New Job Search

I interviewed for a job today at a fertility clinic. I would only work every other weekend, 6:30am to around 1pm. It will be nice if I get it, some extra cash and a chance to talk to adults every once in a while. I would have to assist with some pretty freaky procedures though so I will need to become very mature all of a sudden. Like saying "Ejaculate" and "Semen" without wanting to giggle or at least crack a smile! You also have to ask questions that could be a little embarrassing. But the hours are good, the pay is good and I know a few people there already so that would be fun. We'll see how it goes. I'm not getting my hopes up yet.

Baby Food Production...

Today I ventured in to the world of baby food processing. Recently I went out to buy baby food and the cost was really going to add up, especially since I use organics. The little jar in front was 59 cents. So, today I packed up Will and we walked to Whole Foods to buy just that....Whole Foods. I bought apples and sweet potatoes for my first attempts. I cooked up the sweet potatoes tonight and ran them through the sieve. I then put them in sterile containers and froze them in 3 tablespoon servings. They look great, taste good, and cost about 1/8th of what it would cost to buy the pre-jarred kind. I only spent about 20 min doing it too. Now I can come up with all kinds of fun combos as he gets more foods in his repertoire!

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

He's OK, see the Thumbs Up?

Little Refugee Pudd..

Even Serious at Naked Time!

Today Pudd was extremely serious. Not sad, just not his normal giddy self. I find the pictures quite amusing actually, considering that his biggest worry in life is when he will next be fed.

Tummy time with Pudd

Will is getting so big and very fun. He had his first playdate today with a little girl who is one. He enjoys watching other kids so much. It has almost been one year since I found out William exsisted. (July 7th 2007) Amazing how life can change in one year! We love him more than anything and love finally being a family.

What does a Johnny Jump Up taste like?

For some reason Pudd loves to suck on the edge of his Johnny Jump Up. He peeks out like a little prairie dog and sucks away. Very cute. We went around yesterday and sought out a stroller and a pack n play for Will since soon he will out grow his infant seat, and then I won't be able to use the stroller frame thing. I need a pack n play, because at the end of July our dear friends Dave and Laura are coming up from Florida with their 3 kiddos. I will also need it if I do daycare again. Anyway long story short I ended up with a great stroller for 15 bucks and a pack n play for 20 that is in great shape. Plus the guy who sold me the pnp was moving and getting rid of tons of stuff and gave me a Perego stroller that retails for 369 bucks for free!!! I washed it up and I am planning on reselling it at the consignment shop, because I can't stand the Perego strollers. No cup holder for mom....What's that all about?! Plus, it has a basket, but it's hard to get in to. He also gave me a Ikea table and chair set(for kids) and a brand new infant toy set. I am like that when I move, I get rid of all kinds of junk. Today I worked on the house and scrapbooked. Jason was kind enough to let me have a few hours to spend scrapbooking. I got 4 pages done and a few more planned, plus I actually updated Pudd's baby book. All in all a good day. On a sadder note, Samantha, a wonderful girl from highschool, just lost her father to cancer. Jason and I can't imagine losing our parents anytime soon and I am sure she and her family can use our prayers. I will never forget when Grandma died and I went to the store to get some breakfast after coming back from the nursing home, and I felt like the whole world should have stopped and realized that she was gone. I felt like "How can you be making lattes? Don't you know Lenore Thorne just died!?" It was so awful, but slowly, life moves again. I am very sad though that I can't see her reaction to Pudd. She sees him from Heaven, but I can't enjoy it.

I figured out something to do with all the great cards and messages I got when Will was born. I cut out just the greeting and put it on this page. Some of the cards that were really long I just stuck in his baby book, but this worked well for the short ones.

It's getting messy around here....

Pudd has been going through tons of formula and nursing lots so the time has come for cereal. He seemed to enjoy it after a few bites.

More Pictures from our last days....

We are doing fine at home, Pudd went to the Dr for his little cold and is now over 16 pounds! He is rolling over frequently now, but still seems shocked by it. I took him for his portraits and they turned out very sweet! I will get them in 2 weeks. All is well here, still looking for the right job, I may just do childcare again, it simplifies things. That way Jason won't have to work around me. And Pudd will have someone to play with. That's a good thing. I will post the last few pics from our trip.