tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14888544344624051002024-03-05T21:07:30.603-08:00The Land of EzCome in...Pull up a chair...Blow some raspberries...Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-65983617191607859402008-12-05T11:54:00.001-08:002008-12-05T11:56:32.324-08:00We Moved......in real-life and here in the blogosphere.<br /><br />Here is our new virtual home:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goteamrutger.blogspot.com">www.goteamrutger.blogspot.com </a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-77102150844859609052008-09-05T14:24:00.000-07:002008-09-05T19:17:20.262-07:00First Annual<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkDPJxEsI/AAAAAAAABPA/HAHQmnY3J2Y/s1600-h/DSC03001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkDPJxEsI/AAAAAAAABPA/HAHQmnY3J2Y/s320/DSC03001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242651816750027458" /></a><br />Somewhere way back in August (the 11th to be precise), Miss Ezri committed her first act of rebellion against her parents. Against our wishes, she went ahead and turned 1. We begged, we pleaded, we tried to bribe her with cake, but she went ahead and did it anyway. To commerate the occasion, we threw a fancy shmancy, polka-dot themed soiree down at Grandma and PopPop's house. Even though she isn't talking much just yet, we know that Ezri thoroughly enjoyed herself. We had a great turn out of family and friends and Ezri received TONS of fabulous toys and clothes. The child is beyond spoiled.<br /><br />It's hard to believe that just a year ago, Miss Ez was a wee 4lbs. 2oz. and just 17 inches long. As of her birthday, she was clocking in at a whopping 17lbs. 13oz. and 28 inches long. Granted, she's still a tiny thing compared to other kids her age but it is amazing to see what a steady diet of mama's milk, organic fruits and veggies and the occassional lick of ice cream can do to a kid. She is starting to try to say more and more but most of the time it's pretty much indecipherable. We do clearly hear her say, "Dax" to the dog, and she can say "Mama" and "Dada" but neither of those seem to be directed at anyone in particular. She has taken 2 steps in a row but seems content to get around on all fours. Ezri is becoming a bit wild, screeching and screaming at anything and everything and getting into all manner of precarious situations. Her favorite toys these days are her wooden stackables which she finds endlessly amusing as she slams them onto our wood floors. She loves to share the various odds and ends she finds on the floor with us and gets a huge kick out of feeding us her food. Even more enjoyable to her is holding out bits of food for Dax to eat, letting him lick said food, then sticking it in her own mouth. Our little lady is still nowhere near sleeping through the night which makes life interesting. Thank god for her still napping twice a day or we may have seriously considered finding a family of gypsies for her to live with.<br /><br />Overall, Ezri is still Ezri - wild, independent, demanding, hilarious, contemplative, bubbly, attached and curious. We can still safely say that we are very pleased she chose to grace us with her presence. Here's to the many adventures to come in the next 12 months.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkDc4TYzI/AAAAAAAABPI/TO6bZ01SeZs/s1600-h/DSC03018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkDc4TYzI/AAAAAAAABPI/TO6bZ01SeZs/s320/DSC03018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242651820434875186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkEKsKyoI/AAAAAAAABPQ/7dfp71nf_CY/s1600-h/DSC03029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkEKsKyoI/AAAAAAAABPQ/7dfp71nf_CY/s320/DSC03029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242651832732011138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkEryXVjI/AAAAAAAABPY/9bBjXQS6alo/s1600-h/DSC03047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkEryXVjI/AAAAAAAABPY/9bBjXQS6alo/s320/DSC03047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242651841616369202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkFDs0nkI/AAAAAAAABPg/Q9r7rVgZUBU/s1600-h/DSC03048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkFDs0nkI/AAAAAAAABPg/Q9r7rVgZUBU/s320/DSC03048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242651848035573314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjyYgx-fI/AAAAAAAABOo/Xv58bGb1kIY/s1600-h/DSC02935.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjyYgx-fI/AAAAAAAABOo/Xv58bGb1kIY/s320/DSC02935.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242651527204698610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjy-zD4YI/AAAAAAAABOw/wWgSZzOK1xw/s1600-h/DSC02960.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjy-zD4YI/AAAAAAAABOw/wWgSZzOK1xw/s320/DSC02960.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242651537481916802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjzSE23BI/AAAAAAAABO4/dfzYWC5jPhE/s1600-h/DSC02968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjzSE23BI/AAAAAAAABO4/dfzYWC5jPhE/s320/DSC02968.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242651542656834578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkQ_VkiaI/AAAAAAAABPo/MlwBpr5dEH4/s1600-h/DSC03051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkQ_VkiaI/AAAAAAAABPo/MlwBpr5dEH4/s320/DSC03051.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242652053022738850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkRRKdktI/AAAAAAAABPw/X_UWFzxGYrA/s1600-h/DSC03060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkRRKdktI/AAAAAAAABPw/X_UWFzxGYrA/s320/DSC03060.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242652057807983314" /></a><br />(Just because Dax is super-cute with his new 'do.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkR3XwU6I/AAAAAAAABP4/3pF3tUmmOcc/s1600-h/DSC03066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGkR3XwU6I/AAAAAAAABP4/3pF3tUmmOcc/s320/DSC03066.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242652068064285602" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-31461409576174594382008-09-05T14:04:00.000-07:002008-09-05T15:13:25.091-07:00Random Summer FunA small sampling of what we've been up to all summer...<br /><br />Fancy new shoes for Uncle Brian's wedding.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjNA2pDwI/AAAAAAAABNw/ij10LurMycs/s1600-h/DSC02863.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjNA2pDwI/AAAAAAAABNw/ij10LurMycs/s320/DSC02863.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242650885198778114" /></a><br />Fourth of July festivities in downtown Sandusky.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjNoTDu6I/AAAAAAAABN4/e3u3JSqtQOE/s1600-h/DSC02867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjNoTDu6I/AAAAAAAABN4/e3u3JSqtQOE/s320/DSC02867.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242650895786949538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjN8E7urI/AAAAAAAABOA/R33UjxtWVN0/s1600-h/DSC02870.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjN8E7urI/AAAAAAAABOA/R33UjxtWVN0/s320/DSC02870.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242650901096413874" /></a><br />First trip to the lake. Who knew smacking rocks could be so much fun?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjQfjaFTI/AAAAAAAABOI/3ZPBV4uyeyY/s1600-h/DSC02880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGjQfjaFTI/AAAAAAAABOI/3ZPBV4uyeyY/s320/DSC02880.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242650944979211570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_h51ViWREAzV_ZCBRGzJl_viob0DNKdjzEPAxsLEBRayaAWJNblVk_YJfTBPXhEUkFVdjrKAfxyJwEPJ3dhF19kIWwcKxfdCgg_kX0nyhpAUL0bwzkrBPEJtKVBITP1sblO7Ivx3yIM/s1600-h/DSC02883.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_h51ViWREAzV_ZCBRGzJl_viob0DNKdjzEPAxsLEBRayaAWJNblVk_YJfTBPXhEUkFVdjrKAfxyJwEPJ3dhF19kIWwcKxfdCgg_kX0nyhpAUL0bwzkrBPEJtKVBITP1sblO7Ivx3yIM/s320/DSC02883.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242650949761994354" /></a><br />Riding the rocket at Bill-bo and Momo's.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGh0OoBCfI/AAAAAAAABNI/25gN1CE8_bY/s1600-h/100_1052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGh0OoBCfI/AAAAAAAABNI/25gN1CE8_bY/s320/100_1052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242649359887174130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGh0eo_m5I/AAAAAAAABNQ/b_Rwmsz0eWM/s1600-h/100_1057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGh0eo_m5I/AAAAAAAABNQ/b_Rwmsz0eWM/s320/100_1057.