Here's a video of us playing before I head off to work one morning (you can see my lovely camouflage pants if you look closely. Or maybe you can't--they are camouflage, after all).
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Deployment Address
For those of you that want to keep in touch with Zach over the deployment, here's his address:
Capt Rashman, Zachary J.
HMH-362
Unit 44160
FPO AP 96607-4160
email: zachary.rashman@usmc.mil
He'll be on a big base with access to a store with food and toiletries and stuff, so he won't really need much in the way of necessities. But I'm sure he'd love letters, pictures, homemade treats, etc.
There are many Marines that are deployed to remote places in Iraq and Afghanistan, so if you would like to send a more traditional care package (snack foods, toiletries, etc) please check out www.thecarepackageproject.com (sorry, I can't figure out how to hyperlink!). Marines can submit addresses of their buddies who aren't receiving anything from home and this website will send your care packages to them. Speaking from experience, there is no better feeling than getting something in the mail on deployment!
Capt Rashman, Zachary J.
HMH-362
Unit 44160
FPO AP 96607-4160
email: zachary.rashman@usmc.mil
He'll be on a big base with access to a store with food and toiletries and stuff, so he won't really need much in the way of necessities. But I'm sure he'd love letters, pictures, homemade treats, etc.
There are many Marines that are deployed to remote places in Iraq and Afghanistan, so if you would like to send a more traditional care package (snack foods, toiletries, etc) please check out www.thecarepackageproject.com (sorry, I can't figure out how to hyperlink!). Marines can submit addresses of their buddies who aren't receiving anything from home and this website will send your care packages to them. Speaking from experience, there is no better feeling than getting something in the mail on deployment!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Teething?
Daniel has been trying to suck and chew on many things lately--his fists, his blanket, his shirt, my thumb--pretty much everything except a pacifier. We're now up to five different kinds of pacifiers but this kid is being very stubborn. (I wonder where he gets that trait?) And because his thumb is usually tucked into his fist, he hasn't been able to find that yet either.
I doubt that he's getting teeth already, but I've been feeling around in there for any break-throughs. My mom said that I got my first tooth fairly late, around nine months. And according to Zach's baby book (thanks, Mary Ellen!), his first tooth arrived on 11/1/78, when he was almost six months old. So if history is any indicator, we won't have teeth for awhile, so I'm not sure what this new chewing/sucking activity is all about.
Daniel and I are both a little under the weather right now. I think it's just a little cold, nothing too much to worry about. But last night was very rough and this morning I had annual training for work, so I had to be there at 0645. Of course.
Daniel and one of his burp cloths:
I doubt that he's getting teeth already, but I've been feeling around in there for any break-throughs. My mom said that I got my first tooth fairly late, around nine months. And according to Zach's baby book (thanks, Mary Ellen!), his first tooth arrived on 11/1/78, when he was almost six months old. So if history is any indicator, we won't have teeth for awhile, so I'm not sure what this new chewing/sucking activity is all about.
Daniel and I are both a little under the weather right now. I think it's just a little cold, nothing too much to worry about. But last night was very rough and this morning I had annual training for work, so I had to be there at 0645. Of course.
Daniel and one of his burp cloths:
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Man Hands
It's been one week since I've gone back to work and the transition for me hasn't been the easiest. I did pick a good time to come back, though, because the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is pretty slow, so my days haven't been too long. But after being home with Daniel for three months and really never being away from him, it's hard to go eight hours every day without being able to see him or touch him or smell him. Aunt Jean is amazing with him and it's so much fun to see how they have become good buddies, so that definitely makes it easier to leave him every day. Easier, but not easy, because I just feel this low-level, ever-present sense of loneliness when I"m at work. Coming home every day is the best, though--seeing Daniel's little face light up with recognition and feeling his body relax as I feed him.
Which brings me to why I've been so slow at posting--I'd rather hold the little man than upload videos and write witty messages. Sorry! I'm writing this at 1:27 am, after I finished my middle-of-the-night pumping. I think this is a good time to get a post in, but if you read something that just makes no sense, check out the time that the post got published. Ha!
Anyway, I'm trying to catch up on video posting. For some reason, Daniel's paws look like they're huge in this one, as he plays with a new toy that came with a chair loaned to us by the Attwoods:
Which brings me to why I've been so slow at posting--I'd rather hold the little man than upload videos and write witty messages. Sorry! I'm writing this at 1:27 am, after I finished my middle-of-the-night pumping. I think this is a good time to get a post in, but if you read something that just makes no sense, check out the time that the post got published. Ha!
