Hooray for a New Diaper Bag!

So, about a month ago, I realized that our diaper bag has a huge tear in it from being overfilled, so I went out searching for a better, bigger bag. I couldn't find a bigger one. I guess I have a huge diaper bag (how on earth does anyone fit any toys in a smaller diaper bag?). But I found a great bag that seems super sturdy. I absolutely love it. And I LOVE all of the matching accessories that I got with it (the quick-change bag for the diapers and wipes, the changing pad, the wet bag, and the matching stroller blanket). It looks amazing! I can't wait to use it.

Oh, here's the girl's site on Etsy--she is awesome, so sweet and super great. I asked her about a million questions before I actually placed my order.
Oh, her site is closed because she's on summer break. I'll put up the link when she's back.

But here's a picture of my new bag and all of the extras!

I love argyle. I love brown. I love cream. I love that the blue isn't overwhelming (but it had to be there, since my baby is a boy--I was very tempted to get the pink/brown argyle) but I absolutely love this one so much. And, of course, I've already stuffed it full of Rock's stuff.

Thank You, Dan Fast Mufflers, I have never forgotten you

Do you know the muffler man, the muffler man, the muffler man?
Do you know the muffler man with his lifetime guarantee?
If your car sounds like an old tin can, take it to the muffler man.
Do you know the muffler man? Dan Fast is his name.


It's more than 15 years later, and some days I still wake up with this song stuck in my head. That was some GREAT advertising.

Rock's First Birthday Party

Lots of friends came. We had so much fun. Of course, it started late because people got really lost on the way. I don't know why "I live in the airport" can't mean "park in that huge airport parking lot," but it never seems to mean that. When we have people over more often, it will get easier, I'm sure, and maybe things can start on time.

I made a beautiful tractor cakewreck with a field cake for everyone. For Rock (and my diabetic dad), I made a mild apple spice cake with homemade applesauce, almond flour, and fresh whipped cream. Yum!

I was a little surprised Rock still fits into the shirt and overalls that my mom and dad got him for Christmas, but he does. It's still so cute. We had to change him into short overalls after the cake because he had cake ALL over his pants. So cute.

I loved the tractor theme. I can't wait to have another tractor party. Maybe two.

Sure, it's Two Months Late

But Rock can scootch around (as of about March 30th, so I guess the post is really closer to one month late, but it feels like a long time). You've probably already seen it on Facebook, but it should be posted here, too. And next time, everything will be posted here first. Cross my heart.



The crazy thing is that on Friday (May 6th), he started to crawl like a big boy, with his belly off the ground. He still doesn't do it much, but he can do it. He doesn't like to show off, so he still scootches around grasping both his hands together and dragging his legs behind. He knows that this makes me happy.

Family Photos

Finally we got family pictures taken. A year after Rock was born.

Winter did an amazing job! I can't wait to get more pictures taken by her!

Purple Plum Photo

Isn't my baby so cute? He doesn't look like a baby at all anymore. How did he get so big? And Winter is exceptional at hiding the ginormous gash on Rock's nose--what a miracle worker! Rock woke up with the hugest, deepest scratch on his nose. It pretty much covered his whole nose. And, days later, it still hasn't healed. It's the worst scratchie he's ever had in his whole life. Thanks, Winter, for fixing it on the photos! He looks wonderful!

I love everything about these pictures. I can't wait to see the rest of them. I am so excited about them I am dancing around the living room. I will probably dance around all day. Also, Rock LOVES looking at them. He is such a sweet boy.

Michael just told me I order too many things from Amazon. I wonder why he thinks that...

A Little Video

I couldn't get this to upload earlier, so I'm going to try to put a super adorable video of Rock up now.

Catching up on Rock's First Year

Somehow, the time has just flown by. So much has happened in the last little while. We've moved to a cute apartment where my friend, Joel, used to live. Since we moved, Rock has started scootching, rolling over like a pro, talking and blabbering, pulling himself up by himself, pointing out objects and pictures, growling like a lion, asserting himself at bedtime, showing distinct likes and dislikes for food, taking food out of his mouth to play with it and spitting it out when he doesn't like it, and, just today, crawling like a baby with his belly off the floor. I can't believe how his development has skyrocketed. He got his first haircut on his first birthday, and I really can't believe how big my baby is. He's such a big boy. It's crazy how I am just watching him grow into the grownup he's going to be. I mean, he's still not quite there yet, no matter how hard he tries to insist, but still.

On Wednesday evening, we were in the car after visiting my friend, Lori, and her family because they won't be able to make it to Rock's birthday party, and Rock was happily chattering in the car. He stopped and said "goo goo gaa gaa" and then was silent for a little minute. Too cute! Somehow, he knew that I was lamenting the loss of his babyhood and decided to pretend to be a baby. What an adorable, empathetic, sweet, kind boy Michael and I have been blessed with.

Here are just a few of the highlights from the last year (a VERY few...there is so much and it's so hard to choose the couple of images to encompass the first year of Rock's life):
I guess they are in no particular order. I'm not sure how that happened.

Lace

This is my first stab at knitting Estonian lace. A pretty doily I'm giving (or, by now, I hope to have already given) to my friend Crystal. Yipee!

I have a blog!

I totally forgot. Oopsie. More to come later.