Ben turns 30!!!!!!
Yep, I’m officially old! I turned 30 today. Debbie and Andy came over for a nice small “party”/dinner. We ordered pizza in which made it easy. Debbie was over to take Nikki to her doctors appointment any and Andy came by after work. We had a great little party and the girls had picked up a delicious ice cream cake. I got a bunch of cards in the mail from family and had a nice quiet celebration. I do feel a bit older for some reason. Usually birthday’s don’t phase me, but for some reason saying I’m 30 makes me feel old. Interesting.
Elias Chillaxing with his Daddy!
This shot is of Elias on the couch late at night with Dad. When I get home from work, I get to hang out with Elias as much as possible while Nikki tried to rest as much as she can. This usually mean Elias gets “tummy time” with Dad while I watch TV, a movie, or surf the internet. It’s a lot of fun for me because I don’t get to spend that much time with Elias during the week, so the few hours I do have I spend with him. I’ll keep him asleep so Nikki can catch a nap, then change him and bring him up for his late night feeding.
Below is a gallery of random shots from our P&S digital camera. Some are by me and some are by Nikki. I generally use my big camera for the PAD shots, so these images all come from not DLing the images from the little camera until the weekend.
Elias with Daddy!
I got to spend a bunch of time with Elias tonight. As soon as I got home he was just finishing his dinner. Nikki handed him over for some tummy time while she heated up some leftovers for dinner (meatloaf, thanks Deb!). Then after another feeding I got to spend another 2 hours with him while Nikki napped after Idol. Karat also joined us on my legs, so I was smothered and loved it.
Elias eating his hand:
Not sure what else to say tonight. I took this while changing Elias. He was awake and hungry enough he figured he’d try solid foods… He also was pretty hungry tonight. He seemed to want to eat at least every other hour. Tough on Nikki as she usually catches a morning nap and evening nap and she missed the late nap tonight due to 2 feedings back to back.
Easter!
We went to the Stinton’s for Easter. We had the opportunity to get 4 generations together for the first time. That’s Elias’ first meeting with a great grandmother. That’s Vovo, Nikki’s mother’s mom who is 96! We had a wonderful afternoon with everyone and had a great dinner. We also made it out for a walk for the first time. We went to the end of the street and it was the family’s first walk together. Nikki felt good and Elias seemed to like the movement. He was out like a light the entire time except for a few seconds when Nikki stopped. He woke up, cried, then fell right back to sleep as soon as he was moving again. Can’t wait for more walks!
