What I'm Loving At the Moment...

is my daddy! Just wanted to share that thought with you. A daddy is one of the best things in a child's life. My daddy is always here to play with me and hold me and he's tries to make me feel better any time I don't feel my best. He is great! I've missed my daddy while he's been at work but I treasure our time together even more now. Mommy is beginning to have a hard time feeding me when he's in the room because I don't want to take my eyes off him. Do you blame me? He is incredible! I love my daddy!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is my daddy's 30th birthday! All daddy ever said was that he wanted a baby before he was 30-well he got it. Even though it's his birthday he had to work. Mommy was already up when Daddy got up this morning. She wanted to be the 1st one to tell him Happy Birthday on his actual birthday. Mommy has been busy today making cupcakes for Devin's party tonight. They are so cool looking. They are blue and yellow with spiderwebs. I get to stay with Aunt Sharon tonight while Mom and Dad go to Burger King for Devin's party. Mom is making a big pot of chili so her and dad can come home and eat dinner then spend the rest of the night with me. Daddy has to work again tomorrow, but thank goodness he is off Tuesday for my Doctor's appointment. Mommy does not want to go to doctor's appointments by herself. Well that's all for now. I'm sure I will have some stories to tell once I get back from Aunt Sharon and Uncle D's tonight. Happy Birthday Daddy! We love you!

Our "Weekend"

Well we enjoyed what was our weekend. Since dad has this new job his weekends usually won't fall on actual weekends. Which is fine with us. As long as we still get time with daddy when don't care what day it is. Thursday night mommy and I gave daddy is birthday presents. Mommy has wanted to start new traditions since I have come along. So one new tradition is that at least one of your birthday gifts has to be homemade. She made daddy a blanket. She actually started it when she found out she was pregnant, but while she was pregnant she developed something called carpal tunnel and she could no longer work on it. Well it sat beside their bed until a few weeks ago...she got it out of the house without daddy noticing it, and she took it to Granny's where she worked on it til she got it finished finally. It's a huge crocheted blanket. Now Granny has made me every color of blanket you can imagine but none of them have been this big. That thing is HUGE! Anyway back to the gifts. Mom had already given daddy the DVD Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. And I gave daddy a shirt that says number one dad! He loved all his gifts. Friday we let daddy sleep in. While I took my morning nap mom made dad a cake and she cooked lunch. We loaded up the car and headed to Granny and Harold's for daddy's birthday lunch. It looked like a mini thanksgiving lunch. Sure did look good. Aunt Sharon and Uncle D were there too! Aunt Sharon made a sweet potato casserole. It looks so yummy! Can't wait til I can try food! After lunch they lit daddy's cake then daddy blew out the candles. And surprisingly the fire department wasn't called. :) Mom made dad the coolest cake. It had 30 candles around the outside of the cake, then she put a picture of daddy in the middle, then she wrote on it-Give up we have you surrounded! That's funny. When they lit the cake mom said it reminded her of a song...Ring of Fire. She is so silly. All of that partying made me tired because last night I went to bed at eight and besides waking up maybe three times to eat I slept til 9 am this morning. Today hasn't been like a normal Saturday. We stayed in the bed most of the morning. Then I got to go to Granny's while mom ran to the bank. Then she picked me up and we went to Aunt Sharon and Uncle D's. Aunt Sharon had bought me 6 new pairs of socks! Yippie! Then I went back to Granny's so mommy and Harold could go to the funeral home. This afternoon we came back home to relax. I'm kinda fussy. I'm not feeling too good tonight. Mommy had planned on getting up and going to church but has decided not too now because I'm not feeling so well. Maybe I'll feel better tomorrow. Tomorrow is Devin's birthday party and Daddy's actual birthday. Daddy has to work, but he and mommy are gonna take cupcakes to Devin's party then come back and get me. Busy busy busy! Daddy has to work tomorrow and Monday but hopefully he will be home Tuesday so we can all go the doctor. Mommy is excited to find out what I weigh and to see if I can start eating foods! Ok that's all for tonight, me and mommy are gonna go to bed now. Early to bed...even earlier to rise :)

Happy Birthday Devin

Today is my cousin Devin's birthday. He is 7 and I can't wait til I'm 7. He runs around and makes lots of noises. We went to Wal-mart tonight to get his gift and it looks really fun. Granny and Harold of course bought him clothes and a little toy. His birthday party is Sunday (which is Daddy's birthday). I'm not going to the party because there will be lots of little kids there and mommy and daddy don't want me around a lot of the people at one time. Mommy is making the cupcakes for his party (won't she ever learn not to take on so much?). Mommy says Devin always has some crazy idea for a cake or cupcakes. This year it's blue and yellow cupcakes with spiderwebs. Mommy loves birthdays. We have had a countdown to daddy's birthday on the fridge since Jan. 1. We are gonna have lunch with Granny, Harold, Aunt Sharon, and Uncle D tomorrow to celebrate Daddy's birthday early since he has to work on his birthday.
Yesterday was daddy's second day at work and he loved it. We are very proud of daddy and all that he does. I hope that one day I can be as good of a husband and daddy as he is.
We went and saw Maw-Maw Marks tonight after we left Wal-mart. I haven't seen her in awhile and it was nice to go visit.
Well that's all for tonight. Gotta go spend time with my mommy and daddy, it's family time. Daddy is all ready for story time and then our playing on the bed time! I treasure the nights he's home with us now. I guess I got a little spoiled having him home every night since I was born. :)

