112 33 http://www.jennyandjeramiah.com/images/theme_images/rss_logo.jpg http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/blog/ The Family website of Jenny and Jeramiah en jenny@jennyandjeramiah.com Copyright 2010 2010-09-08T08:24:08+00:00 http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/we_finally_figured_it_out/ http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/we_finally_figured_it_out/#When:08:24:08Z We FINALLY figured out Riley's sleeping needs. I'm not really worried about speaking too soon, because we have been doing this for a few weeks now. The problems we have been having is that she will sometimes just NOT go to bed and she doesn't even seem tired. So, we played around with her schedule and I think we figured it out. She normally wakes up at 8am, give or take 30 minutes. She does down for her ONE and ONLY nap at 12pm and she naps for one hour. If she goes over that, then we wake her up (which usually isn't a problem unless I'm napping with her). This seems to be working well and making her tired enough to where she goes down quite easily at 8pm. It's funny how each baby has their own sleeping needs and I'm glad we finally got her's figured out. It seems that most babies her age still have two naps and we were trying that out or letting her take one long nap she was still wired at 10pm or even later. We also went through stages where she wouldn't nap at all or just for 20-30min and then we had a fussy baby on our hands that wanted to go to bed too early. So, we found a happy medium. I love her Blogging 2010-09-08T08:24:08+00:00 http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/pictures_of_our_new_china_cabinet/ http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/pictures_of_our_new_china_cabinet/#When:18:05:31Z Thanks again, Mom! Even though it took us 3 years to open them, we LOVE the china! Blogging 2010-09-06T18:05:31+00:00 http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/it_only_took_almost_three_years/ http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/it_only_took_almost_three_years/#When:06:43:50Z ...but we finally opened up the rest of our wedding gifts!! Haha! Well, my mom bought a whole bunch of nice china and since we picked it out and we had nowhere nice to display it, we never opened it. Today, we bought a nice china cabinet! It's really nice and matches the decor in our house; we are very happy with it. I also pulled out our wine glasses, cake topper and some other stuff from our wedding to display. I haven't taken any pictures yet, because we forgot to buy something to prop up the plates on. I'm so happy that we finally got this cabinet. It also has some drawers that we can store seasonal and alternate place mats and kitchen stuff! Yay for new home purchases! I'm still waiting on Jeramiah to blog and post pictures of our back yard. We added even more plants to it today! It really makes the yard look so much better. Riley also had her 15 month doctor's appointment today, too. Thankfully, she only had to get one shot and she didn't cry long. Last time she had this vaccine she got a pretty decent fever, but so far she has been okay. They tried to get us to do the flu shot, but we opted out again. Apparently, they combined the H1N1 with the regular flu shot this year. Despite the fact that Riley seems to barely eat, she managed to gain some weight. She is 23 lbs 12 oz (70-75%), 31 3/4" (85-90%) and her head was 46.75cm (75%). So, she's growing just fine and reaching all her milestones. She's added some new words to her vocabulary, too! She now says "hot" and knows what it means. She will touch the oven door, or other things that are hot and say "hot". She also says "cup" and "dog", which sounds more like "gog". She's learning more stuff everyday and is such a joy! We love her! Blogging 2010-09-03T06:43:50+00:00 http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/keeping_busy/ http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/keeping_busy/#When:17:57:36Z Been very busy lately. Trying to really get Fox Designs going has been quite the task. I created my first e-commerce site. It's not connected to a payment gateway yet but you can check it out: http://www.premiereavwarehouse.com Oh ya it only has like three products in it right now. Eventually it will have many. Remote viewing is going great. I find it crazy that I can take like a month off come back and literally nail the first session I run. Remote viewing uses the same "database" that psychics tap into. Only remote viewing is more consistently accurate. Me and a remote viewing team are currently involved in finding lost gold to fund survival gear. Even though I've ran a couple hundred sessions so far it still gets me excited to corroborate data from others two states away with whom I didn't even know ran the session. We stopped into Moon Valley Nurseries while visiting Christine and Super G this past weekend... err I think it was the weekend. I didn't want to tell Jenny that I thought it was a complete waste of time because there was no way they would deliver to Maricopa AND have trees at a price we could afford. I was blown away when an hour later we left with having purchased a drip system installed, 8 trees which will be delivered and installed and fertilizer for a year. And they were so helpful and friendly. We really had a great experience