Daddy Uncensored

So I had a list of things to talk about last night with my husband over dinner, when I had his undivided attention. Except for his emails.

One of the questions I had for him was about which stroller to put on our baby registry.
We were looking at BabysRUs debating over the merits and monetary value of these necessary items, when he couldn't help himself any longer.

Have you looked at some of these stroller names lately???
Here are some of Travis' comments on a few of them as he perused selection.
"Zooper Salsa"-- is this for the population that can't pronounce 'super'? and why name a stroller after salsa?
"Quinny"-- is that a real word?? and what does it have to do with babies?
"Bugaboo"-- people are getting paid to sit around and think up names like this?

Baby & Me

We've been playing around together the past two days. Mommy got the flu on Monday night and we stayed home from work on Tuesday and they wouldn't let us teach our class on Wednesday. So all we've done is disinfect and direct our energies towards health.
The baby moves all the time. If I lay down still, it flips and turns and kicks and does all sorts of acrobatics. For the first time, I saw my belly move on the outside.

Lost

Did I tell you we are avid Lost fans?
Here's the cupcakes Hayley and I made for the season premiere.

According to...

Travis.
"You should note the following when tired," he says. "If you are trying to remove your contacts for more than five minutes, and are experiencing pain when trying to pinch them off your eye, first check to see if you first put them in that morning." Good solid advice from an experienced man: "Check your vision with a distance test to confirm." He wore his glasses yesterday, not his contacts.

Baby Update: One and a quarter

We have 125 days to go together.

You are growing by the minute and my belly is growing as well.
Your grandparents visited this weekend and kept us entertained while Daddy was working hard on exams and schoolwork. It was almost like they lived here, because we didn't spend all day together but ate some dinners together and relaxed together on the nice weather days.
We also went golfing with the Nams. Dutch almost killed us in the golf cart, but we forgave him, because he was trying to be competitive with Mr. Nam.
The best part was when Gigi made us dinner: any meal cooked with my mom's love tastes so good. It was simple, honest Jansen meal: roasted asparagus, grilled salmon, boiled baby potatoes and wine. What more do you need??? Ben & Jerry's ice cream- my father's contribution, although we scolded him for the saturated fat content.
Most importantly, it kept us from going crazy while we missed Daddy dreadfully. We see him five minutes in the morning and, if we are lucky, five minutes at night. As we talk though, we realize that we have to be grateful. My friends who are married to military men, often don't see their husbands for 6 weeks and upto one year. Five minutes must be treasured.

We have to keep our eye on the goal and our hearts satisfied in Christ, believing the promises from Jeremiah "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future". This is a promise we need from conception until the day we die.