We're Back

So where have we been you ask? Here and very busy. What's been going on? A lot. Highlights:

Since it's almost Thanksgiving, we thought you'd like to see Jordan's Halloween outfit.

Nope, we didn't take him trick-or-treating, and we only had one ringing of the doorbell Halloween night, but he got all dressed up, anyway.

That little hat he's wearing reads, "Mummy's Little Pumpkin." Too adorable.

Early November was relatively uneventful, but Jordan did surprise us with sleeping through the night one time. He hasn't since, but that was a great 5 hours of sleep.

Jordan made his first trip to see Daddy's office in Dallas' Uptown area early this month, too. He slept all the way from the house to Dallas, then slept when Daddy got in the car to go to lunch, then slept while Mom and Dad ate lunch at a great little deli near work. Then, we brought him to my office. He was officially done sleeping then.

He cried some, but for the most part was a huge hit with Dad's co-workers. He also made a trip to see Mom's work where he was pretty good and received many more admiring ohs and ahs.

November marked his great-grandmother's (Mimi's) 90th birthday celebration. We all got together for dinner at Spring Creek Barbeque in Bedford to celebrate her birthday and AJ's 17th birthday last Sunday evening. Jordan didn't join us (Roy's parents graciously babysat), but he did finally get to meet Mimi on Tuesday, Nov. 15, when she came over to see him at the house. Mimi and Jordan both seemed to enjoy it (Jordan doesn't quite get how to smile on cue, but we're working on that).



Jordan's umbillical cord stump also finally fell out this week -- his lasted a little longer than normal, due in part to the IV tubes they inserted there while he was in NICU -- so that meant no more sponge baths. Instead, he gets to have real big-boy baths. You can see, he was thrilled by that! (He'll also be thrilled when this picture gets carelessly laid out for his first girlfriend to see, or when it shows up on the video montage our church puts together for seniors at high school graduation. Parental blackmail really is fun).

And yes, that is a giant inflatable yellow duckie he gets to be bathed in (with a beak that quacks!). I bet you wish you had a giant inflatable rubber ducky to take a bath in.

Jordan's upcoming week should be exciting, too. He'll head over to Grammie D's and Grandpa's for the Jordan family Thanksgiving Thursday morning. Then, we'll head over midafternoon to Grandma and Grandpa Hayhurst for another Thanksgiving dinner. By then, Mom and Dad will be worn out, even if Jordan isn't.

Will we post pictures of Thanksgiving? Of course. By Christmas....