tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048763470322438662024-03-20T07:23:15.302-04:00Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog TailsBlake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-65612702369811435552009-09-27T19:37:00.004-04:002009-09-27T20:08:03.527-04:00Daddy Armstrong<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Joe finished his 157 mile bike ride this weekend! Blake and I are so proud! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Saturday morning Blake and I went to a cheering station in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Shelbyville</span> to wave at Daddy as he rode by and to give him some water. Below you can see Blake holding Daddy's water looking down the road for Joe.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1W08kHvidSbQWraXiTy5Ya8-I96wsXXISZZpn2K4E1eM02fdZEJgfoJrTQxbemGddvODn9epVHj4ddyYNRL-EbogUVZvO7nZaCXoYygeyoJ6BswtDNdRb0e9-X_ucwtv8AklFsX6ORHw/s1600-h/DSCN5510.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386296682592369442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1W08kHvidSbQWraXiTy5Ya8-I96wsXXISZZpn2K4E1eM02fdZEJgfoJrTQxbemGddvODn9epVHj4ddyYNRL-EbogUVZvO7nZaCXoYygeyoJ6BswtDNdRb0e9-X_ucwtv8AklFsX6ORHw/s400/DSCN5510.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">He finally came along. He had called us from the last watering station to let us know he was close and we only live a mile away - so we kind of cheated.</span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhw6YMKlgVZgGiDzbKE3y-vFwvtfUNBSWkCjRNurbWUwa7j_MUelRYnSnZzgQJheYZTicmS00zNnWVO3jOhdqpjv-299rFBXcQi_Hwwxpewv2nqC-SYdQe0JtfExNVk8tzkuV1Jv6S9Q/s1600-h/DSCN5512.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386296528321069746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhw6YMKlgVZgGiDzbKE3y-vFwvtfUNBSWkCjRNurbWUwa7j_MUelRYnSnZzgQJheYZTicmS00zNnWVO3jOhdqpjv-299rFBXcQi_Hwwxpewv2nqC-SYdQe0JtfExNVk8tzkuV1Jv6S9Q/s400/DSCN5512.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Blake wanted Dad to stay!</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxI69-dw8Iivg53d46w6Zs07Py2xqVSAIRSoAmmVvf2VwU-H7LrC0JuElDlMHUHtuT-kULz63xFq_92HjWI4djZIOw61Trl6zO588Evvxy9m50j3dE2zh6nUnHdSX-pT7w1D6QlzNUEc/s1600-h/DSCN5515.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386296285913205858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxI69-dw8Iivg53d46w6Zs07Py2xqVSAIRSoAmmVvf2VwU-H7LrC0JuElDlMHUHtuT-kULz63xFq_92HjWI4djZIOw61Trl6zO588Evvxy9m50j3dE2zh6nUnHdSX-pT7w1D6QlzNUEc/s400/DSCN5515.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> Joe finished in good time. We picked him up in Lexington around 3:00 in the afternoon. Who wants to stay in a tent when you can sleep in your own bed?<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKIZYK8Dx_0MqJeCn6dUukZJ3IONOhVb9X5afSkYq4oXDl2V6EvMYY2hjFYlt3gmv4nLKxaFBV03DlvXpui0FRoh7dJPbCju7AR7zTNCZU5vmHFhAwYEBmjNPMp6Nr3GiW6ZNrhO3CKE/s1600-h/DSCN5532.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386296283749406306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKIZYK8Dx_0MqJeCn6dUukZJ3IONOhVb9X5afSkYq4oXDl2V6EvMYY2hjFYlt3gmv4nLKxaFBV03DlvXpui0FRoh7dJPbCju7AR7zTNCZU5vmHFhAwYEBmjNPMp6Nr3GiW6ZNrhO3CKE/s400/DSCN5532.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Daddy finished strong again on Sunday at 3:00!</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Blake, Joe's parents, and I were there to greet him at the finish line.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h3NbGqeYHlmkmNSJc-xnR5XV50fURZ4AlMs_R4wJdnQ1hZMRUf4irCtHg8MW0FeKkaQUIewpOCJLYH_mMMJ7h-vc-e72LqMbrt-FvjqblJ-FMN5Lp1I4foax2eyzySF5PThNIe9guKI/s1600-h/DSCN5568.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386296273371157890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h3NbGqeYHlmkmNSJc-xnR5XV50fURZ4AlMs_R4wJdnQ1hZMRUf4irCtHg8MW0FeKkaQUIewpOCJLYH_mMMJ7h-vc-e72LqMbrt-FvjqblJ-FMN5Lp1I4foax2eyzySF5PThNIe9guKI/s400/DSCN5568.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieNdVtenyLhadrhilD5zSp9aFx8lXAu39QMMGm9mlnS-UQVAZlETD-cTApC-agStyE14Zzmdl5Wv0GwOt3kcKppJpbuH0lwjEAFGdgDeiFIFaCQ_Ewr5FpDMzhxSQbEIMRk7BR6bdKSo/s1600-h/DSCN5580.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386296269312036770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieNdVtenyLhadrhilD5zSp9aFx8lXAu39QMMGm9mlnS-UQVAZlETD-cTApC-agStyE14Zzmdl5Wv0GwOt3kcKppJpbuH0lwjEAFGdgDeiFIFaCQ_Ewr5FpDMzhxSQbEIMRk7BR6bdKSo/s400/DSCN5580.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7a7WcrMPpANMyYM2ekGAHoWh5CmbeUa44LcdQAiN1RM8sS0e59yWdTahRp-PJvG_36vhqSp6g84__4Qf3Yp3zQcSXvUvMKwF2WsWY3pEQyOaZVpKgrF4WN_Ufej3u2ONiQLv3gZ3xv_4/s1600-h/DSCN5563.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386296265786581234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7a7WcrMPpANMyYM2ekGAHoWh5CmbeUa44LcdQAiN1RM8sS0e59yWdTahRp-PJvG_36vhqSp6g84__4Qf3Yp3zQcSXvUvMKwF2WsWY3pEQyOaZVpKgrF4WN_Ufej3u2ONiQLv3gZ3xv_4/s400/DSCN5563.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">It is an awesome thing you did today Joe!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">Thank you, everyone, for your donations and your support!</span></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-39827671166946108352009-09-08T22:05:00.004-04:002009-09-08T22:13:58.541-04:008 Months!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAd5YoAR5UwoQw_Zarl4yIsKUiZgOY4L_T27DuZwqCIJfaMyfVEA5vM1sEmPyqi9aSFCr9KswbO0WBXFDcVJwJi6dNzf0_PcpZSUuQGzOdqDW2bIFCZQBRwyw43kNWc9k7X3OuHJks8Q/s1600-h/DSCN5257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAd5YoAR5UwoQw_Zarl4yIsKUiZgOY4L_T27DuZwqCIJfaMyfVEA5vM1sEmPyqi9aSFCr9KswbO0WBXFDcVJwJi6dNzf0_PcpZSUuQGzOdqDW2bIFCZQBRwyw43kNWc9k7X3OuHJks8Q/s400/DSCN5257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379284874847410354" /></a><br /><br />He got his first Build-a-Bear - a monkey. I had to take it's shoes off because he likes the shoe laces too much.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylDG1o6K4OYiqLSblosgbfGYrblFN1WN_aTx5DwrzQl7pGsQptCL3zFH8HpkIiieJCPxKVXME39RaPKotS-gg-Bh5uu0T2LOn1jydWVcfCxKzuc4rbxCdZFrzRd6q31DAWTPinvCVuYo/s1600-h/DSCN5307.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylDG1o6K4OYiqLSblosgbfGYrblFN1WN_aTx5DwrzQl7pGsQptCL3zFH8HpkIiieJCPxKVXME39RaPKotS-gg-Bh5uu0T2LOn1jydWVcfCxKzuc4rbxCdZFrzRd6q31DAWTPinvCVuYo/s400/DSCN5307.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379283487404741538" /></a><br /><br />8 months has gone by so fast! I didn't think Blake was ever going to show interest in toys and other kids. All of a sudden he is interested in everything and everyone. He loved watching Jackson play this weekend!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3fVOJASDJ4sz3ZbKzSEn-xJKWLXC3txXEywgvF8CQfjUQdZyj5Su2LGAZMDmkawNFj0ri-vrF4nIK1jV7SWa0yLXMbl6P1BwNyrXBk-69JfSeuCc5r0wwzzedQ7vgDvZXKRYmrBmsY0/s1600-h/DSCN5337.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3fVOJASDJ4sz3ZbKzSEn-xJKWLXC3txXEywgvF8CQfjUQdZyj5Su2LGAZMDmkawNFj0ri-vrF4nIK1jV7SWa0yLXMbl6P1BwNyrXBk-69JfSeuCc5r0wwzzedQ7vgDvZXKRYmrBmsY0/s400/DSCN5337.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379283481330374354" /></a><br /><br />Anything that rolls or flashes is <em>amazing</em>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DULV04GasCFUTBQ2338f9WI1zO6u7Ak6Vp0JwiBJBW6QGZwliGLrrgJUxB3psOpMj6zNbWbH9UJbSrTRqb68-SzxIaGtqa1wYefLLuNQTRnVddH-dmXmcqzF9PfaKzdg5FIxR4OVsyE/s1600-h/DSCN5323.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DULV04GasCFUTBQ2338f9WI1zO6u7Ak6Vp0JwiBJBW6QGZwliGLrrgJUxB3psOpMj6zNbWbH9UJbSrTRqb68-SzxIaGtqa1wYefLLuNQTRnVddH-dmXmcqzF9PfaKzdg5FIxR4OVsyE/s400/DSCN5323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379283477262089570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73RxTK2BKGipBwYWAZryoiqHYli2XDUNJvKLKs4MRDD7_2u3S-UMcEqG3YwCWGW87VJ71cFp6nq749yibFpU9efgGynmaH7n_bbBFMOVxPnZJybWVnGSc31hd6HfPzh3KXcrZ1jGK7LY/s1600-h/IMG00482-20090908-1647.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73RxTK2BKGipBwYWAZryoiqHYli2XDUNJvKLKs4MRDD7_2u3S-UMcEqG3YwCWGW87VJ71cFp6nq749yibFpU9efgGynmaH7n_bbBFMOVxPnZJybWVnGSc31hd6HfPzh3KXcrZ1jGK7LY/s400/IMG00482-20090908-1647.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379283469953714146" /></a><br /><br />He tackles this fish like he's wrestling an alligator.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKOkwW9V7_dNUAxK6e0BAv4HeloGstV_QQQ2fFC530VYGlagcFWwb5cWiwsrGs4Vq-sFSoDMyLVF69jpxxj7ZmzzGu7AvkgmnhSplM5xH3BTPbE3poQFwCXti1F3dalZ8Ll-8rTSx0RM/s1600-h/IMG00474-20090907-1911.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKOkwW9V7_dNUAxK6e0BAv4HeloGstV_QQQ2fFC530VYGlagcFWwb5cWiwsrGs4Vq-sFSoDMyLVF69jpxxj7ZmzzGu7AvkgmnhSplM5xH3BTPbE3poQFwCXti1F3dalZ8Ll-8rTSx0RM/s400/IMG00474-20090907-1911.