7 Random Things
Several blogs I read do a 7 quick takes Friday. So, I thought I would try it out since it’s been a while since we posted.
One. We made a turkey last night. This is monumental news because, 1: we’ve never made a turkey in the 6.5 years we’ve been married (I told Ryan this was because of my fear of ruining holidays); 2: it came out tasting freaking fantastic! Ryan had been hungry for turkey sandwiches… so we went to pick up a breast to cook up and they were all small and expensive so we got a whole 17 pounder. We figured we could share with everyone we know (Grandma Betty’s going to get a whole leg and thigh today!). Who knew turkey baking could be so easy? We put bacon on the thing like Ryan’s mom does rather than basting it. Now, Ryan claims that this is the most fabulous tasting bacon you can get. I have never tried it because I’m not a big bacon fan and I think it looks gross. But, last night he was going on and on about how wonderful it was and so I tried a bite. O.M.G. – it was soooo good. Best bacon I’ve ever ate. So, we shared 3/4 of a package of bacon last night at 10:00. So, so bad for the diet. So, so yummy.
Two. ALEX turned four months old on Sunday! We thought we should weigh him to see how he compares to Jamie at that age since his Dr. appoinment isn’t for a few more weeks. He weighs 19 pounds. Can you believe this? Jamie weighs 37.5… you do the math. Good thing those rolls are cute when you’re a baby! He really is so, so cute though…
Three. Jamie went to his first dental appointment on Monday. He did great! I was so happy… he let them clean his teeth and look at them and didn’t fight or freak out or anything! This was mostly because of our awesome hygienist, Jessie. She’s very good with kids, tells them exactly what she is going to do and explains it all very well in 3-year old terms. Kids going to the dentist now is much, much different than it was 25 years ago, that’s for sure! I probably wouldn’t be terrified of going myself if it had been like this. The best part of the whole visit (for mom and dad) was when the dentist told us that Jamie would probably not have to have braces because he has a lot of space in his mouth for the permanent teeth when they come in. Yay! Daddy is thinking HARLEY money!
Apparently the only time I can get pictures of Jamie these days are when he’s sleeping:
Four. Jamie really loves Alex. I think he’s still a little jealous from time to time. Especially at bed time when Alex gets to get out of bed and be rocked, etc if he can’t go to sleep. Jamie pretends to cry sometimes so that he can get up too. The other night he called me into his room and said to me, “I’m just crying.” He wasn’t crying at all, but it turns out that was code for “Hold me, rock me.” Very cute. Otherwise there is definitely brotherly love. Alex obviously loves Jamie too and gives him all of the best smiles.
Five. I’ve finally found out why Jamie comes home with a cup of sand in his shoes and hair every night. I know boys will be boys and they love to play in the sand, but the sheer amount of sand that is dumped out of the shoes every night actually boggles the mind. I think we might be able to get Jamie’s sandbox filled this year if we keep it up! And is hair! There are no words. We have to shower off BEFORE bath time in order to get all of the sand out so that he doesn’t take a mud bath. So, last night I’m rising his hair and I’m doing the same old song and dance about how we shouldn’t throw sand, etc, etc, etc. And I ask him something along the lines of, “Really, HOW do you get all of this dirt in your hair?”. And he says to me, with that “DUH, mom” tone, “With a bucket”. OK then!
Six. My mother-in-law gave me two new cookbooks last night! They are from the ladies of http://www.hungry-girl.com, and they look AWESOME! One is 200 recipes under 200 calories. I flipped through last night and saw a few I can’t wait to try! Hopefully they make this weight-loss stuff a little more exciting. I’m down 3.5 pounds from last week… just have to keep at it (and do an extra dream-body Pilate’s work out to get rid of the BACON I ate last night!).
Seven. I have nothing else to say… this seven thing is hard! We’re heading down to crazy days downtown tomorrow to check out what they’ve got and to get some more fresh veggies at the farmers market. Yay!
Have a great weekend!
Our weekend…
We had a pretty exciting weekend. Friday night we went to the Circus over in Ft. Pierre! Jamie had an AWESOME time. Alex was not as impressed, but we really did have a good time and I was pretty impressed. I wasn’t expecting much but it was a good show. Sunday we took a trip to the river to go swimming. As you’ll see below, we spent way more time playing in the sand than we did swimming. Jamie isn’t that in love with the water yet – especially when he can’t see his feet.
Alex taking a 4 1/2 hour nap on Saturday!!!
We tried a little rice cereal on Saturday. He thought it was ok…
Biker Dude
Cuteness…
Grandma Betty came out on the 4th before fireworks. Jamie had a great time playing puzzles with her.
He LOVES being able to sit up and see what’s going on.
My Grandpa is a Biker…
Our little butterball.
4th of July outfit. You can see the quilt Misty made for Alex in the background – so cute!
Jamie & Alex
Jamie loves to sing to Alex. So cute.
Alex…
He LOVES his bouncy seat. The thing is going to be wore out before long – see the video below. Beware if you have motion sickness, it made me a little queasy.