The Pan and Jerm Show

Working Hard

2011-06-16T09:55:00.002-05:00

He was doing a really good job until I bothered him with taking the video, of course.

Air William

2011-06-11T11:21:00.002-05:00

Appropriate timing with the ongoing NBA Finals.

A few pics

2011-06-11T11:07:00.002-05:00

He was actually wearing the oven mitts on his leg just before this pic. Busted.

He's ready to hit the links.

Trying to get some swings in.

The sweet potato pie made with the purple sweet potatoes from our CSA. Weird.

Peek-A-Boo!

2011-05-30T18:41:00.002-05:00

Sorry, I can't get this to rotate, you'll just have to turn your head!

Singing!

2011-04-24T17:29:00.002-05:00

Will loves to "sing"! In fact, he likes to watch this video and sing to himself!!

Happy Easter!

2011-04-24T13:32:00.004-05:00

The Easter Bunny came!

Peeps!
Shaking eggs!

Will loved hunting for eggs this afternoon!

Oops!

2011-04-24T13:04:00.004-05:00

Sorry about that. We're still alive, just been busy with life!

Here is a list of things Will is up to at almost 17 months old:
-Getting into everything. If you don't want him to get it, you have to put it on the kitchen counter!
-Trying to climb furniture (ottomans, his little chairs)
-Showing us how smart he is- he puts drinks on coasters and throws trash away. He's been pretty good at distinguishing trash from non-trash somehow, but made a critical error today with the cadbury eggs!
-Will loves to "talk" and "sing" though there's still not a lot of understandable words. He loves to say "hi" to people at the grocery store and flirt with little girls and old ladies alike.
-He likes to dance, which I can't get a good video of yet.
-He loves to play outside. He took a nasty fall at the park a few weeks ago and used his face to stop his forward momentum, leading to a terrible scrape on his face.
-He is getting good at eating with silverware- he loves to eat yogurt with a spoon.
-He's still into eating everything. We feed him everything and the only thing lately that he won't eat is egg salad. He ate veggie egg rolls and crab rangoon the other day!

Here's some photos to catch you up!

Saturday in the Park. . .

2011-03-12T15:27:00.000-06:00

I think it was the twelfth of Marrrrch.

Catching Up, Part Tres

2011-03-12T15:20:00.005-06:00

He has taken to wearing his KU hat.
I don't really know.
The artist takes a break to pose for the camera.

He sure does enjoy "coloring" now.
He apparently pays attention when I'm making him waffles/pancakes.

Catching Up, Part Deux

2011-03-12T15:10:00.005-06:00

Lesson learned that day: Don't leave graham crackers near the edge of anything reachable by Will and leave him alone for a minute.

He picked up this table, turned it over, and sat in the middle of it. Makes sense.
Checking out the Cozy Coupe from Grandma and Grandpa.

Too much fun.

Catching Up

2011-03-12T14:53:00.006-06:00

We have a bunch of pictures (of Will, of course) that haven't made it up here yet, so this will be a photo dump over a couple of posts. Enjoy.

Looks like he could have used a cup o'joe.

Just another day in Will's world.
He sure thinks he's funny.
I want YOU.

Laugh Attack!

2011-02-18T18:54:00.001-06:00

No words needed...

Quack, Quack!

2011-02-16T20:02:00.003-06:00

Will is finally starting to talk and sign a little bit. Granted, he only does it when HE wants to, so it's no small miracle that I managed to catch these on tape!
Enjoy!

Pardon the bouncing, when we take the tray off the highchair, it's bounce hour!

Just ignore my obnoxious mommy voice in this video...

14 months old!

2011-02-04T19:54:00.003-06:00

Seriously, how is time going so fast?
We've been sort of bad about taking pictures lately, there's only so many pictures you can take of Will playing with the tupperwares. I will update pictures soon, though!

In the meantime, here's a list of things Will is doing these days:
- Still clapping, but not as much as before. He's sort of over this.
- Using EVERYTHING as a cell phone. He managed to crack the screen on Jeremy's phone, so now he's got one of my old phones, along with his toy phone (thanks, auntie lauren and uncle mark!).
- Occasionally eating veggies- Jeremy actually tricked him the other day by stuffing green beans inside rigatoni noodles, and he gobbled them down. Genius!
- Communicating a little bit. He says hello when he's "talking" on the phone, pretty sure he said Elmo today a couple of times and he's signing a little bit. Yesterday after dinner he did the sign for 'all done' when he wanted down.
- Playing like a crazy pants. He likes to roll around his matchbox car, stack tupperwares, pull out the cooling racks from the cabinet and play in the fridge and pantry. I found one of his toys in the fridge the other morning while packing my lunch for work!

Things he doesn't like:
- Being told 'no'. He is way into testing the limits and fake crying when he doesn't get his way. Occasionally he throws in a real cry, with actual tears, for good measure and extra mommy guilt.
Yeah, that's pretty much it. He's a happy camper most of the time.

He's at such a fun age, where it seems like he's doing something new everyday! I'm just glad Jeremy is able to stay home and see all these new things happening!

Pictures coming soon!

Chit-Chat

2011-02-01T20:53:00.002-06:00

Will is WAY into cell phones these days. He will pick up Jeremy's phone or his toy phone, say 'hello' and then just chit-chat to his heart's desire. Acceptable phone substitutes include remote controls, various toys, puzzle pieces and his hand. It's so funny! You might have to turn the volume up to hear Will's latest conversation...

Destruction...

2011-01-12T09:30:00.001-06:00

Will is pretty much into everything these days. If it is behind a cabinet door, he wants to get it out. Take, for instance, this rack which is used to organize the tupperware and hold all the lids. Now, it's a tool of destruction...

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-26T15:36:00.005-06:00

We hope everyone had a great Christmas! We did!

