Mommy Goggles!

Good morning readers! Happy Memorial Day!

Today is a Monday. Today is Ian day.

Ian is as adorable as ever and has lots of tricks up his sleeve. He is now having at least one solid food a day. He loves to eat food. Yesterday, we went on a family walk. It was my dad, Stephen, me, and Ian. We walked around Town Lake. I have never seen a child crying while strolling until yesterday. That child was mine. It is okay though. He knows how to get to his grandpa's heart. My dad ended up carrying Ian the majority of the time while I pushed an empty stroller. We stopped at Daily Juice on the way back to get smoothies. Ian l-o-v-e-s smooties. He actually sucked down Stephen's straw. Then proceeded to stare at Stephen's cup until he got more. Mental note: Ian will kill for smoothies.

He also has this new thing where he kneels, grabbing the side of his crib. Much like this:

We need to lower his crib now. He'll just crawl right over very shortly.

He also had a blast at Franny's graduation picnic at Zilker Park:

He loves playing with Franny. And he really should. She'll be babysitting him a lot when he's a toddler.

Okay, okay. Here's one more. This is from last night. Ian was laying in bed with me and I decided to take a picture. He was in a goofy, playful mood:

Oh Ian. He's so cute. His personality is huge. I wonder what Stephen and I will be in for in the future. It's weird to think about.

Enjoy your Monday!

Ian over.

Overload

I have been busy! And this is why...

We went to Houston for Amy's graduation!! It was a blast. Amy did amazingly. In case you have not heard me gush about her yet: SUMMA CUM LAUDE AND HIGHEST GPA in her class. She graduated from U of H with a major in Hotel and Restaurant management. I'm on so proud!

There is Ian with Grandma at Amy's graduation party. Cute. I love all of his insane looks.

We ate with Granny Janny and Larry. Ian is drinking water.

This is at Amy's graduation.

Me and Ian on the UT campus. We walked all around with Amy and Broc. Ian was such an Angel this entire event-filled week.

A bar!! Yay! As you can image, I have way more pictures than this. These are just to give you a slight recap of all that I've been up to for the past week. This is why my blog has slacked. And, I'm sorry.

In other exciting news, some more wedding planning has been decided upon. I ordered my dress!!! Amy ordered hers too. =] So now, I need my bridesmaids to come try on some dresses. This is very exciting! I need to get pictures taken as well. Every time I decide upon another detail for the wedding, a weight is lifted off of my shoulders. Oh... AND I think I'm decided on the font for the invititations as well.

I promise my blog will pick back up in interesting posts. Just not right now.

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Love Languages

A while ago Chelsea recommended that I read The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. I finally got around to reading it on my trip to Houston. I really enjoyed it. It's a very easy read. It only took me 2 days, and I have a 6 month old. I thoroughly enjoy reading books like this... I love relationships, I love people, I love families... my major is human development and family sciences for crying out loud.

I found it very interesting. And it seems like common sense, people just never think about it. After reading it, I knew Stephen's love language. I took the quiz at the end. Stephen wouldn't read it, but he did take the quiz. I found it very comical that our love languages are opposite. I scored a 0 in what Stephen's love language is, he scored 0 in mine. You probably have no idea what I'm talking about unless your Chelsea, or unless you've read the book (which I highly recommend you do). It is an awesome book. I plan on filling Stephen's love tank. And Ian's too, but I'm sure his is full (he's always attached to me). I'm glad I read this book. Props! to Chelsea.

I now want to read all of his books. Ever. I love reading these things.

Sorry for the absence of blogs lately. I was in Houston. No internet.

Blog out.

Oh Houston

This weekend, my mother, Ian, and I are going to Houston. I

always have mixed feelings about it. (Amy's graduating so we're going to watch). On the good side, we get to see Stephen's parents and possibly Caroline... and of course Amy and her family.

On the stinky side, it's literally stinky. And humid. And big. And let's face it, not as awesome as Austin. I go only to see the people. Stephen gets to stay in lovely Austin. Sadly, he'll be cleaning and helping my uncle put a fence up. But, he'll also get to have peace and quiet. (Ian has been high pitched screaming lately, not because he's angry. Because he can. My ears hurt).

The thing I miss about Houston... is more what I miss about Seabrook. I used to love driving on the coast and being able to see out onto the ocean. In Austin, I get to drive on a lake, but it does not have the same effect.

So, that's two for Houston, a million against. Nonetheless, I

still try and enjoy my trip. It'd be way more awesome if the people and the ocean could come to me, but occasionally I have to go to it.

P.S. Here is what Ian looks like when he sleeps in his sling:

Adorable.

Blog out.

