Quick Update

Well, there's not really much to update. We're having the same computer issues again but I finally figured out that it's due to Pinnacle Studio. If I can't fix it, we may have to wipe the computer again and look into alternate video editing software. However, I just found out that Pinnacle bought out Steinberg which is the maker of the software program (i.e. Cubase LE) that Pinnacle is having compatibility issues with. So there has to be a fix right?! That's why I haven't been posting many pics or video lately. Hopefully, we'll be up and running again soon.

Lu is starting to free stand more and take a few steps. He has his "9-month" check-up on Friday(he's really closer to 10-months though). I'm interested to see how much he weighs. I'm having more and more trouble picking him up.

Wiped clean

We took the plunge and wiped our computer clean. It now seems to be working...so luckily it wasn't a hardware problem.
I've been going through old files on my laptop and came across these pictures. Thought I'd share.

Here's baby Ichabod. I can't believe he was that little.


Here's adolescent Ichabod.


Here's Tacit about 2 years ago.


The fake family (with nephews Cameron and Scott).


This is me 5 days before I gave birth. Yikes. Good thing I went a week earlier than my due date.

Mr. Potato Head

Lu's back to normal and eating up a storm. I can't cut the kielbasa fast enough. There's no doubt that he's a Sledjeski-Dinzeo...the kid loves to eat anything and everything. Here's some pics of him trying to feed himself mashed potatos.


1/18/2006

Just hangin' out and looking out the window (FYI, I think the sheen is vaseline...he has very dry skin).

1/19/2006

No pants and no video

This weekend Daniela asked me why Lu is never wearing pants or is always unbuttoned. Here's why:
1. It makes life a lot easier when he has the big D and needs his diaper changed every 10 minutes.
2. We're lazy.

Sorry I haven't posted videos/pics in awhile.
Here's why:
1. I had a near breakdown because of the &*^$%#^@ software I use for digital video editing (Pinnacle for those that are interested)would NOT render/burn to DVD. So, for the past 2 weeks I've been trying to correct the problem. I finally did by uninstalling and reinstalling the 3GB program (3GB means dealing with multiple disks and lots of time). Can someone explain to me why that would fix the problem?
2. After fixing Pinnacle we started having sound issues and slow processing on our &%*$^#% NEW laptop. We spent the weekend trying to figure that out.
3. I'm lazy.

Signs, signs, everywhere are signs

We've been doing baby sign language with Lucius in the hopes that it would cut down on frustration and subsequent melt downs. Well, for the past couple of weeks Tom has been insisting that Lucius has been signing "all done" and "eat". To be honest, I don't really buy it.

Lu did make it in to daycare on Thursday (finally). I found out that two other infants had the same illness. He's doing much better - I'd say 98%. I never realized that I'd be so excited about poop and inspecting every one.

While he was sick I did teach him how to high-five...so we weren't totally unproductive.

Oh yeah, he's also teething...again. His fourth tooth on the bottom is coming in. That one makes 8.

Dancing

I finally got some video of Lu dancing. He loves to dance when Tom plays guitar.

Still sick

I think Little Lu is on the mend. He's been doing much better this morning, but I spoke too soon last time...so we'll see. Lu had a rough Saturday...it's days like those that I really wish we had a washer and dryer! Tom was also sick but is now eating again so that's a good sign.
On Friday Tom took some video of Lu's "first steps". Well, you can kind of see him take two steps at the end of the video below. Decide for yourselves!



On a much happier and more exciting note...
For those of you that were following Quinn's first 7 weeks, he is now home! Yay, Quinn!

January illness

Since starting daycare in September, Lu has been sick once a month. And I'm hoping yesterday was his January illness. Unfortunately, he had some sort of stomach virus or something. Luckily I am now well versed in the "ins and outs" of diarrhea and I knew exactly what do! I'm happy to report that things seem to be much better today. It amazes me that even when sick, Lucius still has plenty of smiles and endless energy to get into trouble.

To sleep, perchance to sleep.

