The Best Mother's Day Present!

AUSTIN FINALLY SAID "MA MA"!!!!!!

I have been trying to get him to say it for several months now, and all along Justin has been saying that he was saving it for Mother's Day! He has said "Ma", and what sounded like "Mom" a few times this week, but would say it once and I couldn't get him to repeat it.


When he woke up this morning, he just wanted to snuggle...which made my day right there. Then he looked at me, took his binkie out, and said "Ma ma ma ma". What a great day. And now, if I ask him to say it, he will!


I am so happy to be his mom! I love this kid SO much!! He really is the cutest kid EVER!!

Spring is finally here!

Today was an absolutely gorgeous day! It was such a welcome thing, considering we woke up to this Thursday morning:

I have been waiting for beautiful weather for a while now...anxious to be able to take my little boy outside and let him truly enjoy everything around him.

So, after church today we went to my mother-in-law's house for dinner. It was so nice outside, we couldn't resist letting Austin have his first experience on a swing. (Thanks to Kennadie for sharing her swing with Austin!)

Austin loved it! He was laughing for a while...of course not when I was trying to get a video of it, though!






They have the cutest little bench, so I had to get a picture of Austin sitting on it.

This is the best picture we have been able to get of me and Austin together in a long time!

These are just a few pictures of spring time in our backyard. I was so excited when my bulbs started coming up...they are just so pretty!

We got this little slide to keep in our backyard. This was his first try on it...he wasn't quite sure what to think!

More Random Pictures

These are just some random pictures from the last month or so. I absolutely love this first one of Austin. I don't really know why I like it so much since he has food all over his face. I just think it is really cute!

Can we say lounge baby? Notice his cell phone in his hands.

Finding new ways to entertain himself with old toys!

Bed Head!!

This one just makes me laugh. He will probably hate me someday for posting this on the blog, but for now he can't stop me. He has started "hiding" when he needs to take care of his "business," and his favorite place to do this seems to be under his highchair. In this picture he was working so hard he had to brace himself by holding onto the highchair. (He is also spitting up.) Poor thing!

Mmmm!

I have needed to update the blog for awhile now, and when I finally got around to looking at the pictures I have to post, Austin is eating in pretty much all of them. I guess I need to be better about taking more pictures. But, I guess that is a big part of his little life right now!


Austin loves beans...especially black beans. The first time he tried them, we were at Chili's. He ate ALL of the beans that came with Justin's meal. He was literally shoveling them into his mouth, and saying"MMMM!!!" with each mouthful! We got a good laugh out of him being so cute about it!

He has also discovered dirt. This was after I found him treating himself to some dirt out of the plant in our front room! Of course the first thing I did was tell Justin to get the camera! And really, how do you get mad at this??

It is getting a lot harder to get a really good picture of him because once he sees the camera, he high tails it over to try to get it! So, I have a lot of pictures that look like this:

Basketball star or Drummer?

Here are a few videos of Austin showing off his budding talents. He has just recently discovered the cupboard with pots in it, and thinks it is great fun! Uncle James will have to teach him a few drumming tricks next time we see him!

He loves playing with his little "sports center," and has gotten a lot better at making baskets since we recorded this video...his favorite part is still dancing to the music it plays though! Cute little guy!

A present for ME

I have spent the last 2 1/2 years looking for an entertainment center that I liked. I know, talk about picky, huh?!? I had a very hard time finding one with doors to cover the TV at all, then only complicated my own problem when I encouraged Justin to get a new TV...not any TV, a 52 inch TV. Then, I could find some with doors, but they weren't big enough to house our new television.

So, a couple weeks ago we finally found one that would fit our TV, and we liked it!!! So, here it is...my present that was 2+ years in the making.

I always said I needed something BIG for that wall, but I didn't realize quite how big it was until they delivered it! I LOVE IT!! Now, I just need to decorate it. I am slightly lacking in the creativity department. so if you have any suggestions, just send them my way!

My Difficult Decision

So, it is official. I gave my two weeks notice at work yesterday. I don't know why it was such a difficult and scary decision for me, but it was. It will be awfully nice though to not have to figure out babysitting, and MOST importantly maybe be able to go on a date with my husband sometimes!!

It did make it a lot easier for me when my boss told me that they would miss me, and that there would always be a job available for me there if I want to come back. It's always nice to hear nice things about yourself!!

So, if anyone wants to get together...my schedule is even more free now!!! Justin and I will actually have time off together again!! Wahoo!!