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379283464825521650" /></a><br /><br />Ah....the car. I thought he was still too little. Not so. He loves taking walks around the nieghborhood riding in his car. Thank you Ryan & Jamie! He likes biting the steering wheel. I think the vibrations feel good on his gums.Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-1040422332994837282009-08-08T21:58:00.003-04:002009-08-08T22:05:16.417-04:00Grass!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Blake had never really spent anytime in grass. Sad, no? </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">He had been on a blanket in the grass and on his back maybe once or twice, but never had he sat in the grass or better yet tried to crawl in grass.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">These were taken with my phone so they aren't great but it was fun watching him stare at the grass and rip apart my flowers.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMJn5g_zYNhCpZ6tXdIK7DBVghSjA7iCo9S9RDarWtg-ulPJzV4nzlp631lPh5WI0DEAp-0FcpF_LnxyJIz8brvGq-kNkIydDKq6eq51o4YbeWJRjUkCGGzY_1qaMtnsShUTg6xiwWR8/s1600-h/IMG00260-20090807-2035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367778120272076770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMJn5g_zYNhCpZ6tXdIK7DBVghSjA7iCo9S9RDarWtg-ulPJzV4nzlp631lPh5WI0DEAp-0FcpF_LnxyJIz8brvGq-kNkIydDKq6eq51o4YbeWJRjUkCGGzY_1qaMtnsShUTg6xiwWR8/s400/IMG00260-20090807-2035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrcUoMvzbVOQcKfTPaTLvBmh1gsT74LLxRMSFvkRwhmWPGGNX0xm2ME2hdmBxs0hyphenhyphenfy_F8I9xPtZyhnUoejSL62UDKDbcBzgFl42xSw57g4gKbHU81TsRINDO0p5l9gkzIfDnPFGZcO0/s1600-h/IMG00257-20090807-2034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367778111889340514" style="DISPLAY: block; 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Oops.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">In the last two weeks I started my new job, the boys survived a week without me, and Blake has said "dada" and "ogg". </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">My six days away was pretty rough, for me, but the boys did really well with some help from Grandma Debbie. The great news is that Blake will take a bottle, and anything else you put near his face, with no problem now. When we go out to eat he slaps the table until we find something to give him a bite of. 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtx-SQgmSKYfaTXiLC12IEYh4aVmOBBrdqxeLZecoDbLoD7IFxsytLRTne0Kh-4s8FdO0ImzFoGQTpK_TdIxMn_OyFqSyMjc-PlNNKQvlkFY8x9o-5ZFCmFmJWfZT2s9RUW7WhhPt6nzk/s400/DSCN4723.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-19595190820960128452009-07-09T10:03:00.002-04:002009-07-09T10:09:51.536-04:00Mama's new toy<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Now I have a phone that takes good pictures...</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtDYzi6FyLhFL3pfzpzJWfdodq2kTzvA3rIA9vVgsNiJgpfVkCv0EfshGAaT7HdTBbLRFDtDRVwj1x3CrMNTG_iCQWeiE8dP3JuupWNuvvng8WdStyZ5iUQqxGV-pj6-p3MKqUFH3llI/s1600-h/IMG00086-20090708-1701.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356461705996387794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtDYzi6FyLhFL3pfzpzJWfdodq2kTzvA3rIA9vVgsNiJgpfVkCv0EfshGAaT7HdTBbLRFDtDRVwj1x3CrMNTG_iCQWeiE8dP3JuupWNuvvng8WdStyZ5iUQqxGV-pj6-p3MKqUFH3llI/s400/IMG00086-20090708-1701.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRAmgBeF2XV786tuuKGpx2U8aMuHTUH9YQEBqH76amdi6OhXhyyVX8xXYQmCVkq_ompO1y8tPQz_CzR1L1HBrF6bXeQE31YOMfi_x8_0crEH6ccB03etLbjg_GXrSVQgW-vg3toF82VI/s1600-h/IMG00089-20090708-1734.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356461701541956642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRAmgBeF2XV786tuuKGpx2U8aMuHTUH9YQEBqH76amdi6OhXhyyVX8xXYQmCVkq_ompO1y8tPQz_CzR1L1HBrF6bXeQE31YOMfi_x8_0crEH6ccB03etLbjg_GXrSVQgW-vg3toF82VI/s400/IMG00089-20090708-1734.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlishR5Kn7WJm0rhcJd99Gn19hihTJ2_6lt3CxI5VnU5L1uYmZkBRfWe3eTYVUO9YMrOp717IAY4izcl2U9wU5N-c87jj0QagnMi0IQzW78buuqEQ55gj_9CVsPl-jBkEG91GAw8wd_PM/s1600-h/IMG00061-20090705-1224.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356461695224187330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlishR5Kn7WJm0rhcJd99Gn19hihTJ2_6lt3CxI5VnU5L1uYmZkBRfWe3eTYVUO9YMrOp717IAY4izcl2U9wU5N-c87jj0QagnMi0IQzW78buuqEQ55gj_9CVsPl-jBkEG91GAw8wd_PM/s400/IMG00061-20090705-1224.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">He just can't escape my flash bulb!</span></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-33915311349253395842009-07-07T20:06:00.004-04:002009-07-07T20:18:36.481-04:00Going Green<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUV-ACAFB1pUmYmRQIsuPiH2ijGPnuvm6cfFG_OkcBlQRMWzLyWadPCoNKjsLduH8o4hVtxPVdY5SF8npupo8KJ0wudFEnKo_gEd9t5-u7UOkcrHmMojmNMGUZj7-ElYtnyX7xA5dvgAo/s1600-h/DSCN4580.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355876056635213666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUV-ACAFB1pUmYmRQIsuPiH2ijGPnuvm6cfFG_OkcBlQRMWzLyWadPCoNKjsLduH8o4hVtxPVdY5SF8npupo8KJ0wudFEnKo_gEd9t5-u7UOkcrHmMojmNMGUZj7-ElYtnyX7xA5dvgAo/s400/DSCN4580.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Joe tried to convince Blake that the fireworks were fun Saturday but Blake didn't buy it.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPSpugt0SVvtTIVA0cnTMwQYNYlkiKmxvDQhsP6Cax1ROEkr9oM5-k33zhj7DHC-bXfAsb3ZOfkjRJDvV-Cklp4aNlLShNDG2NN7M_wrLqi2PYeFNq-q1DxAajHkl_Mfs3YGiqjyi81o/s1600-h/DSCN4654.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355876050653718114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPSpugt0SVvtTIVA0cnTMwQYNYlkiKmxvDQhsP6Cax1ROEkr9oM5-k33zhj7DHC-bXfAsb3ZOfkjRJDvV-Cklp4aNlLShNDG2NN7M_wrLqi2PYeFNq-q1DxAajHkl_Mfs3YGiqjyi81o/s400/DSCN4654.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Big boy Blake with his apple juice.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHGNOYZvy1zo9fpkPZtRF5W6DUZdVij_6B5S2_dLwCcIFXa5MIvPUU9nGmzoU28VevTSv1Dj5yRKRAmSC6gruoTJFqILvhdMExh_xAu_rxqnBORNKRXYp4nwSrJftgHA_h6GQHxmnTAU/s1600-h/DSCN4594.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355876046208339762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHGNOYZvy1zo9fpkPZtRF5W6DUZdVij_6B5S2_dLwCcIFXa5MIvPUU9nGmzoU28VevTSv1Dj5yRKRAmSC6gruoTJFqILvhdMExh_xAu_rxqnBORNKRXYp4nwSrJftgHA_h6GQHxmnTAU/s400/DSCN4594.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Today Blake went to the babysitter for a half day in prep for the rest of the week when I have home based training going on all day. He did really well. Our big guy is drinking formula out of a bottle!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">While Blake was gone I preoccupied myself by painting the kitchen and dining room. With the exception of Blake's room we have not painted anywhere in our house. It's beige, beige everywhere. I like the green -the name was "Jalapeno Jelly." Next I'm doing a butter yellow in the living room - eventually. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Let me just saying the kitchen has got to be the worst room in the house to paint with all the cabinets and appliances. At least now I know it's clean behind my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">refrigerator</span> and stove!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JYuJiWGWHQBgfh7DipK6mTfn6I7XQKAsOZ1bDIWcPLHK5yjkk9hkydvpEaYkyjMEDaRB86s_exbVmq7b_spsuoniM_y8h4wSMgJoUifiZDTFVbfwsPJadO_MV73QIvlazhRBMMJcNtM/s1600-h/IMG00079-20090707-1933.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355874317667936194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JYuJiWGWHQBgfh7DipK6mTfn6I7XQKAsOZ1bDIWcPLHK5yjkk9hkydvpEaYkyjMEDaRB86s_exbVmq7b_spsuoniM_y8h4wSMgJoUifiZDTFVbfwsPJadO_MV73QIvlazhRBMMJcNtM/s400/IMG00079-20090707-1933.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNiEn93EAzWG0gCwV0sWrt68hSLWJfMG13e6Yd449itzE7hwCz1B4En9_h6e2icFkDdNij6czvlRKlqcnbPTEaHInRtfUyRlU9EM1aKMwOaByTo5_16i4ffgUK45ZgeVsF9SwatvFRBM/s1600-h/IMG00081-20090707-1935.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355874310469761426" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYEre4yGsvbyZ_Puzt7rDUamkPqsoyZGeNSgpUPdTVDxJe5quqZpsg2eho2j__te_TAqrVlUlHlYY2Nt2JV5Cv3OM1wv5e5vu-i8xb_cOuxFxFyTjv7CvcgZMDMk0pWTVLJHvOAFy7IE/s400/DSCN4276.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-48689171804638441382009-06-30T16:15:00.001-04:002009-06-30T16:17:53.170-04:00Jolly Green Giant<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7CEP4ef3rHdAgbl27QXpoFue06fmrrILRGVn3hyphenhyphenz6p3t0-UbyIPKQD11jpyKSeovUbObeo_Hh0UGiNk1_hBxA-mVV-a3eCT06iZxHCewTrEnVehHkG7PjXUQ48EK-M9tj4h7y6iGKJ4/s1600-h/DSCN4184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353217455431466754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7CEP4ef3rHdAgbl27QXpoFue06fmrrILRGVn3hyphenhyphenz6p3t0-UbyIPKQD11jpyKSeovUbObeo_Hh0UGiNk1_hBxA-mVV-a3eCT06iZxHCewTrEnVehHkG7PjXUQ48EK-M9tj4h7y6iGKJ4/s400/DSCN4184.