Trip to GA

My mom and dad were kind enough to buy me a plane ticket so that we could visit GA during my nieces spring break.  We flew down after church on Easter, and stayed until April 11th.  It was another relaxing trip.

James and I went to see Joshua's family on the 6th. They work so are only time to see them was on a weekend day. James enjoyed seeing them which was nice.  I was able to leave for a little while and go see my friends mom Mrs. Debbie. She had a stroke and is in the hospital in Roswell, so while I was close by I wanted to see her.  I'm pretty sure that Joshua's family was happy that I left James with them, since they don't get to see him often. 

We had to go to a funeral while we were in town so we got to see some of my mom's side of the family that we don't normally see. They all thought James is a cutie! Of course! 

On Sunday the 7th after church we went out to my grandparents house to have a cook out.  My brother came up with my nieces, and my other grandparents came over too.  It was such a fun day. We played monkey in the middle, ate good food, and enjoyed each others company. 

I took James to the park almost every day. He enjoys swinging so much.  I can't wait till the playground is installed at our apartments.

We were able to see my best friend, a good friend that I used to work with, and also my cousins wife.  My mom was able to get extra snuggles with James cause she put him to bed almost every night.  James got his second tooth while we were there, and he got to try mema's meatsauce, otherwise known as spaghetti. Mema's meatsauce is what I always ate when I stayed with my grandparents.  It's my favorite meal, she makes the sauce from scratch and it's so meaty.

 Addison

 Kaeleigh and Mackenzie

Grandpa

My dad

Kaeleigh

Kenzie and Kaeleigh

Monkey in the middle- proof I need to loose some lbs

Hal (my grandfather on my dad's side) and James

Grandpa and James

James and Addie

10 months old

James turned 10 months old on March 23rd.  That evening he started getting his very first stuffy nose.  Poor guy!  I ended up taking him to the doctor just to make sure it was nothing more than that after we got home from Fulton.  He weighed 19lbs and was 28 inches long when I took him in!  He's a growing boy.

I can not believe how fast time is going with him.  It makes me sad to look back at pictures of when he was a tiny baby. But when I look at him each day I am just in awe of how much he is learning.  Hearing him laugh makes my day.

Getting a picture of this wiggle worm was so hard. I don't even want to think about how hard it's gonna be for months 11 and 12. But it will be so neat to be able to look back at all of the picutres and see how he's grown. 

Playing Catch Up

Once again I am behind on blogging. I just realized that the real update I gave was over a month ago about James turning 9 months old.  The boy is about to be 11 months old! WOW, where has the time gone? 

James turned 10 months old while I was visiting my family out in Fulton KY.  Joshua and I were getting ready to sell his car so I wanted to make a trip out there before we became a 1 car family.  James and I headed out on March 20th and stayed until the 24th.  We had such a good time.  Since my grandparents no longer live there we had to find someone else in the family to let us stay with them. My cousin Darcy had one of her daughter-in-laws staying with her. So that meant her house was full. So we stayed next door with my Great Aunt Lucy.  Let me tell you she spoiled us! It was so nice getting to stay with her.  She has a huge house and is the only one that lives there.  Every morning when James and I would come down stairs I could smell the food cooking.  She fixed me a hot breakfast each day.  I'm so not used to that.

The downside to staying with my Aunt Lucy was that she only has 1 tv, and no internet.  So I didn't want to be stuck there from 6pm until time for me to go to bed. I was able to set up James' monitor and still see him at my cousins house. It worked out perfectly. I was able to hang out with my cousins all while being able to look and listen to James.  My aunt was always at her house, so James was not there alone.

Darcy was able to make James a birthday shirt and bib, and also an Easter shirt.  I really enjoy getting to spend time with family out there.  It's such a small town, and it's always a relaxing time for me.  I don't know when we will get back out there, but hopefully it will be soon.

 The cousins and their babies. Me and James, Danielle and Willow, Nikki and Lilli and Gatlin, and Kayla and Emma.

I don't know many people that keep in touch with family quite like I do.  These are not my first cousins. I think we determined that James and Emma are 6th cousins.

Willow is 4 months old...this shows how little my guy is. Willow is almost as tall as him!

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9 Months Old!

James turned 9 months old on February 23rd! He is growing way too fast, I would like to push pause and just enjoy this time a bit longer.  He had his check up on the 28th.  His current stats are 18lbs 2oz, 27 1/4 inches long. I can't remember his exact head circumference, but it was a little over 18. He is in the 12-15% range for weight, 15% range for length, and 60% range for head.  The doctor was happy with his weight gain and said he is very healthy!

