Pics and Video

William's dog Lucy spent the weekend with us last weekend. I was trying to get the two of them to look at me at the same time... which was impossible.

Yes, Raughley was wearing camo overalls.

...and a Julio jersey. Just in time for the game!

Just hanging out in my Johnny Jump up!

This is what I wake up to in the mornings!

More Milestones

R using his left hand

So, Im sitting here in bed trying to take it easy in order to get over a sinus infection before the upcoming weekend. This weekend Chase and I are trying to get to Tuscaloosa for the game, followed by Raughley's baptism on Sunday. So while I "rest" I thought I would update the blog on a few of R's accomplishments of late.

1. Rolling over- R is rolling from his back to his front pretty consistently. If only he could roll from his tummy to his back- but he hates tummy time, so he doesn't get a lot of practice.

2. Mamamamamama- R is babbling a lot lately, but I have heard him say "mamamama" a few times. Could we be getting close to the first word?

3. I have a suspicion that R will be left handed. I don't know why except that he uses his left hand a lot to grab things, especially his bottle and spoon.

4. Lastly, and this isn't a milestone, more like a cute story, but Raughley and Wyatt (my friend Kristin's baby boy) got to stand face to face today and were so amazed to see another thing like them, that they kept trying to grab each other in the face and hands. It was so cute! Hopefully they will be playing together soon!

comfort

This one had a red tint for some reason.

Raughley has been crying off and on all day, for one reason or another, but because I have a sore throat, I don't want to spend a lot of time cuddling him to make him feel better. It is really hard to try and stay away from him, because all I want to do when he cries is pick him up and hug him until he stops. So when he couldn't calm down to take a nap I decided it might be time to try a stuffed animal. I picked the softest one I could find, a sweet elephant (that happened to go great with his Alabama onesie he was wearing to get in the spirit for gameday). The second I handed him the elephant, he stopped crying and hugged it really tightly. Then he nuzzled it towards his face! It was so sweet!! I guess it was just what he needed.

3 days

In honor of football season, I have updated my playlist to include only those of the best quality songs for Saturday's Game. Enjoy... and RTR!!!

Weddings

This pic was taken after the wedding at Otey's.

Patrick, William and I

Frances Ellen, Elizabeth, and Me

Last night my entire family on my dad's side of the family went to St. Mary's to celebrate my cousin Patricia, or Pippi, as we call her, getting married. The wedding was beautiful, and it was so much fun to run into friends from high school. I love weddings more than any other occasion. It's such a happy celebration, you have a chance to spend time with loved ones, and wedding cake is my favorite dessert. Plus there is sometimes champagne, which I LOVE, but always regret drinking later because it's so sweet. The band last night was great, and we danced as much as we could. It was so fun to see my parents, brothers, cousins and aunts and uncles all out on the floor. Here are a few pics, although I can't wait to see the ones from the photographer.

laughter is the best medicine

I keep managing to catch the most precious moments with Raughley on film. I am so excited to have a video of him laughing to share! In this video I am giving him raspberries on his tummy, which he thinks is really funny...

Go Spartans!

Last night Chase and I took Raughley to his first MB Spartans football game. MB was playing Thompson, and we went for the first half of the game. We sat in the middle of the Jr. High kids section apparently, because there were 13 year olds squawking all around us. It was really fun to be back though, and R seemed to really enjoy it, up until the 3rd quarter when he decided he'd had enough and was ready to go. What was so interesting though, was that he wanted my yellow spartan cup with my diet coke so badly that he pulled it towards his mouth repeatedly until I had to set it far away from his reach. Are we ready for a sippy cup perhaps? Or maybe he's letting us know his favorite color is yellow. Anyway, it was a fun way to spend a Friday night as a family, and I hope we go back.