aerial.2000

peeking in to read up on your progress wish I had more encouraging things to tell you but being as I dont even have my baby yet all i can do is say it sounds like you have the patience of an angel and are really trying and doing very well I say keep up the good work!

:D :D great story

oh goodness I hope all these meds help him and make him feel LOTS better! prayers still out there for you and your baby!

LOLOLOL ... you are probably right. I have emptied out one cabinet and have started storing some plastic sealed like tupperware bowls in there that I will be keeping with nuts and stuff for the baby in them and have them all labeled (geeze I have OCD I swear) *blushes* just seems that time is moving so slow, or maybe I just keep finding more things I need to do to get ready giddy is a great word to use too ... Im TOTALLY giddy !!! Next Saturday cant get here fast enough!

perhaps things might not be as hard for me only having 1 bird in the house? no competition and he will get ALL of my attention Im going to bet however that hubby is so taken with my new baby that he'll want "his own" too ... Ima just bet ...

lol that is just funny! omg I just cant wait !!!!!!!!! I just got another 1 week photo update they are still super tiny but she said you can see just a few lil reddish tints of tail feathers coming in! I get to go next weekend and pick up the cage and bring it home to start setting up .... and then course to stare at it blankly until he comes home hahahah *RME

maybe its a good thing I cant whistle :-s HAHAHahahahah well I mean I can but not well with a pierced tongue

MOST awesome thanks so much .... Its funny how much you read and try to prepare like I did while having a baby (What to Expect while you're Expecting) Im sure every new mother reads that then ... when the time comes.... nothing is as the book told you lol. But every little bit of knowledge atleast makes me feel like Im more prepared then the average joe .... so thanks for occupying my day with some great reading

I think I might just print this out lol and put it on my fridge with all my other notes I have there for my CAG

that was a REALLLLLLLLLLY great article!!!!!!!! I am on the prowl for some more books to read while Im waiting for my baby to come home! Anyone have some good suggestions of helpful books and/or authors?

HAHAHAHAHAAH thats funny

thats funny thenabrd!!!!!!

LOL yeah my first thought was oh man she is mixing this in her bathtub .... I'll only have one CAG that would make enough to last a year lol

That was a GREAT Video on making chop ...

sending good thoughts and prayers your way keep us posted!

LMAO at material girl HEH ....

I have often seen videos of various birds dancing to music on in the background (all types of music too) I sure hope mine likes music too SINGING in my house is a must. Its what I live to do. I used to sing at the local bar for 7 years on Saturday nights (miss doing that) but anyways I hope my bird will like it and join in with me lol however bad it might be LOLOL

LMAO at the lowly manly hullo to your wife that is just amazing !!!!!!! that made me giggle! I will be going up next weekend (ugh i have nother week to wait :() to go see my baby but Im afraid he'll still be too small to do much with other then a few scritches ... but my heart swells just to do THAT much and it makes the over hour drive to get there worth while :D

great video !!!!!!!!1 started my morning w/a smile

yes I have come to the conclusion it is definately better safe then sorry when it comes to the birdies health ... so I am tryin to use up ALL the wax cubes I got for xmas before Marco comes home LOL

*smiles big* If I can raise 2 boys to teenagers (18 & 17), I think Im ready for the next challenge of a parrot! I can see the changes already being made spilling over into my life right now and Marco isnt even home for another few months! Hubby and I have both quit smoking and turned the house into a total no smoking zone . I will be learning to cook on stainless steal cookware and even cleaning things with environmentally safe substances (vinegar and baking soda and such) Things that I would normally throw away, I have now began to save and recycle for the use with the bird like newspapers and papertowel holders. We are attempting to have a "quiet" room (or I should say quiet'er room) for the birds sake. I dont want it to be freightened. Everyone in the family needed this lesson of not yelling at each other and this opportunity has really helped everyone learn to communicate better. We have some small dogs that we are also working on quieting them down as well. They bark at their own shadows! So the last thing I want is Marco to start barking too once I get him home !! So everyone is in training at my house for the next 2 months while we wait! As a family they are all willingly making these changes with me which makes me happy. As much as they all thought I flipped my lid for wanting a bird, they have all started to rally round me and help me to achieve my dreams which is a great feeling!

well welcome to the family and how very nice of you to take pepper home w/you!

LOL ... Well, what is left of my mind is eagerly awaiting to be blown!!!!!! *laffs* I have been doing research for months now and I have read some books and watched alot of videos. I don't know that its ever going to be "enough" but perhaps I will be head of the game then your average joe. I want to try while he is being weened at the petstore soak up as much knowledge as I can before I bring him home. But Im sure all of that will fly out the window once hes home kinda like it did when my kids were born! lol But still there has been so much I have learned and so many precautions I have already put into play around my house so we are ready for his homecoming. The thing I think I'll struggle with is the patience. I can only hope that the visits I will have with him over the next several weeks will help form the start of an amazing bond :D

I think that is great advice (your side note) Im going to have a stand made for the bottom of the tub out of a pvc pipe instead of the suction cup perches ... they make me nervous! Thanks

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH ... That made me laff outloud !!!!!!!!!!