The weeks go by so fast here at the Hall house!! Is it really Wednesday already?!! We have been keeping very busy! Last weekend we went home again -- I know you are probably SO surprised to hear that -- for a baby shower. I picked Jon up from work and we drove home from there. The traffic was terrible!! Poor little Tanner whined and cried from the time we got on the interstate until we reached Indiana. By the time he finally fell asleep, I was crying, too. When we got home, my parents babysat so that Jon and I could go see a movie. It had been a while since we saw one, especially since we used to go every weekend! It was nice to be able to go out with my husband!! We saw Death Sentence with Kevin Bacon -- it was okay, but a little violent for me.
I spent most of the next day shopping with my mom and mother-in-law. It was my first big trip out to buy clothes since Tanner was born. I think I was feeling a little more confident after having some success with my first week on Weight Watchers. Yay!! Hopefully, I will continue to lose -- only about 13 more pounds to go until I'm back where I was -- and I'm fully aware that my pre-pregnancy clothes still might not fit then -- but I'm determined to reach my goal anyway.
I'm sure you've figured this out already, but I have a tendency to be a bit flighty at times. Those who know me well also know that this condition runs in my family. I'm proud to say I have yet to drive away from the gas station with the hose still attached to my car, but I have definitely had my moments. Today was one of them. I had cooking club this morning and made my dish on our gas-burner stove just before I left. When I left, all of the burners were off, but I must not have checked them carefully enough, because when I returned to the house 2 hours later I could smell gas. YIKES!! Tanner was still in the car, so I quickly went around and opened all of the windows in the house and took Tanner to the park across the street and then for a long walk so my house would have time to ventilate before we went inside. A few hours later, I returned home and called the fire department to see if there was anything else I should do to make sure the house was safe again for us. They said they would send someone over to check the gas levels. (The fire department is literally next door to us.) Lo and behold, they sent their biggest fire engine WITH sirens singin' and lights a-blazin'. I was so embarrassed! They checked inside and said everything was just fine for us to return back inside. I'm so lucky all I had to go through was a little embarrassment and not a major emergency. I swear I lost a major chunk of brain cells during pregnancy that have yet to grow back! It was totally worth it, though. Check out the latest pics of my Snickerdoodle (actually, we've taken to calling him Stinkerdoodle lately).
Hey!! I thought I ordered some nachos a while ago!!!
Daddy's Little Helper
I only smile at the pretty ones!
Oh Mom, what am I going to do with you??
4 comments:
SO cute! And don't worry, you're joining the *millions* of other women who lose brain cells during pregnancy... You're really just devoting the old ones to new, really important baby tasks!! They'll revert back eventually (only to be lost again during the next pregnancy!) I'll vouch for that! haha :)
Rachel-
Love the post! Hey, it's never a bad thing when a bunch of firefighters show up at your house.
It sounds like you are doing GREAT. Tanner is so darn cute and chubby- how can you stand it?
I miss you all the time, but know that you are doing so well, and happy to be close to your family.
Keep the posts coming!
xo Annie
Rachel,
In College, we thought we had gas in the house and I called the fire department, and asked them to come on a "silent" run...they didn't! Lights and sirens were blazing. But, we were safe so that is all that matters. A little embarrassment is ok. The brain thing I totally relate with,but it does get better as they get bigger and busier...you have to find a new way to organize once all those "lessons" and stuff start. Tanner reminds me so much of Ayden when we he was little, he was chubby like that. He is so cute...keep putting pictures up.
And...go home every weekend you can, you had a long time in college and the army that you didn't the opportunity as often!
Aah! I would have been so embarrassed, but agree with Annie. Not bad to have some firefighters show up to your house! You seem to be handling motherhood so well. What an inspiration to us who are on the brink of finding out what it's really like!
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