Roll Over Achieved

Its official, Bridget has rolled over from her back to belly at just shy of 3 months old!!  We don't have video proof yet so you'll have to believe us for now.  She is also very close to sleeping through the night from 6pm - 6am, which is just in time with today being Sara's first day back at work. 

Midwest Summer Tour 2014

In the grand tradition of Clark W. Griswold and the great family road trip, the Doudts packed up the ol' sportwagon and made the trek back to the Midwest.



A few stats to consider over the 13 day trip:
- 35+ hours on the road
- Over 2000 miles driven
- 7 States driven through (twice)
- Over 15 Starbursts consumed by Sara
- At least 4 candy bars consumed
- 0 "blowouts" by the kids (a huge upset for the Vegas odds)
- 30 minutes of drive time through near-tornado-like conditions
- 4 tunnels through mountains
- 6 tollbooths
- 0 Wrong turns
- 0 Speeding tickets (another huge upset for Vegas)
- 0 iPad time for the kids
- Countless "truck, truck, truck" excited screams by Xavier
- 2 Great Grandmas visited multiple times
- 2 Sets of Grandmas and Grandpas visited multiple times
- 5 nephews played with

Months: Xavier - 17, Bridget - 1

Bridget is growing fast and already has a double chin.  :)  She loves baths, being held upright on your chest, and snorts while she sleeps.

Xavier just had his second hair cut and did so well - no crying.  He looks like such a big boy.  He loves water (swimming, just splashing around, and bath time). His new favorite word is but(t).  We're not sure what he's referring to though.

Recent photos of both Bridget and Xavier.

Bridget's First Week

Bridget is doing really well.  She loves to sleep and was already back to birth weight within a few days. After a few days of not felling well, Xavier is back to his old self.  Here are a few photos from Bridget's first week which included a trip to Duke Gardens with Grammy and Papa Doudt.

A Perfect Mother's Day Gift

Bridget Catherine Doudt arrived earlier than planned.  She decided it was time to see the world at 5:53am on Sunday, 5/11/14.  She weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 21.5 inches long.  Sara's C-Section went perfect and Bridget came out singing...loudly, and hasn't stopped.  She certainly has a set of lungs on her.  Bridget has got a lot of black hair that likes to stick up in mow-hawk fashion.  She is a great eater and so far loves to nap in the daytime...which we need to get switched to the nighttime.

Xavier has been a good big brother, pointing at Bridget and saying, "baby."  Otherwise, he's mostly ignored her probably thinking she'll leave at some point.  :)  Unfortunately, Xavier has been dealing with an ear infection and cold so he's been a little extra clingy and fussy.

We also wanted to give a shout-out and BIG THANKS to Gabrielle, Ben, Barbara, and Brian for all their help on Saturday night and Sunday looking after Xavier while we went to the hospital.  Plus, Brian mowed our lawn.  It's never looked so good.  Being so far from family, it's such a blessing to have close friends there for you.

This Just In: More Photos of XAVIER!

Xavier at 16 Months

India Trip

In early April I was sent to India for two weeks by Ontario Systems for a client going live on one of their software packages.  It was my second trip to India for work purposes...the first trip was to the New Delhi area.  This time we flew to Mumbai and then drove onto Pune where the client is located.  It was a good trip and the client was happy with what we accomplished. I was glad I went but I missed Sara and Xavier desperately....thankfully we were able to FaceTime almost everyday which helped.

Here are some of the photos from the trip.

Xavier Loves To Swing

At the park-010-1.jpg a photo by ajdoudt on Flickr.

We had a great time at the park on Saturday. Xavier loves the slides and sandbox too! More photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajdoudt