Model T

Tim's back!

2009-10-30T19:19:00.000-07:00

For those of you not on facebook, here are some recent pictures of Mr. Tim. I'll have more after Halloween tomorrow!

Steph's birthday, Superman, & laundry

2009-02-14T07:48:00.000-08:00

Here are some new pics. (Sorry, they are in a random order.)

This is Tim to me. He loves to laugh.

Tim & Daddy at Bald Mountain Reservior.

Superman eating Ritz.

Tim did not like seeing Superman lose his head.

Steph on the frozen lake. Steph was so fun...she was iceskating around in those big rubber boots.

Tim stealing Mama's flips. Simple life.

Ritz are Tim's favorite food. He has a sign specifically for Ritz & he could pick out the box at the store.

Superman, Tim & Uncle Joe (on Steph's b-day)

Auntie Steph scaring pinata S. This was a fun b-day. Later on that day, we used the ATVs to pull each other around in sleds on the snow. Super awesome.

Poor S.

We were laughing so hard.

Tim helping with the laundry. He loves it.

Everyone was breaking up the ice & chucking it across the lake.

Uncle Joe's big throw.

Tim's braces are awesome. He's only had them a month & last week he took 5 steps by himself! Woohoo!

Joe's dog Benson. He loved Bald Mountain.

Tim showing where his belly button is.

Mama

2009-02-04T12:32:00.000-08:00

Yay! Tim said "Mama" for the first time yesterday. It made my day.
1st word: Dada
2nd word: Hot
3rd word: Mama

I think he's trying to say, "Daddy's hot for Mama." :)

MIA

2009-01-04T00:32:00.000-08:00

Sorry for my missing posts. It's been crazy. We had a fun San Diego vacation with some family... surfing, Coronado --too cheap for iceskating, Children's museum, hot tubing, cards, candy auction, seeing the babies -- Sophia & Benson, hanging out. Super fun. Tim got sick on the way home. Threw up all over himself & his car seat again & again. He ended up in the hospital because he couldn't keep food down. We were in the ER getting IV fluids all night from Dec 29th - 30th. Came home for the day then went back to the hospital because Tim got bad again. He was admitted from Dec 30th through Jan 1st. We all got some other bug from being in the hospital. Tim's coughing makes him throw up but at least he's able to take in enough fluids to keep him out of the hospital now. I get really worried about him. I'm really afraid of him getting in bad shape like he did the first time. I already have a hard time thinking about the struggles he has to go through -- don't want it to get any worse. I need to remember how lucky we are and be glad for everything no matter what happens in the future. We love our little guy so much. He does the funniest things & loves to make us laugh. Here are some Christmas & vacation pics.
Love ya,
S

October 2008 pictures

2008-10-06T22:18:00.001-07:00

Who has the coolest baby room?

Doing the Grandma Boo & Grandpa Bob whistle...

Tim says, "Thanks, Gma Boo & Gpa Bob. I love it!"

Finding the bellybutton

Love you all. I'll try to do better at uploading new pics regularly.

-S

Sept 2008

2008-09-21T19:21:00.000-07:00

Per your request....

Check out the paw prints below. We think it was a bear?

We caught about 35 fish there in an hour. Awesome.

Funny glasses...

Funnier glasses...

Runner up costume choice for this Halloween...U.S. Olympic Swimmer.

(Their speedos really grossed me out this year.)

Big 1! Happy Birthday, Tim.

2008-08-10T14:04:00.001-07:00

We had a super, awesome, couldn't-be-better week long vacation celebrating Tim's first year.

1. Momma caught a big bass for Tim on his birthday. We took Tim fishing at Bidwell pond. He loved being in the baby backpack while we fished. Such a super cutie.

2. I took Tim to the Burney pool on his b-day because swimming is his all time favorite. We swam in the big kid pool until Tim was tired, then we went to the baby pool where Tim met a friend that was two months older. They were touching feet (both were too shy to touch hands) then the mom of the other boy showed us how big her son's feet were -- you couldn't tell from under the water. They were huge! About twice the size of Tim's feet...freaky!

3. David, Brian and I went fishing at Bald Mountain Reservoir while Val watched Tim for us. At first, it seemed that the water level was just too shallow and weedy to fish but then Brian struck gold. He found an area of the pond that was about 4 feet deep & it had all the fish. Dave won for the most fish. I won for stepping on the most fish...seriously, there were so many fish in the area that they would splash up behind me while I was wading through the water. Of course, I screamed. I really enjoyed hanging out with Davie.