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242649364186241938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGh0jLNSGI/AAAAAAAABNY/oiqQm8L8FmU/s1600-h/100_1062%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGh0jLNSGI/AAAAAAAABNY/oiqQm8L8FmU/s320/100_1062%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242649365403486306" /></a><br />First ride on a Harley. Such a badass.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGh0xoozJI/AAAAAAAABNg/ubDly5aYlM0/s1600-h/100_1070.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGh0xoozJI/AAAAAAAABNg/ubDly5aYlM0/s320/100_1070.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242649369285020818" /></a><br />Cleaning up her toys. She is SO our daughter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGh1ATlD7I/AAAAAAAABNo/1UxG268JZcU/s1600-h/100_1151.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SMGh1ATlD7I/AAAAAAAABNo/1UxG268JZcU/s320/100_1151.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242649373223227314" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-46319819707157182272008-06-13T10:41:00.000-07:002008-12-10T09:32:21.336-08:00Is Anyone Still Reading This Blog?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2oBfwEWaNXN_zW4Vb1ZHNfyoDULSlliOiuOVG3s015pfcg_n5T-OTBSDYv_wvw9BrlE5iHpOiG5wvubPuV_opMSEGeZsgmIPuBPf2jSmePdzPoyccF5jqkwxHBMWn6EbCuLPJQ36PlA/s1600-h/DSC02404.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2oBfwEWaNXN_zW4Vb1ZHNfyoDULSlliOiuOVG3s015pfcg_n5T-OTBSDYv_wvw9BrlE5iHpOiG5wvubPuV_opMSEGeZsgmIPuBPf2jSmePdzPoyccF5jqkwxHBMWn6EbCuLPJQ36PlA/s320/DSC02404.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215279415333411490" /></a><br /><br />I don't even remember when I last updated the blog - though I could just look at the date on the last post I suppose. At any rate, it's been a while. Ezri is now a whopping 10 months old. It's hard to believe but she will be hitting her 365-day-milestone in less than 2 months...crazy. She has a full-blown personality now and is showing definite signs of having inherited her parents' strong sense of independence. She crawls like a mad woman and pulls up on everything. While she does enjoy chewing on books at this point, she is showing far more interest in music - playing instruments, making beats, and singing along with her perpetually out-of-tune parents. We can also happily report that Ezri is a budding foodie - preferring humus, satueed portabellas and fresh avocados to the jars of puree we were sending to day care. So overall, Basically, Ezri is amazing and probably the best baby to have ever crawled the earth...just so you know. There are those screaming fits when she doesn't get her way and the on-going struggle to get her to sleep/wake up at decent hours, but still...best baby ever.<br /><br />Speaking of day care, we have officially sprung Ezri from the daily grind of Infant Room B. It was sad to say good-bye to her fabulous teachers and her pint-sized friends - we'll miss Marco most of all - but it was time. Over the 7-odd months that I returned to work, it became glaringly apparent that having both of us working outside the home just wasn't...well...working. On a good day I was arriving 15 minutes late and on the bad days even the kids with the tardy slips were shaking their heads at me in dismay. Poor Ezri spent the first months of her life being trained to believe that waking up means a strange ritual of running through hallways and shouting obsenities while grooming onself. <br /><br />So now, we are enjoying the summer and me being a home full-time and working part-time. I've joined the family business and Ezri and I are travelling to Granmda and Pop-Pop's once a week so that I can work, and she can be doted on. So far it's a fabulous arrangement. Mr. Rutgerian still has his Depot duties but without having to wash bottles and fold diapers at 5am anymore, that's a cakewalk. When we're not on the road, we are all enjoying the freedom of being unscheduled and uncommitted. Strangely, it's made us more apt to get up and go do things. I suppose that's not entirely strange, as both Mr. Rutgerian and myself have always maintained a somewhat teenaged attitude of "Well I'm not going to do it just because you told me to." Setting our own pace has given us the illusion of being in control which - let's face it - we both enjoy. Oh, what will Miss Ezri be like as an adolescent... <br /><br />Here are some recent photos. We'll also be adding more to the online album so be sure to click the photo link on the right. <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SGBk_c05oQI/AAAAAAAABMI/CDILsv7teuo/s1600-h/2394292609_01d3a645dd_o-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SGBk_c05oQI/AAAAAAAABMI/CDILsv7teuo/s320/2394292609_01d3a645dd_o-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215279409727643906" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SGBlFrVT_dI/AAAAAAAABMY/LwupfMGxsxU/s1600-h/DSC02470.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SGBlFrVT_dI/AAAAAAAABMY/LwupfMGxsxU/s320/DSC02470.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215279516700900818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXJZJe6Y-tRfQj12lSsbxcahZb_6GW4Z5jy8wibpP_QgriBeCTl8WqCDTMnslll5jn2vNYXDGtO87D9W-xGjLl0_U4mNRNIgZKDVOtqvS8pVezf2n6Wd9o6SR3K4JTM074jxd_VX0kjw/s1600-h/DSC02548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXJZJe6Y-tRfQj12lSsbxcahZb_6GW4Z5jy8wibpP_QgriBeCTl8WqCDTMnslll5jn2vNYXDGtO87D9W-xGjLl0_U4mNRNIgZKDVOtqvS8pVezf2n6Wd9o6SR3K4JTM074jxd_VX0kjw/s320/DSC02548.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215279519659183010" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SGBlGV-OrhI/AAAAAAAABMo/Zj545iVyQu4/s1600-h/DSC02621.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/SGBlGV-OrhI/AAAAAAAABMo/Zj545iVyQu4/s320/DSC02621.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215279528146808338" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-21379562809064801222008-04-17T16:56:00.000-07:002008-04-18T11:44:37.352-07:00BFFs!!!Here is what happens when Ezri and Frida stop being polite and start getting real...<br /><embed id="VideoPlayback" style="width:400px;height:326px" flashvars="" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-9109251247223734094&hl=en"> </embed>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-59089885670101142292008-04-05T19:40:00.000-07:002008-12-10T09:32:22.095-08:00There's a Party in my Tummy! So Yummy...So Yummy!And now, we interrupt this mass of baby cuteness to talk about something else for a change...<br /><br />With Ezri starting to eat more and more solids, the questions has oft arose as to whether or not she will be partaking in animal flesh, as we have been vegetarians for the last several years. The answer is a resounding "No." Ezri will not be eating meat until she is of the age to make that choice on her own. The dairy thing we're still working out. As many of you know, we have gone back and forth between being vegetarians (no fish, chicken, beef or anything else that once breathed) and complete vegans (none of the meat PLUS nothing that is derived from an animal - milk, cheese, eggs, etc.). Our current set-up is that we buy only vegan from the grocery store. You would be hard pressed to find so much as a Kraft Single in our house. However, the reality is that we are, by our very nature, lazy people. So while we wouldn't dream of purchasing non-vegan food from the grocery store, we are more than willing to purchase it from Gino's Pizza, Taco Bell, or one of the many other fine dining establishments Toledo has to offer. It's a sickness really, but we are trying to clean up our act before Ezri starts eating foods that can't be slurped through a straw.<br /><br />The natural follow-up question that comes after we're asked if Ezri will eat meat or dairy is usually, "Well what will she eat then?" Well, here is our typical bounty after a trip to the grocery. (One of us may have gotten a bit camera happy at some point, but it is excellent documentation as to why Ezri will one day suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R_g6i96SXEI/AAAAAAAABEw/vNZVTzwM008/s1600-h/DSC01971.