Of Babies and Legal Education

A picture is worth a tousand words... hopefully

2011-11-23T19:02:00.000-08:00

Sorry for not posting for so long. Azimuth is a big three year old and I am typing this onehanded while helping him play an elmo game (so much for keeping him from brand names). For now I will post a picture and update a little more later.

Believe it or not, this is a happy face. he was climbing inside of an ottoman we use for blankets. He would close the lid and talk to himself in there. It was pretty funny. As you can see, bedtime gets pretty crazy.

Just Playing Around

2010-01-18T13:51:00.000-08:00

Here are some random picture of Azimuth playing around the house. I thought it would be fun to dress him up in my shirt.

This is a picture of him standing up with the shirt, but I took the picture right as he was falling. He is alright at standing and has taken a few hesitant steps.

And one more shirt picture, because I love the novelty of it.

Some Happy face pictures to finish off the post.

Azimuth is working on talking. His favorite words to say are "Today" and "Tickle Tickle Tickle". He is also learning signs. He signs 'more' and 'done', though I don't know if there is a connection for him with the meaning and the word. He is a lover of books. It seems he is always abusing a cardboard book in his free time. And he loves the beautiful picture Great Auntie knitted him. It makes him laugh. Maybe I will get a pic of that later. For now, that concludes our blog post.

Meeting the New Landlord

2010-01-09T19:04:00.000-08:00

So today we met our new landlords. Our previous landlord died around Christmas and his daughter inherited the property. Apparently the city does not supply water to dead people and we were without water for a couple of days. We survived and even got some dishes done before we put the water into our name, which means we get free laundry now. The new landlord got in touch with us and was very apologetic.

The landlords came by to install the non coin operated machines and Azimuth got to play with his new friend Nathan. Apparently our landlord's daughter is our age and has a baby boy who is one month older than Azimuth. He was standing and walking and saying some words and putting things in things. But Azimuth was much better at sharing. It was funny to watch them fight over pacifiers before we took them away.

We may be able to move into the apartment upstairs. It is much bigger and lets in more natural light. They would also let us pay the same amount of rent which is a bargain and there are plenty of places on the walls to hang up cupboards and put up shelves. I even have permission to put up cupboards if we move in. This would be a great place to raise Azimuth until we can move far far away from Casper.

Enough words. Time for pictures. Great Authie sent out this wonderful warm snowsuit some time ago and he looks so adorable in it. He is just too cute.

Here he is eating some roast beef. He doesn't look too interested but he was loving it before I took the picture. You know how they are. :)

And here he is drinking a capri-sun or the store brand equivalent. It is pretty much the only juice he really likes. He will tolerate white grape and apple if we water it down though. And that is a grilled cheese he is mutilating.

We were surprised to discover that one of Azimuth's most favorite foods is onions. We thought we would try to give him an onion just to see him spit it out, but he ate it all up. He also loves french fried onions, but we try not to give him to much of those. And sweet potatoes are another favorite. He developed a taste for applesauce, which he used to hate.

Well, I have wasted enough of your time talking about food. I hope you are getting better Great Grandma Jan.

Until next time.

Happy New Year Everybody

2010-01-03T11:12:00.000-08:00

We had a great New Year. Azimuth didn't stay up, but momma and daddy got to catch up with their neighbors. And we got to stay up late and had a nice time, just being together. We miss our Australian family and hope that they are doing well. Casper is really dull without you all here.

There have been so many developments since last year. Azimuth was just a little purple worm. So different from the crazy wiggly man we have in our house today. He has three teeth and is trying hard to walk. But that boy can sure climb.

Happy New Year all, I hope you have all had a great year and will have many more to come. :)

Learning Everyday

2009-12-28T19:07:00.000-08:00

Azimuth can now say "Tickle tickle tickle" pretty reliably. He also knows how to say "Guzzle guzzle guzzle". The sound kind of similar. When we say "Hands up, spaghetti-up" he puts his arms up so we can put his tray on the high chair.

He is also learning to use sippies instead of bottles and he eats a ton when he gets hungry. We are so glad to have such a well mannered child. I hope everyone out there is going to have a very happy New Year. Any good resolutions?

Christmastime

2009-12-27T16:06:00.000-08:00

I have not been the best blogger lately. We have all been keeping very busy and just returned from spending a week at my mom's house. What fun! And now a picturie journey of our time since school ended.