The doctor did say that he would like me to be feeding him 4 meals of food a day as well as his nursing, but I don't think we will be changing up his feeding schedule anymore.  Right now he is eating big people food for breakfast and lunch, and fruit at dinner time. I feel like it's an adjustment for him to start eating more, so I'm not giving him a full meal at dinner yet, but am working up to that. 

His current schedule is:
7-7:30am- wake up and nurse, eat breakfast after
9am- go down for nap
11am- wake up and nurse, eat lunch
1pm- nap time
3pm- wake up and nurse
5:30-6pm- dinner time
7pm- nurse and then bedtime

James started saying Mama just before turning 9 months old, and he says it all the time!! I love hearing him say it.  I think that he knows that I am mama, because if he sees me he says it.  Just this week he has started saying baba. I keep trying to get him to say dada, but he won't do it yet.  He loves to clap, crawl, climb, and dance.  He just started dancing while we were in GA visiting family. I need to get it on video, cause it's cute!  He loves to climb up into his chair and look out the patio door.  He has started walking behind his walking toy, so I think that walking is in the near future. 

We are having to start some slight discipline/redirecting. He thinks that the dogs water bowl is a toy, so we are working on getting him to realize it's not something to play in. It's hard to discipline a 9 month old, cause they don't fully understand what you are telling them. But he will learn over time. 

Catch Up

February 5th we traveled to GA, and James and I were able to stay there until the 24th.  Joshua was able to stay with us until the 10th, and then he had to go back to KY until the 21st.  I slacked off and didn't take many pictures while we were there. I really just lived in the moment, and enjoyed every minute of it!

On the 7th Joshua and I took James to see my grandparents in Smyrna.  My grandpa has Alzheimer's, and everyone in the family says he isn't doing good, so I wanted to make sure that he got to spend some extra time with James.  We spent most of the day over there, and headed home at 7.  James normally nurses at 7, but it's only about a 20 minute drive so I decided to just nurse him right when we got home so he could then go to bed.  Well our drive home didn't go as expected.  At 7:14pm we were rear ended on 285. I was so pissed off.  It took an hour for the cops to show up. Thankfully damage was minor and we weren't hurt at all. I didn't want to take James out of his seat for fear of someone else hitting us while we were sitting on the side of the road.  He was tired, hungry, and just wanted out of his seat. The day after the wreck I went and purchased James a new car seat, and the insurance company is sending us a check to pay for it.  Some people on FB said that I didn't need to replace the seat. But my baby's safety is my top priority and I will not do anything to jeopardize it.

On the 9th we went to my parents house so that we could sit with my dad. He had to have eye surgery that morning, because he had a wrinkle on his retina. My mom had somewhere to be, and didn't want him left alone all afternoon.  Joshua stayed with us until just before dinner time, and then went back to his parents.  He stayed there that night and then went back to KY. 

James and I stayed with my parents until the 21st.  We didn't do too much, which was very nice. Normally our trips are so busy, and we are constantly going to visit people. My mom and I did go up to the consignment sale at the fair grounds on Thursday, and got James some clothes for this summer.  We met my friend Jessie up there, and it was nice getting to see her.  James and I visited with my best friend on her birthday Friday. I had a jewelry party Saturday and 3 people came. I was kinda disappointed in the turn out, but it's ok.  We also went to my niece's birthday party that day. Sunday we drove out to my grandparents house (dad's side) and visited with family.  Monday we went to my grandparents (mom's side) to celebrate my grandpa's 86th birthday.  After that we didn't do anything.

James switched himself back to a 4 hour schedule while were were in GA, which makes me happy!  He also started sleeping until 7:30 each morning. I'm enjoying the 30 extra minutes of sleep each morning. 

Joshua came back to GA to get us on the 21st.  We stayed with his parents once he arrived, and were able to celebrate his birthday on the 23rd with his family. We left to drive back to KY on the 24th after James ate his lunch. 

I really enjoyed getting to spend so much time with family, and let James enjoy time with his grandparents.  We don't have any plans to go back until James turns 1. We have been down there each month since he was 8 weeks old. My parents are coming up here next week, which will be nice. Maybe some of our other family members will come visit us. No one has been up here since James was born.

Prayer Request

I have previously asked for prayers for the Murphy family. Today I am once again asking for y'all to pray for them. Baby Murphy has something wrong with his lungs, as well as his previously diagnosed heart condition. They have been referred to Children's Hospital in Cincinnati because there are no doctors who specialize in the lung condition in the south.

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Please pray for them!