Keeping up with the Gilberts

Here is my wish for this blog..

#1 That I would keep up with it.

#2 That it would help phase me out of Facebook.. at least get me away from being on it as much. I've found myself compulsively checking Facebook WAYYY too much. I usually end up getting sad about things I see or even mad, or jealous (a little embarrassed about that one). SO, I'm hoping to use this blog the way I planned to use Facebook. To keep up with friends and family. I may post a couple of times a day (although the goal is once or less), or it may be a few days in between posts. The main goal is to keep friends and family involved in what's going on at the Gilbert casa.

#3 My third and final wish is that if you visit my blog and read my post, that you will leave a comment with something going on in your life so I can keep up with YOU.

So here goes..

This has been a wonderful weekend! On Friday, Mark, Candace, and Hayden came to visit!! Ok, so they were getting out to celebrate their FIVE year anniversary.. but I've really been missing my nephew so it was a really great end to a stressful week.

On Saturday, Levi and I took advantage of a Christmas present that Levi got for us. He paid our favorite babysitter, KC, in advance for 20 hours of babysitting. Great present, right?! So we went to the movies to see X-Men. Great movie! We also got breakfast at Panera before and went to try on some Chacos. Which, I want some REALLY bad but not enough to shell out $100! Why must all the good things be so expensive?!

Saturday night we went to "chuch" as Canaan calls it. He alternates between calling it "skool" and "chuch" depending on his mood, I guess. It was Declan's first time in the baby room. He did great and we were told he laughed the whole time. It was nice to sit in service without fear of having to walk out with a crying or fussy baby.

Sunday we had lunch with our favorites, Uncle Abe, Aunt Sisi and Baby Zeke. It was long overdue, but I think we've all been a little nervous to get out with the now THREE kids we have between the two couples. Other than that, we had pineapple whip and enjoyed being at home!

Today we played outside, we played inside, we watched Toy Story (surprise!) and Declan and I got out to meet his Pediatrician so she could check his ears. How awesome is our friend that she would meet us at the clinic (it wasn't open) to check his ears. He's been pulling at them and as I suspected, he has an ear infection. He had one recently and we were bad parents and neglected to finish out his antibiotic (apparently twice a day is just way too much for us).  Pray for our baby's ears.

Tomorrow, Levi and I both took off work but are taking the boys to their daycares. This will be the last time we'll get to do this because in two weeks I will be home FOR GOOD! I am SO excited. I'm a little nervous too.. I mean, what DO you do with two boys all day?! I'll figure it out, I'm sure. Anyway, I also have a physical tomorrow (insurance pays for one free physical a year so I'm taking advantage. The doctor took me off blood pressure meds a month ago.. Praise JESUS! So I'm believing that my bp is still down and that everything else is perfect!

Well, Declan's mouth is finally a much lighter shade of purple after using Gentian Violet for his thrush issues, so we are going to attempt five month pictures. Remember to comment with something about your life or family.

Let's keep in touch!