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for Sunday</b>: You’re <i>really</i> gonna dump 6-8 inches of snow on me??? There’s a
reason February is my least favorite month, and it’s pretty much only because
the icky white stuff. At least there’s a Super Bowl or something on that day, I
suppose. Can’t wait to hit the grocery store tonight & fight with all the
crazies buying milk & bread as if the apocalypse was imminent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Dear Rag the Dog
Customers</b>: THANK YOU!!! I’m only a few weeks out from celebrating a year
since opening shop, and I’m sitting at 2 orders away from 300!!! Never in my
wildest dreams did I think my little experiment in entrepreneurship would be so
successful!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Dear Tom Bergeron
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Dear Metabolism</b>:
Oh how I miss you. But I think I finally need to admit that you’re not ever
going to be what you used to be. Time to grow up & take control.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For over a year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think I just became a victim of life getting in the way, you know? But I have missed visiting my little blog and using it to keep track of all the things happening in my family's lives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We're all good around here; Aiden's nearly 7 and rocking the 1st grade, Nolan's 4 and getting ready to head to preschool, and Justin is earning his stripes as our <i>very</i> fiery two-year-old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mike & I celebrated the ten-year anniversary of our first date (!!!!!) in December<i>.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I started a little business back in March, and much to my surprise, it's really taken off!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh, and I would be totally remiss if I didn't mention I spent A LOT of time watching my most favoritest team EVER have a pretty great season...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />But there'll be time in the future to discuss all of these things <strike>if I can remember to get on here & post</strike>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I'm coming back. Hopefully you don't mind. :)</span><br />
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We really didn't have much of a plan to get a dog, at least <i>not yet</i>. We'd rather be in a bigger house, or wait a few years for the boys to be older, and every other excuse that one can come up with. But then Mike's dog Bailey (who lived with his parents) had to be put down after a long, happy life, and suddenly we just decided it wouldn't hurt to check out the local shelter. So Aiden & I stopped at one before heading to the grocery store one Saturday afternoon, and as luck would have it, we met Sparky, a five-month-old mutt who seems to be a mix of miniature pinscher and some kind of terrier.</div>
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I kinda fell in love when he walked in the little get-to-know you room. Now if you know me, I'm not exactly known as a dog person, especially since our last get-a-dog attempt failed so miserably due to a pregnancy and financial considerations. But Sparky was sweet enough that we signed the papers on the spot and brought him home the next day, changing his name to the more appropriate Clancy.</div>
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Things have been pretty good since bringing him home; he's great with the boys, and they adore him right back. And he's crate-trained and MOSTLY house trained (we've had a few accidents, but we're working on that). But he's definitely going to need some obedience lessons, and we've got to get better about leaving the boys' toys lying around, lest they get destroyed by puppy teeth.<br />
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Defense</b>: Let’s try a bit harder vs. Clemson in the Orange Bowl than we did
during the B1G Championship, shall we? I know your hands are tied even further
without Spence and Roby…well, maybe not so much Roby. He’s been phoning it in
all season, so why should we feign surprise that he’s “injured” for his last
collegiate game??? Regardless, put up a decent effort tonight so we can win our
last BCS game. ‘K, thanks.</span></div>
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getting the house back in order. I’m going to savor your liquid happiness t<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8008156177560366213" name="_GoBack"></a>his weekend before bidding you a <s>teary</s> see ya later.</span></div>
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enroll you in to help you grow. I know they’ll do wonders for your speech
delay, but I can’t help but be hopeful they’re more successful in getting you
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next week for the forecasted high to be <i>NEGATIVE ONE DEGREE?! </i>Couldn’t you pick
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205351085519532026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008156177560366213.post-25153568578023116602014-01-01T21:05:00.005-05:002014-01-01T21:05:53.481-05:00Time to get your 2014 on...As I sit here, with some bowl game on in the background and lamenting the fact that I have to go back to work tomorrow for the first time <strike>since last year</strike> in nearly two weeks, my thoughts have turned to resolutions. You know, I really hesitated as to whether I should post any here. I <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2013/01/so-im-bit-late-to-post-my-fleshed-out.html">haven't been great at keeping them</a>...but then again, <i>really</i>, who is?! I jokingly posted on Facebook yesterday that my only real resolution was to NOT have a baby in an even year for the first time since 2006. I'm 100% positive I can keep that one (which is a whole post on it's own--later). But I have a few more that things that I'd definitely like to work on, so I guess I'll share them so you all can keep me honest.<br />
