Jehan's first teeth

Jehan's front bottom teeth are coming in. He's been a little cranky the last few days but I just assumed that was from missing his naps. Hopefully they come through before next Sunday. Our 17 hour flight will be interesting enough as it is.

Brooke's Baby Shower

This is the baby blanket Brooke made for Jehan. It's so pretty!

Such a cute pregnant girlJehan is a real party animal!Brooke got such cute clothes :)

Merry Christmas from Florida!

Since we're all togther for Thanksgiving, we're doing Christmas while we're at it :) Jehan's first!

The Christmas tree is a Key Lime tree. Very cute!
Jehan got a Christmas book with lights and music from Nanna. He loved it!

Happy Thanksgiving from Florida!

We mixed the turkey stuffing in Brooke and Bracken's plastic cauldron.

Little Bracken's Bump

Proof that she's pregnant!
I had to come to Florida to get this picture! :)

Jehan was great on the flight. He spent the last hour smiling and cooing at everyone who would look at him.

Twilight

So I saw Twilight on Sunday and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I think Rob Pattinson may be the second best looking guy in the world, after Firdosh of course :) Basically, everything I thought was going to be painfully awkward turned out to be fine. Can't wait to see it again ;)

Twilight Quiz

Pathetic, aren't I? :)

Such a cute hat!

Brooke's nursery is going to be so cute!

We're painting it while we're in Florida next week. I'm so excited! I might have to redo our nursery :) Just joking, our nursery was way too much work to paint again until our fourth kid at least... which means that will never happen! I've been working on making the stencils and they are adorable. Here's what I'm going from:


We're also doing the monkey, gator, turtle, and elephant. Yippee!

Stupid trophy wives

in over sized trucks talking on cell phones and not paying attention to driving! We were up at the outlets and this stupid lady in a Dodge Ram 2500 with a lift backs right into us. Firdosh dodged her the first time she tried to back into us, but then she pulls back out of the space she doesn't fit into and rams right into us. Firdosh pulled into the space next to her and we see she's on her cell phone and Firdosh is like 'what's up, you just hit us' and she's like 'what? I didn't see you there, I didn't hear you honking, are you sure you didn't run into me?' and we were like 'no, it's pretty hard to run into someone with the side of your car. You backed into us and get off your damned phone and look in your damned mirrors before you back up.' Well, we only actually said the first bit but we were thinking the rest and then some. People like that you just want to slap some sense into and I think they should not be allowed to drive such big pieces of equipment because they are a menace to society. Luckily she didn't hit us very hard and didn't do any damage that we could see. She probably thought she hit the curb. With that big of a truck up against our little Sentra it could have been a lot worse. There were a few seconds there I was ready to jump out of the car and throttle whoever was driving... they hit the side of the car Jehan was in and I was pissed for a few seconds there. I told Firdosh to not get too mad, but really I was trying to calm myself down. By the time I got out I was ready to be nice, but then she either started acting like nothing happened or she really didn't know she had hit us, either of which really pissed me off again! It's been a long time since I've really wanted to slap someone silly....

Jehan got mad when I took his toy away tonight before bed. Apparently that's a developmental milestone! I wish he could have waited a little longer for this one, like until we come back from India.

Tonight I didn't have to stay with him while he fell asleep. I just left him in his crib and he fussed for a minute and I haven't heard a peep since. Last night he slept ten hours straight and the night before he slept eight. If he keeps this up I'll be really happy, but of course we're traveling for pretty much the rest of the year and I'm sure he won't stick to this schedule. Great timing! Now I know what could have been if we'd stayed home.

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This morning he was sitting on the bed letting his big buddha tummy hang out and I wanted to take a picture. But as soon as the camera came out, he sucked it in. It's still cute with all the wrinkles though!

Jehan is starting to sit

He still isn't very stable so only on the bed and with Mummy nearby.

He's been a real trooper with his cold. He's had a snotty nose (see picture) so sometimes he can't breathe while nursing and gets frustrated but otherwise he hasn't complained at all. I was so worried about his first cold and it turns out it was nothing at all :) I love when that happens!

I need some help!

Jehan's baby book has a page titled "the world around you" for the day he was born and I don't know many of the answers. If anyone could help I'd greatly appreciate it :) Remember, this was back in May :)

1. Popular singers and musicians
2. Songs we listened to (I'll have to ask Firdosh for this one)
3. Famous actors and actresses
4. Blockbuster movies
5. Hit television shows (I think I got this one covered)
6. Sports heroes
7. Best-selling books (I'll put Twilight of course, any others?)
8. Fashion trends (this one I really have no idea!)