4. I walked Tim to the the Burney pool almost every day. I loved it (& so did Tim). Tim also hit the swings on the way back from the pool.

5. Relaxing with Uncle Bruce: We fished, ate at the Outpost, played cards. Bruce is funny & calm. I enjoyed hearing about his interesting job & weird boss. It's always fun to hang out with him.

6. Getting more time with Brian and Tim: It was fun to be together with our little family. We got to relax and play a lot. Brian got a lot of fishing time & Tim was a great baby. Tim is doing a lot now. He pulls himself up on things, has a great, sparkly personality and communicates without speaking.

7. No doctor appointments: Enough said. Ahhh...

8. Not worrying about work. Now I think I will enjoy it when I can retire. As long as Brian is retired too, I will love it.

9. Summer time weather -- I love the sunshine & warmth. I love jetskiing -- doing jumps and sharp turns on the stand up ski will never get boring.

10. Getting alone time with Brian. Thanks, Val. :)

Weekend in Burney

2008-05-13T20:20:00.001-07:00

Okay, Lara, here are some more pictures. :)

Thanks for the fishing pole, Uncle Joe! Check out my fishy!

It's summertime! The fish are biting..woohoo!

Baby hands...so cute.

Tim does surprisingly well in his life vest.

Tim's First Smile

2008-05-13T20:02:00.000-07:00

An oldie, but goodie... One of the nurses at Children's, Linda, took this one.

More new ones to come.

Even more pictures

2008-03-28T15:53:00.001-07:00

New Pictures

2008-03-28T11:37:00.000-07:00

Sleeping Boys

2008-03-28T06:26:00.000-07:00

Brian and Tim are alseep and I'm not, so I finally have time to post. Brian got really sick on Wednesday -- fever, vomiting, diarrhea. I am very nervous that Tim might catch it from Brian and have to go back to Children's Hospital so it's been hard to sleep. I feel really bad because I'm not able to be with Brian very much (in order to avoid getting sick myself because I need to take care of Tim). For those of you who know me well, you know that being with Brian is my #1 favorite place to be. I can't wait for things to be back to normal and I'm sure Brian is even more anxious.
The other day Lara invited me to her house to pick out scrapbook supplies that her friend, Grace, was getting rid of. It was such a fun night. I couldn't believe all of the cool stuff that I was given. Grace's new name is Santa G. It truly felt like Christmas only 100x better. I donated to Santa G's charity, Nanay, a group in which young adults and elderly women come together for activities. Santa G's generosity not only made my day, but it inspired me to scrapbook again. It also made me want to give back to everyone else. I'm sure Grace doesn't know what an impact she has made. Thanks, Santa G.
Tim has been such a cutie. He's really doing so much now. He stays sitting up by himself, rolls around, walks all over in his walker, laughs & giggles, babbles (especially when he's tired), falls asleep easily in his car seat, grabs his feet especially when he has his cute crib shoes on, grabs our faces. He loves taking baths and hates having his shirt put on. He's 25 lbs now and I'm not sure how tall..over 30". He's slowed down on his weight gain finally and looks more stretched out although he still has his squeezable legs. He loves jumping and walking. Our wrestling mat has been a great buy. He rolls all over it and plays with each toy he rolls to. Eating wise, Tim has tried a bunch of fruits and vegetables -- squash, bananas, green beans, peaches. I think bananas are his favorite food but his formula is by far his #1 choice. I can't wait until Tim can run and play sports with us. He will be a fun little guy to play with.
Brian and I have been working hard. We have a vacation planned in San Diego. I'm hoping the weather will be good but it will be fun no matter what. We are staying at the Kings Inn in San Diego. They have a nice pool & hot tub. Last weekend, Brian bought Tim a floating seat for the hot tub. We used it in Burney and it was great. Tim loved it so we're bringing it to San Diego. We hope to surf a little, check out some houses to see how much the market has dropped down there (crazy drops) and go to Sea World. I talked to Tim's geneticist and he said UCSD has a Children's Hospital with a great geneticist so we should be fine if Tim gets sick down there. Speaking of the housing market in San Diego, if we already owned a home here and could still afford it, I would buy a vacation place in San Diego in a heartbeat. The prices are unreal! San Diego is so nice too. Oh well. We'll see how the market is in SD once we are able to afford a home here...maybe the market will go so low that we can afford both. Woohoo!
I have some good pictures of Tim but haven't had time to download them yet. I will post soon.
-S

