Happy Friday everyone!!! Have a great weekend!
31 years ago my parents were married! Happy Anniversary!!!
Morning Workout...
And yes...he is really doing a pushup! Someone is going to be crawling soon...
Wow! I can't believe it is less than 2 months until Christmas is here. Today, the weather has made it feel like winter...rainy and cold, so some hot chocolate, football, and Christmas wrapping is underway. Since today is Sunday survey, I'd like to know about...
5 things I'm thankful for right now...
With the news yesterday, I decided I needed to see some funny pictures of our little guy...
"ummm...the food is supposed to go where?"
"More prunes please!"
He's ready for some food...and yes, finally, after 8 days, the prunes worked their magic!
"Why...hello camera...can't you see I'm busy eating?!"
Remember my Aunt Barbara? Well, we just found out that her husband, my Uncle Mark also has lung cancer. I am just in utter shock. Barbara just went through her second round of chemo at Johns Hopkins and they had to drain fluid from her lung. Now, Uncle Mark is going to have surgery soon to have some of his lung taken out. Our family is going to take turns helping and wish we could do more. I want to help out my cousin Matthew, because having both parents within a month diagnosed with cancer is overwhelming I'm sure. Plus he is getting his new business started, so he has a lot on his plate. My Aunt and Uncle are going to be going home to Texas within the next week before the surgery and next round of chemo so our family is going to be taking turns going down there until Thanksgiving to help out. I'm not sure if I'm going to go to Texas with my mom to help or head to Baltimore to help my cousin after his dad has surgery. It's really just a lot to take in and not knowing what to do or how to help....so if you could send some prayers their way, I know they (and we) would appreciate it. Thank you...
I'm all for good, clean, hard playing during a soccer match, but I think New Mexico went over the line against BYU...good thing BYU won! :) Watch this...
Good Morning! :) I hope you are having a fantastic day so far! The sun is shining and I'm looking forward to having friends over, hanging out and just relaxing! I thought I'd let you know about a few blogs that, you may or may not read, that I love...go grab your cup of coffee and enjoy the reading!
We took Evan to his well baby check yesterday and since we went at 6 weeks old and not 8 weeks, his schedule is a bit off...so it was supposed to be his 6 months check. Anyhoo, we have a cute little chunker on our hands! He weighed in at a whopping 19 lbs! 90th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for length and head. The good news is since he isn't 6 months old yet, he didn't have to get any shots. :) But, we have to head back the 1st week in Dec. to get them :( I do like that he got a sticker for being a "smart patient!" We were joking around that the 19 lbs is a bit off considering he has not poo'ed in a week and there is probably a good 2 pounds that needs to get out! augh! I'm not sure what the deal is. Our doctor said to give him an ounce of juice with an ounce of water mixed together....so we are trying prune juice right now. Hopefully that will do the trick. If is hasn't worked in a day or two, we have to call back. Any advice out there????
5 reasons I am thankful for this little guy...
Today I went to meet up with my very good friend Laura and her two kiddos, Maddy and Emma. We ate some lunch, took the kids on the carousel, and read some books at Barnes and Noble. It was Evan's first time on the carousel and he loved it! At first he wasn't so sure of the animals all around him, but once it started he had the biggest smile on his face. It was too cute...
Top 10 reasons I'm looking forward to November
Sigh....We had a great trip and were sad to leave the warm sunshine! We want to thank my mom who came with us, babysat Evan while we went on a few dates and let us have our own family of three time too...We had a great day even though we had to check out of our timeshare at 10 am and our flight didn't leave until 5:45 pm.
We headed to the Rainforest Cafe for lunch...it was delicious! It was our first time being there (my mom had been there before) and it was very cool. Evan liked seeing the gorillas and elephants move!
After driving around the city one last time and seeing a few more sites, we headed to the airport early to return the rental car. It was a good thing we did. Check in was a nightmare and we were glad to not have our car seat, pack n play, and 4 bags! Whew...I'm sure we looked hilarious with all of that luggage. It is amazing all of the things a baby needs! Since it was Halloween Eve, we decided Evan should sport his skeleton costume. He made lots of people laugh and smile with this on. He even took a great nap while we were at the airport.
heading home...
Goodbye Florida...we'll miss you!!
Evan was a champ on the plane...slept almost the whole way! I know Great Grandma and Grandpa were excited to see us...ahem...make that excited to see Evan! ha! :)
Jack boy was excited to see us!!! We missed him! Thank you to Mike's parents and Dave and Sarah for taking great care of him while we were gone...especially since it rained almost every day!
Today I only took a few pictures...it was nice to just be able to enjoy the moments with my family. We went to the pool again, went shopping, and just enjoyed being on vacation...We met my college roomie and her kiddos again for dinner before getting ready to head home the next day...It was great to just live in the moment and not being worried about getting the memories on camera.
Wednesday was spent looking around at all of the changes my college has undergone. I attended FIU and played soccer (for those that don't know) so being back there and seeing the huge changes the campus has undergone has been amazing. They now have a Division 1 football team...I think they have even won a game! ha! Their stadium is of course huge and immaculate, while the soccer stadium is still the same...not very good! Their are so many new buildings...they now have a nursing school and law school. It was great to be back and be able to take Evan there. We even got him his very own FIU shirt to sport when he's a little bit bigger.
Standing in front of the basketball arena...Isiah Thomas is now the men's head coach!
The good ol' soccer stadium....it brings back such memories of when I was in shape! ha!
Campus and the library...
After reminsicing we headed down to Miami Beach. The weather was gorgeous and it was great to be able to just hang out in the sun, listen to the waves and relax.
We brought Evan down to experience the waves (which were bigger here than up in Fort Lauderdale) and the noise and seeing the water come at him scared him to pieces! He was not a big fan!
Poor baby!!! Once we took him away from the loud, crashing waves coming at him, he was fine...
Hanging out with Grandma while Mike and I swam
Once we got back to our place we swam some more...
It was a good day!
