So "how to play big booty" is the wikihow of the day. In reading the instructions it sounds like a game we would play at youth group. But why in the world do they call it big booty???
I may giggle about this all day like I giggled about the naked people getting pulled over! Can you imagine playing this game with your friends and chanting:
"Big booty, big booty, big booty, oh yeah!" (listed in step 5 of how to play)
Hope someone else finds this as funny as me so I'm not laughing alone over it!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Holden Village and other things
We are going to Holden Village for a few days. I am VERY excited. I've been there before and it is amazing. Probably one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. I'm looking forward to a time of refreshment, I like that one of their core values is this:
REST
We embrace God’s gift of sabbath by offering refreshment to those who are weary.
The place is hard to explain, so you should just check out the website. Shalisa calls it the commune. She may be right. :)
I am also looking forward to using cloth diapers. They provide cloth diapers and diaper service while we are there. (they dispose of their own waste, so they don't want a bunch of disposable diapers hanging around. sounds weird, but once again, look at the website!) I have considered making the switch several times, so am excited at the chance to try them out.
We are going with my dad and his family. I am very excited to spend time with them. Especially since we will be away from all the craziness of life, and will be able to just "be" with them.
And I have to brag about my son for a minute. So we bought him a little potty chair, not to actually start training but just to get him used to it. We usually sit him on it naked while his bath is running. On Sunday night my mom was here and as usual we put him on it while his bath ran. We never check to see if he went in it because seriously what are the odds? But when we went to put him on it Monday night there was liquid in the bottom of it. So on Sunday night he must have peed in it. Hooray! I know it is totally coincidence, but I am really proud of him anyways.
Also I am really proud of my girls.(i call them mine because i love them so much, i hope they don't mind) Lauree, Molly, and Sara all have jobs for the summer and Lauree and Molly are now driving (Sara will be really soon). I just am proud of the women of God that they are and the example they are to their peers. I also love their honesty. Check out Molly and Sara's blogs. Lauree needs to start one too. Maybe if we all bug her about it...
REST
We embrace God’s gift of sabbath by offering refreshment to those who are weary.
The place is hard to explain, so you should just check out the website. Shalisa calls it the commune. She may be right. :)
I am also looking forward to using cloth diapers. They provide cloth diapers and diaper service while we are there. (they dispose of their own waste, so they don't want a bunch of disposable diapers hanging around. sounds weird, but once again, look at the website!) I have considered making the switch several times, so am excited at the chance to try them out.
We are going with my dad and his family. I am very excited to spend time with them. Especially since we will be away from all the craziness of life, and will be able to just "be" with them.
And I have to brag about my son for a minute. So we bought him a little potty chair, not to actually start training but just to get him used to it. We usually sit him on it naked while his bath is running. On Sunday night my mom was here and as usual we put him on it while his bath ran. We never check to see if he went in it because seriously what are the odds? But when we went to put him on it Monday night there was liquid in the bottom of it. So on Sunday night he must have peed in it. Hooray! I know it is totally coincidence, but I am really proud of him anyways.
Also I am really proud of my girls.(i call them mine because i love them so much, i hope they don't mind) Lauree, Molly, and Sara all have jobs for the summer and Lauree and Molly are now driving (Sara will be really soon). I just am proud of the women of God that they are and the example they are to their peers. I also love their honesty. Check out Molly and Sara's blogs. Lauree needs to start one too. Maybe if we all bug her about it...
Monday, June 25, 2007
local harvest
I came across this website called local harvest, and I am very excited about it. We often talk about buying locally, but it is kind of overwhelming. Where is a person even to start? But this website lists local farms and what they grow, along with contact info. Or you can buy online from un-local, but still small family farms and they will ship it to you. Now that I am a wife/mom I often think about what I will choose to feed my family. I am not into the food that is processed or has hormones or pesticides. I don't think that is healthy, and will choose to keep my family away from those things as much as possible. I think I was born in the wrong era. I would love to live in the "Little House on the Prairie" days. How great to be so self-sufficient. You milk your cows and gather your eggs, grow you own garden, etc. Sound pretty wonderful to me. Guess for now I'll have to settle for having my vegetable garden, canning fruit, and trying to buy locally.
