Friends are Forever...

Thank God my headache finally went away today!!! This medicine is seeming to work. It does make me extremely loopy though so I can only take it at night and I still feel exhausted when I wake up in the morning. It was all I could do to get out of bed this morning! Once I get to work I'm okay... it's just getting there! I really do love my job. It makes it so much easier going to work when you're actually excited about going. I knew my kids were going to be doing a really cool activity today so I was anxious to get there and get it going! I got a really nice note from my sub since I had to leave the last part of the day and it said that I had very respectful classes. It makes me feel good that we are only 3 weeks in and my classes already know what I expect of them. I even got a "get well present" from two of my girls... no show socks and lotion. haha! They are just the best! I ended up having a great day.... UNLIKE my sweet little boy. He was the crankiest little dude tonight! He usually smiles really big and squeals when he sees me and he's always such a happy baby, but not today! haha He was just not having it. He didn't even crack a smile in the bathtub which is VERY unlike him. He doesn't seem to be feeling bag though and he's not crying... I guess he's just having an off day.. Cracks me up! Hopefully he'll get a good night sleep and be in a better mood in the morning! Poor baby is having a harder time sleeping at night since he's teething. I'm so ready for these teeth to come through... I feel like he's been teething forever! 

Tonight was a great night also... Nic, Corey's best friend from high school, came over and we cooked dinner for him and hung out. He's moving to Dallas on Friday so I'm glad we got to spend some quality time with him! It's going to be so strange not having him in town. Even though we rarely see him with our busy lives and hectic schedules, it's just nice to know your best friend is only a phone call away. I'm sure Corey is a little broken hearted about it, but you know guys don't really show emotion about things like that! He has been an amazing friend to the both of us and he will be missed!!! Anyway.. Best of luck to him and I hope he is very successful in his career! We will definitely be visiting! :) 

Corey and his best man, Nic on our wedding day

Hope everyone has a great night....

Kristen

Goodbye Stupid Headaches...

I have unfortunately been battling back pain, neck pain, and headaches for about 3 years now. I have went to the doctor a few times but nothing has ever really fixed the problem. I don't like chiropractors at all... I kind of think they make matters worse. (Call  me stupid, but that's just my opinion!) Anyway, I have had this headache for 7 days straight today and huge knots in my neck and back. I finally decided I could not take it another day and took myself to the doctor today. He finally did X-rays and realized my vertebrae is slightly inverted. When he told me this and I looked at my X-ray, I just about flipped out! It looked like my vertebrae was doing the wave instead of slightly curving. Ugh!! Thankfully, it's not as serious as it sounds or looks. It actually looked that way because of the muscle spasms I was having in my neck. He gave me muscle relaxers with an anti-inflammatory and that should take care of it. After a couple weeks of medication and resting, my vertebrae should be back to normal. ;) That sounds really funny! Now we are just praying that the pain will go away and I can get some relief. I was really hungry for bbq cocktail weenies and cheese & crackers so Corey and Christian just headed to the grocery store to pick the stuff up! Aren't they the sweetest?! :) I'm going to go back and lay down now... Hope everyone has a wonderful evening!!

Here are a few pictures of Christian crawling.... So cute!

 

 

Heading to church with my handsome little man!

Grad School & Crawling...

Well, the past few days have been some pretty great ones I must say!! After a lot of praying and debating, I finally chose where to attend grad school. AND the verdict is..... John Brown University!! I'm beyond excited about this new adventure! I have been trying to figure out where to go pretty much since I graduated. I had it narrowed down to U of A and JBU and after a lot of praying and talking with the hubs, we decided that JBU was the right choice. It's a private Christian college... making it super expensive, but the pros definitely out weigh that one con. I'm going to get my degree in counseling. I want to do school counseling, but my long term plan is to also get my marriage and family counseling degree. I love that I'm going to be attending a college that has such strong morals and Christian beliefs. I'm just overwhelmed with joy right now!!! I got everything submitted a few days ago and now I'm just waiting to take my GRE. I need to start studying so that I do well on it... One more step, and grad school... here I come!! My plan is to start in January.. Wish me luck!

Now on to the more important stuff..... ;) OUR BABY CRAWLED TONIGHT!!!! Now he only took 2 little crawls, but still.. I was beyond excited!! I grabbed him up and starting screaming and kissing him to death! I bet he thought I was crazy! haha He kept doing it over and over but after two he would just fall down. I guess I need to baby proof the house this weekend because being completely mobile is right around the corner! This is such an exciting time for our family... he is changing so much and it's just unbelievable! I never would have thought he would bring me this much joy. I don't think you have a way of feeling it until the moment you're actually a mom. It's just crazy.. Thank you Lord for this wonderful blessing!!

