It may only be one day sooner, but I'll take whatever I can get at the moment. My c-section is officially scheduled for April 25th.
i don't think i'll survive that long though.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
I do not recommend this...
...spending the entire day in bed except for the time when you have to hurry to the toilet to puke your guts out.
To make matter worse...my mom brought brownies AND two different kinds of cake to my house. Thanks mom. Thanks for torturing me.
The good news? I'm feeling all better today and I see cake and brownies in my future! Woo hoo...
To make matter worse...my mom brought brownies AND two different kinds of cake to my house. Thanks mom. Thanks for torturing me.
The good news? I'm feeling all better today and I see cake and brownies in my future! Woo hoo...
Sunday, March 26, 2006
oh. my. god.
I just found out...my mother-in-law and father-in-law read this blog.
So...if you can't beat 'em...join 'em.
Ha det bra!
Friday, March 24, 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006
he is SO my son...
Check out that look on his face. If that ain't all Corral...then I don't know what is.
so annoying
I hate that Tanya Roberts commercial. It's for some kind of scam time share in Vegas I think.
It's on the radio a lot...especially during the hourly.
I HATE IT.
It's on the radio a lot...especially during the hourly.
I HATE IT.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
chatting with ole
Here's the scene:
Ole and I...in the car...driving home from school this afternoon. KCBS is on the radio. A Geico commercial comes on.
- He clearly watches too much television. The radio spot had no mention of lizards, but he recognized Geico as the company that uses the gecko (lizard) in the tv spots.
- Should I be concerned that he says he wants to smash small, innocent creatures? Isn't that one of the early signs of a sociopath?
- Instead of being concerned that he's turning into a serial killer...perhaps I should be rewarding his precocious awareness of annoying spokes-animals.
Ole and I...in the car...driving home from school this afternoon. KCBS is on the radio. A Geico commercial comes on.
Ole: "Geico?! I wish I could step on that lizard."Okay...a few things:
Me: "Why do want to step
on that lizard?"
Ole: "Because I like stepping on lizards."
- He clearly watches too much television. The radio spot had no mention of lizards, but he recognized Geico as the company that uses the gecko (lizard) in the tv spots.
- Should I be concerned that he says he wants to smash small, innocent creatures? Isn't that one of the early signs of a sociopath?
- Instead of being concerned that he's turning into a serial killer...perhaps I should be rewarding his precocious awareness of annoying spokes-animals.
Monday, March 20, 2006
spring?
Today is supposed to be the first day of spring...but it's pouring rain right now! ENOUGH ALREADY. I so enjoyed the sunny, warm(ish) weekend...and now this.
Major bummer...but I do love spring. I only have good feelings about spring. It's been dark and cold and now...the flowers, daylight saving time, my birthday, Ole's birthday...and Luke will also be a spring baby. If you look on the right side over there ---------> you'll see a countdown clock because the doctor scheduled my c-section! It's should be on April 26th, although I'm hoping he'll decide to show up earlier than that. There is a chance that could change, because the nurse told me the hospital could already be booked up for that day. Can you imagine? Anyway...I'll keep you posted. Oh look at that...I managed to totally change the subject without even realizing it. It's hard not to talk about my pregnancy...because it's practically all I think about. I am so sick of it.
Can I complain a bit? My back hurts. I can't breathe. I wake up every couple hours at night because there is no comfortable position in which to sleep. (is that grammatically correct?) I wear the same three outfits all the time because nothing fits right anymore. I'd rather just wear sweatpants and a giant t-shirt anyway...but if I do...that would just be giving up. Let's see...what else? I can't bend over, so if I drop something on the floor...it's just staying there. I can't put on shoes that require me to tie or buckle them because my HUGE belly gets in the way. That's okay though because my feet are hot all the time so I only want to wear flip flops or sandals anyway. Ole can't sit on my lap anymore because there's no more room. He just slides right off. And the boobs. Don't even get me started on the boobs. They're huge and sore. Man oh man. Alright...I'm done now. Thank you for listening.
