I admit I am a gadget junkie. I am a device freak. I love electronic things. I love love love my cell phone and my ipod. I would really love to get a Kindle. Like really. Really. I realize there is nothing like the smell of a good book. BUT my gadget freak inside really wants a Kindle. I love the idea of carrying around several books. I have a hard time reading one at a time. I have a bookcase that is overflowing and a house that is not able to fit another bookcase. Now here is the part that might make me sound completely nuts. I want all my music and books on little portable things. Somewhere back in my brain I want to be able to move quickly with little or nothing to lug around. Clothes, music, books, all mushed together... in a little suitcase. I realize that is crazy but I sort of envision a almost vagabond-ish life with Eric and Alex and Cleo...

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recall, smecall... damnit!

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I am spending this snowy Sunday fiddling around on the internet, watching the History channel, playing call of Duty and mostly spending time with Alexander. Little man is currently sleeping on the boppy on my lap. Some guy is wearing the American flag and blabbering about the mysteries of the dollar bill.

I finally hooked little man up with his own website, AlexanderBorman.com, to share with friends and family who are far away (and close by) to keep updated with the baby. I am going to do my best to keep up with posting pictures and "firsts" that are way cute. Many of the posts will be retro-dated so things might pop up that weren't there previously.

I think I will try to play a few rounds of Call of Duty while Alex is sleeping...

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I made some more baby food today. This time I made asparagus, zucchini, carrots, sweet potatoes, apples and apples with raspberries. Way Cool! I should have enough stashed in the freezer for about a month or so I would say. If only I could get a stash of breastmilk... ah... c'est la vie.

I am glad I made more food for Alex today. When I was cooking up the carrots and Eric was eating breakfast I gave Alex some jarred apples and apricots (he used to love them) and he would NOT eat them. I bet it might be difficult for him to go back to food from jars. But I think he does sort of dig the more complex varies, apples with bananas and oatmeal! Eh... how mindless is this rant?

He was making the cutest sounds again today... Pbbbbbb! Ahhh Pbbbbtttt!

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Dear Alexander,

This is a note to my little bundle of joy. Yes, you are my little bundle of joy. When you cry and I freak out because I can't console you instantly you are still my little bundle of joy. When all I want to do is diddle on the internet and you want my attention you are still my little bundle of joy. You have grown so much but no matter how large you will become you are still my little bundle of joy.

I chose to breastfeed you. In the hospital you ate nearly non-stop. If you weren't eating you were crying. You might have slept at some point but I really don't recall. We were in a double so the crazy large Italian family that you might have now was completely dwarfed by the even larger and crazier Italian family in the other bed. There were tons of people in the room at all times. Your father was upset about that. I wanted your father at my side. You felt the tension and anger and I think thats why you cried if you weren't nursing. We did have a few hours of peace when the first new mom left and they brought the next new mom in.

Ah... but back to the breastfeeding thing. Even after hearing from many men and women alike that breastfeeding is really difficult to do I chose to breastfeed you. I have to admit that at first we had some difficult moments but eventually we got into the groove. I did miss out on a bachelorette party and a concert or two but I chose to stay home with you. I chose you. I don't regret a single second of time I spend with you or doing things for you. I spend some time at work (while working, I have to add) expressing milk for you. I breastfed on demand which translates into you wanting to eat about every two hours. There were times when you were attached every hour! (ack!) And other times you could wait three to four hours but you were mostly a two hour gig. (To this day... you want to eat every two hours.) Okay, I could shove more down your throat but you eat your fill and I will not try to stuff you to give myself an extra hour.

You crack me up when you are in your jumper-dealie. You will jump yourself tired and keep going and cry but will not stop jumping. You laugh at the dog. You crack up at the dog. You are saying Dada and that makes Eric glow. (I am sure your Dad will not want me sharing that with everyone.)

I did start you on organic baby food at around 4 months old. You really did not dig that too much. You still don't and the bananas are neon pink and taste like shit. So now I have started to make your food and freeze it for you. I made a big batch of carrots, sweet potatoes, apples and pears. You inhale the real food! I love that you love food finally. I can't wait to give you more variety. I can't wait to give you teething biscuits. I have already given you pizza crust, which totally freaks your grandmother out, and you love it. You have been to a few restaurants and do fairly well. We actually went into the ladies room to feed you in one of them. I realize I have the right to feed you anywhere but that is a lot easier said than done and you tend to be very vocal at times.