He has started grabbing at the animals on his wall..

Playing on the floor with his friends

His yellow toy he loves to chew!

Serious face... haha!

My precious wittle boy!!!

What he loves at the moment: 
Mum Mums, pears, apple sauce, banana and orange medley, Dinosaur Train, his giraffe blankie of course (we tried to buy another blankie VERY similar, but it didn't make the cut), his little yellow chew toy, Squealing! He makes the cutest squealing noise ever and boy does he love to make it! Peek-a-boo (Him and his Nanner play this when she keeps him and he loves it!!)


Not so much:
Pears with cinnamon oatmeal (He loved it but his tummy did not unfortunately, plus he got this little rash shortly after eating it so we are staying away from that for now.), and some kind of fruit smoothie baby food (spit it up horribly), He's also getting bored with his swing... He used to be a huge fan of the swing, but he's just too busy for it now! 

Another one of Christian's 6 month pics by Devin!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!
Kristen

Mum-Mums!!

So my favorite thing for my mom and I to go buy Christian is baby food.. I don't know why we love it so much, but it's just so much fun!! I love for him to try out new food.... so far he has loved every bit of it and he's tried almost everything he can have at this point except for prunes. (I think we will skip those!) Anyway, we went to Target today and they had such a bigger selection than Wal-Mart. He got 7 new kids of food to try AND a box of "Mum-Mums." They are these little rice cakes that taste like banana. HE LOVED THEM!!! It was so cute to watch him eat it!! He also tried sweet potatoes and corn tonight for dinner... He was a fan! We had to take a long bath afterwards though because he was an orange mess! haha! After the bath, we did our nightly ritual... lotion, powder, read, and sing. I put him in the recliner with me when we were finished and he was sitting beside me as I rocked. I was watching TV and the next thing I knew, I looked down, and he was sitting up sound asleep!! Poor baby was exhausted... He went to sleep at 7:15 tonight! Now daddy and I get to watch a movie and enjoy the storms!! Hope everyone has a great night!

Chowing down!!!

 

Kristen

Back to School...

I have been absolutely horrible about posting.... Hopefully, now that I'm back to work and on a routine again, I will write more often. So much has happened lately in our lives that I don't think I could write it all down! Christian is constantly changing!! He is talking non-stop and the only thing we can understand is "dada" and occasionally "momma." He is already 6 months old and going to be 7 months in just a couple of weeks. Time is really starting to fly by now! He is teething away but still... no teeth!! :( I hate it when he is hurting! He is sitting up so much better now, too. He just sits in the floor and plays with his toys like a big boy! I can't get over how laid back he is... He could occupy his self for hours! Believe me though, that never happens... He's lucky if I'm not in his face every minute of the day and if I'm not there then that means daddy or Nana are! haha He just had his 6 month pictures taken the other day.. I've only seen 2 of them, but I can't stop looking at them! He is just so handsome!!! I love that little boy so much!

These are a couple of his 6 month pictures.. I can't wait to see the rest of them!!

I went back to work this week and had to leave him... :( So sad!!! I have such great kids this year though.. It's going to be a wonderful year! I absolutely love my room this year.. I spent a lot of time decorating it and it's exactly how I wanted it! It's very welcoming and inviting which I feel is so important to the kids.. I have had several of them comment on how they could just stay in my room all day because it feels so "happy." That is just music to my heart because that is the reason I put so much time and work into it! I am already enjoying this year so much more than last year because I feel like I really know what I'm doing now. 1st year of teaching is a little rough at times because you don't really know what to expect and you always feel like the new kid on the block. Thank goodness I had awesome kids last year to guide me through though! I'm also not pregnant this year so that right there makes it much easier!! Anyway, 1 week down.. a lot more to go! I am so excited about football season... the green and gold game is tonight!! GO AIREDALES! 

LOVE my new podium my sweet husband built for me!

That's all I have for now... Until next time, have a blessed day!
Kristen

"Momma"

I don't have much time to write much tonight, but I just had to say that CHRISTIAN SAID MOMMA tonight!!! Oh My Gosh!! Best feeling in the entire world!!! I love that little boy more than anything... he just melts my heart more and more everyday.