Lots and lots of boxes showed up at our house, some with ridiculous amounts of packaging!
Setting out milk and cookies for Santa!

Lots of presents!

Santa found our house!Look at all the goodies!

This pretty much needs no explanation.Opening some BIG presents from Grandma and Grandpa S., Nonni & Poppa and Mommy & Daddy.

Playing with a puzzle on my new table from Nonni and Poppa.

Yum! Eating my first Peep!
Today we woke up to a winter wonderland! It was the first White Christmas since 1947!

Happy First Birthday, Will!

2010-12-12T20:19:00.005-06:00

Happy Birthday to Will!
Poor guy was sent home from daycare on his Birthday Eve with a 104 degree fever, and after taking a look at him, we were off to the Pediatrician's office. He was diagnosed with an early ear infection and probably pneumonia. Yuck! Luckily after getting started on some antibiotics he was back to his usual happy self.
Here are a few pics from the birthday festivities. We did a little party at home with the three of us and Skyped with the grandparents- one set saw presents and the others saw the cake eating!

Presents!

Will's smash cake!
Yum!

Cake face!

I can't believe he's already a year old- time flies when you're having fun! Seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital and wondering what we had gotten ourselves into!
And just because it's cute...

New Toy!

2010-11-13T18:11:00.001-06:00

Thanks to Nonni and Poppa for my early birthday present! I love it!

Trick or Treat!

2010-10-31T19:06:00.003-05:00

Will decided he wanted to be a robot for Halloween. I had my doubts that I would actually be able to pull off a robot costume, but I'm pretty pleased with how this turned out.

I present to you the Will-Bot!

Teddy wearing the costume!

Silly boy!

Close up of the body!

Okay mom, I'm done. Get this thing offa me! (He lasted about 3 minutes)

(Not So) Sunny San Diego

2010-10-30T07:15:00.006-05:00

We recently went to San Diego for five days for one of Pan's conferences. We weren't able to do everything we wanted, due to weather. So, we missed out on the Hotel Del Coronado, Old Town, and Sea World, but still took in plenty of San Diego. And despite the long travel time, Will actually did great on the planes.

We stayed in the Gaslamp Quarter, which was really great. We had some really outstanding food, as well. Breakfast included a great Croque Madame and peanut butter and banana-stuffed french toast. For lunch, we had to have the fish tacos (which Will loved). For dinner, we had a great meal at Top Chef contestant Bryan Malarkey's restaurant. It served one of the best desserts I've ever had: a vanilla bean panna cotta with lime reduction and passion fruit.

Here are some pics:

World Famous San Diego Zoo

We had way too much fun with cutouts.
Some animals, to which the zoo offered close proximity:

Pandas have to eat lunch, too.

A few pics of Balboa Park, which is the art/architecture area:

All in all, despite the weather, we had an excellent time and wouldn't mind getting back there when it's a little less rainy.

Halloween pics soon to come.

Lip-Smackin' Good!

2010-10-08T20:18:00.001-05:00

Fun at the Fair!

2010-10-07T19:44:00.003-05:00

Will loved his first trip to the Dixie Classic Fair!

He even ate a turkey leg... yum, yum!

And just for fun...

Playtime!

2010-09-30T19:10:00.001-05:00

Too much fun!

No Muffin is Safe...

2010-09-27T20:05:00.001-05:00

Sorry for all the video posts lately, I've been working like a fool and my new cell phone makes it super easy to take videos and upload them, so there you have it. Someday soon, I will post a real post. In the meantime, enjoy this video of Will dominating a mini-muffin. Kid can EAT!

A New Sound Effect....

2010-09-18T15:36:00.000-05:00

Summer Vacation

2010-09-11T07:33:00.005-05:00

We just got back from summer vacation- a trip to Chicago for Lauren & Mark's wedding and then a little trip to the beach for some fun in the sun.
Unfortunately, we didn't take many pictures in Chicago- too busy having fun! I don't have any pictures of the beautiful bride, but she assures me the professional pics will be online soon.

Will LOVED looking out the window of our hotel onto the streets of downtown Chicago!
Hanging out downtown!

Picnic at the beach. Yum!
Swimming!

Fun at the beach!
We go to the pediatrician on Tuesday for Will's 9 month appointment, so check back soon from stats from that visit!

Big Eater!

2010-08-28T20:00:00.005-05:00

Will has turned into quite the eater lately. He's eating almost 100% real food, just an occasional jar of baby food at daycare when he naps through lunch. He is a great eater and will try anything we put in front of him. His newly developed little pot belly is proof of that!
He also made his daycare teachers share their lunch with him the other day- he ate 2/3 of a mini pizza, on top of the regular lunch he had already eaten! Little piggy!

Things he likes:
Chicken
Meatloaf
Chicken Burgers
Hamburgers
Hot dogs
Breakfast sausage
BBQ Beef
Mashed potatoes (his favorite!)
Tater tots
Potatoes
Mac & cheese
Pasta
Peas
Broccoli
Mixed veggies
Red/green/yellow peppers
Onions
Black olives
Black beans
Red beans
Rice
Bananas
Cantaloupe
Apple
Peach
Cheese
Goldfish
Graham crackers
Cheerios
Pineapple juice
Apple juice
Water
Ice cream
Banana pudding

Things he doesn't like:
Lima beans

He's doing great with a sippy cup and now will drink straight water from it.
This is his preferred drinking position:
So much fun!

Mmmmm!

2010-08-15T07:48:00.001-05:00

Will loves mashed potatoes!

This About Sums it Up...

2010-08-14T20:42:00.001-05:00

A small glimpse into our everyday lives.
Climb, climb, climb!

Beach Bum!

2010-08-07T20:16:00.004-05:00

We made a quick trip to Wrightsville Beach this weekend. Sadly, we spent more time in traffic jams than we did at the actual beach. We may try to make it out one more time this year, if we can find someplace to stay that isn't super expensive!