Oh, and my husband bike commutes now...that must count for something. :)
Oh, and my husband bike commutes now...that must count for something. :)
Thursday, June 21, 2007
I love the library!
Seriously I am in love with the library. I have to thank Alison for opening my eyes to all the possibilities that the library holds. Did you know if the book you want is checked out you can put it on hold. They will call you when it comes in. Or if it is at a different library they will send it to this library and call you when it arrives here. They even have movies and cd's. Lately we have been on a bit of a Veggie Tales craze. Why buy them when you can just check them out?
I was at Barnes and Noble the other day and a book caught my eye. I am a sucker for the funny, easy reads. This one was called "Baby Proof". (I like anything about babies these days!) But it was $15, and I really couldn't justify buying a book that I will read very quickly and probably only once. So I passed it by. But yesterday I was wandering around the library (after we had gotten a call the one of our Veggie Tales was in) and what did I find??? Yes, Baby Proof sitting on the shelf, calling out to me to be read for free! :) Gotta love it.
I am also in the middle of "Pray, Eat, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert. It is about a women spending a year spread out in Italy, India, and Indonesia. It is more just thoughts than a actual story. She has a couple of really good lines in it. I'm sure I will be posting some of them soon.
So seriously you need to go check out the library!
I was at Barnes and Noble the other day and a book caught my eye. I am a sucker for the funny, easy reads. This one was called "Baby Proof". (I like anything about babies these days!) But it was $15, and I really couldn't justify buying a book that I will read very quickly and probably only once. So I passed it by. But yesterday I was wandering around the library (after we had gotten a call the one of our Veggie Tales was in) and what did I find??? Yes, Baby Proof sitting on the shelf, calling out to me to be read for free! :) Gotta love it.
I am also in the middle of "Pray, Eat, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert. It is about a women spending a year spread out in Italy, India, and Indonesia. It is more just thoughts than a actual story. She has a couple of really good lines in it. I'm sure I will be posting some of them soon.
So seriously you need to go check out the library!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
you just have to read this one!
I have been laughing about this all day. I read it last night before I went to bed, and I laid in bed and giggled to myself about it. Then I saw it on the news this morning and am still laughing about it. Can you imagine the look on the police officers face? I honestly don't know why it is so funny to me...maybe you can join in on my giggling!
bye bye morning sickness
After my last post I needed something light and fun. So can we all just celebrate that my morning sickness is gone! And can we also pat me on the back for keeping my weight gain under control? :) With Judah I gained 50+ pounds. I am determined not to do that again. I lost weight at the beginning of this one, and have yet to gain it all back. Hooray for me! Let me add a disclaimer: I am NOT trying to lose weight or trying not to gain any weight. I know that weight gain in pregnancy is healthy. Yes, I am eating. I even had a blizzard the other night and a few chocolate covered macadamia nuts today. I would just like to celebrate that I am 16 weeks pregnant and have kept my weight under control.
Can I also tell you that my amazing son can say cat? I am so proud of him. I wish it was mom and not cat, but oh well I guess this just goes to show that I won't be able to control everything my children say and do.
Can I also tell you that my amazing son can say cat? I am so proud of him. I wish it was mom and not cat, but oh well I guess this just goes to show that I won't be able to control everything my children say and do.
no idea what to name this...
This post is setting myself up for a lot of opposition, I am sure. But I have been thinking about it a lot lately, and came to the conclusion that if I blogged about it then maybe I could move on from it.
So, let me start by saying this: I KNOW OUR CHURCH IS NOT PERFECT. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO CHANGE. I AM NOT SAYING THAT WE SHOULD BE CONTENT IN MEDIOCRITY.
With that said, let me continue.