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">At Blake's six month check up this morning I learned I actually gave birth to the Jolly Green Giant. I knew Blake was pretty big, but this little guy is off the growth chart! Joe's Mom said he was the same way so maybe he'll slow down. He is already bigger than I was at a year old!<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Height - 29in - above 97th percentile<br />Weight - 19.25lbs - 80th percentile<br />Head Circ - off chart<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Daddy and I are going to remeasure him tonight, but I watched her do it and it had to be close. Joe is convinced it's impossible!<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Developmentally he is doing great. He is rolling all over and trying his best to crawl. I love watching him try to get to a toy (or dog) he sees nearby and using both hands to hold things. When we read books he has to hold them and usually turns the page before we're finished. He loves to stand and it holding his own weight longer and longer.<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This guy is an eater. He loves veggies. So far he has done well with Carrots, Squash, Green Beans and Bananas. He's not a fan of tangy fruits like Peaches and Apples. This weekend I was able to get him sucking on a bottle (for the first time) that had Half Water/Half Apple Juice. Hopefully we can sneak some milk in there and he'll do okay.<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I keep thinking about how fast these last 6 months have gone by - I know it will be his first Birthday before we know it!<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I'm going to go research car seats now...2.5 more lbs and we have to retire the one he is in now. Crazy.</span></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-68600215799265954652009-06-29T11:35:00.004-04:002009-06-29T11:45:16.367-04:006 months tomorrow!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This stud muffin will be 6 months old tomorrow!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">And this is my last week at home with him.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">I'll update you after his doctor's appointment tomorrow.</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8e7GnxuNYZirosne_5sFFejoUlhCv0_MZXqbvGb93dM7sSQ21pv1QqVYWzoSRt6SWg1omfakcVm03zC31Bn9DuWTCfx29uyzqtDyX3oR5zOVM3K2QmIFYfnFW3fMUT_h8yEHdbw-ZKqc/s1600-h/DSCN4243.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352774418408455906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiJsOgiSOBC5v4MmyMW9jENiNWJbmS7jBgbHK-mycpJr89p5P-ZiLMW8LqO6Y5MPijp6O1CwFhAW4iEv0Tn-VDVdBfi1gBULdFJxJxhaR4v-BwKtAGqDL3k7gPdmFgYMPBBdtiALXfT4/s320/DSCN4127.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> I'm going to go give those cheeks lots of kisses now!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">**sigh**</span></div></div></div></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-20338500552657994302009-06-22T12:13:00.002-04:002009-06-22T12:28:54.443-04:00Happy Father's Day!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">It arrived earlier this week, but Joe got a bike for Father's Day. He was training for his big bike ride in September on a bike borrowed from his boss. His boss is about 5 inches taller than him and the bike was way too tall. Blake and I supervised while Joe put the bike together in the garage. </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9jKlrEGjL5kN49iLJUwFNIWjuw95YgOIcOwq3EDAcueYn-TiuRzNRGmTVCwyaxAXXTMAare1W5y8iktt435aXBg2mBF2l4sDHJhrZYQifuVkIMNcCxJEF6YVV0gHXPdYSF6NhMtad-8/s1600-h/DSCN4009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350186600819745650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9jKlrEGjL5kN49iLJUwFNIWjuw95YgOIcOwq3EDAcueYn-TiuRzNRGmTVCwyaxAXXTMAare1W5y8iktt435aXBg2mBF2l4sDHJhrZYQifuVkIMNcCxJEF6YVV0gHXPdYSF6NhMtad-8/s320/DSCN4009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQRN0s6E2i-CcVvoRVpAb43n99wrgSE-vt7fdBePQ-r-76GdH-9rS_Sr53q21UamNaXMt925Z3XDsPfBAeGOsmdRg7BZbo6hh58IJ6r6LD6qHAxUQD2kfSCMBDCLHgUtxEyhn_Ep-UUs/s1600-h/DSCN4034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350186592503220018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQRN0s6E2i-CcVvoRVpAb43n99wrgSE-vt7fdBePQ-r-76GdH-9rS_Sr53q21UamNaXMt925Z3XDsPfBAeGOsmdRg7BZbo6hh58IJ6r6LD6qHAxUQD2kfSCMBDCLHgUtxEyhn_Ep-UUs/s320/DSCN4034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyv_Q1iCzR80zTXR15fiSezaWGZoA3SDNi7tD9eG2TzJyT3Gvr7kZJIa3yykoucYxSCgXs7470rJg0lVbNxgY8YkJWpZq-3Y-x58F4jbBBu4aUbcPHHJ3AHkXpKkb0qNFn95hSwM73uU/s1600-h/DSCN4003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350186589505354850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyv_Q1iCzR80zTXR15fiSezaWGZoA3SDNi7tD9eG2TzJyT3Gvr7kZJIa3yykoucYxSCgXs7470rJg0lVbNxgY8YkJWpZq-3Y-x58F4jbBBu4aUbcPHHJ3AHkXpKkb0qNFn95hSwM73uU/s320/DSCN4003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslP6qhsnpNrVfWRFKsfVSLa1P3UD5An1jm7Oth2QjNBN-B65V0gjSSi51-QYQ2rkZDdgO3VV6erBRqMyOR3IwGa8qF1r0dTLsl1ZkYZ6dj_V8TGsuKUfMCpb44W-LfzVeFVIq1VhRF2Y/s1600-h/DSCN4026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350186581933095474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslP6qhsnpNrVfWRFKsfVSLa1P3UD5An1jm7Oth2QjNBN-B65V0gjSSi51-QYQ2rkZDdgO3VV6erBRqMyOR3IwGa8qF1r0dTLsl1ZkYZ6dj_V8TGsuKUfMCpb44W-LfzVeFVIq1VhRF2Y/s320/DSCN4026.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Blake learned from his dad that boys don't read directions. I think it made Blake a little nervous.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpPcstTpj7a97vKv_kQRzWNjRruD6yfB2tqyCTtd3O_64PS2hOOXphL1F7PFoYEha5bPXO44Sjt1pTNuMrYQb_cy69qFoFOhet64JJTYg4DTJBxZNY81dchi-3C0mbf3nlegU5J0gXpA/s1600-h/DSCN4102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350186578893572642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpPcstTpj7a97vKv_kQRzWNjRruD6yfB2tqyCTtd3O_64PS2hOOXphL1F7PFoYEha5bPXO44Sjt1pTNuMrYQb_cy69qFoFOhet64JJTYg4DTJBxZNY81dchi-3C0mbf3nlegU5J0gXpA/s320/DSCN4102.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is the</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">only picture I took on Father's Day. Joe was trying to get all of Blake's burps out before we went to church. Aren't Blake's overalls cute? </span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Happy Father's Day, Joe! Thank you for being such a great Dad. We love you!</span></p>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-12295313563654137462009-06-16T06:16:00.003-04:002009-06-16T06:39:08.460-04:00Prep for Boys Week and a Photo Shoot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9D5uH5xnfsyfOL64M9zr-M8Tu_ZzIrbWMPJ0IkUnPT8JVFsTkaXtiZXGpPEEeUP58Pd463VSvy-AsCpyaH3y8OkF7Oeew8S6k-XA1MWuOTHhpQ4PrsLMnskWX6kkAGhqG8WEz3oKrrvI/s1600-h/DSCN3921.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347872556755469714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9D5uH5xnfsyfOL64M9zr-M8Tu_ZzIrbWMPJ0IkUnPT8JVFsTkaXtiZXGpPEEeUP58Pd463VSvy-AsCpyaH3y8OkF7Oeew8S6k-XA1MWuOTHhpQ4PrsLMnskWX6kkAGhqG8WEz3oKrrvI/s320/DSCN3921.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I might be <em>slightly </em>prejudice, but isn't he the cutest thing? Really, he's baby model material. I guess every parent thinks that though. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I learned yesterday that trying to take pictures of a baby who likes to roll around is not exactly easy. If I rolled him on to his belly to take some pictures he threw that big head of his back and rolled over. If I put him somewhere specific on his back he decided to move my rolling on to his belly and "swimming" on the carpet. We got some good ones eventually. There are more and they'll be in the 5mo-1wk album when it posts on here.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In other news - well it qualifies as news in our house - Blake is eating solids twice a day and drinking from a sippy cup once a day in preparation for having a week sans mama. His first try with Peaches with Cereal didn't go so well yesterday but the kid loves his carrots. He did better than ever with a sippy cup - he held it but so did dad. Maybe it was because the milk was fresh or maybe he just wanted to amuse us, but we were pleased with his 1.5 oz accomplishment. Either way I think we're going to give up on trying to get him to use a bottle and stick with sippies.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Enjoy the pictures of our baby model!