Scared of Santa

I was going to try to use this for our Christmas card, but I think he looks too scared. I thought I got the picture before he started screaming....oh, well.

BCS Sucks

BCS rankings suck.......I'm sure you can tell why I feel this way.....Hopefully Missouri will stomp OU!!

Announcement

It is time to announce that we are expecting baby #2. I took a test this morning and it was positive. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as it is very early. It looks like the due date will be sometime in July.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS????

I just filled up for this price in Taylor tonight. I cannot remember when I paid below $2 for gas. It seems like so long ago.

1st BBQ

Eddie loves barbeque!! We took him to the new Saltlick in Round Rock (the original location is more than an hour away and this new one is only about 15 minutes away). We tried to feed him some BBQ and he would not have any. When we were close to done, he decided that he might like it and proceded to eat quite a bit of brisket and many beans!! He loved his BBQ.

Pumpkin Patch

Eddie went to the pumpkin patch in Elgin with some of his friends from Kindermusik. He has so much fun. We took a hay ride through the Christmas trees that they grow here.

Star Wars

You probably cannot tell, but on the TV is Star Wars. Daddy has been watching a lot of it recently and Eddie is watching it with him. He decided this night that he was tired of wearing clothes, but opted to keep the shoes on. At least this time it is two of the same shoe.

What a cute smile

Eddie has learned to smile when you ask him to....this is what you get from him. If you look through the web album, you will notice the pictures that we have asked him to smile. What a cutie!!

Daddy is home and we are so happy!!!

Eddie W misses Eddie F

EW had a little meltdown on the day that Daddy was returning. EF had been in Orange, TX to help with Hurricane Ike relief and Mommy and EW had been on our own for the entire week. EW did very well just talking to Daddy on the phone throughout the week, but on Monday, while Daddy was getting ready to come back, EW missed his Daddy very much. EW was pointing at the door saying "outside, outside" and "dada, dada". Many times Daddy calls as he is coming home in the morning after his shift is over and we go outside to wait a few minutes to see him. Unfortunately, when Daddy called Monday morning, he was several hours away from us. So, EW had a little meltdown.

Getting Ready for IKE

I went to the store with Mommy to help shop for supplies in case Hurricane Ike comes to visit us.

Fantasy Football

I helped Daddy pick his fantasy football team!!! Let's see how they do!

One more favorite thing

Eddie has only recently started eating more. This is one baby food that he will eat....this is the only flavor!!! (and I can only find it sometimes at Target and BabiesRUs) Also he eats YoBaby yogurt....but only the vanilla and banana flavor(found only at HEB on Gattis and most Wal-marts).

However, you will all be happy to know that he now eats taco meat, meatloaf, french fries, and mac and cheese. He ate some chicken nuggets for me, but has refused to eat them in front of his Daddy, so Ed does not believe that he will eat chicken. He ate some rice the other night while eating some taco meat.

He loves ice cream!!!

We are trying to branch out, but he still spits most veggies out of his mouth. We will get there, one bite at a time.

Favorite things

I have to stay up for a bit to take my medicine, so I thought that I would blog a little about some of Eddies Favorite Things.



This would be teething tablets and Tylenol. He actually takes them without a fuss because he knows that they help with his cutting teeth. (I think Mommy and Daddy like them more than Eddie, though.)



Here we have a little doctor bag. I searched around for an inexpensive one with a stethosope. When I go get my allergy shots, he tries to take the real one's away from the nurses. One day we were there when it was not busy and Trish let Eddie walk around with her stethoscope around his neck. He was so excited and proud!! I think on the picasa website, I have some of him playing with the kit.




Balls....what can I say....we have so many (these are only a few). He loves throwing them all over the place. We have had to put away the plastic and harder ones for now....he really has an arm and can hurt you, if you are not expecting it.





We have to thank one of our KinderMusik friends for introducing us to these. Much better than goldfish (less sodium). Only problem is that I can only find them at Target. They were on sale last week at Target, but each time I went, the shelf was empty. I am sure they will have more after the sale!

A new school year

Well, a new school year is starting and I am staying home, again. Who could leave this cute face???

I really do miss all of my friends from teaching. I was not good this past year about keeping in touch. Hopefully I can get back in touch and start seeing them some. I am starting to get out and do some things with a mom's group around here. Also, since I have been taking Eddie to KinderMusik for the past year, I have gotten to know some of those moms. We have started getting together some since our boys are all about the same age.

