Dear Rebecca,
Hello my little sweetie bird. You and I had a big day out today. You were very fussy this morning and it was really nice outside so I decided to take you to the park. We went down to Big Springsinitially initially but it was really muddy and very stinky down there for some reason today. The bank sign read 64 degrees and so I was determined for you to get to play outside some today. I don't know Lexington nearly as well as your father or anyone else in this family because I haven't been driving nearly as long as they have. I had no idea how to get to a decent park for you to play in except for Shilitoh park and I really wanted to avoid that busy section of Nichlosville Road and Renyolds Road. I was considering taking you to McDonald's Playland on Versailles road but that's an indoor area and I was a little disheartened at that idea. I really wanted you to get to play outside and get some fresh air today. Then I remembered that when you were very little (before you could walk really well) we went to the Nichlosville McDonald's and there was a Toddler area and you got to slide down the slide a couple of times with my assistance and thought that it was great big fun. I decided to take you there to get some "Fies" and let you play 'til your heart's content. You ate really well which you haven't been doing for the last few days and then you played and played all by yourself at that playland until some little red headed hyperactive little girl showed up punching things and smacking things and hollering and acting crazy. You looked at me a little worried but you still smiled and were friendly with her. It started to get busy and the older kids were being playful like they are and we both were a little scared you might get trampled on. We decided to go and change your diaper on the very tiny changing table they have in the women's restroom. That's the only thing I didn't like about that McDonald's . Everything else was very nice. They even had super nice booths for people to sit in and a non-smoking area. You can't smoke in establishments in Lexington any more but you can in the surrounding counties. We decided after the tasty meal we had at Mickey D's that we would go and have dessert over at Sonic. We had a sweetheart brownie blast. It was really, really good. It had pieces of real fudge brownies and vanilla ice cream with cherry syrup. You ate most of the ice cream while I picked out the pieces of the brownies. We sat in the back of the car and shared it and it was delicious.
We then decided to go over to Wal-Mart and take a stroll through the toy ailse. We did so and you pointed out every baby and every baby accessory there. You also pointed out all of the balls. I think balls and babies are your two favorite toys You are coloring a picture in here right now and we asked you what you were drawing and you told us that it was a tree. You are so cute and sweet and smart and pretty. You picked out a baby that had a purple outfit on and you hugged it up and cuddled it so sweet that I couldn't say no. The baby was as big as you are and I couldn't let you have such a big baby without something to feed her so of my own accord I bought you two 'magic' baby bottles with disappearing milk and one with disappearing juice. It really doesn't disappear it just flows into the tippy top of it. We don't have to tell you that though. You keep right on thinking it's magic.
After we went to Wal-Mart and bought you some more toys you don't really need we set off on our way back home. You slept a very long time all the way back to Versailles the long way and I hated to wake you up so I kept on driving down Bluegrass Parkway. We wound up in Lawrenceburg somehow so we decided to go and see Alicia. We stayed there for almost an hour and a half and you played really well with Brady. He helped you color in a coloring book he had. You guys watched a Jimmy Neutron movie and you really had fun. Alicia and I sat in the living room and talked and watched her youngest baby, Bryson, who is almost six months, play on the floor. Daddy called and and said he was locked out but Papaw came back to let him in. We changed your diaper and decided to be on our way to meet Daddy at home. We stopped at Dairy Mart to get Daddy a couple of cans of dip and when I had you in the store one of the Mexican gentleman told you "Hola" and you obliged by saying "Hola" back. You know "Hola" means Hello because Rosita and Dora have taught you that. You really do pick up on things very easily. Daddy just a moment ago said he was worried about you not knowing your colors. I told him to can it because you were only twenty months old. You told Daddy that a purple crayon was blue and we both agreed that was close enough. Then you showed off by picking up a blue crayon and informing us that it was indeed, blue. We just now put you down for the night. I know you didn't really want to go but you didn't fuss too much. After our big day out, I know you are tired.
After we got some dip and a few pieces of chicken for Daddy and you and I a Corn Dog for supper at Dairy Mart, we came home and you played with your toys and watched your Elmo movie in your room. Your Oobi movie is in the car. You really do love your Oobi. I have no idea why really I don't because it is just hand with some eyes stuck on it. However, it is indeed very entertaining and I have to admit those puppeteers are very talented. We ate our dinner outside and Daddy hung our wind chime after. You really do love to go "Side" as you call it.
You've broken in your brand new booster seat. Daddy even has pictures of you eating ice cream in it. I think you really like it. I think it makes you feel like a big girl to sit in it. You are my big girl. You are also my baby. I know that sounds strange, but it is true. You are my big girl baby. Well, my big girl baby, I am going to let you go for now. I love you, my big girl baby bird! I had so much fun with you today... as I do every day!
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Dear Rebecca,
Hello there little girl, how are you doing today? I can tell you how you are doing today. Today you are very sleepy. Right now you are in your room taking a nap. You spent the night with Mamaw & Papaw last night. Or, Papoo, as you like to call him. Daddy and I had our Valentine's day date of going out to Golden Corral and Wal-Mart to buy you a booster seat and a step stool so you can reach the sink to brush your teeth. You are getting to be such a big girl now. Like I said before these are bittersweet milestones because I see just how fast you are growing up and I feel like it's just too quick. I told Daddy after they closed the Photo Lab at Kroger I just might not go back to work. I want to be here for you and Daddy while I can. There is plenty of time to go back to work when you go to school.
From what Mamaw said you had a real good time down there yesterday. You got to go see Granny in the hospital and then you all went out to eat at Fazoli's then you went back down to Mamaw's to spend the night. She said you ran and played and cuddled with Papaw a lot. You really do love your Papaw. Daddy and I came back to the house and watched two movies and really had a good time. We watched Half Light with Demi Moore which is a little bit scary and Wallace and Gromiit. which was really funny. Then I went to bed and Daddy stayed up later than me to watch another movie and I suppose to play on the computer. I woke up this morning around nine o'clock and took a shower & got dressed and then went to get you from Mamaw's house. Mamaw was getting a perm put in her hair and you said that she was stinky. Mamaw thought that was funny. You were really tired and a little fussy but when Papaw came outside and put in your DVD player in the car you got to play with Ruffy and you liked that a lot. We got ready to leave and Mommy went to turn around in the driveway and as soon as she did Ruffy darted in front of her, making Mommy swerve and hit Mamaw's rock wall. I knocked over several of the rocks on it and I smashed my finger between two of them trying to stack them back up. I was really upset about hitting their wall but Mamaw and Papaw are so nice they told me not to worry about it. Mommy's finger still hurts quite a bit but I will get over it I reckon. Papaw checked my car and made sure it wasn't damaged & it wasn't. I am thankful for that. I just hope I didn't hurt their fence too badly.
You haven't been eating much lately and when we got in the car you saw a McDonald's cup and you said "fries". I thought that meant you wanted fries but I stopped to get you some and you didn't eat hardly any of them. I left them on the table in case you want them later. I changed your diaper and put you down for a nap because you were so very sleepy when you got home. You went right into your bed without a fuss or a fight so I knew that meant you were tired. Mommy is tired too. Daddy is still sleeping. I am going to get him up shortly though because we are all going to go see Granny a little bit later on today. Daddy hasn't been to see her and he really does need to go. I want to go see Granny & I am sure you and Daddy do, too. I don't like when Granny is not feeling well. No one does. Especially Granny, I bet. By the way.. You have been calling Granny "Nanya" but today I think I heard you make out "Ganny". Your vocabulary is growing so rapidly. You can say almost anything you want to say. You repeat everything and what really impresses me, is that you remember what it means. You are so smart.
Well, little one, Mommy is going to let you go for now. I love you, my baby bird!
Hello there little girl, how are you doing today? I can tell you how you are doing today. Today you are very sleepy. Right now you are in your room taking a nap. You spent the night with Mamaw & Papaw last night. Or, Papoo, as you like to call him. Daddy and I had our Valentine's day date of going out to Golden Corral and Wal-Mart to buy you a booster seat and a step stool so you can reach the sink to brush your teeth. You are getting to be such a big girl now. Like I said before these are bittersweet milestones because I see just how fast you are growing up and I feel like it's just too quick. I told Daddy after they closed the Photo Lab at Kroger I just might not go back to work. I want to be here for you and Daddy while I can. There is plenty of time to go back to work when you go to school.
