Again and again

Grady's two month birthday passed over the weekend. I can't believe we've come that far already. At two months, G has a smile at the ready when he's awake, and he loves to look at faces. He's a great eater, and he's growing fast. Our biggest challenge is finding him places to nap where Ev won't disturb him. He's overall a lovely little baby, and I'm excited to see how much he changes this next month.

My breast pump broke over the weekend. I can't tell you how annoyed I am. We should be able to fix it with a replacement part, if we can get our hands on one. If we can't, I'll have to either rent or buy a new one. I have gotten used to pumping daily, and it's actually painful when I'm unable to do so. Not to mention the big wedding coming up in October--I'm going to be gone for a weekend and will have to have a freezer full of milk for that.

I've gotten much better at taking both boys out by myself. The past few weekends, the boys and I have even gone up to Erie for the day so that Mike could have some time for himself. We can do almost anything, though I will say that I seek out things I can do from the car (drive-thru, atm's, etc) just so I don't have to deal with the car seat shuffle.

On our way up to Erie Saturday, Ev announced that he had to pee, so we stopped at the rest area before Edinboro (mind you, we'd been on the road all of 20 minutes by that point). I carried Grady in his car seat (which is getting rather heavy) and Ev walked, but it was still a bit of a hike because the place was crowded. Once we got in there, Ev didn't like it (it did smell) and so he decided he didn't have to go after all. Awesome.

But aside from that, it's fun taking the guys out for the day. We've gone to Grandpa's, Grandma's, the park, Aunt Beth's, and a family reunion. Tomorrow we're headed to the zoo. It should be a great time, especially since Ev can name all the animals now. I'm not sure if Grady will care too much for it, but what the heck. I'll make sure to take his picture with the monkeys anyway.