JJ and then some!

Things are really looking up here. I'm starting to feel like I have some roots here in Conway. We played our third game yesterday for softball and lost. That puts us at 2-1. It was still fun and the girls are really warming up to me. We play again tomorrow. JJ and Robert are supposed to come out and cheer me on.
I did an unofficial weigh of JJ on my bathroom scale and to my calculations he weighs 18.5 pounds!! That means he's gained almost a full 3 pounds in one month! I did it twice to double check. I'll have to do it again because I almost don't believe it myself. I've signed JJ up for swim classes at the gym. It should be lots of fun. In the bath JJ sticks his face in the water so he will be a natural in class. I signed up for May but may change it to June because we (JJ and I) are traveling to the west coast mid-May for 10 days. We are visiting Robert's aunt Freda who lives in Etna, CA and my friend Caroline in Portland, OR. Ironically, Jay and Tiffany will be on vacation in Portland during the same week. I am looking forward to the visit but a little nervous about flying with JJ. They are long flights and he is less content to stay in one spot like he was at 5 months. I just have to go for it and trust that there will be help along the way. In the past I've found that women are quick to lend a hand when they see me traveling by myself with JJ and needing assistance. I'm also nervous that the time change will mess with JJ's sleeping habits plus coming home we don't arrive until 11:20 pm. I trust that he will conk out on my chest sleeping most of that flight.
This Sunday there is a fundraiser for YoungLives. It is an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at the local favorite diner joint here in Conway. I'll be working it from 8-11am. It should be fun and more opportunity to meet people. The flip side to that is that we won't be going to that church until the next week.
Next weekend Conway hosts its annual 'Toad Suck Daze'. It is a three day festival with food, entertainment, games, etc. I'm really looking forward to it. I can sense the increase of activity in the community with the warmer weather. Like I said, thing are looking up.