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So today is Jimy’s first Father’s Day and I wanted to make it really special for him.  Sydney and I made a big sign for him that says happy 1st father’s day with her foot and hand prints all over it and hung it from the mantle, Sydney signed her own card for him (as much as she can holding a marker at 4 months ), I got him a frame with multiple pictures of Sydney in it and her hand print for his desk at work, we went out to lunch at Longhorn, and I made him this picture…

I based it off of this one

I think all in all father’s day was a success!

All I have to say is this stuff is awesome! Support it and go buy some so the 4 or 5 week trial stays and doesn’t end then. Soda made with real sugar tastes soooo much better.

I am super pumped.  After much freat and worry I was just accepted into OSU for my MA in art education!  I start this summer… like I don’t have enough going on right now with a new baby.  I felt I could handle one more thing

It is amazing how quickly time passes when you have a child.  I can’t believe that Sydney is already 2 months old!  She has doubled in weight and looks so different than when we brought her home.  We just went to the doctor on Friday and she got her 2 month shots.  She weighs 10 lbs. 1 oz. now and is 22 inches long.  I can’t believe how big she has gotten and from the looks of it neither can Sydney.

I am back at work now and Sydney is in daycare.  She is close to me and I can pop in when I have the time… that is very nice.  I missed working but it is a bitter sweet thing to go back to work because I miss Syd so much when I am away from her.

My first day with my 6th graders was awesome.  One of my students went down to the office and got my principal to come pull me out of the classroom.  He kept me occupied by acting like I was in trouble… it really had me worried.  Then when I went back into the room the kids had decorated it with a bunch of signs and had presents sitting on the table for me!  They all brought in money and had my sub go buy the baby gifts… how sweet is that!!

I only have 6 more weeks until it is summer break.  It will be nice to get to spend so much time with Syd when she is more alert and alive.  It will also be nice to get my hands dirty and do some work in the garden.  I am going to try my hand at a “mini farm” this year in my back yard since I actually own and can tear up the grass.  That should be fun.  Our house is really coming together and becoming ours with all the work Jimy and I (mostly Jimy) have been putting into it.  Life is definiatly good… exhausting but good.

My brother was in town this weekend to visit his niece and to try his hand at the Dagwood challenge. If you watch man vs. food ever you may have seen in Columbus there is a little deli that has a sandwich called the Dagwood and if you finish it along with a pound or 2 of fries and 2 pickle spears in 30 minutes or less you get a t shirt and your picture on the wall. My brother almost succeeded but sadly needed 5 more minutes to put down all the food. This sandwich is enormous and I have to say pictures do not give its size justice.

This was when he thought he was done…

But he kept going…

Barely anything left… he will do it next time!

So we all know what fans of The Gaslight Anthem Jimy and I are especially considering we traveled all the way to Jersey to see them play in their home town. 

Of course Sydney loves Gaslight too Blue Jeans and White T-Shirts was the first song she ever heard

I was super pumped to see they were coming back around again but a little bummed as well when I saw they were playingthe Newport… seeing a band in a venue like that is not even close to seeing them in a small bar as I have the other 3 times I have been to their shows.  I am super excited for them though, they are good guys and deserve to be successful.  I was very shocked though when I saw how crowded it was there… the first time I saw them play in Columbus there were barely 20 people there and most everyone was there to see The Loved Ones and now this…

The place was packed!

It was great to see them again I hope they come around again soon because I need to hear Contender… They didn’t play it this last time around.

You always assume you know what it will be like to be a parent but I don’t think it is possible to understand until you experience it.  I have so much experience with kids through babysitting, being a nanny, and teaching and always knew how much I love children, but there is no love like the love you feel for your child.  It is crazy how I fell so deeply in love with her the second I laid eyes on her.  Sydney is the most wonderful thing in my life right now.  I just love my little family me, jimy, sydney and my kitties… everything is perfect.

Sydney Murphy Weber entered the world at 5:56 AM weighing 5 lbs 7 oz and 20.4 inches long!

Happy birthday my love!

5 days until my due date!!  It hit me last night how crazy it would be if I had Sydney on Friday the 13th haha.

How terrible 39 weeks pregnant and I got the stomach flu :(  I had to go to the hospital for IV fluids and everything.  I guess the only good thing to say about this is at least I didn’t get the flu the day after Sydney was born… I think that is the only way it could be worse.