Pollen Sucks!

Yep, I said it! And if you live in the SE, especially in a valley between mountains where it seems to just settle, you're thinking it!
Not only am I miserable with a headache that WILL NOT go away, but my asthmatic son is sneezing (but not wheezing, thank goodness) and sniffling, and my van (I got back on Friday from the collision center) is covered in a lovely yellow hue. YUCK!
Since I'm feeling a bit nauseous, I'm afraid this headache may be turning into a migraine...it's really killing me. I haven't had a migraine since I was a teenager, but this one is bringing back those memories. Maybe having a baby has done something to my body to trigger this? IDK, but it's not fun.
Ok, I guess I'm finished whining now....
later, tater!

Birthday Worries and Catch Up

We have the big party coming up this weekend. Walker is so very excited. We're expecting a fairly decent turn out between family and friends.....but we're getting nervous about the weather. I just saw on the news this morning that there's a 50% chance of rain for Saturday.

What to do, what to do. The party is planned to be at a local park where there's a great playground for all the kids to play on. What a bummer it will be if it gets rained out.

I'll keep my eye on the weather forecast and hope for the best.

Here are a couple of pics:

Walker's so silly

Sweet Brothers

Ok, so I totally forgot to post Wyatt stats from his 4 month check up. He weighed in at 15lbs 8oz and 26" long. He's in the 64th percentile for his weight and 87th percentile for his length. He's doing great. He is starting to get a bit of a flat spot on his head. I asked the doc about it and told him that Wyatt hates tummy time and just cries when he's on his tummy, so I don't make him stay.....doc replied in his sweet, accented way "Wyatt is 4 months old, you are the boss now. A little crying never hurts." Which I took as 'get him used to it so his head rounds back out'. So, that's what we're doing. We're starting out slow...but I let him stay on his tummy for a bit even after he starts crying. I will admit that I haven't done it every day and I'm having a hard time letting him cry. I try playing with him while he's on his tummy, but he just doesn't like it. I will just keep trying. If there is no improvement, we'll talk to Dr. E about it again.

Walker is doing GREAT in baseball. To this day, Walker has not been struck out at bat. He's gotten out on base. He has hit the ball every time he's been to bat! And, boy, let me tell you...his fielding skills have really improved....still much to improve on, but what a difference in just a few short weeks.

Will follow up with the party details :)

TTFN!

From the Land of Walker

A picturesque setting....I'm holding baby Wyatt as we sit swinging in the warm sunshine; we're watching Randy and Walker play catch. Randy has just (that day) picked up a new glove so Walker's major league type throws wouldn't sting his hand (his old glove is somewhere in storage). They were having a great time. I was having a great time watching them play.



Out of the blue Walker says so sweetly "Daddy, when I'm an adult, but without the fat belly, I'm going to get a big glove like that."



Yes, he said "...without the fat belly..."!! I thought I was going to pee my pants!! Thank God I was sitting while holding Wyatt! Randy, bless his heart, took it in stride and just said, "Yes, Walker, when you're an adult, without a fat belly, you can have a big glove like Daddy's."



Ahhh, you just have to love the innocent mind of a child. They think it, they say it! No censoring.

Questions from the Land of Walker

"Mommy, how come Coach Dallas calls us 'Defense' when we're on the field? I thought we were the Warriors."

What a fabulous questions! I thought so anyway. So I went on to explain that they are still, in fact, the Warriors....I explained the term defense to him as best I could as it relates to the game of baseball.

I just had to share because I thought it was so cute. :)

Sometimes the million+ daily questions can grate on my nerves, but there are those that are just so insightful and/or cute that make the constant barrage worthwhile.

Where did he get those blue eyes?

From the Good Lord above us.....that's where!

Just had to post a pic that show off these pretty blue eyes.....not sure if they'll stay this way since Randy and I both have brown eyes....but blue eyes do run in our families, so who knows. :)

Vader Hater

That's right.....I'm dissin' Star Wars!
Does anyone else know the pain of finding a Darth Vader cake mold? Virtually impossible unless I want to pay premium price for a vintage 1980's mold on Ebay. Um, I don't think so.

The people who brought back Star Wars as Star Wars the Clone Wars and have sucked my 5 year old into the world of Star Wars should be incarcerated! Come on, if you're going to have something like that, please make a freaking cake mold! Since the stores around here don't have the licensing to make Star Wars cakes, I have to do it myself.

Right now, I'm a Vader Hater! UGH!!!!

I've done my research though and have found some great ideas...so, I'm going to make it myself. Walker's birthday isn't for a few more weeks, but I'll be sure to post pics. Hopefully it won't be a complete flop. I made him a Spider Man cake when he turned 4, but it was from a mold...I sure hope I can pull this off!

May the Force be with you (and me)!!

A Baseball Infused Easter

As I write this I am feeding my sweet baby boy. His right arm is tucked under my left and he is tickling the back of my arm with his tiny fingers. Oh, how I will miss this one day. It makes my heart ache to think of how fast he's growing. I thought about this often over the Easter weekend as I watched Walker in his parade, playing ball, his excitment on Easter morning to see what the Easter Bunny left him........I'll get to do this all over again with Wyatt, and that warms my heart...but where has the time gone? How has my baby grown into such a little man so quickly? When Wyatt is 5, like his big brother is now, Walker will be almost 11! Maybe it's because Wyatt will be 4 months old on Sunday or maybe it's because Walker's 6th birthday is just 3 weeks away that I am thinking so much about this....who knows. I told Randy that when my babies think they are too old for their mother, then I'm getting a tiny little puppy--a girl one, that I can dress up and will never talk back to me and will always want me. But I hope that will be many, many years from now and then it'll be about time for grandchildren! haha!!

Ok, moving on.....As you've hopefully read on my previous post, our Easter weekend started out a little bumpy. But, we had to move on and get up early Saturday morning for the LFORA Parade and Opening Ceremony.

The Parade

Opening Ceremony

Walker played a game at 2 and they won 8-1!! Way to go!! Walker is really enjoying baseball and is doing so well. We're so very proud of him.

Here's a shot of Wyatt and Nana at the game

Easter Sunday was a beautiful day. Here are Easter Morning pics:

The Easter Baskets

Wyatt with his basketWalker with his basket
I couldn't have ordered up better weather! I took Walker & Wyatt to church srevices ay Camp Jordan which was followed by an Easter Egg Hunt. We were invited by one of Walker class/ball mates and his family. Here are some pics:

And, they're off!

I'm done, Mom! Walker and the Easter Bunny
My two sweet boys!

Later at home we had our own Easter Egg Hunt.....

The eggs we colored the night before

Wyatt is supervising the egg hunt :)

The Hunt....

And, finally.....Walker gets to eat one of his eggs!