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1. <b>Get Healthier</b> is replacing my typical lose weight goal. Yes, I would LOVE to lose about 20 lbs, and that will come with just generally improving my overall health. I'm hoping it will also help out with the anxiety I was diagnosed with last year (which <i>again</i> is a whole other post). This is the one requires the most positive reinforcement, so get your pom-poms out and cheer me on!<br />
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2. <b>Unplug Regularly</b>. <i>UGH</i>, this one's gonna be hard. I'm a bit of a social media addict. And I've been feeling very guilty about that lately. My family & friends deserve my full attention, not my distracted nods when I really have no idea what they just said because I'm too busy Instagramming some mundane situation (and <i>oh yeah</i> making sure it hits Facebook as well). This one's important.<br />
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3. <b>Get Organized</b>, in more ways that one. This house is too small for the number of people living in it, not to mention all our stuff. A garage sale has already been planned for spring, so come help me get rid of<i> ALL! THE! THINGS!</i> We also need to organize our finances better due to changes in jobs & insurance coverage, so that stuff is all underway. Sometimes I so dislike being an adult.<br />
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post in each of the last two months just isn’t cool. Though we have been
enjoying ourselves around here. Mike’s work schedule is changing <s>yet</s>
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of my life. We had a whole weekend of celebrating his huge milestone, complete with
a both a Christmas party at the <a href="http://www.shamrockclubofcolumbus.org/">Shamrock Club</a> where the boys got to meet Santa,
and my little man’s own candy-cane themed birthday party yesterday. Yup.
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night to M*ch*gan Lite (MSU). Truth be told, it’s okay. Until we can get a
solid defense, I’d rather not lose another National Championship. So it’s the
Orange Bowl for us, which makes me very happy since it’s on a Friday night! GO
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Seriously. I have worn out the Mannheim Steamroller channel on Pandora because
I’ve been listening at work since November 1<sup>st</sup>. And I play it every
time I’m in the car. Gotta get my fix, ‘cause before you know it, the holidays
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whose mission is to get books and pajamas in the hands of needy children. What
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our roller coaster ride with Nolan’s behavior. I was especially hopeful when he
had a stretch of a few good weeks around his birthday…and then things went
right back to difficult. We tried every tactic we can think of with him, but
nothing works more than twice. And what sucks is that he’s a bona fide
sweetheart when he wants to be. But he just rarely <i>wants</i> to be. *SIGH*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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opinion on the newest <i>NCIS</i> character, Agent Ellie Bishop. Truth is, I don’t
hate her. I wanted to, which I found odd. I didn’t realize I would miss Ziva
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holidays as stress-free as possible this year, especially since we’ve now got a
December birthday boy in the house. And so far it’s worked out great. Shopping
is done, gifts are wrapped, and cards have been sent. I’ll have a few days off
with the kids before the big day, so I’ll let them help me with the baking. But
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205351085519532026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008156177560366213.post-39961441278844173582013-12-06T06:55:00.000-05:002013-12-06T06:55:32.626-05:00HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY, JUSTIN!!!The <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2012/12/justins-birth-story.html">day of your birth</a> was not without drama.<br />
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(And as you can see, it's hard to keep in one place--upside-down teddy, anyone?)<br />
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It's <i>insane</i> for me to think that in just one stinkin' month, we'll be celebrating his first birthday. That means he'll be getting one year photos, and a party (which as of press time is in decent shape), and all the good things that come with this milestone.<br />
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<i>(...and now my uterus is screaming at me because we have no plans to do this a fourth time...)</i><br />
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At eleven (<i>ELEVEN!</i>) months, Justin:<br />
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--has GOT to be around 25 lbs. He's HUGE, at least by our standards.<br />
--is in 18-month clothes most days, but I still manage to squeeze him into a few 12-monthers.<br />
--eats anything put in front of him, no questions asked. We're getting into a lot more textures as opposed to purees lately; he <i>went to town</i> on one of my pancakes at IHOP over the weekend. <br />
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--isn't walking yet, but I'm not pushing it! He did take a few steps behind the walker <i>(GASP)</i>, but hasn't seemed very interested in repeating that feat. All in his time.<br />
--popped out three more teeth in the last two weeks, and so currently sits with a total of eight, but he has <i>at least</i> two more on the verge of emerging.<br />
--has a favorite "word"; he continually asks "Dis?" all day long. It's pretty cute. And I'd be lying if I didn't think he'd correctly said "Daddy" a few times :) <br />
