October 2014 = Healing

October proved to be my best month yet, postpartum.  On the first if the month, I visited my doctor and she thought it best (and I agreed) that my medicine dosage needed to be upped a bit to really get me feeling better.  So, my dosage was doubled.  By the end of the month I was starting to feel like my old self more and more.  I was coming out of the fog I had been in, emerging from the cloud that hovered over me.

October 3-5, 2014:

New Heater Core

Brandon and his dad replaced the heater core in the truck just before it turned cold for good.

They had to take out the entire dashboard for this process.....crazy!

October 4, 2014:

Jedi's first wedding reception

Bryce and Brooke (friends of Brandon) had a destination wedding, but had a reception back at home.

Brandon is good friends with Bryce's brother Barrett (far right).

Random pictures from October......

October 10, 2014:

3 Months!!

October 10-12, 2014:

Weekend in Lville

Jedi got his snuggled in with Nana.....

.....and PawPaw after we arrived there late Friday evening.

The next day, we attended a reunion with some friends.  We had all attended church together, back in our single days, and now we're all married with kiddos.  It had been about 3 years since we'd all seen each other.  We met at a pizza parlor and then went for ice cream afterward.  It was so fun!

Jedi and Baby D, Shannon's little girl.

After the reunion, we stopped in for a quick visit with Nana at her work.

That Sunday, we went to a cookout for my cousin, Jennifer, and her daughter, Sweet A's birthdays.

Mamaw got lots of Jedi time.

Around this time, Jedi started to get really distracted when he was nursing.  If I talked AT ALL, he would stop and just stare at me.  Like this......

It cracked me up!  

Big Boy in his exersaucer.

We spent a lot of time like this.....and sometimes Mommy napped too. 

October 17, 2014:

First visit to Keeneland

We had a family outing to see the horses race.

He fell asleep one night looking at his hand. 

October 23-25, 2014:

Mammaw & Pappaw (Brandon's parents) in town

Also this weekend was Brandon's 40th Birthday party!

I made lots of chili!

Brandon grilled hot dogs

Several friends and family attended.

He always has to have his monkey (paci)

Friar Tuck Hair

October 27, 2014:

My Birthday

Brandon surprised me with a massage gift certificate for my birthday!

....and another FUN gift!

"Tickets" to see Garth Brooks (in 1993).

And a box set of his Concerts!

Brandon got a new iPhone!

October 29, 2014:

Brandon's Birthday

On Brandon's actual birthday (the party I threw for him was several days early), the guys at work decorated his office and lad space.

We went to Bella Notte, a yummy Italian place, for his birthday.

Halloween 2014:

Dville Visit

My mom was in Dville helping her friend (Alycea) with her jewelry business, so we made the 35 minute trek there to see them.

My grandparents live in Dville too, so we got to see them as well.

And PawPaw was in town as well.

Before we left Dville, we stopped into my Aunt Nancy's work so she could meet Jedi for the first time.

That evening, we dressed Jedi up as Mickey Mouse!

Some friends stopped by with their kiddos, one of which was Mickey too!

And that was October 2014.