My Babe

I love my Husband!!!



Now. Can't you tell he loves my kisses..lol, He is probably saying "Enough with the kisses Mommy!!"



The First time we met. It was love at first sight.

1 year ago today

One year ago today I was in the hospital. With my brand new baby and clueless as to what this year was going to be like. I had no clue when I was pregnant how much I was going to LOVE being a MOM and how much I was going to LOVE LELAND. This past year has changed me so much. It still amazes me everyday how much a child grows/learns in their first year of life. I never knew how much being a great Mom would mean to me. But this past year, I feel like it is what I was meant to do. I look at Leland in amazement some days and think "Wow, Josh & I made this!" I am sure most of you who are parents have thought the same thing at some point in your lives, but it truly is such a blessing to be a parent.
To think one year ago today, Josh and I were in a hospital room with a crying newborn and clueless as what to do! Now I feel like we are old pros at this parenting thing. I also feel that I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband to share this journey with. I love watching him play with Leland. They are so cute together.
For Lelands 1st Birthday we went to the zoo and let him have SUGAR for the 1st time. lol..He was not so sure what to do with the cupcake, so Daddy helped him out a little bit ;)
He is such a smart little boy. He loves music and loves to dance. Seeing a baby do a head bob is so funny to me. I wonder what his little mind thinks! He has recently discovered Sesame Street and is IN LOVE with ELMO! He is mezmerized by him. The other day he was sitting in his new favorite "squatting" position and his little legs turned purple from sitting in the one place so long! I couldn't even get him to look at me when I called his name. Silly baby.
We bought "Your Baby Can Read", so I have been doing that with him everyday. I wouldn't say he is "reading" but he knows when he sees "clap" to clap and when he sees "wave" he waves at me. So maybe it is sinking in?!? I figure it doesn't hurt!
He isn't walking all by himself yet, but give him something to push around and he is off with the wind!! I know very soon I will be running around like a mad woman!
He loves people. He waves to everyone, I think he gets his social skills from Mommy. He can give hugs and kisses. *so cute*
He is not so much into being fed anymore, he is a big boy and wants to do it himself! Which stinks because I have a freezer full of homemade baby food I pureed! Oh well =/
I guess thats about it for the Leland update. Who knew a year would fly by like it did??? Here are some recent pics and I will post more after his birthday party on Sunday!! Hope everyone is well!
<3, Mama LJ

Friggin EBAY

So I recently signed up for Ebay. Most of you know I am not very computer savy. But I am giving it an old college try!
So far, so good. I have sold a few things and since I have NO CLUE how much things weigh & shipping costs, I am just taking them to the Post Office instead of the mail from your home option. It has been a few weeks since I sold my last item, so I had not signed on Ebay for well over a week. I happened to sign on today and good lord!!! I had a "dispute" that I needed to go see in my paypal acct.
What ticks me off is the buyer NEVER EMAILED ME to say she hadn't recieved my box. She just disputes her payment.
WELL...I posted a beautiful pink satin jacket I had bought a few years ago, that originally sold for $198.00. I bought it on sale. I sold it on ebay for a whopping $19.99 and only charged $3.99 for shipping. The "buyer" wanted me to send it next day priority and didn't purchase insurance nor bothered to offer to pay for extra shipping. I go to the post office to mail it and it cost me $8.70 to mail. Priority was the only option because it weighed too much for first class mail. As far as I know the package was on its way.
I emailed the buyer and told her that it had been mailed. Never heard back from them until NOW. 12 days later!! what the heck. Wouldn't you think this person would email me saying "Hey, I know you said you mailed it, but I still haven't received it yet"???
No, instead they tarnish my virgin Ebay reputation!!! Buy giving me a bad feedback.
I found my reciept for the shipping but since the buyer didn't ask for insurance it didn't have a tracking number. But I did contact paypal and they told me to fax a copy of my reciept to them. Which I did. Costing me another $2.89. soooo after all that, I have made...$12.and some change. Which is on "hold" in the paypal world. Ugh..for the love, so not worth it. Plus I put my return address on the damn box which has not been returned.
Thoughts on this???
1. Buyer got the jacket and is just being a pain in the ass.
2. Someone stole the box off of their doorstep?
3. Post office lost the package???
4. Who the hell knows!

