Saturday, August 26, 2006
Good news / Bad news
The bad news first; a troubling pattern has emerged over the last week. The return of the 3:30am feeding. RATS!!! Mama has been quite sleepy and cranky the past week. What a way to spend your 30th birthday (happy b-day baby). We've been reading and some of the literature (I always like using that phrase as a former auditor) says that sometimes this happens when the kid goes through a growth spurt, and the regular feeding cycle isnt enough yet to support the new calorie burn. Hopefully over the next few days, mama will start making more milk, and Vince will eat better.
The good news; Vince has gotten a lot better at using all these toys that were previously just occupying prime real estate on the living room floor. He seems to especially like his Aquarium Bouncer. Those of you with kids are probably familiar with this one. Its cool, cuz it makes sounds and stuff whenever he kicks one of the hanging fish. It keeps him occupied for a little while and gives us a few minutes of precious reprieve from all the crushing.
Cousin Azure (seated), Vince (seated), Cousin Ali (wondering where his seat is)
Other good news; Vince's baptism is penciled in on my Outlook calendar for Sunday Sept 3. Ceremony at St Thomas More Catholic Church here in H-Town, followed by party at our house immediately afterwards. I have yet to hear back from MTV to see if we will be a part of their new reality series "My Super Sweet Baptism", a spin-off of one of their more popular shows. Also have yet to hear back from Kanye West to see if he will make an appearnce. If anyone is in town that Sunday and wants to get their respective grubs on or watch a baby get wet and cry at Church, just drop on by.
Even more good news; Vince has narrowed his career choices down to two this past week, on a visit to his papa's office, and to his lola's unit at the hospital. Pictures below. (Maybe its just me, but I could feel my mom smiling a very big smile down on us while we were there)
hello
This is where you go everyday?! B-O-R-I-N-G
why is everyone wearing those blue hats?
hmmmmm...more blue hats. Where can I get one of those?
nurse, scalpel
And finally, hey Potts congrats!! You made the blog. Good luck with everything to you and Amy.
L8er
The good news; Vince has gotten a lot better at using all these toys that were previously just occupying prime real estate on the living room floor. He seems to especially like his Aquarium Bouncer. Those of you with kids are probably familiar with this one. Its cool, cuz it makes sounds and stuff whenever he kicks one of the hanging fish. It keeps him occupied for a little while and gives us a few minutes of precious reprieve from all the crushing.
Other good news; Vince's baptism is penciled in on my Outlook calendar for Sunday Sept 3. Ceremony at St Thomas More Catholic Church here in H-Town, followed by party at our house immediately afterwards. I have yet to hear back from MTV to see if we will be a part of their new reality series "My Super Sweet Baptism", a spin-off of one of their more popular shows. Also have yet to hear back from Kanye West to see if he will make an appearnce. If anyone is in town that Sunday and wants to get their respective grubs on or watch a baby get wet and cry at Church, just drop on by.
Even more good news; Vince has narrowed his career choices down to two this past week, on a visit to his papa's office, and to his lola's unit at the hospital. Pictures below. (Maybe its just me, but I could feel my mom smiling a very big smile down on us while we were there)
L8er
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
3 MONTHS!!!!!!
"MB: What have we always said is the most important thing?
GMB: Breakfast?
MB: Family
GMB: Oh right family. I thought you meant of the things we eat."
-Season 1, Arrested Development
3 mos already? How fast is that? Can you believe it?!!! The 4th trimester has come and gone. Parents, still sane. Vince, still crushing. Let's see what he learned this month;
Hand sucking
So Vince really started doing this in his second month, but at that time, he could only do this when we moved his head next to his hands. Well, now he can clearly find his hands on his own. It normally starts by him slapping the side of his head, and then slowly sliding his hand down towards his mouth. The side effect of this new behavior is drool. There is now slobber EVERYWHERE. clothes, blankets, carpet, beddings, socks, toys, keys, cousins, laptops, tables, couches, curtains, checkbooks, sandwhiches, grandparents, CDs, rose bowl DVDs, stuffed longhorns, La Madeline, Nissan Maximas. All wet.
Laughing
We are talking about full on hearty robust laughter. He's done it on a few occasions. And it might be the most awesomest sound Ive ever heard. Vince truly listens now to whomever is speaking to him. And he looks like he tries to verbally respond. Sometimes with smiles, sometimes with coos, and then (when he's super entertained) with big chuckles. The problem with this occurrence is it is kind of like the Loch Ness Monster or the Wilt Chamberlain 100 pt game. Many stories have been written about its existence, but its never been put on tape. The laughter seems to repeatedly escape the paparazi.
