HAPPY HAPPY Mother's Day!

Well, the weekend certainly went way better than I ever expected! Friday morning started out a bit rough. Daddy found out that Grandma wasn't feeling well and needed to go to the hospital. shortly before that, we heard that we would be getting a contract on our house. Daddy went to spend the day with Grandma hoping that everything would be OK.

The contract came through late Friday, but was incomplete, so we really couldn't do anything until talking to the agent on Saturday morning. Grandma was fine, so we were all able to breathe a sigh of relief. Friday afternoon, we found out that another couple also were going to put a contract in on Saturday. We were very excited!

Owen is still teething, and has been growing increasingly frustrated when I don't understand what he's trying to tell me. So we're moving into temper tantrums mode. We're trying to get him to use his words, because he knows many words, but he's frustrated, as are we. It's tough when someone doesn't understand you.

However, even when he's MADDER than MAD, sometimes the only thing that will calm him is the TV - I know, this is SO bad. But he loves Baby Einstein, and Sesame Street and (ugh) the TeleTubbies.

I'm OK with Owen watching Sesame and Baby Einstein, but I HATE the TeleTubbies. But sometimes, it is the only thing that will distract him and calm him down, so he watches it sparingly, but he does enjoy it.

He is eating a little better, he was more willing to try different things this weekend. He had pancakes which he rarely eats, cinnamon buns on mother's day, and several other new foods. His latest thing is not having it broken into baby pieces. He likes the big chunk of pizza, or toast, or french fry. He prefers to bite it off. And he ends up with it every where, but it's cute, and wonderful to see him eating.

Saturday panned out perfectly. We sat around on pins and needles dealing with both agents, and trying to finalize a contract. One contract was clearly more for our team, so we went with that one, and were ready to celebrate, we were very happy. It was so nice to feel that we're done with showings, and seemed to find someone who will love our house as much as we love it. It's a great feeling, that finally, we're doing the right thing, and we're so excited.

Mother's Day was terrific. It was the first time in 52 days, that we didn't have to talk to agents, get ready for showings or clean up just so we could go out for 2 hours. It was a great day. Daddy picked up Owen from his bed, and brought him to Mommy. He was very snugly, and was just adorable lying in bed with us. Then we had a nice breakfast. Owen gave Mommy his card, and a new shirt and pair of shorts. Then we had plenty of time to relax and get ready for dinner. We had dinner at the Country Club with Mommy's family.

Owen played for a while, sat in the high chair for a while, and then commandeered a Blackberry to get away... It was a great day.

Next step... where will we go between July 1 and our house being complete. We're investigating all our options... yet another daunting process, but finally this is a good problem to have. House is nearly sold, and we're on our way to the OBERLIN!!!! YEAH! So very exciting.