Happy Fathers Day!

happy fathers day!
Chris is learning to multitask! He can play playstation and hold the baby at the same time!!
Happy Fathers Day, Chris! This is your first one, so you got a little spoiled with gifts (big screen tv!! look further in the blog for pictures of it) this year. in a few years for fathers day you will be getting macaroni art and toys won at the pioneer picnic boothes!

Pioneer Picnic (118)

So, I had Chris drag us over to brownsville, where the pioneer picnic has been held annually for the last 118 years! I got the time for the parade wrong, so we cruised into town just as it ended. (Chris complained about the traffic) then we went to the park. sigh. When I was a kid the picnic was so cool! We looked forward to it every year. We rode rides, and played games. My sister was Jr queen one year. We would watch the brownsville fire department beat the pants off all-comers in tug of war over the river. My dad and grandpa would disappear into the beer garden, and my aunt would play softball. My mom and grandma would scour the flea market for deals on neat handmade stuff. My uncles would be off making as much mischief as us kids would. There were cousins everywhere. Great-grandparents, a great aunt with a pack of second cousins in tow.
There isn't any family left. The grandparents are both gone now. I still have plenty of uncles. One hasn't been seen in ages, ones in Pittsburgh and ones in the Philippines. There are still cousins aplenty, but I haven't seen them in so long, I'm not sure I would recognize them if I saw them. Toby, James, Jason, Lisa, Tyson, there's more who's names I have long forgotten. We even lost a cousin. Joshua. I had no friends there now. No family. The carnival is closed. There is no beer. And remember folks...
NO THROWING OF CANDIES OR GOODS FROM THE FLOATS, THIS IS BROWNSVILLE... JUST BECAUSE OUR MAYOR GROWS AND SELLS POT DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE OK WITH PUTTING SOMEONE'S EYE OUT IN A TRAGIC CANDY ACCIDENT.

I think its time to find a new family tradition for Indiana. I don't know what it will be, but its time!

Play Gym

Jessica loaned Indiana a play gym!
Jessica came over and loaned us not only this gym, but lots of clothes that had been given to her, that she wont be able to use for a long time yet. We give her the things he grows out of anyways, so it works out that she will get the clothes back. The donkeys neighbor gave us a few things as well. I don't know what we I'll use, but Jessica gets those next as well. I am glad we know someone who can get use out of his things, since he doesn't use them enough to wear them out or anything. It is nice to be able to share back and forth. Anyways, all of the things he got yesterday I will take over to my moms and have her wash them with her special touch (and color safe bleach then again with dreft detergent so that they are clean and ready for Indiana to wear). For some reason when my mom washes his stuff it smells clean. When I wash it, it smells like laundry soap.

Boohbah

Indiana & Jumbah

Indiana Is on a fairly regular schedule these days. He wakes up in time to get a clean diaper, fresh clothes and eat while Boohbah's is on tv (its on pbs at 730a) he loves the lights and sound and colors. Today at fred meyers we bought his first boohbah that talks and another that dances and sings. they were on such a good sale we couldnt pass them up. (the 14.99 one was only 99 cents! the bigger one was regular 24.99 and we got it for 2.99!) i love sales and he loves boohbahs so its a win win !!

Huge Update... Scroll Down for the pictures!

Ah, its nice to be back on line. We had a huge week. We have gone all over visiting and had visitors come to us! Chris, Kathryn, Indiana, and I went to dinner in sweet home with my grandmother. We got a burger and Indiana cried and cried and threw up on his aunt. David came down and Indiana was such a sweet boy. He curled up again David's chest, threw up and went to sleep. David got Indiana the wet suit for water babies which we will start this fall. (he bought us adult types in the house a video game, too... Chris says its his fathers day present so he gets to play first). Indiana is weighing in at a little over 13 pounds now, almost ready for the next size up in diapers, so David gave us a case of those as well! He always does too much. (but thank you again we appreciate it!) Chris's school friend Adam's parents sent a package full of great things! Indiana got a new diaper bag, some new clothes, some new toys (including his first care bear) and even diapers! We stopped at the UPS hub and picked up that package on the way to Lebanon to pick up our other new toy. We got a Sony hi8 video camera. When Dakota was a baby we video taped everything, so its nice to be able to continue along like that with the new son. Indiana also made a new friend at my mom's house, a beauty of a Russian blue kitty, about 1/2 grown. She loved him, and didn't mind all his crying, in fact she tried to make him feel better, rubbing and purring and in general trying to soothe him. When that wouldn't work she would run out into the living room and rub against me, trying to get me to go in and help the baby. It was really neat. I wanted to bring her home... Chris and I are still "discussing" it. Today Chris's main fathers day present arrived. We got him a 52 inch big screen HDTV. He got a wallet and a pair of sandals as well (has to have those sandals to be a true northwesterner)... Oh and a dragonballZ DVD. I think he made out all right for his first fathers day.

