I gave Evan 30mL of water mixed with 30mL of apple juice and this morning he figured out that if he tilts the bottle he gets the drink. Until today he has just chewed the nipple unless I was holding it for him. Go Evan!
Author: Doug McCaughan
Father of 5.
Juggler.
Ticked off at blogger.com.
The Other Lost – discussed
Thanks to Newscoma, there is some chatter about Henry Gale’s anagram at The Fuselage.
There is also some discussion at The Tail Section.
More Lost goodies at Mr. Find’s Uncovering ABC TV’s Lost including images implying that the monster was on the plane.
Daddy, snap it up!
If there is one thing that I do really bad, it’s getting those snaps together on baby clothes. There should be something better! And when Evan starts kicking, we both start agonizing.
We Storm IHOP Again
I’m thinking IHOP needs its own category!
On Friday night the whole crew, minus Tommy who chose to stay home and play video games, went out to eat. We replaced Tommy with one of Sarah‘s friends. Lakesha (pictured), who knows us by name, came by for a visit. She always tries to get Evan to interact and sometimes he gives smiles while other times he cries. Tonight he giggled.
I love this photo because you can see the love pouring from Sarah and Noah into their brother. Not pictured was the jealous Amy. Looking at this picture makes it is easy to understand why Amy is acting out. Amy, once the center of the universe, has been dethroned. Making sure each child gets a balanced amount of attention is always a challenge in a big family. I really like to see that each week each child gets one on one time with at least one parent. That time might be a game of chess, reading a book together, or several hours belaying at the climbing gym.
Naturally we demolished IHOP and as we exited, the HAZMAT team entered. I think they are on contract now.
Remember, FREE Pancake Day is coming February 28.
From the mouths of babes
Last night Sarah (12 years), with sleep over friend, discovers Cathy’s egg photo (probably not worksafe) [tamer picture (worksafe)].
Sarah, embarassed: "That’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen!"
Because milk helps them grow…
And ice cream has milk…
I thought I juggled well!
Now that’s a wife!
Temporarily Silenced?
Is it just me or are others having difficulty getting to No Silence?
The Numbers!
Now that’s a domain name!
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Taking my anger out on other people makes me feel worse.
Master: Doesn’t do much for the other person either.
Oh! So crickets is wrong.
And all this time I thought I was supposed to bait the hook! (2 min 49 sec video) Thank you Amanda.
The Other Lost
The Reign of Ellen has great LOST reviews. Today she posted one word and received 17 comments! Comment #16 MUST be read! The anonymous poster did an incredible job. I’ll quote an exerpt which has SPOILERS from last night’s show:
[First she points out the name and city of the captive is an anagram (just like Ethan’s was):] HENRY GALE MINNESOTA = SEE AN OTHER MAN LYING
[then there is the connection to the balloon:] He’s so full of hot air.
[regarding the description of the balloon:] He was describing the dimensions of Steve Fossett’s balloon, Spirit of Freedom, which Fossett used to make his round-the-world solo flight, starting and ending in Australia.
Spirit of Freedom was sponsored by Bud Light. Budweiser’s mascot is
… a frog.[Henry’s dead wife went to the U. of Minnesota:] The U. of Minnesota is in Minneapolis, a TWIN city. The school’s teams are called the Golden Gophers. Henry is a go-fer for The Others.
Let me throw in a couple of other tidbits. Henry Gale was Dorothy’s Uncle in The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard escaped in a hot air ballon. Oz is the nickname for Australia.
Bloodsuckers!
Unbelievable! It’s February and a mosquitoe just flew in front of my face, and promptly died. For those that missed it, the season is winter, and a mosquitoe was flying around in my house!
Lost in Weirdness
For today’s LOST commentary, I bow to Weird Al (slooooow load but well worth it! Did I meantion that this is a slow load?). The man should be knighted!
On a side note, a gross number of people seem to be misunderstanding the noise as the countdown clock hit zero. Michael, the island’s resident engineer and awol mad father, was inspecting some large, thick steel things in the ceiling that appeared to be “blast doors” so the noises would be the safety latches releasing in preparation to drop the blast doors and lock everyone inside.
My wife, in her wisdom, has pointed out that at least 4 of the islanders were involved in (or related to) a car wreck. Jack’s wife, Shannon’s dad, Locke, Michael and potentially Kate. Was this all the same accident?
As for the frog incident, I believe Sawyer was simply letting Hugo know, despite Hurley’s attempt to walk away, Sawyer was still in control.
Woot Woot Woot!
For you woot fans that are often dejected that the good stuff sold out at 1:32am, Woot is having a Woot Off!
In Woot-Off mode, a new product is launched immediately after the sellout of the previous deal. There is a half-Woot-life of 12 hours maximum on any product within a Woot-Off that does not sell out. The number of Woot-Off items, sequence, and quantity will not be announced.
