Isn't he adorable???? Oh my, I love him so. (you can see the whole album here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=71431&id=502593613&l=e41bd38054)
Thursday night we went to Big Bowl for dinner with my parents and Aunt Lorrie. Eddie behaved pretty well, considering he wasn't crazy about the jarred baby food I was giving him for the weekend, but he did love the tofu I gave him to feed himself. As long as he is eating while we eat, he seems to do well. But if he has to sit there and watch everyone else eat, he gets MAD! Big Bowl was so great, (schezwan green beans - yum!!) we went back Saturday night. But hey, we've got to get in good food before we go back to the boonies!! Friday was the wedding so we took it easy, played in the pool and outside (it was 75 degrees!) and generally hung out. Eddie did well at the wedding, but decided to chat to people that weren't paying attention to him (how dare everyone watch the bride and groom!) so I had Frank quickly usher him into the hall so he wouldn't make a scene. Rachel looked beautiful, the ceremony was wonderful and we were so happy to be there. The reception was amazing - Eddie went to sleep and stayed asleep in his stroller for the whole reception, including us cheering for Abby to catch the bouquet, Adam to go up with the single men, laughing at Jerry wearing a veil and Jennifer yelling at Grandma ("this is because you drank while pregnant!"). We are generally a very loud group, so when you couple that with a DJ, well.....lets just say that I'm very proud of my hard sleeper. (you can see the whole wedding album here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=71565&id=502593613&l=baedd9f817.) We went to bed around 10:00, but the party went on and we apparently missed some great fun - someone falling into the gazebo (I won't say who...) and then all getting kicked out of said gazebo. Someone also forgot falling into the gazebo, which just added to the hilarity. I love you someone! We ended up staying Saturday and went to the Mall of America and to dinner. Can I just say that I love that Eddie is a shopper? He loves going and watching the people at the mall....lucky me! I won't be THAT WOMAN who has a screaming baby while she is walking through Nordstroms. Nope! My baby smiles at the other women, talks away and is generally pleasant. Woot! Sunday morning we drove home, in the rain. Boo! It made the drive a little longer, but we still got home under 6 hours so that was nice. I think even Eddie gave the house a great big smile and laugh when we walked it, he was that relieved to see his play room, his toys and his crib. Well, maybe not his crib since he did have to cry it out Sunday night when we woke up at midnight, but he was just so overtired, so we had to let him do it. (Side note - why in the world does it feel like someone is spooning out my insides when he is crying like that? Oh my gosh, it is so hard to handle).
Other than the CIO last night, we are so glad to be home. The trip was better than I had hoped and I loved hanging out with everyone for a couple days. Eddie was so well behaved and even gave everyone smiles by the end of the trip! I have no idea when everyone will be able to get together like that again, so I tried to make every moment count and just spend as much time with them as I could. I already miss everyone. Eddie has a little bit of a cough, but I'm hoping that it may just be a little tickle and not a full blown cold like we went through before. But maybe...could it be....teething??? I know it can cause a cough, so maybe? I can hope. I would really love for him to have some little teefers. Come on, little teeth!
Sorry for the jumble of a post - I had a lot to say, but really the pictures say it all, so make sure you check out those albums. To the new family members that just got the blog address - HI!!! - and to the Internet strangers out there - yes, my family is as crazy as we look in the pictures. And I love every single bit of them.
-maggie
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