with them so far. My only concern is digging in the backyard where the pool pipes are. I have a feeling I will need to supervise that. So, our backyard will finally have some trees instead of boring rock! Blogging 2010-08-20T17:57:36+00:00 http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/new_yard/ http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/new_yard/#When:07:48:54Z We finally decided to remove the old grass that would never grow and opt for turf. It looks so real you'd never notice unless you're standing on it. It's very soft to walk on and will last a lifetime. The great thing about this is camden and riley can play on it without getting dirty. The dogs can pee and poop on it and it will never fade. They've certainly come a long way with turf. Here's some pictures of how it looks: Blogging 2010-07-25T07:48:54+00:00 http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/life_is_good/ http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/life_is_good/#When:05:13:58Z I'm so happy to be down to working just two days a week! It's already seems like I'm barely working. Riley definitely likes having both of us around and it leaves us plenty of time to do whatever we want. We have been having a lot of fun lately! Over the last two weeks, we spent two nights camping up in the White Mountains and went to Flagstaff. Jeramiah's sister, Sarah, is going to grad school there and we were helping her find an apartment and stuff. We are happy that she will be living closer to us than Kansas! Plus, we will always have a reason to go to Flagstaff! I really like it there and am reminded every time we go. Sarah heads back to Wichita tomorrow, but it was a lot of fun having her here. Riley had so much fun playing with her Aunt Sarah. We will be heading up to Kansas in just ten days for Annamarie's (Jeramiah's other sister) wedding! We will be driving. Hopefully, that goes okay. I really don't want to drop $700 to fly there and I'm not too fond of flying lately, anyways. We can't wait to see everyone! Blogging 2010-07-17T05:13:58+00:00 http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/stay_thirsty_my_friends/ http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/stay_thirsty_my_friends/#When:04:43:48Z Arguably the funniest of them all.... what makes this one so funny is how short and to the point it is. It's like he doesn't even have to explain anything... it's so unbecoming of men of his stature -- it's so forbidden -- that it only requires one word to describe how he feels about rollerblading. No. Another thing I thought was funny was how he is talking, notices the camera, says his line and then goes right back into conversation with the lady. Almost like we were interrupting him. hahaha Blogging 2010-07-10T04:43:48+00:00 http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/learning_the_doggie_door/ http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/learning_the_doggie_door/#When:02:14:43Z z{S?{VZ? z{S}?xj? Quicktime 7 requiredThis video requires Quicktime 7. You can download this free by clicking the button. From My Mobile 2010-06-18T02:14:43+00:00 http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/memorial_day_weekend/ http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/memorial_day_weekend/#When:15:44:12Z It's been really relaxing this weekend. Kids were in the pool all day yesterday and will probably be in today. I need to put the flags out still. Riley got to go to the pool for the first time and had fun. Here are some pics and video. Tonight, hoping to barbeque. Blogging 2010-05-30T15:44:12+00:00 http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/riley_is_one_year_old/ http://jennyandjeramiah.com/index.php/site/riley_is_one_year_old/#When:10:27:03Z Happy birthday, Riley!!! It's 3:30 am and I'm just now thinking about going to bed. Today was a busy day getting ready for Riley's big day! I worked last night, so I slept until 3:30 or so and then started in full force. I made her cakes and left them to cool and ran out to run some last-minute errands for her party. I came back and started decorating the cakes. We will post some pics after the party, but they turned out great! I've never decorated with more than a spatula and I'm very happy with how they came out! They were definitely time consuming, though! Jeramiah put the decorations up and prepped the food, so all we have left to do is some wrapping of her gifts. I'm looking forward to have our family and friends around to celebrate her big day! It feels like we were just getting ready to have her baby shower and here she is turning one year old! It's crazy to think what I was going through one year ago today! It's amazing how she went from a snuggly tiny tiny baby to an extremely active TODDLER that can't even sit still long enough for a diaper change. We had no idea how much our lives were going to change once she arrived. I love her so much. I love the way her upper lip curls when she smiles or laughs.I love how soft and how cute her little hands are. I love brushing her hair in the morning. I love when she gives me kisses. I love the way she runs around the house with her little walker. I love when I pretend to cry and she gives me her binky. I could name a million other things that I love about her. She truly is the light of my life! Blogging 2010-05-28T10:27:03+00:00