Chair snobbery

So, when E was very, very little...we're talking weeks or perhaps a month old, we went up to Whitefish and I discovered why anyone would want a recliner. I have always been a total recliner snob - hated them. The fabrics were always so boring and the shape was atrocious! I mean, really, who cares if it's comfortable???? It can't possibly be comfortable enough to make up for it's hideousness.
I held on to these beliefs until I had E and got into the whole waking-up-a-gagillion-times-a-night-to-feed-him-thing. And then I begged, flat out pleaded with Mickey that we needed to buy me a recliner. Because when we were in Whitefish, I used Grandma Dorothy's sweet, old, pink recliner. And it fit me. It was comfortable. I fell asleep in it, while nursing E at some ungodly hour. I slept for a long time. Or at least it felt like a long time. He slept for a long time. It was magic.
In my hour of need, I was willing to forgive the hideous dusty rose color. I was willing to ignore the weird not-velvet velvet fabric. Even the little buttons that gave it that not-appealing tufting. Hmph, who cares when you can multi-task so perfectly - sleep? Feed a baby? Without neck kinks? Sign me up!
Well, low and behold, my fave designer from my high school days, Todd Oldham, got together with Lazyboy a few years back. And he made some great changes to both their chair designs and their fabrics! Which should come as no surprise, as I'm pretty sure he started out as a fabric designer...or at least he used to make his own fabrics. Anywho, I digress. Behold the matching of comfort and cool fabric:
Check back in 6 to 8 weeks for photos of this little beauty in the O living room! Wheeee!

Houston, we have a WALKER!

That's right folks...our little E took his first steps just a few moments ago!!!!!!!!!
Mickey, E and I were hanging out at home during Mickey's lunch break. Mickey was standing in the doorway and E and I were over by the couch. I was sitting on the couch and he was between my legs, standing up and facing Mickey. We were looking outside at a stray kitty and I said to Mickey, "did he just take a step?"
And then Emmett took FOUR more steps without holding on to anything!!!!!!!!!!!! He is such a little genius boy!!!!!!!! He did it a few more times between Mickey and me and it was hilarious. I, of course, got all teary-eyed. Our little boy is getting all growed up!

Wishin' and a hopin'

Hey World -
The O household is a little worried today. Our lovely mascot, Olive, went to the vet yesterday and had surgery for bladder stones. They kept her overnight and all reports say she's doing well...but it is still SO disconcerting to have your furbaby alone, away from home, and all ouch-ified! Ginger is totally beside herself and only managed to eat something this morning for the first time. As many of you know, her nickname is Lil Beefcake, so this is serious business! We will all be happier once our Olive is home.
E and I are chillin' at home today - thank you all you Veteran's for this day off! There are not words to describe how thankful we all are for your service.
Cheers everyone -
Hillary

Fun with Friends

Mom and I took a break from daycare and school and headed up to Julie and Hailey's place for some lunch and play time! Wheee!

Drum Circle!


Hailey has the coolest toys!!!!!!!!!!

We interrupt this expanse of nothing...

Hello blog world -
I am such a slacker blogger. Which is due mainly to the fact that I am NOT a slacker anywhere else in my life...I let the blogging slide because nothing else can! :)
School has been totally brutal - way harder than I even imagined it could be. I hope that I get it together in my A & P class or else Mama's gonna have to look for a new job...er, figure something other than Nursing school out. Yeesh.
I know you all come here because you care soooo much about me, but I figure I'll bore you with a few Emmett details. Twist my arm, why don't ya!
Emmett is totally hilarious these days...he has been for quite a while now, but his little personality gets better and more defined every day.
Just this week he has started:
- putting our cell phones up to his head (back behind his ear) and saying, "heyyoh." It cracks me up every time;
- when he wants out of his crib in the morning, or after nap time, yelling, "heyyoh," among a lot of other unintelligible things. Sometimes you hear, "go" in there. Pretty darn cute;
- he's learned he can stand up on his push car and walk around. When he does this he looks up in the air, high toward one of us, and smiles this HUGE grin, dimples and all. He is very, very proud of this accomplishment;
- when he is in his high chair, if the dogs come into the kitchen, he yells, "GO!" really loudly at them. The dogs are not allowed in the kitchen when he's eating, otherwise he throws all his food to them;
- he figured out how to crawl up on the Halloween decoration tote while it was out in the living room. Which led to him crawling from there onto the chair and then up into the window. Yeah - it's only a matter of time!

Recently, he saw his first snow fall. OK, probably not his first, but the first that he was aware of. He was totally intrigued by the white-covered world and the cold of it all.
Emmett continues to be obsessed with all things electronic: the TV, the DVD player, the clock radio in his room, the baby monitors, pretty much anything with a cord or a remote.
He also LOVES to take his toy cars, or blocks, or books and run them all over the walls. Very cute, very funny.

That's about it from these parts! I promise to try to update more!!!!!
Peace out ya'll -
Hill

Summer fun!
This is a picture of E and me at our dear friends, Shellan and Josh;s, wedding. It was an amazing wedding - complete with my totally tearing up multiple times throughout the amazing ceremony. Ah, such a sap!
Cheers to everyone -

Tweet

Hello everyone -
Well, I am back ins chool and thus, totally bogged in with studying and working on my smarts! :)
However, I've subscribed to this twitter account b/c it makes me laugh out loud pretty much every time. It's written by a 20-somehting guy who lives at home with his parents...one of which is his 70-something dad. Hi.lari.ous.