The Borel Blog

Hi. I'm here.

2012-02-01T08:54:00.006-06:00

I'm going to jump back into my blog. My kiddos deserve to know how cute they are, LOL.

No, but seriously, I need to document SOMETHING about our lives, right?

The days are a blur though. Truett is in preschool now and besides not napping all day, he is doing really well! He has a ton of friends and adores his teachers. If only he would nap. He can be such a beast in the evenings when he is sleep deprived. Three has certainly been an interesting age...he can go from sweet and silly to demonic in about 3 seconds. I'm pretty sure anyone out there with a 3-4 year old can relate. Good times, lol. It's really cool to see his imagination and independent play these days.

Mila Kaye is doing great. She is our wild child, no fear, approachs things without any caution...she's a dancer, a lover, a mama. Her smile is killer, it can melt you in an instant. :) She is really into her baby dolls and loves feeding them, wrapping them in blankets, playing with her stroller...it's amazing she is only 15 months because she can "play" like she is much older. I'm trying to call her Mila Kaye more often b/c I think it's cute and this way, in case Mila gets to be a popular name, this will keep her just a little bit different. ;) Of course no one else does this, just her psyhco mom, lol.

What else? Our weekends are filled with the normal hustle and bustle - showers, birthday parties, trips to the park, running errands, etc. I know -- everyone is jealous - ha. ;) I'm looking forward to this year though, for a few reasons. One of the main reasons is because our kiddos are getting more indpendent every day and it's exciting to take them places and experience new things through them. It is SO cliche but it's so true about all those "living through a child's eyes" sayings/quotes and all that mumbo jumbo. I mean, look how sweet:
Daddy & True at the Monstrer Truck Jam Show. Actually, all four of us went (and Ted's dad, Pappy), and we all really enjoyed it! It was Pappy's Christmas gift from True - might be something he gets to do every year.
Sweet baby girl looking through her purse.
Loving the swing!
First day of preschool - Handsome little man
Silly hat - they both love this thing.
Mila saying "CHEESE!" at the park.

On a random note, I also hope and pray this is the year I can make it without a running injury. I have been going to ART and doing PT since the week before Christmas, and I'll run my first 5 or 10K this month to see where I'm at recovery wise. Wish me luck.

August, September, October

2011-11-26T09:29:00.004-06:00

August and September...You are a blur! September was kind of crazy for me. I was interviewing at work and was very distracted with that. It paid off and I got a position in Freeport (which I started at the end of Sept). So, that has been crazy, switching up our routine and me commuting a bit further. All worth it though and we are all very happy with the way things have gone.

October, you are also a blur...I do have pictures from this month though so, yeah! One of my best friends was married and I was part of the bridal party. It was so fun being a part of Myra and Jeremy's special month/day. So happy for those two, who are now expecting their first baby!!!

October was also full of family fun activities. Lots of birthday parties for the kiddos and fall festivals, and Halloween of course. Let's get to the pictures.

Catch Up

2011-11-26T09:26:00.002-06:00

So, as usual, life has gotten in the way of blogging. We are all doing well, just so busy that I have neglected the blog. I *think* about updating it but then usually just shrug it off. I decided I owe it to Mila to attempt some updates! Especially since her baby book is about as blank as the blog (my poor sencond baby!) So, excuse the backlog but here goes. Off to post a million updates...

Our Family - July 9, 2011

2011-08-29T11:55:00.009-05:00

Mila is just a week over 8 months and Truett is two and half years old in these pictures. I'm in love!!

Taken by the fabulous Kelly Garvey, www.kellygarveyphotography.com

Family Time

2011-08-16T12:35:00.004-05:00

Our summer has flown by. Unbelievable considering we haven't even done much. With the kids as young as they are we are just chillin' this summer (well, Ted and Truett went camping), but as far as family vacation we're saving that for next summer and the years to follow. We have also been super busy with friend's baby showers, wedding events, birthday parties, etc. I guess this is just life, ya know? It's crazy fun and exhausting all at the same time.

This weekend on a whim we decided to have some family fun and go out, just us four. We took the kids to a new place in town, Gatti Town, and had a blast together! We all chowed on the pizza buffet and then we had some fun in the game room. They actually had a bunch of stuff for Truett to play with, ride on, etc, and there where even a few things for Mila to enjoyed. She loved all the lights and sounds and was just happy with that, too.

While daddy and True were off in the go-karts I snapped a few shots of Miss Mila.

9 Months & Two and a Half

2011-08-03T13:48:00.008-05:00

I need to do some kiddo updates for record keeping :)

Mila:
She is nine months old now (9 and a half now)! Such a busy girl...
-crawling on all fours
- pulling up
-cruising
-talking: "ma-ma", "ba-ba", "da-da", and "bye-bye"
-waves bye-bye
-gives high fives
-kisses (open mouth style)
-pushes herself into a sitting position
-loves to hold your hands and walk everywhere...she just leads the way and she is FAST. once she gets her balance and can stand on her own we are in trouble.
-loves to eat real food. she will pretty much eat anything you give her. Her absolute favorite food is watermelon! Some other favorites are shredded chicken, egg yolks, blueberries, and graham crackers. she refuses any baby food now...which actually makes it easy to take her palces and eat b/c she is up for trying anything.
-loves her big brother still. She just lights up and gets so excited when he is around and plays/talks with her. Also loves to grab her daddy's face (and baby faces), and loves her mama.
-when she gets tired now she gets cuddly and just melts her body onto yours and lays her little head against you...it is the sweetest thing EVER.
-still napping twice a day, around 9 am and 1 pm. goes to bed right about 6:30-7pm and sleep until morning. Usually I will give her a quick early morning feed and she will sleep for another hour.
-she loves her little dolls and stuffies
-loves to chase Mocha now that she is mobile
-has her 2 bottom teeth and her 2 top ones are coming in

At her 9 month appointment (9.5 months actually ;) she was 19 lbs 5 ounces and I think she was 26.5 inches long (I cannot remember, need to check my stats card). She is just wonderful and healthy. Such a little love...seriously pinching myself for having her in our family.

Truett:
- POOTY TRAINED!!! I hesitate to even say "potty trained" it was more like "potty ready" - he was ready for it and so no training invovled. One morning I told him he was a big boy now, no more diapers, and underwear it was....we have not looked back! He goes standing up or sitting down, and he can get on and off by himself. SO proud of my boy! I was dreading this, truly, but he has done awesome. We did have some poop issues (he just wouldn't go, period), but that also seems to be resolved, thank you Buzz Lightyear. ;)
-Loves to jam out on his guitar still and makes the most hilarious serious rocker faces. Last night he told me he was a rock star. HA HA.
-Loves his tricycle. He will ride that thing all over the house, which is nice since it has been too hot to take it outdoors lately. Seriously, the kid LOVES his bike and so do we - he is very much self entertained with this.
-Loves to "essersize" with mommy and run, get chased, tackled, water guns, swords, very much all boy...
-He is getting into his t-ball and soccer or jsut full on running, lol
-Loves this game called "Tozzle" on the Ipad which is a puzzle game for toddlers.
-Still loves going places and exploring new things
-Talky talky talk! The boys says everything now...even the peditrician commented at Mila's 9 month appointment (he wanted to go to the doctor, lol), that he is a great talker, especially for a boy, whatever that means. She also said he was very bright, again, whatever that means...but it's always nice to hear something like that about your kid. I feel weird even typing it, but there it is. :P
-He is VERY much into imaginary play - and we even have visitors - his favorite characters... mostly it's Calliou, but Mickey and others will also come over. Daily. It is pretty funny and a tiny bit spooky, ah, toddlers.
-He loves the Arthur books, Curious George books, Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom, Cat in the Hat...the list goes on
-He likes to "make pictures" for people
-He likes to work with daddy in his studdy (he's actually in a huge daddy phase right now, so cute)
-he's about 29 pounds (I'm guessing) and a hair over 36 inches (maybe 36.5 or 37?) (I know this because you have to be 36 inches to ride the go-karts at Gatti Town and he was!) Barely, but he was. Woohoo!

Some of his funny sayings:

"I dinin't do anyting"

"Mommy, you hold my hand?" (while sitting on the pot)

"Daddy come and see it? Daddy!!! Come 'ere!!!" (sitting on the pot)

"No, dat's my booty. You have your own. You have a bigger one. I have lille one." (pinching his booty and talking about butts)

"No, I not a baby, Mee-ah a baby! Her wear diapers. She ikes me, too." (talking about his sister)

"Dear God, dank you for Bella, Ms. Kari, Mommy, Daddy, TruTru, Mee-ah..." (how all of his prayers ALWAYS start out, lol)

"I got go werk now. I going. Bye mom! Bye dad! Oh. I got go Mcnonald's first. Ummm....fench fies, chocate milk, and pancakes please. Thank you." (imaginary play dialouge with himself"

"Mommy, I scared." (I ask him why) "Calliou screamed at me. He hit me. He need to go time out."

...back to add photos and add more as it comes to mind.

Update

2011-07-12T12:19:00.004-05:00

I haven't blogged in SOOOOOO long. It is time for an update but unfortunately I am short on time so this might be short.

Mila is officially mobile now! My baby is 8.5 months. She is half crawling and half creeping...basically whatever gets her to where she wants to go. She also loves to stand and "walk" while holding your fingers. Once she gets her balance she is going to LOVE all those push toys, I just know it.

Truett is doing great. Poor buddy had a double ear infection last week though, but his abx seem to have kicked in and he is way less cranky again.

We had family pictures done on Saturday by the wonderful Kelly Garvey. She was so fab and patient with our 2 kids who happened to be on totally different schedules that morning. I know Kelly from the high school days, and she is just as I remember and sweet as can be. I need to link her blog/website so everyone can check out her fab work. We will for sure be using her as our new family photographer (we never had fam pics done before). I can't wait to see them :)

In other news, my dear friend Lexy is basically a celebrity. If you know me then you probably also know Lexy since she has been in my life for oh, about 12 years now. What you might not know is her amazing fitness/health story and struggle. Here is her blog she shares with her 2 inspirational sister-in-laws, Cydi and Carman www.firelitesfire.com. Love that woman!!

Here we are:

This weekend we are headed to the beach for a little Borel family reunion. It is actually my first time back to Crystal Beach since Hurrican Ike came through and took away the Dore's beach house. (That would be Ted's grandparents.) We've been to Galveston since then but I just have never made it back there. Man, it just stinks that place is gone. I know the family is still heartbroken.

Anyway, can't believe the summer is just flying by like this!

Rock on, Tru!

2011-06-24T10:50:00.002-05:00

Baby Updates

2011-06-16T12:40:00.004-05:00

Earlier in the week I was reading some old posts from 2009 and I did such a good job of writing updates on Truett when he was Mila's age that I think M deserves her own update post, too! She is 7.5 months now. Here's a list of what she's up to:

-Sits all by herself - loves playing and grabbing and reaching for toys.
-Loves to roll and push off with her toe to get places. Not crawling yet, but who needs to crawl when you can just roll/propel yourself to the other side of the room? She does get on all fours and rock like crazy...
-She likes her jumpers, walker, etc...she loves variety - playing on her belly, then sitting, then a baby contraption, in the stroller, going bye bye, etc. Mostly though, she loves to be free!
-We retired the baby tub and she sits with her brother now in the big tub.
-Loves food. She must have food if I'm eating so she has already tried tons of finger foods -- too many to list. She loves pancakes and bananas and really has not met a food she didn't like. She prefers the "real" stuff over purees but still gets those, too. She nurses about 5-6 times a day (when I'm home), and during the work week just once in the morning, then 3-4 bottles while I'm gone, and once before bed.
-She is getting her 2 front bottom teeth right now.
-She is babbling "BA-BA-BA-BA-BA" and oh my goodness it's the sweetest sound. I took video but I can't get it to upload. I will figure it out...
-She is ready for bed around 6:30 pm, usually asleep by 6:45 or 7:00pm and wakes for the anytime between 5:45-7:00am. She takes 2 naps -- typically around 8:30 or 9, and then her longer nap around 12:30 or 1:00 --- basically whatever time Truett is going down is when she goes down, too. She is awesome, have I said that yet?
-She loves stuffies - little baby dolls and stuffed animals and blankets and cloth.
-She has been to the pool once now and she liked it. We stayed for 2 hours!
-She had her first camping experience and did wonderful. Her 2.5 year old brother, however...that is another story (it was just a really long day for him in the Texas heat which resulted in an evening meltdown that I am forever scarred from!)

I know I am forgetting some other milestones, but this list will suffice for now.

Isn't she cute?

Mila & True

2011-06-14T14:33:00.002-05:00

4 years...

