Happy Halloween!!!

From my Train Conductor! He is so excited about trains! We thought this would be the perfect costume for someone obsessed with trains.

2 Year Dr. Visit

Well yesterday I took Dalton to the Dr. for his 2 year checkup! We were at the Dr.'s office for 2 hours, can we all say YUCK! With a 2 year old that is very social that can be hard. He wants to say hi & bye to everyone 200 hundred times. Anyway she said he was doing great. She did ask me if he was saying 50 words I just LAUGHED! I can get about 20 out of him. He is just like his Daddy a man of few words. I updated his growth chart so you can see how he is growing. The Dr. did tell me that he will be about 6'3. WOW he is going to be tall. I am excited for him. I just love a tall man! I will be posting some pictures from the pumpkin patch & his birthday very soon.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BOY!!

Happy Birthday my big boy!! I love you soooo much! You have been a terrific baby now you are turning into a terrific young boy. I have had a great 2 years with you & look forward to our future with you. Dad & I are soooooo proud of how good you are most of the time. You have very few meltdowns which shows what a great temperment you have. You are learning new things on a daily basis. I am so privilaged to call myself your mother. I know your daddy feels the same way about being your daddy. I could not have asked for a better kid. God gave me the best when he gave you to me. Tomorrow we are going to have a great time. Your friends & family are coming to celebrate the past 2 years & to the future. Mommy & Daddy love you ALLOT!!! Never forget that my big boy. But you know what you will always be my baby boy. LOVE YOU, Mommy XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Swimming is going great!

Swimming is such fun for Dalton. But I am kind of sad because we will have to drop it for now because he is going to school. I am really excited for him to start. He starts November 3rd. AHHHHHHHHHHH mommy is a little nervous though. He has a mommy attachment right now. Even when I leave him with Dad he cries. I am sure the first few days will be rough but then it will get better. He is going to have a great time playing with his new & old friends. He is starting to get a little strong willed as they call it! I am dreading the 2's & 3's. I hope because is has been so good they will be mild times. He is learning so fast. He now says "papa" that is his way of saying grandpa. My dad is thrilled! I am so excited to hear him saying it too. He has been saying nana for awhile now.

Closer & Closer.....

we get to Dalton's birthday I get a little sad. He is growing up sooooooo fast I just can barely stand it. He is such a sweet boy. I am sure all you out there are sick of hearing that & probably saying she is just saying that because he is hers. No he really is sweet ya'll!! Ask anyone that knows Dalton. They will tell you. I am so proud of him, everyday he is learning & growing. He will start school, mother's day out whatever you call it these days. I think he will do great. He loves to be around other kids. I am getting into my busy season when I do all the craft & lobby shows selling my wears! I guess the economy is not so bad here in Texas because we have been doing great this year. So I am excited about it being a great season to finish a great year!

Guess Who is Starting School Soon!!

You guessed right Dalton! Boy am I a bundle of nerves! I think he is going to do great. He is such a sweet little man. We went today & visited the class he will be in. Right now there is 1 little girl in the class that is already friends with Dalton. Dalton has known Megan for over a year now. She is in his playgroup & was in his little gym class. Cade is also starting there but he is starting next week. Dalton still has swimming that we have paid for thru the end of October. I am bummed about swimming. The only days his teacher teaches is on the days he will go to school which is Monday & Wednesday. He will go from 9am to 2pm. WOW 5 hours for mommy time. He will get to play with other kids which he loves to do. I am so excited that he is getting in school here because it is our church & I wanted him in there next year. It is really hard to get your kid in after 2 so since he will be in this year I won't have to be on a waiting list. Please wish Mommy luck because she is going to need it!!! I am going to be worse then Dalton I am sure.

A trip to the Fire Station!!

We went to the fire station with one of our playgroups for a tour. Boy did Dalton have fun. He LOVED did I mention LOVED the fire trucks! He Squealed the whole time! One of the fire fighters held him some. He just went right up to him & put up his arms! I think he might want to be a fireman someday! To sum up a great time here are some pictures from our day. Shaking the hand of the fireman geared up & ready to go on a fire call! Taking charge of his new favorite toy the big bad fire truck!! His new Fireman Buddy!

Happy 23rd Month Birthday Baby Boy!!

Well you are now 23 months old only 1 month away from 2 wonderful years old. I sat today & looked at you thinking how truly blessed I am to have you in my life. I love being your mother. I know that at times I am obsessed about keeping you safe. My favorite line is "CAREFUL"! After I say that you stop & look at me like "WHAT I was not going to get hurt"! I love your kisses & hugs that you give me sometimes when I ask but other times when I don't. Which I think are the best!! Daddy & I are so proud of you. You are such a good boy & everyone can see that. You never hit bite or take things from other kids. When other kids take something you have you take it in stride & just let them have it & move on to something else. You are so sweet to your the dog Bailey. He lets you sit on him anytime you want. Well next month you will hit yet another year older the big #2! Thanks for being such a great baby boy!!! LOVE YOU LOTS, Momma!

BYE BYE Hurricane IKE!

This is some of the horrible destruction he left behind! WOW was that bad! We did not have it as bad as other people but we had NO electricity for 24 hours. IT WAS HOT did I mention it was HOT! Thank God the electricty came back on because I thought we might melt along with all our food. You know the biggest thing we were short on & was hard to find was toilet paper. I am never going low on that stuff. I would have traded water for it! Dalton did great considering it was hot & there was no TV! Thank goodness we have a pool. All of us along with some of our great neighbors swam on Saturday to help us keep cool. I think if we did not have that we would have been nuts & bored! We just prayed for all the people that lost their homes! It is such a devastating thing to go thru. It is scary but makes you appreciate all that you have much more. I give all the praise & glory to God for protecting my family & friends!

Growing up & Growing Words!

Wow Dalton is growing up so fast. I can't believe he will be 2 at the end of next month. He is really starting to say words. The last few days he has said: Dayna, Barbara, Grandpa (gra-pa) & Outside! Or as he says it Out side! We are trying to teach him that it is one word. Grandpa & Nana came over Friday & we swam in our pool. He sure loves that! He loves them very much too. He always cries when they leave. His sister Laura came over & stayed with him on Saturday while I worked. They had so much fun swimming & blowing bubbles. He loves playing with his sisters. I hope they are always close. Since we are older parents it will be nice for him to have them for a long time after we are gone. They think he is wonderful too!! They never get tired of giving him a bath or feeding or just playing with him.

