Here's your sign

A short, but sweet blog...
Tonight at dinner at Casa Blanca- imagine that ;) Kelson was doing the "light" sign and looking up at a sign and I said No baby- that's a sign, BUT when I read that the sign said "Miller Lite" I figured out who was the smart one ;) My little girl knows how to read already- hehehe. Ok- its a coincidence, but still too cute not to share. I do have witnesses- huh, grammy??? ;)

What the CROUP???

Our poor baby girl has developed croup. Poor baby girl. They said its a summer virus. With all the kids she was around last week I guess she was bound to get sick :(
Kelson started breathing hard and funny lastnight in the bath, so I thought maybe she got too much water in her lungs or something. I was worried that it was from all the swimming we did a week or so ago. I didn't realize it was that bad till she got up caughing like an old smoker :( or a seal like they mentioned above -so we called the dr right when she got up this morning. It seemed to be worse. So we just got back and this is what she has. So its time to keep an eye on her and get rid of that crap aka croup- hehe. OF COURSE- I have her drinking some Xango too for the infection. I truely believe it has helped her stay well since she was born.
It breaks your heart to see your child be in pain like that. They had her do the breathing machine- which she didn't like- but she seems to be doing better already. About to start her on the prescribed steriods. We did found out that she weighs 20 lbs 4oz. That's my girl!!! :) Growing nicely.
WEIRD THING is lastnight lucy, jason, and I were just talking about how Kelson hasn't been sick at all since she was born and how rare that is. Then... we woke up with this, so I guess we jinxed ourselves. Poop!

Biggest Loser Blogger.. Week 11

Were getting to the end of the competition. So hard to believe. Hope everyone is having success. I have to say that EVERYONE is losing so to me- that is worth doing this contest no matter what! :) So let's hear how your doing!!!??? Good luck- its crunch time!

Signs Signs Everywhere a Sign

I just wanted to have a way to keep track of all of Kelson's signs that she knows now. She has already picked up a few more over the last week. I guess she knows her FIRST bday is coming up :) Jason grabbed the video camera lastnight and we got her doing most of these on tape- its hard to remember a lot of them, but she didn't miss a lick!

1)Fan
2)Light (her fav one)
3)Milk
4)Bed
5)Bathtime
6)Please
7)Merci (thank you)
8)So smart
9)So big
10)More
11)Food
12)Water (sorta)
13)Dog

Other cool things she does at 11 months old: holds up "1" when you ask her how old she is gonna be next month (got her to do it :)--- YEA!, pats herself when you ask her where our pretty girl is, gives kisses when asked for them in french, dances when you tell her to in french, shakes her head no when she doesn't want anymore- she is very adamant about this (haha), points at EVERYTHING, loves to look at pictures, roars when you show her a lion, can squeal a VERY high note (I call it the Mariah Carey note), does her own indian chant, loves Casa Blanca rice and chicken, is not a picky eater, loves to watch Wonder Pets, Dora, Little Bill, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and says: dada, mama (at times), and uh oh. She throws stuff down so she can say uh oh, crawls on her own, smiles in the morning when you get her up, laughs really hard when you do something stupid/funny or scare her, opens her mouth and sticks out her tongue when you ask if she has anything in her mouth, loves her bathtime/pooltime, recognizes Mickey Mouse, likes books, and loves to do "little teapot" and "itsy bitsy spider" and the "months macarena song", sleeps with a humidifier on and Disney music. HAS TONS OF CLOTHES!!!! I know there is more, but I'll cover them in a future blog :)

Happy 11th Month Old Kelson...

Today our baby girl is 11 months old!!! Wow- seems like yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital. She is really growing into a beautiful little girl. I love to see how much she changes from week to week. What a sweet angel we have.
Kelson is the best thing that has ever happened to us! We are really excited that she is going to be 1. Now that she is crawling on her own, she is really a handful- I'm sure the walking stage is right around the corner. These last 11 months have been so much fun and I have learned so much about being a mother. Even learned some sign language and french ;) Merci Kelson :) I can't wait to have another one- on 10/10/2010- haha! Doubt that will happen, but ya never know ;)

PS- I still absolutely LOVE her name!!! Since its so different and unique I wondered, but I wouldn't change it for anything. She will stand out!! That's my girl! Sometimes its hard to explain to people, but once they get the concept they get it. Also, I've heard a few comments back on how some couples tried to that but ended up with funny names ;) So at least people are trying it ;) Ours just happen to work out wonderful. Jaelly was not happening ;) hehe!