2011-06-09T08:39:00.012-05:00

On our honeymoon

We've been through so much together in 4 years of marriage & to think it's still the beginning (we've been friends since 2003, started out as close, close guy + girl friends and then fell in love). Actually, this is what I love most about my husband - his friendship. He is so funny, he has made me laugh since day one. I also love that he lets me have "control" over a bunch of issues (like kid stuff - he just trusts me most of the time and will go with my suggestions). He's so amazingly artistic and creative - he has a natural talent and gift to create things, video, pictures, you name it. He's a wonderful daddy, too. Watching him play with our kids is one of my favorite hobbies now. I can't help but have a huge smile when I see them all toegther. He's such a family man. He loves his family and his roots and has embraced mine, too.

We've had a few highs, a few lows, and a lot of "in between" moments in these 4 years. Our everyday normal, hustle and bustle life is just where I want to be right now & although exhausting, (work, kids, dinner, bath, bedtime, more books?, bottles, nursing, running, outside, inside, playing, laughing, singing, dancing, disciplining, ahhhh...,) I wouldn't trade a single part of it. (Well, okay, tantrum episodes YOU may now leave the building.)

The low for me in our first 4 years would definitely be our miscarriage in 2008. That time was the saddest I've ever been in my whole life. Ted was right there through it all, just there for me to cry on. And Mocha, man I would just snuggle her while in pain, tears everywere...I love that dog. I wasn't even THAT far along, but you know, it doesn't matter. As soon as you know you're expecting a baby you have the rest of their - your - life mapped out. And then....gone. On the other hand, the absolute highs of the past 4 years have been the births of our two beautiful children. I truly feel like a lucky, lucky woman to have these two babies. Truett Riley and Mila Kaye...our little family. It's amazing to think we created them - thanks, hubby. (Check out some recent pictures below of the two cuties.)

Thank you, Ted, for being such a great daddy & hubby. Happy Anniversary!! xoxo

This one just melts me:

Hello, Hello!

2011-06-03T08:18:00.005-05:00

Man, I have gotten so behind on posting.

Mila Kaye turned 7 month yesterday. Wow. Sometimes I still can't believe she's ours. I love these months - there is so much interaction, squeals, coos, babbling, and kicks of excitement. There is no one who makes her laugh more than Truett. Speaking of T-Man, boy is he a riot. I can't believe he's ours, too, LOL. He loves performing now. He grabs a guitar or microphone and belts his little heart out. Ted has this on video, maybe I will upload it someday...

We have a fun, full summer planned. Already hitting up the neighborhood pools and doing plenty of things outside. Hoping to post "real" pictures again in the near future. In the meantime...

My baby girl at 7 months - yes, she wakes up this happy:

This one is so blurry, thank you Blackberry, but still cute (I have decided yellow is the cutest little girl color!):

6 Months -- finally posting

2011-05-09T10:26:00.004-05:00

this has been saved as a draft for a month now.

On May 2nd Mila turned 6 months. How did that happen so fast? Her babyhood is just flying by. She's already eating baby food now, sitting up okay (toppling over a lot), tries soooooo hard to scoot or crawl but she isn't there yet, loves reaching, grasping, eating, chewing, gnawing on things. LOVES watching Triett - he makes her smile more than anyone, even me, dear 'ole mom. He is such a great big brother to her. So, so sweet and loving. He has his moments - one night he was really rowdy and was marching too close to her and then stuck his FOOT on her FACE. I was so mad! She, of course, laughed through it all but I did not want him to think that was okay. I promptly put him in time out and I think he got the message.

We just had her 6 month appt - she is 26.5 inches and 16 pounds and something ounces - I can't remember exactly. She did great at the doctor - smiled for the nurses, and just cried out right after she got poked, but by the time she was in my arms again she was back to smiling at the nurse, lol. Not sure how we got so lucky with our second baby. I guess they are all this easy going and go-with-the-flow when they have to keep up with a toddler! She is such a great sleeper now, too. I had to work at it for 4 months, but she goes to sleep on her own and sleeps solid...and amazingly she will go to sleep almost anywhere for her bedtime. She is such a joy. I am always telling Ted that I hope she knows how much she's loved, our sweet girl. I can't wait to pick out her firt bathing suit, it's fun shopping for a girl for a change. :)

Happy Easter!

2011-04-25T10:19:00.004-05:00

We had a very nice Easter weekend. On Friday Ted and I were both off, so we had 3 glorious days at home - woohoo! Miss Kari had her annual egg hunt Friday morning so I headed over with both kids. Truett was totally into it this year. I got a few pictures of his loot, and him comparing baskets with his best buddy, Cole. Mila hung out in the shade with me, sweet as pie.

Saturday we attempted the free HEB Easter egg hunt in our neighborhood. It was a complete bust because of lunatic parents. That's all I'll say about that. :grrr:

Sunday was a beautiful day. We spent all morning/afternoon at BB and Pappy's house. Truett also had "nama" there, which is his latest toddler way of saying grandma, LOL. Also, his cousin Dylan and Aunt Mandy and Maw Maw and Pop Pop were there, too.

We also spent a ton of time outdoors. Truett just loves running around with the big kids on the block and they are so sweet and let him play along. He is being such a sweetheart lately. Last night I told him we needed to pray for all the people that he loves and he started naming all his friends, animals, etc. It was SO adorable. Miss Mila Kaye continues to be the sweetest thing. I just love that little butterball. She adores Truett and all the funny ways he likes to make her laugh. Lately he'll exclaim, "Mi-a likes me , mommy!!!" - all excited and enthusiastic. Yes bubba, she sure does.

Growth Spurts

2011-04-15T08:18:00.014-05:00

I feel like my babies just went through major growth spurts this week!

Mila started rice cereal last weekend and she seems to like it okay. I'm still finding it tricky when to actually serve it. I have to time it just right with her afternoon bottle/nursing session, plus giving her meds on an empty stomach and letting it settle, then the rice cereal. She doesn't eat much yet and it's only for "practice" so I'm not sweating it too much. I admit I was sort of dreading the whole baby food stage but it is not as bad as I thought. It's nice having her "sit" with us at the table now. She is such an easy going girl, full of smiles and sweetness and soft baby rolls. *sigh* Our baby is growing up so fast!Yummy Yummy toes!

So fresh and so clean. Just look at my kissable cheeks!

This week was also a big break through in sleep. For a while now Mila has been waking once around 3 or 4 am to eat, this week it was more like 4 or 4:30 am, and last night when she woke around 4:15 I took my time getting upstairs and by the time I was at her door she had already settled herself back down and went back to sleep until 6 am. My big girl!!! I am so proud of her. She's also eating/sucking/playing with her toes. It's so funny. Here is a video of her right after bath, with big brother around...

Truett must have grown recently - he can officialy reach his trycicle pedals and he is so good at pedaling! My big boy!!! I'm so proud of him, too. I apologize for the annoying "yay, my kids!" post, but it's just a few things I have to remember about them so the next time Tru is in major meltdown mode or Mi is being a fuss pot, I can read this and smile, lol.

When it's just me and the kid's on a weeknight and I have to do solo beditme, Truett gets to pick - watch something on the Ipad in Mila's room (and no talking), or play next door in the playroom. Sometimes he chooses to relax and watch something:
That's him all cuddled up with sister's blanket. Makes me want to snuggle him right up.

We have been busy, full weekends doing a lot of fun things as a family. Last weekend we went to the zoo on Saturday morning. It was a beautiful morning. We got to visit the new African Rainforest and had lunch with the giraffes. Then daddy and Tru had to ride the carousel a few times before we could leave. Ted has some pretty neat pictures I'll ahve to update later. This month our zoo memebership expires, but we will deifnitely be renewing - the kids love it and we do too.

Friday Nights

2011-04-04T11:15:00.004-05:00

My how times have changed. At least we still go out to dinner on Friday's! We've been doing that for as long as I can remember. We've just doubled (and go much, much earlier), that's all.

The Girls:

The Boys:

Already?

2011-03-24T11:43:00.012-05:00

Really, this month is already almost over??? Wow. We've been busy, as usual. Life absolutely speeds up times a billion when you have kids. Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration, but it does seem like the days shrink.

Here are a few highlights from our month:

Myra and Jeremy's Engagement Party. We are SO excited for this fabulous couple. Myra is one of my BFFPVs from college, and actually Ted was/is good friends with her too...So, ya, we are both very happy for dear 'ole M. :) She was in our wedding and I'm honored to be in hers, too.
Baby cousin Paxton came down for another visit. Isn't he a sweetie?
Truett continues to act like a little man. He currently loves to play basketball (and he's pretty darn good!), and he is really into pretend play. He will drive his little car around and pretend to go to all the place we go to - work, HEB, McNonald's, Burder Keen, etc. He LOVES to have his daddy give him a rocket ship/plan ride to bed every night, lol. He is being more interactive with Mila, too. It's so sweet...I know he can't wait for her to play.
Mila is just a sweet, sweet girl. She wakes up happy and is very content in the mornings. And somehow, once again, our awesome Ms.Kari has gotten her on a schedule where she takes her longer nap of the day right around the same time Truett does. It is WONDERFUL!!! I'm also in the middle of sleep training. It's going well so far...we are all getting more peaceful sleep. I think she has her daddy's round face shape, at least for now, and a few of my features. Honestly, it's still pretty hard for me to tell - but she is definitely looking like her own little person now instead of newborn-Truett-clone.
Mila and her playgroup buddies, the second generation.

And how could I forget? Ted and I finally got some adult time in. At the very last minute his BFF Matt called and invited us to the Rodeo...Brad Paisley (our wedding song was his "She's Everything"). We seriously had about an hour to get some babysitters (yay, grandparents!!!), get the kid's stuff ready for bed, get ourselves ready, and then meet Matt and Leslie for the drive to the Rodeo. I'm so glad we did...I laughed so much and we all had a great time (even if I had no voice and was up wayyyyy too late). Matt got one of those ridiclous over priced maragritas and I could.not.stop laughing at that.

And finally....Since he won't let me take many pictures anymore, here are some videos of Tru in action. I present to you, "Drummer Boy" and "Drive Thru":

Happy 4 Months, Mila!

2011-03-02T13:42:00.007-06:00

Getting stronger!:
Love this little girl so much:
It's hard to believe our baby girl is already 4 months old today! Time is going by SO fast with her. Here are some bullet points about her at 4 months old (considering I've been awful about her baby book this is starting to serve as one)...

Weighs 13 pounds 14 ounces and is 24.5 inches long (she has gained over 7 pounds and has grown 5 inches since birth)!

Still nursing, and still waking to nurse at night. I have all intentions of sleep training her at 6 months just like we had to do with Truett.

She is our severe reflux baby. We had to go through Zantac, then Prevacid, and finally found Nexium works for her. She seems to be doing soooooooooooo much better, we are all so happy for her.

Her bedtime is around 6:30 pm, and naps are still sporadic. I try to get her down after about 1.5-2 hours of "wake time" during the day. It doesn't always work out that way since our days can be busy, but I try.

She loves kicking her legs in excitement and has recently started to grab, hold, reach for, and push her playmat toys. She also likes holding your fingers. *sigh* I just love that little tender moment with baby. So simple but so sweet when they hold on to you like that. (NOT so sweet or tender when it's your hair though!)

She also goes in her jumperoo and bumbo now, although she isn't "jumping" yet she likes the new view and the little dangly toys and lights.

She likes to "stand" on her feet and can bear her weight, she likes sitting up with help, and she is finally starting to tolerate tummy time - woohoo.

Coos, babbles and giggles.

Other Likes: She loves faces. Loves her brother, mommy, and daddy's voices. Loves to be talked to, loves people to sing to her, loves watching mommy and Truett have a dance party (she laughs AT us, and I don't blame her). She gets the hugest gummy grin on her face when she sees you - even if it IS 3o'clock in the morning. She is so cheerful in the morning. She loves to be carried facing "out" - I tote her around like this all day. I cook one handed, clean, vacuum, etc, all while she hangs out on one side watching everything.

Dislikes: Only a few I can think of right now...She isn't a fan of taking medicine. Well, she use to do just fine and then she discovered her tounge so now it gets pushed out. She doesn't like to get overtired (hence the "go down for a nap every 2 hour" rule). She doesn't like gas, it hurts. LOL.

We're having fun and looking forward to watching her grow a lot more in 2011. :)

Craziness

2011-02-28T14:44:00.005-06:00

It's just been crazy (normal) busy around our house.

My car broke down a few weeks ago - my NEW car - so that was a fun week getting around in a rental car with 2 car seats, going to dealerships, etc. Then, in the middle of that madness I FINALLY got my wisdom teeth out. I can't tell you how many times I've "planned" to have them out in the past 2 years and then something coming up and ruining that plan. Meanwhile, we're just trying to soak up our baby girl who is bubbly, smiley, and sweet, and our 2 year old who is comedic entertainment at it's finest. The kid is a riot.

