His cries jerk me awake, and I’m startled. I bring him in close, but he doesn’t latch on.Throwing his body back, he wails and pushes away from me. I try my best to soothe him, keep him from waking everyone else, but he doesn’t calm down.I stand up, hugging him […]
This post is a week late, but regardless, Ervin is seven months old now.SIGH.And let me tell you, it has NOT gotten easier to take his picture!Here are a couple of my best efforts:Look! He’s as big as the horse, you guys!And another trip down memory lane…
My baby is still growing up. Didn’t I tell him to stop it?!Now, instead of rolling around on the floor or sitting in his bouncy chair while we eat supper, he sits in his big boy chair with us.And stares at us while we eat our food. And blows his […]
Before I show pictures of our morning at the pumpkin patch, I want to let you know about some other pumpkin stuff…I’m featured over on MOMables™ again, this time sharing my pumpkin chili recipe!The air was crisp and cool this morning, as we ventured out on an autumn “field trip”. The […]
Friday was Henry’s 6th birthday, and we went to the local pizza place for dinner. My parents came along, and brought a Halloween sack full of Dollar Store Halloween goodies.They were a hit.Especially these glasses…Me and my camera were MUCH too slow to capture the glasses on Erv.Henry and his […]
This weekend was big.I saw my good friend from college get married on Friday and we spent the rest of it with family and friends in Arkansas.The big three kids had a BLAST. Here’s part of the reason:Do YOU know anybody else that has a PIRATE SHIP in their YARD?!How […]
So. I have the stomach flu that three members of my family have already had and we managed to pass on to my sister-in-law and her kids (sorry, Robin!!!) and probably some of T’s family as well (sorry, Carisa!!!).I feel like crap but there are a few things I need […]
Ervin turned six months old on Saturday.Where, oh where, has the time gone?Thanks to Pinterest, I already know what I want to do for his first birthday party. But I’ll be happy if it takes it’s sweet time getting here.I tried taking his picture with the horse and sign for […]
I finally did it. I cut my boy’s hair.My husband and mother have been threatening to do it themselves for at least a couple of weeks, but didn’t follow through (thank goodness).I just needed to do it on my own time. He is my baby, after all.This is what he […]
***Before I tell you all about our week, don’t forget that tomorrow (Saturday) is the LAST day to enter my Mabel’s Labels Giveaway. Get on it, folks!***Well, because of Labor Day on Monday, this was a short week. But it felt very, very LONG.This is what went down:Monday was a […]