So for Christmas I got Jon an ESPN "Quote of the Day" calendar. I don't really much care for some of the quotes, but today's is pretty funny:
Pro golfer Elaine Johnson, after her tee shot hit a tree and caromed into her bra: "I'll take a two-stroke penalty, but I'll be damned if I'm going to play the ball where it lies.
I mean, seriouslly, how would one play that where it lies? It just shows that my husband truely knows my sense of humor because he sent me that, and he normally doesn't mention the quotes to me (unless they are from Hoosiers, and then I get another retelling of the movie plot as well).
Well, July 8th is our wedding anniversary! So that is pretty exciting. And only 4 more weeks until we get to leave Sacramento and spend a week in Tahoe.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
A whole long month
So its been almost a month since I updated the blog. Sorry! I simply haven't had a lot of free time, well time at all.
My wrist surgery went well. I am now in physical therapy where they are shooting electricity through my wrist to get my nerves to function better. And then I have to do all these stretches and horrible exercises. I am in a lot of pain. But afterwards they give me a good hand massage, so that is nice.
Jon is, at this very moment, getting our house extremely dirty by cleaning the grill inside. I will never truely understand the thought process, and I am scared to ask. But he's cleaning it, and I have steaks waiting for it to be cleaned, so everything will be great tomorrow.
Nicholas is growing as usual. He's a big boy, and people constantly think he is 2 or 2.5 years old. Come on, just listen to him babble. I don't thin khe sounds like a 2 year old.
I picked him up from daycare today and all three of the mwere playing tag. Nicholas was permanently "it." He just ran after the other two kids and chased them down, then pushed them or tagged them, and then it started all over again.
He's a great kid, and I love him a ton. So does Jon.
Ok, more on our family later, when I have pictures.
My wrist surgery went well. I am now in physical therapy where they are shooting electricity through my wrist to get my nerves to function better. And then I have to do all these stretches and horrible exercises. I am in a lot of pain. But afterwards they give me a good hand massage, so that is nice.
Jon is, at this very moment, getting our house extremely dirty by cleaning the grill inside. I will never truely understand the thought process, and I am scared to ask. But he's cleaning it, and I have steaks waiting for it to be cleaned, so everything will be great tomorrow.
Nicholas is growing as usual. He's a big boy, and people constantly think he is 2 or 2.5 years old. Come on, just listen to him babble. I don't thin khe sounds like a 2 year old.
I picked him up from daycare today and all three of the mwere playing tag. Nicholas was permanently "it." He just ran after the other two kids and chased them down, then pushed them or tagged them, and then it started all over again.
He's a great kid, and I love him a ton. So does Jon.
Ok, more on our family later, when I have pictures.
Monday, May 18, 2009
The monthly update!
It has been almost a month since this blog was last updated. I apologize to all those who were waiting for it, but there have been turbulant times in the Wunderlich family.
Shutterfly is finally updated. And they added a new feature which lets you download the pictures rather than having to buy them from their store. So you can download them and then print them, or create online collages, whatever. www.nicholaswunderlich.shutterfly.com
I had wrist surgery, and am typing this post with just my left hand. I am not supposed to type with my right hand until the stiches are removed on Thursday. It was not a bad surgery. I was told it was gonig to be 20 minutes, max, however I was taken into the room at 10:20, and didn't get out until almost noon. Which means something wasn't as easy as it was suppsoed to be. I asked, and they told me that the growth was bigger than expected and that they had to move around tendons and nerves to get it all out. Lovely. Let me tell you, when they first told me i was going to be awake but sedated, I was annoyed. I didn't want to feel or remember anything. But they gave me a very nice cocktail, and I think I slept through most of the surgery. They also didn't use enough local anesthetic at the start, and I could feel things, so they put more in. But that's about all I remember. Oh yeah - and the guy who started my IV did the best job I have ever had, and I have had a lot of IVs.
So now I am trying to recover. Nicholas is being a sort of pain at the moment. He cannot stay with me, because I cannot lift him or change his diaper on my own. So he's staying all day with Ana (daycare) and he's letting me and his father know he doesn't like it. If you think kids don't understand, oh my, they certainly do. But he's too young to understand that mommy is hurt. Which is sad. He thinks that the bandage on my hand is a great target for throwing things, or hitting. Which really hurst. Hopefully we have broken him of that for a little while.
Jon is doing work, just like normal. he's really a trooper. He's been taking care of Nicholas. He had almost exclusive care of Nicholas for the first week after my surgery. Now I am helping a little, but he's still a trooper.
School is almost over for me. I have one final (tonight) and an essay due before Wednesday. I will do it tomorrow I think. Then I am done with this semester and have a few months before Fall semester starts. So that is a good thing.
I am looking forward to June. My editor has four of my writing things in her inbox, and hasn't approved them yet. So i am hoping she does it before June 10th so I can get paid in June. She was supposed to approve them for this month, but she didn't. Oh well. It is nothing I can control.
