tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990491831235304732011-04-21T20:02:43.728-04:00The continuing (mis)adventures of the cutest boy on the planet*.corinneybnoreply@blogger.comBlogger481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-58397890260306637212009-01-08T22:21:00.008-05:002009-01-08T23:50:23.118-05:00

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, filled with friends, family, and food...just like ours! Christmas this year was such a blast; Squiggles definitely understood the idea of presents better this year than last year, and had a lot of fun tearing the paper off his packages. I say "tearing" but it was more like controlled peeling. He would peel back the smallest

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Merry Christmas, everyone! We are all enjoying time with family and friends right now, but we'll be back to posting soon. Santa brought us a new camera, so get ready for an onslaught of pictures to make up for the last three months!Squiggles is just one bad Christmas sweater away from perfection right here...

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I just saw this great post on Lifehacker...apparently, you can dress up your Flickr photos by using Easter egg notes. Of course, I couldn't resist dressing my boys up as Santa...Brian looks really happy as Santa, don't you think? But Squiggles makes an adorable St. Nick!

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Squiggles tends to get a little antsy in that little stretch of time before lunch. Yesterday was no exception. I had lunch (chicken nuggets and tater tots, yum!) in the oven, but the waiting!I had left our bedroom door open, so he ran in and did what he usually does when he can get into our room; he asked to get up on the bed so we could play in the pillows. He loves to fall against them and

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I already blogged about our great, lazy Sunday last week, but it dawned on me a few days ago that Sunday was a day for a few anniversaries.Brian proposed to me on November 30, so it's always been a special day for me. He popped the question the day before I graduated from college. It was good timing because I was so focused on finishing exams and getting ready to walk at commencement that I was

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Squiggles did not take a nap yesterday. As in, no sleep at all. I should have known the path our day was going to take when I woke up at 9:30 and didn't hear anything on the monitor. Usually Squiggles is singing or talking to himself or, if I've been asleep too soundly, crying out for me. Yesterday there was nothing. He probably slept longer today because he was up for 30-45 minutes the

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Well, I failed at NaBloPoMo again this year. It is difficult enough to post every day, let alone to do it while I'm on vacation. I did much better than last year, though. I'm not sure if I'll do it again next year or not. I felt like I was clogging the web with silly posts on some days just for the sake of posting. Plus, I had to back-date my posts a couple of times.Speaking of which,

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-32001372877850332082008-11-30T22:47:00.002-05:002008-12-02T15:03:44.868-05:00

No, not that Lazy Sunday.Today was a perfectly lazy day. We came home last night so we could have a day to recombobulate before diving into the week, and I have to say that it was a great idea. We loved spending the week with my family, but it's nice to spend some time just the three of us, too.Brian started the day off by getting up ahead of me and taking care of Squiggles. Then I got a

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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, full of family, fellowship and food. We got to watch the parade (Squiggles only paid attention off and on, but he loved the Sesame Street float), eat a yummy dinner, and spend time with family that we haven't seen in a while.It hit me during dinner that just a year ago, our little Squiggles hadn't even started eating solid food; this year he had a

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-20410096355372559212008-11-25T21:10:00.001-05:002008-12-01T22:16:02.140-05:00

We've found a new slam-dunk toy, and we found it in the most random way.This is a basic bead maze. We've seen them at the doctor's office before, and although Squiggles seemed to enjoy them, he never was all that enthralled with them.Fast forward to last night. We went to a great little barbecue place near The Reservation (yes, we actually left The Reservation). We only had to wait a few

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Sounds like a bad combination, doesn't it?Friday was more laziness...drinking coffee and reading. Brian and I did go to a very nice restaurant at the Hilton on the beach and sat at the bar. We shared an appetizer and had a few drinks and just chatted. It was wonderful, as was the drink I had. I don't remember what it was called, but it was vodka muddled with orange, lime and lemon wedges.