From what Mamaw said you had a real good time down there yesterday. You got to go see Granny in the hospital and then you all went out to eat at Fazoli's then you went back down to Mamaw's to spend the night. She said you ran and played and cuddled with Papaw a lot. You really do love your Papaw. Daddy and I came back to the house and watched two movies and really had a good time. We watched Half Light with Demi Moore which is a little bit scary and Wallace and Gromiit. which was really funny. Then I went to bed and Daddy stayed up later than me to watch another movie and I suppose to play on the computer. I woke up this morning around nine o'clock and took a shower & got dressed and then went to get you from Mamaw's house. Mamaw was getting a perm put in her hair and you said that she was stinky. Mamaw thought that was funny. You were really tired and a little fussy but when Papaw came outside and put in your DVD player in the car you got to play with Ruffy and you liked that a lot. We got ready to leave and Mommy went to turn around in the driveway and as soon as she did Ruffy darted in front of her, making Mommy swerve and hit Mamaw's rock wall. I knocked over several of the rocks on it and I smashed my finger between two of them trying to stack them back up. I was really upset about hitting their wall but Mamaw and Papaw are so nice they told me not to worry about it. Mommy's finger still hurts quite a bit but I will get over it I reckon. Papaw checked my car and made sure it wasn't damaged & it wasn't. I am thankful for that. I just hope I didn't hurt their fence too badly.
You haven't been eating much lately and when we got in the car you saw a McDonald's cup and you said "fries". I thought that meant you wanted fries but I stopped to get you some and you didn't eat hardly any of them. I left them on the table in case you want them later. I changed your diaper and put you down for a nap because you were so very sleepy when you got home. You went right into your bed without a fuss or a fight so I knew that meant you were tired. Mommy is tired too. Daddy is still sleeping. I am going to get him up shortly though because we are all going to go see Granny a little bit later on today. Daddy hasn't been to see her and he really does need to go. I want to go see Granny & I am sure you and Daddy do, too. I don't like when Granny is not feeling well. No one does. Especially Granny, I bet. By the way.. You have been calling Granny "Nanya" but today I think I heard you make out "Ganny". Your vocabulary is growing so rapidly. You can say almost anything you want to say. You repeat everything and what really impresses me, is that you remember what it means. You are so smart.
Well, little one, Mommy is going to let you go for now. I love you, my baby bird!
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Dear Rebecca,
You've been feeling much better this week. I've got some weird kind of something. I have lost my voice but am not sick at all. I can hardly talk and I can't raise my voice at all, not that I ever raise my voice. Granny fell Saturday night earlier in the week and cracked her pelvis bone. We were all real worried about her. You and I really should have gone to see her tonight but by the time you had your lunch and we had settled down it was kinda late.
Nothing much out of the ordinary happened so far this week. I got up every morning and went to work and then came home and Kristie left for work and we spent the evening together. Wednesday your Mom was off from work so we ended up watching a movie called Flightplan starring Jodie Foster. We both really liked the movie. We also watched The Corpse Bride and The Fog over the weekend. That was a major accomplishment for us since you came along. You make it kind of difficult to watch movies. Not that we mind because you are so much more interesting than any old movie.
You and your Mother headed out to Kroger this morning to pick up her check. She got stopped along the speed trap known as Montgomery Ave. and got her very first speeding ticket. She was extremely upset and almost decided not to take you to gymboree but she decided that that wasn't fair to you so you both went and she later told me that seeing you have so much fun at gymboree made her feel so much better. I suppose everyone gets a ticket at one time or another. When I was much younger I got probably three speeding tickets and two for running stop signs; of course I haven't gotten one in the past fifteen years or so. I never was a real fast or reckless driver either. I guess I just had a bad run of luck there in my early twenties as far as moving violations go.
I was supposed to be gone with your Mom tonight to the Gretchen Wilson concert but as I mentioned before I have missed too much work and couldn't afford to burn another day so right now your Mom and your Aunt Mar"d"y, as you call her are enjoying the concert. I'm glad they got to go together. They don't get to see each other as much as they would like because as you know, Aunt Mary lives in Hazzard where they both grew up and your Mama lives here in Versailles with us. It's better than a two hour drive between here and Hazzard so it's real special when Aunt Mary and your Mom get to spend quality time together.
Earlier today Aunt Mary was taking a bath in your tub and you demanded that she have some bubbles blown in the air for her bath just like you get for your bath. You do love Aunt Mary and of course she loves the dickens out of you as well. I was afraid that you wouldn't be too close to Aunt Mary because we do get to see her so seldom but I suppose those fears were unfounded.
Your Mom had a scare when she got to the concert tonight. She paid for parking and pulled into the Rupp Arena parking lot and went to get her tickets but couldn't find her driver's license, my driver's license, my debit card, the order number for the tickets that she was supposed to pick up at the box office and ninety dollars in cash. She had all of this in her cell phone case. She didn't have her cell phone in her cell phone case but she had everything else in there. She called me in a frantic state. She was beside herself. Come to find out she put the case in the ash tray of the Taurus and closed it up and forgot it was in there. Sometimes your Mom can be just a wee bit rattle brained but that's why we love her so much.
Well, that's about all I have to say tonight. I am going to go watch a little bit of television, take a shower and hit the proverbial hay. Daddy loves Rebecca!
You've been feeling much better this week. I've got some weird kind of something. I have lost my voice but am not sick at all. I can hardly talk and I can't raise my voice at all, not that I ever raise my voice. Granny fell Saturday night earlier in the week and cracked her pelvis bone. We were all real worried about her. You and I really should have gone to see her tonight but by the time you had your lunch and we had settled down it was kinda late.
Nothing much out of the ordinary happened so far this week. I got up every morning and went to work and then came home and Kristie left for work and we spent the evening together. Wednesday your Mom was off from work so we ended up watching a movie called Flightplan starring Jodie Foster. We both really liked the movie. We also watched The Corpse Bride and The Fog over the weekend. That was a major accomplishment for us since you came along. You make it kind of difficult to watch movies. Not that we mind because you are so much more interesting than any old movie.
You and your Mother headed out to Kroger this morning to pick up her check. She got stopped along the speed trap known as Montgomery Ave. and got her very first speeding ticket. She was extremely upset and almost decided not to take you to gymboree but she decided that that wasn't fair to you so you both went and she later told me that seeing you have so much fun at gymboree made her feel so much better. I suppose everyone gets a ticket at one time or another. When I was much younger I got probably three speeding tickets and two for running stop signs; of course I haven't gotten one in the past fifteen years or so. I never was a real fast or reckless driver either. I guess I just had a bad run of luck there in my early twenties as far as moving violations go.
I was supposed to be gone with your Mom tonight to the Gretchen Wilson concert but as I mentioned before I have missed too much work and couldn't afford to burn another day so right now your Mom and your Aunt Mar"d"y, as you call her are enjoying the concert. I'm glad they got to go together. They don't get to see each other as much as they would like because as you know, Aunt Mary lives in Hazzard where they both grew up and your Mama lives here in Versailles with us. It's better than a two hour drive between here and Hazzard so it's real special when Aunt Mary and your Mom get to spend quality time together.
Earlier today Aunt Mary was taking a bath in your tub and you demanded that she have some bubbles blown in the air for her bath just like you get for your bath. You do love Aunt Mary and of course she loves the dickens out of you as well. I was afraid that you wouldn't be too close to Aunt Mary because we do get to see her so seldom but I suppose those fears were unfounded.
Your Mom had a scare when she got to the concert tonight. She paid for parking and pulled into the Rupp Arena parking lot and went to get her tickets but couldn't find her driver's license, my driver's license, my debit card, the order number for the tickets that she was supposed to pick up at the box office and ninety dollars in cash. She had all of this in her cell phone case. She didn't have her cell phone in her cell phone case but she had everything else in there. She called me in a frantic state. She was beside herself. Come to find out she put the case in the ash tray of the Taurus and closed it up and forgot it was in there. Sometimes your Mom can be just a wee bit rattle brained but that's why we love her so much.
Well, that's about all I have to say tonight. I am going to go watch a little bit of television, take a shower and hit the proverbial hay. Daddy loves Rebecca!
Friday, February 17, 2006
Dear Rebecca,
You haven't been feeling too spiffy the last few days. As a matter of fact this week hasn't been the healthiest for any of us. I came down with a relatively minor case of cellulitis, I still ended up missing a day of work because of it, your Mom had some major work done to her teeth Wednesday and you have some sort of viral bug.
The last time anyone posted was last Friday and I don't remember anything from last weekend to tell you about. I suppose nothing worth posting happened if I can't even remember it. I don't remember Monday either. I remember Tuesday because it's the day I got the cellulitis and it was Valentines Day. When I came home you and I went down to Mamaw & Papaw's for a Valentines Day dinner. You had a lot of fun playing with your cousins. I didn't feel too great at first but eventually my fever broke and I had a pretty good time as well. We all had baked spaghetti for supper, all of us except you. You were hungry too early to join us for baked spaghetti so you had some unbaked spaghetti with mozzarella cheese and salad. You had a fun little bath in the sink in Mamaw & Papaw's basement and then I brought you home and tossed you into bed; actually I didn't toss you there at all. I lovingly placed you gently into your bed. Ain't I a good daddy?
