Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Parenting Products
Finally! A sun shade that doesn't scream, "My kids have taken over my car and my life." I've been wondering if they made anything besides those Pooh Bear and Safety First sunshades and this one not only looks better, but allows you to roll down the windows when in place!
Air/Sun Shade - $24.95
Fitted screens allow air in but keep bugs and sun out.
These ingenious screens fit over the window frame of your rear door to provide protection whether the window is up or down. Special screen material helps keep out bugs and harsh sunlight while letting in fresh air. Won't block your outward visibility and keeps dog's noses and kid's hands safely inside. Once the self-adhesive tabs are in place, the screens can be removed and re-installed in seconds. Comes in six sizes to ensure a good fit. Please click on the Sizing Chart to find the correct size for your vehicle. Click on this Sizing Chart to find the correct size for your vehicle.
Air/Sun Shade - $24.95
Fitted screens allow air in but keep bugs and sun out.
These ingenious screens fit over the window frame of your rear door to provide protection whether the window is up or down. Special screen material helps keep out bugs and harsh sunlight while letting in fresh air. Won't block your outward visibility and keeps dog's noses and kid's hands safely inside. Once the self-adhesive tabs are in place, the screens can be removed and re-installed in seconds. Comes in six sizes to ensure a good fit. Please click on the Sizing Chart to find the correct size for your vehicle. Click on this Sizing Chart to find the correct size for your vehicle.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Happy day...
-Her uncanny ability to be coherent at 4:00 in the morning.
-Her unwavering patience.
-Her adoring stare.
-Her constant desire to grow and learn as a mother.
-Her understanding, even in times of exhaustion.
-Her soft touch and delicate comfort only a mother can provide.
-Her pronunciation of words in Spanish, compared to my broken Spanglesh.
-Her time, squeezing 25 hours into a day.
-Her goals and optimism.
-Her innocent giggles at a simple baby toot.
and so much more...
-Her unwavering patience.
-Her adoring stare.
-Her constant desire to grow and learn as a mother.
-Her understanding, even in times of exhaustion.
-Her soft touch and delicate comfort only a mother can provide.
-Her pronunciation of words in Spanish, compared to my broken Spanglesh.
-Her time, squeezing 25 hours into a day.
-Her goals and optimism.
-Her innocent giggles at a simple baby toot.
and so much more...
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Another New Video
A special thanks to the Rayo family for their temporary donation of a Jumperoo. It only took Tenzin about 23 seconds before he figured out the sole intent of this device.
Try to enjoy the electronic sounding tune that goes along with it. Listen closely. You hear it? Now you know what it sounds like inside of my head 24/7.
Try to enjoy the electronic sounding tune that goes along with it. Listen closely. You hear it? Now you know what it sounds like inside of my head 24/7.
Is it time to potty train yet?
When Tenzin decides he's ready for the big-boy toilet, we are soooooooo showing this video.
Rockin' Out With Hardcore Nipples!
C'mon silly people, what did you think I meant?!?! Get your minds out of the gutter.
I stumbled across these wonderful baby bottles at Urban Baby Runway. I would have bought some, but the site also offers "Diva" baby bottles and I don't condone Diva-ism among month-year-olds (i.e children with ages that are still counted in month form: Oscar is 18 months).
I'm sorry, but the moment you call your little drooler a Diva is the moment you are no longer allowed to feign surprise when she invites you onto the Maury Show to inform you that her little twelve-year-old-self is ready to start a family of her own.
"Banjo Biggins....you are NOT the father!!!!"
From the website:
I stumbled across these wonderful baby bottles at Urban Baby Runway. I would have bought some, but the site also offers "Diva" baby bottles and I don't condone Diva-ism among month-year-olds (i.e children with ages that are still counted in month form: Oscar is 18 months).
I'm sorry, but the moment you call your little drooler a Diva is the moment you are no longer allowed to feign surprise when she invites you onto the Maury Show to inform you that her little twelve-year-old-self is ready to start a family of her own.
"Banjo Biggins....you are NOT the father!!!!"
From the website:
What cool baby wants a boring old clear bottle? Nipple is replaceable with any standard nipple. Top rack dishwasher safe. Price: $6.00
In other news, it looks like motherhood is going to cost me $138,095. Fortunately, Rachel forgot to fill out her time card so I'm technically not obligated to submit a check request to Accounting.
You can scratch one of those off of Rachel's list, because I can assure you that Rachel will never be caught dead behind the wheel of a van!!!
And Laundry Machine Operator doesn't make any sense to me. Does that mean that the wife operates another wife?
I might put up another post tonight when I'm blogging from the couch.
The 10 jobs listed as comprising a mother's work were housekeeper, cook, day care center teacher, laundry machine operator, van driver, facilities manager, janitor, computer operator, chief executive officer and psychologist, it said.
You can scratch one of those off of Rachel's list, because I can assure you that Rachel will never be caught dead behind the wheel of a van!!!
And Laundry Machine Operator doesn't make any sense to me. Does that mean that the wife operates another wife?
I might put up another post tonight when I'm blogging from the couch.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On.
Updates, pictures, photos, video, thermal imaging, x-rays, night vision, oh my! It’s a digital Tenzin Blogapalooza!
First and foremost in the greater-Tenzin area, we are proud to report that we have rollover!!! Hoorah!
On May 1st at approximately 7:15 pm, a Caucasian male, age 6 months, blonde hair with a poopy butt, was seen flipping over from his back to his stomach and back again. Shortly thereafter, the male in question was visited by the Rayo family but would not repeat the same performance due to spotlight stagefright. Nobody was harmed in the ordeal.
