Christmas

Well, Christmas is over! Hard to believe that this year will be over in a few days. We had a good Christmas, busy, but good. Christmas eve Adam had to work, so Sadie and I went to my Dad's and saw that side of my family. I finally got to see Mowgli (Julia's baby) he is so cute and getting big. Sadie got some really neat presents. Christmas morning Adam, Sadie and I went to San Felasco and hiked a 5 mile trail. It was great. I wish that it would've been a bit cooler, but it is Florida. Sadie fell asleep in the hiker backpack while we were walking and got a red mark on her head. I felt so bad but she seems like it didn't bother her too much. Later in the afternoon we went to Mama and Papa's house and saw everyone over there. I ate some yummy food and enjoyed visiting with family. Sadie took a long nap while we were there. After that we went to my Mom and Tommy's house and had our Christmas with them. I ate some more yummy food and Sadie got some fun stuff from her Gigi and Granddaddy! Sadie was a very sleepy little girl by the time we got home. Yesterday I went back to work and Sadie went to Adam's parent's house (daycare was closed) When I went to pick her up she felt really warm. I took her temp when we got home and she had a fever. I feel so terrible for her. I want her to get over her cold already! Today she seemed better. She played a bit more and ate better. My mom watched her this afternoon while Adam and I were at work and she seemed fine when I got home. Now, she is sleeping so sweetly in her crib! Well, we stay at Adam's parents house this week while they are on vacation (on a cruise). Henry is not going on the cruise so we will be keeping him company (he doesn't have his driver's licence yet) and watching the Shugan's dog zena and Adam's brother Elliot's dog Wesley. Should be fun. Anyhow...I need to finish cleaning the house. I have work tomorrow and will have to pack up some stuff in the morning. Hope everyone had a magical Christmas. Loves. Peace.

Enjoy the 2 new slideshows!

Christmas eve and Christmas Morning

Christmas evening

Been a while

So, I realize it's been a while since I've posted. In my defense, Adam, Sadie and I have all been sick this past week so...Anyhow, I have posted 2 slide shows that are from this past week. The one just below is from Hanukkah (as if the the Happy Hanukkah frame around it didn't give it away!). Under that is a slide show of pics from Sadie being cute this week. Also, We went to my Dad's house on Sunday and exchanged gifts. He and Carrie gave her the exersaucer that she is in. She seems to be mesmerized by it. She is still a bit small for it but better too small than too big. She'll just grow into it. Tomorrow is already Christmas eve! Sadie and I will be going to my Dad and Carrie's house to see everyone we won't be doing dinner this year (too many people) but it'll be nice to have dessert and read "The night before Christmas" and see all the kids. I will (hopefully) post pics tomorrow night when I get home. Adam has to work so he won't be going with us tomorrow night (tear). Christmas day we will see my mom and that side of my family. I am looking forward to seeing everyone. I am especially excited to see my cousin DK. He started college this year and I haven't seen him since last Christmas! Well, Adam should be home any minute so I will post soon! Hope everyone has a great Christmas (and rest of Hanukkah!). Peace. Loves

Happy Hanukkah

Cutie Pie

aww, poor baby.

Sadie hasn't been feeling well for a couple of days (no, Mama, she didn't catch anything from you!). She has a runny nose and nasal congestion and has that sleepy "I don't feel good" look in her eyes. Today has been the worst so far. Adam went and bought a humidifier and saline drops for her nose yesterday. They seem to be helping some. She REALLY hates having her little nose cleaned out. I hate having to do it. Luckily Adam and I were off today so we were with her most of the day. We did take her to daycare for a couple of hours, we needed to get some stuff done and we knew we could get it done faster if we had someone watch her. We had originally planned to take her to daycare and go on a bike ride on some trails. With her being a little sick though, we decided to just take care of business. It's too bad that we didn't get to do something fun. This has been our first time alone since my birthday in July! We'll do something another time. Hopefully we will have another day off together soon. Poor Adam is working so hard and never seems to have a day off.

Other than that We are all well. Mama and Papa came into town on Sunday and gave us a VERY nice Chicco high chair for Christmas/Hanukkah. Sadie seems to enjoy sitting and eating in it. She looks so little in it. Well tomorrow it's back to work. Sadie doesn't have a fever (knock on wood) so Adam will take her to daycare when he goes to work at 2pm. Sadie has laying in her bed crying for the last hour and a half. She is so sleepy, I wish she would just give in and let herself fall asleep. She needs her rest so she can get all better. I hope everyone out there is doing well. A lot of people are sick right now. 2 people Adam works with have strep throat. Everyone stay well. Peace.