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfSRnmYfHobsQehDTCpFFd5B_HNwGlioKE6bXeOFoUlE28vIxETQdf2Q7muWwbEt9GpHlSQY_jTaDyb-T02mIA8nRCpKq9lgyEGln5rafdiSZdKWPsJrFwQzfcRNbN_Gg5SYDmWYMMWs/s1600-h/DSCN3958.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347868490822733906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfSRnmYfHobsQehDTCpFFd5B_HNwGlioKE6bXeOFoUlE28vIxETQdf2Q7muWwbEt9GpHlSQY_jTaDyb-T02mIA8nRCpKq9lgyEGln5rafdiSZdKWPsJrFwQzfcRNbN_Gg5SYDmWYMMWs/s320/DSCN3958.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9Ti_sNFRl14kaW5jpW6VDD72qCVv8lI07BJ5GNeMS-NDNVLw6x9eX-eBWtaMZScIFocQyRyQQcg46RQ2RWDH0RiQ7f30vfn4uQI-B67ngVCWVhBIEPMzpZ01AbUr3z69VQ2wGUVBAow/s1600-h/DSCN3957.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347868483916394866" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkMfy1FIrEEojeEz2ZxiZHx7H_2dmBufUdQmFXuyRVnpwEDMhw2Utt-8-Ok8cI5M0y0ue4waxjW-evuGcxCL5EGB1A77J4M8Rp41XTDyWjmk_oZQs025UZfRCfmTol5TW89XeoWIng5E/s400/DSCN3653.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPpNdE51OV6GVIXZ9w3GS_2BxHzyHOuPiyTGEx_y1QbCd_jJnMycnsB-NFAXdn1zj2qbIHeFXw4WDDuPfbGNQKvvWTcW_M30XDQDVJEV0Ux73yU1CEKRDpkOjmeepnAc2QxeONVoQjGU/s1600-h/DSCN3654.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344955063011298402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPpNdE51OV6GVIXZ9w3GS_2BxHzyHOuPiyTGEx_y1QbCd_jJnMycnsB-NFAXdn1zj2qbIHeFXw4WDDuPfbGNQKvvWTcW_M30XDQDVJEV0Ux73yU1CEKRDpkOjmeepnAc2QxeONVoQjGU/s400/DSCN3654.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <span style="font-size:130%;">Blake did a spectacular job supervising from his shaded seat yesterday while we spruced up the landscaping. By <em>we</em> I mean I assisted until Blake got fussy and I had to take him inside. Joe continued to work on it for almost 2hr while I entertained Blake in the comforts of the A/C.</span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RQVOWKltOC6KmU3gw3Cs7fcXSNmCl4u1I689bLHxF3g-ajOkHTLp2ZdOKgvs0nGV0Ek3yyi5rgf7ylnKBHXkq-g23dkh4nqTtZ9mxMVgjwxyU8yCpNtXIRWnD18sc8cEnaQQMM1zaLo/s1600-h/DSCN3663.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344955059940210706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RQVOWKltOC6KmU3gw3Cs7fcXSNmCl4u1I689bLHxF3g-ajOkHTLp2ZdOKgvs0nGV0Ek3yyi5rgf7ylnKBHXkq-g23dkh4nqTtZ9mxMVgjwxyU8yCpNtXIRWnD18sc8cEnaQQMM1zaLo/s400/DSCN3663.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JKg9A7GHtdAb95AEOEtmpN0Ib6-3Bn6EA5hsrVfxoefdumjF5ipy1NCvKO9YVwp1VC7WgfV3GimWk1U1vzJlRru_YR-jiglrB_t6Si9FXNLQfC5hXV9h54M-rhWWUDC81zbCYNPTgW0/s1600-h/DSCN3664.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344955055668601106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JKg9A7GHtdAb95AEOEtmpN0Ib6-3Bn6EA5hsrVfxoefdumjF5ipy1NCvKO9YVwp1VC7WgfV3GimWk1U1vzJlRru_YR-jiglrB_t6Si9FXNLQfC5hXV9h54M-rhWWUDC81zbCYNPTgW0/s400/DSCN3664.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4w5dp1XqKwn9DX7Ax_9q94LhN13rJmml9aor5gM7jKa2ThYZNuilx32wE5mliOKzxWIk6RHUoFCq4pH-fnEh1i7f6u2vyxeIwPFpoEVYKRTn9mvsIUT-Nx0NhAae4_D6lH_W6RDGTVQ/s1600-h/DSCN3666.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344955053392767810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4w5dp1XqKwn9DX7Ax_9q94LhN13rJmml9aor5gM7jKa2ThYZNuilx32wE5mliOKzxWIk6RHUoFCq4pH-fnEh1i7f6u2vyxeIwPFpoEVYKRTn9mvsIUT-Nx0NhAae4_D6lH_W6RDGTVQ/s400/DSCN3666.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <span style="font-size:130%;">Orange & light pink <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lilies</span>...I like it!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Thank you, Joe!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-12599302334275545242009-06-07T09:36:00.004-04:002009-06-07T09:58:48.763-04:00Time for an update!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ySOexbwaEVRhmVMm6a68mEaIE2w3LH-PhI6_0-3R-g2fVueRVaEu6WmcsD-mxigfyImmEAGnGAH91jEBWWjOb6YDWUUrINl2KVLO6fFi66PO_n7zDZ5L0DT_H8N1D-T9uKF8IWPkIz4/s1600-h/DSCN3636.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344583025098779394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ySOexbwaEVRhmVMm6a68mEaIE2w3LH-PhI6_0-3R-g2fVueRVaEu6WmcsD-mxigfyImmEAGnGAH91jEBWWjOb6YDWUUrINl2KVLO6fFi66PO_n7zDZ5L0DT_H8N1D-T9uKF8IWPkIz4/s400/DSCN3636.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMU3XYJ7rFfqImV4MH9hAhAIGByG6OOBpSnrZ1sgbNXDAPyCi-V2N_H9sehpOiG4lAHz_YPfxtj-fbubFdFX4tLm5xT1czpgGimLCyWvNe5STdOk9smF-Hbb7bFiXBseVBwI-JPzffoc/s1600-h/DSCN3628.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344583020925345346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMU3XYJ7rFfqImV4MH9hAhAIGByG6OOBpSnrZ1sgbNXDAPyCi-V2N_H9sehpOiG4lAHz_YPfxtj-fbubFdFX4tLm5xT1czpgGimLCyWvNe5STdOk9smF-Hbb7bFiXBseVBwI-JPzffoc/s400/DSCN3628.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUil0rbj6N3RKWLb5uaYHzPQ1vMv5ubkbHmhK1MGXAvQaLdek4bjmgIo3oXiAp-5XaLLRsXaX-SATjS7uMlC_p7RB8x1AeXemd5uzxwc03WPU_9oWwxRUHWJZNSveTdTW8EUoTrLtSZAk/s1600-h/DSCN3626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344583020407743218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUil0rbj6N3RKWLb5uaYHzPQ1vMv5ubkbHmhK1MGXAvQaLdek4bjmgIo3oXiAp-5XaLLRsXaX-SATjS7uMlC_p7RB8x1AeXemd5uzxwc03WPU_9oWwxRUHWJZNSveTdTW8EUoTrLtSZAk/s400/DSCN3626.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtF-SJrV8ykLxpKf-1vfog8Nv-k9JY_Sh7eaSvfg3TBc2GLVJqJpRsESzBcjc3xRb9bQ6yiK37kvTBmZOxCmX2ppBjujztR1MFNhmCSXpGaCWzLYFOxfBY00OUkg9nX65H7CDiq7BkkOU/s1600-h/DSCN3623.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344583013786703122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtF-SJrV8ykLxpKf-1vfog8Nv-k9JY_Sh7eaSvfg3TBc2GLVJqJpRsESzBcjc3xRb9bQ6yiK37kvTBmZOxCmX2ppBjujztR1MFNhmCSXpGaCWzLYFOxfBY00OUkg9nX65H7CDiq7BkkOU/s400/DSCN3623.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I don't know how it happened, but Blake has changed so much since he turned 5 months old last week. Seriously...it blows my mind. He is still rolling all over the house, as you will see in the pictures. He will eat anything you try to feed him without protest. He is using both hands together to pick up toys or hold onto things you give him. He is just so much more deliberate about what he grabs now. Before he would <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">accidentally</span> grab stuff or hold on to what you gave him. Now he intentionally grabs your nose or the toy he wants. Such a change! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I love watching him study things - especially his hands like they've just turned orange or something. I can't imagine what he thinks when he does that. Sitting in his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bumbo</span> seat the other night he dropped his plastic keys (John Deere, of course) and reached down to pick them back up. In baby development that is a big deal! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">When he rolls on to his belly now he swims on the carpet. The little guy wants to crawl so bad. He paws at the carpet and pushes with his feet. Then he just gets mad and rubs his face on the carpet - so don't judge me if you see my kid with carpet burn on his face! Oh, and when you pick him up he straightens out his legs and wants to stand up - which he showed no interest in before. He can do a pretty good job standing for 30 sec or so before buckling. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">He's going to help us plant flowers today. We'll see how that goes. Too much too fast ya think?</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I know people told me a hundred times how fast they grow, but I never could have imagined!</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3KDHJdWzcseWlTDNRhZHtA53TQ4lCAMeX21P6Yhh8sZz6FiRXUJx1OHIVmgihHL8X-08PMYFZTbzSEvEK3tM5yoM18ShMsi2fxG7n9j3WvovNBdrjEClIdzO5q96scwsu3d1QJBWRMA/s1600-h/DSCN3574.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344579797780464338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3KDHJdWzcseWlTDNRhZHtA53TQ4lCAMeX21P6Yhh8sZz6FiRXUJx1OHIVmgihHL8X-08PMYFZTbzSEvEK3tM5yoM18ShMsi2fxG7n9j3WvovNBdrjEClIdzO5q96scwsu3d1QJBWRMA/s400/DSCN3574.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuEcNQjsTgKINOjTSmirPPPHIRnKC3e0DS6y4_qVFswPd6ASg05CVP1VEMAeNToF4RDgQxTSvqkefFYfqyVcjH-4Wlggs_PdimK_y3uESlXIwPTKpG-yKp4-sxp6-6S1eljJLEZsxa5c/s1600-h/DSCN3571.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344579792789586098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuEcNQjsTgKINOjTSmirPPPHIRnKC3e0DS6y4_qVFswPd6ASg05CVP1VEMAeNToF4RDgQxTSvqkefFYfqyVcjH-4Wlggs_PdimK_y3uESlXIwPTKpG-yKp4-sxp6-6S1eljJLEZsxa5c/s400/DSCN3571.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaK4lw4922TDYdArJruL8iNRuHEkFGZKu2RitQ5NqGd3v0eo3MmzcZw41e8NWtGMlfUDx4AZ4mpI5PBIEmchjtiA278oKO1OKhKwSJWBEUV6znTQruEN6FLqingPqRu-Jw284hGsa3WU/s1600-h/DSCN3472.