I am so tired of people complaining about our church. Nobody likes the worship, nobody likes the sermons, etc. I am so tired of people saying that they are unable to worship because they don't like the style of music. So, what if you don't like it? Is it suddenly all about you? I thought we went to worship God, not to listen to music that we like. Pop in your favorite cd on the way to church, get it out of the way. Then make the decision to worship God. It seems if our ultimate goal in life is to bring glory to God, then isn't that what our goal at church is? Do you think God really cares if you are singing a hymn or a contemporary song or a "cutting edge" worship song? Sometimes I wonder (and now I'm being like Justin, as I think this is completely theologically incorrect) if God even hears the words of our songs. Or if he even cares about the actual words. I think he looks at our hearts and what they are doing. Are we choosing to worship him? Or are we saying really good words but not meaning them? Don't you think it brings even more glory to God when we worship him even thought we don't like the songs? Making the decision to push through and worship God even when it doesn't seem to come natural seems like it would mean more to God than when we are handed the opportunity to worship on a "silver platter".
And the sermons. Honestly yes, often times I sit there and think "now what are they talking about???" But really do we think that every sermon needs to speak directly to us. Isn't God in control? Of course a sermon on being a grandparent, or teenage mother(those are "extreme" examples, there are also everyday sermons that don't relate to everyone) isn't going to minister to my life. But it is probably exactly what someone else needs to hear. So would I be selfish enough to think...oh, this isn't relevant to me, therefore it is a stupid meaningless message? Wow, I sure hope I am not that self-centered.
Sometimes people wonder if our leadership are hearing from God and then obeying what he has told them to do. And I really don't know if they are. I don't think there really is a way for us to ever know. But the conclusion I have come to about it is this:
When Justin first got hired at the church there was a meeting to introduce him to the parents. I remember one mom in particular stood up and asked "why should we trust this man with our kids". My thought was that she should trust the leadership of her church. If they think he is qualified to be a youth pastor to her children then she needs to accept that. She has, by attending the church, placed herself under the leadership of the church. They made a decision and she should have trusted in their decision making. (now I am not saying blindly trust the leadership. in this situation some parents had us over to dinner to get to know Justin better, and that was great. they were not challenging the leaders decision, but were accepting their decision and then taking their own action to assure that they could fully stand behind their leaders.) So I think that if you are a member(I don't mean member as in gone through the class, I use that term for anyone that attends) of the church, then you have placed yourself under the leadership of the church and need to trust their decisions. Just like when I married Justin I placed myself under his leadership. Now, do I always like the decisions he makes? No way. We are 2 COMPLETELY different people, and he is kinda "out there". But I have placed myself under his "authority". I think in the same way that husbands will be held accountable for more than we are wives are, church leaders will be held accountable for how they lead their church. So really if you don't trust the decisions of our leaders and don't believe they hear from God, then I honestly think you should find a new church. It would not have been right of me to marry Justin if I couldn't trust his decision making. This does not mean I like his decisions always, but I know he would not do anything to willingly hurt any of us and he always has our best interest at mind. I think the same for the pastors/elders of our church.
My reason for attending church is fellowship with other believers, encouragement, and corporate worship. I think as Christians we are responsible for our own walks with God. We cannot rely on church alone to get us through our life as a Christian. I think when people use church as their only interaction with God is when they become disappointed in church. No church is the world could sustain you as a Christian with their sunday services. You need to take responsibility for yourself and learn to read your bible and worship God in everyday situations and read books by Christian authors. I compare this to my pregnancy and how I don't really have many questions for my doctor. I don't want to put "all my faith" in one persons opinions. There are many ways to do things and I prefer to read books, research on the internet, talk to other moms, and ask my doctor about questions I have about my pregnancy. Then I am able to make the decision about what is best for me. There are many different ways to interpret a single scripture, and there are many different ways of living a holy life. We need to draw from a bunch of different places and then make decisions on what is best for us. What I mean is say you wondered if drinking alcohol was acceptable as a Christian. (not drunkenness, that I think is a black and white issue) You could go to your pastor (or sit through a sermon on "alcohol consumption as a Christian"), but you would get one persons interpretation of scripture and one persons life experience. Maybe their parents were alcoholics, therefore they feel very strongly against alcohol. Or, you could listen to your pastor, search your bible for scriptures, read books on the topic, and then draw your own conclusion.Wow, that was really rambling, but I hope you understand what my point is there.