All I know is that the whole situation aggravates me. I don't like being accused of something that I didn't do. So now I don't have the money for the jacket nor do I have my beautiful jacket. I shouldn't have sold it. It never fit, but it was so pretty I just knew that one day I would wear it..haha, but I am trying to clean out my closet and if I haven't worn it then I am giving it away or selling it. Most of my clothes are in brand new condition. I take pride in taking good care of my things.
Sorry for venting, but isn't that what blogging is all about??? To let all of your feelings out??? hehe

1 year ago today

This was my belly!!! I couldn't wait for Leland to arrive! But I do miss being pregnant. I loved every minute of it ;) I miss my little mans kicks in my belly!

It's been a while....

I can not believe that I haven't blogged since MAY! Wow..time flies. Not much to report. Leland has not had an ear infection since we have been home together ;) *knock on wood* as I type it that he won't get one again!
PLUS I can not believe that my baby is going to be ONE in 24 days...but whos counting?? NOT ME?!?! You would think with me being home I would have more time to blog? But I try to keep busy. Leland is a busy boy. He fills me up with love! I am still in awe of him on a daily basis. Who knew such a small boy could bring such joy???
I love watching him grow, learning new things everyday. I love watching him play with Josh. They are so cute together, my boys..*sigh* They melt my heart. Seeing Leland give his DADA kisses! Probably the cutest thing ever.
He is getting so big, yet still is skinny. I am curious to see how much he weighs when we go for his 1 year checkup.
I am still trying to decide what I want to do for his 1st birthday =( I have no clue what what I want to do. You would think I have had a year to think about it I would be close to a theme! I know he loves animals, and I wanted to do the zoo. But it is so hot.

As most of you know I follow MCKMAMAS blog www.mycharmingkids.net
Baby Stellan is back in the hospital and it seriously breaks my heart, I can't even imagine what Jennifer is going through. The pics of him in the hospital are so sad. He is so sweet, such a happy boy in a bad situation. I am praying that he makes it through this horrible heart condition!!
I need to go to bed. Lately I have been staying up way to late and sleeping too much during the day when Leland naps =(
I am going to try to blog more. I feel like it will help me keep an online diary of Lelands life.

Pics

Ready for some fun in the sun ;)




That sun is bright Mommy!




All that fun made me sleepy!!




My lovely shade of Lobster...try not to be jealous!

40 weeks

My baby is 40 weeks old today! How crazy is that? He has been out offically as long as he was in ;)
It seems like he was just born yesterday, and it seems like I was pregnant a million years ago =(
He is so much fun right now, I am loving this stage. My Aunt Sam and Uncle Bill came in from KC, MO this weekend and got to meet him for the 1st time. It was so good to see them. We all went to the beach yesterday. Which we all know, I do not go out in the sun. Neither has Leland for that matter, so everyone thought I was paranoid for covering my little man up. I am glad I did because I got FRIED on my back. Where my sister "helped" me with my sunscreen. Leland is not burnt at all! Thank God!
He LOVED the water! I am so sad Josh wasn't there to see it, but hopefully if my burn goes away by Sunday we are going to go again. I can't wait to show you all the pics as soon as my Uncle emails them to me. I only took a few on my cell. Anywho, Leland was crawling around in the water & sand like a pro! He loved the waves and was not afraid at all. So I am sure he will be swimming before we know it.

Leland is into everything. I really think he will be walking soon. He is pulling up so well and cruising right along. He is becoming more vocal which is so cute. My friend Ashley came in town as well, Her baby Ian is 3 weeks younger than Leland. We went over today so the boys could play together. I can't believe how big they are getting. Both such handsome little men ;)

That is all that is going on with us. I will get pics up soon!

Love, Mama LJ

66 year old woman to give birth!!

