Play time with sage

Well kinda play time with sage! haha. So I was putting Elem on his pillow to have some more tummy time and before I knew it, you know who popped up! Sage! And she was all up on his grill trying to put the toy in his face, on top of him, on his head, anywhere she could get it basically! Just wanting Elem to play with her. And then while I was all in his face trying to get him to lift up his head and all, she kept bringing her little toy squirrel over and putting it like right in my hand.

Its so sad because she wants attention sooo bad! But she is handeling it well I think. I might add that little dog went from being the queen bee around here, too not getting hardly any attention at all. I try my best to pay her as much attention as I can, but its like when I get home or walk in the door all I want to do is play with Elem. And then there she is always pouting and laying in the middle of the floor so we will notice her. or else she is bringing toys and plopping them right in our face or else right in front of the little guy!

This is how the series of events went:

Hey mom! There you are.. I misses you today. I love being on my tummy! I feel like such a big boy!




What..uhhh..wow...what the heck??? Oh-hey sage nice to see you too!




Could you please get that squirrel out of my face and off my pillow? I am trying to have tummy time with mommy!



oh no.. I dont think is going anywhere anytime soon is she mommy? Please give that dog some attention, and then get back to me when you can.



Sadly, I need to learn to spread my time out more. Although I know some people will say-oh she is just a dog. She will understand. But to me she really is not. That dog was my freaking life for a while. haha. I love her so much!


Ill be so much happier when he is a little bigger and actually understands what she is. By then i think they will be much better friends. Only thing is she is not big on kids. For those of you who know her, she is not big on anybody or anything she doesnt know. She pretty much is a snob and gets what she wants and only converses with people she knows and loves. But when she loves you she really loves you! So I just hope that she and Elem will learn to love each other! Until then, Sage will assume her regular postion on the back of the couch chillin and oh so peaceful!

Tummy time on Tuesday!

Yay i am actually blogging two days in a row I think! Its been a while since that has happened. But for those of you who dont know, today is the release day for Madden 08. Which is the like best NFL playstation game that comes out every year. So yes, Seth of course ran to best buy at like 10am this morning and got it and is currently playing it! haha. And Elem just went to bed like a good little man so i am taking this time to post some super cute pics! I mean I think they are all cute, But anyways.

Tonight was just a regular ole night, but Elem and I did run a few errands. We made it to Walmart to get the groceries, and then I gave him a bath like I do every night or so at 8:30pm. It really helps to calm him down and get ready for bed. Then we got into pajamas, actually tonight it is a nightgown, which you will see. But its a boys nightgown. hehe. And had some tummy time. I have been trying really hard to make sure he at least plays on his tummy a couple times a day and then on his back too, cause he really needs time on their so he can start rolling over and what not!

Its so easy to hold them all the time, but if you dont let them play then you will have a baby who cant do anything on their own! And we so do not want that. So here you can see him all nice and clean and chillin on the floor!





He also did some major playing before he went to bed. I I wanted to post a video for ya, but it is taking soooo long to upload to google video that it is just not worth it tongiht. Ill try another time when I actually have some time to waste.

They were just a couple of one or two minute ones where elem is playing!
In one he is just doin some dancin that he has recently been doing every single time we put him on his back. You know he sleeps on his stomach so he really doesnt spend much time on his back at all. I mean not really.

And then hthe otherwas showing how he has recently started actually purposly trying to grab things that are dangling. Like his toys and my hair and our faces and his fists and everything that he sees. Its really cool to watch him try so hard and then get frustrated cause he wants to grab it so so so freaking bad. But for now, the best he can do is grab with his last three fingers! It seems like those are the only ones opening and closing for him so far.

As far as a family update these days, me and Seth are fabulous! We still ove our house and are just kinda getting used to it staying a mess these days! I am kinda a neat freak, but since Eem has been born and I went back to work, it just seems almost impossible to keep things clean. I think I have gotten over that everything needs to be put up and smelling clean at all times, and am just happy for the time that I actually get to spend at home. And when I am home, cleaning is the very last thing that I want to be doing, cause I always want to spend time with Elem and Seth instead!

Mine and Seth's jobs are both going pretty good. Seth has been working out of town a lot lately cause it seems like this is the busy time for those in the production business. But luckily he got to come home early today and get Elem and tomrrow he is off for the whole day. hes excited to spend some seth/elem time all day! Im excited for him too cause I dont think he has ever spent a day all alone with Elem like that!

Elem's first bumbo!

hello party people. Again I have missed you, but here I am. :) As I type this, you are all missing out on one heck of an Elem fit. He doesnt have them very often but when he does, it is usually at this time of night. He needs to be taking his little 7-8 nap, so seth is rocking him, but for some reason, he never likes to fall asleep at this time. ANyways, it is one sad sight. Ill take pics some time, but for today I have some good ones.

