Friday, December 12, 2008
Ghosts of Christmas Past
We're in the holiday spirit but have no recent holiday photos to post so I'm going with a few from years gone by. Hoping for a Santa photo soon...but you see how well that worked out with Owen.
The Elephant Man
We'll start off with what you really want to see - pictures of Max. Lately, he's been fascinated by his elephant towel. He plays with the trunk and the ears. It's pretty darn cute.
My, how time flies. It's been so hard to keep up lately and I've not done very well in posting updates. Such is life. Rather than try to cram in a huge essay I will just leave a succint update below and attach some photos.
* Max is walking again. He took some tentative steps a couple of weeks ago, then twisted his ankle and stopped walking altogether and then started trying again last week. Here he is below while on strike from walking.
He is a fairly cautious walker and seems quite proud of himself as he gets from place to place.
Thus far he does the Frankenstein and we think it is HILARIOUS!
* Havers has gained some weight back and is crazy as ever with twice the energy it seems. She ate part of a dirty diaper yesterday and shredded the remains which she then spread around the dining room. Note to future visitors: This is one of the reasons we recommend against letting her lick your face.
* Chubber has taken to sleeping in the baby papasan. Pretty cute.
* Work is good for both of us and kind of busy.
* We are really looking forward to our trip to Alaska. Mmm, grilled salmon salad at Orso and pizza at Moose's Tooth. Did I forget Kodiak Nut Brown Ale at Midnight Sun Brewery?
* I'm now addicted to Facebook.
* Max is addicted to balloons. He absolutely loves his balloon and will even carry it from room to room. Very sweet.
One day soon he'll be sitting round the campfire telling scary stories that make no sense. They grow up so fast!
My, how time flies. It's been so hard to keep up lately and I've not done very well in posting updates. Such is life. Rather than try to cram in a huge essay I will just leave a succint update below and attach some photos.
* Max is walking again. He took some tentative steps a couple of weeks ago, then twisted his ankle and stopped walking altogether and then started trying again last week. Here he is below while on strike from walking.
He is a fairly cautious walker and seems quite proud of himself as he gets from place to place.
Thus far he does the Frankenstein and we think it is HILARIOUS!
* Havers has gained some weight back and is crazy as ever with twice the energy it seems. She ate part of a dirty diaper yesterday and shredded the remains which she then spread around the dining room. Note to future visitors: This is one of the reasons we recommend against letting her lick your face.
* Chubber has taken to sleeping in the baby papasan. Pretty cute.
* Work is good for both of us and kind of busy.
* We are really looking forward to our trip to Alaska. Mmm, grilled salmon salad at Orso and pizza at Moose's Tooth. Did I forget Kodiak Nut Brown Ale at Midnight Sun Brewery?
* I'm now addicted to Facebook.
* Max is addicted to balloons. He absolutely loves his balloon and will even carry it from room to room. Very sweet.
One day soon he'll be sitting round the campfire telling scary stories that make no sense. They grow up so fast!
Monday, December 1, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving
Of course, the main picture features eating! Max actually did a pretty good job eating his solids on turkey day. He still doesn't like to eat food all that much but he's getting more adventurous in trying different things and really enjoys eating off my plate.
Sweet Thanksgiving Boy. We are thankful for our family and our crazy dog and noisy cat. Mostly, we are blessed to have this tiny person with BIG personality in our lives. We love you Max.
This is probably Max's craziest hair yet. It's in honor of the mayhem of Black Friday.
One of the best ways to get Max to eat is to let him feed you. Here he is feeding me both baby food and teeny tiny pieces of turkey and spit soaked veggie fries. Yum yum!
We took a walk later than night and night walking is not really Max's thing. He prefers the daylight.
Mmm. Left overs. So who cares if it's dog food? (And no it's not the raw food. It's the soundly rejected kibble.)
Pucker up! Here is Max practicing his pucker. It's so cute and he does it all the time - just not when he kisses you. The kiss is still a big wide open mouth with the tongue coming at you in a WIDE angle.
On an unrelated note - check this out! Yes, that truly is my total price to fill the volvo with super gas about 2 weeks ago. I had to use all my "fuel perks" to do it but you collect a bunch of those suckers when you buy formula and diapers every week! It doesn't hurt that gas prices have literally been cut in half in the last 6 weeks. Does anyone else think conspiracy and market manipulation now?