If you go to yahoo.com you will see on the main page a story of a 66 year old woman 8 months pregnant with twins!! She lives in the UK, but traveled to Ukraine to get IVN. Because there are no laws there that limit age.
While I feel like no woman should be denied the right to give birth, I can't help but feel sorry for this woman and her babies. I know at 32 I am exhausted!! This woman is single and doing it on her own!! I admire single moms, I don't know how they do it. But to be one just starting at 66!!! I can not event imagine! What pissed me off was a doctor on the news report said "We don't tell 14 year old women they can't have babies" Well doctor, you don't see any 14 year old women coming in your office for IVN!! I think 14 year old GIRLS shouldn't have babies either. But it happens. I guess there should be no right or wrong age to have a child and there are pros and cons of having children earlier in life vs. later.
But to think that a child of a 66 year old will have an 80 year old mother while in high school seems hardly fair to me. What kind of energy is she going to have to keep up with her child? Will she live to see them graduate or get married?
I know that we can all pass at any time, I could get hit by a car tomorrow and never see Leland do those things. But I think I have a greater chance of seeing those happen than this lady does.
I don't know why this has me so fired up but it does!! Just had to vent. On that note, my child is in his crib waking up from his nap..mamamamamamama...I love that he calls for me! Music to my ears ;)

It has been a while...

Even though I have been at home the past 2 weeks, I have been super busy!

First of all...Wicked was AMAZING!! It made me miss doing theater. Josh says I should get into it again and maybe I will. But until then I have been listening to the soundtrack like crazy! Leland thinks its funny when I sing to him and dance around the house with him. <3>

Next, my little man...ahhh..I just love him more and more everyday. He is such a blessing and lights me up like nothing else. He has passed quiet a few milestones this month! He is pulling up, standing, clapping..so many new things! He is becoming more vocal everyday. He loves his mama & dada. He gets super excited when he sees either one of us, which melts my heart! I think this stage has been my favorite so far. I know that Josh is enjoying playing with him more. He loves his bath time and went swimming for the first time on mothers day. I was super bummed that the bathing suit I bought him didn't fit so he went swimming in the buff ;0

It was adorable. I don't have pics of it yet though. My sister took them and hasn't had a chance to email me yet. He loves splashing and kicking. I can't wait to get him back in the water.

He has also gotten 3 more teeth on the top! Crazy!!

Other than that not too much has been going on. I am looking forward to my Aunt Sam & Uncle Billy coming to visit from KC next week! I can't wait for them to meet Leland!

My few hours a week have been fun, it is weird only working from 6-9, but I love it. I am so thankful that we are able for me to stay at home with Leland.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Peace & Chicken Grease!

xoxo, Mama LJ

I have been Tagged...

We all know that I am not the best with "computers" I am lucky that I have even figured out how to put pics on here! So the fact that 2 people have tagged me..haha, good luck with me figuring how to tag you back! But I will fill out the little survey thing.
8 is great

8 things i am looking forward too:
1. Leland feeling better!
2. Getting my hair cut & colored tomorrow!! It has been 4 months!
3. Staying home with Leland!
4. Getting the rest of our house organized.
5. Seeing the musical "Wicked" next week.
6. To one night being able to sleep for atleast 6 hours!
7. seeing Lucie P on Sat!
8. Losing some weight.

8 things i did yesterday:
1. worked
2. went on a walk
3. made dinner for Joshy
4. played with leland
5. shampoo'd & flat ironed my hair
6. read some of Twilight
7. watched old & new 90210..haha
8. prayed for Stellan all day

8 things i wish i could do
1. fit into my "skinny" jeans
2. be a better worker
3. learn how to "blog" or pimp my page..hehe
4. see into the future
5. eat whatever i want and not gain weight..i hear ya Lucie! stole that one!
6. style my hair better..like Joanne! She is my hair diva!
7. go on a vacay with Joshy!
8. be able to see all of my friends that are all over the country =(

8 shows i watch
1. 90210
2. Dancing with the Stars
3. Friends reruns..
4. Oprah
5. House
6. NipTuck
7. The Hills
8. Desperate Housewives

there ya go Lucie & Jenn!!