Seriously though, the little guy is finally doing barrel rolls! You know how an alligator does death rolls to subdue it’s prey, well it’s kind of like that only with adorability instead of violence. Oh, and it’ really kind of more of a flop than a continuous spinning motion. And he doesn’t really take down any small wildlife in the process. Come to think of it, it’s not really like that at all. Oh well…He’s turning. We’ll usually get about one roll per day if we’re lucky; ten rollovers if it’s Twinkie and ice cream day (just joking Grandmothers).
I would have put it on video but Murphy’s Law of parenting wouldn’t allow it:
Here's the entire process:
Full Disclosure: Tenzin wasn’t up for preserving this momentous occasion on film so I decided to recreate the scene with a little photo-journalistic editing. His ositioning is the same as it would be in a typical rollover, but the pictures themselves were actually captured over a span of an hour. Good thing he didn’t say his first sentence or else the recreation might have taken a week.
Step One: The Back
Tenzin actually mastered this move at birth without any difficulty. He's been practicing it for about 180 days, so he's really good. Look at how he raises those 150 pound weights off the ground (i.e. his thighs).
The sink bathing was so much fun, we even made a full-length feature film out of it!
OK, maybe it wasn't full-length, but at least now I'll be able to edit some videos. I've never worked with video editing software before, so expect to see many many many more of those fabulous star wipes!
That's about it for now. I'll get some better stories in within the week. If you get a chance, check out the new pics in the Kodak Gallery and keep your eyes on the You Tube account. I'll be throwing a ton of updates in both of those.
First and foremost in the greater-Tenzin area, we are proud to report that we have rollover!!! Hoorah!
On May 1st at approximately 7:15 pm, a Caucasian male, age 6 months, blonde hair with a poopy butt, was seen flipping over from his back to his stomach and back again. Shortly thereafter, the male in question was visited by the Rayo family but would not repeat the same performance due to spotlight stagefright. Nobody was harmed in the ordeal.
Seriously though, the little guy is finally doing barrel rolls! You know how an alligator does death rolls to subdue it’s prey, well it’s kind of like that only with adorability instead of violence. Oh, and it’ really kind of more of a flop than a continuous spinning motion. And he doesn’t really take down any small wildlife in the process. Come to think of it, it’s not really like that at all. Oh well…He’s turning. We’ll usually get about one roll per day if we’re lucky; ten rollovers if it’s Twinkie and ice cream day (just joking Grandmothers).
I would have put it on video but Murphy’s Law of parenting wouldn’t allow it:
[Muprhy’s Law of Parenting #134.04DV: if a camera is placed anywhere near the presence of an adorable act while either one and/or both parents mutters the phrase “Oh honey, get a picture of that,” any and all babies near the vicinity of that camera will immediately cease and desist cute behavior and instead, stare blankly into the camera lens.]
Here's the entire process:
Full Disclosure: Tenzin wasn’t up for preserving this momentous occasion on film so I decided to recreate the scene with a little photo-journalistic editing. His ositioning is the same as it would be in a typical rollover, but the pictures themselves were actually captured over a span of an hour. Good thing he didn’t say his first sentence or else the recreation might have taken a week.
Step One: The Back
Tenzin actually mastered this move at birth without any difficulty. He's been practicing it for about 180 days, so he's really good. Look at how he raises those 150 pound weights off the ground (i.e. his thighs).
Step Two: Screwed Turtle
Tenzin took some time off from grabbing his berries to discover his toes (thank goodness). He will be instructing Yoga classes this fall if anyone is interested. I'm just glad that babies can't "pull a hammy" because I've never seen him stretch before jumping into this position.
Step Three: London Bridge
Here we can see the initial transition from back to stomach taking place, but don't be fooled. Tenzin isn't actually leaning to his left. The sheer mass of his thighs actually shift the earth off its axis for a brief second, thus tilting the entire globe. When the eath recovers, Tenzin simply stays on his side.
Step Four: Frat Boy on Friday
You-wreaka! He's watering the carpet!
This process would not be so difficult if Tenzin's dastardly arm (whichever remains closest to the ground after London Bridge) would get out of the way more often. Tenzin is learning how to move it, though, and his hand-eye coordination is finally coming around. It's only a matter of time before he's batting clean-up for the Red Sox (A Lawyer shortstop with a doctorate form NYU who won the Masters right after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize).
Just in case you were wondering, this is what the rolling looks like on Twinkie and Ice Cream night (still kidding, Grandmothers):
Speaking of rolls, did you take a look at that kid?!?! He's got to weigh at least as much as Mini Cooper by now. We've got our (somewhat belated) 6 month check-up coming up soon and we can't wait to see how much he's grown.
We can, however, do without the shots. Rachel has never really handled the YOU-POKED-MY-SON-AND-HURT-HIM-YOU-EVIL-NURSE very well. She never looks forward to the vaccination tears, but I'm sure we'll ride through this one with flying colors.
What else?
Bath time has been switched around a bit. We discovered that we can keep ourselves 43% drier by giving the Zen a bath in the kitchen sink.
Tons of perks!!!
1) No more leaning over.
2) There's a big long kitchen hose at your disposal.
3) Those baby bottle brushes work wonders on the tonsils!
If only we had a dishwasher we could make this process automated. Now, we just need to get him to stop eating the Comet and the Brillo pads.
The sink bathing was so much fun, we even made a full-length feature film out of it!
OK, maybe it wasn't full-length, but at least now I'll be able to edit some videos. I've never worked with video editing software before, so expect to see many many many more of those fabulous star wipes!
That's about it for now. I'll get some better stories in within the week. If you get a chance, check out the new pics in the Kodak Gallery and keep your eyes on the You Tube account. I'll be throwing a ton of updates in both of those.
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