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R_g6i96SXEI/AAAAAAAABEw/vNZVTzwM008/s320/DSC01971.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185959343326125122" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R_g6jt6SXFI/AAAAAAAABE4/GBJXxizEOTQ/s1600-h/DSC01972.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R_g6jt6SXFI/AAAAAAAABE4/GBJXxizEOTQ/s320/DSC01972.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185959356211027026" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R_g6kN6SXGI/AAAAAAAABFA/illTqpHeA-8/s1600-h/DSC01968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R_g6kN6SXGI/AAAAAAAABFA/illTqpHeA-8/s320/DSC01968.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185959364800961634" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R_g6kt6SXHI/AAAAAAAABFI/OW7ouJf_5ts/s1600-h/DSC01969.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R_g6kt6SXHI/AAAAAAAABFI/OW7ouJf_5ts/s320/DSC01969.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185959373390896242" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R_g6lN6SXII/AAAAAAAABFQ/i03t_JjZq7w/s1600-h/DSC01965.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R_g6lN6SXII/AAAAAAAABFQ/i03t_JjZq7w/s320/DSC01965.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185959381980830850" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-53961387822329760042008-04-03T11:23:00.000-07:002008-04-04T09:42:36.897-07:00Just plain lazySeeing as Stephanie hasn't had the time to update as much as she'd like to, I'm going to give everyone what they really want....photos<br /><br />Check out our gallery and enjoy all the cuteness: <br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/wzrutger/EToTheZ?authkey=tktNjDSpwAs">E to the Z </a><br /><br />EDITED TO ADD: Yes, but guess who had to come in and correct SOMEONE ELSE'S spelling mistakes???? I'm just sayin'...Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-84559434906216462472008-03-08T11:58:00.000-08:002008-12-10T09:32:23.384-08:00Sittin' PrettySo for a while now, Ezri has been able to sit - as long as she was leaned completed forward and someone was there to catch when she fell after about 30 seconds. <br /><br />Today, admidst the blizzard conditions and all of us taking ill, Ezri decided that she was through with being propped up. Today, Ezri decided to sit.*<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L6zgEgeXI/AAAAAAAAA6k/RBqCLAbYrKg/s1600-h/DSC02368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L6zgEgeXI/AAAAAAAAA6k/RBqCLAbYrKg/s320/DSC02368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175474684491233650" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L60wEgeYI/AAAAAAAAA6s/U66WyeCjZno/s1600-h/DSC02374.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L60wEgeYI/AAAAAAAAA6s/U66WyeCjZno/s320/DSC02374.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175474705966070146" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L61gEgeZI/AAAAAAAAA60/bwKFsKQpjfM/s1600-h/DSC02375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L61gEgeZI/AAAAAAAAA60/bwKFsKQpjfM/s320/DSC02375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175474718850972050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPvf_BAB5BqcVv67uAqQAGUnV842K2nOYgI68koLpl2-Guzd64e2oidLwPsZuamJxXdGa67Qo2b5-8cDkWmZgWYwNvUJisq0mwKEKMYqCKHMye53GkaGqSVbA6a2_8x44lnrmzBZ84ds/s1600-h/DSC02371.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPvf_BAB5BqcVv67uAqQAGUnV842K2nOYgI68koLpl2-Guzd64e2oidLwPsZuamJxXdGa67Qo2b5-8cDkWmZgWYwNvUJisq0mwKEKMYqCKHMye53GkaGqSVbA6a2_8x44lnrmzBZ84ds/s320/DSC02371.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175478249314089378" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L-HwEgebI/AAAAAAAAA7I/txJ4-sPz5rw/s1600-h/DSC02372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L-HwEgebI/AAAAAAAAA7I/txJ4-sPz5rw/s320/DSC02372.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175478330918468018" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L-LQEgecI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/wRtAU5Wkw08/s1600-h/DSC02373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L-LQEgecI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/wRtAU5Wkw08/s320/DSC02373.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175478391048010178" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L-MAEgedI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/gvORaFkJTq4/s1600-h/DSC02378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R9L-MAEgedI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/gvORaFkJTq4/s320/DSC02378.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175478403932912082" /></a><br /><br />*Due to the fact that Ezri is still in daycare full time**, it could very well be that she has known how to sit for months. They seem to employ a "Don't ask, don't tell" policy when it comes to such things.<br /><br />**Ezri's full-time daycare status will be changing as of June 1st when I am will no longer be working outside of the home. More on that to come.Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-20194811210893539372008-02-23T12:18:00.000-08:002008-02-23T12:37:01.566-08:00We Are Sick People...At some point between me getting pregnant and today, I must have completely lost my mind. I have developed a sick and seemingly incurable addiction to...diapers.<br /><br />Yes - those things we put on Ezri to catch her "business." People have no idea how many options are out there for the cloth-minded parent these days. There are literally HOURS to be wasted on the internet reading about, looking at, and chatting about diapers with other diaper-crazed parents. <br /><br />My sickness reached its height this week when, after a month of obsessively checking my email for updates, our CUSTOM order of 35 diapers arrived. These diapers are handmade by a work-at-home-mom and are currently quite the craze in the cloth diapering world. On a whim, I emailed her a month ago to see if she would do a custom order of 35 diapers - she agreed. In anticipation of our tax return and with the blessing of my extremely understanding albeit skeptical husband, I went ahead with the order. <br /><br />Flash forward to this Thursday when we arrived home to see giant box on our porch. I screamed, handed Ezri off to Zach and ripped into the box to find what is probably the greatest thing I've seen since Ezri came screaming into the world...<br /><a href="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02212.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02212.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02222-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02222-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02232-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02232-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02219-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02219-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02218-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02218-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02226-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02226-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02227-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02227-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02223-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x88/sabrutger/DSC02223-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The really fabulous thing is that these are in fact one-size diapers, which means they should fit Ezri until she potty trains - there, that justifies it.<br /><br />Okay. I feel better now. Admitting you have a problem is the first step...Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-58707928541412465432008-02-21T15:12:00.002-08:002008-12-10T09:32:24.014-08:00Give Me An 'E'!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R7-B6LVy-5I/AAAAAAAAA5U/RC8lYBhaLnc/s1600-h/DSC02206.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R7-B6LVy-5I/AAAAAAAAA5U/RC8lYBhaLnc/s320/DSC02206.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169993733721226130" /></a><br />Mad props to Aunt Laurie for the super sweet t-shirt. It got rave reviews at Ezri's school today.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R7-B6rVy-6I/AAAAAAAAA5c/sPqMssYf-Rs/s1600-h/DSC02204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R7-B6rVy-6I/AAAAAAAAA5c/sPqMssYf-Rs/s320/DSC02204.