So since the last time, we of course ended up getting sick! And yes that is the second time poor little Elem has been sick! And honestly this time it is my fault. I freaking got a stomach virus from the daycare the weekend before last, and Seth had me quarentined-however you spell that, and he and Elem left for the day and would not have anything to do with me. They only came back to sleep and still I was not allowed in the same bed. haha. So I was very proud when Elem didnt get that. Unfortunatley Seth ended up with it , but that is another long story! Well then this week I picked up some cold from the daycare, and Elem is just so susceptible to that kind of thing, that now he has a runny runny nose. he cant breath at all through it and it sounds so congested, Yuck. Poor little guy. I went to the doc on Friday and picked up some meds but ended up not even really needing to use them. But Elem cant have any, they just say to wait it out for 7-10 days! That is such a long time for such a little person. Hopefull this one will run its course in the matter of a couple of days, and not longer too long!

Other than bringing home all these illnesses to my family everything has been pretty norm. Elem and I did make a trip to Target this weekend cause i wanted to get my sis some more stuff for her little "yay your pregnant" carepackage! And I ended up getting him his first bumbo! For those of you who dont know what they are. here you go!

This is his first time in it:



Yes he looks thrilled I know! And notice the tummy role if you will.



He wasnt too excited about it at first, but then he kinda got used to it. the funny thing is, well the sad thing actually, is that the poor little guys thighs are so big, you have to spread the thing apart to get his legs in it when you sit him down. haha. He is just getting so big it is insane yall! I must say, breast milk is doin him right.

And I know since he is three months, I should have had his three month pics up, but when I wanted to do them, it was the day that he got bit by a mosquito right in the middle of his forhead! The thing is so big, I can not take those right now. It is cleared up a little more today so hop[efully by tomorrow or so it will be gone and I can set him by it. He is so gigantic already, , I think I might need to move on to a bigger animal.

Since we dont have those three month mommy and baby and daddy pics yet, here are a couple of the fam that we got the day he got the bumbo. :) They are sweet.

Elem and Daddy chillin on the couch.


Up close on daddy! Doesnt like the flash too much, as you can see by the disgusted face.



And me and bubbas smilin for the camera!


Me getting some luvin. His open mouth kisses MIGHT be my most favorite thing in the world.



Elem standin up, He is getting so good. We cant hardly keep him from doing it!



And here are those famous chubby baby legs! Guess there is some muscle in there somewhere, cause he sure can stand, But more than anything they are just the sweetest roles you have ever seend! ha!



And then last but most certainly not least, look at those freakin eyes. And this is the natural shot I swear. So precious!

3 months old today

I cant believe it but Elem is 3 months old today!! Wow. Where have these three months gone and how is my baby so old already?? I will take some pics this weekend. I took some this morning of him waking up and playing in the bed with me and seth so I ll try and do more of a photo blog on satureday or sunday. But I just wanted to say how lucky we are. To have such a healthy and happy 3 month old baby boy. Like I said, I am shocked at how it is all going so fast. But I am loving every minute of it. Even if the breast feeding is overtaking my life. I guess I could look at it as 3 months of having our little boy, or three months of being a milk factory...hmm./ They seem to run together. Anyways, Ill post the pics soon, but since we had to get rid of the work laptop, its hard to get pics on this computer, cause there isnt a lot of memory, bl;ah blah blah. Anyways, Elem is the best thing to ever happen to me and Seth and we love him so much. Right now he and seth are cuddling on the couch and Elem is drifting in and out. I love my family! :)

Thankful...

Needless to say my new job has been very time consuming. But I have to say it has made me think. A-lot. And I just cant help but think of how thankful I am each and every day. For things that I just seem to take for granted. For example, I have been dealing with these kids, who come from crazy backgrounds. You know to see some of these parents with their kids, it is so so sad. And then to find out the age of a parent is even crazier! I thought I wasnt ready to have Elem when I found out I was pregnant and I am 27 . But I have a lady who has 5 kids in the daycare right now and another one on the way. And guess what... she is 23. That is right 23!!! And her kids are 7. 6. 4. 3, and 1. And her next is due in November. And she has no job, and no money. Not even a dollar to her name. So what is she going to do??? I mean I almost wish for her kids sake that someone would call DHS because they can not be taken care of the way they should. And today the 7 year old told me that when she grows up she is going to take the baby sister to live with her. Not her momma. And that the momma can visit her sister. How about that from a little kid. Already planning her little ole life and she is not even in the third grade. How amazing. I just pray each and ever day for all these kids and hope that i can be a huge impact in each and every one of their lives. I hope more than anything that I can teach them everything possible in the short time they are at the shelter, at least enough to get them ahead and hopefully get through school, but more than anything I hope that I can make them feel loved. You know, giving kisses out at a daycare isnt always the most germ free approach and really not too safe , but looking at these kids I am with, it was all I could do today to not give them a hug and kiss every time I looked at their little faces. They need so much love and just someone contstant to tell them they love them. I am so happy to be that person. Its amazing how fast they move through the shelter too. Since I have been there, which is almost a month, I have already seen like 10 kids come and go through the daycare. And that is only 1-6. I am not even including the school kids.

