OUR GROWING FAMILY

My loves...

2011-07-06T21:59:00.001-07:00

I never imagined that I could have so much love for these 2 sweet little babies!! They are truly the light of my eyes!! I love the way they love each other.. I love the way that LA will take a toy to Cash if he is fussing or if he gets hurts she is the first one over saying "It's okay big boy!" I love the way his eyes light up when she decides that she wants to play with him. The twinkle in his eyes and the smile on his face are priceless!! I love the way Cash looks at LA and tries to talk and only jibberish comes out and LA will look at me and say "Mommy what's he saying?, He's being silly again!" I love the way that LA wants to feed Cash his bottle!! I Love how this little girl will look up at me when I'm putting her to bed and say"Good night Mommy...the end.. I love you!" Melts my heart every time. I love the way this little boy like to snuggle with me.. I especially love when he decides that he needs to take a nap with me! ;) I even love how busy they keep me running around after them! Have I told you how much I LOVE these 2!?!

My sweet sweet Lily Ann..

2011-07-06T21:46:00.000-07:00

This picture says it ALL!!! This little girl also holds my heart in the palms of her little hands!! What can I say about this little firecracker!?! She is truly pure entertainment 24/7!! Or as Eddie calls her sweet&sour! She will be sweet one minute and then the next minute she is sour!! LOL!! I can't believe she will be 3 in a couple of months. It blows my mind! She is so smart and she knows it! She is our little actress! LA started speaking with a British accent about 6 months ago! And when I say a British accent I mean a British accent. We would have people stopping us just to hear her talk.. Of course I am her Mommy and am around her 24/7 so I never really heard it until I went back and was watching some of her videos.. Well now that sweet British accent has been replaced with a deep southern accent.. HAHAHA!! I am not kidding either! Like I said pure entertainment.. She is my little helper! Loves loves loves to help me clean and take care of Cash! She is such a help and truly keeps me laughing ALL day long!!

My little Cashman!!

2011-07-06T21:28:00.001-07:00

This little man holds a huge piece of my heart in his tiny little hands!! He is honestly my sweet baby boy! He is still a Mommy's boy and I LOVE every minute of it! He is doing so much now. No don't worry he's not crawling (even though he will be 1 in less than 2 weeks!)he can roll and army crawl to get there faster! He is pulling up and cruising around his "cage"(play yard). He is starting to eat table food and loves it!! I have to really watch because LA is such a great big sis that she will take it upon herself to try and feed him her food! ;) He still takes 4 7oz bottles a day. We are working on the sippy cup but he really doesn't care too much for it. Lets face it! This little man just started holding his own bottle!! Yes, you read that right.. We(our family) have been trying to get him to hold it for months and he would refuse. I would even lay it on his belly and let him scream thinking that eventually he would grab it but no he wouldn't!! Wouldn't you know as soon as Jacob got home from his last deployment he says "I'll get him to hold his bottle!!" His Mom and I laughed saying yeah right... Good luck! Sure enough Jacob handed him the bottle and he took it no questions asked.. You should have seen the look on Jacob's face when he did this. I'm glad that at least Jacob got in one of Cash's first! ;) Although Cash looks big he's only 21 lbs. (40% for age)and 29 1/2 inches long (64% for his age) I was shocked when I took him in for his 9 month check up, 2 weeks ago! ;) In less than 2 weeks my baby is going to be a year old! I honestly can't believe it!! Where has the time gone!?!

Has it really been that long...

2011-07-06T21:09:00.001-07:00

I got on here figuring I should update since it has been a while.. But now I am sad because my last post was in November of last year. To say the least we have been so busy since then.. Life with an almost 3 year old and an almost 1 year old is very hectic and honestly at the end of the day I am exhausted and posting a blog is the last thing on my mind.. But today that changes.. I will make at least 1 post a week from here on out. My babies are growing up so fast and are doing so many things that I easily forget. And I don't want to miss on second of these sweet babies lives.

Like I said the past 8 months have been very busy. The babies(Yes they are my babies, I refuse to believe that they are growing up! ;) )and I have been in Arkansas for about 7 of those months. Yes that is right.. We have actually been with Jacob maybe 6 weeks out of the past 8 months! We are enjoying this short time that we have with him now! (only 45 days)By the time that he gets back from this next deployment we will have seen him for a total of almost 3 months total in a year. And he is only scheduled to be home for a little less than 4 months over the next year. We are counting down the days til our time on this ship is up.. I am ready to have my husband home and so are the babies..Okay enough of my pity party. I'm going to update you on the 2 most precious babies in the world in the next two posts!!

Cash is 4 months old!!

2010-12-13T19:12:00.000-08:00

It seems time has gotten away from me again! I just realized that I didn't get a post up of Cash at 3 months. I'm horrible I know but honestly by the time I get both babies in bed at night I am pooped! I am going to try and update at least once a week now that things are starting to settle down. (We will see how this works!) Now to the good stuff..

I can't believe my baby boy is now 4 months old. (Well almost 5 since I am so behind!) He has grown so much over the past few weeks it amazes me. He is such a happy baby and is always looking around smiling and talking. He has the cutest laugh but his Sissy is the only one that can get him to laugh and getting her to do that is like pulling teeth. HAHA! Here are some things that Cash is doing at 4 months:

*He weighs 14lbs 3oz. (I fed him a 5 ounce bottle right before we weighed him and the nurse laughed! So technically he weighs 5oz. less. LOL! but I'm sticking with the weight!)

*He is 24 inches long.

*He just moved up to size 2 diapers.

*He eats 5 5oz bottles a day and twice a day still gets his medicine for his reflux.

*He takes 3 naps a day 2 one hour naps and 1 two hour nap.

*He sleeps from 8ish-815. He's such a good sleeper like his Sissy.

*He is still rolling over from his tummy to his back and will get about half of a roll trying to roll back.

*He has found his voice and LOVES to talk. I think he is going to be like LA and talk every ones ears off.

*He is just now starting to wear 3-6 month clothing. (I was so sad when I had to pull those out and put up the NB clothes.)

*He loves his bath time!! Sometimes I will put him and LA in the bath with me (This is when he really laughs because he has Sissy's undivided attention)

*He no longer likes to be rocked. When he is ready for bed he is ready to be put down no questions asked.

*He is definitely a Momma's boy. He loves his Mommy and he lets it be known. (This makes me very happy!!) ;)

Cash you are growing up so fast it just amazes me and your Daddy! You are discovering something new everyday and we love to see you grow. Although, I wish you would stay small and be my sweet baby boy! We love you so much and are so happy that God has blessed us with you!

This little girl loves the HOGS!!

2010-11-06T21:47:00.000-07:00

The video explains itself!! This little girl really thinks that the Hogs are going to get her out of trouble..(And they did!! LOL!!)

Guess who is in a big girl bed.....

2010-10-09T20:28:00.000-07:00

The other day I had just got done feeding Cash a bottle and was Skyping with my GF Bonny. When I hear crying coming back from LA's room. I didn't think anything of it at first because sometimes she will cry just to get out of taking her nap. Well next thing you know I hear this knocking coming from her door and her yelling "I'm stuck I'm stuck!" I yelled at Jacob who was in the garage working on his motorcycle and put Cash down and ran back to her room. Sure enough there she was standing on the other side of her door crying. Somehow she managed to get out of her crib. How we still don't know! Her crib is big and the mattress is almost all the way to the floor! Any ways that was enough for me. I have always said as soon as she climbs out of it we are converting it to her toddler bed. I couldn't live with myself if she fell and broke and arm or really hurt herself!

(LA was out in the garage with her Daddy before bed w/out shoes on and I forgot to wash her feet! LOL!!)

LA has done so good with the transition to her "Big Girl Bed"! I thought for sure we would be up all night with her trying to get her to stay in bed. So far that has not been the case. The only problem is that now she is getting up so much earlier. Luckily she will get some books and toys and get back in bed for about half an hour. When she is ready to get up she will knock on her door and yell "Hewooo" until we get her! Silly Girl!!

I say that LA has been really good about sleeping in her bed and that was before this afternoon's nap! I put her down for her afternoon nap and I thought she was sleeping! About a hour later I hear her in her room and I go to get her up! As I open the door all I see is a wall covered in black crayon. As I continue to walk in and turn the corner I notice another wall that is covered in black crayon. So I turn around to tell LA that she is in trouble just in time to notice more black crayon on another wall and her closet doors! I about died and so did her Daddy. Luckily Nana is one smart woman and got rid of all of LA's crayons and bought her washable crayons.. THANK GOODNESS!! And you better believe that this little girl cleaned those walls and got a big talking to! I don't see her doing it again anytime soon! (Knock on wood) We searched up and down for the "black crayon" and guess where is was? Yes it was under her bed.. I think she was planning on redesigning her room some more!!

Cash is 2 months old...

2010-10-04T21:43:00.000-07:00

Really!?! I forgot how fast time goes by. I am just now getting to sit down and write about my sweet baby boy at 2 months. (Over a week late! ;) )

Cash you have given your Daddy and me a run for our money! Well mainly me! LOL!! You are truly a Momma's boy and I love every minute of it! Now that we have finally figured out why you cried and screamed your head off for over 4 weeks (reflux) you are the sweetest little boy. (Not that you weren't sweet before you were just very fussy and no matter what we did we couldn't make you happy and comfortable) You are now on medication for your reflux and are doing so good. You have even started to sleep through the night. YEAH!! Here are some things that you are doing at 2 months:

*You now weigh 11lbs 1 1/2 oz. and are 23 inches long. You are in the 21 percentile for your weight and 53rd for your height.
*You love to roll!! Every time we put you on your mat, bed, or anywhere on your belly you roll right over!
*You love to watch your Sissy. You will just smile and try to talk to her when she is anywhere near you.
*You are still eating 3 1/2ounces every 3 hours during the day.
*You usually go to bed anywhere between 8:30 and 9:30 and will sleep til 5-6am. (3nights in a row now!)
*You love bath time. As soon I put you in your bath you just smile smile smile!
*You love to ride in the car unless we get stuck in traffic. (Which in CA there is always traffic!) You will start to fuss but as soon as we get going you stop. (I have ran through many yellow lights for fear of a screamfest if we get caught at the light! HAHA!)
*You love to be in the stroller and go for walks. When you were really fussy and would cry ALL day long I would put you and LA in the stroller and we would walk. You would be so content but as soon as we would walk back in the house you would scream again!! I must say that you do have the best set of lungs for someone your age! ;)
*You love to cuddle with Mommy! And Mommy LOVES to cuddle with you! The only way you will fall asleep is if I am holding you. (Bad habit I know but this is my last baby and LA did not like to cuddle so I'm soaking it up!)

Sweet baby boy!

This is how Cash was for almost 5 weeks before it was determined that he has reflux!

Look who is 2!!

2010-09-22T20:05:00.000-07:00

Oh my I am a little behind. More on that in another post. I can't believe that our baby girl is 2! That's right 2! Honestly I don't know where the time has gone, it seems like yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital. LA has grown so much over the past year it boggles my mind. When I was looking back on her 1st birthday pictures I can't believe how little she was and how at the time I thought she was so big! She wasn't even walking on her 1st birthday and now it's so hard to keep up with her! Here are some things that LA is doing now at 2!

*weighs 32 pounds and is 34 inches tall.
* counts to 13
*knows most of her colors and shapes
*Has a HUGE vocabulary and LOVES to talk! She literally talks from the time she gets up to the time she goes to bed! If she is not talking she is humming! She's never quiet! ;)
*Still takes 2 (1-2 hours) naps a day.
*Loves to help out with everything from laundry, starting the dishwasher, picking up, and especially with Cash.
*Totally in love with the Care Bears and "Hogs" Razorbacks! Anytime there is football on the TV she is constantly calling the hogs no matter who is playing!
*really starting to get into dressing up and princesses.
*She is a LOVER! She will run up to Jacob and I and just love on us. She gives us the biggest hugs and kisses and then will just say "I luv you" out of the blue!! Melts my heart!!
*She loves to love on her brother! Poor Cash gets more kisses from her and than Jacob and I combined!
*Is so into making up her own songs and dances! She is the entertainer of the house!

I'm sure there is so much more that I am leaving out.

Lily Ann we are so proud to be your parents! You are such a sweet, loving, silly little girl and you keep us laughing all of the time. We could not imagine our lives without you! You are truly the light in our eyes! Happy Birthday big girl!

Good Morning Birthday Girl!!

Kitchen set Aunt Erika got her.

LA's Birthday outfit! Isn't it so cute.. She wouldn't keep the hair bow in!

Look at the difference 1 year makes!

Skyping with family for the party!

This face melts my heart! She couldn't believe that everyone was singing to her!!

2yr check up!

1yr Check up!!

Cash is a rolling man..

2010-09-22T14:53:00.000-07:00

So I decided to put Cash down on his activity mat on Sunday night to let him stretch out and get some tummy time since it is limited during the day with LA running all over the place. I put him down on his tummy and he rolled over right away! I couldn't believe it! He wasted no time! He was 1 day shy of 8 weeks and I think he is doing pretty good!! He's a strong little boy!

Fun Friday!

2010-09-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

What a beautiful morning! I am typing this as LA is playing out in the backyard and Cash is chilling in his bouncer seat next to me! We have been doing this lately in the mornings after breakfast coming out to play since it has been so dang hot in the afternoons. Cash is so good he will just sit and watch LA play and look around. I got this good picture of the two of them just a few minutes ago! Do you know how hard it is to get a good picture of the two of them!?! It's almost impossible! I just loves these two babies more than anything in the world!!

Look Who is 1 Month Old..