Overall and relatively speaking Lucius is a good sleeper. Unfortunately, he's back to his 4:30a waking. And that's just too early for me. We did a mixture of crying it out, laying back down, holding our breaths and waiting. Then at 5:45a I finally got up for good and got him out of bed. I guess the time change in March will help things.

At least his smiles and laughs brighten my day!

Dancing Machine

Lucius started "dancing" on Saturday. He finally learned that he can bend his knees when he's standing. He's such a dancing fool that he shimmied right out of his pants!

Video

Here's a video of Lucius playing with various toys.

Thanks Again and Happy New Year!

I just wanted to thank everyone again for all of the great gifts we received. I'm still wading through all of them! Lucius loves all of his toys...although wires and empty boxes are still among his favorite things.



Tom and I bought ourselves a new Toshiba Satellite laptop which means that Tom can now "mix" his music and I can download all of our digital video! Good news for family/friends waiting for Lucius video and for Daniela and Chris waiting for their wedding video. However, I'm not promising a speedy turnaround.

Lucius started playing peekaboo over the weekend. I'll try to get some pictures.

We spent New Year's Eve partying at Bonnie and DJ's in NJ. Fun was had by all. Lucius especially loved the pretend bbq set and open and closed the fridge door for 1/2 an hour. I guess we'll have to get one now. He also had a great time playing with Drew, but it took Drew a little while to get used to someone else playing with his toys ;)

Merry Christmas Everybody!

Lucius had a great first Christmas. Unfortunately, his mommy was sick. I was surprised at how well he did with all of the "strangers" and Santa. We had the big family Christmas on Christmas Eve...23 people in all. It was chaos, per usual.



Santa, with Cameron, Lu, Ryan, and William (From Left to Right). Lucius almost pulled off Santa's beard. Luckily Santa fixed it before any of the believers saw.


Thanks to Uncle Jeff and Aunt Gini, all of the kids got harmonicas. I guess Santa's cowbell wasn't enough noise.


Lu's present from CJ. He loves it!


Christmas morning Lu got his push toy from Sitty and Jagee. He was concentrating very hard and helping Jagee unwrap it.


Look at him go!


Lucius and Jagee just playing around.


Lucius and Jagee sharing a plate.


On Christmas day we ate Lamb and Ham at Aunt Cindy and Uncle Rik's. We played with Alex and William's new mp3 players and had a good time with Hammish and Odie. Of course I don't have any pictures to share. Maybe Cindy will send me some.

It's a Christmas Miracle!

Lucius slept from 7p until 7a! Yay! Of course it's probably due to us letting him cry it out the last few mornings. For the past few months he's been consistently waking at 4:30a. I heard him yacking away at 5:20a but I refused to get out of bed and to my surprise he put himself back to sleep. We're traveling to VA tonight so I'm sure that will not happen again for a long time, but it's a first.

Last night Tom asked me for the diaper cream while he was getting Lu ready for bed. The following picture is the scene I walked in on...a naked boy on all fours with a duck in his mouth. Lu is near impossible to change nowadays. The kid will NOT stay still.

Safe travels everyone!

Lu the Elf

Click here if you want to see Lu the Elf.

Using those teeth

Well, I picked up Lucius yesterday from daycare and was told that he bit one of his baby friends. And so the trouble begins...His friend is fine. No blood was drawn.
We're also starting him on table foods. Like a good Polish boy he ate some pierogies last night...with tomato sauce and some peas and banana and mango dessert etc...The kid doesn't know when to stop eating!
We also got him to sleep until 7a! That's a lot different than 4:30a.

I'm also messing around with youtube. This video isn't very exciting but it's something!

Separation Anxiety

Well, it looks like Lucius finally knows who's his mama. On Sunday I left to go xmas shopping and he actually cried! He smooshed his face against the sliding glass door and then waved goodbye. Of course, he could care less when I dropped him off at daycare this morning. Too much fun stuff going on.
Lu turned 8 months on Saturday!

Testing

Just testing this blog site. I'm not sure if I really want to do a blog or not...having too much personal information on the web makes me quite nervous! Yes, this is called Dinzeo Kids (plural), but no, I'm not pregnant. This is just assuming we'll have more at some point and I didn't want to have to change the name.