Forever Getting Closer...

...to a completed house. After picking up a rug that was literally about the size of the living room and completely the wrong color, returning it, leaving floor plans at Lowe's, picking out a new rug, and one terribly disasterous trip to Michael's I am proud to say that we are almost finished with this small renovation. To walk into the house right now you would not think so. There are piles of things just laying around. However, when we decided to put everything back in place we decided to organize and purge. How one couple can accumulate this much in just four (gasp!) short years is beyond me. Actually, it's really not. Nate married a gal that just cannot let go. But I'm very happy to say that the piles are neat and they have a home. Unfortunately, a five month old (today!) and a sickly husband lead to the piles being left on the floor as there were more important things to tend to. But tonight, I'm gonna OWN those piles. That's right. I've got a place for them.

And yes, you read that right. The stomach flu has plagued our house AGAIN. This time, it's Nate. Hoping that it was just a salad left over from Friday that he ate for lunch yesterday I wearily climbed out of bed last night and slept in the guest room. This was not the case as the poor guy was still puney this morning and is missing a day of work. For those of you that know him well, this is a rare occassion and you know he REALLY has to be sick to not go to work. I'm sure Lola is doing a fine job of taking care of him.

Speaking of Lola. When Cooper was born we had family pictures taken and Lola was included. I got a giant picture of all four of us to put over the fireplace. I finally got it framed and on the mantel yesterday. Lola, when she discovered it, sat in front of the fireplace just staring at the picture. Then, she started with the heavy breathing. Then a low rumble. Then she was all out barking at herself in the picture. I guess that she just didn't realize that it was her. Poor girl. She's as sweet as they come but I don't think she'll be winning any Pulitzer's in the near future. Did I mention that I had to keep her away from what I'm pretty sure was a skunk this morning?

On Saturday we went with Nannie and Pa (Jim and Susie) to the Boat, Sport, and Travel Show in Indy. I don't know if it was because we were pushing a baby in a stroller or if the baby population has grown by about 1,000% in the past 6 months, but we were amazed at the number of babies there. It's like when you get a new car and then you start noticing them more on the road. That's what it was like being at the BS&TS. I will say, however, that there was not a cuter baby there and no other baby acted as good as our little boy. No, I'm not biased! How dare you even think that! Of course, Nannie and Pa did their fair share of passing him between them so that may have helped a little.

My sweet little boy is five months old today. Where did the time go? I feel like I was just holding him in my arms in the hospital. Now it's five months later and he's a growing, happy boy who does something new every day. He has truly blessed my life. I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful little family. Cooper has really found his voice and is talking and laughing so much. It cracks me up. I could listen to him all day long. He loves when Nate kisses him behind the ear and on the belly. Nate has grown a "winter beard" and I think it tickles him. That and the fact that it's Nate kissing him. He knows his Daddy and he loves him so much! He's started to reach for people. He's just getting too big too fast!

Here are some pictures from the weekend!