Happy

Adam took this picture of Sadie yesterday. She is the cutest baby ever. He was working on a paper and he sat her on the bed (next to the desk) with some toys. He said she was content and playing independently for about 30 minutes! She seems to enjoy sitting in her bumbo as long as she has toys to play with and someone is next to her. Adam is having a long week he was off on Sunday, but he's working an 8 day stretch right now. I feel for him, he is a trooper. I know he must be tired, but he is still so attentive to Sadie and I. Everyday I thank God for bringing him back into my life and giving me more than I could ever ask for. We are so blessed to have each other, Sadie, our families and friends. I know there are so many people out there right now who are feeling the effects of the state of our economy right now. I know many of them have children and are losing their jobs and homes. It just reminds me everyday to not take for granted what we have and how blessed we are. I hope that we can raise Sadie to know and understand how lucky she is to have so many opportunities available to her. She is such a joy in our lives. Anyhow, I am rambling. Sadie is back at daycare tomorrow and then she will be there all next week. I hope that it won't take her too long to get used to it and being with the people and other children there. We will see. Loves y'all.

Sadie's a sitter

Adam took these pics of Sadie today, she is sitting up on her own so well now. The bag he had her in was one that my aunt made for me when I was little and I found it the other day when I was cleaning out our storage (I washed it, that's why she's in it, it was with a pile of clean laundry). Anyhow, not much to report. She is eating solids twice a day. Fruit at breakfast and veggies at dinner. She really seems to enjoy eating them. She is also still nursing. Well, we haven't found a high chair yet (well we have, but I refuse to pay $70-100 for high chair). I have found several on Craig's list, but most of them have already been sold. I have found one for $30, it's a Peg Perego (a $250 high chair!) it is navy and white and looks good. Only problem is the people selling it live in Fruitland Park, which is near Wildwood (like over an hour away). Anyhow, my Dad gave us a 20% off coupon for Toys R Us for one night only (tomorrow night) so I may end up just breaking down an buying a new one. We'll see. Anyhow, it's 10:40 pm and Adam just got home from work (yay, he's early!) so I am going to go cuddle! Loves. Peace

5 months!

Yes, yes, I know, I'm like 2 days late! Sorry to everybody, we've been cleaning out our storage and apartment and getting rid of a bunch of stuff. I HATE clutter! Anyhow, Sadie is doing well. Growing, getting cuter by the day. I posted a slide show of some pics from right before I had her to a few days ago. Sometimes the slide shows are weird and don't like to upload correctly, There's like 15 pictures so if it starts over, refresh the page. I'll post new pics soon. Loves. Peace

Looking Back

Sittin' pretty

New pics

Hi ya'll, I wanted to post these new pics of Sadie. Some are of her eating bananas one morning and peas one evening (which she really didn't enjoy). The others Adam took this afternoon. She is starting to sit up like a big girl! I can't believe how much she is growing and changing. She'll be 5 months at the end of this week! Hope all ya'll are doing well. Peace. Loves

Thanksgiving time!

Thanksgiving!

Sadie had her first Thanksgiving. It was great. She got to see her cousins and look at all the kids running around. First we went to Gigi and Granddaddy's house. Sadie got to see the kitties and "play" in the yard. After we ate we went for a nice walk and tried to move our food around! Next we went to Poppa and Grandma Carrie's house. Sadie got to meet her cousins Xavier, Brooklyn and Natanya for the first time and she got to see Amalise and Jerilyn. All the kids are getting so big. I can't believe that Thanksgiving has already come and gone. Sadie's first Hanukkah and Christmas will be next! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Peace. Loves

Sadie, baby

Another week gone!

