Bunny time...

Well I figured since I was late getting the St. Patty's picture out, I would be early getting her Easter picture out :) Jason, Kelson, and I went to the Madison Sq Mall yesterday to get Kelson's picture made with the Easter Bunny. I wasn't sure what she was going to do, but still being so young, i figured she would do pretty well. Got her all "spring"ed up and put on a cute little dress and headed to the mall. She took a little nap on the way- which was good- so I knew she would be in a good mood. Well we got there and there wasn't a line at all- just one mother with her two kids, so we jumped in line, and prepped her for the picture. Let her stare at the Easter Bunny for a while- she was SOOO funny looking at him/her- hard to tell-hehe. I WISH we were allowed to have our camera/video camera to capture her expressions but oh well. There was a family walking by- who was OOOING and AAWWing over Kelson's dress, shoes, tights, and earrings. Two little girls were like "Mommy look". They wanted to stop and come see her- it was SO cute. Jason and I were just gleaming with pride. Kelson really is an adorable little girl. Most people refer to her as a babydoll cause of her rosey cheeks and blue eyes. Anyways, it was our turn -I was SOOO excited and I stuck her on the Easter bunny's lap and she just looked up and turned back at the camera and smiled. It was PERFECT. I looked and approved the picture and couldn't believe how quick it was. Jason and I were like "Its a wrap" :) So i purchased 4 3x5's and a CD so I could upload the picture and order an 8x10 on kodakgallery.
We went directly to the Disney Store after visiting the Easter Bunny. OF COURSE. hehe. We got Kelson a winnie the pooh easter bunny stuffed animal and a thumper pin to put in her "pin" book to remember that day. We went around to some other stores- bought myself a new phone cover- very cute, Jason traded in some old Xbox 360 games and bought a new one, we got a garlic pretzel with cheese and Kelson LOVED it, then we went to Children's Place- they were having a sale. Another place that Kelson was popular. Its so much fun buying clothes for her. Esp with the cute spring stuff thats coming out. We had made our rounds and was ready to go, so we headed back to the car and was loading up and UH OH.. I couldn't find the Easter Bunny pics ANYWHERE. I was freaking out and thought- OMG- I have to go through all the stores again to find it. I remembered having it last in the Disney Store- I showed the lady behind the counter Kelson's pic, so I went there first and there was a new shift in. I explained to the NEW lady behind the counter and OMG- it was there. I must have laid it down after I showed her the picture to pay. Thank goodness cause thats all the memory we had and I had already changed her and we paid $40 for that stuff. Thank you Lord. We went to eat at Longhorn after our visit to the mall. Kelson sat in a highchair- with my jacket and her blanket as support and played with her toys and I fed her some food and milk. She was having a great time. She got sleepy- and so did I- so we headed home- and her and I read a book and then she went night night and daddy went out to see a band for St. Pattys Day. What a wonderful day with my family!!!!

Happy Belated St. Patty's Day...

Sorry i'm late posting this, but I got busy yesterday. We had SOOO much fun with this photo shoot. Kelson was such a good model and was so happy. We got some adorable pics of her. I hope everyone had a wonderful St. Patty's Day. We ate our corned beef and cabbage Sunday night- compliments of Emeril Jason. It was DELISH. Corned beef and cabbage is one of my fav dishes. Jason went out to see "Cross Canadian Ragweed" lastnight at Crossroads with some buddies of his, but I stayed home since I had Kelson and had to work the next morning. Miss Responsible- I know :) hehe!
Visit our kodakgallery for more pics of "St Patty's Day Kelson". There are some adorable shots! That's my girl! :)

Hanging with Friends...

A girlfriend of mine, Stacey- my old workout buddy- brought her kids over to visit. They are sweet kids. So cute too. It was neat to see Kelson around other kids and one that is younger than her. Lola is 3 months younger and almost the same size as Kelson :) Charlie is 4 or 5 - I can't remember. He is a sweetheart. He wanted to take pics with Kelson and we asked him if she was his girlfriend and he said YES- AAWWWW. I hope one day that Kelson and Lola become good friends and go shop, work out, and hang out together like Stacey and I do.

Kelson n Friends

Happy 29th Bday to ME :)

In Alabama you never know what the weather is going to be like... I woke up Sat morning (my bday) to snow on the ground. It was AWESOME. Then.. I got a happy bday phone call from my niece singing to me. It was so sweet. Keri had sent me a present a few days back and wanted me to open it with her on the phone. I got a wallet that I wanted (that she accidently told me she was going to get by including me on the e-mail) :) and a gift card to Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I LOVE that place. There was another package to open. I initially wasn't sure what it was (looked like a little notebook) and then I opened it and there was a letter that stated- READ ME- so I started reading it- With Keri on the phone- and it said that she was starting to save up money for this year to take me to EUROPE for my 30th bday next year!! I started crying- I couldn't believe it- I've always wanted to go there. The note was in a passport holder. What an awesome treat and I don't mind turning 30 AT ALL now :) What an awesome sister I have. Course I have lots of people that want to join in the fun. Thank you sis.
About that time- Kelson woke up so I let Keri go and went to get Kelson. She was in her "happy morning" mood, so I knew it was a good time to go take pics. I left her PJ's on and just added a few layers and grabbed her raincoat- only coat I had that was thick enough. So we went outside and I took a few pics of the yard, eers, and Kelson. As i was walking out, Lucy and Theana, were coming out with the dogs, so they assisted me. I got a few shots of Kelson sitting on the cave dock in the snow. Lucy mentioned she had a winter coat, so she grabbed it and we got a few more shots. Kelson didn't have much of an expression- she was cold- haha! A few times she reminded me of the little boy from A Christmas Story movie. "I can't put my arms down"- hehe! She was a great sport. We were heading inside to Memere's house to warm up and drink some hot chocolate and BAM... eers ran off- got off his chain somehow. So I passed Kelson to Theana and started running after eers. He DID NOT want to come back - he just kept going and going. So I was freezing since I just had a little jacket on. I finally caught up to him and had to take off my jacket and tie it around his collar like a leash, so by this time I was really cold. There was NO WAY i was carrying a 60lb dog all the way back home. Luckily lucy brought the car and picked us up. WHEW- what a morning. All this happened before 9am! :)


So anyways, I went and worked out and got a well needed pedicure. It was a nice and relaxing day. I got home and Jason had just arrived from being on the road, so that was nice to have him here for my bday too. We pretty much laid around and played with Kelson. Went to eat at Red Lobster, then went to Hog Wild 2 to meet up with friends. We had a great time, went back to the cave, and ended staying up till 8:30AM! The sun was shining so bright and we all couldn't believe it. The night had FLOWN by. We were playing games, dancing, singing, listening to music, etc. It was a lot of fun. Jason and I went to bed and woke up around 1:00pm- Lucy had errands to run and brought Kelson to us, luckily, she was tired, so I laid her down for a nap, and she slept another 2 hours- and so did we :) Got up around 4 and took a shower and got dressed to go eat dinner at Lucy's house. They made lasagna- it was very good. Mom and dad came over and we had dinner, opened presents, and ate ice cream cake & played the Disney bday song. I got some really cool things for my bday. Thank you EVERYONE for making my bday a special one!