Back to Birthday Plans!

OK we went to a bounce place here in town & it would be over $300 just to bounce & have pizza. Not including the cake! So we are going to rent a 3 in 1 moonwalk & put it in the driveway. We can order pizza & have cake! YEA! It will be nice here in October. Not too hot or too cold. So I am really excited! Here is what it will look like. Notice it has a slide too! He loves the slide. We are teaching him he is going to be 2 & to hold up 2 fingers. He is getting it down fast. He is such a big boy!!

1st Dentist Visit for Big D!!

I took Dalton for his first Dentist visit today. I really want to make sure we are doing everything right for his teeth. Darrel & I have bad teeth so we want to make sure Dalton does not go thru what we have with fillings & such. He did great. They were so nice & he has 16 teeth & the 2 year molars should be coming within 3 months. Then we are done with teeth issues for awhile. He said that Dalton's teeth looked great. So we are headed in the right direction with him on the Dentist front!

2nd birthday party plans!!

OH my I did not know how hard planning a kids party would be. I want to take him to the jumping place but it is rather expensive for a 2 year old party. So I am really thinking about just having it here at the house. I want to do the Thomas the Train theme. Dalton just loves trains!! Too bad I can't bring in a real train (ha ha). Nothing too big for my boy. So if anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them!! I have just 2 months to plan & execute!!

Wasp Sting!

**UPDATE** Dalton is doing much better today. His foot looks good! You can still see where the wasp stung him but he feels no pain from it. What a trooper! OH MY GOODNESS my POOR little BOY stepped on a wasp this evening! OH was it horrible for both boy & mom!! It stung him between the toes! Dumb wasp. At first we did not know what happened. We were getting him ready for bed when he walked towards our room it must have flown in when we had the door open today going in & out. We did not see it & neither did Dalton. He came screaming & hopping over to us & I thought he might have stepped on a pin or something. We finally got a look at his foot & saw the sting. It took awhile to calm him down & take care of the foot. His little foot turned red & his toe swelled up. So we fixed him up & let him stay up awhile to make sure he was not allergic. Now he is in bed sleeping it off. Poor baby! POOR MOMMY!! My first real trauma. We have had a busted lip but this was much worse. I need some sleep now too!

Fun Birthday Party!

Wow Dalton got to go to a fun birthday party yesterday. One of his playgroup buddies turned 2 yesterday. There was a petting zoo & pony rides. At first Dalton did not want to ride the pony but after awhile playing with the animals in the petting zoo he got comfortable. He actually rode the pony. He was so cute!! You know that has got to be scary for them being they are so little & the animal is so big. I can't wait to have his 2nd birthday party. Still in the planning stages!! Thinking jumping place or maybe even little gym where he used to go!

Swimming Lessons!!

***UPDATE***: Today the teacher said that he might move up in late September early October. She will let me know in mid September. WOW my little fish!! Dalton is doing great at swimming. He has been in since the first of July. We are going to keep him in until November then start him up after the first of the year. He was only in the first class 2 times then they moved him up. He will move up to the class where I will be outside when he turns 2. He is great at getting the rings off the bottom of the pool. He can even float on his back for a short time. He is a fish at heart. I think having a pool in the backyard helps too. We have had so much rain lately we have not swam in our pool in over a week! We are getting restless!! We have to get all we can in before it gets cool!

Fish Fry!!

We had a fish fry today. BOY was the fish good. Dalton liked it too. I was surprised because he does not want to eat much these days. Darrel had went fishing with some friends & they caught lots of fish. We had Flounder today. He fried it with some french fries & hush puppies. Grandma, Grandpa & Great Grandpa came over to enjoy the fish. Then we hopped in the pool to cool off. Hats off to Daddy for a great lunch!!

Down at the Boardwalk!!

Wow was it HOT at the Boardwalk!! It was about 100 degrees but felt like about 110 degrees! We took Dalton & his big sister Laura down for some fun by the water & rides. We rode the train & a couple of other rides. Dalton only liked the train. The other 2 rides were to much for him. He does not like the ones that moves around allot where he feels out of control. The train is like a car so he is OK with it. He loved the train. We ate at Joe's crab shack & went to the Aquarium. He loves the fish. Here are some pictures from our fun family day!

Fun Swim Day with Sisters!! - Updated with Pictures!

Boy does Dalton love his sisters. I know they love him. His big sister Laura came over to watch him while I had a luncheon to go to. His other big sis Dayna brought her over. They had a fun time playing in the pool. I will upload some pictures when Dayna sends them over to me. I have a funny story about his sister Laura when she put him down for a nap she put him in the crib with just a diaper on. (BIG MISTAKE) I came home shortly after he went down & had to get something out of his room & looked in the crib & AHHHHHHHHHH no diaper. He was fast asleep on his side butt naked!! Wish I could have gotten a picture of that but he is a light sleeper & he would have woke up. Well 2 hours later he got up & he was dry. Thank goodness for sister!!! She would have had a big mess to clean up. So now we leave bottoms over the diaper for sure!! He is learning new tricks everyday. He is taking swim lessons (or should I say we are taking lessons). He is doing great. They have him underwater alot. I get to be in the water with him. He is going 2 days a week. Monday's & Saturday's. Dad is going to take him from now on Saturday's. It is all men with their kids in the class. I am sure I cramped their style last Saturday when I was there. They throw rings in the bottom of the 3' section we use & they put them under to get one or more of the rings. Dalton has only had 4 classes & was able to pick up a ring on Saturday. He is such a quick study. Today after his nap I took off his shorts & let him run around with a diaper & shirt on in the house. Well I was doing something & he was playing in the living room (or his play room) & I came to check on him & his had taken off his diaper again!!! I can't leave him with just a diaper on anymore now. Daddy has been on a shutdown at work. He works a chemical company & they have been working until about 10pm everynight since last Tuesday. So we have been on our own. I have noticed that Dalton has become more clingy to me in the last week in a half since we have been on our own. We went last Friday & ate lunch with Daddy & Laura at Fuddruckers. Dalton (I mean Darrel) loves that place. HAHA Sorry I have been lacking in posting. But the little time I have had to myself I have to clean or other things I can't do when the little man is up!!

