Has it really been a month?

Well, we're back....back from traveling, back to blogging, back to normal...

I can't believe we welcomed little Grant into the world a month ago tomorrow! Time has really gone fast, though perhaps that's because things have been so busy. Grant has already been on an airplane three times, and he's a fabulous little traveler.

About a week and a half after Grant was born we went to Utah for a funeral. Though the reason for the family gathering was sad, it was really nice to see everyone and have them meet Grant. From there I flew to San Diego (by myself with a toddler and a newborn, might I add...thank heavens for children's Dramamine) for my dear friend Liz's wedding. It was wonderful to have more of my family and friends meet Grant. I got to show him and Andrew off at Liz's wedding reception (which, by the way, was beautiful!) and I had a wonderful time. I really enjoyed getting to see Nicole (and her fiance) and Tessa, friends from back in the day. :) My wonderful mother-in-law was then kind enough to join me in San Diego so that I wouldn't have to make the 3 hour flight back to Texas by myself.

And now we're back...and things are starting to return to normal. As of tomorrow afternoon, I will be on my own with the two kiddos for the first time. I'm somewhat nervous because Andrew has been so used to having someone to play with him constantly, so who knows how he'll handle things once grandma leaves.

Grant is an adorable, sweet baby boy. He's doing great and is already 10 pounds and 22.5 inches tall! Unfortunately he might be having trouble digesting proteins from dairy products, so I have to eliminate them for the week and see if that resolves some of his issues. No dairy for a week? Yikes...no cheese, no milk, no chocolate?!?! I really hope dairy is not the issue...

Andrew is a blast; he has become quite the chatter box and constantly makes me laugh. He heard me say "shoot" once and has since decided to repeat it frequently. Now, shoot really isn't such a bad thing to say, but when it's coming from a 2 year old....I don't know, it just seems a little wrong. Anyway, I told Andrew he and mommy weren't allowed to say shoot, so he goes around repeating that we're not allowed to say shoot. Quite adorable.

And now for a few pictures!

Sweet baby Grant....looks like he's trying to whistle or something.

Four of the Magnificent 7. :)

Andrew loves the ladies!

Daddy and Grant sharing a cute moment.

Ah HAH!

It's no secret that I am a loyal Target shopper. We have a Kroger, Wal-Mart, and Super Target all within five minutes of our house, but I almost always do my grocery shopping at Target. People try to convince me that Target is the most expensive of the three, but I've never caved in my opinion. And now I am vindicated! I saw a segment on the news the other day where they compared Wal-Mart, Target, Kroger, and Tom Thumb. They bought the same exact items at every store and guess which store was the cheapest? Target! It beat Wal-Mart by $2.00 and Kroger by $20.00! Now, I know there are times that Wal-Mart is cheaper than Target (not that it matters, I still hate that store) and Kroger has a MUCH better produce and meat selection than Target does, but still. I was excited. I'm not spending way more by shopping at Target! Actually, I probably am because I get distracted by all the other awesome stuff that Target has....I just need to work on my self control.

Anywaaaay, I've just been even more excited about Target since I saw that. Woo!

Yum!

My recent trip to Poway (and my favorite restaurants there) got me thinking about what my top 5 favorite restaurants ever are. I love to eat out, so it was kind of a hard call, but I think I'd say my 5 all time favorite restaurants are:

1. Bombay House, Provo, UT. The best Indian food and the one and only thing I miss about Provo.
2. In-N-Out, California, Nevada, Arizona. World's best burgers! How I miss them...
3. El Ranchito Taco Shop, Poway, CA. Everyone should try a flauta from this place before they die.
4. Babe's Chicken Dinner House, Sanger, TX. Yummiest chicken I've ever had and creamed corn that is to die for. Plus that atmosphere is really something else...
5. Mandarin, Bountiful, UT. My favorite Chinese place. I especially miss it because there is no good Chinese food here in Denton.

Whoulda thought that the yummiest Indian food EVER would be found in Provo, Utah?? Random. If you're ever near any of these restaurants, you've gotta eat at them!

So, what are YOUR favorite restaurants??

Wii love it!

John just celebrated his 28th birthday on Sunday (old man!) and I was determined that for his gift I was going to get my hands on a Wii. I kept hounding Best Buy, and they kept telling me they should be getting some soon. I decided to give the Best Buy down in Lewisville a shot and they said they had some. Woo! I was nervous because they wouldn't tell me how many they had and Andrew had just gone down for his nap, so I was afraid that by the time he woke up and we got down there the Wiis would be gone. Fortunately they still had some when we got down there. I was SO excited, it was just really hard to keep the secret from John for 5 days. We only have 3 games so far, but we're loving it! Soooo much fun. If you don't have one, get one! :) I'll have to get some pictures of us looking like idiots while we play....

