Videos, finally!!! Part 2

Here's the 2nd video I was trying to upload. This is the end of videos for awhile!

Videos, finally!!!

I say finally because for the past week I have been trying to figure out how to get my videos to post on the blog. My parents gave us a camcorder since Christmas and we had yet to upload any of our footage onto the camera. So this past week I decided I was going to try it out and see if I could upload anything. I got it onto the computer okay, and even made my own little movie out of some clips of video (it had an awesome transition part with fading and volume changes--well for that all you have to do is push a button). Anyway, I could not get it to upload onto blog. After a couple of days of trying, I realized the file was too big, so I deleted some of the video to make it under 100MB, and it still didn't work. I decided to try one more time with just regular footage, no fancy transitions or volume changes, and here you go, some came up. Needless to say, I'm not sure how many more videos I'll be posting, although I guess it may be easier now that I know what I can and cannot post.

This is video of Grant walking around a bit. He still won't walk completely on his own, although I think he probably can. He really likes to hold on to one of our fingers and walk with us, but if we let go he'll sit down and start to cry. I think he just likes the ability to walk mom and dad around himself.

I just tried uploading my 2nd video clip of Grant talking, but it won't let me, so I'll try it on the next post.

Going Private

Ryan and I decided to change our blog status to private. Please email one of us if you want to still see our blog (I don't think I have everyone's email). I'll be switching it over in the next couple of days, but you can still email us after we switch and I'll put you on the list of viewers. Hope to hear from you all!

Lazy Post

Just as the title says, this is a lazy post, I know I need to update the blog but I don't feel like uploading all my new pictures. I just looked through my camera and there's at least 50 new pictures that I need to upload and are more current than these, but at least this is something different. Ryan has to go the Dallas for the next two days for a research convention/presentation thing so I think I'll spend some time on the blog during those evenings. Here's some pictures from a random Sunday afternoon.

Grant loves to sit and look out the window. He usually calls out to people as they walk by or bangs on the window at them. He's also learned to say one of his first intelligible words while looking out the window. When we see a car drive by I ask Grant if he can say car. Basically all he can get out in "ca" but it's still really cute.

On Monday and Tuesday this week we headed down to Wilmington and stayed with Ryan's dental school mentor. They are a very nice couple who have a lot of room in their house and invited us to come stay with them and have fun at the beach. Ryan spent some of Tuesday shadowing his mentor's orthodontic practice but otherwise we went down the the oceanfront and had some fun. We decided we'll have to go again sometime when it's warm enough to swim. On the way home we realized we didn't take any pictures, but the lady we stayed with took a few and emailed them to me. This is Grant harassing their miniature schnauzer who he only warmed up to during the end of our visit. The first day Grant would start screaming every time the dog barked and didn't want to be near it. I realized this was probably better than Grant not being afraid because then all he wanted to do was poke her eyes and pull her whiskers.

New Do and other Fun Stuff

I've told a few of you about how I was planning on doing something drastic to my hair. I was getting tired of my triangle hair (what I liked to call it) and was planning on cutting it to my shoulders. So I didn't end up getting too scissor happy but a decent amount was cut off and there's definitely more layers and style to it. Now if only I can get motivated to actually blow dry my hair and fix it up during the week and not just for church.

This is one of the only pictures I could find showing how long my hair was before the cut. Plus it's a cute picture of Grant figuring out how to unzip Ryan's backpack and find an internet cord to eat. We're having to become more inventive in our baby-proofing these days, and Grant is becoming more upset when we confiscate whatever new, forbidden prize he has found. It's just not easy being little.

I asked Grant what he thought of my new hair cut and this was his response. He was mad there was less hair to pull. Actually, he was just tired the other night and sat down to cry and I couldn't help snapping a little picture of him, we even think he's cute when he's crying. That and look at his little turkey tail, I had combed that thing down 2 times that day, yet it goes right back to sticking up. I think he may be plagued by that Alfalfa sprout all his life.

It's Spidey-baby...we brought his car seat in because our car was in the shop so Grant took it as another climbing obstacle. Why not scale the wall while balancing on a wobbly car seat?

Last weekend we went up to VA to see my parents and MomNick (my dad's mom). We haven't seen her since our wedding and she had just returned from her 7th mission, this one was in Ecuador. Here's a 4-generation picture of Nickersons, it was really great to see her and spend some time with family.

Walking and fun in a box

So Grant isn't walking by himself yet but he was become quite proficient using his walker. A friend of ours let us borrow their walker and Grant loves it. Never mind that he is up against the piano in this picture, he has since mastered turning and can now take loops around the house. It's pretty cute when I look over the kitchen counter and see a little head moving swiftly by. He sometime takes me by surprise because he gets to his walker and starts moving even before I notice he's gone. Fortunately, he can't get into too much trouble with a foot of plastic in front of him.
So this is the reason I've been hanging on to that old shoe box, at least I can tell myself that. Remember when you were small enough to play in boxes and fit in tiny places, I should have enjoyed that more. Grant has a good ol' time in an old shoe box, whether playing in it, putting toys in it or being pushed around in it.

Looks like he tired Ryan out, at least he's sitting so cutely with his hands folded!

Austen Addict

Why do I love Jane Austen's novels so much? Since January, PBS has been showing a new adaptation of one of Austen's books every Sunday night (except Pride and Prejudice, which was the original PBS version---still awesome). Let's just say that I look forward to Sunday night all week. I like seeing the different movies and how they relate to my interpretation of the book. Her stories and so fun and she creates characters that you feel like you know by the end of each book. Plus there's the romance, wit, and the fact that the heroine is always able to marry for love, to men who just happen to be rich. Every woman's dream, right? I've even got Ryan to watch them with me and he appreciates the humor. For all you fellow Austen Addicts you should try out a character quiz and see who you are most like: http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=41259 It says I am most like Elinor Dashwood from Sense and Sensibility, followed by Emma Woodhouse and Jane Bennet. I'd say that's probably pretty right, I'm definitely not feisty enough to be Elizabeth Bennet.