Aunt Boom holding little Libby
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Saturday, September 10, 2005
First Bath
Aunt Kris, Cathie, and Susan all came up to visit on Thursday, and each one of them said that Libby smelled bad. So on Friday we decided to give her her first real bath. As you can see she LOVED it.
Best friends already
For some reason Cathie wanted me to mention to everyone that she is a smelly pig. It was so embarrassing, Bender and Libby came out of their rooms today wearing exactly the same outfits. They are already best friends and love hanging out together. Libby is already a typical female and is talking Bender's ear off.
Elvis and Little Elvis
Beth, Kris, Cathie, Susan, Bender, Libby and I all went downtown Memphis today to tool around the Peabody Place Mall and hit Beale Street. Bender and I decided to try on Elvis costumes while we were there. Someone actually came up and mentioned how much Bender looked like Elvis when he was a baby. It has been way to long since I got a haircut and the Elvis mask/wig actually improved my look. I am starting to look like a hippy. I am trying to wait two more weeks until we head to Michigan so I can get a haircut at the Okemos Barbershop where I have been going for almost 20 years.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Two-week Well Child Check-Up
Libby went in for her 2 week well child check-up today. I was not able to go because the alarm company was at our house trying to get the alarm to sync up with the telephone. Aunt Laura and cousin Elise were nice enough to drive Beth and Libby, because Beth isn't allowed to drive a car for 2 weeks. Libby weighed 5 lbs 14 oz or about 3 oz less then she should, that puts her in the 5th percentile for her weight. She is 18 1/2 inches long, shrinking about an inch, putting her in the 10th percentile for height. Soon she will start measuring herself against her Great-Grandma Smith as all grandchildren and great-grandchildren do. Dr. Geiger was impressed that she could already lift her head off the table and thought she was very strong. Her umbilical cord fell off two days ago and Beth ate part of it as per an ancient Bonner custom.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
My dog ate your homework
My sister in law Errin had her first day of school on Tuesday, it is her fourth year of teaching. I called her today to see how it had gone, and as we were talking her dog Obie went into her briefcase and started tearing apart some of the kids homework assignments. This brings up two questions: How do you explain to the students that your dog ate THEIR homework and what kind of teacher assigns homework the first day of school?
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Hey Cuz....
We took a bunch of pictures of Libby today to use for her Birth Announcement and her cousin Elise decided she wanted to get in on the fun.
Saturday, September 03, 2005
There is a first time for everything
On Thursday night, Rudi, Errin, Paul and I played Euchre. Paul and I got our butts handed to us the first game, and lost 8 to 10 the second. During the first game Rudi was trying to show off and called "I'm going alone" and not only did he not win all 5 tricks thus winning 4 points, nor take 3 or 4 getting 1 point, he lost 3 tricks and was Euchred. I am pretty sure that this is the first time in Euchre history that this has happened to someone.
Pretty flowers
Hollywood Video (where I use to be employed) was kind enough to send over this beautiful flower arrangement celebrating the birth of Libby Danielle.
Friday, September 02, 2005
A new diddy
Milk, milk, lemonade...around the corner fudge is made.
That is a famous nursery rhyme my mom taught me when I was growing up. I in turn taught it to my sister in law Laura this week while she has been staying with us. What I didn't know is for the past few days Laura has been working on a version for Libby. Here it is:
Milk, milk, lemonade....the more she eats, the more is made. The more thats made, the better she feels, so drink Beth's milk for every meal.
That is a famous nursery rhyme my mom taught me when I was growing up. I in turn taught it to my sister in law Laura this week while she has been staying with us. What I didn't know is for the past few days Laura has been working on a version for Libby. Here it is:
Milk, milk, lemonade....the more she eats, the more is made. The more thats made, the better she feels, so drink Beth's milk for every meal.
Happy Birthday Libby
It seems like just a week ago that Libby Danielle was born and to celebrate we, along with her Aunts Errin and Laura, Uncles Paul and Rudi and cousin Elise, took her to Corky's BBQ. It has been rated best BBQ in Memphis 20 years running, it was also featured on "Best Of" from the Food Network.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Milk, milk, lemonade......