What a weekend!

You would think with that exciting title that I had a fabulous weekend...right????
WRONG!!! My poor baby has been so sick! After my post on Friday, Leland started vomiting =(
Couldn't get him to keep anything down, not that he was eating or drinking much to begin with. So Fri & Sat were both sleepless nights again..As soon as he would eat a few minutes later it all would come right back up. I slept with him again on Saturday night and first thing Sunday morning called the DR. Thought at first maybe it was a 24 hour bug and not to be one of "those" mommys that rush to the DR for everything, but I did call on Sat and they said if he was still not keeping anything down to bring him in. So we go to the DR and they tell me my poor baby has ulcers on his throat from the acid in his vomit. Which was proably caused by some kind of bug he picked up at daycare! UGH!!!! So she gave me this crazy combo of bendryl & maalox to give him a few times a day before I feed him to help him coat his throat, and if it doesn't get better we will look for something else. Meanwhile, my child has lost 1 lb since his last visit =( so sad! He is just so sweet and wants Mommy & Daddy to love on him. Bless his little heart, he is still such a good boy even when he is sick. I was so excited that he ate 2 bottles yesterday with no vomit. Then at 7am this morning when he woke up I gave him the meds and fed him his bottle. Thank GOD I stayed in his room, something told me just to give it a few minutes and I am so glad I did. I heard him choking, I run to his crib and he was vomiting everywhere, so I flip him over. He just puked up everything he drank! BOO! I hope he can keep something down today. I am so worried about him. Thank goodness I was off yesterday & today too. I know they are over me calling in. But pretty soon they won't have to worry about that! ha!
Right now my little lovebug is laying by me while I type and I can not BELIEVE he is 8 months old today! CRAZY!!!! In just 4 months he will be 1 year! I love this stage that he is at right now. He is so cute, learning new things and getting so excited about everything. He loves his Daddy. I love watching them together, it is the sweetest thing I have ever seen. Brings me such joy, a joy I have never known. I feel truly blessed and thank God everyday for my beautiful family!
I guess I should get to work, since I have lots & lots of laundry to do since my baby has thrown up on everything the past few days. We are offically out of clean sheets!
Love, Mama LJ xoxo

Constipation...

Last night before Leland went to bed, he had a fever and was very fussy. I rocked him to sleep and put him down. Not his normal nightime routine. He always goes down with no problem. I am blessed in that sense! About 2 AM, he woke up with a blood curdling squeal and I rushed in his room..his poor little belly was hard as a rock and he has gas. So I laid down with him in his room and held him. Gave him some tummy drops and tylenol because he still had a fever. Around 4, he was still crying so I took him to Josh and ran to CVS..the one time I do not have PRUNES in the house my poor pumpkin needs them =( They don't have any!!! UGH....so I get some prune juice and he won't drink it. So I wait til 8am when Publix opens after I have called his DR and they tell me to get him some suppositories. He still hasn't really slept at this point, just cries and whimpers on my chest. So heartbreaking! I know that it horrible to say but he is so sweet when he is sick. I love that he just wants me to hold & love on him. Like only I can make him feel better.
But back to my story...lol, Josh & I give him the suppository. He did very well! But after a bit he has a little poopie. So for the rest of the day off and on he slept and loved on me. I couldn't really get him to eat anything. He still hasn't really had a good poop, but hopefully one will come soon!
His DR did piss me off this morning when I called, she informed me that babies don't have to poop everyday, sometimes they go every few days. I INFORMED her, that I know my child and he poops 2/3xs a day and it has been 24 hours and he is in PAIN. What can I do to make him feel better since this is the first time I have dealt with this???? I am sure my Mommy friends would not have liked me calling them at the crack of dawn for advice!
So anywho...obviously Leland did not go to daycare today. I don't think I am going to take him back. I know I have already paid for him to go next week, but I can't stand the thought of him being there 2 more weeks until I can be home with him.
I did talk to my boss yesterday and told him that I didn't want to work full time anymore that I wanted to stay at home with Leland. He said he admired me for putting my child before my career! aww...he is such a great guy. But after talking for a little while, I am going to work VERY part time a few nights a week. I will no longer be at Chanel though which makes me sad. But I have to do whats best for Leland. So I am now going to be working our new Cosmesuitical lines that we have in. With my background doing facials he thinks this will be good for me & them. So I am open to the idea. Excited actually, I will still get to be home with my baby and a few nights a week when Josh gets home I will be at work ;)

SOOOO..now that everyone knows about my poor childs poop issues I feel better getting it off of my chest! But I guess thats what blogging is for!
Hope all is well!
Love, Mama LJ xoxo

New Plan...

