TV or not TV, THAT is the question......

Recently I truly realized how "haunting" children's television can be for kids AND adults. Our nightly ritual is to feed the little Guy when he gets home, maybe a bath, put him in some "jammies", and then watch a little TV and play before his bottle at 7 o'clock. From 7 to 7:30 we watch a few of the shows "he" likes and then it is off to bed. However, through the course of watching these programs with him, I have become consumed with the freaking shows and the theme songs associated with them. I actually dream about the songs and find while doing monotonous things I hear them in my head, if not humming or singing them out loud. I went out to lunch the other day at a restaurant that had a cartoon on and the server asked if I was enjoying the show. I looked at the twenty-something "smarta**", and said "actually, I've seen this one. I have a ten month old and I am quite well versed in the Backyardigans." I'm not sure if he thought I was joking or not. I'm positive he went right back to the kitchen to ask if anyone knew the name of the cartoon on the TV to see if I knew that of which I was speaking. The crazy thing is that I actually look forward to our time from 7 to 7:30 to watch the cartoons with him. Occasionally, while I am flipping through the hundred channels or so we have on DirecTV, I will actually stop when I see SpongeBob Squarepants, only to realize that Jaden is not sitting there with me.....I obviously have a problem......Enjoy your weekend!!!

Holiday Pictures

Well, we "tried" to take some pictures of Jaden last night to place on Holiday cards to send out to our family and friends, but the little Guy just wasn't wanting to sit still. Anyway, I think we got a few we can use, so look for those in the mail soon, but here are a few that didn't make the cut. I didn't say they weren't cute, but we found a few we liked more. Enjoy the preview!

Jaden Update

All is well with the little Guy. We had a great weekend playing, watching TV, and watching both the Colts and Raiders lose. At least we expected it with the Raiders. Guess they will get the first pick in the draft next year. So, there is SOME good news with them. Well, Jaden has a little bit of a cough right now, and so does his daddy. I assume he brought it home to me from school. Anyway, he will be ten months old on the 9th. I can't believe that he is almost a year old now. Where does the time go? He is crawling around like a maniac, standing as much as he can with the help of the ottoman and couch and is very, very close to putting words together. Not sure when he is going to get a tooth to finally come through, but we are being patient with it. Also, his newest thing is "dancing" when he hears music. Actually, it is more of a bouncing up and down, but we call it dancing. Very similar to how daddy dances too. LOL. Man, I hope he doesn't end up with my rhythm, or lack thereof. Other than that, everything is about the same. Just trying to get ready for Christmas and the new year. I hope everyone has a great week!