Nathan and I are playing on a co-ed kickball team this fall. That's right, kickball. You know, the sport you play in elementary school where the boys peg the ball as hard as they can at the girls (and other boys too, but who cares about them?) to get them out as they charge around the bases. Yes, there is an adult kickball league in Sarasota and we are playing on the Willis Smith team known as Smittys. We had our first game last Thursday night. I managed to get on base one time (yay me!). But we lost. (we will likely lose every game since we aren't great) To top the evening off, Nathan was injured.
Nathan is the pitcher for the team and went running to get a bunted ball and somehow managed to injure his right foot. He finished the play but then went hobbling off the field. I was stuck in the outfield and had no idea what was wrong other than he could hardly walk. The foot didn't swell up immediately, so we decided to wait until the morning for a trip to the doctor. Doctor confirmed that it was not broken (thank heavens) and said basically that the tendons/ligaments all got stretched too far or some such nonsense. (My opinion is just that we are too old to be playing such childish games!) So Nathan hobbled around all weekend on his gimpy foot and taking advil. I doubt he will be returning as pitcher for this week's game since he still isn't walking well.
In the baby headlines, Austin has starting talking up a storm. He has a couple of english syllables that he now says - ma, ah, and ba. Somehow he manages to combine these with a couple of non-english syllables and can have a whole conversation. It is amazing to watch. One of his favorite (and funniest) things to do right now is to say ma ma ma ma and then blow a raspberry. He isn't very successful with the raspberries, so sometimes it just ends up being spit everywhere, but it is still funny.
Austin was a little bit cranky this weekend due to two pesky bottom teeth that are trying to make their appearance. (Yes, I think we may have an overachiever on our hands since he wants to cut two teeth at once instead of one at a time.) We can see the bumps but they haven't cracked the surface yet. Hopefully they make an entrance soon.
Finally, a big, belated congratulations goes out to Yen and Mike. They are expecting twin girls! We can't wait for Austin's newest playmates to arrive. Only 10 weeks or so left (at the most, since twins usually come early!).
No pictures for today, but I will have some up very soon!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Useless Knowledge
Be sure to check out the new gadget "Useless Knowledge" at the bottom of the page. You just might learn something new!
Friday, August 29, 2008
VICTORY!
We have declared a victory in our house! It all started with Austin's four month checkup a week ago last Wednesday. For the two weeks or so prior to the checkup, Baby Boy was waking up every three hours or so at night. Needless to say, Mommy was walking around in a bit of a fog. So we inquired of the pediatrician what to do. Dr. 
Weiss responded that Austin had figured out that he could get me up during the night and that we needed to get him into his crib in the nursery and let him cry it out. So we put Austin in his crib that night. He only woke up once but when he did wake up, he cried for 30 minutes. It was awful! But we persevered and did not go in there. The next night, he only cried for 15 minutes. By the fourth night, Austin made it all the way through the night without waking up. Yay!! We now are all sleeping through the night and it is wonderful!
Austin's four month checkup went well (other than the major guilt trip I experienced from being told that Austin should already be in his own room). He now weighs 15 pounds and is 26 inches long, which puts him in the 50th percentile for weight and the 85th percentile for height.
The other day Karie (Austin's sitter) called me at work to tell me that Austin had rolled over from back to front twice! He had already learned to roll from his tummy to his back and could roll from his back to his side, but this was the first time he rolled all the way from back to front. We haven't seen this accomplishment, but we are eagerly waiting!
We have now tried out the jogging stroller passed to us from Nathan's cousin Leslie & Bernie. (Thanks again Leslie!) Austin is finally big enough to ride in the stroller so I took it for a spin. We did pretty well except for when we had to turn a corner and I ran the stroller into the dog! Luckily Daja was only mildly irritated with me. Austin really enjoyed the jog.
I am sure there is some witty caption for this photo, but I couldn't come up with one. Austin's expression is pretty hilarious though.
Weiss responded that Austin had figured out that he could get me up during the night and that we needed to get him into his crib in the nursery and let him cry it out. So we put Austin in his crib that night. He only woke up once but when he did wake up, he cried for 30 minutes. It was awful! But we persevered and did not go in there. The next night, he only cried for 15 minutes. By the fourth night, Austin made it all the way through the night without waking up. Yay!! We now are all sleeping through the night and it is wonderful!
