Blog... I need to blog. What does that mean to me?? It means... I need to talk about all the things going on in my head without sounding crazy. Okay, FIRST of all... how do my dishes manage to be washed, dried and put away, only to magically reappear disgusting and on the counter the next morning. SECOND... how does it happen that seemingly seconds after I vacuum, fuzzies and crumbs come out of no where. The ones that slip away from me that Paul finds and put in his mouth. Ugh. That's not even the half of it. My laundry won't even wash, dry, or put away itself. Why?!?! Oh well... it's all good.
Do you know what I like to do? Sing. Yup. It's true.
blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. Yeah... this is all nothing. Not really what s really on my mind. I can't really find a way to tap into that and release the pressure.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thanksgiving and Christmas time are here
Yes, it's that time of year. Snow is on the ground and the roads are always questionable. Greetings everyone! It's been a while since we've had a good update. Life has been super busy in the Eldred home. Jerry has been working extra long hard hours, I have been trying to get the house back into recognizable shape and Paul has been doing all sorts of fun things. His latest fasinations are clapping and saying Da-Da-Da. We've been trying to teach him sign language, and so he's also been exhibiting evidence of signing milk and help. Paul and mommy have also made a game of Momma-do, You-do. I put my hand over my mouth and say ah, and then momma does it to paul and he says ah! It's really great to see him interact in such ways. He is otherwise still growing very fast. And moving really fast! He'll go from 0 to 60 in about 3 seconds and before you know it he's in the other room, fasinated with the crumbs we somehow managed to miss. He's become well skilled in pulling himself up on things and has begun to risk standing alone! He stands by himself only when there is something sturdy right next to him. He's fallen quite a few times before while standing up so that now he's being careful. Smart kid. I'm still breastfeeding him but he's been getting more "people" food when we eat and he loves it and always asks for more.
We hope to pick out a tree soon. I only just strung up some lights in the living room to get us by until then. We had a good thanksgiving with everyone. Lots of yummy food and fun.
Thanks everyone. Hope to see you soon! More later!
We hope to pick out a tree soon. I only just strung up some lights in the living room to get us by until then. We had a good thanksgiving with everyone. Lots of yummy food and fun.
Thanks everyone. Hope to see you soon! More later!
Monday, October 11, 2010
To Jerry, my love
Today, two years ago, was the day that Jerry and I wed. And I want everyone to know that...
Jerry, you have always been loyal, faithful, FUN, and endearing. You will always be my best friend, my confidant, and a part of me. I look forward with joy to the many, many, many, many, many days ahead of us! ;) All the adventures that life will take us on. And all the many intricate, intimate, meaningful ways that the LORD will bring us closer and stronger together. I love you so very much and I am honored to be your wife.
~Rachael
Jerry, you have always been loyal, faithful, FUN, and endearing. You will always be my best friend, my confidant, and a part of me. I look forward with joy to the many, many, many, many, many days ahead of us! ;) All the adventures that life will take us on. And all the many intricate, intimate, meaningful ways that the LORD will bring us closer and stronger together. I love you so very much and I am honored to be your wife.
~Rachael
2 teeth!!
Paul has a second tooth already poking through that I only just noticed today! No wonder he's been crabby... It also didn't help that I had a bit of coffee today.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Tooth!
These past couple months I've been waiting and watching and today... it finally came. Paul's first tooth! It's poking through! It suprised me so much I wasn't quite sure what to do! I couldn't believe it so much that I've checked it close to a million times already today. He's still doing great with the solids and he's always so eager to eat what I'm eating. Even though he can't. But he doesn't know that! ;) I will often just give him a taste so that way he feels included. And also so that he doesn't get discouraged from wanting to try different things. He has tried so many things I didn't think he would like, but he does! His next checkup is the 30th of this month. Then we'll know officially how much he weighs and how much he's grown! So exciting! We have a scale at home now, but i keep forgetting to weigh him. The last time that I did, he was 16lbs exactly! Crazy. That's 9lbs he's put on since he was born 6 months ago. Sorry i'm cutting this short. I'm pretty distracted right now and it's late. LOVE!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Sweet crisp air
Hey everyone. It's been a while. Life has been up, down, sideways and some days... even. Jerry has continued to work hard and has also been able to squeeze in more play time with the guys. We did a lot of disc golfing this summer, and then Fall Out 3 came out for PS3. Jerry loves it.
I've been doing well. Still adjusting to mommy life. But I've been doing the best I can to get as much fun in as I can. Sunday school started yesterday and one of the classes offered was 101 Foundations. I love it so far! The teacher is also the brother in-law of a good friend of ours. His wife is my age and their youngest daughter of two is only a few months older than Paul!
Paul is also doing very well. He's seriously crawling, although he's still toppling over now and then, he's pretty much got the jist. He's often grunting and squirming to do things on his own. It's so exciting and sad at the same time. I'm already missing his first stages of life with us. Recently he used my leg to pull himself up to get to the things on top of our coffee table. It was crazy! I almost screamed with delight. I'm sure that if I had he would have gotten pretty scared and started crying. He's also eating solids. He's been doing very well with it, the eating part, he's just messy.
Looking forward to more cool weather. Been hard to stay inside these days. And then when I do... i go a little stircrazy.
Hope you all are doing well!
I've been doing well. Still adjusting to mommy life. But I've been doing the best I can to get as much fun in as I can. Sunday school started yesterday and one of the classes offered was 101 Foundations. I love it so far! The teacher is also the brother in-law of a good friend of ours. His wife is my age and their youngest daughter of two is only a few months older than Paul!
