tourney time

I'm a proud son of EKU and of course like so many of you i bleed maroon. So i was thrilled a week or two ago when i watched the colonels beat Austin Peay to become the OVC champions. of course this means they got a ticket to the home of march madness... the big dance... the NCAA basketball tounament. So i was sadenned when i learned that they were going to be a #16 seed which always faces one of the #1 seeds in the opening round. The Tarheels of North Carolina are the Goliath in this scenario, But I'm pulling for little David. Tonight at 9:40 when they tip off i'll be wearing my Colonel gear, and pulling for my boys.

listen to this for a little inpiration

precious

playing dress up

I confess--to many its probably no secret--when I was young I loved playing with dolls. And I especially loved playing with the dolls at my granny's house because she had a trunk full of beautiful clothes to dress them up in. So now, I'm an adult and I have a baby daughter and as my mom would say about me "I love playing with my little doll." More specifically, dress up! If you've seen Cora's closet, dresser, or cases of clothes under her bed, you would understand.

Cora spit up who knows how many times today and instead of putting grungies on her because its Saturday and we're not going anywhere, I've been dressing her up--in sundresses she's been given that won't fit her this summer. One had a matching hat, so I put it on her, too, just because babies are soooo cute in hats. She doesn't seem to mind. She just wants to be clean and dry. Geron, on the other hand, thinks I'm crazy, I'm sure. But he's not a girl, so he doesn't understand. Last week we bought her a bikini, a teeny weeny yellow bikini--no polka dots. Of course, we had to see her in it right away. I think it will be too small this summer.

Anyway, I report all of this to say that if anyone else out there in blogger world is guilty of playingdress up with your baby, please post so I know i'm not alone in my craziness!

Baby Talk

Cora isn't to the point where she says Mama or Dada yet, but she has said a couple of things accidentally that have been hilarious.

First, I may have shared this one already, but while Geron's mom was in the hospital a nurse walked in and said "Hey!" and Cora looked right at her and said "Hey!" right back. Hilarious moment number one, which also was caught on video.

Hilarious moment number 2 happened today. Apparently, while I was doing the laundry downstairs, Cora was yelling about something for no reason. Geron told her she was being bad and asked her if she wanted a spanking (which she has never had) and she said "Yeah!" I'm sure if and when she does get one she'll wish she hadn't said that.

There have been some other occasions where she has seemed to have said something like at the babysitter's house where she said "I Cora". I'm glad she knows who she is and look forward to when she tells us "You Mama" and "You Dada".

re-launch

After a much needed hiatus from blogging, I've decided to exercise the old mental muscle once more. Things have really changed around our house. Gone are those long nights of blissful sleep. Instead about every thirty minutes someone has to get up to plug the pacifier back in. Cora is doing great though. Her personality is slowly revealing itself, and to everyone's relief she is a good mixture of her mother and I.

Things at work are changing. My pastor has officially retired, and church is looking for the next one. My responsibilities have been increased a little, but I'm getting used to it. In our denomination an incoming pastor has the privilege of choosing his own staff or keeping those already in place, so the future is a little unclear for me.

Things are going well, come see us when you get a chance.

what it is

After many questions i decided to give you a little more info on the delicious device Cora was voraciously chewing on. we got ours from Babies'R'Us and here's what their website says

The Baby Safe Feeder allows little ones to get the goodness of fresh foods, while reducing the risk of choking. Now baby can enjoy fruits, vegetables and other yummy snacks of your choice. Chewing on the Baby Safe Feeder is soothing, satisfying and helps babies easily make the transition from drinking to chewing. Teething babies especially will be fans! Drop-in disposable bag system is easy to use. Dishwasher safe.

keeping you updated

So I guess it's obvious that we haven't really done a super job lately of updating the blog. So here it goes real fast.

we've been busy, Cora is almost six months, hasn't had 6 mos shots, but does have a mild case of RSV, granny is here from KY taking care of lil' bit while mom'n'dad work. whew...

I said that after i got a new video camera at Christmas i would do better at posting videos. well i haven't and I'm sorry to all of you who want to know what's going on.

we filmed this at dinner tonight. we had barbecue and Cora had part of a banana.