Thank you, Mommy.

So another year came and went, and now Gavin, my sweet, bubby boy, is 2! I remember being younger, and it felt like it took an eternity to get from one Christmas to the next. It felt like next week, was a month away. I wish that time would feel like that again to me, but now it flies by and I sit and look at my children and wonder ... when? I know Logan is only 4 months old, but when Everlee (my best friend's daughter) was born, and I compared them, it really made me realize that Logan's isn't a newborn anymore. I can't believe how much difference there is between a newborn and a 4 month old. As much as I love to watch them all grow and learn, it breaks my heart to watch them do it.

A two year old can't say a whole lot, not to mention he's a tad behind from his hearing problems. He got his tubes at about 16 months old, and he passed his hearing test and we've had no more problems. I count on Gavin to show me what he wants and how he feels, but yes, sometimes he can tell me in a few words. So the day of his birthday (the 23rd) we were sitting on the couch, just him and me, when he leaned over, out of nowhere, and gave me a great big kiss and a huge, cheesy grin!! Gavin doesn't kiss on the the lips, or at all really. When you give him kisses he leans his head in to you and makes you kiss him, on the cheek. When I told Robert about it, he told me that it was Gavin's way of saying "Thank you for giving me life, Mommy". Of course that brought tears to my eyes. So, to my sweet Gavin, thank you and your brother and sister, for giving my life meaning.

Moving my 365 Challenge

to facebook. :) I'll update there later tonight. I've been chosen to blog for justmommies and just wanted to let you guys know. Certain posts will be chosen off of this blog to be posted on the JM blog area. So my next post will be pertaining to that. I just don't want to make it too confusing. :D

I was a teen mom....

but I don't promote it as a good thing. I don't complain or think bad of teen mothers, but I think these shows like "16 & Pregnant" and "Teen Mom" are encouraging it. Girls have gotten pregnant on purpose at a young age for a lesser reason than being on MTV! Don't think I'm bashing teen moms, I was one. It was hard, but I wouldn't change it for anything in this world. I just feel like its saying "hey, if you get pregnant at 16 we'll put you on TV!!" Not "all" teenagers are mature enough to think past that. I did get pregnant at 18, 2 months after I graduated high school!! I loved my husband (not married at the time), I had a supportive family, and before she came, I had a lot of love and help. I was lucky, a lot of teen moms don't even have that. I just can't bring myself to watch those shows and help in their ratings. I've watched ONE "16 & Pregnant" and it was a re-run of the girl who gave her baby up for adoption. There was so much talk, I had to see. I also watched the reunion, which brought on my gag reflex. Some of the things they were saying... I dunno.... I don't "motherhood compete" w/ people, and I never bash anyone's parenting styles, so don't think thats what I'm doing. I'm merely stating my opinions that these shows aren't "opening teenagers eyes and showing them how hard it is to be pregnant and have a baby", its enticing some of them... who wouldn't want to be on MTV at 15 or 16?!?!

Enough of my opinions. I've been holding that in for a while. haha. Anyways, todays picture. :) Not "new" , my camera's dead again, so just one I love. :)

Sweet Baby Girl

So I'll be sharing a picture of Everlee today. I got to be there as she made her grand entrance and I was in awe. Of course I stayed by my bf's head, but I still got to see her first breath and just all the emotions. It was amazing. After 16 hours of natural labor, 6 hours of it w/ pitocin, my best friend had a gorgeous baby girl!! Shes just so tiny!! I can't even fathom how little Logan use to be anymore and he's only 4 months old. The time flies, so ridiculously fast. It seems like she was just sitting in my room while I held a newborn baby. Logan is SO fun now, he laughs, giggles, talks, squeals, and I love his face when I go to pick him up or how he wiggles when we play. But theres just something about a sleeping, sweet smelling, itty bitty baby that you could just sit there and hold them forever. I miss him that little, sometimes I wish that time would slow down just a bit. I feel like tomorrow I'm gonna wake up and he'll be in college.

But, enough of that, introducing Miss Everlee Joann. Jan. 18, 2010 at 12:32 a.m. weighing in at 6lbs, 10oz and 19 inches long. :D

I totally love

how this 365 challenge is keeping me updated on my blog. hahaha. Yesterday I was gone all day, my best friend had her baby and I got to be there. It was amazing and she labored 6 hrs WITH pitocin and didn't even ask for drugs! I'm so proud of her!!! Miss Everlee is 6 lbs, 10 oz & 19 inches long. I can't wait to go back up there this evening when my hubby gets off so I can hold her!!!!

So its two pictures today as well!

The first one is photoshopped , I'm practicing my techniques. I made it black & white and just kept the hat & his eyes color, but it was ENTIRELY too much blue. So, here is the color version

and then Rileigh and Gavin pulled her mattress off her bed, propped it up and laid on it watching TV. It was so cute, I love when they get along!

2 Days Again!

I must have pulled up my blog a zillion times yesterday and I could never decide on my favorite picture! I've taken a bunch the past 2 days and I just love them all!! So I finally just picked. lol.

Day 15 - It was a GORGEOUS day outside in the south yesterday. Seriously felt like the 70's. People were in SHORTS. So I took Logan out while the older 2 were napping and let him enjoy the weather. When I laid him on his blanket he looked up at the crystal clear sky like it was just the most awesome thing hes ever seen. He's not wearing pants and he kicked off his blanket, but trust me, he DID NOT need them. Yesterday was the PERFECT weather, I can't wait for spring now!!! It really felt like it yesterday!

Day 16 - I love his space-y sleeper. He was in a fun mood today, I just had to post this picture of his funny face. hahahaha

He's a fast learner

So Logan rarely has a bottle, I mean RARELLYYY. I hate pumping. But I had a margarita tonight, and I know it takes a LOT of alcohol to be in your system for there to even be a trace amount in your breastmilk, but I just went ahead and gave him a bottle of expressed milk I had in the freezer. He was HOLDING his own bottle? I thought it was awesome as little as hes had one!!! Anyways, I snapped a pic, I think its uber cute, however, I bittersweet. Less of a baby day by day. :sigh: