baby boy

Flushed, and delirious.

Nolan had his surgery yesterday morning :( He couldn't eat after 11:00 the night before, and he usually wakes up to nurse every couple hours, so it was a long night. No sleep was had. We had to get up for the day at 4:30, to get to the hospital on time. After it was all over, he slept for most of the day, still disoriented from the anesthesia, and groggy from the pain meds. They are not done, and he has to go back in 6 months, for another surgery. :( Then he'll be good as new.

For now, here are his "battle wounds". The bandages don't come off till monday.





He is back to his normal self today though. I haven't had to give him medicine at all, and he's back to crawling all over. Since he slept all day yesterday, he is refusing to nap today. boo.

3rd, 4th, and smuggled fireworks.

Every year, here in Orange, they have a carnival thing on July 3rd. We have gone a couple times, and this year by far, was the most fun. I don't know if it was because the weather was better than it has ever been this time of year, or if the kids are finally at the age where they don't need to be chased around everywhere. I enjoyed myself, since all I had to do was hold nolan, and sit in the shade listening to music, while devin and the kids played on the bouncy house things. Then when the sun went down, we were treated to actual fireworks.

Race!


The 4th, we stayed home and were boring. But, we smuggled in some 'legal' (lame) fireworks from a neighboring city, since they are outlawed here. BOO. They don't even sell sparklers anymore! Oh well, at least we have a yard to secretely burn things in. I remember being in this house as a kid, and this neighborhood was the shit on the 4th of July. Our neighbor across the street would light real fireworks right in front of the house, and the whole neighborhood got together for a block party. One house would do the bbqing, one house would do the decorations, everyone was involved and it was awesome. Anyway, this is all we get now.

The End of America

Everyone should read this book/see this movie. Seriously. That is all. (and Jemma, Naomi Wolf reminds me of you.)