Libby had her weight check today and she gained 2 oz to move her weight up to 5 lbs 9 1/2 oz, the doctor was very pleased. Also it seems that Beth's milk has come in and she is able to feed the baby and start pumping milk to freeze from when she goes back to work. Laura is letting Beth use her breast pump which is the Cadillac of breast pumps.
Beth's youngest sister Errin and her husband Rudi flew in from St Paul, MN today. I picked them up at the airport on my bike because of the rising gas prices, about $3.19 a gallon now. More and more gas stations are running out of gas down here.
Libby had her first prolonged crying fit tonight, before this she had been a near perfect baby. Rudi, Paul, Errin and I were on our way out to Dan McGuiness Irish pub when we got a call from Laura that we needed to stop at Walgreen's and get some children's Tylenol and some gas drops (they take away gas...not give it to you). By the time I got back she had settled down for the most part and actually had a good night sleep.
Beth's youngest sister Errin and her husband Rudi flew in from St Paul, MN today. I picked them up at the airport on my bike because of the rising gas prices, about $3.19 a gallon now. More and more gas stations are running out of gas down here.
Libby had her first prolonged crying fit tonight, before this she had been a near perfect baby. Rudi, Paul, Errin and I were on our way out to Dan McGuiness Irish pub when we got a call from Laura that we needed to stop at Walgreen's and get some children's Tylenol and some gas drops (they take away gas...not give it to you). By the time I got back she had settled down for the most part and actually had a good night sleep.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Allie learning to use the Potty
My niece Allie is finally potty trained, now she just has to learn how to play Super Mario Brothers. When one of my nephews was being toilet trained, he had to be completely naked, have the fan on, eating a bowl of grapes, with a glass of water at the ready. As for me, I forgo the grapes.
Bishop Paul
I think my brother-in-law Paul (Laura's husband) is considering converting to Mormonism. I have over 150 channels that come with my cable package, yet a few nights ago Paul insisted on watching a 1970's cartoon show about how to become a mormon. He mentioned that his goal is to become a Bishop in the Mormon Church. He also thinks it would be cool to have multiple wives and wear the special underrwear. If you or anyone you know would like to find about more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints you can find all the information here.
Meeting Dr. Geiger
Libby had her first doctor visit today with Doctor Geiger of Laurelwood Pediatrics. When we got there she weighed 5 lbs 7 ozs, but after being fed, pooping and peeing she was re-weighed and had gained 1/2 an ounce. She is a little jaundiced, so she had her heel pricked for her bilirubin test and we should be hearing the results later this afternoon. Libby has to go in and get re-weighed on Thursday.
White noise machine
I bought a white noise machine last week on eBay and what a boon it has been. We keep it on all night and not only does it block the noise of my neice Elise when she crys at night, but it seems to really sooth Libby. Beware of the brown noise machines, they don't work as well.
Great Night Sleep
Libby was so tired last night. She slept from 11 p.m. and we had to wake her up at 2:30 a.m. to eat. She ate for about an hour and a half. At about 3 a.m. I had her laying on the bed while I was changing her poopy diaper when she sprung a leak and peed all over. She fell back to sleep after nursing and slept until 8:00 a.m. What a good girl.
Monday, August 29, 2005
First full day home
Well it was our first full day home today and it seemed like all it consisted of was eating, sleeping and crying. It was the same for Miss Libby. We all pooped today, but people were only excited when Libby did it. Beth's sister Laura has been such a help around the house cooking and cleaning and imparting all of her mothering wisdom on Beth. Since Libby has not taken to sleeping in her bassinett, Laura came up with the brilliant idea of letting her sleep in her car seat (not in the car, but in the house). Libby has her first doctor appointment on Tuesday at 9:40 a.m., we have heard great things about her pediatrician (her husband works at St. Jude's with Beth).
Laura and Paul went out shopping today with their daughter Elise to get out of the house for a while and let Beth take a good nap. They stopped by Old Navy and picked up a monkey costume for Libby for next years Halloween. Elise got a chicken outfit that she modeled for us.
