outdoor boy

This boy is my outdoor boy! We love going outside to listen to the birds singing, look at the trees and flowers, watch Kirby play...just enjoy the fresh air!

Isn't he the most precious thing you've ever seen!?!?!


Juice got to come this past weekend because Daddy went to play golf. Michael told Juice that if she'd just let him go, he could chase Kirby around...

Thanks for staying with us Juice! I had so much fun with you!


Michael was so excited that Pa got to come too! They watched the horses on TV and discussed how Juice & momma made him go shopping and to a shower and do girly things. He was so excited that Pa rescued him!

Sunday's are just made for napping!

trusting

"So do not fear, for I am with you." Isaish 41:10

I have always trusted in the Lord...as far back as I can remember. I have always prayed...as far back as I can remember. I have always asked Jesus to come into my heart...as far back as I can remember. I have always loved the Lord...as far back as I can remember.

Since March 5, that trust, prayer and love has grown even more and more each day.

Monday, we went for Michael's first immunization shots. There are a lot of different opinions about immunizations. To tell you the truth, they really started freaking me out. Don't get me wrong, we want Michael to be immunized. We believe that it is the best thing for our son. But, on the other hand, I am terrified of something going wrong with them. Everyone has heard all the different stories about how some believe autism is caused by immunization shots. Believe what you want, but hearing those sort of stories (and being a teacher of such children)...it scares me.

So, we've put our trust in God. We believe that He will use these shots to help protect Michael against diseases that could really hurt him. We trust God and we trust our doctor. We trust that schools and day cares are doing the right thing by requiring children to get the immunizations. We trust God. We put Michael is God's hands.

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Michael's appointment went good. He weighed a whopping 12 pounds 15 ounces aka 13 pounds! And he measured 23.25 inches long. We knew he was a growing boy who loves to eat! :) The nurses asked if he was smiling...check, holding his head up for the most part...check, responding to loud noises...check, eating good...check, pooping good...check, sleeping good...check. I think he passed his inspection!

Michael got hungry while Dr. Landry was checking him, but she wanted me to wait to feed him until after the shots. So after she eased our minds and answered all our questions about the shots (talking over the screams), she sent the nurse in. That nurse was so dang good. She went over all the shots with us again and gave us tips on what to do that night. Then, wham bam and she was done. Three shots! It was really hard to tell how bad they really hurt him, because he was already plenty upset that he wasn't getting his lunch when he wanted it! Then all was right in the world when lunch came. I think it was way harder on mom than it was on Michael. I can't stand those tears running down the cheeks. When we got done eating, the boy slept for 4 hours straight...letting mom and dad run all our errands. When he woke up though, he was plenty upset again. We were going to meet Uncle Bruce for supper, but Michael said otherwise. He was hurting and hungry and ready to go home. So, Uncle Bruce, can we have a rain check???

We all survived the first shots doctor appointment! So glad it's over.

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Today is Kirby's 1st birthday! She was surprised at all her new toys...a new crab, a new ring with balls on it, a new rope, a new squeaky animal and a new chicken bone! Happy birthday sweet girl!

mommy's day

...this sweet boy made me a mommy...he melts my heart every day...

...and I am so lucky, thankful and grateful to be his mommy.

After a super early breakfast for the boy, he and daddy let mommy go back to bed! Then we had a wonderful breakfast that granddaddy & grandma fixed. Michael's great-uncle Marcus got to come this weekend to surprise his momma (aka Little Jo).


And of course we had to have a Mother's Day photo shoot...



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On Thursday, Michael and I got to go on a date with Gracyn and Danica. It was so wonderful to see them again! (If you remember, Gracyn was born 6 hours after Michael.) They were too sweet! Danica and I had so much fun sharing mommy stories.


Michael thought Gracyn was super pretty and loved hanging out with her. She is so sweet. She looks like a mini-me of her momma!

We then spent Thursday & Friday night with Juice & Pa. We helped Juice get ready for Quade & Brittany's shower. We helped her plant flowers and clean a little bit. The shower was amazing! They got a ton of gifts. Michael was just super glad to hang out with Juice & Pa again and even get to love on his Noni...


Meemaw got to come help us plant flowers on Friday...Michael was sad she had to go...


Happy Mother's Day to two of Michael's most favorite people...



And thank you sweet boy for the best first Mother's Day ever! I love you with all my heart!

happy 2 month birthday

It really just seems like yesterday that I was talking to you about our one month old baby...and now he's 2 months! Wow!

Michael has grown so much in the past month. We go back to the doctor for his 2 month checkup and shots next Monday, so we'll see how much he really weighs...but we think between 11 and 12 pounds. He has gotten taller also. When you lay him in your lap, he doesn't fit like he used to. We've even had to pack away some clothes that he's outgrown already! He can now wear a lot of 3 month outfits...some of which I've almost waited too long to put him in.

Michael wants to talk so bad. Every once in a while, he'll let out a little sound, but goodness, when he finally does, I'm afraid he's going to be like his daddy! :) I can't wait for that day...he'll be talking in no time. He also loves to smile...until you get the camera out. I've tried to hard to get a good picture of him smiling, but he sees that silly camera and gets serious.

