Neat Site

Okay, my friend Desi had a post on her blog about this site and I checked it out and found it to be very cool.  Check out http://www.wordle.net/  You put in a bunch of word like lyrics to a song or even a link to your blog and it makes the words in to a "word cloud."

Here's one of my blog.

New Things

I seem to blog at night and kind of sporadically.  Tonight it is later than I wanted because Shaden doesn't want to sleep.  He took his second nap of the day way too late and has decided that it is fun to stay awake.  Chris is on a FTX this week, so its just me and the little man.  

Last week Shaden tried rice cereal for the first time!  He didn't seem to mind it.  He also tried mashed banana.  So that was an exciting NEW food experience for him.  (Mashed banana should be washed out of the bowl right away... it turns brown and yucky looking if left in there.)

Also, Shaden has learned to roll from belly to back and he can almost roll from back to belly.  He doesn't do it all the time yet, but it is fun to see him grow and learn NEW things.

Chris and I rearranged our great room.  It makes us feel like the living room area is so much bigger now.  We hope the NEW layout will help us stay warm this winter.

And last but definitely not least... We bought a NEW iMac!!!  Yay!  It is so big and nice and fast!  It is a 20" and it has 500 GB of space!  I am loving it!  

4 Months Old!

                                  

                                 
Yay! Shaden is 4 months old!  

He hasn't grown much in this last month, but his doctor isn't worried at all.  She said he is strong, healthy, and such a happy baby.  He loves standing and can almost sit by his self.  He isn't rolling over yet, but he can push up with his arms.

                                          

                                           

The nurse that took his measurements was so happy she got to see him.  She was having a bad Monday and she said he cheered her up with his smiles and babbling. 

He now weighs 11 lbs. 7 oz. and is 23.5 inches tall.

                                        

Halloween was fun.  We went up to Denver to hang out with my parents.  Shaden was dressed in his pumpkin gear and we handed out candy.  Then on Saturday we went over to the Johnson's for a party.  Shaden was dressed up in his skeleton onsie.  He looked so cute and was loved by everyone.    

                   

                                           

                                                   

Now...Boo, he is sick. :(  Actually, we both are.  I was expecting a lot of crying and lack of sleep, but again I am soooo lucky; Shaden has just been very sleepy.  I try to make him as comfortable as I can by rubbing Vicks on his chest and clearing his nose.  I hope he feels better soon.       

                                    

                                     

Okay, I was just being silly with this last photo.  The thing over his eye is the magnifying part on the baby nail clippers.

                                      

Twilight

I love the books! I can't wait to see the movie!

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Three Months!

Shaden is officially three months old!

As of yesterday he weighs 10 lbs. 15 oz.

He is 23 inches tall!

He grew three inches in one month!  The nurse had to measure him twice to double check.

We are very excited for Halloween!  He wore one of his new Halloween shirts to the doctor's office yesterday.  How Cute is that?!

South Dakota

We just got back from a small family vacation to South Dakota. We decided to go on a road trip up to see Bruce's parents. Shaden's first road trip!  He was awesome!       

                                  

Chris had never been to Mt. Rushmore and we thought it might be a good time to make the drive up. We invited Chris' brother, Nick, to join us and it ended up being a really fun trip. Our group consisted of six adults and Shaden so we had to take two cars. My mom was so nice to let us use her car, because our car is small and would have been a tight squeeze.

On our way up to SD is was pouring rain in Colorado, but was nice and sunny once we hit Wyoming. On that first day we arrived at Sharon and Vernie's and relaxed. Bruce, Vernie, Nick, and I walked down to the creek near the house.

                                      

On the second day up there Bruce took us out into the woods and taught us how to shoot some of his riffles and hand guns.

 

It was fun and loud. 

I hit the target at 100 yards three out of three with a 22-250. 

Bruce wasn't feeling so well that evening and Chris was pretty tired after the long week he had so Mom, Mick,Nick, and I took Shaden on a little walk up the canyon. It was really pretty and we got to see little waterfalls. We met a couple coming down as we were going up who said there had been a cougar on the trail about three weeks ago, but we didn't see any. Thank goodness!
On our third day Bruce was feeling much better. We had a full day of adventures. We went to a Blackhills Gold Factory and took a tour and learned how they make the jewelry. Very interesting! They make jewelry trees and each piece is hand crafted. Then we went to the Cosmos. It was a weird little tourist place where they take you into this cabin that is built very off and you end up standing diagonally.

                                            

It was fun to feel very much off balance. 

                                    

After we went into a small town and had ice cream and watched a guy pull taffy.

                                             

Next we wen to Mt. Rushmore and took a billion pictures. :) 

We wandered around in the little information center then walked around on one of the trails at the bottom of the mountain.

After getting some food we went on an ATV ride on Bruce's friend's land. It was a lot of fun. We got to go up to the top of this huge hill and when we reached the top we could see for miles. By then it was dark and getting late so we headed back down and got to drive back on the ATVs in the dark with the headlights on.
By then Mom and Bruce were exhausted so they went back to Sharon and Vernie's while the rest of us stopped at Perkin's and had pie. Being awakened by the pie we stayed up and played a card game (which Chris cheated at).
The next day it was time to head back home for Chris, Nick, Mick, Shaden, and I. Chris had to be back for work and Mick needed to get home to pack for college.
You probably didn't need that many details but there it is. We had a good time. :)

1 Month Already?

                                              

I can hardly believe that it has already been one month since Shaden was born. When we first brought him home he didn't fit into any of the newborn clothes. One of our friends sent us a bunch of premie clothes that her little boy used. Even one of the premie pajamas was too big.                                                                          

Now he has out grown all of the premie stuff. At he two week check up he had already grown an inch and a quarter and he had gained seven ounces from his birth weight.
Chris and I both feel that we got super lucky. Shaden is such a good baby. He only wakes up once in the middle of the night and he has such a sweet temperament. He's not a fussy baby. He is smiling a bit now and he lifts his head up pretty well. When he is awake during the day he likes to do baby PT. His feet and tummy are super ticklish and he makes a great kissy face.                                                               

He seems to recognizes some voices. It just amazes me how fast he is growing!

Baby PT

Shaden loves when Chris does Baby PT with him.

Funny

When my mom and sister came down to visit on the 4th my sister showed us this awesome you tube video. I have to share it with all of you because it is so Funny! Watch it, love it, tell others about it. Charlie Bit My Finger... Again

HE'S HERE!!!!

July 2, 2002 at 2:02pm Shaden Nicholas arrived!
6 lbs. 2 oz.
18.5 inches
Super Cute!!!
9 days early
My little miracle! I love him sooooo much. Enjoy the pics.

Tag, you're it!

The game is to take the following questions, type the answer into Google image search, and pick one of the images from the front page. Let the games begin!
Q: How old will you be at your next birthday?
A: 25















Q: Where would you like to visit someday?
A: Disney World















Q: One of your favorite places.
A: England















Q: Your favorite object:
A: Planes


















Q: Your favorite food:
A: Chocolate Chip Cookies

















Q: Your favorite color:
A: Spring Green




















Q: Your favorite animal:
A: Polar Bears






















Q: Name of a past pet:
A; Blossom





















Q: Where you currently live:
A: Colorado Springs, CO















Q: Your middle name:
A: Jean



















Q: Your major in college:
A: Which One?




















Q: A bad habit you have:
A: Procrastinating



















Q: Your favorite holiday:
A: Christmas






















I hereby tag those that have read this, as I was thusly tagged.