The year 2014 is now upon us, and with it are numerous expectations of great things that are to reveal themselves to us in the coming months. We commonly associate these as resolutions, and those resolutions are comprised of good intentions which we often pave ourselves a path to destruction with. However, there are always positives to these set backs we encounter in our attempt to make ourselves better as well and it is these positive aspects which when focused on in the light of great learned reasoning we can truly improve on the person that we are. To say this a little more clearly so that you are certain to not miss the meaning in the form of sentence structure, there is a lot to be learned from each of our multitude of mistakes. The multitude of mistakes being a comprehensive list of all of those things in which you performed less than favorably in the grand scheme of things over the course of one's life.
My sons! Last year I began a slightly new approach to this archive, online journal, blog, story of your alls youth, however you want to call this entity which has transpired before me in the course of countless hours spent pecking away at keys a little at a time to give you periodic updates real time while creating for you content to dive into when you feel the need to do so. This format which I began last year incorporated my posting essentially one update per month with occasional second or third postings as I felt necessary. I feel that I may keep this format, at least for the time being unless something occurs to make me feel as though more recent updates are needed.
I believe that most importantly I will begin to make updates a weekly habit when your reading skills have begun to develop to such a level that you may enjoy reading a weekly chronicle from myself. In the beginnings of this endeavor I will be certain to keep each chronicle short, sweet, and at a reading level for a child. I will however, continue to address you as a full grown adult from time to time when I begin that practice as well. I love you sons! Seek first the Kingdom of God in all that you do and the rest shall fall in place on its own.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Two Sons: A comparison
Aiden Xavier HiettBorn October 31 2013 10:49am
Jacob Solomon HiettBorn April 3 2012 8:40pm
The similarities in our two children appearance wise has been noted to us. To be able to share this occurrence with all interested parties I have submitted these two photos which display both of the children within a very short time after their birth. Both of these photos were taken by the proud pappy before the momma had even recovered from the foggy haze of the anesthetic introduced for the purpose of performing the cesarean section. When you compare the physical features and appearance of these two children, I must say, they do clearly have a significant portion of shared genetic material.
My two sons, I love you each unconditionally. May each of your lives be filled with ample love, joy, and prosperity. Be a part of one another's lives and share a brotherly bond that no outside force is able to understand or undermine.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
The final 24 hours
We are now standing at the threshold of the birth of Aiden. In English class last night I was taking a glance at "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe and noticed that in this classic poem, Poe uses the name Aidenn spelled with a second "n" I thought this was interesting and so I shared it with Rachel. Neither of us had even realized this despite the fact that we both talk about how well versed we are in works of this fascinatingly creative author. I am not certain that this totally warrants any last minute changes to the proposed way of spelling Aiden's name, however it is noteworthy in that the principal idea must be discussed with Aiden when he is old enough to understand the metaphoric concepts of Poe's writing. Perhaps a Poe piece is not exactly meant to be shared with the very young of modern civilization, however it is undoubtedly a thing to be treasured and shared with all young men and women becoming of the age to perfect the art of freely thinking.
The scheduled cesarean section is tomorrow at 10:30am and we have been requested to show up at the hospital promptly at 8:30 am. This will be so that they can get us checked in, prepared, and underway in the delivery of our precious second son. Jacob will soon have a little brother, and we have discussed the idea that we think he already knows something about the impending addition to our little family because he has already most certainly come to terms with the fact that there is now a second car seat ridding around in the back of the car with him, and that this second car seat is not his. Therefore, we are rather sure that Jacob understands he will soon be having a little brother riding around in the back seat with him.
I will be trying desperately to update any relevant news, photos, or videos as promptly as possible of this monumentous milestone event. Although, please realize that I will also be enjoying it as well so I urge you ahead of time to grant me a slight bit of slack in response times to the latest updates only because I will be concentrating primarily on enjoying the presence of my growing family over the next 24-48 hours.
The scheduled cesarean section is tomorrow at 10:30am and we have been requested to show up at the hospital promptly at 8:30 am. This will be so that they can get us checked in, prepared, and underway in the delivery of our precious second son. Jacob will soon have a little brother, and we have discussed the idea that we think he already knows something about the impending addition to our little family because he has already most certainly come to terms with the fact that there is now a second car seat ridding around in the back of the car with him, and that this second car seat is not his. Therefore, we are rather sure that Jacob understands he will soon be having a little brother riding around in the back seat with him.
I will be trying desperately to update any relevant news, photos, or videos as promptly as possible of this monumentous milestone event. Although, please realize that I will also be enjoying it as well so I urge you ahead of time to grant me a slight bit of slack in response times to the latest updates only because I will be concentrating primarily on enjoying the presence of my growing family over the next 24-48 hours.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
October Update
October is now upon us and as the month closes and the large mass of children hiding their identities behind their custom costumes begin to roam the streets in search of various marvelous treats, we ourselves inch towards the closing of another pregnancy which concludes with the welcoming of Aiden.
As the days are each crossed off of the calendar and the final day of the month draws near, excitement overwhelms me with anticipation of meeting my youngest son Aiden Xavier Hiett. Oh how my heart yearns for him to be near me. Oh, what joyous pleasure shall become of his eldest brother and I when we can all learn and play together.
Rachel is working tirelessly at finding a fitting halloween themed outfit for young Aiden to wear home from the hospital and we are now about to purchase an infant's car seat which will enact as his fine chariot for that fantastic ride home to a yet unknown location.
Heaven is no trick,
Hell is no treat!
Sunday, September 1, 2013
September Update
Well now readers, fans, and family September is upon us and as another great month begins so to do the marvelous adventures that so wholeheartedly entertain a certain little Einstein that continues to endlessly explore this world which surrounds him. Rachel is now on the home stretch of her pregnancy and we are exceedingly excited to welcome our second son, Aiden, into this fantastic world which is so completely filled with marvelous and mysterious ups and downs.