Photo shoot of Tim

2008-02-23T14:55:00.001-08:00

Here are the latest pictures of Tim. He's just over 6 1/2 months old now. His personality is really coming out. He loves people - laughs & smiles a lot. He's easy going and such a cutie. He's grabbing things w/ both hands now & moving, rolling and "talking" a lot. We bought a wrestling mat and have spent a lot of floor time w/ Tim. I'm sure the mat will be our "best buy" this year. He loves his bouncer and bounces like crazy. His ultimate favorite thing is looking in the mirror (at himself, then at me, then at Dad, then at himself) -- it cracks him up. He's still having trouble sitting up by himself due to decreased tone in his core muscles but he gets stronger every day. Tim rarely cries... usually just for a minute or two at night to fall asleep. He sleeps almost 12 hours (so nice) and has been sleeping through the night since he was 3 months old. (We are so lucky to have him as our son.) He just started eating solids (rice cereal, carrots, bananas). It has been fairly easy adding the solids into his diet because the usual baby starter foods are all low protein. So far, so good.
It's really fun watching Tim change lately. He's doing new things every day now.
I'm dead tired. I've been working hard and I'm so grateful for all that I have. It has been tough not having all of my free time to spend w/ Brian. That's the part I miss the most but we've been doing good at making things work. Brian is the best husband. I love him so much.

A note from Timmy (he loves typing):

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Love ya,

Sarah

Santa Cruz Boardwalk

2008-02-18T21:12:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday, the weather was great so we played a game of pick up soccer with our friends then Brian, Tim and I went over to Santa Cruz for a quick trip. We checked out Cowells (surf spot) and the waves were awesome! I was pretty bummed that we didn't have our boards or a babysitter with us. Next time. We walked over to the Boardwalk to check things out. It was fun looking at all of the games/rides. I didn't remember the Boardwalk having so many rides...I think they must have fixed it up since I last went. It was fun. Tim was a good little guy. He wore his surfer shorts and rash guard most of the day. He got to put his feet in the sand and surf. I was surprised that he didn't mind the cold Santa Cruz water. Maybe he'll get to surf next year. :)
I've got to get to bed but I wanted to do a quick post. Hopefully I'll do better at staying up on my posts next time.
-S

Pictures of Tim

2008-01-20T07:45:00.000-08:00

Tim's 5 1/2 months old now. Such a cutie. His top teeth are just about to poke through now.

Sorry, I don't really have any pictures of me. I'll work on it.

Where's Waldo ('s boobs)?

2008-01-01T08:24:00.000-08:00

Henry's comment about Tim's flipping off pictures made me laugh so hard. I guess it's because I'm typically always holding Tim when I notice that he is flipping me off but in about half of the flip off pictures you can find cleavage in the background. Henry said it's like Where's Waldo. Hahahahahaha... sick. I guess when you have a wife with ginormous boobs, you have to notice the cleavage (Henry). haha.