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--seems to be a bit of a climber, as I keep finding him on the fireplace hearth <i>(SIDENOTE: I really wish this house had better sight lines from the kitchen...)</i>. That scares me for him down the road.<br />
--is going to need to move up to Size 5 diapers soon, which is something no son of mine has ever done before.<br />
--is just the sweetest little munchkin. He's only <strike>angry</strike> irritated when he doesn't get fed fast enough <strike>or when Nolan steps on him</strike>. We are trying our best to soak up all his baby loveliness before time runs out.<br />
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See how he compares to <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2009/02/eleven-months-old.html">Aiden</a> and <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2011/09/eleven-months-old.html">Nolan</a> at eleven months.<br />
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Justin's had a great month, just a-growin' and a changin'. Mixed with my L-O-V-E of fall, it's just been a hunky-dory mess of happiness around here lately.<br />
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At ten months, Justin:<br />
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--is by my estimate around 22 lbs (no official weight stats until is 12-month well visit). Dude hurts my back.<br />
--is easily in 12-month clothes, and possibly ready to move up to 18-monthers. Which is cool, because we are STOCKED in that size (one reason having three boys is awesome). <br />
--can now pick up puffs!!! It's not very pretty, but he gets the job done. So I'm a <i>touch</i> excited to start giving him something other than pureed foods.<br />
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--has mastered crawling, standing, and cruising. Part of me thinks I'll be documenting his first steps by his next monthly update. E-gads.<br />
--is still rockin' just the five teeth, but more are on the way. <br />
--thinks his brothers are about the coolest things ever. He actually tries to <i>wrestle</i> (wrestle!!!) with them. It's ridiculously cute <strike>until Nolan forgets he's a baby</strike>.<br />
--has discovered a love of reading. And ripping out the pages of non-board books.<br />
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--loves to do "Soooooooo Big!" by raising his arms high above his head. We're still working on "O-H-I-O."<br />
--has somehow managed to make his older brothers get along better with his presence. They both adore him and somehow that has increased the harmony between the two of them. Smiles all around. :)<br />
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Check out how he compares to <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2009/01/ten-months-old.html">Aiden</a> and <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2011/08/ten-months-old.html">Nolan</a> at ten months.<br />
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<i><b>Sunday 9/22/13</b>: We went to the pumpkin patch on the FIRST day of Fall. We totally win at Fall. </i></div>
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<i><b>Tuesday 9/24/13</b>: Time for your checkup! Time for your checkup! </i></div>
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<i><b>Thursday 9/26/13</b>: FALL IS AWESOME (noticing a theme yet?)!!!</i></div>
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<i><b>Friday 9/27/13</b>: Ladies & Gents, we've got a cruiser :)</i></div>
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<i><b>Saturday 9/28/13</b>: Apple-picking with the family! SUCH a good time. </i></div>
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<i><b>Saturday 9/28/13</b>: Classic Buckeye ice cream at the Velvet Ice Cream Old Mill.</i></div>
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<i><b>Saturday 9/28/13</b>: THIS!!! YOU NEED TO BUY THIS!!! </i></div>
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<i><b>Sunday 9/29/13</b>: Early morning trip to the park before the rain. </i></div>
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<i>Such a great weekend with my boys. </i></div>
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I keep thinking of this time last year, when I was 6 months pregnant and taking care of just two kids.<br />
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But at the same time, it's hard for me to remember what life was like before Justin. He's been such an easygoing addition to the family, and while not everyday is perfect, the good days far out number the not-so-good.<br />
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At nine months, Justin:<br />
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--is 20 lb 10 oz (or at least he was a last week's well visit). That's 2 lbs bigger than Nolan and 4 lbs bigger than Aiden were <i>at a year old</i>. He might have been my smallest at birth, but now he's just a pudgy, chunky monkey.<br />
--needs the weather to get a bit cooler so he can start wearing all the colder-weather, 12-month clothes we have. I don't want to buy any 12-month warm-weather outfits at this point. So let's get to it, Fall.<br />
--gets a bit of an attitude when I don't feed him quickly enough.<br />
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--has five teeth--two upper, three lower. Two of them erupted to the same day, to the thrill of EVERYONE in the house!<br />
--sits unsupported, army crawls alarmingly fast, and can get in a sitting position all on his own. He even pulls up on furniture. It scares me how fast he's catching on to this stuff. At this rate, he won't just be walking by his first birthday, but<i> running</i>. <br />
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--is VERY chatty, and has added the spitty "raspberries" to his repertoire.<br />
--had had a bit of a facial rash and allergic skin reaction to <i>something</i> ever he started crawling. The only thing we can think of are the cats. Still trying to figure out what to do.<br />
