May 15th I threw a surprise party for Skip's 30th. He wasn't too surprised, since he said I never feverishly clean the house like I did unless people are coming over... oops. Oh well! We had a really nice time, and were drinking the keg of Leinie's Red and eating the leftover pizzas for like a week after the party.
The next weekend started our EMT refresher craziness, and on top of that, Preston was getting sick. He had a cough and was a little warm, but we had to leave him with my mom and dad so we could do our refresher out in Pewaukee (Friday evening through Saturday). I had originally planned on going down to Chicago for Jes's bachelorette party on Saturday night after class, but towards the beginning of the week I was thinking realistically that I would be way overwhelmed with all the driving. So, unfortunately, I took a pass on the party. I had also taken a pass on Katie's bridal shower, so it was a double-suckage... Anyways, it was a good thing I didn't go, because all Preston wanted on Saturday night and Sunday was his mommy.
He was feeling better on Monday, but I took work off to be with him anyways, and then he seemed totally better by Tuesday. Well, Wednesday rolled around, and the poor guy spiked a fever at the babysitter's of 102.4-- so I quit playing around and took him straight to the walk-in clinic. 2 hours and a set of chest x-rays later, the doctor diagnosed him with pneumonia. By the way: watching your tiny baby have chest x-rays sucks. They seriously mount him in a torture device-- he screamed the whole time. :( We got home and he crashed for the rest of the evening, poor guy. The rest of the week was okay, and he actually started getting better right away, thanks to his antibiotic.
Skip and I left Preston with "Aunt" Sarah and "Uncle" Andy on Saturday, while we went to Pam's wedding. It was a lovely ceremony, and a beautiful reception at The Pfister hotel downtown. Aside from me spilling red wine on the white part of my dress, running home to change, and getting back in 1/2 hour, the evening was very fun!
Last week was uneventful for the most part, and over the weekend we had our second installment of EMT refresher. This time Preston got to spend time with his Manning grandparents, so that was a fun time for him (and them)! He came home with some of the most ADORABLE nautical-themed outfits, too :) We went to St. Bernard's picnic after mass on Sunday, and visited for a while with Adriane, Lawrence and Joe, so that was fun. However, I've officially decided that 10:00 mass is not the best time for Preston. He just can't seem to conquer that hour to hang in for church-- 8:00 mass time is perfect, but sometimes a little early for Mommy...
He has been SO vocal the past couple days, and is sitting up and starting to wriggle around like a total champ. He was sitting playing with some toys on Saturday evening, and when I looked back at him, he had plopped himself over onto all fours! He's getting ready to crawl... God help us all when that tiny spitfire becomes mobile! Babyproofing here we come!
The house is coming along, but not really any new projects as of late. We got new couches and a dining room set, and have moved our old green couch into the porch. It's kind of nice, almost has a southern, semi-outdoor living feel out there now. We're working on getting other things arranged and still unpacking, but are kind of on a hiatus until we are able to get settled upstairs. The house works for now... (except the kitchen. I. Hate. My. Kitchen.)That's the update for now!
He's too cute Ellen!!!
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