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Saturday, January 17, 2004
Colic sucks.
Baby T has colic...is colicky...suffers from colic...whatever. Any parent that has had a child go through this knows what I'm talking about. Thankfully, Baby T. has a mild case of it but that doesn't mean much at midnight, when he is screaming louder than David Lee Roth in his prime.
He doesn't cry that much and his schedule is changing a bit but usually around 11 pm, he starts fussing. It soon progresses to full fledged screeching that could be mistaken for Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston singing...well, ok, it isn't that bad.
Baby T. loves to be held and that usually will quiet him, especially if it is his Mom or me. Jen is much better at getting him soothed when he has his bouts of colic induced crying but I have a secret weapon. Baby T. doesn't care for pacifiers (or pies, as B called them); he'll take one and just as quickly spit it out. However, my pinky is a good substitute. It works when he won't even keep a pie in for five seconds. It's the funniest thing, he'll fall asleep with my finger in his mouth. (Is this too much information? Let me know) I never thought I'd be so happy having some toothless thing latched onto my finger, but it is cool.
I'm also learning a lot about babies. I had heard of 'over stimulating' them and figured it had something to do with Motley Crue turned all the way up or Wrestlemania XIV on the big screen, but of course, I was wrong. We ,of course, don't go out of our way to upset Baby T but the other day, Jen got one of his gifts out and turned it on and held it so he could see it. It is a turtle, and on its 'shell', there are four different colored lights that light up in time to the music it plays. So, it took approximately five seconds between the time he stared at it til he turned his head as far away from the turtle as he could. I find it really cool that babies can recognize when something is too much and turn away.
Don't we all wish we had that much self control now? You'd be able to go on a strict diet, mainly because whenever you reached for that candy bar, your body would swivel in the opposite direction. People wouldn't wear ugly clothing, their body just wouldn't let them. And all of the Hollywood stars would be forced by their own bodies to wear normal decent looking clothes.
Hmmm, maybe I'm onto something?
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Baby T has colic...is colicky...suffers from colic...whatever. Any parent that has had a child go through this knows what I'm talking about. Thankfully, Baby T. has a mild case of it but that doesn't mean much at midnight, when he is screaming louder than David Lee Roth in his prime.
He doesn't cry that much and his schedule is changing a bit but usually around 11 pm, he starts fussing. It soon progresses to full fledged screeching that could be mistaken for Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston singing...well, ok, it isn't that bad.
Baby T. loves to be held and that usually will quiet him, especially if it is his Mom or me. Jen is much better at getting him soothed when he has his bouts of colic induced crying but I have a secret weapon. Baby T. doesn't care for pacifiers (or pies, as B called them); he'll take one and just as quickly spit it out. However, my pinky is a good substitute. It works when he won't even keep a pie in for five seconds. It's the funniest thing, he'll fall asleep with my finger in his mouth. (Is this too much information? Let me know) I never thought I'd be so happy having some toothless thing latched onto my finger, but it is cool.
I'm also learning a lot about babies. I had heard of 'over stimulating' them and figured it had something to do with Motley Crue turned all the way up or Wrestlemania XIV on the big screen, but of course, I was wrong. We ,of course, don't go out of our way to upset Baby T but the other day, Jen got one of his gifts out and turned it on and held it so he could see it. It is a turtle, and on its 'shell', there are four different colored lights that light up in time to the music it plays. So, it took approximately five seconds between the time he stared at it til he turned his head as far away from the turtle as he could. I find it really cool that babies can recognize when something is too much and turn away.
Don't we all wish we had that much self control now? You'd be able to go on a strict diet, mainly because whenever you reached for that candy bar, your body would swivel in the opposite direction. People wouldn't wear ugly clothing, their body just wouldn't let them. And all of the Hollywood stars would be forced by their own bodies to wear normal decent looking clothes.
Hmmm, maybe I'm onto something?
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Reading other Blogs....
I have noticed that a lot of us are looking for a new home or have just bought a new home. Thinking back to the first home I bought, I remember basically that I was clueless. Luckily, I had found an excellent Realtor (who is the reason I am now a Realtor) who didn't mind walking me through every step, who actually cared about me to make sure what I bought fit my needs. I had gone through a couple of Realtors who were in it just for their check. I realized that and moved on. However, a lot of people don't understand a lot about Real Estate. So, in a moment of pure genius (it only took me writing this Blog for five months before this idea hit me), I thought I might offer my Blog as a place that you can ask any question about Real Estate and I will do my best to answer. I have no personal interest in your question, other than trying to answer it.
I will not go into Real Estate Law questions or try to answer anything unless I am 100 percent sure of the answer. What I'm aiming for are the general questions most people have about Real Estate and Real Estate Agents. If there's anything you have wondered, send me an email and I'll answer it here.
Of course, perhaps all of my readers are experts in Real Estate so I won't answer any questions, but buying a home is probably the most expensive investment you will make in your lifetime, so getting all the information you can is a good thing.