Cheese party

2008-01-01T06:59:00.000-08:00

While most of the family was at the family reunion in Texas, Joe & Steph had us come down to Morro Bay for a mini family reunion of our own. Tim attended the first party of his life. It was a cheese party. Joe's new love in life is fancy cheeses. For his 27th birthday, his cats, Duke & Tate, bought him 4 types of cheese and some fancy crackers. We taste tested goat cheese, cow/sheep cheese, gorgonzola, extra sharp chedder and another one. They were all really good except for the nasty gorgonzola blue cheese...puke. After we each tried all of the cheeses, we did a blind test to see if we could ID the cheeses. I did horribly, Brian got all but one and Joe got them all right. We all said that we didn't want to try the Gorgonzola in our blind testing b/c it was so sick. I tried to rub some of the gorgonzola on a piece of the goat cheese but 1) I couldn't get Brian to trick Joe with it & 2) I couldn't stop laughing when I did it. Boy, that Gorg-y cheese was sick.
It was so fun hanging with JoeSteph. We went down to the beach & flew Joe's kites, shopped a little on the main street, ate a waffles & strawberry breakfast for Joe's late b-day & played in a pickup soccer game. That soccer game was super fun. We all played really well. It was fun to see Joe play. He's always so good at all sports. He can run so fast and he's just naturally athletic. We also watched Joe's BBC Planet Earth DVD. Cool & crazy stuff.
On Sunday morning, I woke up before everyone so I took Tim on a long walk down to the piers near Joe's work. It was fun. A lot of people were out walking so early on Sunday morning. I really love Morro Bay. The people are so friendly there.
Well anyway, I don't have any pictures this time. It's not that Tim got ugly or anything, I just have been lazy with taking pics lately. haha. More next time. I'll describe him at least. He's just under 21 lbs now, just graduated to size 4 diapers, starting to fill in his little hairs a little more but not all the way there, somewhere between 27 & 28 inches tall & using his hands a lot more. He's so funny when we are eating food. He really wants to eat our food. If I hold him while I'm eating, he grabs my plate and pulls it to him.
Speaking of food, I've ordered some vegan cookbooks and I'm going to try cooking some meals. The recipes I saw seem really good and not too hard.
Back to Tim, he's so cute and bubbly right now. I love holding & playing with him. He smiles and laughs all the time. He loves to be held and played with. He looks around all over the place when we are outside. He loves looking at Dada Brian and Auntie Steph. He doesn't like to have his back massaged or scratched. He has two little teeth on the bottom and I think I can feel a tooth coming in on top now. He definitely has the Patterson drool going on. He likes to be rocked and patted on the back to fall asleep. He drinks approx 1200 mLs (~40 oz.) of formula per day. No solids for this huge guy until he's 6 months. One more month to go. One more month until I am 32. Agggh!
Happy New Year!
-S

Deep Thoughts by Sarah Handy #5

2007-12-16T15:07:00.000-08:00

1. Soccer Ends:
Brian and I are so tired from our soccer game today. It was our last game of the season. :(
We won 2-1. Brian did awesome...scored 1 and assisted in the other goal. Woohoo! I pulled muscles in my thigh and calf and Brian hurt his knee so we are hobbling around like old people. Oh, well, our spring season doesn't begin until March so we will start spending most of our weekends in Burney again. It will be nice to get back up there.

(Tim hanging with Brian after the soccer game.)

2. Tooth!
Tim has a tooth coming in! There has been a lot of drool lately and Tim has been putting everything in his mouth. On Friday night (4 months, 12 days old), Brian saw the first glimpse of Tim's little baby tooth. So awesome! We were talking about it though and decided that it doesn't do much good to only have one tooth. Rob told me that it doesn't make much difference when they get the matching tooth on top either. haha.

(Drool!)
It was hard to take a picture of it because you can't see much of the tooth yet. I'll post more pics as we can see it more.

3. Half-Marathon:
So we've decided to train for a half marathon coming up on April 13th. It's in Pescadero, just south of Half Moon Bay, and you get a t-shirt and large artichoke when you run the race. So silly. I think this will be good to motivate me in getting back into shape. We'll see... :) I went running at Lake Chabot the other day and it felt awesome! I miss my old body...

4. Stewie:
When we first had Tim, Brian and I said he reminded us of Stewie from The Family Guy. Well, I just started really watching The Family Guy (very funny show) and realized that Stewie detests his Mom and is always trying to kill her. Now I am hoping that Tim is not like Stewie. haha.

5. Like the brothers:

I have always loved the way our brothers were when we woke them up in the morning. They would always be so nice like it was no big deal that you were waking them from their dreams. Tim seems to be the same way. On the weekends, I feed Tim his first bottle of the morning. (During the week, I start work at 5:30am so I am gone before Tim wakes up.) Each morning I go into his room to bring him his bottle and he has big, bright eyes and a huge grin. Such a cutie. I love that time with him.

6. Christmas Craziness:

I am so glad that we aren't into buying gifts and participating in the general craziness that goes along with the holidays. I see the ads telling us that we only have 2 more days to shop so packages will arrive on time and I hear people talking about the stress with cleaning their homes and planning for guests. I'm glad that our little family is going to Burney to sit in front of the fire, ride the quads in the snow and take it easy. I hope we can keep things simple as Tim gets older.