BIG 30 next year- BRING IT ON!!!! :)

Snowy Morning
Bday Night/Cave

Parents.com

Thanks to Aunt Jeannette- I put Kelson's picture in at parents.com for the "cool hat" contest. This is the picture I submitted. People vote on it for fun, but they do actually choose a winner after a few weeks of entries. You can win money or something. I just wanted to post Kelson on her cause she is so darn cute. Funny thing- I e-mailed my sister to put her kids on there and she had already done it. Thinking alike. You can check it out and even vote at this website.
VOTE FOR KELSON

Kelson's ID# 2461100003
My nephew Corgan's picture is ID# 2457000010. Vote for him too :)

Strike a pose....

Daddy and I are in "taking pics" mode. Esp with our fantastic new camera. As you can tell- from all the albums I've recently published. Daddy's fav outfit on Kelson is NAKED. She has so much fun and its almost like she's sighing when you let her free. She plays with her toys and eats her hands most of the time. She is so much fun. Here are a couple of "posing" shots. Also, Jason stuck the cowgirl bib on her and she looked sooo cute. If only we combined the two outfits ;)

KELSON MODELING

Happy 3rd Bday Elliot!!! Thanks for inviting us!

Kelson went to her first bday party. Her cousin- Elliot, Louise and Chris's grandson turned 3 years old. They had party hats, balloons, cake, pizza, and presents- all the things a 3 year old would love. Elliot was SOOO excited when I arrived, cause I was running late- working out :)- so when I arrived he was allowed to open presents, so right when mom and I walked in he screamed- "Aunt Kelly is here- PRESENTS!!". It was soooo cute. He was so ancy & ready to bust open the presents. I watched him open his presents and all the clothes- he just threw over to the side- so funny and typical. Since his mom and memere would say- this is from so and so- he would open it, look at it, and try to hand it back to the person who gave it to him. It was hilarious. They would say- No its for you- for your bday. He was like Oh ok- and then start on the next thing. He got a ball and bat from someone and Kelson was playing with. She was a natural and born to be an athlete. Jason and I got Elliot a few cars from the movie "Cars"- I've never seen a more INTO cars like this little boy. He carries his cars with him EVERYWHERE. Its so cute. Kelson bought him a big ole gravedigger truck. He loved all of his presents. I kept jokingly saying that it was sweet of them to decorate early for my bday. His bday was the 7th of March.
Around 8:30 (Kelson's bedtime) she started getting cranky and ready to leave. Nanny and I were playing on the piano, so I asked she come see me and let her bang on the piano- she LOVES it and she even placed her fingers out individually to play each note. It was adorable. She stopped being fussy too. Her Aunt Nin has taken some lessons, so I'm hoping the days she babysits she will work with Kelson on it. Kelson's Aunt Deena also plays, but isn't local, but maybe on visits she can teach her too. There are some pics in the slideshow link below.

I'm soooo anxious for Kelson to start talking cause that leads to SINGING. I'm so excited about the months to come.


Pics from the bday party!
Elliot's 3rd Bday Party

Spring is NEAR...

We had a beautiful day a few weeks ago and Jason decided to take Kelson outside and play and take some pics. She played in the middle of flowers, a tree, and leaves. She makes the cutest faces and you can tell that she is a happy girl by her expression. I've gotten her used to accessories since she was a newborn, so a hat, hair thingy, or glasses don't bother her a bit. I'm glad to cause i'm all about accessorizing. Keri started Annabelle out really young and she LOVES to dress up, so I'm hoping the same will happen with Kelson. I can't wait for springtime so we can go to parks, play outside more, and watch movies on the big screen. Having Kelson here will be such a NEAT experience! I'm trying like heck to get her to see the Easter bunny. Not sure how she is gonna react, but I think she'll just stare and want to gnaw on him. Kelson still has no teeth coming in- she is going to follow her daddy's footsteps in that area too. She is starting to sit up more and more on her own. I'm sure she will be crawling pretty soon.

Spring Pictures

Biscuits, Toast, n Apple Juice...

Kelson is a HUGE fan of the biter biscuits and melba toast. When she is gnawing on it and i'm eating she smiles so big. I think she likes the fact that she is "eating" solid food. We tried giving her apple juice a few weeks ago and she didn't really care for it, but now she really likes it. Hasn't got the concept down of holding the sippy cup, but that will come in due time. Everytime she eats her bis/toast she ends up with it ALL OVER HER FACE (see picture above). She is such a sweet girl and really showing her personality lately.

More pics at this link:
Kelson

Bob and Lucy's Bday...

Bob and Lucy surpringly have the same bday so they get to celebrate together EVERY YEAR. Pretty cool. So this year, we went to Indigo Joe's to eat and celebrate. Bob was 58 and Lucy was 59. We had a really good time and some of Bob's Ruggby buddies came by (Ruggby's as in the bar, not the sport) hehe. We had a great time. Jason was on the road, so he couldn't join in the fun :( Kelson didn't have much time to sit down- with all the holding and playing she did with everyone. Here are some pics from that night...

Bob and Lucy's Bday Pics

Trying to catch up...

Sorry I've been slacking, so much going on. New job, back to the gym, almost 7 month old :) Lots to do!!! I have TONS of pictures to upload- just have to find the time to do it. My bday was AWESOME. I'll write all about it soon.

Come on Kelly.. you can do it!