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Home
Beth and Libby were discharged from the hospital about 1 p.m. today. All the nurses were amazed at how well Beth was doing after having a c-section, she was up and walking the first day. We were very lucky delivering at Methodist Germantown Hospital, the nurses were great and the room we had was huge, it even had a couch in it for me to sleep on both nights. A fellow fellow from St Jude's also was in the hospital after delivering his child on Saturday and stopped in to say "Hello". Damon and his wife Jen gave birth to Isbelle Catherine.
Libby always seems to be hungry and is a viking when it comes to nursing. Beth is hoping her milk comes in sooner then later. I am the GREATEST husband EVER. I went out today to Walgreen's and bought Beth some feminine hygenie products
My mom and dad were in from Michigan and my mother made a great meal for Beth's first day home. We had salad, French bread, pork roast, potatoes, and carrots. Plus our favorite lemon chocolate chip cake. They are flying back today so my dad can ride the Dalmac for the 12th time.
Libby always seems to be hungry and is a viking when it comes to nursing. Beth is hoping her milk comes in sooner then later. I am the GREATEST husband EVER. I went out today to Walgreen's and bought Beth some feminine hygenie products
My mom and dad were in from Michigan and my mother made a great meal for Beth's first day home. We had salad, French bread, pork roast, potatoes, and carrots. Plus our favorite lemon chocolate chip cake. They are flying back today so my dad can ride the Dalmac for the 12th time.
Saturday, August 27, 2005
A Picture Share!
Libby is wearing her little princess outfit, but she has a cute little old man look on her face. Her feet are little, but her toes are long like her mom,s
A Picture Share!
Hearing Test
Libbster pasted her hearing test in an unheard of 1 minute 1 second, the average is 8 to 10 minutes.
Friday, August 26, 2005
A Picture Share!
Libby Danielle's first pink outfit that Aunt Laura got for her. She has socks on her hands cause her nails are long and she is scratching her face.
A Picture Share!
Libby Danielle Kurt was born at 8:26 a.m. weighing 6 lbs 1oz and 19 inches long. Beth and Libby are doing great!
A Picture Share!
I am all ready to go into the OR. At first I thought I had to be nude under the gown also, but was quickly corrected.
A Picture Share!
Beth has been prepped and the IV is in. Now we have about an hour to go. We are both kinda sleepy and a nap sounds good
A Picture Share!
We left for the hospital at 5:30 AM. Neither of us slept past 3:30, when we awoke and started discussing middle names.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Monday, August 22, 2005
Last visit to the Perinatologist
Special K
Today was Beth's last visit to the Doctors before the big day. Special K did great!! She took practice breaths right away and got an 8 out of 8 on her Bio-Physical Profile. Beth's fluids level are about same (still low normal) and the baby should be just under 6 lbs when they deliver on Friday. We were very excited about the news from the doctor. As you can see from the 4-D picture she has a cute nose and pouty lips, they also told us her hair was bout 2 cm long and lots of it. Today also marks the last day of work at St. Judes for Beth until beginning of October. Please keep her in your prayer for the next few days as she is taking her Internal Medicine boards on Tuesday and Wednesday and then having a c-section on Friday, she is a Wonder Woman.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
A Picture Share!
My wife and Gallagher in Las Vegas back in March (she is on the right). She has always been obsessed with him and meeting him in the airport was one of the highlights of her life.
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Hotter then a mustard fart
I now know why they call it "Hotlanta", Memphis is just amazingly hot. At 10:00 p.m. it was still 92 degrees. I spent most of the morning trimming the hedges with my Black and Decker 16 inch hedge trimmers when all of the sudden they froze up. I figure that a branch had gotten jammed. So I spent about 20 mintues taking them apart to try and un-jam them, and of course they don't use normal screws, I had to dig around to find my "star" shaped un-screwer. I had most of it apart and couldn't find anything wrong with it. So I spent another 45 minutes running up to Home Depot and buying new ones. I got home and plugged them in and still nothing was happening. So I figured I had blown a fuse, after checking the fuse box still nothing. So i finally pulled a "Clark Griswald" from Christmas Vacation and unplugged the extension cord and plugged it back in really HARD and the extension cord snapped in half from where I had trimmed right through it. Of course I couldn't get the old set of trimmers that were perfectly fine before I started messing with them back together, I had to many screws and washers left over. So I ended up throwing them away along with a once perfectly good extention cord. And because of the Home Depot delay I ended up not finishing up until about 12:30 when the heat index was 110 degrees and almost getting heat stroke.