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169993742311160738" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R7-B7bVy-7I/AAAAAAAAA5k/IJrUXHgwmsg/s1600-h/DSC02211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R7-B7bVy-7I/AAAAAAAAA5k/IJrUXHgwmsg/s320/DSC02211.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169993755196062642" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R7-B9LVy-8I/AAAAAAAAA5s/VndsmMCZB90/s1600-h/DSC02201.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R7-B9LVy-8I/AAAAAAAAA5s/VndsmMCZB90/s320/DSC02201.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169993785260833730" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-86833129085765495232008-02-18T11:28:00.001-08:002008-02-18T14:19:05.118-08:00Dancin' FoolHere is Ezri live and in color celebrating her first President's Day with a little routine she worked out this morning.<br /><embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=4845829076408886319&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-45059697505034479282008-01-05T09:13:00.000-08:002008-12-10T09:32:24.735-08:00Xmas Gifts - Round OneSome photos of Ezri's gifts from us. We made a conscious decision that Ezri will receive three gifts for Christmas - one from each of us individually and one from "Santa"/both of us and a stocking for funsies. We're trying to get in the mindset of the holidays being about DOING instead of GETTING - giving her memories that will last forever instead of gifts that will last a few months. Plus, knowing we were only getting three gifts challenged us to find really special items - like some kind of crazy-crafty-online scavenger hunt with a budget.<br /><br />All of our gifts came from Etsy. If you have never visited the site, click on the link at the top of the page. Just make sure you have a few hours to spend drooling over all of the fantasticness.<br /><br />From Mama - handmade recycled wool puppets, Pierre the Pig and Rosalind the Raccoon.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R4BMSwfzbCI/AAAAAAAAA20/KhEepL87WcM/s1600-h/Pierre1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R4BMSwfzbCI/AAAAAAAAA20/KhEepL87WcM/s320/Pierre1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152201858851499042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWuvPXRuUfSzpWQ6PTbeVoF6HGuB_vB297-VNDkIUw7QxaHVRfmNg8AWhSJDk61NaeQt62yfs2hcf6da_MB9f7VKdcbArChdu86Y7-Nf0A9Ws31rVwNUOUnK0A98IPpNfV_XKIrPPxKc/s1600-h/Rosalind1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWuvPXRuUfSzpWQ6PTbeVoF6HGuB_vB297-VNDkIUw7QxaHVRfmNg8AWhSJDk61NaeQt62yfs2hcf6da_MB9f7VKdcbArChdu86Y7-Nf0A9Ws31rVwNUOUnK0A98IPpNfV_XKIrPPxKc/s320/Rosalind1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152201871736400962" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R4BMTwfzbFI/AAAAAAAAA3M/-35U9J40kBY/s1600-h/Rosalind.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R4BMTwfzbFI/AAAAAAAAA3M/-35U9J40kBY/s320/Rosalind.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152201876031368274" /></a><br /><br />From Papa - screenprinted onesies (soon-to-be t-shirts once Mama gets out the sewing machine and does some alterations. Note: Cloth diapers and crotch snaps don't mix.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqZ8TZowb4W-vqMX4ypZjDaUc6a_v-QDqkUB6LCXpg6rjuLxZe04KPZUjZTU62XW7M5qWFmxWp-5rHZAcUbzZMbcIpk8OXO-RxOOm1-qi5rwtSQ6XmVgeB-fjzE-KxgIB4qH36gJLCZo/s1600-h/Onesies.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqZ8TZowb4W-vqMX4ypZjDaUc6a_v-QDqkUB6LCXpg6rjuLxZe04KPZUjZTU62XW7M5qWFmxWp-5rHZAcUbzZMbcIpk8OXO-RxOOm1-qi5rwtSQ6XmVgeB-fjzE-KxgIB4qH36gJLCZo/s320/Onesies.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152201850261564434" /></a><br /><br />From "Santa" - wood block prints spelling "E-Z-R-I". We - I mean "Santa" - has had his eyes on these since Ezri was born.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R4BMTAfzbDI/AAAAAAAAA28/Oy9PdCwR4_w/s1600-h/Prints.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R4BMTAfzbDI/AAAAAAAAA28/Oy9PdCwR4_w/s320/Prints.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152201863146466354" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-19687750753158643332008-01-05T08:09:00.000-08:002008-12-10T09:32:26.301-08:00New Year Catch-Up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7lXcC887rO-HaQrAeurhMMaFp-wnxUhHKD34yOrrEdGQERGWZWgmBrR5a3BGtlX4TfC-JppNwJA7nYC1euLrmFAoL7_px4G5sg9_9TSBRGJMAy9iLraVkjPzfp8I1BH4WD8ctjLGTOU/s1600-h/DSC01473.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7lXcC887rO-HaQrAeurhMMaFp-wnxUhHKD34yOrrEdGQERGWZWgmBrR5a3BGtlX4TfC-JppNwJA7nYC1euLrmFAoL7_px4G5sg9_9TSBRGJMAy9iLraVkjPzfp8I1BH4WD8ctjLGTOU/s320/DSC01473.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152034900587801474" /></a><br />Where has the time gone? It seems like I was just logging in to upload the Thanksgiving pictures and here we are starting a new year. Ezri survived her first holiday experience - barely. To put it mildly, Christmas was utter chaos. We celebrated more times than we can count on one hand. Ezri was a real trooper, though largely unaware of what was going on. She was far more enthralled by the overhead lighting than the gifts. Her parents, however, were very humbled by all of the fabulous gifts she received. As we continue to recover from the holiday extravaganza, we will try to post photos of Ezri enjoying her bounty.<br /><br />In general baby news, Ezri is just days shy of being 5 months old. Holy crap, she has actually been here for 5 months. She is continuing to grow like a weed and in fact she is at the tail end of another growth spurt. We're estimating her weight at about 12 pounds, and she has outgrown enough clothes to constitute us uttering the phrase "let's put it away for the next baby." In my time off from work, she seemed to be doing something new everyday. She has discovered the wonder of The Thumb - a true blessing since none of us were great fans of the pacifier. She has also figured out that if she can get something into her hand, she can also get it into her mouth - bad news for Dax's tail but good news for her camera-happy parents who enjoy documenting it. Her constant babbling is endlessly amusing and she figures out new ways to use her voice everyday, though it does continue to make leaving her at daycare even more devastating - but that's whole other post. <br /><br />December brought our first "proud parent" moment as she made the newsletter at her daycare. In a review of the babies in Infant Room A, it was stated, "Ezri has the biggest smile." That's right, the BIGGEST! She beat out 4 other babies for that honor. Needless to say we have gold-plated the newsletter and hung it proudly over our fireplace.<br /><br /><br />Here are some random photos taken since Thanksgiving. Once the Holiday pics are organized, we will add those as well.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R3-0dAfza5I/AAAAAAAAA1k/ekPS3dexbug/s1600-h/DSC01515.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R3-0dAfza5I/AAAAAAAAA1k/ekPS3dexbug/s320/DSC01515.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152034909177736082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2Pu5ZY63-stYje4EjZlG2TmbWgQtebCRMLtjv26SMEm9C-ETM48H4i5JagEaxfeIOsxsXIJVlaivixSYSxdkC4j_-jMtKPyXztbXRv5EYMc7_i1R1vPTVMTdgNo0goURVRSrRVXleGc/s1600-h/DSC01538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2Pu5ZY63-stYje4EjZlG2TmbWgQtebCRMLtjv26SMEm9C-ETM48H4i5JagEaxfeIOsxsXIJVlaivixSYSxdkC4j_-jMtKPyXztbXRv5EYMc7_i1R1vPTVMTdgNo0goURVRSrRVXleGc/s320/DSC01538.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152034917767670690" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R3-0eAfza7I/AAAAAAAAA10/vmnGzmL6AAw/s1600-h/DSC01540.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R3-0eAfza7I/AAAAAAAAA10/vmnGzmL6AAw/s320/DSC01540.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152034926357605298" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R3-0eQfza8I/AAAAAAAAA18/Fs1vByzwXLk/s1600-h/DSC01568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R3-0eQfza8I/AAAAAAAAA18/Fs1vByzwXLk/s320/DSC01568.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152034930652572610" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R3-3UQfza_I/AAAAAAAAA2U/0HfSV5Td8-Q/s1600-h/DSC01579.