Annie moved to Utah. She was easily one of my best friends here. We used to do all kinds of things. She's fabulous. But her husband got into BYU to finish his history degree, so they moved. Sad, but necessary for them. I will miss her, and Chris (her husband). They were great company.
We aren't moving anytime soon. Which is kind of nice. When we do move, it is going to be a pain packing everything. Can you imagine packing a whole house, and having a child too?! I know what a pain it was packing me and Jon up to move into this house, I cannot imagine doing it with Nicholas too.
On the Nicholas front - he's running and hugging and talking and kissing. He likes to kiss Zoe, his girlfriend at daycare. I walked in and saw the two of them kissing in the corner! He's not even two, and already he's a ladies man. Great. He also got Oreos from my mom :( We were keeping him away from Oreos and sweets (except for fruit). But now he knows if he goes there he gets Oreos. Food is a good bribing tool for Nicholas. He always reacts well to food.
Shutterfly is finally updated. And they added a new feature which lets you download the pictures rather than having to buy them from their store. So you can download them and then print them, or create online collages, whatever. www.nicholaswunderlich.shutterfly.com
I had wrist surgery, and am typing this post with just my left hand. I am not supposed to type with my right hand until the stiches are removed on Thursday. It was not a bad surgery. I was told it was gonig to be 20 minutes, max, however I was taken into the room at 10:20, and didn't get out until almost noon. Which means something wasn't as easy as it was suppsoed to be. I asked, and they told me that the growth was bigger than expected and that they had to move around tendons and nerves to get it all out. Lovely. Let me tell you, when they first told me i was going to be awake but sedated, I was annoyed. I didn't want to feel or remember anything. But they gave me a very nice cocktail, and I think I slept through most of the surgery. They also didn't use enough local anesthetic at the start, and I could feel things, so they put more in. But that's about all I remember. Oh yeah - and the guy who started my IV did the best job I have ever had, and I have had a lot of IVs.
So now I am trying to recover. Nicholas is being a sort of pain at the moment. He cannot stay with me, because I cannot lift him or change his diaper on my own. So he's staying all day with Ana (daycare) and he's letting me and his father know he doesn't like it. If you think kids don't understand, oh my, they certainly do. But he's too young to understand that mommy is hurt. Which is sad. He thinks that the bandage on my hand is a great target for throwing things, or hitting. Which really hurst. Hopefully we have broken him of that for a little while.
Jon is doing work, just like normal. he's really a trooper. He's been taking care of Nicholas. He had almost exclusive care of Nicholas for the first week after my surgery. Now I am helping a little, but he's still a trooper.
School is almost over for me. I have one final (tonight) and an essay due before Wednesday. I will do it tomorrow I think. Then I am done with this semester and have a few months before Fall semester starts. So that is a good thing.
I am looking forward to June. My editor has four of my writing things in her inbox, and hasn't approved them yet. So i am hoping she does it before June 10th so I can get paid in June. She was supposed to approve them for this month, but she didn't. Oh well. It is nothing I can control.
Annie moved to Utah. She was easily one of my best friends here. We used to do all kinds of things. She's fabulous. But her husband got into BYU to finish his history degree, so they moved. Sad, but necessary for them. I will miss her, and Chris (her husband). They were great company.
We aren't moving anytime soon. Which is kind of nice. When we do move, it is going to be a pain packing everything. Can you imagine packing a whole house, and having a child too?! I know what a pain it was packing me and Jon up to move into this house, I cannot imagine doing it with Nicholas too.
On the Nicholas front - he's running and hugging and talking and kissing. He likes to kiss Zoe, his girlfriend at daycare. I walked in and saw the two of them kissing in the corner! He's not even two, and already he's a ladies man. Great. He also got Oreos from my mom :( We were keeping him away from Oreos and sweets (except for fruit). But now he knows if he goes there he gets Oreos. Food is a good bribing tool for Nicholas. He always reacts well to food.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Sandbox fun
We recently got a sandbox for Jon's parent's yard. It is intended to provide Nicholas a nice place to play, where he doesn't have to worry about other kids and I don't have to worry that a cat has been in the sand (it has a lid). The sandbox is all for Nicholas. He has a similar one at daycare, so he knows what they are for.
He really enjoys the sandbox, and likes it best if you play with him.
This is a great picture of our son - and one of the few times I have been able to get him to look at the camera. He got a boat and pail set for his birthday, and he likes to play with it in the sand. Particularly the boat because he can bang the boat against everything else in the sand box.
He doesn't eat the sand very often anymore. But he does like to pick up handfuls of it and throw it everywhere. Including at his mother and father. And in his hair. I never knew all the places that sand could get in (and on) a baby. But i am sure learning quickly.
He really enjoys the sandbox, and likes it best if you play with him.
This is a great picture of our son - and one of the few times I have been able to get him to look at the camera. He got a boat and pail set for his birthday, and he likes to play with it in the sand. Particularly the boat because he can bang the boat against everything else in the sand box.
