"Bah-Jah Ahh Duh"

That is Eastonese for Baby John is all done. As in, all done coming here. His mom called yesterday afternoon and left a message saying his aunt would be watching him this week and next week he starts daycare. So, he's not coming back. I'm a little sad that I didn't get a "last day" with him but oh well. We'll still see them, though. I am glad I finally get to pack up the Pack & Play in our room that he slept in. At least for a few more months till Deuce arrives, then we'll get it back out to put right next to the bed for those frequent nighttime feedings. Eek! If I get my way, my C-section would be in less than 5 months. Holy cow! There's less than 5 months to go no matter what happens!!!

Well, E finally fell asleep about a half hour before it was time to leave for his portraits yesterday. He wasn't cranky for his pictures or anything but he wasn't his most photogenic self having missed out on some important beauty rest. We're still happy with the ones we picked. You'll see them before too long--like in a couple of weeks. Despite having a very short nap Easton was in a remarkably good mood yesterday afternoon. We still opted for the freakishly early 7:45 bedtime, though. His bath and therefore routine went much more smoothly without the inflatable tub involved. He did want to get out quickly but we were able to distract him with some fun tub games and even got some great belly laughs out of him. He went right to sleep afterwards and then slept till 8:20 this morning! Wowsa!

Yesterday was even more special because, as a treat, J made dinner! Chili rice and cornbread. Delish. We ate it and then watched the Broncos win. Tonight we'll be having the leftovers and watching the Saints on Monday Night Football. They return to the Superdome tonight for the first time since Katrina. Very special. The problem, for me, is that it's also the 7th Heaven season premiere. I made J hook up the TV antenna in our bedroom so I could watch in there. I think we'll tag team Easton during that hour. I guess he won't be going to bed tonight till 7th Heaven is over. J can pause the TiVo for the Saints but we can't do that in the bedroom. So, no 7:45 tonight. Oh well. E's adaptable. Sort of.

Since Baby John didn't come today we're having a lazy day. We're so busy the rest of the weekday mornings now so it's nice to chill. We'll be heading out for the groceries later on, though. And tomorrow after his nap I think we'll hit the zoo. It's forecasted to be 75. Perfect zooing weather, eh? This zoo trip I plan on taking him on the train for the first time. Fun fun fun.

Anyway, here's some pics from this morning:
Giving Pablo a train ride:

Easton took off his clothes shortly after that and didn't get re-dressed till naptime. I'm just thankful he doesn't try to take off his diaper anymore. Here he is modeling a piece of his Halloween costume:


And here he is on his "mobile step stool" aka Thomas the Train. This is how I found him when I came out of the bathroom. It's preferable to the time I came out to find he used Thomas to climb on top of the speaker. Yikes! Apparently he needed my phone to make an important call:


He's now down for his nap in fleece footie jammies, a fleece sleep sack, with a fleece blanket on top of him. Overkill perhaps for a kid that spent the morning in the buff? But, I like to be nice and cozy when I sleep and parents tend to force their own preferences on their kids, no? Poor guy. Hopefully he won't get too toasty. The blanket rarely stays on top of him anyway.

Alrighty, time for me to hit the showers. I like to feel my freshest for Wal-Mart...yeah right.