80's Baby Shower

My friend Tiffany had an 80's baby shower that we all had fun dressing up for.  I love hanging out with my friends and getting to spend time with them.  Girl's Nights are essential for my sanity.  I always feel refreshed after hanging out with my friends.  Sweet Cooper is already here.  The shower was in June.  I know, I know, I'm so behind!!!

Tiffany and Sara

Jenny and Robin

Helena and Sara

The crew.  Let me know if you want to borrow my dress for your next date night.  I know it's beautiful (kidding)!

Smithville, TN

Here are just a few pictures I took when my mom and I took a trip to Smithville.  Smithville is where my grandmother lives.  Some of my uncles and aunts live there as well.  It is only about an hour and a half away, and is in the middle of nowhere.  It is very peaceful and quiet there.  My grandmother lives about 5 minutes away from Center Hill lake, which is one of the prettiest lakes around.  It is always nice to get away and get to see her. 

The view from my uncle's back porch.

Reese and His Friends

Reese has a gigantic love for animals.  Any and all animals he tries to get to.  My grandmother's poor dog has been the main victim of this love for animals.  Reese likes to chase the dog, grab it ears and pull them as hard as he can, and then grabs a handfull of hair and pulls it out.  The dog sees us coming and runs to hide.  Reese throws a fit if the dog leaves the room.  Here are some pictures of Reese with his friends.

Reese and Book (my grandmother's poor dog)

Reese and Sage (my Uncle Tim's dog)

One of my Uncle Tim's cats.

Mawmaw letting Reese pet the dog.

Squealing at the dog.

This is right before he went nuts because the dog went to lay down.

Month 7... The Forgotten Month

My blog has taken a backseat to lots of playing with my sweet boys. Get ready for a "blog roll." It is time to catch up on what all has been happening these past few months with us. Like I said, we have been really busy doing lots of playing. Here are Reese's 7 month accomplishments and pictures. The big 7 month accomplishment = Reese started pulling up and "creeping." Reese is still loving all of his babyfoods. We started Organic Puffs (halved), and added a sippy cup in the mix. He hasn't really done anything with the sippy besides throw it on the ground and chew on it.

As you can see, he is into anything and everything.

Mother's Day 2010

This Mother's Day was obviously very special to me. My boys got me a pedicure/massage that I get to use while we are on vacation next week! We went to Church Saturday night (as usual), and on Sunday we went to my parent's house to eat lunch and spend time with the family. It was perfect!

Before Church Saturday night.

My baby!

Nana and Reese

I love him so much!

Those thighs!

Reese's First Baseball Game

We went to the Sounds game a few weeks back and Reese loved watching all of the action on the field. Daddy was so excited about taking him to his first game. Here are some pictures of our special night.

Waiting in line to get our tickets.

Watching his Daddy sing the National Anthem.

He was such a good boy during the game. He loved watching the players on the field!

6 Months

The major accomplishment during Reese's 6th month was that HE STARTED CRAWLING! It is an army crawl, but he is super fast. He makes it from our living room to kitchen before I can turn around. It is crazy to look down and see my baby boy patting my feet for me to pick him up while I'm cooking dinner. He is even crawling up into my lap if I am sitting on the floor. He really just keeps getting better and better! He has began reaching for me and crying for me when I leave the room. He also cries for me if he is tired. I must say that it melts me!

Some random things going on with Reese in his 6th Month:

• He went to his first baseball game
• He got moved to the "creepers" class at Church because he is now mobile
• He has fallen in love with any and all toys. He really likes balls (b/c he can crawl after them) and anything that lights up or makes noise.
• He turns the pages for me as I read. He obviously doesn't know when to turn them, but he basically just grabs them when he gets a chance and turns them a few at a time... then laughs!
• LOVES to be in the water. He went swimming for the first time and loved it. We go a few times a week! He still loves the bath and is out of his baby bath now. He usually takes a bath with mommy.
• Still nursing! We may just keep him on breast milk and his veggies/fruit until he starts regular milk. I'm not so much of a fan of all of the chemicals in the formula, and it has honestly gotten so much easier for me to nurse him.
• Wearing 6-9 month clothes
• Weighs 18 pounds, 4 ounces
• His height is 27 inches!!!
• He obviously hit a huge growth spurt. At our 4 month appt, he was in the 10th percentile for both. He is now in the 75th percentile! Our pediatrician said she predicted him to be walking well before he turned a year because he started crawling so early. He's an ambitious little guy! Obviously you can't predict these types of things.
• He has met his first girlfriend. She was in his class at daycare and literally would not leave his side. She followed him everywhere and would give him toys all day. He would light up when he saw her! God answered my prayers by giving him a friend to play with already.

He began by sitting up all by himself.

Next thing we knew, we had an army crawler on our hands.

Sweet face

He loves to make motor boat sounds with his lips.

Happy baby!

Very short attention span these days

Help me Mommy!