15 month Well Baby Visit

We got the seal of Perfect again from Dr. Murphy. Bella is wonderful. We are also slowly conquering the diaper rash, it's almost gone. Now if we can stop waking up at 4:30am and refusing to sleep anywhere but on Mommy, I would be happy.

We had our 15month well visit on Friday. Here are our stats.

Weight 19lbs 9oz

Height: 30inches

Health: Perfect! Still in the 10th percentile for weight but growing great. Somehow Eric and I just managed to have a petite daughter. Can't complain, she eats like a horse and is a force to be reckoned with.

We also have a large number of words now including the standard Mama, Dada she also says night night, bye bye, Jack (for baby Jack at Daycare see Elser 411 for details on this little guy) milk, cracker, no (her favorite) along with a variety of others. She also knows many animal sounds and just after KU managed to screw up the tournament, she learned how to wave the wheat, have to save that trick for next year.

Even with all these words bouncing around and being used in context, Eric and I were thrilled yesterday when she engaged Eric an a conversation that went as follows.

Eric: Hi Bella

Bella: (without missing a beat) Hi Dada

We looked at each other with wide grins and laughter, it was so fun to hear her really start to talk with us.

Spring is finally here and we are ready to play. We'll record even more adventures as we go so stay tuned!

~Trish

ICK

Diaper Rash......GO AWAY!!!!!

Happy St.Patrick's Day from our little leprechaun

Oscar Night Summary

The below posts are from last night's Oscar night tradition. Each year Eric and I cook a fancy meal and watch the Oscars, We write down the movies we want to see this year that we missed ( there are more and more of them now that Bella is around) and comment on different elements of the show. Last night was one of my favorites yet. We also did a live blog but since it posts in chronological order of time and you as readers look at the blog from the top down, I've done some rearranging. So below is now in order of the show (although the times are off)

Enjoy the fiasco, we sure did.

Oscars blog!

Trying a live blog...let's hope this goes well...


At least the girls are ready to go!

Oscar dinner...

Cedar planked salmon, broiled asparagus, bernaise sauce and a baked potato:

Oscars interlude...

I now have official dad slippers! They were expensive, but are well worth it. I am so old.

Pre-oscars: Bella's (crappy) haircut...

So Bella's needed a bang trim for a while now, and Trish was a bit afraid to do it, so she convinced me to try it. For anyone that knows me, they know I have a straight forward demeanor: see ball, bit ball, etc. That in mind, here's the results of the FIRST TIME I EVER CUT HAIR:


That's a class A hatchet job - sorry love! Like I told Trish, it's a success because I didn't take an eye out or cut her - the fact that her bangs are too short is a mere consequence of my dedication as a father. Or something like that. At least it'll grow out...

Best speech so far...

The writer for Prescious. Wonderful.

Oscars predictions...

Sandra wins big, as does The Hurt Locker. Avatar, not so much in the big cat's.

Also, nice dress so far, per Trish, And the Steve Martin/Baldwin duo is great. But I'm also drinking.

Oscars...

John Hughes tribute: very nice. Some authentic, defining flicks with that dude. He is missed.

Oscars: Keanu...

Keanu Reaves's beard pales in comparison to mine. And my beard was better in Speed.

Remembrance Montage

For the majority it's sad to watch this but most of the professionals have lived full and lovely lives. Then they throw in the major shocks of the year and it's just a bummer. Here are the main ones that bummed me out. Hat's off to.....

Patrick Swayze
Brittney Murphy
Micheal Jackson
Natasha Richardson

~Trish

Best Picture Predictions

Trish-- Up

Eric-- The Hurt Locker


Both leaning towards Avatar or Crazy Heart in second place

embracing old age vs. Fighting old age

Embracing old age
Jeff Bridges
Steve Martin
George Clooney
Morgan Freeman
Sigorney Weaver

Fighting Old Age
Demi Moore
Sarah Jessica Parker
Molly Ringwald
Tim Robbins
Robin Williams

Trish's Cameo

Odd that I would be making a cameo on this blog, since really the cameo might be Eric as I am always harassing him to post. All that being said, he's the man behind the Oscar live blog.

One of my favorite Oscar nights so far, even Bella stayed up till almost 9:00 to watch it.

So my thoughts so far.

Sigorney Weaver looks great! Sarah Jessica Parker.....not so much.

Horror montage = Awesome

Twilight actors--thumbs down

That's all I've got for the moment. Stayed tuned.

~Trish

Kuddos to Sandra Bullock

Great speech, 4 Neuteboom thumbs up.

Oscars...

Boring at the mid (third?) way point so far...and why do they no longer perform the best song songs?

Also, MoNique with another great speech. Can't wait for Trish to win an Oscar and to mention me in her speech. Just hope it's not past tense...

Eric wins

His predictions were all on, Nice work Neuty.

Quotes for the night

"Is J-Lo wearing Bubble wrap?"--Eric

"I'm not modern enough for modern dance"--Trish

"I would expect to see this dance at a Hooka lounge"--Eric

"scotch, scotch, scotch"--Eric

"roooaaar, ajuebajueeugoh"--Bella

"huh, I don't get it"--Keanue Reeves (at least what I think he was saying in his head when Steve Martin made a very simple joke)

"Of course Dying Dolphins would win"--Trish

"there are a lot of not very funny people trying to be funny tonight"--Trish

"Kathy Bates still scares me"--Eric

"Ewan McGregor is no more, now he is being John Malcovich"--Trish

"Do you want to watch the Oscars Bella?"--Trish
"No, no, no, no"--Bella

"I love Candles"--Enricho

"Ahhh!!! Kathy Bates"-Eric