Happy July!!

Well what a fun summer so far. Dalton spent the night away from Mommy & Daddy for the first time on Thursday Night! I know I know everyone is saying WHAT! Just now spending the night away from home but the answer is yes. Mommy is a bit of a control FREAK!
Dalton had a great time at Grammy & Grampy's house. They went on a parade on July 4th morning in their neighborhood. There was a fire engine & police cars. They decorated his wagon & he was also in the parade. What a fun time he had. He was POOPED when he got home to us.
So he has a date to spend the night next weekend too!! YEA!
Grammy & Grampy are going out of town for a week so they need to get their Dalton fix before they go. They are going to Washington DC. Wish we were all going! Darrel has a shutdown he has to be on for two weeks. So this means it will be Mommy & Son time.
Daddy & Dalton are out shopping right now at the man places i.e. Home Depot & Academy! They love that stuff!!
Hope everyone is having a great summer. I hope to blog more often, I am not really good at it!!



4th of July Parade



Riding in the parade!

GOD BLESS AMERICA! WE SURE NEED IT!!

Busy Summertime!

Well it has been a great (HOT) summer so far this year. Dalton really loves the outdoors which did I mention is really hot! Our electric bill has almost doubled & I have not even changed the theromstate. We swim most everyday. We went yesterday to the library for toddler time! WOW there were about 40 kids there. Dalton had a great time. He loves other kids. We are going to the waterpark that is in one of our local neighborhoods with his playgroup that meets every Wednesday. He has known those kids for almost a year now. He loves playing with them all. There is one that is kind of a bully but Dalton is so sweet he just moves on each time that kid is mean. I think Dalton is going to be the strong silent type of a guy. I hope!! He is sooo sweet & I don't want that to change. I know it might but I am praying hard that it does not. Well I better dry my hair before the sweet guy gets up this morning. Yesterday he slept until 9am!!

Happy Father's Day!

These are my 4 favorite men: Darrel (Dalton's dad), Dalton, Ken (my dad) & Don (my grandfather)



I wanted to say to my dear husband "HAPPY FATHER'S DAY"! Dalton is very lucky to have such a great dad!! You two have such a great time together. He just gets so excited when you come home on your motorcycle! He can't get out the door fast enough to see you. You guys have fun with bathtime & playtime. You read to him everynight & he loves it. Thanks for being such a great dad to our sweet boy!! Love You very much!!!

The rest of the Slideshow!!

18 month pictures slideshow!

Long time no post!

Dalton with his cousin Keller! They had fun looking & feeding the cows.


Dalton feeding the cows!


Dalton feeding the cows take 2!



Wow I did not think it had been this long since I posted last! I guess I am not really good with the blogging thing. We are doing great. Dalton is wonderful. Now he is 19 months old AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! It is hard to believe. I got some great photos of him that were taken when I visited my neice last month.

I got the pictures back from the lady that took his 18 month pictures when we were at my neice's house. WOW she did a great job taking them!! I just love everyone of them & it is hard to choice my favorite.

I will post them in a slideshow because I can't chose which one to post. So be ready to sit down with a good snack for that post.

Nothing really exciting happening here in Texas! It is REALLLLLLYYYYYY HOT!!! Being in the pool is the only thing you really want to do outside. Dalton wants to be in the pool all the time!!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful summer. Stay cool if you can.......

Happy Memorial Day!!

Happy Memorial day everyone! I know most people are off today celebrating our military men & women! I am so proud to live here in the US. You heard & read about other countries & I am glad to have the freedom that I have. Dalton & I had a great time with my neice & her family. Dalton had someone to play with. Keller did not much like Dalton touching his stuff. I guess that is because he is about 1 year older then Dalton so that makes a difference. Dalton did ok with the sleeping thing after the first night. A new place is hard for anyone to get used to sleeping at let alone a boy that had sleeping issues for awhile. But again my boy overcame the task & did great!! I will post some pictures of him feeding the cows that they have in their backyard. We live in a subdivision so cows in the backyard are really different. I think I could live out in the country though. I would have to know that their was town within about 20 mins. I don't grocery shop well enough to live far from the store. Hope everyone enjoys their day off with their family. We had barbaque yesterday with my parents & grandfather. They came over to our house & we ate then got into the pool. I feel so blessed with my life. I have a wonderful family, husband & most of all SON!!

What a LONG week this has been!!

Wow what a long week this has been. I am going to the Chiropractor again tomorrow. I went on Wednesday. My back & hip are hurting (can you say 30lb kid)!!! Well on Monday Dalton, my stepdaughter Maeve & I are going to visit my niece. It is about a 4 hour drive to her house. We are so excited about going. Dalton will get to play with her son (cousin Keller). They are about the same size so they are going to have fun fun fun!! I get to play with her new baby!!! YEA, that will help ease the pain of not getting another one for myself. I am going to have his 18 month pictures taken when I get up there. Randa has a wonderful lady that takes pictures. We are going to be outside which I think will really be better for my active boy. I am going to get some shots with me & him alone, some with his cousins & some with his sister Maeve. She will love that since she says she is his favorite sister. I really am ok with only having one at this point. I am 38 almost 39 so I am TIRED out! I think I am a VERY lucky women & am happy to have my healthy VERY happy young man. He is just the love of my life. He is funny, sweet, loving & very active. He just goes goes & goes some more. We swam today for about 1-1/2 hours. He loves the water. I am going to sign him up in swim classes when I come back from my trip. Well he is asleep so I think I am going to do the same. I was up at 3am today!!! YUCK to that!

I am POOPED!!

