It's really easy. Go to this website, and guess what each word means. I already found out that the word "ovoid" means "egg-shaped", that "polydipsia" means "excessive thirst", and "quiescence" means "stillness". Pretty sweet.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Yay for birth!
My friend Samantha just had her baby boy, Dillon, today at 10:52am. (I think that's what it was...) I just wanted to say Hurray for birth! :)
(By the way, this is NOT Dillon. I got this from a website and thought the baby was adorable!)
(By the way, this is NOT Dillon. I got this from a website and thought the baby was adorable!)
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
College Graduation
My older sister, after being out of high school since 2002, is finally graduating from college! Yay! On Facebook about a week ago, she invited me to come to her graduation party, which I had to turn down since it's going to be at home in Ohio, and I'm out here in Idaho. Not going to happen. I joked around, saying that if she could get mom to fly Andrew and me out to Ohio for that weekend, that we'd be there.
Well, my mom saw what I said, and took it seriously! She bought me a plane ticket (Andrew's going to sit on my lap), and everything is all worked out. So I'm suddenly going to Ohio a week from tomorrow and staying until the next Tuesday. Isn't that nuts? I love my mom!
This will be the first time my sisters Susette and Carrie will have seen Andrew. I really wish they could've come out with my parents at the beginning of the year so that they could've seen him when he was all tiny and fresh from the womb, but that wasn't the case. They'll get to see all 14 lbs, chubby tummied, big headed Andrew at 3 months old. I'm really excited because before this, they weren't going to see him until August, when he'd be almost 8 months old. Hurray!
I got so excited that I started making a packing list. I can't believe how much stuff Andrew is going to need. And he needs more than some babies because he spits up so much, so that means more clothes, more burp cloths, a bath towel (because that's what I generally use as a burp cloth - it soaks up more!)... Yikes.
This is going to be a fun trip. :) Thanks to Susette, who is graduating college!
Well, my mom saw what I said, and took it seriously! She bought me a plane ticket (Andrew's going to sit on my lap), and everything is all worked out. So I'm suddenly going to Ohio a week from tomorrow and staying until the next Tuesday. Isn't that nuts? I love my mom!
This will be the first time my sisters Susette and Carrie will have seen Andrew. I really wish they could've come out with my parents at the beginning of the year so that they could've seen him when he was all tiny and fresh from the womb, but that wasn't the case. They'll get to see all 14 lbs, chubby tummied, big headed Andrew at 3 months old. I'm really excited because before this, they weren't going to see him until August, when he'd be almost 8 months old. Hurray!
I got so excited that I started making a packing list. I can't believe how much stuff Andrew is going to need. And he needs more than some babies because he spits up so much, so that means more clothes, more burp cloths, a bath towel (because that's what I generally use as a burp cloth - it soaks up more!)... Yikes.
This is going to be a fun trip. :) Thanks to Susette, who is graduating college!
PS. My mom bought us a Johnny Jump-Up! Andrew hasn't quite figured out that he needs to use his legs to jump around, and that it's not just to hang there, but I'm sure he'll figure it out. Here's a picture:
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Everything's amazing, but nobody's happy
Just thought you guys should watch this video. Sorry I can't upload it to the site, but here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGYx35ypus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGYx35ypus
Friday, March 13, 2009
Woo hoo!
Thank goodness for our friend Alan. He's really good with computers, and we dropped off our dysfunctional computer off at his place on Wednesday so he could take a look at it and try to fix it. Initially, we thought he might have it for up to two weeks fixing it, but we got it back today! Apparently, we had some viruses, and once they were gone, everything was running again. Hurray!
Here are the promised videos. Sorry they're blurry. I take them with my phone and the pixels for the video camera apparently aren't that great. Not only that, but it'll only record 30 seconds at a time. Oh well. That's probably enough to capture everything. :)
The first one is of us holding him up in a sitting position:
And this one is of him playing with Jason:
Here are the promised videos. Sorry they're blurry. I take them with my phone and the pixels for the video camera apparently aren't that great. Not only that, but it'll only record 30 seconds at a time. Oh well. That's probably enough to capture everything. :)
The first one is of us holding him up in a sitting position:
And this one is of him playing with Jason:
Enjoy!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Grrrr...
Our computer has been having issues lately. At first, it was that the internet wouldn't let us onto Hotmail and Facebook, or watch shows from the ABC.com website. How annoying, right? Well, then the computer starts freezing when we open the internet. Then the computer won't even get past the blue "welcome" page that comes up when the computer is loading. I think we have a virus. :(
We took the computer over to a friend's place to get it looked at (this kid is a wiz with computers), and he said it could take him a week and a half to figure out what's wrong with it. Not only that, but it could end up that we have to get a completely new hard drive! Ahhh! What about all the pictures and music and stuff on the computer????? He said he's trying to back that stuff up just in case, but it still makes me sad. I've had this computer since my freshman year of college, and it's never had any problems before!
