A few pics from the past week

Over the past week, we had Grammy come visit, had some rough times with sleeping (some kind of virus), got another okay on Noah's ears, pooped in the potty, bought some new patio furniture, had a playdate with Stella Dot, went to a pig pickin', dinner with Waylon's parents and Andrea and Savannah, and sold some furniture on Craigslist and got Noah's new big boy room empty and ready to decorate (as soon as we decide what to do)! Whew.

Pics and some explanations....

Reading with Grammy (or Meddie as Noah has been calling her recently - he can say Grammy but chooses to say Meddie - we'll see what she ends up being called!) :-)

Sometime last week, Noah decided he didn't want to sleep alone. We swore his ears were infected again and we had a follow up ENT appt already scheduled but when we went, his ears were fine! The next night was even worse, and the following morning we discovered he had a fever. Upon the suggestion of the nurse line, we went to the pediatrician but nothing was found... just a little virus I guess. It took a few nights (he was fine during the days) but he got over it and has been sleeping well again for a few nights now. Good news is that his ears are still fine despite one tube being out! YAY! Maybe we won't need another surgery after all! (Knock on wood!)

At 'Travapalozza' - a yearly pig pickin' our friends have in honor of Travis' birthday. :-)

In the hammock with Jennie - we told Noah we were going to see her before we left and he called for her the entire drive there - about 45 minutes!!

Playdate with Stella Dot on Sunday morning - Noah had some trouble sharing and Stella Dot got frustrated with him and knocked him a few times, so we gave up and turned on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!

On Sunday night, Noah was sitting on the potty and I was reading him a book (our normal evening ritual before bath). He has peed on it many times but this time, I heard a plop and saw he went poopy! Big step. :-) We were really excited and he was really proud. It hasn't happened again since but we're working on it slowly but surely. It would be nice to have him potty trained before October but I don't want to push him either. We'll see! Sorry to disappoint but I didn't take any pictures to commemorate this step! :-)

This morning, after being upstairs for just a few minutes, I came down to find this.... how in the world did he manage this!? :-)

On another note, today is Waylon and my 4th wedding anniversary. 4 years ago, the weather was almost exactly as it is today - perfect - sunny and not too hot. It's crazy to think of how much has happened over the past 4 years! Tonight we are going to celebrate by having a nice quiet dinner after Noah goes to bed - crabcakes, twice baked potatoes, and salad - and then we'll watch our wedding video.

I love you, Waylon! I'm so glad we are on this life journey together!