Like A Record Baby

TP

Since the beginning of toilet paper the masses have debated; should the roll be placed under or over?

Sides have been taken. Passionate arguments have been made.

The good folks at Cottonelle have taken it upon themselves to end the epic debate.

To add your two cents click here

Where do I stand?

It's all about the OVER. You never have to spin the roll round and round trying to find the start. It should fall like a waterfall. Period. 

Confession:When I'm in an offending loo I am tempted to turn it around and put the roll on the right way.  Most of the time I restrain myself.  People are entitled to hang the TP as they wish, even if they're wrong.

365=UNO

Ready for the "look what my kid can do" list? 

• He signs: more, milk, dad, finished/all done, eat/food, book, shoes, socks, orange, ball, thank you. And is getting good imitating me on many others
• He says: dad (da or dadada), mom (mama), woof/ruff
• He blows kisses
• He no longer drinks from a bottle
• He LOVES books
• He has 6 teeth. Four on top and two on bottom.
• Is a great night sleeper, though he is asserting his will power when it comes to naps, both in frequency and duration.
• Not a fan of showers.  Well that's an understatement, he HATES showers.
• He is a boy through and though.
• He loves blankies, like me.
• He is still very vocal and has recently found he has the ability to squeal.  This past Sunday during sacrament meeting, when everyone was quiet he let out a scream.  Yes, I have the noisy kid...but most of the time they're happy noises.
• When he gets tired he does a perfect downward dog, flat feet and all.
• Overall he is a good eater though we struggle with veggies still. grrrrr.
• He is friendly
• He loves his family (immediate and extended)
• I love holding him.  He has recently started to be a little clingy which I don't mind most of the time.  He has never been a cuddler but lately he has provided me with many a snuggle, hug, and kiss.
• He is such a happy smiley boy

 

Playing with John.  He loves to be thrown high.

No, I did not pose this picture.  You can often find him surrounded by books

the squeal

being silly

You are my I love you

Author: Maryann K Cusimano

I am your parent you are my child
I am your quiet place, you are my wild
I am your calm face, you are my giggle
I am your wait, you are my wiggle
I am your audience, you are my clown
I am your London Bridge, you are my falling down
I am your Carrot Sticks, you are my licorice
I am your dandelion, you are my first wish
I am your water wings, you are my deep
I am your open arms, you are my running leap
I am your way home, you are my new path
I am your dry towel, you are my wet bath
I am your dinner you are my chocolate cake
I am your bedtime, you are my wide awake
I am your finish line, you are my race
I am your praying hands, you are my saving grace
I am your favourite book, you are my new lines
I am your nightlight, you are my sunshine
I am your lullaby, you are my peek-a-boo
I am your kiss goodnight, you are my I love you

(Yes, Kevin, I cry every time I read it)

6 pm

Yesterday was my first day back at work after a wonderfully long winter break.  

It was a long day for both of us.

What was really impressive was his ability to stay asleep while I washed his hands and face over the sink.

Cohen as Joe Dirt

Amigos

In an effort to put off doing my lesson plans for a little bit longer I've decided to blog.

Today I am grateful for:

 Friends.  

Two kinds specifically.

1. Girlfriends.  

Even the ones who move away. 

Yesterday a very dear friend fell victim to the job opportunities and house prices of Northern California. (Nor Cal, I will never forgive you!)  Chelise left with her cute family taking with her Cohen's buddies.  She was Cohen's first babysitter and my go to yoga gal/comic relief/sister of my bf Challon/always make me feel good/up for visitors or activities any time lady and good friend.  Love ya like a sister (said in the style of Sue Sylvester)

Chelise (the offender), me, Kimi (previous offender), & Amy Jo  last year when Kimi left

2. Tall friends.

John's one and only suit had tear that required some fancy tailoring.  It will be ready Wednesday or Thursday.  No biggie, he was not due to appear in court til Friday, or so we thought.  Plans changed and he had a Monday court date and no suit.  

Cue the drama-Who would take him seriously in slacks?  Would he even be allowed to enter the courtroom sans suit?  Our livelihood was at risk people! 

Enter Brad.  Our friend who is tall.  Freakishly tall, like John, sorry Brad.  Truth be told Brad is 1 inch taller than John. He generously loaned his suave silver suit ensuring John's job.

No photo of our tall friend because I didn't want to steal one from their blog or fb but trust me he's tall...and nice...not necessarily in that order.

And scene.

Dangerously Close

In response to Brooke and Kaitlyn's comments from an earlier post

"The last one reminds me of a picture I've seen of a little kid in front of a tree"-Brooke

"Oh my gosh cohen IS doing the tree face!"-Kaitlyn

And now the pictures in question...

The infamous tree face picture of Brooke

Cohen's Letherby face

So, what do you think?

My thoughts- I think it's funny and cute (in a I'm his mother and will always think he's cute kind of way).  However, this would not be the picture I use to brag about my childs dashing good looks:)

Christmas 2009

Our Christmas was spent up north in Sacramento county.

We...

spent lots of time playing with cousins

This sweet thing was blessed

Trying to get the babies to smile

With our favorite Vivrette uncle and aunt and half of their family

The John P. Tullis family minus Tom :(

fun and games at the park

Enjoyed us some good chocolate cake...