Mommys Big Boy

Daddy and Leland in matching shirts ;)
So cute!

Leland started daycare this week...and I am not IMPRESSED!!! I cried...sobbed actually all day off and on his first day. I even went on my lunch break to check on him. I just feel like their are too many children and not enough workers for them. Not enough toys. I guess I just felt rushed and had to make a decision and I chose the place I did because of the video cameras and I am glad I did. Because what I have seen has changed my mind. I am not going to bad mouth the place because that is not my style. I just know that as a Mom I want whats best for Leland and after alot of talking with Joshua we have decided it will be best for me to stay at home with him!!! (For as much as it costs for daycare I could work part time and it would equal out what I would be losing in pay!) Plus I can offically announce that Josh just got a promotion at work. I have known for a while but couldn't say anything until they announced it ;) and they did today. So I can brag about my hubby! He is so happy and this is the next step for where he wants to be in his career.

I am very excited about this new adventure in my life. I can't wait to stay at home with my little man. I know that it is good for him to be "socialized" with other children, but I have plenty of friends that have babies and I plan on taking him to some kind of play dates. I know the library has story days too. I told Josh I can cook everyday now and hopefully we can lose weight by eating in. We spend way too much eating out every week, and I can pack Joshs lunch for him too ;) So all in all...I am so excited to start the new chapter in our life.

We had a good Easter, although Josh has gotten mine & leles cold we had for weeks. I still have a lingering cough that won't go away. But I feel much better.

That is my exciting news! Just wanted to share with you all.

love, mama lj xoxo

Who needs SLEEP ???? NOT ME!

This has been an ok week. We are recovering from the ear infections but now poor Joshy is sick =(

As for me, I am trying to not think about Monday and the fact that Leland is starting daycare. I have bittersweet feelings about it. I know it will be harder on me then it is on him. But still makes me teary eyed none the less. Today as I was trying to clean the house and my lovely baby boy was fighting his nap all the way a wave of excitement came over me...I will be able to have ALONE time on Tuesday. I can clean without the cries of my child for attention. He will be in the capable hands of Magellan. I can do whatever I want without having to worry about Leland!! How nice is that going to be??? Next week will be 2 months since we have moved into our house and I still have boxes that need to be unpacked. I can work on those! How exciting is that? I love my child more than anything in the world but I haven't realized how much I need time for me. I love spending every minute with him but I have to take care of myself as well. Since I have become a mom, I hardly ever do things I did before..simple things like paint my nails, get my hair done or put lotion on my legs..haha. Its wash bottles, clothes, vaccum the floor so Leland can crawl on it. So my gameplan is to get organized! Do things that make me happy so I can be a better Mom! I know I will cry on Monday morning when I drop him off, I even cried the other day filling out his paperwork...but I know it will be good for him and us. Josh needs his time too. We are both exhausted. Leland started sleeping through the night at 8 weeks old, and for some reason around my birthday he started waking up every few hours again. We thought it was teething then he has been sick. But the sleepless nights are wearing us down. Sometimes he gets up once other nights he gets up several times. I pray for the time when he sleeps all night. Maybe tonight will be it...lol..a girl can dream ;)

We had to lower his bed because when I went in to get him yesterday morning he was standing in his crib hanging on the rail. What a big boy! Time is flying by! So anywho...just thought I would blog about my random thoughts...not that anyone is reading. haha

I also have been trying to read Twilight for weeks now. Maybe I can read on Tuesday too!

xoxo, Mama LJ

Sick Baby

loving on mommy

my favorite place to sleep

waiting for the DR

Can you make me feel better???

snuggling with Daddy. They sleep exactly the same way. I love it!