So, a lot happened, and a lot still happening. I probably have forgotten to put in all kinds of things... But as I remember that I forgot I will keep adding. Now that we are back online, I will be able to update daily again... So hope to see you all back here soon

Becky

Becky and Indiana
While we were visiting my mom, I took Indiana over to Becky's to visit with her and Brian and their sons. This picture is a couple weeks old of Becky at my mother's house. Indiana is really comfortable with both Becky and Brian. He especially likes Brian's goatee. He wrapped his fist up in it and went to sleep again Brian's chest. It was sweet really.

Great Grandmother

dinner with great grandma ruth
This picture, too, is older. It was taken when Indiana was 3 weeks old and we went visitng the first time. I forgot to take the camera up with us when we went up for dinner. However, we will be sure to take not only the digital camera, but the new video camera as well on the 25th when we go to visit my dad, and his family, as well as uncle pat and his family, at grandma woods house. we look forward to that!

New Toys!

remodeled room
We remodeled Indiana's room, with toy hooks and an animal net. Had to get everything out of his crib, so he can start sleeping in it. Also we gave him the TV and DVD player out of our room. (we put the ones from the living room into our room to make room for the big screen... giving him the 30 inch in his room and the 35 in ours). we took the closet doors off and put up a drape in their place. then put the crib in front of the drape (since we just use his closet for storage). The put up a curtain rod and for the drape actually used the "teenage mutant ninja turtle" sheet that was his dads as a boy. its a neat connection. (thanks laura for giving us that)

David

David came to visit

Indiana seemed to like David. I guess it runs in the family because Chris and I love him too. It was a nice for us to spend time with him. We still don't see him as much as we wish. It seems like we don't get up to the city as often as we like. We havent seen Juliana since Indiana was born. I guess we need to plan a trip to the portland area sometime soon, so that we can actually spend some time with Nate, Marie, and Kortney, as well as Juliana and her kids and David and Rich too. We get comfortable in this valley and dont tend to leave it.

Pay Attention to ME!

two screamers
the men around here are LOUD !!

Big TV

Happy Father's Day, Chris !
It takes up the whole room, but Chris LOVES it!
I think its a good gift for Chris. A television that dominates the living room! His video games look LIFE SIZE now! I keep expecting Goku to come flying out of the set! (i didn't like dragonballZ before, but now that its this big, its AWFUL)

Meadow Kitty

My new kitty (hehe)
Chris and I will continue to discuss whether or not we bring home the kitty or she stays at my moms. either way, she IS Indiana's kitty.

Giggles!

we started smiling and laughing too!
One of the great things that started for us this week has been that Indiana started laughing and smiling and giggling and generally being more rewarding to care for. Now, when we change a diaper he giggles and coos at this stuffed animals. He laughes when you run his stuffed sting ray over his tummy. And he giggles in delight when his daddy blows rasberrys on his cheeks.

Internet Update

Due to technical difficulties beyond my control, our dsl will be down for another couple of days.
We will be back and updating regularly again on monday the 13th so expect a legnthy entry then, with several new pictures etc. See you all back here then! (thanks mom for letting me use your computer to add this update!)

Crashed in the boat with Blue. 

a day with daddy

boy was today nice...
Chris not only took Indiana to grandma Laura's house while i took a nap, he cooked dinner for me too! Daddy and Indiana spent the majority of the day hanging out, giving me a nice break to read the paper and take a leisurely bath. Between Melody taking me out yesterday and Chris spending the day (minus diaper duty) today with Indiana, i feel so relaxed and ready to face the week. I guess Indiana and i are lucky... Chris is a great husband and Father, even if i DO complain sometimes (and i sure do hehe).
Dakota gets out of school soon. I am hoping that with summer vacation I will get to spend some time with him. He is so busy doing all the things almost-teen-agers do. I am so proud of him though. Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Basketball. decent friends, decent grades, and actually a pretty decent kid. I know that if he wants to, he will be a great influence on his new brother.
Jessica gradutes high school on wednesday. Weird trying to find a babysitter i trust. I havent needed one ever. Dakota was fortunate in having so many loving relatives next door. I am afraid if we take Indiana to that kind of crowd he will either catch something, or scream thru the whole thing, and Chris and i are so proud of Jessica we dont want anything to mar her big day.

enough for today...