2010-08-27T07:08:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my baby boy is already a month old! I have forgotten how fast they grow up. I am not ready for him to get big. I want him to stay small for as long as possible. With LA I couldn't wait until she would hit her next milestone but with CW knowing that he is our last baby I want him to stay little for a long time! This little man has stole my heart! He is such a good baby and we have lucked out on both him and LA being chilled relaxed babies. He's not a big crier (which I love! ;) ) and is an AWESOME cuddlier. This little guys loves to cuddle and I LOVE it. LA was so the opposite from the get go. She wasn't into the whole cuddle thing and would rather be put down to sleep, no rocking nothing. (Although since CW has arrived she is all about cuddle time with Mommy, which I'm so happy about!) CW has really started to sleep less during the day in the past week and a half. He loves to lay in his boppy and stare at the mirror and candles on the wall. He is so fascinated by the mirror he would lay there and stare at it all day long if I let him.

Cash, here are some things that you are doing at 1 month:

*You eat 3 oz. usually every 3 hours on the dot. Although the past few days you have gone 4-5 hours on a couple of feedings during the day, Let's hope we can do this at night soon! ;)

*You usually wake up once around 3 am to feed and then not again until after 7am.

*You are a really good sleeper and we are starting to get on a schedule.

*You have really started to stay awake longer during the day. You are usually awake after your morning feeding between 7-8 til usually around 10:30. (I think this is mainly because Sissy entertains you!)

*You love to watch your Sissy act crazy. If you are fussy she will come to you and either sing or tell you to "Shhhhhhh" and you will stop and just watch her.

*Oh how you LOVE bath time. Last night when I put you in you fell asleep because you were so relaxed.

*You loved to be swaddled very tight at night although your arms have to be out if not you will wiggle them until they are free!

*You also like to ride in the car. Although you don't like it when we put you in your car seat but as soon as we put you in the car you are good!(Which by the way is soo nice because we are always going around here!)

Cash we are so proud to be your parents! Although I don't look forward to you growing up so fast, I am excited to watch you grow and learn new things. We love you so much!!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-08-25T15:38:00.001-07:00

I am...

2010-08-07T16:43:00.004-07:00

In LOVE with...

These beautiful blue eyes..

This sweet little man..

The way she kisses him..

The way she loves him..

And most of all...

The way she looks at him..

I am truly one lucky Momma!!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-08-04T23:03:00.000-07:00

Cash William is finally here...

2010-07-31T11:58:00.006-07:00

So I was induced on Monday July 26,2010 because my BP was getting high and from my last pregnancy with LA we didn't want to take any chances. Jacob and I went in to the hospital at 5 am Monday morning to get checked in. By 6:30 we were all ready in our room and I was started on Pitocin. At this point I was only 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. I had talked to my Dr about getting an epidural this time because with LA she came so fast I didn't have enough time to get the epidural because the anesthesiologist was in emergency csection. She decided that I should get the epidural right after I started my Pitocin, but guess what the anesthesiologist was in a C-Section so it would be a while. Oh man did I start to have flash backs and Oh man did I not want to go down that road again! LOL!! I wanted so badly to be able to enjoy this delivery. So we had to wait on him to get done with the surgery. At 9:20 my Dr. came to check on me and break my water. Luckily she said that she had the Anaesthesiologist outside and that after she broke my water he would come in and give me the epidural. Thank the Lord!! So at 9:20 I was still only at around 2 cm dilated. By 9:3o I had my epidural and was feeling great! 10:30 I was already at a 4. I was so happy that things were moving right along and just knew that my baby would finally be in my arms by noon!! I was then checked again at about 11:45 and was only to a 5. I had a feeling things were going to start to slow down from here since it seemed to take so long to get from 4 to 5. At 12:15 my nurse came in and said that from the monitors it looked as if Cash was finally starting to make his way down and that she would check me at 12:30 to see where I was. Less than 10 minutes later I started to feel the pressure and thought surly not. The nurse came back in and said "I need to check you now he should be here soon and lets pray that I don't see a head when I open the blanket!" (My Dr. office is about 15 minutes away and that's if there is no traffic on the freeway! And this is California!!) So thank goodness there was no head and when she checked I was at 10 and ready to push. She called my Dr at 12:25 and told her to get here asap.

This is when it hit me that I will soon be holding my baby boy. The tears started to flow as I was so excited to finally be a Mommy again but then the anxiety over LA and how she would deal with this. Is she going to hate me because I am bringing home another baby who will take some of the attention away from her? Will I love him as much as I love LA? How is it even possible to love anyone as much as I love LA? Am I going to be a good Mommy and be able to handle 2 babies? How am I going to be with my husband now since there will be hardly any alone time for us? All of the questions that I think are common when having a baby. I have always known since I was a little girl that all I ever wanted to be when I grew up was a wife and a Mommy. And now I know that is what I am supposed to be.

So the Dr. arrived at 12:40 pm and said "Thanks for holding him in for me! Now let's have a baby." I started pushing about a minute later and even though I had the epidural and really didn't feel much I did feel a lot of pressure and once I started pushing I didn't want to stop. I pushed through 3 contractions at 12:51 pm all of a sudden the most beautiful baby boy was finally in my arms. And at that moment once I laid my eyes on my little boy I knew that it was possible to love another person as much as I love LA. I knew that everything was going to be okay and THIS is how it is supposed to be! I knew that LA would love this little man and that it may take time but in the end they will not only be brother and sister but that they would be best of friends for the rest of their lives! I knew that although Jacob and I won't have that much alone time together that what little time we do have will be all that we need. And I knew that this is what God had planned for me, to be blessed with an amazing husband and father, one little crazy, non-stop talking, funny, loving little angel and one sweet perfect little baby boy. My life is now complete and I could not ask for more!!

Cash William Bouxsein
Born July 26, 2010
12:51 pm
6lbs 5 oz
18 inches long

One happy Daddy!

One happy Mommy!

One cute Big Sis!

One happy Big Sis!

One happy family!

Someone loves to say their name!!

2010-07-30T00:41:00.002-07:00

We have worked forever with Lily Ann on her full name.. She started out just saying Lily then it went to Lily Ann. It took FOREVER for her to say our last name. She would get so mad and try and hit us if we tried to get her to say it. (Many time outs were given) Sure enough yesterday while she was supposed to be taking a nap (Cash and I were back in our room napping) she decided to play in her crib instead and then all of a sudden I heard this sweet little voice say Lily Ann Bouxsein! over and over again! We got a video of her yesterday in the car saying her name.. I just love this little voice!

Cash will be here sooner than we thought...

2010-07-20T17:17:00.003-07:00

I just had the weirdest feeling this morning as I was headed to the Dr. for one of my 2 weekly NST(non-stress test). You know when something just pops in your mind and tells you something. Well that's what happened to me. As I was driving I got this overwhelming feeling that things with Cash were not going to go as planned, ( Induction Aug. 4th) And why should it when nothing this whole pregnancy has gone the way I thought it would.

Sure enough as I got into the room they took my blood pressure and it was 149/93 WOOOOhhhh that is high.. My average is 120/68. Right then I knew that the feeling I had in the car was right. I went ahead with my test and everything was good! When my Dr, came in to check I could tell that she was really worried about my bp she said that they were going to re check my BP and she was going to check to see what was going on with my cervix and we would discuss matters from there. I was thinking please Lord just let it not be today. Jacob has to be here just not today! My BP was back down to normal and when she checked me I was already at a 1 close to 2. So she said that since my BP went back down she would wait until Monday to induce but I have to stay on bed rest until then. What's one more week right!?! I was just glad that it gave Jacob enough time to get home. He was due back home at the end of the week. They have been underway and our only contact has been email for the last couple of weeks. So when I got home I shot him an email informing him to be ready next week that little Cash is coming early.. A couple of hours later I got a phone call from him saying that he was headed to the airport that the ship just happened to be in port letting off some contractors and his Command sent him on his way!! I couldn't believe it. Everything in the end has worked out the way it is supposed to. Emily and Addison have been here since Sat. when my Mom left and now Emily will stay an extra week to help take care of LA while we have Cash and bring him home. I guess even though this pregnancy has not gone as I had planned it has worked out the way it is supposed to in the end.. So Jacob will finally be home tonight and little Cash will be in our arms on Monday! Please keep us all in your prayers and that everything will continue to work out for us!

35 Weeks!!

36 Weeks,,

Cash has the hiccups!!

2010-07-10T00:37:00.002-07:00

So I went in on Wednesday for one of my twice weekly NSTs (Non-Stress Test) and as soon as they hooked me up to the monitors Cash had the hiccups.. If you listen closely you can hear.. Make sure to watch the blue strap on my belly and every time he hiccups it jumps up.. Sweet music to my ears!! I can't wait to meet my little man!

35 Weeks...

2010-07-07T23:00:00.005-07:00

I can't believe it.. I'm a little over 35 weeks pregnant.. That means that if Cash stays put like he is supposed to then 4 weeks from today he will finally be in our arms!! In one week and 4 days I get off bed rest.. I'm soo excited and am actually counting down the days. I will get off right before Jacob comes home which means that we will be able to see the ship come in. (Which is the best thing in the world! Talk about tears of joy!!)

I'm still feeling good and it could be because I'm not doing much! My only complaint is that I'm getting to the point that I'm so uncomfortable while sleeping. Between rolling back and fort from side to side to the oh so many potty breaks throughout the night I feel like I don't get any sleep at night.. I still have 2 non-stress tests a week. And everything is looking great so far.. Cash likes to roll around and kick while I'm hooked up to the monitors..

Jacob's Mother was here for almost 4 weeks helping take care of LA! And I am forever grateful that she was able to come out and help! My Mom is here now helping out and will be relieved by Emily next weekend only to turn around and fly back out with my Dad 2 weeks later to take care of LA again for when Cash arrives! I am so lucky to have an awesome family who will drop everything to help out! I am truly blessed!!

This is what I do 2 times a week for 45 minutes..

Mom and I goofing off passing the time!!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-07-07T22:57:00.002-07:00

They could be twins!!

2010-06-24T20:49:00.007-07:00

So as you all know LA is a spitting image of her Daddy.. It is very rare that someone will actually say that she looks like me. Mom emailed me a picture of my Dad and I couldn't believe it! LA looks just like him and I mean she could be him.. It's so weird how much she looks like her Daddy but then at the same time could be my Dad's twin.. She even has the same hairline as my Dad if you look at the picture his hair is only growing down the middle and not on the sides like LA!!

Why having a toddler is like being at a frat party!!

2010-06-18T16:49:00.002-07:00

Oh my I ran across this site on another social network that I am on and I just had to share.. I must say that I can't remember the last time I have laughed so hard!! Make sure to read the comments below I promise you will be laughing out loud in just a few seconds!! Click here!! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

Way back Wednesday....

2010-06-16T15:25:00.004-07:00

My sweet baby almost 1 year ago...

I just can't get enough of her!!

My water baby...

Yes this is the same bathing suit as last year..

Way back Wednesday....

2010-06-09T21:47:00.007-07:00

Where has the time gone..

This is my baby girl 1 year ago...

Some not so good news...

2010-05-28T21:41:00.003-07:00

Seems I'm on bed rest! Yes, that's right, stinking bed rest!! Jacob's brother, Ben and his girlfriend Becky, have been here all week and we have been going all over the Bay Area showing them all the sights. (will post pictures soon!) We have had such a good time.. Even me waddling all over San Francisco. It wasn't too much fun once my back started hurting..LOL!! But I love the city and I wasn't going to let anything stop me! Well that should have been my sign!!

I went to the Dr. for my monthly check up 30 weeks! (Can you believe it!?!) I had been having some cramping so she checked me and everything was good, no dilation and Cash sounded good. She told me to keep it easy but I didn't listen and now I'm kicking myself for it! We ventured out to the city for the day afterwards, did a lot of walking and window shopping! Yesterday we got up and went to San Jose to see the Winchester Mansion came home and went shopping and then headed out to the farmer's market. By the time we got home last night I was worn out! We all went to bed because we were getting up early this morning to head down to Alameda to show them the boat that Jacob is on before they were to leave today!

I woke up at my usual 430 to go to my 2nd bathroom break in the middle of the night! LOL! I crawled back in bed and was just about asleep when I felt the tightening start in my lower belly and then shoot down my legs and then all over my body.. I thought maybe it's just a little cramp and sure enough less than a minute later it was gone so I rolled over to the other side and with in a few minutes the same thing happened again...HHHmmmm surely not! NOT AGAIN!! (I went through this with LA!) By the time the 3rd hit in less than 20 minutes I knew something was not right and they were getting stronger. I woke Jacob up crying from the pain and he looked soo scared and went into best husband ever mode! LOL! We timed the contractions and they were between 6-8 minutes apart like clockwork! I called the Dr. and was told to head to the ER. Thank goodness Ben and Becky were here to watch LA for us!! So I got up and got dressed in between the contractions, which was not fun, and headed out the door..

We arrived at the hospital and when we arrived they put me on the monitor right away. My first few contractions showed up right away but then they tapered off over the next couple of hours. I was checked and had not dilated so I was able to come home only to go to strict bed rest. I am able to get up to go to the bathroom, eat, and shower, and that is it! I was also given a steroid shot to help Cash's lungs develop in case he is to be born soon! (Lets pray this is not the case!) I will go back to the hospital in the morning for the second shot and then will come back home to bed. This was not how we were supposed to be spending our Memorial Day Weekend!!

It is killing me not being able to take care of LA! Bless her heart she had a bad day and I couldn't do anything about it. She hit her head on the corner of the entertainment center, while we were at the hospital, (I think it scared Uncle Ben to death.LOL!!) and then when she was playing with her Daddy this afternoon she hit the top of her head on the coffee table..It just broke my heart that I couldn't pick her up!!Every time I think about not being able to help her I just cry because it isn't fair to her but there is nothing I can do about it! I have to make sure and do what I can to keep Cash safe and well just like with LA! Daddy did an awesome job of taking care of his little princess today. I am hoping that I will be cleared on Tuesday from the Dr. to go back to normal life. Jacob is set to get underway with the boat next week and will be gone until about 10 days before I'm supposed to be induced to have Cash. Please say a quick prayer that everything will work out! I just don't know if my sanity can hold being on bed rest til Cash comes let alone not being able to take care of LA!!

Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday

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27 weeks 5 days..

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is how long I have been pregnant so far this time.. I can't believe how fast this is going by. I remember with LA it seemed to drag on and on and I felt like she was never going to come.. This time around I'm wondering where the time has gone! So far I feel great.. Well I take that back my first 14 weeks were hell!! I was soo sick and tired. Jacob was gone and I was home with my family. Thank goodness because they helped out so much with LA. My "All Day" sickness was horrible so horrible that I couldn't even feed LA her food because I would get sick..LOL!! Thank God for Nana who fed LA her dinner almost every night.

Since about 14 weeks I've felt great! I feel as though I am already as big as I was when I gave birth to LA! LOL!! Weight wise I'm on the same track as I was with LA.. I refuse to tip the 200 lb mark..LOL!! I got up to 198 with LA and I'm hoping this will be the same or even less would be great.. But lets face it. It's highly unlikely that that is going to happen. Especially after the great chocolate milkshake I just devoured! HAHA!! My blood pressure has been great! I still check it about once a day(Sometimes I skip a few days)I had my monthly appointment 2 weeks ago and everything was good. Cash's heartbeat was 148! I just love that swooshing sound! I was measuring about a week ahead but it could have been the way he was positioned. We have decided to induce with Cash around the beginning of August. We are doing this for the sole fact that we don't know for sure when he would come on his own and LA needs to be taken care of and setting an induction date will give my wonderful Mom enough time to get here and I won't have to worry about who will take care of my princess while I'm having Cash! I am so grateful to have such wonderful parents that will do anything for me and our family. I also love the fact that although they will worry about me during this time that they will worry more about LA and her needs which is what I want and the way it should be! Thank you Mom and Dad for taking such good care of us!! We love you so much!!

Now that we are finally moved into our house we are starting to get Cash's nursery together.. Well not really together but we have started ordering stuff for his nursery.. We are doing a Razorback Theme. Which I am so excited about. The crib we really like is out of stock so we are hoping it will be in stock soon (Jacob will be gone for 6 weeks and will be back about a week before Cash will be here so we want the crib before he leaves)if not we will have to find another one. Cash's bedding is being made in Fort Smith by Baby Chic which I can't wait to see.. It will be about a month or so before we get it! I can't wait to post pictures of his room!! So since this has been so long I will now show my big huge belly at 26 weeks..LOL!!

Silly Girl!!

2010-05-11T17:08:00.003-07:00

So I was trying to get a video of LA laughing at me with my webcam (because anytime I pull out the flip she will stop what she's doing so she can watch herself!). Well she ended up seeing herself on the screen and this is what she did!! I was crying from laughing so hard!! There was about a 3 second delay with the video on the screen!! I just can't get enough of this little girl!!

A Newborn's Conversation with God...

2010-05-08T22:37:00.003-07:00

I found this on one of my social websites. When I read it I cried!! Happy Mother's Day to all!!

A Newborn's Conversation with God.

A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"

God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."

The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."

God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."

Again the small child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"

God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."

"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"

God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."

"Who will protect me?"

God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."

"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."

God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.."

God said, “You will simply call her, Mom.

Way back Wednesday

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I can't believe how big my baby girl has gotten over the past year!!

I just LOVE this picture!

Mommy's sweet baby girl..

LA sure did love living close to the beach!!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...

2010-04-27T22:22:00.002-07:00

LA kept singing the other day and I finally realized what she was singing.. Talk about make Mommy cry.. My baby girl is growing up so fast.. Just listen to this sweet little voice and of course silly LA adds her own mix to the song plus some cool dance moves.. I just can't believe that I am the mother of this amazing little girl!! I thanks God everyday for this little girl she truly melts my heart!

And so the fun begins...

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Seriously I'm soooo not ready for this!!

I've been slacking!!

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We have had so much going on around here that I haven't had time to update in a while.. We had had a busy past couple of weeks. We tackled the San Francisco Zoo (which LA LOVED!!), we also attended a carnival for military children, and we got the news that we are able to move to a bigger place. We are so excited to be moving. At first when we found out that we were pregnant we talked about moving and then figured that it would be too much of a hassle but then last month Jacob decided that it would be good to move to a bigger place so that LA and Cash can have separate rooms. (I'm a big fan of this!!) LOL!! We live in a 2 bedroom apartment now and will be moving to a 3 bedroom duplex right behind where we live. Two things that I am so excited about is: 1-that I won't have to worry about climbing 18 steps to get to my front door and 2- we will have a big fenced in backyard for LA to play in! I'm so excited to get her pool up so we can spend our days playing in the water and catching some sun!! (Mommy has never been so white in my life!!) We will also have a carport so we don't have to run like crazy to get in our car when it's raining. Which by the way being 6 months pregnant carrying a 19 month old up 18 steps while trying to hold an umbrella to keep us dry is not a lot of fun!! :) We move on Friday and I'm soooo ready to get settled in and start getting Cash's room set up. We have held off buying anything (except clothes) for his nursery until we moved because we literally have no where to put it as our shoebox is full..LOL!! I will post another post when I get a chance and put pictures up from our last few weeks and I may even throw one in of my ever growing belly.. I feel like a whale already. I go back to the Dr. on Friday and I must say that I'm so scared to get on that scale. The past 2 weeks it seems that nothing and I mean nothing can fill me up. I'm always hungry and I know that it's going to show on the scales..LOL!! On a better note my blood pressure has been good, actually it's been great!! I'm hoping that it will stay this way. I check it twice a day and so far so good!! I will leave you with this video of LA golfing.. Jacob, LA, and I hit up Walmart this past weekend and we saw this golf set and just had to get it for her.. She loves it..

Someone cracks themselves up..

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Every time I take a flip of LA she has to watch it.. The other day we were playing peek a boo and I was recording it. When I was done she wanted to watch it so I let her and this is what happened.. (Don't mind the part where she says "Oh crap!! We have been watching our language around this house and I didn't think crap would be bad but after hearing her say it we will have to change that!! LOL!!)

Sugar Cookie Saturday..

2010-04-10T19:09:00.006-07:00

She couldn't wait to get her hands in the dough..

Big Girl helping Daddy mix the dough..

She would rather eat the dough than cut them out..
Can you tell which ones are mine and LA's...

Who needs to decorate when you can eat the icing...

Daddy decorated the rest..(Can you tell!?! LOL!!)
I turned my back for 10 seconds and a cookie monster stole some cookies off the table..
Trying to hide the evidence..
When I asked her about the cookies she said "Cheese Mommy!!"

We just love this little girl!!

I just love this girl

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and this is why we are always laughing....

LA's new dance moves...

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This little girl loves to dance!! She dances all day long.. (maybe she will follow in her Mommy's shoe and become a Dixie Belle one day!! :) )We had just got through eating dinner and were headed to the bath when she stopped in front of the TV to checkout the new Alvin and the Chipmunks that she got for Easter!! She loves this movie and you will see why.... I seriously have to control myself from squeezing this girl to hard..LOL!! I can't get enough of her!!

Temper Tantrum Thursdays...

2010-04-01T16:06:00.002-07:00

So my family has been asking me to post more videos of LA.. Well you see the reason why there haven't been too many videos is because this is how they would all turn out...

I'm lucky that this is about as bad as they get now.. She's still teaching herself the right way to throw fits..She ends up giving up about 2 minutes into it because she doesn't get a reaction from her Daddy or me..LOL!!

Flashback to last year...

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Look at this sweet happy little girl!!

Now look at this sweet little big girl!!

LA wasn't too sure about this Easter Bunny and I can't blame her.. He was scary looking!! But of course she was happy once we gave him high fives!! My baby girl is growing up!! BTW you really can't see but her toe nails are pink and let me tell you she is sooo proud of those pink little piggy's!!

We would like you to meet...

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Cash William Bouxsein

That's right!! It's a BOY!!
Here's his sweet little foot!!

And look at that sweet little hand!!

We could not be any happier!! Jacob and I have been trying to figure out a boys name for the past few weeks. We were settled on a girls name but we were butting heads with a boy name. Friday night on our way home from dinner I was going through one of my baby name books spitting names out that I liked and was getting denied left and right. I came across Cash and I said it to Jacob as a joke to see what he would say and as soon as it came out of my mouth I just knew that this was his name. Jacob looked at me and almost laughed then he said it and said "I could see our son with that name!" and that was it!! I had no idea that I would actually fall in love with this name but I have and now I can't wait to meet this sweet little boy!!

We have a lot to get done before Cash makes his big debut.. Everything that was Lily Ann's was all pink. The swing, boppy seat, play mats, clothes, everything is pink..LOL!! So we are having to buy all new stuff. I'm soo glad that I have found a Once Upon A Child(An hour away without traffic!!, gotta love California traffic!). We will be purchasing most of these things from there.. We have decided no to try and move into a bigger house before he gets here because he will be sleeping in our room for the first couple of months or until he starts sleeping through the night then we will move him into LA's room..We will be moving again as late as 2012 or even earlier if Jacob advances before then so that's why we have decided to stay where we are for now! Plus my Dr. is already worried about my blood pressure. I had high blood pressure with LA and ended up being induced 2 weeks early with her because it was so high and I had a lot of protein in my urine which is bad.. Please say a quick prayer that my BP stays down because with LA I can not afford to be on bed rest which is where I would go if we can't get in under control.. I go back to the Dr. on Friday for another check and we will go from there. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will be down!!

This girl loves.....

2010-03-25T21:02:00.004-07:00

WATERMELON!!

She eats soooo much

it makes her sooo happy!!

Here's a video that I took when I first gave her some today!! It was really cold so that's why she made these faces!!

She can't be...

2010-03-22T15:22:00.004-07:00

18 months already!!(Well as of 10 days ago!)I sit here,as LA is taking her nap, with tears in my eyes wondering where all this time has gone. Where is that baby girl who could that would look up at you with those big blue eyes and squeal at the top of her lungs? In exchange for this sweet little baby girl we now have a very loving, funny, talking NON-STOP, keeping us on our toes, sweet little girl!! Everyday is a new day and every day we learn something new! Two weeks ago I was sitting on the couch watching her play and out of now where I see her in her play area playing with letters and then all of a sudden say "fibe, sick, seben, eight, nine, teeeeen YEAH". What where did this come from and where were 1234!?!..HAHAHA!! Lily Ann words can not explain how grateful we are to be your parents and how you make us strive to be better parents everyday. We love you more than words can explain and are so proud of you! Here are some things that you are doing now at 18 months:

*You are still a great sleeper.. You will sleep from 7-8:30 and you take 2 2-hour naps a day.
*You are still a very good eater except for now you are not a fan of veggies! You shudder every time we give you some!
*You are such a sweet girl. You have such very good manners. You say "Pease" "Tank two" and today you said "You wecome"! You also make it a point to say "Bye" to everyone you see!! LOL!!
*You talk! I mean you literally talk from the time you wake up til you go to bed! Sometimes you even wake up in the middle of the night talking!! You have about 20-30 words that you use on a daily basis and you still talk in your own language.
*You love love love the Wiggles.. You actually woke up in the middle of the night and said "Wadda wadda wadda Wiggles!" Ithink that's all you dream about!! LOL!!
*You love to count. We count EVERYTHING!!And you now can count from 1-10 all by yourself (Except Mommy and Daddy have to help you out with 4!)
*You also love books.. We read books all day long and usually the same one over and over and over again.. We read Good Night Moon at least 10 times a day and all of your animal books..You love animals and can tell us what they are!(Cow, pig, Tat(Cat), puppy, duck(Although sometimes is comes out with a f instead of a d)We ask you what they all say and you will say "Quack Quack" for the duck but everything else says "ROAAAARRRRR!!" HAHAHA!!
*You love to sneak up on Daddy and scare him.. (Your not a very good sneaker because you laugh all the way to him!)

We love you so much and know that you are going to be an amazing loving big sister!

I really thought....

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that LA would like the 5 pairs of flip flops that I bought her.. I mean come on who doesn't like flip flops during summertime!! Well I finally found someone who doesn't!!(Don't mind the mess.. We have been reading books and playing with letters all day long!!) BTW I was Skyping with Mom and Dad when I decided to try them on her so if you hear laughing in the background that is where it is coming from!! I just love this little girl!!

We took Lily Ann to the..

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San Francisco Bay Aquarium today and she had a blast!! She loved all the "Fishes" and made it known throughout the whole place.. People were laughing at her because when she saw something she liked it was "OH WOW! OH WOW!! Wook Daddy Wook!!" We laughed the whole time..

Guess who is finally home....

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We are sooo excited Jacob got home last Sunday after being gone for almost 6 months.. We are soo glad to finally have him home and LA is in heaven!! I'm bummed because we didn't get to see them actually pull in because LA over slept from her nap and the boat pulled in early. But the boat was there when we got there.. We still had to wait for almost an hour before Jacob made his way to us!! We then took a tour of the new boat.. I was worried that LA might be standoff-ish since she hasn't seen her Daddy since Christmas but once she saw him and he got her out of her stroller they were inseparable and have been every since he's been home.. It melts my heart to see them together!! She is truly a Daddy's girl and she has got him wrapped around her little fingers!!

Here's a couple of pictures of the new Homeland Security Boat USCGC Waesche.

Finally back home...