(This was a picture of me pre-Kelson and I want to get there again)
So...I have offically started back to the gym. I went lastnight and did 3 miles on the elliptical- while reading my Harry Potter book- (Jason has my Ipod in the explorer in Nashville) and then I did some free weights. I felt very happy and excited that I motivated myself to go. The reflection in the mirror sure looks different than before :) I forgot to weigh myself, so I'm going to tonight, so I can keep track of reaching my goal weight. It was really easy to go lastnight because I was with Kelson all day, so I didn't feel bad leaving. Tonight I'm going straight home to change and then going to work out, THEN after working out I'm going to pick up Kelson from her Aunt Nin's. Just something I have to do. It does feel good to be exercising again. Since I'm not nursing anymore- and haven't for some time- its been hard getting that weight off- esp since I haven't been eating that great either. I'm done saying- well I had a baby 6 months ago. Before i know it she will be a year old! So... Wish me luck!!!!

First week on the new job..

I was a little unsure on the first day of work whether it was going to be for me or not, but things got better as the week progressed. My group is kinda quiet, but I think its just a matter of getting to know them. Everyone seems to be SUPER sweet and helpful. My boss even let me work from home Wed since i didn't have a sitter for Kelson and I wasn't feeling that well either. I told him that I wasn't trying to slack on my first week of work- he was VERY understanding. It was a task trying to work and watch Kelson. I totally see why Lucy has Theana helping her. But it was nice to not change clothes and log in and boom- I was working. Someday I would love to work virtually. Well see.Its almost Friday! YEA!

Look out Jerry Lee Lewis...

Kelson playing piano

Here is a clip of Kelson jamming on the piano at her Aunt Nin's house. Just the beginning :)

Tina "Kelson" Turner

I went over to mom's house last Friday to claim some old books that i wanted from our childhood and ran across this old wig that mom had. I put it on Kelson and mom and I could not stop laughing. It wwas the funniest thing ever to imagine her with that much hair. I wish I would have had a jean skirt and cowgirl boots to complete the outfit- hehe! Good times.



Kelson's new thing this week: Holding a note and letting someone tap over her mouth to make the "oooooowwwww" sound- like an Indian chant. Its so cute! Memere taught her that one.

Survey about me...

Try not to look at the other people's answers! Its fun. Thank you Keri for the survey question idea!

So... without further ado, here's the survey:

1. Where did we meet?
2. Take a stab at my middle name.
3. What is my favorite color?
4. Color of my eyes?
5. Do I have any siblings?
6. What's one of my favorite things to do?
7. What's my favorite type of music?
8. What sport do I like to watch?
9. What is my favorite drink?
10. Do I have any special talents?
11. What am I most adamant about?
12. How many children do I have?
13. Your thought or memory when hearing my name.
14. If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing that I would bring?

Success on the homefront...

I tried it again lastnight -It was pretty much like the night before. I laid her down around 8:15 and she was asleep by 8:30. Cried one time and I put her pacifier back in and I never heard another word until 7:15 this morning :) What a good girl! Its so nice to be able to just put her down and not worry about her waking up after rocking her to sleep, etc. Whew! Thanks for all the advice.

Her new favorite songs are: Itsy Bitsy Spider and I'm a little tea pot (Grammy introduced that song to her while babysitting). She is sooo adorable. Of course we have some fun movements that go along with it, so she really finds it fun. I'm gonna try to get them on video and see if I can upload it. That may take some SKILL, but I will try.

Lately it sound like Kelson is saying Hi- its so cute- I'll say hi my baby and it almost sounds like she is trying to say it back. I think its her babbling, but its pretty dang close :) Still wondering what her first word will be- we should be hearing something soon! How exciting!

Well my totes arrived at work so I have to start packing today for my new location. The movers are coming in the afternoon tomorrow, so I have one more day with my group. Its gonna be kinda sad to leave them, but I know it will be a great opportunity to work on another program. Keep your fingers crossed that the new job will be as good as I think it will be.

By George I think we got it...

Well I did the new sleeping process lastnight and it worked so well and half the time. Laid Kelson down around 8:15 and she was asleep by 8:30. This time I laid her down and stayed in the room- but hid behind her crib so she couldn't see me. I turned on her mobile and she moved around a bit and started to cry, so while she was rubbing her eyes I stuck the pap pap back in her mouth and fell fast asleep. She hadn't napped very much that day, so I knew it wouldn't be that long. She woke up about 30 min later and Jason went in and put the pap pap back in and she went back to sleep and woke up around 7:15am this morning :) YEA!!!! I'm not gonna say its gonna be that easy each time, but I'm glad that she is working with me... God is good!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- FINAL ONE

Well I've started "listening to" the last Harry Potter book. Aunt Louise "Weeza" let me borrow her book on CD. She started the last book a few weeks back and has been telling me how good it is. She left them for me to start while they went on their sister trip, so I've begun. I'm sooo excited. I can't wait to see how J.K. Rowling closes up this story. I figured I better hurry up and read/listen to it before someone spills the beans. I've heard rumors on how she ends it- and I hope it ends up to be rumors! Harry turning bad and Harry dying are two that I've heard. I can't believe how much I've gotten into these books. My cousin Olivia was talking about Hogwarts and the characters - YEARS ago- and I was like what is this kid talking about? Now I can relate and talk "harry potter" with everyone. Its a great book (I would say its more for the older kids and adults) and definitely expands your mind and the act of wizardry (which I don't believe in, but fun to imagine). There are a couple of spells I would use at times- if I could ;) Jason has begun reading the book, but I'm sure I'll be done by the time he gets through the next 100 pages. Maybe when I get caught up to where he is- we can finish listening to the book together. Don't ANYONE tell me the ending until I'm finished- then we can talk :)

Harry Potter Island

Harder the second time

Since Sat night, Lucy watched Kelson I didn't get a chance to try the process again, nor Sunday- cause she had already fallen asleep while I was at Jeannette's house. SOO.. I decided to try again last night. I fed her some Apple Chicken- she LOVED it Keri- thanks for the mixed food advice, gave her a bath, danced to some Lullaby music for 15 min or so, gave her a bottle and decided it was time for bed around 8:45pm. Jason was home this time, so I knew he would be struggling, but I made him hold back from going in her room. So she did the same thing as the first time- cried her eyes out for 5 min straight- went back in there- did my thing- and then walked back out- again- screamed for another 5 min- worse than the first time. Jason was pacing, but I told him just to go do something. So the third time I went in there and she was really hot- from screaming, so I scooted her into another position and she let out her SIGH and I knew she was about to fall asleep. So I brushed her face with my hand and rubbed her hand and she was almost asleep so i walked out and WA LA... she was out for the night. I just smiled at Jason- as I got into bed. He said, "WHATEVER" in a sweet sarcastic- your the best- voice.
She woke up around 7:45 this morning! I'm so proud of my little girl!!!

