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   Isn't this weather absolutely gorgeous?! 

At least in between freak rainstorms...

Don't ya just hate it when you've been going all day and stop for one measly second then BOOM! you're asleep.

   DG and I bought this for my brother for his 19th birthday! I wanted to pre-read it but I kept it all crisp and nice and new for him.

  I recently bought a new carrier. It is the ROAM, Infantino's version of the ErgoBaby Carrier. It is releasing today (May 17, 2015) and will be on my doorstep by Tuesday 8PM! It was a little pricey for me at $50 but MUCH less expensive than the actual Ergo.

   The ROAM:

    The Actual ErgoBaby:

    I almost bought Infantino's version of the TULA/Boba Carrier but it didn't look as comfy, plus my sister-in-law has a TULA and my MIL thinks it is uncomfortable.Of course, she was front-carrying an almost-two-year old.

    The TULA:

    The Boba:

    Infantino's version:

That baby is staring daggers at his mother. 

    While in my search for carriers, I noticed that this guy apparently does some modeling for different baby carrier companies. 

   I glanced at several company's web pages looking for him but didn't see any others... (it's just so weird - he seems like an unlikely choice) and how am I really going to look it up. I can't exactly google Bearded Tat-Guy Who Wears Babies. Well... I guess I could.

   Here are my results.. I'm a little concerned about that last one:

ANYWAYS...

   My sister and mom came down. I was so glad to see them!

    My mom gave Viv a Crinkly-Squeaker Book. She is so obsessed!





    HAHA! Here was my "crazy" hip hairstyle for church this morning!

GROSS WARNING:

    See? I told you. That hair is gross.

   Rhett's toe is healing and tetanus-free!

Oral Hygiene Is Easily Forgotten

   Well it's 9:30PM and the kids are both asleep in bed! I know I should be using this time to crash and fall asleep myself, but I've been dying to blog.

    I just realized that I forgot to brush Rhett's teeth.

   Oh well, too late now.

   I'm all caffeinated from my watered-down coffee that I had earlier today. By earlier today, I mean 8AM. By watered-down I mean 1/4 coffee and 3/4 water. Seriously, my kidneys... not exemplary at their job. On the other hand, if I had consumed more than a max of 16 oz of liquid for the rest of the day, maybe the coffee wouldn't still be in my system. Oh wait! The sweet tea was caffeinated! That explains alot.

    Let's see here...
       News Updates:

   Jimmy bought a new rent house and DG and I will get part of the rent since he will maintain it if we choose to buy in. 

What a crazy blessing! We got to tour it the other day.

She toured in style. 

   I visited my friend Lauren and had alot of fun hanging out with her seven-month-old- son, Liam. He and Vivi are dating. I left Rhett at home with his Daddy. I will never do that again! We missed each other too much. He had some serious separation anxiety for a few days. It breaks my heart.

   

  Ky watches the happy couple. 

   Vivi is moving up a diaper size. The Size Two diapers are a little tight but we are mainly moving up because she is having some serious leaks. She pees once and the diaper is puffed out and dripping.

    Lauren had this happen with Liam and had to move up to Size Three. It also seems to be the consensus online that leakage = moving up a size. She is in cloth most of the time but when she isn't, it's a mess. Don't even talk to me about naps or overnight either!

   After a week and a half of various experiments in brand and size resulting in her waking up soaked to her hairline in pee, I was ready to throw in the towel.. literally... into the washing machine 'cuz I was running out of towels.She even peed through a double-stuffed KawaiiBaby diaper. That means nothing to most people, I know. But still. It's crazy.

   Result? Nothing but Size Three Pampers Swaddlers holds her. 

   I took her four-month pictures!

   I love this silly shot of them:

   Today she stood on the couch without leaning her back on anything! Four months! That's messed up!

Am I the only one freaking out?!?

   Viv is 16 lb and 25 inches! Her four-month check-up went great. She didn't mind the shots at all but she HATED the rotavirus oral vaccine.

Trust me: this is a pre-oral-vaccine face. She was not bubbly after fighting the nurse and letting the vaccine sit in her mouth for a few minutes then finally giving in. She was so ANGRY after she finally swallowed. It was pretty comical to me.

   Rhett's growing like a weed!

   Oh yeah! He's definitely potty-trained.

Rhett on his Grumpy's four-wheeler, wearing a toolbelt and a TMNT shirt. As he told me that afternoon, he is "big man, a really big man who's gotta work hard."

   We find out June 3rd if we are moving forward in our interview process for moving overseas!