Serif's Poster Part II (finally)

we finally got Serif's Hatch Show Print poster framed. i'm not sure how much we explained back then but this is one of Jim Sherraden's monoprints. he's taken four blocks from other individual pieces/posters to create this unique one.

it's divided into quadrants with the Hatch logo in the middle.


the amazon woman,


the panther woman,


dancing girls,


and 15¢


it's so big we had to hang it sideways - for now.


the coolest part was even though Jim couldn't create us a custom piece, he customized it by adding "To Serif" and signing and dating it again. thanks Jim!


and Serif seemed to like it!

i like daddy's car

i got the privilege of taking the boy to daycare today so this was his first ride in the beetle. he seemed to enjoy it.

Heaven On Earth

Jeff posted this and then told me I could write something if I wanted to. Well, you know me I have to record everything.

Sunday night we went to see Riders In The Sky. They were kicking off a summer concert series at a little amphitheatre in Crockett Park in Brentwood. We met up with our friends William, Karla and Fox and brought a picnic dinner and blankets. It was perfect weather and felt so nice to be able to take Serif to his first concert (with the exception of all those I went to while I was pregnant with him. hehehe). Anyways, the concert was a lot of fun and there were lots of kids there in their cowboy boots, hats and 'get-up'. It was so fun to watch the kids go down the hill and to the stage where they would all dance around foot loose and fancy free. It made us look forward to getting to watch Serif run down the hill to enjoy a little dance with the band. He's already got his boots, we'll have to get him a hat! HeeHeeHee, he'll be our little Buckaroo!

About half way through the show Jeff looks at me and says, 'This is what heaven's going to be like'. I smiled and laughed a little and thought how cool of a thought that is. He always makes me think and always has these clever little thoughts to share . . . one of the things I love about him most.

Nice Fauxhawk - Part II

If you'll remember, there was an earlier post that we did the day after Serif was born titled 'Nice Fauxhawk'. A lot has changed since then but he's really never been able to wear his hair like this because it's too fine and fuzzy. Well, his hair's finally growing thicker and longer so we decided to play with it a little after his bath. We realized we could get it to stand up but the real kicker was the fact that it falls right back down as the hair dries. So . . . I guess it will still be little bit before he really gets to wear it like this. That's okay though, I enjoy the crazy fuzz right now. Everything's going so fast that I don't get too anxious for stuff to change. I just soak up what I can every day.

The other top tooth is here!

This tooth has been making Serif's gum swell for the past couple weeks. Early this week we had a few fussy days as the tooth has made it's way through the gum. It amazes me how quickly it shows up once it breaks through. What you couldn't see last weekend, you can see really well this weekend!

7 Months!

Can you believe that Serif is now 7 months? Hmmmm. So crazy fast! This is one our favorite photos that Jeff took on Sunday (a day after he turned 7 months).

Another update - We took him back to the doctor on Monday because we noticed the 'Croupy' cough coming back and his breathing was getting bad again. Here's what we found out:

The doctor thinks he has a 'reactive cough' which basically means a mild case of Asthma. He said if that's what it is then it typically goes away by the age of 2. So that's good news. We have to monitor him for the next week and see if the cough is gone by next Monday. If it's not, we have to put him on Singulair for a couple weeks and see how he does with that. Perhaps this could be allery related. By the end of those 2 weeks it will be Summer and all of the 'allergy season' stuff should be gone. Hopefully his coughing and breathing will be better by that point. If it's still not better then we will have to resort to breathing treatments. We're praying for a good report soon and that we won't have to go that far with all of this. Keep Serif in your prayers that this will all clear up soon!

The Godby Boys and NASCAR

Enough said.