Before the big event

Well, Blay slept better all night. He was asleep by 930 pm and slept until 750 am this morning. While he just cried out a couple times, we did not have a repeat of last night. Blay is a little 'sick'. He's got the snotty nose and the sneezies. Since we go to the doctor tomorrow for the 1 year check up, we'll check him out then, just before more shots.

We met John last night in Ooltewah for dinner and a quick Walmart trip before he took off again. He went to Kingsport but will be home tonight for a few days at least!!!! Yea! I am excited and I know Blay will be.

The 'back in time' for today is baby shower pics. I was going to try to get some from each but I don't have all the pics. Some are on a disc with John. The ones I am attaching are from work and from the family shower here in Chattanooga 1 1/2 weeks before Blay arrived. I don't miss this, especially since it was in the hottest August I think I've ever been in...

The one on the left is the shower we were given at work and the picture on the left is a picture from the family shower at the Ronald McDonald house....wow, was I big or what!

Back in Time

Okay, since I really don't have a whole lot to report. We're going to go back in time in just a moment.

Blay woke me up at 5 am this morning screaming and crying. After about 20 minutes, I got a bottle for him, and rocked him for a few minutes then put him back in bed. Again, the screaming and crying began. I let him do it for about 20 minutes (he was only off and on this time before being completely on the last couple minutes) before I went back in there this time. Again, I got him up and rocked him. Within minutes he was asleep. So I laid him back down, he woke up, of course, and started crying. He cried about 30 secs and was out cold until 915 this morning! No, I didn't sleep until 915. I got up at 630 to check on him and covered him up and went back to bed until 750. It felt good to 'sleep in' a little.

We are going to meet John in a little bit on his way thru town. He's coming thru town from Bear Creek, Alabama (aka The Boonies) to Kingsport for more work. We're going to meet him for dinner and then a Wal-Mart trip before we come back home. We'll see him again tomorrow when he's supposed to be home for a few days! Yea!

Okay, now back in time. The video I'm posting is from my dad's birthday last February (2007) when we let him in that I was having a baby. I was ten weeks when this took place at my grandparents house. I hope you enjoy!

PS--This is the first time any one's seen this. We weren't able to figure out how to send it (file is too big) for family to see. This seems like yesterday and to think, it's been a year and a half!

Early present

Well, 4 more days until my baby is no longer a baby. That's right, the big 1 is coming on Friday. I'm happy and sad. I know I'll cry so I'll go ahead and tell everyone I did. Everything is pretty much planned for his party on Saturday. It'll be a long day but it will be worth it for my little one.

John came home on Friday evening and kept Blay and I went for a girls night out with some other girls from our church. We ate very bad food and played Cranium. I've never played it before. It was fun.

Saturday we went shopping for a little bit and did yesterday. Blay got two more birthday presents yesterday from John. One is a ball gym and the other was a new pool with a roof.

Here's the gym, I don't have one of the pool, yet.

He likes the gym mainly because of all the balls that are with it.

He loves balls. We'd go by them at Walmart and he'd go crazy saying ball and waving his arms. It's soo cute!

John is out of town again this week so Blay and I will have fun with his new birthday gifts until John gets home on Thursday to play with him. Then he gets even more on Saturday. Where we're going to put all of them I don't know.

Well, I guess I'll go. Not much going on at the moment. I'll let you know if that changes any.

It's been a while

Okay, so don't kill me. I know it's been a while since I've posted anything but I've been busy chasing an almost one year old around the house and up and down the stairs. His former all time favorite thing to do. We've stopped that now thanks to Nae Nae. We borrowed a gate so now he can't climb the stairs. Since then, he just likes playing in the dirt in my potted plants around the house. Speaking of, I have some to sweep up!!!

Last week was an exciting week. We decided to take a trip with John to Alabama. His oh so favorite work spot right now. He's doing a project near Russellville, Alabama. Never heard of it? It's about an hour west of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Yes, out in the boonies!!! There is absolutley nothing down there but the land is pretty.

Blay and I went swimming on Thursday at the hotel after his first nap time. He was timid of the water at first but then he got used to it. He's never been in a big pool so I think that is why. He warmed up to it eventually but then got tired and was ready to get out. We went back to the room, took a shower and a nap and then tried to go shopping. Ever been shopping with a newly walking 1 year old??? It's NOT FUN!!! I could not do much shopping because someone wanted to walk around and play with stuff. Even in a forward facing buggy at Kohl's. He didn't even like being held at Kirkland's and he could not get down and play there. I'd have a big bill with broken stuff....

Blay didn't sleep to well down there. Other than a fact we were in a strange place, he doesn't sleep much in a pack n play. He ended up in the bed with John and myself both mornings. He even cried when his daddy left to go to work. He did better Thursday night than he did Wednesday night. Traveling through him off schedule some on Friday night but he's doing better.


This is Blay and his new car seat, it's a Britax Diplomat.







These pictures are courtesy of Aunt Tigger. We are on the way to a consignment sale. I thought Blay would enjoy riding face forward since he likes to see what's going on all the time but he fussed some in the seat. I took out the back support and he seemed to be more comfortable. Maybe that is what it was, I'm not sure. He's doing better in it now though. He even went to sleep in it Sunday so he's getting used to it.


Today was kind of a sad day. Today is the first real boo-boo Blay has ever had that involved blood. He's been a little wobbly the past couple of days walking (I think it is his sinus/ears) and he wobbled forward onto an end table in the den this morning and busted his lip pretty good. I didn't panic or freak out or anything. I was too worried about what to do. I had him bite on my shirt (I know but it's just blood) to calm down and control the bleeding then I gave him a cold wash rag. It helped catch the blood and with the swelling. I don't think it looks as bad as it could have.

He didn't sleep well today so he's sleeping now. I am going to try to clean up his dirt and animal crackers before I myself go hit the hay. We miss you John and be safe!!!

PS - The answer to the trivia question is punkin. Congrats to who guessed it correctly! Also, I know I said I'd have another video up of him walking. I have a good one, as soon as I can find John's camera, it'll be posted....