He doesn't eat the sand very often anymore. But he does like to pick up handfuls of it and throw it everywhere. Including at his mother and father. And in his hair. I never knew all the places that sand could get in (and on) a baby. But i am sure learning quickly.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Our visit to Jon's work
For those of you who don't remember, I don't work at Finance anymore, so it is now Jon's work. We visited there abotu a month ago. Everyone really liked seeing him. He got into a lot of trouble in Jay's office - he tried to play with the blinds and bent them :) But he was so cute, and gave hugs to everyone and wanted to be carried by everyone. He also wanted to eat one of my old co-worker's food, and she gave it to him! He simply reached for it, and she gave it to him. I think she was surprised that he ate it, but hey, what else would he do with it.
See, even Nicholas sometimes get tired of being at work. Not often, but his yawning here meant that he would go to sleep in the car on the ride home and take his frist nap of the day.
Jon's co-workers are nice enough to let Nicholas into their offices. I don't know why, since he takes everything off their desks and plays with everything, but they are great with him. This particular co-worker had a ton of great stuff on her desk. Including a highlighter - which Nicholas found fascinating. He also likes pens and pencils. We try to not let him have them, since they get eaten or stabbed into parents.
It turns out that while at work Jon is expected to work - even if Nicholas is there. So Jon had to answer a phone call and Nicholas got to sit on his lap and point out the window to try Jon to name everything. Just one problem, dad was on the phone! And Nicholas was not going to leave his father to come with me. No matter what.
Steve works at Finance too, and so Nicholas got to hang out with Steve for a while. Steve let him wear the CDF cap - pretty cool.
See, even Nicholas sometimes get tired of being at work. Not often, but his yawning here meant that he would go to sleep in the car on the ride home and take his frist nap of the day.
Jon's co-workers are nice enough to let Nicholas into their offices. I don't know why, since he takes everything off their desks and plays with everything, but they are great with him. This particular co-worker had a ton of great stuff on her desk. Including a highlighter - which Nicholas found fascinating. He also likes pens and pencils. We try to not let him have them, since they get eaten or stabbed into parents.
It turns out that while at work Jon is expected to work - even if Nicholas is there. So Jon had to answer a phone call and Nicholas got to sit on his lap and point out the window to try Jon to name everything. Just one problem, dad was on the phone! And Nicholas was not going to leave his father to come with me. No matter what.
Steve works at Finance too, and so Nicholas got to hang out with Steve for a while. Steve let him wear the CDF cap - pretty cool.
Monday, April 13, 2009
So it has been rather nice for the last week here in Sac, except for the few days when it was raining. Nicholas really likes to be outside. In fact, he will bring his shoes to you and try and get you to put them on him when he wants to go outside. He simply pulls his shoes out of whatever pile of toys they are in, walks them to you, and then sits down, as if you are just going to put his shoes on. His other favorite trick is simply to dash out the door when you open it. If you aren't careful, he's getting out. And once he is outside, he is gone.
His favorite is to find mud. Or to pull up grass and then drop it, and watch it go with the wind. He also likes trees. And bugs. He is simply a boy, what can I say.
Anyways, here's a cute picture Jon took of Nicholas while they were outside the other day.
His favorite is to find mud. Or to pull up grass and then drop it, and watch it go with the wind. He also likes trees. And bugs. He is simply a boy, what can I say.
Anyways, here's a cute picture Jon took of Nicholas while they were outside the other day.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Nicholas has a new favorite TV show - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
It's an animated thing with Mickey, Minnie, Donald etc. It's on Disney Channel in the mornings and afternoon, and is OnDemand with Comcast at any time (although they only have 4). We watch it every afternoon. It's his downtime when he doesn't want to take a nap, but needs to rest from being all rambuncious.
Anyways, this animation is the new kind, and is all bold and bright colors. He hear's the music for it and toddles/fake runs/walks to the TV and then starts dancing. He simply dances right in front of the TV. It is cute.
And then he crawls into your lap and will watch it with you for the 20 minutes. But only if you talk to him during it, bounce him during the music and explain everything that is going on. However, it is still better than chasing him around outside when it is hot. So I will take it.
He really loves the show. I am tired of the standard songs that they have every episode - including the introduction. I know them as well as I know every other song. But he likes it. Great.
It's an animated thing with Mickey, Minnie, Donald etc. It's on Disney Channel in the mornings and afternoon, and is OnDemand with Comcast at any time (although they only have 4). We watch it every afternoon. It's his downtime when he doesn't want to take a nap, but needs to rest from being all rambuncious.
Anyways, this animation is the new kind, and is all bold and bright colors. He hear's the music for it and toddles/fake runs/walks to the TV and then starts dancing. He simply dances right in front of the TV. It is cute.
And then he crawls into your lap and will watch it with you for the 20 minutes. But only if you talk to him during it, bounce him during the music and explain everything that is going on. However, it is still better than chasing him around outside when it is hot. So I will take it.
He really loves the show. I am tired of the standard songs that they have every episode - including the introduction. I know them as well as I know every other song. But he likes it. Great.
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