macaroni necklace

look what we made today. ziggy painted some blue and spent a while sliding the penne onto the string.

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he's saying this here. this is what he says to me all the time now. :(

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loves them.

huggy man

these are from around the 4th of July.

bedtime

more home pics

kitchen in the day, ziggy's room, enjoying tv from upstairs and the fan mark and i installed.

august updates

new favorite songs: 'i am the walrus' and 'here comes the sun' by the beatles.

favorite phrases: "mommy to do dat" "i'm thirsty" "i love you so much" "i need a hug" followed by "i feel better"

favorite foods: crunch bewwies, chuwwies (cherries), pineapple, edamame and cucumbers

favorite toy: boy, doctor kit, puppets

favorite videos: astro boy, beatles music videos

likes to go upstairs and downstairs and move from room to room in the new house

sleeps in his own bed and enjoys it

he called 'happy apple' applesauce today

he made a phone call from dad's iphone all by himself (to uncle john)

gives lots of hugs kisses and rides piggyback style

pees and poops in the potty

getting there

we're wrapping up all our crazy projects. we just finished grouting the tile that connie and shawn helped us put up. what a satisfying feeling. hana put up contact sheets on our windows so i've been walking around the house sans pants.

laser kitten

he loves this shirt so much, he's worn it 3 days in a row. i've washed it each time.

sparkler face

mr. cautious always being safe. he learned this stellar move from uncle james. awesome shirt from niya. she got it from threadless.

niya

got to see niya for a hot minute last tuesday. silas is getting so big. he's such a well behaved baby and so adorable.

happy b-day natasha!

natasha brought these cupcakes from frosting. i think ziggy was a fan. happy birthday natasha, we love you!

we have internet

i feel like i'm back in touch with the world. we're settling into our new life away from mom, shana, hana and james in mclean. even though we're 30 minutes away i still feel a little homesick and miss 24 hour family time. ziggy is doing well, he's sleeping in his own bed for the first time ever and he loves his new room. photos of our house to come soon. connie and family came to help install backsplash this past weekend. it's beautiful.

big boy status

29

i turned 29 today and it felt great. mark got me such a great present, a 400 page book of the 1st year of this blog, amazing! i also got to have a playdate with my favorite momma friends and their kids and karen who took the day off because of a kidney stone. then my sisters took me on a shopping spree, macy's then my favorite thrift store. ziggy is pretty much potty trained and he even pooped in the potty today, that's probably the best gift he could give me. i ended it with a fab-o dinner at lauriol plaza with mark and now a bath. i love being 29.

shana

shana's been the glue holding our family together. she was my mom's main support after dad passed. she worked at the store until mom got her feet back on the ground. she trooped through some shitty jobs. she survived over a year and a half of my toddler's screaming, she's been understanding of my grumpy moods from home drama (and yes i was unbearably grumpy at times). she's lived for a while without walking around in underwear. now that we've moved, i'm done giving you space. come over and hang out with us pronto!

gigi's

i took ziggy to my mom's wig shop and he charmed a customer with a hi-five and a wave, my mom got a $20 tip! he's employee of the month in my book.

potty

he's interested. he's been hanging out sans diaper for a few days now and tells me when he has to pee. he loves his video game undies. a few accidents but overall i'm excited!

moving

moving tomorrow to this address.

donkey

i tried donkey meat the other day. it just happened to be there and so i tried it. i didn't hate it but i didn't like it either.

only child

i read this article in a copy of time that hana picked up for me. i was pretty much set on having one kid until i read about the kid having to deal with his parent's death alone. :( but i don't really want my uterus to die again.

happy birthday

james is 33. glad we could share chocolate cake and pho with you today.

moving on saturday

we're moving on saturday. happy and sad.

indigo landing

mom's been spoiling us with 'birthday dinners'. last saturday she treated us to fancy food and wine at indigo landing restaurant. if you're in the area and don't mind spending a little extra on dinner, i would recommend it.

things to bring to bed

flower pillow
boy
hockey jersey

loose ends

spent the day with mark and ziggy tying up loose ends at the house. our bro-in-law, nick was awesome enough to hook us up with a free lawn mower and trimmer from his own shop. the lawn mower pretty much pushes itself, amazing. ziggy learned how to climb up and down a ladder and he discovered the mail slot in the door when the mailman dropped mail in. new obsession! we worked until 11pm and decided to stop after ziggy had a meltdown. poor little guy. we hope to move in next weekend.

office crumbs

ever wonder what goes on in the mind of a left handed cuckoo? check out shana's awesome new blog.

happy 4th of july

we went to a local high school to watch some fireworks in action. ziggy got to dance on stage with the funkadelic band that was playing. ziggy chose the black cat that was painted on his face. he really enjoyed the firework display. when we got home he asked to go straight to bed. he was asleep by 11pm. happy 4th of july!