The Latest Trick...

I thought I would share what little man has learned to do the past couple of days...SIT UP! Yea! Now...he doesn't stay sitting up for very long, but he is getting really good after lots of practice. What you don't see in this picture is that seconds later, he tumbled over backwards and hit his head pretty hard on that floor and started screaming...poor baby, I couldn't catch him in time...all for Mommy's taking too many pictures :( Check out those chunky legs! (don't look too close at the shirt covered in drool)

Thatch is getting excited to start eating "real food" here in a couple of weeks...can't you tell by the excitement on his face! For now he just sits in his highchair while we eat dinner...

The past couple of weeks...in a few pictures!!

Thatcher's first playdate with friend Kyle went well. We had lots of fun with Kyle and his mom, Jessica (my friend from work). We went to Mother Goose time at the library, had lunch at Chick-fil-A, and then just hung out at our house...fun times!

Getting ready for the Easter bunny! He got this cute bunny and some great spring clothes from Nannie and Granbuddy (Jeff's parents) in the mail.

Easter Sunday he was all decked out in his overalls and posing with his bunny goodies from Grammy and Papa (my parents). We had a wonderful visit with them in Lubbock...we miss our family!

Our Snow Baby

Can anyone belive this crazy weather??!! We took Thatcher outside to experience his first snowfall. He didn't know quite what to think, but he sure looked cute out there in his snow sack or whatever you want to call what he is wearing. (who knew I would EVER put that thing on him...Texas isn't ever cold enough for THAT kind of outfit). By the way, he is rolling over like it is his job and driving his parents crazy...at night he flips over and then realizes..."I absolutely HATE sleeping on my stomach...I think I'll cry the rest of the night until they come up here and flip me over."...ahhhhhhhhh!!!!

He is going to curse me when he is older!

Our sweet angel

Funny boy...

This is typically what Jeff and I walk in and see when we getThatcher up in the mornings or after a nap...crazy baby...

Friday Update

Where to begin??!! I'll start with these first above pictures. A couple of weeks ago we went to Austin for Jeff to run his first half marathon! We were both a little nervous about it because he hadn't run in almost 2 months because of problems with one of his legs. Everything went well and he finished...we were so proud of him! The race was on Sunday, but we went up on Friday afternoon and stayed with our friends, Adam and Janelle, for 2 nights. We had a great time hanging out with them in New Braunfels seeing their beautiful house and catching up with them and their life with little Knox...so cute! On Saturday we went to San Antonio for some shopping although the weather got bad and we ended up coming home sooner than we thought. On Sunday, we got up at 4am...yes, that is 4am...to get ready, feed the baby, etc to make it to the race. We made it easier than we thought and found parking in all that madness. It worked out nicely that we parked in the parking lot of the Hyatt downtown Austin...I stayed in the hotel lobby for part of the morning waiting for time to pass until I made my way to the finish line to cheer on my hubby....having coffee, people watching, trying to feed the boy with perverts lurking (another story for another day). Anyways, it was a very enjoyable experience topped off with eating at Chuy's on the way out of town...yum!

On to my boy...he is so precious! He is doing a lot of new things lately, the above being one of them. He also usually has at least one of his feet stuffed in his mouth, it is the cutest thing you've ever seen. He pulls his socks right off and puts those tootsies in his mouth...hilarious. He also rolled over from his stomach to his back and is just days away from rolling from his back to his stomach. He is getting so big! He brings us so much joy EVERYDAY!

This one is for you, Bubba! I cut my hair last week...this is really short for me...I have never really cut a lot off my hair. I really like it...it is really easy to fix for the most part. I guess that's the skinny on what is going on in our lives...Happy Friday!

Tagged for the first time...

Rules: Answer each question about yourself, then tag 5 people by posting their names and leaving them a comment on their blog.

10 Years Ago: In January 1998, I was in my second year of college at Texas Tech. I was probably studying like a big dork or working at what used to be Methodist hospital as a pharmacy technician.

Things On My To Do List Tomorrow: pick up cake for baby shower, hang out with my little man and my hubby!

Snacks I enjoy: fruit, anything salty (chips, pretzels, pickled okra), caramel delight trailmix from Sprouts, I think the question would be what snacks DON'T I enjoy

What would I do if I were suddenly made a billionaire? definately travel, build a home just the way I want it, give to help people in need and give in ways I have seen people give to me througout my life...I have been blessed to do many things in my life because those who were able, were generous enough to allow me to do some things I would never be able to do otherwise (does that make ANY sense?)

3 Of My Bad Habits: cutting people off in the middle of their sentence or finishing their sentence for them, leaving my clothes on the floor, pulling on my hair

5 places I have lived: Denver City, Lubbock, Amarillo, Dallas, Flower Mound

Jobs that I have had: working in a cotton field hoeing (the inspiration to get every other job I ever had), working at a bank, cleaning computers, pharmacy technician, waitress (HA!) at a Japanese steak house (the kind where they cook at your table...I would have NEVER made it as a REAL waitress), pharmacist

Things people don’t know about me: I have ridden the Hotter than Hell bike race (the 25 mile portion), I have been known to visit the local shooting range, I am very anal about certain things (especially my job)

I tag Jessica C, Jennifer, JT, Alexis and Emily A!

3 months old!

I CANNOT believe that our little Thatcher is already 3 months old! He looks like such a big boy in this picture, it makes me want to cry. In some ways, I don't want him to grow anymore and then on the other hand, I know the stages to come will be so wonderful and fun. I'm so proud of myself for catching him with a smile, he wasn't even smiling when I went to take the picture...I guess he just smiled as I snapped...such a precious angel. Anyways...the shoes...these Pumas are the gift that I gave Jeff wrapped in a cute little package the night I told him I was pregnant. He had been gone on a business trip (a pretty long one) and I was meeting him for dinner at the NorthPark mall. I met up with him at Starbucks before dinner and handed him the package. He was a little surprised to receive a present, but proceeded to open it. He was sooo tired and seemed so confused when he saw these shoes in the box...I said "Congratulations!" ...it took him a minute and he was freaking out, tearing up...it was a very memorable night for us both! Needless to say, I am very excited that Thatch can now wear these shoes...they are so cute.

A few things I want to remember about Thatcher at 3 months:
-the way his smile spreads across his whole face and melts my heart
-the way he says "gggggccccchhhhh" (just cooing and gurgling) when I put him up on the changing table to change his diaper
-that he is seriously eating us out of house and home, I would say he is definately going through a growth spurt
-he is such a cuddle bug, he will pretty much go to anyone and hang out on their shoulder
-he is getting much better at tummy time, he has hated it his whole life until recently...I can really tell he is getting stronger and will be able to pull himself up before I know it
-Jeff loves it that he does the "touchdown pose" when he sleeps
-the way that he plays with the lamb, pig, and cow on his vibrating chair in the mornings when he first wakes up; he just smiles and talks to these farm animals, it is so hilarious...the cow has a thing that he can grab onto and he has learned how hold on to it, I have seen him fall asleep holding on to the cow...so precious

OK, now that the 2 people who read my blog are totally cheesed out, I will sign off. This begins my second work week after maternity leave. It was very hard the first day (I cried on the drive in) but we were very busy, so I didn't have much time to think! Although I miss my little man so much, it is nice to use my brain again and try to help my little fighters up at Childrens. Hope everyone has a great week!