what a whirlwind the past 10 days have been! wow. and considering the amount of stuff i need to brain-dump, there will be no pix of the day from last week. just consider the stuff i post here to fill in.
okay, to start, last saturday i headed to indiana to give my sister that baby shower we'd planned, up until wyatt came two months early. it was for our roush side of the family: aunts, great-aunts, cousins, etc.
hee hee. rocket man. wyatt's "rocket man."
;o)
great aunt helen held wyatt the entire time becca was opening gifts. she was a baby nurse for years and had the magic touch. and great aunt nancy took her turn to coo goodbyes before she and great uncle danny headed back to ohio.
the most tingly part of the day, though, was when great aunt martha checked out wyatt.
becca and i both commented after the shower that aunt martha looking at wyatt was surreal ... she is the sister of our grandma roush, and they looked so much alike. it was like seeing grandma look at her new great-grandson. so strange, and yet so wonderful.
monday i headed to becca's house to hang out with her and matt and wyatt for the week. because RSV is running rampant in their area, wyatt's been quarantined from going out and being around people, so poor becca has been house-bound as well for the past six weeks. we did get to go to the doctor on tuesday for wyatt's check up: 9 lbs 10 oz and 22" already!! he's growing like a champ and doing just beautifully!
speaking of beautiful, check out my new nephew. quite the looker, though i may be biased.
but i don't think so. he's really that amazing.
big, squishy, baby powder-scented love. he's perfect.
friday i had to pry myself away from him and becca and start the trek home. however, first i needed to make a pit stop in winona lake, indiana, to visit my cousin, luke, and visit his studio/gallery, mudlove pottery.
remember luke?
he's started a wonderful business - hand-thrown pottery that he bakes in his own kilns on-site.
and the best part? a percentage of all his sales go toward water in africa. win/win. check out his etsy shop, and perhaps there will be a mudlove love giveaway in the coming weeks ... stay tuned.
anywhoodle, after my visit with luke i was back on the road. this time, to lake geneva, wisconsin, to meet some girlfriends for a weekend of scrappy stuff.
i was invited by my friend, anne, whom i've known for - we realized - about 12 years through the internet. we've met a handful of times since then, and i simply adore the girl. she and some girlfriends recommended the scrapbook manor in lake geneva for the weekend, and i couldn't say no. and what an amazing place! the house is gorgeous, the beds are amazingly comfy, the work room is perfect, the food is non-stop, and the owner, karen, is the sweetest thing you'll ever meet. i kinda wanted to move in. and i can't wait to go back.
and i got a lot done, which, given the availability of wine, bloody marys (ohmigosh, lesley - you HAVE to make those for me again!!), and other party favors, is shocking.
unfortunately, i can't post the others right now because i'm working on stuff for that memory makers book call. (psst: there's still time to submit!!)
and then i came home.
that gets you up to speed with life through yesterday morning. and i'm leaving out a big dramatic scene from thursday night.
i'll get to that in a day or two. there are still a couple of ducks that need to be coaxed into a row before i go into detail on that.
glad to be back, though!
Gorgeous pics! Wyatt is a cutie. Good luck with the submissions!
Posted by: Sarah W. | 10 March 2010 at 08:03 PM
He is beautiful - what a little sweetheart!!
Posted by: Kelly Rodgers | 10 March 2010 at 08:35 PM
love the wyatt pics. i do agree- he is a looker. ;0 and that pottery is so cool. and i would love to know how you get your photos smaller and side by side like that. the whole look. in your post. :) hehe...like you have time to tell me! LOL!
Posted by: amy | 10 March 2010 at 08:49 PM
OMG darlin' - what a mammoth post. I'm just now getting to it. Lurve the pics of Wyatt. I can smell him through the screen just looking at the pics. And thanks for the sweet things you said to me, and for the kick in the ass I needed to now update MY blog. (oh heavens). See you again in Oct!
Posted by: Anne Dolin | 13 March 2010 at 08:10 PM