Project: Baby/Mom: Sick House and Photo Recap of the Month

It's been a busy summer and it's just sinking in now how much we've been on the go...you know, because we're all sick...

Baby Boy got his first cold and I fell victim to it a day later. Then a day after that Dan, his parents and our nieces got it too. And then my sister. This has been one demon of a sniffle. We had a full house this past week, with my in-laws and nieces visiting and even though we all got sick, we still had a great time together.

Everyone headed back home yesterday and we started Operation: Disinfect in our apartment. Nine loads of laundry, vacuuming, dusting, scrubbing, and trying our best to rest in the meantime. Even though Owen has had a runny nose, he's still been pretty active and smiley...until yesterday. Maybe it was because the house was quiet again but he finally started acting a little sick: wimpy and a little fussy and taking epic naps...that I joined him for.

Sleeping on Mommy

So while we take it easy and get healthy again, here's a photo recap of the things we've done in the past month:

On our trip to Baltimore, my mother-in-law threw a party for friends and family to come and meet Owen. Among the attendees, childhood friends who I haven't seen since high school graduation! They live in DC now and drove up to visit. So fun catching up!

Whoa. You've known these people for how long, Mom?

Owen also went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore, where he got to see grouper like the ones we were going to eat in the Keys, where he tried to pet all the fish and where he zonked out from all the excitement.

You're gonna catch this, Dad?

Ma! Can I take one home with me?

Good night.

On his first trip to the Florida Keys (a family vacation we have been doing now for nearly 25 years), he turned 5 months old, drove a boat, hung out poolside, took in sunsets and met his almost-birthday-twin: my cousin's daughter Olivia, born the day before him.

I got this, Grandpa.

Hanging with my homies.

Cool toys, Olivia! Thanks for sharing!

We had a week of rest before my in-laws and nieces traveled west to see us. We drove up to Sequoia National Park where he saw the biggest tree in the world, took in amazing views, attended an outdoor BBQ and went exploring caves.

Just chillin' in my overalls for this BBQ.

Ma! I'm in a cave!

The world is pretty, Mommy.

Back at home, he went to the Walk of Fame for the first time and seemed to like it as much as me (not much). He also went to the Santa Monica Pier where he did, in fact, like the balloons.