--thinks it's a blast to "chase" his brothers while crawling, like he's gonna catch up to them or something. :)<br />
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Check out how he compares to <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2008/12/nine-months-old.html">Aiden</a> and <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2011/07/nine-months-old.html">Nolan</a> at nine months.<br />
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<b>Aiden</b> started Kindergarten a few weeks ago! Just as I suspected, it's been a seamless transition for him. I LOVE hearing about what he's learned each day and helping with his homework.<br />
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<b>Nolan</b> is on a mad dash to his third (THIRD!) birthday next month. We've tried to start potty-training a few different times with him (we even managed to get his first "sprinkle" in the potty!), but I just don't think he's quite there yet.<br />
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<b>Justin</b> spends all his time plotting how he can join in his brothers' mischief. More details tomorrow, but just know my little man is crawling and pulling up on furniture. As I tell Mike, <i>this</i> is why I'm tired.<br />
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<b>Me?</b> Well, I've had a bit of a rough month dealing with some health issues. I'm hoping it's all figured out now and things get back to normal. One thing is for sure--I couldn't be more excited that BUCKEYE FOOTBALL IS BACK!!! Well, that and Pumpkin Spice Chai at Starbucks... :)<br />
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<b>Dear Virus That Just Won't Quit</b>: You are a jerk and I hate you. You've completely derailed my life for the past week and a half, when I had some fun family time planned and had to cancel all of it. Not only that, you cost me $$$ since I was misdiagnosed with allergies (<i>ALLERGIES?!?!?</i>) and paid for both an office visit and prescription <i>I didn't need</i>. So, you suck. Big time.<br />
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<b>Dear Karma</b>: Hit me up with some good news this afternoon. You KNOW what I'm talking about. 'K, thanks!<br />
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<b>Dear Justin</b>: Just because you turned eight months old this week doesn't mean you need to do a mad dash for all the milestones that come with it. This near-crawling thing when I walked into the room yesterday nearly had me in tears.<br />
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<b>Dear Cleveland Indians</b>: Seriously? Getting swept at home by those nasty Tigers when you needed to AT LEAST split the series? I mean, REALLY??? Even the Browns managed to win their first preseason game.<br />
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<b>Dear Ohio Weather</b>: Loving this fall preview. My grass has never been this green in August. Remember this and repeat for next year.<br />
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<b>Dear Poor, Neglected Toes</b>: Just chill. You'll be pampered next week. Scout's honor.<br />
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<b>Dear Three Sons O' Mine</b>: Let's have more times like this. Less whining, more smiling. And, go.<br />
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...have you seen my baby?<br />
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Yeah, me neither.<br />
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Okay, so maybe that was <i>just a touch</i> melodramatic. But for reals, it does seem a bit like I'm losing out on Justin's babiness pretty quickly. He's still wonderfully squishy and cuddly, but his face is losing the infant look, and he's hellbent on becoming mobile.<br />
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At eight months, Justin:<br />
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--is probably 20 lbs. No weight check for a few more weeks, so it's still guesswork.<br />
--fits a little too snuggly into his 9-month clothes.<br />
--has been backing off on his bottles as he decides he likes the taste of real food so much better.<br />
--gums on mum-mums, but still has trouble with puffs. We keep trying.<br />
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--has three teeth! His first on top pushed through a few weeks back, and he's working on Number 4, that upper's neighbor.<br />
--is <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">THISCLOSE</span></i> to mastering unsupported sitting. I can actually leave his side now while he's upright, but there's still a pillow behind him just in case.<br />
--has been trying to shake some congestion since last week, so not a lot of smiling in this month's pics. He's coughy and phlegmy, but in true Justin form, it hasn't really affected his mood.<br />
--isn't crawling <i>quite</i> yet, but desperately wants to be more mobile than he is. Apparently he has places to go and people to see. <br />
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--has expanded his vocabulary with the repetitive "deh-deh-deh-deh-deh-deh..."<br />
--has been more into his toys lately. He LOVES the baby piano we bought when Nolan was little. He seriously bangs on those keys like he's a tiny Liberace.<br />
--constantly does that happy, excited baby thing where it looks like he's gripping the handle bars of a motorcycle. LOVE IT.<br />
--can't pick an eye color. I know they won't be blue, but maybe hazel? brown? green?<br />
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--makes us all smile and giggle daily.<br />
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Check out how he compares to <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2008/11/eight-months-old.html">Aiden</a> and <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2011/06/eight-months-old.html">Nolan</a> at eight months. :)<br />
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<i>{SIGH}</i><br />
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I hate when I neglect my blog.
