6 Months! (6/7/11)

Stats:

Weight: 14 lbs 9 oz
Height: 26 in
Head: 16 1/2 in

*Collin bear, you are such a happy baby! We have had compliment after compliment on how great you are. You love to see new things. You just stare for so long.

*You are still not a great sleeper though, We are determined to get this fixed though. Our doctor told us it is now time to Cry It Out. You would think that Mommy would be having a hard time with this, but to tell you the truth… it’s your DADDY! He can’t go 10 minutes without coming and picking you up. Mommy is going to have to have a nice long talk with Daddy about this. I need you to sleep through the night!

*You nurse 2-3 times a day. Mommy is still pumping at work for you to have bottles during the day.

*You are still a little thing!! We still have 0-3 month clothes that fit you! Mostly just shorts though. The rest of your clothes are 3-6 months.

*You are wearing size 3 diapers.

*We give you rice cereal with fruit mixed in every morning. You seem to like it okay. We figured out that you don’t want it right when you wake up though. You like to eat it after your morning nap.

*You can pick up toys off the floor. You can change them from one hand to the other, and you ALWAYS put whatever is in your hand into your mouth.

*We just started putting you in the jumparoo. You aren’t sure how to figure it out. You curl your toes up and just kind of sit there and play with the toys around it. When Mommy bounces you, you don’t mind it. Hopefully you will figure out the bouncing soon.

*You're still not sitting up on your own. We are working on this. When you are in your bouncy seat you pull yourself up toward the toys as if you are trying to sit up. You love your bumbo. Maybe you will be sitting soon.

*You still love bath time. You make the funniest sounds when we first put you in the water. Your Daddy loves to watch you!

*No teeth yet... I don’t know what is taking so long. You drool and chew on anything you can get your hands on.

*We love it when you talk to us. I could listen all day long. Your voice is so sweet.

*You also are laughing lots more. I have gotten it on video several times. I will never get tired of hearing that laugh.

*Your legs are so strong. You have just recently starting being somewhat of a wiggle worm! We can be holding you and you will try to walk up us!

*Unless you are tired or hungry, you are happy and content.

Sweet baby boy,

You are the light of our lives. I can’t imagine our lives without you. You are growing up so fast! I can’t believe you are half a year old. You are developing the cutest little personality. We love you so very much.

Mommy and Daddy

Happy Birthday Eric!

Last week was not only Father's Day but Tuesday the 14th was Eric's 28th birthday!!!

He ended up being off work so he went to Benton to spend the day with his family.
When I got off work I went to my parents house to get my mom's help on a chocolate pie! Eric would rather have pie than cake so we had birthday pie! Yummy!

When he got home we enjoyed dinner from the brand new Chicken Express and had pie for dessert! Collin and I got Eric a movie he had been wanting and two fantacy football magazines! It was a really great day!

Happy Birthday Eric!! We love you so much!

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Church

Going to a new church is always nerve wracking for me. Not that I've done it a whole lot in my life but the few times I have, I remember being so nervous.

Eric and I are looking for a new church home. This is very difficult for me considering I have been a member at the same church since the 7th grade.

A few months back Eric and I started talking about what church meant for us. We took time to pray for direction and a peace about this. We want to start a journey together as a married couple. We both didn't feel like our church home was fulfilling our spiritual needs the way we felt necessary. So... after much conversation and prayer we have begun visiting churches.

We both know we want to raise Collin in a church that we feel has a wonderful children's ministry.

We are looking for a Sunday School class for young married couples that we can bond with.

But above all else, we are looking for the church that we feel God could use us the most in.

Please pray for us while we are starting this process. We want what's best for us as a family and according to God's will.

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The "D" Word

Ugh. This is awful. Very bad. Horrible. No good. I feel sick at my stomach.

Today June 20, 2011, I took my sweet baby boy to DAYCARE. I can't believe this.

He just looked at me with those big sad green eyes like "what in the world is going on?" My heart aches.

We needed him to be a little closer to home. I was spending way too much time driving back and forth taking and picking him up from the sitters house everyday. There were lots of reasons for making this change but it doesn't make it any easier!

We shopped around for the right place for us. I think we ended up with the best place for him. It helps that Kyndall is at the same place. She's been going there since she was just a couple months older than Collin is now. She loves her "school". I hope Collin will too.

I wish I could have a small daycare at my house. Keep a couple kidos. A girl can dream I guess.

Sweet Collin, mommy is sorry. I wish it was different. I hope you did okay today and made lots of friends! I love you.

-mommy.

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Thankful

I am one lucky girl. These two boys mean everything to me. I'm thankful for trips with them. I'm so thankful that God has blessed us so very much. I hope that I am as good as a mommy as they are son and husband. How did I get so lucky? Wow.

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Mommy AND Wife

We have been super busy lately. I’d be lying if I said things had been going great around this house. Life has been hard. Blogging has just taken a back seat.

I have said once before that the one thing I do not like about blogs is the pressure I feel to always seem like my life is perfectly put together. I feel like I always have to be so cheerful with my posts. Well, I’m not always cheerful! I am a moody, tired, and a very stressed Mommy and Wife sometimes. So as a result, I just haven’t posted anything.

Eric and I have been having some issues. I’m sure every married couple goes through this sort of thing. It’s so hard. We will make it through this, I am sure. Every marriage has its ups and downs. It just hurts so bad going through one of the downs. I seriously need to work on many issues, and he has his challenges as well. We are working hard on our marriage. It is the most important “job” I have. I have to remember it takes work just as much as our other jobs. Our lives have changed so much over the last year. It’s hard to even think about.

I am happy to report that things have been much better lately. We have gone on some date nights- just us. My mom has been wonderful. She has offered to keep Collin while we go to dinner, or just shopping at Target. We are always instructed to stay gone longer than an hour. We have really tried to focus on communication. I have made a sign that is on our back door. “Love is a VERB”. Such an easy thing to say, but sometimes very difficult to show. We are working hard on this.

Memorial day weekend was nice. We worked around the house, inside and out. Spent time as a family. Eric even took me to Olive Garden in Little Rock Saturday night to have a very nice dinner. Just the two of us. It was wonderful. Sunday we had a cookout at my family’s house. It was nice to have a relaxing weekend without fighting or getting upset.

I am very thankful for family and close friends. It’s nice to be able to be REAL with them when things aren't wonderful. Friends that have sent me encouraging messages, and just letting me know they are thinking of us and praying for us. I received this message Friday. It made my day. “Hey Friend! Just wanted you to know I was thinking about you. I love you, and miss you!!!” Absolutely wonderful.

Things are better. We are working on getting back to “us”. We are still learning how to be a married couple, AND parents to a sweet baby boy.

I have put so much time and energy into being the best Mommy I can be, that I have been putting my Wife title on the back burner. I have to do better at balancing these two roles. Any hints or suggestions would be wonderful. How to keep a marriage strong, new, and feeling refreshed… and not feeling like I’m being a bad Mommy. Surely I’m not the only mom and wife who has ever felt like this.

Stay tuned... I have lots of catching up to do. Especially pictures of this cutie.

Dear Collin,

I really want to remember this morning! You slept until 9:00!! Wow. That is so amazing. Mommy feels so much better. Yes, mommy slept that late too. We were both really tired. Getting up so early during the week is not so much fun.

Our last talk must have sunk in with you. How did you know it was Saturday? However you did it, thank you. You are such a sweet boy.

I'm ready to have a great weekend.

I love you,
Mommy

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