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It's almost 6pm, and instead of worrying about getting dinner on the table and trying to snatch away the loaf of bread that Squiggles is taunting the dogs with ('cause he steals it every time I open the refrigerator) AND trying to pick up the house before Brian gets home, I am sitting in a hotel room, watching Friends and surfing the web. I'm not even concerned about dinner (we're going out for

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-61320896896501863842008-11-19T22:57:00.003-05:002008-11-20T14:07:00.185-05:00

Vacation time! Squiggles is on The Reservation with my folks right now while I'm with Brian on a business trip. As we left, I noticed how much gas prices have dropped. I remember that, over the summer, it was not uncommon to see gas near $3/gallon or more. Today? $1.87 per gallon! Can you believe it? I thought it would be a long time before I saw gas under $2/gal, let alone under $1.90. I

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I've had the baking bug the last couple of days. Maybe it's because I won't be able to bake Christmas cookies here like I do every year, but I wanted to bake some lovely things for Thanksgiving at The Reservation next week. So yesterday I made the dough for my Grandma's famous feather bed rolls; and today I made her pumpkin roll and some yummy ginger pumpkin pomegranate muffins. The muffins

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-23451741010080187072008-11-17T23:48:00.003-05:002008-11-18T22:44:15.942-05:00

Brian's grandma - Squiggles's great-grandma - was down here last month visiting a friend, so of course we made time to visit with her, too. Brian's brother and his girlfriend came up and we all visited with Grandma at our house and then took her out to dinner. I was so happy I could show her our home down here and that she and Squiggles could spend some time together.

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Last night, we took Squiggles to his very first college basketball game. Brian scored some free tickets through work, so we decided that it would be fun to go and we wouldn't have to worry about leaving early if we needed to.And guess what? It WAS fun. Lots of fun! Until the end when Squiggles got hungry and tired of sitting still. So we didn't leave on the most positive note, but we still

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For some time now, Squiggles has been standing in this funny downward dog pose, with his head on the ground and his butt up in the air. We always laughed and asked him if he was going to do a somersault. Yesterday he did.

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With Thanksgiving next week, I am reminded that we are hurtling toward December 25 (which seems impossible!). I know there is a lot of concern about toy safety these days, so I thought I'd pass along a site that I visit quite frequently.HealthyToys.org is a project of the Ecology Center, a nonprofit based out of Michigan. The site tests all kinds of toys, gear, and mealtime necessities (bibs,

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A little playmate we encountered at the park back in early OctoberAs I type this, I am wearing shorts and a tank top and we have the fans running on high. It's very humid here, and the temps were in the low 80's today, with more of the same on tap for tomorrow. Normally, I would kick on the AC, but there is something very, very wrong about doing that in MID-NOVEMBER!Adapting to the weather here

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It was such a gorgeous, sunny, mild morning here that I decided to take Squiggles out for a picnic in the park. My original plan was to take him to a wonderful park we've heard about which is only about 10 minutes away from us, but I was unaware of the $3 entry fee and didn't have the cash. So we just headed to our favorite free park and had a great time playing and enjoying our PB&J sandwiches

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We want to give our sincere thanks to all the men and women who have left their homes and families to fight for our country and our freedom. We are truly grateful.

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I think I have a lead on what the problem is with our camera. Thankfully, it looks like a problem that Canon will fix free of charge. It's killing me not to be snapping 20 pictures a day of my little guy! In the meantime, please enjoy some of Squiggles' photos of the world through his eyes (literally - he took these pictures by himself!):He likes to start his day out with a little reading;then

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Ahhh...it's nice to visit my folks (and I'm so glad I got to see my sister - it's really sucked being so far away from her for the last few years), but it's so nice to be sitting in my recliner at home, too. Oh, yeah, and I missed Brian!We did jam a lot of fun in before we left, though: coffee and breakfast out, then back to the house to get ready, and then we went and played bocce ball (my

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Anyone else watch How I Met Your Mother? Funny stuff.So we did not go to the winery today. Squiggles is still not doing great, but he is doing better than yesterday, thank goodness. And we still had a nice day: my sister and her boyfriend came just before lunch, so we all got to spend the afternoon and evening hanging out and having fun. After lunch, everyone else went on a long golf cart

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I shouldn't have spoken so soon yesterday about bad things to come this weekend. Yup, you guessed it, it looks like we won't be going to the winery again. All I have to say is that somebody better be taking me to a winery pretty soon! I'm kidding. Well, not really.Squiggles eating his first lemon wedge - stolen from my salad plate - while we were at Myrtle Beach back in September.Why aren't

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-3558794437902908602008-11-06T22:38:00.004-05:002008-11-14T15:30:08.976-05:00

Squiggles and I drove down to the reservation to visit with my parents for a few days while Brian works most of the weekend. And, since Tuesday is Veterans Day, my sister has a long weekend and is coming to visit, too. Yay! We're going for winery visit attempt #2 - they have their holiday open house this weekend with crafts and music and wine, I hope. We tried to go last month when they had