So this has been a ROUGH week in the Wirht house!! Leland and I have both been sick. It has been raining really bad the past week, so I attributed mine to allergies & weather. Leland has been slobbery and chewing on everything so I assumed he was teething. NO such luck =(

We have both gotten worse, and last night was offically my worst night as a mother so far.

I decided to sleep downstairs with the baby since I coughed all night the night before and Josh had to work today. So I figured Leland and I could sleep down here and things would be fine. I could sleep elevated some on the couch and hopefully not cough as bad and Leland normally sleeps fine in his pack n play. WRONG....He woke up around 145am screaming bloody murder. So I get him, try to console him. Nothing is working. I try feeding, changing, rocking, tylenol,teething tablets, chew toys. Even RUM on the gums..Nothing is making him happy. I myself am coughing and crying at this point because I am exhausted, feel like crap and my baby is screaming. So finally around 345am I take him up to Josh and tell him he has to take him before I go INSANE...Which in turn makes me cry worse because I feel like I have failed as a mother to calm my child down. =(

After a few minutes with Josh he gets Leland to calm down and go to sleep in his crib. Josh says "I guess he is sick and just wanted his bed." Which I say thanks for making me feel like shit for not thinking to put him in his crib. Who knew? So I come upstairs and Josh gets up with him for the rest of the night/morning.

We go to the Dr and come to find out we both have ear infections. Fun FUN! Mine didn't start to hurt until this morning, but if poor Lelands ear felt anything like mine no wonder he was screaming his head off! So we both are on antibiotics and ear drops. Hope we feel better soon. And thank God I have such a good hubby!!! I apologized for being mean and told him I didn't feel good and I was so very thankful that he got our little man to sleep.

It is 930 and I put Leland down at 830....hope he sleeps tonight! Keep your fingers crossed for us! xoxo Mama LJ

BANANAS....

YummY!!!

My shirt, cheeks & fingers are covered in bananas!

Hey ladies!! hehe, I just love him! He looks just like Josh in this one!

During my pregnancy I craved bananas...ate them EVERY day! My child LOVES them! He cracks me up. Tonight he was eating one in the mesh thingy..no idea what its callled.....and he was going crazy! mmmhhhaaammm as he was mushing away. So cute! He was covered so he had to get a bath! His little buddha belly is so cute! I could just eat him up!

As for the rest of my day....I went to find new childcare. I am pretty sure we have decided on Magellan. I looked at Chappell today as well, but it is farther away and I wasn't as impressed with it for the same price. The hours are a little better but it will be ok. Only sucky part is they don't have an opening until the 13th, so I have to figure out something until then. My Mom isn't working right now so she has been watching him but I know he wears her out. Maybe Josh & I can figure out something for next week.

I was also excited today when I tried on a shirt that I hadn't worn since Nov and it was LOOSE!! Yay! I know I am losing weight, but I guess I just don't see it. So the shirt was proof! The horrible thing is Publix had buy 1 get 1 free chips ahoy tonight...and they sucked me in. Sooo...I shouldn't have eaten some but I did. Now I need to walk a little extra tomorrow.

Just put Leland down so now I am going to finish cleaning before my lovemuffin gets home.

xoxo LJ

Changes

Pray for Baby Stellan!!!!

So on Wed when I went to pick up Leland from my cousins house, she said she needed to talk to me....ugh..pit in stomach...well she basically wanted more money a week. Which I have no problem paying someone to take care of my child, but for 3 days a week it was a little bit out of our budget =(

Joshua and I did lots of talking and thanks to some friends I got a few different ideas for childcare. I am pretty sure we have decided to go with putting him in Magellan. It is a bit pricey but with all of the benefits it is worth it. I have been nervous about putting him in daycare and loved that my cousin was taking care of him. But he is older now and I feel a little more comfortable with it. They have video cameras so we can log in anytime and watch our little lovebug. They have fun activities and daily routines for the kids and I like that. I am so used to having him home with me all of the time, but I have decided that I will take him in for a little bit on my day off so that I can run errands and get stuff done around the house. I know I will feel guilty about it at first, but I honestly have had no ALONE time since he was born. Except for when I was sick! LOL

We decided that Josh will take Sundays off so that we can have a family day together too which is nice! Now I can have anyday of the week off instead of every Tues. So I am trying to be positive about all of this. Knowing me I am sure I will cry the first time I leave him there.

