"The Dragon" on Halloween

Halloween 2004

D-man dressed up like a dragon for his 1st Halloween. His name means dragon in several languages so we thought it appropriate he be a dragon. We went to Marshall's work for a party there on Friday afternoon so proud papa could show off his son. Marshall and D-man also braved some snowy weather on Halloween to visit a few of the neighbors.

D-man with Aunt Jaima - home for her shower.

Jaima's shower

D-man and I made a trip back in October for Jaima's baby shower. It was a really nice time and Jaima is going to be a great mom.

Fall 2004

Well, the last 3 months have been tough for us. D-man has been to the dr. way too many times. We are hoping that we are on the mend. After a cold, cough, 2 ear infections, and vomiting for about 6 weeks, we hope to be done. Of course, flu season is right around the corner. But, the ear infections are gone and with it - the runny nose. yeah!! I think the last 3 months of illness have been tougher on me than D-man. I really hope that he is on the mend and on his way to recovery.

He did start officially crawling this weekend and he is also starting to pull himself up on the coffee table, etc. He is so much fun these days and even though he hasn't felt the best, he is still a smiling little boy. Claudia and Bob were here for a week and Claudia watched D-man for 4 days while he was not feeling well. It was such a blessing to have them here to watch him while he was under the weather.

We had our grass installed today. We are so happy to have the rocks removed - I am so excited to have a yard we can enjoy. Now - on to the family room. One step at a time. We'll get there slowly, but surely.....

The Rocks are being removed!