It was def harder this time since Jason was home and I wasn't too sure if she was REALLY tired, but I guess she was and he did great too. I think she'll be going to sleep on her own in no time.

BTW- Kelson signed either "light" or "milk" lastnight. I couldn't tell cause was drinking milk, but looking at the lights in the livingroom. She LOVES when I sign "light" and put her close to one, so maybe she picked that up quicker. But the milk sign seemed so perfect, so who knows. At least she's trying to talk.

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!

What a great Valentine's Day....

I came home to a dozen roses and two balloons on the counter and a gift bag. Jason had to run an errand for his mom so he wasn't home yet, but I went to Memere's and played with Kelson until he did. She was sitting up in Memere's chair and playing with her toys in her "other" pretty Valentine's Day dress. So cute. We got Kelson a HUGE V-day Catepillar that we named "catty" (EERS wants it for his girlfriend- lol), and a dog that sings and eers flop up and down (Keri- its similar to the one that I got Belle) Kelson isn't into it yet, but I'm sure in a few months she will be).
Jason got back home and we went up to the house to exchange presents. I opened mine first- course the roses and balloons were adorable- along with the SWEETEST card- and then the gift bag- which I THOUGHT was going to be a nightgown I wanted but it ended up being a pair of .75 carat diamond earrings! I was SOOOOO excited. Last year he bought me .25 carat earrings and I gave them to Kelson- just recently. So now mommy has some diamond earrings too. I'll take a picture of the two DIAMOND DOLLS (reference to Chipmunk movie) and post it :)Thank you baby for my wonderful V-day presents- I LOVED THEM!
It was time for Jason's present- because I consider this holiday to mostly be about the girl- I didn't go all out like he did- hehe! I just got him the aristocrats dvd, fuzzy handcuffs (as a joke), Tonight and Not Tonight pillows (another joke), chocolate covered pretzels, and gel window clings that say "Text Me" (as another joke). He was happy with his presents, but sad that we didn't get to use the TONIGHT pillow or FUZZY Handcuffs lastnight - hehe- Kelson was very fussy :) I think she's about to break skin..... teefy time! She would fall asleep in my arms in our bed and we tried to put her down in her crib, she was NOT having it. We tried letting her cry it out, but we couldn't stand it. So we did this twice during the night. Around 5she finally laid in her own crib- after I held her hand while she drifted to sleep. So needless to say- I'm a little sleepy today.

Jason and Memere made "Chicken Enchiladas" lastnight while I tended to Kelson- although we had a babysitter, I wasn't about to fight the crowds for a dinner, especially since my hubby is an AWESOME cook. I didn't really want to leave Kelson either. We are going to have a romantic dinner possibly Sat night. Althought it wasn't the MOST romantic Valentine- It was a GREAT day and I will always remember it, esp since it was Kelson's first one and her 6 month bday! Thank you family! Love you!

Happy 6 month Bday Kelson

So hard to believe that our little girl is already 1/2 a year old already! she has grown up so much over the last couple of months- really has a WONDERFUL and very fun personality like her daddy and I. We are still working on her with sign language and introducing solid foods to her daily. So far so good. She is so much fun to be around and just to stare at. I LOVE waking her up in the mornings- I won't leave work until I wake her up, change her, give her big kisses, talk about what she dreamt about, and what her and daddy are gonna do that day, and then pass her on to daddy to feed her. We've been pretty lucky with Jason being home to have lots of family time. Kelson is starting blow bubbles and we find that hilarious. Above is a picture of her that we call "dopey" from Snow White. She looks a lot like him. Cute, but silly! I just can't get enough of her. She loves to do this when she is taking her bottle or in the middle of something, its hilarious. No words have been spoken yet, but we are working hard on Ma Ma and Da Da. My little girl is growing up...

Our new bedroom stuff..

Just wanted to show off our fireplace, new bed and chair and 1/2 with ottoman. We've had them for a while, but just now have pics to post. I think it really finishes off our bedroom. Its such an awesome bedroom and now I feel its complete! Thank you Ashley Furniture for the bed and chair, Denver Mattress for the Mattress, and Rob Wyttenbach and Lowe's for the fireplace! This is truely an AWESOME bedroom. I can't wait to build a home one day!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! I feel very special to have such a wonderful family and friends who love me. Thank you everyone! I feel truely blessed!!! What a WONDERFUL life. I wouldn't change a thing!!!

Growing up

Well I started packing up Kelson's 0-6 months clothes this past weekend. So hard to believe its already come time to start the next stage of clothes :) Thank you cousin belle for the AWESOME hand me downs! Of course we have tons of clothes from her dad nad I and our family members too. Its just so hard to believe to look at some of those things I thought would take forever for her to fit into, that I'm packing up. Time is really flying by. My little girl is growing up so fast, but we are having a GREAT time! She's so special! It will only get better!

Happy Bday Cousin Belle

Today is my neice /Kelson's cousin, Annabelle Claire Donald's 2nd bday!!! I can't believe she is already two years old. She is such a joy to be around and is full of energy! She's a very smart little girl and very independent. I HATE that we can't be there to join in all the fun that your having for your bday weekend in Florida(hey that sounds like something your Aunt Kelly has- bday weekend- not just one day) lol! I know you will get lots of kisses and hugs, but be sure that you get an extra one of each from us!
Love you bunches!!!
Happy Bday Belle!

