Vacation

Sorry I have not posted in a while, but we have been on vacation. I have not had time to upload the pics yet (Will come soon- I hope), but thought I would summerize our trip. We left on Saturday Morning (7/12) around noon and headed to Cleveland. Paige did great on the airplane. She slept for 1/2 of the flight and I was able to watch the movie Penelope. We landed in Ohio around 8pm. When we went to get our car from Thrifty and they were out of cars so they offered us a SUV for the same price. We had to wait a little while to get it, but at least it was fun to drive (And was green). We checked into the hotel and then went to my sister's house. We had pizza and hung out with all my family until a little after 11pm. After spending the night in the hotel, we woke up and went to breakfast around 10:30 AM. Then we spent the rest of the day at my sister's house, swimming and then had a BBQ. It was great for Paige to meet that side of her family and everyone loved meeting her. My nephew, Brady was just adorable- all though quite talkative. We headed to Boston the next morning. A quick flight and then we went to get our car from Thrifty again. We would have had to wait a while again for the car we reserved, and while I tried to get the same kind of SUV, they did at least upgrade us to a Chrysler 300 which was a very nice fancy "Old Man" car. Justin was happy though, but I am not sure I will rent from Thrify again. They were nice enough, but the service was not very good and when you have a baby you do not want to be waiting a long time for your car. We spent the afternoon with my Aunt Trisha, Lyndsi & Max- Then both my grandma & grandpa/Doris came over for a BBQ. We had a great time. The next day we hung out- shopped in downtown Salem. My parents got in late that night and the next morning we all headed to Hampton Beach. We took Paige to the beach for the first time (Of course she was asleep at first) awake and she put her feet in the ocean. It was still pretty cold. They had a great heated pool. We watched a fireworks show that night, but Paige did not like it very much. Too loud. We were in Hampton Beach for another night and then headed to Cape Cod. We went to dinner that night with my Uncle Rick, Aunt Cheryl, Kevin and his girlfriend and my parents/sisters. Paige threw up on Justin and I had to run to Marshalls to get him new shorts/boxers since we were on our way to a concert. I bought him red sox boxers (which he was just so excited about-Not!). We went and watched the Hyannis Sound. It is a group of 12 college age boys who live together for the summer and perform. They were accapela and awesome. The next day was my nana's 80th birthday party. Almost all of the Pidgeon family was there. Even my cousin Chris and his wife Gail who are expecting their first child any day. It was beautiful. We spent the next day shopping and hanging out with my family. Monday we got to see my cousin Patrick and went for a lobster lunch. We also went to the beach. The water was much warmer and Paige didn't want to get up. On Tuesday, we headed back towards Boston. We stopped to shop at Delias where I bought a decent amount of clothes. Then we had dinner at my grandparents house. The next day we hung out and then celebrated Lyndsi & Chelsie's birthdays with a dinner at my aunts house. Thursday we went to the John Adams houses tour and then to Fanuel Hall in Boston. Friday we headed home. Paige did well on the flight again, but Justin did have to get up with her for a little while. Overall- we had a great time. Unfortunetely, my grandma's boyfriend Duke was diagnosed with Lung & Liver cancer. They are not giving him much time. I am glad we got to see him again before he dies, but it is hard to watch my grandma loose the man she has lived with as long as I can remember. Please keep her in your prayers. We are just adjusting to California again. She got used to sleeping with us so we need to break her of that habit again. She is crawling everywhere now and our house needs a lot of help. She also broke her first tooth! I will update with pictures soon.

Here are a few of my favorites. I will add more when I have a minute.

My Nephew Brady is 7 and wanted to hold Paige all night.
Paige as a Pirate
Loving eating at my Aunt Trishas House
Daddy & Paige with their bibs
She loves the ocean.

4th of July

So, as mentioned in the previous blog, we went to a ranch for 4th of July. We swam, we ate some good food, played tennis and watched fireworks up at the cross. The Matthews have a huge ranch in San Ramon. If you have ever seen the cross on the hill from the highway, that is their property. And there was a great view of the fireworks. I thought Paige would be sleeping, but she was wide awake. And since we were not too close, they did not scare her. It was cold up there and we tried to keep her warm, but her nose is a little stuffed up this morning.