Will LOVED the beach. He loved to put his toes and hands in the sand, and naturally, he loved to try and eat the sand and sea shells! He got a faceful of water once, but took it like a good sport.

Unfortunately we don't have many good pictures, because Will refused to look at the camera (a rarity for him) because he wouldn't stop staring at the ocean!

Happy boy!

First time to get toes wet in the ocean!

Ready to go swimming!I loved playing in the sand!
Family photo!

More pics on facebook, but I can't get them all to load here!

Oops!

2010-08-07T19:16:00.003-05:00

Sorry it's been so long! Here's a mega-update on Will and the latest goings-on in our lives!

Will is now 8 months old. How did that happen??
He is ALL OVER THE PLACE! Crawling super fast, pulling up on everything (including our legs, ottomans, tables, toys, etc). He has now mastered crawling up the stairs (chaperoned, of course!).
He loves eating baby food and now he's all about Cheerios. We haven't found any food he doesn't like. Apparently he has been caught swiping food from other kids at daycare on 2 occasions!
He is such a happy boy, always smiling, laughing, talking and playing. He gets fussy when he's tired, but that's about it!
He loves to run errands- he likes to look around at everything in the store and smile at anyone that will look at him!
He has figured out how to splash like a crazy man in the bath tub- I ended up drenched after his last bath!
He got a haircut from me, because he was getting pretty shaggy.
We went swimming at a friends' pool a few weeks ago and Will loved it!

And now for some pictures...

Getting ready for a bath!
Messy face from a teething biscuit!

Just goofing around!

Yum! I love to eat EVERYTHING!

Jayhawk buddies! Thanks for the cool hats, Poppa! We love them! (And thanks for the KU onesie, Meg!)
Stay tuned for some pictures from Will's first trip to the beach!

On The Move!

2010-07-18T20:42:00.000-05:00

Will has been scooting and army crawling for the past several weeks, but midway through last week he figured out how to really crawl. Now we're in big trouble! Let the baby-proofing begin!

Bath Time!

2010-07-10T12:48:00.002-05:00

Oops!

2010-07-05T15:38:00.004-05:00

Guess it's been almost a month since the last blog post, since Will is now SEVEN months old! Sorry!
Things have been crazy around here- tons of work for me, a trip to Kansas and most recently a nasty virus with high fever, sore throat and headache for Will and I. No fun!

Hanging out!

Making a mess with the junk mail!

Look out! This guy is mobile!

Eating sweet potatoes! Yummy!

OMG! I love sweet potatoes SO MUCH!

Will's really moving all over the place, almost-crawling and scootching. He's also really getting into eating. He loves his teething biscuits and is really liking most things we feed him. He's not such a fan of green beans, but is loving peas, avocado, bananas, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and carrots. He was not a fan of the watermelon.

I'll try to stay better with updates now that I'm hopefully not working a billion hours this month!

Six Months Old!

2010-06-12T19:24:00.005-05:00

Somehow, Will is six months old (well, six months and a few days). I have no idea how this has happened!

He's 15lb 15 ounces (25 %tile) and 27 inches long (75 %tile). He got a clean bill of health and the go ahead to start working on eating solids more.

Likes:
- Putting anything and everything into his mouth!
- Petting the cat (I think Gizmo enjoys this also!).
- Bathtime. Tonight he figured out how to really splash with his legs- I was drenched!
- Avacado. This kid LOVES avacado. We put it in his mesh feeder and he goes to town.
- Trying to crawl. He's so ready- he gets up on all fours and rocks, but he hasn't managed to actually go forward yet. However, this doesn't really limit his mobility. He spins around in circles on his tummy and army crawls to get where he wants to go.
- Talking. He's also adding screeching, fake coughing and other various weird noises to his sound effect library.
- Smiling. If he's not hungry or tired, he's a pretty darn happy kid and will smile at anyone or anything (including the cat). One day Jeremy thought Will was smiling at the wall, but what he couldn't see was that the cat was just out of his line of sight and Will was smiling at Gizmo!

Dislikes:
- Going to sleep. I think he doesn't want to miss out on anything, because he has been fighting sleep something awful for the past few weeks.
- Holding still. He's not a fan.
- People sneezing loudly. He HATES this and gets a terrible lip-out-pout scared face, followed by hysterical crying. It's awful!

A few pictures.
Somehow this little guy....

has turned into this big boy!

Yum, avacado! Seriously, I love this mesh feeder. I can't wait to put more things in it, but I need to go to the grocery store first!

Not so sure about squash, but Jeremy reports that Will likes carrots quite a bit.

Sitting practice! Thanks, Amy for the idea!

Swimming Saturday!

2010-06-05T19:18:00.004-05:00

Summer is here! That means time for swimming!

Will's all ready!
Gotta keep the sun out of our eyes!

So much fun!
My new favorite picture!

And just for fun...
Will had an epic explosion at daycare the other day. One of his teachers had to go home to change! I was mortified when I heard about it. Will seemed to think the whole thing was funny, until they had to put him in the sink to clean him up at daycare!

Pictures!

2010-05-31T10:17:00.003-05:00

Sorry for the recent lack of posts. Nonni was here, then I was on vacation, then Grandma and Grandpa Strathman were here. We've been busy!

Will has been enjoying playing with the cat. He loves to pet her, and I think she doesn't think it's all bad either!

Will continues to be a super-smiler, and is generally happy unless he's tired or hungry.

Sometimes, when a smile isn't quite enough, Will just opens his mouth as wide as he can!Hanging out! I know, we need to get him a little KU hat!
Will's new preferred way to sleep. Anytime we go in to check on him, he's sleeping on his tummy with his butt up in the air! So cute!
We're still working on trying to sit up, some days are better than others. Will is still not loving the baby oatmeal. He gets the mechanics of eating, but I think doesn't really like the flavor of the cereal. Thinking about giving him some peas or carrots in the next few days.
I can't believe Will will be 6 months old this week! How did that happen??