At 11:27pm the cool September night your mother and I witnessed her red glowing ball blaze across the sky as NASA launched another mission to the moon. This time not to the surface of the moon but instead to study the atmosphere of our Lunar sister via the unmanned space craft LADEE. A sophisticated piece of equipment and a well spent 280 million dollars as we continue to expand our minds and captivate the hearts of the younger generations. I just wanted to mention this monumentous occasion as it was such a beautiful sight that your mother and I shared together and because as time progresses and the data from the mission becomes ancient archives the youth of the world may find in LADEE a bit of inspiration towards further discovery.
At 11:27pm the cool September night your mother and I witnessed her red glowing ball blaze across the sky as NASA launched another mission to the moon. This time not to the surface of the moon but instead to study the atmosphere of our Lunar sister via the unmanned space craft LADEE. A sophisticated piece of equipment and a well spent 280 million dollars as we continue to expand our minds and captivate the hearts of the younger generations. I just wanted to mention this monumentous occasion as it was such a beautiful sight that your mother and I shared together and because as time progresses and the data from the mission becomes ancient archives the youth of the world may find in LADEE a bit of inspiration towards further discovery.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
August Update
August has officially arrived. And now it is time for me to keep you up to date on happenings and events within this month in regards to your greater development. To sum it up in one word "Motion". Yes, you are indeed finding a whole new found freedom wherein you are doing everything you can to walk/crawl/jump and otherwise move around in order to explore everything. You have discovered a new game which you quite enjoy playing with yourself. In this game you grab a ball, any ball seems to work fine for you, wiffle ball, mini basket ball, mini football, full size foot ball, mini dodge ball, tennis ball, the cat's ball essentially any ball that finds itself within range of your tiny fingers. After having acquired said ball you will toss it, at which point you will chase it down, pick it up, and toss it again. Exceedingly amusing to your mother and I in that you are technically playing fetch with yourself. At first we had a slight thought that this sight was a little bit pathetic in nature that you should not be resorting to playing fetch with yourself, however as we attempted on numerous occasions to join in this sport along with you we would find that it only tended to frustrate and irritate you. You truly seem to believe that this should remain as a solo sport, and well it gives you great amounts of exercise so to that end we are delighted.
You absolutely love animals at this point. You will chase down cats and dogs alike to give them a simple pat and when they attempt to lick your face you smile begins to glow. This week we took you to the Berkeley county fair just outside Martinsburg West Virginia where you were able to see all sorts of animals including cows, sheep, ducks, goats, chickens, rabbits, and pigs. This adventure was quite the delight to you although our first run through you slept the entire time, however after you had indulged yourself with a hearty nap we returned to the fairgrounds at which time you received a proper introduction to all of the various livestock.
This summer you have found a special fondness for various new foods such as chunks of watermelon, cantaloupe, pulled pork, and most especially the cheesy covered butterfly potatoes from the fairgrounds.
We just renewed the domain hietts.info for the low price of $8.11 from our sponsor website Richmond Daddy and the renewal is good for a year. Your mother and I concur that this is a fantastic deal considering that entry to this blog with this domain is easily found at jacob.hietts.info as opposed to just using the link to my blog account. It also includes several additional features such as email accounts that we can all utilize, the ability to include a subdomain for your younger brothers name when he arrives, and several other great things.
I also finalized my schedule for the upcoming semester in college and I am looking at being able to graduate this coming spring. Having children and being in skool presents several financial obstacles nonetheless we continue to keep moving forward to a brighter future. At some point it will all pay off for the greater good and your mother and I will most likely begin registering the hietts.info domain in 10 year stents to secure ownership of it for our family for several decades to come.
And on the subject of the hietts.info domain It is my great pleasure to announce that as of August 21st I discovered that this domain has achieved an Alexa rating making it actually quite valuable. For that fact especially I will be including a rating and value widget within this posting just below.
You absolutely love animals at this point. You will chase down cats and dogs alike to give them a simple pat and when they attempt to lick your face you smile begins to glow. This week we took you to the Berkeley county fair just outside Martinsburg West Virginia where you were able to see all sorts of animals including cows, sheep, ducks, goats, chickens, rabbits, and pigs. This adventure was quite the delight to you although our first run through you slept the entire time, however after you had indulged yourself with a hearty nap we returned to the fairgrounds at which time you received a proper introduction to all of the various livestock.
This summer you have found a special fondness for various new foods such as chunks of watermelon, cantaloupe, pulled pork, and most especially the cheesy covered butterfly potatoes from the fairgrounds.
We just renewed the domain hietts.info for the low price of $8.11 from our sponsor website Richmond Daddy and the renewal is good for a year. Your mother and I concur that this is a fantastic deal considering that entry to this blog with this domain is easily found at jacob.hietts.info as opposed to just using the link to my blog account. It also includes several additional features such as email accounts that we can all utilize, the ability to include a subdomain for your younger brothers name when he arrives, and several other great things.
I also finalized my schedule for the upcoming semester in college and I am looking at being able to graduate this coming spring. Having children and being in skool presents several financial obstacles nonetheless we continue to keep moving forward to a brighter future. At some point it will all pay off for the greater good and your mother and I will most likely begin registering the hietts.info domain in 10 year stents to secure ownership of it for our family for several decades to come.
And on the subject of the hietts.info domain It is my great pleasure to announce that as of August 21st I discovered that this domain has achieved an Alexa rating making it actually quite valuable. For that fact especially I will be including a rating and value widget within this posting just below.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
July Update
July is a fantastic summer month. It contains both Independence Day and 31 sweltering hot days filled with sunshine. This specific July also included for you time spent in the small kiddie pool filled with water over at your Grandma Pearl's house. Wherein you found your efforts equally as enjoyable splashing the water as it was spending your time pulling up blades of grass which rested just outside the edge of the pool. After getting several blades of grass clinging to your wet hands you would find that a simple quick splashes would quickly rid your hands of the dangling blades just in time for you to reach over and pull up some more. This practice continued until the bright crisp blue water gathered a sudden blended shade of green.
