We are....

CRAWLING!!!!

Can you believe it?!?!? 

My mom and dad came over for a second tonight to bring by a walker she got Mason.  Brinkley has the same walker but the little girl version and my mom couldn't resist.  We had put him in hers one day to see what he thought, and it has sooo many fun toys on it that he never wanted to get out of it!

Anyways, he played in it for a little while and then wanted out (we thought).  He then crawled to the walker!!  It was sooo cute...but a tad scary!!!  We have a mobile Little Man!  He was then ready for bed, so I didn't get a video but I will try tomorrow!!  =)  Mason also turned 7 months old on Sunday, so hopefully I will get some block pictures also and post soon.

I was able to get a picture of our teeth...

We are also constantly flipping over our tongue and chewing on it????  Very weird, but easy to get a picture of since he does it alot!

(look at those big blue eyes)

Well not trying to bore anyone with my flower beds...but I am very excited about how they are turning out.  All we need is a little sod, and we will be done for a while!!! =)

We purchased some solar lights that were very on sale.  They do look much more like regular lights than I thought though!  I was pumped.

*Emma is in the picture on the left...she LOVES the new beds and leaps over the bricks over and over!

Well tomorrow is a big day for me so I probably need to get some rest...keep me in your thoughts and prayers!  (nothing bad...just a change hopefully)

Weekend of Yardwork!

Saturday, while John played golf, John's mom, my mom, Mason, and I went shopping in Grandma Reba's flower beds!  We have a mess of a backyard and have been working on it this spring.  We found out fast that flowers are VERY expensive!!  After filling one flower bed, we decided to hit Grandma Reba's yard up for some good flowers!

Here is just SOME of the loot we got!  Thank you Grandma Reba!!!

Like I already said, we had already started one flower bed.  We haven't put down mulch and finished the second layer of stone; so this is not a completed project:

Hopefully it will be done soon!!  We wanted to get the flower beds in before we lay the sod.  I can't wait to get rid of the huge dirt spots!!!  We want to make sure to finish it this year so it will be great for Mason to play in next summer!!

I did put a couple of plants from Grandma Reba's in this flower bed:  Summer Flock and Amarillos (Im not sure if that is the right spelling).  Hopefully the Summer Flock will bloom this year, and the Amarillos are in bloom now!!!  They are by far one of the prettiest flowers I have ever seen!

And here is one of the Lillies I already had planted:

Grandma Reba also had some patio furniture she let us have!!!!  Isn't she the best?!?!? 

We also got a chair to lay out in as well as two more chairs that are now on the front porch!  All we need is a pretty umbrella for this table! =)

Just to give ya a little background...this backyard was HORRIBLE when we moved in.  We had three gigantic sweet gum trees cut down, a million shrubs/trees along the fence chopped down by John and my dad, and a privacy fence put up.  If someone walked into our backyard today, they would probably be scared...but we think it is beautiful compared to what it was before! =)

Here is a picture from this morning:

And here it is tonight:

We will lay sod starting with the bricks and running it throughout the yard.  I cannot wait for the finished product!!! =)  We also planted many more plants in another bed we started today, but it is not even close to finished!

As you can see here...we have much more work to be done though. =(

We did put The Little Man in his pack-n-play for a little bit while we cleaned up.  I thought he looked so cute, and he was having sooo much fun!

Hope everyone has a great week!

Favorite Books!

So I am being crazy and posting twice tonight.  I am going to follow the "in crowd" and do a "Show Us Your Life" with Kelly's Korner.

Well I love love love to read!  I usually start reading a book and have my nose in it for 48 solid hours until done...well until The Little Man arrived! =)

Janet Evanovich writes a series of fiction books that are hilarious!!!!  It begins with One For The Money and goes all the way until Sizzling Sixteen...and counting.  I seriously laugh out loud while reading these and John just shakes his head.  haha  They are about a female bounty hunter who is horrible at her job, who is in a love triangle, and her best friend is absultely the funniest thing ever. 

I also love any book written by Mary Higgens Clark!  (she also has a daughter who writes very similar, Carol Higgins Clark) She is a mystery writer, and I am pretty sure I have read every book she has written (as well as my mom).  The Shadow of Your Smile is her latest.  I just finished it two nights ago, and it was very hard to put down!