Here he is looking oh-so-serious as the tow truck driver takes away my car:

This weekend was the annual Rodeo Parade and we went for our third year in a row. Every year since Truett was born we've been taking him (and I usually run the 10K but skipped this yr - next yr I'll be back!). Anyway, Ted took some great pictures with his camera, but all I have is this (taken from my Blackberry):

I call this "my goof and me"

Here are a few more phone shots of Mila, can't forget her:

In other news, it's time for me to get serious about running again. I went out for a short 3 miler yesterday. It was close to 80 degrees and disgustingly humid out but I came home feeling drenched and refreshed. I know, who feels that way in humidity? I love that feeling though... I need to focus on being smart and staying injury free so I can sign up for some distance stuff in the fall. Wish me luck!

CCC: Cute Clancy Cousins

2011-02-15T10:02:00.002-06:00

We finally got to meet the newest cousin on the Clancy side, little Paxton Michael Ables. He made his first trip to Houston at 6 weeks old, although since he was a preemie his "adjusted" age is only 1 week! I have affectionately nicknamed him Skeletor because he is SO tiny and fragile and boney compared to my 'lil chunky monkey at 14.5 weeks old. Here are the cuties together: (Truett said he didn't want to be in the photo, stinker!)

Smiles

2011-01-28T10:25:00.004-06:00

Don'tcha just want to smile???

Truett, 2 years old

Mila, 12 weeks old

Worst Blogger Ever! Or maybe, Busiest Mom Ever! Or just, Busy Livin' Life...

2011-01-28T10:24:00.002-06:00

Man, life with 2 has just been crazy, awesome, chaotic. December was Truett's second birthday, his birthday party, and Christmas. We had a wonderful time! Truett adored his presents. His favorites were his microwave and his tools/drill….ya, those are definitely the top two at this point. Mila also got a few things…a few cute outfits, dolls, bows, toys. She mostly slept through it all though;) Cant' wait till next year. For Tru there was a slew of other stuff including cars, puzzles, blocks, books, play dough, markers, 4 wheeler, plasma car (also known as "the wiggle", 3 wheeler, etc. I know the bigger ride-on toys will be a blast come the spring. We haven't been able to enjoy them because we have been cooped up in the house the WHOLE month of January…I kid you not.

I returned back to work after the new year so it's been a new juggling act getting Mila nursed in the morning, the kids dressed, bottles made, etc, etc. We're still adjusting. The kids are doing GREAT with Ms. Kari though, we're so lucky to have her. After work I keep the kids in the house because Mila of course wants to nurse, and I also have to keep my eye on my very busy two year old. Plus, I don't feel very comfortable taking Mila out in the cold. Truett can definitely handle the cold for the park and walks and play trips, etc, but I don't want to expose the baby. Especially since the month of January resulted in both kids having back-to-back colds. Poor Mila was hit hard with it! She was only 10 weeks old at the time and was so miserable, my poor girl. Thank goodness she is over it and she is just a sweet, smiley angel. Really, we all are just in love with her. She is going to have the boys around here wrapped around her finger!

See what I mean? Oh ya, we're in trouble...

I moved her to her crib around 6 weeks and have since then moved in her room too, lol. We have our extra bed in there and it's so easy to just roll right out and get her when she is hungry in the middle of the night. In the next few weeks I'll move back downstairs. I am doing a lot of the same things with her as I did when Truett was her age because, like say, "if it ain't broke don't fix it" or something like that. She even has the same sound machine in her room, although she probably doesn't even *need* it. She isn't really on a napping schedule yet - that will come soon enough - I just try to get her down every 2 hours or so for a nap. She still eats pretty often during the day (about every 2-2.5 hours), but she is going longer stretches at night, so whatever works I fine by me! I'm really having a ball with her and can't believe she is over 12 weeks now! To be honest, I'm also a bit relieved…I just remember those first 3 months being the hardest when Tru was tiny and I was anxious again about the lack of sleep and the "getting-to-know" your baby weeks…it's nice to feel like we all survived it again. :)
This was a sweet little photo when she was about 8 weeks or so.

Speaking of Truett, oh boy!!! He is somethin' else I tell ya. He talks so much now and just makes us laugh, laugh, laugh. Who knew 2 years were so witty? Some of my favorite current phrases are:

"I'll be right back"

"I a beeg boy!" - when he wants to do things all by himself or is super proud of something…you know, such as taking out the trash all by himself as it dump all over the place...

"I uv you Mee-ah" (or insert any other name here)…awww...

"Mee-ah's miling, mommy!" (or insert other verb such a cwyin', seepin', wake-up, etc)

"Come 'ere daddy, come 'ere" - in his most sweetest voice. I really need to record this one so we don't forget it.

It's so cute having him talk about his day now. It's amazing the things he remembers, too. We've beeing working with him on time-outs for bad behavior, and I'm trying to remember to resort to positive reinforcement first, and using the time-outs as a last resort. He totally gets it. For now I'm using stickers as rewards, and of course praise and hugs and kisses, etc, but he gets those no matter what. We reached a big toddler milestone the other day. I was vacuuming the playroom and Tru was pushing Mila's swing (while she was in it). After repeated times of telling him to stop and trying to re-direct him, I finally stuck him in his crib so he could be contained and calm down. Well, next thing I know the little dude is standing behind me! Stinker. We went back to his room and I asked him to show me how he climbed out…so he did. LOL. We're still not moving to a big bed though, he seems just fine for naps and nighttime - just won't be using it for anything besides that…
Who me? I'm innocent I tell ya...

OK, this is probably the world's longest blog post now…better end it. I need to keep up more often so I don't forget all the cute (and not-so-cute) things my kids do ;)

Merry Christmas! Happy birthday! Happy new year! What else am I missing?

2010-12-29T12:44:00.002-06:00

Hi! We are alive and doing well. It has been a very busy few weeks around here, and I'm trying to stay off the computer to enjoy my babies before I return to work (which is in a few days!) Truett had a wonderful Christmas. Santa brought him lots of cool new toys. We also celebrated his second birthday - all of these deserve their own posts!! And sweet Mila is now 8 weeks old! My baby girl is getting so big. Again, another separate post. I mostly just wanted to blog to keep this alive. So this is a list of blog entries I need to do someday...

Tru's birthday party
Christmas
Mila's first 2 months

:)

My baby sister

2010-11-27T09:11:00.002-06:00

DSC_0026.JPG, originally uploaded by cathysphotos.

The first week with a new baby sister was a little rough for Truett. I think it was hard for him to share the spotlight, and very hard for him to see mommy feeding this little person around the clock. We saw a few tantrums we' d never seen before. We are all very happy to be over that! Tru has really come around now and likes to say, "my baby sister!". He also loves to give her kisses, hold her, and show off for her. Mila is such a sweet love. She has the most beautiful little face, and loves watching her big brother. We are so lucky to have this sweet addition to our family!

She's here!

2010-11-11T11:22:00.003-06:00

Our sweet baby girl arrived on Tuesday November 2,2010. She is already 16 days old! It's about time I write up a birth story and this one is actually pretty good.

It all started at my 37 week appointment when I found out I was 4 cm dilated. From that point on I became obsessed with "listening" to my body and trying to figure out when I was in active labor. This was just a few days before Halloween. On October 30th, after a day of contractions, Ted and I headed to the hospital....but no change so they sent me home the next morning. We got to enjoy an awesome Halloween with Truett (I will have to post about that, too). At this point though it wasn't really safe for me to be in the office so I was working from home. On Tuesday, I spent an entire 2 hour meeting sitting on an exercise ball - I read somewhere that would help the baby descend so I thought, why not? Anyway. After working I picked up Truett and we headed to HEB for some much needed groceries. This is where the real action begins!

We complete our full shopping spree, pay for our groceries, and T gets his beloved buddy buck. Of course, once he gets that he wants out of the cart so here I was pushing the car cart, holding Truett, and waddling away from the cashier when - pop! - my water broke. I was wearing black pants and a black sweater around my waist so by instinct I grabbed the sweater and shoved it between my legs. My water was gushing! As fate would have it, I was about 5 steps in front of the Redi clinic inside HEB so I got there as fast as I could and found 2 nurses. I informed them my "water broke and it's everywhere," and they helped me out. I called Ted and told him to meet me at the hospital asap, I just knew this girl would come fast. He reminded me to call my friend Nichole to see if she could help me...again, my water ws still gushing everywhere at this point! Who knew there was so much? Must have been my lucky day because when she answered her phone and I told her where I was....she just happened to be walking into HEB too! Crazy. Next thing I know she has T and the groceries and we are walking out to her car, mind you I am still losing water this whole time! We make a mad dash to her house to drop off groceries and her son and then she takes T and me to the hospital. I called my doc on the way over so the hospital was already prepared for my arrival. Ted's mom was there waiting for us so Truett was taken care of, too.

Once I was settled and checked the nurses told me I was already 7 cm. I was not feeling painful contractions, just some cramping, but I ordered an epi STAT! Ah, sweet relief! The nurses then told me they would check me again at 8 pm but I told them they should probably go ahead do another check....sure enough I am now a 10 and ready to push. As luck would have it my dr was already at the hospital finishing up another delivery so he was in the room asap. A few pushes, about 5-10 minutes tops, and the little princess was here! My water broke around 5 pm and she was born at 7:46 pm. We still had not committed on a name but as soon as we saw her I knew she was a Mila (Mee-la), and Ted really liked Kaye, so Mila Kaye it was.

She was a perfect 6 pounds 4 ounces and 19.5 inches long. She immediately started nursing, which was such a relief since her brother had not. I don't think she has stopped since, lol.

I will have to save more posts to talk about Truett meeting her for the first time and how our first few weeks have been going...I just need some time....photos to follow.

Happy Kids

2010-10-29T08:40:00.011-05:00

Playgroup this week was especially exciting for the kiddos because there was a Little Tikes bouncy house - outside, which we all know toddlers love to be outside - and EVERYONE loved that thing! Marley's mama, Becca, snapped some cute pictures of some very happy kids and I just had to steal some of her shots. We're so lucky to have all our playgroup friends!

How do you like our attempt at "maternity shots" - ha ha ha! Truett was sweet enough to give his baby sister a little peck, and then of course he proceeded to pounce all over my belly (not pictured).

Cheese!

2010-10-22T20:09:00.001-05:00

, originally uploaded by cathysphotos.

Testing out blog updates from the Ipad :)

Love him...

2010-10-22T13:50:00.001-05:00

Oct zoo, originally uploaded by cathysphotos.

...to pieces.

Strollin'

2010-10-22T13:49:00.002-05:00

Oct zoo, originally uploaded by cathysphotos.

We took a little family trip the zoo just a few weeks ago and as usual True man had a blast. We didn't even realize we were there on "enrichment day" which meant we got to see the animals live in action. They were all getting special treats and were super active. We saw the albino alligator eat a huge rat, and then two boa constrictors eat 2 bunnies (eek).

One Month

2010-10-19T07:26:00.004-05:00

Wow, here is my last month of pregnancy!! In some ways I feel like I've been pregnant for a long time, but in other ways it has absolutely FLOWN by this time. I had a horrible kidney infection about 2 weeks ago, but ever since then everything had been progressing along just fine. In fact, the constant backache I had for MONTHS seems to be gone. I'm not even having the excrutiating pelvic pain I had with Truett at this stage. I wonder if it's because she is higher, or if it's because my bones and ligaments have already been stretched once before so it's not as noticeable this time? Who knows. Either way...now we just wait as she plumps up. Aat my last OB appt my doctor, once again, made the comment that I would not go to 40 weeks. He told me the same thing with Truett and he was right, I delivered him at 36.5 weeks. I have NO idea if he's going to be right about this and I don't want to get my hopes up...so I am telling myself one more month still.

The other night Ted got a taste of Miss Baby B's tap dancing (B as in Borel...she is still nameless!). She is quite the mover and shaker! I still have no idea how Truett is going to react. We talk about his "baby sister" - which he can say - and how he is going to be the best big brother, etc....but I think until she is here he won't really get it. He is such a little love to Mocha I hope he's the same way with the baby.

Speaking of True, he is getting so grown up to us these days. He is fascinated with daddy fixing things - "Daddy feex it!" and lately he is fascinated with Mocha's pooping, lol, and goes outside to squat like the dog, too. He also enjoys helping daddy pooper scoop the backyard with his shovel. Maybe this can be his second chore (his first is/was feeding Mocha, but we're not very consistent with it yet). He is still sleeping in his crib and he is quite content in there with his jungle of animals so until he shows signs of wanting to get out we are keeping it that way. I just love that little man more than any words could describe. He has just started repeating "I love you" and it sounds something like "wuv you'd"...melts me in a puddle everytime.

I know, how wonderful of me to take a picture in public restrooms....it is the only time I even think about belly shots though, ha! And it might be my last belly shot, too....considering I only take them once every few weeks...

Football! Football!

2010-10-15T07:32:00.007-05:00

We have a little football fan on our hands. Truett has now been to 3 college football games and he loves them. This past weekend we tailgated for a good 3 hours and for the last hour he kept pointing to the stadium yelling, "Football!" He was ready to get inside and watch the action. Myra has more cute pictures I will post on the blog. I've been (once again) pretty horrible about taking pictures of my own. I do have some cute ones from our zoo trip but they're on Ted's camera and I have a few on mine too, I just need to load them on the comp.