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344579794573117138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaK4lw4922TDYdArJruL8iNRuHEkFGZKu2RitQ5NqGd3v0eo3MmzcZw41e8NWtGMlfUDx4AZ4mpI5PBIEmchjtiA278oKO1OKhKwSJWBEUV6znTQruEN6FLqingPqRu-Jw284hGsa3WU/s400/DSCN3472.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoGjogJ3V3c-0aSJM4RBXeKSAu6xSyWUcMaFz5-6IkwHk2gIFvSg3zZFZbozjQMOqUCxfyads2Yj2bBKQbOQGrrFdgvbY4XsZs17mXmG53ggoc2wsAC91lbBodezLKjUS6FRHY4MgwqM/s1600-h/DSCN3638.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344579782762398226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoGjogJ3V3c-0aSJM4RBXeKSAu6xSyWUcMaFz5-6IkwHk2gIFvSg3zZFZbozjQMOqUCxfyads2Yj2bBKQbOQGrrFdgvbY4XsZs17mXmG53ggoc2wsAC91lbBodezLKjUS6FRHY4MgwqM/s400/DSCN3638.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> ...</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">and he still has the prettiest blue eyes God ever made.</span><br /></span><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-54238412460630466422009-06-02T13:35:00.003-04:002009-06-02T13:41:43.853-04:00Blake's First Veggies<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Blake finally tried some veggies. We started with carrots. He ate them really well. I didn't even end up wearing any of it.</span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5oWjCpC3a3JyR8LSgbBVMI9fF3Ph4H0RWaMmUmXwWHliaV28-6imSW8dgqFu-JfiXFE_AdFNIhL5ieEipUBnnZMFh54t5JOiq5jXRgw4CsS8AhctI13eI2AM4cqqTdpH4Y0E1L65dDE/s1600-h/DSCN3493.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342785732197464194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5oWjCpC3a3JyR8LSgbBVMI9fF3Ph4H0RWaMmUmXwWHliaV28-6imSW8dgqFu-JfiXFE_AdFNIhL5ieEipUBnnZMFh54t5JOiq5jXRgw4CsS8AhctI13eI2AM4cqqTdpH4Y0E1L65dDE/s400/DSCN3493.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_fN0bB0LlYv06WAnUCwaOeYp66tIwUOubF9jbSzhPdUF3h_svYYLhF99cjKWOcXorAFY4SnTF8EC76hpCeczcl9NuCDmtem4zzYOqK5F_JyU_tfcchKhgyB7lafaWhra4Da4PL1TZwg/s1600-h/DSCN3494.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342785725193089522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_fN0bB0LlYv06WAnUCwaOeYp66tIwUOubF9jbSzhPdUF3h_svYYLhF99cjKWOcXorAFY4SnTF8EC76hpCeczcl9NuCDmtem4zzYOqK5F_JyU_tfcchKhgyB7lafaWhra4Da4PL1TZwg/s400/DSCN3494.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Eventually he decided he wanted his <em>real</em> dinner.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBebojURvrBkT0EcX29aGy6gYEW7FG3_cd5ZzWpqrsRtEQ83ZmvP8rqiVFX2Qs8oBcUprEpKEwwRPIE568F0z2iNg01WE7ZRZC634V0B_oiuUD-MJRHmik64ACqlU9tAphcZkLrMy8DV0/s1600-h/DSCN3500.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342785720840434770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBebojURvrBkT0EcX29aGy6gYEW7FG3_cd5ZzWpqrsRtEQ83ZmvP8rqiVFX2Qs8oBcUprEpKEwwRPIE568F0z2iNg01WE7ZRZC634V0B_oiuUD-MJRHmik64ACqlU9tAphcZkLrMy8DV0/s400/DSCN3500.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6g7QWtburIDQFog-7fHYMQbRNCvYq2xR68CtPKKBBEUzK2Zvdy9AAw49htIrQOCr1nn3MW6FgkQh966mQbmshiDEagJaa_YoMpk-uYb_JiduhESGxFu5SpKheUGxUtJH_5MK5vo93us8/s1600-h/DSCN3501.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342785713729151986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6g7QWtburIDQFog-7fHYMQbRNCvYq2xR68CtPKKBBEUzK2Zvdy9AAw49htIrQOCr1nn3MW6FgkQh966mQbmshiDEagJaa_YoMpk-uYb_JiduhESGxFu5SpKheUGxUtJH_5MK5vo93us8/s400/DSCN3501.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Oh, and I was amazed to find the exact same carrots in Blake's diaper this morning...I know, I know TMI.<br /><br /><br /></span><div></div></div></div></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-17007838141789185272009-06-01T20:57:00.003-04:002009-06-02T07:28:37.394-04:00Roll, Roll, Roll<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Yes, our little guy has rolled over - back to front!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2atKLiaAvbMLWMNwRkEKcyy-9ftiDDFrZ2O12C6SoNmOHkYbTSKCd9hfhLit7N-Zb4TNzhQxKnEdEIIOdxrW3Ld7smIbp7qxUdwlw5Kc_HxEdGCuXLVQPAOUIP6FdwaTLuVaOJL33Vg8/s1600-h/DSCN3483.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342529414537963922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2atKLiaAvbMLWMNwRkEKcyy-9ftiDDFrZ2O12C6SoNmOHkYbTSKCd9hfhLit7N-Zb4TNzhQxKnEdEIIOdxrW3Ld7smIbp7qxUdwlw5Kc_HxEdGCuXLVQPAOUIP6FdwaTLuVaOJL33Vg8/s400/DSCN3483.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">While folding clothes tonight I noticed Blake begin to roll onto his side - over and over. </span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Gq69vbAWzijOH9Mu3vN0glFqTzCd6ftRBcfvkfspaWmDhZ2mlsyBpX9U8ha_FiWkdGVba3Zsws83jGLERjKaQRKIKMvgP8sT5HBCPPNSVbW0XqzgbKwhzlICf5tHedcqyw_VBcu0yAM/s1600-h/DSCN3484.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342529411345262610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Gq69vbAWzijOH9Mu3vN0glFqTzCd6ftRBcfvkfspaWmDhZ2mlsyBpX9U8ha_FiWkdGVba3Zsws83jGLERjKaQRKIKMvgP8sT5HBCPPNSVbW0XqzgbKwhzlICf5tHedcqyw_VBcu0yAM/s400/DSCN3484.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> Then came the face plants.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJSqKMcnDVakxoQbJJQfPdPGxEpEjEA6-mqZd1ZdC1HwC7G6380pwIUQRTIVA5qOHZxmRj7X42hCvhJmMZLys03k_yEzFZE8H3spshNiN4t-fowBkudmEGYsnStNcZsqs0UriD5B4ZSE/s1600-h/DSCN3485.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342529403350156258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJSqKMcnDVakxoQbJJQfPdPGxEpEjEA6-mqZd1ZdC1HwC7G6380pwIUQRTIVA5qOHZxmRj7X42hCvhJmMZLys03k_yEzFZE8H3spshNiN4t-fowBkudmEGYsnStNcZsqs0UriD5B4ZSE/s400/DSCN3485.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> I don't think he was sure what he had done at first.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUKfGtOmILCUBiL8YTrk6a3clEWFvZvzEes4-feo7cmZylDWDegQ0-5dQN4AUtczflWI39qVT1c5eBHSeE3kcrpuQrb73sMzopM6-OqT_BMOivqB8E0PLpQSPFA4baSmVOeoRfoLWxK4/s1600-h/DSCN3486.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342529398296597154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUKfGtOmILCUBiL8YTrk6a3clEWFvZvzEes4-feo7cmZylDWDegQ0-5dQN4AUtczflWI39qVT1c5eBHSeE3kcrpuQrb73sMzopM6-OqT_BMOivqB8E0PLpQSPFA4baSmVOeoRfoLWxK4/s400/DSCN3486.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> I scared him when I clapped for his big accomplishment!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div></div></div><br /></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-31591914833461692692009-06-01T11:52:00.004-04:002009-06-01T13:14:16.932-04:00Three Amigos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9EZuEr1Py62vowJta7zZRPeHeizYYfJzrKdl19I2kt4VytODcvRqDtED2B0cIsKMVCB9hFHHUpdMvI850vKo3CD8FAloTXay9K_G39SUJjrL73ekNk5ZuSauxB5sPY1Okav1gmB5yxo/s1600-h/DSCN3442.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdDTixTTeWvde36JonIchbLlbkxkHdVEjzVp_QHEG6v00nnHRVA_0FP5QTP9yvEbMa5e39BRqbTTWyn7cYJ0k06sPcyhL6pB9NW1XXAhZGtigpGgySU0T-emxbJgmBaeCDrfgdwE51Ac/s1600-h/DSCN3397.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342388957184252962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdDTixTTeWvde36JonIchbLlbkxkHdVEjzVp_QHEG6v00nnHRVA_0FP5QTP9yvEbMa5e39BRqbTTWyn7cYJ0k06sPcyhL6pB9NW1XXAhZGtigpGgySU0T-emxbJgmBaeCDrfgdwE51Ac/s320/DSCN3397.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Blake completed his first 5K this weekend in Florence. Blake and I walked (Blake mostly slept) and Joe ran. See, he had his track shirt on and everything. Joe made relentless fun of me for Blake's outfit. I figured I would show you so you could do the same.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf5pYs9WYz3gz-jjGxbslq2TZ2kg-q4Cm5nezVzhNW_7i9nIne4a5ZoyGDgCFlTpfR-JgNPs3wGUZhiLdCa3L-sVsnN6NMvCMRJKScYC9mRr93UK6qiLLN0wkb-DD_IXXu4H63iBCe7o/s1600-h/DSCN3331.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342388952069872818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf5pYs9WYz3gz-jjGxbslq2TZ2kg-q4Cm5nezVzhNW_7i9nIne4a5ZoyGDgCFlTpfR-JgNPs3wGUZhiLdCa3L-sVsnN6NMvCMRJKScYC9mRr93UK6qiLLN0wkb-DD_IXXu4H63iBCe7o/s320/DSCN3331.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> Blake got his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BUMBO</span> seat this weekend too. With his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">torticollis</span> I thought this might help him strengthen his muscles a little, we'll see. Apparently a lot of Physical Therapy places use these seats for babies, so at least I know it won't hurt him.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKjOQuCk_4wBH6oDp99iCjcawiM_2sUB1AsEXCsyyvKKV9s4YC6t1BZtG6knRfjpWk_ZKQibMsIXGcbH6gBEN3-a9q4EbvkeWA3HoI52EFtpZKHjtveIJMxBxG_IxLm1RYtI0R01fPdM/s1600-h/DSCN3422.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342388948148559986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKjOQuCk_4wBH6oDp99iCjcawiM_2sUB1AsEXCsyyvKKV9s4YC6t1BZtG6knRfjpWk_ZKQibMsIXGcbH6gBEN3-a9q4EbvkeWA3HoI52EFtpZKHjtveIJMxBxG_IxLm1RYtI0R01fPdM/s320/DSCN3422.