Well, another month has gone by and I haven’t posted to my blog.  I have no excuses and need to make time for this on a more regular basis.  Honestly, I’ve been stressed out lately.  We are buying a house and the lender is being a royal pain in my hind quarters.  I think I’m a pretty laid back person (many people would agree with me…some others – who will remain anonymous- would disagree!), but when people whose jobs affect my life don’t seem to be doing their job…it gets my goat.  The loan processor that I spoke to earlier this week who got my goat…well, she got hung up on (I warned her I was going to hang up…does that count?).  That same loan processor sent me an email this morning (yes, it’s Saturday and she supposedly doesn’t work on Saturdays…maybe she worked anyway…maybe she scheduled to have the email sent in her absence so she wouldn’t have to deal with me in person…I would like to give her the benefit of the doubt here…but it’s hard…really hard)…and that email she sent me was almost the last straw to my loan sanity.  Basically, they are requesting stuff from us that they’ve known for a month we would need to get to them…but they are JUST NOW telling us.  Okay, enough of that.  I have had a beer before bed the past two nights because of this stress.  I haven’t drank in almost two years so one beer is all I need.  I discovered today, after a very stressful morning, that getting out of the house and taking some fun pictures helped to restore my sanity.  So tonight, as I sip my St. Pauli Girl, I’m going to chill out and share some shots from May.

He’s cute and cuddly, but he’s protective of his toys and he doesn’t share well with others.  In fact, the only person who can touch his toys without him going into keep-away mode is Cedric…this is a good thing.

The lilacs were blooming.  This one was intentionally focused on the lilac rather than Cedric’s face for a focusing assignment for my photography class, which is over with tomorrow.

In some of these pictures, my white balance setting is really off…so if the color/balance looks funny…it is.  Just because I’m taking a photography class, doesn’t mean I’m good at it…yet!

Some days, the crib is a bit too confining.

(Bristol is laying at my feet and he just farted…bleh..bleh…cough…cough)

And someone turned 9 months old so we did a photo shoot.

That’s his “I’m too sexy for this shirt and bow tie” pose!

He’s been feeding himself dry little cracker bits (sweet potato or peach bites…compliments of Gerber…the only non-homemade food so far) since 8 months old and he’s doing quite well with his fine motor skills.

Open wide!

He loves the dancing, singing, Valentine monkey and has figured out how to turn him on/off by pressing his foot or picking him up by the hands.

He loves looking at/reading books…and I love those pudgy little hands.

I needed a subject for a photography assignment while we were at the cabin…and dad was the only one awake besides Bristol.  We tried some shots with both he and Bristol but they got too wound up.  He resorted to leaning on Aunt Geraldine’s rocking chair…sort of a goof off pose…but sort of cute also!

And it snowed…and snowed…and snowed while we were up there.  And then it melted…and melted.  We tried to have some fun in the snow.

And then we got ready to watch some Nascar action.  Grandpa warmed Cedric up from those shots outside with Aunt Tami.  Grandma was feeling a bit under the weather.

And that’s all for May.  I didn’t do so well taking pictures while vacationing in Montana.  I need to get better at that as well.

Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything here.  We made a trip to MT for Easter and at the same time I started taking a 10 week photography class online, and over the past two weeks I’ve been going to physical therapy for my hip.  I started working out more after getting home from our Easter trip and I started having lots of pain in my left hip.  The diagnosis: pelvic obliquity likely caused by some hip and lower back sprains over the years and definitely made worse by childbirth.  Since my first PT appointment 11 days ago (when they got everything realigned properly) my alignment has stayed in the proper place…so we’re doing good!  Now we’re working on releasing some tight spots and nerves, and strengthening some muscles.  My PT said the problem isn’t likely to occur again, but if it does it won’t be nearly as severe.

So, here are some photos from April:

Our trip to MT started with me, Cedric, and Bristol riding home with mom and dad after their visit.  Then Tami came during her spring break…so we had to do a little photo shoot.  See that little tooth in there, that broke through on March 21st…his second one just broke through on April 25th.

Yes, his hair looks a bit strawberry blondish in the right light.  Here’s Grandma and Grandpa Fisher making him laugh.

Cedric is showing Aunt Tami that he is SOOO Big!

And, yes, me and my boy.

A carousel ride with Aunt Tami.  It was really tough getting photos because it was moving pretty fast.  I love this one because they are grinning at each other.

Then we spent Easter weekend with Dean’s family after Dean drove up and we died some Easter eggs.  Great fun!

Like father……like son.

And now, I’ve been having to take pictures for my photography class.

And Bristol says, “Oh bother.”

“Did someone say TREAT?”

Well, that about wraps it up for April.  Until next time….