7. Family Reunion:

Our family is getting together in Texas for a family gathering this year. We decided not to go because of Tim's diagnosis and the need to avoid infection. I'm already missing everyone and wishing that we could hang out together all the time. Too bad I can't win the lottery and buy a place where we can all meet once a month. I love my family a lot.

8. Still flipping the finger after all these months:

9. Favorite new toy:

Tim just started using his "megasaucer" that our friends, the Wilmotts, gave him. It has a little seat that he sits/stands in surronded with toys that he can play with. The seat can spin around so he can turn to play with a new toy when he gets tired of the old one. This thing is awesome! He is using his hands and feet so much more now. Who needs the physical therapist? haha.

10. First haircut:

To avoid the Donald Trump look, Brian & I gave Tim his 1st haircut at 4 months.

11. Cute Tim pictures:

Tim hiding behind Dada

Tim with Frog

Tim....in 25 years

2007-12-08T05:27:00.000-08:00

I was teaching Tim how to draw on the computer. Check out his sketch...

Deep Thoughts by Sarah Handy#4

2007-12-01T07:24:00.000-08:00

1. Back to Work -
I made it through my first week back at work. Whew! It's fun seeing all of my friends there. I miss Tim & Brian a lot during the day but it feels good to use my brain again. The only problem is that I've used my brain so much that I can't think of anything funny for this post. Oh well, I'll just add lots of pictures. :) Work is super busy -- sometimes I wonder even how I did my job before I had Tim. I think I can do it though.

2. Poison Oak -
Okay, that "leaves of three, let it be" saying doesn't work for the time of year when the plant has no leaves. Brian got poison oak during our walk at Lake Chabot. We think it came from a stick he used to poke at a fish in the water. It was by far the worst case I remember him having. He had it all over his body, it lasted for 2 weeks and he missed a couple days of work. I am SO glad I don't get it. I don't know how he made it through. See pictures below. If you feel bad for him, you can send him money in the mail. I'm sure that will make him feel better.

3. Snowsuit from Rob & Angie -

Speaking of mail, we received a package yesterday for Tim (ALWAYS fun getting packages in the mail). It's this super cute snowsuit. Can't wait to go to Burney again. Angie, you are so awesome! I don't know how you make the time to do all that you do. Thanks!

4. The flip-offs continue -

More evidence of baby Tim giving the finger to everyone.

5. Back in action -

I scored a goal at our last soccer game. I'm back on my streak. Woohoo! We only have 3 more games this season so I'm pretty bummed. At least our next season starts up in the spring.

Brian going up for a header.

6. Big boy -

Tim has grown up so fast. Not only is he big physically, but he has also matured so much. It's pretty amazing to watch the changes. He usually goes to sleep around 8pm and wakes up around 6:30am. (I couldn't imagine having to go back to the days of waking up a couple times each night to feed him.) Tim's 97th+ percentile in everything. 18 1/2 lbs now. I love his chubby legs. His hair has grown a lot too!

(Notice the drool on his drool sessions shirt...haha)

7. Cats:

This is all I have to say....

I was just thinking how funny it would be if this guy accidentally ran over his neighbor's cat. What would he say? "I didn't mean to." yeah, right....hahaha

Thanks for checking in. I'll try to post each weekend. No time during the week any more. :(
-S

Minty Holidays

2007-11-20T10:20:00.001-08:00

Start the fattening holidays off right with this recipe:
Mint Meltaway Brownies

1. Bake a recipe of store bought packaged brownies in a 9x13 pan 2 minutes less than the packaged instructions.
Cool completely - preferably overnight.

2. Mint frosting:
6 T. butter melted
4 T. evaporated milk
2 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 t. pure peppermint extract
dash green food coloring

Mix frosting and spread over cold brownies.
Place in freezer at least 2 hours

3. Chocolate topping:
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 T. butter
Melt butter in microwave. Stir in chocolate chips. If not totally melted, microwave for 10-20 seconds more. Don't overcook. Restir. Spread over mint layer and put in freezer for ~ 10 mins.
Keep uneaten brownies in freezer.