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Ugh. I've spent the day doing some administrative work - changing our address with the last few billers, enrolling in health insurance for next year, and getting new car insurance. That was the real energy-drainer. We've always dealt with a local agency, but now that we're in Florida, we've been forced to switch companies. After much research, we ended up going with Geico because they had the

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-33742257807541819632008-11-04T21:54:00.004-05:002008-11-04T22:33:37.792-05:00

Happy election day, everyone! I hope you all went out and voted - Brian and I mailed our absentee ballots in last week since we haven't switched our voter registration from Ohio to Florida.Today was kind of a gray day here in sunny Florida. It reminded me of home though, which was kind of nice. Who knew I'd miss gray fall weather? Anyway, the day was pretty uneventful; however, Brian did have

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-32015396578947888292008-11-03T23:02:00.004-05:002008-11-03T23:26:22.851-05:00

We decided to make the big drive from Ohio to Florida in the still of night. Hard on us? Yes. Easy on Squiggles? Yes! We left at bedtime, and he slept like a champ for almost the entire drive. There was an hour around 3am where he was awake, but he just stared out the window and eventually fell back asleep again. It kind of sucked for Brian and me (well, mostly Brian, who drove all the way

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-59829063415265279132008-11-02T22:55:00.004-05:002008-11-02T23:06:00.259-05:00

Bad news. Our digital camera is on the fritz again. We had some problems with it last year, and Canon was very quick about fixing it, so I hope they can help us out again. If not, we'll be limited to cell phone or (horror!) traditional film pictures until we can get a new digital camera.So, since new pictures will be few and far between, I figured I'd update you all on what we've been doing

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How sad is it that it's been almost a year since I've updated this blog? Very, very sad. Of course, a lot can happen in a year...lose your job, become a stay-at-home mom, celebrate a first birthday, move to Florida. I'm using NaBloPoMo to jump-start and restart blogging. Especially now that there are more of you who won't be seeing Squiggles with any regularity.

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NaBloPoMo, that its. Today is the last day of November, and the last day of daily posting. Not that I posted every day. I don't even think I hit the halfway mark. But I did post more than I've ever posted before, and that was my real goal. Can I keep it up? We'll see. I do have a vacation report to post, so there's at least a few more. And then there will be fun Christmas posts, too. I

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Well, we made it safely to Florida! The day wasn't without its stressful moments, though. Thankfully, none of them had to do with Squiggles. He was a happy baby all through the process of getting to the airport, checking our luggage, going through security, running to the gate, flying, and the reverse once we landed. I nursed him while we were taking off, and he fell asleep and slept for all

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I saw this little story on Snopes.com yesterday about Lowe's calling their Christmas trees "family trees" in a recent holiday catalog. Now, to be fair, Lowe's admits that the "family tree" moniker was an error, and that their TV and magazine ads, and fliers from here on out will bear the word "Christmas" in the description. So please don't go boycotting Lowe's!However, this brought a familiar

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I liked the dots that I had going on here, but it was so dark and kind of jumbly (Google tells me this is not a word, but I say it is and it's my blog. So there.), so I've decided to make some changes. We'll start with a little cleaner, crisper look. Maybe widen the post column a bit. I'll put my meager HTML skills to work! Any fancy design ideas or features you'd like to see? Let me know!

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We leave for Florida in just over two days now, so I've started reading up on airline travel with an infant. I don't think it will be too bad, as long as the following things happen:I remember to take all of the liquids/gels/creams out of Squiggles' diaper bag and put them in a 1qt zip top bag. Unless they are over 3oz, then they have to go in his checked bag. Oh, and I have to remember to put

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-55945651305722308482007-11-13T22:25:00.001-05:002007-11-13T22:34:12.577-05:00

Ha-ha! Squiggles got a 2 hour nap in this morning, and guess what? He was happy the rest of the day, even with a shorter 1 hour nap in the afternoon! I am convinced that that first nap is crucial for him - if he gets a long morning nap, he's a happy camper; if not, well, we're in for a bumpy evening.He has been wanting to go to bed earlier, though, but I think it's just part of the new

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-82127336398586672482007-11-12T22:16:00.000-05:002007-11-12T22:27:54.915-05:00

