The Computer Obsession Gene

Jesse has been in North Carolina since Sunday. It seems Ezra has been trying to fill in as the resident computer scientist. Actually we've been quite sad with him gone and are excited that he is coming back tonight. Yeah!

Hair, Hair, Beautiful Hair!

Now that Ezra's hair is getting longer, it sometimes looks CRAZY! It is so cute and funny!

5 Things Most People Don't Know About Me

I saw a list like this on someone else’s blog and decided I should join the ranks of weird people on the internet that post personal information that is available for anyone to see. So, here goes:

1. I want to write something that will get published.
2. I hate scrapbooking.
3. I wish I had red hair, but I’m too chicken to dye it.
4. I would be happy if cereal was the only food my body needed to be healthy.
5. I love teaching piano lessons to kids.

Vacation!

Last week we took a trip to California. We went to Disneyland with my family on Thursday and Friday. I was surprised at how much Ezra loved it. He was so much fun to watch. I do believe that his favorite attraction was the Tiki Room. He danced and sang along. It was pretty cute. He also liked Pirates of the Caribbean. He even enjoyed the dips!

I really enjoyed staying in a hotel. I love going on a vacation were I don’t have to cook or clean. The hot tub was also a nice bonus.

On Saturday and Sunday we visited Jesse’s family. It was great to see everyone. It is fun to see how all of our nieces and nephews have grown. They all have such unique personalities; I love seeing the all of the siblings and cousins playing together. Ezra seemed to instinctively know that he was around family. He really loved being around everyone and was free with his hugs and kisses. Every time I am around all of my in-laws, I wish that Jesse’s family and my family could all live in the same place. I feel really blessed to have such great brother-and-sister-and-mother-and-father-and-grandmother-in-laws.

Bruises and Bottles

This week Ezra had some exceptionally unpleasant tumbles. Actually, both major ones occurred on the same day. The first one happened while Ezra was trying to pull himself up to standing position. Unfortunately, he only made it to the kneeling position before he fell forward and crashed his lip on the wall. This would be painful for anyone, but he took the full blow with the side of his lip that had most recently been operated on. Needless to say, Ezra was not very happy about the situation, although he did find the baggie of frozen peas that I pressed to his lip amusing. Then, just hours later, Ezra fell off of our rug (you’d have to see it to believe it) and tried to use his forehead to break the tile. The tile won. I couldn’t believe the size of the goose egg that immediately appeared. This time, Ezra didn’t find the frozen peas amusing. Luckily, he is a tough kid and didn’t stay upset for long.

On another note, I finally bit the bullet and bought more nipples for Ezra’s bottles. I paid $75.00 dollars to have four nipples shipped to our door. That’s right - $75.00 just for the nipples. No bottles, no valves, no discs. Just nipples. It was all worth it when I saw how much he enjoyed drinking from a new, Medela special needs nipple rather than from the cheap cleft palate nipples or a used, stretched out Medela special needs nipple. I actually felt a little bad for waiting this long to buy new ones.

We also tried to take Ezra swimming for the first time this week. Although the water was still a little cold, Jesse tried to make Ezra have a good time. At the very least, we got a few cute pictures.

Jesse is on a business trip in Georgia for the next few days. He went to church there today, and was proud to report that The Church is still true in Georgia. We’ll see if he graces the IT conference with his mad karaoke skills.

Family Pictures

We recently got family pictures taken. The whole process was actually fun. Ezra loves to pose for the camera, so it was actually difficult to choose which pictures we wanted - he looked way too cute in all of them.

New Blog

Since Ezra is changing so much everyday, I've decided that this is the best way to keep everyone informed about how cute he is and how well he is doing. There will be more posts to come:)