The fever came back later that night and I couldn't sleep. I ended up not going to work Wednesday. I had an appointment with the doctor later that morning and got my antibiotics. Your Mother & I then took you down to Mamaw & Papaw's again so Mamaw could watch you while I took your Mom to the dentist. She had three teeth pulled that had been damaged in the accident she was in a year before you were born. I believe that takes care of all of her damaged teeth. Now she's going to get her some false choppers. The dentist was terrible for your Mother. It took him two and a half hours to get the teeth out. Even the doctor said it was a grueling extraction. Maybe Kristie will tell you more about it when she posts again or maybe she's just rather forget that experience all together. Your Mom was out of it in the Explorer when we got back to Versailles so I decided to drive to Frankfort to the FedEx office and pick up our new cell phones because we had missed the delivery when we took you down to Mamaw's. We got home and your Mom went straight to bed at six in the evening. I worked a little on getting the phones activated then you returned with Mamaw just in time for your bath. You played some in the floor and scattered all of my phone papers around and then I put you to bed. It was eleven thirty by the time I got the phones fully activated. They had sent them out with the wrong prefix numbers so I had to talk to three different people at Verizon Wireless to get it fixed. Finally the phones all worked and I went to bed and straight to sleep.
Thursday is when you started getting fussy. You screamed your head off for your Mother because she was at work. I put you in the tub and you had fun in there for awhile and then we played on the floor in your bedroom with your Leap Frog Touch Pad, then we danced some in the living room, then we colored some in the floor of the office, then you played on Mommy & Daddy's big bed and finally you went to sleep. We had a fun day together even if you were fussy.
Today I had a follow-up appointment with the doctor and you also had an appointment with the doctor. Mamaw took you to your appointment because your Mom was afraid she wouldn't be back from the doctor in time to go to work. That was a good call because Mamaw didn't get back until after your mom had left for work. Your mom somehow managed to get her drive belt to slip off on her car again. I don't know how she did it because I showed her exactly what she needed to do. Your Mother just needs to leave the hood of her car closed because nothing good ever happens when she raises it. Papaw ended up taking your Mom to work. Mamaw & Papaw ate supper with us. We had soup beans and they were yummy; for desert we had strawberry shortcake and mixed berry shortcake and that was also very yummy. I took the truck to your Mother at Kroger and Mamaw drove me back home from there. You stayed at the house and watched Oobi with Papaw.
After Mamaw & Papaw left we picked up the house just a little and.....for the life of me I can not remember what we did until we started your bath. Anyway, after your bath you figured out the light switch in the hall and revelled in turning the hall light on & off. You didn't want to go to sleep and you tried to climb out of your bed two or three times but I just took you and put you back in until finally you took your drink and calmed down. You learned earlier today how to climb out of your toddler bed. Your Mother says that you kept climbing out of it when you were supposed to be taking a nap so you were one tired little Wiggy Tail.
Tomorrow we are all going to Lexington to purchase a new tensioner pulley and drive belt for your Mother's car. Oh I remember what we did last Sunday. You & I went down to Mamaw & Papaw's to work on your Mom's car. Your Papaw, the super smart man that he is, pinpointed the problem, tensioner pulley. He worked on it a little and we thought we had it licked but I suppose the pulley is just so bad that no half measures are going to work. It has to be replaced. What is really amazing about your Papaw figuring out the problem is that it was making an awful high pitched whining sound and he couldn't even hear it. He's deaf to certain tones. How can a fellow trouble shoot a problem when he has no first hand knowledge of said problem? Your Papaw is truly an amazing person but I think you knew that from the day you were born because you were so fascinated with him above and beyond anybody else even your Mom.
I have missed too much work this year so I decided to ask your Mom if it would be alright if she asked Aunt Mary to go to the Gretchen Wilson concert with her instead of me. I was afraid that might hurt her feelings because that was supposed to be our Valentines night out. She not only didn't get her feelings hurt but had told me that she had always wanted to ask me if she could take her sister instead of me because she didn't want to hurt my feelings. It kind of reminds one of O'Henry's The Gift. Your Aunt Mary accepted the invitation and is very excited about seeing the show. Your Mom doesn't get to spend enough time with her sister and I'm sure that both of them will have a fantastic time. I'm glad it worked out this way. This way I can get in bed early Thursday night and go to work Friday.
Well, that's how the past week was from my perspective. Maybe your mom will get a chance to post this weekend sometime. I hope she does and I hope she feels like it. She's starting to develop a dry socket in one of the places the dentist worked on. I hope she doesn't get one. I think your Mother is home so I will let you go for now. Daddy loves Rebecca!
You haven't been feeling too spiffy the last few days. As a matter of fact this week hasn't been the healthiest for any of us. I came down with a relatively minor case of cellulitis, I still ended up missing a day of work because of it, your Mom had some major work done to her teeth Wednesday and you have some sort of viral bug.
The last time anyone posted was last Friday and I don't remember anything from last weekend to tell you about. I suppose nothing worth posting happened if I can't even remember it. I don't remember Monday either. I remember Tuesday because it's the day I got the cellulitis and it was Valentines Day. When I came home you and I went down to Mamaw & Papaw's for a Valentines Day dinner. You had a lot of fun playing with your cousins. I didn't feel too great at first but eventually my fever broke and I had a pretty good time as well. We all had baked spaghetti for supper, all of us except you. You were hungry too early to join us for baked spaghetti so you had some unbaked spaghetti with mozzarella cheese and salad. You had a fun little bath in the sink in Mamaw & Papaw's basement and then I brought you home and tossed you into bed; actually I didn't toss you there at all. I lovingly placed you gently into your bed. Ain't I a good daddy?
The fever came back later that night and I couldn't sleep. I ended up not going to work Wednesday. I had an appointment with the doctor later that morning and got my antibiotics. Your Mother & I then took you down to Mamaw & Papaw's again so Mamaw could watch you while I took your Mom to the dentist. She had three teeth pulled that had been damaged in the accident she was in a year before you were born. I believe that takes care of all of her damaged teeth. Now she's going to get her some false choppers. The dentist was terrible for your Mother. It took him two and a half hours to get the teeth out. Even the doctor said it was a grueling extraction. Maybe Kristie will tell you more about it when she posts again or maybe she's just rather forget that experience all together. Your Mom was out of it in the Explorer when we got back to Versailles so I decided to drive to Frankfort to the FedEx office and pick up our new cell phones because we had missed the delivery when we took you down to Mamaw's. We got home and your Mom went straight to bed at six in the evening. I worked a little on getting the phones activated then you returned with Mamaw just in time for your bath. You played some in the floor and scattered all of my phone papers around and then I put you to bed. It was eleven thirty by the time I got the phones fully activated. They had sent them out with the wrong prefix numbers so I had to talk to three different people at Verizon Wireless to get it fixed. Finally the phones all worked and I went to bed and straight to sleep.
Thursday is when you started getting fussy. You screamed your head off for your Mother because she was at work. I put you in the tub and you had fun in there for awhile and then we played on the floor in your bedroom with your Leap Frog Touch Pad, then we danced some in the living room, then we colored some in the floor of the office, then you played on Mommy & Daddy's big bed and finally you went to sleep. We had a fun day together even if you were fussy.
Today I had a follow-up appointment with the doctor and you also had an appointment with the doctor. Mamaw took you to your appointment because your Mom was afraid she wouldn't be back from the doctor in time to go to work. That was a good call because Mamaw didn't get back until after your mom had left for work. Your mom somehow managed to get her drive belt to slip off on her car again. I don't know how she did it because I showed her exactly what she needed to do. Your Mother just needs to leave the hood of her car closed because nothing good ever happens when she raises it. Papaw ended up taking your Mom to work. Mamaw & Papaw ate supper with us. We had soup beans and they were yummy; for desert we had strawberry shortcake and mixed berry shortcake and that was also very yummy. I took the truck to your Mother at Kroger and Mamaw drove me back home from there. You stayed at the house and watched Oobi with Papaw.
After Mamaw & Papaw left we picked up the house just a little and.....for the life of me I can not remember what we did until we started your bath. Anyway, after your bath you figured out the light switch in the hall and revelled in turning the hall light on & off. You didn't want to go to sleep and you tried to climb out of your bed two or three times but I just took you and put you back in until finally you took your drink and calmed down. You learned earlier today how to climb out of your toddler bed. Your Mother says that you kept climbing out of it when you were supposed to be taking a nap so you were one tired little Wiggy Tail.
