My good long time friend Erika Ruf got hitched on 7.23.09. The reception was up beautiful Millcreek Canyon. The scenery was great for taking pics. The dress I'm wearing might suggest I'm hiding a baby bump but no I am Not prego.
So Grayden has a few funny faces that he makes. I haven't been able to capture his signature one very well but hopefully soon.
He loves his strawberries!
No, I'm not really sure what is going on with his hair here.
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What I have learned thus far...
It's tradition in the Howells fam to go up to the Hunstville house for the morning of the 4th. This year we ate at the Liberty breakfast which is much better then the Huntsville one in our opinion. My grandparents also go to that one as well so it was nice to see them too.
Later we were invited to attend the Fords fireworks show which was awesome as always. They sure know how to host a party! Following that Cami's in-laws stopped by & they had a box of works as well then we headed to our backyard to watch the Thanksgiving Point show which was swell but Grayden missed it- way too sleepy.
We arrived at 6:30 am, they checked his vitals, changed him into his little gown & the actual procedure began at 7:30. He did great the first hour but towards the end he started to get fussy because he wanted to eat & nurse but wasn't allowed. When the nurse took him away he was completely content no worries at all. (unlike his father who couldn't sleep the night before & couldn't sit still the whole time). They took us to our waiting room & I had a couple sips of my juice barely read two pages of my book before the doc came in & said they were done & all went well. About 5-10 minutes later the nurse came & told us Grayden was awake & we could now go get him & that's when we heard the screaming. It took us awhile to calm him down, I tried to nurse him but he was still a bit shaken up & disoriented. We got him in the car, he eventually fell asleep & after we got his prescription & before we got home he woke up & he was cooing & acted like nothing ever happened. The end- just kidding. I wish I could say " and they lived happily ever after" but we're still trying to clear up the last ear infection since he got sick again right after the surgery so it's getting better but still not over.
He has dropped on the curve & it makes me sick. I've been told not to worry because he has been sick fighting ear infections since March (7 months old). It finally got bad enough that he is getting tubes in his ears Friday morning (6.19.09). It's been so sad seeing him suffer. Nursing, eating, sleeping you could see that it was painful for him :( I'm just happy that he'll finally start to feel normal again.
