Well, hello there!

We haven't posted anything since Aubrey's surgery so just wanted to give everyone an update. We had his follow-up appointment on Monday and everything looks (and sounds) good. AJ has been sleeping through the night on a more regular basis and if it weren't for the Hoof & Mouth disease he contracted at daycare he'd be perfectly healthy.

We missed everyone who wasn't able to make it to his Baptism but in the last few weeks he has been able to see all his grandparents (thanks for making the trek).

As for Aubrey's Mom & Dad, they're counting the days until vacation on the beach at Edisto Island (18 days as of this post).

Aubrey's Big Day

Aubrey successfully had ear tube surgery yesterday... here's hoping that all those ear infections will finally be a thing of the past! The one downside of those "Garner ears"... they may be cute, but unfortunately they have been painful for him and his dad!

We had to get up extra early yesterday morning to have Aubrey at the hospital by 6:30... the little guy fell asleep in dad's arms while we were waiting for the surgery to start. They put him in a tiny hospital gown, bright yellow hospital socks with tread on the bottom (so cute), and his bar-coded ankle ID bracelet (the "Baby Lo-Jack" as Justin calls it... literally alarms go off in the hospital if you take a baby out the wrong door!) You can also see in the picture that he was cuddling his soft elephant... which turned out to be perfect considering it was Primary Day... I guess you know which team we support!

In the end, our buddy was a trooper and we are glad to have it over with. We'll be glad to have him back to his happy little self in a few days!

Bedhead

This is the hair my child woke up with this morning:







I seriously have no idea what he did in his sleep for this to happen. I just know that he comes from a long line of people who are susceptible to some crazy bedhead.


And I would also like to note the following:

Memorial Day Weekend

We ended up staying home for our long weekend and spent some quality time together as a family. Since we missed our annual Memorial Day Weekend beach trip, we decided to bring the beach to Greenville instead! So we inflated Aubrey's new baby pool (who needs an expensive pool membership?!) and Aubrey had a great time splashing around in it. He looked like quite the little man in his swim gear and sunglasses! While Zoey the Dog was not the least bit interested in swimming, she did enjoy drinking the water out of the pool later.

We also went for a stroll around the neighborhood between rain storms... Aubrey likes to prop his feet up on his snack tray and recline while we walk! Must be nice!

The little man also had a great time playing in the tissue paper from the gift Auntie Kim sent for Zoey. (I felt like a bad parent for a split second when I heard myself saying, "Aubrey, here's some paper to play with!" But he LOVES playing with paper, so I can get away with it for now! Expensive toys can wait!)

We also did a few house projects, and hibernated inside during the frequent rain storms. And we spent time with some friends and family here on Sunday. All in all, a great weekend spent at home!