Tomorrow we are all going to Lexington to purchase a new tensioner pulley and drive belt for your Mother's car. Oh I remember what we did last Sunday. You & I went down to Mamaw & Papaw's to work on your Mom's car. Your Papaw, the super smart man that he is, pinpointed the problem, tensioner pulley. He worked on it a little and we thought we had it licked but I suppose the pulley is just so bad that no half measures are going to work. It has to be replaced. What is really amazing about your Papaw figuring out the problem is that it was making an awful high pitched whining sound and he couldn't even hear it. He's deaf to certain tones. How can a fellow trouble shoot a problem when he has no first hand knowledge of said problem? Your Papaw is truly an amazing person but I think you knew that from the day you were born because you were so fascinated with him above and beyond anybody else even your Mom.
I have missed too much work this year so I decided to ask your Mom if it would be alright if she asked Aunt Mary to go to the Gretchen Wilson concert with her instead of me. I was afraid that might hurt her feelings because that was supposed to be our Valentines night out. She not only didn't get her feelings hurt but had told me that she had always wanted to ask me if she could take her sister instead of me because she didn't want to hurt my feelings. It kind of reminds one of O'Henry's The Gift. Your Aunt Mary accepted the invitation and is very excited about seeing the show. Your Mom doesn't get to spend enough time with her sister and I'm sure that both of them will have a fantastic time. I'm glad it worked out this way. This way I can get in bed early Thursday night and go to work Friday.
Well, that's how the past week was from my perspective. Maybe your mom will get a chance to post this weekend sometime. I hope she does and I hope she feels like it. She's starting to develop a dry socket in one of the places the dentist worked on. I hope she doesn't get one. I think your Mother is home so I will let you go for now. Daddy loves Rebecca!
Friday, February 10, 2006
Dear Rebecca,
Hello my little sweetie bird. Right now you are sleeping in your big girl day bed. Mommy is so proud of how big and smart you are growing up to be. This is a milestone that is bittersweet for me; I realize that you really aren't a baby anymore. I don't care though.. You will ALWAYS be my baby.
Mommy isn't feeling so hot right now. I have a bad toothache. We took a trip to the dentist yesterday afternoon while Aunt Mary and Papaw Lawrence were visiting. They watched you while we went. I know that Aunt Mary was very tickled with that. She fed you your supper and gave you a bath and everything else. I know she enjoyed spending time with you. She doesn't get to see as often as she would like, I know. The dentist said they are going to have to cut out three of Mommy's teeth. The gave me a sedative to knock me out while they do it; I am awfully scared of what it entails. I have had lots of teeth pulled and a couple of them cut out while I was wide awake and with local anesthesia but these are going to be difficult because they are way in the back and on the bottom. At least I will be asleep for it. I am thankful for that. Mamaw is going to come and pick us up and then she is going to look after you while I am out of my head crazy. We are very lucky that you have such a good Mamaw.
I took you to Gymboree yesterday morning. You do love going to Gymboree. You are getting more and more involved in the group activities with the teacher the more that we go. You still love playing with the balls, however. This time a little boy, I think his name was Lukas, took your ball and you would have none of it. You marched right up to him and took back your ball. Lukas ran off crying like a little sissy and you felt terrible so you went up and gave him a hug and said "Awwww" and gave him another ball. You really do not have a mean bone in your body. You and another little boy named Davis have a crush on each other. He likes to run and hide from you and when you find him you both hug and laugh. You all are both so very sweet. You also like to play with a little girl named Arden; She is almost two but she is smaller than you. She is as cute as a button but I have to say, hands down, that you are the cutest, sweetest, smartest, prettiest, most adorable baby there. I know, you think I am partial. But it is true! I catch other parents just watching you play, because you are so cute. Maybe it's my imagination, but my mule really is the blackest! At least I think so.
After we got home from Gymboree we ate lunch with Daddy and then Mary and Papaw showed up. Like I said, they watched you while we went to the dentist over in Hamburg. I had to come home and go right to work so I came in to give you a hug and you snuggled in to "Mardy" as you call her and wanted no part of me. I don't blame you; We don't get to see her enough. You get to see me everyday. Mary and Papaw came to my work after they left the house & Mary brought me some candy and Papaw Lawrence gave me ten dollars. They are good to your dear old Mom; I know we pick on them but they are good hearted and sweet people. Mary tried to cook supper for your Daddy and burned what she thought was chicken, but was actually pork chops, to charcoal. She overcooked the macaroni which we tried to reheat today and it was in fact, no good. She added no seasoning or bacon grease to the baked beans so they weren't much to munch on either. But bless her little heart, she tried. And I love her for that.
We've had an excellent day together today. I was off today. I have pain medicine for my teeth so I haven't been quite as moody and we played some this morning. We watched Oobi and then Jack and then we played a "Kissing Game" in Daddy's chair. You would press your lips to mine and see how many times you could smack your lips together in a row. It was so cute. Afterward I told you that you were the best smoocher in the world and you kissed me on the nose. I thought that was silly and sweet. I fed you your lunch of hamburger "Pizzy" as you like to call it with some dried corn and a cup of applesauce. You ate really good. Then I cleaned you up and got you in a fresh diaper with a fresh cup of Kool-Aid and put you down for your nap. It was my first attempt at getting you to take a nap in your big girl bed. You actually did really well; you didn't even try to get up once. You were very tired. Eventually you will figure it out and I think naps might be a thing of the past, unless you fall flat out on the floor and run off to dream land on your own.
After you woke up from your nap you ran around the house like a wired toddler and played with this toy and that. You had a princess snack and then asked for an apple, which you didn't eat. You watched an episode of Oobi in your room on the DVD that Daddy made for you then came to lay in my lap and watch "Phil". You see him come on and you will should his name. I know you don't like him because he cuts in on your Oobi/Jack/Sesame Street/Dora time but you are just so proud of yourself that you know it so you feel you have to shout it - "PHIL!". I am speaking of, Doctor Phil of course. You layed in my lap and watched about a half an hour of it before I got up to get started on preparing our dinner. I made Daddy a mixed berry cobbler out of some frozen mixed berries we bought at Sams Club and Splenda. He really liked it. I cut down on the Splenda because I thought it might have been too sweet but Daddy said to use the whole amount next time. Daddy put down his grass seed and fertilizer because it is supposed to snow tonight and we are hoping for our yard to look very pretty this summer. We need some more grass. You stayed inside and played while I finished up making a dinner of Hot dogs and reheated beans and Mac & Cheese. The hot dogs were good and you ate every bit of yours and a little of the macaroni and a few chips. You are a good eater when you are hungry. You don't eat much when you are not hungry and that is a good thing.
After supper Daddy gave you a bath while I cleaned up the kitchen and got your stuff together for afterward. Daddy got you dressed while I folded clothes and after that we watched a couple of episodes of Forensic Files and you played in your room some and them came in the living room to play for a bit. Instead of playing, however, you would mostly point to every tiny little thing on the screen and say "ZAT?" - Which is your way of saying, "What's That?". We'd answer you and not even a second later they'd show something else and you'd ask "ZAT?" From bicycles to bones, you wanted to know what everything was.
It got close to your bed time and we took you back in your room and had you help us put away your toys for the evening. You had a little bit of trouble staying focused because you wanted to play with every one you picked up, but eventually you got it done. You really helped a lot, too. Then Daddy changed your diaper while I fixed your milk and you ran off from him and tried to hide because you knew what it was time for. I grabbed you up before you could make your escape and we put you to bed. You didn't fuss at all. You're a pretty good little girl.
I forgot to mention earlier that you woke up late in the night, or should I say early in the morning, at around three thirty this morning. It was positively freezing in here and you were soaking wet. I got you up and cleaned you up and changed you into a clean nighty and got you a fresh drink. You shivered the whole time, bless your heart. It really was cold so I took you to bed with us and you slept between us where it was nice and warm for the rest of the night. This morning Daddy woke me up and said that the pilot light had went out again. He went down under the house and got it lit back before he went to work. If he hand't done that you and I would have been camping out at your Great Granny's house today. Yes indeed we would have. The next day I have off that we don't have anything to do I believe I will take you over there for a couple of hours. She sure does love seeing you. We love seeing her, too.
Well, little one, I do believe this post has come to an end. I am glad it is sort of long. I know I don't always write good long posts but when I have the time I like to do so. And always remember, Mommy loves her little BABY.
Hello my little sweetie bird. Right now you are sleeping in your big girl day bed. Mommy is so proud of how big and smart you are growing up to be. This is a milestone that is bittersweet for me; I realize that you really aren't a baby anymore. I don't care though.. You will ALWAYS be my baby.