With love to all of you...The ZanderBarry's.
Sweet Thanksgiving Boy. We are thankful for our family and our crazy dog and noisy cat. Mostly, we are blessed to have this tiny person with BIG personality in our lives. We love you Max.
This is probably Max's craziest hair yet. It's in honor of the mayhem of Black Friday.
One of the best ways to get Max to eat is to let him feed you. Here he is feeding me both baby food and teeny tiny pieces of turkey and spit soaked veggie fries. Yum yum!
We took a walk later than night and night walking is not really Max's thing. He prefers the daylight.
Mmm. Left overs. So who cares if it's dog food? (And no it's not the raw food. It's the soundly rejected kibble.)
Pucker up! Here is Max practicing his pucker. It's so cute and he does it all the time - just not when he kisses you. The kiss is still a big wide open mouth with the tongue coming at you in a WIDE angle.
On an unrelated note - check this out! Yes, that truly is my total price to fill the volvo with super gas about 2 weeks ago. I had to use all my "fuel perks" to do it but you collect a bunch of those suckers when you buy formula and diapers every week! It doesn't hurt that gas prices have literally been cut in half in the last 6 weeks. Does anyone else think conspiracy and market manipulation now?
With love to all of you...The ZanderBarry's.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
I MUST BE A PRINCESS!!!
I must be a princessM. y dentist wants to give me two crowns! Isn't that sweet. Gold and porcelain. WOW!
Seriously, I went to the dentist last week and ka-ching more crowns. The sad thing or the good thing, I suppose, is that these will be the third crown on each of these teeth. Crazy, huh? At least I have a lot of confidence in Dr. Weakley and I think he'll do a fab job and I can put these teeth to rest - so to speak. That's saying a lot coming from me who must have put several children through college based on dental work completed. The thing that really gets in my craw (That sounds so dirty in a 1-900 sort of way.) is that both of these original crowns were ones that I had to pay for out of pocket when I didn't have insurance. They cost an arm and a leg and they sucked. Go figure.
Check out my new princess boots and festive prop.
That's about it for me. Oh, and I got peed on in a store (courtesy of Maximus), went to the dentist and realized that I had tiny snot fingerprints all over my jacket, got peed on twice at home Saturday, had green beans and peas flung in my hair this weekend and ear wax/pus drained out of Max's ear and into my hair while he was sleeping this morning. Parenting should come with a bodily fluids warning label. Still, he's pretty cute, and he's worth every ounce of ooze.
Seriously, I went to the dentist last week and ka-ching more crowns. The sad thing or the good thing, I suppose, is that these will be the third crown on each of these teeth. Crazy, huh? At least I have a lot of confidence in Dr. Weakley and I think he'll do a fab job and I can put these teeth to rest - so to speak. That's saying a lot coming from me who must have put several children through college based on dental work completed. The thing that really gets in my craw (That sounds so dirty in a 1-900 sort of way.) is that both of these original crowns were ones that I had to pay for out of pocket when I didn't have insurance. They cost an arm and a leg and they sucked. Go figure.
Check out my new princess boots and festive prop.
That's about it for me. Oh, and I got peed on in a store (courtesy of Maximus), went to the dentist and realized that I had tiny snot fingerprints all over my jacket, got peed on twice at home Saturday, had green beans and peas flung in my hair this weekend and ear wax/pus drained out of Max's ear and into my hair while he was sleeping this morning. Parenting should come with a bodily fluids warning label. Still, he's pretty cute, and he's worth every ounce of ooze.
Call of the Wild
Havers seems to be entering a new phase. It all started when...
We took her to the vet because she seemed to be losing interest in food and losing weight. Turns out she had lost 4 and a 1/2 pounds since June. May not seem like much but she's never been a chubber and has always been just the right sizs so we were concerned. She got the standard pat down, a big blood panel and a poo vial. Many moneys and no answers.
