A long 2 weeks

I apologize to all of our loyal viewers for not updating our blog in awhile but we have had a long 2 weeks and are hoping for a better month in December. On Monday, November 17th we found out that Eric's Aunt Linda had passed away. The rest of the week was spent with family and remembering a great person. It was great to have all of the Hunt Family in Minnesota and we will all continue to live out Linda's motto that she adopted throughout all of her struggles with cancer..."Celebrate Life. Live with Hope." Here is a picture of her when she visited us in the hospital after Robert was born and one of Robert with his Great Grandparents.

On Sunday Eric and I were attempting to get caught up on laundry and other chores when I received a phone call from my uncle saying that my mom had been in a car accident on her way home from his cabin. So I quickly packed up the five of us (dogs included) and we headed down to Red Wing. During our drive we began to get more details about the accident and discovered that my mom was doing okay but her dog that she has had since 2002 ran away after the accident. So we quickly stopped by my mom's house to unload the car and drop the dogs off and headed off to Baldwin, Wisconsin where the accident occurred. It turns out that as my mom was approaching Baldwin on Hwy 63 a car blew a stop sign and crossed the road right in front of her. She had no time to respond and ended up hitting the car going about 55 mph. It is amazing that all people involved in the accident were able to walk away from the accident. My mom is doing good and only suffered from bruising and stiffness all over. We worried mostly about her back, since she had just undergone her second surgery in less than 2 years a few months ago, but she insisted that was the one part of her body that didn't hurt. The sad thing is that my mom's dog Vegas is still missing. Eric, my brother, and family friends searched for him on both the day of the accident and the next day along with posting fliers all over Baldwin. We keep hoping that he'll turn up soon so that my mom has her little buddy back. We stayed in Red Wing until Tuesday night to drive mom to the doctor, insurance agents, and look for new cars. Here are some pictures of her car following the accident.

On Wednesday we went to St. Peter to help pack up my Grandpa who moved to a new assisted living place in Wisconsin near my uncles house. He suffers from Alzheimer's and it was getting to be too much on mom my mom and uncle to have him living so far away. The move will hopefully be good for him and he'll get to go to all of my cousins' sporting events to keep him busy. While in St. Peter Robert spent the day with his Great Aunt Sally, Great Uncle Joe, and cousin Chad.

On Thursday we were able to stick to our original plans and have both the Hempler's and the Roberts' over for dinner. It was the first time either Eric or I had cooked the Thanksgiving meal but I must say I'm quite impressed with our abilities. It was a great day to just relax, play some Wii, and to be around our family at a time when we have so much to be thankful for.

To what we hope is the end of our long 2 weeks the three of us are battling colds. Robert's started Sunday night in Red Wing and he has been congested and coughing ever since. Eric and I started to get sore throats on Wednesday and it has now progressed in to full head colds. Not exactly how I wanted to spend my holiday but I know that we will all survive. I had been dreading Robert's first cold but have been so impressed with my little baby. Even though he is obviously sick he still keeps giving mommy and daddy smiles and hasn't been too fussy. I just hope this continues every time he is sick. Here is a picture of my happy sick baby!

Happy Birthday Nick and Paul!

Today my baby brother turns 25 which wouldn't bother me so much if I didn't know that with me being almost 5 years older my 30th is coming up in a few months. Yikes!! Anyway we wish both him and my uncle Paul the best of birthdays.

Nick & Mandie last week when we went out to celebrate his Birthday!

The last of our Fall Days

With winter quickly approaching Eric went out to rake up the last of the leaves in our yard. I couldn't resist bundling Robert up and taking some photos. He enjoyed the time outside for the most part but was a little confused as to why he was sinking into the leaves!

After being outside he was very content to stay in

his warm bear outfit and just chill in the chair.

Where did my baby go?

Today we took Robert in for his 2 month check up and it just confirmed that my baby is growing up! At birth he weighed 9lbs, 4oz and was 21 inches long and was in the 50th percentile. Today at almost 8 weeks he weighed in at 13lbs, 8oz and was 24 inches long and was in the low 90th percentile for both measurements. Eric can't wait for him to keep getting bigger so they can play together but I want him to stay little forever and always need/want his mommy and of course keep cuddling with me when it is time for sleep. I guess when he outgrows that stage we'll just have to give him a little brother or sister! Here are some pics to show you how much my little baby has grown in the past 8 weeks.

Robert's Birthday

My Little Man at 7 Weeks

Vote!

We are starting Robert young with voting. Grandpa Hempler tried to get Robert to become a conservative last week when we saw him. I of course had to step in and explain to Robert that we love Grandpa but that doesn't always mean he's right. So Robert helped mommy vote today and we were 100% Democratic! Hope everyone, no matter what they believe, got out and voted today.