We also received first images of your little brother AIden, whose name, I have decided will always be spelled with a capital I in effort to give his name a slight tribute to my Grandfather, Larry Whitacre. His middle name being Alden. You will note the slight resemblance that AIden spelled with a capital "I" and Alden spelled with a lowercase "L" actually present the onlooker with. Your extremely witty Great-Grandfather made mention of this remarkable irony to me over the phone one day at which point I felt this tribute to him would be delightfully perfect to account for his limitless supply of comedic relief for any situation.
I was also able to schedule all of my classes for this upcomming fall semester where I will continue to push forward to the soon realization of having a degree. Also, with it a much brighter future for yourselves, your mother, and I. It has been quite a struggle so far and I certainly do not expect anything less for the coming months but in the end it will have all been well worth it. Working now to find any little 100 or 500 dollar scholarship I can acquire to help fill about a $4,000 slack we have in our annual budget this year. My efforts are therefore increasingly intense upon finding any side job or part time work I can scrounge as well.
Regardless, my web development website, Richmond Daddy, continues to increase in traffic and popularity so it is with great optimistic view of the future that I say this budget issue is a slight set back in the now that will ultimately realize itself in a much more secure time yet to be.
This has been your father's take on the world of parenthood for this month. Join us again in August for a look at the struggles of getting a 3 foot tall young man to walk.
We also received first images of your little brother AIden, whose name, I have decided will always be spelled with a capital I in effort to give his name a slight tribute to my Grandfather, Larry Whitacre. His middle name being Alden. You will note the slight resemblance that AIden spelled with a capital "I" and Alden spelled with a lowercase "L" actually present the onlooker with. Your extremely witty Great-Grandfather made mention of this remarkable irony to me over the phone one day at which point I felt this tribute to him would be delightfully perfect to account for his limitless supply of comedic relief for any situation.
I was also able to schedule all of my classes for this upcomming fall semester where I will continue to push forward to the soon realization of having a degree. Also, with it a much brighter future for yourselves, your mother, and I. It has been quite a struggle so far and I certainly do not expect anything less for the coming months but in the end it will have all been well worth it. Working now to find any little 100 or 500 dollar scholarship I can acquire to help fill about a $4,000 slack we have in our annual budget this year. My efforts are therefore increasingly intense upon finding any side job or part time work I can scrounge as well.
Regardless, my web development website, Richmond Daddy, continues to increase in traffic and popularity so it is with great optimistic view of the future that I say this budget issue is a slight set back in the now that will ultimately realize itself in a much more secure time yet to be.
This has been your father's take on the world of parenthood for this month. Join us again in August for a look at the struggles of getting a 3 foot tall young man to walk.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
June Update
I have made it a monthly habit of mine to introduce to you via this web blog, an image through detailed wording of life as it is through my perspective as it pertains to your growth and development, and also as it pertains to our family unit as a whole. I would like to take this opportunity and speak to you a moment also, in a lesson of discipline as well. As it is that I have made it my monthly habit of mine to speak to you on this level, it is a most appropriate forum for I, your father, to speak to you about discipline. I hope you are willing to hear my words with an open admiration for learning.
To keep ones self-discipline at peak performance is always a true yielding fruit of prudence. This is a message that wisdom tells us often. Even small displays of discipline can encourage growth of newer and much more abounding ones. The manner in which you keep yourself as an individual will always speak volumes as to the type of character you have. It is always in your best interest to manage the way in which you conduct yourself in public with great care.
As for discipline and the fruits it also yields, we begin to understand better accountability and trustworthiness. This two things follow us in increase as we continue to maintain our level of self discipline. We can notice affirmation of these things through the actions of others as they more easily entrust us with items or tasks. Discipline can take many forms and the effects of it vary as greatly.
I love your mother so much little boy! And oh how exciting it is knowing that we will be soon welcoming your adorable little sibling into the world as well!
To keep ones self-discipline at peak performance is always a true yielding fruit of prudence. This is a message that wisdom tells us often. Even small displays of discipline can encourage growth of newer and much more abounding ones. The manner in which you keep yourself as an individual will always speak volumes as to the type of character you have. It is always in your best interest to manage the way in which you conduct yourself in public with great care.
As for discipline and the fruits it also yields, we begin to understand better accountability and trustworthiness. This two things follow us in increase as we continue to maintain our level of self discipline. We can notice affirmation of these things through the actions of others as they more easily entrust us with items or tasks. Discipline can take many forms and the effects of it vary as greatly.
I love your mother so much little boy! And oh how exciting it is knowing that we will be soon welcoming your adorable little sibling into the world as well!
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Friday, May 10, 2013
That First Taste of Something not quite Right
That's right folks, we have it here for you. The slow motion video of kids tasting something
which just does not quite agree with their taste buds. You will enjoy these classic first taste
reactions as you take note that each reaction unfolds.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
May Update
May Update
May is always a beautiful time of year. All fears of the last frost have subsided and large scale garden planting can begin in most regions of America during this part of the year. The leaves of the trees have all pretty much exposed themselves for a summer filled with sun ray soaking. Green bright imagery of life abounds all around you. I have always enjoyed especially this time of year and throughout the summer months.
Your spry spirit and vigorous will to stand and make progress towards walking keeps me continually awe stricken young man. Also, the effort you have been contributing towards your ability to grasp greater control of your vocal skills has been quite a delight to your mother and I.
Furthermore, I would like to send out a special shout out to this father that shows us a great example of the simple truth that fathers posses super powers!
I have finished my college final exams and so I will now have the summer free from study and school work. Although a bit of attention will be put into further establishing web development clients, I certainly will be taking full advantage of the additional time we have together to just concentrate on ourselves. I sincerely feel that a fishing trip may soon be in order as a family get out. It's the time of year again to bring out the grill and have a good ole' feast on fish fillets.
