Happy Tuesday!

I should be doing little things around the house while Kyle is napping, but this is more fun.  It's been so gorgeous outside!  I love looking out the window at the golf course and watching all the retired men play.  I'd love to take Kyle out on the course sometime since he loves the outdoors so much.  Greg said we could join him sometime.  I'll be sure to take pictures.  When Kyle is old enough, well get him his own set of clubs.  I can picture how adorable he'll be!

I went grocery shopping yesterday with Kyle.  He is so great in the store.  He just sits in the cart and I hand him something to play with and he is a happy kid.  It becomes a little challenging getting the groceries from the car, up the stairs to the apartment.  Our apartment faces the golf course, so we have a little walk from the car, around the apartment, up the stairs and through 2 doors.  I was exhausted yesterday from doing that with a baby on my hip (for a few trips).  

Anyway, I got a ton of groceries because I dug through all my recipes and picked out a bunch to make this week.  Since it's been cooler, I've had cravings for soups and comfort foods.  I am going to make Baked Potato Soup and Chili this week.  I made my Mom's meatloaf last night and it was good, but definitely not as good as her's or Meme's.  I'm also going to make Chicken Tetrazzini and my friend Sara's recipe for lasagna. 

I don't know where all this energy is coming from, but I like it and I'll go with it!  

 

Pictures of Kyle

I FINALLY got some recent pictures of Kyle up.  Click the picture of him (in the blue shirt with the sippy cup) on the left to view them.  Enjoy!

That is where I'll post new pics as I get them on the computer....

YAY for Friday!

I'm so glad it's Friday!  The weather has been gloomy and rainy this week, but I think it is supposed to cool off and be a lot prettier this weekend.  I'm hoping to spend some time outside.  Kyle loves being outdoors, so I need to research and find some parks in our area.

Greg had a mid-term this week so he will have more free time to hang out with us.  Yay for Daddy!  Kyle loves his Daddy.  His face absolutely lights up when Greg comes home in the afternoons.  I need to try to get a picture of it.  It is priceless and it melts my heart.

We're planning on a relaxing family weekend.  Hope everyone has one as well.

  

9 month check-up

Kyle finally had his 9 month check-up....2 weeks late.  We had to reschedule due to the hurricane.

He is currently weighing in at 20 lbs. 6 oz. and is 28 1/4 inches long.  Both are in the 50th percentile.  He's our long and lean boy.  He is pure muscle and only has one roll on each of his thighs.  

Of course he decided today (the day of his doctor's appointment) to try to get into the box that my new laptop came in and it left a scratch on his cheek.  I like to say he got in a fight with a cardboard box and the box won.  He is definitely a "rough and tumble" boy.  That's what I wanted and that is certainly what I got.  He falls all the time and just gets back up without a peep (unless he's tired and then a meltdown follows).

He loves Sophie's food and water bowls (which have to live in the bathroom or else Kyle would be bathing in them).  I sometimes forget to close the door and if I turn my back, he's splish-splashing in her water.  

He's busy and I love and hate it at the same time.  I'm exhausted, but in a good way.

I guess that's all for now.

All Settled In (Mostly)

I know that it's been a while since I've updated and a lot has happened.

We have officially been in our new apartment for 2 weeks today.  We love it and it feels like home already.  My parents helped out tremendously and we couldn't have done it without them.

Since we lost all our furniture, we have have slowly been ordering and getting our place furnished.  All we lack is a bookcase, a dresser and chest for our bedroom.

We got Kyle some beautiful new furniture.  He thanked us by using his two bottom teeth to chew on his crib.  He is now pulling up to standing and crawling (the right way, instead of always army crawling).  He is adjusting well to our new apartment and has plenty of room to explore.  We have designated the dining room as his playroom and he has plenty of room in his bedroom to play as well.

We love our view of the golf course and Greg has even gotten to play once already!  

We are so excited to see everyone at Thanksgiving in a few weeks!

I can't get pictures up yet because I am still trying to hunt down a USB cable for my camera.  Soon, I promise.

A New Tooth and A New Home

It's official!  Kyle has his first tooth on the bottom (middle right).  It hasn't fully emerged, but it is there and it is sharp.  He no longer gets to chew on Mama's cell phone (he scratched it up yesterday).

He is now crawling even faster.  I cannot look away for a second.  It's still an army crawl, but it works for him.  He gets up on all fours and "creeps",  so he'll be crawling the right way soon!  He also loves to try to pull up on furniture and gets frustrated when he can't do it on his own.  

He is such a funny little boy and has kept me smiling through all we have gone through this past month.

We move into our brand-new apartment on Saturday, October 25th.  The lady who leased it to us assured us that it would be ready!  I've never lived in a brand new place!  YAY!  

It is located in League City (a southern suburb of Houston) although our mailing address is Dickinson.  It is on a golf course and has so many beautiful trees.  We have a view of the course from our apartment.

We are ready to be back into our own place although it has been wonderful staying with my parents.  They are such a help and have been so supportive.

I know Greg is looking forward to being back in school.  He's going to be so busy catching up on a month's worth of studying and getting ready for his Medical Licensing Exam in June.

That's all for now.  I'll post some newer pics of Kyle a little later!

Not Good News

It's as we expected.  26 inch water line on the outside of our house which means that the water line inside was 19 inches  (our house is up one step from the ground).

All of our furniture is ruined.  There is mold all over the furniture (the wood and the fabric).  The floors have a layer of mud on them and the whole house (and the entire city) stinks.  It's a smell I'll never forget and may never get out of my nose.

We were able to save our pictures (wedding album, most framed photos, diplomas).  Kyle's baby book was fine, thank goodness.  We also saved the beautiful quilt that Janet hand-made for Kyle and the special blanket that Becky had embroidered for Kyle.  They were up high on the back of a chair.

There really isn't much else that we can save or that we care to save.  All of our clothes and bedding is ruined.  Even the pieces of clothing that didn't have mold (yet) on them will forever stink.  

Greg drove back down today to meet with the insurance adjuster.  We'll see how that goes....  He is going to try to move some furniture out to the curb (which serves as the dumpster) and possible bring some more stuff back.

Regardless, Greg will start school again on October 20th.  We are looking at possibly living on the mainland about 30 minutes from Galveston.  It's not ideal (what we had was ideal), but we will make it work.  

Our house in Galveston is definitely not livable and really needs to be gutted if not leveled and rebuilt.  Our landlord will get to it eventually but he has his own home and another property to deal with.  I don't trust him to repair it and it be safe for our family.  

We have a ton of pictures of the "damage" and we will get them up soon.