The new Royal and thoughts...

Pictures from eonline.com

Congrats to Will and Kate and Baby Cambridge, haha! Interested to hear what the little babe's name will be. I'm betting on Charles or William but I bet I will be surprised!

The unveiling!

...Yes I am an obsessed Royal watcher. I bought the commemorative Magazines, bought the DVD of the Royal Wedding, even had a replicate of the engagement ring until I felt like a weirdo wearing it lol. I think it MAY have something to do with them being married a few months before Jesse and I, and having baby boys the same year (we TOTALLY have a special, unspoken bond - ha!), but also, as a lover of European History (I hope to someday in the not too distant future have a degree in it (aspiring to be a historian or curator one day), or be entering a masters program for archaeology. I dream of one day living in England. Whether it be for a summer, year or the rest of our lives, I very much hope it will happen some day. Honestly, I detest the instant gratification or whatever the word is that I am looking for of America. I hate that we tear down old buildings for modern giants, disregard tradition and elegance and culture, and especially that we don't travel. Now I am sure there are people in Europe that have limited traveling history but here we work to live and it takes SO much time and money to travel and see what our country has to offer. In Europe, it's much more relaxed, much more about the past and respect, and traveling is so much easier. They seem to really make it a priority to see their sights and I adore that.

Okay, long rant. Long story short, I cannot wait to jump the pond with the hubby and kid(s).

Can I say again I love these two?? So refreshing to see them put baby in a car seat....

...and the dad drives away with mom gushing over baby in the back. So relatable. So "normal"

In other news, I don't know WHAT to do about Andrew's poor face. The soy seemed to clear up his rash for a bit but it is back. We haven't tried any new foods, detergent, soap, etc. but there it is. Next step is getting hypo-allergenic formula. Also, Jesse and I are both reluctantly accepting that we are going to feel like horrible people bringing Andrew in for his circumcision on Wednesday -- so not looking forward to this. I'm sure if Andrew understood what was going to be happening, he would probably feel even more so that way.

Today marks only 3 weeks left before we travel to Minnesota to see friends and family!! Our plans while there have changed a bit, and somewhat disappointingly in some areas, but being able to introduce our besties, and families to the little munchkin is going to be wonderful. We just gotta make it through the plane rides. Which I am starting to get nervous about. 2 crashes recently...not good for my worry-wart tendencies... I know we'll be fine I just get anxiety.

Here are the sites I used/ am using for info and inspiration:

• planning
• ticketing
• baggage
• etc.

Well, off to get some cuddle time with my main man-- wish us luck tomorrow!

Leaving you with a few pics of our happy, full baby boy <3

Updates!

Well today was Andrew's six month check-up.

He is in the 90th percentile for head circumference, around 60th for weight, and off the charts for height lol...

Andrew is now just over 18lbs and is 29" long!! He is growing SO FAST.

At this doctor's appointment we got to chat a lot with the doc-- I wasn't sure about him in our pre-baby interview but now I am so glad I went with Jesse's gut because Dr. Shah is fabulous! He is so great with Andrew, very patient and understanding and SO helpful! We got tips on travelling-- the standard bottle or paci during take-off and landing and the benadryl (yes we will test it out beforehand if we decide to go that route).

Not sure if anyone has noticed his slight face rash but it's relentless. It started around 3 or 4 months and gets SO bad sometimes. We began rubbing Aquaphor Eucerin into his cheeks and forehead every night and morning but it still never really goes away, just doesn't get AS bad. So Shah is switching us to soy-based formula. He thinks it may be a reaction to the formula (He started on formula around 3 months). So we will start trying this out today and fingers crossed it takes care of the issue!

Lastly, we have had SUCH a time trying to get Andrew circumcised. At the hospital it got lost in translation so we lost the chance to have my OB do it, then during our stay a nurse said she didn't think our insurance covered it (which we later found out it did), so we lost that chance. We have contacted SO many places and now Andrew's insurance will no longer cover it. So our plan was to use our Care Credit card, but we've been so busy with working, blogging, plans, and baby that we haven't yet looked around for who does it.

Well, turns out Andrew has something called Phimosis, which is a medical condition which allows us to get Andrew circumcised under his current insurance. It's nothing too serious, and in the end it all works out.

We're starting to get things together for our trip to MN next month, it's coming up so fast!!! Thankfully Jesse's parents have a Pack n' Play for us to use while up north which helps SO much. Now it's just a matter of getting the rest of the baby crap into our checked bag haha!

Okay and for real, lastly.... today we introduced Andrew to the Soy formula, sippy cup, and organic rice cereal!! He did great! It took a few bites but then he loved it and it seemed to go down well too. So excited for this new chapter! :)

Leaving you with many rice-cereal-eating photos! TTFN! <3

First bite!