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Jace has almost got the crawling thing down! You can check him out in this video! You will also catch a glimpse of his amazing typing skills! Court reporting school, here we come!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words...can you imagine what words this picture evoked? This morning when Jace woke up from his nap, this is what I found...Note the playful expression on this poopstained face and the large wet pee puddle underneath him...where do you even start in a situation like this? I followed these steps:
#1. Gasp in disbelief and stare in awe
#2. Cry, Laugh, Cry, Laugh, Cry
#3. Put baby in bath of 1 part water, 200 parts industrial strength denastifier
#4. Wash, Rinse, Repeat, Repeat, Repeat, Dry, Smell, Wash, Rinse, Repeat
#5. Burn crib and all bedding
TaDa!
P.S. Anybody got an extra crib?
Sorry sports fans, life's been bit hectic lately and hasn't left me with much time to blog. So here's a brief recap of the past 2 months: Carly rejoined the ranks of the gainully employed, Yay! After 6 months of "chillin'" with Jace, it was far overdue! I'm working as a server at a new Italitan restaurant here in Las Vegas (Town Square) called Brio. So far it has been great, the schedule is flexible, hours are good and it's no Nob Hill, but the tips are none too shabby. Tom started a new job as well with Pure Essence Labs, as their Inside Sales Manager. He seems to enjoy it much more than his previous job in home fitness sales and is learning a lot about the retail side of the vitamin/supplement business. Tom's job took him to Anaheim for a convention mid-March, and with no reason to stay I Vegas, I was able to join my parents in Orlando, FL for a few days where my dad was attending a convention! It was a lot of fun to take Jace to the Disney Parks, I don't know if he even blinked for 3 days, he was so excited! I know he didn't nap!! He also took his first plunge into the swimming pool! He loved it, the kid is a fish! What else...Tom's brother Clint, his wife Clare and their daughter Cami came to visit from Gresham, WI. Tom's mom Miriam came down too, and it was a lot of fun seeing Jace and Cami meet and play for the first time! The weather is beautiful in Vegas, mid-seventies, no humidity (naturally) so our next project is going to be the backyard. Currently, it is a dustbowl, but soon we hope to have at least a patio and maybe even some fake grass! (Only in Vegas!) I'll keep y'all updated on the progress and post some pics soon!
So, this week I initiated what I hope becomes a longstanding tradition in Gourlandia, a Thursday afternoon lunch group. A simple potluck every week at noon, I invite anyone and everyone who is homebound, wants to socialize with other adults and talk about things other than poop consistency, nap schedules and Dora the Explorer. The first lunchen went swimmingly and I look forward to our next get together. Wow, something to look forward to! JK, my life isn't that uneventful...or is it? So, moral of the story? A lunch group is awesome and if you don't have one...GET ONE!
Several days ago, I took Jace to his pediatrician for a checkup and shots. All was going beautifully, the sun was shining, it was a balmy 56 degrees, Jace was fed, clean and dressed in his supercute Gymboree froggie overalls, ready to charm anyone wihin a 1 mile radius. Then, disaster strikes. While driving to the pediatrician's, I hear a horrific noise followed by an even more terrifying scent..."no biggie", I think, "I'll just change him before going in". La la la...When we arrive, I calmly remove Jace from his carseat and lie him in the backseat of the Civic to change his dipes. Suddenly, I notice what can only be described a a stream of yellow goo running down both legs into his socks. It was a poo explosion! He must have been saving up for a week! Now, Jace LOVES geting his diaper changed and being naked, so he's flailing his arms and legs wildly and laughing hysterically, while poo is quickly spreading all over his clothes and mine! So, I remove my jacket (poo stained) and then, after surveying this natural disaster and trying to formulate a strategy, proceed to begin wiping up the poo with baby wipes, of course I only had about 5 or 6, so they all were very nasty and I refused to put them in my car, so, logically, I began dropping them in a pile on the parking lot, meanwhile, passersby at the busy shopping center are steering clear of the crazy hillbilly poop lady! Sooooo, embarassing... Well, at least the poo was finally contained, but Jace's adorable outfit was trashed, beyond recognition, so here I am with a diapered, naked, sockless, shoeless laughing baby in January in the backseat of my Civic, surrounded by a miniature mountain of poopy wipes and streams of snickering onlookers! I had no blanket, of course, just a baby jacket...hmmm, I needed more than that. Luckily, I had some old clothes in the backseat that I had been meaning to take to a resale shop. Unluckily, they were all newborn sized and no socks. So I located the largest and least ghetto of the bunch, a blue jumper that came up above Jace's knees, put on his little jacket, hoping that would make up for the bare feet and plowed ahead into the doctor's office, late, smelly and exasperated. And you know what, I don't know if I've ever seen Jace have more fun! Go figure!
So, Tom never reads my blog, so this should be safe to post! Jace and I took some pictures for dad for Fathers Day...on the sly! And Jace was sooooo excited that he screamed and cried during 98% of the shoot...teething...who knew, right?! However, we managed to salvage a few gems, hope you enjoy them! Also, the silver tongued sales demon at the photo place seduced me into buying 1.3 million wallets of each pose, so everyone expect a package arriving at your doors soon! 