Your great grandparents Larry and Judy Whitacre blessed us with a fantastic visit this month which was a great way to begin our May with a visit from loved ones. As a result of the natural tendency grandparents have to spoil their young grand kids you have acquired your first tricycle. It is a little Radio Flyer Trike. Now I sincerely feel compelled to tell you just how fantastic this product from Radio Flyer really is. It is their model for 2-4 years and has a small storage compartment in the rear. It is super easy to assemble out of the box equipped only with a phillips screw driver. The design is also cleverly devised so that this product is clearly built with durability in mind. I can see this little Radio Flyer trike being made good use of by many young children to come.
About food. Your father would easily be happy if you were to remain eating puree sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes forever, because I frequently find myself in a whirlwind of panic as I replay in my mind the heimlich maneuver course I took some years ago and remind myself that taking a refresher course would be a great idea, every single time I watch you eating anything larger than a gold fish cracker. This is not because I doubt your ability to conquer those big beef burritos, but instead it is because I am a father, and never in my life have I ever experienced such a love for anyone the way I have found it to be in you. Nonetheless, by this point you are actually able to eat beef jerky like a champion, which seeing you with that typically hasn't bothered me. You have really always done very well with all foods, chicken nuggets, fish sticks. I couldn't get you to eat cottage cheese with me but maybe that is something you will like better when your a little older. I noticed you are not to particularly found of the mashed potatoes either though so I am kind of wondering if this denotes that your just not enthused by the visual aesthetics of white mushy foods. If I am not mistaken this is totally your mom's fault because she would only eat brown carbohydrates when she was pregnant with you causing you to have a white food intolerance.
I told her this would happen, but clearly she did not think it would.
LOL. I Love you Rachel Hiett!
For those individuals whom follow this blog rather frequently, this month we are trying to raise a little special awareness to the website 1ArmBandit
Your spry spirit and vigorous will to stand and make progress towards walking keeps me continually awe stricken young man. Also, the effort you have been contributing towards your ability to grasp greater control of your vocal skills has been quite a delight to your mother and I.
Furthermore, I would like to send out a special shout out to this father that shows us a great example of the simple truth that fathers posses super powers!
I have finished my college final exams and so I will now have the summer free from study and school work. Although a bit of attention will be put into further establishing web development clients, I certainly will be taking full advantage of the additional time we have together to just concentrate on ourselves. I sincerely feel that a fishing trip may soon be in order as a family get out. It's the time of year again to bring out the grill and have a good ole' feast on fish fillets.
Your great grandparents Larry and Judy Whitacre blessed us with a fantastic visit this month which was a great way to begin our May with a visit from loved ones. As a result of the natural tendency grandparents have to spoil their young grand kids you have acquired your first tricycle. It is a little Radio Flyer Trike. Now I sincerely feel compelled to tell you just how fantastic this product from Radio Flyer really is. It is their model for 2-4 years and has a small storage compartment in the rear. It is super easy to assemble out of the box equipped only with a phillips screw driver. The design is also cleverly devised so that this product is clearly built with durability in mind. I can see this little Radio Flyer trike being made good use of by many young children to come.
About food. Your father would easily be happy if you were to remain eating puree sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes forever, because I frequently find myself in a whirlwind of panic as I replay in my mind the heimlich maneuver course I took some years ago and remind myself that taking a refresher course would be a great idea, every single time I watch you eating anything larger than a gold fish cracker. This is not because I doubt your ability to conquer those big beef burritos, but instead it is because I am a father, and never in my life have I ever experienced such a love for anyone the way I have found it to be in you. Nonetheless, by this point you are actually able to eat beef jerky like a champion, which seeing you with that typically hasn't bothered me. You have really always done very well with all foods, chicken nuggets, fish sticks. I couldn't get you to eat cottage cheese with me but maybe that is something you will like better when your a little older. I noticed you are not to particularly found of the mashed potatoes either though so I am kind of wondering if this denotes that your just not enthused by the visual aesthetics of white mushy foods. If I am not mistaken this is totally your mom's fault because she would only eat brown carbohydrates when she was pregnant with you causing you to have a white food intolerance.
I told her this would happen, but clearly she did not think it would.
LOL. I Love you Rachel Hiett!
For those individuals whom follow this blog rather frequently, this month we are trying to raise a little special awareness to the website 1ArmBandit
Sunday, March 31, 2013
April Showers
April Monthly Installment:
April showers bring the May flowers, and the May flowers bring the pilgrims. Haha, just starting off on a light note there for you! So, for this year 2013 Easter Sunday fell on March 31st. April 1st being on Monday, and that is no fools joke. Of course we can not forget that during this month on the third day is some special little man's birthday. So your very first of an annual tradition that will be celebrated as a way of celebrating you, and your life and purpose in this world. Yes, son, you truly are a special little man.
Here is a video which does well to show your progress to date with your mastery of standing unsupported. Now that you are toddling around we shall classify you as a toddler, making you no longer an infant but not quite a full grown man.
Your father lovingly created a blog to keep account of various things you may find interesting or important at a later time in life. In only your first year of life this blog has yielded some fascinatingly impressive results. People have viewed your blog from United States, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Romania, China, Spain, South Korea, and Sweden. I listed the countries in order of most visits from that country. Sweden being the lowest with only four views having originated from that country to date. We can understand that naturally United States should be highest on the list because your family and friends keep an eye on the blog on a regular basis and all being from the US. But the fact that makes this most interesting to me is the fact that there are multitudes of people from no less than ten countries who know your story, your name, and the like my son. So one result from me keeping this blog for you is that in your very first year of life you officially became a “World Renowned Kiddo.” As of the date of your first birthday, April, 3rd 2013, your blog has had well over 2,500 visits. This is an impressive feat for someone your age!
Also this month, your father's continuing education (final exams for the end of the month)
this will mark the start of a skool free summer semester that I will be able to enjoy with you and your mother!
Furthermore, we have found out this month that we are pregnant! Again :-D So be ready for a little sister or brother Jacob. I suppose the manner of this blog will begin to take a form that is for the benefit of you and all of your future siblings. For this reason the usage of the word "kids" as a directive will likely greatly increase as the usage of the words "my son" decreases some as it may no longer serve as the proper directive term in many cases. It is an exciting feeling all over again. We will keep you updated as we learn more and as the pregnancy continues to grow and flourish towards that November 5th due date we initially received.