Daddy, Midnight, and Play and The New Weekend

My title pretty much describes this blog. We were waiting at the door yesterday for daddy. It took him maybe 5 minutes to get home from work which mommy said was awesome. She said it used to take daddy an hour to get home so five minutes is a huge thing. Daddy smiled soon as he saw me. For a minute I acted like I didn't know him, that was just to throw him off though. I could never forget my daddy. Mommy had dinner waiting for him so I got to swing while they ate dinner. Then it was family time. Mommy had already given me my bath and had me ready for bed, so we just laid around and played. Daddy and I listened to mommy read a book then me and daddy played til bed time. I went to bed early last night. I fell asleep around 9. That is an hour or two earlier than usual. Mommy was so happy. She got her bath and went to bed with daddy. Early to bed early to rise right? Well I arose at midnight. Ready to play. I kept mommy up til 3 am. We couldn't stay in the bedroom because daddy had to get some sleep. He had to be at work at 5:30 am again. So we came to the living room and I played til I got sleepy. This morning we went to Granny and Harold's to play. I took two naps over there and now we are home waiting on daddy again. Thursday and Friday are our new weekends every other week. So tonight is like our Friday night. Yippie for Fridays!
Oh and about daddy's job. He loves it, but he says it's lots of work. And he is trying to learn a lot of new things. There are some parts that he could do without but it's good pay, close to home, insurance, and he only works 6 months of out the year. What can beat that? Daddy has to go to boot camp soon. Something me and mommy aren't looking forward too. That will depend on daddy keeping his job though, so he has to go. At the end, given that daddy passes, we will get to go see him receive his badge and certificate. Woo hoo...road trip!
Ok that's all for today gotta get ready to see daddy!

Where's Daddy?

That's what I wondered last night. I took a late nap while mom made dinner. When I woke up daddy was no where to be found. Mom played with me, read me my book, and got me ready for bed. Still no daddy. I fell asleep thinking my daddy would be there when I woke up. Nope, no such luck. Mommy and I got up this morning and played. She got me dressed for the day and we headed to Granny and Harold's as usual. I waited thinking daddy would show up over there so he and mommy could walk, but nope. Then I remembered that today was daddy's first day at work. Mommy showed me a picture of daddy in his uniform. He looks like a real corrections officer. I feel better knowing where daddy is but I sure did miss our play time today, and I really missed story time with him last night. Maybe tonight I will be awake earlier so we can spend some time together.
Aunt Sharon came over today and played with me til nap time. While I napped mommy cleaned up the house and planned dinner. Now we are just counting down the hours til daddy gets home. Mommy seems kinda lonely so I've been trying to make her smile a lot today. Daddy has been here with mommy so long that she is not used to doing things by herself anymore. I'm sure with time we will adjust and get into a routine.
Well I better go before mommy gets too lonely. I can't wait to tell you all about daddy's day tomorrow. (Oh and my blogs will probably come during the early day now since we won't have much time to spend with daddy, he's working from 5:45 am to 6 pm. this week and he goes to bed around 9 so that only leaves us a few hours and I'm not gonna spend them on the computer I'm gonna spend them with my daddy)

Breaking News

Aunt Sharon and Uncle D have been found. Last night we went to Granny and Harold's for dinner and BAM there was Aunt Sharon and Uncle D. Despite the fact Aunt Sharon wasn't wearing the white shirt; I'm pretty sure it was her. They held me and played with me and even threatened mommy that they were gonna give me food. Not sure why mommy said no though. So thanks for those of you that might have searched for them. Thank goodness we found them and now all is happy in my little world.
So now to back track. Friday we didn't do anything special. Mommy and Daddy cleaned the house and got ready for company. Saturday morning we got up and started getting ready for Aunt Jeanine to get her. She got her around 1 and she brought me an outfit and a jacket and it's really warm. She brought mommy two bags of clothes and boy was mommy happy. She's been wearing "new" clothes ever since. And my cousin Angie even sent Devin some clothes. It was like Christmas morning all over again. Aunt Jeanine always has something up her sleeve. I just love this picture of me and her. Eddie and Deborah came with her this time. And I really like them. They all just hold me and play with me. I even cried when Deborah got up to go the bathroom! We had a great time with them and I can't wait til they come back to see us again. Mommy said that maybe in two months we can go visit Aunt Jeanine in Perry. When Daddy goes to Police Academy he will be close to Aunt Jeanine so mommy said that maybe one weekend we could just stay in Perry so daddy wouldn't have to drive so far. That sounds really fun. And I have two cousins in Perry, Taylor and Nick, and I've never met them.
Yesterday we didn't do much. It was rainy and yucky outside. We stayed inside all day. Me and Daddy napped while mommy got in some much needed "me time". Not sure why she wanted to spend time by herself, must be a girl thing. Then last night we went to Granny and Harold's for dinner. That pretty much sums up my weekend.
Now last night I didn't sleep much. I've got a belly ache which is nothing new but it was awful last night so I didn't sleep. I spent much of my night on mommy's chest wiggling around. This morning we all got up and got ready. Daddy had to go to the prison camp to get his paperwork so he could go have his physical. Well they clocked daddy in like he was working so we had to come back home and just wait. So that's what we are doing...waiting. He has to go have his physical then go back and order uniforms, then go to the Tag Office and fill out papers for his check. WOW...that is alot for him to do. We miss him being at home already but we understand. Me and mom will be fine. We are extremely proud of daddy for finding a job that he is going to love. We understand that right now it's just a trial period. He still has to prove that he can run the mile, do sit-ups, and push-ups but we are confident that he can do it. Way to go dad! You Rock! I've gotta take care of mommy now since I will be the Little Dude of the house while daddy is at work. I think we will adjust just fine. Mommy thinks we might be a bored though so she is trying to find fun things for us to do.
Well I guess I will go play with mommy now she's looking kinda lonely and bored. That's all for now :)

