Taft had another Milestone

Taft seems to be crossing milestone in pairs lately. Within the last month he has rolled over for the 1st time and since then he has been rolling like crazy...BUT the coolest milestone to me is that he has officially cut his first tooth. He is soon to cut the next tooth right beside it. For those who don't know tooth numbers he cut his lower right central, and for those who do it is tooth #P. # O is soon to follow suit I believe. He has been so good, but I definitely think that it explains his little bouts of crankiness lately. I can't believe how fun his is getting. Can't wait until Christmas when we will get to get most of the babies together if not all.

Deja Vu

No it is not just the name of some bottled water. It is what we are living with now that Ike has come aboard the Texas coast. We are all too familiar with hurricanes unfortunately, but you can never really prepare for the idea of being out of power for about a month. Eric stayed behind this time and he rode out the storm in our house all by himself. The dreams I had last night while my husband experienced a CAT 3 storm by himself were wild. He is ok, our home is okay and so we once again feel very fortunate to have been blessed once again with only the headache of evacuating and being out of our home for a while. I am told that the power companies think it will be a month before there is power restored, but I am thinking that they say some of that so that when it only takes them 2-3 weeks you are super excited with them. I don't know if that is true or not, but that is the assumption that I am going with and hoping for. Our home and property did well, and we hope the same for our friends and neighbors. Well, I won't bore anyone with my frustration, gratitude or other thoughts on hurricanes, but I am ready for the fall and for this season to end.

wake me up when september ends....

I am sure that if you live on the Gulf Coast you all feel the same way I do. The song with this phrase in it doesn't have the same meaning, but that was exactly the broken record in my head as I spent a lot longer in line at the bank trying to pay my house note. It was also what came to mind when I was in Wal Mart exchanging some diapers that Taft had outgrown and there were more than a boat load of people buzzing around with excitement from the upcoming storm and the holiday. The great news is...it looks like we are in the clear from Gustav, but apparently we are watching the Atlantic for couple of more potentials. I am aware that I chose to live in an area that is very vulnerable for the risk of hurricanes, but please just wake me up when September ends...at least the peak will be over and we can all rest a little easier and begin to fill up our freezers again! Happy returning to all our friends who evacuated...for me and Taft we are camping out in Dallas until our nephew/cousin is born on Wed. Be safe Daddy (Eric). We already miss you.