SUPERlittleMAN!

Oh I just love him!

Don't you?

Here are some baby G updates...

Gray sleeps through the night (can I get an amen) about 12 hours without feeding!

Napping... not so much a few cat naps here and there.

He loves smiling, especially at Mom and Dad.

He rolls over (front to back) pretty often now... love the shocked look on his face each time like 'How did I get here?'

Spends his Sundays at nursery 'Sunday School' then hanging out with Mom and Aunt Kim.

Has been on several couponing adventures with Mom. (So far this month we've saved over $200 buckaroos!)

Hair is coming in well but sticks straight up. (see above pic)

Can't wait to start eating solids because he's downing 6-8 ounces a feeding now.

Woohoo to my little 3 3/4 month old!

Love you,

Momma

I'm in LOVE!

With couponing!

This was my first time and I had a blast! Can't wait to get even better at it! Saved $20 with coupons I loaded onto my card and $22 with MCs.

The tally:

The loot:

The face:

RV=$111

OOP=$69

$42 saved

3 bags of dog food, shampoo, conditioner, 2 toothpastes, 6 individual frozen pizzas, 8cans of veggies, 4 tubs of wipes, 2 12packs of dishwashing tabbies, break and make cookies, cinnamon rolls, biscuits, crystal light, 3 boxes cereal, detergent, popcorn, yogurt, and a cake mix. Can't wait to organize it all and start my stockpile :)

was I really gone for 3 1/2 months?

Sorry for the temporary hiatus. It's because (drum roll)...

I returned to work last Friday...

 and it's like I never left...

First class back, a kid lost his first tooth.

Yesterday I had 3 kids throw up during lunch duty... stay away from the mystery meat.

Today I was doused in applesauce (it even got in my shoe).

sigh. 

I don't hate working but MAN am I rush home to my sweet Gray... no more staying late for me.

Speaking of....

Gray is officially 3 months old (and some change)!

Love!

him!

SO!

much!

resolution

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions."

This is the motto to my 2011. 

So many times we intend to do something

...send a thank you letter

...send a sympathy card

...go visit that relative more often

...remember birthdays in enough advance to get something, even if it's just a card

...actually sit down for family dinners (not in front of the tv)

...volunteer for community service hours

...meet the neighbors

...get involved in that bible study

...give that person a call just to let them know you care

...get together with that old friend you're always meaning to arrange a date with

and so many of these and many more things NEVER get done.

So this year my goal is to actually do them!

Enough with the lame excuses. Even with working and a baby, none of that is impossible. It might not be the most convenient thing to do a the time but it might be the best thing to do.

In doing these things I think it will lead to loving the people around me even more, better use of my time, and feeling more like the person I want to be.

Win, win, win.

Here's enjoying a few minutes with Dad.

And here's to more moments like this. :)

itza happy birth-aday

Happy Birthday Adelaide and Jim!!!

Thanks for letting me join in the fun!

Although I couldn't share in eating Adelaide's Smarties/'farties', I feel as though I not only celebrated Jim's stand-alone but mastered it!

Love you guys! 

Happy 3rd and 53rd to the birthday twins! 

Guy Talk

Gray and Uncle Ross having a "guy talk" conversation.

My first day with Aunt Amanda

Everyone, guess who is now guest blogging for me?!? My Aunt Amanda!

Today was the first day that she came to hang out with me and we had SUCH an eventful day!

FIRST, Aunt Amanda was stuck in the cold and had to wake up mom to be let in to the house.

THEN everyone woke up and I ate some breakfast but for some reason I didn't have any poops! So I played and napped and ate and played and napped and still no poop! Yikes! I was a fussy boy by this time.

FINALLY as I was eating I EXPLODED! Aunt Amanda and mom cheered for me, changed my diaper and we got to go on a walk with Sawyer!

WHILE we were on our walk Aunt Amanda was looking down at me and accidentally let go of Sawyer's leash, luckily he didn't run away and we all came back inside.

OBVIOUSLY after getting rid of all that poop and going on a tiring walk, I needed some more food so Aunt Amanda was giving me a bottle and she squeezed the bag....a little too hard and the bag exploded all over me and my boppy and my aunt. So we had to change clothes...for like the 1 millionth time!

LASTLY, after watching Aunt Amanda fail at the Wii Fit and mom fold cloths, I was EXHAUSTED...

I'm so glad I got to spend the day with two of my favorite ladies...I can tell Aunt Amanda and I are going to have a lot of fun adventures in the future.

Stay tuned!

Love,

Gray (and Aunt Amanda)