Well I am a pooped mamma! I have just finished with working for 2 weeks. AHHHHHHHHHHHH. It was fun but I am glad for a break. Dalton got to spend this whole last week with his daddy!! YEA!!! They had a great time. I hope Dad knows now how hard I work while he is at his job!! We are going to Dad's Grandmother's 95th birthday next Saturday in LA! We are only going for the day so that will be a fast day! Dalton & I are going to see Randa on the 19th for a few days. He will get to play with his cousin. I am so excited that our neice is having a BOY! I have some clothes that I would love to give her. She is just going to love having a boy. I sure do. Well Dalton can do some imatations like a dog & snake. It is soooo cute. He will also laugh out loud if you ask him too. (sometimes not of cue). Well today is my grandfather's 85th birthday. Mother's day is on Sunday! I don't really know if Darrel has gotten me anything! OH well I have my baby boy & that is all that matters really on mother's day is that you can be with the one's you love!! So for all you mother's out there have a wonderful day!! If you are not a mother yet still have a wonderful day you deserve it!!

18 month checkup today!!

Dalton is doing great according to the DR. He checks out just fine! Which I knew he would. She said he is on the right track for everything he is doing. I was concerned because he does not talk as much as I thought he should. But I think part of that is my fault. I seem to get him stuff before he needs it. She said I need to let him ask for it. When we read I always say "where is the cow" instead of "what's that?" So I am going to work on doing more of that instead of jumping ahead to figure of his needs. He is a big boy & can probubly tell me what he wants if I would let him. He is 34-1/2" tall & weighs 30lbs. He has leveled off on the charts. I so look forward to the next 18 months to see how he changes & matures into a great young man. I love you little man & always will! Thanks for being my sweet loving little boy!!!

18 Months old Today!

Today my baby boy Dalton is 18 months old. WOW how time flies!! He has become such a fine young man. He is feeling much better. He did really good thru his sick time. He sleep good! Most important thing for little people is good sleep. That is when they grow!! Speaking of growing when I went to the DR with him he weighed 31lbs. WOW I have a whopper. We go to the DR tomorrow for his 18 month checkup. I look forward to seeing how tall he is now. I am thinking about 35" high.
We are going to go broke on shoes & clothes when he gets older. I think he will have BIG feet. Just like his momma!!
He is still a boy of few words but then again he is a guy & they don't talk much even when the grow up! So I guess he is just about perfect!!
Here is my favorite picture of him. This is from Valentine's Day.




How this 18 months as gone so fast! I know that it will only get faster. I am trying to slow down & enjoy every minute I have with him. Someday he won't want his mommy as much. So I am holding on to him tight right now!!

Still Under the Weather!!

Well Dalton is still feeling bad. We have a DR appt. tomorrow. I hope they can shed some light on why he has a fever. It is low grade but still you worry about your baby! He is still such a good & happy boy even with a fever. I tell you I have a real winner!! I can't believe he is going to be 18 months soon. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH it is going too fast.

Under the weather baby!

Sorry for not writing in awhile, I have been busy with a 17 month old. Poor baby boy had a fever yesterday & was kind of slow. Not sure why he had a fever. No runny nose or cough. Just a fever & really not in the mood to play like he usually is. He woke up about midnight for an hour, then we put him back to bed & he woke up at 9am. That is when I knew he did not feel well. Then he took a nap for 3 hours. Again I knew he was not feeling well. Lately I only get about 2 hours. I hope he feels better today!! We are putting up a fence between the house & pool so little buddy can't get to the pool. He LOVES to be outside & I hate we can't be on the back patio without me going "NO Dalton get away from the pool" all the time! Daddy will be done with it today I hope. Grandpa is coming over to help.

Zoo Photos!

Zoo Tales........

We went to the zoo yesterday! It was great. Our zoo is being worked on right now. There is allot of construction on the entrance & different areas. Dalton loved it. He really liked the Elephants! I thought he would like the monkeys but they were not swinging around at all. They were just laying & chilling. I was HOT, I can not imagine what it feels like in the summer!! Glad we went now. I got some great pictures I will have to upload later. It was a long week because Darrel worked every night late! So I really did not have a kid break. But that is OK, Dalton is really getting to be a good young man! He LOVES I repeat LOVES to be OUTSIDE! I can't even say the word I have to spell it! I can't believe I am spelling words already. I am afraid he is going to learn how to spell & know exactly what we are saying. He is soooooo smart! He picks up on things the second you show it to him. He is a boy of few words but lots of smarts!! I just love him More & More everyday. I did not think I could love him more but everyday he does something that shows me I can.

Happy Easter!!

I hope everyone had a blessed Easter as I did! Dalton was so great (as usual)! I have been tagged by a wonderful lady C at The Mother Hen I am NOT great at these things. I think everyone I blog with as been tagged so here goes my life summed up in six words. "Truly Blessed but Always seems Stressed" I am working on the stressed part!! I am truly blessed because I have good health & a wonderful family! I love most of my life & am working on the rest!! No one can make you happy but YOU!

SICK BOY/Sick parents!

Well poor boy was so sick Sunday & Monday. He got better on tuesday but I got it & so did Dad! I think we are all over it now. I think we had some kind of stomach virus! YUCK!! Dalton is such a trooper! He was a good boy thru it all. I wish the little guy would talk more! (I know all of you with kids are saying NO she does not) He is so smart, when you say an animal or such he can point to it right away. He is so cute now, we go outside ALOT!! He now smells flowers. He bends down & takes great big sniffs!! So cute!! I need to get it on video! I am so proud of how good he is for his age. He is learning new things everyday now. Boy what a privilage & HUGE responsiblity it is to raise a good happy kid. I am ready for the challange!! I do want another baby though. My DH is sooooooo not wanting one. I hope he changes his mind QUICK! I am not getting any younger!

Busy Friday!

Well I had a show all day then I got home & cooked. My mother had friends in from out of state. They are great people!! I cooked pasta & did deviled eggs!! Got to love Deviled eggs!! Dalton is doing great these days! Sleeping is wonderful!!! He goes to be at 7-7:30pm then wakes about 8am!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH thought that would never happen. He is still getting is canine teeth! Poor guy!! He LOVES I repeat LOVES being outside. We now have to spell at our house. He is so smart that boy!! He is a boy of few words but knows what everyone of them mean!! We can't say outside or Motorcycle without him wanting to run for them!! He is getting more fun everyday. I just wish I could have another!! He has been such a blessing to us!! I guess I am being selfish!!! I WANT ANOTHER BABY!! I am thinking it is not going to happen!!! My parents think Dalton has hung the moon!! He loves them too! He gets so excited when we start heading down there street! He knows exactly where we are going!! What a smart boy!!!

