My favorite photo!

So, obviously Lincoln has reached that stage where anything that goes in his hands goes in his mouth... or anything in the vicinity of his mouth ends up in his mouth. Um, that's dad's arm... Lincoln kinda fell forward and decided he might as well gnaw on daddy's arm while he was there!

CONGRATULATIONS!

I wanted to send a big congrats out to our friends Johnny and Shelia... they recently got engaged!!! We are so happy for you guys!!!!

Another Busy Weekend

This past weekend was our first trip back to Houston. We went back so that Lincoln could meet his Gramma and PopPop (Brad's mom and stepdad) for the first time. We left early Friday... around the time Lincoln would be ready for his first nap. He slept the entire way to Houston. We did stop for lunch and he nursed... but, then right back to sleep. So, it was a pleasent drive. We had a very good visit. Lincoln met a lot of people that weekend. Here are some photos:

Gramma and Lincoln

PopPop and Lincoln

Gina Pereira (2nd cousin) and Lincoln

Us at the Pereira's (Wendy, Ray, David, Lorraine and Will)

Our friends Johnny and Sheila

So, another busy weekend... fun filled... till we drove back to Dallas. Not so fun for Lincoln. Poor guy... just wasn't having it.

A very busy weekend

So, this past weekend was a busy one for us. It started with Brad coming home Friday night instead of Thursday night, like usual. Saturday morning I went and had my hair cut... and I mean cut! I've had long hair for... mmm, a very long time. Maybe a short do in elementary and I know I cut it short sometime around 2000. Who could forget that... what a mistake!!!! I've been nervous to cut it short ever since. Plus, I've always liked having long hair, thought I looked better with long hair and would always get complements on my long hair. But, at last... I cut it all off. I've always worn it up for work... so much so that when kids draw pictures of me they draw me with my hair in a "bun." Well, now that Lincoln's here and he's in the bed with us at night I wear my hair up 24/7... bad, very bad for the hair. I've been pulling handfuls of my hair out. So, off it went. I saved it and will send it to Locks of Love. You know, it didn't turn out too bad. THANK GOODNESS!!!!

After my hair cut Brad, Lincoln and I watched the Texas/ OU game. GO LONGHORNS!!!!!

Then, we went to visit our friends Michelle, Jimmy and Jadon. They just had their second baby boy... Torin. And, he's ADORABLE!! Michelle's amazing. She gave birth at home without any drugs. Everything was perfect. We couldn't be happier for them!! I can't wait for our little ones to get a little older and have play dates!!!!!

Sunday we went to the arboretum. The weather was great. And, everything was beautiful. They had tons of pumpkins... everywhere. We walked around enjoying nature. We took a few "first" fall photos. We'll definitely be spending more time there!

After the arboretum we met my parents out at their soon to be retirement house about an hour away. It's on a lake... yippie!!!! It's really coming along. They plan on moving at the beginning of November. We can't wait!!!

The first meal in the new house... hot dogs!

We're trying to stay warm... it's cool and windy out on the pier!

Daddy playing in the lake!

Poor baby... passed out in the car after his busy weekend!

Attention all scrapbookers!!

Those of you that know me well know that I'm a scrapbooker. Scrapbooking is a beautiful, creative and fun way to catalog all those precious moments. You can capture any event you'd like to remember forever... wedding, honeymoon, trips, holidays, your child's life. I was drawn to it because it not only allows you to creatively display pictures but gives you a chance to journal. You can write down the who, what, where and when... and the story behind it all.

So, while I was in the hospital on bed rest one of the nurses walked in while I was opening a gift that we had received from a family member. It happened to include some scrapbooking supplies. The nurse asked if I was a scrapbooker. I said yes. Then she went on to tell me about scrapbooking that you can do on your computer! The software is offered by Creative Memories. And, let me tell you... it's wonderful! If you're a busy person with little time this is for you. It use to take me forever to produce just one page. You have to print out your pictures, go to the store, browse to get ideas, look for all that you need, and then create the page. Of course, how long a page takes depends on how elaborate the page is that you make. Simple page, little time. Elaborate page, a lot of time. But, with Creative Memories everything you need is right there on your computer. Now, you are limited on what you can do. But, when you have limited time... you make the sacrifice! When you're all finished you can print the pages yourself or they print it out and mail it to you.

Now that Lincoln is here there is no way I'd ever get another scrapbook done! This has really been a timer saver for me!!! I wanted to show you a few of my pages but can't figure out how to get them on here. So, I went to Creative Memories and used a few of theirs... they are way better than mine. Hm, I gotta figure out how they do that....

Officially, a stay at home mom...

Well, it's official... I'm a stay at home mom. I know, it's been two months. But, Brad is just now travelling again for work. So, it was just Lincoln and I this past week. And, despite what Brad may have thought... we did great!! It was great having Brad home for so long. It gave us plenty of time to bond as a new family. I'm so grateful for that. But, I definitely have relied on him for a lot... making meals, doing laundry... any normal day to day things. Now there's no one here to do any of that except me. I have to say, I did alright. It helps that Lincoln has gotten past his colic and his fussy periods have grown less intense, happen less often and last for shorter periods of time. Now that he focuses more on his surroundings he is more content lying on his own... either on a blanket or in his little rocker watching his toys. That doesn't last too long... but, it's better than it has been.


I also have a new sling that he does great in. I'm able to wear him and get things done around the house. And, going out on my own is much easier with this new sling. Thank goodness... I was getting worried that I'd never be able to leave the house with him!!!

Lincoln and I don't do too much around the house. We have lots of tummy time, read books, talk, eat, sleep... you know... fun stuff!!!! Here's some pics of our tummy time together.

And, here's one with him sleeping... gotta always love those!!

We had fun... love that little guy to pieces!!

We were also glad to see daddy when he came home!!!

First Road Trip

Well, we made our first road trip with Lincoln this past weekend. So, Lincoln got to go to the Country!! And, he met his MawMaw and PawPaw (my grandparents... his great grandparents). Grammy and Grandpa (my mom and dad) were there too. And, my parents' dogs. It was a full house. The Country is the house my grandparents have in... well, in the country. It's about a 2 hour drive south on I-45 in a place called Dew. Lincoln did pretty well during the drive... thank goodness!!

Here's Lincoln and his great grandparents first meeting.

We didn't do too much... but, then again... we never do while at the Country. We just sit around and visit, play cards and eat... and eat. Lincoln had colic Saturday evening. Thank goodness my mom was there. She had the magic touch. She walked him, bounced him, talked to him, he took his pacifier and we borrowed Mawmaw's massaging pillow... it seemed to settle him... finally!