Well, another week has gone by and almost another month! I can't believe that Thanksgiving is this week. Sadie's first Thanksgiving. Pretty crazy. We're having a long lunch at work tomorrow and everyone is bringing something. It'll be nice to have a yummy lunch and to relax and enjoy it. Thursday will be busy. Lunch at my mom's and dinner at my dad's. Adam's parents go to Tampa for Thanksgiving and eat at a restaurant. Adam and I are both working on Friday, so there's no way we can see everyone and neither of us want to try and drag Sadie all the way down there (especially since half the time she can't make it from our house to 34th with out screaming!). Last night Sadie and I visited Mama and Papa at the Hilton here in G'ville. They came to town for a party on Friday and the Gator game on Saturday. It was a nice visit. Sadie was cute as always! Today Adam worked in the morning and I cleaned. Later we went to the grocery store (yes we have a very exciting life!). I took Sadie to the playground to swing today and she enjoyed that. Anyhow, it's about 10:30 and I'm really sleepy so..Peace. Loves.

Cutie Patootie!

Adam and I are both sleepy, just wanted to post these cute pics of miss Sadie. Peace

sweet potato

Something new

This weekend flew by. Saturday I was off, but Adam had to work. Sadie and I hung out, ran errands and I met with the Avon rep and got set up with my stuff. So, I am officially an Avon rep. Anyone that wants to buy or sell Avon PLEASE let me know! Today was a long day. Sadie was up a lot last night, Adam had to be to work at 6 am and I went to my Dad's to have a yard sale so we've been up since about 5 am. I'm not sure why she was up so much last night. Maybe she is about to go through another growth spurt. Anyhow, the yard sale was alright. We only made like $13 and I still have a bunch of stuff I'd like to get rid of. It was cold this morning, so I bundled Sadie up really well and she seemed to be fine. She was so cute in her winter clothes. Adam finished with work about 10am so he came over to my Dad's and helped us out. We thought we'd get some traffic after noon, from the after church crowd. Unfortunately we were wrong! That's okay though, at least we sold some stuff. After the yard sale Adam, Sadie and I came back home and I cleaned up a bit and took a shower. We had a one day, 70% off coupon for JC Penney, so we went there and got Sadie a super warm winter outfit. We also went to Toys r us and looked at high chairs. Now that we have a real dining room we can get whatever size high chair we want. Everything is so cute, it's hard to decide. We didn't really see anything we were crazy about (price). That's okay, Sadie has her bumbo and she should be fine in that for at least a month or 2. We ran by publix to get cereal and then we came home and cooked dinner. Tonight Sadie got to try sweet potatoes for the first time. Dr. Rosi had said we should start getting Sadie used to the texture of food and the spoon. She said Sadie probably would eat or swallow, but it's good to get her accustomed. We decided to try it out. She actually ate some of her potatoes! when I first put her in her bumbo we were eating and she was getting bored so she was having a temper tantrum (see the pic!) so then i put a little taste of potato in her mouth and she totally stopped and as all into eating. She was actually opening her mouth a little and swallowing! Obviously this is new for her, so she was making a bit of a mess, but I was so excited for her. Well, back to work. This will be a bit of a long week, but hopefully a good one. I am super sleepy and Sadie just went down before I started this, so I am going to get some nice, wonderful sleep. Peace. Loves.

Mad Sadie

Sadie had her 4 month check up with Dr. Rosi yesterday. She is 11 lbs 15 oz (if she hadn't pee peed right before they weighed her she probably would've been 12lbs!) she is 24 inches long and her head is 15 3/4 inches. For hr head she is in the 25th percentile, height he is 45th percentile and weight she is the 12th percentile. Dr. Rosi said that she is growing well, she's a small little monkey but she looks good. Dr. Rosi also said we should start getting her used to spoons. To try giving her a bit of squash or sweet potatoes so she can feel a different texture in her mouth. I'm not sure I'm quite ready to stat her with the foods yet, but I will be getting her some rubber headed baby spoons to suck on and play with so she can become acquainted with them. Yesterday Sadie got some shots. She was so cute and cuddly and then they had to poke her and she got very upset. She was doing this super sad shriek-cry. It was awful. She cried and screamed for about 3-3 1/2 hours. I tried to nurse her, give her a bath, put her in her swing, cuddle her, we sat in the laundry room with the washer and dryer on...nothing worked. Finally, I guess she just decided she was done and from then on she was okay. About 20 minutes later she took a nap, woke up and she was fine. Today she seems better. Her leg is a big puffy, but she's alright. Anyhow. After Sadie went to bed last night, Adam and I moved our office into our bedroom and out of the dining area. So now we have an actual dining room. I am so excited. Adam closes tonight so we haven't had dinner in there yet (since we've moved it around) but I am looking forward to fun family dinners in there! Our room is a bit cramped now, but we don't spend much time in here anyways. I have read that it is "bad" feng shui to have electronics in your bedroom, supposedly it decreases the ability to get a restful night's sleep. I wonder if that is true. I tried not to think about it last night. I didn't want the power of suggestion to interrupt my sleep. Well, I hope everyone is well. We're supposed to have a yard sale this weekend, but the weather channel says it's going to rain. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that it won't rain until Sunday! Peace. Loves