Friday, August 19, 2005
To the Docs we go
Beth had another OB appointment this morning and everything was better then expected. Her amniotic fluid level had increased from 6.8 to almost 10 (I'm not sure if thatis feet, gallon, centimeters or what) and Special K has gained over 12 oz in the past two weeks (16 oz is what they would like). We also set the date/time for the c-section, Friday 8/26/05 at 8 a.m. (sorry Dan) for all you would like to be here. We also have confirmed the name...
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Breakin' the Law
On July 18, I was driving Beth to a drug test that she needed to take for work (she passed....but BARELY) and I was pulled over for speeding in a speed trap set up right near my house. The cop said I was going 45 in a 35 area, which was basically impossible. I am known to have quite a lead foot, but this time I really wasn't speeding, so that kinda sucked. The cop wrote it up for 40 in a 35, and told me that usually if I fight it they will dismiss it and just make me pay court costs and I won't get any points. So today was my court date. I got there about 8:30 a.m. for my 9 a.m. appointment. I waited in line for over an hour and as I walked into the court room, one of the clerks was walking up and down the line asking to see the tickets. She grabbed mine, looked and it and wrote "Dismissed" on it. It was great, I didnt' even have to pay court costs. Fight the Power.
Biker Daver
BikingDave
A funny picture of Dave that my sister in law Kris took when we were out at some lake in South Lyon. He rode his bike up on his lunch break to visit us and trust me those shorts left nothing to the imagination...its was not a pretty sight.
Funny Tee-shirt
My brother-in-law Rudi sent me this, its funny. We all laughed.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Another Ultrasound
Beth had another checkup today at the perenatologist's office today. They do the normal ultrasound and a Bio-Physical Profile that measures movement, practice breathing, fluid level, and tone. The baby has 1/2 hour to complete all 4 things. Baby Kurt was being uncooperative and was apparently sleeping and no matter how much poking and prodding was done she wouldn't practice breathing. So Beth had to go into another room and do a Non-Stress Test, where they hook up a bunch of sensors to Beth's gut and then have her press a button everytime she feels the baby kick or move. After about 2o minutes the Doctor came in and said that everything looked just fine. We are hoping that the baby is able to hold out until the 25th, which is my brother Dan's birthday. The next appointment is Friday the 19th.
Monday, August 15, 2005
New Wheels
IS Sportcross
I left for Memphis this morning at about 1 a.m. which turned out to be a bad idea. I awoke at midnight and wasn't tired at all, but as soon as I got on the road my eyelids got heavy. I ended up stopping like 6 times at rest areas for short 10 minute naps. So with the time change I got home about 12:30 p.m. It was so good to see Beth, I was worried about leaving her alone for the weekend being about ready to burst and all. The nice thing about the drive was that I finally got to drive my new (used) car home, I had been storing it for the last month at my parents old house. It is a 2002 Lexus IS 300 Sportcross. It is pretty much loaded with everything but the navigational system. It drives so quietly and smoothly.