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Here we have three blond headed, blue eyed little guys, all under 2 years old. I would say that they will likely be causing a lot of havoc together in a few years, but as of now Blake is too little to care or for them to play with. THIS is why we were glad to be having a boy - none of our friends have had girls for the last several years.<br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpsauhlCPlTeHwvEsQbwewUgbHeGeqPjbfiQB_scD07UCdjwiEOwC6d556uThKXwOeZMi70ooUbmhi1M4R8Vf4gAEaV9DJBrfMZZyekHYH-DrSW41fR3mHSPQOJiHAJfvHphR10U-Kqo/s1600-h/DSCN3432.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342388945484169954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpsauhlCPlTeHwvEsQbwewUgbHeGeqPjbfiQB_scD07UCdjwiEOwC6d556uThKXwOeZMi70ooUbmhi1M4R8Vf4gAEaV9DJBrfMZZyekHYH-DrSW41fR3mHSPQOJiHAJfvHphR10U-Kqo/s320/DSCN3432.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Here are the dads Nathan, Joe & Keith hanging out, watching baseball. It was great to get to see some of our friends this weekend.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div></div></div></div></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-45167471708227122032009-05-28T10:18:00.003-04:002009-05-28T10:29:28.044-04:00I NEED YOUR EMAIL!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuUbulTrEOugnvuIMZJmx5MUPLKFjRXAahMoCqDTR3WLTACAA_CXS62qqu0xskdYf4Vmh7CzbPiLDV4UqxF08Vh9CBTX-VlbSBYiIpdmsRCUsrnOZLRgMyg4bZDaUkW7i9V0FR1j29-E/s1600-h/DSCN3332.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340879869934683810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuUbulTrEOugnvuIMZJmx5MUPLKFjRXAahMoCqDTR3WLTACAA_CXS62qqu0xskdYf4Vmh7CzbPiLDV4UqxF08Vh9CBTX-VlbSBYiIpdmsRCUsrnOZLRgMyg4bZDaUkW7i9V0FR1j29-E/s320/DSCN3332.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">From what I understand there are people who have had problems accessing the blog lately.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">I have made it private, makes it sound special, huh? That way not just any <em>crazy</em> can browse pictures of us.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Anyway, if you send me your email address I can give you access to the blog.</span></div>ashley.arthur@hotmail.com<br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">I have made it public for the next day or two so people can see this message.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Have a good weekend!</span></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-28299270773472312842009-05-26T08:02:00.004-04:002009-05-26T08:18:31.492-04:00Fun in the Sun!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I've been trying to get Blake ready for summer. I am determined to make him a lil' fish like his Mom. Joe is not a big fan of water unless it's coming out of the shower head. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">We have stocked up on summer gear. Blake has Little Swimmers, swim trunks, a baby pool, SpongeBob sunglasses, some SPF 50, and hats to protect his little head.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Thursday afternoon we tried out the pool for the first time, which resulted in the purchase of the sunglasses on Thursday night.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUp4zP30pCz-SADmRge_LjvtsdDjAXjt2Fkw-QdA5SHBeoQtRcVgmubcmPIe9DFP9FQ2IfHKUa0PU14L2_W6QFRm1L2U1P-r8TyS9BLOkELjSnBBeMLjcNM861qFkLhNdwhpLHMfJMTg/s1600-h/DSCN3459.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340102618844208322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUp4zP30pCz-SADmRge_LjvtsdDjAXjt2Fkw-QdA5SHBeoQtRcVgmubcmPIe9DFP9FQ2IfHKUa0PU14L2_W6QFRm1L2U1P-r8TyS9BLOkELjSnBBeMLjcNM861qFkLhNdwhpLHMfJMTg/s320/DSCN3459.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Blake's SpongeBob Sunglasses...he likes them!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZFWFOOgQ0dJS9rMVwONm2i2mAI-NaJQJbvZggNjSrvUJ5wQ3uylmk6268duHT2eV8jKwKhTCNz_eAChRxAgu-ydJRRRz3A3bUY6No8og1sR5ZeX8ZFkm7nQHQ6wmwyhzkzzw0Un-oR8/s1600-h/DSCN3340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340104894429972578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZFWFOOgQ0dJS9rMVwONm2i2mAI-NaJQJbvZggNjSrvUJ5wQ3uylmk6268duHT2eV8jKwKhTCNz_eAChRxAgu-ydJRRRz3A3bUY6No8og1sR5ZeX8ZFkm7nQHQ6wmwyhzkzzw0Un-oR8/s320/DSCN3340.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Look at my greased (SPF 50 baby) little pig napping before pool time.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf9NeJum34PbsNjRPSC8xI1tk8T2hQBoevy5CoAVWt1-5oI-vrjMZZ27Dt2c_tCLrav0oV9DW_UaspMJ1Jk7MBu5rnfEdQnATqYZIG028Qut3K9ZamG9BHlDdgzixmsyj1dReHjPuk3g/s1600-h/DSCN3348.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340102612099150610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf9NeJum34PbsNjRPSC8xI1tk8T2hQBoevy5CoAVWt1-5oI-vrjMZZ27Dt2c_tCLrav0oV9DW_UaspMJ1Jk7MBu5rnfEdQnATqYZIG028Qut3K9ZamG9BHlDdgzixmsyj1dReHjPuk3g/s320/DSCN3348.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">By the time I got everything ready he wanted to sleep - go figure!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuRyigKH0efnCtNvqQv7PTP0IGFK-ElF2r9JS3OLEC9r1zw3zylp9INsFcQ_VeAmH8CfpbeyJAoTRIrOSSFmknw0a-MVUc5BMQWtUVkQeiwct1aFMI5WBhmKGpCqVtzjuaKLDN5lhv_Q/s1600-h/DSCN3366.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340102610314448290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuRyigKH0efnCtNvqQv7PTP0IGFK-ElF2r9JS3OLEC9r1zw3zylp9INsFcQ_VeAmH8CfpbeyJAoTRIrOSSFmknw0a-MVUc5BMQWtUVkQeiwct1aFMI5WBhmKGpCqVtzjuaKLDN5lhv_Q/s320/DSCN3366.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">He liked the water. It was the direct sunlight that he hated.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UVEh1MXF-hxbsiktH15NSUkW2Hiau6w-3ZIss4ZEP_o6vs8SrXaI_qEF5JcSY09WlDQYOE0mvjjy-tU3UyYtpaDAiXBzCHF6FHC26sk42yqm6RlPhyBOQwdz3QToQ_cF_bDIBFy9K90/s1600-h/DSCN3373.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340102605644185714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UVEh1MXF-hxbsiktH15NSUkW2Hiau6w-3ZIss4ZEP_o6vs8SrXaI_qEF5JcSY09WlDQYOE0mvjjy-tU3UyYtpaDAiXBzCHF6FHC26sk42yqm6RlPhyBOQwdz3QToQ_cF_bDIBFy9K90/s320/DSCN3373.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> We had success with the hat. The linky rings make everything fun.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzr7o_7LaTFqrrRelGCuHNQhcBGrEygrzyuD7M1H61jjObEL4NlbfLOiugT3regMOvroALguSSn12sTUK_wJrlmPDBwiKySWiHtJluvBvjnuPV-SKN1p3p04nQBS2HJYk-FLHDGD3OsF4/s1600-h/DSCN3400.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340102601889868690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzr7o_7LaTFqrrRelGCuHNQhcBGrEygrzyuD7M1H61jjObEL4NlbfLOiugT3regMOvroALguSSn12sTUK_wJrlmPDBwiKySWiHtJluvBvjnuPV-SKN1p3p04nQBS2HJYk-FLHDGD3OsF4/s320/DSCN3400.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I think he was afraid Sam was going to try to join him</span>.<br /></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">Next time I'll make sure to let him finish his nap first!<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-24783826175423877122009-05-14T13:25:00.004-04:002009-05-14T14:25:29.873-04:00This is how we roll!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05O9F-24vp-EAkehG8Fx5j5Wdq-HUX5nf18oalZTFtSDgteJAviSta8WbcH8NGRC27QZKIHvBXANi-zYnDq1xQv5xVPagbaQTiYv3A-1UUa5Viq2fZ54KmELM-J3viqvZKYa8DFy-UPc/s1600-h/DSCN3076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335746206283981186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05O9F-24vp-EAkehG8Fx5j5Wdq-HUX5nf18oalZTFtSDgteJAviSta8WbcH8NGRC27QZKIHvBXANi-zYnDq1xQv5xVPagbaQTiYv3A-1UUa5Viq2fZ54KmELM-J3viqvZKYa8DFy-UPc/s400/DSCN3076.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> Blake is sitting up really well. He just needs a little help still.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiuJrVx6RLTgV6MyxRv3sT3ifgQ1pVkDg380l1HevQSCCLp79nB_5eG-RGNNBo9ayZuZFnyKAwhbxRTVfqbCc16U9zGysOsk80iGry7IokoHFdFmWX-jbbSNvzjWjDooQeMrBqGPwlsw/s1600-h/DSCN3097.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335746200007981266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiuJrVx6RLTgV6MyxRv3sT3ifgQ1pVkDg380l1HevQSCCLp79nB_5eG-RGNNBo9ayZuZFnyKAwhbxRTVfqbCc16U9zGysOsk80iGry7IokoHFdFmWX-jbbSNvzjWjDooQeMrBqGPwlsw/s400/DSCN3097.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> Last night we were doing some tummy time.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJoCsOrYHi1zDigaxjzkJJFBtygmzFZYK-CmzDtv5Kb9ICcFXNARHGXp6SbcKKhc-tcUp-9Xnytu21-Ff6mAZDIHvA3J1Er3A2E7VNN-Wy4gZSy9P1wsnKmiD52p59Ilf2vBSr7Vu6tU/s1600-h/DSCN3095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335746201558444914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJoCsOrYHi1zDigaxjzkJJFBtygmzFZYK-CmzDtv5Kb9ICcFXNARHGXp6SbcKKhc-tcUp-9Xnytu21-Ff6mAZDIHvA3J1Er3A2E7VNN-Wy4gZSy9P1wsnKmiD52p59Ilf2vBSr7Vu6tU/s400/DSCN3095.