Truett, Ellie & Myra being goofy:
Mommy w/ True resting on baby sister, Myra, and Jenny
Truett and Aunt Myra

In other news, we are getting ready for baby girl. I'm in full on nesting mode. Her room is pretty close to being complete, the newborn clothes have been washed, the bassinet is already downstairs, I bought some new nursing tanks...we are 5 weeks out from her due date. I can't wait to meet this sweet baby girl! We are completely stumped on a name though. There have been many ideas thrown out over the past couple of months so it will be interesting to see which one it ends up being. I have been feeling anxious about being ready for 2 kids, but now I'm SO excited to see this face and to have her join our family I feel like she can't come soon enough!

Go Coogs!

2010-09-27T10:28:00.007-05:00

Tailgating at the Bassler's
The girls at the game (including the Little Miss in my belly)
3 Generations of Borel Boys!
Pappy & True
We are really enjoying football season this year at UH with our season tickets. Our team is also doing great, so far, which makes it even better! Even at 8 months pregnant I am having a lot of fun....except for my poor back from sitting on the bleachers, lol. It's especially fun because we sit with a group of some of our best friends from UH. Thanks to Myra for getting some good shots, I always forget my camera!! Sara couldn't make it this week so Pappy was able to come along. Truett was a trooper and stayed the entire 3.5 hours in the sun and heat. He had a good time hanging with his buddy, Ellie. They were able to play in the a/c during the second quarter (thanks to Bri's VIP passes), and then Tru enjoyed watching the halftime show and the rest of the game with all of us. I was looking at our tickets last night and realized I could very well have a baby before the season is over...or not...you just never know!!

Belly Boom

2010-09-23T10:45:00.001-05:00

I think my belly tripled this week!

32 weeks:

Note to Self: Charge Camera

2010-09-16T10:42:00.007-05:00

Once again I have been lacking in picture taking and have been using my phone camera sporadically. So, here are a few funny shots in poor quality:

Morning Time - T adores this puppy he got for Christmas last year. He really adores any dog/puppy - living or stuffed. He also loves his Ah-me's, that fruit puree pouch hanging out of his mouth, and most of the time he enjoys this $10 Little Tikes kitchen I bought him. I love his little sleepy face in the morning.

This past weekend Ted was at the annual Borel Stagg weekend so T and I had some bonding time and Borel time of our own. His sweet cousin Dylan even stopped by after her Dr's visit and I only got one grainy picture. She is too cute! Here are the cousins:

And finally, my HEB Buddy. LOL. Truett knows when we go to the grocery store (HEB) he will get a "dollar" (fake) at the checkout. They have a little machine to stick in the fake dollar and out comes a bubble with a sticker inside. Truett can put the dollar in the money slot and then he loves getting to push the button and watch the crane grab his sticker. And then of course he loves the sticker...and promtply chews it once we're in the car.

A little nervous energy

2010-09-14T09:29:00.005-05:00

So, I have to admit I'm at that point in my second pregnancy where I am starting to feel some nervous energy. A little bit of insomnia here, butterflies there, doubt, worries, fears, anxieties....then I remind myself to write it all down, swallow it, and focus on the better half - the excitement, the newness again, the miracle of a healthy baby, a beautiful girl, a bigger heart, a sibiling for Truett, a feeling of completeness for our little family...sigh, it's going to be okay. :)

One day I will look back and show my baby girl this picture and tell her it about sums about pregnancy while mama carried her:

This is me going gaga for a piece of cake at my friend Sara's wedding shower. I have been a cake and icing craving fool this time around!!

And, speaking of Sara's shower, here we all our with the bride-to-be. You can't really tell, but that's my 30 week belly right there on the end:

My Boy True: Currently

2010-09-03T08:12:00.005-05:00

Time for some Truett updates because I know I will forget all this if I don't write it down somewhere. He is now 20.5 months....going on 6. He just LOVES hanging out with the "big kids" on the block. (You know, the 1st and 2nd graders ;)

- Current Book(s): Word Book & Night Night Prayer
- Current Playlist: "Wheels on the Bus" (motions included), and "If You're Happy and You Know It" (motions also included)
- Current Color: He says blue a lot, but is getting good at repeating other colors.
- Current Drink: He doesn't really care what it is - water, milk, juice
- Current Food: Mash-Ups squeezable fruit (we *might* be coming to the end of an era here but not sure), GoGurts (a new addition to his food rotation), applesauce, pretzel sticks, watermelon, shredded cheese, sweet potato fries...and let's not forget ranch dressing, BBQ sauce, and ketchup
- Current Favorite Show: Not a TV watcher, although he does know who Elmo is...but not like he'll sit still to watch him
- Current Wishlist: A mini 4 wheeler that's safe for his size (the neighbor kids have this and he loves it!), toddler table and chairs (for Mr. Independent), paint he can use in the house (he loves to paint but this is a very messy outdoor activity!)
- Current Needs: Needs his weekly doses of his grandma's who he absolutely adores. Also needs his Momo who he asks about every morning, and of course his mommy for cuddle time and daddy for silly tricks
- Current Triumphs: Kicking like a fish in the tub and the pool and blowing bubbles! Something I have waited to see all summer long. Also, major language explosion. Talking in 2-4 word sentences sometimes and understanding so much. "Mommy and daddy, bye-bye?" (when he wants us all to go somewhere) "Momo night-night?" (when he wants Momo to come in his room when I put him down for bed ) "Daddy ho?" (when Mocha barks in the evening Truett assumes daddy is home and starts asking for him)...and there's a lot more. He will pick up toys that someone has given him and he remembers and associates it with that person...and he is repeating everything...yikes....
- Current Bane(s) of my Existence: Being outside. Must.be.outside!
- Current Celebrity Crush: He'll have to get back on this one
- Current Indulgence: M&Ms as a very special treat
- Current #1 Blessing: Being a future big brother!
- Current Outfit: Today he is wearing khaki shorts and a t-shirt that says "I get my handsome from my dad"
- Current Excitement: Animals, puppies, bugs, balls, and cars
- Current Mood: A sweetheart, silly, goofy, curious toddler...who is getting very good at asserting when something is "MIIIINE!"
- Current Link: http://store.ecomom.com/Healthy-Food-for-Children-s/298.htm Where mommy can by the Ah-mees he loves so much.

Preggo Update

2010-09-02T07:24:00.004-05:00

It's true what they say....your second pregnancy flies by! I'm already in the 3rd tri, at 29 weeks this week. We have our 3D ultrasound tomorrow, so it will be really nice to see how the baby is doing. It's also that time to go register at the hospital (so when I go into labor they can just whisk us into a room instead of sitting around doing paperwork!), and we need to think about painting the room, setting up the furniture, and sanitizing all the baby stuff. I know we still have a few weeks but it is time for me to get on the ball!!

Here are this week's shots. Not my best photos, but it was 5:30 am. Maybe in a few weeks I'll have Ted take some good ones instead of me and my camera phone :P

Note to self: put on some makeup and lipstick before taking picture next time. :P

Tru-Tru

2010-08-18T07:18:00.004-05:00

Just a few pictures of my cutie-pie. Hard to believe he is going to be 20 months old in just a few days. He is turning into such a hilarious little man. He is repeating everything we say and just being a fun loving, goofy, outgoing kid. Ted taught him "cheers!" and then we all clink our glasses together and drink...so last night at the dinner table he kept repeating "ears! ears!" and I had no idea what he was trying to say....then I realized he was holding his cup and wanted mommy to do "cheers!" with him. :)

CHEESE!!! Snack break at Target.

Playing at the park with my cool shades on.

Helping mommy water the lawn.

Bump Watch

2010-08-18T07:16:00.002-05:00

We are approaching 27 weeks! Wow, time is flyin'. We have our 3D ultrasound on Sept 3rd (I can't wait!!), and then it's really time to start cracking the whip and getting baby's room all set up.

Summer Pics - Zoo Trip

2010-08-04T09:37:00.002-05:00

Jibber Jabber

2010-08-02T10:51:00.002-05:00

Truett is talking more and more these days. Of course, if you're not around him all the time you might not know what he is saying, but you'll eventually figure it out. He is also learning his manners quite well. He is now saying please (pease), thank you (dank you), bless you (beh-you), excuse me (mu-me...or something like that). He even knows when to use these words, it's just too cute. My favorite is when he actually strings these words with other words - like "mu-me, Momo" or "dank you mommy and daddy" - melts me!!

Ted is teaching Truett all kinds of funny tricks and games these days - little T is in a copy cat phase so it's fun to watch him pick up new things on the spot. He is all about copying animals sounds, arm motions, dance moves, trying to jump up and down, say what we say, play pretend (whether driving a car, being a doctor, playing in the kitchen, etc). He's also in a very "MINE!" phase...I guess I knew this one was coming! I even see the beginning signs of a daddy phase...

This weekend when he woke up on Saturday morning I brought him back to my bed to snuggle and read some books. My shirt was poking over my belly button so Truett reached down and kissed my belly, then took my shirt and covered it and said "bye bye, baby!" I hadn't even mentioned the baby that day....he just doesn't really forget anything.

Ted has some new but oldish pictures that I'll be uploading soon.

Pregnancy

2010-07-23T10:45:00.004-05:00

I will call this my updated almost 6 month picture:

This pregnancy is whizzing by...here I am at 23 weeks with Truett poking my belly. I've been awful about taking belly pics this time around!

Rainy Afternoons

2010-07-22T09:59:00.003-05:00

Ugh! It's been raining in the afternoon all.the.time. I know it's a summer thing...this happens every year.

We do play outside in the rain...what can I say, my boy loves the outdoors? On days I don't feel like getting wet though we have to think of new things.

This week I discovered our library has the most awesome computers for toddlers! True doesn't really get how to play the games yet, but he loves sitting there and moving the mouse and acting like he knows what's going on:

We also have playgroup on Thursday afternons, which we both love. This was from a few weeks ago and the story behind this rocking cow is kind of funny. Truett hopped on it at Garrison's house and started rocking on it so hard he went across the room and his hair was just a flyin' everywhere (well, his mullet area), and I'm pretty sure the entire room was cracking up. Maybe I need to enroll him in riding lessons??

Another day I took him to the YMCA and figured he could run around the open gyms with basketballs and let loose...ya, me and every teenager in the city must have thought of this idea so unfortunately my Little Man couldn't really be free. We ended up just watching the guys play BBall for a while before heading home:

Weekend Recap

2010-07-22T09:42:00.002-05:00

It's Wednesday night and I have some blog posts to update! Bear with me...

We had a really fun weekend. Lots of activties to keep Truett entertained and we had fun along the way, too. He is such a riot. We all needed this since my car had been broken into on Wednesday and I had been dealing with that for the remainder of last week - grrr. Moving on!

So, Saturday morning we all got up bright and early and headed out for a family morning at the zoo. It was nice - we got there just as it opened so True was able to explore all the exhibits without too many people in his way. We went to the Natural Encounters where he got to climb in and out fo a tunnel that passes through an aquarium - he loved this. We also visited the fishes, birds, elephants (watched them eat their breakfast), giraffes, cheetas, jaguars, and then finally made our way to the kiddie zone. Truett (Boss Man), had both Ted and I brushing goats with him in the petting zoo, and then we watched bats and of course searched for all the Ah-boos in sight. We love our membership b/c we don't feel rushed to see it all and we leave as soon as we're feeling too hot, hungry, or whatever.

When we got home it was lunch and nap time. T did the funniest thing. He took his nap and when he woke up I brought him to the couch to snuggle as I usually do on the weekend. Ted and Mo were also relaxing on the couch...next thing we know Truett has dozed back off for round 2 of his nap. Silly boy. He woke up 30 minutes later cute as pie and ready to get on with the second part of his day. For that, we headed over to BB and Pappy's so Ted could help his grandfather finish up some things in his garden. We had to make a pit stop to check out their new Wii and then T and I hit the splash park with BB while the guys worked.

Sunday was another fun day. T and I did our usual - grocery shopping in the morning - which he loves b/c he knows he'll get to "drive" (yes, we HAVE to get the car cart now), plus there are always tasty snacks for him. And I especially love our new tradition of Sunday morning dounts...a habit I will need to break after this pregnancy, lol. We kept busy all morning, napped, and then once he was up we hit the road for the CHildren's Museum. We met up with Matt, Leslie and Mr. D. Who knew it was FREE day at the CM? The place was packed so we just stayed in the Tot Spot the whole time. Ted has a lot of adorbale pictures from our little outings so I need to add these to my post at some point...

