24 weeks

24 weeks old and you melt my heart by sleeping like this:

New things lately:

You started using a sippy cup. We let you practice with it once a day and just put water in it. You look like such a big boy when you use it and it’s so cute. You sometimes get a little tired of holding it and when you do I take it away, and at that point you suddenly freak out and want it back. Magically your strength is renewed and you can hold your cup for a little longer.

You’ve been practicing sitting up by yourself and now you are doing it really well. We just sit next to you in case you start to take a tumble. Right daddy? Right. You are such a big boy! It’s fun watching you sit there by yourself, playing with your toys.

You pass toys back and forth between your hands. Whenever we are eating or drinking something you are focusing so hard on us and always open your mouth. You’re such a little catfish.

The least fun we have had with you this week is teething…Yuck. It is absolutely no fun. About a month ago you were a drooling machine so we thought maybe you were teething then, but this past weekend you definitely haven’t felt that great. It has started with your never ending runny nose, which one day we think has dried up and then the next is like a faucet all over again. You are getting particularly fussy in the evening and have taken on a whole new love affair with Sophie. Along with her, you enjoy chewing on our fingers and on a wet wash cloth that has been stuck in the freezer. We just hold you and let you chew to your heart’s content. If we don’t? Well, you are a mean, grumpy baby. Either way, we still love you very much!

Thankfully, teething hasn’t impaired your sleeping...see above picture again...

Weekend Recap: Prepping a deer stand

We tagged along last night to help daddy prep his deer stand a little bit. We mostly sat in the truck and looked around, but it was nice getting some fresh air. Wyatt is at the stage where he absorbs everything so it's easy to take him and just let his little brain get to working. Here are some pictures from our little adventure.

Daddy is the little red dot in the tree. It's kind of like where's Waldo...

After Ryan got finished we drove through the farm looking for deer. Yes, I am being a "bad mom" (in some people's eyes) for riding through a farm with a baby in my lap. Whatever though, he loved it, and I'm pretty positive it looks like I am holding E.T.

Half way through the ride he was out. So sweet.

It won't be long before Wyatt is out there hunting with his daddy!

Happy birthday, Bunney!

Today, Ryan turned the big 3-0!!

 Last night he got his duck decoys and believe me when I tell you that he was on cloud 9!

Can't you just see how proud he is?

These are apparently might fine duck decoys....you know, all pretty with felt heads...

He was like a little girl texting "Donnie" about his sheer excitement.

 

This morning, I had Ryan's present on the table. I made this little bouquet for him along with his cards from me and Wyatt and also some new shirts I got him. He loved them!

 We planned to spend the entire day together (yay!). We headed to Stuttgart so we could go to Mack's Prairie Wings to buy him so new waders. But first we stopped in Conway for what else? Smoothie King!

 Wyatt did soooo good today! He is such an easy, easy baby and we love being able to take him with us. We had fun at MPW and also had a really yummy lunch at the Cajun Bistro.

I also ordered these and mom brought them over while we were gone so it was another surprise for Ryan. They were from The Cake Place and there were soo good. We will probably be ordering a lot more from there!

 Here is Bunney with his new waders. He is so proud, but you cannot tell because he is trying to be seductive for me. 

 We also got a decoy bag for those fabulous decoys. How appropriate correct?

At least I got to do some shopping in Little Rock on the way home, so we had a really fun day.

Ryan, you are such a wonderful, wonderful daddy to Wyatt and a great husband to me. I hope you had a wonderful day today. I'm pretty positive that you did!! I love you so much and I hope that this is your best year yet. (How can it not be though? Toot makes life 1 million times better!)

Fall TV

My husband and I are going to become fat and lazy this fall.

Why you may be wondering? The answer? Fall television.

Okay, so maybe we won’t end up like Mike and Molly (which is on the DVR) but I can tell you we will be spending a lot of time curled up on the couch. We will just have to do workouts during commercial breaks…but we never watch TV live so that may not happen…but then we really need to be doing something…so maybe back to live TV it is. Ah, decisions, decision.

Last night, was the season premiere of How I Met Your Mother. It’s a great show, but honestly I am getting a bit irked by the fact that it seems like it is never going to end. Yah, I get it…when we find out who the kid’s mother is, the show is dunzo. However, I am almost to that point to where now I just want to know. Maybe this will be the last season for it and Barney will marry Nora (I hope) and Lily and Marshall have their baby, and we find out that the mother is actually the cupcake girl, and Robin…is well, Robin? Regardless, the show is legen (wait for it) dary and I will miss it once it’s gone.

Anyway, we also started Two and A Half Men. It was just okay…mostly I just wanted to see the storyline. We will see where it goes, but I have a feeling it will get deleted off the DVR. I do love me some Ashton Kutcher though so many it will get a little better. I just know the first show was just okay.

What I am so excited about is 2 Broke Girls. I was laughing the entire time. I really think it’s going to be great. I love Max’s character, especially the snapping at the very beginning. Love it. I hope it has a good season and comes back for a second!

Up All Night is straight up hilarious. I think I love it so much because we can relate to it now days. Ryan missed the first episode because I deleted it without thinking after I watched it, but he will definitely enjoy the 2nd episode with me.

Also on our DVR list: Mike and Molly, Vampire Diaries, Whitney, Revenge, Last Man Standing, The Office, and America’s Next Top Model. That’s all I can think of right now. Throw in college football and the Sunday/Monday NFL games turns out to be a lot of tv. Gah, we are pathetic. Luckily this is what lazy Saturdays and Sundays are for…catching up on tv. (What also helps is that we have a little boy that goes to bed at 8.)
One last thing...can we all be sad together that Teen Mom is ending tonight?

So, what are you watching this fall? (Is this what has you gaining an unnecessary 5 lbs, too?)

23 weeks

Weekend Recap

So this weekend with dealt with our first runny nose...This little boy felt pretty yucky over the weekend.

Can't you tell by this little face?

Daddy and I took turns rocking him to sleep...we didn't mind considering he isn't the type of baby that you rock to sleep, so it was a rare treat.

Saturday we went to my brother's graduation. On the way we entertained ourselves by way of an iPhone camera.

I've recently become a little bit obsessed with nail polish. Here is my Essie Very Structured that I just got.

Pretty, no?

Ryan decided to share his nail color as well.

Here is cutie Wyatt with Uncle Jason!

                                     

And with Mimi and Pawpaw...I think they secretly planned to all wear blue.

We had a pretty good weekend. We are still dealing with the runny nose. I stayed at home with Wyatt this morning while Ryan went to church. I'm hoping in the next few days we're all dried up!

Birchbox 1

I got my first Birchbox yesterday. Truth be told, I wasn't all that impressed. I think it had something to do with it being my first one and the fact that it was their 1st birthday so I guess they thought putting a "friendship" bracelet was the right thing to do? I don't know...I however, was not a fan.

Here is the little box it came in:

And here are my goodies:

I got the awesome bracelet, perfume, a facial moisturizer, a lip plumping conditioner, and nail polish strips.

I tried the facial moisturizer and wasn't blown away or anything. The perfume smells really really good! Tomorrow I plan to see how the lip conditioner is.

I guess I will be giving Birchbox a second go...