it's Christmas!

We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year!

support for law enforcement

As a law enforcement wife, I am especially proud of my hard working & selfless husband who goes out day after day to help others. 

Wear blue today and show your support for law enforcement!

wild & fearless

I've mentioned before... but I definitely have a wild one on my hands and he goes by the name of Truett. 

This guy. I tell ya, he is fearless!

And unfortunately, with that fearlessness, has come a whole slew of owies. 

Since learning to crawl & stand he has had his fair share of head bangs and tumbles. Fortunately, nothing too alarming. But boy, no matter how closely I watch him, he always seems to find a way to go crashing into something. 

Just the other day he was fighting his nap and decided to stand up in his crib, lost his balance, and banged his forehead into the crib rail. Ugh! Talk about serious sad face (mostly me, he was a trooper & barely cried). He was upset for a minute or two but he has a lovely little goose egg to show for it. 

Poor guy is just too clumsy right now!

Okay, mamas - tell me, does it get better? Or should I be finding a padded house to live in?

oops i went MIA..

Well, well, where do I even begin?

Life has been a wee bit cray here at the House. And I guess I can blame that on a number of things but really, blogging has taken a back seat, and I apologize. Kinda. Honestly, my head has been spinning so really nothing I could have written would have even been semi-logical.. not that it usually ever is but you catch my drift.

Between organizing the House and preparing to put it on the market next month, that and chasing after a teething, crawling, lets-get-into-everything, little monkey.. I have had like zero time. Now that's not to say I haven't had any time to sit down and blog my heart out. But let's be real.. I've chosen those few moments to ya know... shower, drink some wine, brush my hair.. the important things in life.

Oh and am I the only one slightly, slightly overwhelmed by all the holiday madness? I mean, I know it hits me hard every year but THIS year.. way hard.

I'm trying to enjoy every second of it though, as this is the first holiday season with my sweet & crazy little man. Watching his eyes light up when we decorated our tree was pure joy in my heart. Focusing on soaking that all in along with him is really important to me and I'm doing my best do remember to slow down and enjoy it all.

So, that's that.

I'm back. And I know you missed me terribly (ahem...right?).. but I'm going to do much better at being a good blogger and you know, actually do the whole posting thing maybe.

Smell ya later!

seven months [truett]

A few days late but here we are! Seven months baby. 

Weight/Height: He was 21lbs at his 6 month check up so I would guess he's about 22lbs now and around 28". 

Clothes: All 12 month clothes but his sleepers are getting a little snug so sometimes we put him in 12-18 mo. 

Sleep: I've been working on weaning him from his 2am feeding the last few days so we shall see how that goes. But really he wakes once or twice per night still. Which I'm okay with for now. 

Feeding: nursing and two "meals" a day. He has some banana for breakfast and then a veggie with some puffs for dinner. He really likes to feed himself so we aren't doing too many puréed foods right now, mostly finger foods. He is so independent these days!

Likes: He is such a wild man! He loves to climb on everything and see what kind of mischief he can get himself into. He likes to stand and then try to let go but he isn't quite coordinated enough to do so. Poor guy got his mamas coordination with his daddy's fearlessness. What a combo!

Dislikes: Nap time. What fun. 

Milestones: He is crawling and standing with support. He tries to let go but falls. He has a total of four teeth now with 2 more top teeth coming in and I might have spotted another on the bottom working its way through too. He also has had 2 boo-boos this month. He is quite the brut and ran straight into a chair leg, barely cried, but got a little scratch on his eyebrow. The next day he banged his tooth into his favorite toy! This guy! Such a handful I tell ya. 

Events: first thanksgiving! He actually did really well with all the hoopla that day. We were, as usual, all over the place and he did great. He had a nice long nap midday and trooped through dinner. 

We got our Christmas tree this past week too and that was so much fun to do with him. He loves it! And even though we are still working on the whole "no touch" deal, he has actually done really well with it. 

And a quick mama update:

Weight Loss: Down about 5lb since last month. Progress is progress. Right? ...

Other Changes: I quit dairy again in hopes of helping with his eczema and it seems to help. Which is good for him but sad for me. I miss you cheese!