Bunco Babes.

In all honesty, when we moved here, I was dreading it (I think everyone and their cousin knew that). Because of that, I didn't expect that when it came time to move away from here, that I would be so sad to leave. We've made so many good friends here, so even though we're going to be much closer to family, it's still hard to say good-bye to them. Tonight was my last Bunco with my school group and I think I held up pretty well. But I sure am going to miss those Bunco Babes! (I wish I had taken a picture of our sign that says, "Bunco Babes Meet Here!")

Charyl told Noah that if he wanted to stay, he could.

And look! I won! Or rather, I lost. I had the most losses - 10 out of 12 rounds. Yippee for a Barnes and Noble gift card and having it match Noah (though all he wants to do with it is eat it)!

Jane and I - I'll miss you Jane!

Carmela and Noah - Noah really likes her!

Carey - words are not enough Friend!

Is that daylight?

Is that daylight I see underneath Noah?!?

It is! And can you tell that he still hates tummy time? I keep thinking that if I put him on his tummy enough, he'll just get sick of it and start crawling... instead, I just get more tears.

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We received this gift basket today from Ben's Dad and Brenda as a belated Mother's Day and early Father's Day gift - thank you! :)

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Here's the Sleepy-Head as we were leaving for our last Bunco with the Spouse's Club:

I'm sad to leave my Bunco group, but I went out with a bang - Most Buncos (THREE!!)!! :)

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And, with my birthday present from my parents, look what I bought at Michael's today:

My first pair of pinking shears! I'm SO excited about them - thanks Mom and Daddy-Man!

Bunco Babes and Boys

Today was a whirlwind day. Noah and I spent all day getting ready for Bunco at our house. We weren't suppose to host this month, but since the lady who was suppose to host came down sick yesterday, I, as the coordinator, needed to host in her place. Originally, Ben and Greg were going to watch Noah and Christian here at our house so that they could play Wii while the boys slept. Unfortunately, since we only have the one TV (we have a strict "no-TV-in-the-bedroom" policy), that meant no Wii and the boys would be confined to the upstairs. Thankfully, Ben and Greg are good sports and watched Christian and Grant, while Noah slept in the swing downstairs with us ladies playing Bunco (though how he slept with all of our screaming I'll never know!).

And lucky for them, Grant slept most of the time in Noah's crib, so they just played Memory with Christian (it was good practice for both of them).

Needless to say, they were so glad when Bunco was over and they could come back downstairs!

And, as I type, Christian is all snuggled up to Mr. Ben watching Ratatouille.

What a day.

Well, Daddy-Man's angioplasty didn't go quite as well as expected. The cardiologist found that the blockage was much more severe than she had anticipated and my dear Daddy-Man is going in (well, staying in, since he's already at the hospital) for quadruple by-pass surgery tomorrow at 8AM. Please, please be praying for a speedy and quick recovery. I know that he is in God's very capable and very loving hands, I just hate that he is going through this and that I'm not there (though I will be in a week). At the present moment, he is running a low-grade temperature which will prevent him from being able to have the surgery tomorrow, so that's another prayer need.

In addition to doing what I could from here, Noah and I had a pretty busy day.... which all started last night when I forgot to buy batteries for the swing. Let's just say that the swing is a central part to our bedtime routine. Never again will I forget the batteries - I only needed one.

We had lunch with Tamieka and Christian at Lucille's (YUMMY!). We had a good time and it was helpful in getting my mind off the morning's events.

Then we headed over to Chrisi's house for Bunco with my school group - they all just love Noah and couldn't wait to get to hold him again!

Charyl and Noah

Chrisi and Noah during one of our breaks.

At the present moment, Ben has not yet returned from his banquet, so I don't have a picture to share of him dressed in his mess dress. :( If I take one, I'll post it tomorrow.

At the Last Bunco Night....

.... I was having this little guy! Happy Seven Weeks Today Noah!!

Just chilling in his swing after a long hard day!

I think it's so funny the way Noah gets so bundled up after he is given a bath. Not only do I wrap him up in one baby towel while he's still in the bathroom, I wrap him in a second baby towel and a "hair towel" (I have certain towels that I only use on my hair because they are smaller) once I get him back in the bedroom. He hates baths! Or maybe he just hates being cold when the bath is over because once he is bundled up like this, he's perfectly content!

Our last Bunco night was December 10th, and we all know what happened that day, so most of the ladies from my Spouse's Club Bunco group had yet to see me or Noah since he was born. Let's just say that everyone was excited to get to see him and hold him! Noah was very snuggly with Pam....

"Meet the Baby" Weekend: Day 1

Tonight started the "Meet the Baby" super-weekend! We've got a weekend full of visits and today was only the beginning!

Noah and I headed out on a (seemingly!) short trip over to visit with my "Bunco Babes" (my school Bunco group) and in all the hurry to get there and get back home, I totally forgot to take any pictures! But, it goes without saying through pictures, that my dear Bunco friends all fell in love with Noah - I literally had to pry him out of a few hands! :) I swear I'll remember to take pictures next time... I did have my camera!

Ben's Mom and Grandma also arrived today from Colorado and Arizona (respectively) and were so excited to finally get to meet the little guy in person.

Grandma Carol holding Noah for the first time!

Great-Grandma Lucy and Noah.