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I have noticed that a lot of us are looking for a new home or have just bought a new home. Thinking back to the first home I bought, I remember basically that I was clueless. Luckily, I had found an excellent Realtor (who is the reason I am now a Realtor) who didn't mind walking me through every step, who actually cared about me to make sure what I bought fit my needs. I had gone through a couple of Realtors who were in it just for their check. I realized that and moved on. However, a lot of people don't understand a lot about Real Estate. So, in a moment of pure genius (it only took me writing this Blog for five months before this idea hit me), I thought I might offer my Blog as a place that you can ask any question about Real Estate and I will do my best to answer. I have no personal interest in your question, other than trying to answer it.
I will not go into Real Estate Law questions or try to answer anything unless I am 100 percent sure of the answer. What I'm aiming for are the general questions most people have about Real Estate and Real Estate Agents. If there's anything you have wondered, send me an email and I'll answer it here.
Of course, perhaps all of my readers are experts in Real Estate so I won't answer any questions, but buying a home is probably the most expensive investment you will make in your lifetime, so getting all the information you can is a good thing.
Baby T broke Blogspeak!!!
It was my fault that Blogspeak went under. I posted the picture of Baby T and asked for comments, so my many millions of readers all posted comments at the same time and the Blogspeak servers overheated and exploded. My condolences to the families of the techs at the Blogspeak warehouse where the servers exploded, destroying everything except for a can of Diet Coke and a Britney Spears CD.
I did add Haloscan's script for comments. Hopefully the millions of my readers posting on Babv T's first New Year's Eve picture won't cause them to drop off the face of the Earth, too.
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It was my fault that Blogspeak went under. I posted the picture of Baby T and asked for comments, so my many millions of readers all posted comments at the same time and the Blogspeak servers overheated and exploded. My condolences to the families of the techs at the Blogspeak warehouse where the servers exploded, destroying everything except for a can of Diet Coke and a Britney Spears CD.
I did add Haloscan's script for comments. Hopefully the millions of my readers posting on Babv T's first New Year's Eve picture won't cause them to drop off the face of the Earth, too.
Monday, January 12, 2004
A belated Happy New Year to all of you from Baby T
Isn't this picture begging for you to make up a caption for it?
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Isn't this picture begging for you to make up a caption for it?
Sunday, January 11, 2004
Has this ever happened to you?
You're just going about your daily routine and suddenly, you stop and realize that at that point in time, your life is perfect?
I just did. I was going to post about how at this exact moment, I'm sitting in my office with Baby T sitting in his chair next to me, Sunday Revival is on (they are playing old REM now), and some awesome football is on in an hour.
But then I realized it went farther than that. It is a beautiful day outside, my wife is amazing, so is my stepdaughter, we live in an excellent home in an awesome neighborhood and my job is going very well.
It is amazing how you can do a 180 degree turn in just over three years. For those that don't know, I went through a divorce in 2001. I was pretty sure my life was over and I'd never be happy again. Blah, blah, blah. Luckily, my brother and family and my best friend from the old (fun) days spent the time and energy to make me see I wasn't so bad and life wasn't over. Then I met Jen and that part of my life was gone. I much prefer what replaced it.
Don't get me wrong, this is not as good as it gets. It is going to get better. I'm not settling. We are going to do better but the basic things are more than adequate. We can worry about the bigger house, the better cars; the material stuff later. Right now, though, I'm pretty darn happy with everything.
So, I guess that's all I need to say today. Right now, Baby T and I are about to go watch his second NFL playoff game. (He's already a Dolphin's fan, but we are going to watch the playoffs, anyway.)
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You're just going about your daily routine and suddenly, you stop and realize that at that point in time, your life is perfect?
I just did. I was going to post about how at this exact moment, I'm sitting in my office with Baby T sitting in his chair next to me, Sunday Revival is on (they are playing old REM now), and some awesome football is on in an hour.
But then I realized it went farther than that. It is a beautiful day outside, my wife is amazing, so is my stepdaughter, we live in an excellent home in an awesome neighborhood and my job is going very well.
It is amazing how you can do a 180 degree turn in just over three years. For those that don't know, I went through a divorce in 2001. I was pretty sure my life was over and I'd never be happy again. Blah, blah, blah. Luckily, my brother and family and my best friend from the old (fun) days spent the time and energy to make me see I wasn't so bad and life wasn't over. Then I met Jen and that part of my life was gone. I much prefer what replaced it.
Don't get me wrong, this is not as good as it gets. It is going to get better. I'm not settling. We are going to do better but the basic things are more than adequate. We can worry about the bigger house, the better cars; the material stuff later. Right now, though, I'm pretty darn happy with everything.
So, I guess that's all I need to say today. Right now, Baby T and I are about to go watch his second NFL playoff game. (He's already a Dolphin's fan, but we are going to watch the playoffs, anyway.)