Paul is also doing very well. He's seriously crawling, although he's still toppling over now and then, he's pretty much got the jist. He's often grunting and squirming to do things on his own. It's so exciting and sad at the same time. I'm already missing his first stages of life with us. Recently he used my leg to pull himself up to get to the things on top of our coffee table. It was crazy! I almost screamed with delight. I'm sure that if I had he would have gotten pretty scared and started crying. He's also eating solids. He's been doing very well with it, the eating part, he's just messy.
Looking forward to more cool weather. Been hard to stay inside these days. And then when I do... i go a little stircrazy.
Hope you all are doing well!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
The days of cutting the air with a knife are over... or are they?
Where to begin?
It's already almost been a month since my last update. Some questions you might be asking are...
What are some of Paul's newest accomplishments?
A day or two ago, he sat up all by himself(while i was holding his legs down)! He has successfully eaten baby food such as turkey, chicken, bananas and applesauce. I don't feed him this food every day, we're just testing it out to see how he does. I've tried several times to feed him formula, but he hates it.
He is fine-tuning his skill of rolling over by rolling from his back to tummy and tummy to back. He will also push with his feet and get his butt up in there air, he just hasn't quite figured out how to keep his head up at the same time. He's also been able to scoot, so even though he's slowly becoming more mobile, it's definitely happening fast, before our very eyes!
Paul is also smiling, laughing, cooing and screaming! He's smiles most often at me(mama), and will laugh less than often when I tickle him. He will laugh when we(daddy, mama and Paul) play together. He still doesn't get peek-a-boo yet, but we still try it on him now and then. His cooing is delightful and his screaming is ear-piercing. Thankfully he coos more often than he screams.
How old/big is Paul now?
Paul is nearing 5 months old. At his last checkup at 4 months he weighed 14lbs and 7oz. And measured in at 25 inches long.
Have anymore questions? Email me and I'll answer them as soon as I can!
As far as the family goes... Jerry has been worked very hard at his job in the last month. It's been ridiculously hot and humid and there was one day he developed heat exhaustion. He literally looked gray. It was a little scary, but I knew what to do and he felt better pretty soon after he got home.
I, Rachael, have been taking care of Paul and the home(obviously). Only, I haven't been able to take real great care of myself so I haven't been feeling the greatest nor on the best sleeping schedule. We have two cats, one that sheds on anything she touches and the other that does numerous unmentionable disastrous deeds. Because of all the unmentionable deeds, I have recently kicked her out of the house until I can get a handle on the required cleaning she has so kindly bestowed upon me. I have been feeling good about going back to church on Sundays. It was a bit lonely going before Paul was born and then after he was born I was too tired and sore. Now he's been doing quite well and it's been so wonderful to be going again. Paul has also been growing out of his clothes very quickly. He was already in 3-6 month clothing when he was 2 months, and now he's been fitting into some 6 month clothing. So, as you can imagine, I need to go through all of his clothes that are currently in use and filter what stays and what goes. Not only that, I'd like to keep his clothes organized and stored properly, which is proving to be a daunting task.
And now, together, Jerry, Paul and I are going to Turkey in January to visit Jerry's parents. It will be a nice vacation. Two weeks long. We hope to at least get our feet in the Mediterranean and take lots of pictures so that you may all see! Thank you for being in our lives, we hope to hear from you soon!
It's already almost been a month since my last update. Some questions you might be asking are...
What are some of Paul's newest accomplishments?
A day or two ago, he sat up all by himself(while i was holding his legs down)! He has successfully eaten baby food such as turkey, chicken, bananas and applesauce. I don't feed him this food every day, we're just testing it out to see how he does. I've tried several times to feed him formula, but he hates it.
He is fine-tuning his skill of rolling over by rolling from his back to tummy and tummy to back. He will also push with his feet and get his butt up in there air, he just hasn't quite figured out how to keep his head up at the same time. He's also been able to scoot, so even though he's slowly becoming more mobile, it's definitely happening fast, before our very eyes!
Paul is also smiling, laughing, cooing and screaming! He's smiles most often at me(mama), and will laugh less than often when I tickle him. He will laugh when we(daddy, mama and Paul) play together. He still doesn't get peek-a-boo yet, but we still try it on him now and then. His cooing is delightful and his screaming is ear-piercing. Thankfully he coos more often than he screams.
How old/big is Paul now?
Paul is nearing 5 months old. At his last checkup at 4 months he weighed 14lbs and 7oz. And measured in at 25 inches long.
Have anymore questions? Email me and I'll answer them as soon as I can!
As far as the family goes... Jerry has been worked very hard at his job in the last month. It's been ridiculously hot and humid and there was one day he developed heat exhaustion. He literally looked gray. It was a little scary, but I knew what to do and he felt better pretty soon after he got home.
I, Rachael, have been taking care of Paul and the home(obviously). Only, I haven't been able to take real great care of myself so I haven't been feeling the greatest nor on the best sleeping schedule. We have two cats, one that sheds on anything she touches and the other that does numerous unmentionable disastrous deeds. Because of all the unmentionable deeds, I have recently kicked her out of the house until I can get a handle on the required cleaning she has so kindly bestowed upon me. I have been feeling good about going back to church on Sundays. It was a bit lonely going before Paul was born and then after he was born I was too tired and sore. Now he's been doing quite well and it's been so wonderful to be going again. Paul has also been growing out of his clothes very quickly. He was already in 3-6 month clothing when he was 2 months, and now he's been fitting into some 6 month clothing. So, as you can imagine, I need to go through all of his clothes that are currently in use and filter what stays and what goes. Not only that, I'd like to keep his clothes organized and stored properly, which is proving to be a daunting task.
And now, together, Jerry, Paul and I are going to Turkey in January to visit Jerry's parents. It will be a nice vacation. Two weeks long. We hope to at least get our feet in the Mediterranean and take lots of pictures so that you may all see! Thank you for being in our lives, we hope to hear from you soon!
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