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Friday, February 20, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Changing Blog Location!
Okay. I'm doin it!
I've imported all the posts from THIS blog to my NEW blog.
Change your links!
new blog is at
http://www.duckyponder.blogspot.com
I'm still workin' out the kinks and will be changing the look and messing with the html and such, but I should be back up and running with new posts soon.
Farewell diaperdave! (Does this mean he'll be ready for potty training soon?)
And let's be honest, did any of you NOT check diaperdave.com after my last post? And if you've yet to read it, STILL DON'T DO IT!
I've imported all the posts from THIS blog to my NEW blog.
Change your links!
new blog is at
http://www.duckyponder.blogspot.com
I'm still workin' out the kinks and will be changing the look and messing with the html and such, but I should be back up and running with new posts soon.
Farewell diaperdave! (Does this mean he'll be ready for potty training soon?)
And let's be honest, did any of you NOT check diaperdave.com after my last post? And if you've yet to read it, STILL DON'T DO IT!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
host domain
So I'm toying with the thought of changing this blog's URL.
It's dawned on me that it won't always be diaperdave. And uh, I don't think he'd appreciate me still typing on a diaperdave url when he's 8.
Also it's come to my attention that if you accidentally leave blogspot.com out of the url (DON'T TRY IT) you will receive a whole lotta creepiness that you don't ever want burned onto your computer history let alone long OR short term memory. TRUST ME.
I guess I better start brainstorming names.
It's dawned on me that it won't always be diaperdave. And uh, I don't think he'd appreciate me still typing on a diaperdave url when he's 8.
Also it's come to my attention that if you accidentally leave blogspot.com out of the url (DON'T TRY IT) you will receive a whole lotta creepiness that you don't ever want burned onto your computer history let alone long OR short term memory. TRUST ME.
I guess I better start brainstorming names.
Chuck E Cheev.
I've been having a lot of fun with the women from my church. There are lots of "young moms" that stay home with their kiddos so we get to have park playdates, go to the library, etc. Last night we had a Girls Night Out and played Bunko and it was a blast! I was skeptical at first but now I'm ready for round II.
Today a bunch of us went to ChuckECheese. Can I just say how nice it is that Dave is walking around everywhere now? I would have never gone before, working about him crawling around on the dirty carpet. But now we can go and he can suck in the germs from the walls and everything else.
He had lots of fun just walking around, sitting on some of the different cars and trucks, jammin' to the singing dancing ChuckECheese, and he did his fair share of "you hurt my feelings by looking at me wrong" crying. He's such a sensitive little guy. Anyway, it was his first experience and he seemed to mostly like it. It's nice to be able to get out of the house and do things like that now and then.
Jeff, this one is for you...DDR Baby. He SO can take you.
Latest mom struggle:
Moderating bite sizes:
Half of banana.
That is one chubby bunny.
Today a bunch of us went to ChuckECheese. Can I just say how nice it is that Dave is walking around everywhere now? I would have never gone before, working about him crawling around on the dirty carpet. But now we can go and he can suck in the germs from the walls and everything else.
He had lots of fun just walking around, sitting on some of the different cars and trucks, jammin' to the singing dancing ChuckECheese, and he did his fair share of "you hurt my feelings by looking at me wrong" crying. He's such a sensitive little guy. Anyway, it was his first experience and he seemed to mostly like it. It's nice to be able to get out of the house and do things like that now and then.
Jeff, this one is for you...DDR Baby. He SO can take you.
He was confused why Bob the Builder didn't have nostils he could pick.
Latest mom struggle:
Moderating bite sizes:
Half of banana.
That is one chubby bunny.
Monday, February 16, 2009
What Dave thinks of your kids
Dave's "scream if you don't play for three hours solid without stopping to do anything else" game right now is telephone. We have a couple old cell phones that we took the battery out of so that Dave could play with them. I went through a list of names of kids that he's around semi-often or cousins...or people who I know read this blog (addict). This is what he had to say.
Me: "Hello? Oh! Hi _____. You'd like to speak to David? Okay, one moment let me see if he's available." Dave, it's ________. Would you like to talk to them?"
