What?!? The "V" isn't for Victoria?!?
Ah, well. Happy Valentine's Day, then!
Ah, well. Happy Valentine's Day, then!
2/14/07
2/13/07
Funnies for Today
I just got this forward. I'm not a fan of forwarding things, so I figured I'd post it here and share!
Dust & Fleas
These have to be original and genuine - no adult is this creative!
MELANIE (age 5) asked her Granny how old she was. Granny replied she was so old she didn't remember any more. Melanie said, "If you don't remember you have to look in the back of your panties. Mine say five to six."
STEVEN (age 3) hugged and kissed his Mom goodnight. "I love you so much, that when you die I'm going to bury you outside my bedroom window."
BRITTANY (age 4) had an earache and wanted a painkiller. She tried in vain to take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her frustration, her Mom explained it was a childproof cap and she'd have to open it for her. Eyes wide with wonder, the little girl asked: "How does it know it's me?"
SUSAN (age 4) was drinking juice when she got the hiccups. "Please don't give me this juice again," she said, "It makes my teeth cough."
Drew (age 4) stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: "How much do I cost?"
MARC (age 4) was engrossed in a young couple that were hugging and kissing in a restaurant. Without taking his eyes off them, he asked his dad: "Why is he whispering in her mouth?"
CLINTON (age 5) was in his bedroom looking worried. When his Mom asked what was troubling him, he replied, "I don't know what'll happen with this bed when I get married. How will my wife fit in?"
JAMES (age 4) was listening to a Bible story. His dad read: "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city but his wife looked back and was turned to salt." Concerned, James asked: "What happened to the flea?"
TAMMY (age 4) was with her mother when they met an elderly, rather wrinkled woman her Mom knew. Tammy looked at her for awhile and then asked, "Why doesn't your skin fit your face?"
The Sermon I think this Mom will never forget.... this particular Sunday sermon..."Dear Lord," the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. "Without you, we are but dust." He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter (who was listening!) leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little girl voice, "Mommy, what is butt dust?"
Dust & Fleas
These have to be original and genuine - no adult is this creative!
MELANIE (age 5) asked her Granny how old she was. Granny replied she was so old she didn't remember any more. Melanie said, "If you don't remember you have to look in the back of your panties. Mine say five to six."
STEVEN (age 3) hugged and kissed his Mom goodnight. "I love you so much, that when you die I'm going to bury you outside my bedroom window."
BRITTANY (age 4) had an earache and wanted a painkiller. She tried in vain to take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her frustration, her Mom explained it was a childproof cap and she'd have to open it for her. Eyes wide with wonder, the little girl asked: "How does it know it's me?"
SUSAN (age 4) was drinking juice when she got the hiccups. "Please don't give me this juice again," she said, "It makes my teeth cough."
Drew (age 4) stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: "How much do I cost?"
MARC (age 4) was engrossed in a young couple that were hugging and kissing in a restaurant. Without taking his eyes off them, he asked his dad: "Why is he whispering in her mouth?"
CLINTON (age 5) was in his bedroom looking worried. When his Mom asked what was troubling him, he replied, "I don't know what'll happen with this bed when I get married. How will my wife fit in?"
JAMES (age 4) was listening to a Bible story. His dad read: "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city but his wife looked back and was turned to salt." Concerned, James asked: "What happened to the flea?"
TAMMY (age 4) was with her mother when they met an elderly, rather wrinkled woman her Mom knew. Tammy looked at her for awhile and then asked, "Why doesn't your skin fit your face?"
The Sermon I think this Mom will never forget.... this particular Sunday sermon..."Dear Lord," the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. "Without you, we are but dust." He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter (who was listening!) leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little girl voice, "Mommy, what is butt dust?"
2/12/07
Ugh - had to give in
Well, the time finally came. Every time we log into Blogger, we get the message about upgrading to the new version. For the past few months we've avoided switching (my primary fear was that during the upgrade there would be some weird fluke and all old posts would be lost for good). Today I logged in and was given one option: Upgrade now. So you may notice some minor changes as we try to figure out the "new, more user-friendly version!"
On a side note, Victoria and I made a stop my Morley to say Hi to the gang. She had a great time (though didn't really want to walk or talk for them!)
On a side note, Victoria and I made a stop my Morley to say Hi to the gang. She had a great time (though didn't really want to walk or talk for them!)
2/10/07
Updates
As the ticker gets closer to what would have been Victoria's first birthday going by her due date, I thought I'd post a little "Where is she now" in terms of development. I guess Victoria is falling somewhere in the middle of her actual and adjusted ages. People always ask if she's talking (yes) and walking (kind of).
Here's the rundown:
I finally got a video of her walking - Click HERE for that. She's getting to the point where I don't need to coax or lure her to get her walking on her own. She'll be in the living room and she'll just let go of the couch and walk toward something she wants.
As far as words go, she can't quite get Mama yet, but here's the list of what she can say (some all sound alike, but in context mean different things):
daddy
baby
byebye
hi
eye
teeth
tickle tickle
duck
diaper
please
moo (if you ask her what a cow says)
book (or bookie)
cheese
toes
piggie
Things she understands: she can point to head, ears, eye, nose, teeth, toes. She knows what No means, but hardly ever stops what we're telling her to stop (pushing buttons on the tv, dvd player, dish receiver, tuner, etc, pulling everything and anything of the coffee table, end tables, anything else that's within reach, playing with vertical blinds - just to name a few). She loves to read and be read to. No matter what she's doing, if I ask her if she wants to read a book, she comes right over.