Lastly I don't think very many people pray for our church. If there is something you think needs to change then pray about it. Maybe it is your own heart and attitude that needs to change, or maybe you will see change as a result of your prayer.
I will now get off my soapbox. :) This is really just me venting. Like I said before, our church does need to change. I also have complaints about it.
Justin and I talk about church a lot. We desire to see change in our church. We desire to see Gods best for our church. Sometimes I think it is hard to separate what we think is best and what God thinks is best. So can we please just make the decision to worship God in whatever situation we are in? Isn't that what life is all about?
So, let me start by saying this: I KNOW OUR CHURCH IS NOT PERFECT. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO CHANGE. I AM NOT SAYING THAT WE SHOULD BE CONTENT IN MEDIOCRITY.
With that said, let me continue.
I am so tired of people complaining about our church. Nobody likes the worship, nobody likes the sermons, etc. I am so tired of people saying that they are unable to worship because they don't like the style of music. So, what if you don't like it? Is it suddenly all about you? I thought we went to worship God, not to listen to music that we like. Pop in your favorite cd on the way to church, get it out of the way. Then make the decision to worship God. It seems if our ultimate goal in life is to bring glory to God, then isn't that what our goal at church is? Do you think God really cares if you are singing a hymn or a contemporary song or a "cutting edge" worship song? Sometimes I wonder (and now I'm being like Justin, as I think this is completely theologically incorrect) if God even hears the words of our songs. Or if he even cares about the actual words. I think he looks at our hearts and what they are doing. Are we choosing to worship him? Or are we saying really good words but not meaning them? Don't you think it brings even more glory to God when we worship him even thought we don't like the songs? Making the decision to push through and worship God even when it doesn't seem to come natural seems like it would mean more to God than when we are handed the opportunity to worship on a "silver platter".
And the sermons. Honestly yes, often times I sit there and think "now what are they talking about???" But really do we think that every sermon needs to speak directly to us. Isn't God in control? Of course a sermon on being a grandparent, or teenage mother(those are "extreme" examples, there are also everyday sermons that don't relate to everyone) isn't going to minister to my life. But it is probably exactly what someone else needs to hear. So would I be selfish enough to think...oh, this isn't relevant to me, therefore it is a stupid meaningless message? Wow, I sure hope I am not that self-centered.
Sometimes people wonder if our leadership are hearing from God and then obeying what he has told them to do. And I really don't know if they are. I don't think there really is a way for us to ever know. But the conclusion I have come to about it is this:
When Justin first got hired at the church there was a meeting to introduce him to the parents. I remember one mom in particular stood up and asked "why should we trust this man with our kids". My thought was that she should trust the leadership of her church. If they think he is qualified to be a youth pastor to her children then she needs to accept that. She has, by attending the church, placed herself under the leadership of the church. They made a decision and she should have trusted in their decision making. (now I am not saying blindly trust the leadership. in this situation some parents had us over to dinner to get to know Justin better, and that was great. they were not challenging the leaders decision, but were accepting their decision and then taking their own action to assure that they could fully stand behind their leaders.) So I think that if you are a member(I don't mean member as in gone through the class, I use that term for anyone that attends) of the church, then you have placed yourself under the leadership of the church and need to trust their decisions. Just like when I married Justin I placed myself under his leadership. Now, do I always like the decisions he makes? No way. We are 2 COMPLETELY different people, and he is kinda "out there". But I have placed myself under his "authority". I think in the same way that husbands will be held accountable for more than we are wives are, church leaders will be held accountable for how they lead their church. So really if you don't trust the decisions of our leaders and don't believe they hear from God, then I honestly think you should find a new church. It would not have been right of me to marry Justin if I couldn't trust his decision making. This does not mean I like his decisions always, but I know he would not do anything to willingly hurt any of us and he always has our best interest at mind. I think the same for the pastors/elders of our church.