April showers bring the May flowers, and the May flowers bring the pilgrims. Haha, just starting off on a light note there for you! So, for this year 2013 Easter Sunday fell on March 31st. April 1st being on Monday, and that is no fools joke. Of course we can not forget that during this month on the third day is some special little man's birthday. So your very first of an annual tradition that will be celebrated as a way of celebrating you, and your life and purpose in this world. Yes, son, you truly are a special little man.
Here is a video which does well to show your progress to date with your mastery of standing unsupported. Now that you are toddling around we shall classify you as a toddler, making you no longer an infant but not quite a full grown man.
Your father lovingly created a blog to keep account of various things you may find interesting or important at a later time in life. In only your first year of life this blog has yielded some fascinatingly impressive results. People have viewed your blog from United States, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Romania, China, Spain, South Korea, and Sweden. I listed the countries in order of most visits from that country. Sweden being the lowest with only four views having originated from that country to date. We can understand that naturally United States should be highest on the list because your family and friends keep an eye on the blog on a regular basis and all being from the US. But the fact that makes this most interesting to me is the fact that there are multitudes of people from no less than ten countries who know your story, your name, and the like my son. So one result from me keeping this blog for you is that in your very first year of life you officially became a “World Renowned Kiddo.” As of the date of your first birthday, April, 3rd 2013, your blog has had well over 2,500 visits. This is an impressive feat for someone your age!
Also this month, your father's continuing education (final exams for the end of the month)
this will mark the start of a skool free summer semester that I will be able to enjoy with you and your mother!
Furthermore, we have found out this month that we are pregnant! Again :-D So be ready for a little sister or brother Jacob. I suppose the manner of this blog will begin to take a form that is for the benefit of you and all of your future siblings. For this reason the usage of the word "kids" as a directive will likely greatly increase as the usage of the words "my son" decreases some as it may no longer serve as the proper directive term in many cases. It is an exciting feeling all over again. We will keep you updated as we learn more and as the pregnancy continues to grow and flourish towards that November 5th due date we initially received.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
March Update
March Edition:
Apparently March came in like a lion this year. Let me bring you up to date with a few highlights.
You, your mother, and I now live in a nice little apartment on the south side of Richmond. Your mother and I have plans to be staying here for the next couple of years as I finish my classes at John Tyler and then move on to Virginia State University (VSU). Your mother continues to work her job diligently as she is feeding the hungry people in the Richmond area. Also, Your Aunt Jada has announced to us that she will be getting married to Charlie Bennett.
We did the Verizon Fios thing for television. Well I can tell you, this whole concept of children's television has metamorphisized in such a wonderful way in only a few short years. I could tell you stories of people telling me stories of when they were a child how they remember the town's first television. This tells you that the technology has in a recent past not known itself to be so standard. Even when I was a child there were a few major broadcasters but they each held to a single channel. When I became a teenager the satellite televison brought about a time where more than one channel of the same broadcaster. So like we had Disney which is one of the major pioneers of children's television. We had Nickeloden, which I can tell you detailed stories about as I had the great honor of visiting their studios located in Florida. Well, Just to keep a long story about Fios short, allow me to say, Nick jr., Disney jr, and a few shows on other channels are now providing such fantastic children's television that I actually feel comfortable with my child being in front of a television. And I know that so many generations of parents have been against this in the past. However, we now have LCD technology which puts to rest all of the concerns of radiation from the old Cathode Ray Tube(CRT) television, thank you Marie Currie for that one.
So, you have this thing that you do, when I hand you a sippy cup you grab it by both handles and start drinking it. Afterwards you begin to realize that you are standing there with both hands on the sippy cup and no hand holding on to anything else, this cues you to then squat and sit down. It really is so adorable.
Also in March:
As the end of this month draws near a close so begins the preparations for your birthday celebration. You will be turning 1 year old on the third day of next month. Congratulations little man, your father has managed to keep you alive! Apparently I have done something correctly as a parent so far. The bummer part to the whole celebration planning is that you do have a doctors appointment for that morning of April 3rd. During this appointment you will be receiving your 1 year vaccine shots. Sorry, it worked out for you that way, but on the plus side of this you will get an update of your weight for your birthday. Don't fear, your mother and I have something pretty cool planned for you for this year.
"That's the sound of robot hitting magnet." -Tyrone, Backyardigans, Nikelodeon.
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And of course, when it comes in like a lion it always goes out like a lamb, this month we call March. This particular March went out like a lamb, in that it was white like one. Yes ladies and gentlemen, with only one week remaining in March it snowed in RVA.
Apparently March came in like a lion this year. Let me bring you up to date with a few highlights.
You, your mother, and I now live in a nice little apartment on the south side of Richmond. Your mother and I have plans to be staying here for the next couple of years as I finish my classes at John Tyler and then move on to Virginia State University (VSU). Your mother continues to work her job diligently as she is feeding the hungry people in the Richmond area. Also, Your Aunt Jada has announced to us that she will be getting married to Charlie Bennett.
We did the Verizon Fios thing for television. Well I can tell you, this whole concept of children's television has metamorphisized in such a wonderful way in only a few short years. I could tell you stories of people telling me stories of when they were a child how they remember the town's first television. This tells you that the technology has in a recent past not known itself to be so standard. Even when I was a child there were a few major broadcasters but they each held to a single channel. When I became a teenager the satellite televison brought about a time where more than one channel of the same broadcaster. So like we had Disney which is one of the major pioneers of children's television. We had Nickeloden, which I can tell you detailed stories about as I had the great honor of visiting their studios located in Florida. Well, Just to keep a long story about Fios short, allow me to say, Nick jr., Disney jr, and a few shows on other channels are now providing such fantastic children's television that I actually feel comfortable with my child being in front of a television. And I know that so many generations of parents have been against this in the past. However, we now have LCD technology which puts to rest all of the concerns of radiation from the old Cathode Ray Tube(CRT) television, thank you Marie Currie for that one.
