Fall Colors

On Saturday we drove up into the mountains to look at the Aspens changing colors. It was really cool to look up and see a mountain full of green evergreens mixed with splashes of gold Aspen. They call them Colorado Gold and I can totally see why! We took Cody with us since we'd be gone for most of the day. He did really well until we stopped for a picnic lunch. That's when he forgot that he's 11 1/2 years old and decided to run around like a puppy. He got into everything! He was running up the hill and practically rolling down it as it was pretty steep. Then he found a huge pile of horse poop and decided to roll in it. He was disgusting! David had to march him over to a lake and wash him off. Then he was banished to the car while we finished lunch. Crazy dog! It was pretty funny to watch David holding him by the harness and forcing him to walk next to him. Here are some pictures of the Colorado Gold.

After Cody got a nice cold bath in the lake

Before Cody acted like an idiot

Monday again! It always seems like the weekends just fly by. David and I had a great weekend. We had a date night on Friday which we haven't had in a long time! His boss gave him an Entertainment coupon book and we used a BOGO coupon for a new restaurant. It was pretty good food. A neighboring town was having a huge garage sale on Saturday so we headed over there that morning. We found some great deals! If you are having a baby, garage sales are the best place to go. I got a brand new baby sling for $3 regularly $30 at BRU. Score! After the garage sale we ran errands and then took Cody to the park for a picnic. Yesterday was spent watching Broncos and cleaning the house.

I went to the moms group on Friday and had a good time. I felt a little funny not having a child with me, but everyone was so nice and encouraged me to continue coming. They also have groups that don't involve children such as book clubs and cooking clubs. I think I have found a new group of friends!

Speaking of friends--I'm going to begin a countdown today until October 31. Not because I'm excited about Halloween, but because that's the weekend my friends and I are going to Omaha for a girls weekend! Actually this year marks the first couples and children weekend. It will be Sarah and her family, Dawn and her family, D and I, and Marcy and Nick. I'm so excited as it's been a long time since we've all seen each other! So here's to 40 more days until we are reunited!!

And I know I've been bad about posting pictures. I'm going to add some tonight or tomorrow of the crib. Stay tuned!

Cribs

After searching high and low, we finally found a crib that we like. My mom actually suggested it and once we looked at it, we thought it was perfect! It's a Baby Italia Pinehurst Lifetime crib in Espresso. It's at Babies R Us if you'd like to peek at it. We bought it on Sunday, but didn't get it until Monday because my Jeep was too small to fit it in. David put it together on Monday night and it's so nice looking! I keep walking into the room to look at it!

Will is going to start out in a pack 'n play in our room for a few weeks. Then we will transition him down to the guest room (which I guess I should call Will's room!). I was concerned about losing the guest room as a place for guests to sleep, but once we set the crib up in there we came up with a new idea. Originally we were going to move the bed to the garage and just have the baby's stuff in there. But now we are going to leave the bed there along with the crib. Instead of buying a nice dresser right now, we are going to get a cheap one and keep it in the closet. That way we can still have people stay with us after Will is born (don't worry--we'll bring him upstairs when you come over!). Problem solved. We are still planning on putting the house on the market in the spring. Then we can start looking for a place that will fit all of the stuff we have accumulated recently!

I have always been envious of my sister-in-law's moms group that she belongs to in Michigan. After doing some research, I learned that we have a bunch of groups here in Colorado. I emailed one of the ladies expressing my interest in joining. I thought she'd give me some information and tell me to join after the baby is born. But instead, she invited me to the Friday playgroup to meet some people and talk. She seems very excited about life as she uses a million exclamation points in her emails!!! It will be fun to start doing things with other moms as not many of my friends have kids. I'll let you know how it goes.

One last update....

Poor Sadie! She kept biting at her bandage so they had to put a cone on her. She's actually not supposed to be sitting in the chair, but by the look on her face she really doesn't care!

Baby Shower

For the last 2 weeks I have been hanging out in Tulsa. Now that I don't live in Oklahoma anymore, I can really appreciate how nice it is. I love going back and seeing my friends and family. That being said...I love coming back to Colorado and having the temperature be 75F and sunny. The first weekend I was in Tulsa the temperature was close to 100F with 80% humidity--I wanted to die! I went on a walk today along the creek behind our house and the weather was perfect. I started to think about how I used to love summer time. Who doesn't love sleepovers, swimming, going to the lake, and just having fun all summer long?! But now that I'm a grown up, I have decided that fall is my favorite season. I love watching the leaves change color and going up into the mountains to watch the elk migrating. I love that we can sleep with the windows open and the air conditioning off. But most of all I love buying new sweaters!


I had a wonderful baby shower while I was in Tulsa. It was hosted by Betsy and her daughter Rachel. I can't believe how generous everyone was to baby Will! Here are a few pictures to highlight the festivities.

Sadie update

Oh man has it been an emotional few days! I think I cried most of Thursday night and Friday morning over this crazy dog. Thank goodness, the vet was positive about Sadie recovering and we didn't have to put her down. She had a blood transfusion on Friday and things are looking good. She spent the weekend in an emergency vet with 24 hour care so that made everyone feel much better. My mom is picking her up from the vet tomorrow and bringing her home. Unfortunately I leave to go home before she can pick her up. But I was able to see her on Saturday so I'm okay. It's just amazing how attached you become to an animal. She's been in my life for 8 1/2 years and has brought so much joy to us. I pray for her every night and will continue to do so until she's better.

On a more happy note, I had a wonderful baby shower today. Baby Will is going to be a spoiled little boy! I'll post pictures when I get home.

Sadie

I've been in Tulsa for the past week visiting my family. Meagan and Rhett were here over Labor Day weekend. We all had a great time catching up and hanging out together. They both left on Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday evening, Sadie (our dog) was rolling on the carpet when she all of a sudden started having a seizure. I was the only one in the room who saw it. Throughout the night and into Wed, every once in a while her back legs would start to spasm a little and she'd fall over. Then last night she had a really bad seizure and peed on the carpet. My mom made a vet appointment for this afternoon, but then Sadie had another seizure this morning and Mom decided to take her in for an all day observation. She just called with news from the vet and it's not good at all. There could be three things wrong: tick born illness, cancer, or something else I can't remember. Basically her red blood cells are attacking her body. The vet is doing one final x-ray and then we'll have to decide what to do. I really hope she's not in pain right now. She is a great dog. I'll keep you updated.