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Valentines! heart day part 2

Nate LOVES to get the mail. Every day he asks 2 or 3 times each morning to get the mail. Valentines day was so great because Nate received mail FOR HIM! He was so excited! The best valentine he received was from Aunt Daz (Chris's sister who is at Duke). She sent Pirates of the Carribean valentines that came with TATTOOS!

Tattoo! Tattoo!Tattoo! That is all I heard the next 3 days until it rubbed off. What a couple of studs! Chris had a matching one too.

Heart Day part 1

True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter
of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.
-Gordon B. Hinckley

I read this quote on Valentine's Day and it ended up ringing more true than I could imagine! I took Chris up lunch, but was unable to stay and eat with him because Nate was asleep. I had a big night planned with chocolate fondue, candles- I was even going to get dressed up.... but I fell asleep while putting Nate to sleep! Chris came in and moved me to our bed at about 8:30. How romantic! What a hot Valentine date I am!

Cute Idea Brooke O.

My cute friend Brooke O. did a post about how she loves rearview mirror pics. Today when I looked in the mirror I couldn't resist snapping this shot. MY FAVORITE SIGHT- a sleeping baby! Nate is great about transitioning from car to crib so it is wonderful when he falls asleep in the car right before nap time and I can move him to his crib and cut out all the hard work. He crashed after a fun and sugar filled V. Day party with friends while I drove up to school to take Chris his V. Day lunch- heart shaped pizza, of course! The thing that looks like a nose on the front passenger head rest is the strap for the baby mirror on the back of the head rest. V. Day picture post to come.

Baby Buzz

Answers to all of the questions...

[Exact Due Date] September 4th
[Wishes] Chris wants to have all boys
[Predictions] Chris- boy
Jen-girl
[Pregnancy thus far] No morning sickness again! Hooray!
The only thing I get really bad is break-outs! No glowing skin for me!
[Nate] Loves putting stuffed animals under my shirt and saying "baby!"
[Latest cravings] circus peanuts, Taco Bell, Little Debbie Cosmic brownies

Cookie monster

THE STRIKE IS OVER!
Nate's hunger strike, that is.

For a strike to end, both parties have to give something to the effort.
I rewarded a full dinner with an Oreo. SUCCESS!

Will get back to normal soon

Lame lack of posting... I know. Here is what's up. I am frantically trying to get us an apartment in Milwaukee for this summer from May to July, get Chris an apartment in Des Moines for August, get us a new apartment here for August to May, and get a storage unit for all of our stuff this summer. So I will be posting soon. Every waking hour has been working on these projects. Yesterday Chris said to me as I was sitting in our computer chair at the computer, "You sit there a lot!" Oooooh I am so glad that everything is on the internet right now. It makes a lot of this busy work so much easier! I will post this weekend. P.S. Thank you for all of your tricks for the hunger strike- he is eating again! I tried to make it fun and it worked!We aren't back to normal eating... but maybe he won't... I forgot they drop down after 18 mo. THanks for reminding me! You guys are great friends.

Mommy S.O.S.

HELP!

Nate enjoying lunch a very long time ago!!
Where did that binky come from?!

I NEED HELP! So for about a week now Nate has refused to eat. He says that he's hungry but then when I put him in his chair and give him food, he says, "naw" or "all done". Grrrr. I have been trying his FAVORITE foods: yogurt, pizza, cinnamon rolls- nothing! He will maybe take one bite then say all done. I know doctors say that kids sometimes only eat enough to sustain themselves and nothing more- and that is not a lot of food to us- but I swear he is not eating enough for even that! I have cut out snacks so that he will be really hungry, but still no results. He at least is drinking milk, juice, water- but I can only get him to eat maybe one bite per meal. What should I do?! Suggestions? What am I doing wrong?

[Best Entertainment]

We like to watch kid songs on youtube.
Nate LOVES this video.
Every time it ends he says, "Gan! Gan!"
It is pretty entertaining except for the
strange Mad'Donna dance solos!