Aunt Sharon and Uncle D MIA

<---------Have You Seen These People?

I haven't. I did happen to see a woman two minutes the other day that I thought might be her. But I've come to the conclusion that it was impostor because that women didn't hold me. I'm hoping that with your help I can find them. The last time I spotted them they were at Granny and Harold's house, and I've yet to see them again.

Here is some facts that might help you...

Aunt Sharon is about mommy's height whatever that is. She is usually wearing a white sweatshirt with a pink ribbon on it ( I remember this because I love to spit-up on it). She is probably carrying around a bag of things to make you wear so she can take your picture (she's been known for putting reindeer antlers on me, then trying to stuff me in a stocking). And I'm pretty sure if you see her she will have a coffee cup in her hand.

Uncle D is very tall. He can make you laugh. He can talk very deep, which is kinda funny too. Be very careful of him though. He carries around a guitar and if he plays it you will be mesmerized and you are very likely to fall asleep.

I hope this helps you in our search for Aunt Sharon and Uncle D. I hope they know I miss them.

Aunt Jeanine is coming!

Today Aunt Jeanine is coming and I'm so excited! Mommy has my outfit laid out and ready for me to wear! I haven't seen her in almost two months! I think Eddie and Deborah might come with her and I haven't seen them since my first week home! It's a big day! I think I'll relax this morning and maybe get a bath so I smell "new" baby fresh, then I'll just wait for them to get here so I can play all afternoon.
I didn't feel so well yesterday. Teething is the pits man. I can't seem to keep anything down very long and my gums hurt. Mom has been putting my pacifiers in the freezer but since I don't like them it really doesn't help. She bought me a new teether last night and I acted like I liked it (I didn't want to hurt her feelings, but I'm not too sure about it). Mom and Dad went to Granny and Harold's for dinner last night. They had BBQ and stew from Iron Horse in Villa Rica. Boy did it smell yummy. After dinner I took a nap at Granny and Harold's while mom and dad ran to Kohl's to look for daddy some running shoes. He's gotta run a mile and mom said when she was kid that new shoes always helped her run faster :) Hope it works for me when I get older. Dad bought me a Lorax (like from the Dr. Suess book) The Lorax is kind of a long story. Mom read it to me when I was still in her belly but we have yet to make it through it now that I'm here. I always get bored with it before we finish.
Mom and Dad are going running this morning so I will spend some of my morning with Granny and Harold then I will come home and get ready for my Nenabug. I think she's gonna be my favorite Great Aunt, which is only natural cause she is Mommy's favorite Aunt. So today it's Aunt Jeanine, Eddie, and Deborah visiting, and hopefully tomorrow we are going to meet my new best friend Brentlee. His dad was in mommy and daddy's wedding. I'm so excited to meet a baby that is smaller than me! Mom says that one day we will be buds. I can't wait to roll trucks in the dirt with him! Well I guess I'm gonna go. Hope everyone has a great weekend...I know I will :)

Drum Roll Please....