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R3-3UQfza_I/AAAAAAAAA2U/0HfSV5Td8-Q/s320/DSC01579.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152038057388764146" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R3-3UwfzbAI/AAAAAAAAA2c/BCNbrJ9R3lA/s1600-h/DSC01585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R3-3UwfzbAI/AAAAAAAAA2c/BCNbrJ9R3lA/s320/DSC01585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152038065978698754" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-43257570746776263142007-12-01T06:04:00.000-08:002008-12-10T09:32:27.106-08:00Turkey Day Update<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R1FrnrN5GdI/AAAAAAAAAz8/Elnt6pPwrcw/s1600-R/DSC01442.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R1FrnrN5GdI/AAAAAAAAAz8/I0XKM6ErtWE/s320/DSC01442.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139006979166509522" /></a><br />It's about a week late, but here are some photos of Ezri's first Thanksgiving. While she slept through the actual meal, she did enjoy the Tofurky and Pumpkin Pie via Mommy about 4 hours later. She also enjoyed the fancy new threads we got her for the occasion.<br /><br />In other news, for those that don't know I had to return to work on November 12th. Luckily, we found a daycare that we are very happy with and who shares many of our own philosophies. Ezri seems to be enjoying it and everyday, along with her detailed log of poopy diapers and naps, we get a personal note from the teacher telling us what a happy, giggly baby she is. All of the folks at daycare are also digging her clothes - funny since most of her ensembles are put together half-awake at 5am. <br /><br />At home, she is starting to try to talk to us and is sleeping all the way through the night. She can sort of sit up for a few seconds if she is leaning forward. Her growth continues to amaze us, as she is now fitting into to things that -when she born- we thought wouldn't fit until her 2nd birthday. She is starting to really check things out now, and the Christmas tree, her dad and the mirror are her favorite things to look at.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R1FrnLN5GcI/AAAAAAAAAz0/JXFDLxQAP2w/s1600-R/DSC01436.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R1FrnLN5GcI/AAAAAAAAAz0/-4bWXX9AXCE/s320/DSC01436.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139006970576574914" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R1FrobN5GeI/AAAAAAAAA0E/w1dLJD2AiIg/s1600-R/DSC01434.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R1FrobN5GeI/AAAAAAAAA0E/IXvKnOvEpTo/s320/DSC01434.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139006992051411426" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R1Fro7N5GfI/AAAAAAAAA0M/_hQdrszPaG0/s1600-R/DSC01440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/R1Fro7N5GfI/AAAAAAAAA0M/bJcep3feu_c/s320/DSC01440.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139007000641346034" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-56792546817874708402007-11-12T17:04:00.000-08:002008-12-10T09:32:29.213-08:00Papa Can You Hear Me?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjawLgWJ3wJ0-KMZQergiEhIx0572Spejgc-NYzWiVy_DGuuAlWpitsXOhFiaZ-haK2hmybW3pNf8UBhUJ4TdkWRupPRloRflgdaCglnDaWWdIwzdLW9rR8fMliEv432c-OrxYjp-ukVc/s1600-h/DSC01366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjawLgWJ3wJ0-KMZQergiEhIx0572Spejgc-NYzWiVy_DGuuAlWpitsXOhFiaZ-haK2hmybW3pNf8UBhUJ4TdkWRupPRloRflgdaCglnDaWWdIwzdLW9rR8fMliEv432c-OrxYjp-ukVc/s320/DSC01366.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132127475872414530" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj6qoVluxI/AAAAAAAAAx4/9BLP7J4Rlsk/s1600-h/DSC01332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj6qoVluxI/AAAAAAAAAx4/9BLP7J4Rlsk/s320/DSC01332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132127385678101266" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj6sYVluyI/AAAAAAAAAyA/roO3NifDZDA/s1600-h/DSC01340.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj6sYVluyI/AAAAAAAAAyA/roO3NifDZDA/s320/DSC01340.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132127415742872354" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj6toVluzI/AAAAAAAAAyI/EglicX5DoTk/s1600-h/DSC01360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj6toVluzI/AAAAAAAAAyI/EglicX5DoTk/s320/DSC01360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132127437217708850" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj6yYVlu1I/AAAAAAAAAyY/iOaGsPoTzHY/s1600-h/DSC01401.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj6yYVlu1I/AAAAAAAAAyY/iOaGsPoTzHY/s320/DSC01401.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132127518822087506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs48SNGPN24_vdVodA439L2HqS2GoX8ab_hQy36d2I5J6uyV2RJfPLhrt8Sg2irvFKLJXYc6cMVwQtZVzlTFTKlPUEI-wyCbmsf2UABvFjzb8P5sR0E5eM_WrXyIpKbfGcFIMXT54SfF4/s1600-h/DSC01403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs48SNGPN24_vdVodA439L2HqS2GoX8ab_hQy36d2I5J6uyV2RJfPLhrt8Sg2irvFKLJXYc6cMVwQtZVzlTFTKlPUEI-wyCbmsf2UABvFjzb8P5sR0E5eM_WrXyIpKbfGcFIMXT54SfF4/s320/DSC01403.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132128841672014690" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj7_oVlu3I/AAAAAAAAAyo/hDFgyTuTyQA/s1600-h/DSC01343.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj7_oVlu3I/AAAAAAAAAyo/hDFgyTuTyQA/s320/DSC01343.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132128845966982002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbydVAmXGzTskUYh47Fi-aEaZYTMoP1LXmsDoupavSnP6Ytfuw3D46iQbr0ZV0K2TbNPs9qqwYrl8_d8RgZsAaeVvtN-2aNIk3DfImYWrWDYxo6EWrY4n0khMM9fACzIs2WtPz-B5yG0/s1600-h/DSC01358.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbydVAmXGzTskUYh47Fi-aEaZYTMoP1LXmsDoupavSnP6Ytfuw3D46iQbr0ZV0K2TbNPs9qqwYrl8_d8RgZsAaeVvtN-2aNIk3DfImYWrWDYxo6EWrY4n0khMM9fACzIs2WtPz-B5yG0/s320/DSC01358.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132128863146851202" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-5659512417764884522007-11-04T20:02:00.001-08:002008-12-10T09:32:30.200-08:00Happy Hallo-weenie!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj3NIVluuI/AAAAAAAAAxc/cwELl62FF40/s1600-h/DSC01305.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj3NIVluuI/AAAAAAAAAxc/cwELl62FF40/s320/DSC01305.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132123580337076962" /></a><br />A few days late but here are some shots of Ezri at her very first Halloween. <br /><br />Obviously, she is dressed as a vegan-veggie-hot dog - because that's just how we roll.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj3L4VlusI/AAAAAAAAAxM/5n8buzYeMU8/s1600-h/DSC01303.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj3L4VlusI/AAAAAAAAAxM/5n8buzYeMU8/s320/DSC01303.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132123558862240450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5gCbOk6wQRdCtnu1gH-qOQ1UgmhI43SB8NvKIEokmkodm9-td_yPZQXLXHguUob7wn4XmYPgvrctMtL5k7NB1RSBQD6l4BqrwHPUMDs6l-47uo5XmKp2gC9YJ34LMl5_ncd7YuHg3CI/s1600-h/DSC01304.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5gCbOk6wQRdCtnu1gH-qOQ1UgmhI43SB8NvKIEokmkodm9-td_yPZQXLXHguUob7wn4XmYPgvrctMtL5k7NB1RSBQD6l4BqrwHPUMDs6l-47uo5XmKp2gC9YJ34LMl5_ncd7YuHg3CI/s320/DSC01304.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132123576042109650" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj3N4VluvI/AAAAAAAAAxk/OeKcPhvrSGQ/s1600-h/DSC01313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj3N4VluvI/AAAAAAAAAxk/OeKcPhvrSGQ/s320/DSC01313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132123593221978866" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj3OIVluwI/AAAAAAAAAxs/O87khsFl5mI/s1600-h/DSC01314.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rzj3OIVluwI/AAAAAAAAAxs/O87khsFl5mI/s320/DSC01314.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132123597516946178" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-32245978361896169732007-10-29T21:51:00.000-07:002008-12-10T09:32:35.372-08:00We're Still Standing...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rya_i1OH6JI/AAAAAAAAAuA/7ZdWfT5hIZg/s1600-h/DSC01179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rya_i1OH6JI/AAAAAAAAAuA/7ZdWfT5hIZg/s320/DSC01179.