Summertime in Mystic

Here's a picture of Chloe at the beach just a few weeks back. (Isn't she cute?)

She has been working on more teeth recently, and has now lost her voice! All she can do is squeak! It sounds really sad. She has been keeping us up for the last few nights. Poor kiddo!

Keeping with the Summertime post, I really must recommend a great beer...

Samuel Adams Summer Ale!

Let's just say that I have been enjoying my fair share! This is one of their seasonal beers and won't be around to much longer. If you enjoy a cold one in the Summer, CHEERS!

Words Part 2

So have you figured out which words are real? Drumroll please..............

Binky and Boppy are actual words! (Nice job Cathy Wickerd!)

Binky is a pacifier and a Boppy is a half moon pillow thing that has all kind of uses for baby!

Now those other words and a few others that you will probably only hear in my household....

Bugaloo.......Just a nickname
Burple.........A burp or a bubble! (and they say that there is no word in the English language that rhymes with Purple! I say nay nay!!
Tagaholic and Tagalicious. Babies love Tags! (and dogs love trucks! anyone get that?)

and moving on..........

The two attached pictures are from last Spring. The first one is titled "Baby eats bib! News at eleven!" The second one is from when we first got the jumperoo! She loves it now, but was unsure of it in this picture. So I just put a little Red Sox cap on and took the picture. One of the dogs had to get in the picture too if you look in the background. That's Hannah and she is a Long Haired Daschund. You will be sure to see more of her and Oscar, our other dog whereas they always seem to get in most pictures!

Have any strange words in your home? Let me know!

Words

It's funny how after you have a baby, you're vocabulary seems to change. I have learned many words since Chloe has been here, and heck, we even just make a bunch up! For example..

Binky, Boppy, Burple and Bugaloo. These are all common words in our house. Can you guess which of these two words are real and which two are fake? If you are a parent, its a piece of cake. If you asked me this about eight months ago......Forget it! I'll have the answer for you in the next post!

Any funny words in your home? Let me know!

Birthdays!

So last month was my birthday. (June 6th) Well, coincidentally it was also Chloe's 6 month birthday! (December 6th) We couldn't resist getting her a cake as well! She had fun mangling the side and we had fun watching her do it! Here are just a few pics...

Enjoy!

Batman!

So the new Batman movie is out! It's already breaking all kind of records and getting great reviews! Gee, you know, the wife and I would love to go see it! So, does anyone out there want to babysit? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Anyone?

Oh well....there is always Netflix.

Oh, and for those who are keeping track, Chloe now has two teeth!

Flashback!

It's Christmas in July!

Here's a picture of Christmas Eve last year. What a difference seven months make. Things to notice in this picture...

1) Tired parents

2) Screaming baby

3) Baby screaming in Dad's ear

4) Did I mention tired parents?

Ahhhhhh....good times.....good times.....

Teething Part Ooohhh

So here are the suggestion that I got on teething.... (She has one tooth by the way)

We obviously tried the popsicle!

Wet wash cloth frozen (Thanks Lynn!)

Binky dipped in Whisky (Thanks Ray!......sick)

That thing that holds frozen food that can be strained? (Thanks Mara!)

Orajel (That doesn't work very long)

Of course teething rings of various shapes and sizes!

Have a suggestion? Let me know!

Everyone just think cool......cool......coooool........

Teething

Nuff Said!

Welcome

Hello everyone. Thanks for checking out my blog. Yup, my blog. This is something that I have wanted to do since my daughter was born back in December. I seem to have many thoughts that come to me on a daily basis regarding this whole "Fatherhood" thing and I figured why not share with the masses. Thank you Randall for showing me the ease of having a blog, and the fun of saying exactly what you want.

I will use this outlet to post the latest pictures of her......sorry, for those who may not know...her name is Chloe Elizabeth McCartney, Born on December 6, 2007 at 3:03 AM. (yes AM!!)

I encourage feedback! If you are a parent with a funny story or if there is something that you just want to relate, please do so! I want to hear from you all!

The first picture is actually a couple of months old already but I really like it. My wife (the most patient woman on this earth) and I call this one "Baby Mohawk" You can probably figure it out if you look at her little spike of hair on her head.

The baby bathtub in the picture is already history. Yup, on to the BIG TUB! Splashing is fun!

Anyway, this is the beginning and I hope some of you enjoy it. Please chime in whereas there is always a story to tell.......

Until next time.......

Corey