We had a good time, but when we got home CLO-E was missing. We had left her in the back patio (The side gate was locked and we still don't know how she got out). She was in trouble which is why she was outside. When we went to Wal-Mart earlier (Shopping for our vacation next week!) she had gone into Paige's room and tore up her mini blinds. Since this is a rental- that stinks even more. Plus she had gotten into a couple of other things too. So Justin put her outside and decided she could stay there. We did not think about the fact that fireworks scare her and that was probably the driving factor in her escape. So I put the baby to bed, and looked close to the house while Justin drove around calling her name. After about an hour he came home and we decided to go to sleep. She is a dark dog so finding her at 11:30 PM was nearly impossible. We left the front door cracked so she could get in if she came home. As I was writing a text message to my friends asking them to pray she walked through the front door. That is so like our dog. She never goes far from home. Usually when she gets out she sits on the front lawn.

So it was a long night! But everyone is OK.

Isn't her outfit so cute.
My sisters and I hopped in the back of a truck for the ride uphill to the cross.
Our family at the cross
A better picture
Daddy & Paige watching the fireworks- Paige took a minute to smile pretty for a picture.

Paige's first swim

We went to the Matthews Ranch (Friends of the family) for 4th of July (More on that on the next post). They recently re-finished their pool . It was not too hot but the pool was warm (I actually wished I have brought my bathing suit). So we put Paige in her bathing suit and Justin took her in. She was a little scared at first, but then she had a great time- just splashing away.

Just a little over a week until she gets to go to the Atlantic Ocean. We will be at Hampton Beach for 2 nights so she should be able to finally see the beach.

A little unsure of this water.
Daddy! Where are we?
Ok this is a little fun!
Lets never leave

New Foods

Justin was eating watermelon. After being stared down by Paige he decided to let her have a try. She just sucked away and when he tried to take it away she would get mad. Now we will have something to use the food things my Aunt got us for the shower. You put in cut up pieces for fruits into this mesh bag and they can chew on it without worrying about choking.

Visiting with Justin's Family

Last Sunday we drove to Auburn to visit with Justin's family. His "Cousins" came in from Utah to visit his Grandma's Sister (We call her Minga). Daphne is now 7 (She was 3 at our wedding and so cute) and we got to meet Zachary for the first time. They were so cute. Paige had a great time and was very excited with all of the new people/toys. In addition to hanging out, the kids played in the sprinklers, we went for a couple of walks and had dinner at Maria's (A cute little mexican restaurant). Besides the fact that we hit some road work that caused a 45 minutes delay (Causing us to get home around 11pm) with a screaming baby, we had a great time.

Kids love playing "Horsie' with Justin
She wanted to hold Paige
Chris & Michelle

Paige is now big enough and sits up well enough to go in the kid swings. We took her to the park yesterday (And today). She loved it. I have attached a video below.

She has thrush again and the hives are really bad. The hives started coming when she ate bananas so we had to cut them out and can't introduce another item until the hives are gone. So for now she is stuck with carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, green beans and cereal. She does not seem to like peas.

Bath fun.

Thought I would post this video. She loves being squirted in the face with things.

This is it. She walked accross the stage yesterday, shook Mr. Cordi's hand and received her High School Diploma. My little Chelsie in the box is done with High school. And she is on to see what else God has for her life at Bethany College (All right- she doesn't actually leave until August- but she is so busy this summer it feels as if she is leaving next week). Luckily the baby distracted me enough or I might have shed a few tears. I still can't believe the little girl that used to beat me up and I would lock out of my room- has grown up and is now my best friend. And sisters are the best friends because they are family. And family always loves you- No matter what. Here are some pictures.

The graduate- Walking to her seat
Three sisters
Many of Chelsie's friends (A group of people that always took me by surprise with the choices they made as friends. Instead of getting wasted together, they supported each other and always had some fun event planned.)
Best Friends

Justin's New Nose

All right, so it is not that much different on the outside (A little straighter) but inside it should be very new. The doctor said it was tough because his septum was the worst he has seen (in 6 years) but once he fixed the deviation the nose straightened out enough that he did not have to do more surgery. This means less recovery time, swelling, bruising, etc. He is doing good. Just in a little pain still and groggy from everything. But he should be able to breathe better and it will hopefully fix his snoring problem.