All I can say is that I am so thankful for my family. I love seth and Elem more than anything and I would do anything for both of them. Each day I am going to make sure that Eem knows who is family is andhow much we love him. I cant wait to start bringing him to the daycare so I can just go to his room and give him all the hugs and kisses that I want any time of day. I am so lucky to have that option. And I am so thankful for my extended family and friends. If any of you out there would like to come by and check out the daycare any time please let me know. We can always use donations and volunteers. Even if you only have a few minutes to spare. Like I said, I am so thankful for all of you and I hope each one of you know how much you mean to me. I cant wait for Elem to meet all of the people who mean the most to me and grow up in such a loving environment. We are so lucky to live with so much and have such a great place to call home. be sure to give those you love a hug tonight, its a lot more than a lot of those kids will get tonight I am sure. Take advantage of what you have! :) Okay enough of the soap box for now! Peas-

Oh and you know what, hen I was leaving-that same little girl, showed me her coloring book, and she wrote out that the top of the page, I love my new teacher, Miss Mindy. And she has only been in my class for a week. But you know that sad thing is, she probably wont be around till the end of the week. So say a special prayer for Kedra tonight, and hopefully, she will know just how much she means to someone!

another week!

Gosh, I know I said this before, but now that I am back at work I just cant seem to find the time to blog. Its like I get home and all I want to do is play with Elem and hang out with Seth so I dont even think about blogging! So lets see...what has been going on this past week?

Well for one, my job is getting better and better. I am so so happy that the school age summer program is over and here in the next couple of weeks, Ill be able to get into the daycare and start working with the little ones. And getting things together like the curriculum! And working on the room and cleaning and what not. Its gonna be great. On the downside, I had to fire another worker. Not fun, but it just wouldnt have worked out. Also the sooner I can get the ole nursery fixed up the sooner I can get Elem in there. Although Seth and I have been considering looking for a good daycare for him to go to for like a month or so. We'll have to see what pans out, but Ill keep ya posted.

Second..my sis and brother in law are pregnant! yay Becky and Vincent. She told us last weekend and today I talked to her and she is about 6 and 1/2 weeks along. So awesome. I am so freaking excited for her and I KNOW she is so excited too. Whenever she came to visit and see Elem she of course was in love and I could tell she was getting baby fever!! :) So I guess it all worked out the way it was supposed to. So send those happy thoughts her way and keep her in your prayers! I am going to have anoter little niece or nephew! And needless to say he is going to be so adorable!

Oh yeah ...and I am still breastfeeding! Thats right peeps, almost 3 months and still going strong! Can you believe it? I had no idea how hard it was. I know I say that all the time but seriously it is. It is so hard to find time during the day to pump, but I try my best. I am still hoping that I can make it another month or 2 just to keep him nice and heathly!

What else? Well as you can tell Elem is about to be 3 months old!! Can you believe it??? I most certainly can not. It seems like I just had him! And now he is already half way to 6 months!! So since I missed out on the two month milestones, I thought I would go ahead and document where he is these days, for those of you who havent hung out with him in a while!

3 month Milestones:
-Can stay focused on your face for as long as you have it in front of him
-is drawn to the TV and lights
-Loves the computer screen
-Still loves the fans on the ceiling
-interested in hanging objects and wants to grab them
-tries to grab, and can open and close the last two fingers on his hands when trying to grip
-developing somewhat of a schedule-goes to sleep every night at 9:30, up at 1:30, asleep till 4 or 5 and then back up at 8:30. So not too bad. Pretty good I would say!
-loves music
-favorite toy is the baby einstein turtle that plays music.
-loves his baths, and is no longer crying at lotion time. :)
-still likes to sleep in bed with mom and dad after about 3am.
-smiles when he sees our faces
-recognizes familiar faces-like mine, seths, my moms, grammy, pap. ali, dustin, etc.
-laughs when he is happy or likes something
-coos and caaas all the time.
-can turn head from side to side with no struggle when stomach
-still hasnt rolled over again-not sure whats up with that
-can lift head and chest up when on stomach

Hmm...there are a few things. i am sure there are more, but thats all I got for now! Ill try and take some more pics tonight and get them uploaded. Cause I know I have been slacking!