I prefer to watch football at home, thanks

Grammy Stansberry came to visit this weekend, and she got to help with stuff like bathtime and eating prunes.














We had a good time watching the Buckeyes set themselves up for the game of the century. (that's the first time I've tried a link, how'd it work out?) For those of you who don't watch college football (bless your hearts), this Saturday the Ohio State Buckeyes (number 1 team in the nation) will play their arch (and I mean ARCH) rival, the University of Michigan Wolverines (who happen to be the number 2 team in the nation) for the last game of the season. The winner of this game between 2 undefeated teams will not only be the Big 10 conference champion, but will earn a spot in the championship bowl game in January. That just about sums it up - and 100's of thousands of fans gathering for the game. huge, huge, huge...

So in preparation for the big event - Grammy purchased Katy a bonafied baby Buckeye outfit. Then we headed to the newest bw-3's to gather with a few friends and watch the Buckeyes score about 50 points more than Northwestern. The only problem was that every time OSU scored and the place erupted in cheers - Katy screamed bloody murder!
It was making me so sad I wanted to cry! So several kind friends ended up taking her outside to walk laps, where she was perfectly content. We're glad to have this information now so we can plan a more quiet celebration for this weekend's game. Katy was very interested in her friend Jack, who was also at b-dub's to watch the game. (Pam and I were wearing exactly the same outift - including shoes - must be the new mom thing). Go Bucks, and Happy Beat Michigan week!!!!

New Development for Daddy's Birthday

Well, this has been a crazy week for us... first we finished up our trip to Pittsburgh, which was fun. We went out to a Japanese steakhouse - which Katy found very entertaining - all except the fire part, that was a little scary. Then we got home Monday evening - the house is a mess, no groceries, no clean clothes, you know the drill. And this happens to be the week that I have CPR training 3 nights in a row for 4.5 hours - eeesh. Katy got to vote in the election twice yesterday (with me in the morning and aunt mel in that afternoon while I was at work), and TODAY is Brian's 32nd birthday. So anyway, lots going on.

So this morning I was talking on the phone with Katy in my lap and my finger in her mouth (a typical posture for me) and I was like, "hey...wait a minute, what's that sharp thing in your gums???" Now, ever since about mid-August Katy has been soaking the fronts of her shirts in 30 minutes or less, putting anything she can get her hands on in her mouth, and chewing on her lip, and I don't know how many people have said, "she's teething". But it's been almost 3 months, I was starting to doubt that that's what it was... but lo and behold - she does have teeth! Well, at least one that's barely poking through, but that counts for something.

Yesterday I declared myself the winner of the "Bad Mom Award". I was trying to fix cereal for Katy in the morning, and I put her down in the Bumbo seat on the kitchen floor (which is hard construction wood right now)... like this...

So I go into the dining room to get the cereal (because all of our food is out there because of the construction) and as I'm rounding the corner back into the kitchen I see my baby girl's head making contact with the floor as she flips herself backward out of the chair!!! It happened so fast that I scooped her up before I think she even realized what happened... she yelped a little bit but I think it looked scarier than it was. So much for the Bumbo seat - I guess she's too strong for that now...

You've got a friend in PA

Greetings from Oma's house! We arrived last night and are getting spoiled Grandma-style until Monday. Katy greeted her with a big ol' messy diaper, then we headed straight for the highchair - complete with my puppy dog chair pad from the 70's. Katy tried to fool Oma by acting like she wasn't tired at all at bedtime - but really she was just wired up from all the excitement. She did her normal sleeping routine and broke that nasty 3 day habit of getting up at 6am and refusing to go back to sleep...

Oma also bought Katy a new toy- a jumperoo... and she gave her a bath in the Big Girl tub!!

And what trip to PA would be complete without a 3 hour excursion to IKEA! Katy entertained herself by chewing on a set of measuring spoons that Oma promptly purchased. The only thing more entertaining these days is any paper bag - the more crinkly, the better....

More to come...