Deep Thoughts by Sarah Handy #3

2007-11-06T14:16:00.000-08:00

1. Lost Dog:
For the first time in all of his 9 years, I lost Kai while running Ten Hills trail. I decided that I would run the entire loop without stopping (while pushing Tim in the jogging stroller -- not an easy feat). Well, it ended up that the run wasn't too bad and I made it! At the end of the run, I bumped into Mr. Brewer and Raul, the CV High running coaches. We chatted for a few minutes, (more on that under the next item) but when they left, Kai was nowhere to be found.
Normally, Kai is the perfect running partner. I like to run at 10 Hills because he can go off leash and he knows the trails there better than I. He must not have realized that I stopped & since the normally quiet trail was crowded with highschool runners, I'm guessing he continued on for a second time around.
After calling for him without a response, I ran both sides of the trail but still couldn't find him. By that time, it was dark, I had Timmy waking up in his stroller and I had left my cell phone at home. I decided to go home so I could let Brian know where I was and to have him help me look for Kai. Luckily, when I got home, my cell phone had a message from a girl who had found Kai on Redwood Road near the golf course. Thank goodness. Poor Kai Lua. I'm glad he was okay.

2. Black Sheep:
So I ran into Mr. Brewer first and talked to him for a minute or two before Raul showed up. When Raul came by, Brewer asked him if he remembered me and he said, "Yeah. You're the blacksheep." I asked him what he was talking about and he said, "You were the one who stayed out with your boyfriend and your parents called us to find you." Great. That's Raul's memory of me. I did make it clear to him that was the only bad thing I ever did... haha. I'm still laughing that Raul called me Blacksheep. hahaha..jerk.

3. Ticks:
Dude. I have found the fattest ticks on Kai lately. They are so big that their legs poke off of him like little toothpicks off of a gumdrop. Sick! Poor Kai. Maybe I need to stop running at the trails for a while.

4. Tim is awesome:
Tim has grown up so fast. He is sleeping so well. He falls asleep around 7:30pm and wakes up around 6:00am. Nice. So different from when we brought him home 2 1/2 months ago and had to feed him every three hours. I sure don't miss those days! He's eating like crazy and has already graduated to size 3 diapers. (I won't tell you what happens when we try to squeeze him into the size 2's.)

5. Baby Flip-off:
Is it just my baby that flips everyone off all the time?

6. Window Smashing:
It seems that every two years or so, we have a window smashed on one of our cars. The first one bugged me but now I think, yep, it really was time for it to happen again. This time it was the Xterra window. Usually someone drives up Stanton beaming a bunch of cars along the way with B.B.'s, bricks, rocks, etc. Our neighbors car was hit while she was driving! As Brian would say...Punk teens -- cancel prom. (And Raul called ME a blacksheep, hrmph!)

7. ATVing:
We bought a couple of used ATVs and took them out for a spin with Tim the other weekend in Burney. You all need to come up to Burney now for the fun. We have 2 dirtbikes and 2 ATVs to ride out in the forest behind the house. We should be able to take the ATVs out in the snow to pull people on sleds because they are 4-wheel drive. Whee!

8. Tim says:
Thanks for my cute clothes Uncle Joe & Auntie Steph!

Haha..this Blue Steel picture makes me laugh.

Sickness...

2007-11-06T13:35:00.001-08:00

A prize to the first person who correctly identifies what this is a picture of:

Deep Thoughts by Sarah Handy #2

2007-11-05T08:05:00.001-08:00

1. Scoring:
I had three consecutive weeks of scoring goals in my soccer games although I didn't score any goals in yesterday's game. Dang. :(
I love playing on my soccer team so much. It's something that I look forward to all week long. I'm still quite chubby from my pregnancy but I when I'm on the field, I feel awesome again.

2. Big Tim:

Tim is growing up so much. He's 3 months and 3 days old and he weighs 16 lbs, 10 oz now. I was looking at pictures the other day and was shocked at how much he has changed already. He's a fun little/big guy.

3. Visits!

Mom and Dad were here last week for 3 days. We had a blast hanging out. Mom, Tim and I went shopping in downtown Half Moon Bay while Dad worked from my home. On Halloween, Mom, Tim and I walked 10 Hills Trail, shopped a little more (finding cute hats, mittens & slippers for Tim), worked on our costumes, then went to Jazzercise. I was Richard Simmons, Mom was Steve Young and Tim was a lobster. We visited Bill and Roberta for a little bit until Tim got way too tired. They gave Tim a "Trick or Treat" present -- a cute 49ers outfit. Bill explained that the 49ers outfit was a trick this year (because the niners have only won 2 games) but hopefully it will be a treat next year when they win a lot more.