Austin's four month checkup went well (other than the major guilt trip I experienced from being told that Austin should already be in his own room). He now weighs 15 pounds and is 26 inches long, which puts him in the 50th percentile for weight and the 85th percentile for height.
The other day Karie (Austin's sitter) called me at work to tell me that Austin had rolled over from back to front twice! He had already learned to roll from his tummy to his back and could roll from his back to his side, but this was the first time he rolled all the way from back to front. We haven't seen this accomplishment, but we are eagerly waiting!
We have now tried out the jogging stroller passed to us from Nathan's cousin Leslie & Bernie. (Thanks again Leslie!) Austin is finally big enough to ride in the stroller so I took it for a spin. We did pretty well except for when we had to turn a corner and I ran the stroller into the dog! Luckily Daja was only mildly irritated with me. Austin really enjoyed the jog.
I am sure there is some witty caption for this photo, but I couldn't come up with one. Austin's expression is pretty hilarious though.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
4 months old!!!
Here are some recent pictures.
Daddy and Boo chillin in the recliner.
Austin sitting by himself in the Bumbo seat.
Last weekend we went to the South Florida Museum in Bradenton. It is a history museum with a planetarium and a manatee rehabilitation aquarium.
The aquarium has a permanent resident manatee named Snooty. Snooty is 60 years old and is the only manatee ever born in captivity. Snooty has other manatees that room with him temporarily while in rehab before being released into the wild. When we saw Snooty, he had two roomies - two females who are being fattened back up for release.
We got to see a feeding of the manatees. They eat lots and lots of lettuce. Snooty used to get fruit as well but is currently on a diet and only gets strawberries and pineapple on his birthday.
Nathan and Austin watching the manatees
We also saw a planetarium show. Austin fell asleep and slept through most of the show. (I think Daddy fell asleep too near the end, but he won't admit to it!)Nathan and Austin in the planetarium
The following pictures are of Austin in his Jumperoo. The Jumperoo was a gift from our pet sitter, Ginger. (We love Ginger!!)
The Jumperoo is a seat suspended from elastic cords that baby can sit in and bounce up and down. Austin's feet are just now able to touch the floor on the lowest level,
so he doesn't do much bouncing yet, but he is very interested in the toys surrounding the seat. The seat also swivels 360 degrees so that he can access all the toys around him.
Hamming for the camera.....Austin is not always cooperative when it comes to the camera. These days he does something really cute and then when the camera comes out, he becomes instantly serious.
Sometimes we get lucky though. Daddy managed to get this big, cheesy grin and we just love it!
Daddy and Boo chillin in the recliner.
Austin sitting by himself in the Bumbo seat.
Last weekend we went to the South Florida Museum in Bradenton. It is a history museum with a planetarium and a manatee rehabilitation aquarium.
The aquarium has a permanent resident manatee named Snooty. Snooty is 60 years old and is the only manatee ever born in captivity. Snooty has other manatees that room with him temporarily while in rehab before being released into the wild. When we saw Snooty, he had two roomies - two females who are being fattened back up for release.
We got to see a feeding of the manatees. They eat lots and lots of lettuce. Snooty used to get fruit as well but is currently on a diet and only gets strawberries and pineapple on his birthday.
Nathan and Austin watching the manatees
We also saw a planetarium show. Austin fell asleep and slept through most of the show. (I think Daddy fell asleep too near the end, but he won't admit to it!)Nathan and Austin in the planetarium
The following pictures are of Austin in his Jumperoo. The Jumperoo was a gift from our pet sitter, Ginger. (We love Ginger!!)
The Jumperoo is a seat suspended from elastic cords that baby can sit in and bounce up and down. Austin's feet are just now able to touch the floor on the lowest level,
so he doesn't do much bouncing yet, but he is very interested in the toys surrounding the seat. The seat also swivels 360 degrees so that he can access all the toys around him. Hamming for the camera.....Austin is not always cooperative when it comes to the camera. These days he does something really cute and then when the camera comes out, he becomes instantly serious.
Sometimes we get lucky though. Daddy managed to get this big, cheesy grin and we just love it!
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