Great beginning...crappy ending

David, Will and I went to Tulsa for the weekend for our 10 year high school reunion. We left Thursday night and got home last night. Will did great on the flight to Tulsa. I think David and I have finally figured out how to time everything to keep the little guy happy. He's such a ham and loves to flirt with the flight attendants and the grandmas that sit near us. The Tanners came over to my parent's house Thursday night to see us...well actually they just wanted to see Will :)

Friday--We went swimming at the Tanner's house. Will loved being in the water as I knew he would. He's all ready for our lake trip in August. Friday night was date night for David and I. We went to Los Cabos on the Riverwalk for some good Mexican food. We didn't realize that's where all of Tulsa goes on a Friday night...the wait was really long for a table, but we found one outside after only waiting a bit. We drank lots of margaritas as the temperature was over 100F and we were sweating our butts off! Will stayed with my parents and had a great time with them.

Saturday--David went golfing with Jay and Nick. The temperature was well over 100F so there was no way I was going to join them! Marcy, Sarah and I went on the tour of Bishop Kelley with about 20 of our old classmates. The school looks nothing like it did when we went there...they even have a coffee bar in the library! It was fun walking around and remembering the good ol' days. Saturday night was the main reunion event at a bar in downtown Tulsa. 12 of our friends met at my parent's house so we could all carpool. It was so fun to catch up with everyone...there was lots of laughter! My mom took a group picture and commented that we haven't changed much in 10 years. I was very impressed with the turnout of classmates. We graduated with a total of 192 and there were about 80 people Sat night. It was still pretty cliquey, but fun to see everyone. I think the car ride home was the best part of the night...we laughed for the entire 30 minutes it took to get home.

Sunday--Pool party! I invited Rachel and Ella and a few others to join us at the Tanner's pool. It was Ella's first time in a real pool and she did great...except for the few mouthfuls of water she swallowed :) Sean dropped by for a bit to chat. He's living in Rome and studying to become a priest. He gave David and I a very special gift straight from Jerusalem that was blessed by the Pope! It will hang next to the crosses in Will's room. Thanks Sean!

Monday--We spent the day packing and saying goodbye to the grandparents. Usually we take early flights, but this time our flight left at 8pm. I liked having the whole day to play and then leave. I'm not a big fan of waking up early. Everything went very smoothly at the airport and on the flight. Just as we were about to land in Denver, the pilot told us that we were being diverted to Colorado Springs because of lightning. We could have gone 45 mins into the mountains and over the storm, but we didn't have enough gas. So we had to stop for gas and wait for the lightning to stop....the lightning, rain, and wind lasted for 3.5 hours! That's right--we SAT on the runway in Colo Springs for 3.5 hours. We couldn't fuel up because the storm was too bad and we couldn't get off because the plane had to be in Denver. It was miserable...we were able to walk around which helped and the flight attendants gave us granola bars, but it still sucked to be so close to home and stuck on a plane. We got home around 2am Tuesday morning. The silver lining in all of this was that Will was wonderful!! We gave him Tylenol and he slept the entire time. Thank goodness!!

Hanging out in the pool

Grandma, Will, David, me

David and I...10 years later :)

The whole gang

Flirting with Ella

The boys

The relic that Sean had blessed by the Pope

Peek-a-Boo

Will's new favorite game is Peek-a-Boo.

We have had a really busy week. Tuesday we went walking with our friends Beth and Ezra. I didn't wear any sunscreen and my shoulders are a nice shade of red. Thankfully it's starting to fade and they don't really hurt anymore. Wednesday we went swimming with Karen and Megan. Megan is taking swim lessons and she showed us everything she's learning. I signed Will up for swim lessons in July (he's on the waitlist though). The swimming totally wore Will out and he slept for 4 hours! Today was our first playgroup with the moms group I belong to. There were 4 moms and babies (3 boys!!). It was nice to chat with new friends and Will enjoyed looking at the other kids. Tomorrow we are having a playdate with Karen, Megan, Beth and Ezra. We always have a great time together. This weekend is our neighborhood garage sale. I have been going through the house for the past month collecting things to sell. I can't wait to get rid of everything!!

Next weekend we are off to Tulsa for our 10 year high school reunion. I'm really excited to see everyone....David, on the other hand, is not too excited. We still talk to friends from high school so it will be nice to see them. Plus we get to see the grandparents and go swimming!

5 months!