So the Crawling begins...

Well Kelson has officially started crawling as of two nights ago. She is a little shy of 11 months. I guess its time to keep a close eye on her and latching the cabinets and moving the fragile things out of reach. It seems like she has learned so much this past month. She is signing dog and food now. The new trick I'm working on is asking her how old she is gonna be next month and holding up my finger for 1. Well see if she can do it- I think so ;) I still can't believe how fast time has flown by. She has 4 teeth now. Her YOUNGER cousin Corgan already has 8- wowza. I've started planning her bday party for next month. Jason's Heartland schedule has really picked up so we have to have her party on the 17th. But at least we have a date and the theme will be Wonder Pets. Her most FAVORITE show. Grammy bought her the Ty beannie baby Wonder Pets- she LOVES them!!! She plays with them while she watches her show. For those of you who like kid shows and want a good laugh- watch this show on Nick Jr/Noggin. Its adorable. We have a couple of other shows we are slowy introducing her too- Dora, Little Bill, Mickey's Clubhouse, and some others. What are you guys watching with your kids??? I have TRIED to watch Yo Gabba Gabba, but that is WWWWWAAAAAYYYYY cheezy.

I bet it won't be long before Kelson will be walking on her own. She is standing up pretty well on her own, but I still don't want to let her go. She will learn it on her own- like the crawling. I see NO REASON to rush that stage. That's just more work for the parents. We are going to drop her crib down tonight- she is already trying to stand up in it and I don't want her falling out. We have her 1 year checkup next month. I can't wait to go- its been 6 months since her last checkup and I want to know her weight/height now. Course I'm dreading the shots :(

Heartland in Palm Bay, FL on July 4th

We had a great time at the show. Lots of friends and family showed up to support Heartland. Jason got Kelson up on stage to sing "I loved her first". The crowd loved this and AAAWWW'd. She was such a good girl and tried to grab the mic a few times- I think she's ready to start singing ;) haha! What a girl!! They did their new single "Slow Down" and it went over very well.
After the show, the "partiers" went out to Lous Blues- we had a freaking blast!!!

BTW- I meant to mention on the last post that after we returned from FL we watched the video of Kelson with the characters and she again was soooo excited and freaked out screaming at the TV- it was like re-living it all over again! So awesome!4th Pics