MAMU meet up!!

Dalton & I got to go to dinner last night with some of our blogger friends!!! WOW what a great group of people!!! I am very glad to know them all. I did not get to talk to all of them. Which I would have loved to do. I wish I could have been there in the afternoon. Dalton had a great time meeting Ava & Ethan!! What a bunch of CUTE kids!!!! I hope we can do that again very soon & we can be there the whole time! Thanks for a great evening & to New Friends!!

NEW Teeth!!

Wow Dalton is cutting his canine teeth!! His left one is just under the surface of the skin. I can feel it. This has made for a bit of a cranky boy. I can't wait for the teeth to come in already & give him a break. He gets going good then BAM a new tooth. I am excited to meet my online buddy's this weekend. I just hope they can meet for dinner Sat because I am working the rest of the time!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! I only do a few shows in the Springtime & this weekend is one of our biggest!! Hopefully they will come again & I will plan nothing!! We will miss ya'll at the Zoo!!

Here are some of his pictures!!

The pictures turned out better then I thought they might! Dalton was not excited about picture taking. I guess now that he can walk he does not like to sit still!!! Enjoy the slideshow!

Picture day!!

Well I had Dalton's 15 month pictures done today. It was not as easy now that his is walking! I worked my buns off!!! WOW! He is down for a nap & I feel like I should be. I think we got some great shots though. He is doing really great! Sleeping, eating & walking all good!! He still LOVES reading!! He also loves being outside! He cries when we come back inside. I can't wait until it warms up & we can go swimming!! Dalton is a water baby!! As soon as I get the pictures I will post them here on his blog!

Blogging is sometimes hard!

Wow I did not relize how hard blogging was going to be!! I vowed to keep up with it & am not doing a good job. I don't know if we just don't have exciting lives or what! Dalton is a great kid! I have been debating on putting him in a Mother's Day out for this fall. I was really excited about it until I started talking to other people about it. Now I don't want to do it. One person told me about her son getting scratched at daycare he is Dalton's age. It broke my heart. I just don't think I can just yet. I guess I will think about it for him when he is 3 years old.

OH I forgot this!

I forgot to mention Dalton is saying MOMMA more!!! YEA!!!! I have been waiting for this for awhile. No offense to my DH but I was sick of DADDDDDDAAAAA!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Anyway! MOMMA!! Is finally here!!! YEA for me!! Also DH & I are taking this great financial class at a church from Dave Ramsey! I think everyone needs to take this class!! It really opens your eyes!

BUSY WEEK!

Boy it has been a busy last week! I seem to never stop!! NO TIME for ME!! I know I know you are a mother & time for me is OUT! I have been checking in on my Grandfather last week because my mother was gone skiing! BOO HOO we did not go! Maybe next time! I meet one of my blogging buddies today. I hope we can become much more then just blogging buddies! I was so excited that she got to meet Dalton. She is soooo sweet!! Dalton has all of his 4 first molars now. He is sleeping, walking & napping great! Well I would like a 3 hour nap but I guess 1 to 1-1/2 hours is all I am going to get. I am really excited because I am going Monday to sign Dalton up for a mother's day out program. He will go 2 days a week starting in Sept. 2008. I can't wait for him to get to interact with other kids his age & make great new friends! It is a Christian based program, which I am excited about. I want Dalton to know God & all the wonderful things he has made for him!! I also got tagged & I am sooo sorry I don't understand that!! If the person that tagged me (she knows who she is) could explain to me more what to do I will be happy to complete my tag! Sorry Tag dumb.

YEA Nap time!

Wow Dalton only took 3 mins to get to sleep for his nap! I know everyone is probably tired of hearing about his sleeping issues but that was HUGE for us! He was bad on going to bed after our vacation in September 2007. So now that he is sleeping great it is a big weight off our shoulders! I posted some more pictures of his birthday in the previous post! I know his birthday was a few months ago but everyone always loves pictures. Dalton had a big fall on Saturday! That would be his first real boo boo! He fell on the sidewalk on his forehead! It sounded like a pumpkin hitting the ground. He was a trooper & did not cry long. He cried longer because I made him come inside. It is hard to see your baby in pain.

1st Birthday Slide Show!

Quick Morning Post!

Well Grandma & Grandpa are on their way to Colorado to ski! I am sad because we are not going. We had such a great time with them in Sept! We love to ski too!!! Dalton just cried when going to bed last night for about 3 SECONDS yes I said SECONDS. He has gotten to be a bed time champ! If you had told me this about 3 weeks ago I would have said he was going to sleep with us FOREVER!!!! AHHHHHH he is now sleeping in his own bed!! I know there will be times that he comes to our bed but nothing like 3 months!!! We are headed out to visit my neice & her family! The baby girl is soooooo cute! You know I want another baby even more now!!!! Good Day to everyone!!!

15 month checkup today!

What a brave boy I have. He only cried for a few seconds after his shots! He is such a big boy! His stats are great! (see growth chart) Dr. said he is doing wonderful. He is right on track for his age. I, of course, think he is above avg! He is so smart!! He loves to read & brush his teeth which I think are great!!!

Bad Blogger!!

Well I have not been such a good blogger lately! I have been a little down & have not been much up to blogging. Dalton is great but I am not so much! I need to change my attitude & get myself into gear. I have a great family & need not to be so down. I take Dalton to the DR Friday for his 15 month checkup. I can't wait to find out what he weighs & how tall he is now. Pants he had in September are now to big in the waist, so I imagine he is just growing up not out!! My neice had her baby on Sunday morning, she is the cutiest little girl!! We are going to visit her again tomorrow. Dalton will get to meet her for the first time. Well I am off to bed!!

4 New teeth! OUCH!

I could not figure out why Dalton did not want to eat lunch. Then when I got ready to put him in his CRIB (yes crib) for a nap I checked his mouth. We have been waiting for the bottom 2 new molars that are coming to the surface when I just checked the top for grins. I did not think they were close but they are broken thru the skin already on the sides. He is probably hurting bad! I gave him some soft stuff for lunch. Poor baby boy! He is doing great on the sleeping! He cries when he first goes into his bed but then after about 5 mins or so he falls asleep. YEA!!!!!!!! I thought this day would never come!! BUT it did !!! My boy is now perfect!!!! He never whines or cries except for bedtime. He is just a good boy!!! He makes our lives complete! Thanks for being my son Dalton!!! LOVE YA!!!

