Boat Ride and Birthday Weekend

This weekend has started out with having great times with friends. Friday we had a little birthday thing for my boss. We had cake and a gift for him but the best part of the day is when we closed the office and we all went to eat at our favorite local mexican resturant El Rancho. There we informed the staff of his birthday and they presented him with a song, sombrero, and fried ice cream. It was so fun! Happy Birthday Mike!!!

Today Lee and I went on his first boat ride with my best friend and her family. I believe he had a good time! I know I did! I can not wait till we can do it again. Here is a picture of him licking his boat coat with his friends Daniel & Hannah.

Gatlinburg 2010

This week our family visited Gatlinburg Tennessee. Well we actually stayed in Sevierville but we visited Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge also. We stayed at the Wilderness Water Park with Uncle Chris, Aunt Bethany, Andrew, Carson, Nana, and Pops which was awesome. We also met up with the Kirksey's a few times since they were vacationing there also. The rooms were a tad small at the water park but the lazy river made up for it. Josh and I rode the lazy river one day and I feel in love! It was part of a wave pool so at times you were pushed all over the place. Lee wasn't a big fan of the water but he had a good time with his cousins. It's funny because he had his first times for alot of things on this trip. I had to take him to a public restroom for the first time and Josh said how sad it was he was 5 mths. old and just now getting changed in public. Oh well . We had a great time and I am so glad we went.

Our Wonderful Weekend

We had such a great time this weekend. Friday I had the day off of work so it was so nice to wake up and get to play with Lee and get him ready for the day. I went to Murfreesboro to get some new jewelry for the wedding at Charming Charlies. I love that store!!! Later that afternoon we had the rehearsal dinner for Martha and Bobbys wedding. That was so nice and fun. It was outdoors and next to a pool so it was relaxing. Plus Lee loves being out side so he was the best baby that night! Saturday morning I had to work but the day got better closer to the wedding. Their wedding turned out so nice and everyone looked so beautiful! I had such a good time, well after the wedding anyways. I was really nervous about walking Lee down the isle as the honorary ring bearer. I did not get as many pictures as I wanted but here are a few I got through out the weekend.

Andrew spent some time with us while we played outside Thursday afternoon. Andrew LOVES baby Lee.

Lee had his first taste of cheese cake at the reception. He seemed to like it!

This was the only picture I got at the wedding that turned out ok. Lee was still in his ring bearer outfit. His Aunt Tamie held him most of the night. She can make him laugh like crazy! Its soooo sweet!!

Anniversary

Gosh how the time has flown by. Yesterday was our 3 year wedding anniversary! I planned a day off of work just to use up vacation time before we get our new vacation time in July. When I told Josh I was taking off he said he could to so we could spend the day together. Boy was I excited! I never thought much about how hard it would be to never have any time just me and him before we had Lee. We use to go out to eat and shop on week nights like crazy. Thats just to hard to do now with Lee. He has a schedule that I dont want to mess up and I just hate having him ride in a car seat for a long ride to Murfreesboro. So anyway a day out of shopping and good food was just what I wanted on this anniversary!

Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day. The morning started out not so good because we where late for church but thats not unusual for me. But the day started to get better when I received a very pretty potted hanging flower for being the mother with the smallest child in our church. Whoo hoo! We enjoyed a cook out at my grandparents with lots of family then later that night another cook out at my sister-n-laws (Bethany Tramel). We had so much fun eatting and playing with the boys. Even Bethany's mom had a good time with Baby Lee. ; ) We had already changed out of our dressy cloths and Lee had to borrow cousin Carsons shirt after he had an accident but we decided we needed a picture anyway.

Lee is doing so many new things now he is just blowing my mind! Just yesterday I caught him raising up on his belly which is huge since he use to just lay and cry with his face down. He is also eatting baby food as of last week. So far we have tried carrots and green beans. I dont believe he liked carrots to much.

                                          

2010 County Clerks Election

Whoo hoo Mike won!!! Mike won the County Clerks race last night by quit a bit. And because he won means the girls and I have a job for 4 more years in our office. We prayed and hope we have a good outcome because we all love our jobs! Praise the Lord!! Thanks to everyone who took the time to go out and vote!

 Gosh the time has just flew by.  Lee Allen is 16 weeks this week. He is smilng and cooing all the time. Times are so busy right now with trying to get the house the way I want it with decor etc. and we have Boppas wedding coming up June5. He is such a good baby! Only thing we have to work on is his sleeping. He sleeps but its not a peaceful sleep. He will be kicking and grunting but his eyes are closed. Oh well I hope he begins to sleep well soon! We will be having our family picture made soon so I will post it when we do.

