--Being ill at the end of May/beginning of June
--Payton started solids (we're making her own baby food courtesy of the Baby Bullet, which is amazing! I would post a picture of it, but I can't figure out how to do that from my Blogger app on my phone :( )
--Daycare was closed for a week because of VBS (vacation bible school) so Heath & I both got to stay home with our amazing bundle of joy!
--My friend's bachelorette party
--Said friend's wedding in Lincoln the following Friday
--My cousin's wedding the next day in Beatrice
--Heath's first Father's Day!!!
--Numerous tasks to be done around the house to try & get done after work that we don't have time to do otherwise. Example, mowing the lawn. Per Heath's quote "you know your grass is long when is sways in the wind" Sorry neighbors for making you look at our unsightly yard! Thank G-d they can't see our unvacuumed carpet & dirty bathroom! Pooey!
We've had a lot! As I finally started to feel better at the beginning of the month we hit a milestone, Payton started solids! She started on single grain rice, and she didn't know what the hell to think about that! "What is this object you're sticking into my mouth that has this crud all over it?!" She was less than impressed. But as time went on she couldn't get enough! She was on cereal for two weeks, and then it was time for actual vegetables...mixed in with the cereal of course.
The discussion of what her first vegetable should be was a big deal to me. Heath was set on sweet potato, that's final! I, however, was looking at the nutritional and fundemental aspects like: what's easier to digest, what has the highest amount of pesticide residue, etc. I finally said screw it and agreed with Heath, sweet potato it is! And at the time it seemed like the easiest, less worrisome to prepare. So I bought a decent sized yam, scrubbed it, sliced it up, boiled it, stuck it in the Baby Bullet w/ a little bit of formula and WHAMMO! Instant baby food. Stick it in the freezer in appropriate portion sizes & it's good for a month. It's that easy folks. I'm sure my sister and I will get to do it all over again for our parents in about 40 years ;) Just kidding mom & dad.....sort of. :)
The best part, Payton loves it! She even grabs my hand trying to shove the spoon into her mouth. And when she wants it, don't mess around, boy. We have since moved on to yellow squash & she loves that too! Hopefully she'll continue on the path of loving what we give her & not throw a fit, but I'm sure I just jinxed that idea.
On to the bachelorette party. We had a good time! It started at a winery, which I've never been to a bachelorette party at a winery before so I wasn't quite sure how it would work, but it was actually pretty awesome. From there we went to a couple of small town bars (one of my favorite things to do) and somehow ended at our house partying in the driveway. Don't worry readers, Payton was safe at grandma & grandpa Vogt's house for the night. The wedding, as I mentioned was the following Friday, and it was beautiful. The reception was so much fun. Congrats Matt & Lisa!
The next day we had to travel to Beatrice for my cousin Jes's wedding. I'm so bummed out that we didn't get to stay at the reception longer. I had cousin's from Philidelphia and Minnesota that I haven't seen in quite some time, but when you have a tired, teething baby what can you do? It's adorable because my Philly cousin, the matron of honor and I, in that order, all have fairly new babies. And it's even cuter because us girls are in that order as well (Tara - Philly cousin-oldest, Jen - MoH - 2nd oldest, and me - youngest). We made sure to get a picture. Ladies, I'll get one out to you. And my Minnesota cousin & her husband are about two months away from having their baby. I'd also like to thank Heather, again, for the adorable outfit she gave Payton. An actual thank you card is on it's way, I promise!
Where are we? Ah Father's Day! Heath's father's day gift was a combined anniversary (June 6th) father's day gift. I like to pride myself on getting amazing gifts for my husband, I set the bar pretty high for myself. And I always feel like I need to get him a better gift than the last time I gave him one. So, I got him an electric smoker with a digital display, auto shut off, a new digital themometer and cover...jackpot! We have yet to try it out (see above schedule), but once we do, rest assured I'll blog about it!
So, that's been our life for the past month. I will be posting pictures, not from my phone, later so for now you'll just have to use your imagination. :) Later blog-heads!
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