I Wasn’t Invited

August 21st, 2008

Remember the good ole’ days? The ones where you lived for today. Your biggest worry was figuring out who was having a party this weekend, and who was going to buy you some alcohol because you were underage! Remember those days?

If you remember those days you probably remember (or maybe you don’t due to your condition) a few nights where you prayed to the Porcelain God. Remember that? Remember putting your face where you usually put your rear end? Remember giving it everything you had, and then some, and asking the Porcelain God to please make it stop and promising yourself that you would never do it again?

Remember how good the cold bathroom floor felt on your face as you lie there with your pants unbuttoned and probably down around you knees dreading you next worship session?

Well, I forgot about those days until I saw this picture that Momma took of Ace. Looks like I was not invited to the party… 😀

Ace Passed Out On The Bathroom Floor

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An Ass Kickin’ Saturday

August 16th, 2008

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Today was a good day…one of the better ones I’ve had recently. What did I do? Nothing which will make you say “WOW! Jared is truly amazing!” Ace and I simply hung out all day long.

Ya see it has been a while since Ace and I have really been able to hang out…guy style. I’m talking getting up early, running around in nothing but a diaper (underwear for me), getting dirty while playing in the dirt with no shoes on (and not wiping it off), riding the mower (which still doesn’t mow by the way), eating sand out of the sandbox when Dad turns his back for a half a second (it comes out looking like sand too), going to the park (got even more dirty), and then coming home to relax on the couch and watch some Noggin till Momma gets home. Good times…good times!

I’ve been working long hours during the week, usually getting home late and only seeing Ace for about an hour before bedtime. By the time I get home the nightly routine has began…dinner, bath time, PJs, and shortly after…bed time.

Then on the weekends we usually have some place to go and someone to see.

When Momma was working, Ace and I hung out guy style all the time on the weekends, but now that Momma stays home all week she really wants to go somewhere on the weekend, so we are very rarely home on the weekend.

I think I may start offering Momma the chance to get out of the house to be kid and husband free on Saturday, which will give her a chance to go hang out with some of her friends and give Ace and I more of a chance to do our guy things. 😀

Sounds like an even trade to me, you think so?

On top of having an awesome day with Ace I also discovered a few bloggy friends gave me some cool awards and props!

Brilliante Weblog Award

KylieM from My Digital Life gave me the Brilliante Weblog award. KylieM is a long time reader here at DadThing. If you are into scrapbooking, photography, or kid stuff… you should definitely check out one of her blogs.

And then John over at ModernParent.org links to a few of my posts. John is a first time father who shares his experiences about being a father in the 21st century. Check out his blog for some cool stories and parenting tips from the perspective of a new father.

Kick Ass Blogger Award

And last, but not least VegasDad, from iVegasFamily, awarded me with the kick as blogger award! Any award with the word “ass” in it has to be cool…well, unless it is preceded by the word “dumb” or “stupid” or “stank”…you get the point! Go check out Vegas Dad’s blog. I promise it is not dumb, stupid, or stank…just kickin’ 😀

Oh yeah……Momma went to the doctor on Friday and is definitely pregnant. The suggested due date is April 11th. We like spring babies around here…or Momma only ovulates around the month of June. Who knows… 😀

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11 Months In The Making

August 13th, 2008

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A few posts ago I hinted at some big news. ZoeyJane and XBox both figured it out based on the contents of the trash that was emptied into the toilet…

We are expecting! Yay! After 11 months of trying, we finally succeeded.

Positive Pregnancy Test

Looks like Ace is going to be a big brother. 😀

The official results will come this Friday when Momma goes to the doctor for the blood test, but 4 positive home pregnancy tests tells me that we will be neededing to buy another crib in the next few months. 😀

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Toilet Trash

August 10th, 2008

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Ace has a new obsession…the toilet!

No, not potty training yet (wouldn’t that be nice!), but playing in it… 😀

He’s been curious about the toilet for a while now. He would get so excited to see the rush of water wash whatever happened to be in there at the time down into that hole in the bottom of the toilet…never to return again. 😀

So the other day Momma went down to the basement to switch a load of laundry. When she came back up here is what she found… (it’s a bit blurry, but you get the point)

Ace Playing In The Toilet

The toilet lid was down. Ace lifted it up and threw in an empty toilet paper roll as well as a brand new full roll…and was playing away. 😀

The next day I was home with Ace and was cooking up a magnificent lunch (Ramen Noodles) and I see the bathroom door was open.

I had a feeling I was walking into something bad…here is what I found…

Toilet Trash

Ace had taken the entire contents of the bathroom trash can and emptied it into the toilet. Empty cigarette packs, an empty box of razors, some empty toilet paper rolls, a dirty diaper, a wrapper from a pregnancy test. Good Lord Kid!

I’m just glad he hasn’t learned how to flush yet… 😀

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Sun, Sand, and Dirty Diapers

August 8th, 2008

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We live in Ohio…not usually thought of when you think about beaches, but beaches do exist here believe it or not…

One of my favorite things to do in the summer when I was a kid was to go out on the boat at Indian Lake with my my Mom, Dad, and brother. I remember pulling the boat up to the beach, hopping out, and swimming to shore to play in the sand…and the little waves that washed up onto the sand.

Keep in mind I had never seen the ocean, let alone swam in it or anything with decent sized waves. Even though these waves were less than a foot tall, I would try my hardest to body surf on them…if only for a few feet.

Most of the activities that we do such as the zoo, COSI, vacationing in Iowa, and going to see a ball game, were all Momma’s ideas. I’m a homebody. I am perfectly happy playing with Ace in the back yard on the swingset or in the pool, but a few weekends ago I got the bright idea of taking Ace to the beach…so Momma packed a picnic basket and off we went.

We went to a small lake about 45 minutes from our house and found this small beach after driving around for a while. We had lunch in the shelter house and then got ready for some swimming…

We could not find our pack of Little Swimmers diapers, so we just brought a pair of underwear and a pair of swimming trunks for Ace.

Ace was amazed as he and I walked out onto the sand towards the water…

Dad And Ace Looking From The Beach

Once the amazement had been washed away it was time to play in the sand…

Playing In The Sand

And what can be more cuter than baby feet buried in the beach sand?

Baby Feet Buried In The Beach Sand

After he got the hang of the sand he was off to bigger and better things…splashing in the waves…

Ace Playing In The Waves

And when a boat would go by, the waves got bigger…and more fun!

Big Waves

And then he crapped his pants…and crapped them good. The underwear and swimming trunks were put out of commission for the day and we had to revert to a plain old diaper…

I ran out to the car with bare feet to clean him up and put on a diaper. Ever tried to change a diaper while dancing on the sun beaten pavement to keep your bare feet from spontaneously combusting? Not as easy as it sounds… 😀

And then the sand…it was everywhere!! There was sand in the poop, and poop in the sand. If nothing else positive came out of this experience, his tush got a good exfoliation treatment as I went through a package of wipes trying to clean the mess. 😀

Once everyone had a clean butt I put on my trunks and we headed out to deeper water…

Heading Out To Deeper Water

Of course, since Ace had on a regular diaper now, he weighed about 50 lbs (25 lbs of Ace and 25 lbs of water that had absorbed into his diaper). 😀

It was a fun day that brought back memories for me, and hopefully made some memories for Ace. Just look at his face…it has HAVING FUN written all over it…as he splashes in the sun. 😀

Having Fun Face

BTW: We have some big news to reveal in the very near future…stay tuned. 😀

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