Silly Boy...

So our sweet baby boy (Chester, as we jokingly like to refer to him) is being naughty! Here I am 37 weeks pregnant and the silly boy is breech. The doctor was worried he was, so I had an ultrasound yesterday to check. Sure enough, his little head is up near my ribs and his feet are down where his head should be. *sigh* It's a little late in pregnancy for him to be turning head down on his own, so that's why I'm nervous. I have another appointment tomorrow, at which time we'll discuss the options. I imagine we'll end up attempting a version, which is where you go to the hospital and (under frequent monitoring) the doctor physically forces the baby into the right position. It's usually only 50% effective though, so I'm still worried. There are a couple of other techniques I'll try as well, but if he doesn't budge...we're gonna end up with a c-section. Eeeek! So here's hoping we can get this boy to go head down.

On a happier note, May is here and May is a good month! John finishes school in a week!!! YAY! A week or so after that, my mom and sister will be visiting, and anytime now really, we'll have our sweet baby here.

If we still had a scanner, I would put on yesterday's ultrasound pictures. In one of them you can see that the kid has a good head of hair. :) So cute!

Tagged

So, I was tagged (quite awhile ago, I'm just now finally getting around to it) so here goes:

1. Pick up the nearest book (at least 123 pages).
2. Turn to page 123.
3. Find the 5th sentence.
4. Post the 5th sentence on your blog.
5. Tag 5 people.

So if I don't count John's textbooks (which I really don't want to) then the nearest book is: The Millionaire Next Door (very fascinating book, by the way). Page 123, sentence 5 reads: "They often plan to resell their used acquisitions in two or three years and recoup much of their initial payout." FYI, the section that the sentence is from is called: "Used Vehicle-Prone Dealer Loyalists" from the chapter "You Aren't What You Drive".

I'll just tag anyone who wants to do this...

Happy Times

Andrew and I were lucky enough to go visit Grandpa Jeff and Grandma Chris a couple of weeks ago. Maren, Michelle, and I thought it would be fun to surprise them, so we concocted a scheme that would allow us to do so. Maren and I were supposed to be on the same flight from Phoenix to San Diego, but I missed my flight from Dallas to Phoenix (long story, grrr...let's just say I'm glad no one I knew saw me sobbing hysterically at the US Airways counter. I'm gonna blame that one on pregnancy hormones and a difficult toddler). So, we didn't get to surprise our parents together, but Maren got to surprise them and then I showed up a few hours later and shocked them again. It was quite hilarious to see them so surprised.

It was a fun week (Michelle showed up on Thursday and surprised them yet again) that involved trampoline fun, Legoland, and the Wild Animal Park. Sadly, on the days we went to Legoland and the Wild Animal Park it was almost 100 degrees...yuck! But the boys still had a blast. Andrew and Evan had SO much fun with grandma and grandpa, it was so cute to watch. They also really enjoyed aunt Michelle and took quite a liking to Jason. We really enjoyed our week there (though we missed John a lot!) and are already looking forward to our return in June. I think I gained ten pounds though, I just can't resist the Taco Shop or In-N-Out. *Sigh* I miss those restaurants!

While we were in San Diego we found out that John got the job he'd just interviewed for and really been wanting. Hooray! A job, finally! He has an HR position with the city of Denton, which is handy because we live in Denton and he now has a five minute commute. Congrats John! It seems like a great job, great environment, etc. etc. So, we'll be in Denton for awhile longer, which I'm happy about...I wasn't quite ready to leave my friends or this ward. This also means that when the semester ends in a week and a half, John will be done with school (because this job can count as an internship). Yay!

So yeah, it's been a good few weeks. We got to visit family, John got a job and is finishing with school, and we're expecting baby #2 any day now. :)

Despite appearances, Andrew really was enjoying the train ride at Legoland.

Andrew and grandma on the airplanes!

Andrew and Evan in front of the lion exhibit at the Wild Animal Park.

Aunt Maren filling up the pool for Andrew and Evan at grandma and grandpa's house. The boys LOVED playing in the water. If only grandma and grandpa's new house had a pool...

Congrats on the new job, John! I made him a candy "bouquet" since most guys aren't really too interested in flowers.