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Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sam will be thrilled to see this
David: 'Seinfeld' cast to reunite on 'Curb'
http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/entertainment/2009/07/30/D99P47P80_us_tv_larry_david/index.htmlNapping from NYT
Interesting article because I know so many nappers, and enjoy naps myself.
Napping, writes James B. Maas, a Cornell University sleep expert, “should have the status of daily exercise.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/us/30nap.html?_r=1&em
Napping, writes James B. Maas, a Cornell University sleep expert, “should have the status of daily exercise.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/us/30nap.html?_r=1&em
Crazy Toddler
Sam has been out of town and I've had a trying week. The heat of 103+ with no AC is enough to drive anyone insane. But taking care of 2 SICK kids by myself all day/night long was enough to put me over the edge. Here is an amusing story from last night about Niko trying to do everything he could against his bedtime routine. He's probably as frustrated with me as I was with him. All of this took place after 9pm.
1. He came out 1x and knocked on my closed door where I was reading with a light on. I didn't answer (he was wearing a diaper, etc). I went to his room when I got a bad feeling. He had taken it off and was standing up peeing against his bed. He is potty trained! Why couldn't he have gone to the potty or just left his diaper on?
2. Later I heard a screeching noise and thought he was screaming... rushed in to find him playing his flute in bed at full volume.
3. The next time he came out, I didn't hear him but heard some crashing sounds. I flew out of my room and knocked him over in surprise rushing out of Jonah's room. He was checking on his brother, i.e. waking him up.
4. I got up to go brush my teeth and saw his light on at 10:45 pm and found he had put his heaviest wool pants on and was trying to get socks on in 100 degree heat. He had thrown all of his clothes out of his bottom 2 drawers. At that point I told him he HAD to go to sleep. He finally seemed tired.
5. This morning when he came out to the living room at 715am (later than usual), he was in a happy mood and brought his tractor library book out to read. A new start of a new day? No. When I went in his room, I saw he had emptied out all of his toys all over the place- including all the small pieces of his construction set AND shredded pages of his library book to the size of dimes. No hope of repair.
1. He came out 1x and knocked on my closed door where I was reading with a light on. I didn't answer (he was wearing a diaper, etc). I went to his room when I got a bad feeling. He had taken it off and was standing up peeing against his bed. He is potty trained! Why couldn't he have gone to the potty or just left his diaper on?
2. Later I heard a screeching noise and thought he was screaming... rushed in to find him playing his flute in bed at full volume.
3. The next time he came out, I didn't hear him but heard some crashing sounds. I flew out of my room and knocked him over in surprise rushing out of Jonah's room. He was checking on his brother, i.e. waking him up.
4. I got up to go brush my teeth and saw his light on at 10:45 pm and found he had put his heaviest wool pants on and was trying to get socks on in 100 degree heat. He had thrown all of his clothes out of his bottom 2 drawers. At that point I told him he HAD to go to sleep. He finally seemed tired.
5. This morning when he came out to the living room at 715am (later than usual), he was in a happy mood and brought his tractor library book out to read. A new start of a new day? No. When I went in his room, I saw he had emptied out all of his toys all over the place- including all the small pieces of his construction set AND shredded pages of his library book to the size of dimes. No hope of repair.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Updates
Sorry it's been awhile since we last posted. Here is our update:
Jonah has been growing fast. He's getting into vehicles (like his brother) and balls. He likes to pass balls back and forth. He's babbling a lot, saying dada, baba, etc. Really loves joking and laughing with Niko. Close to crawling- can scoot backwards and do 360s.
Niko has been great with potty training. Probably because we waited so long (advice we were given). We just didn't want to overwhelm him with all the other transitions of a baby brother and Sam being in LA all the time. When he's not testing our patience, he's saying sweet things like "Mommy, I Lova You".