Mommy isn't feeling so hot right now. I have a bad toothache. We took a trip to the dentist yesterday afternoon while Aunt Mary and Papaw Lawrence were visiting. They watched you while we went. I know that Aunt Mary was very tickled with that. She fed you your supper and gave you a bath and everything else. I know she enjoyed spending time with you. She doesn't get to see as often as she would like, I know. The dentist said they are going to have to cut out three of Mommy's teeth. The gave me a sedative to knock me out while they do it; I am awfully scared of what it entails. I have had lots of teeth pulled and a couple of them cut out while I was wide awake and with local anesthesia but these are going to be difficult because they are way in the back and on the bottom. At least I will be asleep for it. I am thankful for that. Mamaw is going to come and pick us up and then she is going to look after you while I am out of my head crazy. We are very lucky that you have such a good Mamaw.
I took you to Gymboree yesterday morning. You do love going to Gymboree. You are getting more and more involved in the group activities with the teacher the more that we go. You still love playing with the balls, however. This time a little boy, I think his name was Lukas, took your ball and you would have none of it. You marched right up to him and took back your ball. Lukas ran off crying like a little sissy and you felt terrible so you went up and gave him a hug and said "Awwww" and gave him another ball. You really do not have a mean bone in your body. You and another little boy named Davis have a crush on each other. He likes to run and hide from you and when you find him you both hug and laugh. You all are both so very sweet. You also like to play with a little girl named Arden; She is almost two but she is smaller than you. She is as cute as a button but I have to say, hands down, that you are the cutest, sweetest, smartest, prettiest, most adorable baby there. I know, you think I am partial. But it is true! I catch other parents just watching you play, because you are so cute. Maybe it's my imagination, but my mule really is the blackest! At least I think so.
After we got home from Gymboree we ate lunch with Daddy and then Mary and Papaw showed up. Like I said, they watched you while we went to the dentist over in Hamburg. I had to come home and go right to work so I came in to give you a hug and you snuggled in to "Mardy" as you call her and wanted no part of me. I don't blame you; We don't get to see her enough. You get to see me everyday. Mary and Papaw came to my work after they left the house & Mary brought me some candy and Papaw Lawrence gave me ten dollars. They are good to your dear old Mom; I know we pick on them but they are good hearted and sweet people. Mary tried to cook supper for your Daddy and burned what she thought was chicken, but was actually pork chops, to charcoal. She overcooked the macaroni which we tried to reheat today and it was in fact, no good. She added no seasoning or bacon grease to the baked beans so they weren't much to munch on either. But bless her little heart, she tried. And I love her for that.
We've had an excellent day together today. I was off today. I have pain medicine for my teeth so I haven't been quite as moody and we played some this morning. We watched Oobi and then Jack and then we played a "Kissing Game" in Daddy's chair. You would press your lips to mine and see how many times you could smack your lips together in a row. It was so cute. Afterward I told you that you were the best smoocher in the world and you kissed me on the nose. I thought that was silly and sweet. I fed you your lunch of hamburger "Pizzy" as you like to call it with some dried corn and a cup of applesauce. You ate really good. Then I cleaned you up and got you in a fresh diaper with a fresh cup of Kool-Aid and put you down for your nap. It was my first attempt at getting you to take a nap in your big girl bed. You actually did really well; you didn't even try to get up once. You were very tired. Eventually you will figure it out and I think naps might be a thing of the past, unless you fall flat out on the floor and run off to dream land on your own.
After you woke up from your nap you ran around the house like a wired toddler and played with this toy and that. You had a princess snack and then asked for an apple, which you didn't eat. You watched an episode of Oobi in your room on the DVD that Daddy made for you then came to lay in my lap and watch "Phil". You see him come on and you will should his name. I know you don't like him because he cuts in on your Oobi/Jack/Sesame Street/Dora time but you are just so proud of yourself that you know it so you feel you have to shout it - "PHIL!". I am speaking of, Doctor Phil of course. You layed in my lap and watched about a half an hour of it before I got up to get started on preparing our dinner. I made Daddy a mixed berry cobbler out of some frozen mixed berries we bought at Sams Club and Splenda. He really liked it. I cut down on the Splenda because I thought it might have been too sweet but Daddy said to use the whole amount next time. Daddy put down his grass seed and fertilizer because it is supposed to snow tonight and we are hoping for our yard to look very pretty this summer. We need some more grass. You stayed inside and played while I finished up making a dinner of Hot dogs and reheated beans and Mac & Cheese. The hot dogs were good and you ate every bit of yours and a little of the macaroni and a few chips. You are a good eater when you are hungry. You don't eat much when you are not hungry and that is a good thing.
After supper Daddy gave you a bath while I cleaned up the kitchen and got your stuff together for afterward. Daddy got you dressed while I folded clothes and after that we watched a couple of episodes of Forensic Files and you played in your room some and them came in the living room to play for a bit. Instead of playing, however, you would mostly point to every tiny little thing on the screen and say "ZAT?" - Which is your way of saying, "What's That?". We'd answer you and not even a second later they'd show something else and you'd ask "ZAT?" From bicycles to bones, you wanted to know what everything was.
It got close to your bed time and we took you back in your room and had you help us put away your toys for the evening. You had a little bit of trouble staying focused because you wanted to play with every one you picked up, but eventually you got it done. You really helped a lot, too. Then Daddy changed your diaper while I fixed your milk and you ran off from him and tried to hide because you knew what it was time for. I grabbed you up before you could make your escape and we put you to bed. You didn't fuss at all. You're a pretty good little girl.
I forgot to mention earlier that you woke up late in the night, or should I say early in the morning, at around three thirty this morning. It was positively freezing in here and you were soaking wet. I got you up and cleaned you up and changed you into a clean nighty and got you a fresh drink. You shivered the whole time, bless your heart. It really was cold so I took you to bed with us and you slept between us where it was nice and warm for the rest of the night. This morning Daddy woke me up and said that the pilot light had went out again. He went down under the house and got it lit back before he went to work. If he hand't done that you and I would have been camping out at your Great Granny's house today. Yes indeed we would have. The next day I have off that we don't have anything to do I believe I will take you over there for a couple of hours. She sure does love seeing you. We love seeing her, too.
Well, little one, I do believe this post has come to an end. I am glad it is sort of long. I know I don't always write good long posts but when I have the time I like to do so. And always remember, Mommy loves her little BABY.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Dear Rebecca,
Momma says you climbed out of your crib last night and fell to the floor with a thud. We had to go to Wal-Mart tonight and get you a toddler bed rail. Mom wanted to buy you a whole new toddler bed but your crib turns into a daybed but she was afraid you would tip it over. I wasn't so sure that you had been endowed with super strength enough to tip over your huge bed so I encouraged her to consider the bed rail. After she saw that the rail was half the price of the bed she also thought the rail was the best idea.
I got off work just a little early today and went to Sam's Club to buy you some more diapers. They have the best store brand diapers. I purchased two big boxes of diapers while I was there; 272 of them. That ought to last us a week or so. I'm just kidding about that. They'll probably last us a month and a half. Your Mom called and said we had to go to Wal-mart tonight. We decided to meet at the Wal-Mart on the north side of town. When I arrived you two were already there. You saw your dear ole' Daddy from a distance and your mouth flew open. It made me happy to see the joy on your face when you saw me. I got closer, maybe twenty yards or so away and I held out my arms to you and your Mom let go of your hand and you rushed up to me with your arms outstretched and gave me a big hug. I nearly melted right then and there.
We had supper at the Subway in the Wal-Mart there on the north side. It was absolutely terrible. The silly young girl, who looked like the rough type, couldn't figure out how to price a salad for you so we bought you some meatballs and a few veggies. Your mom & I had a cheese steak sub. The service was absolutely horrid and the girl gave your Mom an evil look. Oh, I was angry. I didn't enjoy lunch at all. The only thing that made it bearable was the fact that I was with my two favorite girls in the world.
We then looked for the toddler bed which they did not have so we purchased a corkboard for the office and decided that I would take you home and Mama would go to the Wal-Mart on Nicholasville Road and look for your bed. I could tell she wasn't too keen on driving across Lexington at that time of day so I drove all of us and we left the car locked up in the parking lot the on the north side. We found your bed and as I said we decided instead to purchase the rail instead. We probably could have gotten the rail on the north side. You also picked out some bedding stuff for yourself. If I had been picking out your bedding I don't think I would have picked the stuff that you did. It was pink leopard print. You liked it because it looks a little like the jacket that Mamaw & Papaw bought for you. You grabbed the blanket and said "Jaget", which is what you call your jacket. It had some princess stuff to match so we bought you a pillow and a mirror to match your blanket and we bought a clock that said Princess on it when you looked at it one way and Diva when you looked at it another way. It was all so very tacky but you are getting old enough to pick out things that you like for yourself and I suppose that we must let you decorate your room as you see fit since it is your room.