2010-02-24T21:33:00.003-08:00

So La and I have finally made it back home to California. Emily (my sister), LA, and I set off on our long 3 day road trip last Monday. And let me say it was 3 long days of travel. LA did great. She sat in the back seat and watched Mickey Mouse the whole way home. We did 12 hours the first day, 10 the second, and about 7 the third day.. It was so nice to be back in Arkansas with family while Jacob was gone, especially since I was so sick the first trimester of this pregnancy. We only have a few more days until Jacob will finally be home with us. It has been a long 6 months and we are ready for him to finally be home. It breaks my heart when LA picks up her cell phone and will pretend to talk to Daddy.. That is the only communication besides email that we have had with him over the past couple of months. Before we were able to Skype and she was able to see him. Now when the phone rings she automatically yells "Daddy". Soon we won't have to worry about phone calls or emails because he will be here.. He will be home until June and then be gone for a short tour and should be home in time for the baby to be born.. I don't know what I will do if he's not here for the birth but I have hope that everything will work out in our favor..

I would like to thank our family for taking such good care of us while we were home for a long 3 months vacation.. My Mom and sisters did wonders when I was sick and on bed rest they took care of me and Lily Ann no questions asked. They actually took care of LA the whole time we were home..LOL!! She definitely got very spoiled while we were visiting and loved all the attention.. I must say that I have the best family in the world!! I have a Dr. appointment in the morning to get my referral to see my OB so I will post again soon on Baby B update.. Hopefully we will be able to find out the sex in the next couple of weeks.. I can't believe that I will be 16 weeks on Sunday!! I feel like a whale..LOL!!

This girl keeps me laughing...

2010-02-24T21:22:00.002-08:00

So I had walked out of the room for maybe less than 2 minutes to put away some towels and when I came back in the living room I couldn't see LA but I heard her grunting and saying "uugghhhhh ooooohhhh"!! So I picked up my Flip (because I knew she was up to no good!!)and this is what I found...

She always keeps me entertained that's for sure.. I can't wait for Jacob to finally get home and get to experience these moments with us.. Just a few more days and he will finally be home.. It's been a long 6 months and we are ready to finally be a family again!!

12 Weeks..

2010-01-31T07:45:00.003-08:00

So as most of you know I'm pregnant again!! WAhoooo!! We couldn't be more excited to finally have our family complete. My due date is August 15, 2010.. Which means that LA and the baby will be right around 18 months apart which is what I've always wanted even though we were surprised it happened when it did.. This little bugger growing in my belly has given me a run for my money.LOL!! I have been so nauseated with this baby from about 6 weeks on.. When I say nauseated I can't even feed LA her food because it makes me sick..(Thank God for Nana!!)Around 7 weeks I started to spot and have bad cramping so Mom took me to the ER and it was the first time I got to see our little baby!! (Jacob was here but unfortunately he was home throwing up with a stomach bug!) Diagnosis:Threatened miscarriage..That is enough to scare anyone.. I was put on bed rest for several days and it killed me to watch my Mom and sisters take care of LA while I couldn't do anything for her!! It really broke my heart!

I have gone to see Dr. Phillips, here in Fort Smith, 2 times now.. The first was to see what was going on and he said that it was normal but that I needed to wait to travel back to CA for a couple of weeks to make sure.. I went back last week and everything looked great and we got the okay to head back!! LA and I will be staying here a couple more weeks. I want to be home as little as possible before Jacob gets home for my fear of something happening and I can't take care of LA.. So Emily, LA, and I will head back around the 15th of February. Did I mention that Jacob is coming HOME!! YAY!! We are soo excited to finally be together as a family again.. These past 5 months have been long and hard, but like everything else it's worth it in the end!!

Here's little Baby B at 11 weeks 1 day!! I think it's a girl..LOL!! Jacob, of course says otherwise!!(It's not really a clear picture but you can tell a little!)

Here I am at 12 weeks..HOLY BELLY!! Look how big I already am.. I wasn't this big with LA til almost 6 months!! I can only imagine how much bigger I will get..(Don't mind the no makeup and bad hair!! LOL)

LA's first time to play in the snow...

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Mom and I took LA out to play in the snow yesterday afternoon when she woke up from her nap.. As you can see from the video she was not a big fan at first but slowly warmed up to it.. She still didn't pick any up or get down and play in it.. She basically just stood there like what is this cold and wet stuff..HAHAHA!!

BTW Emily and Erika got me a Flip Camera for Christmas and my birthday and I love it! If you don't have one I highly suggest you go out and by one..They are easy to use and it's little enough to fit in your pocket!!

LA's Version of a RAZORBACK TOUCHDOWN!!

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This is LA's version of a Razorback Touchdown..Can you tell she's enjoying herself!!

She never stops......

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Wordless Wednesday...

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THANK YOU!!

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I am so thankful for my husband,who served a year in the Persian Gulf, and 2 brother in laws who served 2 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan!! I am thankful to have them home!! Thank you all for you sacrifices so that we may have a better life!

Our little Souvenir...

2009-12-17T10:21:00.003-08:00

Looks like we have ourselves a permanent souvenir from our visit down to see Jacob in Mississippi! I must say that we were shocked when we found out we were going to have another baby but not surprised! We are sooo excited!! We honestly knew it could happened but really didn't think it would. We tried so long for LA before we finally got pregnant with her we figured the same thing would happen this time...But we were wrong! I had noticed that my sense of smell was off the charts and was starting to get really tired and I thought to myself...(Self you better take a test just to make sure your not pregnant because you have a Christmas party to go to next weekend and you will be having a few cocktails)..So Emily and I went to Wal-Mart to do some shopping after LA went to bed and I had mentioned it to her on the way. She was soo excited and I told her "Emily I really doubt I am but I want to make sure" and she kept saying "Erin you are soo pregnant" and I kept telling her no!! LOL!! We came back to my parents house and I snuck in the bathroom with the test. I didn't want my Mom to know what I was doing because I didn't want to get any hoped up! So I peed away on the little stick and it came back negative right away but the instructions said to wait 3 minutes for the result.. So I waited and then looked back down and the minus sign had turned into a plus sign.. I about fell off the toilet...LOL!! When I came out Emily looked at me and started crying and my Mom asked what was wrong.. And I said "uummm Looks like we have a little souvenir from Mississippi!" Then she stared crying while I still stood in shock!! HAHAHA!! We had decided to just tell family until LA got her pictures taken the next week!! Next step was to tell Jacob...

It was so hard when I found out because Jacob was underway and the only communication we had was email. I couldn't wait for another week when I talked to him to tell him. He had been on me about emailing him pictures of me and LA so I sent him this email:

Hey babe I'm so glad that you got your email to work finally!! We have had a really good weekend.. Friday night stayed home as I have been working endlessly on LA's stocking.. Sat. we went out to dinner and then took all the kiddos to look at Christmas Lights.. WE took them to Van Buren to watch the house with the music and LA was in Heaven..She loved it.. I'm waiting on Emily to send me the pictures so I can email them to you..I do have one picture for you that LA and I took tonight.. It's kindda neat..Let me know what you think!?!

Yes that's right.. Look's like LA and I brought home a permanent souvenir from our visit to Mississippi!! Congrats DADDY!! I haven't told anyone yet except Mom and sisters.. God I wish I could call you and talk to you!! I'm still in shock!! LOL!! I'm REALLY in shock!! HAHAHA!! I hope this makes your day!! I love you soo much and can't wait to talk to you!! Kisses from LA,Me, and Baby B!!
Love you lots!!

To which he replied:

R U Kiddin me did you just take that yesterday. Well better sooner than later. I'm in shock but I guess we shouldn't be surprised. Yes it definitely made my day can't wait to tell everyone. I wrote ma and pa an e-mail I told them you were gonna try and get over there sometime this week they will be so happy. Love you and miss you both tell everyone hi. I'll try and call you if I get a chance love you both. daddy

Lily Ann's early Christmas Present...

2009-12-15T13:51:00.005-08:00

Yes... Mommy and Daddy couldn't wait until Christmas so LA got her present early this year... This is the most expensive Christmas present she will ever get..LOL!! We are sooo excited and it has been hard keeping our mouths shut for the past week!! I will share the story in the next post!!

I've been slacking...

2009-11-25T07:34:00.002-08:00

Oh my it has not been a month since I blogged!?! Really!?!.. Wow so much has gone on in the past month I don't even know where to begin. Emily came for a visit to California over Halloween and LA and I decided to go ahead and come back to Arkansas for the holidays a little early. We made the drive half way across country in 3 VERY LONG days.. LA did great! We also decided to come back early because we would be that much closer to Jacob as he is still in Mississippi. LA and I drove down(10 hours) to Mississippi all by ourselves to visit him for 10 days. We had a good time and were sad to leave but we will get to see him again in a month when he is home for 4 days for Christmas. I must say that I am loving being back in Arkansas with my family.. I didn't realize how much helped I really needed with LA until we got back here.. It is nice to Nana feed LA so I can sit and relax for a little bit.. Or have Emily or Erika play with LA so I can get some laundry done or even sneak in a little nap..HA! I am very thankful for my family and all the help they have given us!! Not to mention all the "EXTRA" attention LA has been getting..She's in heaven and loving every minute of it! Thank you to Nana, PawPaw, Pippee(LA's name for Emily..It's supposed to be Mimi but LA was calling her Peepee so we decided on Pippee..LOL) and Erika aka Eika for all the love and support you have given me and LA while Jacob is gone.. I could not ask for anything more!

WOW.. Now to the good stuff..LA is a spitfire.. She has grown into her personality over the past month and needless to say we laugh all day long.. She is such a happy little girl and lets everyone know it.. Here's whats she's been doing lately:
* Loves loves to talk.. from the time she gets up in the morning til she goes to bed..talk talk talk.. She says about 20 words and most of the time it's her own language..LOL!! With the occasional scream..
*Walking like crazy.. All over the place..
* Loves to find a way to break out of her play yard.
*Is a singing dancing baby.. Loves for Mommy to put on music so she can dance.
*Eating everything..Now we know this has never been an issue.. I was joking with Jacob when we were visiting him that we should enter her into a food eating contest because she would so win hands down..LOL!
*Loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.. Goes around all day saying "Hot Dog"
*She is now a lover.. When she was younger she didn't want to be rocked or would cuddle but now she's all about giving the love.. She loves to sit in my lap and just cuddle and give me kisses and then will just give the most amazing hugs ever..
*Loves calling the Hogs.. Every week for the games we dress her up in one of the many Razorback outfits and will watch the game.. The whole time we call the Hogs..She can't get enough..

There is so much more that she is doing that I'm sure I'm leaving out.. I promise to keep up with my blog from now on or at least attempt to.. Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!! Sorry I don't have pictures right now. Someone went off and left there camera in California..LOL!!

This is why I heart her face!!!

2009-10-24T17:18:00.002-07:00

So I had to take diapers out of LA's diaper pale and as I went to go replace the trash bag this is what I got... Yes, she is still in her PJ's we decided to have a lazy day today!!

It's been a long time....

2009-10-16T21:05:00.002-07:00

Oh my I'm horrible.. I haven't updated in a long while. Jacob has been gone now for over a month and we are just really getting used to him being gone. LA and I talk with him everyday on Skype which is great!! He gets to see his little girl grow up even though it's through the computer.. They play peek a boo and call the hogs the whole time..It makes me sad and Jacob too but at least we have this which makes it a little easier..

LA is growing sooo much! She's talking like crazy!(In her own language!) LOL!! She doesn't stop from the time she wakes up.. She really keeps me entertained.. I just love that happy baby sooo much!! She is also getting 4 upper teeth which she has been handleing well. She also starting to walk a little.. She will walk and then realize what she is doing then she will sit down!! So we have been super duper busy lately with guests visiting us. My parents and Jacob's parents where here for LA's first birthday! We had an almost week long celebration. Thursday both sets of Grandparents flew in. My parents stayed here while Jacob's parents stayed in San Fransicso. On Friday we had LA's doctor appointment to meet her new doctor! And let me say that I LOVE HIM!! It's about time we get a good one. We then all packed up and headed to the Oakland Zoo and spent the afternoon there. LA had a ball! On Sat Sept. 12 was LA's First Bday. We took her to the little amusement park across the street. She rode the Carolisel, Train, and the Teacups. She had a blast and so did we! We came home opened presents and ate cake.. Again! On Sunday we headed into San Francisco and met up with Jacob's parents and went to Peir 39 and spent the afternoon there. Jacob's parents left on Monday and Mom and Dad stayed another week and a half..My BFF Stephanie is here now for a week and we are having a blast. Emily (My sister) is coming to visit for 2 weeks 2 days after Steph leaves. LA and I will have 2 weeks and then we are headed back to Arkansas for the month of December. Jacob will get to spend 4 days with us over Christmas so we are sooo excited to finally get to see him even if it is such a short time! We miss him sooo much!!
Well as you can imagine there were a lot of pictures taken while our family was in town so instead of having picture overload I made a video.. Hope you enjoy! And I will try to update more often..Oh and if you notice LA still has no hair!! LOL!!

LA calling the HOGS!!

2009-10-16T20:58:00.002-07:00

LA loves to call the Hogs now!! We do it at least 20 times a day! When we Skype with Jacob everytime she sees him she starts calling the hogs... This little girl melts my heart!!

Silly Videos....

2009-09-05T10:22:00.005-07:00

Ahhhh.... I have been slacking on my blog lately.. Sorry.. We have had a lot going on the past couple of weeks. Jacob was gone for a week and I was trying to get in the groove of being home alone with LA and trying to keep up on house work.. Man was it hard. Jacob is leaving on Wednesday until mid January so he will be gone for a long time... We have been trying to get as much family time in as possible! Jacob will be missing LA's first birthday(which is next Sat. Can you believe it!?!) so we are going to have a little party for her on Monday with her Godparents, Scott and Michelle. Jacob doesn't want to miss out on anything so we decided this was the best. Then her big party will be next weekend with our family. Both sets of Grandparents are coming in on Thursday which we are soooo excited for!! Please keep us in your prayers as we go through these next few months!

