Snot Happens

Well, snot happens....and I'm over it. Unfortunately, neither Reece or I are truly over it.

It snot funny either. Well, actually it is sometimes. You don't think about the complete lack of social graces in little ones until they sneeze directly into your face, slinging their icks all over you. And...did I mention Reece is a multi-sneezer? It's pretty funny. (And he constantly wipes his slimey nose on my clothes. But when you aren't showered anyway, who cares!)

He seems so happy despite the runny nose, cough, and watery eyes. I'm amazed. He's such a trooper. Been nursing the first one of the day in bed...so sweet.
I had a fever night before last, which broke that same evening, although am still not feeling full self. My throat is really sore and my ears aching and draining. Hot water with lemon and honey is the best soother. Each day is a little better and I think I'm going to shower today...whooo hooo! I bet that helps.

It seems like so many babes I know have the runny noses right now. Not sure what the deal is. Oh well, snot happens. ; )

Story Time

Precious moments and images with Danijela and Angela.
Tuesday afternoon and our morning walks reminded me of a quote Melanie sent me:

"I hope my children look back on today
And see a mother who had time to play.
There will be years for cleaning and cooking...
For children grow up while we're not looking."

On the chart

Reece weighed exactly 17.0 lbs today at the dr office for his 9 month appt. On the chart, at a whopping 5%!
You would have thought he would be a little happier. No good pic of the 17.0, but you can see I was in a hurry. This was least fussy looking one of the 4 that I snapped in quick sucession.
Got some Clarinex for his potential allergies...haven't tried it yet. He's had some serious watery eyes, clear runny nose and a cough.

Other irrelevant stats:
Length - 27 3/4 (25%)
Head - 17 3/4 (25%)

Morning Walks

Been walking in the morning lately. It's been nice for both of us, and a great, busy-free, start to the day. Saw two other moms on our walk Monday morning. One was a nanny...a sweet lady. Still, I felt so grateful that I get to be the one taking him on walks and showing him trees, cars, planes, flowers, butterflies...

Giggles with Grandmama

Pics from Friday night. Grandmama and Papaw Ben were just back from a trip to Hawaii. Reece got a few toys, he naturally put right into his mouth. A few got sent up to the high shelf for a little later. : )
   

************* N E W S F L A S H *************

Hot off the presses:
Reece Foster McDonald made his celebrity debut
this morning in the Dallas Morning News.
I am so excited, I can hardly stand it.
Metro section, front page bottom.
(I think the Metro section varies per area.)

Close up of the picture...
Reece doesn't know what all the hooplah is about.
You want my auto what?Sign where?I got some great pictures at the Arbo pumpkin patch. They will probably be posted tonight below this post as part of his 9 month birthday. Stay tuned!

Best of the bunch

9 months. You are still my sweet little baby boy.
I am thankful to the Lord for giving us the responsibility of training up one of His precious, precious little children. You are God's little child first and ours second. Thank goodness for that, because God knows what He is doing...and I still don't have a clue. God designs it perfectly. So many times I've had to rely on Him during this journey. And what an amazing journey it has been...the best job...with daily challenges and rewards of just being there with you. Thank you Darren for working hard so I can be home with our boy. And thank you friends for being there and helping me through.Reece you are blessed, you are loved, you are beautiful.
1234567891011121314The next group with the straw hat are some of my favorites.
1516171819202122232425 What Reece is doing these days (for the memory books):
- Crawling around everywhere and getting pretty speedy
- Pulling up on everything. My favorites: on his crib to then bounce up and down while talking to himself AND on mommy's pants legs yearning for me to pick him up.
- Knocking down stacks of blocks and cups
- Twiddling his finger up and down against his lips and making bbbbbbb sounds. So funny.
- Banging on his toy piano.
- Turning the pages of his books.
- Vocal. Says 'Ahhhhh, ah' LOUDly, squeals, and likes you to mimic his sounds. Has not said his first word, although every so often he repeats something I said, like 'duck' during his bath.
- Expressive with his eye brows and facial expressions. Big smiles that light up his whole face. And on the other side, let's you know right away when he's upset or frustrated.
- Getting more clumsy. Bonked his forehead 3 times this past week in the same spot. Just when the bump was starting to go away, he bonked it again.
- Squirming like crazy on his changing table. Bulb syringe and the lotion bottles usually work as a distraction.
- Banging two items together. Just started this week.
- Starting to wave and clap. Just starting to understand these concepts and have done them just a few times.
- Eating Os with his hands, which is his favorite food. Also has become partial to fruits, like applesauce and bananas. Applesauce with anything is a hit.
- Cutting more teeth. Got two on the bottom. One top left that is coming through sharp, and the one next to it is on its way.
- Nursing and getting formula about 5 times a day
- Napping twice a day, and sleeps with a little lamb in his crib.

