Bears Win!

My New Gear!

We noticed very early on that Joey's head had a flat spot. We decided to keep an eye on it to see if his head rounded out on his own. At 6 months old he was still sleeping flat on his back for 12 hours at night with no desire to sleep on his belly (and give the back of his head a break). Therefore, his head was still very flat. At that point, we decided to see a specialist. They recommended that he wear a cranial band to correct the problem. The band (also known as a helmet) will be worn 23 hours a day for an estimated 3-4 months. The good news is that it doesn't bother him one bit. He sleeps great in it and is his usual happy self! We decided to have some fun with it and get it "skinned" like a Bears helmet... Just in time for football season!

7 Months!

Joey is 7 months old today. He is doing something new everyday! He's rolling around, "talking" all the time and LOVING his new best friend (the dog). It feels like we blinked and he's now 7 months! He's getting so big! 

Mere and Me

We got a visit from our good friend Mere!

My Silly Aunt

This was too funny not to share... Joey's cousins started kindergarten and preschool today and someone was pretty excited! (Auntie E has her own business and works VERY hard from home, without any outside childcare, so she was pretty excited for her boys to start their new school adventures. Although this photo doesn't show it, the boys were pumped to start school too!) Congratulation and good luck to ALL of you!!!

My First Wedding

We road tripped out to Iowa for cousin Nick and Leah's wedding. Joey had so much fun meeting his Iowa family. He especially enjoyed watching the fancy lights on the dance floor. 

Poppa's Visit

Poppa came to town for a few days and when he wasn't doing home projects for us, he spent time playing with and feeding Joey. Joey loved spending time with Poppa and can't wait to see him again in October! Here they are just lounging around on Saturday morning.