9 months!

Yay! Olivia is 9 months old today! Let's see what she's been up to:

*CRAWLING! (we just picked this up at Aunt Lisa's yesterday!)
*sitting herself up from laying on her tummy and after crawling
*clapping (at herself of course)
*waving hello to Addison (no one else, just Addy)
*kissing (mostly Mommy)
*rolling away from Daddy when he changes her diapers
*petting her new cousin Addison
*growing lots of teeth (has 2 bottom, getting 3 top)
*talking, squealing, talking...and more squealing
*pulling up to her knees

Right now we are in the "transition" phase of our move. Last Saturday we drove from Humble to Memphis, TN. Then Sunday morning we got up and drove to Jeffersonville, IN. We are staying this week at my sister's house. Addison is ADORABLE! She's doing very well and so is her Mommy. :) On Saturday we'll head up to Indianapolis for a wedding. After that we'll head up to Peru, which is my final destination until we sell our house. Eric will visit with his family for a while and then head back to Indianapolis on Sunday evening. He starts his new job at Interactive Intelligence on Monday, August 4th.

So what's our big news?

We are moving! Yep, that's right folks. We are packing up our stuff and heading north.

Who: The entire Comerford Clan (including Miss Lupe)
What: Moving!
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana
When: Saturday, July 26
Why: Many reasons..mainly to be closer to family and have better weather
How: Lupe and Olivia by plane, Eric and Kelly by car

I am sure everyone has a million questions as to why we are moving, so we have compiled a FAQ section. If your question is not answered below, feel free to ask by leaving a comment! :)

1. How long has this been in the works?
Eric and I originally decided to move to Louisville, KY around the beginning of this year. He looked at jobs in that area for quite some time to no avail. Then we decided maybe we could give Indianapolis a try. One thing lead to another and he was offered a position at Interactive Intelligence around the end of June.

2. Is ExxonMobil transferring Eric to Indianapolis?
No. Eric had to resign from XOM to accept this new position. We waited until he was vested in the company. That means he can keep all of XOM's contributions to his 401K. Nice.

3. Where will Eric be working?
Eric will work for a company called Interactive Intelligence. They are a VoIP company. He will be testing software when the developers come up with new releases. That's all I know. :)

4. Will Kelly be working?
Yes, I'll be hard at work with Miss Olivia and Miss Lupe. :)

5. Do you have a new house?
Unfortunately, we have not sold our house here in Houston. So, during the week Eric will be staying in Indianapolis with his good friend Tim. I will be a nomad, staying with a few different family members an hour and a half away from Eric. :(

6. How is Lupe getting to Indiana?
That's right folks, Lupe will be getting an experience of a lifetime! She'll be riding on the airplane with Olivia and Grandma Karen. We figured a 2 hour plane ride would be much better for her than a 22 hour car ride. Same goes for Olivia.

7. Why Indianapolis?
Easy! It is pretty much the midpoint between our families! My parents, Eric's parents, his sister and brother-in-law, and Grandmother all live in the same town an hour and a half north of Indy. My sister, brother-in-law, and new little niece Addison all live in Jeffersonville, which is about an hour and 45 minutes south of Indy.

8. Are we going to miss Texas?
MOST DEFINITELY! So many things happened here. This was a major stage in our lives and we will really miss it. We LOVE our neighbors and wish we could take them all with us.

We have a niece!

My sister Lisa and her husband JC had their first baby yesterday. Here's what I know:

Addison Kate Wilkinson
Born 3:22 pm.
6 lbs. and 19 in.

Quick update

No, I haven't forgotten about my blog. I have been watching my neighbor's kids this week. So on my plate I have Olivia (my 8 month old), Sophie (my neighbor's 10 month old), and Micah (Sophie's 3 year old brother). Am I insane? No! My great friend Cindy has graciously accepted my plea for help and has been here with me! :) I'll have much more news at the end of this week, with a HUGE piece that is sure to shock all! Stay tuned!

Babysitting schmabysitting...this is a piece of cake!

(Note: NO children were harmed in the taking of this photo!)

"I've got chocolate milk. What you got?" -Micah

How many unsafe things can you count in this photo? :)

"Hurry up and take the picture so I can eat my Mickey Mouse cookie!"

LONG story as to how this happened! But in the end, everyone was having fun!

A little better

Olivia went down around 7 for good last night. She whimpered on and off, but slept through the night. She woke up at 6:30 this morning. She had a little solid food and a bottle and seemed to be doing fine, until about 10 minutes ago when she puked again. No fever today, though, so that is good. :)

I feel yucky, Mommy

Olivia woke up late this morning, and super cranky! She started rubbing her eyes like she does when she is tired about an hour after she got up. I felt her forehead and it was burning up! So I took her to her room to give her a little Tylenol (her temp. is 102.2) and as soon as it went it...it came back out. She projectile vomited it, along with all of her squash from breakfast (yes, veggies in the morning). Yuck. I tried again...this time it was the formula that came out, and this time it shot out of her mouth AND nose! Poor kid. So I stripped her down on a blanket and went to get the phone to call the doctor and she was half asleep by the time I came back. This is how I found her:



So the nurse told me to give her a lukewarm bath and then in 3 hours give her Motrin. I keep checking on her every 5 minutes. She rolls her eyes open, looks at me, moans, and closes her eyes. Poor baby!

Attempts at crawling

Helping Mom fold the laundry.

Mom, you sure are funny!

I want to mess up that nice stack of wash cloths!

Almost there!

Uh oh, something doesn't seem right!

Crash!

Ah man, I messed up my hair!

Maybe I'll take up walking instead.

No, Olivia is NOT walking, nor is she trying to walk. She just likes to stand next to the ottoman and play with things that are on it. She is getting to be quite brave!

Happy (late) 4th of July!

Friends are FUN!

Last Saturday two of the most wonderful women in the WORLD came to visit! Amanda was my roommate at Purdue for 2 years! Beth was a great friend who visited us often and accompanied us on almost all of our Dairy Queen runs! She lived with us for a few weeks while she transitioned from a house to an apartment downtown. I love these girls!

We had a lot of fun while they were here. Amanda got to meet Olivia for the first time. Olivia liked her a lot! O knows Beth and warmed up to her pretty quickly. We went shopping for some things to decorate our house. Cold Stone has replaced Dairy Queen in my book of favorites (the DQ's here aren't like they are in IN) so of course we had to hit it up one evening! On Sunday the power went out for a few hours. It was crazy, but fun.

There is a lot more to be said, but I'll let the pictures do the talking! :) I miss you girls already!