warm up america!

This is what I made for Warm Up America's Super knit Sunday. It's actually crochet, but you can do either. For more information, click here. I'm going to do another one and send them out tomorrow.
 

Happy 5 month birthday!!

Ok it's not his birthday yet, not until Tuesday. We got him this exersaucer and put it together last night. He liked it! The seat spins around so he can play with whatever toy he chooses. It will also help him learn balance and strengthen his leg muscles. His feet don't reach the floor yet, but we put a pillow under him so he could practice standing.


 

what to do...

We have a certificate to get some new furniture, but I'm not sure what we're going to get yet. We are thinking of this but with these tables. If Bob likes those tables, that is. If we decide not to get that then we will probably get this. We still haven't gotten our new mattress...still waiting on a call to say it's ready. I can't wait to have a queeeeen size bed!! Speaking of furniture we want, when we get the dining room ready we want this, even though it's from the competition.

It's snowing today and it's really cold! I'm hoping it keeps snowing and sticking so I don't have to go to work. Then again if it is still snowing by 3 or so then I will probably not go to work even if they are open. Who knows how bad it'll be by 9 when I'm scheduled to be off. Besides who in their right mind shops for furniture in the snow?!?!?

We were discussing getting our taxes done when I was at work yesterday and one of the people I work with says she gets a refund of more than she paid in. How do you do that?!?!? We got a pretty decent refund but not more than we paid in.

Speaking of odd things - I was watching Medium last night even though I KNOW I shouldn't because it's scary and I'm a wimp. Anyway, part of the story was about this kid who had a doll that talked to him. Later in the show we find out that the doll told him to kill his father...but before it was his doll it belonged to his aunt who also killed her father because the doll told her to. That's not the odd part though...The kid's name was Oliver...the doll's name was Maggie...the aunt's name was Sarah Jane. That might not seem odd, but my son is Oliver, I'm Maggie, and my sister is Sarah Jane. CREEPY!!!

what a face!!!

 

it's hilarious!!!!

 

kickin' it in the crib

 

action!

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I love sitting up!

 

Hooooooray!

Bob was in the RTG wood repair contest this weekend and he came in 3rd! Great job, Bob! The prize for third place was a RTG competition shirt, a trophy, and a $1000 gift certificate for RTG. Before the contest though, there was some serious problems. It all started with his flight getting cancelled on Friday. He was put onto another flight that was going to go to Detroit, then to TX but he was bumped off that flight! So then they put him on another flight that went to Charlotte and then FIRST CLASS to Dallas. When he got there no one knew where his suitcase was! In fact, he went all weekend without it. He didn't get it back until Sunday around 5 when we were both home lounging about and talking about how our weekends were. Silly airlines.
My weekend was good too. Oliver and I went to Asheville to visit. He got to meet his great grandparents (my dad's mom and dad) and great aunt Sandy, Aunt Jain, and Uncle Mike. Also, my cousins Benjamin, Andrew, and Courtney. Friday night we hung out at the G'parents and had a merry old time. Although, Oliver decided to scream for about an hour while we were there...I don't think he felt very well and it had been a long day. Poor little guy. Then we went back to Aunt Rachael's house (my sister) and hung out with her and Uncle Dave for a while before going to bed. Saturday was spent lounging about and then shopping for a few hours. Then we went back to Rachaels and had tacos for dinner. YUM! Oliver's gramma and grampa (my mom and dale) were there, as well as Aunt Sarah (my sister) and Oliver's cousin Delilah. He had lots of fun, and gramma even read him a book! The adults played Apples to Apples, a very fun game! After a while everyone left and Rachael and I stayed up and played Guess Where? and In a Pickle. both were very fun. We finally went to bed and had to get up early Sunday to get out on our way. Dave and Rachael were off to church and Oliver and I had to get back to pick up Daddy from the airport. Dave made delicious pancakes and eggs and bacon for breakfast so we left with a full tummy! We made it to the airport just in time, and went to Applebee's for lunch where we had HORRIBLE service AGAIN! Then we went home and took a nap. AAAAAAAH! it's good to be home. Here are some pictures...
Oliver playing on his Nanny quilt...
Oliver with Great Gramma...
Oliver having some tummy time and looking around VERY curious!
 

then and now...

Oliver in his boppy then...
Oliver in his boppy now...
 

ummmm....

I have this giraffe, but I'd much rather gnaw my fist...
well, maybe I'll give the giraffe a try...mmmmm!
 

Finally!

Ok so it didn't take that long, but Oliver got his first cloth diaper today. It's a bumgenius 2.0. It fits him really well, and it's on the smallest setting. It says it will fit him until he's 35 pounds! There are little snaps right below the velcro, so when he gets bigger you just move it up to the next set of snaps to make it bigger. We like it so far, although we haven't tested out the absorbancy yet. I wanted to wait until Bob is home so he can see it too. Teh second picture is to show that it isn't any bulkier than a disposable diaper. In fact, it might even be a bit more trim. I really like it so far so we'll see how it goes when he actually uses it.

 

Not very chatty...

I'm not feeling very chatty, I just wanted to say that we tried the rice cereal with Oliver and he liked it the first day, but has hated it ever since. He ate it up on Monday when we tried it. We tried it again yesterday and today and all he wanted to do was spit it out! I guess he needs more practice with the spoon.
Also, I didn't win the lottery. I thought I was going to but it was sevenTEEN, not seven...drat!!

show that dino who's boss!

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Oliver's 4 month appt

He's 25.5 inches long, 16 lbs, 15.5 oz. His head is 17 inches. He's healthy and apparently ready to start solids! Tomorrow we'll try some rice cereal. He got 4 shots again, poor thing. He took it better than last time though, and he's only slept a few hours since then. He doesn't seem to be getting a fever this time either.

recipes...

I'm so tired of eating the same things over and over, but I hardly have time to fix dinner anymore. Sooooo, I'm looking for quick easy recipes. If you want to share one you can post it here, or email it to me at mrswalkup@gmail.com. Thanks!

some cuteness

Here's some cuteness because everyone loves a cute baby picture!
 

first coat...

This is what the windows look like with the first coat of paint. If you look at the last picture, it looks terribly pink. The guy at Home Depot assured me, however, that it would dry to the dark cherry that I picked out. Let's hope it does!


 

January project continued...

Here's what I've done since the last update:

finish primer on window #1
primer window #2
primer 3 door frames* and some of the trim around the floor

*In my last post I forgot to count the closet door.

I've also kept up the laundry and have NO clothes on the floor. The bed is still made, too.

snowbaby!

We got bundled up and went outside to check out the snow. Isn't he cute? 

we woke up to this...

This is our back yard. The snow was still coming down until about 10:30. They predict that it won't get above freezing today and so the roads will probably be icy later.
Jasper checking out this "cold white powdery stuff"
 

Moms don't

let babies drive drunk. Take away their keys!
 

It looks like candy...

but it doesn't taste like it. Oh well, I'm going to eat it anyway
 

help help!

I'm being attacked by a big goofy dinosaur!
 

Look at the pretty ball!

 

Peek-a-boo

Where's the baby?

There he is!!