Dragon Lars and the burning Peasant

Once upon a time there was a fiercesome Dragon named Lars. Even though he was little for a dragon he could breath fire. He liked to fly around and blow fire on all the lowly peasants. And when he flew he laughed and giggled.

However much fire he blew on these lowly peasants they still couldn't resist the adorable laughing and giggling that happened when he flew and blew fire. And so it was that Lars would catch all the village on fire but he would laugh and giggle and so he was always forgiven.

The Happenings of late

On Friday for the play group we went to a farm very near where we live. It was awesome and made me a little homesick for the country. It has been a long time since i lived anywhere near where cows live or where houses are more than an 1 acre apart. The farm is about 250 acres and incredibly beautiful. They had a little petting zoo......not too many animals but enough for the kids to enjoy. and then we went on a hay ride and fed the HUGE Angus Cows. I don't know that i have ever seen such large cows before. the ones where i grew up weren't near as big. we asked and they are about 1200 lbs each. ya that isn't a type 1200 pounds. one of them was trying to get an ear of corn from one of the moms in our group and the cows put it's head on her lap. she said it was super heavy. We then went through the corn maze which was a ton of fun. it was pretty intense and we almost got lost. we felt like we were going in circles. The weather was around 40 and freezing and there were some mud puddles so fo course the boys were all dirty by the time we got done. But that is the price for fun!.. The pumpkin patch at the end of the corn maze with my nephew.
in front of the corn maze. Lars is keeping warm in the wrap. but i am freezing. I dont' know what i was thinking wearing a light jacket when it is 40 degrees outside.

Lars on the hay ride. He was getting a bit fussy at this point. and trying to keep warm. I had my jacket wrapped around him to keep him warmer on the hay ride

and yes this is no joke.........they were this close to us. and if they stuck out their tongue i had to move to not get licked

us in front of the goats and sheep. we got to feed them and pet them.

Other pics of late.

Lars laying on my face.

A couple of years ago we went to the MOMA and saw the coolest clock (sold for about $300) so i decided to create our own. It follows the traditional clock but is quite contemporary as a finished product. We love it.

Recently

This evening, Lars was laying on the floor wiggling, i decided to stick my tongue out and blow and sound like a kazoo at him..........well he was very intrigued by it, so I did it a few more times. I went back to putting some stuff away and the next thing i now he is trying to do it back at me. He had his tongue out and instead of blowing and sounding like a kazoo he was using his voice.......it was soooo cute. So of course i kept doing it back and he continued to copy me. He does the same with kisses. He puts my cheek in his mouth and uses his voice and gums my cheek. I hope that makes sense. Ihave yet to get it on film........one of these days.

so here are some recent pics.

We went to see Thomas The Train with Corey's Bro and Sis in Law adn their Son. It was quite the highlight amonst 3-5 year olds. We even got to ride in the train. Whoo hoo!! Too bad lars won't remember it..........we'll have to go again when he is older.

Lars and Lynnea his cousin. Everyone thinks they are twins...but they are 1 month apart.

He is so funny. He loves looking in the mirror. and usually he leans his cheek on mine and we will walk around like that. It is so cute. This one is right before his bath. Classic Look!

And here is Baby GQ!! i was trying to be a photographer. Looking back at the pic it isn't too bad. He is adorable

hilarious

This afternoon Lars and I went to Corey's office to meet his coworkers and show off Lars. As one lady was holding him he started to laugh hilariously! i have never heard him do that before without being tickled. But he just started laughing and laughing and all this lady was doing was holding him. I was in tears laughing back at him.

Home Birth Study

For those that don't know, I had a wonderful experience birthing Lars at home. I have, as a result, become quite the advocate for homebirth and for those that choose that method of birthing. I ran across this article online and thought i would share.

http://www.wxix.com/Global/story.asp?S=11020363 It was a study done stating that "Having your baby at home with a registered midwife is just as safe as a conventional hospital birth, a new study says." Also what i loved in the article is

"The mortality rate per 1,000 births was 0.35 in the home birth group, 0.57 in hospital births attended by midwives, and 0.64 among those attended by physicians, according to the study.
Women who gave birth at home were less likely to need interventions or to have problems such as vaginal tearing or hemorrhaging. These babies were also less likely to need oxygen therapy or resuscitation, the study found.

Because Homebirth is illegal in Kentucky, I have wondered what we will do when we are ready to have a 2nd child. I asked Corey if he would be ok to birth in a hospital with a midwife versus the homebirth experience we so enjoyed. He was definately opposed. Little did I know when I was pregnant with Lars and looking for a midwife that we would choose Homebirth and that Corey would be so supportive of it. He was very unsure at first but the more we studied and learned about childbirth in a hospital versus home the more confindent we became in our decision. And because of our decision we have a very healthy baby boy and a healthy mother that (if birthing in a hospital would have had a c-section) was able to birth vaginally, in spite of there being a few complications.

Can I say More.........I LOVE HOMEBIRTH. And I love watching mine........yes we videoed the whole thing. Course i normally skip to the end where Lars comes into the world. It is incredible to watch and reminds me of my first thoughts of seeing him and marveling at his life.

WE FINALLY HAVE A HOME

We are very excited. Corey got a job as Assistant Academic Dean at a college in .......................... ...........................Kentucky!!. Yes we are moving right where we wanted to. We are going to be living about 15 minutes from Cincinnati. I am moving up with Lars tomorrow to paint the apartment and Corey will be coming up on Monday with the Uhaul and with all of our belongings. we are more than excited. After being in limbo and homeless for the last 2 months we finally have a place to call home. I'll post pictures. Corey is finally going to get a studio. We are moving into a 3 bedroom 2 bath apartment and corey will be taking over the 3rd bedroom as his studio. I'm excited cause the complex has a 24 hour fitness center and tennis courts and sand volleyball. I am finally going to get into shape since having Lars. Ya i am still not in my clothes yet. Almost but you can still see a little bump in the front. Course when you consider, during my pregnancy, Lars had nowhere to go but out it, would make sense that i still have a little excess in the front.
When i get my computer set up i will post more pics and stuff.
I am soooo excited. I don't think i can say that enough. And yes i will finally have a kitchen with a bigger counter than my 1 foot wide space i had before. HOORAY!! oh ya did i mention a dishwasher......my kitchen will finally look clean all the time now. :)

the rest of the pics from my Utah Trip

You just can't beat a smile like that

My sis and her daughter with Lars

My Niece Hailey holding Lars. and Lars doing his Superman fist in the air move:)


Lars sure hated these glasses but i couldn't resist putting them on him. They were hilarious.
And my part of my famly. My Mom Dad sis Rae and Lars. This was a fun pic before i had to leave. I had a great 10 days visiting my fam and for them to meet our darling Lars. It was great. I got to work on sewing a new Mei Tai like wrap for Lars which i will post as soon as we get settled.