so my son has this rather substantial sized pimple on the end of his nose right now. luckily for him, he's not eighteen and this is not the week of the prom, so he has nothing to worry about. if he was, i'd probably be feeling pretty sorry for him and the frantic state in which he would find himself in. fortunately, it just looks cute on him now...
...but a not so cute thing is that the little mr. is deciding not to go to sleep tonight. i bounced/rocked him for about 40 minutes with no results, dave did the same for about 30 and just as he set him down, he's awake. so now we are starting the whole cycle again. doesn't he know that sleep is a very very good thing, a thing mom and dad are wishing to do now, and that if he gave in, he'd actually really like it? unfortunaly, the answer is no. oh well. at least he'll sleep good for the night, and maybe take some good naps tommorrow? we'll see...
...this weekend was eventful. friday was spent at my friend jes's house. the girls from our life group (small group) were all getting together. we were without our husbands because normally, when we do get together the genders end up splitting up anyways, so instead of pretending to have a fun couples night, we just started out seperated. it was a very nice time with very nice food. and james was good! hurrah! then saturday dave and i went to gull lake high school's variety show, "glitter." it was fun to be out, and there were some good acts. however, there were some very bad acts too. the kind where you feel embarrased for the people on stage? yep, that kind. but all in all, it was a fun weekend. (oh- and i also got a 3 1/2 hour nap on sunday. how indulgent. but in my defense, james came and nurse halfway through and then slept with me, so i wasn't totally alone...)
...also, today was opening day! and the cubbies didn't do so hot- but who did? fukudome! he's the new japanese import and did an amazing job today. my japanese heritage is swelling with pride. okay, no heritage, but i do love all things japan! in the bottom of the ninth when it was 3-0 brewers, he swings in and bats a homer, getting three points for the cubbies. unfortunately, we lost, but it is sure fun to have baseball back!
tomorrow my goal is to finally get all my thank-you notes done from james birth. cross your fingers for productivity.
3.27.2008
random thoughts...
1. i love panera bread. everytime i go there i am reminded how much i enjoy eating up their food, and everytime i go i realize that i wish i had a lot more money to buy all their goodies and treats. or even some bagels. so today, i was blessed to go there again with some friends for lunch. and today, i was once again reminded how great that establishment is. (i mean, they have free wireless, who doesn't love that?)
2. i wasn't really sad that chickeze (sp?) left last night. i wasn't particulary attached to him and that only sadness i did feel was that rameiele (sp again?) wasn't gone. how could she not be in the bottom three? she is rather annoying and i can't stand how every time she sings i am constantly blinded by the shine coming off her lips from way to much lipgloss. okay, that might be harsh, but i would much rather have chick's enthusiasum and zest for life over ram's too-cute personality. also, does anyone else notice that if you shorten both their names you are left with animals? chick, ram? sorta fun.
3. why is it still snowing? seriously. times like these i wish i was back in good ole consistently sunny california. i know i will appreciate the sunny weather much more when it actually does come, but i wish that appreciation could start now. bring on the sun baby!
4. james is just getting more and more cute. it's pretty amazing. he really likes to stand now and is holding his head up pretty consistently on his own now. he's pretty great.
those are really my only thoughts for the day. also, i realize that many time when i post i have many grammatical and spelling errors. so for those who, ahem, pay close attention to such mistakes, i apologize. i mostly try to have dave proofread, but sometimes, i don't. baby's crying, gotta go!
2. i wasn't really sad that chickeze (sp?) left last night. i wasn't particulary attached to him and that only sadness i did feel was that rameiele (sp again?) wasn't gone. how could she not be in the bottom three? she is rather annoying and i can't stand how every time she sings i am constantly blinded by the shine coming off her lips from way to much lipgloss. okay, that might be harsh, but i would much rather have chick's enthusiasum and zest for life over ram's too-cute personality. also, does anyone else notice that if you shorten both their names you are left with animals? chick, ram? sorta fun.
3. why is it still snowing? seriously. times like these i wish i was back in good ole consistently sunny california. i know i will appreciate the sunny weather much more when it actually does come, but i wish that appreciation could start now. bring on the sun baby!
4. james is just getting more and more cute. it's pretty amazing. he really likes to stand now and is holding his head up pretty consistently on his own now. he's pretty great.
those are really my only thoughts for the day. also, i realize that many time when i post i have many grammatical and spelling errors. so for those who, ahem, pay close attention to such mistakes, i apologize. i mostly try to have dave proofread, but sometimes, i don't. baby's crying, gotta go!
3.24.2008
an update:
it's been a long while. my hiatus from the internet has ended, and therefore, i am going to write an update, though i fear there is not much to update about...
- dave and i were startled last night when we heard a scratching noise outside our window. i got quite scared and upon opening our curtains we saw two beady looking eyes staring at us. yes, we were fortunate enough to see a gross little possum starting right back at us with his gross little rat tail. ewww. i get the heebie jeebies just thinking of it. luckily, he just stared at us and then walked away. and luckily, i had no possum nightmare when i was asleep. dave then also told me he once tried to kill a possum with his bb gun when he was younger. i wish i would have had one last night...
- james is doing great at growing and being a human. i am very proud of him. he's learning to be very nice when he is awake and learning not to take very long naps. the first i am very excited about, the latter i wish he'd improve on. but nonetheless, i love the little man and he's just great. he's also growing out of many of his clothes, which makes me sad. i have grown quite attached to a lot of the outfits and i am sad to see them almost done. but other than that, i love him so!
- his six week birthday was a couple of days ago, and i cannot believe that he is already this old!