We spent some time in the library. Here is Azimuth in the cool loft they have there. He loves to climb the stairs and is eager to learn to climb back down. Sadly, he will not be able to go to storytime for a while because it is impossible for him to sit still, but we will still have our library time.

Here we are at my school. The whole family got to spend some time outside before it got so dreadfully cold. I really should have cropped out my shadow.

Here is Azimuth at my mom's house wearing a new hat. The big brown dog is named Muddy. The dogs all love to be in the pictures.

While we were in Billings there was a fire at an oil refinery. You could see the smoke from so far away. We got pictures. While we were at my mom's work there was an announcement that the coker had caught on fire. It was quite an exciting Christmas Eve. There was even insulation falling from the sky, but I never got a good picture.

Look what we found at my mom's work! We just had to bring him home. Luckily there were lots of clothes and presents waiting for this little guy.

Here is Azimuth just hanging out on his tigger ridey toy. His Great Grandma Doze got him this toy. Can you see the dog in this picture?

We took Azimuth to the mall and I couldn't resist putting him on one of those mechanical thingies. He wasn't so sure about the whole thing. Oh well, maybe when he is older.

Here is Gramma Sue's Christmas tree. Doesn't it just look lovely. There were more presents on Christmas day, but Gramma was worried her cat would try to unwrap them if we put them out too early.

I can't believe I didn't get any pictures on Christmas day. I was soo busy. This is the only one I got in the morning. Poor Gramma Sue, even her grown up children can't sleep on Christmas Eve. Azimuth thought it would be grand to get up at 5am and his uncles were both there to greet him and his restless mom.

Here is THE present. I am excited this is finally finished. I started this project when I was four months pregnant because I thought I should try a big project. It is green because I didn't even know whether he was a boy or girl when I started. Grammy bought the supplies at our local yarn shop. Thank you Grammy. I wish you were here to see how perfectly it fits. It just needs a button. Now I will be off to try something new.

I hope everyone has had a good holiday season. Keep us informed about how the rest of the world is doing. And for now, I say, Good Day.

The beauty of words

2009-12-06T16:12:00.000-08:00

Azimuth is not excited about learning words. After all, you do not need words to sing and dance. Which are two of his favorite things.

Another of his favorite things also happens to have been his first word: kitty (pronounced eeykdee). He has dabbled in the words mumumumuh and dadadadah, but today we were watching his other favorite thing and he attempted to say 'kite' (aayite).

So here is a video to share with you all on behalf of Azimuth, because words just can't capture the beauty...

Kites

Back From Denver

2009-11-13T21:09:00.000-08:00

Well we got back from Denver on Monday night. We had an pretty good time at the zoo, but it is just not the same the second time around, and Azimuth is a bit young to get the full affect. He thought the penguins were a hoot though.

I don't have any pictures because I just now found the camera. But here are some random ones for your visual enjoyment.

Here is Azimuth with his new pal Minty. His shirt looks awful, but he has just been drooling so much lately.

And here is another photo showing the joy that a newly crocheted toy can bring... For all of ten minutes. *sigh* At least I enjoy making them.

And here is what happens when you let a baby feed himself yogurt. There is some oreo mixed in for extra color. What Joy!

That was definitely a bath night.

Anyway, we are glad that Azimuth's daily dose of nasty tasting medicine is keeping him seizure free. We don't have to freak out when he holds his breath anymore. Yay for the wonders of modern medicine and for the wonders of government healthcare.

I might start posting some more crafts if you guys liked seeing Minty. I might post them even if you didn't, but let me know anyway. I like to craft in my free time, which happens to be few and far between, but I have discovered the joy of crochet and how much quicker it is then knitting. Plus I like how you can free form things as you go.

Thanks for reading. I will try to post more, but right now I have a Discovery Notebook to do and a paper and a presentation and other assignments that I won't bother to go into the boring details of.

That's all for now. Take care everyone.

2009-11-06T19:51:00.000-08:00

Apologies for not posting. School has been crazy. I would like to note that Azimuth is now officially biting and chewing. I know it might sound rather trivial, but we do not miss the choking and the mushing.

In other food related news, I only have one picture available. I have misplaced my camera but husband used his special (and super-confusing) camera to get this lovely item. Azimuth got to eat a butter biscuit, some yogurt, and an oreo. Here is the aftermath.

