Sunday

So Sunday went really well for me.  Daddy got up early to work children's church. I got to sleep in a tad bit more thanks to Caleb going back to sleep.  I got up with plenty of time to take a leisurely shower and get ready for church. Church was awesome.  Thanks to the high-schoolers leading with worship, Caleb settled right in. (When I first walked in, he was crying.)  He loves the music and lights.  People around me asked to hold him and told me how wonderful he is. (I already know this but love to hear it from perfect strangers.)

We went to Panera as a family where Caleb snoozed.  Then we parted ways because Chris drove separately.  I sent him with little man and I ran to Walmart to get groceries before my client arrived. I got home a good 30 minutes before Chris.  Of course, I was ready to "lay into" him about not communicating. He had stopped into work to do one quick thing and found that he had several emails to tend to.  So, I was stressed that he didn't allow me enough time to nurse Caleb before my clients would arrive.  However, they were late. That was odd for this family as they've always been on time.  Luckily, I had the thought to check Facebook and low-and-behold they cancelled.  Bummer.

So, the day was free to do anything!  I spent the time organizing clothes- Caleb's then mine.  I have so many summer clothes that I'll have to look forward to wearing next year as they don't even get close to fitting now. I expect that by this time next year, I'll be back to my pre-baby weight. Here's to hoping!  Chris and I had a sort of date night- we worked on projects around the house together that were long overdue and that meant more to me than any night out!

Also just a cute video of my babies-

Crazy winds and rain!

The rain came down normal at first and then suddenly there were horrific winds!  I thought we'd have to  make a run for the basement but we didn't.  And, luckily there wasn't any water in our basement! 

Brand new car

For my brother that is.  He bought a brand NEW Ford Focus.  I've never got a new car in my life. I don't really intend to either but it was nice seeing it and smelling that genuine new car smell. Enjoy Ben!

Jealous

This cute pup was overdue for some love so he weaseled his way into my arms, got loving and fell asleep like this...

Sunday- Family Day

Sunday, we all slept a bit longer than normal.  I wasn't up and moving til after 9 am with little man.  We went to church ALL TOGETHER as a family.  Lately, it has been separate cars due to Chris volunteering.  The three of us ate at Longhorn and it was AMAZING! We had two complete strangers tell us that there was no denying Caleb's daddy.  Ha, I think he favors me.  Anyways, we went to Goodwill because I'm tired of not having shorts that fit and I bought five pairs and one shirt and one pair of paints for Chris for $27.... score!  We went to Sam's Club and got a few necessities and then headed home for the day.  It was low-key.  Daddy napped, mommy worked on pictures and cleaned the garage.  We didn't do much in the way of dinner but I still just soaked up all that family together time!  I need more days like that but I'll cherish the ones I do get.

Quincy

We packed our bags and headed for the 3 hour road trip to Quincy.  My prayers were answered with this trip.  Caleb slept the first 1.5 hours and we stopped in Springfield to nurse.  He went back to sleep the rest of the way there!  It was a sweet, peaceful ride!

When we arrived, we got to say hi briefly to everyone before heading back out the door to visit great-grandma Ruth in the hospital.  She recently fell and broke her hip and had hip surgery.  She wasn't doing too great when we got there but I think family visits helped her spirit.  She seemed to do better July 5th.

After our brief visit, we got to see our family and spend time with them.  Cathy and Rich prepared an amazing dinner.  I haven't eaten that well in weeks!!  Ribs, potato salad, beans, fruit, corn on the cob and much more, yum!  We watched people go by on some sort of parasails as the kiddos gave us a live show.

The girls made a fruit flag

The kids parade

Chris went on with the niece and nephew and crew while Aunt Stephanie and cousin Josh came back to the house where we watched the fireworks from Bob & Ruth's amazing view of the river.  We saw probably 3-4 town's fireworks over the river (mosquito-free).  I got Caleb down to sleep and we stayed up late talking with M&S.

Saturday was nice too, Caleb and I got up early with great-grandpa Bob.  We watched as the water started flooding into the road.  We got to take a nap and when we got up the second time, Caleb's cousins were awake and ready to play.

Because it was Josh' second birthday we had another big family meal and chocolate cake too!!  Everyone had a good time and I was amazed that the little ones had the will power not to blow those party favor whistles that they got!!

birthday party fun

Panorama of the trail by their house

Josh you are too cute for words and your aunt loves you more than words can express!!!

The drive back was pretty good but we didn't time it as well. I fed him about an hour before we left so there we weren't close to anything when he got hungry on the way back.  We drove a bit out of the way to Jacksonville where we ordered at Sonic.  We had some fun taking goofy pictures of Caleb and talking in the car.  We made it back with time for mommy to get herself a treat from DQ drive through (certainly not a healthy day) but I loved Star Kisses as a child and still do now.  What a better way to indulge in a non-dairy treat?!

We gave Caleb a bath because he needed to wind down from the day and he was all smiles for his daddy.  It was a good trip and Cooper was beyond happy to have us home!!!

Cloth diapering begins...

We started cloth diapering today. I'll check back in after a while and tell you what we think.