Valentine's Day for Daddy.....

I helped Brayden make a book for his daddy for Valentine's day & here are some of the pictures that I took of him........he is such a camera ham!!

Beautiful Blogger Award

I was awarded this from Hanging with Mr. Coooper & Jennifer at Blonde Ambition; thank you very much!!

The rules are as follows:
~Thank the person who nominated you and link to their blog.
~Copy the award and paste it to your blog.
~Tell us 7 interesting facts about yourself.
~Nominate 7 bloggers that you love and link to their blog.

I am not sure how interesting these are but here goes-

1. I don't have the sinuses that are located in the forehead region of your face; they never formed for some reason........my mom says I am lucky because I will never experience a sinus headache :)

2. Lance & I only knew each other for a week before we moved in together; I guess you just know when you have met the one.

3. I love to do laundry......LOVE IT!

4. I am obsessed with reality TV; I love to get lost in other peoples issues I guess.

5. I am claustrophobic........really claustrophobic!!

6. When I was younger I couldn't say w's very well; world war was the worst to say for me.

7. I am an organization freak & I mean freak.........I can't relax until everything is the way it is supposed to be & sometimes I even drive myself crazy with it!!

Here are the 7 ladies that I think are beautiful as well..........

Annie @ Chapters of Our Life

Rachel @ History of the Harveys

Jacqueline @ Marbles Rolling

Mrs. Southern Belle

Mrs. Foreste @ Baby Foreste

Shandell @ Breaking New Ground

Julie @ ...back to basics...

Monogram Chick Giveaway

How cute is this bag ladies??? Go here to sign up for the give away & tell her I sent you please!!

Just A Small Vent........

I know that I am a new mother; my son is only 6 months old & he is my first child so I am learning as I go HOWEVER why do people still feel the need to tell me what I am doing with MY child is wrong?? People started doing this when I was pregnant & it would drive me bonkers then but now it makes me absolutely insane when people look at me & say "just let him cry" or "what are you doing that for?"........WHY do I have to let my son cry?? WHY is that the ONLY way?? WHY????

Brayden has been waking up a few times a night & we let him whine/cry for no more than 5 minutes before I go in, give him his paci, turn on his aquarium & then he quites down & is back asleep in no time at all. Yes I am tired but he is my son & I am there to take care of him & give him what he needs.....even if it is at 11pm, 1am & 3am. I don't mind doing it & I am sure if he could find his paci on his own he would but he is only 6 months old & I am his mother & I CAN DO WHAT I WANT!!! I didn't ask for your advice........actually your rude ass started the conversation by telling me how tired I looked (FYI people don't want to hear that) & I just told you why I was a bit tired & you decided to then insult me again & make me feel like a bad mom by doing what I think is best for MY son!!!

People need to realize that we are all different & we all have different views & ways of parenting & just because my way is not your way doesn't make my way bad or wrong.........& that is all I have to say about that!!!

Weekend Review....a bit late!

Friday night Lance went out with some of his friends from work because they were celebrating the birth of Dusty's 2nd child; Wesley Phillip was born on February 4th & I hope I get to see him sometime soon :)

Saturday was a great day!! B & I got out & ran errands like we always do EXCEPT for this time he was a big boy & sat in the cart & NOT the car seat or his stroller........I was so proud how he did & only had my cell phone to take a picture of his accomplishment.
We got home from errands, B had his bottle & then we played until lunch time & then he had another great & wonderful accomplishment I put him in his crib with his paci, turned on his aquarium & noise machine...walked out of the room & he was out by the time I walked into the other room to get the monitor. He is doing great with napping in his crib & putting himself to sleep at night; our little boy is growing up & I don't know if I want to laugh or cry about it.

I worked out, got the laundry going, made our bed & then realized that he had been out for 2 hours & just then I heard him talking so I went in to get him & he was in the best mood so we played, took a ton of Valentine's pictures (I am making Lance & Daddy & Me shutterfly book for Valentine's & just hope it turns out), ate, bathed, played some more & tried to wait for Lance to get home but he didn't make it; he was acting like he wanted to go to bed early so I grabbed his bottle & he was out......Lance was sad but poor buddy was worn out from his BIG day. Lance stayed up & watched the UFC fight & I dozed off on the sofa only to be awoken at 11:30 by the screams of hunger.....maybe he going through a grown spurt because he has been doing that here & there for about a week.

Then there was Sunday, we were having some friends over that evening to watch the Superbowl....so we had a lot to do to get ready!! Lance's mom came over to spend time with B while we did everything & that helped out soooo much!! We were ready for the game; we got balloons....

cupcakes were made....

we were dressed in our Colt's blue.....


& we were ready for our yummy fajita dinner; we made chicken, steak & shrimp fajitas & ALL the fixings & they were delicious!! After dinner everyone got settled in for the game & I got B ready for bed. I changed him from his Colts attire into his MVP football PJ's,
he watched the coin toss, kick off & then it was bed time for him. He went down like a champ & unfortunately so did the Colts.........what the hell happened Peyton?? Grrrr......is all I can say about the game but I do have to say I loved the Doritos commercials this year & these two were my favorite!!

B got me up at 2am yesterday morning so I was exhausted all day & hated it because my momma & sisters came into town last night around 6. I am super excited that they are here & spending time with B; he is staying home from school all week to spend time with his Grams & Aunts...........I know he will love all the attention & time he gets with them!!

Day 1 Done.........

29 more to go, I have started (again) & am sticking to the 30 Day Shred workout!! I was reading Mrs. F's blog & she posted this picture......

I was already preparing myself to start the workout again on Monday but after that damn picture I decided to start TODAY & all I have to say is HOLY HELL I am out of shape!!!

B's Feet.........

are now being covered with socks & SHOES!! We decided that it is time that he start to wear them on a day to day basis so we went out & purchased some new ones for him this past weekend........what do you think of his little Chuck Taylors??



And what about his Puma's??




We love both pairs & are now on the hunt for a cute white pair. He doesn't seem to mind having them on at all BUT I do have to admit that B does get sweaty & some what stinky feet by the end of the day & I HATE it but I guess it's nothing a baby wipe can't fix!!

6 Months Old.......this past Wednesday!!!

B is getting so big, so fast & I some times can't believe that 6 months have past already!! It has been a crazy week so I am just now getting his pictures posted; I know that I always post so many but it is hard to pick!!

I WON!!!

I am the winner of a blog makeover contest that Jenn over at Blonde Ambition was having; I can't tell you how excited I am that I my blog is going to get a makeover!!

I never win anything that I sign up for & this is a great way to start my Friday off; I hope that the rest of my weekend goes this well & with that I mean the COLTS win the Superbowl.

"The Dinner Party We Have ALL Been Waiting For"

That's right ladies tonight there is another wonderfully dramitic episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County on at 10 & I can't wait!!

Gone Are The Days of the Swing.......Bye, Bye Old Friends!!

Brayden no longer likes to swing in either one of his swings or sit in his vibrating chair.....AT ALL....he hasn't used them in quite a while but I didn't want to do anything with them yet just in case. But the other day we said bye to them & gave them to 2 different expectant mothers at Lance's moms work. They loved them & we were very happy to pass them on; Brayden used to love them & I hope that their kids love them too!!

His vibrating chair helped so much when he was colicy!!


He loved this swing the best!!






When I brought Brayden to work with me he would take his long afternoon nap in this swing........I miss having him here with me :(

Pink's Performance Last Night on the Grammy's

Her performance was amazing.....I had goosebumps the entire time & just thought I would share it with anyone that missed!!!

I will do a weekend update when I get home tonight.....we did so much but still have so much to do!!