I am not very good about reading baby books to Mason, but I know he would love it!  Im really going to start reading maybe once a night! =)

Almost Friday!

Well we had take Mason to the doctor Monday for his problems previously mentioned, but Wednesday we had to make another trip back in the morning before work.  We were up ALL night and had a high fever.  I'm sure everyone can figure out what it was...ear infections! He is still not feeling up to par but definately on the road to recovery! 

Here he is in his jumparoo...he gets very aggrivated when he can't get the bird!

And he finally got the bird!

He has really, really been trying to crawl.  He has got the leg part down but not the arms...he ends up on his face. =)  He will get it soon...and then we are in trouble!!!

(we were changing him on the diaper table and he kept flipping over and trying to crawl so we moved him to the bed...this is why we have a naked booty)

I was trying to get his teeth, but it was impossible!

 

 Well that is all for now.  Have a good Friday!!!

Mother's Day!

Yesterday, I got to enjoy my first Mother's Day with the sweetest little boy in the world. 

He actually has had loose poo since last WEDNESDAY, but everything looked okay at the doctor today!  He is still the same sweet happy baby but just also has a raw bum. =(  Dr. Bubba said to keep doing what we are doing and hopefully it will start to get better.  He weighed 16lbs 8oz which is a little less than his 6 month appt. 

He got his first dose of Pedialyte (grape flavor) this weekend just to make sure he wasn't dehydrated (which he isn't) and he LOVED it.  I had to get a picture, because he did not want to let go!

We got to relax at home for a little while on Sunday, since he was a little under the weather, and enjoy Mother's day just the three of us.  It was very nice.  We then went to my parents' for a great lunch with the fam.  Here is a picture of John after we ate...it is what all the men in the family do! =)

Here are a few pictures of Little Man from the weekend...

Laughing at Emma:

I love this picture of him and my mom:

Drooling all over the place:

  I think he looks so cute here!

Trying to Escape!

When we walked into The Little Man's room this morning, this is what we found.  He had his hand up on the rail using it to lift more of his upper body up.  I couldn't believe it!  I know I say this all the time, but he is growing up TOO fast!!

He is also really starting to do pretty well sitting up unassisted.  He will sit normal for a second and then slouch over with horrible posture.  I was able to get the "slouched" look...

Tonight, John had to work late and Mason and I had plans to go to my Mamaw's house.  And of course they were so nice and fed me. =)   (I think they were pretty excited to see Mason too!)  I was able to get a couple of pictures...

Here is Mason and Darlene (my aunt)

And here is Mamaw and Mason...

Here is Mamaw, Mason, and three of her other great grandchildren (left to right) Kris, Bralin, and Torian...

***NOTE:  I probably spelled their names wrong, but i tried hard! =)  I have no clue why I cannot remember how to spell them after I have asked a million times!***

But I love this picture...Mamaw looks so happy! =)

The boys love "Baby Mason" as they say...it is so sweet.

So the weekend after Mason was born, my sweet dad had our carport closed into a garage, and it has been AWESOME!!  The wall that was closed in wasn't finished on the inside but still worked just fine.  My dad has off this week on vacation and worked on the garage the past two days!  (not much of a vacation huh?)  I was shocked when I came home last night.  It looks sooooo good!  I had to take a picture and post it...big props to my wonderful father! =)

He even put a peg board up so we can hang things and an electrical outlet so we can plug things into the wall!!  So exciting.  He also had the tree-trimming man come by our house and stayed while he trimmed back our tree that REALLY needed to be cut back! =)

 

Update on our home-grown flower bed:  It is starting to look good!  We have a few more things to do, but I could not be happier with it so far!!!  Cannot wait to be done with it so I can begin the one in the front yard! =)

First Tooth!!!

Saturday morning after we had been up for a while, I put my clean finger on Mason's lower gums and said "Why don't you have any teeth yet Little Dude?!?!"  And I felt one!  It had just broken through the skin!  He has worked very hard for this tooth with his drooling and chewing on his paci (not sucking!) and fingers, so I was excited!  For some reason we haven't taken any pictures the last couple of days so I will make sure to take some tomorrow and post. 

Have a good Cinco de Mayo!!!