Indiana's crib

new crib blanket
sleeping in style

Madagascar

Today, Melody came and took me out to see Madagascar. Daddy stayed home with Indiana. Sounds like they did ok even though chris isnt feeling really well.

After the movie Gary and Jessica came to visit. Jessica is getting very very pregnant! So pregnant that when Indiana lays against her, his feet end up in mid air! (hes not sure if he likes getting kicked!)

Next we went to melody's parents. It was wonderful to see Pat cooing at Indiana and Indiana laughing and smiling back. He really loved sitting with Pat. Next time i will remember to take the camera over there.

As we sit here posting, Indiana is sleeping on my lap. he just finished his bath and his massage and we are heading for bed

Jessica, Indiana, and Gary

Jessica, Gary, and Indiana

Jessica and her dad came to visit Indiana today.
Even big and pregnant Jessica is still a beautiful girl.

Harley Gear 

Friday!

So, today Melody came and took us to the obgyn. The doctors and nurses thought he was a handsome big fellow. Most of them had gone all thru my pregnancy with me, and this was their first glimpse of what we all worked so hard for. Dr Larson gave me the check over and pronounced me healthy. I almost feel normal again, if a little heavy. After the appointment Melody and Indiana and I went to his daddy's work to look around.
My mom (grandma Sue... I know when I was a kid we called our grandparents by their last name like Grandma McGarry, but times have changed. I don't mean any disrespect by using their first names, so I hope none is taken) bought Indiana a bunch of toys, and a new crib blanket, and a sweet new wooden rocking horse. Now I need to buy a toy box, LOL.
Last bit before I go to bed, he fits almost all his clothes now! He is actually growing out of the smaller ones, but before he was born, we bought bigger clothes and now he fits them even though they are mostly for 3-9 months.

Superstar

censored

superstar part deux

i thought about this picture a lot. i really like it and i think its a sweet innocent picture of our boy. i covered up any bits that arent fit for publication. im still not sure if i will leave this picture on the blog, if you have an opinion feel free to comment. i dont want to offend anyone with it, and i dont want anyone to think "bad things". it really is meant to just show the family how big and handsome he is now... you really couldnt see much even before i censored it, and i think most parents have pictures like this one.

Melody is coming to visit! 

Today's doings

Ah, we went for a walk to freddies today. Indiana slept in his front carrier all the way there and back. He was admired at the bank and in the check out lines. He was even admired by a new neighbor as we walked by. Beautiful cloudy yet warm day to walk. We are expecting company today, so he is getting all his rest in now before she gets here. That way he has lots of energy built up for the crying he will do when she gets here, because you know he cant be a good boy when he can be a big loud brat, hehe.

He still has problems with a clogged tear duct in his left eye. So I am constantly wiping and picking at goop in that eye. His beautiful long blond lashes are always caked, and this morning his eye was "welded" shut. The doctors all say its normal and it happens and it should clear itself up by the time he is 4 months or so. If not they can think about doing a little pin prick surgery when he is a year old. In the mean time, his eye continues to run and get goopy and look terrible, and I continue to wipe at it with warm water until he screams.

gator boy 

our growing boy

This morning we went to see Dr Bartlett. He pronounced our big boy healthy happy and normal. 12 lbs 4 oz 23 1/4 inches (15 1/4 in head circumfrence). those numbers are average for a 4 month old child, Indiana is 6 1/2 weeks. He is 95% in weight and 90% in height now. He is holding his head up well and has healthy muscle growth and tone.

He also got shots. lots of them!

Hepatitis B vaccine

Haemmophilus Influenza Type B (hib) Vaccine

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Diphtheria Tetanus & Pertussis Vaccines

and Polio Vaccine

so hes a little cranky and we are giving him Motron Infant drops.

my mom drove us to the doctors. we learned a valuable lesson from this. Car Seats dont really fit in firebirds. and Jengibre gets jealous and pouts when she has to stay in the front seat.

sleepy sleepy sleepy

Sleepy sleepy sleepy
The doctor gave me shots. So now, im cranky,
and my legs hurt where they stuck me with NEEDLES!
my mommy is hoping i will sleep here in my car seat forever.

great!