My reason for attending church is fellowship with other believers, encouragement, and corporate worship. I think as Christians we are responsible for our own walks with God. We cannot rely on church alone to get us through our life as a Christian. I think when people use church as their only interaction with God is when they become disappointed in church. No church is the world could sustain you as a Christian with their sunday services. You need to take responsibility for yourself and learn to read your bible and worship God in everyday situations and read books by Christian authors. I compare this to my pregnancy and how I don't really have many questions for my doctor. I don't want to put "all my faith" in one persons opinions. There are many ways to do things and I prefer to read books, research on the internet, talk to other moms, and ask my doctor about questions I have about my pregnancy. Then I am able to make the decision about what is best for me. There are many different ways to interpret a single scripture, and there are many different ways of living a holy life. We need to draw from a bunch of different places and then make decisions on what is best for us. What I mean is say you wondered if drinking alcohol was acceptable as a Christian. (not drunkenness, that I think is a black and white issue) You could go to your pastor (or sit through a sermon on "alcohol consumption as a Christian"), but you would get one persons interpretation of scripture and one persons life experience. Maybe their parents were alcoholics, therefore they feel very strongly against alcohol. Or, you could listen to your pastor, search your bible for scriptures, read books on the topic, and then draw your own conclusion.Wow, that was really rambling, but I hope you understand what my point is there.
Lastly I don't think very many people pray for our church. If there is something you think needs to change then pray about it. Maybe it is your own heart and attitude that needs to change, or maybe you will see change as a result of your prayer.
I will now get off my soapbox. :) This is really just me venting. Like I said before, our church does need to change. I also have complaints about it.
Justin and I talk about church a lot. We desire to see change in our church. We desire to see Gods best for our church. Sometimes I think it is hard to separate what we think is best and what God thinks is best. So can we please just make the decision to worship God in whatever situation we are in? Isn't that what life is all about?
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
don't be decieved
I've been thinking about this a lot lately.
You know the boys that we all had the "secret" crushes on in high school? The good looking, popular, sporty, guys that almost always had a popular girl friend. You know the type I'm talking about. As girls we dream about a guy like that being interested in us.
Now that I am married and looking back I have to laugh at those days. Those guys would make HORRIBLE husbands and fathers. The things that we think are so important in high school are totally not important out in the real world. Can you imagine if you had ended up with one of those guys? They would probably want to go party with their guy friends every weekend, and they are used to jumping from girl to girl, so could you really trust them? How would they be as fathers? It seems like guys like that never grow up. They are the ones at our high school reunions that will be single party guys working a minimum wage job.
And the girls...oh, the girls that everyone wanted to date in high school...what a joke! Can you imagine growing old with one of them? Or having them parent your child?
It is all just so absurd to me. I honestly have to laugh out loud about it. The things that we thought were so important in the opposite sex are so not important in a marriage.
So to the girls that are still in high school: Please do not fall into this trap!!! The boys that are popular in school typically do not make good husband candidates.
I know this is all very stereotypical and there are always exceptions. But this is just my opinion. Maybe you are happily married to the star of the football team...I wish you the best of luck.
You know the boys that we all had the "secret" crushes on in high school? The good looking, popular, sporty, guys that almost always had a popular girl friend. You know the type I'm talking about. As girls we dream about a guy like that being interested in us.
Now that I am married and looking back I have to laugh at those days. Those guys would make HORRIBLE husbands and fathers. The things that we think are so important in high school are totally not important out in the real world. Can you imagine if you had ended up with one of those guys? They would probably want to go party with their guy friends every weekend, and they are used to jumping from girl to girl, so could you really trust them? How would they be as fathers? It seems like guys like that never grow up. They are the ones at our high school reunions that will be single party guys working a minimum wage job.