My Baby's First Haircut

2010-07-13T14:25:00.004-05:00

Well, we finally did it - we chopped off little man's hair (mullet). I have been saying for weeks now that we are going to cut it...and then I chicken out. It was SO him, all the wild hair. Lately though, his little hairs have been plastered in sweat to his neck and it was very unruly...and just...well, time. (I may or may not have gotten "she" comments lately, too.) I am having a hard time with this (how dorky am I!) It's just a drastic change to go from all that wispy baby hair to a real boy cut. I am in no rush to cut it again. We took almost 19 months to get his first hair cut and I might just wait that long again to see what happens. If it stays curly it might look really adorable all grown out sans mullet. I do admit, the mullet needed to go, so now at least his entire head of hair is starting at the same length (he's had his mullet since birth...infact, after his newborn hair fell out he was left with just a patch of a mullet, LOL!)

Here is the curly mullet at the zoo.

And bed head with wispy hair everywhere.

The new back.

All done and enjoying a treat.

Happy B-Day Hubs & Happy 4th!

2010-07-07T08:41:00.003-05:00

Ted is a 4th of July baby so what better way to start out the 4th than with a donut "cake" for breakfast? Truett and I went off to the store early in the morning so daddy could sleep in on his birthday...funny thing is I forgot my wallet at home so we had to call the birthday boy and wake him up anyways! Oh well, I don't think he cared too much. We escaped to a movie in the afternoon while BB and Pappy babysat Truett, and then watched fireworks on TV later that night. Unfortunately our neighborhood cancelled the "big" fireworks show so we didn't get to see any in person. It seems like these get rained out almost every.single.year, so here's hoping we can enjoy them next year!

Ah-Boo....AHHHHH-BOO!

2010-07-01T08:32:00.003-05:00

An "Ah-boo" is a piece of trash or a trash can. When said like "AHHHHHH-BOO!" it means "P-UUU!"

18 Month Stats

2010-06-30T08:01:00.003-05:00

Truett had his 18 month check up yesterday. He did SO well at the doctor, mama was so proud. We played doctor all weekend to get ready for the big day, so hopefully that had gotten him ready for the big visit. He even sat in a big boy chair all by himself (not on mommy's lap!) and let the doctor check his heartbeat, his ears, his throat, his belly, etc, etc. He did so, so good. She asked about his eating, to which I replied he is on the typical toddler eating plan. Ketchup and air one night, and then a feast 2 nights later. She said yep, that's totally normal! He even said a few words on command to let her know he was learning new vocab every day. As long as he stays healthy we don't back again until his 2 year check up...which made me realize the next time we see her will be the new baby's appointment - OMG! Wowza!

Here are little man's stats --
Weight: 24 lbs 8 ounces (33%)
Height: ALmost 33 inches (I think it was 32 and 3/4 inches, 66%)
Head: 55% (don't remember the measurements)
He also had 3 shots and now he is done until 3 or 4 yr shots. YAY!

Sugar & Spice...

2010-06-21T08:07:00.005-05:00

Bring.It.On! We are expecting a GIRL this time around!

We are SO excited. I was and I guess still am super shocked (in a good way, of course). A Girl! Eeeee! Now what? LOL! Now that my shock has finally started to wear off I'm getting into girl mode...we also have to get big brother Tru ready to share his home with another baby. I'm working on it! Most importanly, baby girl was healthy on the ultrasound and being active in there. She is on the small side, just like Truett was at this stage (and throughout the entire pregnancy), so looks like my body is following suit again. This was our 2D mid-pregnancy u/s done by my doctor. He also does a third 3D u/s around 28 weeks to check on growth and position so we can't wait to see her again!

Speaking of baby, over the weekend True did the sweetest thing. I'm trying to teach him that mommy's belly is going to get bigger b/c there's a baby inside, so I point to my belly and tell him that's were the baby is. On Saturday morning when he was still soft and warm from just waking up (btw... isn't that the best feeling in the world?), I brought him in bed with me and all on his own he lifted my shirt and patted my tummy and told me "baby, baby" :) It just melted me.

Our little man is 18 months old today. Happy Half Birthday Baby Boy! We love you so much, you make our world go round! Thank you for being you and for having such a cheerful, friendly, curious, and funny personality. You are the highlight of our day. Daddy loves coming home after work and having you so excited to see him. And mommy adores all our afternoon & evening playtime together. I especially love putting you to bed - when you are laying still and cozy up to me, wrapping your little chubby arms around my shoulders. I don't know if you can hear me but I must whisper "I love you" and kiss your cheeks about 50 times before I actually lay you down.

Some funny things you do these days are: B-boxin' with daddy, dancing even when the music isn't on, being OBSESSED with ah-boos (trash cans), bossing us around by telling us to sit in certain places (it's especially cute how you make the entire family - all 4 of us, including Mocha, sit close to each other at the table or on the couch), you love going in daddy's studying and looking for him, you love water hoses and running the water, you say please & thank you (pease & dank ooo)...just to name a few.

Birthday Parties!

2010-06-18T08:48:00.006-05:00

Last week Truett had 2 fun birthday parties to attend. The first one was Sebastian's first birthday. His mommy did such a beautiful job setting up for her little prince! This is our Sienna playgroup - we just love our little (well, now big), group! The kiddos have been together since Decemeber....and between myself and 2 other moms we'll be adding 3 more babies to the group this fall/winter.

Our next party was Ellie's second birthday. Her birthday was an adorable Elmo theme. Unfortunately I don't have many pictures, but needless to say we all (all 3 of us) had a really great time! Ellie and Truett really hit off and towards the end of the party they were wagon riding together, sharing her new baby doll and stroller, and of course kissing and hugging, lol.

The one and only picture from Ellie's party. True & the birthday girl going for a ride in her new wagon. And yes, that's my son blowing kisses to the crowd.

Swimming in Sebastian's beautiful backyard pool.

The group

"We're ONE!" Note: G & True are holding up the number one

Another shot of the group

Summer Fun

2010-06-14T07:21:00.003-05:00

We've been having lots of fun the past few days...

Petting goats at the zoo:

Hide-n-Seek in the kitchen:

Laughing with mom (at dad):

Cozy Coupe with Dad:

Snack break at the pool:

Galveston in Pictures

2010-06-07T13:30:00.007-05:00

Checking out the "buu" (bugs) in the Rainforest.

Looking at "feeshies" (fish)

Yummmm! Chocolate!

Mom, you gotta try this!

Mama being silly in the trees.

CHEESE!

Some serious thinking going on.

Can you tell Scott's ready to leave this place and get a drink on the Strand???

Petting the horse

Discovery Museum - I got this!

Cute chubby feet

Palm Beach

Playing with mom at the BEEEE!

Da boyz

Truett's first Gulf experience

Galveston Trip

2010-06-07T13:11:00.002-05:00

We're back! We had such a great time on our mini Galveston trip. We had a good 3 days to get some sun and enjoy the sites at Moody Gardens.

Sadly, the trip started out with a sick Ted. He came home early on Thursday with a fever and feeling over fluey - sore throat, aches, etc. I was so worried he wouldn't have a good time. Thankfully Nyquil and Dayquil had him back in tip top shape in no time. Phew!

Friday we arrived around 12:30 and got settle into our condo. Somehow I was able to Truett to nap in his Pack N Play (it took a while but he did it!) Meanwhile, our friends Jill and Scott were arriving with their little boys who were all set and ready to head to the "wah-wah." First things first we walked across the street to the beach...We were basically there long enough to say we went. Truett had a good time though, he even fell head first in the waves and got right back up. The green bugs and seaweed made the experience a little icky, but this is Galveston, right? It's all we have. After his first Gulf water experience we hiked back to the hotel pool and hung out there until dinner time.

Saturday we went to Palm Beach at Moody Gardens and spent the first few hours of the day there. The "beee" as Truett would say. It was perfect for the kiddos! Ted and I both agree we could spend a whole few days there - we are going back for sure. The sand there is NOT gulf sand, and the water is really a lagoon/pool with plenty of play areas for the little ones. After a bunch of beach time we drove around hoping T would nap (he didn't), so we all got cleaned up and went to the Moody Aquarium. It was SO crowded it was actually a bit difficult to enjoy. We ended up at The Strand in the evening. Dinner was...interesting (lol, Jill knows what I mean). After dinner we took Truett to the "famous" candy shop (famous b/c I always went there as a kid) and bought him some homemade chocolates. He LOVED the peanut butter cups (pictures to follow). We then headed back to the condo and T and I went to bed early after a full day.

Sunday we all got together in the condo for breakfast (b/c we absolutely could not have the horrid condo "hot" breakfast again - lol). Jill and Scoot headed home early and Ted and I decided to try and hit all the Moody attractions as soon as possible in hopes of beating the crowd. We did! We got there early and this time we enjoyed the Aquarium - there was barely anyone there. We were able to take our time and check out all the cool fish, penguins, sharks, corals, etc, etc. It's really beautiful. Even Truett was amazed and had a fun time! Then we went to the Rainforest Pyramid to see the bugs, plants, trees, parrots, etc, and that was fun, too. We rounded out the trip at the Butterfly Tent and then headed home. It was a really good day!

Next post...the trip in pictures.

Some Pictures, Finally

2010-06-01T19:57:00.005-05:00

Just a few random pictures...

My "Doc" hairdo

Do I need a haircut?

Mama attempting to take a cute picture of us but I'm not looking.

KETCHUP!!! I loooove ketchup! (at a Chinese Restaurant, lol)

Chillin' at Gunny's Party

Takin' an M&M break at the pool. Happy Memorial Day!

Blurry but happy picture of mommy & me

Typical evening in our house...

Just a few random pictures...

The First Belly Pic, Baby # 2

2010-06-01T19:52:00.004-05:00

I think this was around 13 weeks. :)

Walk Like A Dinsosaur

2010-06-01T12:59:00.003-05:00

Oh man, Truett is cracking us up these days. We just adore this age. I can see why parents with older kids look at tots and say, "Enjoy this age! It goes by so fast!" He is just being a hilarious little creature, and also a sweetie. We have been spending our hot weekends at the pool and he loves it...he goes back and forth between mommy, daddy, and anyone (like grandparents nad neighbors) who will take him around.

One day when we were at BB & Pappy's house the move Ice Age 3 was ending. As the credits roll it plays this Queen Latifah song, "Walk Like A Dinosaur". When Truett first heard this song he started dancing...fast forward a few weeks and now he goes crazy with it. Ted downloaded it on You Tube and we play it over and over and over. Lil' T has some moves I've never seen before...shoulder shakin', knee slapping, arm wavin'...it's too funny! We are trying to get it on video but of course when we bust it out he wants the camera and tops his moves...so we have to be sneaky about it.

Poor buddy has also been dealing with some awful molars coming in. I guess these are the 2 yr molars? I remember at his 15 month appt his ped said he looked liked he was going to get them early...and I guess she was right. He ran a fever almost all weekend and was pretty miserable if he thought about it (hence lots of pool time and silly dancing in our house!). We really, really hope little man has some tooth relief very soon. Afterall, we have our first family of 3 vacation coming up this weekend. We're headed to Galveston and meeting up with our good friends Jill & Scoot (aka Scott) and their 2 boys for some fun in the sun. Can't wait!

The Face

2010-05-27T20:18:00.003-05:00

This is one of Truett's new faces. I stole this picture from my friend's FB page. :) I need Ted to download some pics for me!!

Bloggie Neglect

2010-05-23T12:31:00.001-05:00

Poor blog has been neglected! I blame the 1st tri exhaustion. Speaking of which, I'm finally over the hump. I'm approaching 14.5 weeks and I am having some better days - woohoo! I had an appointment on Friday and all is well with the little lemon.

Our Weekend "Away"

2010-05-23T12:30:00.002-05:00

This past weekend we stayed in Pearland at Ted's parent's house (BB & Pappy). We had a wedding to go to on Saturday night and wanted to make sure True would sleep okay in there house (his BB just bought a crib and is setting up a room for the grandkids, can you say spoiled? ;) So, Friday we decided we'd all stay over, this way True could get use to his little room. Momo even came along for the trip.

Friday was fun. Ted went to the rehearsal dinner while Pappy and I met BB at Gringo's Mexican Restaurant. Truett absolutely LOVED the place. He has been there before but this he devoured an entire bowl of green dip all by himself. He would use the same chip over and over to eat the sauce and then when it got soggy he'd move on to the next spoon, I mean chip. It was too cute. He was such a good little man.te his entire quesadilla for us. He really entertained Pappy and I while we waited for BB to show up. We were second fiddler when she did.

Luckily he slept pretty well that night - do I smell a little freedom for mommy and daddy now? Woohoo!

Saturday True had a blast at Bass Pro Shop with BB& Pappy while Ted and I headed off to Brett's wedding. We then endured a 2 hour wedding ceremony (Love you, Brett!), and then went to the beautiful reception. Being the preggo that I am I knew I wouldn't be able to last the whole time so I headed home early, (11:30 pm though, eek, late for me!), to BBs while Ted did videography for his bud.

The next morning I was worried Tru would be sad when we left but he must have been exhausted from his fun weekend "away" because he gave all his goodbye kisses and hugs and got in the car without any problems.

