Corned Beef and Consignment

These are the two new faces Pudd makes when he is preparing to try and throw a good fit.

This is the puppy I bought. Note his cloth diaper cover matches the Puppy!

The Cute Rug I scored for 12 bucks!

Will decided to use his music table to climb up into the window sill.

I made our traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage tonight since Jason will be in Pittsburgh for the actual day. It was so good, but I always remember why I never make it. I made 6 lbs and we ate almost all of it today! How naughty! It's so addictive though! Last night was the twice a year Consignment sale I attend here. This time I volunteered to work 4 hours so I got to go in before everyone else and shop. I got this adorable rug, a slide, the blue rocking puppy, puzzles, books, and some really great barely used Stride Right shoes in his upcoming size! I also got the Little People pirate ship, it is adorable! I will take a picture tomorrow for the blog, it is in Pudd's room and he's asleep. Will has been climbing, as you can see. Today he climbed up onto a chair and onto the table. He also climbs into his stroller, and basically anything else he can manage. Tonight he fed himself almost all of a cup of applesauce. Very methodically too. I could tell he was really trying to get it into his mouth rather than just make a mess. This week has also been a big milestone in language, he is getting so good at handing us the right animal when we ask for it, and now he hands you the cow and says "MMMMmm!" So cute! Jason leaves us on Sunday for the conference. I will be a single Mom for the next few days. Worst of all Jason has to take my beloved laptop with wireless. Ugh. Back to the desktop!

Newest Addition to the Blogosphere

I am starting a kids book blog. Mainly, I want to share ideas on new books, since I hate reading the same ones over and over. For each one I suggest I would love if you would comment with one in the same genre that your family likes. Thanks!

My Mommy's Cheaper than Your Mommy!

I was going to buy a Sand/Water table for William for his birthday, but then I looked at them and they were really pricey considering he can't actually play with sand yet. (He eats it) They were also quite tall, they seem to be made for the 2 year old set. So I chucked the idea and bought an underbed storage box, set it on his little Ikea chairs and dumped in a gallon of water. Instant fun for less than 5 bucks!

Costco Intrigues Me...

Saturday I went to Costco to get all the various crap we get there. I enjoy watching what other people have in their carts, and guess what the heck they are going to do with it. I saw a woman that was in one of those wheelchair/scooter things and she had 12 packs of Spam in her basket. Why in the world would anyone want that much Spam? She didn't look Hawaiian. I have heard they have a love for it. I haven't had Spam in at least 20 years. There was also a man with one of those 100 packs of Trojans, a case of water, a 3 pack of Head and Shoulders,and a box of Cheerios. I found that one quite funny. You need the Head and Shoulders to use the Trojans I guess! I will be deleting this one after a few days, since I don't think it should be on here for posterity. Do you watch people at Costco? Do you eat Spam?

One Year Stats

Today was William's one year well visit. He was 31.75 inches long, 25 lbs 14 oz, and had a 49.5cm head circumference. Big Head! He is in the 94th percentile for height, 86th for weight and 97th for head. Dr Rahman was happy with everything, she thinks he will be walking full time within the next month. He got his 4th prevnar today and 4th HIB, so we are now done with those two. Thank goodness! I hate getting his shots! I gave him a lollipop immediately afterward so he was pretty happy on the ride home.

Sale Alert!

I went to Sears yesterday to look at a mattress set and they had all winter/fall Land's End stuff 70% off the LOWEST price! I got Will a coat for next year for 4.90! I got shirts for 2.90, pants for 4.00 and lots of other goodies. I also got pants for me for less than 5 bucks! It was amazing, so get out there and see if your Sears has any great deals for you!

Pictures from Trip