Chip Carey + Ron Darling = Headache for me

Thank goodness Jamie and Katherine are on their way home...I'm getting hoarse yelling at the TV...watching the Yankees-Indians game on TBS' Game of the Week (lol) and Posada just hit a home run that a fan fought with the right fielder for, and the umps had to review it on instant replay. Don't get me started. They upheld the call (fan was reaching out, but clearly not into the field of play - sorry RF, what do you want from fans that you embarrassed in their new park yesterday?)...so, what ticks me off is Chip and Ron instantly go to referencing Jeffrey Maier and Bartman, even after replays clearly show how different the play was. On top of that, now Chip is talking about how MLB should mount fixed cameras on the foul pole to 'take the guesswork and human element' out of the equation...

As my pulse returns to normal and my breathing eases, I can't help but ask - wouldn't a computer do a better job with the play-by-play than Chip Carey? Talk about 'guesswork' and the 'human element'...

Giants are on now, so thankfully I can pretend none of this ever happened...

Lots of Family...

Happy Easter!

All dressed in my Easter Best. We had a wonderful Easter as a family. We worshiped together then enjoyed a great potluck with our church family then headed up to Greenwood to spend the evening with the Hobbs Family.

Here's Katherine with her Easter basket and with the eggs that she helped Grandma Bino dye. Well, atleast she sat nicely in her stroller and watched them being dyed.

I even fit inside my Easter Basket!

Last weekend we had the wonderful oppurtunity to spend some time in Palm Desert visiting with my Dad's cousin, Glenna. It is always such a treat to spend time with her. We're looking forward to staying longer next winter so we can catch some sun while it is cold here and Dustin can spend a couple of days on the golf course.

My grandparents joined us for the occassion and Grandma loved Glenna's new bed. She kept commenting on how high it was. She crawled up into the middle of it and invited Papa to join her. On a side note they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary yesterday! Happy Anniversary Paps and Grams!

Jay and Janelle were visiting for Easter weekend. Jay requested that we head to the zoo for his birthday. The weather on Saturday ended up being perfect for the occassion.

Katie was quite exhausted by the time we finished at the zoo. She loves riding in her stroller and looking around.

3 Months Old

It's been an interesting week in the Hobbs household. I officially resigned my position at the Business Journal as of last Tuesday. I feel like we've had extra confirmation this week that it was the right decision for us. Katie hasn't been feeling well. She had been tugging at her ears and a little extra cranky last week. I decided on Tuesday to take her to the doctor. I didn't know if she had just "found" her ears and was enjoying playing with them or if she could possibly have an ear infection. Dr. Valdez confirmed that she had an ear infection in her left ear. Tuesday should have been my first day back and I was needed to take care of my sick baby. Friday night she slept for 7 hours straight! That is the longest she's ever slept and I was so happy! When I woke up after 6 hours and realized how long it had been I ran into her nursery to check on her. That only lasted one night however. Last night she was really not feeling well and only sleeping for an hour and a half at a time. This morning she woke with a red splotches all over and we decided to call the Doc. We all thought that perhaps she had an allergic reaction to her antibiotics. We took her in only to find out that she had a bad ear infection in the other ear and the rash was caused from her body trying to fight it off. Needless to say that I wouldn't be working tomorrow either. I'm so thankful that I get to be home instead of feeling like a bad employee with 2 call ins in a week following 12 weeks of maternity leave. I am soo soo grateful and counting my blessings. Here's a run through of the last 10 days or so.

Katherine weighed 11 pounds when she was at the doctor on Tuesday.

Last Sunday I put Katie in the exersaucer at church to see what she would do. She just dangled because she can't touch the ground yet, but she sat there for 15 minutes just looking at the toys. When we returned home Dustin wanted to put together her rainforest bouncer to see what she would do. She loves to look at the toys and lights as well, but feel asleep.

Katie has been getting baths in the sink, but since we bought bath toys with our target giftcards I decided to see what she thought of them. She's now graduated to the infant tub. She loves to kick away and play in the water. I can't wait to get her into a swimming pool. Here she is tired and yawning after her bath.

Grandpa and Grandma Bino came for a visit this weekend. Here's Grandpa showing Katie the softball glove he bought for her when I was only a couple of months pregnant. He found out from a lady that he was talking to at jury duty that they make pink gloves and sell them at Target. He sent Grandma out right away to find one.

Here's the little one with her splotchy forehead.

And a photo of her tugging at her ear. She was doing the double fisted pull today.





Katie loved looking in the mirrors at the Cheescake factory. She was quite entertained.



Smiling away.

All the things I'm learning...

Sometimes I'm starting to bat at my toys.

I love my new Baby Einstein Videos.

Learning to pester Dad while he sleeps.

Story Time!

Learning to stand.

Learning to sit in my Bumbo seat.

Learning to hold my rattle.

Learning to melt Mom's heart.

Poor Baby...Shot time

Along with Katie's two week checkup she received the first of her shots. She (or should I say we) had a really rough 4 days following. She had one shot in each thigh. I decided to wait on the others and space them all out.