April has been a busy month for us. We started out by heading to Chicago for Waylon's christening. My brother is his godfather and my dear friend Diana flew in from NYC to be godmother and we have not one picture from the day. Toward the end of the ceremony, Waylon got really fussy because of the intense stink of the baptismal oil (also, teeth) so we didn't take pictures at the church and just never got around to it at the restaurant. That's terrible. It still turned out to be a really nice day with family and friends and I'm glad we decided to do it at the church where I was confirmed. (which has not changed one bit in 17 years. Literally, not one thing.)
After we drove back (yes drove 15 hours straight with a 5 month old, what of it?) we had about 2 days to pack up our house before the movers came. What a shitshow that was. The new house wasn't as far along as we'd hoped when we moved but there's not much we could do about it because we had to be out of the old house. So after two solid weeks of working on things every day, we are still no where close to being done, but at least our family room is complete (ish) and ready for a reveal. Remember this super cute room?
Here's how it turned out:
There's a couple little things still to do but I was excited to reveal something! I am really happy with how it turned out.
Waylon has been so good throughout the whole move. There's no way we could have pulled it off if he was a little fussypants. He literally gets cuter and more fun every day. He's gotten really good at sitting up and has been trying to crawl with little success. I know I'm his mom, but I seriously lucked out because this kid is really joyful and expressive (best mean face ever) and I'm so glad I get to hang out with him every day. He has two teeth on the bottom, which he won't let me take a pic of, and he loves just about every food we give him. He also really loves the sound of his own voice. I'm telling you, when this kid starts talking, he might never stop. His eyes are still a very pretty blue color (I'm hoping they stay!) and he still has blondish red hair and really pale skin. We spend our days playing, reading, chatting, going for walks now that it's warm, and visiting with his new friends at playgroup. It's a good life. I can't wait to take him swimming this summer and to hear him say his first words, but I am really enjoying the stage he's in right now. I can't believe it's been half a year already with this little munchkin. It's been the blink of an eye but I can't imagine life without him.
I'm so mad I lost the chalkboard! Here's a couple pics I took on Friday, his 1/2 birthday.
"I've grown tired of your incessant picture-taking, woman!"