My mom and dad always played the Disney version of the Happy Bday song for us, so now its a Kolumbus family tradition. We plan to keep it going!Click the link below and select the "listen to samples" button... the song is so cute.
Disney bday song

Vroom Vroom Vroom

Well its time for the Albert family to extend their family with... A NEWER CAR. After Stacey and I wrecked my Verona Dec 06 -poor deer- haha, and we bought my sister's old Ford Explorer- thanks sis- we have decided to start LOOKING for a second vehicle. SO... the car shopping has begun. There is SO much that goes into this. So we are deciding between an '07 Hyundai Santa Fe SE(actually drove one to work today- test driving it for a few days/won't have many miles- a couple hundred) and an '07 Ford Explorer XLT (has around 8K miles on it). The Santa Fe has a better warranty and a little better gas mileage, but its really just a matter of preference now. They are going to end up costing about the same- maybe a little more for the Santa Fe. I'm trying to finance no more than 48 months, but nowadays getting a newer car and doing that is hard to do. I'm just not sure if I want TWO Ford Explorers. I WANTED a DVD and Navigation system, but that puts us over our limit. So we may just install it ourselves.

We aren't going to rush into buying anything, UNTIL we have paid off a few things ;) But the search has begun. Just wanted to see what you guys thought and if you guys had any feedback !!??

Congrats--- its in the water!!!!

Just wanted to give a shout out to some of my "prego" friends :)

Congrats Amy and Matthew Schmitz on their baby news... she is due sometime in September. They are gonna make wonderful parents and she will be a BEAUTIFUL pregnant girl. She guesses that they are having a little boy!!! This is their first baby!


Congrats to Craig and Wendy Anderson...she is due sometime in September. Their first child, Jordan, is SOOO excited and already believes it to be a girl and her name should be Cinderella. She wants a sister so bad. She is wonderful with Kelson and wanted her mommy to go to the hospital go get one for them like we did for Kelson- hehe! So adorable! She's gonna make a GREAT big sister! Their great parenting abilities will continue...



Congrats to Tommy and Michele White on their baby news... she is due sometime in April. They are going to have a little boy named Jack. This is their first baby together. Michele is finally starting to show and she is glowing! She is handling pregnancy rather well and is ready for Jack's arrival. ALREADY! haha!


CONGRATS you guys... love ya!

Heartland Update

The Heartland guys have recorded 4 new songs for the upcoming album, but currently are waiting to see what the radio promoters want to select as the next single. They want to release a monster hit so their producer, the label, and the guys are trying to find a song that will do as well as "I loved her first" when released. There are some GREAT songs on their upcoming album. Now its just a matter of deciding which one to release next. Please keep the guys in your prayers and the hopes of a continued career in the music world. Hope you will hear the new release within the month.

And the award goes to.... WONDER PETS!!!

Well out of all the kiddie shows I've seen so far, I'm gonna vote for WONDER PETS as one of my favs. I LOVE Ming Ming!!! She has a sweet baby voice. Those little pets are so smart and cute. They have some really funny phrases and jokes too. They can be smart asses to eachother too, which I find hilarious. Plus they save other animals and I am an animal LOVER. I noticed the other day that I was singing the theme song while cleaning. Kelson really isn't much into TV right now, but I am learning what good stuff is on tv. Its hard for her to really watch it cause our TV in our bedroom is up on our fireplace and the view for her is kinda crappy. So i try to let her watch TV in her bouncy bouncy in our livingroom- perfect view and nice and big.

Dora is really cute too and her cartoons are very educational and FUN. I find myself looking for them on TV for Kelson to watch. Although my sweet hubby DOESN'T like her watching it, I managed to give him a little glimpse and realize that the whole dang cartoon wasn't in SPANISH, just a few words, so I think he's ok with it now. My little niece, Belle, LOVES Dora and I want her and Kelson and Corgan to all communicate in all languages. Memere Lucy is Canadian, so she is also teaching Kelson French and so are Jason's aunts. So if we keep this up- Kelson will know 4 different languages by the time she starts talking. Course we just do a little of each at a time so she isn't TOO confused :)

So what are you parents watching out there with your kids? What do you recommend?

Kelson's Favorite Things...

I was just going through my sister's blog and she listed some of Belle's favorite things as she was getting older, so I thought I would do the same for Kelson.

Some of her fav things to do at 5 1/2 months are: take a bath (note: cannot turn off the water- must leave it running- I guess she likes the sound of running water), looking at her hands (always looking at them like she's about to do an interpretive dance move), LOVES to look at her reflection in the mirror (she can be screaming her head off and then you take her to a mirror and instance smile), gets very excited when she's eating her solid food for the day, loves to be sang to, LOVES her jumperoo (which we call her bouncy bouncy), giving kisses, likes to be scared, and pats your face while your feeding her forumla, and that last thing I can think of she LOVES her pacifier (that I call her pap pap). Thank GOD for the inventor of that!

NEW PICS ARE POSTED

Sorry that it took a while to see new pics, but I made up for it. I posted 5 new albums on our albertsland kodak gallary site. Hope you guys check em out! Kelson is getting so big and is just so darn cute! I LOVE this picture of Kelson- her pretty blue eyes. Wonder where she got those ;)

Is it really true.... NKOTB Returns???

My mom e-mailed me the other day and said that the NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK are getting back together. They mentioned it on The View. I had to ask her if she was serious. Can you guys believe that!?! So for all you girls that LOVED them (since they did start the boy band craze) who wants to all get together- POOF our bangs, WEAR those big buttons with their pictures on it (Keri) lol, BRING the Big Bop Magazine for them to sign, AND TIGHT roll our jeans and go to their concert, let me know? I may just have to check them out if they are around town! Whose in? lol!

NKOTB RETURNS

Smarty Peaches

(Thanks to my sister for the title)!! :) Well I was able to capture Kelson giving me the "more" sign lastnight while eating her peaches. I uploaded it from my cellphone to youtube.com so I hope you all can see it (Select the SMARTY PEACHES link below). How exciting that she's already started to talk back at 5 1/2 months! Way to go Kelson!

Smarty Peaches

That's the good stuff...

My sister encouraged me to try feeding Kelson cereal with a spoon- instead of in her bottle, so we gave it a shot. Kelson did VERY well for her first time.

I just wanted to write down all the foods that Kelson has tried so far so I don't forget. We have been very fortunate and she hasn't had any allergic reaction to the foods. She still is drinking her lactose-free formula. She enjoys this.

1st fruit- Bananas- She loved em
1st veggie- Sweet Potatoes- she seemed to have an upset tummy with these
2nd fruit- Applesauce- she loved those too
2nd veggie- Carrots- she does very well with these. Suprisingly they are sweeter than sweet potatoes.
Next Adventure will either be peas or peaches! Prob peaches.

I was thinking about going on the "Gerber baby stage 2 diet"- haha! Little bit of food and not many calories.

