Buy a Calendar

I have some friends, Jamie and Sarah Burch, that are starting the adoption process and have found a way to raise some money to help. This is the link to buy the calendar. Also, the link to their blog is at the bottom of my page if you want to keep up. Thanks

A sad day for mama

Well, Friday night was a very sad night for me. Jared (without asking or telling me) went to put Colt in his crib when he fell asleep. Colt has never been in his crib. So he brought me the monitor (which we've never used) and I was not happy. I kept telling him I was not ready for him to go to his own bed. But he was in there already and I wasn't gonna wake him up. So he slept in there from 9-1:30. Then he didn't wake up until 4:30. I can't believe how well he slept in there the first time we put him in there. Then Saturday night he slept from 9pm-4am. (Jared gets up with him on the weekend so of course he sleeps longer at night when it's dad's turn). So I guess I'm gonna have to get used to him sleeping without his mama. I still get him when he wakes up the second time and bring him back to bed so I can nurse him. So we still get a little sleeping time together. I know it's what's best for both of us but I just loved waking up with him every morning. It is easier to get things done at night and it's definitely more comfortable sleeping. So all in all, I guess Jared made a good decision. Here's a bunch of pictures from recently

Muscle Man!


Wanna go for a ride in my convertible


My handsome ralph lauren outfit (which was a gift)


What's up homie?


He loves his memaw


All Colt's first cousins on my side



Most of his second cousins on my side. This was the best one we got. It wasn't easy getting all those kids to look at the camera at the same time!


Church Sunday


Double Chin


Happy Thanksgiving a few days early

More Pictures

He's getting rolls


I love this one. He's looking at Kit. Kit doesnt really notice him much yet but I'm sure he will soon enough!

Dr.'s update

Colt had his two month check up today. I couldn't believe how much weight he's gained. He weighs 13.4 pounds. So he's gained over 3 pounds in a month! The Dr. was very impressed. It was a whirlwind of a day. I went to school this morning. I dropped my kids off at music at 12:45. Picked up Colt at 1. Took him to the Dr. at 1:15. We left the Dr. at 2:30. I took him across the street to Judy (mother-in-law). I was back at school at 2:40. (I was supposed to pick my kids up at 2 but my Principal covered for me) I stayed at school until 4. Went back to pick Colt up. Took colt to my sister-in-laws house so I could go enroll with ins. That took about an hour. I went to Albertson's cause we were having Brandon and Sara over for dinner, went back to pick Colt up and finally went home! What a day! So grades are due tomorrow and i still have to average them out and put enter them in. Not going to bed any time soon. Oh and in between driving everywhere and taking and picking colt up everywhere, I was playing phone tag with the surgeons office. They called this morning to schedule Colt's surgery. We finally settled on a date. We originally wanted Dec. 29 but he's gonna be out of town that week and the week of Christmas so we had to push it to the week before. So bad news is I'm gonna miss 2 days of school. Good news is I won't spend my Christmas break in the hospital. I'm really looking forward to spending time with my son more than just a few hour everyday. And the best news of all is no more bag! Can't wait! Okay, gotta go enter grades and get into bed.

Colt's first wedding

We traveled to Abilene this weekend for our cousins wedding. I only worked a half day at school. Jared and Jake picked me up at 11 and we headed to Abilene. Colt slept most of the way. I made him wake up for the last part because I didn't want him to be up all night. We got there in time to visit with some family before the wedding. I was nervous about Colt being fussy during the wedding but he did great. He ate right before and slept through the whole thing. The wedding was beautiful. It was in a theater which was a really good idea. They had a mash potatoes bar and cheese and chocolate fondue fountain. Also, the cheesecake was amazing! So congrats to the bride and groom! Colt was so good all weekend. So many people held him. It was kinda nice being able to eat with two hands! He was great until we got home. I think he was so used to being held that he wouldn't let us put him down. His bag also held up all weekend. This one lasted two days. I was thinking today that we have less than two months left with the whole bag situation. I can't wait! Twice this last week, I was walking out the door to go to school and saw his bag was leaking so I ended up being late. But this won't last forever and we're getting faster at changing the bag. All in all, things are great. We took some great pictures this weekend so enjoy!

Great Weekend

Well, I got through the first week back at school. It really wasn't bad at all. I really enjoy teaching and being with the kids. The only difference is, I make myself go home at a decent hour so I can go see Colt. He's continued to do well at Pat's. She said he was one of the best newborns she's ever kept because he's such a good baby. That was good to hear. Friday after school, I went to my brother and sister-in-laws house to see my niece and nephews. My niece was so proud of herself because she held him up on her shoulder standing up. Of course I was right there with her, but she bragged to everyone the rest of the day about how she held him while she was standing up. It was so cute. His bags have been doing great. They haven't been leaking. We usually change it every 3rd day. Colt still hates it when we have to give him a bath and change his bag but hopefully we'll only have to do it a few more months. Well, we've had a great weekend. We went to a baby shower yesterday. He did so good. I asked my mom to go with us cause it was about an hour drive and didn't want to attempt that by myself. He was so good. Everyone said what a good baby he was. The mornings are my favorite times with him, especially when we can sleep in a little. He just kicks and swings his arms and smiles so much. It's amazing how much he changes everyday and how many new expressions he comes up with all the time. Well, here's a few pictures of the past few days.


He loves his swing!




We caught these two this morning.





Melissa's husband was holding him and he gave him all kinds of smiles. So cute


This was at Melissa's shower.This is a new expression. I think he looks like Jared's dad in this picture. Wonder what he's thinking