Mr. Mom

Well, I got to see what life at home with Lily is like. The week of August 25, I stayed home with Lily while Katy headed back to work at Bless Your Heart. We are quite fortunate in our plans with Lily, having both grandparents in town. She will spend Mondays with the Brockmans and Tuesday and Wednesdays in Live Oak. However, we felt it was good to ease back into this routine a bit. So, I stayed home for the week. I went up to the store on Monday mid-afternoon to let Katy feed Lily and we spent the rest of the day at home. On Tuesday, Uncle Andy came over to hang out, put Lily's high chair together. We watched Episode III of Star Wars, and Lily knew that was going on so she took an extra long nap. That evening, I took Andy down in an intense game of Star Wars Trivial Pursuit (thankfully, for Lily's sake, she didn't have to witness that). I surprised Katy when she got home as I was making dinner, and I was dressed up as in the picture below. Wednesday, I had some work things to do so Lily joined me for lunch with Mrs. Amber and then I hung out at the store for a bit as I had to take a work call. We had a breakfast food potluck dinner with our community group that night (fell off the Weight Watchers diet wagon). Thursday, Katy stayed home. We had a fun surprise and as I was headed home from the gym, we saw a pink fire truck parked at the U.City F.D., so we got some good shots. Lily had some dinner and played with her Star Wars McDonalds toys.

That Saturday was the Bless Your Heart, 8th birthday party. Lily added some cuteness to the party, I got the joy of bringing lunch back to the BYH crew. We had a nice long weekend as I was off most of Monday as well. I went into work for a half day and Lily got some time with Grandma Patty and even Aunt Bethany was in town from Michigan (we have certainly been blessed to see them so much since Lily has been born). On Tuesday, Katy and Lily headed up to Austin to visit Lisa and get their nails done at Embellish. Grammy and Lisa's mom were along as well. Later in the week, on Friday, Lily and Katy came downtown and met me for lunch. We got to show Lily off at Mi Tierra, and she got to see how much her mama likes the Mexican cookies (who doesn't). Katy and Aunt Bethany went shopping in the afternoon and then Uncle Andy & Bethany were over that night for dinner.

Later that evening, it was Lily's best friend, Faith, who came over to visit. Faith and her mom & dad, along with Aunt Emily were over for the weekend. Lily didn't get to spend much time with them on Friday night, but then Mom & Dad were out early on Saturday for a run, so Lily got to be awaken by everyone else, and get a bottle from Kelly. The rest of the group went to Sea World for the day (too soon for Lily to go out there). We hung out at home for most of the afternoon, although Lily's big outing for the day was riding in the car while we went to get a Happy Meal at a couple of different McDonalds restaurants so Dad could collect some Star Wars toys to add to Lily's high chair (although we know he is really getting them for himself). That night was date night for Kelly & Steven, so we had a big girls night in, making cookies, cupcakes, and watching 'Finding Nemo'. Sunday we went to church and Lily got to wear the new outfit that Faith brought to her. After church, we had lunch at Bellacino's and then Lily got a long nap in, while Dad went to the gym. That evening, Justin and Kimber were over for dinner, and Lily provided some noise accompaniment during the meal.

Last week started Lily's first week of normal activities. It is Monday with Grandma Patty and Tuesdays and Wednesdays nearby with Grammy. This week was a bit unusual, though (as probably most weeks will be). Monday was nice to take her downtown to my parents. Even though the drive is not really the time to be claiming quality father-daughter time, I did feel like it made my commute a bit more interesting. Tuesday, Lily and her mom and grandma and aunt headed over to Houston to be shown off. This made for a hard hard day for Lily. She sure was a hit over there with some of the store owners Katy has been working with for a long time, but she did not like being in her car seat for so long. Wednesday, Katy and Grammy stayed home to price jewelry, so Lily could have a bit of a normal day. At one point during the day, Katy laid her down for a nap; she didn't cry at all and Katy was actually able to see Lily put her thumb in her mouth, close her eyes, and instantly fall asleep. The rest of the week was pretty good for Lily as she got to be home with Katy both days. I was pretty lazy and didn't feel like running so we had some time at home on Thursday night.

Friday, Katy's prayer group came over during the money, so Lily got to play with Wimberly (Hadessa is not yet playing but soon will be a good playmate). The girls loved on Lily. Later that day, we had a meeting with our financial planner so Lily got some time with Grammy while we were there and then we headed over to eat at Order Up. Katy went over to Sylvia's house to help with baby Player's nursery. Hurricane Ike hit the Texas coast that night, so I picked up Lily and we headed home to watch Geraldo and the other crazy reporters braving the elements (talking about the storm of an "apocalyptic and draconian" nature). Check out Geraldo's tumble: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW0M-DvkEn8 Saturday, we were expecting bad weather here, so I wasn't mentally prepared to run so we just had a lazy morning around the house. We took Lily out with us to get some Starbucks and run by the bank. Then, Lily had a nap and I dragged myself to do a gym run and watch Missouri play football (looking good so far, with a 69-17 win, but Nevada is not known as a football powerhouse). We had an evening out for Candes' birthday party that night so Lily got some more time with Grammy before her vacation in Chicago.

Sunday was a good day. Lily had a good morning and we were right on time for church (another change of color, with a blue outfit for Lily). Lily had another day in the nursery. After church, Lily took a long nap and then Katy had a spa party for Robi. Lily and I went to hang out with Rix & Jeff. I would say Lily was forced to chill with the fellas, but she slept almost two hours over there. We came home, did some stuff around the house, and got ready for our week ahead.