Major bummer...but I do love spring. I only have good feelings about spring. It's been dark and cold and now...the flowers, daylight saving time, my birthday, Ole's birthday...and Luke will also be a spring baby. If you look on the right side over there ---------> you'll see a countdown clock because the doctor scheduled my c-section! It's should be on April 26th, although I'm hoping he'll decide to show up earlier than that. There is a chance that could change, because the nurse told me the hospital could already be booked up for that day. Can you imagine? Anyway...I'll keep you posted. Oh look at that...I managed to totally change the subject without even realizing it. It's hard not to talk about my pregnancy...because it's practically all I think about. I am so sick of it.
Can I complain a bit? My back hurts. I can't breathe. I wake up every couple hours at night because there is no comfortable position in which to sleep. (is that grammatically correct?) I wear the same three outfits all the time because nothing fits right anymore. I'd rather just wear sweatpants and a giant t-shirt anyway...but if I do...that would just be giving up. Let's see...what else? I can't bend over, so if I drop something on the floor...it's just staying there. I can't put on shoes that require me to tie or buckle them because my HUGE belly gets in the way. That's okay though because my feet are hot all the time so I only want to wear flip flops or sandals anyway. Ole can't sit on my lap anymore because there's no more room. He just slides right off. And the boobs. Don't even get me started on the boobs. They're huge and sore. Man oh man. Alright...I'm done now. Thank you for listening.
Friday, March 17, 2006
because it's my blog and i can!
i'm posting the ole preschool report IN IT'S ENTIRETY.
Child’s Name: Ole Iversen
Teacher’s Name: Lynne Hollingsworth
Language Development: Expressive--vocabulary, sentence production, articulation, social usage, expression of feelings and needs. Receptive--understands expressions and directions of teacher and others.
Comments: Ole’s receptive language skills are very good. He is able to point to different body parts, carry out two related commands given at once, knows his colors, and is able to discriminate three to five prepositions. His organizing process tasks--those involving auditory and visual association and memory and closure--are quite good. He is able to associate body parts with their functions, when told the use or action of an object is able to name that object. Conversely, he can tell you the use of an object, when told that specific object’s name. He is able to make analogies, identify a removed object from a group of three, and repeat a sequence of three items.
He has excellent expressive language skills. He is able to use adjective and noun combinations, use pronouns, make negative statements (The man cannot...), form a question, and use plurals. He also knows both the day and month of his birthday. When asked, he is able to describe objects while naming them, using 3 descriptors (use, color, shape, size). He understands the expressions and directions of teachers and peers. He will ask if he needs help getting or finding a toy or an item. He very much enjoys talking about Batman, Spiderman, and his pirate belt with us. He has a wonderful imagination when it comes to making up scenarios for play. He can be quite exuberant and loud when excited! He expresses his feelings quite well. He understands directions and expressions from teachers, but they need to be repeated several times before he acts on them. He frequently says, “What?” when asked to do something. I’m not sure if he’s half tuning out, or doesn’t actually hear us because he is involved in his play.
Motor Development: Gross--large muscle movement, coordination, ability to run, jump, climb, hop, skip throw catch; enjoyment of gross motor play and movement class. Fine--stringing, tearing, cutting, pasting, manipulating puzzles and toys.
Comments: Ole performed most of the tasks on our gross motor assessment. He is able to stand and walk on his tiptoes and walk the length of a balance board. He can stand on one foot and balance momentarily, hop, hop on one foot, 4 to 6 hops, jump, jump in place with feet together, jump forward with both feet together. He can open a door by turning the knob, pedal a trike, and throw a ball in a forward direction. He is very interactive in the Jim Beatty class. He is emerging with doing a heel to toe walk. He is full of energy, very physical and seems to love any rough and tumble type game.
