Packing It All In

I may only have 2 more weeks left until I go back to work, but man, I am filling those weeks up with all kinds of good stuff (and not so good stuff too, like a dentist appt)...We have been on the move lately! Gabriel did great at his doctor's appt. last week on Tuesday. He now weighs over 18 pounds!!! Friday, mom and I visited the daycare he was supposed to attend when school starts back up, and to make a long story short, we were just not happy with it. After visiting several other places, we have got him in somewhere else, and I really have a good feeling about this place. When I left the first place, I was in tears. I am taking Cedric by tomorrow and I hope he likes it too. That night, we had dinner out with Aunt Janie, then hit Target to do a little shopping...we got Gaby some new toys. He can sit up now on his own and loves to sit on the floor or in his pack n play and play with his toys. It is great, he can really entertain himself and I can get a little more done around the house, which works out quite nicely for both of us.

Sunday, Gabriel and I headed to Statesville to have lunch with my long-time friends, Susan and Andy. They were on their way home back from camping in the mountains. It was great to see them, I really miss hanging out with them when we all lived in Chapel Hill and Durham. Susan is an SLP like me and we have been friends since the summer after our sophomore year in college. We were both NC Teaching Fellows and we both had to go to this place called Turtle Island in the mountains for a weeklong summer retreat. We have been friends ever since and had lots and lots of memorable times together!!!! Sunday night, we went over to visit with Zach and Nicole and ended up doing pizza for dinner. We hung out on their front porch, which is so relaxing with the two big swings and rocking chairs. Their house is beautiful and soon they will have the fun of transforming one of the bedrooms into a nursery (they are expecting in February)!!!!! Today, Cedric and I just hung out around the house, and decided instead of a real dinner, we wanted milkshakes! I had peach cobbler and he had caramel cheesecake and they were great! Not that healthy, but delicious!

Wednesday, I am meeting my friend Maryellen for lunch...I don't think we have seen each other since last spring break (before I was even pregnant)....I haven't got to meet her daughter Sophie, and she has not met Gabriel. We are WAY overdue for lunch and some good conversation. I worked with her for three years before I moved back home and let me tell you, I have not worked with anyone as fun as her since! Thursday, mom, Gaby, and I will be hanging out with Pete, I am sure we will come up with something fun to do!!! Saturday we will be watching the Panthers first pre-season game and Sunday, we will be going to my cousin Maria's voice recital. Did I tell ya we are keeping busy or what?????