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Sun, Oct 31, 2004 10:00 PM
Where has the Halloween spirit gone!? We were the ONLY family in Target today in full costume... yes, all three of us. Personally I can't imagine getting dressed in "regular" clothes at any point on Halloween. I mean really, if you are going to wear a costume, you may as well wear it for more than just two or three hours.

Halloween must be Jake's favorite holiday too... (not that he's ever experienced any other holiday) I can't get him to wear a hat for more than a couple of seconds any other time, but we put the bat ear hat on him and he grinned like he knew it was part of his costume!
We had a great time running around visiting family, and even trick-or-treated at a couple of neighbor's houses (like we didn't have enough candy...ugh).

I already can't wait for next year. We'll start working on costumes tomorrow!

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Thu, Oct 21, 2004 1:00 PM
How to shower with a new baby in the house:

Wait for your husband to get home from work then shower in the evenings while he is there to watch the baby (this is when I get nice long relaxing showers).

or

Wait for the baby to fall asleep, grab the baby monitor, RUN to the bathroom (jumping over cats and dogs on the way), jump in the shower and wash your face, get out of the shower, change and feed the baby (to get him to stop crying), put him back down with a binky and wait for him to fall back to sleep, RUN back to the bathroom (again jumping over dogs who think you're trying to play, the cat, at this point, is wisely hiding under the bed), turn on the water, realize the batteries on the monitor have gone dead while you were running around, change the batteries to the monitor and since you're in the kitchen and the baby is asleep grab a granola bar, realize you left the water running in the shower, think about how the granola bar has dried out your mouth and you're super thirsty then realize you can drink water while in the shower (hey hey, multi tasking), RUN back down the hallway (now the dogs are really excited and this is a fun game, so you actually get tripped and step on one then feel guilty and have to stop and pet it, and apologize, then feel even more guilty 'cause you realize this is the most attention the dog has gotten in two days, except for yesterday when you yelled at it to "GET OFF THE DAMN COUCH, AND STOP LICKING THE BABY!!!"), jump into the shower (the water by now is practically ice), start to wash your hair and actually get it most of the way rinsed, jump out of the shower and change the baby and put him in his swing with the binky and hope he doesn't start screaming again, wait for his eyes to start drooping, walk quickly down the hallway (being more careful about the dogs) hoping the water has warmed up a little, turn the water back on, jump in, finish rinsing your hair and put in conditioner, start shaving your legs (while your hair is conditioning), this time you actually get through both legs, and are so excited that you don't mind when the baby starts crying and have to jump out. (Take a breath) Go feed the baby (dressed in a towel, and hair wrapped in a towel), set up his bouncy chair in the bedroom so he can watch you get dressed, put him in it and turn on the vibrate function, turn on Sesame Street so you & the baby can discuss the social ramifications while you fix your make-up, take the towel out of your hair so you can dry and curl it, realize you forgot to rinse the conditioner out, start swearing (which makes the baby smile and laugh.. or was it that insipid little Elmo?), dunk your head in the (little tiny) bathroom sink and rinse out the conditioner in icy cold water...

ugh... why didn't I just wait for Matt to get home?

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Sat, Oct 16, 2004 11:23 AM
Today was Pumpkin Patch Day! Our first big holiday outing as a "family". This would be the first time Matt & I have done something like this without getting strange "where are your kids" type sideways glances from people. Now I have a good excuse to do all the kid-like things I love to do! Yippee!

We also visited the halloween store and picked up the finishing touches for Jake's costume. Check back in after Halloween for pictures!

Current achievements: hand sucking, making vowel sounds and general cooing, LOTS of smiles, sleeping 5-7 hours a night, and recognizing that the dogs exist (the other day he looked at Mauly and smiled and "laughed").

Although he doesn't exatly "laugh" like you and I yet, he is making noises that will turn into laughs any day now.

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Thu, Oct 7, 2004 8:45 AM
A few days ago he began to discover his hands. He is much more adept at getting them into his mouth, and can keep them there for a little bit longer. He's also beginning to figure out that he can use those hands for whacking at toys! I know I was more excited about this discovery than he was, but he was pretty darn excited too.

I'm sure he'll be laughing any day now as he already looks as if he's laughing, and even makes some noises while he's doing it. All we're missing is that little giggle. I can't wait! I will definitely post video of it when it happens!

He's doing all kinds of things that are making him more baby-like these days. Drooling, cooing, squeeking, watching Sesame Street... every day something new. Wow. Who knew this would be so cool?

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Tue, Oct 5, 2004 1:30 PM
Happy two month birthday baby!! Now here are three shots in your leg.

Matt and I have become pretty darn adept at what we call "baby torture". For example; making him wait for a bottle to warm up before giving it to him, changing a wet diaper in the middle of the night, pushing him around in a baby carriage when he'd rather eat... you get the idea. But, Jake had no idea just how evil and cruel we could be.

Yes, three shots. Two in one leg, one in the other, he cried, I cried... daddy held him down on the table. Then he stopped crying, I continued crying, and daddy drove us home. He survived, and as I type is sleeping peacefully in the swing... I'm crying again. I may need therapy.

The pediatrician said he will have at least one shot at every appointment between now and three years old. No wonder kids don't like doctors. I don't care how many stickers you put on his diaper, buddy; a shot is a shot, and three really sucks.

We're so mean. But, at least now he won't get Polio.

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