Giggling Sadie

Sunday pics

Beautiful Sunday

Today we went to the downtown fall art and music festival. It was great! Sadie actually was okay being in her stroller for most of it, she fussed a couple of times but we just took her out for a bit and she was just fine. Adam got to hold a baby alligator! We got some yummy food and watched this blues band at the band shell. Since it was such a beautiful day and we didn't really want to be indoors, we came home and took Sadie out to the playground. She got to sit in a "baby" swing. She is getting better at sitting up so we were able to let her swing. She must have had a fun time because she was smiling and giggling (the video). Anyhow, Later, Sadie took a short nap and I cleaned up the house and cooked dinner. She has actually been really fussy this evening, but I am sure it's because she has had a long, activity filled day. I finally got her to sleep about 10 minutes ago. She was fussy, calmed down so I gave her a bath and then she was looking sleepy, but she kept waking herself up. Oh well, She's resting now. I am sleepy myself and it's back to work tomorrow. Sadie has her 4 month check up on Tuesday, so I'll let everyone know how that went. Plus this coming weekend we will be having a yard sale at my Dad's house. We need to clean some stuff out of our house (plus extra money is always good). Anyhow, I hope everyone had a great weekend and has a great week. Peace. Loves.

Happy 4 months Sadie!

Sadie is 4 months old today! She is getting so big. We were going to go downtown to a free blues concert this evening, but we were kinda tired. We ended up running to Target to pick up a couple of things, then chilling on the couch. Sadie is sleeping. It seems that she may be coming to the end of her colic. She has been much happier the past few days. I am glad that she seems to be feeling better. I hope that her tummy problems continue to ease up. Gigi is coming tomorrow to watch Sadie while Adam and I are at work. Then, Sunday we are supposed to go to the downtown fall arts festival. Hopefully the weather will be nice. I have been considering selling Avon to make some supplemental income. I am not sure that many people will buy it, but I figure it's worth a try! So if anyone needs Avon, or knows someone who does. They have a lot of really neat products and their cosmetics are some of the best (and the price is great!). Anyhow, I hope that everyone has a good weekend. Peace. Loves

cheeky monkey!

Today was a good day. We voted, ran a few errands went for a walk and just hung out. Adam is at work now and Sadie is sleeping. I am listening to Dave Matthews Band and blogging! Th picture of the sun that I posed is a painting downtown that Adam took a pic of this past Sunday. I just love this painting and I would love to have this sun as a tattoo! When I look at it I just feel calm and there is something reassuring about it. I can't explain why. Maybe that sounds weird. Anyhow...Sadie's personality is developing ore and more every day. She is starting to be a little cheeky monkey. She will arch her back and act like she's going to cry, then we go to pick her up and she smiles and giggles! We have started just trying to distract her attention to something else to head off any monkey business. I noticed that she was finally pulling the toys on her swing, which activated the lights and music. She did it once and got so excited, but her arm are just a bit too short still to be able to get a good enough grip to set it off every time. So, I put an extra link on each side (from another toy) on the pull toys and now she can activate the lights and sound really easily and she loves it. It's so funny to see her get excited every time. I think she forgets that she is the one that made it happen. As far as her tummy goes, we have been switching between breast and formula. It seems to be helping some. She has fuss days and better days. I'm thinking that if we just replace some of the breast milk with formula and I stay milk free, it may be enough to keep her tummy troubles at bay. Last night was a bad night. She didn't even enjoy her bath, she screamed the whole time. Tonight was better. Adam and I also think Sadie is going through a growth spurt. She has been eating a lot more that in that last couple of weeks. She is eating at least 6 ounces at each feeding (from the bottle). I am glad she is wanting to eat more. I can't wait until her 4 month check up. I want to see how much she weighs now. Well, I am going to do some laundry and dishes. It's weird to know that tonight we'll know who our new president will be! Hope ya'll have a good day. Peace.

week of cuteness!

