Picture Time

I do not suggest ever spontaneously waking up and deciding to go get family photos spur of the moment! Not that it would have gone any better if we had planned it out. We went to Sears again and our 1pm appt turned into Derek's feeding time and bowel expulsion time. So we stepped out to take care of business and waited for the 2:30 appt. By this time Brynn was so sugared up she was running laps around the racks and they were both ready for naps. We go back in and Brynn either looks away, puts her hand in her face, or Derek starts fussing. Brynn has never been very cooperative when it comes to pictures and they were very busy so I felt like we couldn't take the time to get even better shots. Derek smiles and laughs all the time but we couldn't get a single photo of him doing so. Needless to say we got a few OK photos but none that I was really picturing we'd get, but I do not want to do that again anytime soon!

I can't possibly still be pregnant?!

Ok I am totally at work and completely swamped with no time to make this post, but I just have to...as well as have re-told the story to like 4 different co-workers already.

So, I have this lovely fellow in my office bringing me some missing paperwork. I've known this student for a few years, I'll give it to him that he did graduate last semester so it's been several months since I have seen him. .... He is sitting in front of me and hands me the documents. I stand up and go around him and into the hall to make a copy of it. As I am waiting for the copy to print he tries to make some small talk by saying, "SO WHEN ARE YOU DUE?"!

I think not, my little friend!

I stand there in shock while my one co-worker looks at me in amazement. I was like how do I answer that?! After what seems like eternity I respond, "Uh, I did. 7 weeks ago". :-) He of course felt dumb and I silently vow to start working out every day.

I realize that he hasn't seen me since being pregnant. He knew i was on leave but was clueless to the fact that women go on leave generally AFTER having the baby and not 6 months beforehand. It's a good thing I am a gal who can roll with the punches and not really be bothered by this! This story just rates up there with the student who back in the spring asked me my parents name and then thought I was his childhood babysitter. ha! ....

Mr. Handsome

5 Weeks

I feel like I am posting a ton and I am sure I eventually won't post every week, but for our families that read and want to keep updated this is for you. Derek is 5 weeks old and I took him for his 1 month check up yesterday. He is 11lbs 8 ozs (90th%) and 23 inches (75th%). (Surprising enough I looked at Brynn's records and she was at the dr at about 5 weeks as well and weighed 11lbs 5 ozs and 23 inches too!) He is eating, sleeping, and doing well. He is really starting to coo, smile, and laugh and it is so darn cute. He wiggles his arms and legs a lot too. I love when he moves his arms like Ralph Macchio from The Karate Kid, "Wax On, Wax Off"! Some days his sleeping is better during the daytime than the nighttime but I am only getting up once during the night for a feeding so I can't complain! We are looking forward to the upcoming holidays so we can visit with family...just not looking forward to the actual traveling and how to fit seeing everyone in a short amount of time! Unfortunately Matt doesn't have as many days off as I do so it will be a challenge for sure.

Derek at 5 weeks and with a little jewelry beautification from sissy :)

Child Labor

Who knew child labor could be so much fun! I mean, yeah it can been a little frustrating because it slows down how long it takes to do something, but to see the joy in your child's eyes that they are helping you or to hear it in their laughter is just priceless! Brynn was a big help this weekend raking up the leaves.

Where in the pile is Brynn? :)

Annie Banannie

(this video took 4EVER to upload, had to resize a gazillion times,
hopefully you won't have problems viewing.)