p.s.

... no real progress on walking yet. However, we have noticed that Kevin will "walk" so much better if anyone other than me or Nate is holding his hand. If Nate or I try to practice walking with him he just collapses to his knees and bounces up & down for us to pick him up. You can guess what happens next.

Despite his lack of walking, he has to be the fastest "cruiser" ever. I see now why moms must have eyes in the back of their heads.

What are we doing all day in Iowa?

You may ask, "What do you do all day"? For the average mom, this is a question with endless answers. Certainly, there is not much down time while keeping up with a 1-year old, but as we are staying with family in Iowa right now, I am doing me best to keep us busy. I am trying to get Kevin outside as much as possible. We take a long walk every morning that ends at the swingset down the street.

First, let me say that we spend a great majority of our time following the weather report! Seriously, each night we watch 3 or 4 news channels to keep up with all the flooding coverage. It is terrible here, we have quickly learned what an impact this flooding will have to all the great farmers of the State.

Tuesday night we took Kevin swimming. There are 2 pools in town, each with wading pools for Kevin. I knew he would enjoy the pool since he LOVES to splash. The best part was, he went to bed sooooo easy when we got home. I told Nate we should buy a house with a pool so Kevy could splash every day. He said "no way", of course. Yesterday we were planning to meet a few other moms at the zoo, but you guessed it, there was more RAIN! So Kevin and I drove by a few houses that we are interested in and hit the mall. Today we are meeting a friend for lunch. The grand finale of our week is that we are going back to Chicago on Friday. Can't wait!!!

Each day ends with Nate giving Kevin a bath. I love that Nate is in charge of that process! Here are a few photos... watch out Tanya & Dave... this gives you a good idea of what your babies will look like someday. Doesn't this look just like David?

He's walking... well, sort of...

Learning to walk

Kevin has taken a few steps, but not on his own yet. He has a few push toys that help him along inside, but we thought it would best to practice in the yard. One thing we don't have in Chicago; a big yard for Kevin to play in - so it has been nice to get outside. Afterall, the grass is soft to land on when Kevin wipes out!

(ps - thank goodness for the diapers, they give him extra padding for the landing)

Kevin with his Dad & Great Grandpa Jimmie:

Greetings from Iowa

We made it to Iowa on Saturday. It was really sad to leave, but I know we will be going back again to officially move our stuff. Kevin did really well in the car. The funniest part of the road trip... trying to decide if Kevin had a poopy diaper or if it was just the smell of farmland! Yep, it was Kevin, not the smell of the cows.

We arrived in Ames on Saturday night around 10:00. Kevin is getting comforable with everything here. There is a park nearby and lots of walking trails. Once this rainy weather blows through, we plan to be outside a lot!

Nate's first day of work is today. It is tough not having him around all day. I have been very spoiled for the past 3 weeks! It's sad that our family/unemlployment time is over - but very good for Nate to get a paycheck again $$$!

You all know how I feel about cats...

BUT, Nate didn't want my neurosis to impact Kevin. For Memorial Day, we visited Aunt Nicole & Uncle Joe's house. Kevin met their cats. He was not afraid of them at all. We were surprised that the kitties didn't run away from Kevin right away. Instead, Angel sat next to Kevin as they checked eachother out. Well, we are headed for Iowa tomorrow. Nate begins his new job on Monday! Our condo has not sold yet, so we will be driving back & forth a ton. Wish us luck!!!

zoo video :)