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">SOMEBODY started to tilt...</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWFx7uVmw4P_3ucPT0H9-JseBqLyfH92YrRgUfbc7s1Lnd5r_OnQhcNql8MZQcszvnFT_hhTFuTiCUm9a2pDkwxJvgYqgORYAV0HmLW0lfPtnp1ZRTtg8Rsw2zrjmBYTUhSdyLqIrYXU/s1600-h/DSCN3096.JPG"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335746196083274770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWFx7uVmw4P_3ucPT0H9-JseBqLyfH92YrRgUfbc7s1Lnd5r_OnQhcNql8MZQcszvnFT_hhTFuTiCUm9a2pDkwxJvgYqgORYAV0HmLW0lfPtnp1ZRTtg8Rsw2zrjmBYTUhSdyLqIrYXU/s400/DSCN3096.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">" WOW! What did I do?" He rolled over!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_trPjpVXXLszisT7ATbPCcFaenxjfOybGXAlsAOQAG8uUTvacASJanDuuHonmnEPE7nK0Nnr5Q5xtb5FY1kMnUv2ypN0PD82G9nF7bCvB9HYt2SQM1v9-IsDtQmBhNb5uoycPINxLmg/s1600-h/DSCN3104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335746191579396994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_trPjpVXXLszisT7ATbPCcFaenxjfOybGXAlsAOQAG8uUTvacASJanDuuHonmnEPE7nK0Nnr5Q5xtb5FY1kMnUv2ypN0PD82G9nF7bCvB9HYt2SQM1v9-IsDtQmBhNb5uoycPINxLmg/s400/DSCN3104.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I think he was pretty proud of his front to back roll. Now that he's figured out how to get on his back tummy time may be doomed.<br /><br /></span><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-15448531799107587872009-05-12T10:17:00.004-04:002009-05-12T10:33:18.093-04:00Mom and Dad's FIRST Night Out<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8vs7k74NX3d_KmyA7wKx7R6yIGWinqqjUz1YhTKcIAKY7Kk8tmYjyDeswmnL0vV_adXWdBgEEQquKUIfAz94uAOXwXIZh3vYa-xwjiIhdAQEtOTc86yaAToZcMjBP7gPEUu8hfSN2tA/s1600-h/DSCN2985.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334943022503777538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8vs7k74NX3d_KmyA7wKx7R6yIGWinqqjUz1YhTKcIAKY7Kk8tmYjyDeswmnL0vV_adXWdBgEEQquKUIfAz94uAOXwXIZh3vYa-xwjiIhdAQEtOTc86yaAToZcMjBP7gPEUu8hfSN2tA/s320/DSCN2985.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">This is how thankful Joe is to his parents for watching Blake on Saturday night. Joe and I hadn't had a night out (with cocktails involved) since 2007. Yep. 2007. I'm not sure that Joe is still welcome at Molly Malone's or Wick's Pizza.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtebrHuaLL8B4xZ6qJ1wx2PDnuyayaH9uIrBVmMbzaP_zWj6fq-T10gtnTV-MyteEBjaOgCdVD04CqFB02I_7KnKyu2EWCN7ZW-ukAJmpxrO_WC4vg_Xyc82GPSFWd6L05VMOluBVBvL0/s1600-h/blake+day+one+049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334942800952824130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtebrHuaLL8B4xZ6qJ1wx2PDnuyayaH9uIrBVmMbzaP_zWj6fq-T10gtnTV-MyteEBjaOgCdVD04CqFB02I_7KnKyu2EWCN7ZW-ukAJmpxrO_WC4vg_Xyc82GPSFWd6L05VMOluBVBvL0/s320/blake+day+one+049.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Little did Grandma know, this wouldn't be the last time she'd have a crying Blake in her arms. You see, our little man <em>still</em> refuses to take a bottle. The only thing that saved them on Saturday was a little bit of cereal...and it still wasn't pretty. Good thing grandma is a pro.</span><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0f7zsva5-j1o_wh-KwqdR5BrI4pEYUTiY8WdQ8dbXPELjlTpb8nirm43yO-6q2C5dL1i0DD0qoIc_yTVU77W3MhX4coDl0djbs3DtLOrKy0Riq0Mt2KeSl-eekYYNUgQ9HNTLPxvfYxY/s1600-h/DSCN2984.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334942799809284178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0f7zsva5-j1o_wh-KwqdR5BrI4pEYUTiY8WdQ8dbXPELjlTpb8nirm43yO-6q2C5dL1i0DD0qoIc_yTVU77W3MhX4coDl0djbs3DtLOrKy0Riq0Mt2KeSl-eekYYNUgQ9HNTLPxvfYxY/s320/DSCN2984.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Thanks to Mark, who is on the phone with his wife as Joe booty dances with him, for staying out with us and helping me keep Joe out of trouble. It's a full time job.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbDr0uXpA9Zzx3v2TCslcUJTao4vCLZMFVdMwUKXJLWeFsWN9m7yuBDl59edw8NFP-Xi4ukWSBM-rt5JQYXrgJw2RIKkfb0xLCA70NSoWi5e9GASfCf3Lw2rJ61kA811OhfVSa44xPyA/s1600-h/DSCN2962-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334942792146484306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbDr0uXpA9Zzx3v2TCslcUJTao4vCLZMFVdMwUKXJLWeFsWN9m7yuBDl59edw8NFP-Xi4ukWSBM-rt5JQYXrgJw2RIKkfb0xLCA70NSoWi5e9GASfCf3Lw2rJ61kA811OhfVSa44xPyA/s320/DSCN2962-1.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The only picture of the night without Joe's tongue sticking out (must be a drunk thing).</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-xS7QCMAsq16RR0O1NiZKuS-nnxleLvEGqfZzpJIlW0ivmlB7Nzmq0DCqpUEwu4t96cgBDikJ6hHoszLmIm677cKcAkZasF3XBp_KfZ6zEg5KmLC8DMMU0MNcxpyVAiu3kUSUiF-Ig8/s1600-h/DSCN2944.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334942788302357778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-xS7QCMAsq16RR0O1NiZKuS-nnxleLvEGqfZzpJIlW0ivmlB7Nzmq0DCqpUEwu4t96cgBDikJ6hHoszLmIm677cKcAkZasF3XBp_KfZ6zEg5KmLC8DMMU0MNcxpyVAiu3kUSUiF-Ig8/s320/DSCN2944.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Lucky us, this is what Blake looked like when we left and when we got home. He even slept until 7:20 the next morning. Love him so much. We all survived!<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;color:#333399;">Thank you, thank you, thank you Tom & Deb!</span></div><div></div><br /></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-82814611907793787782009-05-01T15:46:00.004-04:002009-05-01T16:01:13.549-04:00Down in Flames<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-rtEf28eh0Pr1XttumGvjoAEJdP6e_jzIHrAKI5HBRsJIc87zjK13BUAkZu_UMBkcdCIeHpLjzsg6MouynWzN48u0TqDThvK3gnPnrDzy9UzMubir-SSaa7gRuwr3pU_Y56v5mZ0F3g/s1600-h/DSCN2686.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330946853919320930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-rtEf28eh0Pr1XttumGvjoAEJdP6e_jzIHrAKI5HBRsJIc87zjK13BUAkZu_UMBkcdCIeHpLjzsg6MouynWzN48u0TqDThvK3gnPnrDzy9UzMubir-SSaa7gRuwr3pU_Y56v5mZ0F3g/s320/DSCN2686.JPG" border="0" /></a> Passed out after his appointment<br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I officially crashed and burned on the bet Joe & I had about Blake's weight today at the doctor. Though it wasn't by much, as Joe told me in typical Joe fashion, "A W is a W." They were AMAZED at the doctor how much he had grown. He is 15lbs 11oz and 26.25 inches long. That puts him about 65<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> percentile for weight and 90<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> percentile for height. Growing like a weed I tell ya! His little legs are a bit sore, but I keep rubbing them. He got the same 3 combo shots as before and one oral. I felt so bad because he was such a happy little flirt in the office and then all of a sudden he was screaming :( He just woke up and is in a great mood...he bounces back quickly! Have a great weekend.</span></div></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CrRLVlSnwDNKj7FR_mDTQpPscVdljWLvI0dCJEgYWjrVZVem_nm779p2ZRBZxoprE1YMypgGEr7nHYrYdJ0LCnO2Jb_y67g1xUz9D0hQLYrLYj1liUczjOyp8DBM2KHqgN98orf1v34/s1600-h/DSCN2689.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330946858007422146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CrRLVlSnwDNKj7FR_mDTQpPscVdljWLvI0dCJEgYWjrVZVem_nm779p2ZRBZxoprE1YMypgGEr7nHYrYdJ0LCnO2Jb_y67g1xUz9D0hQLYrLYj1liUczjOyp8DBM2KHqgN98orf1v34/s320/DSCN2689.JPG" border="0" /></a> Note the Bugs Bunny Band Aids</div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-28930968369585268672009-04-30T17:05:00.004-04:002009-04-30T17:43:51.396-04:00Blake is 4 Months Today!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Blake is 4 months old today. We are both amazed every day by how much he has grown and how he continues to change and learn. He "talks" all the time - non-stop. His favorite "exercise" is to pull him knees to his chest and slam his feet on the floor. He does this a lot when he's trying to fight off sleep. He's no dummy!<br /><br /></span><br /></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></div></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IjLgT0jvDUGL3GfnZ9vjB3604SsrwlkR0vI86yaBTwF35ElUvElrILnAMEUrjAVFTFmATFbBfcLQVT9XgCcDim-co-sd692O96r8NMNjPyuiMwXwv25ZHudLgWlhNi9Le8S_Rc5Lfl0/s1600-h/DSCN2677.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330601592529077810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IjLgT0jvDUGL3GfnZ9vjB3604SsrwlkR0vI86yaBTwF35ElUvElrILnAMEUrjAVFTFmATFbBfcLQVT9XgCcDim-co-sd692O96r8NMNjPyuiMwXwv25ZHudLgWlhNi9Le8S_Rc5Lfl0/s320/DSCN2677.