Last night was bitter sweet. While it was so cute it made me realize how big my little man is getting. We were all laying on the floor watching American Idol and playing when Jackson decided he was ready for bed. He grabbed his blankie and started dragging it towards his room. So I asked him if he wanted to go night night and he took off to his room, went in and shut the door. Well he then realized it was dark so opened it back up and looked at me like "what are you waiting for, I am tired" I told him to go tell daddy night, night and he walked back to the living room, took his passy out, kissed him said night night and came back. We went in his room he pointed to his shelf and said book, book and picked one out, we read a story, he laid his head down and went to sleep! It was the sweetest thing!
This morning when I left him and daddy were snoozing away in bed together, which was so sweet too and I really wanted to take a picture but since Jackson had got up at 5:30 and Justin took him in the other room and got him to go back to sleep I figured I would be in trouble if I woke him up! He was so sweet propped up on the pillow next to him and must of been dreaming because he had a smile on his face! I still haven't heard from them so I guess they are enjoying sleeping in.
Camryn was been busy since about 5:30 this morning. I guess I have another early riser on my hands because as soon as Jackson started crying this morning she was up too. We are on our 3rd round of hiccups this morning! This has been normal for her lately. I forgot how cute it is when they have the hiccups! I still don't know that it has sunk in that I am going to have 2 kids in about 6 weeks! Mom and dad are coming down this weekend to do the nursery and I am so excited for her to finally have a room!!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Maternity Pictures
We took our maternity pictures this weekend. They turned out really cute and Jackson participated! We had to let him rub lotion on my belly to get him to touch it and Julie must have blown on my belly making a funny noise at least 20 times before we got him to finally kiss it. I wish we would have got a picture of Julie doing it!!
My 30th Birthday
Well I really never thought the day would come that I would actually be 30, it just sounds so old. I realized though after a great weekend that I am so blessed with so many things that there is no way I could justify being depressed about being 30. I started the weekend off with a surprise baby shower thrown by my friends and family. I really was surprised which is amazing to me because I usually am so nosey and controlling that people can't surprise me! They did a wonderful job and Camryn will now be the best dressed baby around. Thank you to everyone!
After the shower Justin drove to Dallas and we had dinner with all of my friends. It was really nice to have a night away, although by 11:30 I was so ready to see Jackson I could hardly stand it. As soon as we got home I fell asleep in the bed cuddling with him. He had a great day with Papaw and came back in the same condition I left him in so I guess you passed the test Papaw!!
Then on Sunday we went to my mom and dad's for a "Birthday Party" which was actually a Cowboy game watching party, which we now realize was a waste of time. The kids played outside, we ate and had cake and went through all of Camryn's stuff. It was actually a pretty calm sunday, which is rare in our family!
Monday was my actual birthday, I stayed at mom and dad's on Sunday night and drove in Monday morning. I woke up to streamers hanging on my door like I used to have when I was little! They also got me the cutest white coat I have been wanting which my dad pointed out "this is for you to wear next year". Like I wasn't aware of the fact that there was no way it was buttoning! I then went to work and got beautiful flowers sent to me from Justin, went to lunch with a friend and dinner with Justin and Jackson. Jackson was absolutely perfect at Roadhouse, which is unusual for him at restaurants lately! I ended the night with the bachelor, cuddling with Jackson and trying to order my new camera (my birthday present), it wasn't working but I should get it ordered today! It was a great weekend that made me realize how blessed I am to have such wonderful friends and family.
After the shower Justin drove to Dallas and we had dinner with all of my friends. It was really nice to have a night away, although by 11:30 I was so ready to see Jackson I could hardly stand it. As soon as we got home I fell asleep in the bed cuddling with him. He had a great day with Papaw and came back in the same condition I left him in so I guess you passed the test Papaw!!
Then on Sunday we went to my mom and dad's for a "Birthday Party" which was actually a Cowboy game watching party, which we now realize was a waste of time. The kids played outside, we ate and had cake and went through all of Camryn's stuff. It was actually a pretty calm sunday, which is rare in our family!
Monday was my actual birthday, I stayed at mom and dad's on Sunday night and drove in Monday morning. I woke up to streamers hanging on my door like I used to have when I was little! They also got me the cutest white coat I have been wanting which my dad pointed out "this is for you to wear next year". Like I wasn't aware of the fact that there was no way it was buttoning! I then went to work and got beautiful flowers sent to me from Justin, went to lunch with a friend and dinner with Justin and Jackson. Jackson was absolutely perfect at Roadhouse, which is unusual for him at restaurants lately! I ended the night with the bachelor, cuddling with Jackson and trying to order my new camera (my birthday present), it wasn't working but I should get it ordered today! It was a great weekend that made me realize how blessed I am to have such wonderful friends and family.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
My wonderful husband!
