…from our family to yours!
November 25, 2010
November 24, 2010
How the Monkeys Spent the Afternoon
The day before Thanksgiving is always a half day of school here in northern Jersey.
No homework over the short break.
Just four and a half days of play time.
So, when the monkeys and I got home, it was time to have fun.
We played some games, and then they played doctor on me, as although my cold is better, I’ve still got the Demi Moore voice thing going on.
The prescription they gave me, after the “check-up” was to take some “Old People Tylenol.”
Hmmm…old people Tylenol, huh?
Thanks, guys.
Anyway, then they decided they wanted to go outside.
So, they went out and started to “rake.”
Then, they decided to play on the deck.
And, oh boy, did they play.
They took every single outside toy they had and set up a pirate ship.
They called their ship:
In case you can’t read that…it’s “The Pirates Booty.”
Oh, Lord.
They set up stations for attacking the enemy and came up with an entire backstory for who they were and where they were sailing and why.
They played out there for hours.
Most importantly, they played nicely together for hours.
Can’t wait to see what tomorrow might bring.
November 22, 2010
Names
So, Real Man and I have realized that we have about three months left to come up with a name for the baby.
Actually, we probably have more like two and a half months.
So, the baby naming discussions have begun.
The only downside of not finding out the sex ahead of time is having to come up with two name possibilities instead of one.
So, we’re working on it.
We have, as you can imagine, included the monkeys in the discussion.
They have been…how shall I say…not incredibly helpful.
Okay, that’s not exactly true.
Monkey Girl has come up with some names that she likes, however, they are all for baby girls.
The boys have also made suggestions.
However…
Monkey in the Middle suggested Sprinkle Cookie and figured it could work for a boy or a girl.
Baby Monkey suggested Batman Baby, and if it is a girl, Batman Girl Baby.
When you suggest any name to Baby Monkey, he says “No way Jose are we naming the baby that!”
It’s pretty darn cute.
Of course, at this rate, this baby will have no name.
Or, we could go with… here, imagine me whistling and drawing the number “7” in the air.
Seinfeld, anyone? Anyone?
Anywho…it’ll come, probably in the eleventh hour, but it’ll come.
In the meantime, the monkeys have nicknamed it “Peanut” and it’s working for now.
November 20, 2010
Girl’s Day Out for Harry Potter
So, Monkey Girl and I had a day at the movies, today.
We went to see Harry Potter.
We’re Harry Potter buddies, she and me.
We loved the movie.
I had a thought, midway through.
Why isn’t there a Team Harry and a Team Ron?
I mean, I realize they aren’t vying for the heart of Hermione, nor are the Harry Potter books a love story.
But still…isn’t that what we do?
Pick sides?
Or, is it not cool to pick sides when both of the contenders are friends?
I digress.
We loved the movie.
Then, we hit the library.
We picked such classics as “Walter the Farting Dog.”
Our sophistication is sometimes just too much to handle.
It was a good day with my girl.
Ah, it’s always a good day with my girl.
November 19, 2010
Baby Update
So, I figure, every now and then, I should give you a baby update, even though nothing is really happening, except for the baby cooking away in there.
This is what I look like today:
I almost didn’t post this, because as I downloaded it to the computer, I noticed that my butt looks almost as big as my belly.
I immediately hopped up to check it out.
Nothing to fear.
Baggy jeans…that’s all.
Phewf!
Because, let me tell you, I don’t need to be expanding anywhere else. So far, I seem to be all baby, and I mean ALL baby. I’m huge. 24 weeks and 25 pounds up from where I was back in June. Heck, 25 pounds up from where I was in August. So, I’ll keep the expanding to the belly if I can.
Anyway, vanity aside, things are going well.
Apparently I’m carrying low, as this is what every person who crosses my path tells me.
Apparently, this means I’m having a boy, and apparently, it is not up for discussion.
I had forgotten how quickly the experts come out of the woodwork when you are pregnant. They know what you are having and when you are having it and you can’t tell them any differently.
So, I just smile and nod and say “Oh, well, we’ll see!”
They are watching me for placenta previa, so I’m being careful. I’ll find out in late December how things are going there. I’m not thinking about it until then. Wait to worry is my motto.
Baby is measuring large, but is looking fantastic and healthy and strong.
Just heard the heartbeat again yesterday and loving that little PacMan “wokka, wokka, wokka, wokka” sounding heartbeat.
So, basically, the baby update is that things are good. 🙂
November 16, 2010
The Morning Travels of Baby Monkey
Yesterday, our bed.
Today?
The flash of the camera woke them, which was fine because I was looking for him because he needed to get up anyway.
Wonder where he’ll be tomorrow!
November 15, 2010
Monday Morning
Real Man and I woke up this morning to this sight in between us, in our bed.
Makes a Monday morning much more bearable.
November 13, 2010
Huh?
So, I was uploading a picture to Facebook, today, from my camera.
As it came up on iPhoto, so did all the other photos that are saved on the camera.
This photo appeared.
I have no recollection of ever taking this picture.
This makes me nervous for a few reasons:
1) I should remember the pictures I take on my camera.
2) If I didn’t take this picture, someone else in the house did and didn’t tell me there was a snake on the premises (looks like the driveway after a rain).
3) There’s a snake on the premises.
4) I have no idea when this picture was taken. Ick.
Surprise pictures.
Not such a fun surprise.
November 10, 2010
Fever
Monkey in the Middle was sent home, at the very end of the day, with a fever today.
I gave him some Motrin and he’s all settled in, and so I started doing some work.
I had to go to one of my flash drives to find a letter that I needed to send home to parents, and I came across a picture that, for some reason, I had on my school flash drive.
That’s Monkey in the Middle when he was 5 months old.
Are you kidding me?
ARE. YOU. KIDDING. ME?
Excuse me while I go sob at how big he’s gotten and mourn how quickly time goes by.
November 6, 2010
Baby Monkey’s Doppleganger
Is it Baby Monkey?
Or is it Rerun, from “What’s Happening?”
You be the judge.