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126995830930663570" /></a><br />So we didn't pack up and join the circus - though with Ezri's freakish strength we do have a fair shot. Alas, we've merely be living the normal life of parents to an infant. Who would have thought there was more to it than taking pictures and writing witty blog posts?<br /><br />So after our long absence from the Land of Ez, Miss Ezri has aged to be 11 weeks old. Scary but true. Though we don't have any exact measurements, our best guesses put her weight at at least 10 pounds, based off of her two-month check up stats and her constant demand to be fed. She has outgrown her preemie clothes and is comfortably fitting into her 0-3 month attire. She's gone from her newborn diapers into the size smalls, but still manages to fill them throughout the day. We've also come to know that our girl is quite a gas bucket, burping and farting like a little old man. That, coupled with her pattern-baldness, will ensure that we won't have to worry about dating for some time.<br /><br />While her bodily functions tend toward the elderly, Ezri's sleep habits are becoming decidely teenage. After establishing a firm 11:00 bedtime for herself, our night owl is now pushing herself until 1:00 in the morning, sleeping straight through until 7 or 8:00, then following with a 4 or 5 hour nap in the morning. I'm sure I've just opened the floodgates for the "you-need-to-get-her-on-a-schedule" lectures, but rest assured that we are slowly working toward a routine that works for US.<br /><br />Which brings us to the most devasting news - only two more weeks until I rejoin the world of the working. The prospect of leaving her with someone else all day is beyond depressing but a necessary evil if we want to maintain our current, lavish lifestyle of electricity and three meals a day. We are seeking donations of my yearly salaray plus full-benefits, but I'm guessing those are a bit far off. Time to send out those head shots of Trotsky and see if we can line up some Pedigree commercials or something.<br /><br />In general, Ezri is an all-around good baby - very smiley and enjoys interacting with others. She certainly has her moments and the concept of "crying it out" is completely lost on her - she has already developed a pretty impressive "you-are-the-most-horrible-parents-in-the-world-my-god-why-don't-you-feed-me-already" cry so she gets what she wants pretty quickly, though being that she is only 11 weeks old, it's not like we can spoil her at this point. Despite that, she is quite easy to get along with. Her greatest joy in life right now is her Kringelring - a German-made wooden rattle that consists of one ring with two little rings around it. We're convinced the thing is sprinkled with Ecstasy or something because a few shakes of it and she is completely giddy.<br /><br />And now, without further ado, the Wonder that is Ezri. A quick glance through will prove that she is the offspring of two formerly chunky babies, with definite relations to the Bradley family.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rya_jlOH6KI/AAAAAAAAAuI/0g6vUf1FB0I/s1600-h/DSC01165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rya_jlOH6KI/AAAAAAAAAuI/0g6vUf1FB0I/s320/DSC01165.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126995843815565474" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rya_kFOH6LI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/AfrIQHlFzkw/s1600-h/DSC01188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rya_kFOH6LI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/AfrIQHlFzkw/s320/DSC01188.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126995852405500082" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rya_klOH6MI/AAAAAAAAAuY/NOsyHQOBG9A/s1600-h/DSC01200.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RybGqlOH6bI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/O6G4PZmH2CU/s320/DSC01285.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127003660656044466" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ryb0XVOH6cI/AAAAAAAAAwg/Ka_aF3UyliU/s1600-h/DSC01286.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ryb0XVOH6cI/AAAAAAAAAwg/Ka_aF3UyliU/s320/DSC01286.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127053907478440386" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ryb0X1OH6dI/AAAAAAAAAwo/aQwrcqcWXic/s1600-h/DSC01287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ryb0X1OH6dI/AAAAAAAAAwo/aQwrcqcWXic/s320/DSC01287.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127053916068374994" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ryb0Y1OH6eI/AAAAAAAAAww/UmhQzcpvwiw/s1600-h/DSC01292.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ryb0Y1OH6eI/AAAAAAAAAww/UmhQzcpvwiw/s320/DSC01292.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127053933248244194" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ryb0ZFOH6fI/AAAAAAAAAw4/CLuVjk7wtfA/s1600-h/DSC01298.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ryb0ZFOH6fI/AAAAAAAAAw4/CLuVjk7wtfA/s320/DSC01298.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127053937543211506" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-34175135639650325922007-10-04T10:04:00.001-07:002007-10-04T10:16:38.918-07:00This Just In...Today was Ezri's 2 month check-up - she'll be 8 weeks old on Saturday. Devout readers may recall that at her 1 month visit, she weighed 5lbs. 6 oz and measured 18.75 inches long. Well, four weeks later, she is now up to....<br /><br />8lbs. 3 oz. and 20.5 inches long!!!<br /><br />Almost 3 pounds and 2 inches in four weeks - AMAZING!<br /><br />And, for those keeping score at home, Ezri was only 4lbs. 2 oz. and 17.5 inches long at birth.<br /><br />Plus, she has hit all of the developmental milestones for a 2 month old - without adjusting her age for prematurity! Her adjusted age would only be 1 week old, so we are THRILLED that she is right on track with her actual age. It appears that we will have an Amazonian genius on our hands - like Wonder Woman, but with more clothes on.<br /><br />Pictures of our tiny giant to come later...Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-85297055344226820292007-10-02T09:52:00.000-07:002008-12-10T09:32:35.983-08:00Life on a Lilypad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyBYflv4whemsjBjBA_f3X6k9c6fYG0S_B9oxO0CXRM9K0mkZJgo-PUaLeANURnqzGja4XDtSVbfj2qVM70tVKpCX_5BM0khzHlOeMPFdPYzLMXBFMn_9nlsIzk_H_QyCOFnAEb7PQJ4/s1600-h/DSC00993.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyBYflv4whemsjBjBA_f3X6k9c6fYG0S_B9oxO0CXRM9K0mkZJgo-PUaLeANURnqzGja4XDtSVbfj2qVM70tVKpCX_5BM0khzHlOeMPFdPYzLMXBFMn_9nlsIzk_H_QyCOFnAEb7PQJ4/s320/DSC00993.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116787867057599186" /></a><br /><br />Here are a few shots of Ezri enjoying her new lilypad - purchased via giftcard from our dear friends, the soon-to-be Drs. Hannah and Aaron. <br /><br />We decided it was high time that Miss Ezri bump up her Tummy Time regimen with a few props. We're starting her on some core training with little upper body and glutes work to even her out. <br /><br />We won't mess with the cheeks though.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaO4MypKbjMnjp7v0hi7g6p-J70gAW-PgLOXWqm_411fBw6XWBb-Y1NIaR5Ys4NcLsY73ky6gqoAtb3qV3Xeb89UiWrNUuUPgBbWAfyR4uW7D3-s8YbSWQuVB1nhkqaLN-xwLHz3_VqsA/s1600-h/DSC00994.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaO4MypKbjMnjp7v0hi7g6p-J70gAW-PgLOXWqm_411fBw6XWBb-Y1NIaR5Ys4NcLsY73ky6gqoAtb3qV3Xeb89UiWrNUuUPgBbWAfyR4uW7D3-s8YbSWQuVB1nhkqaLN-xwLHz3_VqsA/s320/DSC00994.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116787884237468386" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RwJ7eYb_MvI/AAAAAAAAAto/btCfn33CJaI/s1600-h/DSC00999.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RwJ7eYb_MvI/AAAAAAAAAto/btCfn33CJaI/s320/DSC00999.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116787888532435698" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RwJ7fIb_MwI/AAAAAAAAAtw/iWrVHzewTx8/s1600-h/DSC01000.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RwJ7fIb_MwI/AAAAAAAAAtw/iWrVHzewTx8/s320/DSC01000.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116787901417337602" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-75355211459055561842007-09-28T13:48:00.000-07:002008-12-10T09:32:40.695-08:00Isn't She Lovely?Here is a boat load of pictures that we took of Ezri in her fabulous new leopard-print bunting, graciously given to her by her Aunt Laurie, as well as some modeling her typical nightwear.