His fine motor skills are completely age appropriate. He has good manipulation (release and grasp of objects) skills. He is able to build a tower of eight 1” cubes and can tear paper. His visual perception skills are good. He is able to stack in order of size and can imitate closing his fist and wiggling his thumb, both right and left hands. He is emerging with being able to imitate spreading of hand and bringing thumb into opposition with each finger, right then left. He has good eye-hand coordination. He can string beads and cut on a both a straight and a curved line line. He uses two hands to hold the scissors and needs help holding the paper. He is also able to copy the drawing of a circle. We don’t see him at the writing table or easel that much, he seems to prefer building with blocks, legos, or playing with the trucks outside. Although he is quite capable of building a lego ship, he prefers to have someone else build it for him. He seems to doubt his ability to build or make things. We are encouraging him to build his own, telling him that his designs are fantastic. He appears to be left-handed and is beginning to write his name. He enjoys playing in the sandbox.
Adaptive Behavior: Self-help skills--dressing, toileting, hand washing, organization of materials and possessions, eating, napping/resting, use of tools. Problem Solving--Application of independent skills, use of resources, helpfulness, initiative, cooperation, common sense application, application of learned concepts (safety, etc.). Cognitive Growth-- recognition of letters, numbers, colors, shapes (in and out of context), ideas, concepts perceptions of the world.
Comments: Ole’s self-help skills are good. He is able to eat with a fork, cut with a knife (we use playdough and plastic knives), pour from a pitcher, remove his jacket, and wash/dry his hands unaided. He understands and stays away from common dangers. He verbalizes toilet needs in reasonable time and cares for himself at the toilet. He is articulating his toileting needs and seems more comfortable using the bathroom here. He tells us his full name is Ole Phillip Iversen. He knows he lives in Berkeley but is not sure of the street name or house number. He can zip and unzip a jacket and needs some help with buttoning.
His cognitive skills are excellent! He is able to match identical familiar objects, name an attribute of an object (texture, shape, size or weight), discriminate between large and small objects, and sort ten objects by size. He is able to count ten objects and answer “How many?” point out small details in pictures, match circles, squares, and triangles, and is able to use several objects to represent other objects and combine them in his play. He is able to imitate building a bridge with three cubes and can match circles, squares, and triangles. He has a keen knowledge of the world around him. He is able to work independently and initiates play with others. He recognizes his name, numbers, colors and shapes. He asks lots of questions and wants to know the why of everything! When told something he doesn’t want to do, or when he wants more of something there is no more of, he is rarely satisfied with the answer or response to his question. He quite possibly is colorblind.
Personal/Social Behavior: Image of self--reflections of self in language, art, and construction, image of self in play, and demonstrations of capability. Social interactions--with peers and teachers, during play and at group times. School Adaptive--separates from parents, greets peers.
Comments: Ole arrives at KNS and leaves his parents without fuss. He has a nice routine with his father when arriving. They’ll converse in Norwegian and we know he is talking about his shirt, or shoes, or belt that he is proud of and wants us to see and comment on! It’s so cute! He greets adults, peers and begins to participate in some activity. He’s a happy kid! He is present and participating in both smaller group settings and larger ones. He’s attentive and tries to use the materials. Initially he will say he cannot do something until he actually tries it. He follows directions and understands the tasks at hand. He is generally quite cooperative and helpful with the teachers. He responds to cues for snack and circle time and stays with the group. He needs and likes lots of praise. He appears to be a competent and creative little boy. He is serious, yet playful, and he is quite thoughtful and loving. He is very interactive with both peers and teachers—always telling or showing us something with great enthusiasm, a warm smile and a friendly greeting. He enjoys playing with Otto, Nicholas, Riley, Bo, Ben, Miles, and sometimes Marshall and Noah. He enjoys imaginative superhero play very, very much! He seems very much excited by the prospect of a little brother! We are excited for both him and his parents!
Child’s Name: Ole Iversen
Teacher’s Name: Lynne Hollingsworth
Language Development: Expressive--vocabulary, sentence production, articulation, social usage, expression of feelings and needs. Receptive--understands expressions and directions of teacher and others.
