Just around

Maybe I did Jinx things! Remember that 74ish degree weather I was just talking about in the last post? Yeah well guess what? Tonight Louisiana is getting SNOW... GO FIGURE! and it has been in the mid-low 40's all day. Way to go ME!

Today Julian and I took it easy for the most part. This morning I got dressed while Julian was napping. Once he woke up we ran to babies R us to get a shower gift, diapers, and some last minute things for Julian's Easter basket. Yes, call me crazy... but my son's easter bastket is already complete! haha.. and lets see.. there is a month and week left til Easter- Over achevier?

I also just mailed my hubby a package yesterday and already got another almost full. I like to theme his boxes..so far he's had a Valentine's Box, Mardi Gras Box,next is Easter then I dont know about May- but June will obviously be Father's day and July - Independence day. && finally August he will be home!! It usually takes a few weeks for packages to get to him, so no use in sending any after Independence Day Box. Last deployment I was able to focus on OB appointments, getting things ready for "the baby", and making trips down here(Louisiana) to visit family. But this deployment, since I am already down here with family on a daily base.. Holidays are all I have to look forward to, in order to help the time pass more quickly. Julian and I also have our box that we pull out of to give events for us to woke on together. so far we have
- planted flowers( we gave them to his grandmaw's for Valentines day.
-made bird feeders
-played at the park
-played chalk outdoors
and our newest is to go to the library to get books and read. The events I put in the box are just something small for us to look forward to doing together. The smallest things to look forward to help the time. Julian has been missing and asking about his daddy alot more lately, so today we watched family videos. Last time we did this, he cried like crazy then they went off- but this time he did alot better. He laughed the whole time his daddy was in TV and once it went off i tried to be funny and make him pay attention to me and not the fact that Daddy wasnt on the TV anymore.
Julian has the sweetest little voice, and is starting to say so much.. some of his newest are..
-i sit sit
-yess
-hello (aa-whoa) lol
-i love you
he is in a size 5 diaper and size 5-6 shoe.
he run's so fast for having such short leggs, and just recently is feeding himself with his forks and spoons at every meal, and doing a dang good job!

Overall it was a simple day, full of one on one time, and arts and crafts that you'll get a sneak peak at a little later! ;)

Enjoy.

Loving the warm weather!

I personally think the ground hog was wrong! It sure has been looking alot like spring the last week- but let me not speak to fast and jinx things!

Julian and I have been loving the warmer weather! We both love to be outside, and the weather has been just perfect!!

We we in walmart a few days ago and ran into Uncle Pat. This is Josh's dad's Brother. Well, he started talking to Julian like donald duck and Julian was so focused on him! Thats the way Josh likes to talk to Julian since before he was even BORN. Julian knew he was family and had no problems warming up to him! It sure was good to see Uncle pat- it had been way to long!

Today we woke up and did the usual, and we BOTH took a nap at noon. When we woke we went mail Daddy's care package, and came home and played outside! We played chalk, trucks, I pushed him on his four wheeler, and mostly ran free! :P I love having everything gated off so I dont have to worry about him getting into danger.

Here Julian is cutting the well NEEDED to be cut grass!:P "NO WORRIES DADDY, IM TAKING CARE OF THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE WHILE YOU ARE GONE!"

haha he was so proud of himself..

We drew this for daddy. Yeah those stray pink lines by the heart were Julians contribution

it was a great day!

look what i came across.

When Julian was 3 months old, my stupid computer completely fried, and when it fried, i cried,hahaha. I lost all of my pictures of Julian from birth until that present time. The only pictures I had were the ones I emailed home to family, and the onlys I put on Myspace. Those pictures did not put a dent into the number I had precrashed computer, but at least I had some.

Well yesterday I was going through some stuff at my moms when I came across a SD card, and being the nosey person I am.. I decided to look through it. & to my delightful surprise... it had 20-25 pictures of Julians birth and the first few days after. Here are a few....

last belly picture!

talking to my sister, thanking her for my beautiful flowers

my first time holding my precious angel.

NICU pics. Despite his tough delievery.. he looks so content, and as sweet as can be.

He was FINALLY brought to my room on portible monitors! I was so thrilled to have him close to me! :)

this was one of the first days we were home, and it also was Julians first LSU game :P

can't you tell by his outfits!

haha love this.. Josh was burping Juju- & he just looked like a chickamonk with those big ol' fluffy cheeks!

southern boy at heart?