This is one of those times where you don't even bother with wet wipes. Straight into the tub we went. Azimuth loves bath time. Hopefully this won't become incentive for making a mess. :)

In other news, Azimuth's seizures have come back. This time they are more frequent and we will be going down to Denver on monday. Poor boy has to go to the doctor on his birthday. We will have a party for him Saturday and Sunday. Thanks to all who sent presents and money. He will have so many gifts to open since I could not resist wrapping our presents for him too.

I will try to find my camera, or I will have Shawn take the pictures with his camera. I cannot take them unless I get step-by-step instructions. It is a pain with all the widgets and f-stops and other things. However, they do take beautiful photos.

Thanks for reading.

Happy Halloween

2009-10-31T18:25:00.000-07:00

Tonight was the perfect night for an adventurous little monkey to set out trick or treating. The weather was perfect, there was a full moon, and it was a bit chilly with a light wind. It was very storybook-like. If that is a word. We even got to see the minister that married us again and we met the dog that sometimes greets us when we come outside.

Now onto the pictures.

Here we are setting out on our journey. Notice how excited he is.

And here he is afterward, a bit winded. We let him bring a couple cucumber slices and he didn't let go of them until he got home. He must get that from his Grammy and Great Granny. Doesn't he look a bit sleepy. Oddly enough, he saw nothing strange about us knocking on a lot of doors and getting candy.

Here is the bootie. Someone was nice enough to give us a little stuffed pelican. We even got some Teddy Grahams that he can eat. Though mom and dad might have to find some way to dispose of the rest.

And here are some random photos of the costume in more detail. Here he is trying it on and the second picture was us attempting to go to a Halloween Party at the wrong place, on the wrong day, at the wrong time. lol See what happens when your brain is addled by school, work, and babies?

Thanks for reading. I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween. I will try to post a bit more from now on, but no promises. :)

For Anyone Thinking About Birthday/Christmas Presents

2009-10-21T19:12:00.000-07:00

Garanimals has released a new line of toys marketed at infants. These are available at Walmart. I was amazed at the cheap prices and solid construction. A lot of them are made of wood and I have not found any that are battery operated. :)

Azimuth does not know it, but he already has a small wire toy and a stacking ring toy. Please don't tell him and ruin the surprise. ;) Azimuth could really use a peg board and shape sorting toys. Also nesting things are good.

These are just a few ideas. Anything else you want to get him would be fine. Excluding guns and choking things. This kid loves board puzzles and momma likes him to have books. He wouldn't know if you got him hats, socks, bibs, or the like.

In future I will post more ideas as they come to me. Thank you for reading this.

Why do they have to get sick?

2009-10-11T12:18:00.000-07:00

Azimuth is okay and there is no need to worry. But I just need to vent. He is all sleepy and he totally exploded last night. Literally. Four to six ounces :( We called the doc and got as much pedialite into him as we could. It is just so sad. He has fallen asleep in my arms a few times and I love being there for him. I just wish I could do homework at the same time... or not. I hate writing papers.

A New Movie

2009-10-10T11:39:00.000-07:00

This is a video I have been meaning to make for some time now. Azimuth is a much better crawler and more adventurous. I hope you all enjoy.

I will also be uploading a clip of Azimuth crawling once I can figure out how to get it on the computer. Thanks for watching. :)

They Grow Up So Fast

2009-10-09T14:51:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have been so busy with school and work lately. I have also been crafting when I have the time. I have to sneak the fabric in at bedtime because, as you can see below, I have help. I am also going to become a literacy volunteer, so free time will be prioritized with family time at the top and blogging, sadly towards the bottom.

Look who finally got some teeth. When they finally grow in he will have buck teeth. lol

What better to do with new teeth than to eat a shoe. mmmm.

And an orange ring. What an awesome hair day.

Azimuth has gotten quite good at climbing.

And has learned to fall. :( He is so good at recovering though. But why do they have to bleed?

He also is very curious. He gets antsy if we don't take him out to explore often enough. Bu now that the snow has begun that will take a bit of creativity on our part.

Thank you to Great-Granny for sending this awesome riding toy.

It might have to wait for his birthday or Christmas. He is okay though. His first ouchie was not from this picture.

And thank you to Great Auntie for this fantastic bib. Momma is going to be making some once she pulls out the sewing machine to make a halloween costume.

New Video

2009-09-19T12:08:00.000-07:00

This is the bunny song. He sings this song to his little bunny.

Sorry it is so dark. If I turn on the light he is so distracted by it that he won't keep doing whatever it is I wanted to record. So I have to sneak up on him.