Here's a video of us unsuccesfully trying to squeeze a laugh out of him
Bottle Feeding
Well I guess he hasn't quite gotten this down. As we've blogged previously, Vince has to go to day care in a few weeks. Which means he has to start eating from a bottle. Outside of a hospital setting, he has done this exactly twice (one time captured below). If he doesn't pick this up soon, we're not sure what to do. Jen thinks he will starve. I suggested taping a bottle to his mouth.
Mama
We've argued repeatedly about this one. But I think he definitely recognizes his mom more than anyone else. He seems to be more relaxed around her and likes being with her the most. (I tested my theory by placing him in a dark closet by himself and noting his reaction, and then comparing this reaction to the one we get when Jen holds him immediately afterwards.) My Dad and my in-laws have supported me in my theory. Jen thinks we're all crazy, and are just looking for a way to dump Vince on her when he's fussy. She's clearly wrong. (or is she?)
Beer
We here at vincentjumalon.blogspot.com do not condone underage drinking. If you know someone who has a problem please get them help. Your local library or AA chapter can help. Don't wait. They might end up like this guy....
L8er Dawgs
GMB: Breakfast?
MB: Family
GMB: Oh right family. I thought you meant of the things we eat."
-Season 1, Arrested Development
3 mos already? How fast is that? Can you believe it?!!! The 4th trimester has come and gone. Parents, still sane. Vince, still crushing. Let's see what he learned this month;
Hand sucking
So Vince really started doing this in his second month, but at that time, he could only do this when we moved his head next to his hands. Well, now he can clearly find his hands on his own. It normally starts by him slapping the side of his head, and then slowly sliding his hand down towards his mouth. The side effect of this new behavior is drool. There is now slobber EVERYWHERE. clothes, blankets, carpet, beddings, socks, toys, keys, cousins, laptops, tables, couches, curtains, checkbooks, sandwhiches, grandparents, CDs, rose bowl DVDs, stuffed longhorns, La Madeline, Nissan Maximas. All wet.
Laughing
We are talking about full on hearty robust laughter. He's done it on a few occasions. And it might be the most awesomest sound Ive ever heard. Vince truly listens now to whomever is speaking to him. And he looks like he tries to verbally respond. Sometimes with smiles, sometimes with coos, and then (when he's super entertained) with big chuckles. The problem with this occurrence is it is kind of like the Loch Ness Monster or the Wilt Chamberlain 100 pt game. Many stories have been written about its existence, but its never been put on tape. The laughter seems to repeatedly escape the paparazi.
Bottle Feeding
Well I guess he hasn't quite gotten this down. As we've blogged previously, Vince has to go to day care in a few weeks. Which means he has to start eating from a bottle. Outside of a hospital setting, he has done this exactly twice (one time captured below). If he doesn't pick this up soon, we're not sure what to do. Jen thinks he will starve. I suggested taping a bottle to his mouth.
Mama
We've argued repeatedly about this one. But I think he definitely recognizes his mom more than anyone else. He seems to be more relaxed around her and likes being with her the most. (I tested my theory by placing him in a dark closet by himself and noting his reaction, and then comparing this reaction to the one we get when Jen holds him immediately afterwards.) My Dad and my in-laws have supported me in my theory. Jen thinks we're all crazy, and are just looking for a way to dump Vince on her when he's fussy. She's clearly wrong. (or is she?)
Beer
We here at vincentjumalon.blogspot.com do not condone underage drinking. If you know someone who has a problem please get them help. Your local library or AA chapter can help. Don't wait. They might end up like this guy....
L8er Dawgs
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Baby School
So Mama has to go back to trabajo in about a month or so, which means baby needs to find somewhere to hang out for a few days a week. We checked out one place in downtown. Creme de la Creme was new, fancy, close to work, but with monthly payments more than my mortgage.
So on the advice of Edwin and Lisa and later from Gabriel F, we decideded to check out The St Nicholas School (SNS). Here's a play-by-play of us checking out the SNS;
June 23 2006 - This place is about a 5 minute drive from our house, on a side street, in an older quiet neighberhood. (halfway sold). And according to our friends, quite reasonably priced (3/4 sold).
Walking up to this place it was quite a bit older facility than Creme de la Creme. So we approached with furrowed brow. The administrator Lynn, walked us around. She pointed out the bunnies and duckies running around in the yard. (sold). And then we saw the infant room. Again, not as fancy as the other place, but the ladies there seemed like they loved holding the kids. And Lynn said the infant room ladies had worked there for 15 yrs or so (really sold). Jen asked if they had a TV in there, since Vince loves the sound of high volume TV static. Lynn laughed and said no. (Jen not sold).