Long overdue Birthday Pictures!!

OH My these are the cutest lips!!! YUM YUM I love Cake!!

I think I will play with more then eat!!!

This is Dalton's Birthday Cake! It was sooooo beautiful and very delicious. He also had a small smash cake that had a #1 on it for him to eat!! Shown above

Happy New Year!!! Happy Birthday DADDY!!

Wow I can't believe that it is 2008 & I have a toddler! Dalton wishes his Daddy a Happy Birthday today!! My dreams of motherhood have come true & I am a mother to the BEST kid on the planet!! He is really getting around great now. We are kind of boring & stayed home last night. We are starting off the new year right!! Dalton fell asleep on his own in his OWN bed!! YEA mark one victory for Mom & Dad!! Today at naptime it was a little harder but right now he is sleeping in his own bed & he did it on his own!! I almost gave up today!!! My brain said "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't give up" my heart said hold him!!! But this time I went with my brain, maybe it does know something (HAHA). The book I am reading says it can take up to 10 days to get him to do it on his own!! I am sure it won't take that long!! (I HOPE) Well Happy Birthday to my Dear Husband!! You have been a Great Dad to Dalton (and your girls)!! LOVE YA!!

I am a WALKER!!!

Dalton is offically a true walker now! Toddler is his name & Toddling is his game! HAHA! He is everywhere now. WOW did not expect it to be this tiring on me. I am chasing after him. He likes to do a slow run rather then walk at times. What a day makes! He is now getting up without using a chair or ME to pull up on. That started on Saturday & now when he falls he just gets back up no problem. He is still a little wobbly but overall doing great! I am excited he will be walking for Christmas that is what I wanted! (But do I really want it now?) We chose not to put up a tree this year because he would have knocked it down for sure! We went to see Santa yesterday & he DID NOT like it at all! Now I have a great picture to show his girlfriends when he gets older. When I can get it scanned I will put it on. I can't figure out how to use my new printer/scanner. Now I am going to finish my Christmas Shopping!!! I got the following little story from a friend and it really puts Christmas in perspective. Also I read that Christ is the longest thing in Christmas! Is that not true or what!

Mary's Dream I had a dream, Joseph. I don't understand it, not really, but I think it was about a birthday celebration for our Son. I think that was what it was all about. The people had been preparing for it for about six weeks. They had decorated the house and bought new clothes. They'd gone shopping many times and bought elaborate gifts. It was peculiar though, because the presents weren't for our Son. They wrapped them in beautiful paper and tied them with lovely bows and stacked them under a tree. Yes, a tree, Joseph, right in their house! The branches were full of glowing balls and sparkling ornaments. There was a figure on the top of the tree. It looked like an angel might look. Oh, it was beautiful. Everyone was laughing and happy. They were all excited about the gifts. They gave the gifts to each other, Joseph, not to our Son. I don't think they even knew Him. They never mentioned His name. Doesn't it seem odd for people to go to all that trouble to celebrate someone's birthday if they don't know Him. I had the strangest feeling that if our Son had gone to this celebration He would have been intruding. Everything was so beautiful, Joseph, and everyone so full of cheer, but it made me want to cry. How sad for Jesus not to be wanted at His own birthday celebration. I'm glad it was only a dream. How terrible, Joseph, if it had been real.

Wow we all need to remember this!!

I can SAY.....

SANTA! I think that is soooo cool! My neighbor gave Dalton this cute Santa hanger for his door knob. Well I was changing his diaper & he was playing with it when he got it and I said "Santa" then he repeated it right back to me!!!! The kid can say Santa but does not say Mommy!! He has said Mommy a few times but not much! I guess he knows who to suck up to right now!! SANTA! My boy is growin up. He says so many more things now. Here are a few words: GO GO GO, Yes, Santa, (of course Daddy), Lily & the occasional Mommy! He is really smart this one! I usually show him something once & he gets it!

Flu Shot!

Dalton had his second part of his flu shot today. He was a little trooper! He only cried for about 4 seconds. It was fast! He has become such a little walker! He is trotting around everywhere now. Unfortunately I am going to have to put shoes on him more when we go out now. He wanted down in the Dr. office today. Of course I only had socks on him. He wanted to walk around. I got him some hard shoes the other day, but he does not want to walk in them. He just stands there like AHHHHH what do I do in these things! We are both getting over a cold, I am sick of them. But I think it is because the weather changes from hot to cold & does not stay either! I wish it would just stay cold already!!

I am TIRED!!!

Whew! Mommy is sooooo tired! I have worked my buns off this past week! Dalton has had a great time with Daddy, Pappa & Jo. Grandma & I have had 2 lobby shows aday this week! So I have not had the time to blog! Next week I am done with Lobby Shows. That is bitter sweet! Then I can begin to get my shopping done.

Big boy haircut!

This picture is of him getting his haircut the first time.
This is him just after his big boy haircut.

Well I got Dalton's haircut like a big boy!! As we are calling it. He was a perfect angel just like the first time we got it cut but I chickened out on the back curls.

I got tired of it being so long. It was out of control!

He just sat in the chair while the lady cut it really still. We went to a place just for kids. He got to sit in a Fire Engine chair. Even when the lady buzzed around his head with the clippers he was still & quiet.

He is really getting along with the walking. I will have to get a video & get it posted. He takes 10 steps at a time. He is still not sure if that is the way to go. Crawling is still faster for him.

He has been giving more kisses lately too. He is saying more words. He likes to say GO GO GO. Also he says my mother's dog's name Lily. It is cute.

Mamma would be goooooooodddddd!!!