Long week

This has been a long week! I am so happy that Adam, Sadie and I have a whole day together. This past Thursday was our Halloween party at work. We had a big haunted house, food, pumpkin patch. It was really cool. All the residents seemed to have a really good time. I was at work late every night this past week, so I haven't had much time with my two sweeties. This week things will be back to normal. Sadie had a good first Halloween. Adam dressed her in her costume that Gigi got for her and brought her to the party. Last night we went to see a Grateful Dead cover band at the band shell. We didn't get to stay for the whole thing, Sadie was getting really fussy. We had a good time though. Anyhow, since it's been pretty chilly this last week, Sadie has been able to get all bundled up. She looks so cute with her little jackets and hats on. I can't believe that October is over. Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. Well, I am sleepy so I'll post a good slide show and go to bed! Go Gators!!

Fun Sunday

Today was a good day. Sadie had trouble getting to sleep last night so she ended up slepping later this morning. Adam got to sleep even later! Anyhow, I made eggs and turkey with cheese for b-fast (yummy!) and opened up the glass doors and enjoyed the cool air. I even got to sit and look at my new Crate and Barrel catalouge! We went to Toys r us and looked at high chairs. We are trying to figure out if we want a regular high chair or the space saver. I think we decided on the space saver. I love the other chair we had origianlly wanted, but we just don't have the room for it. Later after that we went to have lunch at Cabana Cove and I got yummy sweet potato fries. By then it was almost 2pm. Adam had to go to his friend Bobby's house to hang out for his birthday (Bobby's). He was there, but Sadie and I got a visit from Mama, Papa and cousin Kat. Sadie was fussy for the majority og the time they were here (sorry ya'll) but it was still good to see them. When Adam got back we went over to Alfred A. Ring park and had a nice long hike. I had Sadie in the front carrier and she seemed to have a good time. She loves to look at trees and flowers and hear all the sounds in nature. She looks around with her eye big and open. After we got home we made dinner and gave Sadie a bath. She had a tough time getting to sleep again tonight (she keeps waking up crying) but she is sleeping pretty good now. She is still having problems with her tummy. Adam and I thought it may have (in addition to the stuff we've already been working on) to do with her bottles. We have tried the Dr. Browns bottles, the Playtex Vent-Air and the Mam ones. We also have the Playtex drop-in nurser bottles. We had been using the "preformed" liner which don't really collapse as she eats and so she is still getting a lot of air. So, I had a "duh" moment and bought the bag liner instead (they collapse much better as she eats so there is almost no air). We have only used them a couple of times and they seem to do her good, but we'll have to wait and see. I can't imagine that they would be worse! Our annual halloween party that my job throws for the community is this Thursday. I am excited. This year we will have a haunted house and lots of other fun stuff. It's gonna be a busy week getting all the final stuff done. I will definitely post pictures! Gigi got Sadie a cute pink flower costume so we will take pics of that too! Anyhow, I have laundry and dishes to do so...Loves!

Beautiful baby

painted pictures

This is the picture I painted for Sadie's room. I have had a hard time finding art that looks good with her bedding, so...I did it myself. No, it's not perfect, but I like it. I had wanted to paint her room, but I found out that if you paint a baby's room with regular paint it's really toxic and they have to stay out of the room for like a month. They do make "non-toxic" paint but it's $38 a gallon and babies still have to be out of the room for 2 weeks. That won't work. Instead my mom is letting me have this bookcase that used to be in my room when I was growing up. I am going to paint it (it's white-ish right now) and also paint a dresser we have in her closet and her white toy box too so her room will be more colorful. Hopefully it'll turn out nicely. I'll post pictures when we get it all done. Anyhow...Sadie is doing well. We had dinner at Poppa and Gma Carrie's house last night. Grandma and Grandpa J (my dad's parent's) were there. We all had a really good time. Sadie goes back to her pediatrician for a follow up to the digestion stuff we've been dealing with. Her appointment is on Thursday. She seems to be doing much better than she was, although am not with her most of the day. She was a bit fussy tonight but I think she was just really tired. Adam and I decided that she is at the age where we need to be really vigilant about an evening routine. Her days are so erratic. Some days she's with me, some days Adam, some days Adam's mom. Unfortunately there isn't much we do about that right now, but I really want to make her evenings predictable. So we're going to start being better about that. Adam and I are doing fine. both just tired and want more time together but I am thankful for the time we do have together. Well, Sadie is sleeping and I need to work on laundry and cuddle time with my cute hubby! Hope you enjoy the cute pics of Sadie! Loves.