4. Pizza:

A few weeks ago, we ordered a pizza from Round Table. Brian went to pick up the pizza but realized that he had forgotten his coupon. The man at the pizza shop would not give him the coupon price without the coupon so Brian told him he could keep the pizza. The next day, the manager called and left me a message asking why we didn't pick up our pizza. I called him back and told him what had happened. He ended up giving us a free pizza! Yay! We picked up our free pizza last night and it was SO good (Primo Supremo) although I had a feeling there might have been spit or cleaner or some other funky thing added to it. haha.

5.Ugly Babies vs. Cute Babies:

I think it is true that when you have a kid, you think your kid is super cute. I believe this because I think Tim is so adorable but most other babies I see are pretty funky. Well, Lara's Max is really super cute but that's about it.

Cute baby examples:

6. Pregame Warmup:

I don't know why but before every soccer game, I have to go number 2 at least twice. It's literally like I've taken a super acting laxative. It's been this way for me for about 7 years now. Weird.

7. Flubber:

The left over flab and blubber from pregancy is disgusting. I'm sick of being flubbery. My goal is to be back to my normal self by Tim's first birthday - Aug 2, 2008. I can't wait!

I guess my pre-soccer ritual will help me drop that weight. haha.

Okay...

That's it for this post. Tim is waking up and it's way too hard to type with one hand. Try it sometime...it's so annoying because it takes way too long. :)

Deep Thoughts by Sarah Handy #1

2007-10-23T16:22:00.001-07:00

1. Someone left a bunch of dog poop at the bottom of my stairs. I left it there the 1st day to see if they would pick it up during their walk the next day. Didn't happen. Then I left it there thinking that I would show them and make them feel bad each time they walked by (even though I'm sure I walked by it many more time than they did). I finally picked it up when I saw the mailman on my way out of the house and he warned me not to hit those stupid landmines. I felt bad that he had to step over them so many times...oops.

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2. It's funny that Tim's formula is made in Liverpool, England. That's where Lara and I would tell people Lara was from when we used to pretend that Lara & I were twins separated at birth. I'm glad I didn't have to fake the accent since I was from the U.S. haha

3. Boosie & Grandpa Bob are coming to visit on Monday! Woohoo!! I can't wait to see them again. This time we will actually get to have some fun -- going to Cost-a-co, See's, a used bookstore, eat Chinese food every night, play cribbage and the train game. Last time I was a total freak because Tim was in the hospital. (I'm surprised they are coming back... suckers.)

4. Post pregnancy bodies are gross and disgusting. I started weight watchers again. I weigh in tomorrow...good luck to me and my blobby body. My goal is to be back to normal by Tim's 1st birthday. Lara was shocked when I went with her to See's didn't buy anything. I did eat the free sample...mmmm....dark chocolate cream, my new favorite. Oh, I did eat two of Lara's pumpkin balls too. Lara made sure I (appropriately) took two balls.

5. Our Safeway was recently remodeled (again) and they mailed us awesome coupons. $10 off $50, a $25 gift card for picking up your prescription at their pharmacy, $2 off their signature soup that was already on sale for another $2 off, etc. We got a ton of groceries for $57. I wish they always had deals like that. Shopping was actually fun. It was like Christmad. (I guess we had mediocre Christmas celebrations, huh?)

Brian & Tim

2007-10-23T15:48:00.000-07:00

Little man, Big Daddy:

It's funny how Moms and Dads are so different. When I watch Brian with Tim, I know why kids are supposed to have one Mom & one Dad. (Sorry to all of the gay couples out there.) It's just that Moms & Dads have a totally different way of interacting with their kids and both types, I think, are important. I'm more huggy with Tim while Brian wrestles with him. I don't things would be as fun for Tim without Brian.
Speaking of Dads...
Brian was holding Tim last night while I was on the computer. He asked me to take Tim, so I got up and while the transfer was happening, Brian says, "He stinks. Since your already up, can you change him? Haha." It was funny and made me think of the time when Tim pooped whiled Brian was holding him and after Tim was cleaned up and changed I told Brian that it was funny that at first glance I thought the paint stain on his shorts was poo. When he looked down at his shorts we both realized that those weren't the shorts with the paint stain. haha