Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Colby's Social Life

Emily & Daylee came over to splash around in the kiddie pool!



If I just pretend to be on the phone she want make a move
Your getting too close




Okay, I know you can't resist me.... get over here






Hellooooooooooooo















Fun with Conner Man!






























Four-wheeler riding and bathtime with Wyatt

































Monday, May 25, 2009

Baby Jones #2 on the way, YAY!!

One day I realized the date and thought Oh my I could be pregnant, which was a little shocking because we weren't trying to conceive at the time. I took the test which was negative and I was surprised when I felt disappointed. I was even more surprised when Chris had mutual feelings. So, we decided obviously we were ready for baby #2. One month went by and "Ta Da" baby #2 is in the oven.

It was time to take the test and 2 little pink lines quickly appeared! I was so thrilled and immediately began to count my blessings. Chris is out of town so I called to give him the happy news and he ask me "are you serious" about 5 times and then said "awesome, round 2". Our parents are ecstatic and can't wait for Colby to be a big brother. I had a feeling the entire time that Colby was a boy and I have the same feeling that this one is a girl. I asked Colby if the baby was a boy or girl and he said girl. I would love to be an all boy momma, and I can also picture hair bows all over the house, so either way I will be tickled pink!
Chris text me a second ago and said what about this name for a boy, so if I had to guess then I would say he is thinking about another boy hehe!
Babycenter.com says my due date will be Jan 29 but I haven't been to the doctor yet. I am calling tomorrow to make an appointment 4 weeks from now, so we shall see.

I haven't had any morning sickness yet, so that 's a plus. I was only sick for one week with Colby so I'm hoping for the same or none at all! I already gave up the sweet tea and coffee, good thing I enjoyed some excellent coffee at Crackle Barrel the day before I found out and had a white chocolate mocha on the way there hehe!

I am so giddy about being pregnant, I think it's the most beautiful thing in the world. It's so awesome to think that Chris and I were co-creators with God himself, it gives me chill bumps!


We went to a cook out today and two of my friends are due in July and they both look so beautiful and radiant! Kate and Jenn will both be amazing moms!!!





Today I was thinking about how early I started showing with Colby, I thought I was having twins. I was showing at 8 weeks and the doctor assured me it was just one in there and I would show early because I was small. I have heard that most people show earlier and get bigger with the second one so I guess I will start showing tomorrow with this one hehe! If you are pregnant, you have to get this book. It keeps up with everything about your pregnancy and you take a picture each week. I love to look at it and I'm so glad I did it. My scanner isn't working so I had to take pictures from the book.


38 weeks


Talk about BIG, I thought my side was going to rip from my body!! 39 weeks




I can't wait to do it all over again!
Please keep us in your prayers for a healthy pregnancy and baby. I know it's early to tell people but that's just me. I can't hold wonderful news in, I have to tell everyone how Good God is! Something can happen in the first trimester but it can also happen in the third. I know that God gives and God takes away so we are prepared for God's plan, and I trust in his plan always!





Colby had so much fun at Reese's birthday party. We don't give Colby much sugar so he turned into a maniac after eating 1 1/2 ice cream cones and sucking on a huge tootsie pop for 2 hours.


He normally goes to sleep at 7:00 but he had the after party in his bed instead. I watched him on the monitor while he laughed with Binky (his lovey), acted like a bear, and jumped up and down in his bed until almost 10:00. He has never been awake at 10:00 so I'm thinking Colby and sugar don't jive!! We had a great time and the space jump wore me out!
















































They were born on the same day and now his mommy is also due in Jan, so the next babies might have the same birthday too!







































