Well, Julain wore his second camo outfit today. I personally have nothing against camo, or hunting, it was just not something you saw often in Viriginia. Infact, never did I see a outdoor store to buy something of that sort up there, and only twice in the two years I lived there did I see men walking around wearing hunting camo- and if they were they were getting out their cars that had license plates from , LA, MS, AL..etc. Get the picture? Julians first outfit was a cute little jumper, and shirt that went under that he got last christmas but quickly outgrew..

Well, my brother in law called me today and told me he missed his doodle butt(julian) and that I should come by to visit that afternoon. So I did, and him being the big duck hunter he is, he was thrilled to see Julian rocking Camo. Some how throughout the course of our visit, Julian got his hands on a duck call. After a few tries, he learned how to blow and make the "quuacck" noise. Big(BIL's nickname) would call on his duckcall & Julian would call in return. Big also showed him how to position his hands, and move them when you call , and Julian mocked him like a pro. It was so cute, he did not part with the duck call all afternoon. He loved it, and enjoyed playing with it. I def. do believe my son is a southern boy at heart! :)

Sorry for blurry pics, they were taken from my iphone.

Cane Horses & bouncers

Ohhh the days have been passing, but not quite fast enough. Julian and I have been non stop lately, and I am ready for a break. Seems like everyday there is something to be done, or somewhere to go, or some business to take care of. Does this ever end? I fear it wont be until after Fat Tuesday- but at least that's less than a week away, right?

Well, I been fighting to get Julians shot record straight. He had a doctor's appointment yesterday, HIS FIRST CIVILIAN doctor. This lady was so nice, I couldn't have picked a better one myself. So well anyways, Julian's old doctor was suppose to have faxed over Julians shot record and all that jazz.. WElL.... They didnt have their computer updated, and basically they had Julian as not got shots since March 16 of last year. I was not happy. Thankfully, i had a copy of everything in his baby book, and was able to fax that over today- after not being so nice to the tricare prime of chesapeake for not keeping up with my sons file. So Julian goes on Monday to get his 17 month shots. OMG my baby is 17 months already- HOLY COWWWW.

Today was also went visiting my grand parents. Julian is such a cutie- he played with Mim & pawpaw's cane sticks as horsies... and at Paw Murphy's he laid in a baby bouncer and looked at the lights. haha.. so stilly.

Julian also, with in the last few days has begun to run- i mean ..HALL TAIL.. & this morning he self served his own breakfast- yes, can you believe that?

here's the story..

I made biscuits, and once they were finished, i set them on the counter in a bowl to cool down before serving them. Meanwhile, i went to the bedroom to fetch a diaper, and wipes to change Julian's hiney & dress him for the day. When I came back to the kitchen, Julian walked up to me holding a biscuit in hand.. and im thinking, HOW THE HECK DID YOU GET THAT? Then looked over to see-- he did in fact, push over a kitchen chair to the counter, climbed on the chair- stood up and get his own biscuit.

GET A LOAD OF THAT? Talk about a wake up call... My baby is growing up, and doing it way faster than I would perfer. He also, has been saying, "thank you" much more clearly.

anyways, here are some pictures from our visiting Great grandparents.

BLACK & GOLD SUPERBOWL

Julian and I started our WHO DAT celebration over at Heidi's today. We were over for a few hours, but Julian is just not use to large crowds just yet. My poor sheltered child is just use to it being me him and his daddy, so we ended up leaving early to come home so he could relax a little more.
Earlier in the week, Heidi and I got together to let the boys play, and she got some really good pictures of them in their saints jerseys. so here are some of their superbowl pictures..

&& here are some Heidi got at her house of us..

Connor and Julian are so funny. Connor has grown to really like me, and loves for me to hold him- but when i pick him up, Julian wants me to hold him too! haha.. I had to sit so they could both have knee.. silly boys.

I can not explain how emotional i got watching this game. It was so exciting, so close, and such a overwhelming happy feeling that flowed inside me, and everyone around here. The saints def. deserved this more than any other team in my opinion! Our city deserved, and needed this as well!... I think it was totally precious to see Brees with his son.. t

Praise God for his Blessings, and BLESS YOU BOYS!!..

WHO DAT!