On another note, I might be the worst mother ever. Jehan quit rolling after the first few days of trying it out so I wasn't worried about putting him on the couch five feet away from me while I checked my email. I seriously turned around and heard a thud! He'd rolled right off! What was he thinking!?!? It's like a foot and a half drop and he only cried for a minute, but I feel like the worst mother ever! I will never never ever leave him anywhere he can fall again. At least I've lerned my lesson the easy way. One of my cousins fell off the bed and dislocated his shoulder when he was 10 months old, so it could have been a lot worse!

I love this photo.

Jehan's first cold

This week is going to be hell :(

Yet another getting to know me :)

This is the last one, I promise! Thanks for filling a day, Amy!

1. Where is your cell phone(s)? On the dining room table.

2. Your significant other? My lovely hubby Firdosh

3. What color is your hair? Brown

4. Your father? Earle Wesley Richardson

5. Your favorite thing? Right now? I'd have to say Jehan sleeping... so I can sleep. I haven't been able to sleep much for three nights now, either because I've been wired or Jehan has kept me up. I'm tired!!!

6. Your dream last night? It was pretty weird. I was at Walmart I think and there was a reason for the following but I don't remember it now. I tried to pay for whatever I was getting by putting money in one of those candy things. I think the cash registers were broken and nobody realize it or something. It didn't give me any candy, I just kept putting money in but then after I'd put like sixty bucks in I realized it couldn't give me a receipt so I was stuck in the store. Then I woke up.

7. Your favorite drink? Water, or orange juice... or apple juice... or grape juice. I love juice too much!

8. Your job? Mom

9. Your dream/goal? Too many. First is for my family to be happy.

10. The room you're in? Family room, needs to be cleaned

11. Your fear? Losing people I love.

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? I don't know where I want to be in one year, let alone six. I'll probably be done having kids by then (depending on how far we space them). Hopefully I'll be busy and happy, whatever I'm doing.

13. Where were you last night? Went to dinner at Pepper Bellies.

14. What you're not? in shape

15. Muffins? Way too easy to eat too many. My favorite are blueberry.

16. One of your wish list items? A spinning bike

17. Where did you grow up? Holladay, Utah

18. The last thing you did? Shopping, at Walmart. The cash registers were working and I made it home just fine :)

19. What are you wearing? A maroon nursing shirt and khakis

20. Your favorite TV show? Don't watch TV any more, but I wish I was up with The Office and 30 Rock

21. Your pet? Ally, she's a 13 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback I've had since she was 10 weeks old.

22. Your computer? Is sweet, thanks to Chris! Just wish I could use it for WoW.

23. Your life? is still a little tiring with the little guy. Otherwise I'm damned lucky.

24. Your mood? Exhausted, a little down right now. I'll feel better after a good night's sleep.

25. Missing someone? most people... or maybe I should say adults in general.

26. Your car? Nissan Sentra SE R. Red.

27. Something you're not wearing? Socks

28. Favorite Store? I don't like to buy things.

30. Your favorite color? Changes. Usually bright blue, what I call 'happy blue.' I think it's technically called 'metallic blue' in the auto industry. It's like sky blue but more intense.

31. When is the last time you laughed? Yesterday, watching War, Inc.

32. Last time you cried? Tuesday Nov. 4th... I think.

33. Who will/would re-post this? Probably nobody :) Other people have interesting things to blog about.

34. FOUR PLACES I GO OVER AND OVER:
a) Smith's
b) Costco
c) you can tell I really get out, that's it
d)

35. FOUR PEOPLE WHO E-MAIL ME:
a) Firdosh
b) Amy
c) Michele
d) School, I'm still on their email list.

36. FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:
a) sushi
b) chocolate
c) lasagna, with garlic bread :)
d) mangoes, and pretty much any other fruit

37. FOUR PLACES I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT NOW?
a) asleep
b) asleep on a beach in a really warm place
c) with friends/family
d) doing something (especially the above) with Firdosh

38. FOUR PEOPLE I THINK WILL RESPOND:
a) probably no one :)

Wishing for movies

I totally thought I was going to get to watch some serious movies. Firdosh asked if we could watch a movie a couple of weeks ago so we went and got Iron Man and he stayed awake for the whole thing! I was so excited. I've hardly seen any movies since we started dating because it isn't nearly as much fun to watch movies alone and it doesn't make sense to drag him to the theater and pay eight bucks for him to have an uncomfortable nap. Then last weekend we got the new Indiana Jones movie, and he only lasted through the first half hour or so before he fell asleep. Next day we did finish it, but he wasn't at all enthusiastic about it. This week we got War, Inc. and we tried and tried and he just couldn't get through it. So sad :( I thought we were having a break through.

