5 Months!

My sweet Eli,

     You are growing up so fast!  I swear, it feels like just yesterday we were bringing you home from the hospital.  You are developing such a little personality.  You love smiling.  Pretty much every time we look at you, you are grinning about something!  You have started to hold your head SO high when laying on your tummy.  You look like you want to crawl already!  You have started this thing when I put you in your car seat, you raise your bottom up so I can't buckle you in!  I have to wait for you to calm down :)

On October 25th, you ate rice cereal for the first time!  You weren't sure about it at first but you quickly caught on!  On October 27th, you started really jumping in your jumparoo!  Before then, you had been just playing with the toys but now you jump so high I think you might bounce out of it!  On October 28th, you started trying to help Mommy hold your bottles.  I must say that I am kind of looking forward to the day that you can hold your own bottle!  That would sure save me some time in the mornings when we are trying to get out the door! 

You are becoming more and more mobile.  I can't leave you unattended for very long anymore!  You will end up in a totally different location than I left you in!  You love being held and rocked.  You love playing with your Daddy.  It's so sweet when you rub Daddy's face and "talk" to him.  I can tell that you guys will be best buds.  I can also tell that you are going to be very protective of your Mommy :) This makes me very happy! 

We love you so much more than you can ever imagine!  You are truly a million answered prayers.  I cannot believe you are 5 months old.  Time is going by so fast.  I'm soaking up all these precious moments with you.  No matter how big you get, you will always be Momma and Daddy's baby.  I love you, son.  Happy Birthday!

 

 

faux hawk :)

Oktoberfest 2012

Ready for church!

Your First Halloween! 

You Lost How Much??/ Randomness

Men can really get on my nerves.  Seriously.  My husband can get in his head that he wants to drop 5 pounds and magically it just falls off of him WHILE he is eating his chicken McNuggets.  I, on the other hand, could eat no more than 1200 calories in a day and exercise non-stop until Jesus comes back and still not lose a pound.  What is up with that???

Josh let me know that he lost nearly 5 pounds over a course of 3 days. The way he did it you ask?  His response-  "I just started drinking water instead of diet Mountain Dew."  I mean REALLY!?!?

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So, I had this awesome chart for my working out.  It included running, work-out dvd's, etc.  Friday night, while in the pits of HELL Wal-Mart, I totally messed up my baby toe.  It got caught under the wheel of the shopping cart.  I keep saying "It's broken", mainly because that sounds more interesting, but whatever I did HURTS!  It's extremely hard to wear a shoe, so running is out for a few days.  Guess bike riding will have to do for now.  I rode 4.5 miles yesterday in 26 minutes.  It felt fantastic!  The weather was perfect.   

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We spent the weekend in Oklahoma City.  Josh had to work a little Saturday night and most of the day Sunday.  I really enjoy going along with him on some of his work trips even if it's only for a night or two.  I love lounging around the hotel and catching up on TV shows that I don't normally get to watch.  When I'm home, I constantly feel like I need to be doing something productive.  So, it's almost like a mini vacation for me!  We spent Sunday afternoon shopping at the outlet mall in Oklahoma City.  I love that place.  I got 2 shirts from Banana Republic and a pair of sunglasses for $22!  Score!!!  It was a great quick trip!

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My sweet angel had his 4 month check-up yesterday.  He is growing up!  15 pounds 2 1/2 ounces and 26 inches long!  Weight is in the 50-75th percentile and height is in the 75-90th percentile!  The Doctor also said I can start giving him rice cereal.  He is really starting to notice our food and is grabbing at our plates!  I'm excited to start feeding him and see his reactions to different baby foods!  We are also on the look-out for more signs/symptoms of diabetes in our little man.  His daddy is a juvenile diabetic, and we have noticed a few jittery moments when Eli is really hungry.  His whole body will shake and nothing calms him until he gets his bottle.  I pray it is nothing.  Please pray too?  I know he will be just fine! 

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Lastly, did I mention that I got a TREE!?  Contain your excitement, people :) I don't think I have ever been more excited about a tree in my life!!!  I have been begging our neighborhood landscapers for a tree or maybe even more colorful landscaping and low and behold we got a beautiful maple tree!  My sister told me I need to get out more when I excitedly told her about it ;)  I think it makes our place look a little more cozy :)  I'm weird, I know.

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Eli and his sweet Daddy



Eli is loving his feet!

My big boy at his 4 month check-up!

26 inches long!

Eli trying to stand by himself on the couch!  Big boy!

My lovely maple tree!

My Husband, Taco Bell and the Hot Blonde

Has anyone ever had a recurring dream? 

Anyone??

Well, I have had the same dream multiple times since I had Eli in June.  It has to do with my husband, a Taco Bell commercial, a club, and a hot blonde. 

Here it is...
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So, in the dream, I am watching TV and my husband is at work.  A Taco Bell commercial comes on and guess who the main actor is???  MY husband!  He is driving this really cool convertible and has a REALLY hot blonde beside him!  They are munching on their Doritos Locos Tacos and  gazing into each other's eyes!  They look VERY in tune with each other and VERY MUCH in LOVE!  So, in this dream, I am VERY SURPRISED!  My husband is a District Loss Prevention Manager with Dick's Sporting Goods, so you can imagine my surprise that he has a side job of being an actor in a Taco Bell commercial! 

My husband comes home from work (in the dream) and I ask him what was going on.  When did you become an actor??  How do you know anyone in the acting world?  WHO IS THE HOT BLONDE AND WHY DO YOU LOOK SO COMFY SITTING BESIDE HER AND MUNCHING ON YOUR DORITOS LOCOS TACO?????

Josh tells me I'm acting crazy and he will not answer any questions!  We have dinner and I am balling crying inside of the restaurant!  "Why won't you  just tell me how you know these people??"  I leave the restaurant and go to a club...with my son (who was born in June) in my arms! 

They let me in the club, with my son in my arms, and there are people dancing these CRAZY dances.  I'm talking weird stuff!  It was like I was in the Twilight Zone!  I go to the back of the club and there are these separate little rooms.  I find him in this tiny little room and we make up.  End of story. 

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Isn't it funny how our brain works??  The really funny thing is that I have never actually been to a club.  Seriously.  I attempted once with my best friend, Megan, and it is quite a hilarious story!
We were being designated drivers for my mother and her best friend.  They were celebrating a 40th Birthday.  We went to a local comedy club and later they wanted to go dancing.  We dropped them off at a bar for "older people" and we headed out for the clubs downtown.  Yep, we drove around for 10 eternities and could not find how to get to downtown!  Ha!  Keep in mind we were only 18 at the time!  We felt so ridiculous!  We went to pick up my mom and her friend and had to literally drag them out of the bar!  It was not funny then but SO funny now!  Ha!  Good memories!

So, moral of the story, if you see the guy below...



My adorable and smoking hot husband :)





with a smoking hot blonde then you better LET ME KNOW ;)

You all know that girl that I'm talking about...long, flowy, beautiful hair that is always blowing in the wind, even when there is no wind.  Perfect skin, perfect make-up, perfect teeth.  Ughhh!!!

Maybe since I'm talking about the dream, I won't have it anymore!  Who knows??!
It must be a post-pregnancy thing!  I'm sure my hormones are still so out of sorts!

Josh, I'm watching you...and if you come home with a new convertible...well, let's just say that it will be bad news bears for someone ;) hahaha!