Dr Frothingham says he looks GREAT. 12 pounds 3 oz. hes healthy and above average (12 pounds is the average weight of a 4-5 month old) and he has healed nicely. Dr Frothingham was very pleasant and we like him, however i think we will make his main doctor Mark Bartlett. they all are in the same clinic (mid valley pediatrics). only dif is frothingham is in the geary street office and bartlett is over by the hospital.

speaking of our hospital... i wonder if corvallis is cleaner. my er suite was filthy and had bugs. i wonder who we complain to

ready to ride!

doctors doctors doctors

well we didnt make it to the ceremony that the vfw put on in brownsville today. instead we got to go to the er to have me checked for "excessive blood loss". they gave it another name as well, told me to take pills and rest. so Indiana and i spent the day napping in the recliner, and in the bedroom. Chris was great about spending the day trying to take care of us both and still play knights of the old republic. tomorrow i go to the doc to see if im better. and then Indiana goes to the doc to see how his healing for his "little boy operation" is progressing. (it looks fine to me). the day after that is his first set of immunizations outside the ones he got at birth. he should love that.

for now he is in his room with his daddy, screaming until he throws up and makes his lips blue. anyone spending a just one 24 hour day with this one will decide to never have children of thier own!

Memorial Day

It is Memorial Day today. It is a day to remember and honor the fallen veterans who fought for our freedom. We missed the annual trip to Brownsville for my grandparents, since my parents made it yesterday early in the morning. We will probably go up as a family today (chris, indiana and i). i should probably tell chris, hehe. Like to get some pictures of the baby with the flag flying behind him, maybe with his daddys army gear.
Indiana and his daddy are sleeping, its time for me to join them. more later in the day...

The new sleeper... 6 month size, 6 weeks old.
What a Big Handsome Boy.

6 weeks not 6 months!

its time to change for the night. we put on our fresh dry diaper. we get our chammomile and lavendar massage. and we put on our NEW fresh clean sleeper, the one that says 12-18 pounds (6months!).
I keep trying to tell Indiana 6 weeks not 6 months! but the sleeper is cute, its another of the beautiful outfits that Chris's aunt Betty sent from Maryland (does anyone know her email address so we can tell her about the blog?).
He does have a well travelled wardrobe.

Go DuCkS

fat boy says GO DUCKS

Staying with Nanna Sue

well, the movie was so-so... some good bits some bad bits.
but, on the up side: sounds like Indiana cried only about 10 minutes, then snuggled in and slept for his grandma the whole time we were gone. how come he cant be that good for me?!?! oh well, guess im glad he was good becausae if he hadnt been she probably wouldnt have taken him ever again.

lets go hunting uncle bob 

todays stuff

well...

arranged with my mom for her to watch the "little angel" tomorrow so we can go to the movies (episode 3).

auntie kaffwin (kathryn to those of you who dont spend the day baby talking) came down when she got off work. Indiana puked on her 3 times. (good boy! thats an extra 3 bucks in your bank account!! remember baby boy, every puking on kaffwin is a dollar!)

fave moment of the day?? Indiana''s Grandma Laura came for dinner (mmmm chris made cat fish and hush puppies... horray for www.foodnetwork.com and free recipies) and when Indiana was handed to her he cried, and cried, and cried, and cried etc. about 30 minutes later Cousin Macy shows up, picks up little danny boy and no crying at all, cooed himself to sleep in her arms right in front of his grandma. Take that mother-in-law. LMAO. Macy has been a life saver this week.

ah well. wonder how he will do at His Nanna Sue and grandpa Donnie's tomorrow...

i hope the movie is good.

the boys

Dakota holding his new baby brother for the very first time.
I think Dakota was afraid he might get pee'd on!

the screamer!

oh my.... at 6 weeks old now, hes screaming a lot. i never knew babies had such a hard life. a thousand dollars worth of crap in his room, and strung thru out my apartment. it takes an aunt and a daddy and a cousin and a mommy and strangers on the street to shut him up, but man hes cute when he finally goes to sleep!

living the wildlife

wildlife

most of you know how crazy i am for wolves. My mom took this picture with young Indiana Jones laying on a blanket that Chris got me for christmas. Then she photo shopped a frame in. my mom does some amazing photo shopping and i will post more of her "retouched" photos as she sends them along. I am really impressed at how savvy she has gotten with her camera and her pc. this time 5 years ago she couldnt turn on her pc without calling me... now i call her asking how to do things!

this little piggie

WIC appointment today Indiana weighed in at 12 pounds and 22 inches. last week at his little boy surgery he was 11 pounds. so he is gaining about a pound a week. Of course all he does is eat and sleep.

my neice wasn't even 12 pounds until she was 6 months old, and Dakota wasnt 12 pounds until around 4 months.

he is in the 95% in weight and 66% in height... averaging (so the lady said) at 88%. (meaning 88% of kids are smaller than he is) He is healthy, happy growing and thriving.