After we headed home and had some awesome visitors stop by. (Love you Hinson family!) Later that day Tru and I headed to the new resort style pool right down the street. It was crowded, but that did not stop us from having a blast. T LOVED it! It looks like the swimming lesson (all 2 of them) really paid off because he was letting me dunk him and he would blow bubbles when I asked him. He was also attempting some kicks while I held him on his belly. My big boy. He looks so cute in his swimming gear and jumping off the side of the pool. The only reason e left (we both could have stayed all day!) was because someone took a poopy in his swim diaper and mommy did not bring an extra. Let me tell ya….that was the grossest thing I have ever changed. Ever.

Now if my sweet hubby could upload some pics for me I would gladly share them!

Mother's Day

2010-05-23T12:30:00.001-05:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day! I decided I love this day more than my own birthday and it's officially going on my "top 3 holidays" list. I just love being a mommy to our sweet little man….there is nothing better in the world…and how wonderful there is a whole day dedicated to that! Being a mom is tough work! We all know it isn't roses and peaches every day and there is so little *you* time, but life is a heck of lot richer now. If it means not running marathons until the kids are (both) toddlers or whatever, that's okay, sign me up for the mom gig. That can wait, little man and bean - they're my world.

Anyway, so to celebrate T & T got me an adorable digital frame fully loaded with the best memories of the past 1.5 years. I love it. We also went out to breakfast (my FAVORITE meal of the day), and then Ted grilled for me and both of our moms who came over in the afternoon with more family. Tru put on a show for all of us, as usual. He was just in heaven with both his grandmas at his home and was showing off in his Cozy Coupe, playing T-ball (which by the way the kid is getting pretty good!), getting in his clubhouse (and asking various family members to join him), and of course giving us all a dr.'s checkup with his doctor gear!

Currently: Tru at 16.5 months...

2010-05-07T19:37:00.004-05:00

- Current Book(s): I Like Trucks, Five Little Ladybugs and A Night Night Prayer (ok, this one is mommy's favorite)
- Current Playlist: Pat Green! True LOVES Pat Green. Also, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat (hand motions included)
- Current Color: Oooh, he isn't too picky yet. Blue, yellow, orange, etc
- Current Drink: Milk, water, and the occasional apple juice in a fruit box treat
- Current Food: MashUps squeezable fruit, Gerber Yogurt melts (he has loved these things forever), fish sticks & fries, cheese, watermelon, quesadillas
- Current Favorite Show: T doesn't really watch TV but he will catch glimpses of Barney and Sponge Bob
- Current Wishlist: A Sandbox, toddler picnic table, one of those silly little ball popper push toys (all of his playgroup buddies have this and he LOVES that thing!). oh and a puppy or baby chick or some tiny, cute animal he can love on
- Current Needs: Needs to finish teething. C'mon teeth!
- Current Triumphs: Overcoming a separation anxiety phase, learning how to swim (we're still learning), using a fork and spoon
- Current Bane(s) of my Existence: Mommy, Dada, and MoMo. He asks for all of us first thing in the morning.
- Current Celebrity Crush: Suri Cruise. He likes older women ;)
- Current Indulgence: Chocolate. He loves him some chocolate when he finds it.
- Current #1 Blessing: Being a future big brother!
- Current Outfit: My jammies- green shirt and red pants with sporty stuff all over it
- Current Excitement: Parks! Ducks! Water! All 3 of my favorite things/activities
- Current Mood: Sweet pea, Little ham, Curious
- Current Link: www.diapers.com

Week 12

2010-05-07T18:57:00.002-05:00

Here I am, 12 weeks along. The second tri cannot come fast enough. It just hit me today we are going to have another baby in our house very soon! Eeeeeeeeeee! It's hard for me to accept pregnancy as "real" until after the first tri because it's so darn nerve racking. Even then, for the next 30something weeks I won't relax until our baby is safe in my arms. It's time I found "our" song. When I was pregnant with Truett him & I had a belly song - it was just our special little song for his time in the belly. I listened to it every single morning on my way to work. I'm sure you are just dying to know what song it was. Well, it was Kid Rock's Summertime. Ha! I know, so sweet, heh? Anyway, it just got us going for the day and Truett would dance in my stomach every time it played. So ya, I need to find one for this little bean, too.

This pregnancy is also making me a huge sap. With T I was very irritable. Everything and everyone irritated me. This time around it's the opposite. Everyone and everything makes me "ohhh" and "ahhhh" - I think it's just my heart making room for this next baby.

How do you like my art skillz?

2010-04-29T13:02:00.003-05:00

This is what I sent Ted the day I got the positive pregnancy test for baby number #2. We are very excited to add to our little family! So far I am 11 weeks along. I'm feeling tired all.the.time. It's tough with a little toddler b/c that means no nap time for mommy! Oh what a luxury that was in my pregnancy with Tru. Oh well, that's ok, it just means I'm down for bed by 7:30 pm every day. I haven't even been able to workout...I literally have zero energy to wake up in the early mornings (which is my workout time). I'm trying to be zen about it and remember I didn't run during Truett's first tri and then I successfully ran up until his labor day, starting around week 12 or 14.

I've had 2 ultrasounds so far and the little bean is just perfect. I saw it last week and it was starting to take the baby shape. Here we go again... :)

Tru's Newest Cousin!

2010-04-27T08:19:00.003-05:00

Uncle K-Deaux and Aunt Mandy had their sweet baby girl yesterday. Dylan Brooke Borel, 4 lbs 11 ounces & 18 inches long. Isn't she adorable? And teeeeny! We can't wait to hold her. Yesterday the new mommy and daddy were doing fabulous so we hope the rest of their stay in the hospital goes well. Little Dylan was carted off to the NICU because of her size but she is going to be just fine.

So, of course that makes me take a trip down memory lane. Here is our sweet tiny baby boy at 5 lbs 9 ounces. Do you think they look related? It's Tru's first "Borel" cousin and now this makes a total of 5 cousins. We think he's a lucky little guy to have so many in his life! Don't you just love his pea pod outfit? Hahaha...I think it was the only preemie outfit we had at the time!

28

2010-04-21T10:20:00.003-05:00

I'm 28 years old today and all I want to do is hang out with these guys:

Oh, and I'd also like some Cheesecake Factory, please.

Dr. Truett Riley

2010-04-13T12:49:00.005-05:00

Meet our boy - Dr. Truett Riley, M.D.

Not too long ago I switched pediatricians. I was sick of the long wait and then seeing the doctor for only 5 minutes and always leaving with more questions than answers. We liked the actual doctor but everything else....notsomuch. Anyway, we are now at a new private practice instead of a large group practice and love it. Since about 9 months old Truett has had a fear of the dr. She would walk in the room and he'd freak. Even simple things like a heartbeat check would have him in antics. I dreaded the doctors!

So, at the first visit with our new doctor she saw him freak out while the nurse weighed him and measured him. She was so sweet - when she recognized this she did not try any "doctor" things with Truett. Instead, she talked with him and I and let him feel comfortable instead of rushing in and getting to business. She also had a very special gift for him - his very own doctor kit. She said she usually saves this for the older toddlers but seeing as T was already acting like one, why not? She encouraged us to play doctor with him at home. So, we've been doing just that, daily.

Dr.Truett is very good at taking heartbeats and checking ears (2 of the things he despised most). You ask him to "be Doctor Truett" and he runs off to his kit, stethescope around neck and ready to listen to your chest. We even bring a few of the tools to doctor's visits and he gets to do his thing while she does hers. This toy has made all the difference. Dr. visits are no longer terrifying, in fact they are FUN! Yes, my son no longer freaks or cries, instead he gets to participate. I really adore his new docotr. She is so wonderful and knew just how to help us help him feel at ease. And who knows...we may have an aspiring dr. in the house now. :P

Easter in Pictures

2010-04-07T09:44:00.004-05:00

Keys

2010-04-05T09:25:00.002-05:00

Last night Ted and I had a good laugh. You know how some toddlers become attached to their favorite stuffed animal or a blanket? Not ours. Truett is attached to his set of keys! A few weeks ago we took him to Home Depot and created his own set of special "real" keys. There is one that looks like a car key (since he always wants ours), there's one with UT, one with a skull (Ted picked both of those out), and then one with a little button you push that lights up. Theses are all strung together with a neon green soft spiral ring. Truett ADORES these keys. They are the first thing he wants in the morning and he must always have them when we're going bye-bye.

Last night was hilarious. As we were coming home from our long day of Easter fun Truett was holding his keys in the car. When we got home I took him upstairs, said a prayer, and went to lay him down for bed when I noticed he was still clutching his beloved keys. He would NOT let me take those puppies out of his hand! I finally caved and let him fall asleep with the keys, and then later had to sneak in and remove them. I didn't want him poking himself in the middle of the night. What can I say? The boy loves his keys.

Easter #2

2010-04-05T09:18:00.003-05:00

Truett had a wonderful second Easter. If I can remember, I will dig up his first Easter pics and compare them to this year. Last year he wasn't even 5 months old yet and this year he was running, walking and talking all over the place. By talking I of course mean babbling in his own language. ;) He played and played over at his MawMaw and PopPops house with Aunt Mandy, Uncle Kdeaux, BB, and Pappy. He also has about 4 or 5 Easter baskets, LOL, and then Grandma told me she brought him some more Easter goodies this morning.

True also had an Easter egg hunt at Miss Kari's house on Friday. He loved opening the eggs and going straight for the candy or raisins inside. We attempted a second Easter egg hunt yesterday but since he was by himself he didn't really gather eggs, he was too busy shoveling dirt in his mouth and doing other boyish things. Ted took a ton of cute pics, I hope he gets those to me soon so I can post them. Happy Easter!

Curls

2010-03-22T14:01:00.002-05:00

Weekend Recap

2010-03-22T07:40:00.014-05:00

The Crew: Me & True, Ted, Caitlin, Alexa, Mike & Aidan, Kelly & Morgan

What a weekend! Luckily we were able to enjoy some Clancy family time before Truett and Aidan had to both go to the Urgent Care doctor - turns out one had an ear infection and the other had strep throat. Before all this though, the Clancy kids all got together with our little tots and had some fun. Here are a few highlights from our zoo trip.

Check out the guns on this guy...and see my forehead scab? Poor buddy fell on the concrete last week.

All the cousins: Truett, Morgan, Alexa, Caitlin, Aidan

True, Morgan, Alexa

Ted and me in the petting zoo. Mike snapping pics of Ted snapping pics....dorks.

Mommy and her little man

Truett LOVED having some bigger kids to play with and to follow around. His sweet girly cousins loved hanging out with him and his little stud cousin, Aidan, enjoyed playing cars and throwing footballs with T. So cute seeing them all play together! We hope they come visit again soon.

Fearless

2010-03-16T08:14:00.005-05:00

We have a fearless little boy on our hands.

I took Tru to the pool on Sunday at our neighborhood YMCA to see how he would like the water this year. He LOVED it. He was thrilled to be in the pool. Splashing his face, attempting to kick. He was even intentionally dunking his face in the water. I had to call it quits though when he was trying to set himself free in the 4feet deep water. Really, this little man thinks he can do it all! I called the Y yesterday to set up some private lessons. I'm not sure how you can teach a 15 month old to swim, but at the very least maybe we can work on floating, holding on to things and kicking, etc. I hope he is good for the instructor when we start! I did go to Target yesterday and bought him one of those full suit life jacket things that they make for young toddlers. We'll probably take him again this weekend and see how he does with that. It might give him more freedom.

We also had Mandy's baby shower this weekend. It was so beautiful! I think Miss Dylan's closet is overflowing from all the clothes she got. Truett was pretty well behaved. He hung out for about half the time, and then the other half he wanted to play cars and run around outside playing with the fountain.

Unfortunately, we have not taken any good pictures lately. T doesn't sit still for long so it's not easy. I did have my camera around for some of his funny moments from the past week or so...

My big bruise... (This is a not-so-funny moment)

My hideout in the backyard...Mocha's doghouse.

Climbing my chair in the kitchen.

Truett got out and looked who hopped in...

One last thing. Tantrums. Hoooo Boy, those are not fun. :P If anyone is reading this, how do you deal with yours? So far, from what I can tell trying to calm down Truett does nothing but cause him to get even more mad (like hugging or holding him). What I've been doing is removing him from the location if it's dangerous (on the cement, near sharp furniture, etc) and then I just have to let him deal with it. I tell him I'm sorry he's mad but mommy loves him and has to keep him safe (his tantrums are usually sparked when he wants to do something dangerous and I tell him no or move him). Anyway, so far they have lasted very long but they're not pretty! Last night it all started b/c he wanted to open and close the back gate...you know, where rusted screws and nuts and bolts stick out, along with splinters, etc. I did let him try it a few times, but then we went inside and had bathtime. Afterwards he ran to the back door and told me "out"....that's when it began...

Blah Blah Blah

2010-03-12T11:02:00.007-06:00

I saw that music video this morning while I was working out and I now I have the song "BLAH, BLAH, BLAH" stuck in my head. If you don't know what I am talking about just google it. I cannot get it out!!!