And overall had a very happy Christmas

Letherby's Black and Tan

I think he has a dessert tummy too, just like his mom.

2010

Resolutions:

to be graded/rated at the close of this year

1. Hang up my clothes
2. Blog at least once a week
3. Drink more water
4. More John & Cohen time
5. Increase my spirituality

December Summary

In December:

We hosted an ugly Christmas sweater party.

Yummy treats, bad outfits, fun friends = good times

John was sworn in to practice law in the state of California

He has already been to court a few times!

At the swearing in ceremony with the Calders sans Amy

Celebratory dinner for John courtesy Gavin and Amy Jo

Multiple Christmas performances with these gals. I think this years song is one of our best.



A Merry Cohen Christmas at my parents house the weekend before we left for Northern California. Cohen is very loved and was showered with gifts.

Visited Candy Cane Lane. Cohen was digging all the Christmas lights.

First visit with Santa.

Could have been better. Could have been worse.

Family Santa photo

Other notable moments:

• End of semester for me! Grades are in and now I have 8 weeks off!


• Christmas cards are almost done (late I know)


• Lots of family, singing and music

The Tree

The one

Having fun at the lot

Oh Tannenbaum!

Oh, TannenBOMB
(wake up call the morning after it was decorated)

Walk Like a Man

Remember when I had a blog and I would update it all the time?
Me neither.

Please accept this video as my apology.



Casper is walking at 9 1/2 months (this video was taken Sunday 12/10/09). He still prefers the crawl as his primary mode of transportation but I don't think that will last for long. I have mixed emotions about this.

A Doctor & A Lawyer

After nearly 4 months of waiting, the bar results were available online last night at 6:00 pm. (yes, the bar results were posted on our anniversary, lovely, I know)  I called John at 5:55 pm to see how close he was to home.  He was close, very close, like 3 blocks away.  He said the car needed gas and asked if he should fill up.  Being very anxious to get the results I laughed at his joke and answered no.  7 minutes later he still wasn't home.  He actually went to get gas then proceeded to wash the windows.  "You're killling me smalls!"  The past 3.5 years of his/our life have been devoted to the schooling, the studying, the bar and now the moment was here...was it enough?

Yes it was!

  Good work John, I am so proud of you!

We Is Good

Five years ago today I showed up 45 minutes late to the temple (thank you 405 freeway), my bustle broke right before the ceremony, we were 30 minutes late to our reception (darn you 5 freeway) where our wedding cake never showed up. But none of it mattered. Nothing could ruin the day because I got to marry John.

Best decision of my life.

L.A. County Fair

Cohen is napping so I'm using my glorious alone time to be productive, you know by blogging.

Here was an actual family outing we went on back in September. This was my first time attending the L.A. county fair. not bad, not bad.

Cohen loves his dad, I do too

One of the main reasons if not the reason to go to the fair is for the food. We couldn't resist the caramel apple dipped in white chocolate sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. We may or may not have purchased two during our fair visit.

Every time I took the apple away he would scream. Both funny and annoying.

Two rights can make a wrong...

Now if it was chocolate dipped bacon wrapped in bacon I would have bought it because anything wrapped in bacon is good.

This was one of the table settings entered in a competition. It was a mini emerald city, very clever indeed, even the salt was green. *sidenote, I am amazed at how many competitions they have; pies, bread, cookies, costumes, quilting, christmas tree decorating. the list goes on and on.*





Thank you random passer by who volunteered to take our picture so it didn't look like a myspace/facebook profile picture, we'll forgive you for the blurryness.

The Past 3 Months of His Life

So much for documenting Cohen month by month. It's so sad that I'm already slacking with my first child, at this rate my last kid will be lucky if I take any pictures of them and/or remember their name. Nevertheless here is my lame attempt to record the past 3.5 months of Cohen's life.

At the L.A. county fair (in August or was it September?). I intend to make it its own post but who are we kidding given my track record this is as good as it is going to get.

After a bath

Cohen:

• is very vocal. He likes to talk to people.
• sleeps through the night consistently (5.5 months)
• crawls as of 10/3/09 (7.5 months) and is fast. He is mobile and gets into everything, his favorites being the trash can, my piano music, and taking off all the books on the book shelf.
• He has two crawls: One for carpet and another wood/slippery floors.
• gives high 5's
• gives open mouth kisses on command
• pulls himself up on everything; couches, piano bench, doors, walls etc. and will walk along with support (8 months)
• has 4 teeth (8 months)
• Eats baby food. He loved all the veggies until we introduced fruits. He no longer is a fan of peas or green beans. He could eats puffs or as we call them stars all day if allowed. He likes table food too. So far he has had bananas, green beans, rice, black beans, crackers, fishies. This does not include all the popsicles, ice cream, and other food his aunts and grandparents like to sneak him. No wonder the kid won't eat green beans!
• He is weening himself, sadly. There are just too many exciting things he is missing out on by nursing.
• He is very curious
• Understands some signs and is now signing 'more'
  
  

At Sea World

Yes, he is playing the piano. Right now he is working on a piece by Debussy called Clair de lune.

O happy day