Epcot and Animal Kingdom- July 3rd

Heartland had a show booked in Palm Bay, FL, so we got a chance to go to FL again. Would we pass that up? Heck no. We figured while we are down there ;) well go to Epcot and Animal Kingdom. Thanks to our Cousin Patty we got in for free. It was me, Kelson, Jason, Rodney, Lucy, Cousin Patty, and Theana. Cousin Patty is a sweet friend thats a huge Heartland fan, so she hooks it up for us ;) Anyways, I will admit that I was not looking forward to the FL heat so I wasn't gun hoe on going, but when we got there it was overcast and not too crowded. YEA!!! This was Rodney's first time at Disney- poor guy- he has never been at all. We wanted to go to Magic Kingdom, but the free passes were only good for these two parks. Hey- you can't complain about free stuff. So anyways, we had a blast. Went on Soarin' and Kelson got a good nap in. We went to ride the Nemo ride. Kelson got pics with the fish. She liked those. Jason and Rodney wanted to ride the Mission to Mars ride (I have rode it before and almost vomited so I passed), so they went to get in line for that. While they did Kelson, Theana, Patty, and Lucy all went to stand in line to see the Disney characters. I wasn't sure how Kelson would do or how she would react. Well this was the BEST part of the whole trip. Kelson had a freaking blast. She got to see Mickey Mouse, Pluto (by far her favorite), Minnie Mouse, Chip n Dale, and Goofy. I think Pluto reminded her of Eers. She was so cute playing with him and he even got on the floor with her and danced- it was sooo cute. She cried when we had to leave him to go to the next character. As we were standing in line- Pluto came over to her again and started dancing and Kelson went nuts- it was the cutest site EVER. People that didn't even know us was taking pics of her. Pluto was showing her lots of attention and she loved that. I couldn't quit smiling! Sadly Jason missed it cause he was on a ride :( but good thing we got pics and video.
We went to see the Finding Nemo musical. Kelson was screaming- because she was excited and loved it, but then there was a part in the musical where there was a HUGE boom and she freaked out, so her Memere (lucy) took her out while we watched the rest. Next we went to get ice cream, and head to Animal Kingdom.
On the tram ride there they had some shiny gold poles for people to hang on to and I jokingly called Kelson my little pole dancer and so I had her hang on the poles- she was laughing while she was dancing on the poles- haha! Kidding of course, but it was funny to see her facial expressions.
By this time it was getting pretty hot. But still not nearly as bad as it could have been. We went and saw the birds, tree of life, and to ride the Mt Everest ride. This one is super cool. We went and rode the dinosaur ride- that is pretty cool too. The picture that the park took of us- me, theana, rodney, and Jason was hilarious. Theana had her head between her legs and I had my hand over my eyes- haha! Almost bought it but the prices are ridiculous. We had talked about going to see the fireworks, but after 12 hrs of park we were all pretty done. Kelson was GREAT and didn't fuss at all. What a girl! Just like her daddy at Disney :) I wanted to hit the safari, but we ran out of time :(
Overall we had a great time!!! The hotel/condo we stayed at was just ok- all the beds squeaked so that was annoying and they were very small. Oh well- the time at the park was fun.
Here are more pics of our FUN trip... Epcot and Animal Kingdom pics

Catching up... Hsv Air show-- June 27th

I'm a little behind on posting, but I've been really busy and wanted to wait till I had pictures posted. Anyways.
Two weekends ago we went to the Hsv Air Show- it was fabulous. It was me, Kelson, Jason, Aunt Weeza, Chris, Adrienne, Tim(her b/f), and Elliot. This is the first time Boeing allowed their employees to bring their families and watch the show from our airport site, so that was very cool. We tailgated in the Boeing parking lot and watched the blue angels. The kids REALLY enjoyed it. I was very impressed too. This is the first time I've got to one of these shows. It was pretty loud, but that didn't stop us. Kelson even enjoyed it and was pointing at all the planes as they flew by. Jason got AWESOME pics of the blue angels flying over us. Getting good with that camera. It was pretty hot, but we made the best of it. Anyways, check out the pics. It was very cool and we will go back again next time. Hsv Airshow pics

Biggest Loser Blogger.... Week 10

Another week gone- hope everyone had a wonderful and safe 4th of July!!! Now its time to get back on track. You have a few more weeks to still make a difference. I know its been hard to get back into it, but we have to push eachother!!!! So weigh in and let's work towards that SUMMER TIME body!!!!

Biggest Loser Blogger-- Week 9

Hope everyone gets a chance to weigh in before going on vacation ;) I'm sure everyone weight will be better today rather than after the 4th but its ok- we still have time to lose and still win the money. I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL and SAFE 4th of July. God bless America!!!!

Now- let's see how your doing...

Dinner two nights in a row AT the table???

Sunday night we had dinner- AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE- it was daddy (papa), Kelson, Jason, and I. That's the first time we have done that in months. Daddy came over to play with Kelson while Jason and I did our own things- me laundry and cleaning up- Jason video games ;) So Jason made Rosemary Chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy and peas. Kelson got to sit at the table with us- in her high chair- and it was a nice time!

Lastnight I made dinner- I know- who would have thought- I gave Jason a break- i just made baked fish sandwhiches, mac n cheese, and corn. Kelson LOVED the mac n cheese (even though it wasn't homemade or Memere's) hehe. It was Velvetta- delish. It was nice to cook for a change. It was no EMERIL JASON dinner, but it was good. Anyways, we decided to eat at the table again -just us three. Jason and I both made a point to say that it was two nights in a row. It was nice to have some quality time with the family- with nothing on but music- we got to talk about our day and talk/play with Kelson. While we were eating she learned the "thank you" sign. Although I said Merci- she understands it- so I guess we can add another sign to our list :) She is so freaking smart and picks them up so fast. She also gives kisses when you ask for it in french/ or english. I can't wait to show the FL family!!!!

