November

Wow-I've got some catching up to do! November just flew by!

We started the month celebrating Shelly's birthday. Shelly, Ryan, Madelyn, and my mom and dad came over Saturday, Nov 5th to help us paint the nursery and to celebrate Shelly's birthday! The painting went really well and I really like the outcome. We painted it a beige color and I was skeptical at first because I wanted some color, but it looks very nice and I'll be able to accessorize and add some color after the baby is born and we find out if it's a boy or girl!

I was in Phoenix the following weekend (Thurs the 10-Sun the 13th) for a work meeting. It was hard being away--especially over the weekend....AND I had a sinus infection, which wasn't fun, but we all survived and thankfully that's behind us now! Friday night of that weekend (11/11) my entire family went to the Gophers/Bucknell basketball game. Luke was such a trooper taking Bishop and they all had a great time! A friend of mine is the associate Head Coach for Bucknell, so I was sad to miss the game and I missed seeing his family!

While I was away, Bishop got some good quality time in with Grandma Froehle and Uncle Jake...and daddy, of course, so that was good.

The weekend of the 19th I hosted a shower with Michelle and Melissa for our good friend, Anna, who is expecting twin boys. Anna is doing great--no bedrest or restrictions! Luke took Bishop to the zoo that day and the boys had a blast!

We finally introduced Bishop to peanut butter and he loved it (and isn't allergic, thank goodness)!

Our good friends, The Bitzers, moved to Detroit Lakes, so we wished them well by playing at Edinborough Park on Tuesday, the 22nd. We had never been there before and of course, Bishop had a blast! He gave his daddy quite the workout and was quite the explorer! We'll definitely be going back some time this winter to burn off some energy! We will miss the Bitzer's and it was such a nice night to spend with friends!

Violet, Bishop and Ruby

Bishop and Violet. Violet gave Bishop a hug and a kiss...and he didn't mind it at all!

Bishop pushing daddy in the gym. I'm not sure who had more fun!

Bishop jumping with Isla

Bishop's vocabulary has really taken off in the past month. We only have to say a word one time and he picks it up! Last night he showed us where his "knee" is and we haven't ever talked about that at home before--so he must be learning at school!  We had conferences with his teacher, Ms Mandy, at school in November. She had some great things to say about Bishop and said that he is very physical and excitable, but also loves to read and do his art projects...he is seriously, JUST like his dad!! She said you always know where you stand with Bishop--he's either very happy and loving, or mad and upset and he doesn't hide his feelings!! Mandy encouraged us to talk about feelings at home and to model to him how to act when he feels certain ways. One day at school he was frustrated during art because he wanted to "help" his friend finish their project....when all of a sudden he yelled out "ANGRY"! I was so surprised! I had never heard that, but we are happy he was able to express himself!

Thursday and Friday of last week Bishop went potty on the toilet at school!! While I feel like it's a long ways off, I am very happy he's interested and excited about going--I think it really helps to see his friends go and I'll take whatever we can get at this point!

Finally--I haven't talked about this a lot in my blog, but Bishop is quite the guy's guy!! He absolutely LOVES his daddy!! There's not much I can do to help him out without daddy around and Luke is so good to him! I am so thankful to have those two guys in my life! Bishop also LOVES his Papas and Uncles!