Also, there is another video I couldn't get posted, so I put it on Youtube.

Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hpJMj6I5y0

Thanks for watching. Let me know what you think.

2009-09-18T22:04:00.000-07:00

To celebrate the fact that Azimuth stood up, but also the realization that I don't have a big project due this tuesday, I have decided to bake a loaf of bread. But I didn't want just any boring old loaf of bread. I used our wok to steam up some read bread.

It looks like it should have flavoring in it, but it doesn't. So in the end, it just tastes extra bready. It really jazzes up a peanut butter sandwich. Here is the picture before it was cooked. I cut it up into smaller loaves, but I can't get the pictures to load. They ended up looking like lungs which is great for Halloween.

And here is Azimuth enjoying some of the delicious red bread. It looks like watermelon in this picture. He looks so tired because he hasn't been taking naps when he needs to lately.

Thanks you to everyone who had us over for reunions and accommodated us, transported us, gave us a car, got us into the zoo, and fed us this summer. We all had a great time.

That is all for now. Have a great day!

Standing!

2009-09-16T18:08:00.001-07:00

Azimuth just stood up. He fell shortly after, but there was a good period of balancing so it wasn't just a slow fall. We didn't have a chance to get a picture though.

So he has no teeth, but he has already stood unsupported.

Finally Online

2009-09-02T15:19:00.000-07:00

I hope the world hasn't deteriorated too much from my severe lack of posting. lol I have started school again and will now be able to make regular updates. So first we went to the family reunion in Kansas, where we said good bye to Shawn's parents. We miss them a lot. But we are doing well on our own. I hope you guys are enjoying Australia.

Here is Azimuth relaxing in a saucer and being very excited over his new toy.

While in Kansas we went to a swamp and walked around. Here are some bugs we saw.

That swamp also had ticks, and what we assume was Lyme's disease. But I am all better now, and the only symptom I experienced was the bulls eye rash.

More pictures from the swamp.

And pictures of family. The baby's look a bit distracted.

Here is Azimuth looking at some lions in the Kansas City Zoo (which isn't in Kansas).

The cousins got to play together. Unfortunately, Hayden has such pretty hair that was so great for pulling.

On the way home we saw a Winery and Gas Station. I can't imagine what wonderful wines you might find at such a place.

Shortly after we got home from Kansas we went to Billings for another family reunion. Azimuth got a chance to practice his eating at my mom's house.

Then we went to the Beartooth Mountains and were attacked by chipmunks.

Then we climbed this hill, which we named Marmot Mountain.

And here is a picture from our family reunion.

That is all for now.

This is why I hate ticks

2009-06-26T07:10:00.000-07:00

That is what it looks like. I have Lyme disease. The test came back negative but that is common for early onset Lyme's. We suspect Shawn may have it so now we are both on antibiotics that make us sensitive to the sun.

I have been rather slow about updating so I will make a few long posts over the next few days. Coming up are pictures from two family reunions.

My Video Camera is Online

2009-05-25T19:20:00.000-07:00

I have connected my video camera to my computer. To celebrate I have uploaded a video. This is my first video, so it may not be great. I hope you like it anyway.

Long Update

2009-05-25T14:46:00.000-07:00

I have not posted in a while so I thought I would post a bunch of pictures that have piled up on my camera. We have been keeping busy helping Shawn's parents move out of their house and getting our house cleaned up. So here are the pictures.

Here is a picture of Azimuth sleeping. Doesn't he look just look like an angel.

Here is Zaza hanging out on the bed in one of Great Aunties outfits. Please ignore the mess.

We had a house guest for a while. This is a little dog we called bug-eyes. We later learned his name was Reese's Pieces. He was so noisy all night long. Little dogs have some crazy loud toe nails and take a million little steps.

Here are a couple of food eating pics. The first one is yogurt and the second is more avocado.

This picture is for Uncle Thom. See the little guitars on it. Sorry, I forgot to rotate the picture.

Here is Azimuth playing with his food cup and spoon. I turned around and he had it up to his mouth like he wanted to eat from it. Cute. He wants to drink from cups, but doesn't know what to do with them.

Here is another picture that I forgot to rotate. He was trying to have some fake hair.

Here is Azimuth and Granny.

Azimuth was helping out at the garage sale. Some people were startled because they thought there were puppies in the box.

Here is another box picture. Grandma Sue is blowing bubbles. He is not sure what to think about them.

