Grandma Donna comes to town

It didn't take long for Grandma Donna and Steven to get down in the floor for a good time!

Our New House

Here's a look at the house that we're moving into next week…

Our New House via Street View

The Next Two Weeks

For those of you who care, and if you're reading this you probably do, here's a look at my schedule the next two weeks (starting with this Friday):

Friday, Nov. 20 – Drive to Dunn, N.C. for football season finale

Saturday, Nov. 21 – Football game at 1 p.m., drive back to Jax – expected arrival around 1 a.m.

Sunday, Nov. 22 – short stint in the office

Monday, Nov. 23 – Fly to California

Tuesday, Nov. 24 – Basketball game at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern time), red eye flight after the game

Wednesday, Nov. 25 – get back to Jax in the morning around 9 or 10, finish packing the house, work on prepping for Friday night basketball game

Thursday, Nov. 26 – THANKSGIVING! A short stint in the office to get ready for Friday road trip

Friday, Nov. 27 – Up and back to Columbia, S.C. – basketball game at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 28 – MOVING DAY!

Sunday, Nov. 29 – UNPACKING DAY! Plus, prep for Monday basketball game

Monday, Nov. 30 – Leave for Atlanta in the morning, basketball game at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 31 – Arrive in Jax at some point – not sure when yet

Friday, Dec. 4 – Basketball home opener vs. Florida, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 5 – FAMILY DAY! Our first full day to spend together in almost a month. I'm really looking forward to this.

Catching Up…

It's been way too long since I've posted here, so let's get you caught up on the goings on in the Lamp house.

The first major item of news is that we're moving. No, we're not leaving Jacksonville, just changing addresses to a different part of town. We've found a nice little house to rent – putting us in a better neighborhood that we can feel a lot better about taking Steven around in. Bonnie did a lot of work finding the right spot and we're really excited about the new house.

Kudos to Bonnie's mom, Vicki, for coming to town to help Bon when I had my coast-to-coast road trips last month. I know that was huge for her and I imagine that Vicki didn't mind spend some quality time with Steven.

Speaking of moms…Donna is making her first Thanksgiving trip down to Jax on Sunday and spending this week with us. She's going to be in for a surprise when she sees him.

Our little man has quickly turned into not so little. He's a chunk – boosting his weight up to 22 pounds. I'm glad I've got an appointment with the chiropractor in the morning to get my back adjusted, something that has become a weekly staple, to help cope with toting the youngster.

Steven is starting to show more and more personality each day. He's really interacting more with us – showing facial expressions (which he has inherited from Bonnie), changes in his tone when talking and wanting us to pay attention to him more. Scooting around is still his mode of transportation and he's developed the "hover" until the light finally clicks for him to start crawling forward.

By the way, if you're ever in San Diego for only 22 hours, I've got the blueprint for how to do it.

 

 

 

Steven's Laugh

It's been awhile since I've posted anything - it's been a little hectic around the old Lamp house. With my upcoming trip to San Diego, I'll probably write a little while in the air so be prepared for some new stuff in the coming weeks.

The video above is us playing with him on our bed. He has taken to being tossed (gently I might add) onto the pillow. His laugh has become contagious. He can just lay on his back and start laughing for no reason at all.

I'm constantly amazed at how awesome our little man is.

Down Goes Mr. Frog! Down Goes Mr. Frog!

As Steven turned three months old yesterday, we had a major breakthrough as he has captured the highly elusive Mr. Frog!

The Growing Boy

Everyone says that children grow up fast.

They weren't lying – especially when it comes to lil' Steven.

On Monday, Steven went in for his two month checkup. Our little boy is starting to not be little anymore – coming in at a whopping 14 pounds. That's a six-pound increase in the last month.

He's eating us out of house and home!

The new developments are that he's starting to smile – a lot. As long as he isn't hungry and you're talking to him, he's going to grin and give you a big smile.

It's a lot of fun to come home every day and see that little smiling face looking at you.