It's always in the back of my mind that I haven't posted anything in
nearly 3 weeks. And it's not like I don't have stuff to write about or
otherwise document (because <i>I do</i>, and <i>I will</i>). It's just that other stuff is more important right now.<br />
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So,
I'm gonna hit you up with the beautiful family photos I recently
received from my <a href="http://www.megandill.com/">fabulous photog sister</a>. When you look at that these, be
mindful that a) it was 93 degrees with about 100% humidity at 7 PM when
we started, and b) my kids were <u><b>NOT</b></u> in the mood.<br />
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I still think they turned out beautiful :)<br />
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<i> <b>Saturday 7/6/13: </b>Most appropriate shirt in the HISTORY of shirts.</i></div>
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<b> </b><i><b>Saturday 7/6/13: </b>Sloppy, slobbery smiles. :)</i></div>
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<b> </b><i><b>Saturday 7/6/13:</b> I'm not very good at selfies.</i></div>
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<i><b>Saturday 7/6/13:</b> Who needs Mom?! I got this.</i></div>
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<i><b>Saturday 7/6/13:</b> Another rainy day, so tent time inside.</i></div>
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<i><b>Sunday 7/7/13:</b> A family lunch out means everyone gets to eat :)</i></div>
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<i><b>Monday 7/9/13: </b>I made all these. Crazy.</i></div>
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<b> </b><i><b>Thursday 7/11/13:</b> A surprise cookie-o-happiness from the bestie.</i></div>
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<i><b>Friday 7/12/13:</b> Afternoon lunch date with the hubster--beer and a patio. AWESOME.</i></div>
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<i><b>Friday 7/12/13: </b>Brothers. Straight chillin'.</i></div>
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<i><b>Saturday 7/13/13:</b> OSU mural at Firehouse Subs.</i></div>
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10. It has been raining for what seems like the last eight years. Seriously. We have patches of sun a few times a day, but then the thunderstorms roll in and the deluge begins and all hope for some evening outdoor time is lost. Apparently it's supposed to finally let up in the next few days. I suppose I should look on the bright side and be happy our grass isn't brown and dead (yet).<br />
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9. I took Nolan for his speech evaluation Monday afternoon. He actually passed that part of the screening with flying colors (of course, because it was <i>THE</i> thing I was concerned about), but he scored well below average in two categories: following directions and recognizing danger. Now if you follow me at all here on the blog-a-roo, or Twitter, or Instagram, or whatever, you are probably not the least bit surprised. He qualifies for "early intervention" in these areas, but only until he's three...which is in like three months. It's doubtful he'd benefit from one or two sessions anyways, so we've decided just to press on. I have no doubt that he'll master these areas, even if it is in is own time.<br />
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8. <a href="http://www.megandill.com/2013/07/hope/">My sister</a> is coming for a visit next week. I can't wait to see her and that pregnant belly, and I know the boys are excited to visit with their cousin. And (weather permitting), Megan has graciously offered to her talents to take our family portraits. I'm just <i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a little bit</span></i> excited. :)</div>
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7. I've been having a S-E-R-I-O-U-S problem with motivation lately. I know a large part of is due to all the single-mom duty I've been pulling. I have every intention of <i>getting all the things done</i> once the boys go to bed, but at that point, I'm just exhausted, and the couch looks sooooooo comfortable...and yet I know these are lousy excuses. Excuses are just so much easier. The battle rages on. <i>{SIGH}</i><br />
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6. Had a slight 8-hour drama last week when I thought I didn't get tickets in the OSU Alumni lottery. Turns out I was just prematurely upset; I did get tickets, and to a Big Ten game at that!!! AND it's four days before my birthday!!! <i>AND</i> I'm taking my dad, who believe it or not, <i>has never been to a game</i>. Just another reason to look forward to October :)<br />
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5. My younger sister just posted that she's lost a whopping 52.6 lbs with Weight Watchers since January of last year. She looks amazing. I almost hate her a little. Almost. :) <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>(Maybe that would help with my motivation problem???)</i></span><br />
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4. Justin's calm demeanor has taken a bit of a hit as of late; poor kid is teething, so his endlessly chipper attitude has suffered. And yet even an upset Justin is pretty easy-going. All he seems to need is some cuddling and maybe a teether, and then he's back to being our resident smiley, pudgy guy :)<br />
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3. I've been on a bit of a <a href="http://pinterest.com/surefinewhatev/">Pinterest</a> binge lately. Which also is probably not helping my motivation problem<i> (UGH, there it is again...)</i>.<br />