Yum!

2010-05-16T17:50:00.003-05:00

We decided to go ahead and give some baby oatmeal a try- the pediatrician told us at the 4 month appointment that we could try whenever we thought Will was ready. When he stopped in the middle of nursing to look jealously at a piece of bacon I was eating, we decided he was ready!

First bite...
Yum!
Messy face!
This bib sure tastes good...
I think I can get the hang of this whole "eating" thing!

Happy Mother's Day!

2010-05-09T19:37:00.002-05:00

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there!

I had to work last night, so was pretty tired today, but did get to spend some quality time with my mom and Jerm & Will.

Will gave me the best Mother's Day present...

A Daycare Funny...

2010-05-04T19:25:00.004-05:00

Will's daily report sheet from daycare cracked me up today. Can you see why?

See it now?!?!

One of his teachers said that she had to just put him in the sink, because it was such a mess. All over his back, socks, legs, etc. Gross!

Peek-a-boo!

2010-05-02T14:48:00.001-05:00

Sunday Funday!

2010-05-02T13:59:00.004-05:00

Well, being post-call is as much of a day off as I'll get this week, but I did get some sleep last night, so I suppose it will have to suffice.
Besides, I can't complain too much, when I have this adorable little munchkin to play with!
Some cute pics from the last week...
Looking for good bargains!
Cuddle-bug!
Silly boy getting all wrapped up because he was rolling around in the pack-n-play!

I'll Stop Soon...

2010-04-17T19:40:00.003-05:00

But for now I can't resist posting this video. It gets really good the last 20 seconds or so. :)

This One's for Nonni

2010-04-17T12:49:00.001-05:00

Plaid shorts!

I Wish...

2010-04-13T17:09:00.003-05:00

I wish all my patients were this cute post-op!
Surgery went well today and with the help of Tylenol, Will is doing great.
He's rolling over, talking, smiling and taking some power naps (thanks, general anesthesia for the naps!).

Rollin', rollin', rollin'...

2010-04-11T13:48:00.002-05:00

Will's been doing this for about a week, but this is the first time I've been able to get it on film!
He still can't go from tummy to back, which is apparently supposed to be the way most babies learn to roll first. His daycare teacher says that this is an early sign of genius! I agree!

Spring has Sprung!

2010-04-10T15:38:00.003-05:00

We've been enjoying the beautiful weather! We even had to turn the air conditioner on, because it was over 90 degrees!

Will loves putting his feet in the grass!

So fun to play outside!
However, every time I laid him down, he would play dead and refuse to open his eyes! The sun was too bright!

Problem solved!
Looking super cool in the stroller for a walk!

Om nom nom nom.

2010-03-31T19:49:00.002-05:00

So delicious!

Jump Around!

2010-03-31T19:29:00.002-05:00

Will has so much fun bouncing in the exersaucer. Of course, he enjoys eating the seat at least as much as he enjoys playing with the toys. Oh well!

Pictures!

2010-03-14T19:37:00.004-05:00

A quick recap of what's been going on around here lately.

Will's got his first cold, which has been no fun. He's been coughing, and then looks at me like, "what's going on??" Poor buddy!

Hanging out in the Baby Snuggie. Ha!

Cheesing it up in the exersaucer!

Ready for March Madness! Go Jayhawks!

So many smiles! I still cannot capture his cheesy, gummy grin on camera, he quits doing it as soon as he sees the camera!

Fun with Nonni & Poppa!

2010-03-07T19:31:00.004-06:00

Will's been having a blast playing with Nonni and Poppa, who came all the way from Kansas to visit!
He's getting properly spoiled- walks in the stroller everyday, constant playmates and lots of adoration!

Yum! I love to eat!

Matching hats for Will & Daddy!

Learning about golf with Poppa!

Playing with my toys!

All bundled up to go on a walk in the stroller!
Thanks for visiting! We will miss you when you go home tomorrow!

Busted!

2010-02-26T19:39:00.003-06:00

Will loves his pacifier, which has been a relief, because I didn't want him to turn into a thumb sucker. Imagine my disdain to find him doing this in the pack-and-play tonight!!

He was quite pleased with himself and even spit out the binky and stuck his thumb back in his mouth. Stinker!

Sherpa

2010-02-19T19:15:00.003-06:00

Haha, I love this little sherpa hat. Seriously, how can you not crack up at this?? So cute!
Also, the cheeks. Nom nom nom, I want to eat them, they're so cute and chubby!

Picture update!

2010-02-16T19:10:00.003-06:00

A few snapshots from the last two weeks!

Chillin in the bumbo seat!
Still kind of too little to play with this super-fancy Exersaucer, but Will loves to listen to the music that it plays! Thanks, Nonni and Poppa!
First day of "school"!
2 month shots :(

Big boy during bath time this weekend!

A Conversation

2010-02-16T18:53:00.003-06:00

Will likes to have "conversations" with me. We did this for about 15 minutes the other day. I couldn't stop laughing!

Love it!

2010-02-13T19:16:00.004-06:00

More smiles from the little guy! He's getting more generous with the smiles, except for when we get on Skype to try and show the grandparents! Little stinker!

Also, we are in the midst of a growth spurt- all of the sleepers that fit a few days ago are way too small now!

The Elephant.

2010-02-10T19:41:00.003-06:00

Seriously. Will LOVES this elephant. I think he likes it more than he likes me, which is sort of giving me a complex.

Pictures!

2010-01-31T15:08:00.004-06:00

Will has made a great new discovery- he found his hands and discovered that they are quite delicious! He likes to try and cram both fists into his mouth! Yum!
He also likes to chew on his frog.