Kelson does a GREAT job at eating her food. They have this little spoon now called "Little Dipper" that allows them to feed themselves. Kelson LOVES doing this. She grabs it and sticks it right in her mouth (well sometimes)lol. I am teaching her to use the "more" sign at each feeding. I believe she is starting to catch on. I want to catch the first sign on camera, so I try to have it nearby.

I still love having that quality time with Kelson- feeding her formula- she is trying to hold up her own bottle and plays with her hands and whomever's hands who is feeding her. She wraps her little fingers around yours. Its so precious. I love these moments.

I also LOVE bathtime with Kelson. Those of you who don't know- Jason and I added on a 750 sq ft bedroom & bathroom to our house. Well our bathtub is HUGE, so Kelson and I have so much fun in there. We read the "Water Water Everywhere" book each time and then play with her bath toys. I sing to her and we laugh and we splash. Its so much fun! She also stares at my boobies like - um... those look familiar, but I've managed to distract her. haha.

And the job goes to... ME!!!!

Thanks for all your prayers and good wishes! I just received a phone call and e-mail this morning from our HR dept and I GOT THE JOB!!!! YEA!!!! I will probably start in a month or two- after they get a replacement for me. I know that could take years- lol. Just kidding. Thanks again. I'm really excited that God has blessed us once again!

Boy how the times are changing...

Well the last couple weekends I have really realized how my "weekend" life has changed since Kelson's arrival. As Lucy and I were walking through bridgestreet - with Kelson in the stroller- and I was shopping for baby clothes around 8pm on a SAT night and I had plans to go home and watch a movie, snuggle with Kelson, and then go to bed around 10:30pm. I knew that things were different. I didn't have ANY desire to go out - even though I have numerous babysitters. Since I still work full-time I don't get to see Kelson as much as I want, so any time I can have with her- I take advantage of. Even last weekend Jason and I went to eat with some old friends and after dinner and a movie we were ready for bed- haha- it was 11pm! But since we don't get much time alone- we went out after, but went home not too long after.

Before I found out I was pregnant, I was in the gym EVERY night- working on my bod-lol. Then my girlfriends and I would plan our weekend earlier in the week. Before I found out I was prego- the last couple of months Stacey and I both were going out together pretty often. Esp since Jason wasn't home most weekends. We were each other's workout and weekend buddies ;) Well after i found out I was prego, of course that had to stop, but I did manage to get out a few times and even was the DD. I owed it to some of my friends after all. Well Stacey got pregnant a few months after me, so we both settled down. We were both laughing at how much things have changed. We used to borrow clothes and jewelry and the other day she borrowed some of my post pregnancy things. It was hilarious! I mentioned how much our lifes had changed in a year. She has TWO little ones now. So needless to say - our lives aren't the same, but I can definitely say its still just as great- just in a different way.

Now don't get me wrong I have gone out and partied and stayed up too late a few times, but most mornings I wake up to "wanting my daughter"- no matter what I feel like. Life is only getting better!

The Chipmunk Adventures DVD

Not sure how many of you watched The Chipmunks when you were younger (back in the late 80's), but I just found the Chipmunk Adventure Movie on DVD at Wal-Mart. I was SO excited. Keri, Kyle, and I used to watch it ALL the time with mom and dad- of course. I have it on VHS, but who watches those anymore ;), so I was hoping it would come out. Kelson and I watched it on Sat - a few times- I love it just as much I did back then. I was singing along to all the songs- they really do have some cute and catchy songs on the movie- Kelson really seemed to enjoy it too. She loves any type of SINGING anything. That's my girl :) I'm going to buy it for my little niece Belle to enjoy and sing along too for her 2nd bday!!! I recommend it for ALL ages!!
****** 5 stars.

Here's your sign...

Well I started teaching Kelson how to sign about 2 weeks ago and although she hasn't "signed" back yet, I thinks he is getting the concept. I'm teaching the signs to her babysitters too so she can work with her so everyone is consistent and she is seeing it daily. The "signing" book recommends that I teach her a min of 6 and a max of 12, so right now I'm teaching her: Milk, More, Eat, Puppy, Fan, Light, Bathtime, Mom, Dad, and Bedtime. One mom in the book started teaching her daughter at 6 months old and by 8 months she knew 10 signs! That's amazing that a child can talk to you without even being able to verbally speak. I really wanted to start this with Kelson because my sister taught Annabelle and I was so amazed how much she could communicate to Keri. One time I was watching Belle when she was 8 months or so and she was signing to me and I didn't know them so I couldn't tell what she was telling me. Who felt like the stupid one there? lol! Some people say that signing slows down their speech progress, but thats not true. You have to work on teaching them both. Annabelle speaks VERY WELL for her age and still does a few signs when talking.

When I was feeding Kelson applesauce the other day I could have SWORN she was trying to do the "more" sign, but I think it may have been her just playing with her hands? Who knows. I want to believe she is already catching on, but Jason and I are working with her everyday. Just have to be patient- like anything else.

Rolling Rolling Rolling

Well my little girl is starting to roll over now. She had the tummy to back roll a month or so ago, but she finally got the back to tummy roll. It takes her a while and has to be reaching for something, but she is finally doing it on her own. She is so cute.
She's laughed out loud a few times already too- its so adorable. I love to hear her laugh. Makes my heart melt. I'm still trying to figure out how to get my videos on here so you guys can see and hear her.

There I am...

I was running across some old files today at work and came across a few pictures of me when I was a baby. I can't believe how much Kelson is starting to look like me. At first all i could see was Jason, but now I can see me too. Its so exciting! Everyone says that she looks Just like Jason, but after seeing these pictures I think they will agree she looks like BOTH of us. My mom and sister kept saying how she looked like me, but I never saw it till now. What a cute girl she will grow up to be :) lol! Her personality is already starting to show.

Movin on up.... WELL... hopefully!

Just received a call from our HR dept at Boeing that I have an interview this Friday for a Staff Analyst Level 3 position. YEA! I've been in my current position for almost 3 years now and I'm ready to do something more challenging and different within Boeing. So everyone please pray that I do well in the interview and get the job- if its God's will. Keep your fingers crossed!! I'll let ya know what happens.

AND

I received my 5 year anniversary award with Boeing from my manager today! Good times!

Rick Burgess and family....