He has been so cute this week with his crawling. He is getting better at it and I LOVE IT! He gets so excited it cracks me up. I love watching him learn new things. It is the best feeling ever ;)

I still keep praying for Baby Stellan, he has had such a rough week. I am addicted to reading MckMamas blog. Even though it makes me cry!! He is so beautiful. I hope his little heart gets better soon.

Hope everyone has a good weekend. I will be working. The Dillards are in town, so everyone is on their toes! lol

xoxo, Mama LJ

Sleepy

I should be in bed because I have a busy day ahead tomorrow...but I have been reading MckMamas blog and it really just breaks my heart. I have been praying for baby Stellan and I can't even imagine what any of them are going through. I also have 2 friends that have lost their spouses in the past month and it breaks my heart. I feel like God has blessed me so much and I am the happiest I have ever been in my life and I just wish there was some way I could take away other peoples pain. Last week was 3 years ago since my Papa died, and I look back at what a horrible place I was in my life and how unhappy I was. So to know that things can change so much in a few years gives me peace. To hope that through time and prayer that things will change for them too.
Anywho...thats my random thoughts for today. Time to go to sleep...at least I hope so..xoxo

The Leland Update

I have been sending out a monthly email to family and friends since Leland was born, I call it the Leland update. So now I will do it on here ;)

First I can not believe that my baby is 7 months old! It has flown by. This past month he has changed so much and learned so many things. I am such a proud mama. He has been teething for months and now finally has 2 teeth on the bottom. I have yet to get a picture because he closes his mouth everytime I get the camera out or bites my finger when I try to get him to show them. He can sit up all by himself and is scooting/crawling all over the place. He is very vocal which mostly happens when Josh is watching tv. It cracks me up, the more Josh turns it up the louder Leland gets. Guess he is telling Daddy to pay attention to him! He also loves bananas and gets so excited when he sees me peeling one!

We also took Lele to the zoo for the 1st time. We had a blast. I have yet to download the pics though. Leland loves animals and gets very excited when he sees them. He loves our cats and squeals when they come near, which scares them and they jet! He loves the dogs at my parents house too. He has bonded with Sampson the most. They have already swapped spit...ugh..;D

Guess that is all for now. 2 blogs in one day...bet Lucie is so proud!

Trying to figure this thing out...

I signed up for this blog when I was pregnant and Leland is now 7 months old...so obviously I am a procrastinator. I love reading other peoples blogs, just find myself challenged when it comes to doing my own page. I feel like I would like to get better so that I can have a cool memoir of my life and Leland growing up. I feel so blessed, my life is better than it has ever been and its all because of my family. Josh has changed me in so many ways, and I don't even think he is aware of it. Becoming a Mom has also changed me in ways I never even thought possible. He has softened my "tough exterior" and I don't care! I love my boys and want the world to know it ;)

So lets see if I can post this thing! Gotta get dinner ready! xoxo

This is not Linz!

Nope! It's Lucie...I'm trying to help her get into the blog world...so I need your help.

Any tips you can offer her for beginners would be great!

Also, we are gonna break her in on the stuff she can do to see just how much fun this can be!

So...

I am going to give you a little update on her!

It's been a while since she's blogged...like oh September since her first post! WOW!

Since then, Leland has gone from this:

To this:

Hello! Dontcha wanna just eat him up?!?!? I can't believe how big he has gotten. It's freaking crazy! I just saw him over the weekend. He is such a happy baby. He is sitting up and trying to take off crawling!

They just got a new place with lots of room for them and the kitties.

That's all I can think of for now! Happy Blogging!