And the other day I found him sucking on his arm. He gave himself a hickey!So funny!
Will LOVES this elephant from Grams. If he's awake and we put him in the pack-n-play (where the elephant lives) he will instantly turn and GRIN at the thing. It's hilarious. I need to try and get a video of it!
Look how big he's getting!

A couple more, just because!

Rock Chalk!

2010-01-24T18:26:00.004-06:00

Will and I watched the KU game yesterday. He is coming along well in his KU fan ways!

Waving the wheat!

SWISSSSHHHHH! (said in Bob Davis voice)

Happy for a KU victory! This picture is from today, even though he has the same outfit on as those other smiling pics!

Baby Bargains!

2010-01-20T19:47:00.002-06:00

Check out the bargain I got! All those clothes (mostly summer stuff and winter stuff for next year, hopefully I guessed the right sizes!) were about $90. Sounds like a lot for baby clothes, right?
7 pairs of pants.
4 pairs of shorts.
4 tee shirts.
3 polo shirt onesies.
5 plain onesies.
1 summer romper.
2 sleepers.

26 articles of clothing for $90. Works out to about $3.50/item. Plus, I got free shipping! Can't beat that.

Baby Talk!

2010-01-17T15:36:00.003-06:00

Turn up your volume to hear Will "talking"!

More Smiles!

2010-01-15T20:37:00.003-06:00

Smile!!

2010-01-15T20:25:00.003-06:00

Yay! Video coming soon!

Will's First Trip!

2010-01-15T13:00:00.005-06:00

Will and I took a trip to Kansas at the beginning on January. Navigating the airport by myself with a one-month old was interesting, especially the part where I had to practically run through the airports to make the connecting flights!

Here are some pictures from our trip.

With Nonni and Poppa.

With Uncle Reid.
We went to Lawrence to visit Katy!
With Grandma and Grandpa!
Cousin Autumn couldn't get enough of Will.
With Cousin Katlyn.
With cousins Erica, Kristen and Allison.
Cuddling with my seahorse from Uncle Reid & Aunt Tara.

We had a good trip and lots of fun seeing friends and family, but we were very happy to get home to North Carolina and away from the snow and arctic temperatures!

So Cute I Can't Stand It!

2009-12-25T14:07:00.006-06:00

A few shots from our first Christmas as a family of three!

Santa found our house!

Family of three!

My Christmas Outfit from Nonni!

Not too impressed with some new onesies!

Sitting in my new Bumbo seat. I still need help holding my body up, but I can hold my head up very well!

I got a fancy exersaucer from Nonni and Poppa, but I'm not quite big enough to play with it yet!

My First Christmas ornament!

Milk (& cookies) coma!

Passed out under the tree!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T13:00:00.006-06:00

Our gift to you is more pictures of Will, because he's cute!

Doing disco poses in the crib!
Sticking out my tongue!

Getting ready to take a bath!

Being cute!
Bathtime mohawk!
After-bath baby burrito!

Not a picture of Will, but gorgeous holiday flowers that showed up yesterday, courtesy of the Dept of Anesthesia. Thanks!

Snow Day!

2009-12-19T19:28:00.004-06:00

We got about 4 inches of snow here in Winston-Salem overnight. Naturally, today was the day I had to drive to Charlotte to pick up Lauren and Mark from the airport. Luckily, the roads weren't too bad.

I thought it was appropriate to dress Will up in his snowsuit and take a few pictures.

Cuddly little bear!

I'm So Cute!

2009-12-19T18:58:00.004-06:00

I've had lots of new adventures lately!
I went to the pediatrician and now I weigh 8lb 4 oz.

I'm making lots of funny faces!
I have lots of bad hair days with crazy stick-up hair! Even right after a bath, it still gets crazy!
I've had several real baths and I really like the tub- the first day I even tried to drink the bath water!

I discovered my fingers and thumb and now mom keeps pulling them out of my mouth and putting the pacifier in!
Nonni came to visit and we had so much fun! Mom was sure glad for all her help and she cried lots at the airport when it was time for Nonni to go back to Kansas.

Stay tuned for pictures from my first snow day!

More Pictures!

2009-12-09T20:47:00.006-06:00

More pictures, because I'm an obnoxious mom who thinks my baby is the cutest baby in the history of the world. Sorry, but he's really cute!!

Tummy time- look how strong my muscles are!

Milk coma!!

So happy to be napping!

Cuddly little bug.

I like to cross my hands like I'm praying! (He did this on his own, he's done it several times, but we managed to get a pic this time!)

Look at Me!

2009-12-06T15:03:00.004-06:00

We're home from the hospital and trying to figure things out!

You slept in your crib and mom only checked on you about 100 times per night between feeds.

You had your first sponge bath. You were not too happy to be naked and cold, but you showed us you were mad by peeing and pooping all over!

All decked out in KU gear for the KU-UCLA game. Your feet are so big these booties will probably only fit for one week!

Happy Birthday, Will!

2009-12-03T13:10:00.003-06:00

You weren't too happy about leaving that warm place you had grown so accustomed to. Plus, you were up at 8am without having to work or any other obligations, and nobody likes that.

Look at that bunch of black hair! That's probably why Mom had massive heartburn the last few weeks.

This is where they measured you and found out you were 8 pounds, 3 ounces and 22 inches long. Big boy.

You and Mom shortly after she worked so hard to bring you out to us. (My favorite pic)

Our first family picture, and just in time for Christmas cards.

Massive thanks to the hospital staff and the OB who delivered Will. It couldn't have gone better.

Best December 3rd ever!

Full Term!

2009-11-15T13:53:00.004-06:00

We're officially full term, at 37+ weeks!

Now that our deluxe bedding has arrived, the baby room is ready!

Last load of baby laundry is in the wash.