We have been busy, as usual. So busy, in fact, that I cannot even remember what we've been doing. Truett has been cracking us up, also as usual. The other night he took his picture of his BB and grandma off the fridge and put on a show for us. He kissed their picture about 5 times and then was so overcome with love/happiness he pretty much lost his breathe and did this adorbale "bow" and laugh...really, where is the camera when you need it? Speaking of cameras, I have been awful about snapping pictures. It's too hard to carry around this awesome object with neat buttons and clicky sounds and little tiny lights...that is pretty much crack for curious toddlers :)

Instead of my own pics, I will leave you with these adorable pictures taken from Cheryl, one of our playgroup mommy's. We celebrated Brooks' first brithday yesterday!

Truett getting down with the kiddie laptop.

Tru and me with Keri and her little guy, Reese

We were missing a few of the munchkins in this picture.

Family Fun

2010-03-01T07:45:00.003-06:00

We had a nice little family packed weekend. Saturday morning I had the Rodeo 10K and my boys came out to support. I ended up running an official time of 46:36 (7:29/pace). Considering I have not been trianing and my weekly mileage has been at an all time low, I was pleased. After the 10K the 3 of us stayed downtown to enjoy the parade. This is our second annual parade together as a family of 3. Personally, I am hoping we can make this a tradition. It's just so typical Texas, why not? Ha ha.

We them went out to lunch and got home just as Tru was nodding off for his nap. He took a nap while Ted and I got ready for the Rodeo carnival. We met up with more family (BB and Pappy) at the carnival and Truett loved it. Unfortunately the kiddie part of the carnival was not operating (which means we''ll have to go back ;), but he still had a good time. I won him his first super cheesey carnival prize (a stuffed dog). Ted got his first and last fried Snickers (bleh! DO not try, people!)He also took some great pictures so as soon I can grab them off his camera I'll upload.

We also went church for the third weekend in a row. For an energetic 14 month toddler Truett is doing great in the service. I think we finally found a place we'll probably enjoy as a family for years to come. Many thanks to our "new" friends Nichole, Pat, and their adorbale boy G for introducing us to the place.

Goofy

2010-02-22T08:55:00.008-06:00

We've been having a lot of family fun lately. With this goofy guy in tow, who wouldn't?

Glasses? Check. Keys? Check. Snack? Devoured already. (see crumbs on face)

Where's Truett?

I just had to share this adorbale picture of our playgroup bunch. This is from a few weeks ago so of course all of the kiddos have grown since then, but aren't they adorable? For some reason we are missing Reece in this picture - and funy thing is we are all at his house. We are having such a blast with all our new buddies!

DEEEE!!!!

2010-02-18T07:40:00.002-06:00

This is a long wordy post, mostly for myself to remember since I sort of stopped updating the baby book...

Everything happens and goes by so fast, I figure I need to record some of the funny things Truett has been doing. He has become quite the copy cat. A few things he has done this week include sweeping (he saw me sweep the garage and has become obsessed with the broom ever since). How dare we take it away! He got mad at me last night b/c I had to take it out of his hands so he could take a bath. LOL.

He also LOVES to type on the computer with his daddy. He walks into Ted's study, grabs his keyboard (Ted gave him an old wireless keyboard and Tru knows just where it is), carries it over to Ted and says "daddy?" and expects to be placed in his lap so he can join daddy at the computer desk.

Tru is my little helper in the kitchen stirring pots (usually on the floor with his own spoon and empty bowls), cleaning with his rag and spray bottle (LOL), and always wanting "uuuu" so he can see what mom is doing on the counter. He also runs over to the fridge when he thirsty and tells me "Miiiii" for milk and/or water.

He also adores to DEEEEE!!!! and by that I mean to DANCE! We have a radio in the corner of the gameroom and he knows how to turn it on (it's an old one from high school...he can have it ;). He will scramble up the stairs saying DEEE!!! and then when he gets to the top he basically dances over to the radio chanting DEEE. It is adorbale, trust me.

He loves turning our fan remote on and off, he still likes to brush those pearly whites of his and he loves to read his books. He will try to climb on anything he can, loves the window blinds, peek-a-boo, hiding, chase, his tent, and throwing/kicking balls around the house and outside. He also takes off running when you tell him "ready, set, GO!" Oh, and now he loves putting things around his neck. What the heck? That is scary for a mom! He likes Mocha's leash, her collar, ties, cords, Mardi Gras beads, toy strings, etc. Talk about not being able to take your eyes off of him! He is a very active little guy and I wouldn't have it any other way.

What else? Oh, he has become very attached to both his grandmas! Just this past weekend he was around his BB and he could have cared less that Ted and I were with him. Then, on Monday my mom was over to watch him and he was very sad to see "gam-aww" leave. He is still our sweet boy giving out kisses to everyone (and everything) that he loves, including himself. LOL. Now if he sees his reflection he ends up kissing it. Hahahaha. And he willeven blow you kisses now when he tells you byebye. :melting: I think his favorite is still "MO-MO" though. He adores her.

He has a few new words, too - DEEE! for dance, Bay-Bay for baby (he has pictures of himself in his room and points/kisses to the bay-bay), and NAAAA or NAAACK for a snak when he is hungry. He will go to the pantry or fridge and let me know. He also knows when I have the diaper bag that there are snacks in there b/c hungry or not he will ask for one, LOL!

See why I need to do a better job about writing these things down as they happen?

Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-02-15T10:50:00.003-06:00

HOT is the new NO

2010-02-12T12:17:00.002-06:00

So, as most of us with toddlers know, the word NO is a great way to bring out a tantrum in the sweetest of kiddos. I figured out a while back it was much easier to do a better job of child proofing (we really slacked at first), and letting him explore than it is to constantly say NO and take something away. Well, this weekend I spent a lot of time in the kitchen baking and cooking. Of course, this is also my precious time with Truett so he was pretty close by. We had fun stirring pots together, banging wooden spoons on doors, spilling blueberries all over, playing with potholders, peek-a-boo under the kitchen towel, "cleaning" spills on the floor, etc, etc. He also learned all about the word HOT and now it's one of his favorite things to say (for now;). I can pretty much tell him anything is hot and he WILLINGLY backs away or stops what he is doing! I'm sure this won't last long but for now it's nice. I'm lovin' it.

Also, little man had his 3rd double ear infection last week. Poor thing he can't catch a break with his ears. I'm sure it stemmed from his lingering cold he had ALL of January. But, he is so so SO much better and we are very happy he is back to his 'ole self again.

This winter had been awful, especially for Houston standards. It feels like we've been indoors nonstop. Boo. Anyway, to keep us all from staying sane we've been trying new things to entertain True. Last weekend I got him a pop tent from Target and he goes nuts in that thing. It's a great way to release some of that 13.5 month energy.

Mo and Tru

2010-01-28T12:49:00.008-06:00

These two munchkins love each other, can ya tell?

And here is Tru hanging out in his "tent" over the weekend.

Taking a breather outside. I love this scrunchy-nosed serious look.

Chillin' in my chair.

Truett runs to the front door when he wants to go "OWWWW" aka outside. (which is very, VERY often)

Spider Boy.

"Wha???" Acting like Mr.Innocent when he clearly is not.

Busted

2010-01-24T21:22:00.002-06:00

The classic baby powder explosion.

Ham-Bone

2010-01-18T09:47:00.004-06:00

Truett has been quite the performer lately. A few funny things happened this weekend. At one point I had to run to the bathroom so I sat Truett in the closet for .003 seconds (right next to me). He usually occupies himself with hangers or something for a minute. This time, however, was just enough time for him to find a small baby powder container that was at his level and some how dump the entire contents on himself and the carpet in the .003 seconds I was gone. It was hilarious. There he sat, swinging it everywhere loving every seconds of it.

He also had his BFFs 1st birthday party. He had to be sure and assist Dalton whenever possible during the opening of the gifts and at one point I was pretty sure he wouldn't give back D's card. Those two are gunna be some trouble together...I can see it now.

Then, just last night we took him to his great-grandparents house. They just moved in so we had to be sure and break in their house. There is nothing like letting a toddler lose to truly break in your new home. Well, Tru put on quite the show. He loved all the low windows, the blinds, endless cabinets to open and close, a tiny dog to follow and kiss, lots of grandma love, etc, etc. The funniest part was the end of the night, though. I had him half dressed in his jammies and he was shirtless. Baby man-gut hanging over his pants, drool pooling all over his chin and chest...he was a hoot. Next thing we know is showing off his "up/down" skills throwing his arms up and saying "UUUUHHHH" then throwing them down and saying "DOOWWWW" and making sure we all applauded and did just what he did. Then he would go to his jungle toy, make the music and dance for us. And finally, he had to show off his cleaning skills by using a baby wipe to clean the coffee table. He tried to show of "OOOHHHH, KLOOOOO" (open/close) but that caused slamming of the TV stand door so we had to put a stop to that one.

Sweet little ham-bone.

17 Again

2010-01-12T08:23:00.004-06:00

WOW. Weekend recap = wow. We had such a blast at Di and Keegan's wedding. She was stunning and totally herself. I love that. It was SO great seeing so many old pals. The after party was reminiscent of being 17 again. I think it's amazing how you can get a group of people together and it's as if no time has passed at all, even if has been forever. You know who I am talking about! We will never let it go that long again! I have to give Ted major props b/c he was such a good hubs and fit right in. Seriously, SO.MUCH.FUN.

Tru was also a trooper with his mommy and pops gone for a night. He played his little heart out with BB and Pappy. I had planned for a vacation day for Monday and boy did I need it. I got in some much needed quality time with my 'lil guy. The highlight of the day was him "cleaning" with me. He is such a copy cat right now I give him a rag and his own spray bottle and he helps me wipe down his high chair. Another funny...we went to his sitter's to drop off a few thing and his buddy Cole started "blow drying" Truett's hair by pulling it straight up and holding his play blow dryer against his head. Tru just sat there. These kids, they are so hilarious!

1 yr stats

2010-01-05T14:10:00.001-06:00

I forgot to post these for my records!

Weight: 23 pounds, 4 ounces (50th)

Height: 30.5 inches (75th)

Happy New Year!

2010-01-04T11:09:00.005-06:00

The holidays have come and gone...*sigh*

SO much fun with a baby in the house! What a difference a year makes. This Christmas was the polar opposite of last year. Xmas 2008 was amazing and incredible because we had our healthy baby boy in arms (although I was a mess of post partum hormones and Ted was sick as a dog)...Christmas 2009 was amazing and incredible because we got to SHARE the holiday with our son. You know for being 1 yr and 2 days old on 12/25/2009 he sure got it. His eyes lit up when he saw his gifts under the tree, he was excited to unwrap things from his extended family, and he was just cheery and playful (with the occasional mini toddler tantrum from the overstimulation of the holiday craziness - can't really blame the little guy).

Truett is walking everywhere! If anyone wants a nonstop workout just spend the day in our house chasing Truett around, he'll make you burn some calories. He is also obsessed with telling anyone he see (and any animal for that matter), "Iiii!" aka hi. He also will tell you bye when you're leaving or walking out of a room, etc. Such a friendly little man. We took him to the park yesterday and he was sure to tell every man, woman, child and dog, "Hi!" As in, he will continute to say it until you say it back, even if this means chasing you down...LOL. He has also learned a few new tricks...up/down (with arm signals included, lol), and he says what I believe is "all done" at he end of his meals. He's also sort of saying something like "Ready, set, GO!" It's really more like baby jibber jabber and then a loud "O!"

The photo above is from Christmas morning. Can you tell he played till he was exhausted?

2 days early, A Birthday Poem

2009-12-21T11:41:00.002-06:00

So, Little Man turns ONE on Wednesday. I'm going to write him a poem every year...here's his first one....

Happy Birthday, Baby Boy

Truett, I can't believe the day is here,
It's your first birthday, you're already one year!
I'll never forget your first moment in life,
Wanting to protect you forever from strife.
You came so quick on twelve twenty-three,
At 5 pounds 9 ounces you were tiny as can be.
Your daddy was there snapping away,
Grinning ear-to-ear on your birth day.
You came out crying sounding like a cat,
Football in the background, I can't forget that.
The first night home I didn't sleep a wink,
Just stared at your face and started to think.
So many hopes, dreams and wishes for our little guy,
No matter what you do we're always by your side.

I can't believe it's been 365 days,
Your dad and I have changed in so any ways.
Our hearts are now full and as big as they can be,
Because with Truett in tow there's so much to see.
You are walking, you're talking, you're hugging and kissing,
Before you came around all this we were missing.
The way you wave "nigh-nigh", the way you crinkle your nose,
The way you laugh so loud, and bite at our toes.
Your little baby voice saying mama, dada, "dah" and bye,
These are the memories that will one day make me cry.
Each moment is going so slow but so fast,
Enough just to savor but then it's into the past.