She gives great kisses - and kisses everything - people, books, her reflection in the mirror, in the oven door
She can dance (video here).
And she loves playing with the radio and the light switches on the counter (don't worry - neither of the switches controls a garbage disposal!).
Here's the rundown:
I finally got a video of her walking - Click HERE for that. She's getting to the point where I don't need to coax or lure her to get her walking on her own. She'll be in the living room and she'll just let go of the couch and walk toward something she wants.
As far as words go, she can't quite get Mama yet, but here's the list of what she can say (some all sound alike, but in context mean different things):
daddy
baby
byebye
hi
eye
teeth
tickle tickle
duck
diaper
please
moo (if you ask her what a cow says)
book (or bookie)
cheese
toes
piggie
Things she understands: she can point to head, ears, eye, nose, teeth, toes. She knows what No means, but hardly ever stops what we're telling her to stop (pushing buttons on the tv, dvd player, dish receiver, tuner, etc, pulling everything and anything of the coffee table, end tables, anything else that's within reach, playing with vertical blinds - just to name a few). She loves to read and be read to. No matter what she's doing, if I ask her if she wants to read a book, she comes right over.
She gives great kisses - and kisses everything - people, books, her reflection in the mirror, in the oven door
She can dance (video here).
And she loves playing with the radio and the light switches on the counter (don't worry - neither of the switches controls a garbage disposal!).
2/9/07
Giving In
Olly is finally starting to submit to Victoria's playful attacks. You can see his ears show that he is none to pleased with her choice to tackle him.
2/7/07
2/2/07
1/31/07
Circle of Life
Foxy was our first "kid". Kristin and I got her in 1999 and she was the best dog a family could ask for. Due to some medical problems, Foxy was having a rough time getting around. We knew this day would come... We knew it would be this hard...
Foxy, We Love You. You will always be our princess.
1/30/07
1/28/07
1/23/07
Three of a Kind
We finally made it up to Mio to visit Victoria's new cousin, Chloe. It seems that, on both sides of our family, boys are outlawed. Kristin and Rod-1, Steven and Pam-2, Steve and Brena-3, Jeff and Marie-2. If they were boys we would have U of M's starting football squad in a few years. Guess we will just have to settle for UCONN and the WNBA!
1/20/07
1/18/07
1/16/07
Welcome, Baby!!!
It's official! Little baby Chloe was born yesterday morning weighing in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces. She remained nameless for a day, but I've been told she's now going by Chloe. Another niece. No nephews!!! Congrats, Steven & Pam!
On a side note, Victoria cut another tooth this past few days... so that makes 3 on the bottom and 3 on the top!!! It just doesn't slow her down tho! Here's a little video from this morning - how excited Victoria got when I told her she has a new cousin!
And Chloe with big sister, Faith!
On a side note, Victoria cut another tooth this past few days... so that makes 3 on the bottom and 3 on the top!!! It just doesn't slow her down tho! Here's a little video from this morning - how excited Victoria got when I told her she has a new cousin!
1/14/07
Making an appearance
Victoria finally cut that other front tooth. Although she also cut another one on top at the same time. Seems she's determined that she should always have an odd number of teeth on top - so now she's got 3 on top and 2 on the bottom. And though it might wear her down enough that it's 7pm and she's already in bed for the night, it doesn't slow her down much during the day!
First Steps!
Victoria ventured out on her own and took her first steps yesterday! And not just once, but a few times. Of course, we don't have any video, because we weren't at home when it happened, we were at Jeff & Melinda's house (and the house of a future suitor, Evan). We'll try to get video the next time it happens.
1/11/07
Curiousity turns into frustration sometimes
There are times when Victoria's ability/need to explore sometimes turns into frustration. But it's so amazing to see her learn to work through something. In the past few weeks she's learned that she can crawl under things - legs propped up on a coffee table, bars under a table or in this case, the hutch. She crawled under there to get her ball, but couldn't quite figure out how to get back out. Click here for the video!
Oh - and here's the pic of the day. V can stand if you set her somewhere, but still hasn't ventured to take those steps on her own yet.
Oh - and here's the pic of the day. V can stand if you set her somewhere, but still hasn't ventured to take those steps on her own yet.
1/9/07
Box of Joy
It appears that Victoria is now sicker than she has ever been. A visit to the doctor yesterday and some medicine hopefully will turn that around. In the meantime, the sickness hasn't slowed her down any. Victoria is as curious as ever. She has learned that the paths in our house have a basic "B" shape and she spends a lot of her time crawling around the entire downstairs.
1/4/07
2 sickies and a toughie
Well, it looks like I'm getting over my strep throat (it just wouldn't be a winter around here if I didn't get it at least once) just in time to take care of a sick little one-year-old. I'm planning on taking her to the pediatrician tomorrow if they can get me in. Of course by the time I decided I should call them (4:27pm) their office is done taking phone calls for the day (supposedly till 4:30 but obviously not). We had a rough night last night, have had a rough day today. For the first time I've really had to let V cry it out to get to sleep. Last night (going to bed), the middle of the night, and today for any naps, she refuses to sleep unless held. I got her back to sleep numerous times last night only to have her wake up screaming as soon as I tried to lay her down. The only way she'd get any decent sleep was to cry herself asleep. Hard to handle for all of us. So... we shall see what tomorrow brings. Hopefully some relief for us all.
Rod, my favorite tough-man, has again avoided the sickness I seem so prone to.
Rod, my favorite tough-man, has again avoided the sickness I seem so prone to.
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