NEW CASEY SITE!

For the three of you that read my blog (or is it 4?), I wanted to let you know that Shaun has put together a new "family" web page:

http://www.ksea.typepad.com/

We'll both be submitting posts on there which will make this site obsolete. Also, Shaun says he's going to post as soon as I go into labor and keep posting as things move along (he has an iPhone b/c he's so cool).

Stay tuned!

ANOTHER WILL-ISM

I'm starting to feel like Kathy Lee Gifford here...going on and on about my "Cody." Anyway, this was a funny conversation with Will yesterday:

(The scene)
We were sitting on the couch reading a "shapes" book.

Me: (Pointing out an oval shape) "Will, do you know what shape this is?"
Will: "Um...no."
Me: "It's an oval."
Will: "Oh, we used to have one of those."
Me: (perplexed) "We did??"
Will: "Yes, remember our old car?"
Me: (laughing) "Oh, that was a Volvo!"

Volvo........oval...........all the same really.

GONE TO THE DOGS

So I added Jack to Dogphoria - I hear all the dogs are doing it. Here's his link:

http://dogphoria.com/?member=Jack29

Quick story:

Years ago I took Jack to the dog park in Portsmouth. He jumped up on someone and I yelled (very loudly), "JACK OFF!" I never did that again.

AHH...ANOTHER CONVERSATION WITH WILL

Tonight at dinner, after I had finished my meal, I dramatically clutched my belly saying, "Boy am I full!!" With an obnoxiously large belly, that joke never gets old to me. After I said that, I exchanged the following conversation with Will:

Will: "When was Beckett put in your belly?"
Me: "Sometime in May."
Will: "Was he put in at the doctor's office?"
Me: "No, Daddy put him in my belly." (side note: why did I bother?)
Will: "Where did Daddy put him in your belly?"
Me: "At the house."
Will: "Well, I didn't see him put him in there."
(Insert laughter from me here)
Will: (his hands up in the air) "No really! When did Daddy put him in there?!"
Me: "Will, eat your chicken."

THERE'S NO MORE WOMB FOR YOU!

Tomorrow officially marks one month from my due date! I have to say, I'm ready - but on a physical front. We aren't quite ready with his room, and I feel like I have more "nesting" to do. On the physical front, most days it feels as if he is doing jumping jacks in my stomach, and I'm pretty sure he is digging a tunnel out through my belly button. It's as if he's in jail and trying to escape - I'll go to give birth only to find a fake baby come out and a poster over my belly button where he escaped.

Our friend, Audra, took some great maternity shots last weekend (the one shown here is one of them). Some of them can be viewed on Erin's site (I can always count on Erin to get people updated!). Audra takes great photos!

We are taking bets on what day he'll be born - you can go to www.beckett.babypool.com and join in on picking what day/time he'll be born (we are asking that you only pick up to six hours that way more than one person can guess the same day).

The winner gets to change diapers!!

THOUGHT THIS SOUNDED INTERESTING..

This came to me in an email (that had been forwarded about 4,000 times). I thought it sounded interesting enough to pass along in case it does, indeed, work:

NEW USE FOR VICKS

Amazing! READ IT ALL. It works 100 percent of the time, although the
Scientists at the Canada Research council (who discovered it) aren't sure why.

To stop nighttime coughing in a child (or an adult, as we found out personally). put Vicks Vapor Rub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime and then cover with socks.

Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about five minutes and stay stopped for many, many hours of relief. This works 100 percent of the time and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines. In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly.

I heard the head of The Canada Research Council describe these findings on the part of their Scientists when they were investigating the effectiveness and usage of prescription cough medicines in children as compared to alternative therapies like acupressure. I just happened to tune in to a.m. Radio and picked up this guy talking about why cough medicines in kids often do more harm than good due to the chemical makeup of these strong drugs, so I listened. It was a surprising finding and found to be more effective than prescribed medicines for children at bedtime and in addition to have a soothing and calming effect on sick children who then went on to sleep soundly.

My wife tried it on herself when she had a very deep constant and persistent cough a few weeks ago and it worked 100 percent! She said it felt like a warm blanket had enveloped her. The coughing stopped in a few minutes, and believe me, this was a deep (incredibly annoying!), every few seconds, uncontrollable cough, and she slept cough-free for hours every night she used it.

(If anyone does try it, let me know the results!!)

Conversations with Will

I was in the car with Will the other day when this conversation took place:

Will: "Mummy, when are you going to be an old lady?"
Me (Laughing): "Um..why?"
Will: "Because, I don't want you to get old."
Me: "Well why?"
Will: "Because old ladies kiss me."
Me: "Which old ladies kiss you?"
Will: "Like Grandma."
Me (laughing again): "Well I kiss you."
Will: "Yeah, but you only kiss me at bedtime."

At four years old, my son already dislikes "old lady" kisses!