4 months
3 months for comparisonWe found out we were pregnant!
And the last three, almost four months have flown by! How quickly our sweet little baby boy grew up from this
to this big boy!
I'm learning to enjoy every day and every stage because it really does go too fast!
We've had a fun and busy week. I forgot to mention that last Friday night (or actually early Saturday morning) we hosted our friends Ben and Molly during an unexpected layover in Atlanta. They were trying to make it to NYC from Raleigh, but due to canceled flights and bad weather they had to route through Atlanta to make it there. We were glad to have them and even more excited to hear about their recent engagement! I forgot to take a picture in the 7 hours they were here, sad.
The Pennys got in on Saturday afternoon and the spoiling began! I get spoiled when they visit too because I don't really have to lift a finger. Meals are made, diapers are changed and laundry is done for me! I did have some time to clean out my closet which I had really been wanting to do. We made trips to Ikea and Costco. We had fun cheering on Nate in what we hoped would be him rolling over for the first time. He almost has it, but seems to enjoy only going from his back to his side just fine. Here is what else he's been up to-
We celebrated Nate's baby dedication at Parkway Baptist Church today. We love our church and are so happy to be raising him there. Nana and Papa Penny and Aunt Lauren were there to celebrate with us.
Last Sunday I made my first trip to the ER. Emory Johns Creek Hospital just can't get rid of me! Luckily I was already in "the system" so we were only in the waiting room for 5 minutes. What did I do to get these lovely bandages on my fingers you ask?
Here is the culprit.
This is a praline. Yes, go ahead and laugh. Just like a Krispy Kreme, I believe these are best served warm. So after microwaving my beloved praline, I then proceeded to touch test it to make sure it was the perfect temperature. Well, it was not. My finger was sucked into the hot sugar goo (if you enlarge the picture I have circled the indention). After running it under water and icing it for 2 hours it still felt as if my finger was on fire. Many google searches later we determined it would be best to go to the ER. Probably the hardest part of the situation was finding an open pharmacy at 9:30 on a Sunday night. It has been difficult to operate without my right index finger, but I have had lots of help from Joel and friends at church.
All in all it's been a pretty humorous story to tell and who knows when I will eat a praline again.
Joel enjoyed his first Father's Day. We went to church and Joel got cards, a new grilling book and a new tie. Unfortunately the afternoon consisted of this:
more studying! Joel has been diligently studying for the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) exam for over a year now. He is now in an intensive review mode, studying several hours a day. The big test is July 17 & 18 and we will ALL be happy once it is done!
Nate has two new favorite hobbies...talking and laughing. You have to coax the laughing a little (so please excuse my raspberry blowing in the video) but he's constantly talking to all of his toys. They have quite the conversation!
