Toe Jam and Turkey

It has been a little while now but Korban has discovered his flexibility which for him comes with the satisfying reward of chewing on his toes. He really goes to town on the right one especially and coos and jibber jabbers while doing it. Maybe he was just trying to tell me "mom! I am ready to eat something other than just milk!"

...So Korban has graduated to rice cereal. But that became boring to him pretty fast and his bland cereal has now been sweetened with pears. Life just got a little more interesting for Korban! Notice the look of glee

as he stares at his cereal.

We have also just returned from a Thanksgiving trip to my Parents house in Utah. The weather was perfect for nestling down in-doors and staying in our pj's most of the day.

We were blessed to enjoy Mom's yummy cooking,

Dad's crackling fire and God's wonderful beauty outside of every window.

The day before Thanksgiving we drove up to Brian Head and experience

our first time out in falling snow! Despite the fact that it was very cold and windy

we had a good time and enjoyed it for a few minutes before rushing back

to the warmth of our car. Poor Korban looked like a pea in a pod all stuffed down

in Josh's jacket. At least he was warm and really seemed to enjoy

licking the snowflakes off of his lips.

Thanksgiving dinner was delicious and so much fun to make.

Mom you always make a tasty turkey!

I have finally decided that home is not necessarily the house you are in but the people you are with that make it a "home".

And to top it all off Little Lucy LaTour (Korban's new cousin) was born on Thanksgiving day! The little turkey couldn't wait any longer. I won't give too many details because I want to let the proud Mama and Papa share their story of the eventful day but here is a picture to tide you over.

Strike A Pose

Things seem to be winding down a bit as we go into Thanksgiving in just two weeks...not even a full two weeks! But we are truly looking forward to it. It's like it is the last big thing of all the big things that have been going on lately. Then there will be a pause until Jessica and Andrews wee little one is born....really can't wait for that! We just had her baby shower too and I would post some pictures but they are all on her camera. I have to admit I became a little covetous of her camera and set mine aside to use hers...it just takes such amazing pictures!

We have so much to be thankful for in how God has blessed us throughout the years and this year alone. So before we start to stuff our faces and belly's I hope we stop to remember all that He has done and even carried us through as well as the little blessings on the way, (my friend Lena is having a baby too.)

Now regarding the headline of this blog post, "Strike a Pose". Even though I put a picture of Korban in his kilt on the last post I took the liberty of making a more "official" photo of him in his little outfit. Since we were at it, we took a few other pictures to relish the moment before he got fed up with me and the camera. My favorite is the one where his finger is hanging off the corner of his mouth. He looks like he did something bad and is saying, "Who me!"

Well I had other pictures to post but my computer is being difficult and I don't want to bother my man at the moment but I will add more later.

Goodnight and God Bless!

Scottish Shortbread

Like I said in my last posting, we had another wedding to go to. My Cousin Jessica is now married to Ben Holt her long time Beau and now loving husband. Thankfully all the walking I did with my friend Cristina payed off so I could fit into the beautiful dress my cousin chose for the bridesmaids....woohoo! The wedding couldn't have been more perfect. It was a Scottish theme and very sentimental to our family as well...you see, the church where they were married is the same church my Grandpa and Grandma (Bommpa and Grandmommy) were married in. Not to mention the night before was the the rehearsal dinner at the Tam O' Shanter where my Grandparents went on their first date. I was holding up pretty fine at the wedding until their wedding day was mentioned. I miss Bampa so much, but I know he was smiling down on all of us that day!

Korban looked oh so cute in his little Scottish outfit and it was not until now that I thought his nick name fore the day should of been " My little Scottish shortbread". With cheeks like that you can't help but eat him up!

After returning to Ramona we all piled back into the car and went to little Jacks Birthday. The Elmo theme was oh so cute and the best part was just being surrounded by family...even Roz and John from Ohio as well as Aunt Joan were all there. Seeing all of the little ones running around made me look forward to Korban's birthdays to come. They all bring so much joy!

Well before I ramble on any more.....goodnight!

Time fly's...

Time fly's when your a new mom! I know it has been a while but get used to it because one, I was never great at keeping a journal or diary and two I just forget to sit down and do this! Much has been happening since the last blog and there seems to never be a dull moment with our little Korban. He is now two months old almost 3 and seems to grow more and more every day. His character is developing more which is a lot of fun. The best part is going into his room in the morning. We hear him squirming and almost crying but not quite...then some grunting (working on a diaper for mommy) then I pop my head over the crib and wait for him to notice me. It takes him a few seconds because he is doing all of this fussing with his eyes closed so I say "Korban open your eyes and you will see mommy!" So he opens his cute little eyes and gets the biggest smile usually followed by a squeak and squirm. It is the best feeling in the world. I don't think anybody Else's smile can make my heart leap like his does.