Skyline High 2000

Here's another get-to-know-you thing from Candice. Keep 'em coming! We've still got way too many days left to go this month!

This one is about high school. My memory isn't very accurate for that period of my life... I've successfully repressed most of it.

1. Did you date someone from your school?

No

2. Did you marry someone from your high school?

No

3. Did you car pool to School?

Yes, with Stephanie on the way to school and sometimes hitched a ride home with Richard

4. What kind of car did you have?

My mom had an Isuzu Trooper I drove sometimes. I got my Mitsubishi Mirage after I finished high school but before graduation.

5.What kind of car do you drive now?

Red Nissan Sentra seR

6. Its Friday night...where are you (then)?

Most likely hanging out with Candice, Courtney, and Richard.

7. It is Friday night...where are you (now)?

Playing with Jehan, almost always staying home :(

8. What kind of job did you have in high school?

I was a waitress for a little while. It really sucked.

9. What kind of job do you have now?

I'm a mom

10. Were you a party animal?

Not at all.

11. Were you considered a flirt you think?

Most definitely not.

12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?

Orchestra one year, it was hell. Not my choice.

13. Were you a nerd?

No.

14. Did you get suspended or expelled?

No

15. Can you sing the fight song?

No way

16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?

Mrs. Farr (European history), Mrs. Wood (art history), Mr. Talbot (biology), Mrs Ballard (world history)

17. Where did you sit during lunch?

In the hall by the trophy cases I think, with the friends

18. What was your school's full name?

Skyline High School.

19. When did you graduate?

2000

20. What was your school mascot?

Eagles

21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?

Hell no!

22. was apparently skipped

23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?

Nope.

24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?

Haven't gone to one yet. If I'm still living around here I might, but probably not.

First brush

We brushed Jehan's gums yesterday. No teeth yet, just the gums. He didn't much care for it so it's good we're starting early. I read somewhere that you should start brushing baby gums 'cuz if you wait until they have teeth you'll have a fight on your hands. He agreed with me that the green toothbrush was much more fun than the blue one.

Firdosh took this picture of Jehan just after he fell asleep for his nap today. Similar to how he used to sleep when he was a newborn. It was so cute!

I was wondering what position Jehan's legs were in while he was sleeping so I opened his baby bag to check. This is exactly the position he was sleeping in. He only opened his eyes because the flash woke him up.

I love this picture sequence

Thinking about it.

Making sure we're watching.

Seeing how far he'll get with it.

But I wish I'd gotten the last one. It would have shown Firdosh's hand catching the bowl as Jehan attempted to throw it. This is the reason we need laminate flooring.

I'm excited to see Twilight...

But I'm afraid it's really going to suck. I've seen a couple trailers and they look a little lame, but I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt. But now after listening to the Rob Pattinson songs on iTunes (here's amazon), I'm really worried. I mean, his voice is all nasal and annoying and it was a really bad call for them to have him sing. Makes me worry about other decisions they had to make. Oh well, if my expectations are low enough, maybe I won't be disappointed.

What does spit up taste like?

So I had Jehan standing on my stomach yesterday after he woke up from a nap and he spit up. Not just regular spit up but the projectile kind. I very narrowly avoided finding out what regurgitated milk, rice, and carrot tastes like a couple of hours into digestion. Luckily my mouth was closed but it got all over my face and the front of my shirt, and for lovely imagery, it ran around to the back of my neck and got in my hair and all over the sheets to boot. Lovely.