Your aunt Mary and aunt Julie and Grandma J bust their butts helping your mom and dad by watching you. So far we have been able to juggle our schedule so that you have been with family. Pretty soon I guess we might have to find daycare and that will be something that will kill me. If I could, baby, I would stay home with you. Hell, I would love to home school you. And I would love it even more if I could afford to send you to a nice non-religious private school.

To sum up, which you will find may be difficult for me to shut my mouth, I love you. I can't wait to see the little boy you will become. I can't wait to see the bratty little teenager you will be. I can't wait to meet you!

Love you forever, Mom

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Here is the cutest shot of Alexander opening his gifts at (Great?) Uncle Jimmy's house! Alex had several days of gifts to open. He loves them all!

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I made a hat with the most wonderful yarn ever! Shannon gave me some yarn and oh boy am I hooked! I will never again go to Michaels or AC Moore for yarn. Never ever! Me and my cheapness are going to be overruled by just fabulous stuff to work with! I am so glad that he finally has a winter hat... Its been killing me to use his hood only - it falls off and it way to tight to snap. And I realize how interesting that must be to everyone!

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Alright... looks like the Borman (sans :( Petrillo) Brews are back! Today Eric and I are brewing an Ale Mead and a Honey Porter. Now these might very well completely suck because the ingredients were purchased pre-Alex. But whatever, it'll be fine for us! Now I think I need to buy another carboy! KP - You are missed!

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A friend of mine suggested I look up the Five Sounds a baby makes. I will try it out to see if it works... I bet most mothers already know some of the sounds but were never able to write it out for others to see.

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Here is a shot of my little baby wearing the eco-friendly gdiaper. It seems to work nicely but Eric is completely freaked out by the whole thing... Poop on the loose is not easy to deal with. A down side to the diaper is that yesterday when changing him we noticed that he was RED where the diaper was. Now I don't think it was diaper rash - perhaps he was just hot? Perhaps it was the orange dye? I don't know but we put a bunch of A&D on him and stuck him in a disposable.

He is nearly out of the small gdiapers. I am not sure if I should get just the large? Or a medium? Is it realistic? Will I be the only one to use them? Will I use them once I go back to work? These are a few good questions that I am not sure making a huge purchase will answer. These gdiapers are nearly twenty bucks a pop. Ugh.

On a happier note, I think the baby blues might be gone finally. I am not going to deny having them and I am thankful that my fears of having a full postpartum attack have not been realized. And while I am typing this my baby is sleeping in a snuggley carrier that I am wearing and the music is blaring from my computer! I am so glad that I don't have to be quiet for baby to sleep.

Please note that the damn diaper is on backwards... what a pain in the ass it will be to put it on the "correct" way!

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I am drained yet I have the desire to get rid of everything in this house. I don't use half the junk I have cluttering up my brain. Perhaps I want to move and don't want many boxes. Perhaps I am happier with less material things collecting dust. Perhaps I am crazy. Perhaps I am nesting. Any which way you put it I am too tired to really do anything about it...

Yesterday we had a scare. Our cute little cow looking cat managed to sneak her way out and some how landed in a tree and perched herself just out of reach from our porch roof. Eric had to go across town to get a ladder and grab her up. Poor little bastard!

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So my fabulous friends threw me a Jack and Jill baby shower. Boys, girls and beer! I of course didn't partake but I am glad that everyone else did! The food was fantastic and there were no frilly storks and chickadees.

We even had a little after party at the house and fried chicken and mac and cheese for breakfast! All in all it was just fantastic. The crib is set up. The sheet and blankets are washed. Most of the clothes and towels are clean too. The room is almost put together... just a few more finishing touches. Hopefully by next weekend we will be set!

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After over five years and countless numbers of vacuums I finally succumbed to the Dyson . I just blew $450 at Target for the new dog/cat/people hair sucker, paper towels, dorritos and cheetos. Let me tell you that I had every intention of getting myself the Roomba 530. I got the last one and put it in my cart and continued down the aisle. Then I saw the mini compact fantastic Dyson Ball DC24. Then I thought, hmmm.... this is really cute and can fit nicely in my closet. Then my brain switched back to the Roomba - it will have to stay plugged in and will be waiting to clean and that will suck the electricity all the time. Then my brain continued - the Roomba will make countless passes along the floor, skipping and repeating sections. That could take hours. You can swoop through a room in five to ten minutes with the regular push 'em vacuums.

