Thursday, April 29, 2010

I'm not apologizing if this offends you.

Leave it to Maxine to come up with a solution
For the mess that America is now in economically.



I bought a bird feeder. I hung
It on my back porch and filled
It with seed. What a beauty of
A bird feeder it was, as I filled it
lovingly with seed. Within a
Week we had hundreds of birds
Taking advantage of the
Continuous flow of free and
Easily accessible food.

But then the birds started
Building nests in the boards
Of the patio, above the table,
And next to the barbecue.

Then came the poop. It was
Everywhere: on the patio tile,
The chairs, the table ..
Everywhere!

Then some of the birds
Turned mean. They would
Dive bomb me and try to
Peck me even though I had
Fed them out of my own
Pocket.

And others birds were
Boisterous and loud. They
Sat on the feeder and
Squawked and screamed at
All hours of the day and night
And demanded that I fill it
When it got low on food.

After a while, I couldn't even
Sit on my own back porch
Anymore. So I took down the
Bird feeder and in three days
The birds were gone. I cleaned
Up their mess and took down
The many nests they had built
All over the patio.

Soon, the back yard was like
It used to be .... Quiet, serene....
And no one demanding their
Rights to a free meal.

Now let's see.
Our government gives out
Free food, subsidized housing,
Free medical care and free
Education, and allows anyone
Born here to be an automatic
Citizen.

Then the illegal's came by the
Tens of thousands. Suddenly
Our taxes went up to pay for
Free services; small apartments
Are housing 5 families; you
Have to wait 6 hours to be seen
By an emergency room doctor;
Your child's second grade class is
Behind other schools because
Over half the class doesn't speak
English.

Corn Flakes now come in a
Bilingual box; I have to
'press one ' to hear my bank
Talk to me in English, and
People waving flags other
Than 'Old Glory' are
Squawking and screaming
In the streets, demanding
More rights and free liberties.

Just my opinion, but maybe
it's time for the government
To take down the bird feeder.

If you agree, pass it on; if not,
Just continue cleaning up the poop

Dinner with the Heavners!

We were able to go out a week or so ago with Teagan's Aunt Jeana, Uncle Seth and her boyfriend Miles (they are not blood related so it's okay that Miles and Teagan get married. They are just two of our closest and dearest friends). We got lucky this time and both of the babies were awake so we could have them officially meet each other and have their picture taken. We went to Buffalo Wild Wings and in the restaurant there are TVs ALL over the place. Luckily they were on sports channels because Teagan isn't allowed to watch TV. So, needless to say she thought she was getting a treat when everywhere she looked there was a TV! At one point though we had to turn her because a scary movie came on so we just turned her to look at another game. She got so frustrated with the game that she pulled her headband over her eyes (see the picture below)!! They were both so great during dinner! We cannot wait to go to the beach with them in June! We are all very excited! Miles and Teagan are already dreaming about the beach vacation and planning to "chase" after Addie Bear (for those of you who don't know Addie Bear she is Jeana and Seth's "dog" but basically Miles' older sister).



Here are a few pictures of dinner with the Heavners!















Tag teaming!

We had our first round of Mommy and Daddy being sick this past week. Luckily, Teagan didn't get sick...the doctor said she probably just brought it home! Josh started feeling pretty crappy on Monday and ended up coming home a little early and then we both felt crappy on Tuesday and neither of us went to work which meant Teagan didn't go to daycare.
I am so proud of the way we both worked together. I took care of her on Monday night while Josh got some rest and then Tuesday morning Josh took care of her after I fed her and she had taken a nap. He took her and let me sleep until around 9ish (which was AMAZING..LOL). Then we all just kind of snuggled in and watched movies all day. The being sick part wasn't enjoyable but spending the day snuggled up as a family with no distractions and nothing else to get done was incredible. We've decided to have one day a month like that...where we will do nothing but spend time together as a family with no laundry, no dishes, no mowing the lawn or working on projects. We will just be. Together.
It's incredible how watching our little girl can just make us feel better. We paused the movies a few times to just play with Teagan and instantly we both started feeling better. Just playing with her and watching her laugh and listening to her talk was enough medicine for the both of us...napping with her in our arms just made the "medicine" all the more sweeter!

3 months!







So this post is a little late but things have been kind of hectic!

Teagan was 3 months on April 23rd.

*still in diaper size 2

*23 1/2 inches long

*12lbs exactly

*sleeps through the night like a champ (from 8pm-5 or 6am)

*loves to roll onto her side from her back but can roll from her tummy to her back. I swear she would be crawling if she would stay on her tummy more (which she is doing now!)

*holds her head up like a champ unless she's sleepy.
*has actually sat up on her own! I have the video and pictures to prove it!

*has started trying to sit up in her carseat.

*still has some fussy time during the evening. I think she just misses us during the day so she doesn't want to be put down in the evenings!

*is just now filling out her 3 month clothes but can't fit into the 3-6 mth stuff yet.

*has started daycare and it drives me crazy but she is doing really well and seems to like interacting with the other babies. They call Teagan the "quiet observer".

*still talking up a storm and loves to be "whooed" to and will "whoo"back.

*is picking up a lot of new sounds at daycare from the other babies (she is one of the younger ones).

*has been in the Baby Bjorn facing out and seems to like it more then facing in unless she is sleepy.

*has been to the Whitewater Center and fell asleep both times!

*is still nursing, thankfully, and I am able to go and feed her at lunch time. Then she has a "snack" in the afternoons.

*has made her first really long car ride to Virginia for her first wedding and did wonderful!

*has started taking Vitamin D drops and seems to be doing well with them.

*had the first "sick scare" but it was only Mommy over reacting!
*has started staying awake longer in the car and likes to look out the window.

There are so many new things happening everyday that we can barely keep up with them! She learns and does something new everyday! She amazes Josh and I on a daily basis. The other day when Josh and I were sick we just watched her laughing and learning and we instantly felt better. She is the most amazing thing in our lives and life just gets better everyday.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Vote for Teagan!

Teagan got picked for the Parents.com photo faves. I just uploaded pictures of her on my page and checked a few things and a week or so later she has been chosen as a finalist...which I can't quite figure out if it's a really big deal because there are so many but hey! it's worth a shot! Please go vote for her and we'll see if we can't make her the winner of the week! Voting closes on April 25th but you can vote at least once a day!


Monday, April 19, 2010

Tummy Time

Most of the time Teagan isn't a big fan of tummy time. She was fine when she was younger but the older she gets the less she likes it...most of the time. This weekend she had two great tummy time sessions so I figured I'd share some pictures!! She is getting so strong! I swear if she would let me put her on her tummy more she would be crawling!










Dinner, Whitewater and Hockey!





We finally got the two babies together this past week! We went to On the Border with Jeana and Seth and Miles! We had a great time! They have matching shirts but Teagan was too fussy to change into hers and then baby Miles was asleep! Maybe next time!



We also went to the Whitewater Center to meet up with Becca and Riley! We tried out Teagan's jogging stroller...not so sure about it yet...





Teagan isn't allowed to watch TV yet. (This is out personal decision and we don't try to push it on other people.) We do allow her to watch sports because they don't have all of the flashy lights, etc. so she sat down and watched the hockey game with her daddy!