Stick to it...

Well I tried the "cry it out" method lastnight. Jason is on the road, so I figured lastnight was the best time to start. He doesn't handle Kelson crying & screaming very well. Well I got her all fed and changed and laid her down around 10:15. I patted her had, kissed her, and said goodnight Kelson, be a big girl and go to bed. Well that didn't last long. Within seconds she was screaming and crying again. I waited 5 minutes to go back in there. So I returned and did the same process- kisses, patting, and pacifier back into the mouth. Reassured her that mommy was in the next room and that I loved her. I walked back out and within a minute again she was screaming/crying. This time I grabbed my "week by week" book to make sure that I was doing the right things and in fact I was. So I went back in (after 5 more min)and she calmed down immediatly and let out a big SIGH and I could tell she was about asleep. That last attempt I ALMOST picked her up- she was crying so hard and reaching for me (I teared up), but knew it would ruin it. So I rubbed her hand and she started drifting to sleep. I walked out and IT WAS SILENT. She had fallen to sleep, so it took about 3 times of reassuring her I wasn't gone and around 30 min, but we had successfully put her to sleep awake. Tonight well try again. I'll let ya know how it goes.



Today is Memere and Bobfather's bdays!!!Happy Bday- we love you very much!!!

Splish Splash

Kelson LOVES her bathtime. As you can probably tell from her pictures. Memere is such a great help with taking care of Kelson and offered to bath her at her house- since she's still little she can fit in her kitchen sink. Don't worry we clean it REALLY good before putting her in there. She does so good and cries when its time to take her out. Lastnight we had girl time and I touched up her toenails, we watched some TV, played a bit, took a bath in our BIG bath tub (no pics from that) and she played with her new bath toys. Captain Jack and his friends. That's what I call it- its the Parents brand of toys- so cute. She loved it.

More Bath Pics

Our new ride!!! SWEET!

Well we finally bought another vehicle- after hitting the deer- THANKS STACEY- JK! Here is our 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe SE model (pearl white). We are REALLY happy with it. It only had 69 miles on it, has a DVD player, heated front row seats, sunroof, XM radio, and 6-disc CD changer. We got a good deal on it and made a friend with the salesman, Russ Taylor. If you guys are interested in a Hyundai, let us know, and I'll hook you up with Russ. My friend Stacey, it was her brother-in-law, will receive $100 from Hyundai for referring us- pretty cool. Wait- she wrecks my car and gets $100 outta me- how does that work!? LOL! Anyways we are really excited and feel blessed to only have one car payment and two nice cars. Thank you to Uncle George for detailing the Explorer so it looks brand new. Thank you Keri and Keith for selling us the Explorer. Thanks to the LORD for providing us with friends/family to help us out and giving us the money to pay for it!

Check out some new pics of Kelson alone, with grandparents, bathing, and our new car.. More pics

Kelson's 6 month Checkup...

Weight- 15lbs 14oz (50th percentile)
Height- 26 3/4 inches (89th percentile)
Got all her shots- she was a good girl!

Doctor Zbell said Kelson is doing GREAT. Said that she can start on the Stage 2 meats. I'm really excited about her having "grown up" food. She is such a good eater and loves anything I feed her. She had chicken noodle lastnight. It smelled EXACTLY like it, but the taste was so bland, like most baby food. She said that she should start clapping, reaching for more stuff, and saying da da da da. I said what about Ma ma ma- she said sorry- that's usually not till 12+ months or so :( How is that possible. I guess I need to start signing mom and dad with Kelson too. Kelson still hasn't grasped the signing yet, except for "more" she still uses that occasionally. I'm trying to show her that you can use the "more" sign for more than food. Like playing with her or bouncing with her, etc.. She gets really excited when I put her close to a light and sign "light". I think she's catching on, but being so young I know it will take a while. She is sooo much fun and I find myself rushing home just to give her a big ole hug and kiss. Dr. Zbell said the 9 month mark is when she will really start to show her personality and be able to eat some pancakes at the Cracker Barrell with us and maybe saying a word or two. I'm so excited to see what the next few months have in store.

Jason's back on the road for a few days, so Kelson and I plan on having a girl weekend. Gonna touch up her toenails- and mine- and maybe go shop a little bit. Grammy bought us a workout video for baby and mom, so we may try that out. I HATE that Jason is gone when I'm off work, but I guess that's the way the "road" works.

The "Young" Talent out there...

I was forwarded this youtube video from a friend of mine and I was amazed at how well this little 6 year old girl could sing. It was so cute. All I could think about was our little Kelson in her future toddler years. Nanny exposed Jason to music and singing at a really young age and same with my parents with me. I've heard some old tapes of Jason singing at 3 and its precious. My parents kept tapes of my sister and I singing too- it so awesome to have that memory to listen back to.
Hearing this little girl makes my heart melt and gets me so excited to start with Kelson (after she starts talking-of course)lol! I truely believe that Kelson will have a passion for music and enjoy bringing smiles and entertaining on stage as much as her dad and I do.



6 year old singer

Susie Hipp and Family.... Prayer Request

Please say a prayer for Jason's Aunt Susie and her family, she has been battling cancer for over a year and a half now and its finally starting to take over. Pray that her body and mind remain strong - internally- and that if she does pass, that she may go in peace. Her family is all by her side- praying, hoping, and wishing for a recovery- and there is NO reason why it couldn't happen. Pray that they will keep their faith in God and that he will take care of her- As she has taken care of so many others!!!!

She is one of the sweetest and more heartfelt ladies I have ever met. Would do anything for you and always smiling no matter what. She loves to shop and eat chocolate! lol! Please say a little prayer for her and the family every chance you can. She hasn't met Kelson yet, and she was soooo anxious for us to have a baby, so we need her to hang around to meet her. She has three grandbabies and her youngest daughter Kori is pregnant.


Lucy's sisters/cousins all went to the moutains last year and had a blast, so they decided to do it again this year. Well since Susie's health wasn't at its best, they wanted her to still partake, so they are planning on having it this year at Susie's house in Jacksonville THIS WEEKEND. The girls are still planning on "invading" Susie's house with fun and laughter so let's all pray that she hangs on and get a chance to enjoy some time with her "best friends"!

My Pap Pap Game...

Pap Pap= Pacifier. Lately Kelson and I have been playing "its MY pap pap" game. She loves when I take it from her and put it in my mouth. She immediatly reaches for it and attempts to try and put it in her mouth. She still hasn't gotten it down, but she's working on it. I pull away from her and we do it all over again. She LOVES this game. She's so smart to know that its supposed to be in her mouth and reaches for it immediatly.

We go for Kelson's appt today at 2 :( Next round of shots. Jason and I are both guessing she is gonna weigh around 15lbs. She's so sweet and has sweet little chubby legs, which are getting LOTS of exercise thanks to the jumperoo. Her baby cousin Corgan now weighs 18 lbs! Big, but VERY happy boy!

I went to a luncheon at Ruth Chris's yesterday (awesome food/ritzy place) for Natasha's bday! Happy Bday Natasha! I've known her for a long time and she invited me and a couple other friends out to eat with her for her bday- her mom treated- very sweet of them. So we had a great time chatting, opening presents, and doing girl things. I had a chance to play with Lola, Stacey's little girl. She is about 3 months younger than Kelson and is almost as big as Kelson too. She is so sweet- was soooooo good and didn't cry one time. I even got to hold her most of the time and got her to go to sleep. Everything just comes natural now. Its awesome. She just got her ears pierced too. So cute! Stacey and I are gonna dress our girls up and take some pics of them together very soon! Can't wait!