{day 2}

Day 2: Brandon

I am thankful for a wonderful husband.(PERIOD)

{day 1}

A Week of Thanksgiving

My fellow boggers and Facebookers have been doing a month of Thanksgiving, but I knew from the start I would not be able to keep up with that, so I am going to comit to one week of faithful Thanksgiving.

Day 1: Cooper

I think the shirt says it all. I love this baby more than I knew love was. I tell him everyday I love him all day long and I kiss his cheeks every chance I have, all day long. I am so thankful that the Lord blessed us with Cooper at the most perfect time in our lives. He brings joy to my heart every day and makes me strive to be a better mother and person everyday. I am excited at the thoughts of what the next day will bring with him and cherish the days already past spent with him.

{No pressure, REALLY!}}

I got Cooper all dressed for college football today while B was at work.

I say no pressure, becuase I am sure Brandon would be so proud if C grew up to play for Texas, but we have had numerous conversations about how we are not going to be those parents that push our dreams and plans on our children, so once agin weather C wants to dance for the American Ballet or play football for the Cowboys we are behind him. Heck, at this point C loves Northpark so much, he might be a fashion designer! Needless to say the boys ended the day watching the TX game together...
I love my boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

{3 months!}

WOW!!! 3 months already, so bittersweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our baby just keeps growing big and strong, happy and healthy. While he is still our 'chuncky monkey' he is so much more our 'happy baby.' I wish I was better at words to express how much I enjoy spending time with him. I am so thankful I did not go back to my 40hr/wk job, I would have never known how much I was missing. C spends his days of course eating, sleeping and pooping like every baby, but we also spend alot of time going for walks outside, picnics with other babies and mommies, meeting friends for lunch or coffee to hang out and maybe walk the mall. C loves Northpark! He even is a great help with laundry day:)


We could not have asked for a more laid back easy baby. As long as we stay on his schedule he stays very happy throughout the day.

Developmentally he continues to amaze us. He has found his hands and is getting very good at soothing himself. I can hear him in the middle of the nite sucking his fingers all the way into our room! With that said, C has moved to his room in his crib to sleep and is now sleeping through the nite! WAAA-HOOO!!!! He now holds onto things, AKA his rattle and my hair and is getting even better at holding his head up. He is tickelish and we have found many ways to make him giggle and squeal, which we love to do until he gets the hick-ups and we have to stop. He is also very talkative! I am inclined to say the most talkative baby...we just sit, or lay, with him and talk and talk and talk he loves interacting with us. Once again, I guess he gets that from this father, we all know I am of few words most of the time.

We don't go back to the doctor till after Christmas, so I don't have any new stats to report. I am looking forward to starting him on cereal after his 4 month birthday!!

{final touches}

As some of you know my scrap shack has been causing major problems since we thought we were done with it. All the rain in October showed us that there were major leakage issues and with all the moisture in the room, due to standing water (sometimes up to 10 wet-vacs full of water), the ceiling started sweating and hence ruining stuff I had laying out. SO, my Dad finally offered his technical assistance and he and Brandon litterally riped the roof off and put a new one on in 1 day! They were so tired!!!!
I know B is so tired of even thinking about my room, s0 our fingers are crossed this will fix all the problems. B said that if this does not fix it, he is pulling his truck into the backyard and Ramming it down! I sure hope he doesnt come through on that.
Now I am craving some major scrapbooking time, I have alot to catch up on!
Oh, and our next project is a 'man room' for B!!!!

{Happy Baby!}

We always smile and talk to Cooper calling him a 'happy baby' while he smiles and talks and sometimes giggles back at us. While I was at work tonite B captured this of C just giggling away, he just might be the happiest baby on the block.

We truely love him, he brings us so much joy. As B was showing me this video tears were in his eyes, I truely love him too!

{October rAnDoMnEsS}

I sit here writing this post not sure where to start. The last few months have been a whirlwind of change full of excitement and anxiety, now it is time for the dust to start settling. Since I could not mention a couple of the changes on this blog until they happened I thought I would give a short recap of what has been going on with me and B. Back in July, yes July, B was offered a job with DART which he had been applying and interviewing for since January. It was a great offer at a not so great time since Cooper was expected to be here August 13th and they wanted him to start the 1st of August. Luckily B was able to talk with them and they pushed his start date back, however when C was not here on 'time' I got very scared that B would have to go ahead and start his job and possibly not be able to be with me for C's arrival. Obviously, with this all in the past, Brandon was there for C's arrival (thanks to a scheduled induction) and started his new job the next week. The day we brought C home from the hospital B literally dropped us off at home to go up to Dallas Dodge and resign and clean off his desk. It had to work like this so B could use the rest of his vacation time and not be told to 'just go' which is how the car industry treats people who have worked for them for over 15 years. Now B has been at DART for 10weeks and loves it, he says this will be his last job. I am so releaved that he loves his job and I love that he is now home everyday by 4pm. He has gone from working 60+ hours/6 days a week to simply 40 hours and has great benefits. Perfect timing for our new family.

As for me, on October 16th I went in to guit my old job. This too was something I could not mention, but has been the plan ever since we started talking about having a baby. Many of you know I was A)miserable at my old job and B)preparing to make the change to private practice. There is never a perfect time to quit a steady paycheck with benefits to be self employeed so we planned that after we had a baby I would make the change for the ultimate benefit of the family. This has been the huge career step I have wanted to take for a couple years and thankfully I have the most supportive husband I could ever ask for. So now I am offically self employeed. I am back at work one day a week with many mixed feelings about how to define my new role as a mother mixed with my career goals. Right now all I can say is I am very glad I like what I do becuase when I get to work I totally enjoy it, but before I leave the house for work I struggle with wanting to leave C. Hopefully with time balance will come. Mondays are "daddy daycare days." B has Monday's off so he is in charge of C while I am at work. This has been the most comforting part of the going back to work experience, knowing that C is with B. Now when I start working a second day a week and I have to leave C with the sitter I am not sure how I will feel.

So needless to say 2009, specifically August 19, 2009-October 16, 2009 have been a time of GREAT change for B and I. All change for the good, but we all know that even good change can be stressfull. B and I have joked numerous times that if we can make it though this we will be able to make it through anything. Now that we have offically set all the newness in motion we are working at adjusting to our new life, new roles, new jobs.

here are a few RaNdOm October pictures of lil C...

going for a walk all bundled up for a cool fall day... I love this fun polka dot blanket...out for Daddy's birthday...
Mommy playing photographer (which is really hard with infants!)...
another one of Mommy playing...