I can't believe...

Okay, so I worked today, and considering the fact that I had to leave my two favorite guys in the world I can't believe that I survived it. But, worse than that, I CAN'T BELIEVE the audacity of some people. So, I left work 10 minutes early because my last patient of the day cancelled last minute and it was pay day. I quickly went to the bank where I always seem to pick the longest line even though it is the shortest at the drive through. After finishing at the bank I head for home...I-10 here I come. Well, all is well until about the Neches River bridge where all of a sudden traffic comes to a halt. So, of course I come to a halt along with the truch behind that is riding me way to close. Traffic appears to pick up only to slow down immediately and you got it...BUMP! The guy behind me bumps me with his truck. CRAP! I don't want to pull over on the shoulder of a bridge that has some crazy traffic so I proceed ahead slowly until I can exit off of the interstate at Old Hwy 90 exit. I put on my blinker and look in the rear view to make sure the guy who just bumped me is getting off too. He is so I am like ok great I will pull of on the shoulder. The shoulder, by the way is really crappy, and I seem to have found the best place for off roading in southeast TX which would have been great except for I am in a honda civic. Not so great! Well, even worse, the guy in the truck doesn't stop. I couldn't believe it. So, I am like what the heck...no way, so of course I pull back onto the access road to follow his sorry can, thinking he just didn't want to pull over there. So, I put the pedal to the metal and start following him. Well, long story short I start noticing a funny noise and I think that it is the road. I notice that as I accelerate it gets worse and as I slow down it gets better until finally it doesn't get better at all. So somewhere between all of this "I can't believe this is happening to me" going on in my head I call Eric and tell him that I think something is really wrong with my car. But, wait, I notice the truck that bumped me finally turning and it looks like he is turning into a convenient store. But, NO...he turned on the road next to the convenient store. By now my car is so bad I am unwilling to continue following this jerk for fear my car will get me stranded somewhere. So, I pull in and get out. Low and behold the jerk didn't pull over because my car didn't have any dents or scratches, thank goodness, but I now had a FLAT TIRE from my off-roading experience. I can't believe it...the jerk didn't even see if I was ok... Oh well, but it gets better. It is 95 degrees and I am obviously a young lady in need of a tire change. But, the man in his 50s with a nice shirt and tie on isn't going to lend a hand, because he is clearly not wanting to put his other friend who is also in a nice shirt & tie in a situation to do some good for someone. Several more men passed by without offering to help as I try to get all the stuff out of my trunk so Eric can change my tire when he gets there. BUT, I can't seem to get the car jack out...when I can't believe it...a friend from way back in JR. High is coming toward me asking if I needed help. Corey Green you are a saint...he actually had the tire changed before Eric could load up Taft and get out of the drive way. Corey actually turned back around to help even when he didn't know who it was. The moral of the story is...I can't believe that people can be so jerky and others be so kind...! Thanks to Corey!

The latest Report

So, it is official. Taft is the king of our island. We are reminded all too often, but it is a sweet thing. Eric often says..."Can you believe that something so small rules our world now?" Well, Eric I can. Eric has done a fabulous job the last two days watching our wondeful little man, and after one day of it by himself realized how hard it was/is to get things done with a baby. The epiphony of all epiphonies. Our daddy learns quickly. Taft saw Dr. Worley this morning and weighs 11 lbs 13 oz (50th %) and is 23.5 in long (60th %). He gained 3 1/2 lbs. and grew 2 inches since his last appt (about 4-5 weeks ago). Dr. Worley said that he is moving up the growth curve just perfectly! For those wondering when the monitor is going to come off...not anytime soon is my thinking. Dr. Worley wants to see 2 months worth of "good reports" from the monitor co. so I think Taft will forever wear this thing. Actually I am going to call the monitor co. and ask them some questions because everytime his monitor goes off he has never not been breathing or anything. So, I am stumped and have NO clue when we will become a wireless family again. Until then, I guess my lesson is patience. Taft also got his 2 month old immunizations today and he did so good. He stopped crying almost immediately after I picked him back up... Way to go baby... The lady was fast and it was over before we could say the word immunizations. I do have to say that no one could have prepared me for how sad and pathetic his cry was. It was the saddest and most pathetic we have heard yet, or I have anyways...Daddy chickened out of this appt. But, the boy is working on getting his immunizations and we are thankful for modern medicine! Until next time....

What A Day!

