You've got mail!

So who doesn't LOVE getting packages in the mail! I know I do! Last week I called and asked if Justin's step-mom Cathy could send me a bow to go with Jaina's birthday dress. We are going to the park and this time I'M going to be taking pictures of my baby with MY professional camera so we will see if it works. I needed a certain bow and thought I would ask her because there are NO bow places that I know of around were we live. Plus I've been in that bow store in Wichita Falls and it is FANTASTIC!! They have everything you could imagine and they also custom make bows to match outfits as well! So I anxiously awaited my delivery and yesterday it arrived, not one bow but a whole box of bows and bands! I was SUPER excited!! Thanks Cathy, your the best!!

And Jaina was excited too!

Here is the bow I needed for Jaina's dress and it matched perfectly to her birthday dress!

So of course we had to try one out right away

But see the remote, I had to give that to her to distract her because other wise, this will happen

She will rip that bow off in 2 seconds flat!

And look was else I got in the mail, a free can of baby food and who doesn't need a free can of baby food these days!

Last Jaina finished her first jar of stage 3 food and gobbled it up as fast as she could!

When I went in to check on Jaina after putting her down for her nightly bed time, look what I found. Ha! Her sweet little foot hanging out of the side railings.

Show us your life/Wedding Showers

Last Friday it was that time again to show us your Life/Wedding Shower.

We had my wedding shower in my home town where I grew up in Alvin. It was very small, just my very close friends. We did not have a traditional gift registry for our wedding instead we registered at our travel agent. It really worked out to our advantage and helped us pay for our honeymoon and wedding. I did receive regular gifts at the shower from my family and friends.

Here I am with my really good friends Cristi, Leslie and Laura

We played all sorts of games. This game I had to stick a big piece of gum in my mouth every time I got a question wrong about Justin. I had a mouth full of bubble gum. Ha!

Unwrapping our gifts. We got mostly all kitchens stuff. We had a great time and I was glad I got to see all of my close friends from back home.

Little Miss Harley Davidson!!!

Uncle Allie gave Jaina a little Harley Davidson Biker suit to go with her biker do-rag. I was able to snap a few photos of her in it.  Jaina's Great-Uncle Larry has a bike and when Dorthy bought the do-rag for her they took several pictures of Jaina on Larry's bike. 

Here is the back of the suit

And here is the front of the suit

Ha! She looks so excited..She was extremely tired at this point

Terrorizing the cats..She's not ready to terrorize the neighborhood yet, lol.

And a snap of the back of her suit with her do-rag

I need to Moonlight

This weekend I found out what Moonlighting means. It's an old term and it means to have a part time job. An odd ball type of job to make extra money. And who doesn't need extra money now and then! I know I do! I'm brainstorming some ideas. But if you guys know of anything let me know. Oh and last night Jaina and I met my uncle for dinner and he gave her a little present. Jaina has a little Harley Davidson do-rag that her Great-grandma bought her which is So cute. I posted a picture of it in a previous post but anyways my uncle found a little black onies that has a print of a leather jacket and zipper on it. And on the back it says "Little Hell Raiser" Haha! I Loved it. I was going to put her in it last night but she was to tired to play around so tonight we will try to get it on her and snap some pictures. My uncle said now she can really terrorize the neighborhood!

Show us your life/baby showers

Friday on Kelly's Korner it was time to share your baby showers.

I had 3 really nice baby showers. I got a lot of great gifts at each one and had a blast at all three. The first one my sister Stephanie threw for me at her house in Houston and I invited all my friends from back home. We had a blast visiting and catching up. I Think I was around 7 months pregnant here.

Here is the food table, we had mini subs, fruit, cheese dip and cake. She decorated with pink and purple pastels.My sister did such a good job picking out my cake and it was GOOD! In the corner it said "It's a Girl"My sister's roommate Ginger made me this cute diaper cake. She did a good job! I had diapers for 5 months from this cake.

We played lots of games. Then Jaina and I had fun opening up her gifts.

My next shower we had at our house in Temple. It was small, just our really close friends and their husbands. Justin cooked burgers and we just hung out and had a good time.

