Christmas weekend randoms....

So, for one thing, boppies aren't just for babies (see illustration). And a girl should know that two guys aren't going to have the endurance for a movie marathon, so sad really, that I'm the only one that's able to stay awake!

Rub mai belleh!!!

So these are the pj's Aunt J-me got Andrew. He felt very relaxed in them & it was awesome that the shirt kept riding up-his belly's the size of a barn these days! He was totally adorable....until he peed all over them. Oh well, that's a boy for you!

No JOY for you!

So now Andrew says 'phhttt' to Christmas. This is his interpretation of 'JOY'...

Our first family Christmas!

So Andrew got us a present-thoughtful little guy slept from 3:00 to 7:45 this morning! Once we all got up and fed, we opened presents-we're lucky Aunt J-me sent something (totally rad doggie pj's!!), because (as far as I knew) that was Andrew's only gift. I didn't count the outfit I got for him, but Daddy came through with some super cute bear pj's! Even though I already got my gift from Danny, he still got me a little something-lots of movie watching candy! yippee! And Danny got to open & finally see all the clothes I bought in Tulsa last week (he paid for them, but I still thought he deserved to get a 'present'). So, now we're getting ready to watch our movies, eat a little bacon bread and hang out...Now that we've taken pictures with Andrew outside (how cool is it that he gets a White Christmas?!) and driven the truck around town-seemed a little apocalyptic not seeing any other drivers, but really cool to see the unblemished snow and how everything drifted! I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!

Such a biology nerd.....

So it's Christmas Eve and Andrew & I braved the sleet to go to Hobby Lobby (essentials you know). I had an older lady give me the stink eye...I know she was wondering if she should call DHS b/c I had Andrew out 'in such weather'. I felt like pointing out that he had more layers on than an Eskimo during a blizzard...and he was probably fine! Once we got back home & the snow starting pouring in, I got to see the coolest thing! (I know you've been wondering when the biology nerd would come in ;)..Outside, on top of the cat pen, was a Cooper's hawk-I got a picture from the backdoor before he flew off and perched on the fence. I've never been that close to one, even during field zoology when we were bird watching. Too cool!

bah humbug!

What a weekend! I thought our Christmas shopping was finished last week, but not really! I managed to find the last items & a few things for the future by visiting just about every store in Stillwater. Unfortunately, our Christmas cards will take too long to print, so I'm scrapping them for this year & just focusing on getting Andrew's baptism and birth announcements ordered & printed. Andrine & I went to see 'Avatar' on saturday while Danny watched Andrew (terrific husband!). The movie was exceptional-my first foray into 3D & I loved it! Now I can't wait for 'Alice in Wonderland' & 'Shrek' 3D to come out next spring! This morning I made the (please, please, please!) last trip to Wal-mart until after Christmas-let's just say the spirit of the season is not alive & well when it comes to blocking the aisles! Well, I'm off to wrap Christmas presents!

Work Christmas Party...and a lazy Sunday

Saturday was our work Christmas/Anniversary party at a local spot, El Vacquero. We had the 'Ghost Town Gypsies' for live music (one of our analyst does guitar/vocals). Andrew was completely oblivious to all the 'racket' as you can see. He slept pretty much the entire time-I finally took him out of the car seat & had Ron (confirmed bachelor!) hold him for a picture so that I could show off his Christmas duds (sans shoes), albeit momentarily. Sunday we all spent the day being lazy & enjoying a break before going back to work on Monday & the start of the holiday rush.

Lolcats are the best....

My name is Catherine, and I'm addicted.....to lolcats! I save the best ones just to cheer myself up when it's 'one of those days'. Since I tend to 'humanize' my animals (according to the less animal-loving crowd), it's always amusing to see cats thoughts brought to life. Like how I'm trying to type this while Romeo sleeps on my right arm....just thinking 'get on with it & quit moving, you're interrupting my nap!'

Anime.....Ani-not!

So, Aunt Kerri wanted to see Andrew in the hat, boots & mittens she got for him while she was in Korea. They're super-adorable little anime faces....I tried to get pictures today, but let's just say Andrew was not in the mood! Here's a couple with the mittens & boots, but he went supernova with the hat on, so we'll try again another day!

1 month..going on 16

Today Andrew is 1 month old....We went on our first Mom & son solo trip to Tulsa for some Christmas shopping. He did very well, sleeping most of the time! I found a christening outfit and pants for his Christmas 'ensemble', but still no coat for Danny (at least not one under $300!!!). Once Danny got home, we pulled out the measuring tape...and depending on which way he squirms, Andrew's 22-22.5 inches! Our little guy won't be so little for long:(

MY rubber ducky!

These are from Andrew's first bath...he actually did OK-no crying until he was being dried off. Subsequent baths have not been as peaceful.....

CSI here I come!

I love this pose-Andrew looks like he's auditioning to be on CSI as a body double....To be that relaxed when I sleep!

Christmas tree...minus presents

We finished getting the tree set up and decorated Sunday evening...This year I decided on a blue, green and silver color scheme. We only have solid color ornaments, so I generally pick out certain colors to use each year. And no, my OCD has not gotten so bad that I color-coordinate the wrapping paper!....but it has crossed my mind!

Proud Daddy

This is my favorite of Danny & Andrew...he suddenly held his head up-Danny had to hang on so that Andrew didn't actually fall backward!

Still modeling!

I love the facial expressions in these next pictures...Andrew has crazy monkey arms that he's always waving around...and when he combines that with weird faces, well...a Mom always needs blackmail pictures!

A model is born

These are a few pics from the session at Aperatures Studio in Tulsa....pictures by Bob Chance (aka Grandpa).

Black Friday...dumdumdum

Had a terrific time with J-me in Tulsa! Did a little shopping while Andrew stayed with Grandma & Grandpa Chance....which wasn't too traumatic since they said to bring him again! We managed to (finally) find Andrew a Christmas outfit-who knew designers don't believe in making sweater vests for newborns?

A new day..in computing

Since my wonderful husband gave me a new laptop...I've decided to start something new myself-this blog. I hope it will be a way for family & friends to stay in touch, especially with Andrew in our lives now!