Sooo to the good stuff.. We have taken a few videos of LA.. They are too funny!! Hope you enjoy!!

Michelle came down last week to stay the night while Jacob was gone and we took LA out to play with the kids in the neighborhood.. She took this video of LA in her walker.. She only goes backwards.. it's tooo funny!!

I took these videos of LA last night after she finished her dinner.. Apparently she wanted more..LOL!! This little girl keeps us laughing!!

We are finally moved in!!

2009-08-12T08:22:00.004-07:00

Well we have finally settled in to our new home!! It is a bit smaller than our houses in the past! (Let's say it's a whole lot smaller!! :)) The movers came last Thursday and the house was covered in boxes. LA did great I put her in the kitchen with me while I unloaded all the boxes and she was just playing and laughing. Michelle and Scott kept Amber which was great because I don't think I could have handled her and the baby while trying to unpack. We got the whole house unpacked, except for our clothes, by Thursday night.. It was a long day but I'm glad we finished so quickly. We love it here! The weather is absolutely beautiful! In the mornings and at when the sun sets the weather is nice and cool.. Not like the muggy Florida weather.. We have had to actually update LA's wardrobe a little because all she had was summer Florida clothes! The only downfall, so far, is the traffic.. I have never seen anything like it before.. We decided to go to Farfield the other day to eat lunch and go to the Jelly Belly Factory. Now mind you it's only 12 miles away.. We sat in traffic for over an hour! I couldn't believe it! But we made it and had fun!! Here's a video of LA with me unpacking the kitchen!!

Lily Ann at Chili's

2009-08-12T08:16:00.003-07:00

Jacob, LA, and I went out to Chili's for dinner last night.. LA had mac and cheese and fruit.. Jacob and I decided to order the Molten Lava Cake and LA wanted some but she couldn't have it.. She threw the biggest fit and I just had to take a video of it.. Here it is... Oh how she is getting this down to a T!! LOL!!

Thanks to the man who saved my daughters life!!

2009-08-02T16:44:00.003-07:00

Well we finally made it to California on Wednesday afternoon! WOW!! What a drive I would like to think that we would never have to drive that again but the possibility is very slim..LOL!! LA did as good as could be expected, especially since we have our first tooth coming in! LA and I rode in the back and watch Baby Einstein the WHOLE TIME!! As long as she was happy We all were happy! We stopped in Arkansas for a couple of weeks to spend time with family and friends before heading out here! We had a great time. LA was very spoiled in every way!!

I am also writing this to the man who saved my daughters life! Brian Beckham from Station 8 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. LA went to lunch with her Mimi(Aunt Emily) while I had a hair appointment. They were sitting eating lunch and Emily had giving LA a Biter Biscuit. She loves those things and we usually give her one while we eat so she won't feel left out! Emily did just as we have always done. Some how LA bit off a big piece and the little girl who was with Emily saw her do it. Emily didn't realize that is was that big of a piece until she saw LA try and swallow it. Emily immediately raised up her arms and said "She's choking". As she raised her arms the piece got lodged farther in her throat. There just happened to be some firefighters sitting right next to them and Brian heard Emily and jumped up and ran over pulled LA up from her seat, turned her upside down hit her on the back and a little piece fell out and then hit her again and the rest came out! It amazes me how God works in weird ways. The guys had actually been called out and left for something and then came back and sat down just about the time that she choked! We did not get by to thank him in person as we headed out to California the next day. We plan on sending him something but haven't figured out what just yet!! I do not know how to thank this man enough for saving our baby's life. If any of you know him or happen to run into them please give him a big hug and a thank you from us! Needless to say the Biter Bars are in the trash!! LA is great and we are so thankful and thank God everyday for Brian!!

Okay so now I know that I missed putting LA's 10 months posting..She's doing soooo much now crawling all over the place, dancing, pulling up and cruising on everything! She has been great through this whole transition. She has stayed on her schedule the whole time even with the time difference. This was the one thing that I thought that we would struggle with but she has proved us wrong!! LA also has her first tooth coming through and is doing great!! I will post pictures later. We won't be moving into our house until Aug. 6 or 7th so I won't have access to pictures until then!!

Tummy-Tickler Tuesday...

2009-06-30T14:11:00.002-07:00

So I had to take my truck into the shop today to get the airbag switch fixed and find out why my check engine light was coming on.. Lily Ann and I got up early this morning and had the truck there by 8:30!(Which is very early for us!) Jacob was on duty and had called and said that it should only take an hour or so so I figured LA and I would hang out there until it was done. Well when we got there it was going to be a couple of hours and I knew better than to wait with her so they offered to bring us home and we could come back later to pick it up.. (Great because I really needed to get the house cleaned before Erika and her friends arrive tomorrow!) This nice gentleman took out her car seat and put it in the van.. I watched him as he latched it in and I put her in and away we went..

So as we get in the van I'm telling him how to get to the house, which was about 2 miles down the road! (Thank goodness!) We start beebopping through the parking lot and all of a sudden he accelerates as he's turning and I hear a "Woooo" and I look behind and LA is leaned over to the side.. I about died.. I was trying not to laugh as the guy was telling me how he had worked for the dealership for over 35 years and he was going on and on and as I'm holding the car seat up..(She wasn't going to tip all the way over she was just sliding along the back seat!) "Okay", I'm thinking," it's a straight shot to the house from here we can make it!" Well every time we hit a stop light and as we would start to go he would gun it so no one would get in front of him.. and every time he gunned it you would hear a "Wooooooo" coming from the back seat.. I thought I was going to pee my pants from holding in my laughter.. He would say "Wow, that baby sure is talkative and loves to ride in the car!" I'm thinking you are making her tummy tickle silly!! If I had a video of it I'm sure we would have won $10,000!!

Have I told you...

2009-06-30T10:24:00.001-07:00

How much I love this baby!!!! Just look at those blue eyes!!

We are moving!!!

2009-06-22T13:23:00.004-07:00

Yes we finally heard on Friday(Sorry I'm just now getting around to posting!) that we will be moving next month to California! I can't believe we are moving to California. Jacob and I have always said that we could never imagine ourselves living there. Never say never right!?! We are excited though. Lily Ann's Godparents are going to be less than 45 minutes away from us and Jacob's old boss is going to be his boss again..(Which we are excited about!) I'm starting to freak out a little because that is a very long way to California with a dog and a baby! No worries though we are going to make 2 trips out of it.. We will be leaving Florida and driving to Arkansas for a couple of weeks then we will head out to California. This next station is going to be very different from this one. Jacob is going to actually be on the new Homeland Security Cutter out of Alameda. At this station he stands duty 2 on and 2 off with duty every other weekend . Going out to California he can be gone as long as 4 months at a time! It is going to be very hard on him having to leave LA behind and I am not looking forward to this. We are going to miss him so much but we will make it through! I know God has a plan for us and this is what He wanted for our family! I mean seriously who can say that they lived in Florida and California..Not too many people! Please keep our family in your prayers as we start this new transition in our lives!!

We took a video of LA earlier Jacob was asking her if she wanted to be a California baby and here is her response..HAHAHA!! (I think we may be in trouble!!) She did say no to the boat and ended up loving every minute of it!!

My baby is growing up too fast!!

2009-06-18T18:01:00.007-07:00

Look Who is 9 Months Old!!

I know I'm about a week late for this post but better late than never right!?! WOW!! I know I say this every month, but seriously our baby is growing up way to fast.. Every month I get a little more sad that LA is growing up so fast but am also very happy because she is doing new things everyday! This week has definitely had it's ups and downs! Thank you guys so much for the comments and phone calls I have received since my last post!! I am feeling a lot better now after talking with you all and we are going to try our hardest to make sure that our baby is healthy and happy! Good news is that today we found out that we will be moving in the next month or so which means new doctor for LA!!! YAY!! This could not have come at a better time..It's funny how things end up working out in the end!! Hopefully we will find out by Monday when and where we are moving. We are praying for California so keep your fingers crossed that we get this boat!! Okay now to the good stuff! Lily Ann here is what you have been doing:

*You weigh 23lbs. 7oz.

*You are 27.5 inches tall

*You are getting 3-7oz. bottles and 1-5oz. bottle a day!

*You are eating 1/3 jar of fruit, veggies and meat, for lunch and dinner!(The doctor has you on a "diet"!!) :)

*You eat 2 tbs. of cereal for breakfast in the morning..(Also part of your "diet"!)

*You are sleeping from 7pm-8:15am!! You are such a good sleeper

*You have a 45 minute nap in the morning and lately(Keep your fingers crossed!) 2 hrs. in the afternoon!

*You love to read books, especially Hello Big Red!! You just scream with excitement while we read it to you and then you cry when we put it away!! (It's never to early to start teaching your children how important the Arkansas Razorbacks are!!) ;)

* You are a roly poly..You roll everywhere and you can clear the living room in less than a minute!

* You love to say Mama and Dada

*You also love giving kisses. You will grab my face with your little hands and sneak in a big slobbery kiss!!

*You are still screaming like crazy at everything..Especially when Daddy comes home from duty. As soon as he walks in the door you start screaming and don't stop until he comes to pick you up and give you kisses!!(Jacob's on duty anywhere from 2-4days at a time!)

*You love, love, love to swim! You are a true water baby!!

*You are now in a big girl car seat and love it!! You just watch everything go by!

*You love music..You are starting to dance when you hear any kind of music..You are also try to sing when Mommy sings to you..Either that or Mommy's voice is so bad you cant stand to hear it so you sing to block me out!! HAHA!!

*You are starting to take baby steps when your Daddy or I hold your hands..

*You love to play with your toys in the floor.You could sit there all day playing if we would let you!

*You are going to be crawling soon..You are scooting backwards on your belly now and we are still working on moving forward.

*You do "laps" in your crib! You love to roll over and scoot down the bed to where your crib toys are!

*You are a very happy baby and are always laughing at anything and everything!

*You love to watch Mickey Mouse and Baby Einstein DVD's.

*You are now testing your boundaries with your Daddy and I. When you really want something you have come up with the cutest little cry where you try and stick our your bottom lip and act like you are going to cry.. Don't worry baby girl,Mommy and Daddy have you all figured out!! Everyone else seems to fall for it every time..What a clever little girl you are!! ;)

Lily Ann, we love you so much and are so thankful that you are our daughter. You are learning new things everyday and we are always amazed by you. You are truly a gift from God and there is not a day that goes by that we do not thank Him for bringing you into our lives. Happy 9 months little girl!!

Mommy and Daddy

I usually don't do this.......

2009-06-15T10:36:00.002-07:00

I must say that I am rather upset today, actually if I were to tell you exactly the words for how I feel my Mom would probably yell at me!! HAHAHA!! Today was supposed to be an exciting day. Lily Ann had her 9 month appointment this morning with her doctor and I couldn't wait to see how much she weighed! We were told at her 6 month appointment that we had to maintain her weight because she was off the charts for her weight(19lbs. 14.0oz. and 25inches!)So we were told that she is to get no more than 26 oz. of formula a day and only 1/2 jar(4oz. baby jars) of each fruit, meat, and vegetables for lunch and dinner and to keep her on her 2 tbs of rice cereal in the mornings! Done yay I thought now we will really get control of this because this is what we were told to do!! Well we were doing this at first and then I decided to lower it just a bit so what we ended up doing was she was getting 1/2jar of mixed veggies&meat combined(turkey and vegetables, chicken and apples,..etc) along with 1/2 jar of fruit! Here I am thinking "well technically this is actually 1/2 jar less per meal when the 2 are already combined there is no way that she will be over her weight when we take her back at 9 months!"

LA and I head to the doctor this morning.(Jacob was called out on a case so he wasn't able to meet us, and to tell you the truth it was probably better off that way!) I'm so excited I can't stand it because I just know that we have been on the right track these past few months, or so I thought!! WRONG!! LA weighed in at a whopping 23 lbs.7oz and is 27.5 inches tall!! I was so let down that she had gained about 3 1/2 lbs. over the past few months when we were supposed to maintain her weight! I thought I was going to cry and I knew that the doctor was not going to be happy and I was right!! I just about broke down when he said that "she is off the charts again!" I told him that I don't know how that I was doing everything he was telling me to do actually that I was feeding her less than he had said and yet she still gained the weight!! His response was "This is the time when babies fat cells start to develop. It is very important that you start portion control. I(meaning the doctor) was overweight all my life and what I went through no child should ever have to go through! I wish that someone had told my mom and dad about portion control when I was a child!" With tears in my eyes I said "I do not want this for my child or anyone Else's. I could not live with myself knowing that I have done this to my child!" I just wanted to break down and cry because today for the first time since having Lily Ann I have felt like an inadequate mother. Like I am doing something wrong that is going to hurt my child! As I'm sitting here wiping the tears from my eyes I keep saying to myself that she is a baby and babies do get fat and once they really start crawling and walking then that's when they shed the pounds! I'm not a mother who lets her child eat whatever she wants when ever she wants. I understand (according to her doctor) that she apparently has a slow metabolism and that it may take her longer to get rid of weight than it will others. I just don't know if I understand the whole portion thing at this age! I understand that she has been gaining weight and I understand that it is up to me, her mother, to make sure that she fed and taken care of. This really just stresses me out because growing up I was lucky enough to not have any weight problems and let me tell you how big I was as a baby..Way bigger than LA!! Weight was something that I almost never or ever really worried about.. Now I feel like I'm constantly feeling like I need to put my baby on a diet because I do not want her to have weight problems and I feel that I feel this way because of the way her doctor tells us that we should really slow down on her eating.. Isn't this going to give my baby a weight complex teaching her this at this age!?! I'm stuck in between a crossroad. I will do what her doctor tells me to do because he is a doctor and he has seen this many times before... I also feel that he presses this issue because of the way he was growing up and I think that he blames his parents for it and wants to educate other parents of what happens when you let your child eat what they want and when they want and to learn portion control..I can not tell you how many times during our conversation this morning that "portion size" came up!! I am willing to do whatever it takes that make sure that my daughter is healthy and happy! I would never compromise my daughters health because I feel that she needs to eat more or less. I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else has run across this problem with their child? How much does your baby eat? Etc..I'm all ears!!