13 Months TODAY!!

Now that we are over the Soy milk thing! Wheeee! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We opted for a Brisket instead of the traditional Tom the Turkey. We thought we would save one turkey this year! Darrel cooked a mean brisket as usaual. He does a great job!! Best BBQ in Texas if I do say so myself. I cooked pumpkin pie & made toffee!! YUM YUM!! We went to Grandma & Grandpa Nelson's for Thanksgiving! Great Grandpa came too! We had a nice dinner & I played cards with my grandfather (which by the way was a mistake since I LOST!). Dalton is really working his walking legs! He likes to be upright more then on all fours (unless he needs to get somewhere really fast). Darrel will hold him & I will ask him to come to me & boom here he comes. He has taken 8 steps at a time! I hope he is walking by Christmas. That is my goal for him (of course that is mommy's goal may not be Dalton's). Dalton is 13 months today & he is doing just great. I think he is teething, not sure which teeth? We caught him trying to chew on the end table! We also had to put some child locks on some of the cabinets, I am tired of saying NO NO NO!!! It is wearing me out not to mention Dalton's bottom! He is a stubborn kid, if he wants something there is no stopping him. Which is a good thing for some things and not others! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am most thankful for my Family! Yes I have a wonderful Family. How blessed I am if I do say so myself. I live in a free country & am healthy!!

SOY MILK YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CAUTION: If you have just eaten do not read this!!!! OK soy milk is yuck going in & coming out!!!!!! Poor Dalton!!!! I thought because he was getting constipation with milk that we would try soy milk. Disclaimer: I called the dr office to ask if it was ok, they said yes! Well it is NOT ok for Dalton. About 2 hours after he had his evening bottle (I know he should not have an evening bottle but one battle at a time) he woke up crying. Darrel picked him up went to the living room. I came in to see what was the matter & picked him up (my mistake!) took him to the kitchen to get him some mylanta because his stomach was rumbling. THEN it happened an explosion from within his small body! All of his supper (what I thought was all) came out, all over me, counter floor & sink! So we got him washed up, put back down then no more then 1 hour later he was squirmy again. I again (made the mistake) picked him up & bam it happened again all over my front, back, hair & face (yes I said face). We took him in and again cleaned him up!! Ok thought it was over then about 5am I smell a stink, thought he had a bad diaper but no! So went back to sleep again then I awoke to another smell! That was it the worst diaper Dalton has had to this date!! So after we changed that diaper but did not go to sleep we went to the kitchen for a snack. He was hungry. He had a breakfast bar, then it happened again but worse! I had to give him a bath this time! (no explanation needed for that) Wow I thought it was over then about 1 hour later another!! Gosh I hope this ends soon!!! So the moral of this story is DALTON CAN NOT HAVE SOY MILK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Daddy is bringing home the meat!!!

Daddy shot a 9 point buck! YEA!! The people he went with are having the head mounted, (which he will have to put that at work in his office) it is not going to be hung in this house!! Does not go with my decor! They are having the deer processed too! Yea we get sausage & slim jims which are my FAVORITE!!! He had a great time. He has not been hunting in over 10 years. He deserved it!! Dalton had fun at Grandma & Grandpa's house on Saturday. I did some ebay work for a friend. Yesterday we went to a Thanksgiving dinner party. Dalton had a great time & so did we eating great food with friends. He loves whipped cream (I mean who doesn't)!! He is becoming such a little man, he really wants to walk. When you walk with him he only wants to hold one hand. He is pushing all of his push toys around the house as well as at Grandmas house. He loves to walk!! I can't wait until he can do it without assistance. I belive he will be running instead of walking. He got a bump on the head at the dinner party yesterday. She had a small stool & he slipped & bumped his head on it. He has a nice goose egg on his head. I told the Cathy the ladies house we had the party at we would put her name over that bump! HAHA! Cathy was not even near when it happened it was MAMA! I am sure there will be more of those to come! We are having brisket for Thanksgiving. Darrel makes a mean Brisket! I had turkey 2 times last week so I can skip it!

Just Dalton & I!

Daddy is off to bring home some meat for his family the old fashion way!! Hunt for it! He has not been hunting for 10 years. He got to go on a free trip to hunt. All he has to do is bring himself & clothes. They are paying for food & lodging! So Dalton & I are home alone this weekend. He is sleeping right now so I am listing some ebay items I am selling for a friend. I have lots to do so I really need to get with it!! I am hoping Grandma & Grandpa will take him some tomorrow so I can work in peace! He was trying to snap his fingers today! It was so cute. He is soooooo smart! I just wish walking was on his top priority list but we all know that will be on his time not mine. Also I will probably regret the walking thing when it happens. Well I am going to check on the little bugger!

Poor little guy!!

Well this morning Dalton woke up at 6am! I don't blame him he was soaking wet!!! I did not know one little guy could pee that much!!! WOW! I am stumped on the sleeping thing!! The doctor told me to leave him in his bed to cry. I will try that this weekend once again!!! I just hate to hear him cry. He was fussy Monday I think because of his shots he had on Friday. He was sort of fussy yesterday too! I guess that dumb flu shot got him. Darrel & I don't get them because they make us sick. I guess I should not have given him one either! Lesson learned!! He is doing good otherwise. We have our 8th tooth! He now has 4 on top & 4 on bottom. We found out he loves pizza. But who doesn't love pizza. He loves yobaby yogurt! I am selling a bunch of stuff for a friend on ebay! WOW it is alot. She is so sweet & I hope it all goes for a great price. Most of it is stamping stuff!! She went to digital scraping! I need to check that out! Our favorite scrapbooking place is closing on November 30th! We are all crushed!! That was my one night a week to get away. I will have to find somewhere else. I am almost done with is one year book!! I have to start another now! I only have 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th month pages plus crawling page to do then I am done. I do have his birthday but I am going to do that in a smaller album. Well off to start the day!! Well it really started over an hour again! Good day to all!!

ONE YEAR CHECKUP STATS!!

He had his 1 year checkup on Friday. He got 3 shots YUCK!! It was like he new when we laid him down on the table & held his arms he started to cry like I know what is coming!! Well on better notes he is: 32-1/4" tall 29.15 lbs. He is starting to go up instead of out! The DR said he was as tall as an 18 month old! WOW I think we have a real tall one on our hands. He might even be taller then DAD! That could be a problem when he becomes a teen! I am so proud of him because he is doing so good! The DR said I am going to have to just let him cry in his crib. She said it would take about a week or 2 but he would go back to sleeping good in there. But she said if we did not nip this now it would be worse later. She said to me how many teens have said to their mothers you let me cry when I was a baby in my crib! I really want him to sleep in there!!! I think we all would sleep better including DALTON!! So I am going to have to buckle down & really do it!!! I am sure I will say after it is over YEA I am glad I did it!

