Grammy's 2009

Well, the Grammy's happened on Sunday.  Per usual, I TiVo'd them and skipped through the stuff I didn't care about.  Since they only give out about 5 awards during the show, I usually skip through those too and look up the winners online.  Here are some of my brief notes about the show and some performances (in reverse order of their appearance in the show):

Stevie Wonder got screwed twice in the same Grammy show:  1st by playing with the Jonas Brothers, 2nd by playing during the credits when people are leaving.  Dude, just because he's blind, doesn't mean he doesn't know how annoying the Jonas Brothers are and it doesn't mean he doesn't know people are leaving while he is preforming.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are awesome, but the wind effect for Alison was a little much during their performance.

Lil Wayne and Robin Thicke were actually not bad.  Hardly any bleeping required.  Allen Toussaint and The Dirty Dozen were awesome.

Hmmm, I never realized John Mayer was such a good guitarist.  If he wasn't so annoying, I probably would've realized it earlier.  I guess he is worthy to share the stage with BB King.

It is so cool that Dave Grohl got to play drums for Sir Paul.  It would've been cooler if Ringo have played on "I Saw Her Standing There."

What is the big deal about Radiohead?  I know a lot about music but I don't get it.  I must've missed something.  If someone wants to enlighten me - feel free.

Does Neil Diamond ever perform any song besides, "Sweet Caroline?"

Rick Rubin won Producer of the Year.  I guess he deserved it considering what he did for Metallica.

Why did some/most (?) of the Grammy awards go to albums/records that were released before 2008?  Wasn't this the 2009 Grammy's?  Did nothing worthy come out in 2008?

Justin Timberlake was all over the Grammys.  Again.

Another reason to love TiVo, no need to leave the room when Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift are singing - just skip through!

Coldplay performed great, waiting til the shine wears off.

U2 also performed well.  I liked that song - Get On Your Boots!  

Feeling better!

Ethan is finally feeling better and his cough seems to only be horrible in the mornings (after all that post-nasal drip has settled in his throat.)  His demeanor is much better, he is eating better and all around, seems to be on the mend - YEAH!

On another note, I am so happy to have my little guy here in the outside world with us, but there is one thing I do miss about being pregnant - my pregnancy hair.  When I was pregnant, my ever-so-thin hair all seemed to stay on my head, giving the illusion that my hair was slightly thicker than it actually is.  Now that all the pregnancy hormones have gone, my hair is falling out like it did before (not that it's an abnormal amount), but there's always hair in the shower drain that I have to clean out.  Another weird thing, is that I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight (yeah!) but not my pre-pregnancy body.  My clothes still don't really fit.  My guess is that this is because fat weighs less than muscle and currently, I have more fat than muscle.  Since it's winter, it's been hard to get out and go for a walk or do any sort of exercise so I guess we will just have to wait until spring to see how my body reacts to some exercise.  We'll see!

Sick :(

Ethan has been sick for the past week.  He has had a terrible cough, a fever and runny nose, and has mostly been miserable.  Luckily, his fever only lasted about 2 days and his lungs were clear (as of Tuesday) so the doctor seemed to thing this is just a cold virus and it just seems worse because he is so little.  The cough is what bothers me the most.  It is like his whole body is vibrating from the bottoms of his toes throughout his whole being.  Today and yesterday he seemed much better, mostly because he doesn't have a fever anymore, but his throat is hoarse from coughing and when he cries it is even more sad because he hardly makes any sound.  

So this week has been tough for me.  I didn't want to take him anywhere for fear he would get another type of cold or pass on what he has to another baby.  Doing so has left me home alone all day for the past week.  Needless to say, I have been on facebook a lot, but it's hardly a replacement for adult interaction.  Sean and I have both been exhausted, making sure our sick one is eating enough, sleeping enough, still breathing, etc. during the night.  Two exhausted parents does not make for keen conversation.  It usually goes something like this:

me:  How was work?

Sean:  Exhausting (insert comment on crappy economy and how it is affecting his company here)

we watch TV for an hour or so and then attempt to sleep.

I have talked to my sister a few times on the phone which has been refreshing.

I never thought being a parent would be easy, but I did not anticipate the feeling of utter helplessness when your child is sick, especially when he can't tell you what's wrong.  I know he is a resilient kid and we have been so lucky with how mild mannered and well tempered he has been so far, so I know he will come through this with flying colors, it's just hard to wait that long.  For now, I'm trying to be the best comforter, sleep aid and meal provider I can be and hope that gets him through.