I know that I am a good mother.. I know that LA is a very healthy, happy baby girl! I try not to let things get under my skin but this has just rocked me to the core! I know that God will lead me in the right direction I just have to give him time to get his message to me..Because apparently I missed it!! LOL!! WHEW...I had to get that off my chest and man do I feel better!! On a better note.. I will be taking Lily Ann to get her pictures made today to surprise Daddy for father's day!! Awww I have some really cute ideas in my head and I hope they play out in the studio!! I will post the pictures soon and do a 9 month posting for Lily Ann!!

Oh my I almost forgot to inform you! As many of you know we live in Government Housing here in Florida..Basically the Government bought 8 houses in a community and lease them out for people who are stationed here! Nice housing I must add!! Anyways this community that we live in is a deed restricted community..Since we are owned by the government we are not part of the deed restrictions and the older people in the neighborhood absolutely hate us!! Literally they hate us.. They will call the station if there is grass in the cracks of our driveways, we've been called before because Jacob will sometimes take his motorcycle out for an evening ride 8 o'clock or even sometimes take it to work.(Which he leaves at 625am and apparently it's too early to start a motorcycle!!) Well it seems as if one of our lovely neighbors decided to send a letter, yes a letter one of Florida's Congressman telling how the houses are trashed, no one ever mows there lawns and basically that these 8 Coast Guard houses are bringing down the community! It couldn't be the 25 houses in this neighborhood that have been foreclosed on, where the grass is up to the roofs!! No it's not those houses it's our the one's with grass in the cracks of our driveways!! HAHAHA!! I just had to add that in because I think that it is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard!! Had to end this post on a funny note!!

Wonderful Wednesdays!!!

2009-06-10T08:33:00.002-07:00

LA is still trying to learn to crawl.. I have a feeling it will be a while before we accomplish this as she has taken up on rolling everywhere now!! LOL!! It's sooo funny to watch her just roll everywhere!! We have a roller!!

WOW...7years....

2009-06-09T07:49:00.002-07:00

Yesterday was our 7 year anniversary!! I can't believe it has already been 7 years since we tied the knot! We had a great day laying around the house and playing with our little princess! Last night Bonny came over to watch LA while Jacob and I went to dinner and a movie..It's been so long since we have been out on a "date" and we enjoyed every minute of it (Even though all we talked about was LA!) I thank God everyday for Jacob. He is truly the best husband/father ever. I love you so much and am looking forward to see what more God has planned out for us!!

Funny Fridays....

2009-06-05T14:53:00.002-07:00

*Don't mind my annoying "beep beep" voice in the background.. I just can't get enough of this happy baby!!

WOW!! Busy busy busy...

2009-06-03T09:35:00.004-07:00

Sorry it's been a while! We have had a very busy last couple of weeks.. Jacob's family came down for a week long visit..Georgia, Kennie, Ben, Becky, and Matthew all came down..(All that was missing was Luke who is still in Iraq!) They arrived on Friday before Memorial Day.. Lily Ann was in heaven with all the attention and let me tell you she didn't miss a beat! Friday we just relaxed. Saturday we got up headed towards the beach had a great lunch and then we all headed over to the Station so they could check it out and take a nice ride on one of the new 33's.. We headed back home for LA to take a nap then spent the rest of the evening relaxing. Sunday we decided to get LA's pool out so we could take a swim and let her entertain us.. Which she did as always.. Monday(Memorial Day) we got up and headed down to Stephanie and Brian's for their going away party at the pool...Once again LA was great and swam for a long time! She was soooo worn out by the time we got home that night! Tuesday we ended up renting a boat and once again there was a lot of swimming going on!! LA had a blast!! Wednesday we got up and headed to Orlando. We stayed at a wonderful place that had 3 bedrooms 2 balconies, and a huge big screen TV..LA loved that it was all tile floor and was all over the place in her walker! We went out had a nice lunch came back and LA and I took a little nap then it was off to the pool for yet another day in the water.. Man we are sooo lucky that she loves the water!! She stole the show at the pool everyone just loved her.. She was being little "Hollywood" (as we call her) looking at everyone smiling laughing and her oh so wonderful screams!! You could hear her from a mile away and people were coming to see what was going on..Everyone loved it!! Thursday we took LA to Sea World for her first time.. She LOVED IT!! She was such a good baby! Her Grandpa Bouxsein took her to see the penguins and she just smiled and stared.. Jacob and I got to ride the rides too it was awesome! Once again we had a crowd around us looking and laughing at little "Hollywood".. Jacob and I were sitting with her under the shade while his parents, Ben, Becky, and Matt were on the water ride.. There is a big drop and you can see everyone on the ride..Well they always scream when they are coming down so what do you think LA was doing EVERYTIME one came down!?! Yep that's right she was screaming her little heart out with them..It was the funniest thing I have ever seen..People once again were crowded around us just to watch her.. We headed home shortly after.. It was a 3 hour car ride and guess who was awake the whole time!! Just playing and laughing oh yeah and screaming!! LOL!! Friday morning the Bouxsein's got up and left and lets just say that LA was completely exhausted and sooo off her schedule so she was fussy baby all day!! We had a very good time and are still trying to get caught back up on our sleep and schedules..

Wonderful Wednesdays...

2009-05-20T10:56:00.003-07:00

We got Lily Ann a walker last week and she loves it!! She loves to go backwards and get stuck.. I took this video of her in the kitchen helping Mommy clean yesterday.. We have been working on her saying Dada but she won't..LOL!! You will notice her little big scream as well..Oh I can't get enough of this baby!!

I also cleaned out her closet yesterday to make room for all of her clothes that she is wearing now.. I've been in denial about my baby girl growing up and it absolutely broke my heart when I was going through her close and putting them away.. Our baby girl is no longer a baby, she is becoming more and more independent everyday and although I am so happy for her it also pulls on my heart a little that she is growing up so fast! As I was looking through all of her clothes, trying to hold back the tears, it just amazed me at how little she was.. She couldn't even fit comfortably in her size newborn clothing until 4 weeks and still they were a little big.. Things have changed now.. She's in a size 18 months in shorts..LOL!! God love those chunky thighs!! Talk about melt your heart, this morning when I got her up I was hugging her and telling her how much I loved her and then she turned to me and planted a big wet slobbery licking kiss on my cheek and then let out her infamous scream as if to say "Mommy I love you too!!" God has truly blessed me with the most wonderful gift of all and I am forever grateful!!

Lily Ann playing in her walker...

Jacob and I were in the computer room looking up something online when all of a sudden I said "Why is it so quiet?" when we walked into the living room here was Lily Ann sleeping in her Jumparoo! She was out cold..She gets soo excited when Jacob comes home that she tries to fight her sleep but this was not the case today!! If you look closely at the second picture you can see that she does have hair it's just really really blond!! :)

Ohhhh the screams!! You gotta love em!!

2009-05-13T09:28:00.003-07:00

Here's a little of LA screaming.. You can see that she has got it down!! LOL!! This is what it sounds like in our house while LA is awake..Don't you just want to eat her up!!

Happy 8 Months Lily Ann!!

2009-05-13T07:58:00.004-07:00

WOW!! Eight months already!?! Where has the time gone.. I know I say this every month but our baby girl is growing up so fast and discovering new things everyday!! Lily Ann here are some things that you are doing now:
*You are still a GREAT sleeper.. You sleep from 7pm-8:45am. You have a 45 minute nap in the morning and about 1 1/2 hours in the afternoon!!
*You love to eat your food.. We have not come across anything that you have not liked!
* You still get 4 bottles a day. 3-7oz and 1-4-oz.
*You have picked up on screaming.. You LOVE to scream and do it oh so well!! Sometimes it's ear piercing but you have a great set of lungs..You only scream when you are happy so you scream all day long.. I'm sure the neighbors are wondering what's going on in this house.. You love to scream the whole time we are in the grocery store and shopping..Everyone thinks it's the cutest thing!! LOL!!
*You have just learned to wave Hello and Bye Bye..
* Your first word was Mama a couple of weeks ago and your Daddy is really trying hard to get you to say Dada!! (We practice everyday!)
*You love to sit and play with your toys!
*You also love to read books.. Your favorite book is Water Water Everywhere!(This is the book that is in all of her pictures!) You scream with excitement every time Mommy or Daddy read it to you!!
*You want to crawl but hate being on you belly! You are very close!
*You now hold your own bottle and have almost mastered the sippy cup. You put it in your mouth but instead of sucking you chew!
*You still don't have any teeth yet but are chewing non stop!
*You love to go for walks around the neighborhood!
*You love to jump in your jumparoo and watch Baby Mozart.. How do I know that you LOVE these things..Because you SCREAM with excitement the whole time doing them..LOL!!

You are such a bright, fun loving, happy little girl and you Daddy and I are so thankful to be your parents.. There is never a dull moment with you! We find ourselves laughing with you all day long.. You are such a blessing and we couldn't imagine life without you!! We love you so much and look forward to all the new things to come in the upcoming months!!

P.S. We are going to work on our "inside voices" over the next few weeks!! Wish us luck!!

(Jacob and I were sitting on the couch talking last night talking about when we went to dinner a couple of months ago and our waitress was talking about how good LA was and how quiet she was! She proceeded to tell us that her grandson, who was a few weeks older than LA, was a screamer.. He screamed all day long! Jacob and I were laughing, picturing a screaming baby all day long, and at the fact that this Grandmother must be over exaggerating! Well let's just say that we are eating our words now!! We now know what she is talking about! LOL!!)

Here's a video of LA waving Hello!!(You will notice she gets both hands going!!)

Happy Mother's Day!

2009-05-10T18:25:00.003-07:00

WOW!! I can't believe it's my first actual Mother's Day!! I have waited so long for this day and it couldn't have been better.(Well actually it could have if Jacob wasn't on Duty all weekend down in Marco Island!) I have always wondered what it was like to actually be a Mommy on Mother's Day and let me tell you there were a few tears shed today, all happy tears of course, I was a little sad that Jacob didn't get to spend the day with us but I couldn't have asked for a better way to spend my day than with my closest girlfriends!! (Our friend Kayleen is having a baby in August and they, along with everyone else, are transferring out at the end of the month.. So we planned a surprise baby shower for her!! I made a wonderful sausage and egg casserole, Kelsie brought a fruit tray, and Bonny and Stephanie got her a red velvet cake!!(YUMYUM!)) Bonny brought me some beautiful flowers and a card which made me cry!! So sweet!! Then when Kayleen and her husband walked in the door and she saw what we were actually doing she started to tear up and so did I! I can't wait for her to finally become a Mommy.. I can't wait for her to feel the way I feel about Lily Ann when Tucker finally makes his debut! To know that you have tried for years to have a baby of your own and when they finally arrive the overwhelming joy that fills your heart is indescribable. Jacob and I waited so long for God to bless us with this perfect little girl that is our daughter. She is definitely worth all of the let downs that have led us to today!

As I fed Lily Ann tonight I was thanking God, thanking Him for my beautiful baby girl, the one thing that I have waited all my life for! I let her fall asleep in my arms tonight instead of putting her to bed. Right before she fell asleep she put her hand to my check smiled (as if to say, Mommy I love you!) then she shut her big beautiful blue eyes. I held her for about 10 minutes just watching her sleep and thinking "how did I get so lucky?" So lucky to have a wonderful, caring loving husband whom together we have created this perfect little life(I may not be saying she's perfect when she's 2!..LOL!!) I could not ask for more as a Mother!

To My Mom:

Thank you so much for everything that you have done for me, Jacob, and Lily Ann! I am very proud to call you my Mom! You are the most generous, loving, devoted woman I know. I can only hope that Lily Ann will look up to me the way I look up to you! I am truly blessed to have you as my Mother!! Happy Mother's Day!! I love you!!

To My Mother in Law:

I am so lucky to have your son as my husband! I could not ask for a better caring, more loving, and wonderful husband/father. He is truly a wonderful husband and father! The reason he is that wonderful man is because of you. The values that you have taught him throughout his life. Thank you for everything that you have done for us we are truely thankful! Happy Mother's Day.. I love you!!

It's moments like these that melt my heart....

2009-05-09T18:03:00.005-07:00

I was cleaning (putting away all 999 items of clothing) in Lily Ann's room today. I put her in her crib to play while I was putting everything away. She was starting to get a little antsy so I gave her a squeaky toy to play with.. She played around with it for a little while then she got it to squeak and I heard this cute little laugh under her breath.. A few minutes later I heard it again.. So I grabbed my phone and started recording and this is what I got...Talk about melt my heart!!

Sorry it's sideways I couldn't figure out how to turn it back!!

Lily Ann's first word.....

2009-04-29T08:07:00.001-07:00

It's been a while...