About Me

1. What is your occupation right now? Mom, aka diaper-changing-cow
2. What color are your socks right now? White. As boring as it gets.
3. What are you listening to right now? CNN's Situaton Room
4. What was the last thing that you ate? I'm eating a peanut butter granola bar.
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Yes, and I miss it.
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Firdosh, of course.
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Well, Candice didn't exactly send it to me, but I got it from her blog and of course I love Candice :)
8. How old are you today? 26! I can't believe I'm so old. Seems like only yesterday I was 20.
9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? I don't like watching sports, especially football and worst of all basketball. That's 'cuz it's all Firdosh does when he comes home during their seasons.
10. What is your favorite drink? Anything with alcohol. It's been so long.... On the other hand I probably wouldn't like it anymore as it's something of an acquired taste. A copper camel sounds nice though.
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? For a little while. My hair doesn't have much color so it needs a little help.
12. Favorite food? Too many to count. Probably lasagna right now, but I also love anything chocolate! Both things on the 'restricted' list for another year :(
13. What is the last movie you watched? Iron Man, Firdosh even stayed awake for the whole thing!
14. Favorite day of the year? Still probably Christmas or New Year's, even though I hate the cold.
15. How do you vent anger? I cry too :)
16. What was your favorite toy as a child? I really don't remember many toys. I remember spending lots of time outside and jumping on furniture.
17. What is your favorite season? Warm
18. Cherries or Blueberries? Fresh cherries are #1 but blueberry waffles/pancakes/syrup/jam/yogurt are my favorite.
19. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? Would be interesting to read, but whatever.
20. Who is the most likely to respond? No clue
21. Who is least likely to respond? I'd be surprised if anyone does really.
22. Living arrangements? I live with my husband Firdosh and my baby Jehan and my dog Ally in our house in Kaysville.
23. Last time you cried? I shed a couple tears on Tuesday, but I really haven't cried since the barrage following Jehan being born. Goes to show that most of my crying was the result of hormones, which I definitely suspected before but am now absolutely certain. Even things I think should make me cry don't get a single tear.
24. What is on the floor of your bedroom? Parts to Jehan's pack-n-play, assorted clothes, Ally's bed.
25. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to? Depends who reads this, probably Stephanie.
26. What did you do last night? I have to think about it. I made dinner, put Jehan to bed, blogged, and went to bed
27. What are you most afraid of? I have an irrational fear of people I love dying. It's worst with Jehan since he's my responsibility and he can't talk. I'm affraid he'll get sick or something and I won't notice soon enough and by the time we figure it out it'll be too late.
28. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? cheese and spicy!
29. Favorite dog breed? Rhodesian ridgeback of course.
30. Favorite day of the week? Saturday followed closely by Sunday. Firdosh is home!
31. How many states have you lived in? two, but I don't remember California
32. Diamonds or pearls? Love diamonds, don't much care for pearls. However, I wouldn't wear either.
33. What is your favorite flower? I'm boring. Roses and daisies. Basically the flowers at our wedding.



Woohoo, I think I beat Courtney!

How can I be this tired?

I slept fairly well last night, Jehan only woke up once. I also took both his naps with him and I didn't want to wake up when he did either time. Now I can barely keep my eyes open. How did I ever have the motivation to pull all-nighters? It was another life.

Jehan rolled over!

Jehan has finally rolled over. It's about time!

Hopefully turning a page

So after weeks of trying to get Jehan on something resembling a schedule with regular sleeping and eating times that only seemed to be increasing the chaos, Jehan has now spent 1.5 days following the intended schedule to a T. I wasn't expecting perfection, just something more regular. His sleeping schedule was getting out of control and sometimes his nursing schedule as well. Some days he go to bed by 8:30 and some days he would be up until midnight or later. Naps were chaos, lasting anywhere from ten minute to 3.5 hours and he usuall took three naps, but some days he would take up to eight. Some days he would go three or four hours between nursing and some days he wanted to nurse every half hour. I was really starting to lose my mind. Since night before last, he has gone to bed by nine, taken 1.5-hour naps at exactly 10:00, 2:00, and his half-hour nap at 5:30. Of course, now that I've written this he'll never follow it again.

Finally

someone I voted for won the election.

Jehan's Halloween Costume B

He was a cow in the morning at Firdosh's work and a shark in the evening. We somehow failed to take our own pics so here is one from Aubree whose baby Spencer is the cute little penguin.

What Jehan thinks of Mom's new schedule

Or rather what Jehan thinks of the schedule Mom is trying to make him follow. Isn't working so far.

Does this come in gallon sizes?

I used to fill this up every six months or so. Now that I'm cooking every day it seems like I fill it up every couple of weeks. No wonder I can't lose weight!

NaBloPoMo

So I'm going to give NaBloPoMo a try. Sorry to everyone for the boring posts. I expect they'll usually just be a pic of Jehan.