It's my lucky day

A few years ago T & I went to an outdoor clearance sale at a yoga company based in Salt Lake called Hugger Mugger. They had tons for sale and we bought mats and an exercise ball. T still hasn't done his first session of yoga, but maybe someday his will be able to be unwrapped and used. Maybe on the New Jersey shore...

So the exercise ball was fabulous and then somehow in one of our moves, the plug to stop it up got lost. This is pretty much the most important part of the ball. We searched and searched but could never find it. Last pregnancy I was so bummed that when we were in Target one day, T contemplated taking one that was out of its box and on the shelf all alone. He resisted. We've debated buying another ball but it seemed dumb since the ball was still fully-functional. So I went online to their website today and asked a live chat customer service rep if I could order a replacement plug. She said they don't stock them. She said she'd ask the warehouse if they happened to have any extras lying around. They didn't. So I asked if the only way to get one is to buy a brand new ball and she said yes. Bung. They're not cheap.
Then she typed this:
"Well I had someone else look and they found ONE left in there [sic] desk drawer(lol). Anyway give me an address to send it and we will send it to you. Just to let you know though we don't normally supply these"
How fab is that? She's shipping it out to me today for free. So all you yoga peeps, definitely support Hugger Mugger because their customer service has me sold for life!
Also, if you're into yoga, there's a great website called Yoga Today that has a new free yoga work-out everyday. I've done a few and they're great.

Bean's Produce Bags

Here's the #1 reason to use Bean's produce bags and not the plastic bags for bulk: Little fingers can poke holes in the bags and empty them onto the kitchen floor. Then it's a sandbox on the kitchen floor.

Var Svenska pojke

So for all of you interested in how this whole bilingual baby thing has been working out, I thought I'd share a little. He definitely understands Swedish much better than English, which is to be expected since he's with me all day almost every day and is exposed to much more Swedish. All the words he says are Swedish, with a mixture of Boozie-isms thrown in. His list of words so far:
-umpa (sock)
-ampa (lamp/light)- his favorite thing to do is turn lights on and off and he recently discovered the touch lamp in his bedroom; he looves it. it's the first thing he says when I get him out of his crib.
-bop (ball. Although the Swedish word for ball is similar to English so who knows how he came up with the -p ending. It's adorable though)
-mama
-papa
-daaa-t (it's his own word for egg. we're not sure where he got it)
-detta (this)
-titta (look)
And I think that's all.
He also looves dogs and barks whenever any dog-looking animal goes by, is in a book, etc... This includes birds, elephants, zebras, lions, etc... This morning at breakfast he realized there are dogs on his pajamas and he was very distracted by them while trying to eat his oatmeal.

the big apple

Well, it's official. We're moving. Not to the big apple, but close by: to New Jersey. So it's a 45-min train ride to the big apple. Any takers? T got a great job offer with Verizon so off we go. We're not sure when we'll go, but most likely in the next month or so. And we'll be staying here for 6 months courtesy of Verizon. The extra bonus? A maid comes once a week. Sign me up. :) So meanwhile, we have to get our house all spic and span. Mulch, weeding, touch-up projects, refinishing the deck, restaining the fence. Fun times. So while I do that, Boozie gets to enjoy the plentitude of mud and his pool. He's a big fan.



(And for all of you who are wondering: no, we haven't cut his hair yet.)

Other updates: he stands! Mostly while he holds onto things, but we've caught him a few times standing all by himself for a few seconds at a time. Where's my baby going? He's going to pick up and walk away soon. Sad.

The Entertainment Book Curse

One evening when T and I were first married we went up to Ogden, Utah to see my cousin perform in a ballet recital. Afterward we decided to use our Entertainment Book because there were tons of coupons for restaurants in Ogden. It was about 9:00 so we figured some of them might be closed. We chose one and decided to call first to make sure they were still open. No answer. We were close to the next restaurant so we just drove to that one. Out of business. Called the next one. No answer. On and on until we eventually settled on a Denny's-like substitute. How pitiful.

Fast forward about 5 years to today. We want to use our Little Rock Entertainment Book so we pick out a sandwich shop close to our house and go online to look at their menu. After finally choosing our sandwiches, T drives over there only to find out it went out of business! We're jinxed. What is it with Entertainment Book restaurants and going out of business? The only thing I can think of is that they must be on their last leg and that is their last try at marketing. Sad luck for us, though.

busy busy

It's been forever since I posted here and there are a few reasons:
1) It's mid 70s here in Arkansas and Boozie and I are taking advantage by running, planting flowers, pruning, weeding, and throwing dirt.
2) I got a sewing machine for Christmas and I have discovered the sewing love. So far I've made 2 tiny skirts, a tiny tunic, and an even tinier diaper (small stuff requires less time and less fabric). So fun! (Don't look too close, Bean)




3) Boozie has discovered how to tear the house apart in 10 seconds or less. Every container is filled with toys, balls, travel shampoos, etc...

He talks!

In case you didn't know, I only speak Swedish to Boozie. I decided when I lived in Sweden and saw all these multilingual kids, that it's very beneficial for a baby to be exposed to 2 languages. That way, they just pick up both, no problem. When I was pregnant I asked T if he wanted to speak only Spanish to the little one. He said no. Okay. So I decided I'd speak Swedish (a very useful language if you're in Stockholm. And let's be honest, Swedes are completely fluent in English. They'd rather see their movies without voice overs and subtitles). So Boozie hears Swedish all day long.

So about 2 weeks ago he pulls off his sock and says, "Umpa" (ooompa). Strumpa is sock in Swedish. I was completely surprised and thought it might have just been a coincidence so in the midst of playing, I pulled of his sock and he said, "umpa". So while the English-speaking babies are saying ball, this Swedish-speaking baby is saying "umpa". How fab.