Today is “Free-For-All Friday” which means you can post whatever you want on my blog. Say what you want to say, share a link, complain about household appliances, etc…all you have to do is login and post!

Here’s how to do it:

• Go to the log-in prompt by clicking here.
• Login/Password: guest/FFAF
• You will be redirected to the dashboard – Click on “Write” on the top menu bar.
• In the categories box on the right, make sure there is a check mark next to “free for all” .
• Type a title in the “Title” field and type whatever you want in the “Post” field.
• When you’re done, click the “Publish” button.

Not sure what to say? What are you doing for Halloween? Do you have any good Halloween stories to tell?

We finally made it to the zoo last Saturday. It was a perfect day for it and it was a lot of fun. We’ve taken Gabey to the zoo every year since he was born. I was worried that we wouldn’t make it this year because I was too pregnant to walk the hills much of the summer and I thought the autumn weather would be too hard on the kids, especially Evie. But we did some checking and the weather on Saturday was PERFECT zoo weather, so off we went. Gabe digs it a little more each year. He was so much fun to watch. Evie slept the entire time in the stroller. Good times were had by all.

Here is some video footage of Gabey watching a squirrel that we have lovingly named “Meth Squirrel”.

Check out the pictures too:

…with a ukelele and a drumstick.

I’ve given Evie several baths now and it amazes me how easy it is. Gabe hated his baths. Eventually he got used to them, but the first several baths, he screamed his fool head off. Evie just lays there…sometimes she even sleeps through them. I can’t believe how easy it is to bathe her. Perhaps it is a boy/girl thing…or just individual differences…but it is nice!

We took Evie to our Pediatrician today. We’ve been on pins and needles since we brought her home…to some degree. They kept her for so long because she wasn’t eating enough and then after we brought her home, she wasn’t taking in the amount that they wanted her to take in…so, we hoped that she wouldn’t end up back in the hospital on a feeding tube.

We’ve been trying so hard to force her to eat more even after she just won’t take any more. So, we’ve been waiting for today with a little bit of anxiety. OK, I only had a little anxiety; Mike had a lot. When Evie was born she weighed 10 lbs 8 oz. At some point while in the NICU, she dropped to 9 lbs 2 oz. When she left the NICU, she was climbing back up in weight at 9 lbs 10 oz. So, we just wanted her to at the very least maintain that weight.

She weighed in today at 10 lbs 2 5 oz.!! We were so relieved. I love our Pediatrician. I love the way he is with the kids and I love the way he talks to us. He never talks above us. In fact, it is just like talking to another parent. He will often say, “I would do this” and we know he has children of his own, so it actually means something when he says he would or wouldn’t do something. While we were waiting to come home with Evie, I kept thinking that if I could just get her home, I would work with OUR doctor and everything would be just fine. I think that even more now. She’s thriving and our doc thought she was a picture of good health.

We both felt so good leaving this appointment. My baby girl is home and she’s doing very well and life is good.

Now on to the next obstacle…Gabey is very constipated and he cries every time he tries to poop. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that he refuses to eat anything but Goldfish crackers and corn chips. I’ve got him eating bacon, bran cereal, fiber bars and juice. Any other advise from parents out there?