Happy 7th Anniversary to us!!
Monday, December 29, 2008
A belated congratulations...
Happy 1st Anniversary (December 22nd) to our friends Justin and Zipporah!!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Back by popular demand....
You like me - you really like me!!
Wow, all! Thanks to all of you who have persisted and kept inquiring "when are you putting a new blog post up?" Now you have your answer. :)
Things have been good here, Liam turned 6 months and went for his 6 month checkup... he was 27" long and 16 lbs. 15.5 oz. (We'll call that 17 lbs.) He is thriving, rolling over, sitting up some of the time, he laughs heartily and smiles often. He is a total delight most of the time... save for the 5 times he's still getting up during the night. I have had many a bleary eyed morning. But, it helps when I remind myself that it won't be for long that I'll still have a wee baby to snuggle, cuddle, and have all to myself.
Riley is doing well in school. Due to his disability several issues have popped up along the way, but we are taking them as they come. He is very overwhelmed when they have assemblies and more than a couple classes are gathered at a time. He ended up ears covered, crying in his teacher's lap last week. Still, he's eager to get up and go back the next day, so that's promising. He also continues to be wacky on both the full moon and new moon. Makes you realize that with the words for moon in french and spanish (luna and lune) the word "lunatic" really does have something to it after all. Riley does everything but howl!
Elliot is in the midst of a defiant streak that we never dealt with when Riley was young. This is new and foreign territory, and every day is a guessing game for what will work and get him cooperating. He is still REALLY scared of a lot of stuff - just today I had the kids outside because it's in the mid 50s (REALLY mild), and Elliot thought he saw a couple tiny holes in the ground and made me carry him clear across the yard. Still, he's my snugglebug, and loves to get under the covers next to me and watch TV. I can't believe he'll be 4 a week from today. 4 just seems so much older than 3.
In other news, we have one final new addition - a furbaby. Well, not so much a baby, he's actually 3 1/2 years old, so very much an adult. His name is Casey, and he's a retired racing greyhound. (Okay all, pick your jaws up off the ground) We have been looking into getting a dog for several months now, and after our first prospect didn't work out, we were turned on to retired racing greyhounds. After having several common greyhound myths debunked (I thought they were hyper, required tons of exercise, etc.) we realized that it was actually quite a suitable match for our family. We applied and had to wait a while to have one come along that matched our family dynamic (one well suited to young children and cats -each individual dog is profiled and matched with a suitable family) but now that we have Casey, he was worth the wait! Greyhounds are called "40 mile per hour couch potatoes" - and it is SO true. They can get up to 40mph in just 3 strides (we have seen this first hand and it is jawdropping, they can stop on a dime as well) but after just a couple minutes of running, they come inside and basically sleep the rest of the day. We are happy to have been able to give this guy a home, he is everything that our previous dog Milo was not. Casey never barks, never jumps, is gentle as a breeze, and just wanders pleasantly around the house. The kids absolutely love him, and he loves them. He can now live out the rest of his days in happy retirement, after a racing career of several years that took him from Tampa Bay to Fort Meyers and eventually to New Hampshire. He ran a total of 62 races, won several, and placed 2nd and 3rd quite a bit. But once the wins stop rolling in, these dogs are no longer wanted at the track. In the past, they were often just euthanized, but thanks to increased awareness about just what outstanding pets they are, there are now many rescue groups nationwide that take them in and then rehome them with adoptive families. Anyway, enough about him - I'll try to put up a photo soon, he really is beautiful if a horse! He looks very handsome in his coats as well. Best of all, he seems very content and happy to be home.
That's it for now, it's still not ferociously cold here - so that's a happy thing. I'll take every warmer than average day I can get.
Over and out. (and photos to come hopefully a little later today)
Wow, all! Thanks to all of you who have persisted and kept inquiring "when are you putting a new blog post up?" Now you have your answer. :)
Things have been good here, Liam turned 6 months and went for his 6 month checkup... he was 27" long and 16 lbs. 15.5 oz. (We'll call that 17 lbs.) He is thriving, rolling over, sitting up some of the time, he laughs heartily and smiles often. He is a total delight most of the time... save for the 5 times he's still getting up during the night. I have had many a bleary eyed morning. But, it helps when I remind myself that it won't be for long that I'll still have a wee baby to snuggle, cuddle, and have all to myself.
Riley is doing well in school. Due to his disability several issues have popped up along the way, but we are taking them as they come. He is very overwhelmed when they have assemblies and more than a couple classes are gathered at a time. He ended up ears covered, crying in his teacher's lap last week. Still, he's eager to get up and go back the next day, so that's promising. He also continues to be wacky on both the full moon and new moon. Makes you realize that with the words for moon in french and spanish (luna and lune) the word "lunatic" really does have something to it after all. Riley does everything but howl!
Elliot is in the midst of a defiant streak that we never dealt with when Riley was young. This is new and foreign territory, and every day is a guessing game for what will work and get him cooperating. He is still REALLY scared of a lot of stuff - just today I had the kids outside because it's in the mid 50s (REALLY mild), and Elliot thought he saw a couple tiny holes in the ground and made me carry him clear across the yard. Still, he's my snugglebug, and loves to get under the covers next to me and watch TV. I can't believe he'll be 4 a week from today. 4 just seems so much older than 3.
In other news, we have one final new addition - a furbaby. Well, not so much a baby, he's actually 3 1/2 years old, so very much an adult. His name is Casey, and he's a retired racing greyhound. (Okay all, pick your jaws up off the ground) We have been looking into getting a dog for several months now, and after our first prospect didn't work out, we were turned on to retired racing greyhounds. After having several common greyhound myths debunked (I thought they were hyper, required tons of exercise, etc.) we realized that it was actually quite a suitable match for our family. We applied and had to wait a while to have one come along that matched our family dynamic (one well suited to young children and cats -each individual dog is profiled and matched with a suitable family) but now that we have Casey, he was worth the wait! Greyhounds are called "40 mile per hour couch potatoes" - and it is SO true. They can get up to 40mph in just 3 strides (we have seen this first hand and it is jawdropping, they can stop on a dime as well) but after just a couple minutes of running, they come inside and basically sleep the rest of the day. We are happy to have been able to give this guy a home, he is everything that our previous dog Milo was not. Casey never barks, never jumps, is gentle as a breeze, and just wanders pleasantly around the house. The kids absolutely love him, and he loves them. He can now live out the rest of his days in happy retirement, after a racing career of several years that took him from Tampa Bay to Fort Meyers and eventually to New Hampshire. He ran a total of 62 races, won several, and placed 2nd and 3rd quite a bit. But once the wins stop rolling in, these dogs are no longer wanted at the track. In the past, they were often just euthanized, but thanks to increased awareness about just what outstanding pets they are, there are now many rescue groups nationwide that take them in and then rehome them with adoptive families. Anyway, enough about him - I'll try to put up a photo soon, he really is beautiful if a horse! He looks very handsome in his coats as well. Best of all, he seems very content and happy to be home.
That's it for now, it's still not ferociously cold here - so that's a happy thing. I'll take every warmer than average day I can get.
Over and out. (and photos to come hopefully a little later today)
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