Considering that I did Murdoch's 10 months video this past weekend I thought it would be a good idea to get this one on the blog first. Obviously we are far behind on videos and pictures. I downloaded all of the videos to my laptop last night so this week should be filled with video updates.
Please ignore me in this video - I keep saying 8 month video - it is actually 9 months.
...but I am happy to report that I just put Murdoch down for bed without his pacifier - this is the first time! He cried for about 2 minutes which could occur with the pacifier. Now he is face down talking in his crib so he doesn't appear to be too upset. I know he is going to need it again but this gives me hope that we can get rid of it by his first birthday. For some reason I am really stressing about getting rid of it - in the end if the worst thing that happens in the first couple of years is that he still uses a pacifier life is good. I need to learn to keep thing in perspective. I get a little obsessed about one thing and then it becomes the center of my life.
This is way more important than Murdoch using a pacifier. Those are the things that keep me up at night.
I got a call from daycare on Tuesday that Murdoch had a fever. I picked him up around 1 PM and tried to make him feel more comfortable. His fever went over 103 that day so I knew one of us wouldn't be at work the next day. Andy's Mom randomly wrote about wanting to see Murdoch so I wrote back and said he would definitely be at home the next day. So she drove down from Maine the next morning to help us out. Andy was home in the AM and then went to work. Talli had a lot of rocking and soothing - the man was clingy and cranky. Not a good combo! I stayed home from work on Thursday. The fever was definitely better but Mr. Crankypants was still with us. Talli was with me for most of the day so I was able to get some work done which was so nice - thank you so much! Now Andy may be at home with him. The fever isn't an issue but he still isn't himself and I don't think we should send him in when he needs to be held and rocked - too many other things going on at daycare. So Andy is going to make a game-time decision. Hopefully this is it! We have been so lucky health wise so far - Murdoch has been sick very often especially considering he goes to daycare so I am thankful but still worn out and tired. Maybe he will sleep past 5 this weekend - I could sure use that extra sleep!
We thought these were pretty funny pictures. Murdoch's sunscreen has a lot of zinc in it so it doesn't rub in that well and it gives him funky hair when we put it on his scalp.
It looks like Andy and Murdoch have everything they need - a Blackberry, a bottle, and the remote control - it doesn't get much better that this!
I have a huge backlog of pictures and videos so some of these are a little old but at the same time cute so I am going to post them.
Murdoch absolutely loves playing with our laptops. A toy laptop just doesn't do it - those are okay but the real ones are the best. Here are a few pictures of him working away.
Hopefully lots of posts to come. Probably not too much commentary - I am exhausted so just getting the pictures online will be my goal.
We returned Tuesday from an awesome weekend in Macon visiting Ellen, Craig, Grace, and Julie. I haven't downloaded any of the pictures from the weekend to my laptop but Ellen did so you can take a look at those pictures.
We had a 6 AM flight on Saturday morning - Murdoch was awesome. A little fussy but not too bad. I was so thankful for that! I was really nervous about traveling alone with him and would I be able to handle the luggage, the stroller, him, etc. but it went really well. Plus we didn't have to bring as much because Ellen provided us with food, diapers, wipes, etc. That was a huge help!
Murdoch had such a good time - he loves Grace! He would just sit and stare and smile at her - she would talk to him, get him toys when he cried, etc. She was great! I think Craig was Murdoch's favorite. By day three he was crawling everywhere Craig went and he would cry if Craig left. It was so cute.
We took a tour of Macon - which is a gorgeous city if you have never been there. We took walks and we went to the pool - We used their floaty and Murdoch was in the pool for over and hour.
We returned Tuesday evening and it was depressing - one because we left the Byrons and I had such a great time and because we returned to construction - half of our second floor is gutted and there is that layer of construction dust everywhere.
Thank you so much Byrons! I can't say that enough. It was so much fun. I can't tell you how much I appreciate everything you did for us. It was so nice knowing that it was okay not to talking when I was tired, if I wanted to stay in my PJs until noon that was fine, if Murdoch cried that was just something else that happened. I could go on and on but thank you for the general sense of welcome and calm in your house - I can't wait to come back.
Hopefully this weekend I will catch up on videos and pictures because I have a lot of them!
We have been very busy over the past couple of weeks so the blog has been neglected. All of the trim in Murdoch's room was finished so we are working on getting all of this painted. We completed the baseboard over the weekend so we put his new rug out and it is starting to look like a real nursery. There is still a long way to go but at least that is something.
This Saturday I am leaving for Georgia to visit the Byrons but we are also having out family room, hallway, and one bathroom gutted while I am gone so we are working hard to get everything out of those rooms and get it covered up so there isn't too much dust.
By the time I leave work, pick up Murdoch, maybe go for a walk, get him off to bed, do something on the house, and eat there isn't any time for blogging. I have a lot of pictures and videos waiting to be posted but no energy to do it. I am sure we will have a lot of pictures and storied from our trip to Georgia. Until then enjoy your weekend and I will talk to you when we get back - maybe I will sneak in a post or two while I am down there.
As you can tell from this pictures and our other ones we were on the move over Memorial Day weekend. The weather was gorgeous so we tried to get outside as much as we could but at the same time working on the house. I think we did a pretty good job of balancing the work and relaxation that weekend. We tried to do the fun stuff in the morning like going to the dog park and taking a hike, then some work, and we finished off the day with a BBQ at someone's house so it was a good weekend. And we got a day off of work.
If only we could all sleep that soundly while in a backpack walking through the trees!
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