So here I am, up at the school doing this, and when I'm at home, I have neither internet nor cable tv to entertain me while Andrew is eating or sleeping. I've already cleaned almost the entire apartment, done bunches of dishes, and I'm almost done with laundry too. (Although, is that really possible when you have a baby?) I've already seen all of our movies a million times - except The Perfect Storm, which I don't want to watch. The library hasn't contacted me to let me know that any of the books I've requested the last two weeks have come in. What should I do with my time??? It's not that I don't like being home or spending time with Andrew, because I LOVE it. I just need to feel connected to the world somehow, you know?
The good thing is, I've been spending a little more time with Andrew, if that's possible. I put him on his tummy the other day, and not only did he NOT spit up, but he held his head up for a long time, and his chest for a little bit! Not bad, considering I almost never put him on his stomach! Also, I started pulling him up into a sitting position and holding him there, and he really seems to like the new view! I'd lay him back down on his back, and he'd start crying, so I'd lift him back up, and he'd be happy again. I took a couple videos of him, one of him playing with Jason and the other of him being happy while sitting, but until I can get our computer back (or some computer...), I'll have to wait to post them. :(
Anyway, sorry for complaining. Life really hasn't been all that horrible without the internet...
We took the computer over to a friend's place to get it looked at (this kid is a wiz with computers), and he said it could take him a week and a half to figure out what's wrong with it. Not only that, but it could end up that we have to get a completely new hard drive! Ahhh! What about all the pictures and music and stuff on the computer????? He said he's trying to back that stuff up just in case, but it still makes me sad. I've had this computer since my freshman year of college, and it's never had any problems before!
So here I am, up at the school doing this, and when I'm at home, I have neither internet nor cable tv to entertain me while Andrew is eating or sleeping. I've already cleaned almost the entire apartment, done bunches of dishes, and I'm almost done with laundry too. (Although, is that really possible when you have a baby?) I've already seen all of our movies a million times - except The Perfect Storm, which I don't want to watch. The library hasn't contacted me to let me know that any of the books I've requested the last two weeks have come in. What should I do with my time??? It's not that I don't like being home or spending time with Andrew, because I LOVE it. I just need to feel connected to the world somehow, you know?
The good thing is, I've been spending a little more time with Andrew, if that's possible. I put him on his tummy the other day, and not only did he NOT spit up, but he held his head up for a long time, and his chest for a little bit! Not bad, considering I almost never put him on his stomach! Also, I started pulling him up into a sitting position and holding him there, and he really seems to like the new view! I'd lay him back down on his back, and he'd start crying, so I'd lift him back up, and he'd be happy again. I took a couple videos of him, one of him playing with Jason and the other of him being happy while sitting, but until I can get our computer back (or some computer...), I'll have to wait to post them. :(
Anyway, sorry for complaining. Life really hasn't been all that horrible without the internet...
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Class registration
I registered for my last classes in college EVER today: Intro to Geography, the lab for that class, and Intro to Humanities. (Because I needed a few more credits and this class sounded easy.) At first I was going to sign up for a scripture study class, but it wasn't offered online like it had looked to be several weeks ago, so I switched.
While looking around for a new class to take in the scripture study class's place, I realized that they need to have a class perfect for me - How to be Creative 101. This class would be for those who are creatively challenged, whether it be scrapbook making, home decoration, ideas for dates, things to do with your kids (or kids that you're babysitting), how to make up your own dinner dish from food you have in your fridge, how to make cute homemade gifts... Yeah. I need a class like that. I'm really afraid that my kids are going to look at pictures of themselves from when they're little, and because it's not all organized and cute, they won't know what was going on in the picture - and neither will I! I'm afraid my home will always look like a messy, unorganized dorm apartment, not a home. I need a class to teach me how to be creative!
There should be a Home Ec class on campus that offers frazzled people like me those things! That's what I think, at least. Until then, does anyone want to teach me?
While looking around for a new class to take in the scripture study class's place, I realized that they need to have a class perfect for me - How to be Creative 101. This class would be for those who are creatively challenged, whether it be scrapbook making, home decoration, ideas for dates, things to do with your kids (or kids that you're babysitting), how to make up your own dinner dish from food you have in your fridge, how to make cute homemade gifts... Yeah. I need a class like that. I'm really afraid that my kids are going to look at pictures of themselves from when they're little, and because it's not all organized and cute, they won't know what was going on in the picture - and neither will I! I'm afraid my home will always look like a messy, unorganized dorm apartment, not a home. I need a class to teach me how to be creative!
There should be a Home Ec class on campus that offers frazzled people like me those things! That's what I think, at least. Until then, does anyone want to teach me?
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Yay!
Andrew is 2 months old today! Ok, well, technically not because he was actually born on the 30th of December, but as there are only 28 days in February, I'm saying it's today!
I'd make a cake or something, but I can't find the time amidst the feedings, spitup, diaper changes, bouncing him, dancing with him, showering, eating (for me!)... You know.
I'd make a cake or something, but I can't find the time amidst the feedings, spitup, diaper changes, bouncing him, dancing with him, showering, eating (for me!)... You know.
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