I have to give Justin a little credit today. He is off work on his four day and decided to keep Jackson home from daycare so they could spend the day together and run some errands. The day started off with Jackson getting up at 5:00 and Justin getting up with him and taking him to the other room to go back to sleep so I could get some much needed rest. They then got ready and headed to the doctor to make sure the drainage in Jackson's ear was normal, they had lunch at Whataburger and finished by doing all the grocery shopping for me and heading home to make dinner! Knowing Justin I am sure somewhere in there he will manage to squeeze some cleaning in too! I really couldn't ask for a better husband or dad for Jackson. I am so glad I married someone that can take care of not only himself but me too, because as many of you know cleaning is not my thing. I don't know what I would do without him! His schedule allows him to spend so much time with Jackson and help me get things done and I love it! Thanks honey, you're the best!!
Jackson getting tired at Wal-mart
He gave up!
Jackson and Daddy getting a haircut!
Jackson getting tired at Wal-mart
He gave up!
Jackson and Daddy getting a haircut!
Monday, January 4, 2010
2010 Mother of the Year was out the window by noon on January 1st!
On New Years Eve, which ended for me at 10:00pm, Justin and I talked about all the things that were going to be better in 2010. Of course our first one is health. We need him and Jackson to spend the year out of the hospital, emergency room and doctor’s offices. We talked about how excited we were for Camryn to arrive and we pray for a healthy, perfect little girl. We would like the house to sell so we can get settled into Van as soon as possible and get the new house built. Overall we just wanted it to start out being a great year.
Well we started it off by going to Lowe’s. After Justin’s surgery and emergency room visit he was ready to get out of the house. Well of course Lowe’s was packed and we waited in line forever with a very active 15 month old. Finally I got sick of the cashier taking forever so I told Justin to give me the keys and we were going to the car. Well of course Jackson took the keys and he has happy so I let him play with them. I put him in his seat, took the keys and chunked them in the front seat and got out of the back, shut the door and tried to open my door. Well Jackson had locked the car while playing with the keys. I can’t explain the feeling of helplessness that came over me in a matter of a second. I am staring at Jackson in his seat drinking his juice with no way of getting to him. Justin walks up right as I do it and I start telling him to call 911. He is trying to process it and decide if 911 is who we call but after saying it over and over, we call 911. They tell us they will send a locksmith and an officer, it is not hot outside so as long as he is fine and in his seat and can’t hurt himself, he will be fine for a few minutes. Well of course he is pointing at us, laughing, having a great time and I am standing at the window crying my eyes out. The officer gets there and I swear is looking at me like “you are a horrible mother”. A few minutes later here comes the fire truck! As Justin stands there in his Marshall Fire Department hat he just looks at me like I am so embarrassed. Three fireman get out and start trying to get the door open. One is on top of the truck pulling it apart and another shoving the stick down there. Jackson is still happy as can be watching everything. Finally they get the door open and everyone is fine. Jackson never shed a tear but I felt horrible and cried enough for both of us. Needless to say we went home and he got a huge milkshake and tons of hugs and kisses and I learned my lesson on why babies don’t play with keys! I guess it makes since to start the year out with a drama filled day and I should just get over the fact that my life is busy and crazy and that is the way we like it!
Well we started it off by going to Lowe’s. After Justin’s surgery and emergency room visit he was ready to get out of the house. Well of course Lowe’s was packed and we waited in line forever with a very active 15 month old. Finally I got sick of the cashier taking forever so I told Justin to give me the keys and we were going to the car. Well of course Jackson took the keys and he has happy so I let him play with them. I put him in his seat, took the keys and chunked them in the front seat and got out of the back, shut the door and tried to open my door. Well Jackson had locked the car while playing with the keys. I can’t explain the feeling of helplessness that came over me in a matter of a second. I am staring at Jackson in his seat drinking his juice with no way of getting to him. Justin walks up right as I do it and I start telling him to call 911. He is trying to process it and decide if 911 is who we call but after saying it over and over, we call 911. They tell us they will send a locksmith and an officer, it is not hot outside so as long as he is fine and in his seat and can’t hurt himself, he will be fine for a few minutes. Well of course he is pointing at us, laughing, having a great time and I am standing at the window crying my eyes out. The officer gets there and I swear is looking at me like “you are a horrible mother”. A few minutes later here comes the fire truck! As Justin stands there in his Marshall Fire Department hat he just looks at me like I am so embarrassed. Three fireman get out and start trying to get the door open. One is on top of the truck pulling it apart and another shoving the stick down there. Jackson is still happy as can be watching everything. Finally they get the door open and everyone is fine. Jackson never shed a tear but I felt horrible and cried enough for both of us. Needless to say we went home and he got a huge milkshake and tons of hugs and kisses and I learned my lesson on why babies don’t play with keys! I guess it makes since to start the year out with a drama filled day and I should just get over the fact that my life is busy and crazy and that is the way we like it!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Christmas
Well Christmas is officially over with. It is kind of sad all the work you put into it and it goes so fast! Jackson had a great Christmas. This was the first year we stayed home on Christmas Eve and I LOVED IT! I loved waking up on Christmas morning with my two favorite boys and having our own little family Christmas, it will definitely be our new family tradition. Justin and I got everything ready Christmas Eve, drank hot chocolate and watched a Christmas Story. Jackson helped up put out cookies and milk for Santa, he actually ate the Hershey kisses off Santa’s cookies and spilled a little of his milk but I got pictures so it was fine! He actually was excited about his presents when he woke up, Santa left him a battery operated four wheeler, a shopping cart and a work bench!