The hospital bags are in the process of being packed.

A new camera is on the way to document Will's first days.

I think we're ready. Or as ready as we can be, at least!

Baby Update!

2009-11-01T18:56:00.005-06:00

Things are progressing well on the baby front. I figured we better start updating this thing, so we'll be in the habit when we have millions of cute pictures to share with far-away family!

I'm 35 weeks and 1 day, and according to Jeremy, the baby will be born between one and two weeks before my due date. I hope he's right, but I'm not getting my hopes too high!

He's going to be named William Lawrence (and yes, KU basketball was involved in the name choice!).

I just finished washing all the teeny little clothes and socks, and realized I have no idea how many clothes we need! But, since I've never done this before, we'll just see how it goes and buy more stuff if we need it!

The room is almost finished, as you can see from the pictures below.

Looking in from the doorway.
The crib side. Waiting on homemade bedding accessories from Nonni in Kansas!
The changing table area.

An awesome picture painted by our niece Katlyn. The frame is being painted, so we should get that up on the wall in the next few days.

And for the adoring public, a picture of my ever expanding waistline. This is from last week, I was post-call and it is blurry, but you get the gist!
That's the update! More news as it comes!

Oh My Yum.

2009-08-30T10:47:00.001-05:00

Steamed lobster tails and Risotto with Peas.

Just. YUM.

Yum!

2009-08-29T16:05:00.003-05:00

Ok, trying to ease back into this blogging thing. Slowly, but surely...

Cherry Pie with Crumb Topping

The crumb topping doesn't look right, for some reason. Let's hope it tastes good!

Saturday in Asheville

2009-08-23T16:06:00.004-05:00

We spent a fun Saturday in Asheville yesterday. Started out with a trip to Chimney Rock, with some pretty spectacular views. We rode the elevator to the top of the chimney and got some great views.

After that, we hiked to this 400 foot waterfall. It was a bit challenging for me, considering I'm not a hiker even when not pregnant, but we made it! My calves are paying the price today, however!

From there we headed to Asheville. We wandered around downtown and had some dinner and ice cream. Asheville is like Lawrence on steroids. A similar appearance to Mass Street, however about 10x the number of hippies! We also managed to see a guy juggling fire, a man dressed as a nun riding a tall tricycle and a man dressed entirely in white, with his head painted white as well. Weird!

2-Month Update

2009-07-23T08:51:00.003-05:00

In case anyone still follows here, we haven't been posting, mainly because we don't have anything to post about. But here's a quick synopsis of the last 2 months.

We flew to KC in May and had a great week at my brother's graduation and Pan's brother's wedding. Lots of Oklahoma Joe's was eaten and Boulevard imbibed.

I flew back to KC in June and had a great time at my friend Scott's wedding.

Pan is now roughly halfway through the pregnancy. She's had a really good pregnancy thus far, in that she hasn't had much in the way of the typical pregnancy side effects. We did find out we are having a boy, which breaks the streak on my side of the family of having all girls. We're still super-excited and have begun looking harder at all the stuff we need to buy, including going to a 1 million square foot furniture store to look at expensive cribs and baby rooms. Too much.

We did fit in a trip to the beach (Wrightsville), where I managed to avoid spraining my ankle this time. We had a pretty fun trip, although we ate some terrible food along the Cape Fear River in Wilmington.

Pan is no longer an intern and is really enjoying her anesthesia residency thus far. She really enjoys the people she gets to work with and the much-improved lifestyle, compared to the first year.

That's really it. We've just been really busy with both of our jobs, traveling around a bit, and baby stuff.

Any ideas for baby boy names? I think I know my favorite, but Pan is still very undecided, so any suggestions are useful.

Coming Soon...

2009-05-11T18:53:00.004-05:00

Due date: 12/5/2009

We're thrilled!!

Bloomed

2009-04-26T10:41:00.003-05:00

Our plants are almost fully bloomed, I think. Hopefully, our lemon tree continues its recovery from Catmageddon 2009.

It has been a beautiful couple days in Carolina, although a little warm (highs of about 89). Pan is missing out on the nice weather, finishing up another 30-hour call in the ICU, but only has a few 30hr calls left in her intern year, which is pretty great.

Grilling Season

2009-04-15T21:33:00.003-05:00

Finally! Spring has sprung, and extreme heat is ready to be applied to various meats. I just wish we had more time to enjoy grilling or really anything fun to do. Unfortunately, our work schedules have been hectic.

We do have a trip to Kansas next month to look forward to, though. Soon after, Pan is no longer an intern!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2009-03-17T13:10:00.002-05:00

Who else seen da leprechaun, say yeaaaaahhhh!

We've got the corned beef in the crockpot and the Guinness in the fridge. Cheers!

A Story

2009-03-14T15:47:00.003-05:00

Once upon a time, there was a Meyer Lemon tree and a very curious cat.
And a dustbuster that died.
And so we bought a new vacuum.
The End.

Or, in picture form...
(dumb cat, returning to the scene of the crime...)

Leftovers

2009-02-28T14:16:00.008-06:00

A few good things we've made in the past week or so, but haven't had time to blog about:

An avocado red onion mixture thingy that we used for shrimp fajitas. Pretty great.

A well-rounded meal, for once. Raspberry chipotle glazed chicken with sauteed potatoes, stuffing, and corn. Pretty solid.

Best omelet ever. Stuffed with cheese, chorizo, shallots, and the like. Awesome.

Krautspaetzle. I had never had it before, but it was really pretty good, although I think I would add lentils and German sausage next time. The spaetzle itself was great.

Mustard-glazed pork with salad and couscous. I ate like a fat kid that night.

An Oldie but a Goodie Or: We're Still Alive!

2009-02-14T12:04:00.004-06:00

That was today's lunch: Roasted poblano peppers, stuffed with spanish rice, black beans, and chorizo. It was awesome.

