new tub idea...

Well, before I start with the tub thing, I wanted to tell you that we figured out what that gross bug is. Well John figured it out. It is called a Tarantula Hawk Wasp. It does lay it's eggs on a tarantula, and the babies eat the insides of the tarantula and eventually kills it!!! Not that I think that killing tarantulas are a bad idea, but the whole thing totally grosses me out. Anyway, check this out http://www.multispeciesreserve.org/naturenote.htm and you can see all about it.







Ok, now the tub. John is now just washing him in the sink. Not that this is a new idea, but it is new for us right now. I tried this a while ago, but I guess Eric was too small and he just was a slippin' and sliding all over the place. We now put a tea towel on the bottom and he is just fine. He still wants to crawl out and check everything out, but it is working for now. He is just such a wiggle worm, it is hard to do just about anything with him!!!:)











We had waffles for breakfast this morning. Here is Eric eating some, which he loved! He loved pancakes the other morning too! And bacon! It is fun to feed him real food, I love to watch the faces that he makes. He seems to like everything so far, except refried beans! He kept spitting them back out! He is just too funny!


I am trying something new also for naps today. I was reading that you should try to get the baby to take a nap in the pack-n-play, so he learns to nap in different places, especially if you plan on traveling anywhere. I have a friend who took her daughter on a trip, and it took a good few days to get her to sleep in the pack-n-play becuase it was different. Hopefully if I start practicing now, he will be a pro by the time I go anywhere. He should be sleeping now- is he??? No, he is playing, and I'm sure will be screaming here shortly- but practice makes perfect!!!:)

Oh yeah, and one more thing. HELP! What do you do when the child is getting teeth and chewing the crap out of the crib??? Those plastic pieces don't fit on some of the railings and of course- those are the ones he chews! Any suggestions???

gross...

Ok, I have asked a few people about this lovely creature, but so far nobody knows what it is. Can anybody tell me??? The body looked like an ant, but it had red wings and a blue but- and it flew. Someone said that it lays its eggs on tarantulas! How gross, I don't like them one bit!!!

John is off for the next two weeks, yeah, we can finally spend some family time! So far it has been very nice!

Eric was crawling and going to stand up using the coffee table, but he wasn't just close enough! He missed the table and he fell cracking his head on the table. It immediately turned black and blue and was the size of a nice walnut. You can't really get a good idea from the picture, but it didn't look good, I was a little nervous!!! It went down by the time he went to bed, and the next day the swelling was totally down. Now it just looks like it is Ash Wednesday! Nice!
"My Poor Head!"

friday...

On Friday we went over to John's squadron and was able to fly the simulator of the A-10. I wasn't sure that I would really like it, but it was so much fun! We were able to fly around Tucson and drop bombs and shoot the gun! It was really fun! Dawn was able to fly with another A-10, but ended up crashing into the mountain, and broke the simulator!:) They fixed it, but it was really funny!!!

We also went out to the jet and got to climb up and see inside. We let the baby sit inside and see what it feels like to be a fighter pilot! He liked it!!!:)

John's graduation was Friday afternoon. It was in a hanger, which was neat, but kinda hot! I thought it was ok though, there was a nice breeze coming in, so it wasn't bad at all! It was pretty short, but very nice. John won a top gun award, for '45 High Angle Dive Bombs'. I think that is right. The whole thing was very nice, we were so proud of him!!!

That night, we went to a party down the street, and got a babysitter!!! She- Tonya- came over right as we were getting home from graduation. We gave Eric his bath and gave him his bottle. Tonya just had to be here when he went to bed. We had a really good time at the party, and it was nice that it was so close, we just walked! It was a good time had by all!!!:)

thursday...

Dawn came to visit on Wednesday, and we just kinda hung out. Thursday we got up super early and went to the range with John and some of the guys from his class. We were able to watch the A-10 drop bombs and shoot the gun. It was way cool, and they did a 'fly-by' the tower that we were standing in at the end. They were really close and low, you could see the pilot, it was so neat!!! of course I was up on the tower and my camera was on the ground when they were THAT close, so I don't have pictures of that, but Dawn got a pretty good one. The guns are really loud, and Eric wasn't sure if he liked them or not. He didn't cry at all, but when they shot the guns real close, he would just get a frowny face, but he didn't cry! I think it just shocked him a little, but he will learn to like it!!!:)

saturday...

Sorry that I didn't put this on sooner, but it is hard to do over the weekend. We went to the International Wildlife Museum on Saturday- we had such a good time! I really liked it because- it was inside!!!, because there were big animals that Eric could see and was interested in, and because there were things that he could touch. He is so good anyway, and is just such a trooper when we go anywhere, but I think he had a good time here too!

can this be comfortable?...

While I was writing the last post, I went in to check on Eric sleeping. This is how I found him- sound asleep! Can this be at all comfortable???

big mess...

Well we have found the wonderful world of biter biscuits! They are great, but my goodness what a mess!!! We were eating the other night, and he started to get fussy. (Eric was done eating, but John and I were not) I remembered a friend of mine gave me a biter biscuit to try so I went and got it. He LOVED it! He stopped fussing right away and just ate away! It was very early when he finished, but we decided to just undress and put him in the tub right away!!! He was such a mess, but oh well, he really enjoyed it! And that is what it is all about!:)
On a quick side note, Eric hates the duck tub!!!:( We are back to using the infant tub in the sink! The other day John gave him a bath in the duck and tried to lay him back a little to wash his hair and he freaked out! I put him in it last night, and he again- freaked out! He kept standing up and grabbing me- while screaming his face off! So needless to say, I got him out and we bathed him in the sink. I am going to try to put the duck in the pool and see if he will go in it and play. Maybe he will get used to it that way. We'll see, but I am so sad!:( Any ideas???

big boy tub/duck?...

