Wishing it would rain...

What is it now? The millionth day without rain? I haven't seen it rain since Endsley was two weeks old. And even then it was like a ten minute shower. I'm watching the news right now and the weather map is still blood red. It literally looks like we live in hell. The map was white when they were showing the highs from today... 61 days that we've been over 100 degrees.

And here is the main reason why this is terrible: today I saw a fire take out too many homes about 20 minutes from where I live. I was at HEB whenever we saw the smoke and fire. It was awful. The air was thick and smelled like smoke. A soldier was walking past us and let us know that we needed to cover Endsley's mouth and nose before we walked out to our car.

We saw helicopters and planes flying over the fire and dropping water over it. But the smoke was still black and thick.

Thanks to Virginia G. for the picture.

You hear stories about fires happening in other states or cities hours away, but it is so scary when you actually see it for yourself. Especially when you have your child with you. I can only pray for the families that have been displaced that their homes and family members are safe. Please pray for them as well.

On a happier note - I'm posting blogs again! This is due in part to Endsley finally taking naps again. Did you know that babies can go a very long time without sleeping? I sure didn't. And it sucked. I had a very crabby baby!

Over the weekend I finally got to see my best friend Megan. It has been way too long. I love that girl to death! She came with me to Babies 'R' Us and helped me buy a new pack&play that I am completely in love with. Endsley can now sleep on her tummy in our room! She has her own little bed that pulls up right next to ours. Yay! I promise to post pictures of it sometime soon.

Chris also bought an awesome new jogging stroller so my butt can get back into shape. I haven't gotten to try it out yet but he went on a run with Endsley last night and he really enjoyed it. What did I do while my family was away? I took pain killers for my shoulder and soaked in the tub. Yes, it was amazing. Aside from feeling incredibly out of it from the pills. Hopefully it wont hurt that bad again anytime soon.

I really want to sign up for a 5k soon. There are a bunch coming up in the Fall. I feel that I could get into shape by then. I mean 3 miles is nothing! I used to run so much more... I miss it. I need to do this. It's good to have goals right?

Favorite picture of the day (can you tell I'm ready for colder weather?):

Endsley and her new Winter hat at the mall.

Endsley is 2 months!

Endsley Berry is 2 months old today! Unfortunately that also means that she got her shots today. I have been dreading, and I cannot emphasize that word enough, today for weeks now. Of course I know that getting her vaccinated is the best thing for her but ugh - why can't they make vaccines in drop form?? One of her vaccines was by mouth. So clearly we have the ability. Let's make ALL of them that way so that I don't have to watch my baby girl hurt. Thanks. But she's all smiles today!

So there she is! Doesn't even look like she got poked today. My little trooper.

Endsley here is what you're doing at 2 months:

- You're smiling and laughing!

- You have found your voice! You talk to papa just about every chance you get. You talk to me too, but not even half as much. You are very clearly a daddy's girl. We love hearing you talk so much.

- You've gotten over your fussy period before bedtime! And you have a bedtime! You go to sleep at 1:30 am and wake up around 1:00 pm. You still wake up to feed but your longest stretch of sleep lasts about five and a half hours.

- You are teething which means you are a drool machine. I should probably buy you more bibs.

- You blow spit bubbles.

- You have discovered your hands and suck/chew on them whenever you feel it's necessary. You still hate paci's.

- You stick your tongue out. This is completely my fault because when we play "monkey see monkey do" I stick my tongue out at you A LOT and so naturally, you copy mama. It's okay. I think it is absolutely adorable.

- You pick your head and shoulders up off of the floor whenever we're having tummy time. You also kick like nobody's business. You actually scoot yourself along a few inches!

- You ROLLED OVER from your back to your tummy three weeks ago! You haven't done it since, but I believe in you.

- You love to stand up. There are times when I barely have to support you. You straighten your entire back and neck and push, push, push with your legs. Sometimes your face shakes with the effort that you're making. It's hilarious and you love doing it.

- You can raise one eyebrow just like your papa and I can! I love when you make this face.

- You are currently 11 lbs 15 oz (I say 12 pounds when people ask) and are 23" tall. Your head is 15" around. You wear size 0-3 months and they are getting snug! Same with your diapers. You're still in size 1 but you could go into a size 2 easily.

Little nugget you have grown like a weed! We can't believe how big you are. You make us so happy in ways that we could have never imagined. I love watching you become your own little person and interact with us more and more.

Happy August!

Remember when I used to blog? Me too.

I don't know what happened to the last few weeks of my life. I feel like I fell asleep and woke up in August. Geez. Okay! So I'll be writing a lot more this month. Promise.

And they wont be super lame posts like this one.

Yay!