Ready for the Weekend!!

I guess this post is pretty self explanatory...looks like the Indiana state fair arrived today :-D If it isn't too dangerously hot, I am hoping our little family can check it out...Not too much to blog about today, but hopefully I will have some "Indianapolis Adventure" posts by tomorrow...

Time for a Check-up!

Today Pumpkin had his 18month check up. While we waited for his pediatrician (whom we LOVE) We(I mostly) had a little fun with the instruments...LOL Thanking God for a clean bill of health! The doctor said that not only is he up to date on all of his milestones, he has a lot of two year old milestones under his belt - my little genius baby. It might have something to do with the fact that he is as tall as and weighs as much as a two year old.... We are also thankful for no shots today :-D We won't see the pediatrician again until he's two! Pumpkin gave her a big hug on the way out...

18 month stats:

Height - 34 1/2 inches (97th percentile)

Weight - 33lbs 1oz (>97th percentile)

Another Day...

So I decided to keep Pumpkin in daycare part-time for the next two weeks because I don't want him to get out of the habit of going for when I am back in school. I've been trying to treat the days that he goes like a practice run of getting out of the house in time for school...I have to be in class by 8AM, buuuut lately I've been rolling out of bed at 8:30...WOMP. Despite the dragging, one of us was a still little ray of sunshine while eating his toast and jelly :-D Next week we'll have it together...

In other news, I'm super duper (yes, I said it) excited about my White Coat ceremony next weekend!!! It's going to be at the Murat Theatre downtown and lots of family will be coming to watch. This will definitely be the highlight of my first year of medical school - besides when I take my last final of the year ;-) Oh, and I have to get my first diagnostic set this year too!!! (the joys of being a nerd) <- it's the thing the doctor uses to look in your ears, eyes, mouth, etc... I'm so official :-)

Annnnd....This weekend one of my bffs will be coming to Indy for a family reunion which means we finally get to have a visitor!! It is like pulling teeth trying to get people down to Indianapolis. When everyone thought we would be moving to Atlanta they were way more enthusiastic - go figure :-P But anyway, I need to give her the best of the city...I'm thinking some sushi (our fav), downtown nightlife, and maybe a little Broad Ripple... It's been a while since I've been out, so this should be a nice change of pace for me too...

A Little Home Improvement

Two weeks left...no huge plans, just to spend time with my N-squared and make a few more summer memories. Plus the occasional waitressing shift...very occasional. I think that everything is pretty much settled in our new apartment although I would love to make a trip to The Container Store or Ikea just to see if there is anything we could add in the organizational department...

I've also been bustling around the place today re-arranging furniture, pictures, and double checking our childproofing since the little one seems to be entering a new stage of "by any means necessary" exploration. I've realized that pictures really do make a world of difference. It definitely started feeling the most "homey" it has ever been in here when familiar faces were hung on the wall...so now I feel like I'm in "hang pictures" overload...can you overdo it? I guess we'll find out...LOL

I would also like to paint Pumpkin's room at some time (but I doubt that will happen this summer), look for a big painting for the wall opposite the front door entryway, stain our dining room table, and have some shelves put in in the living room...my Hubs is so handy, so the possibilities are endless LOL... He thinks we might as well stay here for all four years of school, so we gotta get to decorating!

:Singing: Happy Birthday to Meeee!

Yesterday I turned 23 years old, and I celebrated with a wonderful weekend. Saturday night began my celebration with dinner with my boys and a walk along the canal (where the hubs and I tied the knot). Sunday morning I awoke to the aroma of some DELICIOUS cupcakes which I decided to have for breakfast with my coffee...LOL. Hubs played the role of personal chef and cooked my requested menu for the day...YUM! Later, my mom and two of my three brothers also came down for the night. We finished the celebration off at Rick's Cafe on the Eagle Creek Reservoir and ate dinner while we watched the sunset. My day was filled with so much love and I couldn't have asked for anything better :-)

Today pumpkin had a blast with his uncles in the morning and running around town with us. He is counting to 10, singing his ABCs, and counting backwards from 3 (LOL)... I am so proud of my little baby genius. After he took his bath and got ready for bed I brought in a bottle and he lights up and says "a ba!"...It was soooo cute! Definitely a parent moment...

Oh, and he is currently in the big boy bed...FTW