After that we packed up and headed out to do it 3 more times! We spent Christmas morning at my mom and dads, everyone had a great time opening presents and listening to Austin beat his new drum that mimi bought him! Jackson wasn’t too into opening presents but we did like the boxes and the toys once we got them out of the box. He really liked his new rolling tool box that he can drag behind him. The best part was we all got to sit down and have a calm lunch together and enjoy Christmas!
We then headed to Andy and Julie’s for Christmas night. Jackson had fun playing with his cousin Hannah and opening a ton of presents. He stayed up way past his bed time but took some time to relax in his new recliner in between presents!
Saturday we spent with Bebe. I think he actually had the best reaction here because he was the only kid and all eyes were on him. He opened a truck that the Yandell’s bought him and threw his arms up and squeeled, he did the same thing with the next present when he got to the box!
We came home Sunday and unpacked everything and realized how blessed we are and we talked and made the decision that next year we are going to adopt a family for Christmas and pass some of the million toys that we received on to some kids that are not as fortunate as ours our. We would really like to make this a family tradition that we do every year.
Monday Justin had his tonsils removed. The surgery went well but he is definitely not feeling well. His pain was pretty controlled last night but the pain pills are keeping him up so he is not sleeping much. His mom came down to help so we are making it through. Hopefully he will feel better in a few days and in the long run this will help his sinus and throat issues. It is really hard to see the people you love hurting so bad and not be able to do anything to help.
After that we packed up and headed out to do it 3 more times! We spent Christmas morning at my mom and dads, everyone had a great time opening presents and listening to Austin beat his new drum that mimi bought him! Jackson wasn’t too into opening presents but we did like the boxes and the toys once we got them out of the box. He really liked his new rolling tool box that he can drag behind him. The best part was we all got to sit down and have a calm lunch together and enjoy Christmas!
We then headed to Andy and Julie’s for Christmas night. Jackson had fun playing with his cousin Hannah and opening a ton of presents. He stayed up way past his bed time but took some time to relax in his new recliner in between presents!
Saturday we spent with Bebe. I think he actually had the best reaction here because he was the only kid and all eyes were on him. He opened a truck that the Yandell’s bought him and threw his arms up and squeeled, he did the same thing with the next present when he got to the box!
We came home Sunday and unpacked everything and realized how blessed we are and we talked and made the decision that next year we are going to adopt a family for Christmas and pass some of the million toys that we received on to some kids that are not as fortunate as ours our. We would really like to make this a family tradition that we do every year.
Monday Justin had his tonsils removed. The surgery went well but he is definitely not feeling well. His pain was pretty controlled last night but the pain pills are keeping him up so he is not sleeping much. His mom came down to help so we are making it through. Hopefully he will feel better in a few days and in the long run this will help his sinus and throat issues. It is really hard to see the people you love hurting so bad and not be able to do anything to help.
Great Wolf Lodge
I am behind on blogging but I had to make sure to go back and include this one. We went to Great Wolf Lodge the weekend before Christmas as our annual Christmas outing with the family. We are brave since we have a 9, 5 and 3 year old plus 3 one year old’s! It all ended up going great and being so much fun. It is a really neat hotel and the water park is great. The best thing is when your kids want to scream and yell no one notices because there is about a million kids there. Jackson loved playing in the water and swimming. He somewhat listened to story time and thought it was pretty neat when it snowed in the lobby. This was in between him hitting two kids that we didn’t know! I noticed how different he was this weekend from other kids his age! Julie’s boys sit in her lap, are calm and cuddle with you, mine runs around 100 miles an hour non-stop and never runs out of energy. He also had radar for any cell phone, remote control or staircase! The kids had a blast all weekend, Jackson made his first letter to Santa and they all made crafts and ornaments and had milk and cookies delivered by elves before bedtime! We shared a room with Julie, Michael and the boys and as usual Jackson got up around 5:30, we tried to get him to go back to sleep but by 6:00 he had successfully woke everyone but Michael and Austin up, so we snuck out of the room to get some breakfast and let them sleep. Barrett and Dylan could barely keep their eyes open, they were wondering why we were up, Jackson was full steam ahead, running the halls and climbing the stairs. About 30 minutes later poor Barrett and Dylan couldn’t handle it and went back to sleep with no problem! We have decided for any future trips, separate rooms would be best, especially since Dad snored so loud Jamie and Derek got their own room at 1:00 in the morning! Overall the weekend was great and we all enjoyed ourselves. It was definitely a weekend full of great memories and can’t wait for next year. Mom wants to do Disney World but I think we might have to settle for Sea World!
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