Wow! I never thought that another school year would get started and I am almost not missing it. I still have stacks and boxes of stuff in the garage that I guess I need to go through and trash a lot and donate a lot to those still teaching. Of course, when do I have much time. When Eddie naps, I try to clean up the house, eat lunch or just relax for a bit.

You know, I wouldn't change a thing. I have so enjoyed being home with Eddie this year and getting to watch him grow into the very strong minded little boy that he is. I have taught him some sign language and a few words. He is such a precious little boy.

No camera

OK, I need to put the camera back in the bag and start carrying it with me all of the time. We went to the National night out at the park in our subdivision tonight and when we were leaving Eddie started to push the stroller. He pushed it almost the entire way home. It was so cute (again, I wish that I had the camera so that others could see).
Also, today, when Ed came by for a few minutes in the command vehicle, Eddie was demanding to see the flashing lights. He has just started to enjoy these (I guess it is because of all of his toys with lights).

We are supposed to get some rain from the tropical storm Edourd (not sure of the spelling). However, watching the radar earlier leads me to believe that it broke up and we will get no rain. Oh, well. Better luck next time.

A busy summer

Wow!! August is already here. June and July just flew by so quickly. We were gone for part of July to NY for Danny and Jess' wedding. We had a wonderful time. I kept forgetting to take pictures, so I hope that others too some of Eddie and will send them to us at some point. I have been bad about the picture thing recently. I need to get better and start posting on a regular basis.
Eddie is just growing like crazy....sometimes he seems like he knows too much.
Oops, I thought I had more time, but he is waking up. I am going to try to post later...if anyone still reads this...if not, it is for our own family records.

Update

It's been crazy since Christmas. Baby Eddie and I have been sick and I think finally on the road to recovery. He's had 2 ear infections, a double right after Christmas and one last week. He had had the stomach flu a few weeks ago and threw up almost all of his medicine last week. I have had 2 sinus infections, stomach flu and most recently an upper respiratory infection. Ed has been mostly well. He has had his usual migraines and a small touch of the stomach flu.
We made another trip to NY. This time for Ed's grandfather's funeral. It was very sad to lose Grandpa Wischmeyer, but we feel lucky that Eddie got to meet him and see him 3 times this past year. Of course it was nice to see the NY family again. Eddie has gotten to see them a lot more in his first year than we ever imagined.
I have photos to download, just have not sat at the computer long enough to do it. I am going to try tomorrow morning while Eddie takes a nap (now that I say that he will not take one for me). I think I have over 100. They are from Christmas and various other days since then when he has been cute...when has he not!
I forgot to take my camera today, but he petted a horse for the first time today. We went over to watch cousin Marie at her horse back riding lesson and Eddie watch and then got to pet one. He was so gentle. I think it is from practice with Lacey, although he gets more daring everyday with her. I have to get the video camera out and video him playing with her. He shakes a straw at her and she swats at it and manages to not scratch him. It is so cute, because Eddie is so excited about it!
Well, I am off to bed since the boy is down for now. (I have to sleep as much as I can when he goes down for the night since I never know if he will get up in the middle of the night or not.)

2 parties in one week

OK, so I signed up to give a Pampered Chef party before the end of the year. Then I signed up on House Party and was selected to host a party to watch "Lipstick Jungle" before it is on national TV.
If there is anyone out there who wants to come to either party, please let me know. I will include the details and just let me know if you are interested, if I did not send you an email invite, please forgive me and you are more than welcome to attend either!

Pampered chef is on Sunday, January 27th at 3 PM. IF you want to come, let me know and I will send you an invite. If you cannot attend and would like to order something go to the Web site at http://www.pamperedchef.biz/amandab, go to the Our Products section, select the link below the products you would like to purchase, and enter my first and last name in the fields provided.

House party to watch "Lipstick Jungle" is Thursday, January 31st at 6:30PM. This show is going to be on NBC and is based on a book by the same woman who wrote the "Sex in the City" book. For this party, I'm going to have some appetizer type foods and wine. Please feel free to bring your favorite TV watching food and beverage of your choice. There may be some favors that are sent from the House Party people, but I won't know until I get the package with the DVD!

Hope to see everyone at one of the parties. If not, please give me a call or write me. I would love to spend time with some of my friends that I have lost touch with in the past few months. I know that everyone is busy, but it would be great to just have lunch or coffee sometime!

I miss you all!!