Roll Over

It was last night. It was late. I was tired...and getting very frustrated! Normally Kajsa goes to bed around 8 pm and sleeps until morning, but last night she woke up around 9. I figured if I left her for a while she would go back to sleep, but when she was still babbling at 9:30 I decided to feed her again. After eating I put her down and she kept jabbering. John and I went to bed. 10 o'clock rolled around, and then 10:30, at which point she decided to start crying. I was very frustrated...this was very unlike her! At 10:45 she started howling, so I got up to try to console her. I got in her room and could not help but bursting out in laughter! There she was, laying diagonally across her crib, ON HER BACK! (she sleeps on her tummy) She rolled over for the first time. How exciting! I immediately repented of my terrible attitude and rejoiced in this new little victory for her. It's amazing how exciting all of the "little things" are!

What's in a name?

Pat's Erection and Breeding Services

That was going to be my brother-in-law's company name, but my sister put the kibosh on that plan (I think). You see my b.i.l. is a carpenter, and my sister was breeding dogs at the time...it would have been great!

And I says Pardon?

Who ever thought that it was ok to say "that looks good on you" when referring to someone (usually someone who doesn't have kids) holding a baby? What does that mean? Whatever it means, I hate it! It's just not ok to say in my world. Is a baby an accessory?

Also, I was out driving the other day and saw the following on a cab: "Your safety & comfort is our motto". I think to myself "?????Really?????". Ok then. I suppose that can be your motto.

Anyway, it's been a while since I last posted....that crackbook, it gets me every time. I do have things I want to blog about, I just don't remember them when I am at the computer.

Growing Pains

I have had a particularily bad day today....sometimes it is so hard to be an adult; to set boundaries; to love. I always find comfort in these words:

Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. (Philippians 4:4-8)

Who are you talking about?

I have come to realize that I frequently refer to myself in third person when I am talking to Kajsa. I will say things like "Mamma needs to get you dressed, and then she has to do some laundry." Why do I do this? I don't talk to anyone else like that, and I'm sure that one day she is going to start thinking to herself "Who is this Mamma you're always talking about?"

On a different note....is there anything more precious or heart warming than feeding your baby and having them stop eating only to look up at you and smile? Life is good!

Crackbook Addict

Like so many of the people I know I have become addicted to Facebook; or like John calls it - Facecrack, or like Rudy calls it - Crackbook. Once you start you just can't stop.

Some recent pictures

11 O'Clock Sunday Night

John: Cat, I am going to cut out your vocal cords.
Lisa: Good luck with that.
John: (still talking to the cat) I may slit your throat in the process.

I also love this face...

I love these faces...

Popcorn

I think that dirty diapers smell like microwave popcorn. I also think that this is only for babies who are exclusively breastfed. Sorry if I have wrecked your popcorn experience for you.

I hope you feel safe in your own home...

I would say I am fairly anal about making sure that our front door is always locked, especially if I am home by myself. I wouldn't want some stranger deciding to let himself in! Well the other night when we came home I was having some troubles getting the door to open (we got new locks) so John had to help me...in the morning I was looking for my house key and couldn't find it anywhere; John suggested I check the front door. Lo and behold, there it was. Here I was so securely locked inside my house, and I had left my key in the lock outside for the world to use. Whoops! :) I'll try not to do that again.

Beef Jerky

What is with roadside Beef Jerky stands? Does anyone actually stop???

So sad to say Good-Bye...

I have been so fortunate to have my sister and her husband and children here visiting for the last three weeks from Sweden. We don't get to see each other very often, so we were very excited that they could be here for Kajsa's birth. It's so sad that we all live so far apart since we all love being together so much. I just wanted to say I love you guys and I can't wait to see you again...even if it takes a couple of years. All of you have a very special place in my heart!

Min Sötnos (My Cutie Pie)

Kajsa got this soother that says "sötnos" on it from my sister in Sweden. Sötnos roughly means cutie pie in English. She really is my cutie pie! I feel like I just sit and stare at her for hours...and I love it! She's only going to be this tiny and innocent for a short time, so I am going to enjoy it as much as I can! Everything else can wait, even my house work, and that's a big deal for me! :)

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and child!

She's Here!

I proved that midwife wrong! Our baby girl was born on May 11 at 11:18 a.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long. Her name is Kajsa Ruth (Kajsa sounds like Kaiza). Here are some photos for those of you who read my blog to enjoy.

Confused

Whenever I see a big tanker truck that says "Inflammable" I always wonder why it does not just say "Flammable". Could someone explain the difference between inflammable and flammable to me?

Baby Room

This is how our baby room turned out. Now we just need a little one to put in it :) I'm hoping this weekend or next week some time!

Classy

John and I saw this lovely plastic Cougar on a lovely plastic log outside of a house just down the street from our friends place. We were killing ourselves laughing and had to drive past it several times. Enjoy!

Is she right?

I wore a baseball cap to my meeting with my midwife yesterday because I was getting my hair done after. The first thing she said to me when she saw me was "I have never met anyone (in my program) who has worn a baseball cap in her pregnancy and not had a boy." Very interesting. Will I be the first to prove to her that you can wear a baseball cap and have a girl, or will she be right? We'll know soon enough.