My Brain is Mush

I don't know if you have noticed, but I have had a multitude of typos and brain mishaps in my posts. On Thursday I told y'all Thursday's line up. It wasn't Thursday's line up. I mentioned missing the Biggest Loser before it was even show time. I am not even going to mention all of the typos.

I've been told that when you become a mother, you lose half of your brain. I now understand this. The words out of my mouth are only correct about half of the time. And even when I can type, it's the same story. I am constantly forgetting what I'm supposed to be doing. I will even write a "To-Do" list and then I misplace it.

Yet, I was able to get through the semesters with no huge glitches. When I'm going to bed at night, or the morning, I wonder how I got through the day and did the things I did. For example, yesterday was very eventful. Ian and I went shopping with my mom. He was very well-behaved. This non-colicy Ian is incredible. Then, we went to Starbucks. Now he's a little irritated. Then, we're on our way to pick Michael up from school. The car breaks down. Ian is turning red because it's so hot. I ended up getting ice and running it on him. Then we went up to work, Ian ate, then we went back to the condo. Ian ended up falling asleep there.

My point being, everything is cluttered in my brain. I need to sort it out. Anyone have any ideas on how to get half of my brain back?

Whoever said that life outside of school would not be busy? I thought this. I was wrong. I wasn't even able to be on the internet at all yesterday. It shouldn't slow down very much today either. Ian has been a champ about going out with me lately though. Which reminds me... it's that time of year... GRADUATION!!

I am not graduating this semester. I still have a practicum next semester. I will be working for at least 24 hours a week, with no pay. I'm pretty excited about it though. It's at the UT Lab School. And I will hopefully be working with the administration.

This weekend marks off the first graduation I will be attending this year. AMY!! WOOO!! She's graduating from U of H in Hotel and Restaurant Management (I think, I'm pretty sure). Ian, my mom, and me will be attending. I'm really excited for her. I'm pretty sure she's never made a B in her life. She's really dedicated. I also know that she will be fine outside of school. She is also my maid of honor. =D

Next, I'll be watching one of my bridesmaids graduate. She's graduating from UT. I'm very excited about this one too. Franny is graduating with a degree in Human Development and Family Sciences. I'm very excited for Franny too. She will be going to school in the summer though. She's taking more classes to apply to nursing school. Next s

emester, Franny might be my babysitter once a week. That's even more exciting. =D

What are they going to do once they graduate?! Get real jobs? I was super excited about having my summer "off." This includes still working, but not going to school. It is still really busy. I honesly have no clue on how I function during the school year. I obviously don't push off paying our bills and such.

On a side note, I'm really excited about Chelsea's blog today. I missed the Biggest Loser last night. She will update and inform me.

Now, to start my day. It looks something like this: take Mike to school, get breakfast, shop for renters insurance, shop for graduation presents, meet up with Franny sometime, clean up, pack up things not used frequently, get my oil changed, so on and so forth. This doesn't seem like too much, but it is way more tiring once you have un bebe. I am also going to try and make it to a park today. Ian likes to swing in the swings. Hence, I've been up since 5:30 this morning.

Blog out.

P.S. My older brother signed up for the half marathon in San Anotonio in October!!

P.P.S. I am aware I missed Mommy Goggles Monday. I will make up for this later in the week. I need to take pictures of ian this month!!

Mom's Day!!

It is 6 o'clock and I'm sitting in my pajamas watching 30 Rock on Hulu. Ian just went down for a nap, or the night. He only napped for a total of one hour today. There was way too much excitement around! I hope that every mother had a wonderful mother's day, just like mine.

It began with me waking up to Ian breathing like Darth Vader. He was breathing funny, then he'd giggle and make other noises. Such a personality!! Shortly thereafter, Stephen walks in the bedroom with a bagel breakfast sandwich (my favorite), chocolate soy milk, and flowers. DELICIOUS! **Stephen pointed out that he made the flower arrangement himself. He bought different flowers and mixed them together. They are absolutely beautiful.**

Then, I called my mom. She was out getting food for our lunch later. She had a migrane. Stephen immediately gets everybody ready and rushes out the door. He made my mom breakfast too. He wasn't going to let her go without breakfast on her mother's day! What a wonderful man Stephen is.

My grandma and my aunt came over to my parent's place for lunch. Shrimp alfredo. Mmmm. Stephen made his famous bruchetta. It's a hit every time. My mother requested it. My grandma got my mom a big poster and we all put hand prints on it in the form of our family tree. Even Ian put a handprint. Cute. My moms got me new sandals, a sweater, a skirt, and a new nursing tank. I am SUPER excited about it. Ian got his grandma, granny janny, and great-grandma gifts.

Needless to say, this mother's day was fantastic.

Thank you to all of you mothers for all that you do. You never really understand it fully until you're a mother yourself. I still do not know how some mommas do it. =]

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