Never before have I been so happy to have a month over. Life went from busy to complete chaos before we knew it. This past week has surely ended things with a bang (Quite literally too I might add).
- Tuesday and Wednesday we drove down to South Carolina so Devan could take Step 3 (the last part of the US Medical Licensing exam). Jamis and I had a grand time exploring the quaint town of Rock Hill while Dev pounded through the days of testing. We'll be waiting in anticipation for the next few weeks to get the results back, but what a relief to have that over with.
- Thursday Devan was on call (goes to work at 4 am and gets off around noon the following day). I spent the day getting the car fixed up (oil change, tires rotated.... the works) while my girlfriend took Jamis for his first sleep over. Jamis was in heaven, mommy not so much. I've only left Jamis once before and only made it two hours before having to rush home to him. This time he was gone for nearly 30 hours. I felt completely naked without that little bug on my hip. He seemed to not even know I was gone though. Didn't sleep much that night without him.
- 3am Friday morning (reason for said baby sleepover) I picked Devan up from work (thanks to a wonderful fellow resident who came in early to work to cover for him) to drive to Durham so he could have surgery (don't worry Devan is fine and there's nothing to be worried about). Despite getting lost on the way to the surgery center, everything went great....that is until we got back to Wilmington. On our way into town I was just driving down the road, minding my own business, when all of a sudden there's a van in my lane. BAM!!!!!! We hit. Stunned I pull over to the side of the road. Seconds later there is this big guy in a wife beater hitting my car windows screaming at us. I've never locked the doors so fast. Is this really happening or is my sleep deprived diet Coke rush finally getting to me. After about 20 minutes of watching the passing traffic run over pieces of my car, the Highway patrol finally showed up. Turns out our little country bumpkin friend was at the stop sign to our right and wanted to turn left to get into the opposite lane of traffic. Well she looked to her right and took off, forgetting to look to her left and failing to see that I was right there. Thankfully her crazed son cooled down, no one was hurt, and most of all that Jamis was not in the car. She was ticketed, our car was towed away, and now we have a rental for the next 25 days until our car is fixed. I just have to laugh when I think of it all.
- Saturday in between dealing with Insurance companies, a sore husband, organizing my upcoming absence in Primary, and reminding Jamis he had a mommy, I had to make a 5 tiered cake for a wedding Sunday morning. Having never made a cake this large plus with the task of driving it an hour away, getting it on a boat, getting it off a boat, and getting it on and off a golf cart to get it to its island event was, shall we say, just a tad bit stressful. Thankfully there were no catastrophes. Not my best piece of work, but the Bride was happy and there wasn't a crumb left over.
Jamis loved that the wedding adventure meant his first boat ride. He was fascinated with the boats wake.
- After the wedding Sunday, we all took a deep breath and a long nap.
There is always a calm after the storm and thankfully that is what June has been so far. Jamis is still growing up way to fast. 17 lbs of pure joy. 
With TWO teeth now, he is beginning to eat us out of house and home. Bananas, mangos, carrots, peas, green beans, apples, he loves it all. Still his absolute favorite though is broccoli. Anytime we eat something he starts drooling and smacking his lips. It cracks me up every time. 
His new thing is feeding himself. The bottle he handles pretty well, but we still have a way to go with the spoon.
He has also discovered that he can be mobile. We're not crawling yet, but getting way to close. Much like a snake, or even a fish out of water, Jamis sets his sights on something (usually a way cool toy) and maneuvers over to it. What a determined little guy.
Look at me sitting up all by myself.
If you look really close, you can see me teeth. CHEESE!!!
Every little boy truly does need a dog. Jamis is fascinated by dogs, especially Max. He squeals every time he sees him. Thankfully Max is a great sport with all the pulls and tugs of a 6 month old.
Every morning I can't wait to see what position Jamis is in. He never fails to give me a good laugh. This kid is all over the place.
He always wakes up with a smile though. I wasn't joking when I said I have the best baby in the world.
He already knows how to work the camera. This is the picture taken for my Mommies Day present. It totally captured his little personality.
OK, I promise I'm almost done with the baby bragging.
Yesterday we bought Jamis his first set of wheels. A little All-Terrain action. I'm not sure if he had more fun getting the rides or if Devan and I did giving the rides.
He sat up, held on, and laughed through the entire tour of the neighborhood. I think we found a winner.
Tonight the boys dressed alike for the concert in the park. What a Father/Son team these two have become.
