Mark's Birthday!

Since his birthday week was a bit crazy, what with trips to the ER and a little bedbug scare (all is good, but it took about 2 weeks to convince me that there were in fact, no bedbugs), we've celebrated Mark's 35th birthday in little bits. I finally got around to making his favorite cake and having some people over. I think I successfully surprised him.

We still have a dinner date scheduled and a trip to the Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art for a little Botticelli. It's just a matter of finding a sitter... Any takers???

Baby Jack at One Month

Baby Jack turned one month last Wednesday. To celebrate the occasion, we headed over to the ER for our first (and hopefully last!), bout of croup. It was a very scary experience, seeing our newborn baby struggle to breath. We spent the following few days in and out of the doctor's office to make sure all was well. The oral steroid, breathing treatments and prayers all helped and he seems to be back his normal little self!

Jack's normal little self means pretty laid back. He is a content little guy most of the time. He loves his big brother and sister and will smile and coo at them often. He is super sweet and will often try to focus on our faces while cooing, which makes him cross-eyed. So. darn. cute. We all love him so much! Did I mention he looks A LOT like his dad. The most of the three so far! He is already 11 1/2 lbs. and very long. I'm not sure exactly how long because with all this sickness over here I failed to find out. I also failed to find out his percentile... ahhh to be a third child! I will find out at his 2 month - I promise!

Because She Wasn't Very Fond of Store Bought Cake...

... We had a little family date. I've always made a home made cake for my kids birthday. Mark and I usually have a lot of fun doing this - it's a bit of a creative, artistic outlet for us. This year, however, I just wasn't up for the challenge, so we opted for a pull apart cake from Publix of the "Garden Princess Party" variety. Kate was pretty darn excited about it and she thought it was pretty neat looking. But when it came to indulge, I noticed she had taken one bite and left it. I asked her why she wasn't eating her cake, to which she replied in a "I don't want to offend" sort of way, "well, I just don't really care for it." I have to admit two things: 1) it was pretty gross and 2) it was actually a rather proud moment of my parenting career. Kind of like the moment 6 months ago when I realized that my kids didn't know what Mc. Donald's was called (that has changed in these past few months, unfortunately). Anywho, I've been wanting to go out with Mark for coffee and dessert for a long time now. But since babysitting is scarce and it's a bit hard to leave little Jack yet, we opted for a family date for coffee and cake at the Grand Lux Cafe. And We had a great time!

Kate's 5th Birthday Party!