My college besties Nicole, me, mommy-to-be Rosie and mommy of two, Carolyn
Carolyn's husband Chris and I. We were trying to compare who's belly was bigger. I think I won!We had burgers, cheese dip (I craved cheese ALL the time) fruit and my cake. Lol, Carolyn made me a cake and it dropped on the floor so she had to rush to HEB and got the first one she saw. Haha, it was really good though!

We played the diaper game, haha you should have seen the faces on those guys!
Here we are opening presents. I got SO many packages of diapers. They lasted until Jaina was 5 months old.
Here is Justin and I at the shower, who says guys can't come to a baby shower. I loved it. I think I was around 8 months pregnant.
The last shower I had my co-worker Sharon threw for me at her house with all my fellow co-workers. Here is Sharon and I. I think I was right at 9 months pregnant.
Here is the cake she got for me, it was chocolate and vanilla. Haha! My co-workers trying to figure out what I got and how it works. It think it's been awhile since any of them have had babies! Bonnie, Miles, Leroy and Sharon.I got alot of great gifts and I'm a big Texas fan so thanks everyone!

Jaina is 10 months today!

Jaina today you are turning 10 months old! My how you have gotten SO big since you were first born. Daddy and I are so proud of you and all that you have accomplished. Let's see what you have been up to lately.

You were just 3 days old in this picture

You can say Momma, Dadda really well.
You can shake your head no when you don't want something.
You can crawl, sit up, walk behind your car lion and walk around the couch all by yourself.
You are around 21-22 pounds.
You have almost out grown your 6-9 month clothes.
You sleep all through the night, take 1 morning nap, 1 afternoon nap and 1 nightly nap.

Your bedtime is still around 10:30.
You are now taking a bath in the big tub.
You can clap your hands together and copy mommy and daddy when they clap their hands.
You can now point at an object.
You can roll a ball.
You are still on stage 2 foods, eating all different fruits and veggies and you now can eat small bites of dried cereal, fruit, and small bites of mommy and daddy's food.
You are ticklish under your arms and feet and laugh and giggle at mommy and daddy all the time.
You love watching the cats and chickens play.
You love to play peek-a-boo and patty-cake.
You understand us when we tell you to, shut the door, give me that, and turn on/off light.

You are 10 months old today!

You have been practicing:
Saying Bye-Bye and no.
Standing up with out holding on to something.
Taking your first step.
Feeding yourself with a spoon.
Waving bye-bye.
Turning the light switch on and off.
Drinking out of a sippy cup . You are not interested in:
Watching T.V.
Playing in your play pin.
Foods that are tart, like pears, peaches and you differently don't like meat!

You love to pick your own toys out of the basket to play with.

Happy 10 month Birthday from Mommy and Daddy.

 We Love you!!!!

Chaparral Ice and a visit to the E.R.

Tuesday my mom was still down and said that if Justin and I wanted to go out somewhere for the day she would watch Jaina for us. So we took advantage! I planned our date this time. Justin and I are both VERY competitive against each other. When I was growing up my uncle use to take me and my sisters ice skating every summer and Justin has never been. I thought alright, I finally have something I can out do him on! So we packed up and I kept it a secret until we got there. I think he was somewhat nervous when we pulled into the parking lot. I told him not to worry everything was going to be alright.  We go in, I pay and we get our ice skates and headed to the ice. We were both holding on to the side at first and very wobbly. Justin says hang on let me go around once by myself and what do you know he takes off like Tonya Harding! It looked like he had been skating for years. And there I was frighten to death and clinging on for dear life. He was the one showing me how to skate and this was his first time. But we had a really good time and I'm glad we got to go. We had a blast!

