Catch Up

It's been a week since our last post. Needless to say, it has been a hectic seven days at the Rutledge household. Owen was sick last week, followed by Amy. Gus caught a small piece of the bug towards the end of the week, but he & I seemed to avoid the worst of it. Still, there was a prevailing lack of sleep going on in our house for most of the week.

Last Tuesday marked the beginning of the rice cereal experiment for the boys. It is our first attempt at feeding the boys solid food. The first night was a disaster with both Amy & I ending up with most of it on the floor, on the boys' faces, and on their outfits -- little made it to the mouths. Owen screamed his way through the feeding, stopping only when the spoon was in his mouth. It was quite humorous -- now at least. We'll try to get some pictures up to illustrate -- funny stuff. Towards the end of the week they seemed to warm up to cereal a bit more.

Friday night we got a call from our friend Dan Wilkerson who had a three-day leave from Fort Bragg. He drove up to visit and get some R&R. Owen & Gus behaved much better this visit. The last time Dan came up the boys weren't sleeping through the night so this time was much more relaxing.

And on Sunday the boys got to meet our buddy Dave Jenkins and his dog Mack. It was good to catch up with Dave who we hadn't seen much in the past few months since he moved to the sprawling metropolis of Selma.

This week we get ready for our trip to Kentucky on Wednesday. We are looking forward to relaxing with family and friends and introducing the boys to those who have not seen them. The plane ride there may take a year or two off our lives with two little ones, but we'll make the best of it. Happy Monday everyone.