<br /><br />As you can see, Ezri is not afraid to "go there" with her bold yet stylish clothing choices, coupling colors and textures that many wouldn't dare to put together. Barely 7-weeks old and already quite the fashion plate. Anna Wintour better watch her back.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYHix20JL5OPPhCvwVyKS7Dd7HzQbeH7sk2_7jTjvvkHzt_eZKFXmlL4tPaxhsfVuwiSZh7-atQw2lD8ebYdtVnUCMscbGMkPgFFioFVMZZBV_ioUKnlwNrLwuqSMs5v_1yxLTs04B28/s1600-h/DSC01025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYHix20JL5OPPhCvwVyKS7Dd7HzQbeH7sk2_7jTjvvkHzt_eZKFXmlL4tPaxhsfVuwiSZh7-atQw2lD8ebYdtVnUCMscbGMkPgFFioFVMZZBV_ioUKnlwNrLwuqSMs5v_1yxLTs04B28/s320/DSC01025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115376197206749586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBKKi_BjNlaT52Y5fIHqw4D1ZcJp_soH6F40-gtysEelZStdgKggzfdqrg558xOzifY1uRQoQtJid7_73V9AopNe6SMrqFdf8vSC09HlQtVyMYbv6Gi0b4a8beKvCJmYnCWS_451XAkI/s1600-h/DSC01028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbBKKi_BjNlaT52Y5fIHqw4D1ZcJp_soH6F40-gtysEelZStdgKggzfdqrg558xOzifY1uRQoQtJid7_73V9AopNe6SMrqFdf8vSC09HlQtVyMYbv6Gi0b4a8beKvCJmYnCWS_451XAkI/s320/DSC01028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115376201501716898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AZHp3Vuyr0EEojjlo4IjuhECnCpb4-yfV81NFw42FBIbk5PqMOvejT0ozHQNVYUsVQyDdDHdbTshI6PHQ1Y8pYyRcKHfrQEejdPAWbf6ATwD5iEsOl4qvY0OL8aUReK3HIVt4wk3kLs/s1600-h/DSC01034.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv157Yb_MhI/AAAAAAAAArs/s-cA3iAJYeE/s320/DSC01055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115378812841832978" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv157ob_MiI/AAAAAAAAAr0/AyDne1ub3Xk/s1600-h/DSC01058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv157ob_MiI/AAAAAAAAAr0/AyDne1ub3Xk/s320/DSC01058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115378817136800290" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv178Yb_MjI/AAAAAAAAAr8/sr5HlOa5AF4/s1600-h/DSC01060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv178Yb_MjI/AAAAAAAAAr8/sr5HlOa5AF4/s320/DSC01060.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115381029044957746" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv178ob_MkI/AAAAAAAAAsE/sIdPoBP65Ag/s1600-h/DSC01062.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv1-zob_MoI/AAAAAAAAAso/NZit1tysQF0/s320/DSC01077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115384177255985794" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv1-z4b_MpI/AAAAAAAAAsw/06qH5Gj6LEA/s1600-h/DSC01080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv1-z4b_MpI/AAAAAAAAAsw/06qH5Gj6LEA/s320/DSC01080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115384181550953106" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv1-0Yb_MqI/AAAAAAAAAs4/oy35l6jX7Gs/s1600-h/DSC01083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv1-0Yb_MqI/AAAAAAAAAs4/oy35l6jX7Gs/s320/DSC01083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115384190140887714" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv1-0ob_MrI/AAAAAAAAAtA/cFVYu_FjnKU/s1600-h/DSC01084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv1-0ob_MrI/AAAAAAAAAtA/cFVYu_FjnKU/s320/DSC01084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115384194435855026" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv1-04b_MsI/AAAAAAAAAtI/hcaxAKjAjHI/s1600-h/DSC01088.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv1-04b_MsI/AAAAAAAAAtI/hcaxAKjAjHI/s320/DSC01088.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115384198730822338" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv1794b_MnI/AAAAAAAAAsc/DHjqm8faBnY/s1600-h/DSC01075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rv1794b_MnI/AAAAAAAAAsc/DHjqm8faBnY/s320/DSC01075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115381054814761586" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-12393852852108628942007-09-28T04:46:00.000-07:002008-12-10T09:32:41.919-08:00Gratuitous CutenessIf it's wrong to be this impossibly adorable, then Ezri doesn't want to be right.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvzrLYb_MUI/AAAAAAAAAp8/iWzxll4qgw0/s1600-h/DSC01136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvzrLYb_MUI/AAAAAAAAAp8/iWzxll4qgw0/s320/DSC01136.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115221857556967746" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvzrL4b_MVI/AAAAAAAAAqE/i35pNZS6BeQ/s1600-h/DSC01122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvzrL4b_MVI/AAAAAAAAAqE/i35pNZS6BeQ/s320/DSC01122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115221866146902354" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvzrMYb_MWI/AAAAAAAAAqM/yYBeY1TF6xg/s1600-h/DSC01142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvzrMYb_MWI/AAAAAAAAAqM/yYBeY1TF6xg/s320/DSC01142.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115221874736836962" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvzrMob_MXI/AAAAAAAAAqU/Oy03sJcONmE/s1600-h/DSC01145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvzrMob_MXI/AAAAAAAAAqU/Oy03sJcONmE/s320/DSC01145.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115221879031804274" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvzrM4b_MYI/AAAAAAAAAqc/AJ5WrfMUYnw/s1600-h/DSC01156.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvzrM4b_MYI/AAAAAAAAAqc/AJ5WrfMUYnw/s320/DSC01156.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115221883326771586" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-5037541424548733302007-09-18T09:22:00.001-07:002008-12-10T09:32:43.420-08:00Insert Clever Title Here<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvAoBekQ4oI/AAAAAAAAApo/VafXot67iEI/s1600-h/DSC00981.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvAoBekQ4oI/AAAAAAAAApo/VafXot67iEI/s400/DSC00981.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111629582915658370" /></a><br />I have nothing intelligent to say, seeing as only 6 of our last 48 hours have been spent sleeping. <br /><br />Someone has decided to hit a growth spurt, because apparently, her development and maturation are more important that her parents' enjoyment of sleep. <br />So selfish babies are.<br /><br />Anyway, here are some pictures.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ru_9SOkQ4gI/AAAAAAAAAog/TMPL9zUzXfY/s1600-h/DSC00886.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ru_9SOkQ4gI/AAAAAAAAAog/TMPL9zUzXfY/s400/DSC00886.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111582591678472706" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ru_9SukQ4hI/AAAAAAAAAoo/RjD9mcV2FAw/s1600-h/DSC00890.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ru_9SukQ4hI/AAAAAAAAAoo/RjD9mcV2FAw/s400/DSC00890.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111582600268407314" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ru_9S-kQ4iI/AAAAAAAAAow/wu1ruCDuhzM/s1600-h/DSC00912.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ru_9S-kQ4iI/AAAAAAAAAow/wu1ruCDuhzM/s400/DSC00912.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111582604563374626" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ru_9TekQ4jI/AAAAAAAAAo4/vfYVg2B7yCU/s1600-h/DSC00918.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Ru_9TekQ4jI/AAAAAAAAAo4/vfYVg2B7yCU/s400/DSC00918.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111582613153309234" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvAn_OkQ4kI/AAAAAAAAApI/rCugT3Vi2Jg/s1600-h/DSC00928.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvAn_OkQ4kI/AAAAAAAAApI/rCugT3Vi2Jg/s400/DSC00928.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111629544260952642" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvAn_ukQ4lI/AAAAAAAAApQ/-CPU3GTNk4k/s1600-h/DSC00950.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvAn_ukQ4lI/AAAAAAAAApQ/-CPU3GTNk4k/s400/DSC00950.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111629552850887250" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvAoAOkQ4mI/AAAAAAAAApY/9FS5sptqT94/s1600-h/DSC00982.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RvAoAOkQ4mI/AAAAAAAAApY/9FS5sptqT94/s400/DSC00982.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111629561440821858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2eF0_Y8i5ksg9LQYORPNkNUuChLkF6aoLwKQmR_yI3podMmXiYDLvsl4gzGS7rryuqI5CKhSAmNt9CcTef6yhsen5JJOmLmvUOlC0l5slSmrIKhVke1HMZi5g3JXXXUZ8MfsJeeXQQw/s1600-h/DSC00983.