Parties almost over

Lee is now 10 weeks old! He is doing so many new things! He likes to lay and fuss sometimes and it is so funny to me and Josh. We will set and laugh at him becuase he will fuss with some funny sounds then lay and wait a second to see if someone will get him what it is he wants whether it be to picking him up or putting the paci back in. Tax season is almost over for his daddy and we will be so glad when he can spend more time with us! Oh and I only have two more weeks off and I am so sad. Well I will be glad to be back in a routine and at work with my friends but he still isn't sleeping through the night. I am hoping that will happen soon!!! Mommy is so tired!

Mr. Frog

We purchased a new toy this weekend. Mommy was getting boring. He likes to lay and stretch out most of the time so I thought he might really enjoy something to look at other than me all day. He does seem to like it and I was so exited to see him reaching for it. He is begining to smile alot also. Gosh I know I keep saying it but he is growing so fast!

How I Spend My Days

I spend my days looking at this sweet face

Are you serious?

Can you believe it? Vienna...really? I just cant believe Jake chose Vienna over Tenley! I was so disappointed but I really figured he would. Tenley would have made a perfect wife for Jake where as I am not so sure about Miss Vienna. Oh and the new bachelorette Ali, well I was never a big fan of hers either. I was hoping it would be Gia. Oh well. I was very excited to see the new cast of Dancing with the Stars! Kate Gossling looks so different than she use to. I cant wait to see if she can dance. Leave me a comment about the out come of The Bachelor if you watched it to.

My poor little boy

Lee is 7 weeks old today! Time is going by so fast. He was doing so good and now he is so congested. I took him to the doctor Saturday because Friday night he scared me to death when he couldnt catch his breath from all the congestion. Well the doctor says its normal and there is nothing we can do for him but use saline drops. He has since gotten worse and I can tell he is just having such a hard time breathing through his nose. It breaks my heart because I can't fix it or make him feel better. I am praying this goes away soon!

On a brighter note Lee has began to smile. It is the sweetest thing. I can never tell when he will do it again so I havent got a picture yet. I hope to catch him in the act soon! Also Saturday afternoon he laughed at me. That was a first. The funny thing was I wasnt even talking to him, I was talking to my mom and he looked at me and laughed. I was so excited but he hasnt done it since. Saturday the Doc said smiling is still involuntary but it still makes me melt to see him do it!!

So help me pray for Lee to feel better soon. Even though it may be nothing he sounds aweful and I just want it to go away!! Aunt Bethany took some pics of him last Thursday night. She had a hard job trying to get a good one. He did not want to do without that paci. Here is a couple she sent me from that night.

6 weeks

Mr. Lee Allen will soon be 6 weeks old. This Monday to be exact which also means I will be making my 6 week check up to the Doc. Whoo hoo. Here are a few new pics of him from the past couple of weeks.

Growing Fast

I just knew when Lee was born I would be making pictures like crazy and blogging all about him. Wrong! I dont know where all the time goes. He will be 4 weeks old on Monday and that seems crazy! He is growing super fast. Here are some things we have learned about baby Lee
At his 2 week checkup he gained 2 oz. and grew 2 inches
He is such a grunter and makes all sorts of sounds which all get louder at night during bedtime
Speaking of bedtime...he likes to sleep during the day and keep mommy up all night
He has a love/hate relationship with his paci...he loves it sometimes and sometimes he acts like it repulses him
We have a game we play everynight where he has the paci then spits it out then wants it back lol
He does the cutest things with his mouth you have ever seen
He likes kisses
You can almost never get him to burp
He is starting to lose his pretty hair on one side
He fits perfectly into his newborn cloths which means soon he will be moving into the 0/3 mths :(

I hope to make more pictures and post them soon!

He likes to lay and look at his mobile in his crib

Cousin Andrew holding Baby Lee at 3wks old

Lee has arrived!

Finally...well he was 2 1/2 weeks early. I ended up having to have a c-section which was not all awesome as I had thought it would be but we are now home healing. He is such a good, handsome, sweet baby! Here are some pics we have took so far. Hopefully I will be able to post many more soon!

 Big yawn at the hospital

Getting ready to leave the hospital

After his first sponge bath at home

Doing what he does best! Snoozing