And the girls...oh, the girls that everyone wanted to date in high school...what a joke! Can you imagine growing old with one of them? Or having them parent your child?
It is all just so absurd to me. I honestly have to laugh out loud about it. The things that we thought were so important in the opposite sex are so not important in a marriage.
So to the girls that are still in high school: Please do not fall into this trap!!! The boys that are popular in school typically do not make good husband candidates.
I know this is all very stereotypical and there are always exceptions. But this is just my opinion. Maybe you are happily married to the star of the football team...I wish you the best of luck.
Monday, June 11, 2007
overprotective?
This video just encouraged me to keep being careful of who I leave Judah with. I think many people have thought that I/we are too overprotective of him. This just shows that it only takes one incident and your child's life is changed forever. How would I live with myself if I left Judah with someone that my instinct said not to, but that I felt "peer pressure" and something like this happened?
As parents we are responsible for the well being of our child. Even when our children are not with us we are still ultimately responsible for them.
So, I am fine with people thinking I am overprotective. I am doing what is in the best interest of my child.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
boys are gross
Today Justin brought A&W home for lunch, and Judah being the little food beggar that he is ate some french fries. So, a little while later Judah and I were hanging out and I thought he was unusually quiet. I turned around to check on him and he had thrown up a little and was playing in it. Then he noticed the french fry mixed in with the throw up and picked it out and ate it. (it was just formula and the one french fry. not chunky throw up)
So I am reminded once again how gross boys really are. You might be thinking he did that because he is a baby and doesn't know better, but I am going to stand by my theory that he did it because he is a boy.
I have always thought boys are kinda gross. They smell funny and do really gross things. I had some guy friends in high school that did really gross things. (Sorry if you guys are reading this...but yes, you guys were gross.) I was never really sure about this whole idea of getting married to a boy. Don't get me wrong I wanted to meet my "prince charming" and ride off into the sunset like every girl does. But really to bring the stinkyness and the dirtyness into my life??? Not too sure about that.
So then I met Justin and thought I had it made. He showered regularly, was clean shaven (what happened to that? I don't know!), didn't burp/fart in public, never made those gross concoctions of random table items at restaurants and then ate it "just for fun", and the many other gross things that boys do. Then we got married and I found out that it really is true that ALL BOYS ARE GROSS. Now, I totally love Justin, but he is a boy, and he does gross things. Let me just reference you to this. My biggest pet peeve is him getting into bed dirty. (if you know me, you know how I feel about my bed!) And I'm not talking just dirty from a day at work (in his office), but softball game dirty, or mow the lawn in sandals dirty. It might be a step up from dirty into filthy. What girl would do those things and then climb into a nice clean bed??? None that I know.
So, I now believe that boys are gross because of nature NOT nurture. I have not trained Judah to be gross. And Justin is one of the "good ones", yet he is also gross.
Girls that are unmarried be warned - they are all gross. They're wonderful, but gross.
So I am reminded once again how gross boys really are. You might be thinking he did that because he is a baby and doesn't know better, but I am going to stand by my theory that he did it because he is a boy.
I have always thought boys are kinda gross. They smell funny and do really gross things. I had some guy friends in high school that did really gross things. (Sorry if you guys are reading this...but yes, you guys were gross.) I was never really sure about this whole idea of getting married to a boy. Don't get me wrong I wanted to meet my "prince charming" and ride off into the sunset like every girl does. But really to bring the stinkyness and the dirtyness into my life??? Not too sure about that.
So then I met Justin and thought I had it made. He showered regularly, was clean shaven (what happened to that? I don't know!), didn't burp/fart in public, never made those gross concoctions of random table items at restaurants and then ate it "just for fun", and the many other gross things that boys do. Then we got married and I found out that it really is true that ALL BOYS ARE GROSS. Now, I totally love Justin, but he is a boy, and he does gross things. Let me just reference you to this. My biggest pet peeve is him getting into bed dirty. (if you know me, you know how I feel about my bed!) And I'm not talking just dirty from a day at work (in his office), but softball game dirty, or mow the lawn in sandals dirty. It might be a step up from dirty into filthy. What girl would do those things and then climb into a nice clean bed??? None that I know.