Savannah- Yaaah!
Lucas- No!! Vigorously shakes head no. Sorry Lucas, I think he's still bitter about the rocking chair. But he's super excited for the next playdate.
Connor- ...yeaaah. Took phone and hung it up. This has something to do with Connor's alliance with Lucas.
Averi- ....Nnn....Yeah! *cheesy smile*
Bryce- YEEEAAAAHHHH! *dance* It's been so long since Thanksgiving.
Laney- Yeah! I handed him the phone. Yayy!!
Skyler- Uh. *shifty eyes* Shakes head no, grabs phone and closes it.
Dad- YAYYYYY and then he started crying immediately when I didn't give it to him fast enough.
Grandma Grandpa- For some reason he associates this with blowing kisses. He always blows them kisses over the phone, so this is what he did.
...And then he threw the phone into the trash can.
I should have just let it stay there.
Me: "Hello? Oh! Hi _____. You'd like to speak to David? Okay, one moment let me see if he's available." Dave, it's ________. Would you like to talk to them?"
Savannah- Yaaah!
Lucas- No!! Vigorously shakes head no. Sorry Lucas, I think he's still bitter about the rocking chair. But he's super excited for the next playdate.
Connor- ...yeaaah. Took phone and hung it up. This has something to do with Connor's alliance with Lucas.
Averi- ....Nnn....Yeah! *cheesy smile*
Bryce- YEEEAAAAHHHH! *dance* It's been so long since Thanksgiving.
Laney- Yeah! I handed him the phone. Yayy!!
Skyler- Uh. *shifty eyes* Shakes head no, grabs phone and closes it.
Dad- YAYYYYY and then he started crying immediately when I didn't give it to him fast enough.
Grandma Grandpa- For some reason he associates this with blowing kisses. He always blows them kisses over the phone, so this is what he did.
...And then he threw the phone into the trash can.
I should have just let it stay there.
Bee=Puppy
Dave's language isn't exactly coherent to anyone other than me. He says a handful of words that all pretty much sound the same. We're working with him on expanding his language base.
His latest hangup is puppy. My mom and dad sent David a Valentine's Day card last Friday with a little puppy on the front. Dave's been carrying it around ever since we opened it up for him.
I was wondering why he was saying BEE! BEE!! Over and over and over. Oh. PUPPY. And then he smiles and hands me his card, and points to the little puppy on the front.
For sake of having it written down, some words he "says"
more. (MO)
yeah.
no.
dog (da!)
dad (da!)
mama
katie
Bottle (baba)
Byebye(baba)
drink (dih!)
peaches (comes out sounding like profanity)
banana (nana)
Happy Feet (comes out kind of like Beeft)
Up (AH!!BEE)
Jesus
Bee (Bee. ZZZzzz)
Zebra (Zeeb)
In other news, these skinny legs did NOT come from his mother.
His latest hangup is puppy. My mom and dad sent David a Valentine's Day card last Friday with a little puppy on the front. Dave's been carrying it around ever since we opened it up for him.
I was wondering why he was saying BEE! BEE!! Over and over and over. Oh. PUPPY. And then he smiles and hands me his card, and points to the little puppy on the front.
For sake of having it written down, some words he "says"
more. (MO)
yeah.
no.
dog (da!)
dad (da!)
mama
katie
Bottle (baba)
Byebye(baba)
drink (dih!)
peaches (comes out sounding like profanity)
banana (nana)
Happy Feet (comes out kind of like Beeft)
Up (AH!!BEE)
Jesus
Bee (Bee. ZZZzzz)
Zebra (Zeeb)
In other news, these skinny legs did NOT come from his mother.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Cuckoo with Cocoa
CONFESSION: I am not the baking goddess I'd like to be.
Today I tried to make some chocolate white chip cookies for enrichment night tonight. A recipe I've never tried. It had excellent ratings. Comments like "I'm not a baker. I've never made cookies and tried these first. They turned out great!" "My IQ is a negative score and took these to a party and the plate was cleaned off in 2 minutes!"
Something has happened to cookie making skills over the years. I can still make a mad chocolate chip cookie, but never like I could growing up. Especially when I try to make anything with cocoa.
