tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63623443359410656002012-02-16T21:30:58.632-06:00Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-51488233102013960352008-07-09T20:39:00.006-05:002008-07-09T20:57:37.638-05:00

Ok, so this has nothing to do with my family, but I got a new phone last week and absolutely love it. The LG Dare through Verizon Wireless. This thing rocks.The only downfall is that you cannot sync your calendar and contacts with your PC. But it has a fully functional browser and lots of other goodies. Check out the rap sheet: http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/25/

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-5799344656954439502008-06-27T12:00:00.002-05:002008-06-27T13:19:21.470-05:00

Ava started crawling over a week ago.... she's all over the place!

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-20741998852329554002008-03-16T09:52:00.002-05:002008-03-16T10:00:54.054-05:00

A little slow until about the 2:15 minute mark, but she starts chatting away after that!

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-59122274246132027162008-03-08T07:07:00.003-06:002008-03-08T07:11:14.716-06:00

As much as I dislike the Packers, Brett truely was a joy to watch, and will be missed by this Bears fan.

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-29836421611326287522008-02-21T20:05:00.002-06:002008-02-21T20:46:24.435-06:00

Ava rolled over for the first time last Sunday, February 10, 2008! She rolled from her belly to her back, and has done it several times since. She has yet to roll from her back to her belly.In addition, we started feeding her cereal about 3-4 weeks ago, and the first few nights after we started, she slept through the night. But since then, it has been hit or miss.....until this week. All week

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Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-76686883688342083612008-02-03T10:28:00.000-06:002008-02-03T10:37:49.001-06:00

Check out pics of our new furniture! Kim has made the claim that it is "the best purchase we have ever made". This is only half of it. It is actually a huge sectional and the other half of it is in the basement for now, but once we move, we hope to have a big enough living room that we can put the whole thing in!

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This is what Ava told us the last 2 nights. Two nights ago, she woke up every hour. Last night, she woke up at midnight and screamed until 3am. Nothing wrong with her, we tried everything, she just didn't want to sleep....in her crib. We put her in her car seat, and she slept the rest of the night. So tonight, we will try the car seat again, or maybe the bassinet and make sure she is right up

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-47063756543036453662008-01-12T16:20:00.000-06:002008-01-12T16:21:34.506-06:00

We have lots of videos of Ava, and I am just now working on getting them online so our friends and family can see them. This is her, within the first hour or 2 of being on the "outside".

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-3618294086883835372008-01-02T19:07:00.000-06:002008-01-02T19:23:33.645-06:00

This is something I saw on a friend's blog several months ago. I forwarded it on to several friends/family of mine because I thought it was so good (and I DON'T do forwards). If you have a few extra minutes, no, I say make a few extra minutes to watch this. I get teary-eyed every time I watch it.

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-31350026656733630092007-12-30T21:40:00.000-06:002007-12-30T21:58:54.476-06:00

Not that anyone beside me and my nerdy cousin and uncle (and maybe aunt Pat) want to see these, but in case you do, enjoy pics of my new PC and brand new NEC 19" widescreen monitor!

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It's that time of year again, the time that I set goals for myself that by I will have given up on by February 1st. This year, I am really trying to take it seriously, we'll see how it goes. These goals may be a little in detail, but I have broken them down as such, so they appear much more attainable:1. By July 1, 2008, lose 20 pounds. This breaks down to a little over 3 pounds a month (very

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-54022618081452489452007-12-29T21:44:00.000-06:002007-12-29T22:06:01.193-06:00

Enjoy some Christmas pics!If you would like to see more, you can see them here!

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-18729508179163246572007-12-29T21:34:00.000-06:002007-12-29T21:43:16.156-06:00

Ava has been coughing and sneezing quite a bit lately, particularly coughing. And it is a barky cough. While we were at Grandma and Grandpa Wharton's for Christmas, she did not sleep well. In fact, she wouldn't sleep anywhere during the night except on either Kim or my chests. Needless to say, we didn't get a lot of sleep in the few days we were in Omaha. That's ok though, its expected, and

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-54784877826026692702007-12-29T21:31:00.000-06:002007-12-29T21:34:10.155-06:00

About 2 weeks ago, Ava blessed us with sleep! Yes, she slept through the night 4 times in one week. She slept from about 10pm to 6am. It was good.Still, when not sleeping through the night, she is only getting up once, usually about 2:30 to eat. We really can't complain about that.

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-35866801185662031052007-12-16T07:15:00.000-06:002007-12-16T07:44:49.751-06:00

2 weeks ago, I convinced Kim that 6 years to have a PC is like having a car for 20 years....way overdue for a new one. And our old PC worked, but it was showing its age every day. Getting pretty slow. And coupled with the fact that I can get a PC through work pretty cheap, it was enough argument for her to let me get a new one. (Actually I think the statement that really made her decide to let me

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-28842083683380412152007-11-10T14:10:00.000-06:002007-11-10T14:46:35.188-06:00

Soon after birth: About 2 weeks (she was a pumpkin for Halloween): 3 weeks (with our Puggle, Ella):Ava and Dad:The happy family:Ava and cousin Sophia:

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This is about a month overdue but I have several to catch up on so here it is:Ava Ann Matteson joined our family at 7:33am on October 16, 2007. She was 8 lbs 2 oz and 20.5 inches long. She was very healthy, as was Kim, and we very lucky and blessed to have her. I will be posting pictures soon.

Erichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13031396386315200247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362344335941065600.post-8222131433932012882007-11-05T19:54:00.000-06:002007-11-05T19:58:52.251-06:00

Since having our child, Ava, I decided it was best to move my blog over to a hosted, backed-up service, rather than relying on my old server in the basement, and hoping that it won't crash someday soon...Blogger hosted my first blog, and it was very user-friendly, so I'm back. Be looking for lots of pictures of Ava, our daughter!

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