One thing that makes me laugh is when he is so tired and yawning. Most of the time, he yawns so big...but other times, for some reason he tries not to yawn! I don't know why. He's already learning to not let mom see he's tired or she'll make you take a nap!

The boy loves his swing! I mean loves! I've tried everything to get him to take a good nap in his bed, but there's just something about that swing he loves more. He'll take about 45 minutes to an hour nap in his bed, but you put him in that swing and the boy can sleep for 4 hours straight.

Michael loves to be outside too. If he's just a bit fussy, we can walk outside with him and immediately, he calms down. We listen to the birds singing and the dogs barking. We watch the wind blowing in the trees and the clouds rolling by in the blue sky. We watch Kirby play with leaves and bugs too. We water mom's pretty flowers and talk about all the different colors. Did I mention that the boy loves being outside??

He is very active. He is alert more during the day when he's awake. He's moving his feet and arms like he is fixing to take off running. He found his left hand a few times on Sunday night. And if he can ever figure out how to just pop that thumb out, he'd go to town on it. Momma & Daddy are going to try hard to not let that happen. He doesn't really know what to do with a binky though. I'd rather him have a binky than his thumb. (We can't accidently thrown the thumb away, or accidently boil a thumb too long so it melts, or Kirby can't accidently chew up a thumb....I mean, when it's time to give it up.)

He has started holding his head up more and more on his own. It still gets a little heavy every once in a while, but for the most part, he can hold it up.

For his 2 month birthday, we got out the jumper! He has really started 'standing' up when you hold him up, so we thought he'd like this. He did at first, but he still can't sit up good enough to really jump good. He could twist and turn in it, but not jump yet. We'll keep trying!

Happy 2 month birthday baby boy! Your daddy and I love you to the moon and back!

weekend rundown

After almost two long weeks, Michael finally got to see his Juice & Pa again. (I'm really not sure any of them can go that long again.) Michael was so ready to see them.

Michael and I left Thursday morning headed to see Juice & Pa (and Uncle Curt). We got there before Juice got out of school, so we hung out in her classroom with her. I am totally bad because believe it or not, I didn't get a picture of Michael and Juice in her classroom. And Michael was so excited because Juice has computers in her classroom just like momma. And Juice's students were big just like momma's! After Juice got done with school, we went with her to get her hair done and run errands in Plainview. This was Michael's first trip to Plainview...and lucky guy got to go see all the women at the beauty salon! :) When we got home, Michael was just so glad to sit outside with Juice and meet Harley & Charlie...


That night, Michael was so glad to hang out with Pa and Uncle Curt. After finally going to sleep and having a good night's rest, Michael woke up Friday and wanted to go to Dimmitt to see where Uncle Curt works and to see Uncle Guger, Grandpa, Meemaw, and everyone else.
Uncle Curt works for Uncle Guger. Uncle Curt got to show Michael the helicopter. And silly us, we didn't go out to take a picture by Uncle Guger's spray plane...but we saw it!


After lunch with Uncle Curt, Uncle Guger, Lynn, Jason, Carla, Audrey & Anna, we went back out to B&W because Grandpa was out there now. Michael loved Grandpa's Jeep. He can't wait for it to be super warm outside so he can go for a ride with Grandpa!

After we left B&W, we went to Meemaw's, but Michael was not in a good mood at all, so we didn't get a good picture with him and his Meemaw. Next time!
So speaking of the not in a good mood...oh man. So it all started at home. Wednesday night, he cried and screamed from about 8 to 10:45. He would fall asleep and then scream. We tried a bath, we tried eating, we tried rocking, we tried burping, we tried pooping, we tried spitting up, we tried Mylicon...nothing worked. I knew his tummy was hurting though. He finally cried so much by about 10:30, he made himself hungry. He ate super good and then was out like a light! Then Thursday in Earth, same thing. Juice and I tried all of the above plus bouncing on his tummy on her knees. nothing. Finally, he cried so much he made himself hungry again and then was out like a light. We thought he was just getting a little colic (sp?) at night. Friday, while in Dimmitt, he was so good...being awake or sleeping, he was in a great mood. He finally wanted to eat about 1:30 that afternoon. After that, he spit up and then the screams were on. That's when we went to Meemaw's house to see if she could rock him. (Meemaw's always make things better.) He finally was asleep enough to get in the car and head back to Earth. When we got to Earth, it all started again. I finally stripped him down to his diaper and let him lay on the bed while I tried to cheer him up. It worked for a little bit. Juice ended up wrapping him up super tight (while he was in nothing but a diaper) and that did it. At 5:30, he was out! He slept until about 9:00 that night, waking up only once and only long enough to have a little snack. After his bedtime snack and a bath, the boy slept so good! Since then, he hasn't had any more trouble...knock on wood. Here he is with his Pa all wrapped up in the tight blanket...

Saturday was much better. No screams! :) He even got to snuggle with Uncle Curt a few times...when Juice & Pa would let him!

Michael was so ready to see his daddy when we got home. They laughed and played and snuggled all night long! Here are my boys dressed up ready for church on Sunday...

And...Michael loves to smile real big...that is until you get the camera out! This was the best one we got on Sunday.

And finally...ready for our bath last night!

Oh my what a great weekend! Tomorrow, my baby boy is 2 months old....tear!