I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry

I know that I have been noticeably absent. I just hope that my grandparents are still diligently checking the blog nightly and are able to see this apology as well as the fun videos I just posted.

I don't know how people such as my friends C&C juggle as much as they do - two very busy full time jobs, two beautiful and happy and smart children, family, friends, studying, church, not to mention time with each other, house work, etc - because we are struggling just with the ONE baby!

He is wonderful, he does get cranky but I think it's because when we're home, we're boring! And we bore him and he gets cranky. But when Joey and I finally make it home at the same time, we're worn out. My husband is also wonderful, but he works longer hours than I do so the secretarial work of the house falls to me because I typically get about 30min of daylight before "close of business" at 5p.

I'm not complaining...just making excuses for why I have been gone from blogging so long! Either way, great post, right?!

What we're up to:

- One year check-up: 31", 26#, healthy and perfect!! They did give him THREE shots (boo) and PRICKED his finger (which I still have nightmares about from childhood) and took what felt like a LITER of blood from that one prick

- Redoing the kitchen (yeah, I felt that I didn't have enough to do :)) - the tile and granite are done and they are coming to pick up the new kitchen doors on Monday to start painting them

- I recently finished my first Grand Rounds and it went well and I am so happy that I don't have to do another until the end of next year!!

- Joey passed his physics test!!! WHOO HOO

- Hayes has a new nanny (our former nanny up and moved to MEXICO!) and he is really doing well

- He recently had a roseola virus...that was a fun weekend. BUT that was his first fever EVER.

- We went over to Williamsburg recently to see Grandmother Ames. Mom and Dad were up here too and it was a fun weekend together!

- We are planning for our Thanksgiving visitors and hoping that the kitchen will be completely done by then! My Grandparents are coming up with their entourage and we are going to go see the WWII memorial in DC among other things. I am SO excited about the trip!! AND I am hoping that we see Joey's parents up here that week too since my whole family will have to leave to make sure the AU-UA game is well staffed :)

I LOVE YOU ALL AND MISS YOU LOTS!