Baby Toy Hybrids

Sometimes one bouncer or one toy isn't enough to keep a kid entertained.

In that case, I introduce to you, the Baby Toy Hybrid.

Take one bouncer and one ... whatever it is ... and watch your child go to town.



Just like in utero, Josie seems particularly into kicking the living daylights out of things. Remember that, fellas. Don't mess with Josie.

Show off.

While Josie is still doing her best impersonation of the vault scene with Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible while trying to crawl, she seems to be just fine with standing.

Just one hand to balance? Show off.

In fact, thanks to her Dad's thighs she seems doomed to have inherited, we wouldn't be surprised to see her running laps in no time.

Mind = Blown

For Christmas, one of my best friends from college, Ian, sent me a couple CDs. Both were kid's CDs.

The first was They Might Be Giants. For those that know the band, their kid's CD is exactly what you'd expect. A little odd and a lot of fun.

But the other CD Ian sent was from someone called Caspar Babypants.

Now, I had never heard of him, and I still have no idea how well known his music is outside of Washington State, where Ian lives now.

But I absolutely love the CD. Tons of great original kids music, and some fun variations on the classics.

Now here's where the mindblowing begins.

With Josie on my lap, I decided to pull up a youtube of the band and see if they had any fun live versions of their songs. I found my favorite in one of the first search results.

(sidebar: This is now my favorite song of the moment. Moreso than anything out right now. A kid's song. Not some new song on CD101, or something I'd hear at the bar after playing kickball in DC. My favorite song is a kid song. Odd.)

So here is the video. See if you recognize the singer.



Figure it out?

Here's a big, fat hint.



Holy. Crap.

Yep, Caspar Babypants is the dude from The Presidents of the United States of America. Known for such all-time 90s doozies as Peaches, Kitty, and Lump.

Worlds collide.

Mind = Blown



Now, go buy his CD.

6 months go by fast.

Ok, so it's been awhile.

Forgive us. It's been a bit of a hectic 6 months with...ya know...having a baby and all.

Now that we seem to have the hang of things, we'll be trying to post a little more often about baby life and life in general.

And now, without any further adieu, I give you Josie's 6 month birthday pics, courtesy of her Dad's camera and Picasa.

Sister bonding.

Maddie seems to already be getting close to our first to be born.

Mom looks hot.

35 weeks pregnant and still looking gorgeous.

I scored.

A Family Portrait

Look for an update in about 4-6 weeks.

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Maddie versus Baby!

Sandi is now at 27 weeks.

That means plenty of jabs and dropkicks from the munchkin living inside her.

And while that may keep Mom up at night, it doesn't seem to be fazing our little pug one bit.

(keep an eye out at the 10 second mark, and keep the sound up for the trademark pug snore)

26 weeks, 4 days and Modified Bedrest Again

Better safe than sorry! I'm having quite a few contractions, but not enough to land me at the hospital. Thank goodness! My cervix seems to be thinning a bit but still within normal limits so we are taking the safe route. I am still allowed to work which is a very good thing!

On a positive note, my husband is treating me like a QUEEN! I mean, don't get me wrong, I always get royal treatment i.e. dinner, foot rubs, back rubs...BUT NOW.....I don't even have to get my own water!! AWESOME!

Jon is gonna be such a good dad!

Delivery Day Role Play

I pity the poor nurse who has to care for us at Riverside Methodist when the big day arrives. We are going to need 24/7 supervision.



UPDATE: Completed my glucose tolerance test this morning. Here's a little suggestion...don't try to drink tons of sugar on an empty stomach at 8am. No matter how much one LOVES sugar there is just badness that happens that early. After a brief period of time spent gagging with my husband coaching me through some breathing techniques and a few disgusting swallows, I made it to the lab in the appropriate amount of time.

As for baby, she is doing well. We saw parts of her brain, heart, stomach, and kidneys for a second time on ultrasound today. Dr. Bell thinks she is doing well and will be around 7 lovely pounds at full term. That makes me happy!!

Trying on clothes!

We're at Target. Decided to have our little one try on some clothes and see what fits. I think these may be just a weeee bit too big.

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Relaxed.

There is something perfectly relaxing to sitting on the couch and just feeling my baby thwack the heck out of Sandi's tummy.

Best friends. Already.

On the whole, Maddie is one cuddly critter.

It's just that normally she prefers doing so down by our legs or even...


Cute, eh?

Well, as of late, Maddie has taken a decidedly different position when it comes to cuddling up to Mom.


Apparently Maddie wants to be the first one to hug our little girl.

Kicks, Punches, And A Whole Lot Of Money

The last two weeks have been amazing. Our little girl has gone from random kicks and punches to reacting to touch. She also kicks so hard now at 23 weeks that you can see my shirt or a piece of paper move. Incredible.

Also, this past Saturday Jon and I went to register for our little one. After 3.5 hours in Buy Buy Baby we have almost completed our registry. We had such a good time! Jon, the self-proclaimed master of the scanning gun, enjoyed his job SO MUCH he would only let me scan a pack of crib sheets! Don't get between a man and his gun....even if it's digital and in a baby store!


The trip was also a revelation. We knew a baby was expensive, but registering provides a whole new perspective. We're hoping Jon can do what he can to get child labor laws repealed as soon as possible so our little one can start earning her keep! Ha!

As for me, I'm feeling great, though my balance isn't what it used to be! Keep checking back here for updates... we'll post here and there to keep all our friends and family informed on what's up!

Realization.

With the NFL strike looming, I was thinking about how I may be able to get my football fix by picking up the new Madden game when it comes out in August.


Then I realized something.

Our beautiful little girl will almost certainly be born before this game even comes out.

I guess despite the gorgeous growing tummy on my bride and the swift kicks and punches I periodically feel from the munchkin, it still doesn't feel quite as real to me as it does Sandi.

Then you have stupid, little realizations like I had today. The debut of this new football game is right around the corner.

And my baby will be here before then.

My baby.

How very, incredibly, spectacularly awesome.