02.28.07
Bon Voyage!
We will be boarding our plane and heading south in a few hours and I only feel mildly sick, which is a good thing! I started the day off with a cold shower, and my husband is still adamant that “honestly, I took a shorter one that usual.” Ha! Then um, who would you say drained the tank? The dog, the baby, Casper? Oh, well there’s nothing to make you feel more like a woman than traveling in public with hairy pits! Thanks, Honey! 
After packing last night I realized we already have way too much paraphernalia to haul the laptop along with us. So, sadly I know, I won’t be posting everyday. I will try to at least upload a few times to Flickr.
Wish us luck!
02.26.07
Getting Nervous
On Wednesday The Buggle will be taking his second plane trip of his life. Momma is getting a bit nervous on how he’ll do. He is a much different baby now, than he was when we took him at 10 weeks! This is a much longer trip than we had initially planned so I hope he doesn’t get off his schedule too much!
This will also be my first time carting him around in America by myself. Other than our first trip south The Buggle hasn’t spent more than 25 minutes in the car at a time. When you live on an island with 14 miles of paved road it doesn’t take you that long to get where you are going! Luckily, he is a really easy going baby. I just hope he doesn’t decide to start screaming bloody murder while I’m cruising down I-5! Daddy, will not be with us for the first two and a half days and Momma will be on her own. Yikes! I started thinking of all the things I’m used to doing because we have two sets of hands available. Even things like showering. Usually, Daddy takes The Buggle or I deposit him in one of his many apparatuses that contain him for ten minutes, all of which will not be making the trip with us. I have showered with The Buggle before, but never as a “functional” shower. The showers have mainly been for fun, or to clean him not me! So that alone should be interesting. Seriously, I have NO idea how single parents do it! I am in awe!
On the upside, we will be spending quality time with Auntie Manda, Uncle Dick and Tater. I’m sure The Buggle will have a blast watching and playing with Tater! He will also meet his cousins for the first time, which is very exciting. They are adorable! Their family looks like one you find in the picture frames before you put your own picture in! Yeah, I am so not kidding! Picture perfect!
I don’t know if I will be updating or not while I am gone. Sad, I know! I am still debating if I want to lug the laptop along with me or not! I already have some serious luggage to trudge through the Sea-Tac airport by myself!
The Buggle Times: Month 7
Dear Buggle Boy:
Today you turn 7 months old! Never in my life has seven months gone by so quickly, it’s amazing! This has been your funnest month yet! Now that you are able to sit unassisted it has opened a whole new world for you. I still cannot believe how fast you went from amateur to pro! It was literally over night! You were practicing in your crib before you went to bed, then the next day it was like you had been sitting all your life. Now you can lean back and then catch yourself and regain your balance. Watching you playing with your toys on the blanket is so cute. I can see your thoughts when you throw the ball to Daddy. You’re so focused and precise. It’s almost like you are going through the whole step by step process of playing catch in your mind. You are so pleased with yourself when you toss it back, “Hey! Look Daddy I did it, I really did it! Aren’t you proud?” And of course he is just as ecstatic as you are!
The only downside of you new found talent is that it’s ALL you want to do! There will be no tummy time or time spent playing on your back! Oh no, it’s sitting like a big boy or nothing! We try to encourage you to crawl and spend some time on your tummy and show you that it’s possible to reach things (like the Puppers) that are far away. Instead you play your newest game that I call, “Look How Fast I Can Flip Over!” Yes, my Buggle boy you hold the fast flipping record! And for that I am proud to be your Momma! It’s funny how eager we are to see you crawl. I know I will look back and read this post when you are a year and say to myself, “What the heck was I thinking?” But, I suppose every new Mommy and Daddy wants their little bundle to be just perfect and be doing everything everyone else is doing!
Angel wings made it a bit harder for the immediate flip you are so fond of but, YES you did manage!
You have really took a liking to baby food this month! Your menu has included: carrots, peas, sweet potatoes, bananas, peaches, and applesauce. There is little or no gagging when a new food is introduced now, which makes the Momma very happy! From what I can tell so far your favorites are carrots and sweet potatoes and you don’t care much for peas or applesauce. We’ll see what the future brings. Your newest food related item is the mesh food net that Momma puts frozen peaches or bananas in and lets you gnaw away. This is a big hit! I think the cold feels good on your gums and the fact that you get to “do it yourself” gets big points too!
You have always be a vocal little guy, but this month you have begun to master the art of mimicking. You and Daddy are constantly squealing back and forth at each other! You are really trying to be an active member of the conversations. Don’t worry Buggle, we can hear you! It’s kinda hard to miss the ear piercing shrills within a 100 foot radius!
You have had several play dates with other babies and you love watching and taking them all in! Today you played with a baby only five weeks older than you. He was crawling all around and you just starred! You both played with toys and I hate to say it but sharing wasn’t either of your strong suits! It was a very spontaneous outing and I hate to say it but I didn’t get any pictures! 
You both were very interested in each other and when baby Silas began to cry and whimper you made sure that you did to. You were crying in unison. You’d start fussing then he’d cry, then you’d cry because he was crying, then you were crying so he’d cry more….it was very comical! Would have made for a hilarious addition to the YouTube collection!
This Wednesday you will take your second plane ride. I am kinda nervous because you are totally different baby today then you were in October! Hopefully, the plane ride will go smoothly. We do have nap time on our side, so hopefully with a little magic boobie tonic you will be in dreamland shortly after take off! Please?! You will meet your Nebraska cousins for the first time on this trip, which is very exciting for the Momma. I can’t wait for the pictures! And you will get to spend quality time with Auntie Manda and your Tater who is very excited to play with you.
A Tisket a Tasket A Buggle in a Basket!
Well, Buddy I will end this by saying each day I fall a little more in love with you! Sometimes I wonder how that is even possible! Just when I think that there is no possible way I could fit one more ounce of love in my heart you do something amazingly cute, funny, or brand new. And sometimes you just smile, and that’s enough to make my heart melt! I cherish you today for all that you do, and share in your excitement tomorrow for all the things you will learn. You are my life, my love, my family!
Bunches of Love,
Momma
02.24.07
Hi! Everyone
I thought we could use a little sunshine in our lives today, and if there is one thing that can bring a smile to my face–it’s The Buggle!
This video really shows how much The Buggle wants to be a part of the conversation! Sadly, Daddy cuts of The Buggle’s head on his best “hi,” but if you listen really well you can hear 4 “hi’s!”
Bonus points to anyone (BUT Auntie Manda!) who can name the source of Gleba.
02.23.07
~In Loving Memory~
*Kathy Neeley*
Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother
You life will be celebrated and cherished always. May you be the angel who watches over all of us! We’ll miss you Grandma!
02.22.07
How’d You Know?!
Daddy has a mild head cold. Nothing serious, just a little nasal congestion and a lot of whining (men!). He was supposed to attend a charter meeting tonight to vote for new board members, but be decided not to spread his yick to his fellow captains and stayed home. Around 6:30 we got a call from his boss asking if he was interested in being the president of SCBOA (Sitka Charter Boat Operators Association), he declined. I was on the other phone at the time and didn’t know what was going on so I didn’t hear about it until later.
I told him I thought he would be good at it and if it’s something he was interested in that he should do it. Obviously, the guys thought he would be a good candidate if they made the effort to call him at home. He got all wishy washy and named several reasons why he didn’t want to do it, none being very valid then finally he says:
“You just want me to do it so you can say you sleep with a President!”
“YEP! You know it! I can’t hide anything from you! HA!”
“NO! I know–you just wanna be the first lady! Renfro Rodham Clinton!”
“Now you really nailed it!”