Comments: Ole’s receptive language skills are very good. He is able to point to different body parts, carry out two related commands given at once, knows his colors, and is able to discriminate three to five prepositions. His organizing process tasks--those involving auditory and visual association and memory and closure--are quite good. He is able to associate body parts with their functions, when told the use or action of an object is able to name that object. Conversely, he can tell you the use of an object, when told that specific object’s name. He is able to make analogies, identify a removed object from a group of three, and repeat a sequence of three items.
He has excellent expressive language skills. He is able to use adjective and noun combinations, use pronouns, make negative statements (The man cannot...), form a question, and use plurals. He also knows both the day and month of his birthday. When asked, he is able to describe objects while naming them, using 3 descriptors (use, color, shape, size). He understands the expressions and directions of teachers and peers. He will ask if he needs help getting or finding a toy or an item. He very much enjoys talking about Batman, Spiderman, and his pirate belt with us. He has a wonderful imagination when it comes to making up scenarios for play. He can be quite exuberant and loud when excited! He expresses his feelings quite well. He understands directions and expressions from teachers, but they need to be repeated several times before he acts on them. He frequently says, “What?” when asked to do something. I’m not sure if he’s half tuning out, or doesn’t actually hear us because he is involved in his play.
Motor Development: Gross--large muscle movement, coordination, ability to run, jump, climb, hop, skip throw catch; enjoyment of gross motor play and movement class. Fine--stringing, tearing, cutting, pasting, manipulating puzzles and toys.
Comments: Ole performed most of the tasks on our gross motor assessment. He is able to stand and walk on his tiptoes and walk the length of a balance board. He can stand on one foot and balance momentarily, hop, hop on one foot, 4 to 6 hops, jump, jump in place with feet together, jump forward with both feet together. He can open a door by turning the knob, pedal a trike, and throw a ball in a forward direction. He is very interactive in the Jim Beatty class. He is emerging with doing a heel to toe walk. He is full of energy, very physical and seems to love any rough and tumble type game.
His fine motor skills are completely age appropriate. He has good manipulation (release and grasp of objects) skills. He is able to build a tower of eight 1” cubes and can tear paper. His visual perception skills are good. He is able to stack in order of size and can imitate closing his fist and wiggling his thumb, both right and left hands. He is emerging with being able to imitate spreading of hand and bringing thumb into opposition with each finger, right then left. He has good eye-hand coordination. He can string beads and cut on a both a straight and a curved line line. He uses two hands to hold the scissors and needs help holding the paper. He is also able to copy the drawing of a circle. We don’t see him at the writing table or easel that much, he seems to prefer building with blocks, legos, or playing with the trucks outside. Although he is quite capable of building a lego ship, he prefers to have someone else build it for him. He seems to doubt his ability to build or make things. We are encouraging him to build his own, telling him that his designs are fantastic. He appears to be left-handed and is beginning to write his name. He enjoys playing in the sandbox.
Adaptive Behavior: Self-help skills--dressing, toileting, hand washing, organization of materials and possessions, eating, napping/resting, use of tools. Problem Solving--Application of independent skills, use of resources, helpfulness, initiative, cooperation, common sense application, application of learned concepts (safety, etc.). Cognitive Growth-- recognition of letters, numbers, colors, shapes (in and out of context), ideas, concepts perceptions of the world.
Comments: Ole’s self-help skills are good. He is able to eat with a fork, cut with a knife (we use playdough and plastic knives), pour from a pitcher, remove his jacket, and wash/dry his hands unaided. He understands and stays away from common dangers. He verbalizes toilet needs in reasonable time and cares for himself at the toilet. He is articulating his toileting needs and seems more comfortable using the bathroom here. He tells us his full name is Ole Phillip Iversen. He knows he lives in Berkeley but is not sure of the street name or house number. He can zip and unzip a jacket and needs some help with buttoning.
