Deployment Date?

A few friends have asked when Chris will get deployed.  As of right now we have no idea.  Some time in March there is planned block leave for his unit, which means that anyone that wants to take vacation will most likely get it during that time.  We are guessing (and its been rumored) that the deployment will happen at the end of May.  I will post as soon as we hear something more definite.

6 Month Check-Up

Shaden had his 6 month check-up today.  Yes it is a little late, but that was partly due to the doctor's vacation.  And partly because I was a bit of a slacker.  

Shaden now weighs 14 lbs, 15.86 oz. (Pretty much 15 lbs, with clothes on.)  He is in the 10th percentile for weight.  He is 24.5 inches tall.  (Chris said, "He's over 2 feet tall, why isn't he walking yet?"  He's a little excited for that.) Shaden is in the 5th percentile for height.  Who would have thought that Chris and I would have a short child?  LOL

He is doing everything developmentally that he should be at this age.  He can sit all by himself.  He is rolling over both back to front and front to back.  He can transfer objects from one hand to the other easily.  He likes playing peek-a-boo, but prefers to play "where's Shaden?"  I put a light blanket over him and ask "Where's Shaden?" and he pulls the blanket off and smiles or giggles.

I love this little guy!

Funny Little Clip

Shaden started doing the funniest thing with his mouth and Chris and I were lucky enough to catch it on video.  Don't mind the shaking, its just me cracking up.

Clocks

You may have noticed the two clocks on the right.  I just added them.  One is Colorado time, where I will be for the next year.  The other is Afghanistan, where Chris will be once he deploys.  Afghanistan is 11 & 1/2 hours ahead.  Yup that's right, and a half.  Very weird.

So in order for us to talk while he is deployed we will need to talk early in the morning for me and later at night for him.  

Its kind of sucks, Chris was hoping for a good internet connection while out there so he could maybe have some gaming time with friends, but forgot to factor in the time difference.  We can still hope for good internet so maybe we can play together.  I will just have to get up early and got to bed when Shaden does at night, instead of having my free time at night.

I guess we will figure all that out when the time comes.

100 Things

I saw this on my awesome friend Tiffany's blog and wanted to see what things on this list I had done. 

The things I have done are in purple:

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (Rock Band!)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
10. Sung a solo (well, I tried out for one)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightening at sea
14. Taught myself art from scratch
15. Adopted a child 
16. Had food poisoning (Yes! And I NEVER want it again!)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (We need to go visit Donetta)
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France (I heard its really small)
20. Slept on an overnight train 
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked (its illegal and I think it would be very scary)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill 
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone swimming at night
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice (Some day I will)
29. Seen a total eclipse (of the moon)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise (hopefully when Chris gets back from Afghanistan)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors 
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language 
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (I would like to be out of debt)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing 
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke 
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling (But only if you count in the swimming pool)
52. Kissed in the rain 
53. Played in the mud 
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie (not a major motion picture, but home movies count)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China 
57. Started a business 
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia 
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (I was top seller in my troupe)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason 
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (passed out too)
65. Gone sky diving 
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp 
67. Bounced a check (Freshman year of college! I was sooo embarrassed!)
68. Flown in a helicopter (around Mt. Rushmore, it was Awesome)
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy 
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job 
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book 
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car (probably will next year)
83. Walked in Jerusalem 
84. Had my picture in the newspaper 
85. Read the entire Bible (Um, no...need to work on that!)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox (I got vaccinated when I was 15)
89. Saved someone’s life 
90. Sat on a jury (mock trial in HS doesn't count, does it)
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Rode an elephant (thru the jungle in Thailand, Awesome!)