Yes, we are still mostly alive, but we've been really boring. We've been working crazy hours lately (especially Pan, of course, who is currently on a 30-hour call), so I'm just glad when I don't have to eat something by Marie Callender or something out of a bag. Pan hasn't had time to knit in her roughly one hour of awake time at home per day.

But everything's going well for the most part. Our lemon tree is starting to bear some small fruit and the weather here has been great, in the mid-70s and sunny all last week.

Anyway, Happy Valentine's Day to anyone who manages to still check this after such a long absence.

Also, Kittens inspired by Kittens:

Knitting in 2008!

2009-01-09T21:51:00.001-06:00

This isn't everything, but there were several gifts that I don't have pictures of. Doesn't look like much when it's all compressed like that, but I suppose 2 sweaters, a tank, 5 pairs of socks (my Spring Forwards didn't make it in there somehow), 6 hats, a pair of mittens and 4 bags isn't too shabby. Jeremy's socks were the most tedious, the colorwork hat was the most fun to knit, and the Lila tank is the best fitting garment I've knit thus far.

Now I need to knit at double the speed in half the time, because my stashing has been a bit, um, enthusiastic, considering how much time I actually have to knit!

I do already have a small 2009 FO to show off soon!

Happy 2009!

2008-12-31T21:13:00.003-06:00

Happy New Year!
As I celebrate from The Baptist, I thought I'd run through some of the highlights of 2008. Without linking to all the posts, because I'm lazy like that. Really, just click through the archives if you want to see old posts.

2008 in Review

Jan- I spent a month in Chanute for my rural rotation of med school. Jeremy played a lot of video games and drank a lot of beer while I was gone, I'm assuming.

Feb- After much indecision, stress, angst and millions of late night discussions about the possibilities, I turned in my Rank List for The Match. Jeremy was marvelously patient with my 500 nervous breakdowns about where to go, would I match, what order should I rank programs in, etc, etc, etc.

Mar- On March 20, Match Day finally arrived. Nervous doesn't even begin to describe the feeling of walking up to the stage to open an envelope that would tell me where I would train and where we would live for the next 4 years. Happily and quite unexpectedly, I matched at my first choice, Wake Forest University. Jeremy was quite happy to be moving to North Carolina, despite the fact that he'd never even been in the state!

April- The Jayhawks finally pulled it off- National Champions 2008! I nearly tipped over the couch in the process, because I was so excited/nervous while watching the game. The day after we won the title, Jeremy and I headed to Winston-Salem, NC to do some house hunting. We had quite a successful trip- we looked at five houses, put in an offer and found out our offer was accepted when we were sitting in the airport in Chicago, awaiting our connecting flight home.

May- We celebrated a double graduation with Jeremy graduating from UMKC School of Law and me from KU School of Medicine. I had the chance to walk down the hill again, and spray unsuspecting bystanders with tons of cheap champagne during graduation. It was worth every bit of torture during med school to be able to celebrate that moment. We also frantically packed up our apartment and bid farewell to KC, our family and our friends. We loaded all of our stuff (SO. MUCH. STUFF. UGH) into a huge truck and headed for NC with the help of the Strathman parents.

June- I came back to KC for two weeks to finish up a teaching obligation and left Jeremy and the cat hanging out at the house in NC. My mom drove out to NC with me and then flew back to KC. There were definitely some tears shed at the airport, but I managed to console Jeremy (just kidding!). We started to get settled into our new house and tried to adjust to our new town. We also figured out that crazy southerners refer to a shopping cart as a 'buggy'!

July- I started my internship on July 1. It was rather terrifying to realize that I was actually a doctor and now had to figure out what in the heck I was doing! Jeremy started job hunting in Winston-Salem. We also took a weekend trip to Wrightsville Beach and had a great time!

August- This is where things start to get blurry. It goes something like, I worked a lot, Jeremy looked for a job, we bought a kitchen table. We did travel to Vermont for Brent & Bridget's wedding and had a marvelous time and ate fabulous food.

September- We celebrated our birthdays! I had a homemade cake made by my wonderful husband, and I made a mocha cheesecake for Jeremy. I also realized I'm officially old.

October- We traveled to Asheville and I bought a whole lot of yarn at SAFF. We tried to check out some great scenery, but it rained during most of the scenic parts of the trip. We also bought new living room furniture and said goodbye to Jeremy's college couch. Thank goodness!

November- We welcomed my mom & mark for a week's visit. We had a wonderful time, and I enjoyed not having to come to the hospital for an entire week! We spent 3 days in the Outer Banks and found a great big seashell. We also discovered the wonder that is A Southern Season, a 60,000 square foot kitchen/cooking store! We celebrated a delicious Thanksgiving at home and had a TON of leftover turkey! Jeremy got a job as a merchandiser with the PET dairy company and I breathed a hugh sigh of relief!

December- We finally traded in the ol' White Dragon for a 2006 Ford Escape. We immediately celebrated finally having a car with a functional driver's window by heading for the nearest Cook Out for some cheddar style burgers. I also got to spend 4 days in Kansas and see friends, family and the Radio City Rockettes at the Sprint Center. I made it home on Christmas Eve and Jeremy and I had a lovely Christmas filled with WAY TOO MUCH JUNK FOOD from Santa and a delicious ham! I headed to work on Christmas night and am here celebrating NYE, also! Such is the life of an intern!

So, if you've made it this far, I congratulate you! That exhausted me just typing it all! I think the best summary of 2008 is that it has been the Year of Adulthood. Graduations, houses, a car, new jobs and a move half-way across the country!

Best Wishes for a happy & healthy 2009! I'm already predicting the best day of the year will be on July 1, when I'm no longer an intern!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T12:37:00.003-06:00

Hope everyone has a great day! I arrived back from Kansas last evening and we're spending a quiet Christmas at home until I have to go work later today.