So I'm gonna tell you a story that you may or may not know. Now bare with me because I've only been told this story a few times so I hope I get it right. My mommy and daddy got married 8/8/8. They had been dating each other for a very long time. Mommy and daddy knew right away that they wanted a baby. So it wasn't long before they began trying. Daddy joked with mommy he wanted a baby before he turned 30. Well on his 29th birthday mommy found out she was pregnant! Daddy says it was the best birthday gift ever! I was due 10/10/09! Mommy and Daddy was hoping for 9/9/9 but whatever. They couldn't wait to tell everyone! After just one positive test mommy began calling people. My "Aunt" Brandi was first. Since she is all the way in Japan and it was early morning mommy called her first because she knew she would be up. Then she told Granny, Aunt Sharon, Harold, and anyone else she could think of. Daddy made lots of calls too! I was a dream come true for them. So the next week mommy lived it up. She stocked up on books, signing up for baby stuff on the Internet, and dreaming of maternity clothes (yep she's a true girl, dreaming of clothes). Daddy was spreading the news at work that he was gonna be a daddy :) You couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces. Then exactly one week later daddy called mommy to let her know that Fed Ex had laid him off. Mommy's world was crushed. At first it was supposed to be a 90 day layoff, which turned into a 180 day layoff. Then it was permanent. Daddy became unemployed. Now through all of this time daddy stayed strong. He kept himself busy he worked on lots of little projects in the house that had built up over the years. He learned how to tile a floor thanks to Uncle D. He painted my room, put my bed together, made our house a home and managed to cook and clean because mom had morning sickness ( I thought it just made you sick so you couldn't eat but mom couldn't clean either ha ha ha) During all this time daddy was still looking for a job. Well nobody was hiring. Weeks turned into months and next thing they knew it was time for me to arrive. Daddy heard about a job at the Coweta County Prison Camp a few months before I was born. He printed out the application and filled it out. They only keep your application on file for 45 days, so he and mom would mark down the day he took it to the office and wait those 45 days and if he didn't hear from anyone he would do it over again. Well he finally got a call the last week in September for an interview. September 30th Mommy had a Dr.'s appointment. When she saw the Dr. her blood pressure was really high so they sent her to the hospital. Daddy had an interview the next morning so they were anxious for me to arrive so daddy could still make the interview. Daddy said ever since he was little he wanted to be in the law enforcement so this was a dream job. Well mommy didn't have me on September 30th. Granny and Harold came to the hospital to sit with mommy while Daddy made his way back to Newnan for the interview. I was born October 1. Well two weeks later daddy got a call back for a second interview. He went and we didn't hear anything else for a few weeks. Daddy decided to call them back since he hadn't heard from them. Well they had filled the two positions...BUT they did have two more openings. We practically ran to the office so daddy could put in another application. Well he got a call for the first interview. Then a second, then Tuesday of this week Daddy got called in for a third interview which was yesterday. He had to meet with the Warden. Daddy said things went great. The Warden said that he would give his recommendation that daddy be hired but it might be a week or two before we heard anything else. Waiting waiting waiting...well yesterday Daddy got a call from the Lieutenant and he said Daddy was to go get his physical Monday morning and report for....dum dumm da dumm....work Tuesday morning at 5:45. Mommy is still doing a happy dance (which I wish I could work the video camera because it's quiet funny). So upon Daddy passing his physical and then passing the other few things (running, sit-ups, and push-ups) he is once again employed. Mommy realizes this job is gonna take daddy away from us for a little while. He will spend a month in Forsyth for training and probably a week in Atlanta learning the proper way to shot a gun but it will be all worth it in the long run. I am gonna have a corrections officer for a daddy, yep me, Corbin Wilson Tweedell. That's the coolest thing ever! I'm so proud of my daddy, well I've always been proud of him. He takes care of me and mommy, and he loves us both. I would be proud of daddy even if he was flipping burgers at McDonald's but a corrections officer is way more cool :) Last night we took time to celebrate. We went shopping at Sam's Club, Wal-mart, and then Granny and Harold took us to Cracker Barrel for dinner. It was a great night. So dad has a birthday coming up soon. He had a baby before he was 30, and he's got his dream job...so he's happy and content with life. Me and mommy are so excited for daddy. So that's our big news here at the Tweedell house. Oh and we have other big news Aunt Jeanine is coming this weekend...could life get any better?

My Big Day Out

Today has been a great day. I woke up early and had cereal. I played at Granny and Harold's this morning. Then mommy and daddy went walking. When they got back they went to the grocery store and got stuff to make sandwiches. Mommy, Daddy, and Granny had sandwiches for lunch while I napped. I didn't sleep much last night because my gums were hurting, and when I don't sleep neither does mommy; but she's been a trooper today. She is running on very little sleep and she has a migraine on top of that. Mommy decided she needed fresh air today and since it was 66 degrees outside she said it was perfect weather to take me to the park. So we loaded up and daddy drove us to the park. Crazy mommy forgot the camera. It was my first trip to the park and we have NO pictures. Oh she is just as upset as I am...do you really think I'm gonna remember this years from now...NO. That's why I need pictures. Oh well maybe we can re-create the moment another time. Back to the point. We walked around the park once, then daddy was gonna push me and mommy on the swings, but in the original part of the park there aren't any swings now; and mommy said there were too many kids at the Kids Castle for me to go over there. Bummer. So anyway I decided since I couldn't swing that I would just nap. Since I feel asleep mommy and daddy decided to walk a bit further. After they got their feel for walking we came home. Daddy picked a movie for mommy from Netflix so we all piled in the bed and watched Julie and Julia. Oh mommies and their girly movies. I guess mommy should enjoy me watching that with her now because once I get older I WILL NOT BE FORCED TO WATCH GIRLY MOVIES! Me and daddy can go downstairs when mommy wants to watch a movie like that. So now daddy is making burgers and I'm waiting on dinner. Of course mine will be cereal while they feast on homemade burgers and fries. Sometimes being a baby just stinks. Well that's all for today. Maybe I will have something exciting to write tomorrow *wink wink*

