new laptop, new 'school' year?

I finally got a new laptop to replace the 2006 vaio so hopefully there will be more updates to come as I can 'shoo' jake away to use the computer and while he is entranced by the 'newer' toy I can use the computer instead.

Well we've started jake on startfall. it was kind of an accident that has ballooned in to an obsession with letters and phonics... so i'm kind of just going with his flow. he absorbs so much information! I am a little worried about over doing it but as long as he enjoys it I've decided to stand back and watch him blossom.

I guess I didn't realize it would be this soon that he would be interested in learning letters, i thought he would still be the little nursline who would rather be playing with toys or something.

ahh well I am reminded how time will pass quickly and before I blink one, two, three more times, he'll be in highschool or something and I will be looking back thinking about my little man who wanted desperately to learn his ABCs.

three months down

well paul has been gone for three months, I had to print out his orders to get free membership to the YMCA and I broke down. its kind of weird how you get reminded of your situation...

signed jake up for swim classes today :) so excited - except that now I have to get swim shorts. LOL. I totally forgot. hopefully I find some on sale :)

the name game

i think we've finally decided on a name for zombie bean.

myka elina (erina)

we don't know if we want to use the R or the L for romanizing the japanese. we are currently leaning towards the L but I can't shake the fact that it's supposed to be japanese and an R. it'll have kanji in place too so no big deal but i do feel like why even give her a japanese name?

whoops its august

again, I have neglected my blog... its august first today. i used my fingers and determined that I only have 3 and a half months till i am a mama of two. er.. I am totally NOT ready, i think I have 5 outfits for her, but I have cloth diapers till she potty trains! LOL.

jake has seen me hold my friend's 1 month old, to which he was unphased. he got to hold her too. he was very intrigued with the baby and even situated himself and put his arms out to tell us he wanted to hold her again. *melt*. although i think he wasn't too impressed in the end... he wouldn't give her a bye bye kiss. maybe he just didn't want to say bye bye. I was bottle feeding her and he came to help. he saw her nursing a few times but hasn't really connected that his mama would have to nurse his sister yet. I don't know what is going to happen if he finds out he would have to share his booboob... but he has surprised me so far so i guess I have nothing to worry about.

we went to legoland with the cousins. it was so great to see them and to continue the cousin tradition. they are third cousins :)

i'm going to make a trip to babies r us to find some organic clothes.

thoughts and prayers for my friend and her new baby mark chandler who was born yesterday at 27/28 weeks. I know you're a fighter bud and I can't wait to see you soon when we visit fayetteville.