I Haven't Fallen Off the Face of the Earth...Yet

Ya, I've been super busy. This week I've been working odd shifts and I'm supposed to be writing a strategic analysis for class. For my team project due next week, I have to do a SWOTt.

Baby G is making huge leaps in his development. He is now sitting up on his own, and can look around at his environment while keeping his balance.


He's also eating solid food now. So far just the rice cereal. He didn't take well to the oatmeal.


We have lucked out in the short term for child care. We have a friend who's between jobs who will be watching him until she finds a new job. Aaron starts back to work on Tuesday.

I miss my blog and my wonderful readers and new friends terribly. I hope I can get in here more often. I also miss doing a craft post every week. Once things get situated, I hope to get back into all of this. Thank you for visiting and for your patience.

4 Months

Baby G is 4 months old today.



He's been working hard this past month. He's trying to pick up everything he sees.



He loves standing up and walking around the apartment with us.



He goes out a lot. He loves going on car trips.
Mostly he goes to the store or Post Office with Dad, or visits Mom in the Bookstore, but he's also been to Japan Town in San Francisco and he's been to the park.




He's been eager to use his hands to hold everything he can get them on.



Recently he started holding his bottle by himself. We don't let him do it too often, otherwise he'd never get any food.





Today he had his 4 month check-up and received another set of shots. We also got the okay from the pediatrician to start solids. We will probably start him on them tonight.
He's learning and growing so fast. This morning he started to sit up on his own, and has recently been trying really hard to get his feet into his mouth. Mommy and Daddy are super proud.

Would You Like the Long or Short Version?

I guess since my next post (Baby G's 4 month update which I hope to have up tomorrow) is going to be so long, that I should make this a short post. So, here are some bullet points to highlight my crappy weekend from hell.

*One crazy customer after another at work. Did someone let the crazies out of the bin this weekend? One guy (who had to be drunk) was trying to buy guns from us; a bookstore. He actually brought to me a print out of a book he ordered and said it was too cheap, he didn't want it to blow up in his face when he fired it. I told him I didn't think that the book would blow up on him. That's when he clarified he wanted a gun, not a book.

* No sleep on Sunday night due to a 4 month sleep regression and my crazy retail schedule. Monday morning meeting at 7 am and a split shift where I got no sleep in between and had to be back at work to close from 6pm to 11pm.

*In between this I am working on Aaron's taxes. Such a frustrating experience I am surprised I made it through the day.

*Actually, today was so horrible and I am so tired that I have forgotten most of the weekend.

Tomorrow I start school. I have gotten my books downloaded and an outline for my first paper completed already. I just need to write my bio for the first day of class and I should be good to go. Once I have my syllabus I can get into my Google Calender and set up my study and blogging times.

So much other stuff as well, but this is getting longer than I wanted and I am very tired.

Goodnight...

Some Quick Fun Before I Leave For Work

I was cleaning out my laptop so that I can reformat it later and ran across some quizzes and buttons that I never posted anywhere so I thought I'd post them here quickly just for fun. (I'm having a crappy day so far and I'd like to strangle some people right now.)






Jolly good, wot! Anyone for tennis? That'll be ten ponies, guv. You're the epitome of everything that is english. Yey :) Hoist that Union Jack!

How British are you?

this quiz was made by alanna

Your Element Is Air

You dislike conflict, and you've been able to rise above the angst of the world. And when things don't go your way, you know they'll blow over quickly. Easygoing, you tend to find joy from the simple things in life. You roll with the punches, and as a result, your life is light and cheerful. You find it easy to adapt to most situations, and you're an open person. With you, what you see is what you get... and people love that!

What's Your Element?

Your #1 Match: ENFJ

The Giver You strive to maintain harmony in relationships, and usually succeed. Articulate and enthusiastic, you are good at making personal connections. Sometimes you idealize relationships too much - and end up being let down. You find the most energy and comfort in social situations ... where you shine. You would make a good writer, human resources director, or psychologist.

Your #2 Match: ENFP

The Inspirer You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends. You are also unconventional, irreverant, and unimpressed by authority and rules. Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives. You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're qutie the storyteller! You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.

Your #3 Match: ESFJ

The Caregiver You are sympathetic and caring, putting friends and family first. A creature of habit, you prefer routines and have trouble with change. You love being in groups - whether you're helping people or working on a project. You are good at listening, laughing, and bringing out the best in people. You would make a great nurse, social worker, or teacher.

Your #4 Match: ESFP

The Performer You are a natural performer and happiest when you're entertaining others. A great friend, you are generous, fun-loving and optimistic. You love to laugh - and you like almost all people equally. You accept life as it is, and you do your best to make each day fantastic. You would make a good actor, designer, or counselor.

Your #5 Match: INFJ

The Protector You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity. Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is. You are an excellent listener, with almost infinite patience. You have complex, deep feelings, and you take great care to express them. You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher.

What's Your Personality Type?

And after posting them here I can see why I never posted them anywhere. Except for that British one, I liked that.

I Do Not Want this Man to Go Back to Work

Last night I had this for dinner:


That sauce on the chicken he made himself. It was DELICIOUS. That dinner was made even better by Baby G whom I had to hold while eating.



He managed to do this:


I did get to eat the majority of that delicious food though.

Then this morning, I got this for breakfast:



Yeah, I think I'd like him to stay home a little while longer.

Is it Friday Already?

No Friday Project this week. I haven't had a day off since Sunday, and don't have another day off until tomorrow, and then my sister is coming down to spend the day with us. I have some new pictures to post, and if I can get them onto the computer this morning I'll have at least one nice post for the week. I have to start getting ready for work in about two hours. Ugh.