Big Boy!

When I was pregnant with George, I knew he was a big guy - refer back to any pregnancy Blog, and you will see the chronicles of hugeness. I only gained 10 pounds, but I was absolutely enormous with that child. And even when he was born 3 weeks early, he weighed just about 9 pounds.
Fast forward to his 7 month check-up recently...

• Length - 28.5" 95-97%
• Weight - 21 lb. 75-90%
• Head - 46.5 cm 97%

My baby has outgrown his infant seats, every scrap of clothing he owns, zipped right through diapers - he's in a size 4 already, is too big for the strap on baby carrier (thus the reason for me carrying his cuteness through 2 battleships and a submarine on a recent trip to the Buffalo Waterfront and War Memorial). I am pretty sure that, though the youngest of my brood, he's going to be the biggest. His easy going good humor make me think he's going to be a gentle giant though! So, without further ado, some pictures of the child in question...

Don't judge - he has no teeth to rot out yet....

Broadening his horizons, at the library

Hanging out with my brother, Luke.

Playing trucks with Joe


And now, just because I happen to have some cute pictures of the other kids, here are a few of them thrown in, too! :)

Below, Lexi in 2 different Halloween coustumes - angel and clown. Our Village recently had a Carnival, with a parade to kick it off. We were going to walk over to watch it, and Lexi dressed for the occassion. She only ended up wearing the angel part of the get-up though.

I was cooking hotdogs on the grill the other night, and Kaila had just picked this rose. She was sitting in a chair right behind me talking, and I turned around and HAD to get this picture - I love it!

This below, explaining the meloncholy look...

Before Katelyn moved, she brought Kaila this swing - apparently this is where they spent most of their time together, while at Kate's. So, Kaila spends a lot of time on it. And, like me, she tends to get lost in a book when she needs a break from the world. And, of course, the unsung best friend, ever loyal, by her side. Buster ADORES his Kaila.

Thit boy has always used everything but the stairs to get on and off the porch.... The times I have looked out the livingroom windows and seen the kids standing on those railings, with my heart in my mouth are countless. Lexi has proven she can not only climb onto those railings in heels, but shimmy up the posts, as well. I know several of the ER staff by name now....

And last but not least - LOOK!!!! Lexi's hair is making wonderful progress!!!!

Of This and That

Craziness. Thats what life has been around here the last few weeks. Two and a half weeks ago, I took my State Boards, finally, and passed! Which, if you read my Facebook, you already know, but, still, I am still thrilled about it! Now I just have to do the whole job thing. I set out to do just that, the other day. All dressed up, and looking professional, in the most uncomfortable shoes I own, I headed out. The first place - not hiring. Left a resume. Ditto for the second place. The third place just laughed. Gotta love today's economy. So, I headed off to the Mother House. It's a convent/retirement home for nuns. I grew up a good little Catholic, and I was due for a miracle, so, where else would I go? I'm bee boping along, watching for the driveway to the Mother House, which leads way up this long and winding driveway, and ends in front of an enormous building up on a hill. I vaguely note there is a car behind me, but there were so many turns, I couldn't see it, and really would have forgotten it all together, IF, it wasn't a police car. I pulled into a parking spot, idly wondering why the police are there, turn off my truck, and gasped in TOTAL SHOCK, as he pulls up behind me, and proceeds to turn his lights on!! AT THE MOTHER HOUSE!!! He walks up to my window, and it's this short little guy, who proceeds to direct the entire conversation at my chest. Nice. I look at him and say
"Are you ALLOWED to do this here??" Because, seriously, I was trying to decide what to do with my GUM, for fear of going to hell, if I spit it out the window here. This guy was asking for lightning bolts.
"Do you know why I pulled you over?" He demands
"No, I really really don't"
"Well YOU were SPEEDING!!!" He yells at my cleavage.
"At the CONVENT??"
"NO! On the road! How many tickets do you have??"
"None."
"Really? I don't belive you! How many points on your license? When did you get your last ticket?" He questions my confused boobs
"Um, I have no points, nothing on my license, haven't had a ticket since I was 18 or 19, and it was for parking. Sorry."
"What are you doing here?" He demands suspiciously of my chest
"I am job hunting." I say, noting the nuns plastered all over the windows.
"GIVE ME YOUR LICENSE!" I hand it over with a sigh. Seriously? Who gets pulled over at a convent? Really, this is just too twilight zone.
Moments later he comes marching back to my truck, waving a yellow slip of paper.
"I am giving you a ticket for doing 39 in a 30. You need to do me a favor and slow down." He growls at my - well, you know. "Good luck on the job hunt."
"Well, officer, I think you have just killed my chances of getting hired here." I remark drily.
"Oh, just tell them you had a question for me, and flagged me down."
"That is so not believable, with your lights on behind me - OMG, You want me to LIE TO THE NUNS???!!!!" I asked increduously
"Well, go try Absolute in Allegany. They're always looking for people there. Good luck and slow down!" He waves with one last lingering look southward, and off he trots. OMG.
This is the point where I notice my toes are literally bleeding, from my shoes. Nice. I toss them to the passenger floor, and start up the old Trail Blazer, and put it in reverse. To the sound of a terrible awful noise in the vacinity of my front end someplace. My head is on the steering wheel at this point. It was obviously a sign. I went home. I will try again next week. Hopefully without the police escort. That jerk is so ging to hell.
PS, On the way out, I notice that all the speed limits for the entire area is 35 MPH. I was doing 4 FREAKING MILES OVER THE LIMIT. Nice

Anyway, that is my adventure for the week. Lets see if I can find some pictures of the rest of life around here lately!

The girls found an old play tent and set it up outside, and decided to camp out. I figured they would be in before midnight. They actually slept out all night!

George continues to be the happiest baby ever...

Joe has been saying forever, that we needed to go on a date. I asked him where we should go? He looked at me like I was a moron, and said, "You know mom! The Niagara Falls at Sunset?" Where did THAT come from?? I don't know any grown up men who would even THINK that. So, I suggested we go see the monster truck show at the Cattaraugus County Fair, last weekend. Which elevated me to best mom in the world status for the evening... Below, is the truck we rode on. Which was SO MUCH fun!!!!!

If you really look at the picture below, you will see Joe has a Winnie the Pooh recieving blanket tied aorund his neck, as a cape. He has been "Super Joe" for awhile now. (Yes Sara, there are Super Joes on both coasts...) Anyway, he tried his darndest to get his bike to fly, pedling madly up and down the road for over half an hour, yelling "DID I FLY THAT TIME, MOM???" No, unfortunately, he never did get it off the ground. Ah well. Shortly after that, Super Joe came in for his bath. I was standing right outside the bathroom door, folding laundry, and he calls, me in. "MOM! The boats are all sinking! What are we going to do??"
"I guess Super Joe is going to have to save them." I say
"Nope. Super Joe is on break, drinking beer. They're gonna sink."
Oh dear.

Our niece, Jasin's brother's daughter was married. George discovered balloons - he likes them...

Lexi informed everyone she was going to be the bartender. She made $3.50... I really am looking like supermom, this post, aren't I? my children are not as exposed to alcohol as you would believe.

It was a fun wedding, balloons, bartender, and all!

And, sadly, Kaila's best friend moved to Michigan. It was extremely emotional for everyone. But, we wish them all the best, and we will see them on visists back to NY :)

Anyhow, that is a little of our last few weeks here. It seems like every day has something jammed into it, and I can't believe that soon, the kids will be back in school, and I will (hopefully) be working again. Hopefully I can get more posts up here soon!