Spitting up and sitting up

The week started out a little crazy with Phoebe spitting up nearly two bottles in a row. We'd never seen anything like it and after numerous temperatures taken and a phone call to her pediatrician, we think she just had an upset tummy due to drainage. All I know for sure is I don't handle things well on a small amount of sleep - but how many of us do? We're just thankful she's back to her cheery self! She's been sitting up more and more so here are a few pics of her latest talent:

She also enjoys sitting in her exersaucer if the mood hits her right. There's so much to play with and she loves to chew on a few pieces...

I'm trying to get in the last of her warmer weather outfits - tomorrow and the rest of the week, the high is going to be in the 60s with a chance of rain so I've started washing her fall clothes. How fun are new clothes?! She's been up the middle of the morning the last two nights. The last time she did this was a couple months ago, so we're hoping it's just a little growth spurt and will be short lived. I weighed her last week and she was over 15 lbs. She goes to the doctor in two weeks for her 6 month check up - hard to believe!

Guess who's going to the Colts' game!?

We drove down to Camby yesterday to a Colts' giveaway. We met up with Ryan's good buddy and Colts' fan to the extreme, Rob and his wife, Michelle. You had to play a game similar to Price Is Right's Plinko and you could win a frisbee, key fob or water bottle OR two tickets to Sunday's game. We waited in line at least a good hour in the hot sun (I had gone thinking we'd be waiting in line INSIDE).


They had 25 pairs of tickets to give away and by the time we made it to the front, there was only one pair left...Ryan said there was no pressure so that's probably how I ended up with these...

Watch for us on Sunday! I'm excited to check out the new stadium - hopefully it won't rain and they'll have the roof open for us.

Ah, Summer...

We may have had our last hot day of summer on Saturday so I put Phoebe in another outfit she hadn't been big enough to wear all season long. Drool seems to accompany everything she wears these days but we have yet to see any signs of a tooth, praise the Lord!

I'm officially allowed to continue to wear my jersey and watch football. Up until midway through the fourth quarter today, things weren't looking so good for me OR for the Colts. We'd gone over to some friends of ours to watch the game and the last 5 minutes of the game were listened to in the car since the power went out. We had storms that had really strong wind and so Phoebe and I just sat in the dark since she'd just fallen asleep. There's always got to be drama!

Tonight after dinner we decided to try oatmeal cereal instead of rice. She ate it up like a champ. When she finished I ran upstairs to grab her pjs only to hear screams from Ryan as soon as I got to her room. I'm lucky I got a clear shot of what I saw - I was laughing so hard! Poor Ryan!

Greek Fest, YiaYia's 58th & Football!

Here's a late summary of our full weekend. We started off with our annual trek to the Greek Festival. This was the first year the weather has been absolutely gorgeous and people came out in droves! I swear, I think we waited in line for a gyros a good 45 minutes! Phoebe was a trooper the whole night long!

My spelling will be horrendous, so let's just say I'm doing it phonetically - these were the oh-so-favorite loukamathes ("honey puffs") - Katie claims there not at as good when they're not fresh out of the fryer, but when you only get them once a year, you'll take them however you can get them!


Phoebe needed to eat too so YiaYia jumped at the chance. We had a good 6 block walk back to where we parked so we fed her at the festival - it's about as Greek as she can get right now!

Then we headed to Steve's new place to celebrate Mom's big 5-8. Woohoo!

And a night's feeding isn't complete for Phoebs if she doesn't get her cereal. She's a pretty good eater although we seem to think she's regressed a bit lately - it seems as though more ends up outside of her mouth than in!

Then it was time to open presents...most of you will recall that last year for her birthday, we gave her a frame that had something to do with moms making great grandmas, so we thought it only fitting that we keep tradition...

Nah, I'm just kidding! That shocked look on her face is when she opened her new laptop. I think we actually did surprise her! Way to go team!

We wish you nothing but the best in your next year, Mom! May it be full of love, laughter, blessings and peace. And of course lots of time with the Phoebster!


I think this picture of Phoebe pretty much sums up how we all felt at the end of the evening. We kept tradition with an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen (is there anything better?!) and didn't even save room for the baklava we'd picked up before we left the festival.

Once we got her in her pjs, she was good for a little one on one time with Papou. Let's just say, Phoebe felt the love from her Papouli and her Auntie Kate!

I love this one!

After the late night, we still managed to look bright eyed for church the next morning. I'd been waiting for Phoebe to grow enough so I could get her in this dress before it was too cool to wear it anymore. It's still a little big, but I think fall may happen sooner than we'd planned!

And then of course, after church, we had to gear up for that oh-so-important game! Ryan had a buddy who won some last minute tickets so Ryan got to go to the game in the new stadium. Lucky him! I watched the game at home while doing some work. If you recall, a couple years ago, I wasn't allowed to watch the games because it was bad luck...that all changed, however, I think my lucky streak is gone...Hopefully they just had to get that game out of their system and they'll have a stellar season. Go Colts!

Weekend in Georgia

Phoebe is sleeping a bit more soundly through the night now that she gets to eat cereal with her dinner. While we were packing, Ryan couldn't resist getting a few shots - I think we've got a thumb sucker on our hands!

We decided to head to Georgia since we had a long weekend, leaving early from work around 4:15 on Thursday. Phoebe was stellar the entire trip! We stopped an hour each way to get her out of her car seat, feed her, change her and just walk her and Pita around - it gave us a chance to stretch our legs too - we're certainly not as young as we used to be!

She got to see her Aunt Carrie again - she hadn't seen her since the end of May so it was fun to see them interact. Everyone agrees that Phoebe is definitely her daddy's girl.

Phoebe got to spend some time with her future Uncle Mike. We think Mike's a bit unsure about all this kid business, but he became an old pro in nothing flat! We're still pulling for another cousin for Phoebe!!!

Phoebe also got to meet Matt, Alecia and Ella for the first time. Ella is really into babies right now and kept calling Phoebe her baby. She wanted to hold her and it was quite entertaining. Ella did give us a little glimpse of what is in our future two years down the road...it's amazing how loud those little people can get!


One of the reasons Ryan wanted to get to Georgia so bad was to get Phoebe in the pool. We got her little swim skirt on but it served no purpose other than cover up her diaper - I had no idea those suckers could hold so much water! This picture I just couldn't resist posting - it shows she's got her daddy's frame, long torso and all!

The next day we ran a few errands and did a little shopping. Even the Georgia sun couldn't stop this girl from enjoying a little time doing one of her mom's favorite activities!

Lucas got to enjoy Saturday out on the water and strategically missed certain parts of his face when applying sunscreen. He's been back to school for a month now and already hit up his aunt and uncle for their first fundraiser - he's lucky I love school fundraiser wrapping paper - am I a sucker or what?!


We left late in the afternoon on Sunday so Phoebe could keep her sleep schedule in tact. We had to get in a few last pictures with Nana and Papa and then take one last soak in the pool to ward off the 90+ degree temperatures that about did us in!