So, you have this thing that you do, when I hand you a sippy cup you grab it by both handles and start drinking it. Afterwards you begin to realize that you are standing there with both hands on the sippy cup and no hand holding on to anything else, this cues you to then squat and sit down. It really is so adorable.
Also in March:
As the end of this month draws near a close so begins the preparations for your birthday celebration. You will be turning 1 year old on the third day of next month. Congratulations little man, your father has managed to keep you alive! Apparently I have done something correctly as a parent so far. The bummer part to the whole celebration planning is that you do have a doctors appointment for that morning of April 3rd. During this appointment you will be receiving your 1 year vaccine shots. Sorry, it worked out for you that way, but on the plus side of this you will get an update of your weight for your birthday. Don't fear, your mother and I have something pretty cool planned for you for this year.
"That's the sound of robot hitting magnet." -Tyrone, Backyardigans, Nikelodeon.
(This Post brought to you through the joint efforts of RVADAD Arcade)
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And of course, when it comes in like a lion it always goes out like a lamb, this month we call March. This particular March went out like a lamb, in that it was white like one. Yes ladies and gentlemen, with only one week remaining in March it snowed in RVA.
Photographic Evidence: 
Monday, February 25, 2013
Reformatting Apparently
Reformatting is a process of deleting all of the content and files on your hard drive, at which point you will reload all of the core partitions into what could be compared to as fresh machines....
The major downfall the arises as a result of this process is that you will lose any saved data on that c: drive unless you had it backed up on removable media.I hope you will not have to spend to much of your time toiling thru this process.It has in my experience been better to just upgrade to a new machine using the current machine just to handle archive data handling.
Any How I continue by saying that I am now going to reformat the way in which I handle this blog. I am going to make a monthly post that I will edit and manipulate the content of the post to result in a final product being a monthly article. This should keep you well updated with information regarding your development from 12-24 months.
I feel this process of blogging will result in my posted content being more helpful to you as well as maintaining fresh and credible information. This may help other audiences to moreso relate in a personable way as well.
In regards to my feelings on this I am genuinely optimistic that it will be a great way to go, at least for the next few months to evaluate how all goes.
In closing on my remarks for the month of Feb. we are looking into moving into a nice new apartment as of the beginning of next month, and new beginnings are always refreshing. Hopefully with the ability to get a better form of broadband internet the online presence will magnify. Great deals on lightsabers and other awesome starwars promotions
Awaiting move-in date
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The major downfall the arises as a result of this process is that you will lose any saved data on that c: drive unless you had it backed up on removable media.I hope you will not have to spend to much of your time toiling thru this process.It has in my experience been better to just upgrade to a new machine using the current machine just to handle archive data handling.
Any How I continue by saying that I am now going to reformat the way in which I handle this blog. I am going to make a monthly post that I will edit and manipulate the content of the post to result in a final product being a monthly article. This should keep you well updated with information regarding your development from 12-24 months.
I feel this process of blogging will result in my posted content being more helpful to you as well as maintaining fresh and credible information. This may help other audiences to moreso relate in a personable way as well.
In regards to my feelings on this I am genuinely optimistic that it will be a great way to go, at least for the next few months to evaluate how all goes.
In closing on my remarks for the month of Feb. we are looking into moving into a nice new apartment as of the beginning of next month, and new beginnings are always refreshing. Hopefully with the ability to get a better form of broadband internet the online presence will magnify. Great deals on lightsabers and other awesome starwars promotions
Awaiting move-in date
(This Post sponsored by: RVADAD Arcade!)
Sunday, February 24, 2013
It is at Times Rather Scary
There may very well come a point in your life when you come to me and ask about the general experiences of being a parent. I would imagine this line of inquiry would occur around about the time you are on your 9 month wait for a little child of your own. In which case I am going to explain to you all of the marvelous features of being a parent. How parenting teaches you to love in ways that you had never before thought possible, how parenting makes you able to do things you would normally never be able to do and to be able to do it without the slightest hint of being bothered by it. I also, will likely interject a little bit of comic relief for you in a warning regarding your child's first few poops. I will tell you how being a father makes you feel so on top of the world that at times it seems as though nothing can get you down or slow you.
It is, at times, rather scary though. As I sit here watching you handle little bites of food and putting them to your mouth as you begin to chew them up with your gums and your two and a half teeth, I think to myself, wow this little guy sure is growing up quickly. It is scary to me to think that in just a flash of time you will be heading off to college, driving a car, starting your first job, having your first kid. The very idea of you not being right here where I can keep a steady watch on your activities is scary.
This encourages me to be certain that I equip you in every way with the ability to make good sound decisions in your life. The fact that I will not be able to hold your hand through every situation in your life makes me evaluate what I can do to insure that you are able to always create for yourself fantastic opportunity. It also, causes me to realize how important it is for me to teach you how to put all of your faith and trust into God the creator of the entire universe. It is the single most important thing in life to love the Lord with all of your heart, soul, body, and mind.
You are starting to stand and walk about without the assistance of holding on to something. This in itself is scary because you will quickly be running around, falling down, getting into things, etc. Oh, the great extra measures your mother and I will be in need of taking in order to insure you do not get into anything harmful to you.
Parenthood is by far the greatest experience that has ever occurred in my entire lifetime, and yet at moments as I see my little child getting bigger, accomplishing more, and becoming independent, it honestly scares me. Makes me proud! Creates within me a fantastic feeling of love.
It is, at times, rather scary though. As I sit here watching you handle little bites of food and putting them to your mouth as you begin to chew them up with your gums and your two and a half teeth, I think to myself, wow this little guy sure is growing up quickly. It is scary to me to think that in just a flash of time you will be heading off to college, driving a car, starting your first job, having your first kid. The very idea of you not being right here where I can keep a steady watch on your activities is scary.