Never in a million years would I have thought that going back to work would be so physically exhausting. By the end of the day, my feet, back and legs were hurting and all I wanted to do was soak in some warm water. I am really fearful for tomorrow. So, why am I typing this at 10:00 at night when my child just feel asleep and I should be right behind him...? Well, because tomorrow it will be irrelevant, because it won't be my first day back. Anyway, I am not sure that I could have prepared myself for the subconcious roller coaster that I would go on today. I was excited to get back to see some of my patients, but sad to leave my child. I did however manage to get out the door and to my operatory with no tears. BUT...I almost spilled over leaving my house. Taft spent the day with his Daddy, grandma, aunt and cousin, so I knew that he would be surrounded by love, but it was tougher to leave him than I thought it would be. Eric said he changed the diaper of a lifetime and that it was really gross. I still think that the blow out that I cleaned up was worse, but since I didn't see it I guess we will never know. Well, tomorrow is sure to prove to be a bear...so, I better get some shut eye, or I am sure to fall over!

I have no Clue

I am not sure what happened to my slide show that I cannot post it onto my blog, but I will try to work on it later. If you click on view all images then it will take you to www.slide.com where you can actually see the pics. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please let me know if you can't get it there either!

The Hartman Family Campout

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I THINK HIS TRACTOR'S SEXY

Eric has been contemplating a summer time job/small business for as long as we have been married, which by the way is 5 years as of the 21st of JUNE. Anyway, so after many years of research and wracking of the brain, he decided to make the small business work for him. Meaning...he wanted to do something that would also fulfill a life long dream...owning his own tractor. Since our yard is massive now that we have cleared so much in order to get some drainage for the property we needed something that would mow our yard easier and quicker than a traditional riding lawn mower. So, we put our thinking caps on and came up with the idea that Eric will put the word out to do some bush hoggin' and dirt spreading for his small business and let the money from it help to pay for the note. So, quickly I will put in a plug for the business...if you need some bush hoggin' or dirt spread, or know of someone who does...call us...679-8048 (Eric's cell). Anyway, here is Eric's new toy and our anniversary present for who knows how many years!:)

Our Latest Happenings

Here are a few pictures of our latest happenings. The pictures will go as follows...

Taft and his cousin Gunnar at our house after eating a family dinner for Grandma LeeLee's birthday (May 31st is the b-day, but this was taken June 2nd). Taft all bundled up in his hooded towel after his nightly bath. Taft has also been working on his tummy time. We are not as diligent as we should be, but we are working on getting the boy some exercise. We have also been able to capture Taft's smile more often and his little personality is starting to blossom. I am starting to get some much needed interaction with our kid. I would have never guessed how rewarding a simple smile could be as a mother.

It's been 8 & I'm out of Shape

Ok, so Taft is officially 8 weeks old today, and I started my "let's get back into the favorite pair of pre-pregnancy shorts" exercise routine. I put on my ear phones, the running shoes and headed out the door. I returned about 15 - 20 minutes later out of breath, ridiculously red in the face and wondering if it would be worse tomorrow. I think I might have ended up running somewhere around a mile and a half. This morning I decided that I would work through the soreness, because of course there is soreness and attempt another run. I put on the ear phones, running shoes and left the "boys" still in bed (7:30 am) instead of 9:00 am. And the verdict is back....what a difference an hour and a half makes in the temperature, the amount of shade and my ability to talk myself through another day. I know...a mile and a half is peanuts for most people even when they are out of shape...at least it had been for me in the past, but for some reason after almost a year of no formal exercise and pushing a seven plus lb. baby out of you seems to be the deal clincher. Next time I will be better prepared...
Now onto Taft...he seems to be getting settled into a routine, but occasionally has a bad night or day. Yesterday was one of those bad days, where he just couldn't seem to get happy. But, we managed and he had a pretty decent night, so we will go from there. He sees the Pedi on the 27th and I am hoping that we might get to add some rice cereal or something of the sorts to his Breast milk, so that he will sleep longer. We tend to still want to wake up at 2 or 3 and then again at 5 or 6. Which is not too bad because he will make for a great alarm when I go back to work, but I could sure stand to have him sleep from 11 until 5 or 6. I might have unreal expectations, but I hear other family and friends talk about their baby sleeping through the night and I get so jealous! well, the Hartman family camp out is this weekend, so be ready for a good slide show, with lots of cousins, grandparents, great grandparents and such. Until then.....

Family Pictures

Long time, no post...

Well, it has been a while since I posted. I haven't really been all that busy, but just have been wanting to post pictures with a blog. However, for some reason I wasn't capable of doing so the last attempt I made, so I just didn't blog anything. Since our last post we have had some out of town family in and it was sure fun to get to catch up. We had a family reunion this past Saturday and my mom's sister Ilene came down with her daughter Brooke and then my uncle Eddie came down. We did a lot of eating, visiting and reminiscing. Oh the laughs we had. Eric had inservice all last week, so he really didn't start his summer vacation until today. We did, or should I say Eric finished the deck to our pier at the pond and put up a rope swing. The neighborhood kids have had a ball with that. I am not brave enough to swim in muddy waters anymore. However, the rope swing looks pretty fun. I will have to figure out what is wrong with my computer and gets some pictures on here for it. We hope this short update finds you all well. I sure love to hear how you are doing, so drop a line or call anytime!