Solomon's two-month check-up

We just got back from our little monkey's (Solomon's) 2-month check-up with Dr. Chavez. He said Solomon is perfectly healthy. He has a little cold, but shows no symptoms except for a yucky nose. Anyway, he's growing well. He also received his immunization shots. He did not like those and promptly screamed at the top of his lungs. Poor little guy. :( It was sad. Here's how he weighed/measured in: Weight: 12 lbs. 13 oz. (80 percentile) Height: 24" (85%) Head Circ.: 40.4 cm. (70%) We go back in two months unless he gets sick before then!

Chaos

So last night, I was trying to help my mom out by booking her a plane ticket from Wichita to Cincinnatti, OH online. I've done this many times and so we both agreed it would be easier for me to do it. So, after returning from the gym, I called my mom while I was eating dinner and went over the possible flight times and costs with her. We had to call each other back 15x b/c she had to check on the timing with some of the other relatives going to the funeral in OH. Anyway, let's remember the KU game was going on this entire time. Plus, Alex was gone visiting a friend who was in town for the night. This always means that Solomon will be fussy the entire time I'm trying to get something done. After mom and I had settled on flights, I thought, "this will be the easy part." However, it wasn't quite so simple. I tried and failed three times to order the tickets through Travelocity online and finally called. I got this German guy on the phone that I could barely understand and he informed me that one leg of the flight I wanted was sold out.. ugh! Why was it online? Well, apparently it takes some time to update.. Whatever!
I went to United.com and found a cheaper flight and options he claimed were not available. Annoying. Again.. the KU game was going on this whole time and Solomon was crying off and on. I had to feed him, change him, etc... and try to get all of this done. I was irritated, but wanted to get it done. BTW, the bereavement fares were more expensive than the ones offered online, go figure! Anyway, it's booked.

Our new downstairs couch was delivered today. I like it and it should be far more comfortable.

BTW, Solomon has on his shirt that Cherie gave him that says, "mysterio perdicts I will be a donut tycoon". It's very cute. He is also wearing his little corderoy pants. (See above)

I am starving, so I will go eat lunch. Does anyone have some peanut M & Ms they could beam to me? I need some now!

Gettin' ready for the game tonight

Go KU!!

And the winner is....

Yes, last night Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves won another title, "Dancing With the Stars Champion"! It was between him and Spice Girl, Mel B in the end. I was okay with either winning, although Mel B was a better dancer. I believe mostly women vote and therefore (cutie in a fun way) Helio came out on top. It was fun to watch even though I had to stomach two songs from Celine Dion to get to the end. Fortunately, we had DVRed it, so I FFed through most of her. Everyone knows I'm a sucker for cheesy love songs, but Celine is where I set my limit. She's is so annoying.

Mr. Solomon was quite fussy all morning yesterday and half of the afternoon, but perfect (of course) when Alex came home and when I took him to the YMCA daycare! Oh well, he slept almost 7 hours straight last night, so I'll keep him another day. Speaking of Solomon, we have posted some new pictures online (see example left) of the time we tried (and failed) to stick him in a pumpkin and photograph him. The pictures are still cutie. Find them at: http://www.haverhillstudios.com/gallery/babythomas.

Sad news, my Great Aunt Marguerite, died yesterday. My mom is going to the funeral in Cincinnatti later this week. She had been suffering from alzheimer's disease for several years. I always liked her though. She and her husband were at our wedding in 2003.

Hope everyone is having a great week so far.

Ha, ha, ha!!

I almost forgot... Solomon laughed/giggled legitimately for the first time on Thanksgiving!! So cute and exciting!

Movie/Game night/good morning

It's been such a nice morning. We put Solomon to bed a little early last night as I'm trying to get him to sleep a little longer. He woke up a little too early this morning, so after failing to get him to go back to sleep, Alex went in his room and tried to lull him as well. It didn't work, so we traded off sleep time and take care of Solomon time for the next few hours. It was so nice that we were able to do that so I don't feel like a zombie. Alex is a fantastic daddy or "papa" as he likes to be called. He calls his dad "papa" to this day. I always think of Papa Smurf from my childhood so I like the title.

Little Solomon is just having one of those mornings where he is so cute I could just eat him up. Alex decided to work from home today so we can hang out. It is nice.

Last night we watched "I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry". It was pretty funny actually and had a good message in the end. At first I thought it was going to be one gay joke after another, but it was good and funny. We watched the amazing KU game after that. It was a little scary b/c we went into overtime, but overtime is so fun when we win. Plus, Brandon Rush almost made a last minute shot from the other end of the court which would have prevented overtime. It would have been awesome.

Little Solomon is sacked out for now.

Lazy Sunday

I'm sitting downstairs watching football (blah) with Alex and his friend Sol (the Solomon we named Solomon after). I'm still in my PJs and it's 2:24.. I think I'm going to head to the gym later.

Thanksgiving was nice. I ate too much, but actually never felt like I was going to explode. Solomon was passed around constantly and was exhausted that night and the next. Yesterday, Alex and I went couch shopping and bought a sectional. Our couches downstairs are falling apart. The big one is so bad that when you sit down on it, you basically hit the box springs and fear you may be poked. It is not good at all. I think it is caused by Alex plopping down on it constantly. He came up with that explanation yesterday and yes, used the word, "plopping". :)

Yesterday was also Solomon's baptism. He didn't cry at all when Fr. Mike put his head under in the stream of water. What a good boy he was. He wore the baptism gown that has been worn in my family for several generations. It is actually 94 years old! Underneathe, he had on a special onesie that one of my mom's friends had made for him with his name, birth date, and baptism date stitched on it. He also had on his KU booties. Several members of my family and Alex's had dinner with us afterwards. We watched the KU/Mizzou game on the church's projection screens as we ate.

Unfortunately, the KU booties did not help us in the football game. We lost to the dreaded Mizzou Tigers. WE HATE MIZZOU! Oh well, it's been a good season anyway. However, tonight is the first real basketball game of the season in my opinion as we are playing Arizona. Go Jayhawks!!

We may watch some movies later today. I'm pulling for "Queen", but I doubt Alex will want to see it.

That's all for now..