Teething, TV, and Tummy Troubles

That pretty much sums up my day. I woke up this morning and had breakfast. Then when mommy laid me on the bed my tummy started rolling. I felt better once I let it all out. Since I woke up early I took a morning nap. Then I woke up played some more, ate some more then decided to sleep some more. Mommy and Daddy used their time wisely, they played the wii. :) This afternoon mommy and daddy took me to Granny and Harold's so they could go walking. They are either getting faster or they didn't really walk today because they weren't gone too long today. When we left Granny and Harold's house we went to Aunt Sharon and Uncle D's house to return all of Robert's wii games. Aunt Sharon is sick so I didn't get out of the car. We hope she gets to feeling better. On the way home I got fussy. My gums are bothering me again. Teeth sure are alot of pain. And come on what am I gonna do with teeth right now anyway, it's not like I'm eating steaks yet. And to top it off I'm gassy now. Teething plus gas makes for one unhappy little boy. Daddy and I have had a little TV time tonight. He was watching Cake Boss and I watched with him. They made a cake for Sesame Street and it was HUGE...I hope my birthday cake is that big, but mom says don't count on it. Well it's getting late and mommy is probably gonna make me go to bed soon. So night night.

My Daddy Rocks!

No seriously he's been playing Rock Band with mommy and Robert this weekend and he really rocks. It all started yesterday morning. Me and Mommy went to Mr. Steve and Mrs. Patsy's house to see the girls. Cierra even held me this time. My belly hurt the entire time we were there. When he first got there Mrs. Patsy had gone to the bank but soon as she got back and I saw her I smiled and even laughed a little. I recognized her, she always holds me and usually gets me to sleep. She even said I could call her Gran Gran. That's what her real great kids call her so I guess she thinks of me as one of hers. We spent about an hour there then we went to Granny and Harold's. We played over there for a little while then we went home to clean up because Robert was coming over Saturday night. When mommy and daddy got the house cleaned up she went and picked up Robert. He brought over lots of video games. They played a few then mommy cooked dinner. She made pork chops, potatoes, corn, mac and cheese, and garlic bread. Good grief it smelled yummy! I had cereal...not so yummy :( Then they played again after they ate dinner. We didn't take Robert home until almost midnight. Mommy was so tired. My belly was still hurting so I didn't sleep much last night.
Sunday morning I woke up and my belly wasn't any better; but while eating breakfast I got relief :) I filled up my diaper and then some! I sure do feel better. Me and mommy did our usual thing; we went to Granny's for a little while. I took my morning nap over there while mommy got to relax. We came back home around 1. My grandpaw Tweedell and grandmaw Becky came to see me today and they brought me batteries for my swing :) YAY! I can keep on rocking. Grandpaw Tweedell held me today for the first time. He is so afraid he will break me, so he didn't hold me long. I have become fascinated with his voice. Every time he would talk I would get really quiet so I could listen. After they left mom dressed me in my outfit from Maw Maw Marks then we made our way to the nursing home with Granny. I got so sleepy while we were there that I managed to sneak in a cat nap. When we got back home Daddy decided that we would go to Taco Bell for dinner. We got dinner for us and Robert then we stopped by Granny's to pick him up. Mommy, Daddy, and Robert played video games again tonight. I like watching the colors on the tv and I really liked watching Robert play the drums. I can't wait til I can play with them. They played Rock Band and their name was The Corbins :) Hey I think they might have named their band after me. Now I'm pooped from playing all day. Daddy is still rocking out on the drums. I'm gonna let him serenade me to sleep :) Rock on Daddy!

Busy Day

Phew I'm pooped from riding in my car seat ALL DAY! When daddy got up this morning mommy wrote out their bills and loaded me into the car. Mommy decided today she was gonna try and sit up front with daddy something she usually only does if I'm sleeping. We made it to bank, the water department, but before we made it to the cable company I was tired of looking at myself in the mirror. Daddy had to pull over so mommy could come sit with me. Ahhh...all better. I like looking at mommy. She makes me laugh. After we left the cable place we had to drive to Fayetteville so mommy could pay the Doctors over there. We went to a huge building and mommy said that is where I was born. Mommy said going back over there brought up a lot of memories and feelings. It was only three months ago but she said it was weird going back. She ran in the hospital to leave the payment and me and daddy rode around. When she came out I was ready to be fed. I ate then we headed back to Newnan. When we got back Daddy stopped at our house to get mom's workout pants then we headed to Granny's. Granny played with me while mommy and daddy went walking. Today they walked 2.2 miles! Way to go mommy and daddy! When they got back they ate lunch and then they took me outside to ride in my stroller. So they actually walked more than those 2.2 miles but they didn't count it. I love the outdoors but it's been so cold I don't get to go out much. Today mommy said it was warm enough to take me outside for a few minutes. I sure did enjoy walking with them. Tonight me, mommy, and daddy went to Wal-mart to get groceries. We saw Chip (dad's friend from high school), Cliff and Casta, and Mr. Larry all in one night. I was very good while mom and dad shopped until we were in the checkout line. Hey when a baby is hungry...he is hungry :) We came home and mom and dad ate dinner then I got my bath and mom read me and dad a book. We read the Digging-est Dog...I love it. Mom reads to us every night and she has read to me every night since she found out she was pregnant with me. Dr. Seuss books usually. Sometimes she will throw in a few nursery rhyme books but we usually stick to Dr. Seuss. My favorite is Fox in Socks. Mommy used to laugh when she would read it and I was still in her belly and I would just kick up a storm.
Oh I almost forgot something very important. I made a new discovery today. Wanna know what it was? My FEET! Daddy sat me on his chest and there they were...all bare and ready for me to grab. I'm learning and finding new things everyday.
Well I guess I need to get some rest. Tomorrow is gonna be another busy day. Mom said she was gonna let daddy play video games while she makes my picture. Apparently you are supposed to have lots of pictures of your babies. And we are going to see Cierra and Becca in the morning while they are with Mr. Steve and Mrs. Patsy. Then tomorrow night Robert is coming over to play video games. Gosh I wish I could play with them. Maybe they will let me....nah probably not. Anyway I'm headed to bed. Night all.

