see the OB next week and then have labs drawn in three weeks, but oh well, there'll be a week off in there maybe :-p On a much more positive note, my potassium and magnesium levels were normals, so at least we're not battling that deficiency at this point. HUGE sigh of relief that no IV potassium is required yet. I'm feeling OK otherwise, mostly just battling nausea. But that too will pass!
We had a very quiet weekend. Well at least I did. Grant wrestled with the kiddo so I could rest and keep it low-key. He's such a good daddy! Right now I hear them in there splashing away in the bath, having quite the time. Yet again, I am incredibly thankful that I don't have to do this by myself and that I have an amazing partner to help me out. As Mom would say "Thank you God for Grant"
Alright, I need to get going. Still plenty to get done tonight. Until tomorrow then, enjoy the pictures :)
He is fascinated by his train
We turned around Noah's seat in the car, he is very happyJune 03, 2009
Non-stop Noah
I think that Noah's figured out that I'm supposed to be taking it easy. I say I think he's figured it out because he thinks it should be the exact opposite. That kid has been moving and going non-stop today! He hasn't even wanted to stop long enough to eat he just wants to move move move! Good for him, not so good for the Mama. Every day when Grant walks in the front door all I can think is "Thank God!"
I did stick the kid in the car long enough to make a trip to the park today. We haven't been able to catch up with Miesje and Coen since before we went to Ohio and I know Noah's really been missing playing with his buddy. So even though it was threatening to rain and ridiculously hot, we headed over to the park for awhile. Noah was attempting to be a daredevil and walk all over the place. I think I need to resign myself to the fact that his knees are going to be permanently bruised from now on.
Did anyone see last night's Deadliest Catch? You really think they could have issued a warning to all of us out there with really sensitive stomachs right now about the fish head biting off. I know that they do it at the start of every season on the Northwestern, I have no problem with that. But did they have to 1) heat it up and 2) then show the kid puking his guts out afterwards? That took it just a little too far...
Alright, I think I'm off for the evening. Grant brought Noah home some new bubbles for the bath and I need to check in on those two here in a minute. Hope that everyone is glad to be past the mid-week point and that things are looking up. Enjoy the picutres :)
He kept putting it on his head but I wasn't quite fast enough with the camera
Helping Mommy in the kitchen
What a goof
Swinging at the park
I did stick the kid in the car long enough to make a trip to the park today. We haven't been able to catch up with Miesje and Coen since before we went to Ohio and I know Noah's really been missing playing with his buddy. So even though it was threatening to rain and ridiculously hot, we headed over to the park for awhile. Noah was attempting to be a daredevil and walk all over the place. I think I need to resign myself to the fact that his knees are going to be permanently bruised from now on.
Did anyone see last night's Deadliest Catch? You really think they could have issued a warning to all of us out there with really sensitive stomachs right now about the fish head biting off. I know that they do it at the start of every season on the Northwestern, I have no problem with that. But did they have to 1) heat it up and 2) then show the kid puking his guts out afterwards? That took it just a little too far...
Alright, I think I'm off for the evening. Grant brought Noah home some new bubbles for the bath and I need to check in on those two here in a minute. Hope that everyone is glad to be past the mid-week point and that things are looking up. Enjoy the picutres :)
He kept putting it on his head but I wasn't quite fast enough with the camera
Helping Mommy in the kitchen
What a goof
Swinging at the parkJune 02, 2009
Fatigue and Forgetfulness
Many apologies for my absence. We'll call it a mix of fatigue and forgetfulness. I've been catching any extra sleep where I can and pretty much falling into bed as soon as Noah goes down at night. If I haven't said it enough lately, thank goodness for Grant.
I had two doctors appointments today, and I wouldn't say that either of them went particularly well. Though I suppose they didn't go poorly, either. Baby G 2.0 is just fine (we're expecting a mid-January arrival) but is continuing to push my blood pressure into dangerous territory already. I know that this was our choice to have another kiddo and we definitely knew what we were up against, so I don't want this to come across as whiny, but I really thought that we would have at least a couple of months before the craziness set in. I knew (though I hoped I would be wrong) that this was going to be another up hill battle I just wasn't quite prepared to start battling yet. But now that I know that we have to, the battle will commence ;-) My goal is to make it to 37 weeks this time. Any extra prayers, thoughts and warm wishes to get us there would be most appreciated!
Noah has been walking up a storm lately. He is following Grant and I around the house and loves to chase the dog. He hasn't quite figured out how to stand up from a sitting position without anything to pull him up, but he's getting there. It's so funny to see him toddling around, not quite 100% steady. He is so proud of himself, especially if someone is watching and says "yay Noah!" for him. He is even figure out how to change direction. I'll try to remember to take some video here soon so you can see what I'm talking about.
Alright, I'm going to call it a night. I only have a few pictures, but I'll try better tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the pictures!
Noah playing on his new train from Grandma and Papa Larry
He thinks it's really cool :-p
The engineer
It plays music, lights up, all kinds of stuff!
I had two doctors appointments today, and I wouldn't say that either of them went particularly well. Though I suppose they didn't go poorly, either. Baby G 2.0 is just fine (we're expecting a mid-January arrival) but is continuing to push my blood pressure into dangerous territory already. I know that this was our choice to have another kiddo and we definitely knew what we were up against, so I don't want this to come across as whiny, but I really thought that we would have at least a couple of months before the craziness set in. I knew (though I hoped I would be wrong) that this was going to be another up hill battle I just wasn't quite prepared to start battling yet. But now that I know that we have to, the battle will commence ;-) My goal is to make it to 37 weeks this time. Any extra prayers, thoughts and warm wishes to get us there would be most appreciated!
Noah has been walking up a storm lately. He is following Grant and I around the house and loves to chase the dog. He hasn't quite figured out how to stand up from a sitting position without anything to pull him up, but he's getting there. It's so funny to see him toddling around, not quite 100% steady. He is so proud of himself, especially if someone is watching and says "yay Noah!" for him. He is even figure out how to change direction. I'll try to remember to take some video here soon so you can see what I'm talking about.
Alright, I'm going to call it a night. I only have a few pictures, but I'll try better tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the pictures!
Noah playing on his new train from Grandma and Papa Larry
He thinks it's really cool :-p
The engineer
It plays music, lights up, all kinds of stuff!
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