We then had to drive back across town to get your Mama's car. You & I followed her home and watched her drive. She did a fine job. I am so proud of the fine driver that your Mom has become. I turned your crib into a daybed when we got home as your Mama gave you a bath. You didn't know what to think about your new daybed. You went right to sleep in it though.
As your Mom said you went to the pediatrician yesterday. You are a perfectly healthy little girl. I am amazed every day at the new words you are picking up. You say so many new things every day. I especially like your word for banana, banda. You can say Oobi as plane as day. You do love your Oobi. Your Mom loves your word for flower, flafu. You have been saying that one for a long time now. She says she is going to hate it when you start saying it right because flafu is so cute.
The other day we both got our feelings hurt so bad. We were playing as you were sat in my lap when you bit me hard. I told you not to bite in a stern voice and your lip poked out and your eyes filled with tears and you hugged my neck and gave me a kiss. I so hated to make you feel like that but I know that we must teach you how to act so that you do not turn into a little monster toddler. Your mom & I both are probably a little too lenient with you but you are always so cute and a good girl 97% of the time.
Well, I'm gonna call it a day now. Daddy loves Rebecca!
Momma says you climbed out of your crib last night and fell to the floor with a thud. We had to go to Wal-Mart tonight and get you a toddler bed rail. Mom wanted to buy you a whole new toddler bed but your crib turns into a daybed but she was afraid you would tip it over. I wasn't so sure that you had been endowed with super strength enough to tip over your huge bed so I encouraged her to consider the bed rail. After she saw that the rail was half the price of the bed she also thought the rail was the best idea.
I got off work just a little early today and went to Sam's Club to buy you some more diapers. They have the best store brand diapers. I purchased two big boxes of diapers while I was there; 272 of them. That ought to last us a week or so. I'm just kidding about that. They'll probably last us a month and a half. Your Mom called and said we had to go to Wal-mart tonight. We decided to meet at the Wal-Mart on the north side of town. When I arrived you two were already there. You saw your dear ole' Daddy from a distance and your mouth flew open. It made me happy to see the joy on your face when you saw me. I got closer, maybe twenty yards or so away and I held out my arms to you and your Mom let go of your hand and you rushed up to me with your arms outstretched and gave me a big hug. I nearly melted right then and there.
We had supper at the Subway in the Wal-Mart there on the north side. It was absolutely terrible. The silly young girl, who looked like the rough type, couldn't figure out how to price a salad for you so we bought you some meatballs and a few veggies. Your mom & I had a cheese steak sub. The service was absolutely horrid and the girl gave your Mom an evil look. Oh, I was angry. I didn't enjoy lunch at all. The only thing that made it bearable was the fact that I was with my two favorite girls in the world.
We then looked for the toddler bed which they did not have so we purchased a corkboard for the office and decided that I would take you home and Mama would go to the Wal-Mart on Nicholasville Road and look for your bed. I could tell she wasn't too keen on driving across Lexington at that time of day so I drove all of us and we left the car locked up in the parking lot the on the north side. We found your bed and as I said we decided instead to purchase the rail instead. We probably could have gotten the rail on the north side. You also picked out some bedding stuff for yourself. If I had been picking out your bedding I don't think I would have picked the stuff that you did. It was pink leopard print. You liked it because it looks a little like the jacket that Mamaw & Papaw bought for you. You grabbed the blanket and said "Jaget", which is what you call your jacket. It had some princess stuff to match so we bought you a pillow and a mirror to match your blanket and we bought a clock that said Princess on it when you looked at it one way and Diva when you looked at it another way. It was all so very tacky but you are getting old enough to pick out things that you like for yourself and I suppose that we must let you decorate your room as you see fit since it is your room.
We then had to drive back across town to get your Mama's car. You & I followed her home and watched her drive. She did a fine job. I am so proud of the fine driver that your Mom has become. I turned your crib into a daybed when we got home as your Mama gave you a bath. You didn't know what to think about your new daybed. You went right to sleep in it though.
As your Mom said you went to the pediatrician yesterday. You are a perfectly healthy little girl. I am amazed every day at the new words you are picking up. You say so many new things every day. I especially like your word for banana, banda. You can say Oobi as plane as day. You do love your Oobi. Your Mom loves your word for flower, flafu. You have been saying that one for a long time now. She says she is going to hate it when you start saying it right because flafu is so cute.
The other day we both got our feelings hurt so bad. We were playing as you were sat in my lap when you bit me hard. I told you not to bite in a stern voice and your lip poked out and your eyes filled with tears and you hugged my neck and gave me a kiss. I so hated to make you feel like that but I know that we must teach you how to act so that you do not turn into a little monster toddler. Your mom & I both are probably a little too lenient with you but you are always so cute and a good girl 97% of the time.
Well, I'm gonna call it a day now. Daddy loves Rebecca!
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Dear Rebecca,
Hello my little sweety bird. Right now you are sleeping quietly in your room. You were lots of fun tonight, hollering at Papoo on the phone and making him Moo like a cow. You really love your Papoo. I guess you call him Papoo because you have heard Oobi and Uma and Kako say Grandpoo and Papoo. Oobi is your favorite show.
You had a doctor's appointment today. I had forgotten all about it when they called and told me that you had your eighteen month checkup today. Daddy wonders why it was a month late. It's because we were late making an appointment and it's the only one they had. So, technically this is a nineteen month checkup-but really, it was for your eighteen month mark.
The doctor said that you are developing wonderfully. That you are in perfect proportion with yourself. You are in the 95% for height, 70% for weight, and 90% for having a big head. Wow. I am so proud of you. When I get the papers out of the car I will let you know exactly how much you weigh and exactly how tall you are. Right now it is cold and my hair is wet.
When we went into the doctor's office, and back into the exam room, you immediately started to cry. You cried and cried because I do believe you knew what was up. You were getting a shot. Shots are important little girl; they help you stay healthy & strong. You were upset. You did not want a shot at all. You cried and cried while the nurse measured your head and your height. You finally calmed down a little when you got in the floor and started to read a Rollie Pollie Ollie Book. You like him; you have some of his books here. He was looking for his dog spot.. in all the places he was not... And you kept opening the flap and saying "Not!". You are so smart. You read your book a while and I blew on your belly a bit and you laughed big at that and then the doctor came in. You didn't want him near you at ALL. He was trying to examine you and you thought he was coming out you with that dreaded shot. You cried and fussed while he looked at your legs, your belly, tried to examine your ears with his light. He did one side and I put you on the other knee so he could do another and you shouted "HELP! HELP!" I thought the doctor was going to laugh is behind off right there. He thought that was hilarious. He said you were smart and very pretty. You showed him your belly button and pointed to a button on the wall that was for an airphone and called it a button, too. He thought you were smart and pretty indeed. Of course I already knew both of those things. When he was finally finished you layed in my arms like a little infant and drank your milk. I believe you were wore out from the dread.
The nurse finally made her way into the room with your shot and she gave it to you while you held on to my neck. You barely cried at all over the shot. It was a Hepatitis A vaccination. You were supposed to get DTAP but you lucked out because they had given it to you last time. So only one shot for you today. You will get another Hep Vac when you are two and then none until you are four. So you will have a two year hiatus. I am thankful for that; I hate watching you get shots. I think it hurts me more than it hurts you.
After the doctor we went to McDonalds and got a couple cheeseburgers and you some "FiES" that turned out to be free because their credit card machine was down. That was nice of that manager to do so. We were in a hurry to so we couldn't have gone any where else. We ate our dinner with Daddy and you were as always, the star of the show. Everyone thinks you are just so cute. Everyone is right. One lady at our table said that you needed to be in TV commercials. I told her you wouldn't listen to the director - every time he told you to do something you'd just run the other way. Hee Hee. It's funny, 'cause it's true.
After we got home we layed down for a nap and you cried for what seemed like two hours. I got you up once and brought you to the bed with me but all you really wanted to do was play. I put you back down after a little while and you fussed some more, but I finally fell asleep around one thirty. I am assuming you did, too. I didn't hear you over the monitor anymore until around ten after three. I think I may start waiting a little later to put you down for your naps. I went and got you up and we watched Oobi and then you went to your room to play until Daddy got home. We had a supper of frozen pizza and corn with a fig newton or two for dessert. You played in your room and on top of Momma and in the living room floor while Daddy and I watched a TV show. I gave you a bath and Daddy worked on the checkbook and you splashed around in the tub. I got you out and got you dressed and took you in to watch Oobi while Daddy finished up in the office and I packed his lunch, set up his coffee and picked up the house. You went down for bed without much of a fuss and Daddy watched a TV show he likes and I took a bath. Then Daddy went to bed and here I am, up too late once again writing to you. I am going to bed soon, though. We have lots to do on the house tomorrow. I love you, little girl!
