Oh Baby!

Yesterday was one of the hardest days we've had for a few months. I keep hearing that after babies turn 3 months things get so much better. Well my baby is just shy of 3 months old and yesterday made me wonder if things are getting worse instead of better. Despite the long and difficult day, (I decided that God wanted to make it up to me) he slept for 9 hours straight. Unfortunately I kept waking to check on him because it is so uncharacteristic, but quickly fell back asleep after seeing that he was fine. (Checking on him is so easy because I have a video monitor thanks to my husband's family). Today has been a bit better but still a little difficult. I'm sure it will pass and he will be happy again someday. Hopefully we don't have to wait too long.

Road Trip from Idaho

We had a great time in Idaho in August. It was fun to introduce the baby to all of our family. We had a good drive back to Washington where we stopped to look at the beautiful Multnomah Falls. We also stopped for a little break at The Dalles Oregon. There was a nice little park on the beach of the Columbia River there so we took a walk along the bank and stretched our legs.

Crash! Resolved

When we would tell others that the driver that collided with Matt had Allstate insurance, most of them would give their regrets and tell us that we were going to be taken advantage of. Fortunately we were blessed to have a pretty good experience. Matt met with the claims adjuster, once the car had been estimated to be a total loss, and convinced them that the car was in great condition and that we had just had a new paint job and that it was worth much more than they were originally going to pay for it. They gave us a pretty good settlement.

In addition, we began car shopping and found this beauty for a decent price. The seller met our baby and (being a grandpa himself) gave us an even better deal than we were hoping.

In the end we felt very blessed and full of gratitude for people who are honest, trusting, and giving. We also are very happy to have our "new" Subaru Legacy that is running well.