7 Months!

Wow. I'm getting really slack on writing and posting! My baby boy is about seven and a half months old now and I'm almost twenty-seven years old! I can't believe I'm that close to thirty now! But it still feel so long away! (:

Dear Ryan, 

Seven months old and you are already CRAWLING and PULLING UP! I just can't believe how fast you are growing up and developing! I think you are going to be walking before we have any teeth grow through! You have been miserable lately and I think part of it was your flu booster, but the rest I think is that your mouth hurts! 

You are sleeping through the night again, over 9 hours at once with out really waking! You make the sweetest sounds and make the funniest faces!! You love cartoons (sometimes even just tv in general). You nap once a day usually and still get along well with Cullen! 

Your first christmas and new years was the most fun ever! We spent a lot of time with family and new church friends. I can't wait to see you and Jeremiah really play together one day! You seemed to have had a great time, even though you didn't really understand what was going on this holiday season. I look forward to next year, thinking you will understand better all of what goes on. 

Your first birthday is going to be approaching fast.... Momma has already considered themes and who to invite. It's going to be fun and I can't wait to see you get messy in cake! (: 

I love you, Stink! 

-Momma

Thoughts of the Week

• I'm currently addicted to the Disney Junior cartoon, Little Einstein's. This show is extremely educational when it comes to art and music, I love that!! I look forward to Ry watching this show. On a side note, I ordered a Baby Einstein DVD about baby words and sign language... I have always wanted to teach my kids how to sign some words and the alphabet so they can talk to me before they can actually talk. I've read many studies about how it keeps kids from getting frustrated when they can't tell you what they want. Also, I think it's good for my kids to know a second language, and I don't want to teach them Spanish, although that would be a smarter idea. LOL
• Every night when my head hits my pillow and I am exhausted from the day I just had, watching two kiddos, and keeping up with the house. Every morning I wake up refreshed and realize I have forgotten all the stress from the day before and I'm ready to do it again! I love my job! (:
• Dunkin Turbo coffee is YUM! I had a sample that I threw in the freezer months ago... I just brewed it today and it's really tasty!
  
• I've had my sewing machine for about a month now and still haven't MADE anything! I feel like I'm neglecting what I want to do, but I just don't have time, nor have I made time to do it. I will eventually... I am going to make my Christmas gifts this year, I hope!
  
• I'm currently reading Kristin Chenoweth's book 'A Little Bit Wicked', and it's very refreshing. She has a very down to earth sense of humor and I love her little antidotes for life! Such as 'No Calories Left Behind Peanut Butter Pie'. There is a recipe in the book! (: She has a very good attitude, even when things don't work out so well!
  
• My husband has been BEGGING me to read the fantasy book series that he loves so much by Jim Butcher. So I am going to give the first book a shot next... it sounds really interesting.
  
• Looking forward to this weekend. On Saturday I have a baby shower to go to and then my sisters are staying over with me. If I'd had the money, I was going to go with some friends to celebrate another friend's birthday. It sucks being BROKE! I wish Kelly the best this weekend and hope she has a GREAT time!