Monday, May 18, 2009

Please Poop in the Potty






Well, well, well.... what can I say about potty training? How come my son can learn sign language, knows where to put the keys to start the car, and can cut the radio on when he wants to dance, but can't put his poop in the potty. It is so baffling to me!!! Everything I have read said that most potty problems such as, scared to poop in the potty and prolonged bed wetting is more of a problem in America because children aren't starting to potty train before 20 months and aren't completely potty trained by 24 months. My point being, I did potty train early and he has pooped in the potty before he was one and now won't hear of it. So, even though you potty train young doesn't mean they won't go through the fear of pooping or regress. Supposedly, by potty training young he will be over the fear and no poop problems by 24 months (I'll let you know). The crazy thing is, I really don't think he is scared to poop in the potty. I think he has convinced himself that he is suppose to poop outside because our dog does. We are constantly saying, "Bentley, potty outside" and then we praise him. When Colby sees Bentley potty outside he says, "BB poo poo" and claps his hands. Colby will get off the potty and then go outside to take care of business. He is really quick about it (especially wearing big boy underwear ) and if I try to pick him up in the middle of it and rush him to the potty then he stops and won't finish (which can't be healthy). He has done this so many times, he even goes to get the water hose because he knows I have to spray off the patio. You are never suppose to punish or show frustration when it comes to potty training so there isn't much I can do. But, he is really going to think he is suppose to potty outside if I don't come up with something quick.



Gammy got Colby a potty book and it has a sticker chart. I thought I would try this and maybe he will want to poop in the potty if he gets a sticker. He loves the stickers and gets one when he TTs but has yet to poop. He walked in on Chris using the bathroom and was so excited for daddy. He said, "daddy poopoo, sticker". He thought Chris deserved a sticker hehe. Colby acts like he is trying to poop in the potty so he can get a sticker. He has the poop straining sound perfected, take a listen!!







My parents pool is finally warming up so Colby got in for the first time and absolutely loved it!! He would run and jump in to daddy and thought it was so funny! we have to watch him like a hawk because he doesn't care if someone is there to catch him or not, he just jumps in like he knows how to swim.




He is counting and he uses a finger on each hand for one and two instead of using two fingers on one hand. It was pretty funny!








Saturday night we decided to go visit with some friends so we let Colby stay the night with my parents. This was his very first time to stay the night away from home so I was a little nervous. I put him to bed at 7:00 and he didn't cry at all. I was so surprised because he has a thing about sleeping in his own bed. I told my mom if he woke up yelling Mama to call me immediately and I would be on my way to get him. He didn't make a sound until 6:45 Sunday morning. I was so excited he did well! When we went home that night it was a little weird seeing his empty bed and knowing he wasn't there, but I know it's good for him to get use to staying with my parents. Chris and I went to church and by that time it had been way too long, and I was so ready to go see my little man.




Sunday afternoon was Jenn's baby shower so Colby got to see his buddies Wyatt and Conner.


I didn't get any good pics of the shower because I was chasing Colby around the whole time!


Jenn & baby Gray
Of course, Colby found a broom.







Playing in baby Kale's room. They were breaking it in before he arrives.






Wyatt











I told Conner to say cheese and he showed me the cheese in his mouth, HA!


We had a great and blessed weekend!!!!









Monday, May 11, 2009

Mother's Day

A friend of mine had this wonderful story in her blog and I wanted to pass it on. It made me cry because it's so true in every way!



