just wait two weeks...

that's the advice my mom gave me... if something is hard or you think you have something figured out, just wait two weeks. what i thought i was really hard these last two weeks was caleb's sleeping started getting more sporadic. at first i blamed teething and then i thought i was putting him to bed at the wrong time. then his naps started getting a little shorter from time to time and he started hating to go down for his evening nap. well, what troy and i are now thinking, is that he's dropping his evening nap and going down to just two. it's a little earlier than we were expecting it, and we'll probably keep trying to put him down when he's looking really tired, but i think that's the direction we're moving.

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there sure are a lot of these memes floating around... oh well, this one is short and seems kind of fun!

Here are the rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more. No cheating!
2. Find page 123.
3. Find the first 5 sentences
4. Post the next 3 sentences
5. Tag 5 people

ok, so the nearest book to me (of that length) is... let me see... a book of greek myths that troy was given for his birthday. it's very interesting, actually, to see how many writers borrow from the ideas in myths or that myths borrowed ideas from the bible. anyway...

in disgust she (Athena) threw the flute down to earth and put a curse on it. Marsyas, a satyr who was capering about in the Phrygian woods, found the flute and began to play on it. when he discovered he could play two melodies at the same time, he was wild with joy"

based on this myth, marsyas is considered sort of a "father of flutes" and there are several flute resources that bear his name.

i don't really have 5 people to tag who will actually do this... actually, janell is the only one who ever does and she's the one who tagged me! so, i'll just tag The Lochheads

we made it!

this weekend was our first weekend alone without troy. i know that many moms do this all the time or at least fairly regularly, but i'm blessed to have a wonderful husband who comes home every night. so i was worried about this weekend... but it has been a success! we haven't had any breakdowns (from either of us) or disasters. that's not to say, however, that we're not really excited to have troy back tomorrow! honestly, i think the hardest part for me has been going to sleep alone... i thought i would miss getting my evening break from caleb the most. and, while i do miss that, it's having troy around as husband, rather than father, that i miss the most.

a fun visit

last weekend we had a special visitor at our house. our friend, tim, came to see us. growing up, tim was like another brother to me and so to be able to introduce him to caleb was a great pleasure. he and caleb got along great! in fact, after tim left, troy commented that it was just like having family around... we didn't feel the need to impress him or entertain him and he loved all over caleb without skipping a beat. we had a great time playing games, reading, going to my tea shop, etc. and it was so fun watching him play with and cuddle caleb. tim even got to see the beginning of caleb's tongue-sticking-out phase! now, if he only lived closer...

all done

i've been meaning to blog about this for a while now... caleb does something really cute when i'm feeding him while he's asleep (dream feed and night feeding) and he gets finished. all of a sudden, he'll just stop eating, arch his back, crane his neck away, and close his mouth tight. i've tried several times to get him to change his mind and eat again, but that never happens. it's so funny, though, so i don't mind!

rice cereal

now that caleb is 5 months old, we've started giving him rice cereal once a day. it's only a little bit, but i'm hoping it will get him ready for more solids when he's 6 months. he enjoys the cereal and really likes biting the spoon. the interesting part, though, is when he combines eating with some of his other tricks... like sticking out his tongue or blowing raspberries. now that is fun!

happy valentine's day

i found this meme reading melissa the mouth's blog and thought it would be fun to do this week.
1. Where / how did you meet your spouse?
we actually met our senior year of high school when we were both visiting whitworth to see if that's where we wanted to go for college. we ended up bowling on the same lane and sitting by each other at didier's. i left thinking we would be friends if we both went there... he left thinking he would marry someone like me. we were both right.
2. How long have you known each other?
well, we met in the spring of 1999, so that would be about 8 1/2 years
3. How long after you met did you start dating?
about two years later... spring of sophomore year of college
4. How long did you date before you were engaged?
troy proposed on a date celebrating our 7th month of dating
5. How long was your engagement?
too long... 8 months
6. How long have you been married?
5 1/2 wonderful years
7. What is your anniversary?
august 10th, 2002
8. How many people came to your wedding reception?
don't really remember... maybe about 150 or so
9. What kind of cake did you serve?
amazing cake! chocolate and white cakes with great filling... topped with white frosting and then covered in chocolate... it looked like a chocolate waterfall!
10. Where was your wedding?
we were married at my church, hinson, and then had the reception at the beautiful crowne plaza hotel.
11. What did you serve for the meal?
appetizers
12. How many people were in your bridal party?
five on each side and a flower girl and ring bearer.
13. Are you still friends with them all?
on my side, yes. on troy's side... all but one.
14. Did your spouse cry during the ceremony?
i think he got teary, but no real crying.
15. Most special moment of your wedding day?
the whole day was wonderful! i especially loved when our friend was doing a dance while we lit the unity candle... it gave us a chance to talk about how we were doing and take it all in. also, i LOVED our rehearsal bbq dinner at a park. but since that wasn't on the wedding day, maybe it didn't count. 16. Any funny moments?
everything about the ring bearer and flower girl was funny! during the ceremony, the flower girl actually laid down on a step and started kicking her feet... sometimes even kicking up the dress of one of the bridesmaids.
17. Any big disasters?
only an almost-disaster. the tux shop didn't give us everything we needed. for example, troy was missing a tux shirt! fortunately, the wife of one of the groomsmen was at near the store and picked up what was missing.
18. Where did you go on your honeymoon?
mammoth lakes, california. we drove there and got to hike in yosemite, play games, ride bikes, etc. it was a wonderful vacation.
19. How long were you gone?
one week
20. If you were to do your wedding over, what would you change?
i would get a better photographer and dj,
21. What side of the bed do you sleep on?
when laying in bed, left
22. What size is your bed?
queen so we can still cuddle
23. Greatest strength as a couple?
we both are committed to loving God and living lives that glorify Him. and we have tons of fun together!
24. Greatest challenge as a couple?
i don't really know... maybe getting stuck in ruts of things to do.
25. Who literally pays the bills?
troy
26. What is your song?
we don't really have one. but if we did, it would probably be wonderful tonight by eric clapton because that's what troy played for me on his guitar as a part of our first date.
27. What did you dance your first dance to?
some random waltz. see, we had songs picked out and then our dj had some family emergency and had to send a replacement who didn't know about what we did and did not want. and he mispronounced our last name. blah.
28. Describe your wedding dress.
bright white... empire waist... white satin covered with embroidered white organza... white organza train... fetuchini straps... i felt like a fairy princess!
29. What kind of flowers did you have at your wedding?
wedding: white cala lily, blue hydrangea, white roses, greens
reception: blue hydrangea, white roses
30. Are your wedding bands engraved?
troy's has "forever" engraved in it.

i'll tag janell and angel. but really, this is a no pressure meme, so feel free to ignore it.