Rick from "Rick and Bubba"'s son- two year old- drown yesterday. Please pray for his family that they will get through this. Here is their website for more information: http://www.rickandbubba.com/. Its horrible how things like this happen and you wonder why this could happen or better yet- why God could get something like this happen? God has a reason for EVERYTHING although at the present time we don't understand what it could be.
Being a new mom, I don't know what I would do if something like this happened to my little baby. So everyone please say a prayer for him and his family.
Our deepest condolences go out to them!!!!

Look Mommy... HANDS

Kelson has begun to explore her hands and she is facinated with them. She is always watching them and playing with them. Seems to have them in the praying pose quite a bit too. She is so fun much. She started applesauce today at Grammy's house. Jason is on his way back from Orlando. They played at the Hard Rock Cafe lastnight. How exciting. Heartland is going back to Nashville this week to finish mixing the songs so they can get a new release out. Lots going on. Kelson's cold is pretty much gone. She did really well with it and has never quit smiling. She is so much fun!

Kodak Gallery Link

We have posted new pictures so be sure to visit our photo gallery.

Bananas for the Minkey...

For those of you who don't know Minkey is Kelson. This is her daddy and Bobfather's nickname for her. They are HUGE Prof Cluso(from the old Pink Panther movies). If you've seen the movie and know his accent, you'll understand. He's actually saying Monkey, but because of his accent it sounds like Minkey. Jason gave her this nickname initially because she was grabbing stuff with her toes like a monkey. Anyways, so Kelson had her first taste of "real" food today. I put her in the bumbo and tried to feed her the bananas- she seemed to really enjoy it but then after a few min she was done. So I was kinda sad cause I was anxious for her to try something that actually had some flavor to it. So I went and changed her diaper, cleaned out her nose, and put her i the bouncy seat and tried again. She did WONDERFUL. Ate the whole jar. I didn't give her another jar for dinner cause I didn't want to overdo it. All dr's suggest that you feed them the same fruit or veggies for a few days to make sure they aren't allergic to it or it hurts their tummy. She was in a great mood all day and woke up that way again this morning, so we are gonna give her some more bananas today. I'm anxious to see if she reacts the same. I think she likes eating in her bouncy seat instead of the bumbo (more comfortable for her).

SMILE... your on Canon camera

When my sister was here for the holidays she helped Jason and I go online and find a nice "photographers" camera to capture high resolution/quality pics of Kelson. We purchased a Canon Rebel. We got in the mail the other day and OMG its awesome. It takes really clear pics and has really cool settings. I still have to get to know the camera better and read the "book" on it, but I think its gonna be something wonderful to capture pics of our family. Jason has already started clicking away. He can get some really good "Heartland" shots with it too. Shows, poses, etc..
Thank you Keri for your help and guidance. Next step... to learn how to use Photoshop! I have a graphics guy here at work that deals with photoshop every day and is going to guide me through it. I'm excited about learning how to use it for Kelson's pictures. I'll post some of the ones we have taken- once I read the part of the book- haha!

YUCK.. the green stuff...

Poor little Kelson caught her cousin's colds while they were here for the holidays. Both of her cousins had bronchitis, so I wanted to make sure that Kelson didn't have it too, but it turns out she had a slight case and was on the end of it, so she said she would only get better. She is doing much better already. She didn't have an ear infection or a fever, so the dr expects her to be back to normal very soon. I stayed home from work Friday to tend to her and give her the req'd medicine (robitussin dm). It did seem to help. Kelson made the same EWWWW face I make when she took the medicine as I do when I have to take the "green stuff". I HATE that stuff. Thanks to Xango I haven't had to take it in a long time. That tastes 100 times better. Jason is at home tending to our little girl now. Since the medicine is only required if she is doing HEAVY coughing- I only gave her two doses of it this weekend.

Even though we aren't due to go back to the dr again for another month for her next round of shots- they did weigh her and she is up to 14lbs/12oz- that was fully dressed, but I still couldn't believe it. She gained 2lbs in one month! At least we know she is eating ok. hehe!

Catching up... Christmas time...

Christmas for us this year was so awesome. So hard to believe that we had a beautiful little girl here to share it with. She did so good. She tried to open a few presents and did really well with it. She had that grip hold on that paper and tore it open. She got so many awesome things from toys, clothes, books, and all the things a 4 month old needs ;) Jason and I didn't have to buy her much- I got her the essential stuff- formula, diapers, wipes, etc.. cause I knew the family would spoil her with the "fun" things; and they did. I am going to post some of our pictures from Christmas time. As she was opening presents, taking naps, during Christmas Eve and Christmas all I could think about was "OMG I can't wait till next year". Our family is HUGE into Christmas and Santa so I can't wait to have fun with that with her. We spent Christmas Eve with the Alberts at their house- and some of Lucy's family members- and we had a great time. Got a late start on opening presents so we had to finish up Christmas morning. We got a few hours sleep and went at it again Christmas morning- before this was Nanny and Santa time, but since we had family coming in and traditions tend to change as family grows, we went to mom's house around 11am to do Christmas with them. My sister's family, mom and dad, and GAK (Great Aunt Kim)and Olivia, and my brother Kyle joined us this year for Christmas- we really had a great time. Jason, Kelson, Eers, and I went home to shower and take a little nap and then came back to Grammy's house for Christmas dinner. WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WE WERE ON TIME and I DIDN'T GET IN TROUBLE AT ALL THIS YEAR- haha! Right mom :) I think having the grandbaby helped soothed things this year and we just went with the flow. Kelson had a great time hanging out with Corgan and Annabelle. They were so much fun. Belle kept repeating "Baby Kelson"... it was adorable and it showed me that Keri had been teaching Belle who Kelson was. She could say Baby Kelson and Baby Corgan so clear- it was so sweet. I really enjoyed having QT with my family and their families. Check out my kodakgallery to look at the Christmas pics.

I'm still here...

I'm going to be posting some new stuff this week so keep checking the blog :) Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!