A picture of Azimuth and Grandma Sue. How do you like the hat?

And here is Azimuth and his new bouncy swing. He loves this thing.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures. There might be a slow down in posting over the summer. But we will have lots events and pictures to post. We will be going to two family reunions so the posts will be big. Have a great summer.

Baby v. Animal Crackers

2009-05-25T14:24:00.001-07:00

Azimuth is getting bigger. We decided to try his first not mashy food. Animal crackers were the thing on hand. And so it begins. He looks a bit concerned at the beginning, but he did such a great job.

His first cookie. He is a bit nervous.

The best way to eat animal crackers is to suck on them until they get soggy. Yummy

Now he is getting the hang of it. He still doesn't realize he can pick them up. Hitting them is much more fun.

And he gets a little help.

It was so much fun to feed him some crackers. He didn't get a lot into his stomach, but he loved the new challenge. He is growing up so fast.

Denver Trip

2009-05-09T21:55:00.000-07:00

I wanted to post and tell everyone about our trip to Denver, CO. We had to go see a baby neurologist because Azimuth had a seizure awhile back, but he is okay. The doctor says he is developing on time and the seizure was unrelated to the abnormality on his MRI. We got to go to the zoo, so here are a ton of pictures.

Here is a picture of Denver from our hotel window. You can see Six Flags, but it was closed. Some of the rides were being tested though.

Here was a cool building we saw on our journey around the city. The red stuff on the windows is made of bricks.

Here is Azimuth waking up in the morning. He didn't want to sleep, so he was very sleepy all day long. The hotel room must have been too exciting.

Here are Shawn and Azimuth, ready to go into the zoo.

And here is a tired Azimuth. He just wouldn't sleep the night before.

The geese were very creative about where they made their nests. This one was right next to the path. People were not even a foot away from it and didn't even see it. The poor thing was a nervous wreck though. It was fun to walk around and find where the geese had tucked their nests. We even saw some egg shells and some goslings.

Here are some goslings. They looked green in person. The momma goose is chasing off another goose. I am not sure why they were fighting, but that is as close as I wanted to get. Geese are mean animals.

There were tons of peacocks all over the place. I did not see that many peahens though.

Here is a little crazy rodent thing. I think it is an elephant shrew.

Here are some Dromedary camels. These are huge in real life. They don't seem that big in pictures, but they are a lot bigger than horses.

I have no idea what this thing is called, but it thought those leaves were delicious. It has stripes on it's butt and looks like a mix between a giraffe an a zebra. These things were awesome.

Azimuth is posing with a snake. He looks so scared, but he didn't realize the snake was there. He is just hot and tired.

And here he is, looking super cool in his new hat. We had to get him one from the zoo shop because we forgot to bring his other hat.

I hope you enjoyed our pictures. There will be more on Azimuth's facebook. Let me know what you think. I apologize if anyone worried too much about Azimuth, he is fine and very happy. He tried some carrots today and he thought those were great but we don't have any pictures of him eating them.

Sunday Fun

2009-04-26T15:00:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of Azimuth lounging around on Sunday. The first one is him in his saucer.

And here is an action shot. He loves that purple hippo. There is mirror on the other side.

Here is Azimuth eating some mango. He likes it quite a lot.

Believe it or not, Azimuth loves to sit in that position.

And here is a cat climbing around in some wrapping paper.

Also here is a movie of Azimuth. We can't get the camera hooked up to this computer, but once we get it hooked up and I figure out how to edit there will be better videos. So here is a teaser. Here is what he looks like when he gets excited.

TOOTH!!!!

2009-04-26T12:06:00.001-07:00

It is very hard to get a picture of a baby's mouth. This is the best we got. But we have both seen a little spot of white on the top right back part of his gums.

There is a tooth in there somewhere. You will have to use your imagination. :)

Outstanding Student!

2009-04-25T20:42:00.000-07:00

This is a short post. I have birthday photos to share, but no time to get them online. For now I just want to update my constituency. I have received the Outstanding Student Award from Legal Assistants of Wyoming. I am very honored. I did not know until the conference, when they announced my name. Here is a picture of the plaque:

Isn't it beautiful? I was having a flash problem, but you can read it. I am surprised as I had turned in the application late. We had a celebration dinner with Shawn, Azimuth, Nathaniel, Greg, Tammy, and myself. I only snapped one photo since were at a fancy restaurant (Botticelli's).