Off we went to the pet food store in search of new food ans some healthy treats. We tried new grain free kibble made with salmon and trout and some raw food medallions. The raw food is frozen and looks a little like ginormous hamster pellets. It was an instant hit. The kibble seemed like a hit at first but it turns out it was just the egg mixed in. Within two days she had figured out how to suck the egg off and spit out the kibble. Next I tried mixing in some soft catfood a dog delicacy akin to molten chocolate cake or finest cheese and crusty baguette you ever did try. Again, a big hit for a couple feedings and then *patouie* out come the kibble. I'm giving up on kibble.
The raw food was a much bigger hit! She loves it and generally tends to wolf it down. Of course, there were a couple of days where she picked at it and left a bunch in the bowl. Just as I was about to tear my hair out - I decided to try feeding her on the porch and she started gobbling it down. Go figure. She's gained 2 pounds and her energy level has gone through the roof since she started this diet. For those of you who have met her, you know this wasn't necessary nor desired but it is what we got.
It seems that her new found energy has led to some new successes with hunting. On Election Day she hung out at her friend Gulliver's house and caught a squirrel. Later that weekend she stuck her head in a tuft of grass and came out with a mouse. Another mouse the next week. Last week she almost caught a duck as we walked in the park so I decided to move to safer ground away from the pond. Not 5 minutes later she jumped in a bush, flushed a bunch of birds and then jumped in the air and caught one in her mouth. Creepy but impressive. I screamed, jerked her lead and she opened her mouth. The bird flew away but I'm not sure how far it got. We heard a pretty loud crunch.
The morning before that little experience, I had to go lasso her in the yard with a towel because she had treed two sqiurrels in the back yard. One squirrel in each of our trees. There was NO WAY she was coming inside until she caught one of those squirrels. Thankfully, I got her after just a couple of attempts. Dan thinks she may just want us to hang a deer carcass in the tree and let her pick at that until she's done. Our neighbors would love us. It will never happen but she loves us any way and has a pretty darn good life.
Here she is all tuckered out after a long day of playing with Gulliver and all the wonderful squirrels in his backyard.
We took her to the vet because she seemed to be losing interest in food and losing weight. Turns out she had lost 4 and a 1/2 pounds since June. May not seem like much but she's never been a chubber and has always been just the right sizs so we were concerned. She got the standard pat down, a big blood panel and a poo vial. Many moneys and no answers.
Off we went to the pet food store in search of new food ans some healthy treats. We tried new grain free kibble made with salmon and trout and some raw food medallions. The raw food is frozen and looks a little like ginormous hamster pellets. It was an instant hit. The kibble seemed like a hit at first but it turns out it was just the egg mixed in. Within two days she had figured out how to suck the egg off and spit out the kibble. Next I tried mixing in some soft catfood a dog delicacy akin to molten chocolate cake or finest cheese and crusty baguette you ever did try. Again, a big hit for a couple feedings and then *patouie* out come the kibble. I'm giving up on kibble.
The raw food was a much bigger hit! She loves it and generally tends to wolf it down. Of course, there were a couple of days where she picked at it and left a bunch in the bowl. Just as I was about to tear my hair out - I decided to try feeding her on the porch and she started gobbling it down. Go figure. She's gained 2 pounds and her energy level has gone through the roof since she started this diet. For those of you who have met her, you know this wasn't necessary nor desired but it is what we got.
It seems that her new found energy has led to some new successes with hunting. On Election Day she hung out at her friend Gulliver's house and caught a squirrel. Later that weekend she stuck her head in a tuft of grass and came out with a mouse. Another mouse the next week. Last week she almost caught a duck as we walked in the park so I decided to move to safer ground away from the pond. Not 5 minutes later she jumped in a bush, flushed a bunch of birds and then jumped in the air and caught one in her mouth. Creepy but impressive. I screamed, jerked her lead and she opened her mouth. The bird flew away but I'm not sure how far it got. We heard a pretty loud crunch.
The morning before that little experience, I had to go lasso her in the yard with a towel because she had treed two sqiurrels in the back yard. One squirrel in each of our trees. There was NO WAY she was coming inside until she caught one of those squirrels. Thankfully, I got her after just a couple of attempts. Dan thinks she may just want us to hang a deer carcass in the tree and let her pick at that until she's done. Our neighbors would love us. It will never happen but she loves us any way and has a pretty darn good life.
Here she is all tuckered out after a long day of playing with Gulliver and all the wonderful squirrels in his backyard.
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