This encourages me to be certain that I equip you in every way with the ability to make good sound decisions in your life. The fact that I will not be able to hold your hand through every situation in your life makes me evaluate what I can do to insure that you are able to always create for yourself fantastic opportunity. It also, causes me to realize how important it is for me to teach you how to put all of your faith and trust into God the creator of the entire universe. It is the single most important thing in life to love the Lord with all of your heart, soul, body, and mind.
You are starting to stand and walk about without the assistance of holding on to something. This in itself is scary because you will quickly be running around, falling down, getting into things, etc. Oh, the great extra measures your mother and I will be in need of taking in order to insure you do not get into anything harmful to you.
Parenthood is by far the greatest experience that has ever occurred in my entire lifetime, and yet at moments as I see my little child getting bigger, accomplishing more, and becoming independent, it honestly scares me. Makes me proud! Creates within me a fantastic feeling of love.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Apparent Adventures
No one ever said that parenting would be easy. In fact, many kind persons with previous experience in the subject matter will be more than willing to offer you several examples of why this simply is not the case. When you begin to include the dynamics of an individual situation these difficulties begin to grow in exponential form. For example with our scenario in the magnificent world of parenting adventure, the mother goes out working nights to create a steady flow of income for the family. This is followed up by the father's contributions of fiscal help which are not so steady as they come in only every few months or so, but they are substantial giving substance for a longer duration. Dad stays home with the kiddo while mom is out earning a weekly pay with the exception of Tuesdays which is the one day that dad goes to school, attends classes, and attempts to keep all of his weekly class work up to date as he attends a full time college schedule by taking mostly online classes. All printing, library research, and lectures are scheduled out for Tuesdays alone.
Except for this week! With the absolute greatest of intentions the mother offers to work this Tuesday to help the boss out, and this would help earn her extra hours which would then translate into the family living in a slightly more comfortable setting for a couple weeks time. I admire her for her willingness to contribute so much and to take on this extra for the cause of the family. This does however, present me with a slight bit of a problem. Well, the grandmother steps in like an absolute champion, prepared with full armor and sword in hand like a knight riding on the strong white steed, which happens to be a green Honda Civic. A Babysitter! Ah yes, but so much more than that, an academic lifesaver to boot.
I suppose what I am really trying to say here is that no man is an island. Even more the case when a strongly tied family endures the struggles of daily living in such a harmonic form. Apparently parenting is not always easy. Although, it has become apparent that the extreme situations brought about by parenting also bring out a little something else also. Sometimes a little something else in others. It is always a great thing to embark on the great adventure that is the story for many a parent. It is also good to sometimes share this extreme adventure with others. Great men often stand on the shoulders of giants and giants often have great kids standing on their shoulders!
On a side note! Completely unrelated! I have created a tool bar. This tool bar has a very simple function which enables the user who has downloaded and installed it to be able to search through the Hiett family archives with much grace and ease. It is essentially a search bar that you can type in someone's birth date, death date, name, or something like that into and it will search through the Hiett archives only as opposed to the entire world of information such as bing and google do. This in essence makes it much simpler to find specific information related to individuals or situations directly related to the Hiett family. I hope friends and family members take the time to download and install this useful tool and I hope it serves great purpose in allowing them to stay more closely connected with relevant information about the family and to family photos as well.
Except for this week! With the absolute greatest of intentions the mother offers to work this Tuesday to help the boss out, and this would help earn her extra hours which would then translate into the family living in a slightly more comfortable setting for a couple weeks time. I admire her for her willingness to contribute so much and to take on this extra for the cause of the family. This does however, present me with a slight bit of a problem. Well, the grandmother steps in like an absolute champion, prepared with full armor and sword in hand like a knight riding on the strong white steed, which happens to be a green Honda Civic. A Babysitter! Ah yes, but so much more than that, an academic lifesaver to boot.
I suppose what I am really trying to say here is that no man is an island. Even more the case when a strongly tied family endures the struggles of daily living in such a harmonic form. Apparently parenting is not always easy. Although, it has become apparent that the extreme situations brought about by parenting also bring out a little something else also. Sometimes a little something else in others. It is always a great thing to embark on the great adventure that is the story for many a parent. It is also good to sometimes share this extreme adventure with others. Great men often stand on the shoulders of giants and giants often have great kids standing on their shoulders!
On a side note! Completely unrelated! I have created a tool bar. This tool bar has a very simple function which enables the user who has downloaded and installed it to be able to search through the Hiett family archives with much grace and ease. It is essentially a search bar that you can type in someone's birth date, death date, name, or something like that into and it will search through the Hiett archives only as opposed to the entire world of information such as bing and google do. This in essence makes it much simpler to find specific information related to individuals or situations directly related to the Hiett family. I hope friends and family members take the time to download and install this useful tool and I hope it serves great purpose in allowing them to stay more closely connected with relevant information about the family and to family photos as well.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Taking a Walk
For some time now you have been mastering the art of standing on your two feet under your own power. From the beginning you would hoist yourself up using the side bars on your crib and then hold on to them for support as you stood or slightly jumped in place. After a while of this you discovered that you could get yourself standing, then holding onto the side bar with one hand, you could lean over and pick up some toy that caught your attention and thereby be standing in your crib holding the bar in one hand and a toy in the other. Shortly thereafter you began letting go completely, as if to say "Look mom, no hands!" While doing this you would make motions which were likened to those of a surf boarder keeping his balance while riding on his board. Your ability to make subtle controlled falls in order to get yourself back down also quickly developed.
At this point you now walk around the parameter of your crib using the side rail for support as you make your trip around confines of the crib. This is quite amazing to all of us as you seem to be well on your way to walking anywhere under your own power. For this reason your mother and I have begun to work with you by holding your hands and getting you to take a few steps here or a few steps there. We got you a pair of shoes, which you really enjoy wearing because while they are on you, your full attention turns directed at pulling at the velcro strap and then putting it back down. I suppose the sound is something of an attention getter, and this process keeps you occupied for some large moments in time.
