We have FINALLY found something that will tire Owen out...Halloween! We had such a fun day all day today, I was sad to see it end.

Recap of the Saturday before Halloween

Yesterday was such a nice day! We got up early and ate breakfast at Lag's, our favorite neighborhood eatery then headed to Avondale Park for an art market. Owen wanted to jump in the pond and swin with the ducks sooo bad! It was all we could do to keep him wrangled and away from it. There was tons of pretty things to look at but we ended up just buying a sunday subcription to the paper (how arty) and a painted glass window that will go perfectly in the craftsman house we will soon have. Our current house is just not our style at all. It's nice and comfortable but not us. Oh well, next time!

Getting back on track-- we came home after the art market for nap time then headed out for lunch at mellow mushroom and spent the rest of the afternoon driving around and looking at junk. Today we are getting ready to head out to another pumpkin patch with Jeremy. Owen can't wait to see more puh-puhs!

I'm very relieved to report that our papa g got out of the hosptial yesterday and with a diagnosis of a few stomach ulcers but everything else they checked out is as good as can be!

Good news from Papa G land-- his heart is in great shape and there is no blockage to be found. Tomorrow he is having some sort of test that will look in his stomach to make sure nothing is going on with it then he'll most likely get to go home. He is still having chest pains caused by some unknown source but we're all relieved that it's not his heart again.


Today was a nice, cold, and rainy day. We took Owen to library story time and took starbuck to tea time tuesday at his favorite bubble tea location. We also had several impromptu business meetings about our new baby website venture. Wonderful lazy day is coming to an end. Goodnight!

ps

We are 17 weeks pregnant with new baby today! According to one of my many weekly updates, this sweet baby is the size of a large onion!

lots of yuck

Oh wow, where do I begin to catch up...I really need to start doing this more often.
this weekend was lots of fun, Papa G and Mimi came down and we took Owen to a pumpkin patch. He LOVES pumpkins these days so it was a super adventure for him. He calls them "Puh-Puh's" The pumpkin patch had a petting zoo so he also got to visit with some animal friends. We took a tractor (Tat-tah in owen speak!) driven wagon out to the patch and he ran around to every pumpkin he could get to and tried to pick it up.It was so much fun to watch! He also loved the hay maze and tried climbing the bales.

Fast forward to today. Starbuck had to fly to New Orleans in the worst weather ever. When he was safely there, I relaxed for a minute only to get a call from mama saying that daddy is in the hopsital with chest pains. They are testing him for everything under the sun, trying to rule everything out. I hope they find something but not something bad. We should know more tomorrow...maybe.
Starbuck managed to make it home tonight after a long flight delay in which he was missing off my radar. I couldn't get him on the phone and every flight tracking website came up void of his flight. It was horrible! Finally he did make it home, but only after the cats and I spent a terrified hour, hiding from a ghost. I heard a male voice mumbling (the cats heard it and came running) and the kitchen blinds moved for no reason then I heard a vibrating buzz...that one freaked the cats out as well. Oh the joy.
Now we are all safely locked in the house listening to the wind howling outside. This is setting the mood for a spooky halloween...

Newest Family Member

This past weekend we got to make a surprise trip to Houston. Starbuck's sister was having some high blood pressure problems caused by her pregnancy and her dr decided it was time for the baby to be born. Almost a month early, Garett was welcomed to the world early last Saturday morning! He is the cutest baby I've seen since our cute baby! We visited with the family there for a few days and are now back in B'ham.

We took Owen to the dr yesterday to check on some stomach issues he's been having. We are hopeful that they are over but just in case, we had the fun task of collecting another stool sample to have checked out. He's been fussy and irratable more than usual the last few weeks but we are fairly certain happy Owen is back and ready to play. Hopefully whatever that stomach problem is is over.

Week In Review

Last week was a fairly boring week. The big excitement of the week was taking Owen to the dr on Friday. It's the first time he's ever visited and had to wait in the "sick baby" room. It was so sad! He has had stomach problems (very gassy, rotten smelling diapers, and some vomiting) over the last week and we decided it was time to take him in. They took some blood and said it showed he had a viral infection. Then we got to go home and wait on him to poop so we could collect three stool samples. What fun! Luckily, the visit to the dr seemed to cure him and we have had no trouble since.

Saturday we went to a Fall Festival and bought a few crafty early Christmas presents and ate lots of great food. Owen loved the roasted ear of corn!

A cute little owen fact- he is TERRIFIED of cow moos. It doesn't matter where the moo comes from, even if it's from a person, his bottom lip quivers and he cries the most pitiful cry. It's so sweet and sad and so hard to not want moo just to see him be a cute sad baby! We have no idea where this came from but it's definitely his one true fear.

I guess that's it for now!

I can feel the baby moving! I have been almost certain for a few days but today I can feel him/her going wild in there! It's still such a faint flutter but i am so sure that is what it is. Supposedly baby is as long as a lime this week. Awwww. :)

I had my OB appt last week and it went well. We heard the heartbeat (i also listen to it at home several times a week) and I talked to her about my lack of appetite. She was a little concerned b/c I lost 8 lbs since my last visit. With my last pregnancy I had little desire to eat but with this one, I have no desire to eat. I get full within a few bites of every meal. She told me to start eating calorie rich things (like milkshakes!) until my appetite returns.

Not much else is going on around here. The weather is very fall like and we're getting excited about autumn. We have a train ride, several pumpkin patches, and a vacation to Baltimore in the near future!