Hello my little sweety bird. Right now you are sleeping quietly in your room. You were lots of fun tonight, hollering at Papoo on the phone and making him Moo like a cow. You really love your Papoo. I guess you call him Papoo because you have heard Oobi and Uma and Kako say Grandpoo and Papoo. Oobi is your favorite show.
You had a doctor's appointment today. I had forgotten all about it when they called and told me that you had your eighteen month checkup today. Daddy wonders why it was a month late. It's because we were late making an appointment and it's the only one they had. So, technically this is a nineteen month checkup-but really, it was for your eighteen month mark.
The doctor said that you are developing wonderfully. That you are in perfect proportion with yourself. You are in the 95% for height, 70% for weight, and 90% for having a big head. Wow. I am so proud of you. When I get the papers out of the car I will let you know exactly how much you weigh and exactly how tall you are. Right now it is cold and my hair is wet.
When we went into the doctor's office, and back into the exam room, you immediately started to cry. You cried and cried because I do believe you knew what was up. You were getting a shot. Shots are important little girl; they help you stay healthy & strong. You were upset. You did not want a shot at all. You cried and cried while the nurse measured your head and your height. You finally calmed down a little when you got in the floor and started to read a Rollie Pollie Ollie Book. You like him; you have some of his books here. He was looking for his dog spot.. in all the places he was not... And you kept opening the flap and saying "Not!". You are so smart. You read your book a while and I blew on your belly a bit and you laughed big at that and then the doctor came in. You didn't want him near you at ALL. He was trying to examine you and you thought he was coming out you with that dreaded shot. You cried and fussed while he looked at your legs, your belly, tried to examine your ears with his light. He did one side and I put you on the other knee so he could do another and you shouted "HELP! HELP!" I thought the doctor was going to laugh is behind off right there. He thought that was hilarious. He said you were smart and very pretty. You showed him your belly button and pointed to a button on the wall that was for an airphone and called it a button, too. He thought you were smart and pretty indeed. Of course I already knew both of those things. When he was finally finished you layed in my arms like a little infant and drank your milk. I believe you were wore out from the dread.
The nurse finally made her way into the room with your shot and she gave it to you while you held on to my neck. You barely cried at all over the shot. It was a Hepatitis A vaccination. You were supposed to get DTAP but you lucked out because they had given it to you last time. So only one shot for you today. You will get another Hep Vac when you are two and then none until you are four. So you will have a two year hiatus. I am thankful for that; I hate watching you get shots. I think it hurts me more than it hurts you.
After the doctor we went to McDonalds and got a couple cheeseburgers and you some "FiES" that turned out to be free because their credit card machine was down. That was nice of that manager to do so. We were in a hurry to so we couldn't have gone any where else. We ate our dinner with Daddy and you were as always, the star of the show. Everyone thinks you are just so cute. Everyone is right. One lady at our table said that you needed to be in TV commercials. I told her you wouldn't listen to the director - every time he told you to do something you'd just run the other way. Hee Hee. It's funny, 'cause it's true.
After we got home we layed down for a nap and you cried for what seemed like two hours. I got you up once and brought you to the bed with me but all you really wanted to do was play. I put you back down after a little while and you fussed some more, but I finally fell asleep around one thirty. I am assuming you did, too. I didn't hear you over the monitor anymore until around ten after three. I think I may start waiting a little later to put you down for your naps. I went and got you up and we watched Oobi and then you went to your room to play until Daddy got home. We had a supper of frozen pizza and corn with a fig newton or two for dessert. You played in your room and on top of Momma and in the living room floor while Daddy and I watched a TV show. I gave you a bath and Daddy worked on the checkbook and you splashed around in the tub. I got you out and got you dressed and took you in to watch Oobi while Daddy finished up in the office and I packed his lunch, set up his coffee and picked up the house. You went down for bed without much of a fuss and Daddy watched a TV show he likes and I took a bath. Then Daddy went to bed and here I am, up too late once again writing to you. I am going to bed soon, though. We have lots to do on the house tomorrow. I love you, little girl!
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Dear Rebecca,
Super Bowl XL between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks is on television right now. The game just started a little while ago. We are TiVoing it so it's not imperative that I be in there watching it at this moment; plus it's hard to follow a sporting event with you being so cute in the same room. Speaking of sporting events, Kentucky got smashed by Florida yesterday. I will be so glad when this season is over. I can't understand why Kentucky is so bad this year. It seams like they have pretty decent talent. The women's team are having a great year this year. Late last week they defeated Tennessee, the number one team in the country and got a number 21 ranking. Of course just days after their ranking they got spanked by Georgia, the number 16 team in the nation. Enough about sports.
Yesterday we all went down to Mamaw & Papaw's for a short visit. Your Mom was supposed to work but she has sinusitis so she called in. There was snow on the ground when we left and we got some really nice pictures of you in the snow. Mama, Mamaw and you had a tea party down at Mamaw & Papaw's. When we got home your Mom and you went for a little drive in her newly repaired Taurus. She stopped at Advance Auto and bought some belt conditioner because her car is making the loudest squealing noise you have ever heard. She asked them how to apply the conditioner and they told her but apparently they neglected to tell her to put the stuff on the bottom of the belt because she put the stuff on the top of the belt and it slipped off of the pulleys. She called me and I called Papaw to come help us put the belt back on. Your Mom had a terrible day she said. Papaw says that he will help us figure out why it's making so much racket. You have a very smart Papaw.
Your Mom went to work this morning but when she showed them the note from the doctor they told her that if she still felt bad she could go back home. She came back home. We then went to Ryan's to help celebrate Granny's 89th birthday. You had the cutest outfit on. I got some decent pictures of that as well. We were supposed to go to Lowes with Mamaw & Papaw and more than likely Wal-Mart but your Mom didn't feel up to it so we came back home. Your Mom went to bed for a nap and you stayed up with me. Your Mom slept for a good long while and got up around six this evening. The Super Bowl was just coming on. We were watching a show called Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet when it came on. All it was was a bunch of dogs playing in a big pen shaped like a small football field. You were loving it. I noticed that it came on again at midnight so I am going to TiVo it then burn it to DVD for you.
Well, that's just about it for this weekend. It was a rather nice weekend for me & you. I don't think your Mom had that great of a weekend with her being sick and her freshly fixed, at a cost of $1,600, car not wanting to act right for her. I hope she has a better week. Daddy loves Rebecca!
Super Bowl XL between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks is on television right now. The game just started a little while ago. We are TiVoing it so it's not imperative that I be in there watching it at this moment; plus it's hard to follow a sporting event with you being so cute in the same room. Speaking of sporting events, Kentucky got smashed by Florida yesterday. I will be so glad when this season is over. I can't understand why Kentucky is so bad this year. It seams like they have pretty decent talent. The women's team are having a great year this year. Late last week they defeated Tennessee, the number one team in the country and got a number 21 ranking. Of course just days after their ranking they got spanked by Georgia, the number 16 team in the nation. Enough about sports.
Yesterday we all went down to Mamaw & Papaw's for a short visit. Your Mom was supposed to work but she has sinusitis so she called in. There was snow on the ground when we left and we got some really nice pictures of you in the snow. Mama, Mamaw and you had a tea party down at Mamaw & Papaw's. When we got home your Mom and you went for a little drive in her newly repaired Taurus. She stopped at Advance Auto and bought some belt conditioner because her car is making the loudest squealing noise you have ever heard. She asked them how to apply the conditioner and they told her but apparently they neglected to tell her to put the stuff on the bottom of the belt because she put the stuff on the top of the belt and it slipped off of the pulleys. She called me and I called Papaw to come help us put the belt back on. Your Mom had a terrible day she said. Papaw says that he will help us figure out why it's making so much racket. You have a very smart Papaw.
Your Mom went to work this morning but when she showed them the note from the doctor they told her that if she still felt bad she could go back home. She came back home. We then went to Ryan's to help celebrate Granny's 89th birthday. You had the cutest outfit on. I got some decent pictures of that as well. We were supposed to go to Lowes with Mamaw & Papaw and more than likely Wal-Mart but your Mom didn't feel up to it so we came back home. Your Mom went to bed for a nap and you stayed up with me. Your Mom slept for a good long while and got up around six this evening. The Super Bowl was just coming on. We were watching a show called Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet when it came on. All it was was a bunch of dogs playing in a big pen shaped like a small football field. You were loving it. I noticed that it came on again at midnight so I am going to TiVo it then burn it to DVD for you.