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2. Can't help but notice a correlation between Aiden playing T-ball, and Aiden suddenly eating better for the first time IN HIS LIFE. If playing a team sport is truly what's turned this around, I'm signing him up for soccer, and football, and basketball, and lacrosse, and ice hockey, and ultimate Frisbee, and youth jousting, and hacky-sack club, and <i>whatever else keeps me from having to argue with him about finishing his dinner, for the love of GOD...</i><br />
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1. It's storming again. I might build an ark. If I only I could find some damn motivation...maybe there are <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/464785624014192200/">ark-building ideas on Pinterest</a>...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The pages of my calendar keep turning, and my baby keeps getting older.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I <u><b>love</b></u> every milestone Justin reaches, but each one also makes me a bit nostalgic for when he was new and squishy and <i>NEEDED ME</i> a touch more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That being said, this little devil makes me (and his daddy and brothers) very happy. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">At seven months, Justin:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">--is still right around 18 to 18.5 lbs (no official weight check for another two months--but that means no shots until then either, so hey, it's COOL).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">--comfortably wears all his 9-month outfits. I'm a little nervous I'll actually have to go out and buy 12-month summer outfits because I don't have them from his brothers, and dude just keeps growing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">--drinks three 8 oz. bottles a day and has one "real food" feeding. We recently took away his after-nap (fourth) bottle because he didn't seem to want it, and he's adjusted smoothly. Probably gonna add another food feeding as well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">--has not had much success with baby puffs or mum-mums, but no worries. We'll offer again in a few days/weeks. All in his time. Not like he's starving or anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">--hasn't popped out any more teeth, but he's definitely working on a few. Check back next month for the count.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">--still needs support when sitting, but he's getting better. He can hold his own in the high chair now, so we'll be passing the bumbo chair on to my sister for her impending addition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">--LOVES to giggle at his brothers. Doesn't matter <i>what</i> they're doing; if they're within his line of sight, he's laughing at them. And it's a beautiful thing. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">--claps, which for some reason seems early to me. I dunno. But with his chunky little arms, it's just too cute to watch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">--actually took a pacifier the other day when his gums were driving him <i>c-r-a-z-y</i>. It wasn't very long before he was over it, but man, that was an odd sight.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">--would spend all day pulling on my hair if he could. Needless to say, I've had it pulled back in a ponytail during waking hours. This kid is STRONG.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">--is still my happy, content little man. He smiles and cuddles and entertains himself if I'm busy with the other two. And Mommy continues to be just smitten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">See how he compares to <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2008/10/seven-months-old.html">Aiden</a> and <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2011/05/seven-months-old.html">Nolan</a> at seven months old :) </span><br />
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<i><b>Sunday 6/23/13:</b> Hot & sweaty at Aiden's T-ball game.</i></div>
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<i> <b>Sunday 6/23/13:</b> Backyard kiddie pool time! </i></div>
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<i><b>Monday 6/24/13:</b> My childhood nickname as a doll.</i><br /><i>I really should have bought this.</i></div>
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<i><b>Tuesday 6/26/13:</b> I'm covered in boys!!! That I made!!!</i></div>
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<i><b>Wednesday 6/26/13:</b> Nolan NEEDED an autographed football!!!</i></div>
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<i><b>Friday 6/28/13:</b> Gotta say I love getting four hours to myself on Fridays :)</i></div>
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<i><b>Saturday 6/29/13:</b> The rainbow followed us for an hour. So pretty.</i></div>
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<b> </b><i><b>Tuesday 7/2/13:</b> Aiden can't take a normal photo lately :)</i></div>
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<i><b>Wednesday 7/3/13:</b> Modeling his new backpack for kindergarten. He's so OLD.</i></div>
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<b> </b><i><b>Thursday 7/4/13:</b> Chillin' with Daddy on the Fourth.</i></div>
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<i><b>Sunday 6/9/13:</b> Team photo </i></div>
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<i><b>Sunday 6/9/13:</b> Justin's first selfy :)</i></div>
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<i><b>Sunday 6/9/13:</b> New sand in the sandbox.</i></div>
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<i><b>Monday 6/10/13: </b>His attempts at crawling are...interesting.</i></div>
