Father’s Day and Joe’s Birthday

We sang and ate cake the night before Joe’s Birthday (June 18^th). I got an ice cream cake from Brusters for Joe. It’s the only cake he likes so of course the best for my love! I wanted them to write “Happy Birthday Daddy” on the cake. Simple enough I thought. So simple that I didn’t even check the cake before I left. When I got home and looked at it I noticed they spelled Daddy wrong. Now I am sure you are wondering how… well it read “Happy Birthday Dadday” haha yup! South Carolina is the 2^nd worst school system so it shouldn’t surprise me but still!

We sang and ate the cake anyway. Even with the extra ‘a’ it was still a tasty desert. I got Joe a Grill and Mikey got him Gas (for the grill – I figured he had plenty to share). Saturday night we grilled out some BBQ chicken. It was very tasty! I think Joe enjoys his grill, putting it together not so much but now that its together it is great!

For Father’s Day/Joe’s Birthday we went to a restaurant on Dataw Island called Sweetgrass once Joe got home from work. It was so good! We all had a hard time deciding what to order because it all looked so good. We got something different so we could taste each others if we wanted.

After lunch we took just a handful of photos on the docks. I enjoyed the area and I hope to be back for photos soon! Mom and Dad left straight from the restaurant and we went home. It was a nice relaxing day. I did have Joe put on his Superman shirt and I put Mikey in his for some photos (of course). The first thing Mikey does is throw up on Daddy… but we pushed through and kept the photos going!

Hangover 2

Mom and Dad came down for the weekend. We decided to go see a movie. I was a little weary of this, considering Mikey is still little and I didn’t want him fussing. We went to go see Hangover 2. We all enjoyed the first one and were hoping for another laugh out loud movie. We were running just a bit late (what else is new). We managed to get there just in time and all of us were seated about 20 seconds before the movie started!

I fed Mikey in the beginning and he did good… once I finished feeding him he was not interested in sleeping. He started to crank up a bit so Joe stood up with him (we sat in the back row for this very reason). I took over once he calmed down and he ten took a nap on my chest during the rest of the movie. I had to keep my laughing in check so that I didn’t wake him but other than that we all enjoyed the movie. Mikey was just shy of 8 weeks and he saw his first R rated movie. Don’t worry… I covered his eyes for the nudity. I didn’t want him thinking he was a buffet or anything ;)

Big poop at Palm and Moon

Joe doesn’t work on Fridays (well most of the time). Since it is his Birthday/Father’s Day weekend I decided to surprise him with Palm and Moon (the local bagel shop we enjoy). So we get all ready to go. For some reason we did not put a cloth diaper on Mikey, so he had a disposable one on. So we are in the car and half way there and we hear it… the infamous shart. Crap!

Once Joe and I got to Palm and Moon we both got out of the car to help clean up the baby. Joe pulls him out and there is a little drippage out the side of his diaper. It had leaked into the car seat. So I ask, do you want to clean up the baby or the car seat? After a short pause, Joe says, car seat!

OK… so I start changing/cleaning the baby. He did make a mess no doubt! I think it was a good 4 or 5 wipe mess. Got him all clean and into a new outfit. I look own to Joe and he is still working on the car seat. It had leaked through the seat belt hole into the plastic part of the seat. So all the poop had gone into all the crevasses. *Snicker… smile… giggle* “You should have chosen the baby” I tell Joe.

“Yeah, no kidding. Next time I know!”

“Nope, next time he goes into a cloth diaper when we get in a car… I’m not doing this again” *smile

Outlet Mall

Morgann came to Beaufort for a visit on the 16^th. We didn’t have much planned but she mentioned about going to Carter’s to find a few outfits. Great idea… so we jumped in the car and went to Tanger Outlet Mall. I had never been to Carter’s, and I figured it could be dangerous. I wasn’t looking for anything in particular but I did come across 2 rock star outfits for his party in Columbus. I also noticed the swim shirts. Since he liked the pool so much I thought having a swim shirt would be a good thing. So I asked if they had any his size. They did, but it was a swim shirt/swim trunk combo for $17. I figured what the heck. So I bought it. We went to OshKosh next. I found individual swim shirts for $12. Since I didn’t need the swim trunks I figured I would buy the shirt from OshKosh and return the set to Carter’s; save $5. So once we left that store, Morgann ran to Gymboree and I went back to Carter’s. I was going to meet her at Gymboree once I was done. Once I finished and got to Gymboree I walk in and Morgann is holding up 2 swim shirts and she says “You are not going to believe this! They are on clearence, $4 a piece!” Of course! Haha I bought those 2 swim shirts and went to return the other one from OshKosh; saving $4. I think I returned more money then I spent on that trip! Too Funny!

First Time in the Pool!

Michael loves the pool! I was a little skeptical at first. I wasn’t sure if a baby his age is supposed to go in the pool but I figured why not. I have little swimmi diapers for him and so I put them on and put a little sunscreen on as well. The water was a little chilly to the touch. But once you get in it was comfortable. Michael enjoys his baths but that is with warm water so I didn’t know how he was going to react.

His feet were first and not crying yet! I submerged him to his butt and he was quite content! After a few minutes I put him in up to his armpits. He just kicked… I think he enjoyed the buoyancy!

Beach

There are a lot of beaches around where we live... we had never been to 'The Sands' in Port Royal so we figured we would drive out there to take a peak. I made sure to put Michael in his swim trunks (well they are big on him so they are swim pants I guess). Joe just rolled his eyes and said.. of course you plan to take photos!

It was a hot day but I put Michael on the beach for a few quick snapshots! I can't wait until he is a bit older to enjoy it more!

8 Hours of Sleep

Michael has been in a pretty good evening routine. During the day he naps and eats as he pleases. But as the day winds down he gets a bottle at 10:00pm. This allows us to lay him down in his crib by 10:30. He then talks and wiggles himself to sleep. Usually he is up by 5 or 5:30. Not too bad, I am quite happy with it! So anyway, Michael fell asleep around 11:00pm on June 10^th. We went to sleep and we were not woken up until 7:30am. Holy smokes! Our baby slept for 8 hours! Joe and I felt quite rested that morning! The best part about the mornings, Michael cries to wake us up, but not a hysterical cry. Just trying to catch our attention. So every time I go in to get him… he is just laying in his bed smiling up at me!