That is all I have for now. I had better get to bed so I can do my homework tomorrow (Got to earn that 4.0). Thanks for reading.

Birthday Party

2009-04-21T16:01:00.000-07:00

I have been so busy lately with school, so I thought I should update this blog. To start, here is Frankie Gimbo. He got a bit overzealous.

Here is Nathaniel at my birthday party.

And Shawn and Azimuth.

Nathaniel and Azimuth.

Azimuth is trying to limbo in his bumbo.

Shawn is enjoying my birthday with me.

Tammy and Azimuth are waiting for some cake.

Babies love flashbulbs.

Greg and Nathaniel are lighting the cake.

Kirby even showed up at my birthday.

It was a great day. We had a beautiful cake, but I never got a photo of it. I am sorry this took so long to post. It is hard to believe I am 24. It doesn't feel that much different from 23.

Back on at last

2009-04-13T13:45:00.001-07:00

It has been a long time since I have been able to make a proper post. Our computer died and I lost my jump drive. My dad came down for the weekend. I also whipped out a divorce decree only to find that the due date was moved back. I love when that happens.

So here is the lovely machine that is connecting me to the world wide web. It is a top of the line machine and the first computer I have ever bought. I inherited all the rest. It is a Mac Book Pro. A lovely machine and well worth the wait (I ordered next day shipping on Wednesday and it arrived on Monday). I can now open more than one window at a time and get my homework done faster (if I can get my husband off of it).

And here is what it looks like closed.

In other news, Azimuth looks older. He has lost his baby face. You can see it really well in this picture. I went to check on him during his nap and this is what I saw.

Here he is holding two toys at the same time. He is really getting the hang of his thumbs.

And here are Daddy and baby ready for a nice long hike. It looks like they have two heads.

And here are a couple of pictures that Daddy took one day. He sure is good with a camera.

And here are father and son down by the riverside.

Azimuth and Grammy Tammy.

I love this picture.

And a picture of the bumbo (the pink thing he is sitting in). I made the orange and black hat.

Here he is in his highchair before the mess happens.

Here are some bananas. He really does love them once he gets used to them. He will pound the table for more.

And a couple pics of baby guacamole. It was his first solid other than cereal and it consists of avocado, formula, water, and rice cereal. Thanks to Great Aunty for the big bib. They work great.

Here is our sourdough starter. We made it last weekend. His name is Frankie Joseppi Gimbo.

And here is a close up.

Computer Troubles

2009-04-03T22:08:00.000-07:00

Our home computer has passed away, so sadly to say there will not be pictures until we can get the funds for a new one. This should not take long, as I have taken out a loan (I will repay the awful thing promptly). There has not been much going on in our little family unit lately. Azimuth keeps getting bigger and bigger. Yesterday he weighed fifteen pounds and four ounces. The weather has taken a turn for the worst, and is about to get much worse. That is about the extent of our past week. Nothing really exciting for now.

Early Pictures

2009-03-27T17:14:00.000-07:00

So, since everyone is asleep, I thought I would post some old pictures. These are from Azimuth was first born. I hope you enjoy.Here I am, waiting for Azimuth to meet us.

Here is the new baby.

And here is the new mom.

And here is momma and baby together. It is hard to believe he used to be too small for that dinosaur outfit. Now he is too big.

And a couple diaper changing pictures.

Here he is, gathering some minions.

And here is his first tub bath. Doesn't he look so happy? Momma is really nervous.

We are ready for our first Thanksgiving together. Could you believe Hometown Buffet didn't have cranberries?

This was our favorite onesie. There is the first photo of his "crazy eyes".

Wait a minute. What is that cat doing?

Here is a blurry close up of the elf ear.

And the rest are some random pictures from our last four months.

Well, I hope you enjoyed all these pictures. It is insane how small he was. I am so glad we have him. He is such a great little guy. He loves to look out the window and has started to notice the cats. He doesn't grab them though. What a smart baby. :) They grow up so fast.

More Room

2009-03-27T14:38:00.000-07:00

Yay, there is more room on the camera. To celebrate, I will post a couple new pictures of Azimuth.

Here he is with Daddy's old bear.

Where'd the baby go?

I hope you all enjoyed that. I will definitely be posting more pictures now. Also, Azimuth learned to blow raspberries so he has been doing that a lot lately.