Dinner with the fam.

Family time!

Sadie has had an exciting last few days. Aunt Dona and Uncle Ron (my mom's sis and her hubby) came down from Alabama to see the family and finally meet Sadie. They got here on Saturday and hung out at Mama and Papa's house, then on Sunday evening we all went out to dinner. Sadie got to see her Gigi, Grandaddy, Mama, Papa, Aunt Dona and Uncle Ron. We got eat yummies at the Olive Garden and visit for a bit. Sadie seemed to enjoy being cuddles by everyone. Today Sadie and I drove down to Ocala and spent some more time visiting with Mama, Papa, Aunt Dona and Uncle Ron. She got to sit outside on the veranda and meet Bebe, the dog. Aunt Dona and I snuck off for a bit to so some shopping and have lunch. Sadie got to spend time with Mama. Aunt Dona bought Sadie some clothes and I got a cute pair of shoes. It was really nice. Later this afternoon We met Adam at home (he had been at work since 5 am) and went to Sam's club to buy candy for our community halloween party. I am getting really excited about the party. We will have a haunted house, games, food and all kinds of stuff. It should be lots of fun.
The last few nights, Sadie has been waking up at 4-4:30am and staying up for an hour or so. We went through this a few weeks ago. I am thinking that she may be going through another growth spurt. She wakes up and eats and wants to play and be cuddles a bit, then goes back to sleep. I guess I just need to go to bed earlier for a while. Tomorrow I'm working, then Thursday Sadie has her surgical follow up with Dr. Bierle. Anyhow, I've had a busy day, so I'm going to take a bath and go to bed! Loves.

Video

Below is a cute video of Sadie. This is the first time she has done this, usually she just sits in the bath and smiles while I wash her. It is amazing how much she has changed (mentally) in the last month. Also, the video looks black at first, I forgot to take the lens cap off for a sec. Pause the music before you play the video. BEWARE...my annoying mommy voice is going on through this video...sorry! Hope ya'll enjoy!

Bath time. Play to see!

cutest baby ever!

Not much to say

So, I don't really have much to blog about tonight. Sadie has had a full day of gas drops and no dairy in mommy. She already seems to be doing better. She had a bloated tummy of gas this evening and was barely fussy. I rocked her a bit and patted her and put her down to sleep! I just wanted to post this slide show of these pics Adam took earlier today. She is sooo adorable and I had to share them. Loves.

Little Tummy (happy three months Sadie!)

Sadie saw Dr. Fortunato today. She weighs 10 lbs 8 oz. Dr. Fortunato said that her incision sights are healing nicely and she is growing well (although Adam and I both thought her weight would be a small issue). We did speak with her about Sadie's fussiness and her gas problems. Sadie was very distressed while we were there and Dr. Fortunato said she is definitely a colicky baby and gave us some things to try. I have to cut out dairy and spinach (I eat fresh spinach 1-2 times a day!) and we are also supposed to give her some mylicon drops 3-4 times a day. We go back in 2 weeks, to see if those changes have helped. I really hope they will. If things are going better I can try to add dairy and spinach back in. Adam liked Dr. Fortunato and said she was really great with Sadie. Other than her tummy troubles Sadie is doing really well. She is growing and reaching (and exceeding some) the milestones for her age. She loves to be on her tummy so she can look around. She loves to ride in the front carrier on me so she can be in the mix with everyone. She is reaching out for toys and grabbing them and putting them to her mouth. I know that none of these things is really a big deal, but to me they are all so amazing. It's so great to see how far she has come in only 3 months. Adam got a call from Helzberg Diamonds yesterday. They want to interview him for the manager position. He will interview on Thursday, so maybe he'll be able to get a better job while he's working on school.

Adam is such an amazing hubby and daddy. I have to give him snaps for turning out so great and for coming into his own, and becoming such an independent man. He has really grown up a lot since we were younger (duh, right?). I guess in some ways he hasn't had much choice. For whatever the reason, I think he's great. Loves, ya'll.