Anything cocoa, and it turns out flat. And crispy. And FLAT. Pancake does not even begin to describe.
And if I'm lucky enough to get them off the pan in a whole piece, I'd never ever take them for eyes other than my unknowing 18 month old or easy-to-please husband to see.
There are like 5 cookies in each of these stacks. I know it makes it look like 2 or 3 yummy gooey cookies. But really there are 3 stacks of 5 crispy hallow wafers.
I'm sure Bart will say "They're good...dunking cookies...."
That's a nice way of saying "Without milk, I'm afraid my jaw would break off trying to chew these." Sweet Bart.
I don't know why I would ever expect people to be like "THIS IS THE BEST COOKIE I'VE HAD, EVARRR!" about anything other than their home's staple cookie. My maiden name "Fields" says something about the high standard to which I hold myself.
Today I tried to make some chocolate white chip cookies for enrichment night tonight. A recipe I've never tried. It had excellent ratings. Comments like "I'm not a baker. I've never made cookies and tried these first. They turned out great!" "My IQ is a negative score and took these to a party and the plate was cleaned off in 2 minutes!"
Something has happened to cookie making skills over the years. I can still make a mad chocolate chip cookie, but never like I could growing up. Especially when I try to make anything with cocoa.
Anything cocoa, and it turns out flat. And crispy. And FLAT. Pancake does not even begin to describe.
And if I'm lucky enough to get them off the pan in a whole piece, I'd never ever take them for eyes other than my unknowing 18 month old or easy-to-please husband to see.
There are like 5 cookies in each of these stacks. I know it makes it look like 2 or 3 yummy gooey cookies. But really there are 3 stacks of 5 crispy hallow wafers.I'm sure Bart will say "They're good...dunking cookies...."
That's a nice way of saying "Without milk, I'm afraid my jaw would break off trying to chew these." Sweet Bart.
I don't know why I would ever expect people to be like "THIS IS THE BEST COOKIE I'VE HAD, EVARRR!" about anything other than their home's staple cookie. My maiden name "Fields" says something about the high standard to which I hold myself.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
A peak into silliness
Bart sometimes has to stay late at work. When I run out of ideas and am going a little stir crazy myself, usually what happens is I lay down on the floor and me and Dave wrestle and play more like friends than mom and son.
It ends up with couch cushions on the floor, toys strewn everywhere, but mostly a lot of silliness and giggling.
Tonight I decided to try to grab the camera to record Dave "doing something funny"
We ended up growling and giggling. This is very typical us toward the end of the day and I wanted to document it. The last straw of wiggles and funnies before we are too worn out and tired to do anything else. I want Dave to always remember me getting down on the floor with him to play. I want to be the mom who is there for him instead of the mom who always has the dishes done. It'd be nice to be both :) We can all dream.
It ends up with couch cushions on the floor, toys strewn everywhere, but mostly a lot of silliness and giggling.
Tonight I decided to try to grab the camera to record Dave "doing something funny"
We ended up growling and giggling. This is very typical us toward the end of the day and I wanted to document it. The last straw of wiggles and funnies before we are too worn out and tired to do anything else. I want Dave to always remember me getting down on the floor with him to play. I want to be the mom who is there for him instead of the mom who always has the dishes done. It'd be nice to be both :) We can all dream.
Fiver
What do you do when you don't have a good blogging idea? Steal one of those tags from a fellow-blogger. Here I go
5 Things I was doing 5 Years ago (2004)
1.) Working at a job I was totally unqualified for at Cintas
2.) Working out like it was my bid'ness
3.) Staying up until like 3-4 am every night and waking up at 6:30 or 7...and somehow was totally functional
4.) Feeling totally sure that I was going to graduate in finance
5.)Trying to "find" myself like most 19-20 year olds are
5 Things on my To-Do list today
1.) Clean up the crazy kitchen
2.) Laundry
3.) Find a fun Valentine's Day treat to make (ideas?)
4.) Kick the remainder of my cold in the bootay
5.) Make my little boy feel like he's sumbuddeh special
5 Things I would do with a Million Dollars
1. pay off the van and medical debt
2. buy a house
3. create funds for kiddos, mission, college, etc.