2009-04-26T17:30:00.009-07:00

So I haven't updated in a while and I finally got time to sit and update! Sorry there are going to be a lot of pictures!! LOL!! We have had a very busy last week and a half! Emily was down here for a whole week and we were busy everyday! I wish she could have stayed longer but it didn't work out! Lily Ann had so much fun with her Meme!! She just loves her to death..She would just sit and talk to her all day long! It was too cute and I know Emily enjoyed every minute of it!! Meme spoiled her rotten while she was down.. LA got all kinds of new clothes and toys.. Erika told Emily to stop buying things for her that LA was going to start expecting things from her every time she sees her and that LA needs to work for her toys..HAHAHA!! Those two crack me up! We took LA to the beach for the first time while Emily was here! She loved it! The water was a little cool so she didn't last long! Jacob and I bought a tent for the beach to keep LA in and out of the sun! It's the best thing ever! So if you have little ones and are going to the beach I recommend it! It keeps the sun out and is also supposed to be up to 10 degrees cooler inside! We bought it at Bed Bath&Beyond!

Jacob was on duty all weekend so we had a girls weekend! Last night I had all the girls over for cocktails and we sat out on the patio and did girl stuff..aka gossiped! LOL!! We went out to lunch today then headed over to the station to see Jacob for a minute! After we left the station we headed home and set up the pool while LA took a very short nap! We hung out in the pool for the better part of the afternoon! LA loved it! It was just big enough for her to be in her boat floaty and she was moving all over the pool!! Bless her heart she wore herself out moving all about! Oh I almost forgot to add that LA has started saying Mama!! I know she is just babbling and doesn't really know what she is saying but my heart skips a beat every time I hear it!! I could just eat her alive!!

LA just woke up from her nap and I brought her straight out to the pool!

Still trying to wake up!

Slowly but surely!!

These were pictures taken at the beach last weekend!

Here she is with her favorite book!! It goes everywhere with us!

Meme and Lily Ann in the tent!!

Daddy taking LA out in the ocean for the first time!!

She loved the waves!!

I just love this picture!!

She loves to stand! (Don't mind the spit up on her pants! LOL)

Silly Lily!!!

2009-04-15T17:06:00.004-07:00

So we have decided to rent a boat for a day with our friends in a couple of weeks! Steph and I made the final plans while LA was taking a nap! When she woke up Steph was holding her and telling her all about our upcoming adventure and every time she would ask her if she wanted to go this was her response every time!! We just laughed and then I had to catch a video of this!! If she doesn't like boats she will learn to like them!! LOL!!

Guess Who's 7 Months old today?

2009-04-12T17:38:00.011-07:00

Happy 7 months Lily Ann!! You are getting so big and are discovering new things everyday! Your new favorite thing to do is when no one is paying attention to you, you used to scream until they would pay attention to you, now you love to have little cough attacks! You pretend that you have to cough and then you get so tickled at yourself and will start laughing! You also love to go to the grocery store with Mommy and sit in the cart like such a big girl! People are always coming up to you and saying how beautiful you are! You just smile and laugh and then start your little coughing episodes when they walk away! You always have your Daddy and me laughing. You are also trying to teach yourself how to throw a fit. You want to get mad but it just doesn't happen. You will start to get red in the face, squinch your nose, and frow your brow, then try to cry but you end up laughing instead! You are such a happy baby. You also love to sit in the floor and play with your toys. You love to watch Amber run around the house and when she gets close to you, you stick out your tongue for her to come and lick you. (Mommy doesn't let that happen!) The only thing that you don't like is to be on your belly! Daddy will put you on your belly and you will play for a minute or so and then you are done. You stiffen your body and won't roll back over all the time! You are so silly! Last night I gave you a spoon and you took it from me and put it in your mouth all by yourself. I think you were a little disappointed that there was nothing on the spoon but you still loved doing it over and over again! We love you so much and are very proud of you! Happy 7 months little princess you truly are the light in our lives!

Today was also your first Easter! Daddy had duty so me, you, and Ms. Kayleen went to the station to have Easter Lunch! You had so much fun!!We told your Meme (Aunt Emily) that we got you a chocolate bunny for Easter and let you eat a little piece of his ear! Mommy had fed you some prunes and sent a picture to her saying that you ate your first chocolate bunny! Your Meme was so mad at me because she actually thought that I fed you chocolate..It was really funny but she didn't think that it was that funny!!

Funny Friday!!

2009-04-10T13:53:00.003-07:00

I was feeding Lily Ann a bottle and turned my head to sneeze and she started laughing uncontrollably.. So I kept turning my head and she would just laugh.. I tried to catch it on video but as you will see I didn't do such a good job as she wanted the phone for herself.. Needless to say the things we do to make our babies happy!! I wanted to eat her alive she was sooo cute!!

Easter Bunny

2009-04-09T18:31:00.003-07:00

We took LA today to see the Easter Bunny! We were worried because she has started this whole thing with being very clingy to Jacob and I when we are around new people and I didn't know how she would react with a bunny! LOL!! I walked her over to the bunny and her eyes were so big and she wasn't sure at first but I put her right down because I knew if I hesitated it wouldn't happen.. As I placed her in his lap she turned around and looked right up at him and I thought "Oh no this isn't going to work. She is going to freak out!" Then to our surprise she turned her head right back around and was smiling from ear to ear!! She loved him! They took a couple of cute shots and then Jacob went to go and pick her up and as he did she turned to the Easter Bunny and grabbed a hold of his glasses and was just laughing! Everyone waiting was enjoying the show and laughing along with her!! Jacob and trying to hold her and trying to get her to let go of the glasses along with the Easter Bunny!! It was so funny!! Needless to say the picture came out so cute and we were happy!! I told Jacob that it won't be this easy next year!

Pots and Pans!

2009-04-08T13:39:00.003-07:00

I just took this video of LA playing in the floor! Yes it is after 4 in the afternoon and yes we are still in PJ's.. What can I say! We will change shortly as we are going to the beach with friends for dinner and it will be LA's first time at the beach!! YAY !! Will post pictures later!!

Video

2009-04-01T10:12:00.004-07:00

So Lily Ann's new favorite thing is to be thrown in the air! She just laughs and screams the whole time so I took this video the other day!! Please excuse my laughing in the background!

Fun in the Sun!

2009-03-26T18:50:00.009-07:00

WOW!! What a long and fun day we have had today! We decided to take Miss Hollywood to the pool today since it was so nice outside! She had an absolute ball! We spent a few hours out at the pool then came home showered and went out to dinner with all of our friends.. LA did great seeing as she only slept for about 30 minutes at the pool..Needless to say that by the time we got home from our almost 2 1/2 hour dinner she was pooped!! She just loves the water..Let's hope it stays that way!

She was ready for a nap at this point!

She loves it when her Daddy throws her in the air!!

Splashing around!

Swimming in her boat!

This is my favorite! Story time!!

"I'm ready to go swimming now!!"

Out cold after swimming!!(Don't you just love the onesie!!)

Funny Commercials!!

2009-03-23T19:39:00.002-07:00

I came across this video and it's soooo funny..I just had to share!! LOL!! I was looking for a commercial that Jacob and I were laughing at earlier..So I decided to share both!!

One more of my favorites.. I laugh everytime!!

Lily Ann laughing in the bath!

2009-03-20T10:37:00.003-07:00

I took this video of LA last night while giving her a bath! Don't mind my crazy laugh on the other end!! LOL!! The things we do to get our babies to laugh!! She was cracking up but her face looks like she wasn't so sure!! Too funny!

What a "Healthy" little girl!

2009-03-18T07:38:00.003-07:00

So we took LA to her 6 month check up and shots on Monday. It seems that our little girl is very healthy! LOL!! She's 26 inches and weighs in at a whopping 19lbs and 14oz. I knew that she was getting big but didn't realize how big she really was..LOL!! She is at the top of the charts for her weight and we were told once again that we were over feeding her! When she was first born we were over feeding her then we were under feeding her and now it seems that we are over feeding her again!! HAHAHA!! She was getting 4-8oz bottles a day, rice cereal for breakfast, 1 jar of fruit for lunch and 1 jar of vegetables for dinner.. We were over feeding her with formula and not feeding her enough food.. Go figure.. So now she is getting 4-6oz bottles a day, rice cereal for breakfast, half a jar of fruit, vegetables, and meats (which she hates) for lunch and dinner! Jacob says no wonder she doesn't want to crawl she can't get her belly up off the floor she's going to have to roll everywhere...HAHAHA!! So the doctor wants her to maintain her weight for the next few months.. It seems that everyone in the household is on a diet except the dog..

LA has always done great at the doctors especially when getting her shots. In the past she has always just gave a little whimper when getting the shots and then goes back to being a happy baby.. Well that was not the case this time.. She cried the whole time when the doctor was giving her the exam, ears, tummy, mouth, etc. and then when the nurse came in for her shots LA made it known that she was not happy! She started off great. Jacob and I on either side of her holding her little hands.. The nurse gave her the oral medicine first. She was taking it like a champ and then realized that it was the nurse and not her mom or dad and then freaked out!! Then it was time for the shots.. One in one leg and two in the other.. OMG!! I have never seen my daughter hold her breathe (I think she may have broke a world record!) and when she finally took her breathe the big crocodile tears were flowing followed by agonizing screams.. Jacob and I both had tears in our eyes because we have never seen her that upset.. Ugghhh it just broke our hearts.. As soon as the third shot was given I picked her up to comfort her.. She stopped crying for a second and then whipped her head around and looked at the nurse glared those piercing blue eyes at her as if to say "what did you do to me?" We all started laughing and the nurse told her she was sorry and she glared again and then starting screaming all over again.. The nurse then walked back over to the computer and LA did she same thing again.. We laughed again through the screams.. I couldn't get her to settle down so Jacob took her and within 5 seconds she was calm.. I guess she just needed her Daddy's big arms to comfort her..Even in her Daddy's arms the mean stares did not stop for the nurse..LOL!! We loaded up and by the time we got out of the parking lot LA was fast asleep.. It was a whole new experience for us and one that I am glad hasn't happened before.. So needless to say our baby girl is "Healthy!"

Space Shuttle Discovery

2009-03-15T17:34:00.005-07:00

So the Space Shuttle Discovery finally went up tonight! We were actually able to see it from over on this coast! Jacob used to be stationed in Cape Canaveral and we lived there for 4 years! We used to sit out on our balcony and watch the launches all the time! It was amazing especially the night time launches, they would light up the sky. I haven't seen one since we have lived over on this coast so I was soooo excited to see it tonight! I shot a video of it..It's not the best quality but it's still neat! Jacob is on duty so I don't know if he saw it or not and go figure Lily Ann was already in bed!! Hope you enjoy!

Guess whose 6 Months old!?!

2009-03-13T08:56:00.005-07:00

Our little baby is not so little anymore! Lily Ann turned 6 months yesterday! We can't believe how fast it has gone by! It is amazing to see how quickly they grow in such a short amount of time. She is discovering something new everyday, making new noises and sounds, and growing so fast. She definitely doesn't miss a meal! LOL!! Here are some things that she is doing:

*LOVES her Jumparoo..(I think this is the best investment that we have made so far!)

*Eats 3 meals a day, Cereal for breakfast, 1 jar of Fruit for lunch, and 1 jar of Vegetables for dinner.

*She now has 4 8oz. bottles a day minus the rice cereal.

*Has found out how to use her vocal cords..LOL!! Loves to scream and make all kinds of noises!

*Very happy..Only cries if she is tired.

*Still doesn't like to be on her belly! She will roll onto her belly then get mad and not roll back over! LOL!! Even though she can!

*Starting to sit by herself for a few seconds and then gets excited and falls over.

*When on her belly she tries to move forward but is actually scooting back..LOL!

*While playing on the floor will scoot, mostly on her back, and do circles..

*Loves Amber, our dog, who could really care less.. She will look right at Amber and start to scream until she notices her then Lily Ann opens her mouth and Amber will come over and try to lick her.. Gross, I know, I try to stop this before it happens but sometimes I'm not quick enough!

*Loves to take walks in her stroller.

*Still goes to bed around 7:15 and will sleep until 8:30ish!

*Loves loves loves bath time.. Would spend all day in the bath if she could..

*Takes 3- 45 minute naps a day.. Literally 45 minutes.. Sometimes if she is really tired she will sleep for 1 1/2 hours in the afternoon but very rare!!

*Loves her Daddy..Especially when she hasn't seen him in a couple of days..She gets sooo excited when he walks in the door and she just starts screaming and talking to him.. As if she was telling him what she has been doing the past few days while he was on duty! Melts my heart!

*Loves to be thrown in the air!(Not really thrown she never leaves our hands!) She gets that deep belly laugh going even before we start, she knows it's coming!

*She has to touch everything! And everything goes right to the mouth so we have to watch her like a hawk.

These are just a few things of what she is doing now! There is something new everyday! We take her for her 6 months check up on Monday and will get her height, weight, shots, etc. then. I can't wait to see how much our little chubster has grown.. I'm almost scared for her to get on the scales..HAHAHA!! She is definitely a "healthy" baby now!! We aren't too concerned about her being under weight anymore! LOL!! Happy Half Birthday Lily Ann, we love you so much and are sooo proud of you!! You are growing more and more each day and learning all kinds of new things! You truly have melted our hearts!!

We took LA to get her pictures yesterday! Of course she didn't really smile until we were done taking pictures...Sorry for the poor quality of pictures my scanner is having problems!! LOL!

What a morning!!!

