bww - Tootsie Roll

After my whole family spent a week in Florida waiting for the newest addition to our little family when he didn't come they decided to let me stay and went home without me early Saturday morning.

I stayed for Clark Bar's birthday party.  I spent some time with Lollipop and then I went to Tootsie Pops' doctor's appointment with her to find out her induction date, since she was already past due.  

They scheduled her for Wednesday the 12th, but she was awakened at 2:30 Tuesday morning with labor pains.  We waited around their apartment until about 8:00 a.m.  then we loaded up the cars and went to the hospital.  

They decided she was too far along to let her go home, so they got her some ice chips and told her to walk the halls.

Everything was going according to plan, but then the contractions kept going but she wasn't making much progress.  

When little man's heart rate started dropping the wonderful nurses in labor and delivery jumped on the bed with Tootsie Pop and re positioned the baby inside her belly to make sure he was no longer in distress.

The doctors and nurses kept monitoring her progress until around 10:30 p.m.  That is when they decide to do a C-section and give the baby a break.  His heart rate dropped a couple of times during that day, and the doctor was concerned that he was getting exhausted.  

When I saw him for the first time it was on a text message, since none of us could be in the delivery room.  

He is just perfect, isn't he?  

His momma named him Tootsie Roll while we were in the hospital.  Since she is Tootsie Pop she thought that should be his name.  

So here he is for real . . .

8 lb.  2 oz.
19 7/8 inches

Tootsie Roll!

Momma and baby all ready to go home.  

Oh right . . . the black and white!  (Did you think I forgot?)  

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bww - waiting

UPDATE:  Introducing . . . . Tootsie Roll!!!

Happy Birthday Tootsie Roll!

Clark Bar is NINE

THIS is seriously NOT possible!  Number one that my grandson is NINE and number two that I was actually in Florida for his birthday party!

As you can see the pinata was a big hit!!

The picture frame in this shot was designed and built by Clark Bar.  He also recently designed an earring holder for his mom.  He loves to build things, and practically had all the sets built by the end of the weekend.

The swimming was fun, even though it was raining for part of the party!  They were already wet.

The ice cream sundae bar was also very popular!  Aren't these little shot glasses cute for the toppings?

Summer birthdays are the best!  So what did YOU do this weekend?

BWW - beach

I am finally here. . . still waiting (as of Sunday night, when I wrote this post) for our new grandson.  But so glad to be here and not 16 hours away when Tootsie Pop goes into labor. 

Here are some shots from the beach today (Sunday).

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ncdogg - update

Reese's, as many of you may remember, started blogging almost 1 year ago. Since that time she has been busy typing away and creating fan fiction after doing many hours of play throughs on multiple video games. 

Now to some of you this may not sound very interesting, but let me explain. 

When you play an RPG (role play game) there is quite a bit of latitude the creators of the game allow the player.  For example, you can choose your character, your strengths, your race and whether you want to be "good" or "evil".  In most cases the way you play has as much to do with the experience as the game itself.  So there is a lot of things you can do differently from other players, even though you are playing the same exact game. 

When you encounter a NPC (non-playable character - or a pre-programmed character in the game), you have a variety of responses to choose from and each response will generate a different reaction from the game.  Couple this with all the other variables and you have a truly unique experience within the limits offered by the programmers who designed the game.

 . . . whew!

With all that being said, two of the blogs I am introducing you to today are "fan-fiction" blogs.  You can always find the links to these new blogs on Reese's main blog "Non-Confidential Diaries of a Girl Gamer" N-CDOGG for short. 

 

 

This is a scene from Elsa Flarest's Skyrim Journal.  This story is written in a laid-back diary format.

 

This is a scene from The Elder Scrolls Tales.  This fan-fiction is written in a book (novel) format.

Book I: A Skyrim Tale
Book II: An Oblivion Tale (just started Book II, and planning to finish Book I first). 

It is fascinating to read, if you like adventures and even better if you like video games and you want to see how to get though a certain part of the game.

There are many ways to link up and stay up-to-date with the latest chapters in each of these stories by checking the right side panel on these blogs.  You can follow on facebook and on twitter, or have new posts sent directly to your inbox.

If you have suggestions, comments or constructive criticism you can email Reese's at ncdogg@hotmail.com.