And Now Back to your Regularly Scheduled Programming...

I apologize for that delay! I don't know why, but October has been extremely busy for us. We are constantly on the go! So much so, that I failed to wish my sweet boy a happy half-year birthday on 10-1. Can you believe it? I can't. 6 Months Old!

Here's what you are doing at 6 months old, Jax:
- You are very aware, and always paying attention to what is going on
- You don't like to be away from Mommy. You watch me if I walk away, and you usually cry.
- You are still nursing like a champ, and you have recently started eating some solid foods! Your first food was mashed up banana's, and you made quite a sour face at those!
- You are sitting up like a champ! You started this at about 5.5 months old.
- You can roll over both ways, but you don't usually go too far.
- Once you are up on your belly, you will push up strong, and push up with your feet and rock. I'm just waiting for the day you figure out you can go places!
- You love to babble! I will often hear da da da. Daddy thinks you are referring to him, but we won't spoil the fun and tell him you are just babbling.
- You also love to blow your lips and making spitting noises. As a matter of fact, you woke me up with this behavior at 6 o'clock this morning, and thought it was quite funny!
- You have eaten banana's, sweet potato's, oatmeal, avocado, and rice cereal. I would have to say you have grown to like the banana's the most so far.
- You smile very big when your big brother or sister come to play with you. They love you so much!
- You make Mommy's day everyday, and I don't know what I would do without you. You are the sweetest, most perfect baby boy a Mommy could ask for! I love you!

And now for the pictures!







A couple 5 month pictures:



More exciting pictures to come!

Go Cardinals, Go!

4 Year Old Soccer, Week 2...

Another very fun soccer game this weekend. I don't know how we lucked out to get such a good team, fun parents, and great Coaches! The Cardinals dominated again this weekend, scoring 13 goals to the other team's 1. The other teams coaches (Mom's, no less) actually were getting upset that our team was scoring so many goals. They also asked the (unpaid) referee to watch the boundary lines better (remember they don't keep score in this league), mmm hmm, they didn't like getting the pants beat off of them. **snicker**

A couple other differences between Male and Female Coaches:
1. The females had blankets for the girls to sit on. The male coaches have the girls sit on balls (which I see nothing wrong with).
2. The female coaches had those little fan/water bottle thingy's. LOL, it was pretty funny. Good thinking!

A Little Pre-Game Warm-Up:





OK Girls, these are the rules...





And She's dribbling down the field...


GOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My New Trick!

Lookie what I can do now. I am getting so big.



Ribbit, Ribbit


How Cute Am I???

And Time Keeps Passing

My little man is already 5 months and 10 days old. He had a check-up on Tuesday, at 5 months and 8 days, and he weighed 19 lbs, and was 26.5" long!!! He's a big boy. Here are a couple shots of him on 9/1, his 5 month birthday. These were taken at Payton's soccer practice. Isn't he adorable?

Oh, and it's really hard for me to get a picture of him smiling... I can make him laugh and smile, but as Soon as I put the camera up to my face, he stops. In this first one, the lady next to me was talking to him.

Cardinals Soccer

My Baby Girl had her first game last weekend, and we had such a great time watching them play. They really did much better than we expected. It took them a little bit to figure out what was going on, but once they got the hang of it - look out! "They" don't keep score in U5 soccer, but let me tell ya, we do! The Cardinals won the game 9-1! Woot! This Saturday Hurricane Ike is supposed to hit Galveston, so there is a chance that our game will be canceled. I'm kinda hoping it is, because Payton won't be here this Saturday; she is going to Colorado with her Nana! Just the two of them! So, I'd like her to be able to make up the game.

Last Saturday was crazy hectic getting everyone ready to go and to the game on time. Then we got to the vicinity of the fields, and the traffic was a nightmare! We ended up parking on the median outside the fields. It was a good thing we did, because we would have never made it in on time, and probably would have taken us an hour to get out of there. So I get to the field and Payton goes to warm up with her team; I go to get out my camera (which I had oh so carefully packed with various lenses), and lo and behold I forgot my memory card. So, all I had with me was my little purse camera, and I got some (rough) video of the game. I DID get my baby scoring her first goal in team soccer! Check it out!

Trying to play catch up...

Well, we have been busy little beavers lately. With everything from soccer to gymnastics to work to football, we have had little time to just relax...and even less time for me to update the blog. Things are going well, just very busy. Work is still a little slow. I'm really hoping the economy takes an upward turn soon! I really want to be in Aruba next April!

So here's what's been happening...

Payton has started soccer. She has had several practices, and has her first game on Saturday morning. Go Cardinals! She looks oh so cute in her soccer duds. She seems to like it quite a bit. The girls are all so cute. They get really tired running up and down that field though.