Well, that's just about it for this weekend. It was a rather nice weekend for me & you. I don't think your Mom had that great of a weekend with her being sick and her freshly fixed, at a cost of $1,600, car not wanting to act right for her. I hope she has a better week. Daddy loves Rebecca!
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Dear Rebecca,
Yesterday you turned nineteen months old. You are getting smarter by the minute. Well, maybe not smarter it's just that you are learning at such an incredible rate because you already are so smart. That's the way I see it anyway; Maybe it's because I am your Dad and like to think that you are smart because I have some misguided illusions about my own level of intelligence. Nope, you're just a very smart girl.
Your Mom finally got her Taurus fixed today. It's been since October or November since it broke down on us. We had $1,000 saved to get it fixed. We had hoped that it would get done for under that so we could have some extra cash. This past Tuesday we were given the estimate to get it fixed; $2,300 to rebuild the transmission. I nearly dropped to the floor. I asked if we could get it done some how for $1,000 and he said it couldn't be done but we could get a used transmission for $1,600 so we decided to go about doing it that way. Your Mom was happy to get her car back but it kind of took some of the joy away knowing that we had to pay such a huge amount of cash to get it done.
Your mom is kind of ill right now. She went to work tonight and she has to go again in the morning and I know she doesn't feel like it but she says we have to pay to get the car fixed somehow. I hope she is off from work and feels like attending Granny's 89th birthday dinner; I know you & I will be there even if she's not. I hope you are able to remember Granny. She's your Great grandmother, Mamaw's Mom. You actually have two great grandmothers; Papaw's Mother, Mamaw Blanche lives in Harrodsburg. You've only met her once. I wish you could have known your Great Grandfather, Bambi Dee. His name was Willy Dee Robinson but I tried calling him Pappy Dee or something and it came out Bambi Dee and it just stuck. He passed away in 1985 when I was 17 or 18 years old. He would have loved you to pieces. You have a picture of him in your room and you just love to look at it and give him kisses. I think that is just so sweet. I remember my great grandparents, Lonzo & Stella Bowman. They were Granny's parents so that makes them your great great grandparents. I have a picture of Granny's paternal grandfather, John Bowman. He would be my great great grandfather and your great great great grandfather.
I think that's pretty cool to be able to trace your family tree back so far. I really want to do a nice genealogy for you tracing back as far as I can go on both your Mom's side and my own. I have a computer program that helps with that but it doesn't help in gathering the information. I really don't have any contact with Papaw's side of the family and your Mom says that her family is so dysfunctional that she probably couldn't go back very far at all.
Well, I'll let you go for now. Daddy loves Rebecca!
Yesterday you turned nineteen months old. You are getting smarter by the minute. Well, maybe not smarter it's just that you are learning at such an incredible rate because you already are so smart. That's the way I see it anyway; Maybe it's because I am your Dad and like to think that you are smart because I have some misguided illusions about my own level of intelligence. Nope, you're just a very smart girl.
Your Mom finally got her Taurus fixed today. It's been since October or November since it broke down on us. We had $1,000 saved to get it fixed. We had hoped that it would get done for under that so we could have some extra cash. This past Tuesday we were given the estimate to get it fixed; $2,300 to rebuild the transmission. I nearly dropped to the floor. I asked if we could get it done some how for $1,000 and he said it couldn't be done but we could get a used transmission for $1,600 so we decided to go about doing it that way. Your Mom was happy to get her car back but it kind of took some of the joy away knowing that we had to pay such a huge amount of cash to get it done.
Your mom is kind of ill right now. She went to work tonight and she has to go again in the morning and I know she doesn't feel like it but she says we have to pay to get the car fixed somehow. I hope she is off from work and feels like attending Granny's 89th birthday dinner; I know you & I will be there even if she's not. I hope you are able to remember Granny. She's your Great grandmother, Mamaw's Mom. You actually have two great grandmothers; Papaw's Mother, Mamaw Blanche lives in Harrodsburg. You've only met her once. I wish you could have known your Great Grandfather, Bambi Dee. His name was Willy Dee Robinson but I tried calling him Pappy Dee or something and it came out Bambi Dee and it just stuck. He passed away in 1985 when I was 17 or 18 years old. He would have loved you to pieces. You have a picture of him in your room and you just love to look at it and give him kisses. I think that is just so sweet. I remember my great grandparents, Lonzo & Stella Bowman. They were Granny's parents so that makes them your great great grandparents. I have a picture of Granny's paternal grandfather, John Bowman. He would be my great great grandfather and your great great great grandfather.
I think that's pretty cool to be able to trace your family tree back so far. I really want to do a nice genealogy for you tracing back as far as I can go on both your Mom's side and my own. I have a computer program that helps with that but it doesn't help in gathering the information. I really don't have any contact with Papaw's side of the family and your Mom says that her family is so dysfunctional that she probably couldn't go back very far at all.
Well, I'll let you go for now. Daddy loves Rebecca!
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Dear Rebecca,
Hello there little girl. Big event in your early little life last night; you took a great big ole doo-doo in the tub. Yes ma'am, in the water. Daddy and I did not notice you do it because there was bubbles in the water. You splashed and poured the water over your head for a good ten minutes, doo-doo and all. Ewww. Daddy was worried about you and the germs in the waste matter so we called Pediatric and Associates and they said that you would be fine. They said that all kids eat poop, be it their own, their sister's, or the dog's. Kids are so cute. And disgusting. Ha, Ha.
Like Daddy mentioned in an earlier post, you have started putting together small sentences. Sentences like Mommy, here! Or Mommy, Help You! I think they are so cute. You've also started repeating everything we say. The other day I said shoot and you went around saying that all day long...shoot shoot shoot !You are so silly. We are really going to have to watch what we say around you from now on. So is Aunt Mary. Unfortunately Aunt Mary curses like a sailor. An old hard rugged sailor.
The other day you, Daddy, and I went to church. We dropped you off in the daycare and you cried for a second, then discovered a ball and went on in. You seemed to do fine in the daycare and were going about life happily until you saw me standing at the door. Then you started to bawl your little eyes out and they couldn't get you to me fast enough. Bless your heart; I don't know who's worse, me or you. I don't like leaving you anywhere either. I am a big ole' sucker for you. All day that day you kissed and hugged me like you would never see me again once we got home. You are so sweet. I love you so much.
You're going through the terrible twos early I think. You are in the terrible ones. You pitch a fit every time you don't want to do something. Last night after your SECOND bath in our tub, Daddy tried to get you out and you kicked up a big ole' fuss. It's getting where it isn't cute any more. I think someone is going to start getting time outs or hand smacks. I hate to do that to you but I love you too much to let you be bad all the time.
Well, little girl, I am going to let you go because I have to get you up in twenty minutes for an appointment and I want to finish my coffee. I know you won't be very happy but we have to do what we have to do. I love you, little girl!
Hello there little girl. Big event in your early little life last night; you took a great big ole doo-doo in the tub. Yes ma'am, in the water. Daddy and I did not notice you do it because there was bubbles in the water. You splashed and poured the water over your head for a good ten minutes, doo-doo and all. Ewww. Daddy was worried about you and the germs in the waste matter so we called Pediatric and Associates and they said that you would be fine. They said that all kids eat poop, be it their own, their sister's, or the dog's. Kids are so cute. And disgusting. Ha, Ha.
Like Daddy mentioned in an earlier post, you have started putting together small sentences. Sentences like Mommy, here! Or Mommy, Help You! I think they are so cute. You've also started repeating everything we say. The other day I said shoot and you went around saying that all day long...shoot shoot shoot !You are so silly. We are really going to have to watch what we say around you from now on. So is Aunt Mary. Unfortunately Aunt Mary curses like a sailor. An old hard rugged sailor.
The other day you, Daddy, and I went to church. We dropped you off in the daycare and you cried for a second, then discovered a ball and went on in. You seemed to do fine in the daycare and were going about life happily until you saw me standing at the door. Then you started to bawl your little eyes out and they couldn't get you to me fast enough. Bless your heart; I don't know who's worse, me or you. I don't like leaving you anywhere either. I am a big ole' sucker for you. All day that day you kissed and hugged me like you would never see me again once we got home. You are so sweet. I love you so much.
You're going through the terrible twos early I think. You are in the terrible ones. You pitch a fit every time you don't want to do something. Last night after your SECOND bath in our tub, Daddy tried to get you out and you kicked up a big ole' fuss. It's getting where it isn't cute any more. I think someone is going to start getting time outs or hand smacks. I hate to do that to you but I love you too much to let you be bad all the time.
Well, little girl, I am going to let you go because I have to get you up in twenty minutes for an appointment and I want to finish my coffee. I know you won't be very happy but we have to do what we have to do. I love you, little girl!
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