Baby Blessing

Today Dutch had his baby blessing. He looked so handsome in his little outfit (borrowed from his cousins Marcus and Caspian Luke) and was so well-behaved through the whole day of church. His Daddy blessed him and in the circle was his Grandpa Greg, Uncle Joshy, and PopPop. It was a really beautiful day and I will post pictures as soon as we have some.

Silly Heather

You think you can win, but you can't.

Favorite Picture Friday

I read a book recently that said happiness comes in threes. In honor of my little family of three here are some of my favorite pictures with three people in them.

This is me, Jake Kilts, and Heather


Heidi, Anneke, and me at Heidi's graduation



Heidi, me, and Carianne


Carianne, me, and Carlye at Heather's wedding

A General Update

So I love to talk about Dutchie, but I know that some of you are wondering what's going on with Chris and me, so here goes:

Chris went back to school on Monday for his 3rd semester of Physician's Assistant school. It's been really busy for him this week and he is looking forward to getting a schedule set up once everyone has come and gone from their visits. He's been trying to eat better and exercise a lot more too. Now that the weather is getting cold he's glad that my mom and dad gave us their elliptical so he won't have to run in the cold or the wet.

I am still adjusting to life as a mom. It's been hard for me to buy clothes because I keep trying to buy business clothes that I've always worn when I need to be getting comfy clothes that can get spit-up on. My writing is going...okay. I spend as much time on it as I can, but sometimes that's only a few minutes every day--I make sure to work on it every day though! It's just a far cry from the hours I used to be able to spend whenever I wanted. My semester at school is going well and I'm really loving my new mentor. I miss Chris when he's at school, but mostly because it's just another pair of hands around the house!

In more immediate news we are having a great time with my mom and dad here. Bo is loving all the attention (my dad is his favorite person right now because he throws the ball for him) and Dutch likes it because he is constantly being held--his favorite thing! We are really enjoying having them here and are excited that Chris's parents are coming in tomorrow. It will be a fun, full house!

A List for Tuesday

Five Nick-Names Dutch Has Been Given By Various People in His Life

1. Peanut
2. Rubber Dutchie
3. Pee-Pants
4. Funny Guy
5. Pup/Puppy

Ga-Ga and PopPop

My Mama and Daddy are coming to visit today from Rhode Island. In fact they should be here in the next couple of hours. It will be their first time meeting Dutchie and he's been so excited for them to come that he's already peed through 2 outfits! Okay, so it might not be excitement but that's what I keep telling myself so that I don't get mad at him for ruining his meet-PopPop clothes.

For those of you who don't know my niece Isabella gave my mom the nick-name Ga-Ga (you say it guh-guh) and I've decided that Dutch will call her that too. My Daddy, however, has been and always will be Grandpa Bailey to his grandkids. Not so with my son - he will call him PopPop whether Daddy likes it or not! The origin of that nick-name go back to Sam Kilts who lived next door to us when he was little. He would call my mom Grandma and my dad PopPop. Dad always hated it.

All I can say to him is, well Daddy at least it's not Boom-Pa!

Big Paws = Big Dog

Dutch is, overall, a pretty small baby. The biggest exception to this are his hands and feet. They are pretty big, bigger than you would expect a little guy's hands and feet to be. Apparently this is another way that he is like his daddy. My mom-in-law told me about how Chris's feet were too big for his baby blessing shoes. She gave me those shoes and if Dutch's feet grow at all in the next week or so it will become a family tradition!

Chris's favorite thing to say is, "You know what they say: big paws, big dog." If our pup's paws are any indication he is going to be a big dog.