Being a MOM... We are sitting at lunch one day when my daughter casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of 'starting a family.' 'We're taking a survey,' she says half-joking. 'Do you think I should have a baby?' 'It will change your life,' I say, carefully keeping my tone neutral. 'I know,' she says, 'no more sleeping in on weekends, no more spontaneous vacations.' But that is not what I mean t at all. I look at my daughter, trying to decide what to tell her. I want her to know what she will never learn in childbirth classes. I want to tell her that the physical wounds of child bearing will heal, but becoming a mother w ill leave her with an emotional wound so raw that she will forever be vulnerable. I consider warning her that she will never again read a newspaper without asking, 'What if that had been MY child?' That every plane crash, every house fire will haunt her. That when she sees pictures of starving children, she will wonder if anything could be worse than watching your child die. I look at her carefully manicured nails and stylish suit and think that no matter how sophisticated she is, becoming a mother will reduce her to the primitive level of a bear protecting her cub. That an urgent call of 'Mom!' will cause her to drop a souffle or her best crystal without a moments hesitate ion. I feel that I should warn her that no matter how many years she has invested in her career, she will be professionally derailed by motherhood. She might arrange for childcare, but one day she will be going into an important business meeting and she will think of her baby's sweet smell. She will have to use every ounce of discipline to keep from running home, just to make sure her baby is all right. I want my daughter to know that every day decisions will no longer be routine. That a five year old boy's desire to go to the men's room rather than the women's at McDonald's will become a major dilemma. That right there, in the midst of clattering trays and screaming children, issues of independence and gender identity will be weighed against the prospect that a child molester may be lurking in that restroom. However decisive she may be at the office, she will second-guess herself constantly as a mother. Looking at my attractive daughter, I want to assure her that eventually she will shed the pounds of pregnancy, but she will never feel the same about herself. That her life, now so important, will be of less value to her once she has a child. That she would give herself up in a moment to save her offspring, but will also begin to hope for more years, not to accomplish her own dreams, but to watch her child accomplish theirs. I want her to know that a cesarean scar or shiny stretch marks will become badges of honor. My daughter's relationship with her husband will change, but not in the way she thinks. I wish she could understand how much more you can love a man who is careful to powder the baby or who never hesitates to play with his child. I think she should know that she will fall in love with him again for reasons she would now find very unromantic. I wish my daughter could sense the bond she will feel with women throughout history who have tried to stop war, prejudice and drunk driving. I want to describe to my daughter the exhilaration of seeing your child learn to ride a bike. I want to capture for her the belly laugh of a baby who is touching the soft fur of a dog or cat for the first time. I want her to taste the joy that is so real it actually hurts. My daughter's quizzical look makes me realize that tears have formed in my eyes. 'You'll never regret it,' I finally say. Then I reached across the table, squeezed my daughter's hand and offered a silent prayer for her, and for me, and for all the mere mortal women who stumble their way into this most wonderful of callings. Please share this with a Mom that you know or all of your girlfriends, or daughters, who may someday be Moms.May you always have in your arms the one who is in your heart.




I love mother's day better than my birthday. It's so much more special and it's such a day of thanks! I feel so blessed to be a mother and I thank God everyday for Colby! It's also a day of prayer for the ones who have lost their mother or have been waiting for that special gift for some time. We don't always understand God but we do know that he has a plan for the pain, we just have to trust!


My Second Mother's Day

Friday we went to Saucier to visit JoJo & Coach. It's like vacation; delicious meals (that I don't have to cook), no cleaning, and showers that last longer than 5 mins (without Colby banging on the door yelling MAMA MAMA). It's also very peaceful and relaxing. Chris helped his dad in the garden.







I guess Colby will be out there next year with his shovel too.

We went to the outlets and racked up on the deals for Colby's winter wardrobe. Children's Place had almost all winter clothes for $.99 and sweater vest and pants for $5.00. I was so excited! Thanks JoJo for all the clothes!!!

While we were shopping Colby pointed to his booty and said poo poo. I assumed he had already done his business so I was surprised when I checked it out and didn't find any poo poo. A few minutes later he pooped and I was so mad at myself for not taking him to the potty. I was also thrilled because that's a huge step forward. It was the first time he actually told me he had to poopoo. Last night he told me again so he sat on the potty and started to grunt but he just couldn't do it. Still another huge step forward, he wanted to sit on the potty and try, YAY! He succeeded as soon as I put his diaper back on but he immediately told me to change him. So, with all that said, I think we are back on track in the potty department! JoJo read an article in the SunHerald by John Rosemond and saved it for me. It was titled

Get The Potty Started Young

http://www.sunherald.com/business/story/1334892.html


As you know I'm a big fan of John Rosemond, so I felt confirmed that he had the same beliefs about potty training.


After all the shopping we went to eat at Blowfly Inn. I saw it on the food network and I wanted to try it out. It's a cute place that sits right on the water with a serene view. They put fake flies on top of your food and Colby didn't like it. He picks up real bugs all the time and tries to eat them but won't touch a fake fly, go figure.

He kept saying bug but didn't won't to touch it.





Phil Stacey (from American Idol) and his band sat at the table beside us. He was a really nice guy, even stood up in his chair to sing a song to mothers but changed his mind. I didn't won't to be a crazy person that interrupts his meal to take a picture, so I didn't. He said his album just came out, I think it's country.



We stayed until Sunday and made it back to Florence by noon to eat with Gammy & Paw. We enjoyed some fun in the sun!











best kisses ever!













Paw thought the water was too cool so he boiled some water to warm it up. Paw spoils Colby just a little bit!!










Happy Mother's Day to everyone, especially mine because she is the best one in the world!!



























































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