Sign Here, Initial There

Those were the words we heard 1,000 times today as we signed away our souls for the next 30 years. We are officially homeowners. This is it. We're paying on this one item until 2037!! That's insane. And yet, we're excited! Our own home! Our own lawn, garage, and basement! All our own!! :) It'll be fun. Once we get over the shock.

As for Benjamin, he cut his 7th tooth today (on the bottom right side) and came down with a cold. Not a good combo. His gums were bleeding, he was sneezing, coughing, and he had a runny nose that required wiping every 30 seconds or so. Poor little thing was as miserable as I've ever seen him. I don't think he stopped crying all day - great day to need a babysitter! Any volunteers? :) Luckily a sweet woman from the ward was willing to sacrifice and help us out while we signed all the paper work. I really hope he's feeling better tomorrow. Here's a few cute photos of him to remind myself that he really does have good moments (sometimes after a day like today you tend to forget.)

We had a little pool party for German Mom's club. Benjamin just stood in the pool and ate the rocks that another little boy threw in.


Get a good look at this while it lasts. Starting next week that bottle is slowly going to disappear. He's already drinking from a sippy cup, but so far only water. I'm going to try to get him to take it for all drinks after he turns 1. I think it'll be as hard for me as it will be for him because I think he's so darn cute like that.