5 Days Left

That is how many days we have left with Robert until he goes to NM to visit our family. I am starting to get sad but I know he is going to be so busy that he is not going to have time to miss us. My dad is taking him (and my nephew Jordan) to San Diego to meet his family.

Lately, Robert has been telling Lucas and I that we can play with his toys while he is gone. He has also reminded me not forget to feed, burp and change Thomas' diaper. (I think that he will miss Thomas more than Lucas & I.)

This week we are attending VBS and Robert is having a wonderful time. Someone told me last night that they had to look twice because they saw Robert singing and dancing. You all know that my son is pretty shy in public but he is starting to come out of his shell. Yea!

Finally, thank you to everyone who has brought Lucas a case of Shiner Bock when they traveled to a state where it is sold. It is now officially sold in Indiana! :)

Helping dad wash all the cars this past weekend.

More Broccoli Please

No Robert did not try broccoli but Lucas did and LOVED it. I have been thinking that we need to eat more vegetables so I pulled out a cookbook and found some new recipes to try. I figured that Lucas would eat anything with chipotle powder on it, and I was right. Here is the recipe for anyone who wants to try it.

Roasted Broccoli with Cumin-Chipotle Butter
5 tsp unsalted butter
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp ground chipotle powder
1/4 tsp sugar
1 bunch broccoli (1-11/4 lbs), cut into florets

Preheat oven to 450. Spray baking sheet with nonstick spray.

In a small skillet over med heat, melt butter. Add salt, cumin, chipotle powder, and sugar; cook 30 seconds. Toss butter mixture with broccoli in a large bowl. Place broccoli on the prepared baking sheet and bake 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned.

Serves 4



I thought this was a cute picture of Thomas. He does not take a pacifier well but loves to suck on his burp cloths or my shirt. Robert decided at the last minute to jump into the picture, he love being a big brother.

As a side note, we did not have any damage from the flooding this weekend but our neighborhood streets were flooded pretty bad. Two retention ponds in the front division actually flooded into one large pond for a couple of days. Columbus, where Lucas works, has been hit bad. A few of the Cummins buildings were flooded. Please keep the families in this area in your prayers.

2 Month Check Up

Thomas had his 2 month check up this morning. Not to brag, but I will quote Dr. Fox, "He is perfect. He is doing everything he is supposed to be doing." He is now 12.7 lbs (75%) , 22 inches (50%), and 16 inches for his head(75%). He also had to get 5 shots and 1 oral vaccine. The picture below is his thigh. Please take notice of the band-aid, no cute kid band-aids anymore, that is the name of a vaccine he got. Gotta love the pharmaceutical companies marketing. :) Nothing else exciting happened and he does not have to go back until August. That is when we will start talking about introducing foods. I am not ready to think about that, time is flying too fast.

Robert will be spending almost the entire month of July in NM this year. He is looking forward to it but I am the one that is more nervous. I know he will have a great time, he did last year, but I will miss him.

D.C. Vacation

This is the only family picture we have from our vacation this past weekend. Of course, Robert does not want to look at the camera. We drove to Cambridge, OH on Thursday night and stayed in a hotel so Robert could go swimming in the morning. It was also nice to break up the 10 hour drive and travel while the boys slept. We arrived in D.C. (VA actually) in the afternoon and then went to dinner at a wonderful New Mexican restaurant. They actually served green chile there! Remember, this is in Virginia!


Saturday morning we woke up and went to the National Mall to see some of the monuments. We went to the Washington Monument, the World War II Memorial, and the Lincoln Monument. On our way to lunch we walked by the Korean War Memorial. Because it was Memorial Day weekend there were tons of veterans at the memorials. When we were at the Korean War Memorial, a man in a wheelchair stood up and saluted and it brought tears to my eyes. There is something about a person in a military uniform saluting that makes me feel like I am not worthy of their sacrifice. After hours of walking we ate lunch and went back to take naps. Later that night we walked around Reston Town Center and had dinner outside. Luke tried a Bison burger and loved it. Go figure, Robert tried nothing. He could not even be bribed with ice cream.



Sunday we all slept in. We went to the new Washington Nationals stadium to watch the Nationals play the Brewers. If you can call it a win, I call it luck, the Nationals won on a wild pitch. Robert had a great time and of course all he could talk about on the metro ride to the game was popcorn. Both of our boys have been to professional baseball games as their first times to a game. It was an all day affair and so it was nice to just order in food and hang out.


Monday we woke up and left for home about 6 a.m. We were making great time until the fuel line on the truck we were driving broke just outside of Indianapolis. It had to be towed and a friend came and picked the boys and I up. Overall it was a great trip.

Indy 500

Here in Indianapolis the entire month of May is devoted to celebrating the Indy 500. Here is Robert's daycare version of the race.

A Few Ramblings

This is one of the few times I have been able to let Robert do a craft while Lucas was at work.

So, on to the rambling. With Thomas' acid reflux he spits up large amounts during the day and I was having a hard time getting the smell out of our clothes. He seems to have sensitive skin, so we have been using a free and clear laundry soap, but it did nothing for the smell. After searching around on the internet I found out that my laundry soap needed to have enzymes to zap the smell. Yesterday I searched the aisle of laundry soap, like a frantic dieter does reading the labels of food, looking for the word enzymes on the back of the bottles of soap. I quickly realized ingredients are not listed on all soap which now concerns me. Of course, Dreft has enzymes but I figured there had to be another one. (I am cheap) After searching for 5 minutes I decided that for sake of time and Lucas' sanity (he had both boys and was trying to cook dinner) I bought the Dreft. Go figure, laundry soap designed for babies gets the spit up smell out of clothes! So for any mommies reading this, use Dreft, your nose will thank you. (I am not being paid to push this product :) )

Here is a video of Robert teaching Thomas the important things in life.

7 Hours

It is 6 a.m. on Saturday and I am thrilled to be awake. Are you thinking crazy, sleep-deprived mom? That is not the case, Thomas slept through the night. I am sure it was a fluke and he probably will not do it again tonight and I am fine with that. I can not remember the last time I slept for 7 hours straight!

I am eliminating milk from my diet for a few weeks to see it helps Thomas' tummy. I started yesterday, but I am surprised at how many things contain some sort a milk product in them. Last night I resisted chocolate mint cake and cookies at our Bible study and came home to have granola and vanilla rice milk for dessert. Hopefully, this along with the Zantac, and Gripe Water will help make Thomas a happier baby.

We are taking our first vacation with Thomas next weekend. We are driving to D.C. to see my friend. When I told Robert we were going on vacation, he assumed we were flying to NM. I totally let him down when I said we were not going to NM. He was disappointed when I told him we are not flying but quickly changed when I told him we were staying in a hotel. I love how he reminds me it is the little things in life that are exciting!