Do you make it a priority to eat dinner with your family at least a few times a night????? I think we will from now on. It was nice!!!

Kelson's signs: Fan, light, more, so smart, so big, merci/thank you, please, bathtime (working on that), bedtime/nap (working on that), and milk.
I'm doing what I can to learn more everyday!!! :)

Welcome Bailee Suzanne Busch

Kori and Todd Busch welcome their sweet baby girl. Although she was born 3 weeks early- all is GREAT. She was born at 9:46 am on Friday, June 20th weighing only 5lbs/12oz and 19 inches long. She is soooo pretty and has the bluest eyes (like her daddy). Mommy and baby are both doing fine and daddy is excited. Kori chose her daughter's middle name after her mom Susie, who recently passed due to cancer. I thought this was very sweet and appropriate since they were all so close. Bailee is the first granddaughter out of the 4 grandkids! Aww. Nothing like a little girl! Congratulations to them all. I know they will make the BEST parents!

Pics of Bailee's cousins holding her.. I love this picture!! :)

Keli (Kori's sister) and hubby Joe are expecting a baby boy soon too. Congrats!!!

Biggest Loser Blogger...Week 8

Another week towards the end. Hope everyone is doing good! I hope you get a chance to post. The last several weeks there hasn't been much bloggin, so I hope its because you were at the gym 24/7 and unable to get to a computer ;)!

Also, I've been asked by a couple of people to push out the competition to end July 30th- since I'm SURE no one has reached their goal weight and with the holiday it could be hard to get together and do good the week before weigh in. I hope everyone is ok with this!!! :) This gives us another month or so to lose more weight. I cashed the checks, so the $360 is waiting on THE BIGGEST LOSER!!!

Hope everyone is doing good! Love you all! Keep it up!

Joe Wheeler Park

We went driving around Sunday afternoon to check out some of the state parks. I wanted to take Kelson to the playground, so we went past Athens to Joe Wheeler State Park. I have to say it was pretty bad- VERY Redneck and the playground sucked. Jason made the comment- on the way back from the bathroom- that Jeff Foxworthy would have a hay day with that crowd of folks. Although the park wasn't that great it was nice to just ride around and go check out some different places. Jason did manage to capture a couple of cute pics of Kelson on the swings- with momma (since they didn't have baby swings), teeter totter (two cute boys asked her if she wanted to play with them), and just hanging in the pavilion.
We have a great playground about 5 min from the house that I plan to take Kelson to- Kid's Kingdom- I've been to many kids bday parties, but haven't been back since Kelson was born, so I'm anxious to take her- its awesome. They have a place called Pump it Up in Hsv now- Keri has been taking Belle to the one in FL for a while now and she LOVES it. Its pretty much like an inflatable playground. Kelson has to get a little bigger to play on it, so when the time comes I really look forward to taking her.

On another note- Lately Kelson has been making this hilarious face- she sticks out her tongue like she's gagging- at first I thought she was choking, but I think she started doing it because we are always on her about chewing her food- she seems to want to slurp it like a noodle- and I wanted to make sure she swallowed the other food so I ask to see inside her mouth. Now I'll ask her what's in her mouth and she opens it up and sticks out her tongue really far- its soooo funny. We tried to capture the look on camera but never got it. Pics from the park
AND... she has another tooth coming in on top- i think one more on top is about to break through next to it - for a total of 4 teeth :)

Here's your sign...

OMG- Kelson is so smart ;) She's now signing please and light (learned them within a few hours). She picks up on things so fast and doesn't forget it. I am amazed how quick she is learning signs lately. I'm learning french and sign language while she's learning- its pretty neat! I'm so impressed with my angel!! More to come...

Biggest Loser Blogger---- Week 7

How did everyone do this week!!! Did you step it up a notch since last week's weigh in?

