the luck of the irish

well...give me a rainbow, a pot o'gold and call me lucky.

Happy St. Patrick's to all! (and happy birthday to mawmaw!)

It has been an eventful weekend...asian fish market, boiled crawfish with an ear infection for added memories. Jeff needs to elaborate on the first couple as only he could do them justice. We did find live crawfish in Houston and Jeff, with his new rig, treated us all to a great dinner. We had a couple of couples over for an evening that for a moment allowed us all to feel like we were back in the great state of louisiana.

Champ had the return of his ear infection, but visited the doctor this morning and the antibiotics are already working their magic. He is having a bit of a rough time, though. He has his poor ear infection, but he is also teething and he is outgrowing his pacifier. He is making it through and my little chunk weighed in today at 17 lbs 10 oz.

a view from a tall window

Today is a beautiful day; however I watch it from a high window overlooking the congested Katy Freeway. Yes, it is 1:30 and traffic is not moving...typical. I don't want to hear anyone from a small town complain of traffic, when from where I sit, I am 20 miles from the center of town and a 6 lane freeway is crawling at 1:30 on a Friday. I have given up complaining, traffic just is.

On to my original point, the weather is amazing and the minutes don't pass quick enough until I can escape to the outdoors and feel the sun and smell the un-airconditioned air. I will take a good, long run and enjoy every minute of it.

I have started again on a new mission this week, flexibility. After watching a 7 month old do all sorts of contortionist movements with his limber body, I am jealous. I don't know if I can regain that flexibility, but I want to be able to bend over and comfortably place my hands on the ground. So I have attended 3 yoga classes this week. I have found yoga to be the perfect lunch workout...get away from a monitor, clear my mind, and not break a sweat. I guess I will see if this hard work pays off. I have a long way to go, one instructor even offered to show me additional stretches after class next week. I need lots of work. All I can say is keep posted, I will either be singing the praises of yoga or I'll have to find something else to get my range of motion back.

What I am sure everyone is looking for...updated pictures of the Champ. He is doing really well: sitting up well on his own, sleeping without a pacifier, and eating like...well his father. He has yet to meet a fruit or vegetable that he doesn't like and he can still drain a bottle at will. He is growing more adorable day by day and charming everyone along the way. Jeff was commenting that he was glad Champ got his sleeping aptitude, and I replied there is not much of me in that child. There isn't...he got my last name, but I think the similarities end there. But I will never complain. I adore my husband I an couldn't have wished my son to turn out any differently. So here is the little, but not so little guy.

The picture below is included to show the resemblance of Champ to his Paw Paw...raising this little one will be fun.



I wish everyone the best Friday possible, please go and enjoy some of this beautiful weather as well.