Wordless Wednesday

Still Sick

Zander is still sick. And man was he fussy today. I feel so bad for him. He just wanted to be held all day, so that is what I did. I had intended to get some much done, but got nothing done. I just realized I didn't even take any pictures of Zander today. He was in nothing but his diaper for most of the day. Our house has been hot all day, and I refuse to turn on the air. I think my husband would not be happy if I had turned it on. McDreamy left for work around 10:45 a.m. and is working a 12 hour day today. So I was home with a fussy baby all day long. I had wanted to go to MOPs this morning, but got up late because I didn't go to bed until 4 a.m. this morning. It was probably best I didn't go since Zander is still sick and fussy. I couldn't get out to the store either. So, my mom and dad picked up some sweat peas baby food for Zander. I love my parents so much, they take care of Zander and I. I didn't have much success tonight. More ended up on his face and bib than in his mouth. I will try again tomorrow. I hope Zander gets over this cold soon.

Sad Momma

I am sad for a couple of reasons. One of which is what happened on Sunday, September 20, 2009. We got to church a little early, because there was supposed to be question and answer time with a pastoral candidate. I entered the children's area to speak with a friend and I was holding Zander. When I walked in the room a boy about 10 or 12 years old approaches us. I have never met this boy, but I recognize him as the son of the pastoral candidate that will be preaching today. Our church is considering this boy's father to be our pastor. So I have seen pictures of him and recognized him from the pictures. He walks right up to us and says, "Nice ears" in a sarcastic way. He was referring to my son's ears. Then he proceeds to put his hand behind his ears and do dumbo ears to make fun of him some more. I was crushed. I know kids get made fun of, but I did not think it would start at 6 months of age. I can't believe this boy was making fun of a 6 month old baby. I am still crushed. Then he proceeds to make fun of him so more. My son drools a lot because he is teething. The boy makes fun of that. Later, right before church, he approaches us again and tells me he has 2 nicknames for my son, Mr. Drool or Slobster, and he asks me which one I want him to call my son. I should of said neither, but I said Mr. Drool, because I thought that one was the lesser of two evils. My son is not a slob. I was so offended. I understand he is just a boy, but I think he knows better. He should know by now that he should not make fun of anyone or say mean things. The second reason I am sad is that Zander is still sick. My poor baby. I just want him to be healthy. OH, and by the way, the church voted and we have a new pastor, the one who spoke on Sunday. SO, I will be seeing more of that boy.

Da Bears

We had such a fun day to end our weekend and to end my days off of work in a row. Unfortunately tomorrow I go back to work. Today we went to church. And we officially have a new pastor. I am so excited about that. I will post about that later. After church we went out to lunch with friends from church. It wasn't the usual people we go out to lunch with each Sunday. It was nice to visit with other friends. Two of the men we went out to eat with are cops, so they had some interesting stories to share with us. After lunch we went to the Wagner's house, our good friends, to watch the Bears game. Sam and Jen Wagner are big Pittsburg Steeler fans. Well, our family are big Chicago Bears fans. Sam was so confident that the Steelers were going to beat the Bears. So confident that before the game he mentioned that the game would be very one sided, meaning it would be all about the Steelers. Boy was he wrong. Way to go Bears. I am so excited the Bears won. The final score was Chicago Bears 17 and Pittsburg Steelers 14. GO BEARS! Zander was all decked out for the game!

Homecoming and good friends

Today we attended my homecoming for my College, Trinity International University. We had a blast and I saw so many people I haven't seen in a long time. It was so good to see them.

Me and my good friend Robyn, my old R.A. and next door neighbor my sophomore year

McDreamy and Zander with our college mascot, the Trojan

Just some of my friends I saw and their families

Then we went over and had a nice visit with the family I used to nanny. Only the girl I nannied was there, as well as her parents. I also watched her 2 older brothers, but one is away at college and the other was in South Bend for the Notre Dame vs. Michigan State football game. I first started with this family as their nanny in May of 1999. I can't believe it has been 10 years. Their youngest child, Mary, was 1 1/2 years old at the time and their oldest was 9 years old. Mary is now 11 years old. Wow, it makes me old to think about that. I absolutely love this family and they are like family to me. They had so much fun playing with Zander. We loved our visit and had such a good time with them. And we enjoyed the delicious food they made for us, including birthday cake to celebrate my birthday. My birthday is coming up soon.

Mary, the girl I used to nanny, and Zander

Apple picking

I love apple picking. I went apple picking today with some friends and their kids. Our church does a play group for moms and their kids. We have fun playdates once a month. We had so much fun. This is the first picking of any kind that I have done (unless you count nose picking). I had the best pumpkin donuts too, and I don't like anything pumpkin. I ended up picking 11 lbs of apples. I hope to puree apples and freeze them for Zander. And I had to get some apple cider too.

Zander and I picking our first apples ever

I had this great photo op. idea, and Zander would not look up

for any of the pictures, and I took a lot. I tried everything.

They had a petting zoo, and this is Joseph with the goat

Ella

Zander on a tractor

Then after apple picking I went shopping quick for an outfit. On my way to the store I called my best friend, Jane, and told her to come to my house 1/2 hour later because I had to stop at the store quick. She asked what store, and I told her. She said she was standing in front of that very same store. So, we ended up shopping together and then going out to Applebee's for dinner. After dinner we went back to my house. I put Zander down to bed, and then we started on invitations. We are throwing my sister a bridal shower on October 17th and we had to get working on the invitations. We had fun, and had a pen war in the process. Jane won. We were up until 12:30 a.m. working on the invitations, and almost all of the invitations are finished. I have to finish up the rest on my own because we didn't buy enough.

Sweet Pea

Guess what Zander did today! He ate peas for the first time and I think he liked them. I hope he loves fruits and vegetables as he grows up. I know I do! He tried peas for the first time on Thursday, September 17, 2009, one week before he turned 6 months (I forgot to post it yesterday). This was his first taste at real food. All he had before this was breast milk or formula. I was going to wait until his 6 month birthday, but we think he is ready now.