2009-03-04T07:00:00.002-08:00

So Lily Ann woke up earlier than she ususally does this morning! I roll out of bed still asleep to go and get her up. As I pick her up she is wet all the way up to her shoulders. Daddy didn't put our diaper on too good last night! LOL! I get her undressed and decide to that I will give her a bath after her bottle so I give her a good wipe down with the wipes, change her clothes, and proceed with the bottle. LA is like clock work. After her bottle I put her in her bouncer seat because with in 10 minutes of her bottle she has her daily poopy diaper and I wasn't about to put her in the tub and have something horrible like that happen! So when she had done her "deed" I went to pick her up and as I pick her up I realize that her legs are wet! You have got to be kidding me! Oh no here we go again! Sure enough she had exploded out the sides of her diaper! I carefully pull her pants off trying not to get the "dirty" everywhere and for the most part was pretty good about it. I get her all cleaned up throw a diaper on her and put her in her crib. (Thank goodness I hadn't taken the sheets off from this morning yet!) Start up the bath. Proceed to give her a bath and she's loving every minute of it. All I could do is laugh as I'm thinking to myself you poor little baby, thank goodness you won't remember this but I will!! LOL! So I get her out of the tub get her dressed for the day, put her in her piano toy thing, strip off the sheets in her crib, the changing table pad and cover, put back on clean sheets, changing cover and pad, and put the clothes in the sink to wash out. At this point she is past her nap time and is getting fussy so I go and get her to put her down for her nap as I go to pick her up and to put her in her crib she let out the loudest burp ever and then the flood came. Spit up all over me, herself, and the floor! So once again over to the changing table off come the clothes quickly replaced by fresh clean ones that are sure to be changed again at some point today! All of this before 10 am this morning!! I have laughed all morning thinking what else could possibly go wrong.. There is nothing more to do than laugh and think at least it makes the day go by fast because now there is extra laundry to do, carpet to clean, and keep my baby happy!! Man what a morning!! Who knew that motherhood could be so fun and full of surprises!!

What a weekend!!

2009-03-02T07:23:00.005-08:00

So I haven't posted in a while because we have been soooo busy lately! Lily Ann and I had a great weekend together! Jacob was on duty all weekend so it was just the 2 of us. We haven't had a girls weekend in a few months. Although we missed Jacob we had a blast.

On Friday we got up at our usual time, 8:30, had our bottle, played, took our nap, then our day really began. Stephanie met us over here around 1 pm we loaded up, literally I can't go anywhere without the diaper bag, extra bottle, food, toys, diapers, etc. AKA packing for a small Army! We went to the bridal shop to see Ms. Kelsie's wedding dress! She was absolutely beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes when we walked in and saw her in her dress. After her fitting I ran across the street to work on this so called tan of mine while Steph stayed in the car with Hollywood..Thanks Steph! We dropped off Steph at the house as she had to work then headed down to the station to see Jacob for a minute and get my phone charger from him. (He accidentally took mine instead of his..) Can you believe after all this time he finally broke down and got a cell phone. I've been trying to get him to get one for the past 10 years and now he finally decided to get one!! LOL!! We left the station went home had another bottle then quickly loaded back up in the truck to head to the store. We were going to have a girls night over here so I was going to cook dinner for everyone then end the night with a chick flick. Dropped off the groceries then headed down to Stephanie's work to play hair.. I must say Lily Ann did great being lagged around all day long! I ended up not getting my hair done but I did get my non existing eyebrows waxed..LOL!! By the time we got out of the Salon it was 9:30 and it was way past Lily Ann's bed time but she didn't mind. She talked the whole way home until we pulled down the street then was out like a light! I cancelled girls night since it was so late and decided that we would do it on Sat. instead.

Saturday morning we woke up to a beautiful day. I decided to get the pool out that we would spend a relaxing day in the pool. Unfortunately the pool had mold and spiders all in it so we just had to go to Target to get a new one..Ooopppssss! Any excuse to go shopping is fine with me.. Hollywood and I set out again got to Target and saw the cutest bathing suit ever for her.. She told me she just had to have it..(How could I tell those big blue eyes no!) even though it's a 12 month bathing suit but she's sooo chunky I just knew it would fit.. We grab the pool and head back home! I get the pool set up! Steph comes over with lunch. I feed Lily Ann her lunch and she decided that she wanted to take a nap instead of swim, which was okay because the water was cold. Steph and I layed in the pool for a good hour or so while LA slept. By the time she woke up we were done in the sun and the water hadn't warmed up any so we decided to head to Greek Fest down the street! It was a great time with great food only I decided on a greasy corn dog instead of a Gyro! What was I thinking!! I didn't want to wait in the line is what I was thinking! LOL!! After an hour or so we headed back home to get LA fed and ready for bed. The girls showed up around 715 and LA went to bed. I cooked dinner and we sat around and talked for a couple of hours then we realized how late it was and decided no movie we were all tired! It was yet another day of fun!

Sunday morning LA woke up and told me that she wanted to have a PJ day and I agreed! You see I forgot to mention that she is in this whole spitting up everywhere stage.. On Friday we changed outfits 4 times! So you can imagine how the laundry builds up quickly! So I was all for staying in pj's and not getting out of the house. We played all day long.. She's starting to sit up by herself just for a few seconds at a time.. Not long enough for me to snap a picture by myself..Lol! And loves to roll around like a roly poly minus the poly because she hates to roll from her belly to her back..hahaha! It was a very nice day just hanging out together by ourselves and not leaving the house!! Last night was a whole other story! Wiggles likes to wiggle her way out of her sleeping incline and wedge herself in the corner.. Oh this started around 3am and didn't end until around 430am. I would be just about a sleep and hear her go. I would look over at the monitor and sure enough she had moved to the corner to bury her head!! Up I would get walk across the house put her back, pop the paci in her mouth, cover her up, and head back to bed... I think I did this 7 or 8 times this morning.. She didn't mind I actually think she enjoyed it..LOL!! Actually I know she did because as soon as I would open her door I would hear that oh so sweet squeal and laughing!! Yep she soooo enjoyed it!! These are the times that I hate that she is not in our room and across the house!! LOL!! Now tonight since Jacob will be home she won't move at all... But this time I got pictures to prove it!! LOL!! So that was our weekend in a long nutshell!!

First day at the pool!!

2009-02-16T18:13:00.009-08:00

Jacob got off work early today so we decided to take Lily Ann down to Stephanie and Brians for a fun day at the pool! We all had a blast..especially Lily Ann. She LOVED it!! She was kicking around like no other..She has such fair skin that I was worried that she would fry! I piled on the sunscreen and put her hat and sunglasses on. Which by the way she kept on the entire time. I was shocked! We only kept her in the water for about 20 minutes.. But that 20 minutes was all she needed. She had completely worn herself out! We were smart and packed the packnplay which we put in the shade and she took a short nap then hung out and played in it for a while! You would have thought we had packed for a weekend vacation..LOL!! I think we have a little swimmer on our hands!!

Checking to see if the sunglasses fit!! Check!

Now lets see about that hat! Check!!

Swimsuit, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and my Daddy! Check!

"Hey Daddy what's that in your mouth!!"

These are the days when I thank God the most for blessing me with my precious baby girl and my wonderful husband!!

Someone fell asleep while eating dinner!!

2009-02-13T18:08:00.006-08:00

So Lily Ann opted for 2 short naps of 45 minutes each today! So when it was time for her to eat her green beans for dinner she had had enough!! She fought it for the longest time and when her belly started to get full she was out like a light!!

Sleepy baby with a dirty face!!

I was folding laundry today and Lily Ann kept scooting her way over to the basket so we decided to put her in it!! LOL!!

What a way to start off Friday the 13th!!

2009-02-13T08:29:00.002-08:00

This will be a very quick blog seeing that I only have a few minutes before my lil stinker wakes from her nap! So everything started out great this morning. LA actually slept in til almost 9 am which was great! I got up changed her, called my mom, made her bottle, feed her, and put her down to play. (This is our normal routine in the mornings!) I was on the phone with one of my girlfriends catching up while LA was playing in her piano bouncer thing! I noticed that she was starting to get fussy and it was just about nap time so I quickly hung up the phone picked her up and immediately smelled a poopy diaper, which isn't uncommon this time of day, only it was a lot stronger than usual! Still didn't think any differently but when I picked her up it was wet on my arm! I'm thinking " it must have come out of your diaper a little bit no big deal." "No big deal!" So I lay her on her changing table, pull her feet out of her pjs and push it under her. I open the diaper and it looked normal to me and I didn't see anything on her legs where I thought she may have leaked out! Not until I lifted her chunky legs up and pull the diaper out from under her did I see the explosion!! "No big deal!?!" "OMG!!!" completely up the back, all over the changing table. I was in shock! I quickly started pulling out wipes left and right.. Trying not to vomit all over my child! Cleaning her as quickly as I could put another diaper on her (in case there were more to come!) put her in her crib, started the bath so I could scrub her down! Called my mom because I didn't know what to do with the Pj's...hahaha!! Needless to say she got scrubbed down put in fresh clean clothes, sheets on the bed, because she was only cleaned off with wipes when I put her in there and hadn't had her bath yet! She went right down for a nap and I disinfected anything she had come in contact with.. Took the toys off the crib, scrubbed her bath seat, changing table, bouncer seat, and bleached out the sink where I washed her pjs out!! I must say I knew the day would come and I figured it would have already came but hey what can I say!! One explosive diaper in 5 months isn't bad!! Next time I will know exactly how to execute my plan..LOL!!

Guess who's 5 months old today?!?

2009-02-12T17:20:00.007-08:00

WOW!! Does time fly!! I can't believe that Lily Ann is already 5 months old! It seems like yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital. She is growing like a weed. I was going through her closet yesterday cleaning it out to make room for the new clothes that I bought and I can remember thinking that it would be a long time til we make it to the point in the closet where her clothes are now. It made me sad because I don't even really remember her being that little and she was tiny tiny! She is doing so much now!! We finally put her in her crib last Saturday night, it was Jacob's idea (I couldn't believe it!). I am so thankful that we spent the extra money and got a video monitor because I can see what she's doing all night.(Which is sleeping! LOL!) I hate the fact that she is on the other side of the house as us but am glad that I can actually keep an eye on her! Her new favorite way to fall asleep is to pull her blanket over her head which freaks me out so as soon as she goes for that blanket I'm in the room..HAHAHA!! I was talking to Erika last night when I heard Jacob yell "Erin hurry she fell asleep with the blanket over her head!" It wasn't really over her head it was the angle of the camera but I moved the blanket back down anyway. Here's a list of things that she is/started doing:

*Rolls, rolls, rolls! I'm not talking about those thighs either! LOL!! As soon as we put her down she starts to roll either from back to belly or belly to back.

*Scoots.. if she's not rolling she's scooting on her back.. She gets those big ol legs a going and will scoot. The other day I had her down on her mat playing and got a call from her Uncle Luke who is in Iraq I stepped out of the room for a couple of minutes and she had scooted her way to almost the kitchen. I couldn't believe it!

* Eating baby food. We have lucked out she has liked everything that she has tried so far: carrots, squash,sweet potatoes, green peas, and green beans. We will be starting fruits in a few days!

* Sleeps from around 7:15pm til 8:30 am. With 2 naps during the day. 10am-11am and 2:30-4!

* Loves to read books, play in her bouncer, and on the floor.

* We are working on sitting up by ourselves.

*Taking baths in the bath tub. Which she absolutely loves. I bought her a seat so she can sit and play in the water. Don't worry I'm always right there!

* Starting to laugh, we have only heard her deep belly laugh one time and that was at PawPaw's viewing at the funeral home. (Ooopppsss!!)

* She has discovered her voice and I have a feeling that she is going to be like her Aunt Erika and not stop talking once she starts.

* Loves to stand on those legs!

*Tries to put everything in her mouth and gets upset when it won't go in! LOL!! She has her Daddy's temper.(I'm working on that with her!LOL!)

* Loves to have staring contests with Amber (our Dog)!

* Loves to ride in the car and go for walks!!

I'm sure there is more but I can't think right now! LOL!! She is starting to realize when I'm not around which is not a good thing. If one of the girls is holding her and I'm there she's fine but if I walk out of the room she starts to cry. This has only happened a few times and not on a regular basis. I hate it because I don't want her to cry but I also don't want her to solely depend on Jacob and I, so I let her cry for a few minutes usually they distract her with a toy then she is fine. We are so lucky to have such a happy baby. There is no better feeling than walking into her room in the morning and those big blue eyes meet yours and then a big big smile. It melts my heart every time! I never knew that I could love something so much! Mommy and Daddy love you so much Lily Ann!! We are so thankful to have you in our lives. You are truly the best thing that has ever happened to us!! You were well worth the wait!!

Finally We Got It!!

2009-01-31T08:23:00.005-08:00

So yesterday when Jacob got home from work(around 1pm) I was finishing up giving Lily Ann her bottle and fixing to put her down for a nap. Jacob took her in and put her to bed while I made us lunch! Yes some good old Mac and Cheese and chicken nuggets!! LOL! After eating I was tired so he says go get in bed and take a nap I'll get her when she wakes up.. I didn't even think twice about it. I jumped into bed and fell asleep right away.. Next thing I know I hear Jacob calling from the living room, while he's playing with Lily Ann, Erin did you just hear what she did.. She was oooing and awwwing and giggling and just carrying on! (I hear this all day everyday but he doesn't!) He was so excited. So I fall back into my light sleep still hearing everything that is going on! All of a sudden I hear this "Erin! Erin! She did it! I think I got it on video this time! I'm going to try it again to make sure!" So I jumped out of bed and ran down the hallway to the living room to see Lily Ann roll over. Jacob says to me "put her back on her stomach and I'll video from here!" (knowing that as soon as he started to video she wouldn't roll!) He was soooo excited! So I put her back down and sure enough she rolled over!! YES!!! We finally got it on video!! After all the excitement I happened to look at the clock and it was 5:15pm..WHAT? I slept for 3 hours!! God love my husband! I thought it was only an hour or so!! I haven't had a nap like that in forever or actually a nap really at all!! Thanks babe your the best! He also let me sleep in this morning til 10:30am! It was great! So finally here's the video of Lily Ann rolling over!!

This is a Baby Juicy track suit that her Godmother and Godfather got her! This is what she wore on the plane ride to and from Arkansas this past week!! Isn't it the cutest!! Lily Ann is very lucky to have Godparents that are willing to buy her nice and expensive things!! LOL!!