Jerm got a *little* carried away with the whole stuffing the stockings business...

Some of us enjoyed the day more than others...

O Tennenbaum!

2008-12-04T21:20:00.004-06:00

The Great Escape

2008-12-04T15:38:00.004-06:00

We finally bought a new (to us) vehicle today, replacing my old Accord (RIP White Dragon). It will be nice to have a (hopefully) reliable vehicle, instead of praying that my vehicle can make it to its destination and back. Oh, and we finally have a vehicle with working windows.

Our 2006 Ford Escape, courtesy of CarMax. We really like it, obviously.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T16:18:00.006-06:00

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day with family and friends! We're spending a low-key, low-stress day at home and I cooked my first turkey!

The before:

The after:

It was mighty tasty. Not dry at all and good flavor. I told Jerm he could eat the turkey leg Fair-Style, since I didn't want any of the dark meat. He did not hesitate.

The before:

The after:
(and no, nobody in this house is pregnant. Jerm just ate too much!)

We also had stuffing from scratch, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, corn and green fluffy salad. We're too full for pie right now, so we'll eat pumpkin pie later tonight!
Everything turned out well and I'm pretty proud of both the turkey and the fact that I didn't get stressed out. Plus, everything was ready at the same time!
We miss our families and wish we could spend time with you today!
And, yes, we went around the table (ok, we both said) to say what we are thankful for!

Pan and Jerm Do the Outer Banks

2008-11-19T12:04:00.011-06:00

Pan took a week off for vacation, and we went with Mark and Patti to the Outer Banks. Nags Head, specifically; it was awesome. We actually went a couple weeks ago, but have been too busy with work to post about it.

This was the beach at low tide at night. It was a great time for finding a bunch of nice intact shells. Pan actually found her conch the next morning at low tide with a few other huge shells.

We stayed here. It was a nice place that served a good breakfast and had a wine and cheese hour. It was cool and very reminiscent of our trip to Vermont at the end of August.

This was our room. You can't really see all of it because of the nooks and crannies, but it was very old-style.

Turtles, I guess. These were at the NC Aquarium on the island of Manteo. It was a pretty small aquarium, but what they did have, was pretty cool. Lots of tiger sharks, stingrays, and what not.

I don't know how to rotate a pic on Blogger, so you'll have to turn your head sideways. This was the Bodie Island Lighthouse. It's one of 3 major lighthouses on the Outer Banks, with the Hatteras Lighthouse being the tallest. I didn't really expect to be blown away by a lighthouse, but it was actually pretty neat.

Us, enjoying the few days we spent there. It was a great time to go to Nags Head, with the warmer-weather crowds non-existent at the time. We also took the opportunity while we were there to eat way too much seafood, including rockfish, gulffish (with a gouda/bacon cream sauce and marinated tomato), shrimp (so fresh, so clean), scallops, lobster, a lot of crab, and probably a bunch of stuff that I'm not remembering. We did not buy/eat the alligator sausage that was available for purchase, though. Pan did buy plenty of "souvenir yarn" at a cool place in Manteo.

On the way back, we went through Chapel Hill and spent way too much money at Trader Joe's and spent some time in the hugely(60,000 square feet) awesome kitchen store that has everything (even Bacon Salt!), Southern Season. It was ridiculous and a little overwhelming. But mostly awesome.

Overall, it was a great time and convinced us to come to the Outer Banks at least once a year, maybe as soon as next summer on Ocracoke Island. Thanks, Mark and Patti!

OMG Conch!

2008-11-07T08:03:00.002-06:00

Steak w/Chimichurri

2008-11-02T16:49:00.002-06:00

This was really, really good. I had never made chimichurri before, but this was a good first effort, although I already have ideas on how to improve it.

Saturday Sandwich

2008-11-01T19:46:00.002-05:00

Jerm had been craving some sort of italian sandwich, and I picked up a big huge link (seriously the whole package was one link of sausage, like you'd get from a butcher shop) of italian sausage the other day. I'm lazy and don't like to cook elaborate meals on my one day off a week (it interrupts my inevitable afternoon nap!), so I tossed the sausage in the crockpot with 3 onions, a can of diced tomatoes and some spices. Chopped it up and made a delicious sandwich with some mozzarella and spaghetti sauce. I ate mine on pasta which was equally delicious. Yum!

Trick or Treat

2008-10-31T20:18:00.004-05:00

I prefer treat.

We had about 25 or so trick-or-treaters this evening. No tricks. . . yet. Good times.

Happy Halloween!

Pan got a Little Carried Away. . .

2008-10-30T19:21:00.001-05:00

I will eat it all.

The Haul...

2008-10-26T15:50:00.004-05:00

The haul from SAFF.Luckily I got a good bit of this yarn for great sale prices. The peachy stuff in the upper left corner was 1.50/skein!

But still, a lot of yarn. I'm embarassed! And better get back to knitting!

Think of the Softest Thing You've Ever Touched...

2008-10-24T18:16:00.004-05:00

This alpaca is SOFTER.

I got him at SAFF and I love him!

Jerm and I took a field trip to the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (aka Yarn Paradise) near Asheville today. We looked at lots of yarn, lots of people wearing ill advised knitting items (hand knit sweater with a shawl? Draw the line somewhere, people) and I spent WAY too much money.

This is what we saw when we walked in. And there were other buildings with more of the same.

I wanted to bring this guy home, but didn't think it was practical.

And I wore my new February Lady Sweater. Ravelry link. I got lots of comments on it! The best part? It cost me about $8.50 to knit this sweater!

It was a good day! And my husband is awesome for going with me and being such a good sport!

Ewww.

2008-10-22T20:29:00.003-05:00

This did not smell good. But, the power was out for 2+ hours and we needed some light!