4. Bank most towards retirement
5. Take a vacation. Nothing crazy, but a nice family vacation.
5 Places I've Lived
1. I lived in Heaven a long time ago it is truuuuueee. Ok I've spent too much time singing Primary songs.
2.Cincinnati, OH
3. Provo, UT (A bunch of addresses)
4. Fresno, CA
5. Not sure what the future holds
5 Jobs I've had
1. McDs when I was like 15. That lasted for all of two months
2. Market Research phone person. I did those surveys that people get paid money for
3. Cintas MIS admin
4. TGI Fridays Hostess only for 2 months
5. BYU Teacher's Assistant (awesome job)
5 Things I want to be doing in 5 years
1. Be playing with 2 awesome kiddos
2. Decorating a home that I love
3. Watching Dave "come into his own" in school
4. See family more often
5. Going on lots of dates with my great husband
5 Things I was doing 5 Years ago (2004)
1.) Working at a job I was totally unqualified for at Cintas
2.) Working out like it was my bid'ness
3.) Staying up until like 3-4 am every night and waking up at 6:30 or 7...and somehow was totally functional
4.) Feeling totally sure that I was going to graduate in finance
5.)Trying to "find" myself like most 19-20 year olds are
5 Things on my To-Do list today
1.) Clean up the crazy kitchen
2.) Laundry
3.) Find a fun Valentine's Day treat to make (ideas?)
4.) Kick the remainder of my cold in the bootay
5.) Make my little boy feel like he's sumbuddeh special
5 Things I would do with a Million Dollars
1. pay off the van and medical debt
2. buy a house
3. create funds for kiddos, mission, college, etc.
4. Bank most towards retirement
5. Take a vacation. Nothing crazy, but a nice family vacation.
5 Places I've Lived
1. I lived in Heaven a long time ago it is truuuuueee. Ok I've spent too much time singing Primary songs.
2.Cincinnati, OH
3. Provo, UT (A bunch of addresses)
4. Fresno, CA
5. Not sure what the future holds
5 Jobs I've had
1. McDs when I was like 15. That lasted for all of two months
2. Market Research phone person. I did those surveys that people get paid money for
3. Cintas MIS admin
4. TGI Fridays Hostess only for 2 months
5. BYU Teacher's Assistant (awesome job)
5 Things I want to be doing in 5 years
1. Be playing with 2 awesome kiddos
2. Decorating a home that I love
3. Watching Dave "come into his own" in school
4. See family more often
5. Going on lots of dates with my great husband
Monday, February 9, 2009
Milestone Idiot
Uh, hello? How could I forget.
Dave took his first step on New Years Eve.
And it's taken me like 5-6 weeks to blog about it?! Us mommy bloggers are supposed to live off milestones. These are our life threads!!
To give myself a bit of credit, I did try to get it on film. I was successful on Jan 6 to get a few steps out of him:
Obviously, he's improved quite a bit. He's pretty much a full-timer around the house. Just now and then we'll have to tell him to stand up. For some reason at other people's homes he still crawls primarily. But I'm sure he'll be running in no time. This is how he looks now, along with footage my current disciplinary struggle. Of course I sat there for 20 seconds holding the camera before actively stopping him. His new favorite thing to say is "busy bee" but I couldn't get it here, although I DID get a kiss blown.
Dave took his first step on New Years Eve.
And it's taken me like 5-6 weeks to blog about it?! Us mommy bloggers are supposed to live off milestones. These are our life threads!!
To give myself a bit of credit, I did try to get it on film. I was successful on Jan 6 to get a few steps out of him:
Obviously, he's improved quite a bit. He's pretty much a full-timer around the house. Just now and then we'll have to tell him to stand up. For some reason at other people's homes he still crawls primarily. But I'm sure he'll be running in no time. This is how he looks now, along with footage my current disciplinary struggle. Of course I sat there for 20 seconds holding the camera before actively stopping him. His new favorite thing to say is "busy bee" but I couldn't get it here, although I DID get a kiss blown.
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