We recently went on a trip to Ohio for our cousin Becky's (Josh's cousin) wedding. Korban did well on the plane and was a little lady's man with the flight attendants. I thought he was pretty cute too until he messed himself all over my lap. Well he was still cute but the situation not so cute.....in fact it was pretty gross. I thought the plane would be landing soon so we could just change him when we got to the airport. It was the longest most uncomfortable descent of my life. Thankfully my shirt was long enough to cover the front of my pants and nobody could see the horrible stain. Two weeks later, Josh would get to experience close to the same thing but this time it was at church and there was no hiding it!

At the wedding Korban was quite the little dancer! Josh held him on the dance floor and Korban would push up and down with his chubby little legs..Look out Dancing With The Stars there is a new guy in town! The wedding was fun and spending time with family was great. We spent some time at Cousin Brad's house (Josh's cousin) and with his wife Doreene and the kids as well. Shaker Heights is were they live and it is such a beautiful little place. Everything is so green in fact all of Ohio is so green, it makes Ramona look like a dust bowl! I only wish we could grow tomato plants and hydrangeas as beautiful as the ones I saw in Shaker heights.

For the last day of our trip we visited the Amish country in Berlin. We could have spent days there if we had more time. It was so different from our normal every day fast paced lives. But I have to say it wold be hard to part with the many things that make chores and communication so much easier. Little Korban slept through the whole day, except to eat of course, he was always awake for that! To top off the whole day we stopped at lake Erie. The weather was a bit chilly but the view amazing. I have never seen a lake so big! It looked like the ocean. Josh was pretty happy to see it and as you can tell in one of the pictures Korban was pretty happy too.

Now we are home and settled back into our routine. Next big event...another wedding!

What a wonderful World

I know it has been long and much has happened since the last blog but some things have just been much to important to take time on the computer. As I am sure you all already know we have been blessed with the arrival of our precious baby boy Korban John Steinberg. I won't go over the details of the labor and delivery since I think you already know but lets just say with the way things panned out we are just happy to have a healthy beautiful baby boy. Our stay at the hospital was plenty long and coming home with a new addition to make us into a real family was something I can't even begin to describe. The feelings and emotions of it all can be so overwhelming. I will say though that a c-section plus a bumpy dirt road equals no fun at all!

So now here we are three weeks and 4 days later and boy is he changing already! Korban is already 9 1/2 lbs. but that was last Monday so I bet he is 10 lbs. by now. He smiles more and more every day when he hears us talking cheerfully to him. He has his dads big adorable smile that stretches a mile wide. There are a lot of things about baby boys that we were not prepared for such as the occasional pee across the room and other wonderful things coming out of either end at 5 am......which I have to say Dad has finally been initiated by both. I just thought Korban was out to get me but it looks like Dad and I are even.

On a more sentimental note (before the little guy wakes up) I had no idea that having a baby could bring two people, who were already in love, so much closer together. Being a Dad looks good on Josh and he has been a super husband to boot! He loves our little boy so much and he is already dreaming of days when we can take him to the zoo, play games, and go see really cool movies. Josh can't wait to show him the movie Walee (might be spelled wrong). When he See's that I am ridiculously tired he insists I take a nap while he hangs out with Korban. I think Josh has found a future video game buddy!

Korbans first few weeks have been very busy as well with visits from family and friends and not to mention baby showers! One from his Auntie Jessica (with her trusty camera always in hand) one from his Great Aunt Melanie and another from our friends and family at church. Who knew that one could be existent on this planet for three weeks and already be so popular....no to mention incredibly loved. I read Jessica's family blogg and all of the funny things my nephews do and the mischief they get into and it just gets me excited about what Korban is going to be like and all of the funny things he will say.....probably stuff Noah and Jack will teach him, I just know they will have a blast. Jessica don't ever move away!

I know my time on here is short until Korban is hungry again so I better sign off and add some pictures before I am beckoned...Love to all of you and thanks for reading!

