Sterling Claps His Hands

We read to Sterling before he goes to bed at night. He loves it and it also makes him VERY sleepy and relaxed. He just loves listening to mommy's and daddy's voices.

Here's Sterling with his first Valentine's Day card...thanks Grandma and Grandpa Ahlgren!

Nana and Papa got this cute dinosaur shirt for Sterling for Christmas...I just love it and he looks so good in blue.

Here's another cute little sporty outfit from Nana and Papa...thanks!

Mommy and Sterling chowing down on some more sweet potatoes. MMMMMMM.

Shopping with daddy.

Sterling just loves clapping his hands now and he really loves when we do it. Check him out.

Jeremey got tagged!

I was tagged by my hottie.

1) I'm intrigued by the inner workings of how in the world miracles happen, life happens, the universe and our interconnectedness with it.

2) What is real?

3)I'm a Scorpio

4)I want to know where the heck Osama is!

5)Why is Blue called blue?

6) How in the heck did I end up with such a wonderful wifey and child?

I've been tagged!

TAG...YOU'RE IT!

Rules: Write 6 random things about yourself, link the person who tagged you, and post the rules...oh...and tag 6 more people! Have fun!

Six Random Things...as tagged by Emily Sorgius (www.calebandemily.blogspot.com)

1. Even though I love being a student and have been in school FOREVER, I never actually had aspirations of getting my PhD...I always just wanted to be a teacher. I only decided to get my PhD after several of my college professors told me I'd need to in order to teach at the college level. Turns out that's not exactly right...but too late now! LOL!

2. I have always wanted to be black...probably b/c my sister is and I always found her more attractive than myself. Just something pretty to me about dark skin, hair, and eyes.

3. When I was younger (WAY younger), I wanted to be a "fly-girl" on M-TV. Go ahead...laugh.

4. I have a filthy mouth...I swear like a sailor sometimes. Not something I'm proud of...and I work daily to keep it under control. Having Sterling has helped me a lot with this nasty little issue.

5. The first "thing" I ever disected was a human being. That's right. In middle and high school I bartered with other students in order to get out of having to touch a gross, slimy worm or frog! Eeeew! HA! I would write lab reports or do other homework assignments in order to escape the trauma of cutting open any little thing. But for some reason or another, cutting the skin off a human cadaver didn't bother me at all...and still doesn't. Go figure.

6. I'm living my dream. I have a husband that is more a blessing to me with each passing day. I have a beautiful, healthy son who brings me unspeakable joy. I am working in a field that I feel contributes to society. I am a teacher. God is good...enough said.

I tag: Jared Hansen, Nicole Hansen, Jeremey Ahlgren, Karen Bonar, Eric Bonar, and Sarah Miller. If you share a blog...just post individually. :) I don't know that many people with blogs that haven't already been tagged...so I had to double up a bit. Can't wait to see your random facts.

Is the "stimulus" bill transparent?

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/13/cafferty-is-the-stimulus-bill-transparent/

Sweet Potatoes

One of the best pieces of advice Jeremey and I were given was to sincerely enjoy each developmental stage as Sterling grows and to not hurry him along anxiously (thanks Millers). We took that advice to heart and are truly enjoying every moment with Sterling. Every day we have so much fun watching Sterling experience his environment with his hands and his eyes and his ears. It's such an amazing thing to witness and we are blessed beyond words. Tonight when I got home from work (6:40ish), Jeremey and Sterling were sitting on the front porch watching cars pass by. Sterling looked so adorable following the cars as they drove past...almost like a little lap dog. He is our little pup!

In this video clip, Sterling is eating sweet potatoes. We've already mastered rice and oatmeal cereals and bananas...so a veggie was in order. :) Tonight was the first night he ate an entire jar of baby food. MAAAAAYBE he'll sleep longer tonight. Fingers crossed.

Sterling is a play-a-holic!

So much cool stuff is happening that I can barely keep up!

Sterling spends a lot of time playing...
He has also been known to chill at times. What a smile!

We are also working on oure ASL skills. Sterling is quite astute.