Our latest happenings

A lot has happened since I blogged last. Eugene survived the 3 weeks of student planning and training and I got my husband back at the end of August :) All the students have returned and school is back in full swing - it's fun to have them back around and now Abby has lots of older brothers and lots of girls that want to babysit. Eugene is continuing to work on his math degree and has enrolled in Calculus.
On Wednesday, Eugene took me to see the Phantom of the Opera for my 30th birthday. For those of you that don't know, my birthday was the day before Abby's birth, so we didn't do much celebrating then! I really enjoyed the show and afterward we stayed at the Radison. Yes, that means we had to leave Abby overnight for the first time. It took everything in me not to call every few minutes. Apparently she had a blast and partied with Grandma and Grandpa Bass a little too hard because Thursday she fell asleep on our way back from the dining hall at 6:30pm and didn't wake up until 7:30 the next morning. Then she took a 2 1/2 hour nap, which never happens!
Eugene purchased an iPhone and has been having a lot of fun with all it's great features. All the single picture posts you have seen were taken and blogged directly from his iPhone.
Friday I got to hear Abby giggle a real giggle for the first time - it was so cute! Not that her cackle isn't cute, but this was so adorable. She is also doing better at reaching and grabbing things.
Today also brought a first, but one I could have done without. A student was cooking oatmeal in a non-microwavable bowl and set off the fire alarm. We are very lucky that this was the first non-fire drill alarm we have experienced in our 4 school years in Farrar. However, I was in the shower. Keep in mind we live in a dorm full of men. I escaped with Abby (blow-out diaper and all) in my bathrobe out the front door to avoid the guys going out the back and then realized I was in view of all the cars driving by. The girls in the cottage next door graciously allowed me to hide out there until I could re-enter the dorm. Oh, the joys of RD life!
Well, I think that's all for now. Here are some pictures of Abby's bath tonight.