Arbo Night

Concert at the Arboretum tonight, Voodoo Blue a Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute band...so fun. I love music and I've really missed concerts. This kind is perfect for me: live music, outdoors, family, friends, no smoke, little wine, little din din, sunset...what more would you want. And, with the tribute bands, it sounds almost as good as the real deal, doesn't cost much, and doesn't last all night. I know I'm starting to sound old, but whatever, this is what fun looks like for me nowdays.

Jockey Props

(Oh, I feel sorry for those bloggers that found this via search.) I don't do this often, but I need to give Jockey some props. I'll try to spare you the "intimate" details.
I wrote Jockey in e-mail telling them how much I enjoyed their 'product' (true!), but the elastic was going out affecting the fit. They wrote back promptly, apologized, and asked me to send my 'products' to them ('to find out what went wrong') and they would completely replace them, including an additional pair to cover my shipping. Nice, but send someone your used 'products'? Yuck! Well, turns out that I'm cheaper than I am prideful. So, I tentatively shipped them off, about 7 pair I believe.


Within 2 weeks (vs the 4-6 they said it would take), there was a nice box on my doorstep, containing not 7, not 8, but 12 pair of underwear (sorry 'products' didn't rhyme). All from a simple e-mail. To me, Jockey cares about their customers and products. They've got a customer in me.

Love Connection

Bailey and Reece on Thursday morning.

That reminds me, it is nice to have my hubby home again.

A Good Morning

Reece woke up a happy boy at Tara's on Thursday morning. He just giggled at Boss and Lucy on the other side of the glass. I love these.
(I noticed later that the pillow in the background looks like Reece's wings...a little angel from God indeed.)

Two in the bath

Tara and I may have had too high expectations for their first shared bath. Reece was super tired and, we learned later, a little sicky. They didn't really interact much, but are still adorable. Maybe they'll splash each other and have a giggle fest next time. Bailey seemed to really love her bath. I LOVE the last pic of her.

Bailey

Pearly Whites

Toof Correction: He's got 3 uppers coming in...it's a race with the front left being in the lead. I can't tell if the farther left one is a contender as well...he is not too fond of me checking around in there right now.

These next pearly whites are pics from our sleepover at Tara and Bailey's. (...more posts from our visit will be coming....) I can't imagine ever getting tired of that face...

I love the way he always crosses his ankles when he sits.

Silly Manly Men: I DO NOT want to hear it about these photos.

1. We were at a girl's house (Bailey) and she has some pink and girly things.
2. There were plenty of other toys and THIS is the 'toy' he crawled to and wanted.
3. He is not wearing the pearls, he is eating them. Maybe he wants to see if they are real. ; )
4. Even if he was wearing the pearls, who cares, he's 8 months old. Henry (one of my fav anonymous bloggers), don't forget....Your son was WEARING silver bracelets...and you actually brought them along with you to our house.
5. This is the kind of thing that can happen when you men aren't around. (tee hee)