Cereal, the band, and the weekend

Yep that's me eating cereal. I've become quiet fond of the stuff. In fact I've found that it I fuss a little bit mom will speed up the feeding :) I get to eat it twice a day; and even though I enjoy it I'm counting down the days til I can start eating other foods.

Well yesterday was different. Mom woke up with me, fed me, then she wasn't feeling good so she woke daddy up. Daddy took me and we went to living room to give mommy time to rest and hopefully start feeling better. I love time with just daddy. He lets me watch cartoons and sit on the couch with him. We woke mommy up around 10:30 and she said she sure did enjoy the extra rest. After she got up daddy went and worked out then we headed to Granny and Harold's for lunch. Mommy and daddy ate while Granny and Harold played with me. Then like everyday this week I got to spend some time with Granny and Harold while mommy and daddy went walking. They are walking more than a mile each day now. I just can't wait til it warms up so I can go walking with them. Yesterday afternoon mommy had some things she had to do with Harold so Granny offered to keep me. YAY...I love afternoons with my Granny. Daddy went home to help with some of the household things. I don't know many dads yet but I just bet I have the best daddy of all. He loves me and mommy and he cooks, cleans, and manages to play with me everyday. When mommy got back we went home and Robert came with us. Daddy, Robert, and I watched tv and played. I can't wait til I get a little bit older; I know I will be following Robert around all the time. While Robert was here he got to see me eat cereal. Then once I was fed we headed to Aunt Sharon and Uncle D's house. The band was practicing last night and mommy and daddy love to go listen. The basement was a little chilly last night so they didn't stay downstairs long (and mommy was a little worried I would be too fussy to leave with Aunt Sharon very long) Kudos to the drum player last night...he rocked. I love to sleep on the floor when he plays. The past couple of times we've gone to listen to the band practice he hasn't been there so it was exciting getting to hear him last night. Mommy, Aunt Sharon, and Daddy looked at pictures while the band finished up. I think my mommy could spend all night looking at pictures. We got home around 9 and dad fixed mommy and him a pizza. I went to bed around 10 and slept til 4:30 this morning. This sleep thing isn't so bad once you get used to it. Well I guess I am gonna end this blog now we've got a busy day. Robert has a Dr. appointment today to find out about his MRI he had done Sunday. I hope everything turns out good. Robert is a pretty cool cousin :) And I think I heard daddy say he wanted Robert to spend the night soon so they could play video games. Now I don't know what these video game things are but they sound really fun; I will report back later once I see if I like them. Well I hope everyone has a good day and an excellent weekend!

Howdy Partner...

There is a new sheriff in town :) Like my outfit? I sure do. My Granny and Harold gave it to me for Christmas and Mom and Dad found me a hat to match! Granny made me a bandanna to wear but I decided on the hat today. Now I just need Daddy to get the job at the prison camp so I will have a set of handcuffs.

So I have news tonight...The Hall's had their baby last night. I know that Brentlee Scott Hall and I are gonna be best buds one day. Mommy is excited to go see the baby but we are gonna wait til they call us! We are very happy that he made it here safe and that Miss Chrissy is fine too.

Today was pretty much like any other day. Mommy and Daddy went walking so I got to stay with Granny (YAY!!) Oh I have to tell you about yesterday. We went to Granny and Harold's to see Aunt Sharon and Uncle D at lunch. Well Aunt Sharon faced me towards her and I started to whine and she whined back. She's a big person she isn't supposed to whine. Well I got mad and got louder. She did it again. We went back and forth until I got tired. Everyone else in the room laughed apparently they thought her mocking me was funny. (Well it kinda was) .

I'm looking forward to tomorrow night because Mommy and Daddy are talking about going to Aunt Sharon and Uncle D's to listen to the band practice! That means I get to play with Aunt Sharon and Robert! It's a win win situation. I get to hear the band and I get extra play time in with Aunt Sharon and Uncle D.

Ok I guess that's all for tonight. Mom is gonna join me and Daddy for guys night in. (She made homemade donuts so we had to let her join us tonight) We are gonna get ready for bed then watch Monsters Inc. As long as those monsters stay on TV and don't get under my bed everything will be fine! Night night!