Your also beginning to get a little bit of air underneath your feet as you make you gentle little jumps at the side rail of your crib while watching whatever happens to be on the television. We are trying to locate a new place for us to live because our current arrangement is in very tight quarters, not allowing you ample room to move about on the floor. Our goal is to in the next few months move into a larger place with a thick plush carpeting that you will be able to crawl around or run around on without much fear of your hurting yourself when you have your occasional tumble. These tumbles are to be expected as a young one begins to fully learn the use of his legs and feet and works to fine tune the balance that is required to make this motion possible.
I am going to leave this post at this. And now we are going to have a little bit of father and son story time because I really just feel like reading to you. Perhaps "Green Eggs and Ham" will be a good selection for tonight. After that it will soon be time for you to turn in for the night.
At this point you now walk around the parameter of your crib using the side rail for support as you make your trip around confines of the crib. This is quite amazing to all of us as you seem to be well on your way to walking anywhere under your own power. For this reason your mother and I have begun to work with you by holding your hands and getting you to take a few steps here or a few steps there. We got you a pair of shoes, which you really enjoy wearing because while they are on you, your full attention turns directed at pulling at the velcro strap and then putting it back down. I suppose the sound is something of an attention getter, and this process keeps you occupied for some large moments in time.
Your also beginning to get a little bit of air underneath your feet as you make you gentle little jumps at the side rail of your crib while watching whatever happens to be on the television. We are trying to locate a new place for us to live because our current arrangement is in very tight quarters, not allowing you ample room to move about on the floor. Our goal is to in the next few months move into a larger place with a thick plush carpeting that you will be able to crawl around or run around on without much fear of your hurting yourself when you have your occasional tumble. These tumbles are to be expected as a young one begins to fully learn the use of his legs and feet and works to fine tune the balance that is required to make this motion possible.
I am going to leave this post at this. And now we are going to have a little bit of father and son story time because I really just feel like reading to you. Perhaps "Green Eggs and Ham" will be a good selection for tonight. After that it will soon be time for you to turn in for the night.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
How are we doing?
Every so often a person finds that it is best to make a bit of reflection and look at the course of things in how they exist. In this state of reflection it is good to ask questions and find where you are weak and where you are strong.
As part of this revelation I am here going to include a screen shot of an official domain appraisal by Go Daddy as of January of 2013. This blog is currently 9 months old and the domain http://jacob.hietts.info is now just over 6 months in age at this moment in time.
I am posting this record as a benchmark for future years and generations that the same appraisal may be once again updated and a measure will be made as to how successful this blog is and has been as a total functioning unit. Page views and domain values are all approximate evaluations of the level of success in which a web site, blog, or online community may gauge their activity.
Now that this benchmark has been posted I would mark a suggestion alongside it that a similar image of an updated value of the future be place alongside this image showing a 2013 and current year comparison post. I feel such statistics would be quite interesting for an individual such as myself to see in say thirty or more years from today.
As for your current development I can tell you that you will soon be making an appearance at the dentist office as your two bottom front teeth are quite well developed little chicklett teethers. You have just had your nightly a bath but a few hours ago and you are gently sleeping with the background noise from animated cartoon creations of the early 2000's. Ah Boy! This world you have to see. And this world you have to grow and explore in.
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As part of this revelation I am here going to include a screen shot of an official domain appraisal by Go Daddy as of January of 2013. This blog is currently 9 months old and the domain http://jacob.hietts.info is now just over 6 months in age at this moment in time.
I am posting this record as a benchmark for future years and generations that the same appraisal may be once again updated and a measure will be made as to how successful this blog is and has been as a total functioning unit. Page views and domain values are all approximate evaluations of the level of success in which a web site, blog, or online community may gauge their activity.
Now that this benchmark has been posted I would mark a suggestion alongside it that a similar image of an updated value of the future be place alongside this image showing a 2013 and current year comparison post. I feel such statistics would be quite interesting for an individual such as myself to see in say thirty or more years from today.
As for your current development I can tell you that you will soon be making an appearance at the dentist office as your two bottom front teeth are quite well developed little chicklett teethers. You have just had your nightly a bath but a few hours ago and you are gently sleeping with the background noise from animated cartoon creations of the early 2000's. Ah Boy! This world you have to see. And this world you have to grow and explore in.
If you have not already, visit inbox dollars to receive your promotional credit. This company pays out at $30.00 which makes a great opportunity for you to generate a little extra income.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Apparently A parent says so
This is the first post I have made for the New Year. Officially on the record your mother and I acquired a Ford Explorer today as a result of kindness from a member of your extended family. Again I affirm to you the importance of keeping people close to you as you progress through life. The way in which we present ourselves as people, the way in which we treat other individuals, and the effort you put into the ties that bind those people around you all have great effect on how positive results you will see.
On this day, you were introduced to Wade, your mother's step-father. Although, you yourself slept through the event entirely. I urge you to in the future be more social when your relatives are around you, although considering your age of only 9 months I suppose we can let you have a pass on this one. Wade is an interesting man and currently works as a crane operator for the construction of iron structures. As you age and develop I am sure you will get to know him much more.
You are now nestled down in your crib, sporting your dinosaur footie pajamas, happily asleep allowing your mother and I just a bit of time to enjoy a few television shows on NetFlix. These moments of quality time for the two of us draws shorter with the passing of time it seems, however love is a glue of our relationship that binds us together. We have you our boy, and very proud of you we continually are.
As of your 9 month checkup with the doctor you weigh now in excess of 20 Lbs. and you currently stand at a height of 2 feet 4 inches. You are really growing up quickly my little man. The doctor is impressed with your ability to maintain yourself at the higher end of the development scale as you make your progression through physical, emotional, and spiritual maturation. Containing some level of irony, he expressed this in the visit using the expression, "He is a little Doogie Howser M.D."
The irony being found in that this is a reference to a television show that was of significance during the time in which your parents were yet developing. It starred an actor named Neil Patrick Harris and as result with how each episode ended it ultimately encouraged me in my passion of recording things in a journaling method. This would also lead to the eventuality of current of my keeping of such a web log as this.
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