happy fourth of july!

happy fourth to everyone! i'm missing home a little, since we used to all get together for the fourth (way back when) and in more recent years, the holiday meant just spending time with whoever was around. but... this year brings new friends to spend time with, so that's neat. before too long we will be headed over to maricopa to pick up angie, kimber and krista and then up to phoenix where we'll meet up with brad later. i got everything packed pretty quickly this morning... it's amazing just how much STUFF you take when you have a baby! crazy. we're only going to be gone thru sunday and it seems like we've packed for a month. i'm trying to be really optomistic about how cole will do with the late nights and activity... last night got up once, cried for what seemed like 5 minutes (probably closer to 2 or 3, since everything seems to be longer when it's dark and you're sleepy....) and then slept soundly till about 6.30, so it was a good night! maybe we'll get lucky and he'll do the same thing the next few nights...! and as long as i'm bearing good news, i stepped on the scale this morning, prepared for a shock... shocked i was- i've gained only a pound since getting pregnant! good- i refuse to be a whale through THIS pregnancy... and i'm off to a good start. weird, since to me, it seems like all i do is eat. then again, i do have a little monkey to chase around. anyhoo, hope everyone has a great fourth, stay safe, have fun!!