Catching up a little..

Beware this is a long and random post!! We have had a busy few weeks but they have been good! We have been finishing up the last of our laminate wood flooring in the office so now its time to get everything back into the house and clean out that garage! Just sold the table saw on Craigslist today. Woohoo!


Pete celebrated his birthday on the 19th and Steve and Scotty decorated Pete's office! Doesn't it look awesome?! He was SO surprised. We finally went out for his birthday dinner on Friday to Cheesecake Factory in San Antonio. YUM!
This week Peter and I also went to the zoo with the play group from church. We don't get to go to play group too often because I usually have meetings or showings scheduled and Peter is still pretty young for field trips but I majorly needed a day outdoors in the sunshine, and Peter could stay outside for weeks without fussing so we went for it.

Jana, we tried to get a picture by the elephants for you but as soon as we got to them, Peter crashed out in Codi's stroller. Next time you can go with us and ride on the elephants yourself! hehe..love ya!
He had no morning nap and was full from lunch so he couldn't hold his eyes open any longer! I carried him all of the way out of the zoo and put him in his carseat and he never budged. :)

Peter is getting a swing set for his birthday present. Mimi had it shipped here on Friday and I have been working on it a little at a time. I want to have it together by May 9th because we are having family over for Peter's first birthday party and I want my niece and nephews to be able to play on it. So far I am on Phase 8 of 27. I will post pictures of my progress soon. lol...so far you can't tell much has been done except I have put the slide together, the ladder, the rock wall, and the glider. I am working on the frame now, so we will see how many days it takes me. Peter loves to be in the yard and especially play in the water that sprays out of the hose where it is connected to the faucet.
My computer's hard drive crashed last Sunday. I totally had that sick feeling all day wondering what I had lost that could never be retrieved because of my lack of backing up the hard drive. I was glad to see all of the pictures from Peter being born are still on the memory card in the camera. I HAVE to print those off this week! Ok sorry for all the randomness..I haven't taken any video of Peter in a while and so I thought I would post a few mostly for family. Nothing exciting, just our everyday life. Have a good week! -abby

Peter trying to perform one of his many death-defying acts of the day:



Hanging out in the kitchen:

I have never seen Simon so happy!

Oh my goodness...if you haven't heard about this lady Susan Boyle from Britain's Got Talent, you have to watch this clip. She came out and everyone was making fun of her and thought she was a joke and they were so wrong! I got tears in my eyes when I watched this! lol...seriously....it melts my heart! Ok I am a dork..just watch it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-KiGva9dV4

South Beach!

Sorry for the long time between posts! Real estate has kept me busy the past few weeks and Peter has been a handful. I am really needing to find a daycare or someone to keep him consistently one or two days a week for a full day. It is getting harder and harder to work from home with him and by the end of most days I am so exhausted from juggling a full day of work with him that I am not sure it is good for either of us. I feel like I am not doing a good job at home, at work, or as a mom. In the midst of all of this...we got to go to Miami for a couple of days! Pete's friend Chris got married and Pete did the wedding. It was a much needed getaway and we got to spend lots of time together the few days before the wedding. We stayed right on South Beach. I loved every minute of it. We could walk anywhere we needed to go and put lots of miles on the jogging stroller. Here are a few pictures from our adventures! Hope everyone had a Happy Easter!

This is how the first 3 hour leg on the plane went...lol...I wanted to crawl in a hole so bad. Not sure what was going on. I think his ears were hurting, he has never done this on the plane. I am pretty sure I swore to Pete that we would never be flying anywhere again.
Not too sure about the sand...

What do you think about Pete's tattoo sleeve? Lol..you crack me up babe.
Us in front of a huge crazy tree

Pete, Peter, Andrew, and LaettnerHappier to be on the beach this time
Peter and I

Peter and Daddy
My little beach baby
Eating lots of sand
Much better flight home

Peter's Eye Update

Just a quick update to say that Peter's eye procedure went well. Dr. Zwaan said he believed that the tear duct would function like it should but we really won't be able to tell fully for a week or two. Peter woke up quickly after surgery and drank some glucose water and then a full bottle right away. He slept on the way home an then another 2 1/2 hours after we got home. He has been a little grumpy but his eye looks pretty good besides a little swelling. Thanks to those who were praying for him (and me :) ) We made it through! Pete is staying home with him tonight so I don't have to miss discipleship class again!

Spring is here!

Sorry about the long gap between posts. I have been very uninspired to sit and write anything the last few weeks and Peter has been boycotting at least one of his two naps the last 3 days so that hasn't helped. We went to church last night for the Saturday service so I am getting to write a little this Sunday morning. This last week was my sister Aimee's spring break and so we met her, Gracie, and Bowyn in San Antonio on Wednesday at Hemisfair Park. The first stop at the playground was crazy. There were hundreds of first graders on a field trip and you can hear the roar in one of the videos. The weather was perfect and the kids got to play and we walked to the River Walk to get some lunch. It was good to spend some time with you guys! Here are a few random videos of the day.

