APRIL FOOL'S ... baby brother or sister?

We're not pregnant but thank all of you who wished us well! Until next year. Keep April Foolin'.

new teeth

Corban is working on getting his top teeth! Or, maybe it's just his top tooth. He's been a bit cranky, but according to my family, we have the best baby ever and his bad days are good days to them. I had a dream the other day that only one top tooth broke through and he had a snaggle tooth. Maybe my dream is coming true.

birthday

Does anyone get this photo? I didn't in real life. It is apparently off of an "Office" episode. Anyhoo. Yesterday was a great day after I got over a migraine. We went to Sizzler and then had people over for ice cream (I hate cake). I ended up getting some money, "Twilight", some new rocketdogs, and some candy. 

Thanks everyone for a great day!

belly laughs

I was opening the mail the other day and accidently ripped an envelope and Corban started laughing. Joe and I have been trying to get Corban to belly laugh for a while. Who knew we only needed to rip a piece of paper to get him to do it!

pRANT

This is a rant about my printer. (I was trying to be clever with my title, get it?)

We bought our HP printer/scanner/copier cheap! (What was it Amber, like $25?) At the time we didn't know we'd have to invest in $15-$20 ink cartridges every month. Those tiny cartridges don't last that long and it doesn't seem like we print all that much.

Take the HP 21 black ink. It is (3/18/09) $18.92 on walmart.com for a 5 ml cartridge. That makes it (check my math) $3.784 per milliliter. There are 3785.4 ml in 1 gallon. That makes black ink $14323.95 per gallon!!!

(Is gold that expensive???)

baby purees

We started feeding Corban rice cereal two weeks ago so he could get used to opening his mouth and eating from a spoon. We barely started feeding him carrots and he loves them! Honestly, I'm a little disappointed that he didn't give me some grand shudder and gag from the new taste and texture, but he's a good sport and eats really good. In two more weeks we're gonna try squash. Hmmm ... that sounds a little more disgusting. Maybe I'll get the shudder and gag from that. I'll keep you posted.

On a similar note, when we feed Corban from his high chair, we say a little blessing on the food. He normally just looks at either one of us with a weird look on his face, but when we say amen, he gets a big smile on his face and squeals with delight. 

Crawling. What are the precursors to that? Do they scoot backward and eventually get on their hands and knees? Corban is doing all of that. It's always an adventure when we get him from his naps; we never know where he's gonna be in his crib! I love being a mom.

shots and bandaids

Isn't it great how much bandaids help owies? Corban doesn't even remember that he got shots today, but those cute little bandaids on his chunky thighs help me more than him! He let out a little cry and was great. He still loves the doctor, but those nurses are starting to look a little questionable. He's still the same weight and height that he was two days ago. I told how much milk I'm feeding Corban and the doctor looked shocked. "Where is it all going?" he asked. Personally, I think it goes straight to the thighs.