Old Stuff

2009-03-26T13:53:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone. I was looking through some old papers and I found our wedding pictures on cd. I thought I would post them here. Thank you everyone who attended. I hope you all had a great time. And without further ado, I give you our wedding:

Here is the man of the hour. Looking sharp in his suit.
And here is a picture of the happy couple. The flowers are from my Grandma Doze's garden.

Here is the ceremony. The minister was a Unitarian Universalist. He did a great job.

Here is a different angle of the ceremony. You can see our ring bearer, Nathaniel and our flower girl, Lily.

Here is the cake being cut. It was delicious.

What would a wedding be without a pinata?

And here is our friend Bean!. He came all the way from California to see us. I was so glad he could make it.

Here is a picture of us and our parents. (From the left: Tony, Sue, Laura, Shawn, Tamara, and Greg.)

Here is my whole family. (From the left: Ben, Tony, Barb, Laura, Susan, Shawn, Marion, and Thom.)

Here is Shawn's family. (From the left: Courtney, Sandra, Monica, Gary, Bean, Laura, Nathaniel, Shawn, Tamara, Greg, Jan, Ray, Front: Troy, Ruby, Cynthia, Julia, Lily.)

I hope you enjoy the pictures. I was so glad to find them. Hopefully we can get more room on our camera soon so that we can get more pictures up soon.

Momma's Update

2009-03-25T15:53:00.000-07:00

Today I got a letter in the mail saying I am invited to join veritas honors institute at Casper College. I don't know if I should join. It sounds like some kid of cult to me. But unlike those jerks at Phi Theta Kappa, I can afford this!!! So I will probably join. Here is a link to college site: http://www.caspercollege.edu/honors/index.html

Also, I will be attending the Legal Assistants of Wyoming (LAW) conference on April. We will also be holding a chili fundraiser in April for Criminal Justice Club. I might have to miss the Criminal Justice field trip to Denver in order to attend the conference.

Also, I lost my calender/day planner, so maybe I will get a new one for my birthday. On my birthday, I get to register for classes, and I have a ton of homework due. But I will have a cake at the very least.

Azimuth is growing so big. We need to make more room on our camera to take pictures, so there are none for right now. He is now ticklish, and I don't think he likes it. Everyone has complimented on his good head control. However, he is opposed to rolling over. He HATES tummy time. But he loves to talk, and grouches in his car seat.

Baby Madness

2009-03-23T14:47:00.000-07:00

Azimuth got the first bump on his head today. He calmed down right afterward. There is a picture below. Can you see the little red spot right above his eye? He had a bath afterward.

I also would like to share that I have been offered a work study job by the program director of the paralegal program. So I must be doing pretty well.

Blizzard!!!

2009-03-23T11:01:00.000-07:00

So today there will be no going to the park. The world is covered in snow. You can't see more than a couple feet away and it is almost impossible drive. When I got to school I found out it was closed. Here is a photo of what it looks like through our front door.

When it was nice we had gone to Walmart to get some food. The Westside Walmart has the coolest shopping cart. Here is Azimuth hanging out with us. He was having a great time earlier. But in this photo he wants to go home. Luckily, we are at the checkout aisle.

Here we are loading groceries into the car. Azimuth is digging on his little shoes.

And in other news, Azimuth is learning to use his hands more. Here he is using two hands on the same object. He also grabbed it all by himself this morning and he has been getting things into his mouth a bit better.

Haven't posted in a while, so...

2009-03-21T16:44:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the wait. This week was full of the 'legal education' portion of this blog. I have been trying to catchup in my self-paced class, and have been getting back into the swing of things after spring break. Now, onto the update of Azimuth and his adventures.

Here he is in his adorable lion suit. Thanks to his Great Aunt for all the lovely stylish clothes. We have such a sharply dressed baby.

We have been taking Azimuth out for walks quite a bit lately. No better way to unwind after school.

What on earth is this worm like thing?

It is a baby, staying out of the sun. He is sleepy, but has a problem with going to sleep when he needs to.

Here he is laying in a park during one of our walks. See the cool grate in the back ground?

Here we are on the way back from our walk. See the 'baby leash' on the right side of the carriage. Hasn't failed on us yet.

Here we are on the corner of our street. About to go on a long walk. These photos are certainly not in chronological order.

And here is Azimuth, waiting for the parents to finish eating. You can't see it, but we are in McDonald's. You can glimpse the tables in the corners of the frame.

Azimuth is impatiently waiting for us to go home so he can nap.

Here are some random shots from throughout week. Right now he is napping. But here he is, playing in his crib. He was really making that diaper wipe box move around. He has lots of upper arm strength. Not so good on the coordination though.

