Friends, Fun, & Lizards

Wowa! Sorry It has taken awhile since my last post... I though about writing a couple of times, but haven't had too much interesting things to say. Everything is about the same around here. It's getting to be more like regular life, and not a vacation. Boo!

But we did meet some sweet friends at a mommy and me workout; Song and her 8 month old Mika! They are so sweet and we've enjoyed spending time with them. I'm sure you have seen their cutie pics on Facebook!

In addition to the mommy & me workout, (the workout was hard for mommy, because my "weight" was 19lbs...) we decided to go back to Kindermusik! It's a little closer this time, but still in Jacksonville. Song & Mika signed up too, so we can carpool. Ollie loves the class so much! =) We also have had a couple of playdates. The babies play on the mat. They're so cute starring at each other, and grabbing each others faces. haha. Ollie loves watching her crawl, so maybe he'll get the idea ;) Song and I both love cooking so we've done a little of that =) trying out recipes on each other. It's been fun! I'm glad we found some friends with so much in common.

Now to the lizard! There are a million lizards here, to be expected. Mark's in heaven, apparently they are ::dork voice:: "green anoles". I wasn't expecting one to be IN THE HOUSE! I was taking Ollie into his room to get dressed, and I stopped in my tracks. OMG there's a lizard in his room! Ahhh. I had to get it because I had this horrible image of a lizard crawling on my babies face while he was sleeping. I put Ollie down on the floor, and grabbed a box from his closet. I tried throwing it onto of the lizard. This didn't work and surprisingly didn't scare him too far. So I went to the bathroom and got the soap dish. I had to get closer than I wanted, but I knew I had to do it! Phew it worked! I considered leaving it for Mark to get home, but the thought of a dead lizard bothered me more. Soooo I got my flimsy cutting board and slid it under him. Uhhhh it was so gross taking him downstairs and out the door... Any way we all survived to tell the story!

Since the last time I blogged Ollie has tried carrots, apples, asparagus, prunes, and even turkey! He also got to try a real strawberry. There's a little mesh pouch you put it in and it lets them eat the fruit through the holes. He LOVES it and makes loud sucking noises till it's all gone! He's also starting to practice with a sippy cup of water! I can't believe he's becoming such a little human!! He gets to sleep with a lovie now. It's a little blankey/ stuffed animal. He loves to snuggle it, and it's been helping him self sooth. We miss you all! Till next time!