That's what I call Squiggles when, uh, he doesn't want to take a nap. Yeah, I'm not the most creative person.As I mentioned earlier, we're working on dropping a feeding (5 down to 4) and a nap (3 short to 2 long). I think he's got the feeding thing down, and I must admit I feel like less of a milking cow when he eats every 4-5 hours. The nap schedule, however, is still in flux. At the middle

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-44760157509283170542007-11-10T22:50:00.000-05:002007-11-14T22:39:04.474-05:00

Squiggles managed to roll all the way over to our bedroom doorway this morning while I was getting ready.Our day with Sarah was great fun: pancakes, shopping, makeup, coffee...it was wonderful. I don't get to have days like that very often.I could go into more detail, and regale you with a few cute Squiggles stories, but I'm tired because somebody woke up at 3:30 last night and wouldn't go back

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-66152631991489960892007-11-09T22:12:00.000-05:002007-11-13T09:25:48.692-05:00

So it's late - well, late for me, which is after 10pm these days. I remember staying up later on Friday nights, knowing that there would be some extra sleep coming to me on Saturday morning. But Squiggles doesn't care what day it is, or that the weekend is for relaxing. We're up at 6:30 and that's that. So I guess it's not such a surprise that I have a hard time staying up past 10:30

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-43783703055540521812007-11-08T16:29:00.000-05:002007-11-08T16:55:07.689-05:00

I started back up with the cereal again today. Chef picked up some infant oatmeal at the grocery yesterday, so this afternoon I gave it a go while I was home at lunch. I say lunch, but it's really more like 2:30 in the afternoon because Squiggles eats around 11am and again around 3pm. Sometimes I come home for the earlier feeding, sometimes for the later one. Today was the later one. Don't

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I have an announcement to make: I am wearing prepregnancy pants today! In fact, this is the first time that I've worn pregpregnancy pants since, well, since they were simply known as pants.This whole recovering from having a baby thing is taking time, that's for sure; but here it is, not quite six months since Squiggles joined us, and I'm back into some pre-baby clothes. I'd say I'm back down

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-87605550935504112152007-11-06T12:04:00.000-05:002007-11-13T09:29:32.870-05:00

Welcome to NaBloPoMo day, um, 2? Day 6? Curses for not starting on Nov. 1!Here's an update on the cereal experience: it's on hold for the time being. Yes, that's right, I haven't fed Squiggles his rice cereal now for about a week. Why? Well, it certainly isn't because he wasn't getting used to it.Not only was he getting used to eating cereal, it seemed he was even enjoying it. I had

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-77707741652716395932007-11-05T09:40:00.000-05:002007-11-13T09:27:29.317-05:00

So I've signed up for NaBloPoMo. Well, technically I signed up on Friday and promptly forgot to make any blog posts all weekend long. Please don't hate me, NaBloPoMo!This will certainly be a challenge for me. I mean, I haven't made more than 5 entries on this entire blog since I started the dang thing, let alone post every single day. It's hard to motivate yourself to update something that

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-36163652327714123472007-10-22T12:13:00.001-04:002007-11-06T12:04:36.624-05:00

Yesterday, we decided to feed Squiggles his first bites of cereal. Why? Well, he hasn't been napping very well for the past few days, and there have been a few instances where he'll still want to nurse after a feeding but doesn't really eat anything - he just kind of hangs out there. Granted, these things may all be attributed to teething (we saw white gums on top yesterday!), but we decided

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-8606932130826748692007-09-24T16:40:00.000-04:002007-10-19T17:01:38.175-04:00

No, I'm not eating ribs, even though today participating Chili's are donating 100% of its profits to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (in case you don't have dinner plans yet).I'm talking about getting my happy baby boy back today. Squiggles has been out of sorts for over a week now, and he's just now coming back online. He's had a stomach bug for almost 2 weeks, I think he may be starting

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-76943518987678473802007-09-21T09:44:00.000-04:002007-10-19T17:01:11.482-04:00

Secret Agent Josephine posted today about helping her mom clean out her sewing room and what an emotional ordeal it was for them. I can kind of relate. My parents got rid of a lot of stuff when they moved out of my childhood home last year. I'm not sure they were pack rats in the true sense of the word, but after living in the same house for 22 years you tend to accumulate a lot without really

corinneybnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3599049183123530473.post-23550267718836180942007-09-13T12:58:00.000-04:002007-09-13T12:59:13.226-04:00

Ah, a blog entirely devoted to my beloved Squiggles McGillicutty. Stay tuned!

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