So, I now believe that boys are gross because of nature NOT nurture. I have not trained Judah to be gross. And Justin is one of the "good ones", yet he is also gross.
Girls that are unmarried be warned - they are all gross. They're wonderful, but gross.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
judahs "birthmark"
We've had lots of questions about the mark on Judah's head. I never have a very good answer except that its kinda like a birthmark. So, here is the medical explanation for it.
Hemangioma: This term is used to describe a variety of blood-vessel growths. These flat or raised lesions can be large and disfiguring or small and not very noticeable.
Hemangiomas affect about 2 to 5 percent of babies and are more common in girls, preemies, and twins. Twenty percent of children who have hemangiomas have more than one.
Hemangiomas occur mostly on the head and neck, and, unlike other birthmarks, they can grow rapidly. They usually show up during the first six weeks of life — only 30 percent are visible at birth — and grow for about a year, usually getting no bigger than 2 or 3 inches.
Then, without treatment, they usually stop growing and begin to turn white and shrink. This reversal process can take three to ten years. While many hemangiomas leave normal-looking skin in their wake, others can cause permanent skin changes.
One type of hemangioma, a superficial hemangioma (formerly called a strawberry hemangioma), appears on about 2 to 5 percent of babies. This raised pink-red mark tends to grow and then disappear — half are flat by age 5, and nine out of ten are flat by age 9.
A deeper hemangioma (formerly called a cavernous hemangioma) appears as a lumpy bluish-red mass. It grows quickly in the first six months and is usually gone by the time a child reaches his teens. Such hemangiomas are bluish in color because the abnormal vessels are deeper than those in the superficial hemangioma.
Hemangioma: This term is used to describe a variety of blood-vessel growths. These flat or raised lesions can be large and disfiguring or small and not very noticeable.
Hemangiomas affect about 2 to 5 percent of babies and are more common in girls, preemies, and twins. Twenty percent of children who have hemangiomas have more than one.
Hemangiomas occur mostly on the head and neck, and, unlike other birthmarks, they can grow rapidly. They usually show up during the first six weeks of life — only 30 percent are visible at birth — and grow for about a year, usually getting no bigger than 2 or 3 inches.
Then, without treatment, they usually stop growing and begin to turn white and shrink. This reversal process can take three to ten years. While many hemangiomas leave normal-looking skin in their wake, others can cause permanent skin changes.
One type of hemangioma, a superficial hemangioma (formerly called a strawberry hemangioma), appears on about 2 to 5 percent of babies. This raised pink-red mark tends to grow and then disappear — half are flat by age 5, and nine out of ten are flat by age 9.
A deeper hemangioma (formerly called a cavernous hemangioma) appears as a lumpy bluish-red mass. It grows quickly in the first six months and is usually gone by the time a child reaches his teens. Such hemangiomas are bluish in color because the abnormal vessels are deeper than those in the superficial hemangioma.
Monday, June 4, 2007
30 day challenge
This is a great challenge from Brio magazine. The 30 day challenge. My girls and I decided to do it as a small group and I am very excited about it. We modified it and picked 2 from each category. Although some of the "over-achievers" in our group picked more. (I love you guys!!!)
It is aimed at high schoolers, but honestly who couldn't benefit from doing those things?
It is aimed at high schoolers, but honestly who couldn't benefit from doing those things?
rodeway inn
Justin and I went to Portland on Friday night as a getaway for our anniversary. The Rodeway Inn was recommended to us by Ryan and Shalisa. I would recommend this place to anyone. It is out by the airport, but the Max light rail system is on the other side of their parking lot. We took this into Portland and went to the Saturday market and Washington Park. Their public transportation system is amazing. We could have gotten to anyplace in the city on our one day pass. Why pay up to $200 for a room in the city instead of $50 for a room that isn't directly in the city, but has very easy access to the city. The rooms were VERY nice. (the pictures of the rooms on their website are not recently updated) The bed was very comfortable and the furnishings didn't look like your "typical" motel/hotel decor. The shower head was actually high enough that Justin could fit under it. And everything was VERY clean. When we walked in Justin said "this carpet actually feels like its been vacuumed!"