His cognitive skills are excellent! He is able to match identical familiar objects, name an attribute of an object (texture, shape, size or weight), discriminate between large and small objects, and sort ten objects by size. He is able to count ten objects and answer “How many?” point out small details in pictures, match circles, squares, and triangles, and is able to use several objects to represent other objects and combine them in his play. He is able to imitate building a bridge with three cubes and can match circles, squares, and triangles. He has a keen knowledge of the world around him. He is able to work independently and initiates play with others. He recognizes his name, numbers, colors and shapes. He asks lots of questions and wants to know the why of everything! When told something he doesn’t want to do, or when he wants more of something there is no more of, he is rarely satisfied with the answer or response to his question. He quite possibly is colorblind.
Personal/Social Behavior: Image of self--reflections of self in language, art, and construction, image of self in play, and demonstrations of capability. Social interactions--with peers and teachers, during play and at group times. School Adaptive--separates from parents, greets peers.
Comments: Ole arrives at KNS and leaves his parents without fuss. He has a nice routine with his father when arriving. They’ll converse in Norwegian and we know he is talking about his shirt, or shoes, or belt that he is proud of and wants us to see and comment on! It’s so cute! He greets adults, peers and begins to participate in some activity. He’s a happy kid! He is present and participating in both smaller group settings and larger ones. He’s attentive and tries to use the materials. Initially he will say he cannot do something until he actually tries it. He follows directions and understands the tasks at hand. He is generally quite cooperative and helpful with the teachers. He responds to cues for snack and circle time and stays with the group. He needs and likes lots of praise. He appears to be a competent and creative little boy. He is serious, yet playful, and he is quite thoughtful and loving. He is very interactive with both peers and teachers—always telling or showing us something with great enthusiasm, a warm smile and a friendly greeting. He enjoys playing with Otto, Nicholas, Riley, Bo, Ben, Miles, and sometimes Marshall and Noah. He enjoys imaginative superhero play very, very much! He seems very much excited by the prospect of a little brother! We are excited for both him and his parents!
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
mind if i gush a little???
we had our first parent/teacher conference yesterday. here are just a few excerpts from the preschool conference report on my brilliant son...
- "He has excellent expressive language skills."
- "He very much enjoys talking about Batman, Spiderman and his pirate belt with (the teachers)."
- "He can be quite exuberant and loud when excited!"
- "He expresses his feelings quite well."
- "He is full of energy, very physical and seems to love any rough and tumble type game."
- "His cognitive skills are excellent!"
- "He has a keen knowledge of the world around him."
- "He asks lots of questions and wants to know the why of everything."
- "When told something he doesn't want to do, or when he wants more of something there is no more of, he is rarely satisfied with the answer or response to his question."
- "He's a happy kid!"
- "He is serious, yet playful, and he is quite thoughtful and loving."
- "He is very interactive with both peers and teachers - always telling or showing something with great enthusiasm, a warm smile and a friendly greeting."
- "He enjoys playing with Otto, Nicholas, Riley, Bo, Ben, Miles and sometimes Marshall and Noah."
- "He has excellent expressive language skills."
- "He very much enjoys talking about Batman, Spiderman and his pirate belt with (the teachers)."
- "He can be quite exuberant and loud when excited!"
- "He expresses his feelings quite well."
- "He is full of energy, very physical and seems to love any rough and tumble type game."
- "His cognitive skills are excellent!"
- "He has a keen knowledge of the world around him."
- "He asks lots of questions and wants to know the why of everything."
- "When told something he doesn't want to do, or when he wants more of something there is no more of, he is rarely satisfied with the answer or response to his question."
- "He's a happy kid!"
- "He is serious, yet playful, and he is quite thoughtful and loving."
- "He is very interactive with both peers and teachers - always telling or showing something with great enthusiasm, a warm smile and a friendly greeting."
- "He enjoys playing with Otto, Nicholas, Riley, Bo, Ben, Miles and sometimes Marshall and Noah."
i wonder where he gets it...NOT.
that's ole...about to take the big plunge into the half pipe.
it makes my stomach hurt just to look at the picture...
"don't do anything stupid."
that's what i told rune before he went skiing a couple weekends ago.
you see that skiier (between the arrows) dwarfed by the giant rocks? that's rune...on his first run of the day. DOING SOMETHING STUPID!
Thursday, March 02, 2006
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