My Hubs and his Heart

I have to tell this story...

Byron left last night to run up to Walgreen's. We needed more vapor pads for Ethan's humidifier, so he ran up there around 8:45 or so. When he returned he came in the office where I was with this huge smile on his face. He had just done something really nice and felt so good about it.

While at Walgreen's he was in line to pay behind a teenage boy. He heard the clerk tell the boy his total was $4.11. The boy slowly pulls out his wallet to find that he did not have enough money. He told the clerk sadly that he would come back. When he walked off Byron noticed that he was trying to buy a card that said on the front "Happy Birthday Dad". Byron immediately told the clerk to charge him for the card and ran out the door to catch the boy. The boy was completely shocked to find out that Byron bought this for him. He asked Byron why and he told him that he has a new son at home and was touched by this. The boy said, "God Bless You" and walked to his car. Byron went back in to pay and came home. He felt so good to be able to help someone out like that. Even if it was just $4, it made that boys night and Byron's too. It just plain feels good to do nice things for people! The world needs more people like Byron in it. I am so honored to be married to someone who has a heart as big as he does.

Love You Babe!

Great Friends

We all need great friends in this world. I don't care who you are or what you do, everyone needs good friends. I am so excited to say that I have some really really good ones. I am not sure how I got so lucky, but my girl friends are the best and I want you all to know how much I love and appreciate all you do! I went to College Station on Saturday for a Wings n More reunion while Byron was in Austin for a bachelor party. Our sitter plans were changed at the last minute VERY unexpectedly and I was able to call on a dear friend to keep Ethan. This was the first time we have left him and we were just a tad bit nervous. Lyndsey is the best...she not only kept Ethan for us, she did not even give me the chance to call for updates. She text me several times throughout the night to tell me he was playing or sleeping or just plain ole happy. This was the best news I could have heard and it allowed me to calm down a bit and enjoy my evening out. The night could not have been better and thankfully Ethan did not show off his vocal cord ability at her house. He saved that for daddy when they got home!

The reunion was SO much fun. I have not been out with Kellye or Lacey since my bachelorette party and we were LONG overdue for some fun. We went to the reunion and then to our ole stomping ground The Tap. We had so much fun singing, dancing and catching up.

Byron had fun in Austin as well. His friend Daniel is getting married next Month and he really enjoyed getting together with him and some college friends to celebrate. We were both exhausted today and thankfully Ethan allowed all three of us to take a much needed two hour nap! Let's hope he allows us another eight hour nap tonight! :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Where does the time go? No one ever told me (that I can remember) how stinkin fast your life speeds up when you have children. Maybe it is the combination of busy work and busy home that makes it seem faster, but whatever it is, I wish it would slow down a bit. I mean, Ethan will be 7 months next Friday! What?

Speaking of Ethan...he has quite the personality. At almost 7 months he definitely knows what he wants and what he doesn't. It is really funny, yet really scary. I tend to see a little of his impatient mommy in him with his daddy's charm. Whatever it is it keeps us laughing nonstop!

Last week we were dealing with a second ear infection in two weeks. I have never craved warm weather so much. Both ear infections stemmed from nasty colds. His poor nose was so raw from us "blowing" it so much. He was in so much pain for about two days until the meds kicked in and helped. Bless his heart he could not sleep at night and was just plain miserable. His temperature also got up to 102. We kept him home Monday and Tuesday and by Thursday he was back to 100%. This mixed with the beautiful weather last Saturday and Sunday made for a very fun weekend. We had a lot of much needed fun family time that included E's first trip to the park and then a little shopping for him. He was in the best mood all weekend. It was so nice!

Our schedules have been jammed packed these last few weeks. Byron is taking a french class at Rice two nights a week and work has been crazy for us both lately. We are taking a break and getting away this weekend...not together though. :( Byron has a bachelor party in Austin and I have a Wing's n More college reunion Saturday night that I am very much looking forward to. (If you did not know I worked at Wings for 5 years in college.) This will be my first night out with my girl friends since I have no idea when and I can't wait. It will be a little scary though since we have never left E over night, but he will be in good hands!

Bad Day + Unexpected Care Package = Good Day!

Today has not been a very good day for me. Ethan has been sick with a virus and I think it has made its way to me! I woke up this morning and just did not want to get up. Byron and I went to bed at 9 and I STILL could have slept in after the 6am alarm went off. Being the dependable worker that I am I got up and started my day. Turns out I should have stayed in bed. My two appointments canceled on me AFTER I drove over an hour to see them and so on, so on and so on. As the day has progressed on I am starting to feel more sick. I am currently running 99.7 temp and praying it does not continue to go up. Did I mention I am dressed like it's winter and still freezing?!?! Ugh, I HATE being sick. I have been sitting here at my computer working away and an unexpected package arrived at our door. Nonnie and Pappy sent everyone a care package!! Ethan got some cool new clothes and mommy and daddy got some chocolates! Well, maybe mommy got chocolates. If daddy does not hurry home there may not be any left! :) Thank you so much Dawn and Joe for brightening my gloomy day! You guys are so thoughtful!!

Where are you teeth?

Just a few more pics...

Little Boss Man is 5 Months Old!

Our little boss man is 5 months old today! Can you believe it? Yea, I can't either! Just a few things about Ethan right now...

You are a laughing machine
You love to try and hold your own bottle
You love your baths...we might as well jump in with you since you get us so wet with your splashes
Your face lights up every time you see your daddy...even if it was just 5 minutes ago
You love watching football and napping on your daddy's chest
You help de-stress mommy's life by sleeping 10-11 hours each night! PTL!!!!!
You are such a little chunk...17lbs already! Whoa...
You are not totally sure about rice cereal yet. In fact, you have no interest...
As long as you are not hungry you are so happy out in public...you love people watching
You let us know real fast if we are not paying enough attention to you
You wake up in a good mood every morning (you must get that from your dad!)
Even though I cannot sing, you love that I make your life one big melody and sing to you all the time.
You can ALMOST sit up by yourself. You lean forward and sometimes roll over to the side.
You can roll from your tummy to your back
You want to talk so bad. Even though you cannot say words yet, we still converse all the time.
You love to play air plane and "fly" around
And lastly, by far my most favorite, you absolutely LOVE to be kissed and to cuddle!! I love how much your face lights up when we shower you with kisses. You love affection so much. I am totally taking advantage of this one since my days are probably numbered on him letting me do this! I am going to enjoy it while I can.

Here are a few pictures of him lately...enjoy!