So Much Silliness

There is a Silly Picture contest going on this week at And The Rest is History so I thought, "I have silly pictures." And I began to look through our pics for the silliest. I realized one thing - our child makes some goofy faces. Maybe I just find them funny (and adorable) because I'm his mom, but I had to make a slide-show of some of my all time favs. So, if you want to look at 28 goofy pics of Micah - see the slide show. But, first, here is my pick for Silliest Picture (thus entering the contest :)


And, here is the slideshow. (Oh, and there are 2 of George in there with sunglasses - those had to be added for their silliness too :)

Do I Really Need...

Please tell me that I need to get these pants for Micah (so to justify spending the money on them). Are they the cutest little skater pants you've ever seen?

I found them here, along with a bunch of other totally cool punk rock clothes for babes. And, hey, they're on SALE! :)

Thanks Amari!

This weekend we received a package from beautiful Amari. Micah & Mamush are both in love with her. So, Micah was pretty excited when she sent him a present that her mom Jill brought home from Ethiopia! THANK YOU AMARI! We love it!

Tagged

I was tagged by Lori, so here goes... (and these are in no particular order - just be aware!)

8 things I'm passionate about:
1. Adoption and how it is now a part of my life
2. Animal welfare
3. My own personal spirituality
4. Good food and good wine
5. My family & friends
6. Making a difference - it's time
7. Wool socks - I love them (especially SmartWool)
8. Politics (Unfortunately. It would be so much easier if I didn't care, but then I'd be one of those people who doesn't vote. I loathe people who don't vote.)

8 things I want to do before I die:
1. Go back to Ethiopia
2. Adopt another child
3. Have a job where I am making a difference in the world
4. Travel, travel, travel (including across the US & Canada - especially Alaska- in an RV with Kevin - it's our dream)
5. Eat at the best restaurant in the world - whatever that is (any suggestions?)
6. Write a book- fiction? non-fiction? Not sure
7. Finish my masters degree (perpetually only one thesis away!)
8. Be there when my grandchildren are born

8 things I say often:
1. Did you poop?
2. Hammie, stop barking! The baby is sleeping!
3. What do you want for dinner? (or, more likely, What are you making for dinner?)
4. I need a new book
5. "In the great green room, there was a telephone, and a red balloon..."
6. No! Don't give kissy-face to the dog!
7. BEANS! (I usually say this when going in to Micah's room when he wakes up - we think it's funny.)
8. So Big! (Micah is addicted to So Big and I have to say it every time he raises his arms up, which is a lot.)

8 TV shows I recently watched:
1. Family Guy (I know - totally offensive, but it's funny)
2. The Office (we just started tivo-ing the Office - I love it!)
3. Ace of Cakes
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. The Backyardigans (I love this show)
6. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (That's right - I'm not afraid to say it - I LOVE THE FRESH PRINCE! Really - it's on Nick at Nite and sometimes I am up in the middle of the night, you know.)
7. Project Runway
8. The morning news (is that a show? does it count?)

8 Songs I never tire of listening to:
1. Come Away with Me - Norah Jones
2. Another State of Mind - Social Distortion
3. Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson
4. The Boy with the Arab Strap - Belle & Sebastian
5. Sixteen Military Wives - The Decemberists
6. Polyester Bride - Liz Phair
7. Pretty in Pink - the Psychedelic Furs
8. New Slang - the Shins

8 things that attract me to my friends:
1. Sense of humor
2. Sense of the world outside of themselves
3. Passion - about something that matters
4. Balance - I'm attracted to people who balance me and I them
5. Ability to let go and have a good time
6. Honesty
7. Dependability
8. The ability to talk for hours on the phone about nothing

8 Things I learned in 2007:
1. Being a mom is not easy
2. Being a mom is amazing
3. I actually like this blog stuff (who would have thought?)
4. Changing a poopy diaper in near darkness is not the best idea
5. Exersaucers and highchairs cause poo explosions
6. I love Ethiopia - the people and the place
7. Moms put a lot of pressure on themselves (well, I do at least and I'm learning that it's not just me)
8. Teething sucks

So, there you have it. That was harder than I thought. I was going to tag Jocelyn because she announced to the world at Lori's blog that she hates being tagged. But after doing this, I realized that she has much too much going on to think about all of this. (Unless you need a break Jocelyn -then you can pretend I tagged you.) The eight people I am tagging are Mrs. B, Misty, The Mixons (newbies!), Annie, Nell Ann, Jenni, Mike & Jo, and Tanya (although her link isn't working?). Have fun!

Teeth

So, I've been kind of lame with not sharing many pictures lately. The reason - teeth. Micah is getting FOUR new teeth. Yes, four. Seriously. He has his two bottoms, and is now working on the two top and then the two on the outside of those are also just about to break through. So, he has not been very giving of cutie Micah smiles lately. Instead, this is what we get...

In this one you can see the first top tooth poking through...

You know he is usually all smiles when he's in his highchair. Sad boy.

This is the other photo option - hands in the mouth. Poor little guy wants to chew on his fingers constantly.

So, there you have it. Until we are feeling better, I might have a hard time catching the smiles. (I will say that Mrs. B got him to smile a lot the other day when we went out to lunch. She is his new BFF. But of course, I didn't have my camera. Sigh.) In the meantime, we will be here with our teething tabs, tylenol, frozen binkies and hopefully a few smiles here and there. :)

Good News This Week

You know what is fun about adopting? (Well, besides the obvious of having a baby - that is a given :) I love getting excited all over again when good news comes in from other families. I remember my excitement on referral day, passing court, and traveling, so it is so much fun for me to see other families experience the same. This is especially true during a week like this when there has been some sad news for some families. My heart breaks with the sad news too.

Here's some good news from this week - Eric & Tara got their referral for little Malak! Yay! The Mager family made it through court - finally after a long journey (I think their dossier went to Ethiopia not long after ours). I'm so happy for them! You can go see their sweet baby boy. This family also made it through court (on the third or fourth try I believe). You can also go see their sweet boy! After a long journey herself, Jocelyn made it through court last Friday (I'm late, I know) and is now sweet little Pacey's mamma. Yay!

So, there are my shout-outs. I'm so happy for these families. I hope I didn't forget anyone. I'm also currently stalking 2 blogs for referrals (both from our area EKC), so hopefully more good news will come in soon.

Blog Book

Ok - shut up! I can't believe you can do this! You can turn your blog into a book. Seriously. How super-cool is that? And, you can edit it, so if some of the posts are boring, or aren't really applicable to your book (i.e. this one) you can edit them out. I'm so excited about this. I'll have to put it on my list of things to do after making Micah's lifebook, finishing his baby book, finishing our photo book from our Ethiopia trip at Shutterfly.... lalalalala.

Thanks to Eva's future mommy for the suggestion!