Froggy pool on hot day

It was in the 90's yesterday so I headed off to Wal-Mart and look what I found. A frog pool to go with my baby. She was not too happy when I put her in at first because it was cold. I added some hot water to warm it up a litle and she loved it. We played as a family for a while and it kept us all cool.

Jerry & Kelly's Wedding

Our friends Jerry & Kelly were married in Santa Cruz last Saturday. The wedding was beautiful. Unfortunetely, since I was unable to find a babysitter for Paige, she made it hard to enjoy the night. Justin was in the wedding and the place was beautiful. Being alone made it a little harder to do anything. I had to leave the ceremony because Paige decided that was a good time to talk to everyone. Below are the only pictures I took (apparently there is no record of me).

Huffman Look-alike Meter

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

Paige's First RED SOX game

If you were to ask Justin to title this blog, it might not be the same. He might name it "Paige's First A's Game" or "Paige's First Baseball game". Regardless of what we want to call it, we got dressed up in our favorite teams gear, hopped on the BART and went to a game. The weather was nice. I needed a sweatshirt, but it was nice.

We got a lot of attention on BART. Partly because of how cute Paige is. But also because I was in Red Sox gear and Justin was in A's gear. If you don't know already, Justin & I tend to always root for the opposing teams. He says it is just because I am always a Boston fan and he doesn't like Boston. I think he just likes the rivalry. And I am OK with that because I kind of like it too. Paige was cute in her Red Sox Onsie (Thanks to cousin Lyndsi!).

Paige did great during the game. Mostly she chewed on the ties from my sweatshirt. She didn't even seem to notice when people yelled, and she took her "complimentary 30 minute nap" as my mom calls it. We left halfway through the 8th inning when she was starting to get a little bored, made it back on BART before the masses and headed home. Overall, it was a good day at the Ball Park (Even if the SOX did not win)

My mom's mom's visit

My mom's mother came out just afte mothers day. She was able to be a par of taking Paige's 6 month pictures (So exciting) so that was great. She was only here a short time so I can't wait to see her again in July. Here are some pictures from the last night.

Paige's 6 Month Check-up

Paige was such a trooper today. She played it up for the doctor and showed her all of the things she can do (sitting up, etc). She is right on target for a 6 month old. We now have to work on clapping and waving for the 9 month check-up. She is 15lbs 5oz now, 25 3/4 long. She is right in the middle of everything. The doctor was estimating she will only be 5'4", but we will see.

We gave her tylenol when we first got there so it had kicked in by the time she had her vaccines. She did great (Only 3 shots this time). She cried, but I nursed her right after and she was smiling by the time we left. She was a little cranky, but she took a long nap this afternoon.

Last night was good. She went to sleep early (7pm), slept until 2- ate and went back to sleep until almost 7am. Tonight she just went down at 7:30. Hopefully tonight will be good to. Now we are just looking forward to our 1st baseball game on Sunday.

This Is How I Roll!

Paige is really starting to move now. She is rolling to wherever she wants to go. It won't be long until she starts to crawl.

On the sleeping front- Last night was miserable. She went to bed with little to no protesting and I thought maybe things are getting better. But she woke up just under 3 hours later and continued to scream for 2 hours. I finally gave in and nursed her to sleep because I needed to get some sleep for work. I think she may be having problems teething again.

Anyways- Here is a video of her rolling around our living room.

6 Month Pictures

Today went pretty well. She was not quite her happy self, but she smiled enough. She started getting cranky towards the end of the session. She is sitting up pretty good by herself so that was fun. We then had a long day of shopping and she was pretty good overall. I am attaching a few pictures from todays session. I tried to pick ones that you will not be getting in the mail soon (I don't get the printed ones until around 6/2 so they will be in the mail soon after that).

She loves the sweet potatoes so much that she did not even want rice cereal today after she had her taste of sweet potatoes. Not sure what that means. But we go to the doctor on friday so we will get more information then. For now- Enjoy the pics.