We got really hungry one day. Hmm... what should we make?

Here is Azimuth relaxing while mamma travels around the world wide web.

Azimuth loves to watch cars, so I got a picture of his favorite corner. However, it didn't turn out well, because it was night.

And here he is getting a bath. See how modest he is? He usually has more fun, but he is very camera-aware.

I hope you enjoyed this week in our household. We sure did, but enjoying such wonderful weather can be very tiring. We will need to rest before any homework gets done.

Grandma Sue Visits!!!

2009-03-14T20:49:00.000-07:00

Azimuth was very excited this morning because Grandma Sue was coming over. He woke up early but had a nice long nap to give his parents some rest.

Azimuth was so happy to meet with his Grandma. She traveled all the way from Billings to see him. Azimuth loves to meet new people, and Grandma was amazed at how big he has gotten.

Uncle Thom also came with Grandma. This is the first time Thom and Azimuth have seen each other since shortly after he was born.

Here we are walking in the park. Azimuth is riding on daddy's shoulders for the off-road part of the journey.

Then Azimuth found a junkyard. He has a sharp eye for a baby.

Check out his awesome bike. Can you believe someone left it here?

Doesn't that chair look comfy?

And Uncle Thom found a new door for his car. What a find!

Of course, what would a walk be without the appropriate eyewear?

Look what we found!!! We get to take him home. Finders Keepers.

Here is the elusive smile. Well worth the wait. Grandma Sue is the best at getting him to smile.

And here is a family photo. We are all worn out after such a great day. Time for a nap.

Park Time

2009-03-14T12:23:00.000-07:00

Azimuth got to go to the park while we were waiting for our laundry. He loved all the nature and sunshine. It was a bit chilly so we had to cut our picnic short.

And then we waited...

Now we have clean laundry and a sleepy baby. It is bedtime.

Time to Relax

2009-03-12T21:21:00.000-07:00

Today we had to clean up because our nurse was coming over. She is a nice lady who does home visits and answers our questions. She says Azimuth is developing well. It is nice to have the house clean and now we can walk around freely. I am glad to have my own desk. After the nurse left we went to the store and bought some photo frames to hang our pictures.

In other news, all of the cats have claimed Azimuths booster seat.

Sleepy

2009-03-11T12:58:00.000-07:00

Azimuth has a set procedure when it comes to going to bed. He has to wear his sleeping uniform (pictured below).

Oh, and here is Chawlie the three-legged octopus (I made him myself). He is eager to see Azimuth grow up. Maybe they could be best friends.

The Adventures of Slobber Boy

2009-03-11T11:51:00.000-07:00

Azimuth is in good spirits today. Infant Tylenol does wonders. He is drooling so much these days, and always has something in his mouth. Perhaps teething is around the corner. We can already feel some bumps on his gums. Poor little guy. He handles pain so well.

Here he is in his bouncer

And here is a close up

Later today we will go shopping and do some laundry. But it is a pretty quiet day so far. Luckily, Azimuth doesn't understand Daylight Savings Time, so we get an hour longer to sleep in in the mornings.

Not a creature was stirring

2009-03-09T10:20:00.000-07:00

The weather is awful today. The snow is really coming down. Everyone and everything are dozing except for me.

Here is Velcro, nice and comfy on a cd case.

Snuggles is on her favorite pillow and some assorted garbage.

Mimsy is on the couch. Please excuse the mess.

And Azimuth is down for a nap in his crib.

Shawn asked not to be photographed. But he is napping as well. You'll just have to believe me.

I have some three-layer brownies for us (me and Shawn, babies and kitties don't get brownies) that I made last night. Those took forever. I think that is the last time I will make them. But the recipe made a lot. I might have to give some away.

Check Up

2009-03-09T09:17:00.000-07:00

Today was Azimuth's four month old visit to the doctor's office. He got his shots, but he calmed down pretty quick afterwards.

Here is the little guy. All tuckered out from his big morning.

The doctor says he has great skin, and we can start reading to him. He is now 14lbs and 24 in tall. He is getting to be such a big guy.

First Post

2009-03-07T16:33:00.000-08:00

So I finally broke down and started a blog. This will be a place for me to post updates about Azimuth and what is going on in our little family unit. Unfortunately there are no new pictures because the camera is at the in-law's house, but there will be some soon. I hope you enjoy this blog.