Friday, August 12, 2005
Baby Update
Beth had an OB appointment today at 10:45 and being the good husband I am, I was going to wait til after the appointment to drive up to Lansing for my last week of work. After the ultrasound we waited in the examination room for what seemed like forever. Dr. Miller came in (Dr. Keegan was on vacation so this was our first time meeting Dr. Miller) and told us there is a good chance they would have to deliver the baby today! Now, I am VERY excited about being a Dad for the first time and I can't wait to meet my daughter, BUT I was shocked and almost wet myself at the thought of it happening TODAY. Doc Miller said that she wanted to talk to a perinatologist and double check her findings. The perinatologist asked that we come right over to his office to have a cord doplar done to check the blood flow from the umbilical cord into the baby. Everything was fine, but since Beth's fluids were on the low side of normal, the baby is in the 10th percentile in size, and breech they would like to do a C-section in two weeks on a Tuesday. Beth was suppose to take her internal medicine board exams that day, which she had been studying for for the past year (4 years if include all of residencey). We had already plunked down $1000 for the exam which of course is non-refundable and they only give the test once a year. So Beth mentioned this to the Doc to see if waiting two more days would be at all detrmental to the baby. He said that it should be fine, but we would have to come in every 3 days for more ultrasounds to make sure the everything was ok, and if at anytime things looked rocky, they would have to do an emergencey C-section. So all is good.
By the way it is amazing what better treatment Doctors get when they go to see another Doctor. He noticed Beth was hungray and went into the staff room to get her a cookie. A few months ago Beth was having chest pains and a hard time breathing so her friend called the E.R. and let them know Beth was on her way. It's been a long time since I have been in an E.R., but I always hear of the hours and hours people wait. By the time I had dropped Beth off and went to park and made it back to the hospital (5 mintues), she was all ready being seen by nurses and led into a private room. 15 years of post-high school education does have its advantages I guess.
By the way it is amazing what better treatment Doctors get when they go to see another Doctor. He noticed Beth was hungray and went into the staff room to get her a cookie. A few months ago Beth was having chest pains and a hard time breathing so her friend called the E.R. and let them know Beth was on her way. It's been a long time since I have been in an E.R., but I always hear of the hours and hours people wait. By the time I had dropped Beth off and went to park and made it back to the hospital (5 mintues), she was all ready being seen by nurses and led into a private room. 15 years of post-high school education does have its advantages I guess.
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Friday, August 05, 2005
Fountain Square Concert
Just got back from listening to a bluegrass/swing singer called Jen Sygit (even though at some point during her "set" she called her group Calamity Jane) at Fountain Square in East Lansing. Mom, Dad, Kevin, Susan, and kids, Nate (Kevin's cousin), and some girl named Kate who I had never meet all listened and clapped along. Jen Sygit Calamity Jane was pretty good I guess...but I didn't enjoy it very much and was ready to go home after like 10 minutes. But best part of it was watching Alli dance to the music .
Saturday, July 30, 2005
The Start of the Landscaping
The people who we bought the house from did an amazing job fixing it up on the inside, but the backyard is SORELY lacking . I have already spent many days out there trimming bushes and trees. I have already bagged up over 20 large garbage bags full of clippings, including lots of very prickly vines. This week my project was to tear up part of the janky brick patio and build a little retaining wall around the huge tree in the backyard. My brother in law Kevin and his family are going to come down at the end of August and help (and by "help" I mean do the entire thing) build a deck.
Friday, July 29, 2005
Stewie: The Untold Story
Looks like the Family Guy movie has been leaked on the internet 2 months before its due in the theaters. Looks like it could be the GREATEST MOVIE of all time.
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
A "B" Movie Actor is coming to town
Bruce Campbell, "B" movie actor and author of "If Chins Could Kill" and "Make Love *the bruce campbell" way is coming to my library in Memphis on August 23rd to promote his new book. I have read "If Chins Could Kill" and am looking forward to his new book. Hopefully I will be able to get a picture taken with him to post here. I will be dressing up as Ash from the Evil Dead series.
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
She's Arrived
My new DLP Sony HDTV arrived today, two days early. I had to sell my my old HDTV to my father (for a song) because of the move to Memphis. I have been watching a 25 inch Samsung in the mean time. The new TV 42 inches long and 65 lbs. The picture is amazing. I bought it through www.Butterflyphoto.com , the price was right, but they are really annoying in that they try to upsell you on everything, from surge protectors to light bulb replacement plans. I also had to buy a new reciever, cause my old Sony was old and the internal fuse kept blowing. Well I am off to catch up on my TV/Movie watching.
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Saturday, July 23, 2005
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