TAKING HIS FIRST REAL STEPS!!

Well yesterday Dalton took his first real steps!! He had taken 2 a few days ago but that was it. But now he took 4 steps then 5 steps. He is really going to walk soon. I got it on video so I will post it later! I am really excited because then I don't have to carry him!!! YEA!

HOW FUNNY!!!

This was so funny!! Yesterday Dalton did not get much sleep I mean about 10 mins. So when we were feeding him dinner last night LOOK AT THE PHOTO BELOW:



You guessed it fell asleep! It was hilarous! Daddy was just feeding him & his eyes just started to shut then finally closed!!

He was a tired boy!!! Because you know he never falls asleep without assistance. This would be only the second time!!!


The next photo was of him trying to do a handstand or look between his legs. I was working in my office when I looked over & saw this! He learned this at the Little Gym.

1st year pictures!

Here are some of the pictures I got taken at the portrait studio.

He was great for the photo shoot! I think he is getting used to it! He is such a ham!

Halloween Pictures!!

Last year Dalton was only 7 Days old on Halloween so we did not dress him up. Here are some pictures I had taken of him in his Halloween Costume. He was so cute, we took him to his Grandparents, Godfather's & neighbors houses. We had him stand at the door with his pail! He was so cute. Next year will be great when he can run up to the doors & maybe say TRICK or TREAT!!

I WANT TO SLEEP AGAIN!!

OK, I really wish Dalton would be somewhat consistant with sleeping. One night it is sleeping in his bed until morning the next it is getting up at 1am! AHHHHHHHHHHHH I just want to sleep all the way thru the night!! I really want another baby but this is breaking me of that! We are going for his 1 year checkup on Friday, both Daddy & I, so I am going to get some hints then. Also he will be getting shots! But not the MMR one. I am waiting on that one. I just don't like what it has done to kids as far as Autism. I have plenty of time for it. He won't be in school for awhile. I don't think he would get Autism but you never know & I don't want to take that chance. He is so bright & happy I would hate for that to change.

Well this is a FIRST for my little Man!!

This is a very first for Dalton. He has fallen asleep in the car of course but NEVER in the house on his own! Maybe he is growing up!!! YEA!! I was just about ready to put him in the car for a little ride to drop off some stuff at the donation spot that did not sell in our garage sale.
It got really quiet except for his video & I looked over and saw this!





Our neighbor gave him that pillow for his birthday. He loves it! He always sits by it in his playard!

I know he has way tooooooo many toys! There are more where those came from! Our living room. Now our dining room is his playroom. I moved my dining room table & chairs to our breakfast room & sold that set. So now he can see me accross the entry hall in my office. He has his TV & toys, all a boy really needs anyway. He loves it!!
When he was in the living room he would cry because he could not see me, now he has a full view of momma!

Well I guess since my little man is sleeping I shall get stuff done!! SHHHHHHHHHHH be very quiet the baby boy is sleeping!!!

Dalton's 1st HAIRCUT!!

Dalton got his 1st haircut on Saturday!

DALTON JUST BEFORE HIS 1ST HAIRCUT!




DALTON BEFORE IN THE FIRE TRUCK!



DURING THE HAIRCUT!



DALTON AFTER THE HAIRCUT!



Ok I know all of you probably get sick of me saying he is a great boy! But he really is. We took him to a kids haircut place. He got to sit in a fire engine. Which he loved.

They put on Baby Enstein for him which he also loves. So what is a kid to be unhappy about. He just sat there. Every once in awhile he would look around. But for the most part he just sat there.

Ok I thought I was ready to get his haircut but I was not! Darrel said why did we even bother, she did not cut off that much. I took pictures & had my baggie ready for the hair. But Dalton has such nice curly hair in the back, I just was not ready to see it go! So I had her just cut the front & trim a little off the sides. He was even good when she had the clippers out to trim his sideburns!

So most of the change is on the top & front. Maybe I should have waited awhile longer!! But I was so excited until I really got there, I guess I want to hold on to my baby a little while longer!!!

Dalton's 1st Birthday Pictures!

DALTON & HIS CAKE! HE LOVES ELMO!


THIS IS HIS SMASH CAKE! HE LOVED IT! FIRST TIME TO EAT CAKE!


ELMO CAKE! IT WAS WONDERFUL LOOKING & TASTING!

Finally I am getting around to posting some pictures of Dalton's 1st Birthday! I am waiting for some pictures from other people but here are some of his cake & him with his cake. I will post when he ate his smash cake later! Boy did he love it!

He got lots of great gifts, including a wagon from Grandpa & Grandma that he loves. We ride in that now instead of his stroller!
He also got some great riding toys. The boy has 7 things to ride on! Talk about spoiled!! He got some great remote control items too!

I will add more pictures later!

Thursday Happenings!

Today I had a meeting so Grandpa said he would watch Dalton while I was there. They had a great time. They took a walk, ate mashed potatoes & watched cartoons. He does love his Grandpa. He lights up when he sees him & Grandma too. Dalton & I went on a walk today with his wagon, he loves that thing! I guess he feels more like a big person not riding in a stroller. He just loves to look around. When we were headed back home up pulls Darrel. He was riding his motorcycle & when he has the helmet on Dalton does not know what to think. He knows it is Daddy but still just looks at him like why do you have that silver thing on your head. Dalton gets a kick out of seeing all the decorations for Halloween. We walk by some & he just points & say stuff (don't understand what!). Gosh I am so lucky to have such a good boy, everyone says how happy he is all the time. He truly is happy all the time!!! We have decided not to give Dalton that MMR shot right now (& maybe ever)! I am so scared of it! He is so happy & I would hate for that to change him from what he is!! Darrel is going with me to the one year checkup to keep me strong on what I want. We don't want the shot & I don't want to cave!! I will be posting some pictures of the Big Birthday Bash soon! I have to do a lobby show tomorrow so I have been busy with that the last few days. I know get it in gear & post some pictures. We had a great time! Dalton was a good boy! We had been singing to him for 2 weeks everyday so he would not cry when everyone sang to him. He did great! No crying!!! He loved the cake, you will see that in the pictures! Goodnight everyone!