Goings on

We have been a busy household as of late. Alex and I went to the beach last Friday. It was his first trip. He had the best time. We stayed out on the beach for a while until it got a little stormy. Then we went to the indoor pool. We put him in his little float in the baby pool and he started using the float like a walker. He could just touch the bottom of the pool with his toes. So he was having a good time tooling around the pool.

He also started crawling about 2 weeks ago. Nothing is off limits now. Brian and I had to use our bodies to block him from crawling out of the living room last night. He was all over us and getting mad because we wouldn't let him go where he wanted. He also tried to crawl into the fireplace. We really have to baby proof the house now. He's growing too fast!!

I have been keeping up with a couple of blogs that depress me and make me want to get home as quickly as I can and spend as much time with my little monkey man. Keep the Kiersey's in your prayers. They just lost their littel angel of 9 weeks about a week ago. They have had a very rough road to travel.

First Pool Trip

We took our little Chunky Monkey to the pool a little over a week ago. He loved it. His Gama bought a little car float that has a canopy over the top to keep the sun from being so bad. After we put him in the float, he started kickin' those little footies and kinda navigating around the pool some. He found a little girlfriend while he was there. He seems to have a thing for older women. She was 7 months old. :)

He still doesn't have any teethyet, but is drooling like crazy. Still doesn't really crawl yet, but is doing some kind of Army belly scoot. It's really funny to see him scoot around a roll to get to where he wants to go.

Rosie is going to spend the night with me, Uncle Fancy Pants, and Alex Thursday. We are going swimming on Friday so we'll probably have lots of pictures to share. Meanwhile, I've added pictures from his first pool adventure.

Loves and kisses!!!

Talking and walking

Over the past couple of weeks Alex has learned several new word like baba, Dada, and even a tough one flaflaf. Of course there are lots of other "words" mixed up in there. He hasn't started on mama yet. He can't quite get the m's yet.

We have also experienced his first bath mohawk. I found out that his hair is not as straigh as we thought. Instead of the hair standing straight up, it curled back like cartoon waves. It was soooo cute. I've added some pictures. We also got his first walker. It's a jeep. His Daddy is so jealous.

Our Little Braves Fan

This video is of Alex trying to make a Raspberry. I had just changed his diaper and was making sounds at him. I realized he was trying to make the sounds back to me. I think he does it once. The rest of the time the noise is coming from the back of his throat. I thought it was very cute.

Crying and Crying and Crying Some More

I have an issue with my son. Our little angel(with devil horns). Just kidding. Last night, Alex woke us up 7 times by 6:00AM. I'm not sure what the problem was. I just know that by the time morning cam, I was completely worn out.

We've had a couple of rough days lately. Sunday, Alex and I went out to eat with my friend Kimberly. He was great in the noisy restaurant. He ate his food and let me eat mine. After Kimberly and I ate and caught up, Alex and I went to my parents house. He was good there too. Well, we left my parents at about 5:45 PM and got home after 6. Brian went out with a frind so it was just me and the little man. I gave Alex his bottle and played with him for a little while. Around 7, he started to get a little fussy. It gradually got worse. Around 8, I called my husband to see if he would come home and help me and I ended up telling him to stay out. I felt guilty for asking him to give up what little bit of free time he has. I gave Alex a bath after that. He was content to sit in the tub and play for a while. After I got him out and dressed him, it started all over again. Only this time, it was worse. He was screaming and crying and I couldn't do anything to soothe him. I changed his diaper, gave him his last bottle, gave him a little tylenol, tried to find something for him to play with. . . nothing worked. I called Brian again and told him that I needed him to come home. "Please come home. I can't do this by myself anymore tonight." I called my sister, Noel, and vented/cried/had a nervous breakdown while the baby lay in his crib screaming. After a few minutes, I went back in and picked up the hysterical infant and tried once again to soothe the sobbing little beast(he's really not a beast, it just seemed like it at the time). I walked and rocked him for about 30 minutes and he finally gave up the fight. Zonked out as soon as his Daddy walked in the door. It just figures. I needed help and as soon as help arrived, it was all over. I never could figure out what was wrong. I guess we'll never know. I have figured out that the world does not end when a baby won't stop crying. It just seems like it.

If anyone has any suggestions that I may not have tried, please feel free to give them.

The Amazing Baby

Some days I am just amazed at what a baby does. Alex has discovered his hands and feet. He balls his hands up and brings them up to his face. When he gets them right in front of his face, he stretches out his hands and startles himself. "Oh my! They did something!" He does something similar with his feet. He stares at them for a few seconds. Then, if they move, it catches him off guard. "What the??? They moved!!" I get this look that says, "Mommy, what is that? I think I'm doing it but, I'm not sure." Love it!

