Play filled weekend!

We have had lots going on lately & life has been fun! Christina had baby Luke Michael Sims on 3/18/09 at 3:45. He weighed in at 8 lb. 6 oz. & was almost 22 in. long! Even with those big stats he still was SO tiny when we saw him this weekend. I never thought I would forget that Miles was that small but I have. I tried to tell myself at the time "hold on to these memories" but it is so hard! Mommy amnesia is real! Thank goodness for pictures! So glad I got a pic of Luke before my camera died.

Luke Michael Sims

My cousin Stacy's son Bentley also turned one this past weekend (Yay!) & we had so much fun at his birthday party. Miles really had a great time crawling around between all the guests feet & playing with a new batch of toys. I had a great time too! It is always nice to take your active baby to a kid friendly house! I got to relax while he played with all the toys, relatives & other babies instead of chasing him around saying, "No touch" on repeat. No pics of the party, dead camera. Boo.

We squeezed in a visit to Kyra & Joe while we were in the Bay for the above festivity. I was so happy that we were able to coordinate a visit. Ky & Joe hadn't seen Miles yet, I hadn't seen their new house or Gigi in a year! Miles loved playing with Gigi & it is so cute that they both love to point their little index finger out at you for you to touch it with yours as a sign of affection! The Barale's house is beautiful & way to go to Joe for building it himself! He is an animal! Kyra is about to burst, but she looks gorgeous (even though she will tell you your lying if you said that to her!) She does though! I can't wait to hear who the next Barale will be. Ky & Joe are those crazy people that can last 9 months without knowing their babies gender!

This week has already gotten off to a fun start. We did a windy walk to Target on Monday with the Laneys & then stayed to play in the afternoon. Always fun. And Miles & Mason crack me up together. They crawl over each other, grab each other toys, follow each other around & are just sweet pals. Yesterday we were able to get together with Bre & her two, Alex & Max. It is so awesome to be with my Chico girls again & so crazy that we all have kids! I teared up just observing the scene of happy players yesterday! GOD is good!

Alex, Mase & Miles cooking up something yummy!

Max at 7 months

Best Buddies

Aren't they cute!

Abby-gails, Miles & Mason & the colander crown!

I LOVE MIKE

I don't mention my husband enough in my postings. You may all be wondering if he even exists! He does & he is wonderful. The best really. He did all my nasty dishes last night so I could go to bed, drunk on nyquil chugged straight from the bottle. He did a good job on the dishes too, I didn't have to re-wash a single one.

I love you Michael!

Sick of being Sick

There is an epidemic in Lincoln. It is a gnarly cold that requires you to wrestle with your arching & flailing baby to wipe the green boogs that drip from his nose continuously throughout the day. So grotesque. I don't want to be one of those Mom's whose kids walk around in public with boogers crusted to their face, but I see why those kids exist now. Wiping boogers sucks. So much in fact that looking past crusty faces is possible.

So Miles got sick for the 2nd time in a month this past week. The cold hit just in time for Grammy & Papa's visit too. Miles was in good spirits for the most part, though & I think it was beneficial to have grandparents around to hold him 24-7 like he wanted. I just hope Grammy & Papa don't fall ill like I seem to have done. I am so congested that it is embarrassing to say anything that begins with the letters "m" or "n". And sadly, when I feel like crap my patience level plummets. I look for any signs that Miles is tired so I can put him down & get a nap in myself. Poor baby. Bad Mommy.

We went to the doctor today & it turns out he actually has an ear infection. I was so sad to get that news, but relieved when I went & picked up his medicine & realized it was that delicious pink amoxycilan I loved so greatly in my own childhood (so...no battles to get Miles to take the meds). I gave him his first dose at dinner tonight & he sucked on the medicine dropper to get every last bit out!

Aside from the boogers & ear infection, life has been really good. We have been unusually busy with lots of appointments to get me ready to start my new job. When you work at a hospital you have to take tons of health exams yourself before starting work. All the appointments I have had to go to have thrown me for a loop because I am not used to having things to do at specific times. I have gotten way lazy as a stay at home mommy & very used to doing things on my own timeline.

As I mentioned earlier, we had a visit from Lynda & Harlis the past week, which was amazing! I love them sooo much (& how cool is that to be able to genuinely say that about my in-laws?!) & having them in our home was so comfortable. I miss them terribly & my OC-sickness really kicked in during their visit. It was awesome to be able to act as hosts to the people who have given so much to us over the years (or, I should say, Mike's whole life!).

Since I have last posted, I got to go on a girls night out (had fun, but realized I am over the club scene - I felt like such a MOM!!!), had a vist from the Martinez's (added to my OC-sickness but I am recovering), spent some time in Chico helping my Mom recover from surgery (it went really great - whew! Praise GOD for answering our prayers), did some shopping with my bro, hung out with the Laney's (surprise, surprise) & have just enjoyed our little family. I have to say, life is good. I feel blessed & thankful.

Hope you all feel that way as well.

OH! And, I got my computer fixed for really reals too! My posts should be more frequent! Thanks for not giving up on us ;)

Little Sick Face

Tubby Time

I LOVE thsi face!!!