Waiting

Not too much to report and photos I will have to attach later because they are on my computer at home. ..Yes I am still working but only on Thursday's wich means this will probably be my last day if the litte one should arrive on time. God willing I will not got too far into next week.
It is amazing the transformations that come along with pregnancy...such as swollen ankles when it is hot. I never knew my ankle, the right one only, could swell to such a size as it was! But I treated myself to a spa pedicure and the foot massage did the trick!
Lately we have been watching MMA and UFC cage fighting and when we do it seems like the baby is doing a little wrestling of it's own rolling around in my belly much to the amusement of our friends who watch in utter disgust and amazement all at the same time. I know cage fighting sounds crazy but it is actually very entertaining and real...not like WWF with the over dramatic wrestling and chair throwing, this is real martial arts and boxing all combined and in the end of it all they shake hands and give eachother a pat on the back for a job well done! Maybe I am having a boy becasue I find it wierd that I would be into this so much!
Now we are just waiting. Trying to keep ourselves busy to keep our mind off of the waiting. Just a few more days and we will meet our little baby! I have been nesting here and there with occasional breaks to the pool so I can float around and cool off. Josh is getting all the more excited especially after watching the labor and delivery coaching DVD. He is ready to go and I know he will be a great coach...I just hope he does not faint at the sight of blood and the IVs!
Funny story....The septic backed up again and so I called Josh to see what I should do. Of course I had a little worry in my voice because I felt bad that he would have to deal with it after a long day at work but my hesitation to tell him what was happening made him a little nervous when it was followed by "Honey...there is water coming out of both sides of the sink again." He first heard "water coming out" and thought I was talking about me! "No no! Not my water, the water in the sink, the septic is backing up again!" Josh, "Oh...O.k. I will take care of it when I get home." We got a laugh out of it and I will never forget it because it was so cute to hear the concern in his voice for me.
Well I guess I will keep everyone posted. Who knows maybe the next time I blog on here it will be with pictures of our precious little baby!

Nesting: Stage One

It has begun! Jessica came over to help me paint the baby's room, a light cream color hard to see in the picture, and so began the nesting itch for me. So far we have done just about all we can do to the baby room and I am now beginning to feel like I am twiddling my thumbs in eager anticipation for more baby stuff. Soon I will be off of work (with the exception of one day a week until they fill Thursday's or I explode) and then I will be able to focus more on the home.
Just like May, June has its fare share of events. I attended a women's retreat at Murrieta Bible college and hot springs. They have a heated pool in a very beautiful setting. I had heard that being in a pool while being very pregnant can have a nice weightless effect on someone...Amen to that! I did not want it to end. Other benefits of being pregger's...the ability to balance an ice cream bowl on my belly...it is quite funny.
Just last night we celebrated at Macaroni Grill once again but this time it was for our friend Jonny who is moving away. He has been our Jr. High youth pastor for almost 2 years and is going home to Monterrey to finish his college education.
There is still more to come but we will save that for later and when there are pictures to share!

May Madness!

May has turned out to be quite the busy month for us. It started with early Saturday mornings searching for the perfect crib, I finally found a set of furniture on Craig's list. The next weekend was a photo contest that I entered to benefit Arts Unlimited in Ramona which turned out to be quite hilarious. I was thinking, "A photo contest would be fun and I enjoy looking at other peoples photography and art. The cash prize would be nice too!" Well it turns out that Arts Unlimited is a dance group ranging from little bitty kids to adults. We got to see the little bitty kids talent show which basically consisted of them going absolutely crazy on a stage to silly songs and even some old school tunes. Purely for their parents entertainment and mine and Josh's amusement. We laughed the whole time. Needless to say there were only two adults in the photo contest, myself and another gentleman and when he received first place it did not leave much surprise as to who would receive second!
The next day, Saturday, we went to the Ramona Rodeo. Good food, the kind that clogs the arteries, and entertainment. It was not one of the best rodeos I have seen but it was fun none the less.
Then there was mothers day. Busy but fun. We had a nice lunch with Josh's family and then headed down to Santee to pick up the much awaited for crib and changing table! ( Pictures of that later...We still have not painted the room).
This weekend Josh was not feeling well so he took it easy while myself and some of the other young ladies at our church went to a friendship tea in Old Town. Though the weather was hot we still drank hot tea, crazy I know.
Later that night my poor sick husband had a battle with the plumbing....he prevailed. The plumbing was no mach for Mr. Fixit. Thank goodness too because we already have the wonderful summer bugs coming out of all the cracks, we don't need water coming out of all the drains as well.
And finally yesterday...Josh's Birthday. We celebrated at The Macaroni Grill. If you ever want to hear a birthday song sung in Italian Opera, this is the place to go. Awesome food, great service, and a really big piece of cake for the Birthday boy!
Whew! I guess with all of this God is just preparing us for the busy life of parenthood.
May is not over yet.....