Dinner Suggestions?

I have come down with a bit of a cold and don't really have an appetite. John and I were supposed to go out for dinner tonight to celebrate my last day at work, but I don't feel like it now. I suggested that we just stay home and have Popsicles for supper. He thought that was funny. I was being serious.
I'm sure we'll order pizza or something.

Steve Martin on being one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People"

It's very hard being one of the most beautiful people. Having this kind of beauty is actually a burden. Sometimes I go to a party and not one of the other 49 most beautiful people is there. That makes me feel very solitary and alone, because it means I am the most beautiful person in the room. If I'm going to a party where I know there will be 'less-beautiful people,' I try to 'dress down' in order to hide my beauty. But this seems to have a counter-effect of actually making me more beautiful. I guess me and dungarees are a pretty potent combination. I try not to lord my beauty over others. This is very hard. I try not to mention that I am one of the most beautiful people, but somehow it always comes out. I will usually only bring it up when I'm asked to do a task, like open a garage door. People seem to enjoy my beauty and are genuinely happy for me, because after I mention it they always say 'How nice for you.'

Separated at birth???

Ok, I am going to go out on another limb here and confess that when I think "John Mayer" I think "oh, the guy who looks like Gumby". It's not that I don't like the guy, I think he makes great music. I also know that in reality the two look nothing alike, but something about him just makes me think "Gumby".

Found on my Starbucks cup this morning

The Way I See It #196

The greatest leader is a servant. Don't be a boss. Be a real leader, a servant leader. A servant leader is a winner. Even when he loses everything, even when he loses his life, a servant leader wins it all.
- Pat Williams, Senior Vice President, Orlando Magic

I was surprised (and impressed) to read this. I don't know if Pat Williams is or was a Christian, but he is so right! He totally echoes the words of Jesus, who tells us that "whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. (For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.)", and "whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?"

Is there anything more powerful than knowing that Christ came for you and me, to be a servant, and to die for us? And that we, as his followers, can do the same for others? (meaning we can also be servants) That daily we can lay down our lives, our selfish ambitions, and follow the path God has for us, which will make us His servant and servants of those around us? Being pompous and self-righteous will only distance us from the people we interact with. Being humble, patient, generous, and kind, like I think a servant leader is, makes an impression that lasts.

Less than 6 weeks left

In roughly six weeks John and I are going to have a baby. How crazy is that??? I feel so blessed that my pregnancy has gone so well so far, and continue to pray for a healthy delivery. It's so amazing to me that right now there is a real little person growing inside of me, and soon they will be ready to enter the world! I'm a little bit intimidated at the thought of what a huge responsibility being a parent will be. You always think you know what kind of a parent you will be, and it's so easy to judge how others parent their children...but I know it really won't be that easy. There's no knowing what it will really be like. All I know is that God has blessed us with a new life, and it's up to us to look to Him for our guidance.

I have just over two weeks left at work. It will be strange to leave here one Friday afternoon and know that I will not be back. I'm excited and sad. I love Gail and Michelle so much. My job really has been the greatest gift from God! I know that being a mommy will be an even greater job, so that excites me, but I will miss seeing my dear friends every day. And, I really do like my job, even if I complain sometimes :)

I'm starting to feel like I need to be cleaning my house and getting everything ready...just in case. John thinks I should just relax since 5 1/2 weeks is a fairly long time. I'm trying to save all my projects for when I finish work so that I will have things to do once I stay at home. It's just very hard to fight this strong urge! But I have to! "Nesting" can be a sign of early labour, so I will fight it as long as I can.

I'll be glad when I can post some pictures of the baby on here. That will be fun :)

...also, my lips hurt real bad today!

For Joy

Tulips for Joy

I'm thinking of you and praying for you

I hope these can brighten your day in some small way

Clarification

For those who think I'm crazy...I don't really believe that my photocopier theory is true. It's just fun to think it is.

Theory

Our photocopier at work has needed to be serviced since December. It has displayed the "time for periodic maintenance" message for months now. We keep calling Toshiba, but no-one is coming. They must be short staffed.
Well yesterday the copier showed signs of being back to normal, even though the service message is still on there. My theory is that because the copier was left long enough it "serviced" itself, much like if you don't wash your hair it also will eventually "wash" itself.
Maybe I'm crazy, but I believe that's what has happened, and I'm sticking to it!

Another couple of movie quotes I love

Christine Montgomery: ASS-es the windows!
John Whitney: Stop, stop. It's not ASS-es the windows. You put the wrong em-PHA-sis on the wrong syl-LA-ble.
Rough quote from View From the Top

Very nice, very nice! How much?
Borat (ogling a good looking woman)

On a lighter note...Overwhelming Love

Sometimes I am so overwhelmed by how much I love John that I just want to cry. He doesn't even have to do anything to make me realize this. There simply are no words to truly describe how deeply I feel for him. He is everything to me, and soon there will be another little one that I am told I will feel this same kind of powerful love for :) Amazing! What a gift it is to be able to feel this deeply and trust this much.

