Human Development...

Just got all signed up for my last prerequisite class for nursing school...Lifespan Development..I am actually kind of excited...It is all online and will be interesting, now that Preston is in the picture. I tried my hardest to get this class waived since I have a B.A. in Psychology, a minor in Child Development, and worked as a social worker...They said NO...I am so relieved that the teacher could add me since there were tons of people on the waitlist...It was my lucky day!

Emily's birthday weekend extravaganza!!

Emily turned 23 on August 27th, so we had some celebrating to do...Dinner at Roxy's with the family on Friday...Lounging, errands, BBQ, and Punchline on Saturday...More lounging/laying/being hungover on Sunday! It was a fun weekend and I think she had a good birthday. It was so nice have her and Warren as house guests for the weekend!

Birthday Girl!!

Grandpa and Lala Noni with Baby P

Three Girls and a Baby

Our Little Family..and my nasty bang...Why didn't someone tell me:)

Lounging with Warren...Two peas in a pod

Emily working the guys at Punchline...The redhead was the main act (whoop whoop to the redhead) and he won Last Comic Standing in 2007...He is in some truck commercial talking about "Hemmis"... David, Warren, and Emily loved the show! My entertainment for the night was P.

BFFL....

I love how Sarah came up with Praustin...So perfect! Preston + Austin=BFFL..Here are some pics from our most recent times together.

Holding hands and one of Preston's only smiles on film with Austin.

Mr. Serious + Mr. Smiles

Austin laughing hysterically after pooping all over Sarah in the baby carrier...It was a sight!

Austin mauwing down...Carrots, yum!!!

Paula and Joe's Wedding Weekend...

Two dear friends of mine were married on the 21st of August....I was honored to be apart of their big day/weekend! David was with Preston, so I could have my girl time (again!!) before the big day and Emily watched him the night of the wedding, which didn't turn out so well...Should have started the sleep training a little earlier :). The weekend was a blur of fun activities starting with a spa day for the ladies, followed by the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, then getting ready, pictures, and the BIG event! The weather and surroundings were PERFECT!!!

At the spa..No one is naked!

Rehearsal Dinner

Party time!

Those crazy boys....

A visit from the little man!

P and Carlos

Party time....again!

Sleep Training....

David and I have had so many problems trying to get little P to take naps, to stay asleep during his naps, and to sleep longer stretches through the night....I only feel the need to blog about this because it will be apart of our "family album" when I make a book out of my blog.  This started right after my mom left Japan, when he was two weeks old and has continued up until now. The situation had gotten progressively worse to the point of him eating every 1.5-2 hours around the clock, with him not really sleeping during the day. Other than the sleep issue, which causes a lot of crankiness, P is a dream...On the days that we got naps out of him, he was an angel and not so much on the days where we didn't. He started sleeping in the car, so recently we have been driving him around for 45 minutes to an hour, just so we could get a short nap out of him...It was a very sad, sad situation. Per the advice of our pediatrician and support of a dear friend, we started letting him cry at nap time and bedtime. It sounds evil and mean and cold, but this child wakes up with a smile on his face now and goes to sleep peacefully without nursing (I am still in shock) or being driven or rocked. It took about 4 days of scheduling to get to this point. He cried for 15 minutes each time, with one exception, which was much longer.  Today there was not a peep for both of his naps and bedtime. We still have some nighttime things to figure out, but I am so proud of the little man! He has adjusted beautifully. I finally feel in control of my life and feel like I am giving him the best start in life. He needed sleep, he just did not know how to get it. I am hoping the PTSD will fade away over the next month and then we will ALL be sleeping peacefully. With sleep, he is the mellow, calm baby I knew he wanted to be! And, after promising myself I would never let him cry it out ever, I have to admit, it worked wonders for us. Like my dear friend said.....TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF OUR LIVES...Naps recharge everyone.

Naps before sleep training.....

if we were lucky enough to get a nap.

After sleep training...

Imagine Preston sleeping in his cradle in his own room with his little blankie close to his face...No pictures yet..I am still to scared to wake him up by taking his picture...I think this little fellow gave me PTSD with his sleeping habits...I still tip-toe by his room, speak in a whisper, and try not to sneeze in the house, if he is sleeping....Life was very, very difficult before this :).

Tripod...

Sarah taught us the tripod and after a couple of rough attempts, we finally figured it out (barely)!

Yeah!!!

Uh-oh!

And, I'm down!

Playing catch up...

The last two weeks have actually been filled with all different types of fun activities for mama, dada, and baby! Here are some randoms...

P may be teething...He has the rash around his mouth...He is drooling a lot...He is chewing on EVERYTHING.

Playtime in the morning...

Whoops....TIMBERRRR!

Favorite time of the day besides breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, graze, and munch time.

Big boy!