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2eF0_Y8i5ksg9LQYORPNkNUuChLkF6aoLwKQmR_yI3podMmXiYDLvsl4gzGS7rryuqI5CKhSAmNt9CcTef6yhsen5JJOmLmvUOlC0l5slSmrIKhVke1HMZi5g3JXXXUZ8MfsJeeXQQw/s400/DSC00983.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111629574325723762" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-83997326028795117552007-09-11T13:52:00.000-07:002008-12-10T09:32:45.054-08:00An Update and a Fix<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucGDS543VI/AAAAAAAAAnE/NtvRsn2SzAM/s1600-h/DSC00832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucGDS543VI/AAAAAAAAAnE/NtvRsn2SzAM/s400/DSC00832.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109058955959131474" /></a><br />Since Ezri is now officially 1 month old, here is a quick update on how she is doing, followed by an abundance of photos to give all of you baby junkies a fix.<br /><br />Ezri has been out of the NICU for 11 days now and is proving to be a riduculously good baby. She only ever cries when she is hungry or naked - two things which we are well equipped to handle. She is sleeping for 2 or 3 hours at a time, both day and night, so we're really not dealing with much sleep deprivation - just getting it in small doses. According to the chart we were given at the hospital, she has hit all of her one month milestones, even without adjusting her age for prematurity! She lifts her head, follows lights and objects with her eyes, makes throat noises - pretty amazing considering she shouldn't be here for about 2 more weeks. She is staying awake for longer stretches of time and is starting to entertain us with a wide range of amusing and bizarre facial expressions.<br /><br />Last Friday, Ezri had her first appointment with her new pediatrician, Dr. John. We really, really liked him and can happily report that he found our girl to be in outstanding health. She weighed in at 5 lbs. 6 oz. - up quite a bit from her hospital discharge weight of 5 lbs. 1/2 oz. Other than being on the tiny side, he said she was just perfect - which we already knew of course, but it's always good to have such things on a medical chart.<br /><br />Today, a visiting nurse came out to do a physical for Help Me Grow. They will be coming out to assess Ezri to make sure she is meeting milestones and provide resources if she isn't. It's free for anyone in the state of Ohio, regardless of income, and works with infants through age 3. Even though I happen to be in the business of child development, I am completely in the dark about what babies should be able to do an when. When they told us that professionals would come to our house and tell us how Ezri is doing, we jumped at the chance. <br /><br />At any rate, the nurse weighed Ezri as part of the physical and found that she is now 5 lbs. 12 oz.! That's up a whole 6 oz. in just 4 days - average growth is 1/2 oz. to 1 oz. per day. Seems our little peanut hit a bit of a growth spurt over the weekend, though from the looks of it most of the weight is in her cheeks. <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucGDy543WI/AAAAAAAAAnM/2kb-O2cYcg8/s1600-h/DSC00765.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucGDy543WI/AAAAAAAAAnM/2kb-O2cYcg8/s400/DSC00765.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109058964549066082" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucGES543XI/AAAAAAAAAnU/jrS9iTVImqM/s1600-h/DSC00826.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucGES543XI/AAAAAAAAAnU/jrS9iTVImqM/s400/DSC00826.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109058973139000690" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucGEy543YI/AAAAAAAAAnc/ijOsjKONizU/s1600-h/DSC00838.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucGEy543YI/AAAAAAAAAnc/ijOsjKONizU/s400/DSC00838.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109058981728935298" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucGFS543ZI/AAAAAAAAAnk/--M-wlJRxZQ/s1600-h/DSC00841.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucGFS543ZI/AAAAAAAAAnk/--M-wlJRxZQ/s400/DSC00841.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109058990318869906" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucIry543aI/AAAAAAAAAnw/VkfExUr9ems/s1600-h/DSC00861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucIry543aI/AAAAAAAAAnw/VkfExUr9ems/s400/DSC00861.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109061850767089058" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucIsS543bI/AAAAAAAAAn4/7MgKeMDBosE/s1600-h/DSC00864.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucIsS543bI/AAAAAAAAAn4/7MgKeMDBosE/s400/DSC00864.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109061859357023666" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucIsi543cI/AAAAAAAAAoA/IF-FssYiOj8/s1600-h/DSC00870.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucIsi543cI/AAAAAAAAAoA/IF-FssYiOj8/s400/DSC00870.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109061863651990978" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucItC543dI/AAAAAAAAAoI/Ojk4DskYEiQ/s1600-h/DSC00867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucItC543dI/AAAAAAAAAoI/Ojk4DskYEiQ/s400/DSC00867.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109061872241925586" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucIti543eI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/FqvOPoIgowg/s1600-h/DSC00866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/RucIti543eI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/FqvOPoIgowg/s400/DSC00866.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109061880831860194" /></a>Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-8157969262082569742007-09-11T13:34:00.001-07:002008-12-10T09:32:46.047-08:00Strollin'Though we haven't had a chance to break it in on the mean streets of Toledo yet, Ezri did get to enjoy a cruise around the living room in her new stroller. We hope to get her down to Olander Park this week to really see how it handles.<br /><br />Pedestrians and ducks beware! <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub9lS543PI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/Y2qg-81KLDY/s1600-h/DSC00823.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub9lS543PI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/Y2qg-81KLDY/s400/DSC00823.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109049644470033650" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub9li543QI/AAAAAAAAAmY/fn3wF0Urb9M/s1600-h/DSC00824.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub9li543QI/AAAAAAAAAmY/fn3wF0Urb9M/s400/DSC00824.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109049648765000962" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub9mC543RI/AAAAAAAAAmg/T6Hoje70KU0/s1600-h/DSC00822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub9mC543RI/AAAAAAAAAmg/T6Hoje70KU0/s400/DSC00822.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109049657354935570" /></a><br /><br />Many thank to Aunt Carol for getting everything straightened out for us! Thanks too to all of the family members who had pitched in to get us the stroller and carseats.Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488854434462405100.post-51940063509266154212007-09-11T13:32:00.000-07:002008-12-10T09:32:46.694-08:00Pillow TalkA gift from my mom's friend Irma...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub_xy543SI/AAAAAAAAAmo/UVDWBk08-00/s1600-h/DSC00846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub_xy543SI/AAAAAAAAAmo/UVDWBk08-00/s400/DSC00846.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109052058241654050" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub_yC543TI/AAAAAAAAAmw/BklLX4NdxHs/s1600-h/DSC00847.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub_yC543TI/AAAAAAAAAmw/BklLX4NdxHs/s400/DSC00847.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109052062536621362" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub_yi543UI/AAAAAAAAAm4/5p55Vpexkx8/s1600-h/DSC00852.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-3WsjUlTV80/Rub_yi543UI/AAAAAAAAAm4/5p55Vpexkx8/s400/DSC00852.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109052071126555970" /></a><br /><br />Thank you!!!Rutgerianshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049743479447530606noreply@blogger.com0