This is Tom’s niece. She’s to the point where we need to child proof everything.

She’s feeling much more confident in pulling herself up and is figuring out standing on her own.

This is her first year of fireworks. Here she is snuggled up with mommy, btw.

And this is how she copes with the noise. [...]

For not leaving the house today, we had a really full day.
Tom’s mom and sister came over this evening to bring us dinner. They hung around for a while so we could all hug and love and fuss over the baby, who is 6 weeks old!! Holy geez. Tom’s sister looks amazing. [...]

I’ve been battling allergies since getting over my cold.
I never used to have allergies.
It sucks.
I really need to go to the grocery store, but have no motivation to leave the house.
Nor any money to go shopping with.
My tire has a slow leak in it that I need to get fixed asap.
This is the third tire [...]

Do you hear that?  That’s the sound of me being able to breathe without gasping, sniffling or coughing up a lung.
Its been nearly a week that I was sick.  That absolutely sucked.
Not only because it seemed like I would never feel better,  but because I missed all the brand spankin’ new baby stuff.  I hope [...]

Trish has an appointment tomorrow afternoon. We’ve walked every night since being released from what they said was being induced. Nothing. At all.
I’m going to research ways to send her into labor tonight.
Ideas? Let me know!

I started thinking about what I would post tonight, and it sounded like a singles ad in my head.
I like candle lit dinners, slow dancing and long walks…
Trish and I are still trying our darnedest to get Ashlyn here. So, since tonight the temperature wasn’t three ka-zillion degrees, we went for a long walk.
It [...]

There’s nothing to tell yet.
They’re inducing at 6 AM.  Trish is really not excited about not being able to get out of bed (cuz of whatever medicine it is that helps loose the cervix).
I’ll update you as soon as I know something.