After a couple of hours we had all we could take and were starving so we headed over to Baby A's. We had some yummy food and I finally had me a purple margarita and it was GOOD! Wednesday Justin and I planned on just having a catch up day around the house while Jaina and my mom played together. Justin was working in the back bedroom trying to put our head board on the railing of our bed while I was outside planting our winter garden. I came in to take a brake and was sitting on the couch with my mom when all of a sudden Justin comes out groaning saying my finger, my finger! I looked over and there was blood squirting out everywhere and blood all over the floor. I jumped up and said get in the car we are going to the emergency room right now! Going 100 miles an hour Justin said just stop at the clinic next to our house. I said they can't do that kind of stuff here. He said just stop here! So I pulled in, ran up to the counter and asked the lady if they could sew fingers back together. That lady looked at me like I was crazy! They took him back, put his hand in some kind of solution and we waited for the doctor. Finally the doctor came in and said, what did you do, Justin said he had the drill bit and was trying to drill the head board into the railing and it fell and drilled right through his thumb! The doctor looked over at me and said, "oh this must have been a honey to do list". They x-rayed it and it was okay except there was a little tiny piece of metal stuck in there but the doctor said he couldn't get it out. He wrapped it up and gave him some pain pills and we headed back home.

Last night I went to lay Jaina down for her bedtime and she told Daddy bye-bye! She can also say no! It's not all the way clear just yet. We were SO excited for her. Justin came in and kept telling her to say bye-bye and she kept saying it back to him. We just love her to pieces. She is our world.

Babies got a new ride

My mom has been down for the last week visiting with Jaina while Justin and I work. My mom and I went shopping the other day for some gift ideas for Jaina's birthday. My mom said she wanted to get her a little car that she could push and ride. We found the cutest one that looks like a Lion at Wal-mart so my mom said lets go ahead and pick it up and I'll keep it here until her birthday. Well it was sitting in the kitchen and Jaina kept eyeing it and going over to it and my mom caved! She said, oh just get it out and give it to her now, I'll buy her something else for her birthday. haha!

She was SO excited!! And guess what, she started walking behind it and pushing it all be herself. I was so excited for her.

Justin was showing her how to get on it and ride it. If she pushes the lion's nose it lights up and plays music!

Daddy was pushing her on it and she had the biggest smile!Isn't this the cutest thing ever!

The head board is done!

I waited a long time to get this done and I am very happy with the finished product. I bought a 1/2 inch board and we placed the batting and material on with a staple gun and glued the buttons on. It was very easy to make. Anyone can do it! And my bedspread came in the mail as well. Here's a close up of the material and buttons. Figuring out how far apart to place the buttons was the hardest part.

We probably could have just bought a new one with the money we spent on this one but I think it makes it way more personal. We love it.
And I just love the way Jaina sleeps. She spreads herself all over that crib! It's always a surprise when I go and check on her.

Case of the Monday's

I'm just TOTALLY having a crappy Monday.....Nothing personal to anyone, just myself. Maybe seeing Jaina when I get off work will brighten my spirits.

The Express Team

Minor league baseball is SO much fun. A couple of years ago I took Justin for his Birthday to the Dell Diamond to watch the Round Rock Express team play. Last Sunday Justin, my uncle and I all went. It was Fireman/Policeman appreciation night and it was the first time my uncle had ever gone too. We had a blast. We dropped Jaina off just down the road at grandma Carolyn's house. We didn't think we could handle a 9 month old at a 4 hour game.

Isn't this picture SO funny of Jaina, lol, I laughed so hard when I took this. Silly girl!

I gave her all my kisses before we dropped her off.

The game started at 6:05 and wasn't over until 9:30. It was a good game and they won! We went into their gift shop to browse around before the game started. Did you know that the Express team is owned by Nolan Ryan. I grew up in Alvin and went to the same high school as Nolan and my sister's went to school with his daughter. We also went to the same church as him. I sat by him during a Easter service one year. I had a very good friend who lived right down the road from his house. I had to take Justin by it to see it one time when he came to see me. Here is the mascotWe were sitting up high in the stands but Justin found one of his Fire buddy's so we got to sit in the second row and see the game up close and personal.Minor league games are always fun because they play goofy songs and sounds on their loud speakers. They like to interact with the crowd by playing games like the dizzy izzy and throwing out t-shirts.As we were leaving I wanted to take one last picture by the sign out front.