Keep it up- we are getting close to the end!

Father's Day CelebraSHION....

For all you king of queens fans- you'll understand the CelebraSHION reference. We had a GREAT time. First of all I went shopping for the Father's Day presents on Sunday- a little late I know ;) but I wasn't feeling that great on Sat so I couldn't go then. Anyways it was nice to get some alone time and shop. I got to drive Lucy's new VW too- it was fun. Anyways, all the family came over- dad, louise, chris, elliott, adrienne, her friend Tim, Bob, Lucy, Theana, Jeannette, Rob, Jason, I, Kelson, Aline, George, Nanny, and Grand Memere. This is our usual crowd these days ;) with the exception of mom- she is in FL having a blast with her other grandbabies and helping my sister with her house stuff.
Papa, Kelson, Elliot, and I all got in the swimming pool that I bought for them (its gotten so much use already) and we had a great time in there. Kelson gave papa a WARM present in the pool- haha!

We had a delicious spread of yummy food for dinner. Grilled shrimp, scallops, and veggie kabobs, fettuccine alfredo, corn on the cob, and cakes and ice cream. It was really yummy. Kelson tried her first corn on the cob and LOVED it. She's such a big girl holding it all by herself. She had a lot of fun with it. She was each twisting it around to get a good bite- she was our entertainment. As usual. After dinner we had the Father's open their presents. Jason and I bought Rob, Chris, and George a little something- koozies, candy, and a man item - flashlight, etc.. ;) Kelson got both grandads and dad a shirt. Very cute- they loved em. Kelson got her daddy a Tinkerbell card- very cute and appropriate. Jason got a bunch of other stuff including- comedian cd, pluto walt disney dvd collection, cooking supplies, Rachel Ray cookbook, and a Movie soundtrack cd. He loved it all. Bob and Papa got some really cool stuff too from us too. Overall it was a great night. I missed not having my mom here, but you have to share ;)
Father's Day Pics

Happy Father's Day

Happy Fathers Day Daddy! Thanks for everything that you do! I love you with all my heart! You have always made me PROUD to call you my father. I have lots of jealous friends who wish their parents were as cool as mine ;) Thanks for never whooping me when you were supposed to and giving me money even though you didn't have it. I'll never forget your thoughtfulness and love! Your a wonderful father and a wonderful Papa to Kelson! Happy Father's Day Daddy!
Love your baby girl!


Happy Father's Day Daddy (Jason)! Thank you for helping mommy take care of me and always being there! I know I'm only 10 months old, but I KNOW that you are going to be the best daddy out there! Sorry that I've peed and pooped on you, but hey I'm a baby. Thanks for the songs you sing to me, picking me up when I'm crying, and giving me big kisses and hugs. I love you so much daddy!
Love your baby girl!

PS- Mommy says your the best too!

Happy 10 Month Kelson

Wow! I can't believe my little girl is ALREADY 10 months old! She is SOOOO much fun, does so many tricks, and we all ask ourselves all the time what we did before she was here ;) What a sweet and smart little girl we have.

She now signs: More, Fan, recongnizes a Light, water (sorta)

Says: Dada and Uh-oh (just started that one). I'm still waiting for Mama ;)

Points at her head when we say "So smart"
Holds her hands up (like the touchdown move) when we say "So big"
Points at herself when asked who is the pretty girl (in french)
Does the indian chant thing
Squeals VERY high pitched when excited
Gives kisses
LOVES bathtime (cries when you take her out)
Doing the commando crawl
Dances when you say "Danse" (french for dance)
Points to show you something
Drinks from her sippy cup all by herself
Loves to be in her bouncy and walker (she walks everywhere)
Will eat ANYTHING (not a picky eater)
Falls asleep on her own after put in her bed
Has two bottom teeth and one more poking through on top (maybe two)
Loves Eers
Doesn't like to keep hats or glasses on anymore :(
Has enough hair to put a bow in
Blonde hair and BABY BLUE eyes

What a bundle of joy! I can't wait to see what the future has in store! :)
Time to start planning her 1st bday party! WOW!!!