Despite some reservations, Jen agrees that St Nick's would be a good choice for us. We submit our application fee, and then are told to wait for the admin office (near downtown) to call us back. probably would only be a week or so.
July 3, 2006 - no word from the admin office. so we call, and they say the headmistress is out. They will call back in a week.
July 10, 2006 - no word from the admin office. so we call, and they say that someone will call us in the next 2 or 3 days.
July 14, 2006 - no word from the admin office. so we call, and they say someone will call us in the next 2 or 3 days, but if we could fax them his shot record and birth certificate.
July 15, 2006 - we fax over the birth certificate and shot record.
July 18, 2006 - no word from the admin office. so we call, and they say someone will call us in the next 2 or 3 days. But they do confirm that they got our fax.
July 22, 2006 - no word from the admin office. so we call, and they say "oh we haven't called because we are waiting for your fax". Jen's blood boils red hot.
July 23, 2006 - we fax (again) the birth certificate and shot record.
July 31, 2006 - Meriam (from the admin office) calls. Hallelujah. We set up a meeting for Aug 8 to finalize things.
Aug 8, 2006 - We arrive at the SNS admin office for our meeting. The lady at the front says "oh, i didn't know that you hadn't met with the owners yet, we can't sign you up today". That was it for Jen. Let's just say she raised her voice a little bit, and nearly played the "crying mother" card. The SNS folks accomodated us shortly afterwards, and we enrolled Vince.
So moral of the story; the SNS people that take care of kids seem awesome. The SNS people that take our money seem not so awesome. School starts Sep 1. Wish us luck.
In other news, here is Vince's submission for baby photo most likely to haunt him as a pre-teen
L8er
So on the advice of Edwin and Lisa and later from Gabriel F, we decideded to check out The St Nicholas School (SNS). Here's a play-by-play of us checking out the SNS;
June 23 2006 - This place is about a 5 minute drive from our house, on a side street, in an older quiet neighberhood. (halfway sold). And according to our friends, quite reasonably priced (3/4 sold).
Walking up to this place it was quite a bit older facility than Creme de la Creme. So we approached with furrowed brow. The administrator Lynn, walked us around. She pointed out the bunnies and duckies running around in the yard. (sold). And then we saw the infant room. Again, not as fancy as the other place, but the ladies there seemed like they loved holding the kids. And Lynn said the infant room ladies had worked there for 15 yrs or so (really sold). Jen asked if they had a TV in there, since Vince loves the sound of high volume TV static. Lynn laughed and said no. (Jen not sold).
Despite some reservations, Jen agrees that St Nick's would be a good choice for us. We submit our application fee, and then are told to wait for the admin office (near downtown) to call us back. probably would only be a week or so.
July 3, 2006 - no word from the admin office. so we call, and they say the headmistress is out. They will call back in a week.
July 10, 2006 - no word from the admin office. so we call, and they say that someone will call us in the next 2 or 3 days.
July 14, 2006 - no word from the admin office. so we call, and they say someone will call us in the next 2 or 3 days, but if we could fax them his shot record and birth certificate.
July 15, 2006 - we fax over the birth certificate and shot record.
July 18, 2006 - no word from the admin office. so we call, and they say someone will call us in the next 2 or 3 days. But they do confirm that they got our fax.
July 22, 2006 - no word from the admin office. so we call, and they say "oh we haven't called because we are waiting for your fax". Jen's blood boils red hot.
July 23, 2006 - we fax (again) the birth certificate and shot record.
July 31, 2006 - Meriam (from the admin office) calls. Hallelujah. We set up a meeting for Aug 8 to finalize things.
Aug 8, 2006 - We arrive at the SNS admin office for our meeting. The lady at the front says "oh, i didn't know that you hadn't met with the owners yet, we can't sign you up today". That was it for Jen. Let's just say she raised her voice a little bit, and nearly played the "crying mother" card. The SNS folks accomodated us shortly afterwards, and we enrolled Vince.
So moral of the story; the SNS people that take care of kids seem awesome. The SNS people that take our money seem not so awesome. School starts Sep 1. Wish us luck.
L8er
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Like a Cheetah
Ever been in one of those situations, where you either react with super human quickness and prevent something from happening, or you just sit there dumbfounded and watch disaster unfold. Example, you see a glass on the edge of a table, and you see someone bump into aforementioned table, and you either move very quickly to catch the glass before it hits the ground, or you sit there stunned and watch the glass shatter into a thousand pieces.
Well the same feeling applies to when a baby decides to use the restroom, while you are in the middle of changing his diaper. (duck)
That is all
yeah, I do that to my parents too. haha. good times
Well the same feeling applies to when a baby decides to use the restroom, while you are in the middle of changing his diaper. (duck)
That is all