Now I might be having a heart attack because this damn thing sucks away several days of my salary but at the same time I am so happy to know that I can finally have a floor that makes me smile. Eric and I have had several $100 vacuums just take a shit after a year of use. Hopefully this one will last for a while.

On to a random thought - my baby is not going to play Grand Theft Auto until his is a teenager. Well, sixteen. Ha! I don't plan on being a mother that has no idea what the damn kid is doing and let my tell you I just played a bit of the new GTA and it is seriously fucked up. Fun as shit but fucked up.

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What is with all the books you can purchase about raising a "green" baby? Okay, I realize that everyone needs to make a buck. And I also realize that I have not put forth an extensive amount of time searching for information on this topic. But seriously, why would I buy a book made of paper about being "green"? In my eyes, its sort of like the whole jumbo shrimp thing. Maybe I will turn baby Borman's blog into a resource for raising a emerald baby. I have already purchased two starter kits of gDiapers. I also picked up an omop and really love it. Its sort of like a swiffer, but has a really neat washable pad on the bottom and the cleaner is easy to use... just squirt and mop! No more buckets of dirty water. No more getting on my hands and knees and using paper towels and spray. No more clorox wipes on the floor for the dog and my bare feet to walk all over.

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I am so excited! I think I found the best thing in the universe. It solves all my problems with the universe! Thanks to KP for the Parents magazine subscription or I might not have found it. Its the G Diaper! Yes. The G! It will satisfy my need to not use those plastic diapers that take 500 years to bio-degrade. It will satisfy Eric's need to not have to deal with cloth diapers. I really think it could work! I might just buy the starter kit now...

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I brought a camera to work last Sunday. I only brought it out once but you can at least peek into the world of the box office. These photos were taken during the calm before the storm that was a sell out of "Lyle Hovett" during which the true wise ass appeared. A patron asked when the show would be starting and I replied "7:02". I also told someone that his seats 101 & 103 were not together and that 102 would be seated in between them.

This baby blanket is now complete. I added a blue/brown border. I am super excited that I completed it in less than a week. Now onto another project, or maybe some Super Mario Galaxy.

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My co-worker Donna has always known it was a boy. We went to the doctor on Friday and they confirmed the presence of a winkie!

I had watermelon. It was fantastic.

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Today was the member on sale day for Hairspray and while it was really busy we only sold a few tickets to the musical. My brain was so on top of things yesterday... but today? Today? Nada. My brain was on Mars or maybe at least Saturn. Hell... I think my brain could even have been up Uranus.

I would really love love love a snow day tomorrow. It will be the first day that the Bardavon closed on a weekday for weather and I wasn't already scheduled off. But given my luck as of lately, it will get twenty degrees warmer and it will rain buckets.

I finally opened an account with HVFCU and now I need to stop by to fill out a signature card to complete the process. And given that I am twenty weeks pregnant I should really start filling out paper work for the hospital and look into childbirth classes... ugh... do I really have to be there for that? Guys have all the luck... their crotches are stretched out and torn AND they can pee standing up.

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I have to admit that I miss having an online journal. I was just not happy with wordpress... hopefully my love with blogger can be re-kindled. I just like everything to be simple and most of these push-button publishing dealies are overwhelming over coded (in my eyes). I have been able to start cutting down the code.

After nearly four months of no energy, I finally have the desire to write about my life. Who knew that being pregnant could make you so tired? Who knew it could make me lose interest in knitting and crocheting? I truly want to but never seem to pick up the needles... Who knew it would make me want jello, grapes and green pears?

I also need to give a ton of credit to Eric - he has nearly stopped drinking. I asked him to stop with me for these long, er, short nine months. I just can't stand to be near drunk people when I am sober. I don't mind a drink or two or three but drunk people really piss me off. I have always felt this way which is one reason why I would sooner walk across town to the bar than offer to be the driver.

Who knew that this baby would eat my brain and make me such a scatter-brained air head? Who knew it would make me shave just one arm-pit several days ago?

Now I just need to decide if I want to add links to the side or the bottom... I think maybe the side... but then I will have to fiddle with the stylesheet... ack!

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I have switched away from wordpress and am back to blogger once again. I seem to be a push button publishing whore. Now I have to re-do all the archives once again...

check out Baby News.

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My scanner has been out of commission (of sorts) for a while now. I finally took a quick snapshot of my last sonogram. I was 12 weeks pregnant. On February 15, Eric and I will go back to see the baby once again! Hopefully he or she won’t be shy and let us take a peek.

Working on a little side project.

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