7 Quick Takes

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I am so tired!  Kieran has been waking up every couple of hours at night to eat and my lack of sleep is slowly taking its toll.  His need for me to nurse him to sleep for naps is also wearing me out.  I think it's time to start putting him down for naps in the crib and letting him cry it out.

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My mother-in-law has been visiting since Friday and we have enjoyed her visit.  Tomorrow morning we are heading down to Tampa for the day and night and then she will be flying out early Sunday morning.  We will most likely spend Sunday in Tampa as well and I'm hoping my sis and her hubby will be able to meet us in Tampa to visit for a bit.  We are trying to decide between visiting the zoo or the aquarium.  I definitely want to try and get to the Greek restaurant in Tarpon Springs to eat again.  We went there when Mona visited last time and it was so yummy!

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Kieran cut his two bottom teeth this week so that was exciting!  I am dreading the biting while nursing which I am sure will happen any time now.  I am glad his teeth are finally starting to poke through so he will be able to eat more which will hopefully help him start sleeping longer periods at night.  That being said, he has also started showing a bigger interest in food and opens his mouth whenever we are eating to get a taste.  He makes the funniest faces when he doesn't like something.  He hates food that is pureed and will promptly spit it out and refuses to open his mouth for a second bite.

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In other big news, we will be heading to CA for Christmas!  We just purchased tickets and we will be gone December 15 to January 2nd.  We are flying out of Gainevsille but back into Tampa where we will be renting a car and driving home.  I am excited and looking forward to visiting friends and family while we are there.  The boys are also excited to be seeing Jido and cousins.  Hopefully it will turn out to be a nice little vacation.

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Thanks to Mona, Gabe and I were able to go out on a little date on Wednesday which was really nice.  We went to a local middle-eastern restaurant and had some hookah and drinks.  Elias & Aidan who hadn't napped all day fell right asleep but Mona had a more difficult time with Kieran so we had to head back after two hours to put him to sleep.  The little get-away was very refreshing and enjoyable!
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I am really excited about our two camping trips coming up in November.  We have one planned to Anastasia State Park near St. Augustine the first weekend in November and another planned the third weekend in November to Little Talbot Island State Park near Jacksonville with a few families.  Both are on the Atlantic Coast.
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We have all been basking in the very enjoyable FALL weather this past week!  It has been lovely, lovely, lovely!  The nights have been cool in the 50's and the days in the 80's with zero humidity and a cool breeze.  We have been taking advantage of this refreshing weather and playing outside every possible minute.  It has also been so nice to play out on the porch with the windows open.  I am praying that the weather will stay this way for awhile at least!