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<i><b>Tuesday 6/11/13:</b> Fro-yo time :)</i></div>
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<i><b>Thursday 6/13/13:</b> Thunder-thighs barely fits into the bumbo chair...</i></div>
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<i><b>Sunday 6/16/13:</b> Stylin' at T-ball</i></div>
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<i><b>Sunday 6/16/13:</b> Papa came down to watch a game for Father's Day :)</i></div>
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<i><b>Monday 6/17/13:</b> As I posted on Facebook, he gets this from his daddy. :)</i></div>
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<i><b>Tuesday 6/18/13: </b>Looks like someone's practicing for the team in a few years...</i></div>
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<i><b>Thursday 6/20/13: </b>Buddha-belly baby boy in a bubble bath :)</i></div>
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<i><b>Saturday 6/22/13: </b>What I did instead of cleaning my house...</i></div>
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10. <i>Bad, bad blogger!!!</i> Oh well. It's summer. We're busy. More hours of daylight mean fewer to spend in front of my computer in the evenings when the kiddos go to bed. So no apologies. We're just living life. :)<br />
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9. One (other) reason in particular that I've been so busy is that I'm pulling single-parent duty in the evenings more often. Yup, the hubster went out and got himself a new j-o-b at THE Ohio State University! You CAN.NOT. imagine how <strike>jealous of</strike> happy for him I am. It's an excellent opportunity.<br />
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8. I can't believe we're more than halfway through Aiden's first season of T-ball already! There are only four games left. He's been making steady progress (well, for a five-year-old), and he seems to be having fun, so I'll put this in the Good Idea column. And if you've never been to a T-ball game with five- and six-year-olds? Picture a bunch of kids playing in the dirt, looking at bugs, picking their noses, and basically doing anything BUT paying attention to the game. Oh, and they're in little uniforms. Adorable. :)<br />
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7. I may <strike>or may not</strike> have started planning both Nolan's and Justin's birthday parties. And I've got 4 and 6 months before each of those. So for those of you that follow me on Pinterest, I'm sorry for all the pumpkin and candy cane stuff. I<i> know</i> it's not even the 4th of July...<br />
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6. Looking forward to volunteering for the <a href="http://www.secondandseven.com/football-camp/camp-overview.php">Second and Seven Foundation's Football FUNdamentals Camp </a>next week. Angie, Abby & I had a blast last year, so I'm expecting more of the same.<br />
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5. I've seen two movies so far this summer--which is REALLY good for me--and I loved both of them. I've actually seen <i>Star Trek Into Darkness</i> twice (and you'll be happy to know that Chris Pine was just as gorgeous in 3D as he was in the regular showing) and <i>Man of Steel</i> once (Henry Cavill should NEVER be allowed to wear a shirt). As you can probably tell, I enjoyed both movies for completely different reasons than my husband.<br />
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4. I made an appointment to get Nolan's speech evaluated in a few weeks. Might be jumping the gun, but I really think he should be a little more clear in his language this close to three years old. And if they tell me he's fine? I'm good with that, too. But for my own piece of mind, I'd like the evaluation. :)<br />
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3. Justin clapped for me last night. Repeatedly, and on demand. Is six months a bit early for that? Seems to be. I can't remember. Time to check his brothers' baby books (I KNEW those things would come in handy!)...<br />
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2. Anybody else out there ready for some college football? I'll find out in a week or two if I got OSU tickets in the alumni lottery. I would REALLY like to get a B1G game for once.<br />
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1. I actually get to participate in summer hours offered by my company this year (THANK YOU, Mike's job change)!!! It's a little difficult getting up that extra hour early four days a week, but having Friday afternoons completely to myself? H-E-A-V-E-N.<br />
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<i><b>Monday 6/3/13:</b> Beautiful roses from the hubster for our anniversary. Well played :)</i></div>
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<b><i> Tuesday 6/4/13</i></b>: <i>Curls weren't so annoying. Needed documented.</i></div>
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<i><b>Thursday 6/6/13:</b> Chris Pine makes me squeal like a 12-year-old girl.</i></div>
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<i><b>Saturday 6/8/13:</b> A lone baby toe sticking through the blanket :)</i> </div>
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<b> </b><i><b>Saturday 6/9/13:</b> Piano man</i></div>
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<i><b> Saturday 6/8/13:</b> Bubble blowin' on the back porch :)</i></div>
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You think I'm joking. Not even close.<br />
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Justin has reached the half-year point. The memory of his birth, though just a short six months ago, already comes to mind with the nostalgic haze of new baby freshness, instead of the more sober reality (thrombocytopenia and preeclampsia set against a backdrop of layoffs at my company).<br />
