Have I mentioned...

That I've lost 55 pounds? Since January?!? Tee-hee! So happy!

Pictures from today

"C'mere Grandpa... I need to wipe my nose."

Pout... in B minor.

"If I cry now, will you let me skip my nap?"

"Ewwwwwwww! Baby drool!!"

"We look different enough... maybe I can claim he's adopted when we get to school...."

Watching brother tear up the livingroom... BOYS!

Crash landing.

Post Easter, candy still laying around the house, sugar high.

"It's my toy now and that's not how I want to play with it!" ~Gracie Lea

"So you're saying if I hit that button it will 'Moo' at me?!?"


























Onion-head returns!

"Isn't that enough for today?"

Cheeky little thing... isn't she!





















Future Ms. America... Hey Kendall- "I like cheese!"

"Come here baby and give me a kiss!"

A Pictoral Update

"There's that built in paci again!"



















"I'm not fat! I'm big-boned!" Grace Fajardo.

"Wait a minute... is this thing USED?!?"

Real, Mississippi Daniel. Accept no imitations.

























"Do you realize I'm not being held?"


























"Nobody puts Gracie in the corner."


























"It's too early for this stuff!"




























"See sissy, you take the cup and... Oh, hey! Smile for the camera!"





























"Ohhhh, she's like a little doll!" ~The lady at the restaurant last night.


























"Ohhhh... she's like a little doll with all that hair!" ~Some lady we didn't know from church.








































"Ok... Gracie can play with it as long as I'm around to make sure she doesn't break the excersaucer!"































"Ooooooo... Mommy nees some sun!"






























"Hey there pretty girl!" Cue smile.






























"W'dya mean, I'm not a baby?"

MO Money?

Ha... not really... we're still residents! But last night Rudy talked with CoxHealth in Springfield about a position with them.

He said it sounded really good when he got off the phone and was really positive about possibly signing there. He wants to visit in person on his vacation in May and if it goes well they'll start negotiations on a contract.

He's got me so excited that we may be living closer to home!! Last night he said that since I've moved twice to be with him it was only fair that I have more say in where we move next! Awwww... I take back all the mean (ok, most) things I thought about him while I was in labor!

So if you are in, near, around, or in the mood to drive to- Springfield, MO around the third week in May give us a holler... 'cause we might be that way... (no poetry intended!)

Happy News, Sad News

Yay! Our very good friends Maggie and Brad (and little Miss Caroline, of course) are expecting number 2! Maggie- you are such a good Mama, I bet the little things that threw me for a loop don't even phase you! But if I can ever help let me know!

I also know two couples who are going through some very hard and stressfull times... I'm not going to drag it all out here, you know who you are, and you are in my prayers. We love you and know you can make it through!

And on that note... can I just say that I am incredibly jealous of all of Rudy's med school classmates that are DONE this year? They're all signing contracts and buying new houses...

Of course... then I look at people like Tyler and Ian who will probably NEVER be done, and I'm ok with Med/Peds!