Peter's first time on the swings.



Waiting on our food at Rio Rio.



On a different note Pete has still been working out and eating healthy and is about half way to his goal. I am so proud of him for sticking with it! We are heading to Miami weekend after next because Pete is doing a wedding for our friends Chris and Jessie. We get to stay right on South Beach so I am ready for that! Anyone know of a good self tanner? lol.

Tomorrow morning Peter will be having surgery to open his tear duct that has never functioned since he was born. We have to be there between 6:00 and 6:30 in the morning and Peter is first in surgery since he is the youngest patient tomorrow. Please pray that everything goes as planned. I am not too nervous about the surgery itself, just the anesthesia. We are very excited for his poor eye to function correctly and I have no doubt that he will be greatful that I will not attack him with a wet rag 35 times a day to clean his eye up. :) He went for his pre-op this week and at 10 1/2 months is 21.5 lbs, and 30 inches tall. He has thinned out so much recently and looks like a little boy. He is eating just about anything now, making lots of new sounds, and getting into everything. He is started to climb on things which makes him able to reach a whole new level of stuff he isn't supposed to get into. He is not even trying to walk alone yet though, just hangs on to the wall, chairs, etc.

Well remember us tomorrow when some of you are snug in your beds and you others are on your way to work! I will give an update tomorrow when we get home!

Catching Up

Since I last wrote I...

Got my gum stuck on the back of Peter's head...at church...in front of a bunch of people...LOL. Yes I know what you are thinking. Go ahead and say it..."You are pretty much Super MOM, Abby." Thanks...Here's how it happened: I was at the church the Saturday of the Cowboy Church conference and Peter was super tired of me lugging him around. During the break of one of the sessions I put him down on the floor to let him crawl around. He started over to a big group of men talking in the corner and so I ran over to catch him. When I bent over, I said "Stop" and my gum flew out right into the little swirly part of his hair. I thought if I grabbed it quickly it wouldn't stick but it was too late. I was laughing so hard that I couldn't talk. Phyllis..God Bless you Phyllis, you are a good woman....came over and was like "What happened?!" I couldn't say anything so I am just pointing at his head. She's like, "What is that? Is that your gum?" Oh my goodness so while the men were all busting out their pocket knives, the ladies were spraying Pam on his head, along with the ice cubes. We were able to get it out without ruining his brand new haircut.

On a completely different note, the church sent me to a minister's wives retreat last weekend. I will be the first to say I did not want to go and have avoided it for the last 3 years. I had a terrible attitude the morning of it and had a 4 and 1/2 hour drive alone to talk to God about it all. By the time I got there I was slightly ready. I was the first one at the Riverbend Retreat Center in Glen Rose and the day was gorgeous so I unpacked and went for a good walk. I will tell you that I loved every minute of the retreat. God convicted me, encouraged me, refreshed me and let me make a few new friends as well. Whitney, Becca, Patience, and Kelly..I wish you were all much closer. I was so blessed through our conversation, through the laughing, and the square dancing too..lol. Can't wait to get together again.

Lastly I took Peter to the pediatric opthalmalogist yesterday. He has had a suspected blocked tear duct since he was born and is scheduled for surgery on March 23rd. I was a nervous wreck yesterday but am trusting God with the whole thing. I am afraid to make a bad decision as a parent because the condition is certainly not life threatening but the surgery is highly recommended. They have to put him under anesthesia which is the only part I am worried about. Anyone else had their little ones put to sleep for anything? They will probe the tear duct and hopefully fix the problem. If they found out that he doesn't have a tear duct or something we would have to see an ocular plastic surgeon. My prayer is that if it is God's will he will clear it up before surgery time. Anyway say a prayer for Peter and his eye!

That is enough for you to read for now! Until next time..Have a great day!

Thanks Ladies!

Thank you ladies for your mommy advice on the last post! Lots of good ideas. And Heather of course I remember you! So glad to hear from you!

This week has been busy but lots of fun going on. Pete and I have gotten to go to the San Antonio Rodeo a few times which I always love, and then Friday Pete got to go for a ride in a C - 5 airplane at Lackland Airforce Base to practice a refueling mission. He LOVES anything having to do with airplanes, flying and space. He has his private pilots license and wanted to be a military pilot before being called to the ministry. I will post those pictures when I get them.

Our church is hosting a Cowboy Church conference all weekend and with tonight's service and tomorrow's Pete won't be around much. I need to figure out something to get Peter and I out of the house today if it is nice. Here are a couple of pictures pre-haircut and post-haircut of Peter.

This is how his hair was when he woke up.



We also got to go to our church playgroup last week. They had it at a gymnastics center so the kids could just run/crawl around and on everything. I posted a few videos.