Friday Blog Hop

For those of you who stopped by from the blog hop, thanks for reading and commenting! It was a treat being featured this week. I am disappointed I didn't have any profound post for today but time got away from me. There are a few things I'd like to post about (I just have to remember them) and will try to do so tomorrow. For now, I'll post 2 super cute pics I took today. After all, what else matters..

That's right, my raft is pink.

The pool is just awful on my hair.

Last week of grad school and a week with the Grandparents...

This was the last week of grad school ever! I am so excited to say that I am completely done with all of my graduate work and will be getting a pay raise next Fall! During this last week of grad school, Grandma and Grandiddy came to take care of Gage. I think they had lots of fun seeing him 2 weeks in a row. Grandma plays hard and Gage got to go for walks, play in the pool, his new outdoor swing and Grandma pimped out his Exersaucer with pictures of myself, Luke and Gage. She took lots of pictures; however, most were on her camera. There were plenty of cute ones that I'll post when she sends them to me. Gage will miss his grandparents but we plan to see them in just a few short weeks.

Gage was in a pretty good mood all week except for the aformentioned diaper rash and gas. He did manage to sleep through the night for the 1st night in a week and a half on Wednesday. Overall, he seems to be sleeping more restfully as well. He has decided he doesn't want to nap anymore and now only sleeps one hour at a time, BUT he is sleeping through the night. Just seems off lately and I'm hoping w/ time it'll pass, just like everything else.

Today we took Gage to the pool and although it was a beautiful day, because it has been so mild lately, the water was pretty darn cold. Gage didn't mind the baby pool though and loved to use his float as a walker. He "swam" all over the pool and lounged in the sun. He LOVES the pool! I can't wait for him to go back to the beach in August.

Gage's appetite is also back! He had lost it when he was sick. He ate 2.75 jars of food for dinner tonight, plus 2 oz. of cereal! I'm hoping he's getting on track in every arena.

I think I had one more thought, but it has escaped me.

The rest of the weekend should be fun, we're headed to the zoo tomorrow and then a birthday party and the 4th annual 4th with the Hughes on Sunday. More to come...

Exhausted...

Whew...I am worn.out. I think that the bigger Gage gets and the more he eats, the more tired I get! I really need to make sure I'm eating enough to sustain both of us. Not much is new with us over the last few days other than it seems Gage is on a hunger strike of solid foods. He rarely eats breakfast for the sitter and only eats half his dinner. Of course, that might be my fault when I try to make him eat green beans, that he has clearly hated from the get go. Green beans is the only thing he gagged on from the start, but now it seems he has an aversion to bananas as well. He has become quite the picky eater....but I don't want to only feed him what he likes. I mean he's got to eat some greens at some point and can't eat ONLY fruit forever. We also tried turkey last night (which the dr. pretty much promised he would hate). She was right. He gagged on that too, so Mommy decided today to mix green beans and turkey....ha, he got 2 bites down. At this point I guess I just need to make sure he eats something, rather than nothing. In a few short weeks I'll be at home all the time and will have a better grasp at what he will/won't eat in the am.

Yesterday we decided to go for a walk to get some exercise. We waited until 5pm so it wouldn't be so hot, but as soon as we got half way around the block, I realized even that late, it was still SO HOT. We came home and because it was so close to dinner time, decided we would take a swim on the back deck instead of going to the pool. Mommy thought quickly, grabbed the blowup bathtub, filled it up w/ water and Gage got his swim trunks on. He played in the sun in his bathtub and thought it to be wonderful! He didn't know the difference and was just enjoying the weather. I think this weekend I'm going to buy a small baby pool so I don't have to bring the bathtub out. Anyway, Gage enjoyed it so much last night that we gave him a bath outside tonight! Nothing like a naked baby on the deck! hah....noone noticed or cared, but Gage loved the water (as always) and the sun. We're going to try to get back to the real pool soon!