What is even more amazing to me is that we have a God who loves us much more than any love we feel. He loves me more than the love that leaves me speechless! My life is secure with Him in eternity. I am so grateful that He blesses me with people here on this earth who represent His love to me, and that I can also be the same for others!

Thank you for the unsolicited "advice"

One of the people I work with was having interviews to hire a new assistant today. While one of the interviewees was waiting her turn she was making small talk with me. She brought up my pregnancy and was asking me when I was due. I told her early May, so about 8 weeks. She says to me "oh, these will be the hardest weeks". I told her I didn't expect them to be to bad, and that I have had a really easy pregnancy and hardly even notice that I am pregnant. She replied "I hate people like you. You never know though, you might have an awful delivery".

Thank you. Thank you so much for your very kind words.

I know I could have a hard delivery, I certainly don't expect it to be the easiest thing I have ever done, but who says that???

The Agony!!!

I feel so awful! I just made an appointment to have my cat declawed. I don't want to have him declawed, but I don't really have a choice. John says that I have to choose between his claws or his life. When I look at it that way it's really not a hard choice at all. I don't want to kill my cat, or give him away. I will gladly get rid of his claws to keep him, I just feel so cruel. It's really not a nice procedure for a poor little kitty. I hope he doesn't hate me after it!
I know it makes sense in so many ways for us to have this done, and we probably should have even done it sooner (like before he scratched our leather couches and wrecked our carpet). It will save us money in the long run, he'll get over it, and he won't be able to scratch the baby.
I just had to vent. My poor little Tum-Tum.

I love this song...

BLUE EYES

Wish enough, wise man'll tell you a lie

Window broke, torn up screens

Who'd have thought that you'd dream

Of a single tragic scene

I just wanna sing a song with you

I just want to take it off of you

Cause Blue Eyes

You are all that I need

Cause Blue Eyes

You’re the sweet to my mean

Fess it up, dot on the palm of your hand

I can help you to stand

Saved it up for this dance

Tell me all the things you can

I just wanna sing a song with you

I just wanna be the one that's true

Cause Blue Eyes

You’re the secret I keep

Cause Blue Eyes

All the lights on and you are alive

But you can't point the way to your heart

So sublime, when the stars are aligned

But you don't know

You don't know the greatness you are

Cause Blue Eyes

You are destiny's scene

Cause Blue Eyes

I just wanna be the one

I just wanna sing a song with you

I just wanna get it on with you

Cause Blue Eyes

You’re the secret I keep

Cause Blue Eyes

I just wanna sing a song with you…

Written by Cary Brothers© 2004 Procrastination Music

listen here: http://www.carybrothers.com/

Kids say the darndest things

My sister (Anna) and her husband (Patrick) have four daughters, two sets of twins who are going to be 7 and 12 this year. They also have three dogs, a cat, two hamsters, and a fish. Their house is always crazy busy, and if you go there you are almost guaranteed to hear someone say something crazy/funny.
A while ago, when they got their female dog, they had to explain to their kids why they had to keep the male and female dogs separated while the female was in heat.

This conversation took place shortly (a day or so?) after the explanation:

Megan (one of the younger girls) on her way past her dad: I love you daddy.
Patrick: I love you.
Megan stops dead in her tracks.
Megan (very accusingly): You humped mommy!
Patrick (a bit surprised): Yes, I did.
Megan: And she let you!?!?!?!

What do you say to this? It is so funny to me. I wish I could remember more silly stories like this of funny things my nieces and nephew have said. They are so priceless! You always think you'll remember, but usually you don't :(

As a side note, they were not successful in keeping the dogs separated and that is why they have three now :)

Silly

This is John and I with our "helicopter noses" this summer. We were visiting my sister in Sweden and had a day trip with a bunch of kids who stuck these to our noses. What a fun trip!

I thought this was really funny

This is a cereal box I saw in Sweden this summer

A couple of movie/tv quotes that I love

There are so many lines in so many movies that crack me up, but these are some of my favourites:

Samir: Your know there's nothing wrong with that name.
Michael Bolton: There was nothing wrong with it...until I was about 12 years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys.
from Office Space

Michael: Listen, Gob, I don't have time for your tricks.
Gob: Illusions Michael, a trick is something a whore does for money...or cocaine.
rough quote from Arrested Development

Gob: I run a tight ship around here.
Michael: Really? With a pool table?
Gob: It's a gaming ship.
rough quote from Arrested Development

But my lips hurt real bad!
Napoleon Dynamite

Just make yourself a dang quesa-dilluh!
Napoleon Dynamite

Today is Michelle's Birthday...

sort of. Since Michelle's Birthday is actually on Sunday we are celebrating it today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE! I love you very, very much! You are such a dear friend to me and I wish you nothing but happiness for your future! I will miss having cheesecake for breakfast to celebrate our birthdays :) Here are some photos of my very dear friend:

First Post

This is my first post. John keeps asking me why I don't have a blog yet since I love reading Michelle's, and today Michelle thought I should start one so that I can post once the baby comes. So...here it is. I'm not sure if I'll ever really have anything to say, but we'll see :) I have chosen the title for my blog courtesy of Michael Scott, of NBC's "The Office". So funny! He's someone I love to hate.