Justin had his first FRESHMAN football game. I can't believe he's a freshman in High School! That's just really hard to believe. He's growing up to be a wonderful young man. Here are a couple pics from his first football game, which they WON. They beat Highland Park. **snicker**

Jax's first football game..


Crappy pic quality, but


Aren't they cute?


What else is upon us but NFL Baby! We are so pumped for the football season to be starting. It kicks off tomorrow night! Cowboys play Sunday against the Browns.

Are you ready for some Football????




I'm sure I'll be posting pics soon of Payton's first soccer game. Stay tuned!

4 Month Stats, before I forget!

My little Chunk 'O Love is doing just great! He is growing so fast, it's crazy! I keep telling him to slow down, but he's just not listening to me! He is finally pretty much over his respiratory crud. He went in last Friday for his 4 month check-up. He got one shot, the DTaP, and he did great with it. He didn't run fever this time! Yeah! So here are his stats:

Weight: 16 lb. 12 oz. (WOW!)
Length: 26"

One thing he has really started doing the past couple of weeks is chew on his thumbs. He often tries to put his whole fist in his mouth, but he very successfully gets that thumb in his mouth and gnaws away. I am wondering if he is teething, because he really doesn't suck it. Yesterday he had both thumbs in there; it was so cute!

Visual Evidence:

Just Because

I can! Oh, and they are so stinkin' cute!






Isn't he handsome?

Circus!

We had a great time at the circus, as usual. This was our third year to go, and it was a great show. Last year's show was a little disappointing, without Bello, but he was back this year, and as crazy as ever. I really can't believe some of the things they do. We did miss the motorcycles riding around in the circular cage this year. We love the tigers, the balancing (or hanging, I should say) on the extremely tall pole, and the running around thingy. I didn't get to get many pictures, because I had a baby strapped to me all night. Jax was fussy at first, and I thought I had made a mistake taking him, but finally I got him to sleep, and he slept the whole time! Here are a few pics that I got. When I get the other cute one's from Christine, I'll post those too.

Christine's Bday Lunch

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTINE!!!!

Happy Happy Birthday to you! I hope you have an awesome day!



Oh, and in case you forgot, I'm 2 weeks younger than you! :-)

I have a 4 month old!

Already... *cry*. Everyday with this sweet precious boy brings us more and more joy. We are so lucky to have him!

OK, so he is back sleeping in our room. It was just too hard on Mama getting up a few times a night to take care of him. His room is all the wayacross the house, you know! So, he's back in the bassinet, and often in my bed. Usually by the early morning (3am) feeding, I am so tired, I just put him next to me to feed him, and we both fall asleep. I love having him cuddled up next to me, and I'm pretty sure he likes it too!

Anyway, here are a few pictures I just took to remember this sweet little 4 month old face.

I'm Slacking...

I haven't posted in a while, so here's what's going on.

Jax is sick. Poor baby has croup. He sounds AWFUL! He really sounds like he is having a hard time breathing, but the dr. says he is breathing good. So, we just wait it out. That is tough; I hate that I can't do anything to help him.

Payton was sick all last week with an upper respiratory infection. She is doing much better, but still is coughing a little bit. I'm sure she gave this to Jax.

Friday night we are going to the circus. We are really looking forward to it! We have gone the past few years and had a blast. Last year we were somewhat disappointed in the circus, but this year Bello is Back! It's a Bellobration! It should be lots of fun! I am debating on whether to take Jax with us or leave him with a sitter. Part of me wants to take him with me, and part of me wants to just let him chill here with a sitter, and then we would have some one-on-one time with Payton, which she never gets anymore. So, we will see. I have a couple days to think about it.

Anyway, that's the latest with us, and why I haven't posted much. I'm sure after this weekend, I will have tons of pictures to post!

He's growing so fast

Last night Jax slept in his crib for the first time. He did great. He slept from 9:30p til 2:40a, I got up to feed him, and 20 minutes later he was back to sleep. I did have to get up a few times and put his paci back in his mouth, but other than that, he did great! Oh, and he might have slept even longer, but I woke up at 2:30 worried about him in there, so I went to check on him, and a few minutes later he was up. So, who knows how long he would have slept. I am going to miss having him right next to my bed, but I won't miss that bassinet in there. It's always in the way, and driving me crazy!

Bowling is Fun!

Last weekend we wanted to do something fun with the kids, so we got together with my brother, SIL, and nieces, and went bowling. The girls had so much fun, and we did too. I must point out that I am a much better bowler than my hubby. I got three strikes in a row! As always, here are some pictures from the festivities.

Cousins!


Look at that concentration!


I hope it makes it all the way down there!


Trying REALLY Hard. How cute is she in those bowling shoes?




Three of the cutest little girls ever!


All Together Now, AWWWW...