On Sunday, he started talking for extended periods of time to anything that was near. You hear the "Aahhh" ,"Oh", and the most beautiful sound of all, the "Coo". I love this sound. It's such a peaceful sound. It's not loud or long. Just peaceful. This is only ahead of the next most beautiful sound. The laugh. I have always loved a baby's laugh. It is one of the sweetest sounds any mother can hear. It's one of those things that makes your day worth all the crud you have to put up with during the day. I look forward to hearing what sounds he can make everyday.



Last night he rolled over twice. It was so cute. He was laying on the floor playing peak-a-boo with a blanket. Next thing I know, he's on his side looking at the tv. A minute later, he was back on his back. He did it again about 2 or 3 minutes later. He's halfway rolled over before but, this time he was all the way on his side and then back again.

I know to most of you these things seem trivial. Babies roll over all the time. The talk all the time. Eventually I won't be able to get him to stop talking or moving. Right now I don't care. He's my little boy and he's making progress to becoming a little person with so much personality. Every grin, coo, laugh, and cry shows me more an more of the little man that he is and will be. I look forward to every day with him.

Rough Morning/Few Days

Well, Baby has started waking up through the night again. He's just determined not to let his poor mommy sleep. For the past 2 nights he's waken up at least 4 times each night. I was so angry and tired this morning that I was in tears. My husband, bless his heart, didn't know why I was upset (he never hears the baby). God, for some reason, has deemed it necessary for my little angel to wake me up and make sure I don't get a good nights sleep. Maybe it's meant for me to learn to have a more patience. That's a hard lesson to learn when you're not getting much sleep.



On top of no sleep, we were trying to decide whether or not to let Alex go out of town without us. I was on the fence but, my hubby was not ready to let him go that far without us yet. We went back and forth over it for a few minutes and I finally decided to let it go and keep the baby here. I really am a little nervous about Alex going that far away without us. It's our little man. Even when he does sleep through the night, I still wake up thinking that I heard him grunt or whine, meaning the beloved passy has become dislodged and he can't get it back in his mouth. I may be alright with him going now but, I would probably end up crying my eyes out as soon as he left. I've done it before. I'll probably do it again.

I have learned that it gets easier to spend time away the more often I let go. I'm afraid that eventually I'll let go too much and my little man will think that I don't care and it doesn't matter what he does or where he goes or how long he stays gone. Is that normal???? I know that right now he can't stand to be put down for more that about 5 minutes but, will this change? Will he eventually not want Mommy to kiss the hurts and rock him to sleep. I don't know if I can deal with that. Sometimes it seems like only Mommy can make the tears go away. That really does something for my ego but nothing for my sanity. Sometimes the only thing that satisfies is to walk, walk, and walk some more. I swear I'll lose all the baby weight from walking around our living room.

Well, for now, I know that I love being a Mommy. I may seem a little crazy sometimes and yes Owell, I do go over the deep end sometimes after a baby screaming session. I may be calm around people but, when it's just me Brian, and Alex, I can be a little loopy. I believe every Mom goes through it. I'm not the only one. I can't be.

Most of us moms can keep our cool out in the open and go butt wild behind closed doors. :) Just kidding. I do know that most women are good at keeping up the calm facade (Hey Brian, I used a fancy word). Let's do each other a favor though. Don't let your kids run wild out in public. It's not polite for others to have to put up with a screaming child in a restaurant or store. I know that there are some of you out there that think it's nobody's business but, you make it everyone's business when it happens out in public. Think about it.

Ok, I think I'm done with my rant for today.

Sleep, sleep, WONDERFUL sleep

This week our little angel has started sleeping through the night. I feel like I'm slowly getting my brain to function again. I can't believe it. The first time he did it, I woke up several times just to make sure he was still alive. :) It's the most wonderful feeling to know that he's getting a full nights sleep, and so am I. I've attached a couple of recent picture. I hope you enjoy them.

New Life, New Perspective

This is new to me so bear with me. I have seen several Blog pages and decided to give it a try. Here goes.

I'm a new mommy and my son is learning how to push mommy's buttons. There are some days when he seems like a little angel and then there are the days that nothing seems to satisfy him. Tonight seems to be one of those bad nights. He will scream for a minute then stop. Screams again and stops. Anyway, even through these trying times, I have found a deeper love for my son and for my husband.

I came across a video a few weeks ago about a baby boy that only lived for 99 days. His life was cut very short but, he had very full days. He was very loved. He changed the lives of many people, including me. Just seeing this family appreciate every moment they had together changed my outlook on my family. I have enjoyed the peaceful and the chaotic moments of family life even more. I have also found a closer relationship with Jesus. I have been blessed with a loving patient husband and a beautiful baby boy. I have a nice home to stay in. I have wonderful parents and great in-laws. There are 2 beautiful nieces that I absolutely adore. My middle sister is my shoulder to cry on when I can't deal with the screaming anymore and my baby sister is my outlet for goofiness. I'm not even sure that's a word ??? I could honestly say that I could not ask for a better life than the one that I have. I am hoping to use this page to share my adventures in motherhood, marriage, and work. What a combo! If you have any stories to share or encouragement, please feel free to share. God bless!

Love to you all!