Things are Fine...Just Computer Probs

I’m sorry…I’ve had to take a few unwanted days off thanks to some continuing computer issues. For two days in a row I was in the midst of writing captivating entries when the computer would go on the fritz without warning and I’d lose it all. So, I’d get too mad to try again. Bummer.

But, we’ve made some changes and now I’m trying again. We’ll see. I can’t even remember the specifics of what I’ve missed updating you on. We’ve mostly been up to a lot of party prep. First, Easton got his birthday package from his Alabamaws…Thanks, Maws! He got some cool stuff including this little stuffed Pablo:

Then, Baby Deuce even got a package from Mimi and PaPaw but since Easton is dainty we put one of the things on him…check out the Fonz:

That night Eastie also got his 5th ever haircut. J did it again…the money we spent at the kids place wasn’t worth it…in our opinion Jason makes it look just as good. So, here he is doing a muscle pose after his buzz:


He continues to do GREAT in his new room. One time he woke up crying at1:30 because he couldn’t find his “Cuddles” (the name I gave the burp cloth he snuggles with). As soon as I gave it to him he was all better and went right back to sleep. Last night he woke up just before Jason and I went to bed and this time he was mad at the decorative sham being in his way (it was in a different spot than he’s been used to). Again, I moved it and he was just fine. He still calls for us when he wakes in the morning which I like. I want to keep it that way. I don’t like him knowing he can get up when it’s been time to sleep.

He gets in and out of his bed just fine when he’s playing and such but around sleep times he stays put like a good boy. I still can’t get over how easily the transition went. He loves playing in his new room. For the first time I leave him “unattended” while I shower now. He plays in his room or watches a program on our bed. Here he is “snowshoeing” in some of the totes that came with his new table and chairs:

(G-Ma, this is when Jason was on the phone with you)

He also helped us tidy up the house to get ready for his party guests:


Then he dressed for the upcoming Saints game (last night) while we headed out for some last minute party errands:

Yes, that is his Daddy’s hat but we still took him out in public wearing it. We got to come home to watch the Saints win their way to the NFC Championship game next week—that’s just one win away from the Superbowl, peeps. How exciting! Especially to a long-time Saints fan like J.

This morning (party day) we woke up to MORE SNOW! We didn’t even know it was coming but soon realized it would cause a cancellation or two. Last night one family cancelled due to a cold and this morning Uncle Jeff and Aunt Robin had to cancel because of the snow…it’s really bad where they live. But, we were still expecting a house full so we continued the preparations:

And Li’l E staying out of the way of the vacuuming.

Then we waited for the pals to arrive:

Easton did great with all the people: Baby John and parents, Max and parents, Rachel and her folks, plus Gramoo, Lauren, Grammy, and Grandpa John. One other RSVP’d family didn’t make it but we didn’t hear from them. Oh well. We were counting on those kinds of things happening. Now we have a TON of leftover food. I guess Jason will be bringing Elmo cupcakes to work tomorrow.

I’ll do more updating on the party later. I wanted to do this “practice run” with the blog to see if the computer issues might be fixed yet or not. I think NOT, actually…so, like I said, I’ll save that for another time…perhaps tonight? We shall see. Either way, things are fine here and sorry for those of you I scared without updating. More soon…