Anyway, I'm trying to catch up on video posting. For some reason, Daniel's paws look like they're huge in this one, as he plays with a new toy that came with a chair loaned to us by the Attwoods:
Friday, December 5, 2008
Much-needed update
Where do I begin? It's hard to know, especially since I've been such a slacker with posting. We had a great time with Grandma Mary Ellen when she was here over Thanksgiving. My food turned out beautifully if I do say so myself. (I did forget the rolls and the corn, but we had so much other food that I really don't think they were missed.) For a vegetarian, I sure can cook a turkey! I brined the turkey in a Williams-Sonoma brine for 24 hours before roasting and it received rave reviews from Zach, Mary Ellen, and Jean. It did smell good, so I hope they weren't just being nice. My favorite things were probably the pumpkin soup and the pumpkin cheesecake tarts. Those recipes are definitely keepers.
On Friday after Thanksgiving, Zach and I went to the water park to celebrate a friend's daughter's birthday. We left the little man at home so we could ride all the big kid rides. I was nervous that the park would be crowded because it was a holiday weekend, but I forgot that Black Friday is the real holiday out here. The exit lane for the outlet mall was about 100 cars long. No thank you! Zach and I rode all the rides and had a great time.
On Saturday, we took Mary Ellen and Jean to the farmer's market. Besides locally-grown produce, the market has a lot of hot and prepared food, so we shared fried green tomatoes, beignets with lilikoi sauce, ginger ale, roasting ears, and tomato-pesto pizza. And we bought our fruits and veggies for the week!
Then on Sunday, we headed to the USS Arizona Memorial (Pearl Harbor). Zach and I hadn't been there in years, so it was nice to visit with our out-of-town guests. Daniel seemed to enjoy his first-ever boat ride and he was even pretty quiet on the memorial. I was really bad about taking pictures all weekend long, but Jean was snapping away so we're going to head to Walgreens to get her pictures put on a disk.
Mary Ellen had to make the long trip back to Buffalo on Tuesday and we miss her! I've been back at work all week and it's going okay. I think I picked a good time to come back because things are pretty slow in the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I miss Daniel terribly during the day, but I know he is in very good hands. Thank you, Jean, I don't know if I could have done this without you.
Daniel, concentrating very hard on a new toy:
On Friday after Thanksgiving, Zach and I went to the water park to celebrate a friend's daughter's birthday. We left the little man at home so we could ride all the big kid rides. I was nervous that the park would be crowded because it was a holiday weekend, but I forgot that Black Friday is the real holiday out here. The exit lane for the outlet mall was about 100 cars long. No thank you! Zach and I rode all the rides and had a great time.
On Saturday, we took Mary Ellen and Jean to the farmer's market. Besides locally-grown produce, the market has a lot of hot and prepared food, so we shared fried green tomatoes, beignets with lilikoi sauce, ginger ale, roasting ears, and tomato-pesto pizza. And we bought our fruits and veggies for the week!Then on Sunday, we headed to the USS Arizona Memorial (Pearl Harbor). Zach and I hadn't been there in years, so it was nice to visit with our out-of-town guests. Daniel seemed to enjoy his first-ever boat ride and he was even pretty quiet on the memorial. I was really bad about taking pictures all weekend long, but Jean was snapping away so we're going to head to Walgreens to get her pictures put on a disk.
Mary Ellen had to make the long trip back to Buffalo on Tuesday and we miss her! I've been back at work all week and it's going okay. I think I picked a good time to come back because things are pretty slow in the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I miss Daniel terribly during the day, but I know he is in very good hands. Thank you, Jean, I don't know if I could have done this without you.
Daniel, concentrating very hard on a new toy:
Thursday, December 4, 2008
I'm Back!
No, I didn't go anywhere, but I've just been a lot busier lately since I've been back at work. So I'm about four videos and a bunch of pictures behind. In this video, Daniel is just bouncing peacefully on Zach's knee, but Zach insists on bothering him. And he doesn't like it one bit!
In other news, Daniel went in for some more shots today but the clinic was out of one that he needed, so we'll be back again next week. He was a brave buddy and only cried for a second. He's doing a lot of complaining in his vibrating chair right now, but he'll go to sleep for an afternoon nap in a bit.
In other news, Daniel went in for some more shots today but the clinic was out of one that he needed, so we'll be back again next week. He was a brave buddy and only cried for a second. He's doing a lot of complaining in his vibrating chair right now, but he'll go to sleep for an afternoon nap in a bit.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Update coming!
I promise! We had a very busy weekend with Thanksgiving, a trip to the water park (without the baby!), shopping at the farmer's market, sightseeing at the USS Arizona Memorial, and lots of fun with Grandma Mary Ellen and Aunt Jean. I don't want to ignore my guests (plus I have to go back to work today--boo!), so that's why I've been slacking on the blogging. I'll try and get new pictures and stuff up after work today. Be patient, dear readers, be patient......
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