Sneak Peek of Jax's Newborn Photo Session

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Amazing Poop

Yes, you read it right... I typed Amazing Poop. That's what my little man had a couple of days ago. You see, I was changing his little tiny size-1 diaper in the middle of the afternoon, marveling at his little tiny bird legs (which are daily getting chubbier, might I add), when all of a sudden, he grunted like I've never heard before and let loose with a stream of yellow poop. For those of you unfamiliar with breastfed babies and their poop, it starts out a seedy yellow color and completely runny. The perfect cocktail for projectile force. After he let loose, I noticed it was all over his clean diapers in their nice little stack, it was all over the case of wipes, it was all over the floor on the other side of the changing table, and it was even all over the blankets in his basket on the floor a few feet away. However, I just today discovered something that I really couldn't believe. In the natural light this morning, I noticed that there were some yellowish brownish spots on the wall. Upon further inspection, I realized they were poop spots and immediately ran to the office to get my tape measure out of my purse. (You may be wondering why I have a tape measure in my purse). First of all, it's not like it's an industrial-sized tape measure. It's actually a cute little green & pink 5-foot tape measure that you squeeze to retract, and it was my very favorite stocking gift from my hubby two Christmases ago. He really knows me. So anyway, I grabbed my tape measure and measures the distance from where my little man's cute bum sits on the changing table to the wall with the lovely yellowish brownish spots. I couldn't believe it. His 3-week old body projectile pooped a whopping 5 1/2 feet! Isn't that amazing?! I'm so proud. He's got his Daddy's bowels. Poor boy.

Spring

Every year when spring rolls around, I get almost giddy with excitement. I love watching the little teeny green leaves budding on the trees and the dogwoods in full bloom. It makes me antsy to get in my flower beds and get some annuals going. There's nothing quite like getting dirt under my fingernails... what little fingernails I have... I've always been bad about biting them. Actually I've moved from biting to picking at them. I would say it's part bite, part pick. So there you go.

Anyway, right now I'm looking out our office window, and the glare from the sun is almost blinding. I've got Jax in my left arm, so I'm hen-pecking this paragraph. Makes me thankful I have two arms. Speaking of typing, my typing teacher in high school was missing a thumb. He popped it off in a calf roping incident. Random, I know, but I never caught the irony of it until many years later.

I didn't get a nap in today, and I think it shows. So that's all for now. Emerson is yelling MAMA! from her crib, so I'm going to load the kids in the car and make a quick Wal-Mart trip for groceries. 'Cause that's how I roll.

My Little Stud Muffin

Sister Sue puckering up

Jax, Emerson & friends

On Friday, my friend Kyna brought lunch and her baby over! Miss Paisley Noelle was born almost two weeks before Jax. Her oldest, Lexi, is 6 weeks older than Emerson, so we're hoping our kiddos become as good of friends as we are!

I'm quickly realizing that having friends bring you food after a new baby is one of the greatest blessings ever. It's amazing to not have to worry about what you're going to fix for dinner, knowing a wonderful meal is on its way over. By the way, if you haven't already discovered http://www.carecalendar.org/, it's the most fabulous site for coordinating meals for someone. Thanks, Cristin, for introducing me to it.

Speaking of Cristin, she and her little man, Harrison, brought our dinner over earlier today. Harrison is almost one, and I really can't believe it. He's just so darn cute! I'm secretly hoping that the stars will align and he & Emerson will fall madly in love when they're older.... like 35.

Blackberry Blues

Late last night I accidentally dropped my Blackberry into the guest bathroom sink... the sink full of Jax's poopy onesies and clothes soaking in cold water. Whoops! I grabbed it just as it slipped under the water and immediately took it apart and let all the pieces dry overnight. This morning the screen wouldn't come on, so I loaded up the kids and dropped it off at the 71st & Memorial phone repair shop. Soooo, if you've been trying to get in touch with me today, I should be back in business later this evening after my sweet hubby picks my phone up on his way home.

Emerson's been using her words like crazy lately... she and I have been working on the alphabet daily, so hopefully I'll get a cute video of her repeating her letters soon. She calls a car a 'kai,' and for about a 2-mile stretch on Mingo this morning, she pointed out every single 'kai' she saw... all the while her brother is screaming at the top of his lungs because he wants to eat again. One-and-a-half hours after a full meal. But hey, I was jamming to our favorite Mother Goose CD, completely lost in a rousing rendition of "Polly, Put your Kettle On." Never underestimate the power of a good nursery rhyme.

American Idol & such

Okay, for those of you faithful Idol watchers, this post is for you. I don't know about you, but I thought tonight was one of the best nights of performances this season. My rundown of the contestants:

• Allison - She absolutely rocks... seriously, she's in freakin' high school and can belt with the best of 'em.
• Anoop - Such a sweet voice. Miley, you had to be laughing by his song choice! I was dying!
• Danny - I was crying, of course, because we all know he was singing to his late wife... I was also breastfeeding at the time, so the hormones weren't helping one bit.
• Kris - He is so precious. I really liked his song choice and thought Randy was way off base.
• Matt - Such a talent, but I agree that he's trying to do way too much. Piano-wise, the boy can play.
• Adam - Lisa, I am terribly sorry for disappointing you, but I actually voted for him tonight! You know I've always had a love/hate relationship with him and it's been mostly hate lately, but I thought he was unbelievable tonight. Such an entertainer. Again, I'm sorry.
• Lil - Why in the world doesn't she listen to the judges & pick a contemporary song? Come on... Bette Midler? I think she's going home tomorrow night.

On another note, here's a sweet pic of my favorite people in the whole wide world. It's Jason with his Mini-Me #1 and Mini-Me #2 (although I'm hearing that a few people think he favors Momma. Yea!).

This morning we had Jax's newborn photo session here at home. Kelly Stocksen came over and spent a couple of hours here... she is incredibly talented. Take a peek at her website: http://kellystocksenphotography.com/. I, of course, will post the link when she's finished editing them. I can't wait to see them!

Emerson, Jax and I played outside this afternoon. I figured some nice fresh air would do us all good. Emerson ran around in her new little crocs, courtesy of Grammy. They're so stinkin' cute, and she still walks & runs a little funny in them, trying to figure them out. Jax just snored away in his papasan chair. I love that chair. And how I love lazy Tuesday afternoons playing outside with my babies.