My Life In Numbers

Just thought I would do a short mid-day blog for fun.
My life in numbers so here goes:

• 3 (months that is) That's how old I am
• 3-6 (months) That's what size I'm in (although I can wear some 6 months clothes)
• 16 (lbs Oh and 12 oz.) That's what I weigh
• 25 (inches) That's how long I am
• 4 days til Aunt Jeanine comes to see me (hopefully)
• 1/2 Tbsp. of rice cereal
• 2 Tbsp. of milk
• 0 is what was left when I got done eating this morning :) (Yep I actually ate it all and cried for more)
• 19 days til my daddy's birthday (and I have him an awesome gift and so does mommy)
• 21 days til my next doctor's appointment (and at this appointment Dr. Whipple is gonna talk to mommy and daddy about letting me eat REAL FOOD, ok so mommy didn't want me upset again she has already showed me the container that my REAL FOOD is in and it looks mushed up but whatever it's better than just milk)
• 28 days til I go to the Health Department for my second round of shots (BOOOOO!!!!)

And the most important number of all

• One million that's the times that mommy and daddy tell me that they love me (usally in one day!)

Man it's good to be me :)

:)

Couldn't think of a title for today's blog so I figured I would just put how I feel in the title :) I'm happy cause my daddy made a phone call today to find out about his job. Well we got good news. Mr. Patterson made it sound like daddy might have the job at the prison camp. He said that the warden will make the finally call and he should hear from him next week. So I picked this picture because this is what me and mommy are doing...Praying that daddy gets this job. I'm praying that he gets it because I want to play with his handcuffs and his badge and mommy is praying that he gets it because she knows it's what daddy really wants to do. So tonight when you lay down to go to sleep say a prayer that my daddy gets this job because I'll be praying the same thing.

Ok since it's been a few days since I blogged; I will try to catch up. Still trying this cereal stuff. Not what I thought it was but I'm trying to stick with it. Pretty much a boring weekend. We didn't do anything. Yesterday me and mom went to a friend of the family's to see Mrs. Geraldine. Today is her 80th birthday and they were having a party for her. 80 birthdays is alot! I just can't wait to have 1 birthday! I saw two cakes there and lots of drinks. Looked really yummy to me :) There were some little kids there too!

Mommy and Daddy have started walking now to get into shape (although mommy said she was already a shape...round, she is so silly) So everyday now I get to spend about 30 minutes with Granny and Harold while mommy and daddy walk. Mommy promised me that once it gets warmer outside I can walk with them. Well I will ride in the stroller that walking looks like work.

So that's pretty much what's being going on in my life. Same old stuff everyday. Well daddy's making dinner so me and mommy are gonna play and I'm gonna eat dinner. Hope everyone has a great night.

Oh and mommy and daddy's friends Scott and Chrissy Hall's baby is due any day now really. Mommy talked to Miss Chrissy tonight and she said her contractions have started. I'm excited about those contraction things because mom said maybe Little Brentlee Scott would be here soon. I just know he and I are gonna be best friends. So keep them in your thought and prayers and hope that Miss Chrissy has an easy labor and that the newest Hall makes a safe arrival.

Life is Cruel

Ok so last night I got to feeling really bad so mommy decided she and I would go to Granny and Harold's and spend the night. Mommy worries about me alot and she felt better staying there so if she needed Granny to stay up with me she would. Plus Granny and Harold love having us there. Daddy doesn't mind because most nights I end up in the bed with him and mommy; so this way with us staying there he actually had more than two inches of bed to himself :) We went to bed around 1 am and I woke up at 4:30, then again at 6:30, then when I woke up at 8:00 am mom got me up out of the bed and feed me, then she took me to Granny and started talking about this cereal stuff. So I'm licking my lips while mom goes to the kitchen. I hear her get a bowl, then I listen carefully to hear those apple jacks hit the bowl. Nothing. So mommy comes back in the room with something that resembled milk in a bowl. I'm NO cat; I'm not drinking that milk from a bowl. So I start thinking hasn't mom ever made cereal before you are supposed to add the "cereal" before the milk. Next thing I know she has a spoon heading toward my mouth with liquid on it. GROSS...who is she trying to fool. That's no cereal. My dad would be so mad if she gave that to him when he wanted cereal. I tried it a few times that stuff just isn't good. It was something new and mommy was all excited but I have no idea why.
I took a really good nap today at Granny's and I feel so much better. Just as I feel asleep the phone rang and it was daddy. He had called to tell mommy the great news...he got called in today for a second interview with the prison camp. Yippie! Mommy was very excited (I'm surprised she didn't wake me up she was so excited) She told Granny she was gonna come home and help daddy get ready. I guess mommy helps daddy with his clothes too :) I can't speak for mommy but I'm so proud of my daddy. I just hope he gets this job so I can play with his handcuffs. I can already see it now...he and I can play cops and robbers and I'll be the cop and he'll be the bad guy. Man that's gonna be fun. After the interview today daddy came and got me and mommy and we went to Wal-mart. Of course I slept while mommy and daddy got what they needed. Tonight when we got home mommy tried to give me some more of that "cereal" stuff. Daddy watched and didn't say anything to her. Doesn't he realize that's not cereal? Oh well I'll take what I can get.
I had a great time last night at Granny's but boy am I glad to be back home with Mommy and Daddy. I hope everyone has had a great day and I hope you all have a great night too.
And tonight when you go to sleep please say an extra prayer for my daddy that he gets his dream job :) Night night

