And away he goes....

   Well, Todd left today and won't return to Paradise until June. I am going to meet him in Sacramento tomorrow at the Radisson Hotel where the MEPS center is for his final night in California. He feels really good about it and I think that I do too; though I did feel a pang of sadness though as he said his goodbyes to Rowan. It's just that Rowan will be so different when Todd gets back. He'll be crawling or walking, talking, he will look different and act differently. I'm so worried that he won't recognize him, I don't want it to hurt Todd. I couldn't imagine having to miss all of the things that Todd will. I'm so proud of him, so proud of the sacrifices he's making to better our family-- I married very well.
   On a different note, business is booming! I've had continued work even past Christmas and people are still lining up orders. It feels so great to excel at something!!! I've begun reading more about entrepreneurship and am thinking about expanding my work to the internet by way of Etsy. I'm still in the development stages but it's all so exciting :) Hopefully, I will be able to upload some pictures of my work here but in the meantime, you can check out some of my things at: www.facebook.com/jenareynolds. Happy crocheting!!!
  

Feeding time at the zoo

   Had lots to do this month and all of it with strep throat! I thought I had it licked with antibiotics then--- POW! Round two tapped in. I've been getting by but it's been really tiring. Sorry, not trying to have a blog pity party, I swear.
   So anyway, Rowan and I headed down to DeeDee Ortiz Photography in Chico this past Wednesday for a photo shoot. DeeDee needed baby models and since mine's just so adorable, she invited us down :) We had an amazing shoot! Rowan was a total ham for the camera and never fussed. I can't wait to get the prints back and give them out for Christmas! The best part? We scored the prints for free!!!
   Also in the Reynolds news this week: Rowan started food!!! He's been eating rice cereal for a while but today we tried some peas. He's not so sure about them hahaha and our little eating session ended with him crying but it was still a lot of fun :) Here's a video for your viewing pleasure

    On a kind of sad note, Rowan's come down with a cold. He started getting off of his routine a couple of night's ago and Todd and I have been going nuts with him being awake. Being sleep deprived can make anyone crazy, especially when you already work 40 hours per week. We had no idea why he was doing it until last night his nose started running and he began coughing. Poor little man :(
    I hope he's better for Thanksgiving! We've got a lot of family to see! Poor Todd didn't know what he was getting himself into when he married me haha. Anyway, I think that's all for me tonight. Love you all!