Will is 5 months old today! To celebrate we went swimming at the rec center. He loves his baths so we figured he'd enjoy swimming and we were right! He didn't really know what to do and just watched all of the other kids running around. We are getting ready for Grandma and Grandpa's pool in Tulsa in 3 weeks. Will is doing great on all of his milestones--he's able to sit up without support, touch his toes, laugh, smile, "talk", grab and reach for things. We started food last week and he wasn't too interested in plain rice cereal--too bland--so the doctor suggested adding fruit to it. We chose peaches to mix in and he loves it! This morning was the first time I couldn't get the food to his mouth fast enough! We are going to try bananas next.

We went to the library this week and signed up for the summer reading program. Isn't it cute that they have one for infants?! Will needs to have 10 books read to him and then he gets a new book from the library. I'm all about free stuff and we read every night already so it's perfect!

Last week I started babysitting/tutoring a little boy. He was in my kindergarten class and I tutored him last summer also. He comes every Wednesday. His name is Dylan and he's wonderful with Will. He's always asking about him and wanting to play with him. I think he's a little disappointed that Will can't really do anything besides sit up and chew on stuff, but they have fun together. It gives me a good idea of what life would be like with a second grader and a baby--crazy!

Food

At Will's 4 month doctor's appointment, we were given the go ahead to start food. I wanted to wait until after our families left so Will didn't get too overwhelmed with new things. So on Saturday morning, we stripped him down and put a bib on him. He likes to wear bibs because he can put it in his mouth and not drop it. So after we got the bib out of his mouth, we introduced him to rice cereal. We mixed it with formula so it was very liquidy. On day one he just spit everything out and didn't really enjoy it. (I would put a video up, but David forgot to press record on the camera). Day two was a little better because he discovered that he could swallow the cereal and then chew on the spoon. I think he swallowed alot more cereal on day two. Today was day three and he's still doing really well.

This bib tastes good!

First taste of rice cereal Is there something on my face?

Okay, I'm done!

First meal in the high chair Let me help you with that Daddy Will has out grown his bouncer chair so now he sits in the high chair while we eat

It's fun to bite the high chair

Memorial Day/Bolder Boulder weekend

What a weekend!

Thursday night Meagan and Rhett flew in from Philly. They arrived really late so we basically said hi and goodnight. They were brave and slept in the basement which they said wasn't too bad. Friday afternoon, David's parents arrived from Tulsa. We took Will to his first restaurant on Friday night. We went to Casa Alverez which was loud and crowded (typical Mexican restaurant). Poor Will was so overwhelmed with all the noise that he slept 11 hours that night (that never happens!!). My parents arrived on Saturday morning. Will had a great time being passed from one grandparent to another. He was smothered in kisses! Saturday night we ordered pizza and watched the Nuggets game. On Sunday we had a BBQ with our family and friends. The weather wasn't great so it prevented a few people from coming, but we had a great time with the people who did come. Again, Will was overwhelmed with all of the people and noises and slept 11 hours that night. (David and I are considering having a party every night!). Everyone was pretty tired after the BBQ so we ended the night early. The "young" folks stayed up playing ERS, the best card game ever! Then it was off to bed to rest up for the Bolder Boulder. Will and I stayed home as the race doesn't allow strollers. Rhett ran in the C wave and finished the 10k in 47 mins! Great job! Everyone else was in the MG wave. My parents left right after the race to drive to Las Vegas. Meagan and Rhett left early Tuesday morning. David, Will, and I went to Pearl Street with the Tanners. Will got a really cool kite from the kite store. By Tuesday afternoon, everyone had left and we all took a really long nap! It was so fun having everyone here (and I didn't get stressed out like I normally do!). Here are some pictures from the weekend.

First slide ride!

Itsy Bitsy Spider with Grandma and Grandpa

Mickey, David, and Jake at the BBQ

It's hard work entertaining family! (No babies were harmed in this photo)

Being cute

Meagan, Rhett, and David at the Bolder Boulder

Grammie and Grampie before they headed off to Vegas

Family shot

First trip to Pearl Street with Daddy and Grandpa

"I've got my eye on you Cody"

4 month stats

Will has his 4 month check-up today. Poor guy had to get 3 shots again. But he's a trouper and is contently sleeping right now. Hopefully he doesn't get a fever or anything from the shots.

His birth weight was 7 lbs 10oz. His 4 month weight is 15 lb 3oz (and it's all in his cheeks!). He's in the 52% for his age. He was 21 inches long at birth and is now 25.5 inches long. He's in the 67% for his age. I can't remember what his head circumference was, but he's in the 79% for his age. He's all head!

The doctor gave the go ahead for starting food, but David and I haven't decided when we want to begin that. My mom comes out next week and she's very eager for him to start food, so we'll see what she says!

Swing!

We walked to the park after dinner and Will went swinging for the first time. I think he likes it!