So those things alone would have made it a awesome place. But it gets better...
It is owned and ran by a foursquare church. Their profits of it go to support local mens and womens shelters. Their church meets in what used to be the conference room of the motel. They have a coffee shop that is very well done, and that is where the continental breakfast is served. They played Christian music in the lobby and coffee shop. How often do you get to check into your motel listening to Shane and Shane play?
I was impressed that it was Christian run. It was probably on of the best run motels I've ever been in. Especially for $50 a night. They have a great ministry of ministering to travelers. And they do it without putting Jesus posters in the rooms, the prayer of salvation in the shower, mandatory "prayer meetings", and other things that Christians often do when trying to minister to others.
I think it fits perfect with what we talked about at BEACH. That the new way of doing missions is by living life with people while meeting their basic needs and building relationships. This place did great at meeting the basic needs of travelers, and they met them very well.
As you can tell I am very impressed with this place. If you ever stay in Portland, you should definitely stay at the Rodeway Inn!
So those things alone would have made it a awesome place. But it gets better...
It is owned and ran by a foursquare church. Their profits of it go to support local mens and womens shelters. Their church meets in what used to be the conference room of the motel. They have a coffee shop that is very well done, and that is where the continental breakfast is served. They played Christian music in the lobby and coffee shop. How often do you get to check into your motel listening to Shane and Shane play?
I was impressed that it was Christian run. It was probably on of the best run motels I've ever been in. Especially for $50 a night. They have a great ministry of ministering to travelers. And they do it without putting Jesus posters in the rooms, the prayer of salvation in the shower, mandatory "prayer meetings", and other things that Christians often do when trying to minister to others.
I think it fits perfect with what we talked about at BEACH. That the new way of doing missions is by living life with people while meeting their basic needs and building relationships. This place did great at meeting the basic needs of travelers, and they met them very well.
As you can tell I am very impressed with this place. If you ever stay in Portland, you should definitely stay at the Rodeway Inn!
a day at the zoo
Justin took the day off (its our 3 year anniversary), so we decided to take Judah to Point Defiance Zoo. It was rainy in Shelton when we left, but the weather was PERFECT the whole time we were at the zoo. Judah had a great time looking at all the animals. I think his favorite were the fish and walrus's. He also got to ride on a carousel for the first time. We went to the Forest Festival "rides", and it was going to cost $8 for me and Judah to ride on the carousel, and there was no one to run it, and it looked really junk. So we decided not to waste our money. We were pleasantly surprised to find that the zoo had one. $2 a ride and no charge for parents that are holding onto their children. Such a better deal and was by far a nicer carousel.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Saturday, June 2, 2007
a night without judah
Justin and I went away last night to celebrate our 3 year anniversary. We left Judah at home with my mom, it was my first night away from him. I thought it would be really hard and that I would miss him a lot. We were so busy and I had so much fun being with just Justin that I hardly even missed him. Don't get me wrong, I love Judah. :) But I didn't spend the whole time in the bathroom crying because I couldn't be parted from him. It was very refreshing to be away from him.
We went to the John Mayer/Ben Folds concert and spent the night in Portland. I have comments and thoughts and lots of things from our time that I will hopefully blog on soon. I need more time to process some of them.
Here's a few pictures of our time:
us at the rose garden
14 week preggo tummy
justin & the washington park tunnel
We went to the John Mayer/Ben Folds concert and spent the night in Portland. I have comments and thoughts and lots of things from our time that I will hopefully blog on soon. I need more time to process some of them.
Here's a few pictures of our time:
us at the rose garden
14 week preggo tummy
justin & the washington park tunnel
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