Ponderings of a Scientist

Hi All - New images at henninger.shutterfly.com and a new movie on YouTube

So we’ve been dealing with a stomach virus at our house.  Addie was ill Tuesday and Wednesday, so by Saturday am when us parents were still feeling ok we figured it would be safe to have our scheduled Friend’s Thanksgiving dinner party that night.  Dinner went well - we enjoyed lobster - supporting our local fishermen - but after dinner Mike was suddenly hit by the stomach virus.

He ended up passing out and hitting his head on the bathroom tile floor.  That secured him a trip to the ER via ambulance.  He was in and out of consciousness and seemed ready to throw up so I decided not to drive him myself.

After a few hours at the ER - thank goodness Hefe and Chris were still at our house and could baby/dog sit - Mike came home plus four stitches, three staples, a bag of IV fluids, anti-nausea meds and some bruises.  He has been out of work since, still recovering!

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE TOMORROW…the popular vote might even count this year.

“The scientific research vessel “Polarstern” returned this morning from the Arctic to Bremerhaven (northern Germany). It was the first ship to have crossed the Northwest and Northeast passages” without having to break any ice reported an institute spokesman according to the French news agency AFP.

The Arctic ice cap, which in August saw its largest seasonal melting since satellite observations began 30 years ago, completely disappeared in the Northwest and Northeast passages in September, the European Space Agency confirmed on October 7.

According to the United States National Snow and Ice Data Center, Arctic sea ice coverage during September was at its second lowest extent since satellite records began in 1979. Average ice extent during September was 1.80 million square miles, which is 34% below the 1979-2000 average and is part of an 11.7% decline in extent per decade over the past 30 years. The record lowest extent, set in 2007 was 1.65 million square miles. ”

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More pictures - lots of playing in the leaves.

Addie’s dancing escapade has spawned a “cutest baby contest”.  Check out one of Addie’s favorite bands and the contest here.

Check out the pictures and a movie.

In the August and September 2008 folders on henninger.shutterfly.com

Only the mother of a toddler would be proud or really care about the following, but I’m going to share anyway; Addison peed on the potty - twice!  She has recently developed an interest in pee in the toilet so while shopping yesterday we bought her a potty seat.  Just for her to have in the bathroom to get used to; I’m not planning on potty training her for at least a few more months - she isn’t even 16 months old yet, can’t say the word “potty” yet, nor can she pull down her pants unaided (nor did I think she yet had control of her bladder muscles - but I was wrong on that account).  We got the potty seat as a preamble to potty training, something to play with more than use.

BUT… last night and then again this am she followed me into the bathroom - as toddler moms and dads know privacy in the bathroom is not aloud or practical with a small child in the house- and each time wanted to sit on the potty, and each time she peed right away, then looked at her pee in the little bowl with a shocked look on her face and ran out of the bathroom amist applause from Mommy and Daddy.

Up on Shutterfly….

Auntie Nikki took some great pictures of Addie, Ollie and the rest of the Henninger hanging out at a Lake House last weekend.