After a Good Nap

Truett is nothing short of a happy baby! What a blessing he is! It is so fun to go in every morning to get him up and during the day from a nap. Well, Monday afternoon he took a four hour nap, (he hasn't been feeling so great—note the hoarse laughing) we had a SUPER DUPER special treat after changing his diaper. It's so funny how words can be so entertaining for about 10 minutes and never again! Enjoy this sweet baby boy!

Moving on Up

So, things are a little behind on the blog since we moved into the house, baby is more active and mom started school. I think once I get the swing of this online class thing, I'll get back on track. I just couldn't pass up this time though because it's a special day. Several times during the past week, I have wanted to blog about Truett but never found the time. So, I'm doing it now!
It seems like out of nowhere, he has become a big boy! He's doing so much more now. We're eating baby food and doing great with it, sitting up great for about 3 weeks now, going to Mother's Morning out twice a week, and NOW ... he's SIX MONTHS OLD! I know everyone says it, but they really do grow up so fast! We love you, little man!
Here are some pictures from the past month or so.

Mom and Tru on our first morning of school

This is our new favorite thing to do before taking a nap

I meant playing in the floor, not having a photo shoot!

Same day, a few minutes later after spitting up peaches all over

Loving the ABC book that was mom's when she was a baby!

Truett's Cutest Friend

Well, T doesn't know it yet, but he and Owen Shirley are going to be great friends! After Angie's shower Tru and I stopped by to visit the Shirleys before we headed home. It was so funny to see O and T just look at each other. Truett particularly liked Owen's rings and his foot. Owen was a little uninterested and a little distracted by the big screen tv ... HA! Just like his daddy, i think, -loving watching golf.
Owen is the cutest thing! Thanks for letting us come visit!

Truett envying the rings!

Note the hand on O's foot. He was trying to eat it!

YAY for Baby Gage!

Some of our great friends, Angie and Breisch Stallings, are expecting in

October and having a baby boy! His name will be Gage Breisch Stallings. Angie is a great friend to everyone she comes in contact with. She will bend over backwards for anyone at any time!

So, of course, I wanted to be a part of her big baby shower. It was last weekend in Brandon at her sister in law, Kristina's house (fabulous!). Everything was perfect! I can't take much credit for anything other than sending out the invites which I based off Gage's bedding. It was the perfect time. Angie had a great time and now we can't wait to meet baby Gage!!

the table ... Gage's name done by Naturally Named

Amy's baby carriage creation

Claire, Kristen and Amy

Angie and her college girls

Little Man Goes to MMO ... Mom cleans house!

Today was Truett's first day at Mother's Morning Out at the Methodist church here! It is such a blessing to have that here! All the ladies were so sweet, and Truett was having a good time when I went to pick him up. If you're a stay-at-home mom, you probably understand why one would send their child to MMO. My reason is not just because I want to get some things done. Although I worked on getting the never-ending boxes out of the house and hanging a few things on the wall — but mother's morning out is going to work so well for me because MOM IS GOING TO SCHOOL! What!??? Well, it's not that big of a deal. I'm just taking one online class through HCC to see if I might like to try to get into nursing school. What am I thinking?! It's something I've always wanted to do, and my super, great, supportive husband has been so encouraging!

Truett will go to MMO on Mondays and Wednesdays while I come home and do school. I'm taking Anatomy and Physiology 1. So, it's going to be interesting. I've always loved and been fascinated with the body and how it works. So, it should be fun. 

Our little man is growing up! Going off to school and all ... it really is amazing how fast it goes!

The House is STILL a mess!!

Well, I'm about 3 weeks behind on this blog but life happens and this house is still a mess! My goal was to get the house decorated and looking nice before posting pics of AFTERS  but I am beginning to feel like that will be ages away since we've been out of town since we moved in basically. So, I thought I would post 2 rooms that are closer than any other ... the kitchen and hall bathroom. We still have a lot of work to do all throughout but a little bit at a time will eventually go a long way. We did a lot this past weekend and even though no one else could tell, we can! I thank God for this house and will be so happy when it's really HOME!

Our Little Getaway

Well, since we didn't get to go to the bar convention this year, we opted for a small trip to Biloxi once again ... this time to the Beau Rivage for the MS Prosecutor's conference. I must say, being the coast casino know it all... HA! The Beau is the best ... so nice as they all are ... but bigger and better than any of the others and much friendlier in lots of ways. Truett particularly enjoyed the pool and sleeping on the lounge chair! Poor child! I told Ryan, "he's going to grow up in a casino and his mom never set foot in one until she was 25!"

Not much to show for our trip as far as pictures go but we did finally take a picture of our usual place to eat the night we go out to dinner down there. It's become somewhat of a tourist attraction, I think. But we like it most because it's a local place. The second time we went back (which was a few months ago), it had been feature on the Food Network. It's call the Blowfly Inn where they actually put plastic flies on your food! YES! it's great! BUT they were out this time. So, no flies for us!

It was a nice little getaway. Also, we always enjoy a stop close to New Hebron to see Bebe and Pops. We met them in Magee at McAlister's for a break and as you can see, Truett was happy to be out of the carseat!

The Blowfly Inn

Baby boy passed out on the chair

Bebe and Tru playing on the table at McAlister's