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And yet, I have this baby who wants nothing more than to grow bigger, faster, stronger everyday. He's succeeding.<br />
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It's all downhill to his first birthday <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(SQUEE!)</i></span> from here on out.<br />
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At six months, Justin:<br />
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--weighs a scale-tilting 18 lbs even (75th percentile). Though he was my smallest baby at birth, he's my largest at six months, notching a full pound more than runner-up Nolan. And that 75th number has never been mentioned for our family in a doctor visit before :)<br />
--has just moved to size three diapers, and is spilling out of his six-month outfits. Time to bring out the bin of nine-month clothes. <br />
--eagerly eats anything I try with him. Sometimes I get some weird expressions after the first bite of a new food, but after that, it's game on.<br />
--popped out A SECOND TOOTH LAST WEEK (as seen below). <br />
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--thinks he's Chewbacca. He has this growly coo that is just hysterical.<br />
--would rather stand. As in <i>all the time</i>. On a whim the other day, I set his little feet on the floor and let him hold onto the coffee table. He stood there for a good three minutes, smiling, screeching and just pleased as punch.<br />
--has mastered rolling. He ends up in some weird spaces in the living room. And I'm not the only one who's noticed; Aiden asked me just this evening, "Did you put him over here, Mom?"<br />
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--seems to have some hair coming in. It makes me giggle that when he was born, he had no hair on the top of his head. For the past few months, he's only had hair on top of his head. Now it seems to be returning around the back and sides.<br />
--had his first non-well visit to the doctor over the weekend. Little bugger had pinkeye. But a puffy right eye and some nasty drainage didn't seem to bother him the slightest. <br />
--continues to have the sweetest disposition. He's just so darned nice. The only thing that wrinkles his nose is when I'm not fast enough to get his food ready when he's hungry. And even that is easily remedied.<br />
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See how he compares to <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2008/09/six-months-old.html">Aiden</a> and <a href="http://www.surefinewhatever.com/2011/04/6-months-old.html">Nolan</a> at six months old. :)<br />
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I believe I've mentioned it here before, but Mom was quite the artist when it came to quilting. The way she could choose colors and patterns and construct a masterpiece mystified me. When I asked her to create an Ohio State quilt for Aiden, she delivered. And Nolan's baby quilt is just as treasured.<br />
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Unfortunately, she would be unable to make a quilt for Justin. And as with everything related to her death, that really hurt.<br />
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But one of her sisters was not about let Justin be quiltless; my amazing Aunt Annie told me it would be an honor to make his quilt.<br />
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I still get teary when I think about how touched I was by her offer. And I know how tickled Mom would have been that she was stepping in.<br />
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I enthusiastically accepted, and gave her little more direction than I wanted to use some fabric from Mom's collection, and I wanted an Ohio Star somewhere in the pattern. Aunt Annie did the rest. <br />
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And this past weekend, on the one-year anniversary of Mom's passing, she presented me with Justin's gorgeous quilt.<br />
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To say that it's perfect just doesn't seem like enough. And saying thank you to Annie seems almost trite.<br />
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She connected my mom and my son in a way that I never could, and I will forever be ridiculously grateful.<br />
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I'm pretty sure a certain someone feels the same way. :)<br />
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<i><b>Monday 5/27/2013:</b> I still can't believe I helped create all these people.</i></div>
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<i><b>Monday 5/27/13:</b> Ready for his very first T-ball practice.</i></div>
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<i><b>Wednesday 5/29/13:</b> Just cuddlin' with Daddy. </i></div>
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<i><b>Thursday 5/30/13: </b>His smile revealed that Tooth #2 has arrived. Craziness.</i></div>
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<i><b>Friday 5/31/13:</b> Daddy antics at the Zoo. </i></div>
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<i><b>Friday 5/31/13:</b> Oh, you know, just hangin' out next to the leopard.</i></div>
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<i><b>Saturday 6/1/13:</b> It's been a year since we lost PooPoo.</i></div>
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<i>These visits just aren't the same.</i></div>
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<i><b>Sunday 6/2/13:</b> First-ever T-ball game. </i></div>
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<i>And his XXS pants are still to big. :)</i></div>
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