Bumbo Jumbo

1. Do not allow your child to sit in the Bumbo seat unattended.
2. Do not use Bumbo as a carseat.
3. Do not place Bumbo on hard surface.
4. Do not place Bumbo on carpet.
5. Do not place Bumbo on a table.

With all these silly rules, you'd think someone would have come up with:

6. hey, don't let older brothers sit in Bumbo, get stuck in Bumbo, then repeatedly jump up in the air and land on bottom on Bumbo until it busts apart and the Bumbo has to be duct taped back together for the poor little kid in the family that can't sit up yet.

I think I'll be one of those crazy people who sues the manufacturer. This is right up there with spilling hot coffee on yourself in the drive-thru or returning your computer when it doesn't work because your house has no electricity.

My janky looking (yes, I said janky--it's one of my words that will make it to the dictionary if I keep using it)...now where was I? Oh, yes, my janky looking Bumbo seat duct taped together with black tape is just sad, sad, sad. You can imagine, so no picture is necessary. Alas, I would have thought that seat was nearly indestructible.

Haiku 4 U

Oh, Christmas shopping.
Why do we do it each year?
My Christmas haiku.


I may write in haiku (plural) from now on. It goes along with my tendency to be succint.
Unfortunately, shopping does not.

Messy Messy Messy

Do you ever have one of these days? I guess I should just be glad this is the first time this has happened. So, autumn is here and apparently Alex is not getting enough "sandbox" time.

Yes, this is an entire container of baby formula spread over my poor mother-in-law's guest bathroom. Oh, and if you were wondering, yes, that is a cassette player filled with formula.

How does this happen, you wonder? I'm afraid it's impossible for me to explain without pointing fingers. Let's just say it was not my fault unless you consider my genetic contribution to my son's mischievousness.

To Alex's credit, I never told him it was against the rules to make precious little footprints in Gage's formula and on his grandma Susu's carpets.

Big Ol' Baby

That's right...Gage is 19 pounds and 3 ounces.

That's big for a kid of 5 months old, FYI. David took him to the doctor today (hence the exact weight measurement), but don't worry Gage is fine. He is a little congested and is coughing at night, but it's just allergies, not an ear infection yet, so that's good.

David asked the doctor, "Is is okay that he's so big?"

The doctor, of course, thought that it was fine. She did remark about how cute he is. David says she seemed to be a big fan of our giggling baby. She's not alone, I guess. I'm a little partial myself.

Something seems fishy

Adorable, right? My impression was that the photographer at Wal-mart seemed to think this costume constituted cruelty towards children, but then again, she was probably a Halloween hater.

I've seen more uncomfortable costumes. Like the little kids' costume where their legs go in the horse's legs and it looks like they are a cowboy riding a bucking bronco - cute, but not sustainable for 3 miles of trick-or-treating. Even better - have you seen the Anne Geddes' (or some other photographer's) baby bat costume photo. The poor kid is all dressed up, then they hang him upside down for the photo like he's hanging from a tree.

Gage, just be glad I didn't pose you in an enormous glass fish bowl...it wasn't for lack of trying. They just don't make round bowls for 19 lb baby fish these days.

Alex's fave holiday

So, Alex is officially a Halloween lover. He is still talking about bats, skeletons, ghosts-ezz, and everything spooky and scary. I've created a monster. Here he is sporting his red dragon costume that Ma-ga (grandma) Brown found for him.

Alex HAD to get his picture taken with the "happy pumpkin".

Just the two of us went to the Orr Family Farm in Oklahoma City on Halloween night. We let Dad and Gage have a quiet evening at home while we went to a party with a friend of mine from work and some of her friends. We had a great time and had some much-needed one-on-one time! Alex was having so much fun riding this (fake) horse, that a stranger stopped and said she had to take a picture for us.

Pumpkin patch!

Mommy's Costume

Because of the many requests, I will post pics of my Halloween Costume - that's right, Sarah Palin. Now, don't go thinking this choice has anything to do with my political party.

Now, grandmas, don't worry. The kids' pictures will be up in just a matter of minutes!

Here I am hard at work with my running mate--he's such a maverick!.