A New Day...New Faces

This morning was like any other morning. Wake up eat, burp, get a diaper change, get ready to head to Granny and Harold's. Well I haven't been feeling real well apparently. So I decided after mommy got me dressed and ready to go I was gonna spit-up everywhere. Well she cleaned that up and we left. At Granny's I was a little fussy. I played in my bed for a little while then I played in my bouncy seat and of course Granny held me. Around lunch time I ate and got ready for Aunt Sharon to come pick us up. We went to the Health Department so Aunt Sharon could show me off. She used to work there and plus mommy wanted me to get weighed since I don't have a doctor's appointment this month. Well I got to meet lots of people, but I didn't see that lady that poked me last time we were there. Maybe she felt bad about giving me shots and she hid when she saw me. Whatever the reason I'm just glad I didn't get any this time. Aunt Sharon weighed me and (drum roll please) I weigh as of today 16 lbs. and 12 oz. and tonight daddy measure me and he said I'm 25" long! I'm such a big boy! Aunt Sharon took us back to Granny and Harold's and we spent the rest of the day relaxing. Around 4 o'clock mommy and I came home to get ready for a friend of mommy's to stop by. When mommy was about 10 years old she started baby-sitting the little girl across the street. Well she's 16 years old now and she came to see me today. I really liked her. She held me and made me smile. And I really wanted to get a hold of her hair but I never got close enough but boy I sure did stare at it. Now it's night time and I getting ready for my bath then story time. Mom kept telling me I was gonna get cereal but since I haven't kept much food down today she is putting that off til tomorrow. Well I'm gonna go get some sleep. Sweet dreams.

Can't Seem to Keep Up

Yep so it's been a few days since I blogged. We've been keeping busy with stuff around the house. And I've been super hungry lately so that keeps mom busy. Mom has been talking all day about cereal and I'm kinda excited because I've seen daddy eating cereal and it looks delicious. Think I'll start with Apple Jacks...that seems to be daddy's favorite. Mom said she was gonna call the nurse in the morning and ask her about the cereal. Anyway I don't care who she talks to as long as I get some. Aunt Sharon is coming to get us tomorrow and take us to the health department to get weighed. I don't have a Dr. appointment this month but mom wants to know how much I weigh so Aunt Sharon volunteered to take me to the health department to "show me off" and to weigh me.
It's been really cold lately and mom bundles me up like an Eskimo. I hate clothes so this always makes me mad.
Nothing is really happening here lately. We pretty much do the same thing everyday. Wake up, eat, go to Granny and Harold's, come home, mom and dad play with me, they eat dinner, I get my bath (which I love now), they read me a book, then it's play time (ok it's really sleep time but that's when I love to play).
Well I guess that is all for today. Maybe tomorrow I will have something better to write about...like some cereal. :)
*oh and sorry there is no picture today, mom left the camera in the car and she says it's too cold for me to go get it. i promise i will have a new picture for tomorrow's blog*

3 Months Old

So yep I'm officially three months old today. Today is New Year's Day. Last night I partied late and mom didn't seem to mind. We went to Aunt Sharon and Uncle D's house to listen to the band play. Well it wasn't the entire band...just Uncle D, Kris, and Warren. My favorite...the drums weren't playing. But I am fascinated by Uncle D's red guitar. I hope that one day he will teach me how to play. I'm gonna a guitar hero! Anyway we stayed at Uncle D and Aunt Sharon's house til they watched something on tv, it looked like a giant booty with a really bad diaper rash...mom and dad kept calling it a peach. Whatever...it looked funny to me. But anyway when that thing reached the bottom everyone kissed. Weird if you ask me. I don't care what day it was I just think it was awesome that I got to stay up til midnight. When we got home dad got me to sleep. I slept really good which is great because mom didn't sleep so well. This morning we went to Granny and Harold's so I could play and see them. When we went back home I took me a nice long nap and when I woke up we were at Aunt Debbie and Uncle Emmett's house. New people again. I had never met them. We didn't stay there long. There were two other kids there too and I had to keep my eyes on them. I'm amazed at these little people running around. Looks like a lot of fun to me. When we left there mom and dad thought it would be nice to surprise my cousins Eddie and Deborah; but they weren't home. Mom said she was gonna call them and let them know they missed out. I was hoping they were home because they haven't seen me since I was only a few days old. Well now we are home and I've had my bath in my ducky tub....which I've moved into because my first tub is too small for me now. I have more room to move around in my new one. I'm so thankful mommy and daddy planned ahead so I could have nice things. Oh and I got my first savings account statement today. My money has earned 1 cent. I'm so excited I've made a penny and I haven't even done anything. Daddy says a penny saved is a penny earned.

Oh and the picture I posted is one of mommy's favorite! Me and Daddy are best buddies. He can make me smile even when I have gas really bad and I don't want too. He is really great. Tonight he got just close enough to me that I reached up and grabbed his glasses. Now I thought after I did it I might get in trouble but nope...he just laughed put them back on and dared me to do it again. (So I did) I'm sure once I get older he might not laugh at this but I'm enjoying it while it lasts.

So I'm gonna get to bed now. Happy New Year's Everyone. Good night.