Happy Father's Day!!

Well so far I think Brandon has had a great second Father's Day...at least I hope so! I got up early and made the boys breakfast and got as much done as I could before Timothy woke up so that Brandon could sleep in a little and then we all ate breakfast together and headed off to church...then Brandon got to pick where we went for lunch, but since we went to early service there weren't too many restaurants open yet so we headed over to Applebee's. It took them over an hour to get our food, and it's like the second time that's happened, I don't think we'll be going back there! Anyway, we had to wait on my dad because he had to do the Lord's Supper at second service so we got some appetizers which meant Brandon got chips and cheese which he loves so hopefully so far it's been a good day...plus, right now he's passed out asleep on the couch, so that's always a good sign :)

He got some new shorts to wear on vacations this summer...they're pretty cool! And all four of us kids chipped in and got my dad an ipod. I think he was really surprised, he's been running so much lately he'll really get a lot of use out of it. Happy Father's Day dad and Brandon! You're both wonderful fathers and I love you both so much (and same to you Mike, I know we couldn't be there with you, but hope you had a great day!).

I know it's been forever since I got on here, we've had a rough couple of weeks. I had month end closing week before last and of course, on the one Wednesday of the month I have to go in to work, Timothy wakes up covered in puke! So he spent most of Wednesday and Thursday throwing up and then had horrible diarrhea over the weekend. By this past Wednesday though he was feeling much better and has been back to his normal self lately. Brandon was so amazing through all of it...he had to stay home on the day Timothy was throwing up so much and was so good to him and just held him all day and took really good care of him. I hated not being there, but I guess that's the life of an accountant!

Through it all, he still managed to gain 2 ounces, even though he was so dehydrated that he could barely hold his head up...it was scary, but he was fine. He weighs 24.5 now, he's huge!! His belly is so big that I can hardly find shirts that fit him! If they fit him through the arms and shoulders, they're too short and won't pull all the way over his belly, it's pretty cute though. Now if you ask him what a car says he'll say, "vroom" and a cow says, "moo" and a birdie says, "tweet tweet" and he can shake his head now too. He's really big into wrestling and chasing the dog around the room too. He still will usually cry when he's eating until he has a fork or spoon (or better yet, both!) to eat with, but usually, he'll hold his spoon in one hand and use his other hand to pick up food...even with things like applesauce...it's getting pretty messy around here!

He's just so big now, it's crazy how much he can do by himself! Like, after his bath I dry him off and then hand him his towel and he carries it into his room and puts it in his hamper...and at day care they have him clean off the table before they eat and then throw away his paper towel in the trash (all the kids have to clean the table, not just him)...and he can climb up and down stairs by himself now if he has something to hold on to and he knows how to climb up a slide and sit down and push himself off to slide down...it's crazy!! Anyway, sorry if this all seems stupid, but it still just amazes me that my fourteen month old little boy can be so independent!

We're gearing up for vacations this summer...we leave in about a month to go to Gulf Shores, AL with Brandon's family and then we go back down there again in August with my family...lots of time at the beach! I'm most excited for vacation in July because the new Harry Potter book comes out that weekend so I'm hoping to get in a lot of reading time (when I'm not chasing a certain someone around all of creation!). Both times we go there will be four little kids with us so Timothy will have lots of playmates! I'm really looking forward to the warm weather...it's been cold and rainy here today and I need some heat! Here's a pic from last year's vacation to South Padre Island...not quite sure what my hair was doing, but it was really windy that day...

Anyway, I should run and get some things done before the little guy wakes up...Happy Father's Day again to all the dads in our family, my dad, Brandon's dad, Brandon, Stefan, and Dustin...hope you all have a great day...and Happy Birthday Brittany and Jax...and I think that's it for now!