4 Month Old Kelson

Well another day of shots for my little angel. This time was ever harder cause she knows more of whats going on around here. It's so hard to see them go through that, but you know its for the best. Jason and I both teared up when she started screaming. The nurse did really well again and did them quick. I grabbed her as soon and she was done and she quit crying and just breathed in and out. So pitiful. Anyways, she is now 25 1/2 inches long (75%)- went up 3 inches since her 2 month appt and she weighs 12 lbs 15oz (45)- went up 2lbs and 1 oz from last appt. Her eyes are still blue and getting bluer each day- hope she gets my eyes! Its looking that way. She is drooling a bunch and always sucking on her hand (she can pretty much get her whole fist in her mouth- gets that from her Aunt Keri) Lol! She said that she may cut a tooth real soon, but most babies drool a month or two before teeth ever come in. I asked her pediatrician what she suggested about a formula- the enfamil seems to make Kelson cramp up so bad, so she suggested the Similac Sensitive - lactose free- formula. She gave us a few samples and she seems to be doing better. Course its hard to tell cause she is still sore and uneasy from the shots. Let's hope it does make things easier for her- its hard to have her upset like that after feeding. Also, I asked her if brand name formula was any different from the generic and she said ABSOLUTELY NOT, so I am excited to hear that. The parents choice is half the price of the brand name.
Jason is home now- after a couple long days in the studio- we are so excited and can't wait to have some quality time together. Merry Christmas Everyone! Love you all.

Are people reading my blog?

I don't seem to ever have any comments or anything- just trying to make sure that all my "hard work"- haha is going to good use. I must admit that I am going to print all these entries off to put in Kelson's book, but I just wanted to see if people are actually reading my blogs.

Heartland update/Jim Brickman Concert...

Well the guys are back in the studio this weekend (going to record 3 or 4 new songs)in Nashville. We are all very excited about it. The guys are looking forward to working with James Stroud (has already produced albums for some big names). The management company aka Country Thunder label is doing a fantastic job of taking care of the boys. Their booking agent (Jerry Lee Attractions) just booked them a show in Alaska and possibly a USO tour for next year. After this weekend, all the guys get a chance to go home with their families for a few weeks and take a well-deserved break. Thank Goodness.

Last night Jason returned back from Tx and had a chance to go to the Jim Brickman Holiday concert with mom, dad, and I. We had a fabulous time! Jim Brickman always puts on a great show and is a phenomenal piano player. He was accompanied by Anne Cochran, long time friend of Jim's, and she did a wonderful job. Ritchie McDonald (former lead singer of Lonestar)- he's got one of the coolest voices EVER. He sang "I'm already there" and my heart just melted cause I thought of Jason singing that to Kelson and I. Things bring on such a new meaning when you have a child. He also had a new member to the tour- David Klinkenberg- he was a GREAT fiddle player. They jokingly asked him if he was playing a fiddle or a violin and he said it depended on the number of teeth the player had. haha! Alabama joke for ya! They all put on a wonderful show. We had the pleasure of meeting all of them (thank you Steve Maples). We got some autographs and Jim was very excited that Jason was there and congratulated him on their #1 single success. It was so neat that people knew who Jason and Heartland was. Ritchie was so ecastic that Jason was even there. He said I can't believe your here- I'm at home every chance I get. He told him that I really wanted to come and that he didn't live too far. Plus he wanted to come see him. It was really neat how inspiring Ritchie was with Jason. Ritchie told him that James Stroud was a VERY good man and they should be excited about working with him. Ritchie was one of the nicest men I've ever met. Very inspiring and you could tell that he was feeling what Jason was feeling (many years ago when Lonestar first started out). I hope to meet more stars in the future who are as positive and sweet as Ritchie McDonald. Here is a link site to our GO Magazine here in HSV that mentions the concert... http://blog.al.com/go/2007/12/brickman_holiday_show_has_righ.html. It even mentions that Jason and I were there. Pretty cool! Thank you Chris Welch for the great write up.

Where has the time gone...

Sorry its been so long since I've written. Been a little pre-occupied with things! Well Kelson is 4 months old today. I know- ALREADY! Can you believe it. She is getting so big and doing so much now. She loves to play with her hands and smiles ALL the time. I'm working on getting her to say Ma Ma and Da Da, but no luck yet. She does knows her mom and dad now. We go to Dr. Zbell on Monday to get her next round of shots (not looking forward to that- and its Jason's first time to go). Both kids are going to be crying :( The nurse adminsters the shots really fast, so I'm happy about that. I've noticed a few things about Kelson already: She loves sleepy time and nap time- she is SOOO happy and always smiling when she wakes up. She LOVES to suck on her hand (I think she is about to start teething). I really believe that when I sing to her that she is trying to sing along- its so cute. She is already getting too big for her favorite bouncy seat and is adapting to her swing (when she wants). I just noticed my sister Keri had Corgan (my nephew- a few days younger than Kelson) already in his stand up exerciser, so I need to get that out for Kelson. She would love that. She is so strong and so independent. Speaking of that- I do believe that she is a lot like me in that way and her lack of patience. When she screams cause she wants something- she wants it right then and won't stop till she gets it. Lol. Kelson still looks a lot like Jason, but is starting to look a little more like me everyday. Its so amazing that we created this wonderful child together. Her eyes are getting slightly bluer each week too. She has already rolled over a couple of times. She still has to sleep in her swaddler. She sleeps around 8-10 hours at night-THANK YOU JESUS. She is still getting passed on to every babysitter whose available that day while I'm at work. Thank you to all of you. I misplaced my camera charger, so I haven't been able to take many pictures, but I found it the other day so I'll be posting some new ones soon. I can't believe that Christmas is right around the corner.

Now to catch you up- we had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving with all of Jason's family and my mom, dad, and brother. We ended up with 51 people for dinner. It wasn't too hectic and sadly we didn't get a chance to go around and say our "thank you's" (family tradition), but we managed to get lots of great pictures and made lots of great memories. Since Aunt Louise and Jeannette moved up here, there was more places to stay, roam, and party. It was great having everyone and their children here for the holiday. I posted some pics on my Kodak site if you wanna check them out. Chopper- Heartland's guitar tech, and son Brandon join us for dinner too. We don't allow people to go to Denny's around Thanksgiving time :) We enjoyed being with everyone and having lots of good times. Above is the picture of the girl cousins that had matching holiday dresses (including my little one) it was so precious. The "Video shoot" was a whole event in its own. I was sweating by the end. haha! We were doing the stupidest stuff: ringing the bells for babies to look up, singing Christmas carols so the kids would laugh, making weird noises to get the kids attention, bribing them with Christmas cookies if they just sat through a few more pictures, etc... that's what the holidays are about!