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Dog days of summer...

Let me tell you, summer can be exhausting...

Here are some more pictures of what went on in the month of Aug...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27678292@N03/tags/babydaug08/

Just like Vegas, baby.

Still Tired...

A good nights sleep has become a thing of the past.  Currently j has decided that 11, 2, and 3-5 are all good times to get up.  I'm hoping he's going through what some call a 4 mo sleep regression.  If you're at all curious about what I mean about sleep regression, here's a great link...

http://moxie.blogs.com/askmoxie/2006/02/qa_what_are_sle.html

I think he's trying to roll over.  While he rolls over front to back every now and then, he doesn't do it all that often and has never rolled from back to front.  At about 3 he starts his fussiness and his half rolls back and forth for about an hour until I give in and bring him into bed with us because I can't take it anymore.  Normally I bring him into bed at 5am so I try to hold out until then but sometimes, I just can't take it anymore.

Nap time!

From 5/21



Sept 12, 2008

Fall is here...

With the nice cool weather, I decided that it would do me some good to get some fresh air and some exercise.  I thought maybe it would make my low mood of the last couple of days disappear.  So, I got j all ready and then felt EXTREMELY guilty that Duke wasn't going with us.  I decided to give it a shot.  I got j in his stroller and grabbed Duke.  We made it pretty far....down to a park in an adjacent neighborhood and back.  Things got a little hairy at the park but we worked through it.  Duke pulled the entire time and I think I'm going to have a bionic right arm but we survived and it wasn't entirely that bad.  I'm sure I looked like a hot mess trying to handle a stroller and a 90lb dog. 

Here's Duke telling j that he can't believe that I did it...



Here's Duke saying thanks...

Dinnertime!

j got his first taste of solid foods on Monday.  Some rice cereal was on the menu.  We thought he did really well.  A little messy but not nearly as bad as we thought it was going to be. 

sleep?

i. am. exhausted.

4 mo stats!

My baby j is growing up!!

25 inches long

15 lbs

We celebrated his bday with some shots :(  He handled them like a champ, though!!  Tonight, we start the rice cereal!!!....or maybe tomorrow because I have to sterilize the utensils :)

Here we go Brownies!

Did you know that I'm married to a Browns fan?  :)

Staycation...

Instead of going to FL, we decided to have a staycation.  Mostly because j does not like his carseat and really a 16 hour drive is not conducive to a dislike of carseats and he really wouldn't be able to spend all that much time at the actual beach so we decided to push it off until early next year.  I think the week was great for T and j.  They got some bonding time.  So what did we do?

Little visit from gramps in the beginning....



more play time in the exersaucer



We took a trip to the zoo.



where j looooves the acquarium (let's face it, it's like a giant tv)





We decided to visit the Powell street sale where it fast became lunch time.  j and I sat and waited while T went to get us lunch....which took FOREVER....which j wasn't happy about



and I got bored so started to play with the camera...(I look scary)



But, thankfully T didn't abandon us for life and all was good again.



That's not all we did but, all that I have pictures of.  We went out to lunch a few times, where j is a hit with the ladies, and basically T got to experience life as a stay at home mom.  Exciting.  I'll admit, I miss having daddy around!

Happy 30th TT!

We're hosting a little get together for TT's 30th bday.  T's been prepping the food and I've been working with j on napping in the crib.  (It's going well.  He's only doing half hour intervals but I guess you have to start somewhere.)  The bbq should be fun.  It's always fun with the Schoenings and the Sprechers.  Makes me miss my college friends, though.  I don't think I've ever had them all over for a bbq.  Maybe one day!  I can't believe everyone is turning 30.  I remember graduating college and thinking 30 was so far away.  Here I am now with a husband, a baby, no job and a mortgage.  I remember the crazy times in Adam's Morgan and at Pizza Mart.  Now cc is in Chicago and Meg is in Cali.  I'm in OH.  Friends have come and friends have gone.  Yikes.

Crazy Days

Lots of happenings lately....

j played in his exersaucer for the first time...



He found a new friend...



And learned how to surf with daddy....

First you paddle...



Then you hop on the board!