I can't believe the little person that you are,
You love figuring things out and pushing your car.
Your Red Rider wagon is one of your faves,
You also love reading books unwinding from your days.
You have a little playhouse, some Laugh N Learn toys,
You're in to all things typical of pure American boys.
Things like remotes, tools, and wires galore,
You also really love your daddy's key board.
You're an active little man, cruising and crawling,
If I tell you no-no sometimes you end up bawling.
You're so smart pointing out your mama's nose,
And turning things on/off, open and close.
You love learning, exploring and figuring things out,
You love Momo so much; she makes you squeal and shout.
Let’s not forget your funny baby babbling talk,
And is there anything cuter than watching you walk?

I can't believe how much you can eat,
Such a tiny little person hobbling on two feet.
You love most fruits like kiwi, banana, and berries (blue),
Some other faves include cheese, toast, and dry cereal, too.
You'll eat avocado, chicken, peaches, puffs and peas,
You'll even say "dank ooo" now we're working on please.
There are so many highlights from your very first year,
I wish I could bottle it up and write it all here.
From sitting up, rolling, and playing in your jumper,
Peek-a-boo with curtains and picking out the crib bumper.
Your first ear infection and croup at 6 months of age,
And you also chewed your crib rail in a teething rage.
The first nine months you had reflux to boot,
Although none of this stopped you from being so cute.

Our sweet baby Truett, I can't believe it's here,
Onward and upward bring on another year!
I'm already so proud to call you my son,
And I know your life journey has only begun.
Forever and always I'll be by your side,
A mommy's love stays with you in low and high tide.
My wish for you is to be healthy, happy, secure and strong,
And you'll always have mom and dad to help you along.
We just want you to know, our Little Man True,
That mom and dad will always love you!

12.23.2009

Birthday Pictures

2009-12-21T11:19:00.004-06:00

Smiling ear-to-ear in my new house. Cool shot, dad!

Making funny faces at the talking horse.

Oh, what's this?

Hi!

Tearing open presents. I look like such a big boy!

My invitation and birthday cake picture.

My cool, "1" shirt and my new play house!

We had Truett's first birthday party on 12/13. We had a great showing of lots of family and friends - thanks to you all for making the day SO special for Truett! His "big" gift (little does he know mommy bough it used ;) was a new Little Tikes playhouse that he and his friends absolutely loved!

Let it Snow!

2009-12-07T10:20:00.004-06:00

There's baby burrito on the front lawn.

Pushing his wagon in the snow. Who woulda thought??

Eating a cracker.

We came inside to grab a quick snack.

Yummm...and COLD! Tasting the snow.

Yay mom, I like it now!

Mommy! :( His first reaction, lol. As you can see from above, he did warm up to it.

I am way more excited than he is...

We had the strangest weather on Friday....down here in Mo City, TX we had over 2 inches of snow. I really thought Truett would be closer to his teens before experiencing snow in Texas. He probably won't believe me in a few years, but I have the pictures to prove it. As you can tell he started out unsure of the snow (love that pouty face), ended up tasting the white, fluffy (errr...slushy stuff), and then ended up having a fun time pushing his wagon through the snow.

I just realized I haven't updated in a while. Time is whizzing by. Truett is taking steps (all on his own), here and there and running all over with his push wagon. He's a brave little guy and can stand on his own like a champ. His latest word is "nigh, nigh" -- he sort of uses it in the same way you'd use hi, bye, or good night. He says "nigh, nigh" when he's going down for a nap, going to bed for the night, or when he's simply telling you bye or hi.

Oh, He went and saw Santa yesterday...LOL...that was hilarious! No tears, but he was certainly on the verge. Luckily, mama was right there beside Santa (he was sitting on the guy's lap, at least)! I even have the tree up this year and so far so good....it really is just like being a kid all over again when you have a little one during the holidays.

The big first birthday party is coming up this weekend. Hard to believe our baby is going to be a toddler. Updates to follow.

Currently...

2009-11-10T08:12:00.004-06:00

(You know you want to do this too!)

I'll answer these questions for Truett at 10.5 months and for myself...

- Current Book(s): My last book was Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson and now I need to tackle a pile of unread magazines / T's current book is his touch and feel Animal Book with pictures of real animals
- Current Playlist: On my Zune it's "2009 Top Hits"/ T's is Third Eye Blind or Beastie Boys...he likes dancing to those guys
Current Shame-Inducing Guilty Pleasure: Frozen cookie dough from the neighbor's school fundraiser / Babies have no guilt!
- Current Color: Solid grey (NOT heather grey / T's would have to be black & white
- Current Drink: Starbucks…WHYYYY am I letting myself get addicted? / Ts would be milk
- Current Food: As usual, I heart peanut butter / T's favorites are kiwi and cheese
- Current Favorite Show: Modern Family, and as always, How I Met Your Mother / T doesn't really watch TV
- Current Wishlist: A winning Lotto Ticket would be nice / T probably wishes he had no boundaries
- Current Needs: A few more hours in the day / He needs his teeth to pop through!
- Current Triumphs: Pain free running and recovery from my pelvic stress fracture / Walking everywhere with his push wagon
- Current Bane(s) of my Existence: My baby and hubby / His mommy and daddy ;)
- Current Celebrity Crush: Meh, no one is impressing me at the moment... T is too young to answer
- Current Indulgence: Wine / T's indulgence is creamy Fage yogurt
- Current #1 Blessing: Our healthy, happy baby/ Being so loved!
- Current Outfit: Jeans and grey shirt with flats / He had on khaki shorts and vintage tee this morning
- Current Excitement: Both of us - Truett's First Birthday around the corner!
- Current Mood: Grateful / Happy
- Current Link: http://www.amazon.com/ / http://www.diapers.com/

I'm a pirate!

2009-10-26T08:37:00.005-05:00

Truett's First Halloween

All we really needed was a yard and a stroller...they could have played with/on/under this thing all day.

Such a daddy's boy!

Probably chasing after Dalton or searching for his next blade of grass to eat...

We toured a pirate's cove. Can you tell Truett wasn't thrilled by it?

My 'lil pirate! This hat didn't last long...he prefered the bandana (that's our boy ;)

They "fought" over this toy, LOL!

He was squealing with delight while searching for his perfect pumpkin...

Truett and Dalton - classic Halloween photo op

Tuckered out at the end of the day!

We took Truett to the Houston Zoo Boo on Sunday. We love the zoo and had a great experience the first time we took him...however going to a special event at the zoo is chaos and I doubt we'll ever go back for the "Boo." It was SO crowded. Parking was terrible....but, once we got inside, it was well worth the trip. We met up with our friends Matt and Leslie who have a son, Dalton, 1 week younger than Truett. Their daddies have been best friends forever...since they were young kiddos...so it's only natural the boys were already acting like brothers, ha ha. It was too cute seeing them together. My cheeks were hurting b/c the way the interacted cracked me up so much! Despite the crowds and missing out on seeing a lot of animals (this just means we all need season passes now), it was GREAT time!

Busy Bees

2009-10-22T13:20:00.004-05:00

Crawling around in Momo's kennel...

His FAVORITE book!

The spider book is a close second.

With his buddy, of course.

Looking in the backyard for Momo...

Love this toothy grin

Sweet profile

At the church petting zoo...going for the bunny...

Going for the goat in this picture. He was also going for the pony and cow (not pictured). He has no fear...

Having fun at our local park!

October has been a BUSY month. Weddings, birthday parties, church carnivals, fall festivals, trips to the park....and we're not done. This weekend we're tackling "Zoo Boo" at the Houston Zoo. This will be Truett's second trip to the zoo!

10 Months

2009-10-22T10:28:00.009-05:00

Kissy Kissy

At Aubrey's First Birthday. How cute are those balloons?

"Hi Mom!"

Trouble!

They could do this all day long...

At the park

Chillin' in the swing

Studs

My handsome guy

Ooooh, mama loves this face!

Tomorrow Truett turns 10 months old. I got nostalgic yesterday when I went to pick him up from the sitters and met the new baby she's watching (who is a teeny tiny 2.5 month old). This means Truett is no longer "THE baby" at her place:( Bittersweet indeed. Kinda makes me want another...

Truett's latest tricks include cruising anything he can (including the dog), the constant pulling up, and (sad) the desire to no longer snuggle (b/c he'd rather be on the move). Oh man, how I miss those baby snuggles. Now the only time I can ge a cuddle is when he's sleepy (so either early morning or right before bed). This boy is getting enrolled in sprots asap - he is SO active. How can I forget to mention he is also climbing/crawling the stairs... I am also pretty sure he is saying "dog" -- he says "dah"...and it's different than his "dada" sound. Too cute. He's eating pretty much all solid foods. Every now and then if he hasn't eaten much I'll still offer a jar of baby food so I know he's getting enough calories/nutrition. He is hit or miss with food. Some days he gobbles it down, other days he flails his arms and wants nothing to do with it. He's also getting good at the "back arch" when he doesn't get what he wants...Oh boy! I'm working on the sippy...he's just now getting the hang of holding his own bottle, so this is all still a work in progress. I can't believe in two short months he will be turning one! I remember the pregnancy and birth/labor so well, it really doesn't feel all that long ago.

October?!?!

2009-10-14T12:12:00.016-05:00

His face right after his shots. My poor little BoBo!

Kicking up paper at his 9 month appointment

Big boy

True with his buddies: Eliie, Truett, Colton and Jackson

I haven't updated in a while so I know I will leave out some cool stuff. Oops! We've been busy. The days fly by, weeks go even faster and the weekends...huh?? What are those?

Truett is a mess! A fun, sweet, adorable mess. He is such a fun loving baby boy. He is so strong. He is pulling up on everything and still mobile via army crawling and now regular crawling. He pushes or pulls things (heavy things) clear across the room or house. Did I mention he is pulling up on everything? Ha. Climbing walls, the oven, dishwasher, doors, Mocha, pulling up on benches, couches, tables, window sills, entertainment center, bathtubs, crib, gates, toys, stairs...you name it. Lately he has been opening his board books and making sounds...it is so precious, it's as if he is reading. I love watching him do things like that when he thinks no one is looking. I cannot believe he is going to be 10 months very soon, and his 1 year birthday is not far behind. Where has the time gone? We love our little man so much, it's by far been one of the most special years of our lives.

T's first tailgate

2009-09-28T10:22:00.004-05:00

Truett went tailgating with me this weekend (Ted was in Austin with his brother). He was such a good boy! Really, no matter how "good" he is I still get nervous for solo outings b/c you just never know what a baby might do. He was such a trooper! He let anyone hold him, loved laughing at any friends who played with him, chilled in his stroller while Kate, Sara, and me trucked around the entire UH stadium once or twice (lol). Kate was kind enough to take some pics and share them! It was pretty hot so little man ended up shirtless.

Stats

2009-09-28T10:16:00.003-05:00

Ted and I both went to Truett's 9 month appt on Friday. He's such a big boy! Where did that peanut go?

Weight: 21 pounds (50th%)
Height: 29 inches (75th%
Head: 50th%

He also had 2 shots...the flu shot and whatever it was that they were out of at his 6 month appointment. They also drew blood to check iron levels and some other stuff and it all came back perfect. He is such a ball of energy. This weekend all he wanted to do was pull up and stand and then cruise the couch. His balance is pretty bad though so you have to be close for those falls...He also figured out how to get on his knees and crawl the stairs. It's exhausting for him thought so he doesn't get very far. Too cute. He's making all kinds of new noises, baba, uh-oh, dada variations...of course, everything but MAMA, lol.

Nine Months!

2009-09-23T12:57:00.005-05:00

Happy Nine Months, Sweat Pea!

These shots are from our fun visit at the Children's Museum. Truett had a blast playing and climbing everywhere and was fasinated by anything wheels, tunnels, mirrors, etc...

BFFs

2009-09-17T12:19:00.003-05:00

He was cracking up at Mocha!

Mocha giving sugars

Truett giving kisses back

1+3 = 4

2009-09-17T12:03:00.003-05:00

We went from 1 to 4 teeth in a matter of nights. They all exploded about 1.5-2 weeks ago.

Here's Mr. Four Teeth!!

Bye Bye Baby....

2009-09-02T13:42:00.005-05:00

...Baby tub, that is. It was time to retire the baby/toddler tub when Truett realized there was more to the bath beyond the blue walls...he now loves getting on his belly and being a little fish, or splashing with his toys, eating washcloths... and pulling up on the tub walls...scary for mommy but oh so much fun for a curious 8 month old!!

Plotting his escape....

Oh what fun times we had little blue tubby!

What YOU lookin' at?

And lets not forget....

BB giving me a bath. Some privacy, please?

My FIRST bath in the baby tub. I wasn't sure what to think...it soon became one of my favorite places to play.

8 months...Updated

2009-08-26T10:31:00.003-05:00

Happy to be 8 months!

(this one is from my phone, hence the poor quality)

Updated b/c i added more pics ;)

Dadadada...

2009-08-18T11:12:00.002-05:00

On the way home from Lupe Tortilla...and yes, he's already a fan!
(Not like he had a choice, really)

Chillin'