- i went down to corie's this past weekend with ruth for two days. it was only planned to be one day, but we got snowed out of our state and had to stay an extra night. that was the first time i've ever gotten 'snowed out.' i was a little bummed i miss all that snowfall, but nonetheless had a good time down in 58 degree indiana. i hope spring comes soon!
- i'm mildly addicted to cadbury eggs.
- dave and i were startled last night when we heard a scratching noise outside our window. i got quite scared and upon opening our curtains we saw two beady looking eyes staring at us. yes, we were fortunate enough to see a gross little possum starting right back at us with his gross little rat tail. ewww. i get the heebie jeebies just thinking of it. luckily, he just stared at us and then walked away. and luckily, i had no possum nightmare when i was asleep. dave then also told me he once tried to kill a possum with his bb gun when he was younger. i wish i would have had one last night...
- james is doing great at growing and being a human. i am very proud of him. he's learning to be very nice when he is awake and learning not to take very long naps. the first i am very excited about, the latter i wish he'd improve on. but nonetheless, i love the little man and he's just great. he's also growing out of many of his clothes, which makes me sad. i have grown quite attached to a lot of the outfits and i am sad to see them almost done. but other than that, i love him so!
- his six week birthday was a couple of days ago, and i cannot believe that he is already this old!
- i went down to corie's this past weekend with ruth for two days. it was only planned to be one day, but we got snowed out of our state and had to stay an extra night. that was the first time i've ever gotten 'snowed out.' i was a little bummed i miss all that snowfall, but nonetheless had a good time down in 58 degree indiana. i hope spring comes soon!
- i'm mildly addicted to cadbury eggs.
3.01.2008
well it's been a very big week for us here at the hocker house...most notably on thursday dave and i took little james to the movies! it was actually quite fun and i am pretty confident he likes the experience of it all since he stayed alseep and happy most of the time! we saw Juno and i have to say for all the hype that was surrounding it, i didn't think it was that good of a movie. now don't get me wrong, it was good and i enjoyed it- i just felt it had a lot of hype how amazing it was, when i jusdt thought it was good. dave really liked it though, so there you go. i would recommend it though.
james has also been growing a lot too..hats are beginning to get tight and once too-big-clothes are now fitting just fine. he's also been having this sorta allergy thing- you know, watery eyes, stuffy nose and sneezing- but that has seemed to have cleared up. also, he seems to be on more of a regular schedule which makes it nice for his very schedule obssessed momma. (how do you spell that word?)
karly's comin' soon! woot woot! i'm definetly excited. i've already prewarned her that nothing too exciting happens around here, we basically watch movies and sleep all day. well, i watch the movies and my son sleeps. and showers often occur later in the day and most of the time i never get a chance to put on jeans. she said she's okay with this. i hope so!
also, i'm glad it is finally march! thought february is the shortest month, it seemed like the longest for me... march just feels so light and airy, just the sound of it. and it's just a really sunny day, so all feels good.
um, that's about all i can think of right now....so we will leave it at that.
james has also been growing a lot too..hats are beginning to get tight and once too-big-clothes are now fitting just fine. he's also been having this sorta allergy thing- you know, watery eyes, stuffy nose and sneezing- but that has seemed to have cleared up. also, he seems to be on more of a regular schedule which makes it nice for his very schedule obssessed momma. (how do you spell that word?)
karly's comin' soon! woot woot! i'm definetly excited. i've already prewarned her that nothing too exciting happens around here, we basically watch movies and sleep all day. well, i watch the movies and my son sleeps. and showers often occur later in the day and most of the time i never get a chance to put on jeans. she said she's okay with this. i hope so!
also, i'm glad it is finally march! thought february is the shortest month, it seemed like the longest for me... march just feels so light and airy, just the sound of it. and it's just a really sunny day, so all feels good.
um, that's about all i can think of right now....so we will leave it at that.
2.26.2008
my big son
i'm getting nestalgic already at the fact how big my son is. yes, he's just barely two and a half weeks old, but i find myself looking at those 'day old' pictures of him and i get all soppy in my heart. i wish we could go back to those days, two weeks ago, and relive those tiny baby moments. but now, i just have my big old practically going to start kindergarten soon son who just gets bigger and bigger by the day. at the same time, i can't wait until he's bigger and can sit up and smile when tickled. there's that big old quandry of parenthood i guess.
well, right now he's dancing to nickel creek with his dad, and that makes me happy. but i still wish he'd go back to be little again....maybe some of those crazy after pregnancy hormones are kicking in and getting me all emotional. great.
also, we sorta weighed him at mimi's today. well, dave stood on the scale with him, then i took him and dad stood on the scale by himself. the difference was about 10 pounds, but we are figuring the clothing factor, the "the scale only measures in .5 increments factor," and the factor that dad just ate dinner that he's somewhere in the 9 pound range. wow! i'm so proud of him, gaining all this weight and everything. he's doing just what he's supposed to.
and i just can't stop thinking what a precious little boy he is....ahh...he's pretty great.
you should meet him, if you haven't already.
that's it for tonight, oh, and american idol too....
well, right now he's dancing to nickel creek with his dad, and that makes me happy. but i still wish he'd go back to be little again....maybe some of those crazy after pregnancy hormones are kicking in and getting me all emotional. great.
also, we sorta weighed him at mimi's today. well, dave stood on the scale with him, then i took him and dad stood on the scale by himself. the difference was about 10 pounds, but we are figuring the clothing factor, the "the scale only measures in .5 increments factor," and the factor that dad just ate dinner that he's somewhere in the 9 pound range. wow! i'm so proud of him, gaining all this weight and everything. he's doing just what he's supposed to.
and i just can't stop thinking what a precious little boy he is....ahh...he's pretty great.
you should meet him, if you haven't already.
that's it for tonight, oh, and american idol too....
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