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.

Quick note...

Need some advice from any moms out there. Peter is almost 10 months old and eating table food and some baby food still. I feel like I am in a feeding rut and don't what new things to try. What do/did your little ones like? Thanks!

Grandparents...i will have new pictures up later today..Peter took a visit to the barber shop this morning for haircut number two...

New Pics

Well there has not been too much going on lately but here are some pictures from Sunday. We were eating lunch after church and Betsy who goes to our church was sitting at the table behind us snapping some pictures of Peter and Brennan..too cute! Thanks Betsy!

A few pictures and videos from the week

Here are a few pictures from this week. We got to hang out with Carolyn and Emmet for a morning! So glad we got to see you guys! Can't wait to see you again! The boys were so funny together. They were not very sure about each other at first. Emmet starting singing and Peter started bawling and then Peter cracked Emmet in the forehead with a tambourine and of course he started bawling..sorry buddy! I think all things were smoothed out when Emmet shared his cheese puffs with Peter.




Right before the tambourine attack....
Today Peter got to see his girlfriend Presley. They practiced playing the piano...they are pretty much musical geniuses. You'll see what I mean when you watch the video.



To end the post I will leave you with a funny little clip of Peter falling asleep while sitting in his bed. He has been boycotting naps and bedtime all week long and will sit up until he just falls over :)

The fun has begun....

Peter is crawling everywhere! Today has been wild especially. It is like his brain just clicked and he realized that he could go anywhere in the house. He found the bathroom, the dog food, Lucy's water bowl, Pete's shoes, and the doggy door all since he woke up from his first nap today. Things have definitely changed in our house the last few days. We have since broken in the safety gate.

Other than that the new year has brought lots of real estate calls, showings, and meetings. I have been dragging Peter all over town and Pete and I have been juggling him back and forth. I have also been going to the gym to a Zumba class this week! It is so much fun! I am enjoying every minute of it even though I look completely ridiculous. I missed going so much and haven't been since my first trimester when I was pregnant with Peter. They have childcare there which has been really nice. Pete has only 2 weeks left in his third semester of Hebrew (Good job babe!) and we are all looking forward to that part of seminary being over. Here is a video from this week. Enjoy!