mouse

Don't mind me.

I fully plan to start posting absolutely random things on my blog. I don't blog enough.

My next post for today: my mouse.

Yesterday, with all the force she could muster, Julia threw my computer mouse on the ground.

As was typical with my "old" cell phone, this type of act normally does no damage.

Well, the last time she threw the cell phone, I needed to pay to REPLACE the cell phone.

So, I shouldn't have been surprised when I picked my mouse today and realized that MY ROLLER does NOT work anymore...!

Ugh!

Do you KNOW how much I use my roller on my mouse? Apparently A LOT more than I ever thought.

Kind of like the time I spilled water on my keyboard and realized I used my "L" and "K" keys a lot more than I thought too...

... so I have been contemplating surgery on the mouse today. Either that, or buy a new mouse.

Note to self: Don't let Julia throw technological devices around the house anymore.

erin

8/19 or 8:19 or… 8… 19…

For a few weeks now, I have considered writing a blog about the numbers 8 and 19… and, more specifically, those two numbers together.

 

I was born on 8/19… or August 19… in 1978.  'Twas a good year, I think.  

 

In the past few months, I have noticed that I always seem to notice the numbers 8 and 19 together… most specifically on clocks, but this last week I noticed it in several other places, and now I'm starting to wonder if I am predisposed to noticing these two numbers together.

 

The first time I really noticed that I was noticing it was with clocks.  I would seem to notice 8:19 AM pretty much ever other day or so… and often it seemed to coincide with my work schedule.  And, it wasn't as if I was deliberately looking at the clock at 8:18 or 8:17 and waiting for it to turn… no, I would be doing something, glance at the clock (either overhead or on my computer) and there it would be, 8:19.

 

Then I seemed to notice it on Sunday mornings.  Maybe it was simply when I was coming downstairs for the first time… and one of the three clocks in our kitchen showed 8:19?  I have no idea.

 

Then yesterday I saw it when Julia and I were eating breakfast… and then today I noticed it yet again…

 

… talk about coincidence.

 

And, as I said, it is not simply with clocks.  I'll notice it in street addresses from mail I receive… and goodness, last week while reading my Bible, I flipped right open to a passage and bam… there was 8:19.  So, I had to blog about it. 

 

I know.  It sounds weird.  I might be a little odd.  But it's all good… ;) 

 

Erin

Surprise!

Hello!

 

If you couldn't tell from the "Take a Close Look…" t-shirt, our family has some news to announce: come September, Julia will no longer be an only child but will become a big sister!  YAY!

 

Adam and I found in January that we were pregnant with another babe.  We are very excited!  We hope that Julia will be excited too when her new baby brother or sister is born… but for now we simply try to teach her the word "baby" and play with babies and such.  She loves her "stuffed" babies already… here's hoping!

 

I am 12 weeks along.  Our due date is September 19, but due to various reasons, I will be having a scheduled C-section.  My first appointment was last Wednesday, February 25.  We had an ultrasound for dating purposes and to find the heartbeat.  The little bean had a heart rate of 175 and was dancing around like crazy.  It is amazing that you can already see the head, face, legs, and arms at that point – amazing!  (I've attached an ultrasound picture!)

 

We hope you are excited along with us!  We are very much looking forward to meeting the newest addition to our family in a little over 6 months.  Wow!

 

Hugs & Love,

(Adam &) Erin

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Take a Close Look…

Take a close look at Julia's shirt… she has a new favorite one she wears these days…

 

(see attached)

 

(ha, don't mind that she doesn't look overly happy or alert... she has the flu or something... again)

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Julia is 15 months old!

Julia had her 15 month appointment today with Dr. C.

She is 20 lbs 14 oz (25th), 31 inches long (60th), and has an 18 in head (25th).

"Tall" and "thin"... ha, ha, according to the doc, "model material".

GREAT. HA!

Julia is hitting her milestones well enough so no concerns there!

I thought she had FOUR molars... nope, she has EIGHT so that means she has SIXTEEN teeth now! WOW!!! She is working on her canines now too.

That's all for now... poor baby had three shots today and went straight down for a nap when we got home. Mom is off to drink a cup of coffee and do some work for the day!

Later!

Erin

Cousin Fun

Hannah, one of Julia's cousins, was here visiting this last week with Grandma (my mom).  They had quite a bit of fun together... here are some pictures!

 

Cool Off!

A while ago Adam taught Julia how to blow on her food. Tonight I was feeding her a little dinner, and I would blow on it to cool it down before feeding it to her. As I would put it to her mouth, I would ask her to blow on it, and she would before eating it. So cute!

Slip Slidin' Away...

Adam and Julia had fun playing one night this last week... Julia kept trying to "run" away from Julia and Adam kept sliding her back to him... she thought it was hilarious!

It's been entirely too long...

I haven't posted... anything... in a few weeks.

We have continued to deal with a series of colds and the flu even... Saturday night was our first experience with Baby Vomiting and it was Not Fun. It didn't help that I was up from about midnight until 6 am and then had to be at church by 7:30 am for service (GEMS Sunday).

Anyway... so, we have been spending much of our time taking care of the little one, taking care of ourselves, and trying to get the little one back on a regular sleeping schedule since illnesses always seem to knock her off of them.

She still loves to play, though! And, lately, she is practicing walking... but only when she feels like it! Valentine's Day was by far her biggest "walking day" with two 4-ft jaunts and then bits and pieces of walking here and there throughout the day.

Julia acquired a kitchen in January and loves it. Her cousin Hannah (with my mom) is visiting this week and Julia introduced Hannah to the kitchen straight away and they spend much of their time playing there. They also enjoy chatting in the car, at dinner table (Hannah has an uncanny ability to be able to understand anything Julia says and to translate it for us -- I need her here all the time!), and while they are playing. Even though Hannah is 1.5 years older than Julia, they are still playing together wonderfully.

Julia is saying a few words now -- Dada; Mama; Bye Bye; Hi, Da!; and 'llo! (for Hello!) when she is talking on the phone. Tonight was really cute -- she said "Bye bye!" and waved to Hannah when it was time to go to bed. She also still LOVES kittens and cats and has a very distinct noise she makes that I can only deduce to be a meow. (No, we will not be getting a cat any time soon as Adam is allergic to them.)

I will have more next week to write as Julia has her 15-month appointment and you know how I love to report her stats. :)

Have a good night!

Erin

Julia can walk...

... she simply chooses not to most of the time.

Apparently, though, it is VERY fun to carry one's potty chair (no, we are not training -- it is simply a toy right now) around the living room.

erin