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">He has learned that if he looks at me with a pouty face he'll get attention and then he laughs- he already has me trained!</span> </span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnU2K2bk_5111z_yHsyFLJ_ByyhfbE944NxYMIQAW7zhVWTmtGHTerH1YBS6ogksDkJBRJJFSOgPFOxUWXvB5cv-BeBxzmmUdNiRQPPux1Ri6qw2v-szlYZvIsA8RLj7B3JqU-axnVASg/s1600-h/MickeyMouseClubhouseScreenGrab3.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330601592671681906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnU2K2bk_5111z_yHsyFLJ_ByyhfbE944NxYMIQAW7zhVWTmtGHTerH1YBS6ogksDkJBRJJFSOgPFOxUWXvB5cv-BeBxzmmUdNiRQPPux1Ri6qw2v-szlYZvIsA8RLj7B3JqU-axnVASg/s320/MickeyMouseClubhouseScreenGrab3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This week he also showed some interest in some Playhouse Disney cartoons. Mickey Mouse, which to my surprise looks nothing like he used to, and Little Einsteins are his favorites. Just let me say that this is while I'm in the shower and getting ready - I don't park him in front of the TV all day.</span></span><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIq-ZraxjrCS5RfiwIOaUvw_HDf8tL5-wVm1dS8fOy5uVjeL7RCq0LkpAbl37-X0Hz4wg-W2QMMXbrIznyIai1mJ-RboTTDMkvTx78BJBEM82rcPo728SeQ5tF6gwrYUja9W5CjGdobo/s1600-h/DSCN2604.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330594534830309938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIq-ZraxjrCS5RfiwIOaUvw_HDf8tL5-wVm1dS8fOy5uVjeL7RCq0LkpAbl37-X0Hz4wg-W2QMMXbrIznyIai1mJ-RboTTDMkvTx78BJBEM82rcPo728SeQ5tF6gwrYUja9W5CjGdobo/s320/DSCN2604.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Everything is funny to Blake right now - he's always smiling or giggling.</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Y7hAZHINCL9BUCibVcYPQc5w0pSh5OGvYuqSdUfgovbVyQFEe-qU_2gapJ3NuEBJe4olWgiRB5VPSn42bhl7dWi9AWduM9V8m_KV9D58XOdFSn32VqfBVZsRGbo2VdWQmlh8pO-8v6Y/s1600-h/DSCN2679.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330594530097467890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Y7hAZHINCL9BUCibVcYPQc5w0pSh5OGvYuqSdUfgovbVyQFEe-qU_2gapJ3NuEBJe4olWgiRB5VPSn42bhl7dWi9AWduM9V8m_KV9D58XOdFSn32VqfBVZsRGbo2VdWQmlh8pO-8v6Y/s320/DSCN2679.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">He continues to think I am crazy with my camera and tends to freeze in front of it now.</span> </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUE6AJT6w8RXOMUHswyYDdCq-tV7xxLwSEvIWHqwS5NaAGezwKvQ5kHhyphenhyphengmGzpbEzjBMXZGqie-OVTt4TZXEGVfiw_f7516nRn9KEGkPeCeQyK0ZBYn9SnGYgYUX4vq3UlQcV7P-HZsE/s1600-h/DSCN2663.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330594529866920834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUE6AJT6w8RXOMUHswyYDdCq-tV7xxLwSEvIWHqwS5NaAGezwKvQ5kHhyphenhyphengmGzpbEzjBMXZGqie-OVTt4TZXEGVfiw_f7516nRn9KEGkPeCeQyK0ZBYn9SnGYgYUX4vq3UlQcV7P-HZsE/s320/DSCN2663.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">He really likes to sit up - though he can't do it alone just yet. And he always has his link rings in his hand.</span> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSzeLFUM2d6PDxtTUz8tEMm7FMMqMFk-elBhrOgLs_SAQzwwP3wx4_lR_eJg6OGqfhJJ2mJhbbsyL5wMLamz-Ocn9CM6ls4HxH1ti42i6SJv3oE7vjTO-asZaLHcLnYANj98VPkna4CU/s1600-h/DSCN2624.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330594530092580962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSzeLFUM2d6PDxtTUz8tEMm7FMMqMFk-elBhrOgLs_SAQzwwP3wx4_lR_eJg6OGqfhJJ2mJhbbsyL5wMLamz-Ocn9CM6ls4HxH1ti42i6SJv3oE7vjTO-asZaLHcLnYANj98VPkna4CU/s320/DSCN2624.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">He still isn't a big fan of tummy time, but he cooperates sometimes just to make Mommy feel better- he'll let you know when he's had enough! </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRvK-vq7asbZbhh-8w7l0ChUnM1KkyFQHzyQ3xicPRRUHqV00f8YEaKiY03Ro56dmp4JZBmPpk7GDE2WkX8rVGc6SZXYZ6zVi8AahRUEV2emjZ2qGttfXprkH-3nSIJLvxRjTzJ4X3N8/s1600-h/DSCN2653.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330594524755621394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRvK-vq7asbZbhh-8w7l0ChUnM1KkyFQHzyQ3xicPRRUHqV00f8YEaKiY03Ro56dmp4JZBmPpk7GDE2WkX8rVGc6SZXYZ6zVi8AahRUEV2emjZ2qGttfXprkH-3nSIJLvxRjTzJ4X3N8/s320/DSCN2653.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">He has figured out how to maneuver around his crib - this is usually how I find him in the morning.</span> </p><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Tomorrow is his doctor's appointment - we'll find out how much our big guy has grown and make him mad with a few shots too!</span></p><p align="center"></p></div></div>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-71133194850389598172009-04-28T15:43:00.005-04:002009-04-29T07:16:21.262-04:00For The Record<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXyC7f6e8h0m-a1AVrZ4plxCakrWNp63K4wiZA4UPy9x8d47T8SiSnit5JGlC3nyqK_IAc2K6632DJ5ZbeQWrAXmlsHAQgl1o6-WXCn0RBoENEe8ZGf7qeun3_-hXIfwTaUCXJQgUO1I/s1600-h/DSCN2406.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329832930648668466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXyC7f6e8h0m-a1AVrZ4plxCakrWNp63K4wiZA4UPy9x8d47T8SiSnit5JGlC3nyqK_IAc2K6632DJ5ZbeQWrAXmlsHAQgl1o6-WXCn0RBoENEe8ZGf7qeun3_-hXIfwTaUCXJQgUO1I/s400/DSCN2406.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Joe has a slight betting problem. Tell him the sky is blue and he'd respond, "Wanna bet?" This led to our latest wager regarding Blake. (We didn't actually wager anything - winner just gets bragging rights - not that I would brag about it or anything.)<br /><br />Blake is 17 weeks today and Thursday he will officially be 4 months old. That means another trip to the doctor and more shots. I have been amazed lately by the rate at which Blake is growing and outgrowing clothes. He is so long that one piece outfits have to be 6-9 months in order to be long enough! I know, it probably normal, but it happened overnight. Any one piece outfit he had that was 3-6 month size never left the hanger. Unbelievable!<br /><br />Back to the bet. Joe wanted to bet me Blake will be less than 16lbs at the doctor's visit. HA! I had to take that one. I figure Blake will be close to 17lbs. 5 weeks ago at the doc Blake was 14lbs even with a wet diaper and clothes on. So...we'll say 13.5. The child is significantly larger than he was at 12 weeks. I think I've got this one, don't you? I'll let you know on Friday.</span>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404876347032243866.post-33965694833797885392009-04-26T13:24:00.004-04:002009-04-26T13:33:53.072-04:00A Walk in the Park<div>This was Blake's FIRST walk in the park, actually. He wasn't a fan of the carrier at first, but he warmed up.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwH1b7FXz8Qi8ykWksmkUEgjPmgaTrQcw2QBk6rTn_Lu_0TItQbz5G4ksDUCcvyxZ2VnNtJWVDbpmBIy8J7NHM3tkFpPTPCezlXSOGTKaLpqcehSFTPa7KiS5TbdYNnC5rePO4UV0zHQ/s1600-h/DSCN2452.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329054088750583010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwH1b7FXz8Qi8ykWksmkUEgjPmgaTrQcw2QBk6rTn_Lu_0TItQbz5G4ksDUCcvyxZ2VnNtJWVDbpmBIy8J7NHM3tkFpPTPCezlXSOGTKaLpqcehSFTPa7KiS5TbdYNnC5rePO4UV0zHQ/s400/DSCN2452.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjsBneFz9MReLwgLkAE4rFVoED3yLoz4FoDb9aoWencpuCqLU_QmwbIUN6BZDTI6EBGmOXl0a9YHk8OLl3u2Q9FNLf9HtMm9pDHeG9APsL59w9FopPBul-XxyVdmJmvl3enFpL-7E-Zc/s1600-h/DSCN2460.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329054087989904450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjsBneFz9MReLwgLkAE4rFVoED3yLoz4FoDb9aoWencpuCqLU_QmwbIUN6BZDTI6EBGmOXl0a9YHk8OLl3u2Q9FNLf9HtMm9pDHeG9APsL59w9FopPBul-XxyVdmJmvl3enFpL-7E-Zc/s400/DSCN2460.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz9kkOrgJb8RNx8_nnJG_YCC0xA8-oagUZprxHjawNsHMTrLfGpQT0AKgBaDWGDJM9-qRkCJE2SWVhZlh9fmTjwtnnDX1gKK5nAgYAO6_MA-UbvKUOk6UuO7sIzcIo03bzjjnlVQ95Do/s1600-h/DSCN2459.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329054090018864866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz9kkOrgJb8RNx8_nnJG_YCC0xA8-oagUZprxHjawNsHMTrLfGpQT0AKgBaDWGDJM9-qRkCJE2SWVhZlh9fmTjwtnnDX1gKK5nAgYAO6_MA-UbvKUOk6UuO7sIzcIo03bzjjnlVQ95Do/s400/DSCN2459.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwG7tlO5uKW3h-tEGVWpJhOYX2ISloVVZO-A-a5Lf5GvpVFsLu4nCKj0Fx0MRBS6adGS6pg08rTyfNir-wBIs8qJ6M-eNBnkw1b-W-ZIICMHZ4K5o60xqaxlQOoOCDn2f_jAqYuPHUh4/s1600-h/DSCN2457.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329053886300056386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwG7tlO5uKW3h-tEGVWpJhOYX2ISloVVZO-A-a5Lf5GvpVFsLu4nCKj0Fx0MRBS6adGS6pg08rTyfNir-wBIs8qJ6M-eNBnkw1b-W-ZIICMHZ4K5o60xqaxlQOoOCDn2f_jAqYuPHUh4/s400/DSCN2457.JPG" border="0" /></a>Blake's Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01761433445136531698noreply@blogger.com3