Earning our Family Badge: Week 10...a Week in Granbury

Kevin took his first work related trip since August's birth this past week. I wasn't too interested in spending an entire week in solitude at home with a 10 week old and two dogs, we loaded up the car and headed to Granbury (my parent's house) for the week.

The week started off great with a trip to visit my mom's school so she could show off her latest grandbaby, then August and I went to my friend Christian's house for lunch with her and her two boys, and finally we met up with my sister and her kids for some bluebonnet pictures. Unfortunately the fun stopped there as I contracted a quite debilitating stomach virus for the last half of the week. I haven't been that sick in years!!!

I am so THANKFUL that we were at my parent's house when I got sick because I honestly don't know how I could have possibly managed to tend to August. My mom's August duty began at 3:30 in the morning, and didn't end until 8:00 am the next day! She took a day off of work and thankfully kept him in her side of the house while I quarantined myself in the guest room with my two faithful companions. I sure missed my little guy for those 28 hours, but I knew that he was much better off with my mom. I spent my awake time constantly praying that he wouldn't catch whatever it was that I had. The prayers definitely worked as he seems to have survived unscathed!

Well I say unscathed...my mom 'accidentally' overfed him all day. That one day of gorging seemed to crack open an underlying appetite in the little guy, as we now have quite the chubby baby on our hands! He has most definitely worked his way out of his newborn clothes and is flying through his 0-3 month wardrobe. Not only did I buy bigger clothes today but I am contemplating the purchase of some larger quantity bottles too. It's so strange to see him with so much baby fat but is quite fun to squeeze I must say!