Sam is home this week and it's been amazing for all of us. Finally we have decided to move Jonah to his own room. He's sleeping through the night and it's been so easy. We didn't try earlier because we anticipated it would be difficult and he really only woke to feed very quietly. But he's so mellow and never even had to cry it out. So now, after almost 8 months, we can read in our room with the light on before sleeping. Hallelujah.
We also just went to Arizona for my wonderful Aunt Dede's funeral. She had been battling a disease for almost 2 years, so it was a release from suffering for her, but she will be greatly missed. Even though traveling with kids to Arizona IN JULY sounds agonizing, it was really good for us to go. Sam hadn't met all of my cousins down there and now he knows everyone. Niko fell in love with some of my cousin's children. The kids cheered up the whole family.
We also have had two visitors. An old coworker of Sam's from Novell, J.S., stopped by for dinner and met the kids. And Sam's best man, Chris, came by and met the kids. Even brought them presents. And he saw our house for the first time.
We also celebrated my mom's birthday and my birthday. Niko keeps asking for it to be his birthday. He's an expert now on birthday cake and even asked to be a cupcake for Halloween.
Other than that- we've been barbequing. Looking forward to my aunts' visit this weekend.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Truth Behind 11 Health Myths from NYTimes
1. Cold weather makes you sick. In studies of cold transmission, people who are chilled are no more likely to get sick than those who were not. It may be that cold weather keeps people indoors, where germs are more likely to catch up with you.
2. Green mucus indicates a sinus infection. The importance of mucus color is a medical myth even doctors believe, the authors say. “There is no evidence…that antibiotics shorten the duration of an illness when green snot is a symptom,” they write.
3. You lose most of your body heat through your head. There is nothing special about the head and heat loss. You will lose heat through any uncovered body part.
4. Milk makes you phlegmy. In a study of 330 patients, nearly two out of three believed milk increases phlegm production. But it’s not true. In one experiment, volunteers were infected with the cold virus, and some of them drank a lot of milk as well. The weight of the nasal secretions did not increase in those who drank more milk, nor was it associated with cough or congestion.
5. Cracking your knuckles will cause arthritis. Knuckle-crackers are no more likely to have arthritis than those who don’t make annoying popping sounds with their fingers.
6. Birth control pills don’t work as well with antibiotics. A review of the literature concluded that common antibiotics don’t affect birth control pills. “It is much more important to take your birth control pill every day at the same time than to spend time worrying about your antibiotics,” the authors write.
7. Singles have better sex lives than married people. You may think your bachelor friends are having all the fun, but single people also go through a lot of dry spells when they aren’t dating anyone. The result — married people typically have more sex in a given year than single people. In one survey, 43 percent of married men reported having sex two to three times per week, compared to only 26 percent of single men. The numbers were slightly lower but similar for women. Married people are also more likely to have orgasms and give and receive oral sex.
8. Sugar makes kids hyper. Numerous studies show sugar doesn’t affect behavior, but most parents don’t believe this. In one study, parents were told their kids had sugar and they were more likely to report problem behavior — but in reality, the kids had consumed a sugar-free drink.
9. You should poop at least once a day. A half-truth, say the authors. Regular bowel movements prevent discomfort and constipation, but a perfectly healthy person may not move their bowels every day. Constipation is defined as having fewer than three stools per week.
10. It’s okay to double dip in the chip dip. In one study, scientists took a bite of cracker and then dipped it into salsa, cheese dip, chocolate syrup and water. They did the same test with a fresh, unbitten cracker. Then they measured bacteria in the dips and the volunteers’ mouths. On average, three to six double dips transferred about 10,000 bacteria from the eater’s mouth to the dip. And each cracker picked up between one and two grams of dip. Salsa picked up the most germs from double dipping.
11. Food quickly picked up from the floor is safe to eat. Scientists have put the commonly-cited five-second rule to the test. They found that food that comes into contact with a tile or wood floor does pick up large amounts of bacteria. Food doesn’t pick up many germs when it hits carpet, but it does pick up carpet fuzz.
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