Yesterday, Eric and I went to Target to get a few things. One thing that we bought was a big blow up duck that you put in the tub- like a transitional phase to get him used to the bug tub. Well let me tell you what, He loved it so much! We played in there for about 45 minutes! I did find though that you should give them the actual bath first- then let them play. We played for so long, he was done by the time I was ready to give him a bath. We just did a quicky, and then got out. John wasn't home yet when I put him in there, I wasn't sure what time he would be getting home- it has been pretty late all this week. Anyway, he called on his way home, and we were just about to get out. I tried to entertain Eric just a little longer so that John could see him. We made it, but just by the skin on our teeth! He was pretty cranky and tired by the time I got him out. I'm excited though for John to give him a bath tonight!

John has been working late all this week because he has a big presentation to do today. His group has been working hard all week, so keep your fingers crossed that it all goes well today! I'm sure that it will, I can't wait for him to get home early tonight! Well- like 5 or 6 ish- that will be early!!!:)

a week in review...

Ok, I'm a slacker, I should have been posting something everyday, but I was just too busy with my parents here. I just got home from taking them to the airport:(, and figured I should put some pictures on here. So here is how the week went...
Tuesday...
John went back to work, so it was just me, Eric and grandma and grandpa. We went to Sabino Canyon and took a little shuttle tour of the canyon. It is in the Catalina Mountains. It was beautiful, and although it was hot, sitting in the shade really makes a difference. We all liked it, and the baby did great!

My back started really hurting on Tuesday night, but I hoped that it would be all better by Wednesday!

Wendesday...
We went to the Botanical Gardens. It was nice, but really really hot!!! The babies face was so red, but he was such a trooper and was really good all day! We looked around, but pretty much bypassing anything that wasn't in the shade. We stopped at a few sprinklers also and just let Eric get wet! He liked it!:)

My back hurt all day, I didn't even really pick up the baby (like I had a chance anyway:)). I kept putting those Icy Hot patches on it, and it did feel a little better, but still really hurt- although I could still move so I was very thankful!

Thursday...
Since Eric has excema, he has had a few spots on his head that keep flaring up. The doctor gave me some ointment to put on it "when it gets really ugly", but it wasn't working- and it was really ugly! I called the doctor on Thursday and they said to bring him in just to get it checked out. Since I was going in anyway, I called Flight Medicine and got an appointment with my doctor too. My doctor gave me Flexeril (a muscle relaxant) to take at night, and just said to take Motrin 3x a day. The babies doctor said that it surely was ugly, and he could give me another ointment for it, but thought it would be better to take an antibiotic- because there were some little pussy bumps that were definitely infected. So I have to give him Keflex 3x day for 7 days. The doctor said that he will hate it, but Eric doesn't mind it at all, I actually think he likes it!

Anyway, my dad had been wanting to see 'Down Town' Tucson, so we just went for a ride through it. There is a street that has cute little shops up and down both sides, but with my back hurting so much, we didn't think it was a good idea to get out and walk around. I had to get a few things- so we stopped at Babies R Us on the way home- it was the cheapest trip every!!!- and stopped and got some Krispy Kreme's on the way home! Yummy!

When John got home, we went out to dinner at McGraw's Cantina- it was pretty good!

Firday...
We were going to go to the change of command ceremony at John's squadron this morning, but my back was still hurting and it wouldn't have been good. We then were going to go out to see the A-10, but John got really busy and didn't have time. The weather was crappy anyway (yes it was raining- well spitting a little!!!) We just rode up to the base and shopped a little in the BX. I actually got my hair cut in the beauty shop there, and we had lunch there too.

John's new commander had a party on Friday night, so we went and my mom and dad babysat! It was really nice to go out and not be worried about anything! We stayed for a little bit, and then a bunch of us went to a bar and had a few drinks! It was the first time that I had an alcoholic drink since Dec. '04!!! Crazy- we had a good time!

Saturday...
We went out to Tombstone, and it was really cool! I didn't feel well at all! It may have been because of the drinks I had on Friday, but it didn't feel like a hangover, and I had been feeling kinda sick for a few days, so who knows what it was. Needless to say, I thought Tombstone was really cool, but it was the last place I wanted to be. We will definitely have to go back, I want to check it all out! The baby started to get cranky too, so we stayed for a little and then left!

When we got home, our house was about 90 degrees!!! It was so hot, our air conditioner broke!!! To make a long story short, we couldn't get anyone out to fix it, so we just had to roast for a little! It cooled down at night, and we had all the fans on and all the windows open. It was ok, but frustrating!!!

Sunday...
We sat around a lot, because it was too hot to do anything else, and we had to be there when the air conditioner people came! They finally got here around 12, but it took all day and into the evening hours to cool the house down! We just cooked and ate in- which didn't help with the heat, but mmmm mmmm mmmm!

Monday...
John had to get up but a** early and go in for a flight, his show time was 4:40- yes am!!! The rest of us just hung out until I had to take them to the airport! I am so very sad, they were such a big help, especially with my back hurt- I don't know what I would have done if they weren't here!!! Thank God they were!!!

Sorry this post is so long, but that pretty much sums it all up. I will put pictures on here in a little, the baby is crying and the rest of the pictures will be on his website!