Fabulous Friday

Why is today SO fabulous?

Well, I am thinking about all the exciting things are coming up within the next month!

1. Tomorrow: Jenn and boys come to AUG for a month :) YAY! Mom, Dad, Judah, and I will be driving to the ATL airport to pick them up. They land at 3:45 and I cannot wait!

2. Next weekend, I am going with my sister and some other girls to Charleston for my cousins bachelorette weekend. Should be lots of fun and a great getaway!

3. May 9th I will be celebrating my FIRST Mother's Day! This is super exciting for me! I am so blessed with a WONDERFUL, AMAZING, and FABULOUS son! I am so thankful for Judah. The Lord has blessed me!

4. May 12th I am going to ANTIGUA!!!!!!!! Can you tell I am thrilled? My cousin, Christie, is getting married at the Sandals resort there. Both my sister and I are in the wedding. Josh and I, Jenn and Jim, and Mom and Dad are all going. This will be a great vacation!

5. School is out May 21st!!!! Only 20 more days. Don't get me wrong, I do love my job but a break is always nice!

This next is going to be great!

You've Got Mail

You've got mail..... Judah that is!


A few days ago Judah recieved this in the mail:

Eljiah and John Daniel sent him the sweetest, homemade card (with Jenn's help of course)! And Judah loved it!

I didn't let JZ play with it too long..... it is going in his baby book so we had to keep it one piece.

Thanks Aunt Jenn, Eljah, and John Daniel! We love you CAN'T WAIT to see you!!!!

Today.....

Judah has had a little bit of a runny nose and cough for a few days..... I just thought it was teething and a cold that can go along with that.... until he woke up this morning with a 101.8 temperature! Josh was working today so I had call in so I could take JZ to see Dr. Getts. JZ does NOT have a cold but instead an upper respiratory infection AND his first ear infection.... a double one at that! :( So, he is on his 2nd antibiotic in less than a month.

I am so thankful that he is taking his bottles and playing like normal. He is not interested in food or cereal right now but that is okay.

Feel better Little Buddy.... we love you!

Valentine's and Judah- 8 Months Today

Valentine's

Josh and I celebrated Valentine's Saturday because he had to work on Sunday. We had a great time! We went to Outback Steakhouse (yummy!) for a delicious dinner. We went all out.... 4 course meal :) bloomin' onion, soup/salad, steak, dessert. We enjoyed it!

Josh did great this year on my gift. I love giving and receiving gifts- this is my love language. I always tell him not to send me flowers because they will just die, but I also add they are nice to received occassionally! So this year I got 2 dozen pink and white tulips- and they are beautiful! Still looking good today! Josh also added to my Pandora bracelet that he started for me at Christmas.















(The tuplips weren't open very much in this picture but look even better now that they are!)

Judah- 8 Months

Today is Judah's 8 month birthday! And, what does he get? His first round of antibiotics :( Recently, JZ has been teething- cutting all 4 top teeth. With this comes a runny nose and often a fever. But this morning, he woke up and was burning up! Immediately, I checked his temp and it was 102.5!!!! I FLIPPED out! I know immediately this was more than teething. Thankfully, Josh was off today and could take him to the doctor without me having to take a day off work. Dr. Getts- a HUGE blessing :) - saw him first thing this morning and JZ is diagnosed with a sinus infection. Thank the Lord for an AMAZING pediatrician who knew what it was and gave him the meds he needs. So far Judah has had one dose of Amoxicillin and he will get the 2nd dose just before bed tonight.



Totally stole this idea from my friend Deborah Anne (thanks Girl!):

Today, JZ weighed in at 23 lbs 9 oz (clothed)! That's my BIG boy! I am so proud of all that he is doing now:

waving

saying "Dada"

saying "Hey"

scootting around

pushing up on all fours and rocking back and forth

goes to sleep on his own, in his crib

taking 2 naps day (1 1/2 to 2 hours) and a cat nap

sleeping 11 hours at night


He is just precious! Love him will ALL my heart!

I Could be a Stay at Home Mom....

So I was off work today- not because it was a holiday. Mrs. Mary, Judah's sitter, had a doctors appointment today. We just LOVE Mrs. Mary to pieces.... she is like another grandmother to our JZ. Josh and I are so thankful for Mrs. Mary in so many ways- first, she loves Judah so much, he does not have to go to daycare where many kids stay sick, she is close to home, and there are only 2 other children there only 3 days a week (just to name a few), so Judah gets a lot of one on one time! Mrs. Mary talks about how much she misses him when he is not there.

Our day started off with breakfast- bottle then cereal- No it did not start off with a trip to the gym for me, that will be tomorrow for Boot Camp. After that was play time- we started off on the floor playing with toys and seeing if Judah would be interested in crawling- no such luck! After that was a short nap. Next it was time spent playing in his exersaucer- he loves it! While Judah was in his exersaucer, he showed off some of his newest tricks (see video below). Judah is now saying "Dadda" all the time and he also waves! It is so cute! I know I am a proud momma, but it is the best to hear him talk! After all this excitement, Judah and I went and visited with Mamama, my grandmother, for a few minutes. She is so funny! Anytime spent with her will always bring some good laughs. Up next was a Wal-mart trip. We spent 1 1/2 hours there and JZ was SO good, even though he was tired. Once we got home, Judah went straight down for his afternoon nap. It was perfect timing because while he was sleeping, I was able to put away the groceries and make baby food. I made squash, carrots, and pears- yummy! Now he is up and playing again.

Although I really enjoy my job and Josh and I are SO THANKFUL for Mrs. Mary, I could REALLY get used to days like this with my boy! How much longer until summer? Just kidding!

Sorry it is sideways.

Boot Camp

Where do I begin? Let me start at the beginning. First of all, I have NEVER been a "workout kind of girl". I DO NOT like to sweat, AT ALL!!! So, after having Judah, I was trying to get rid of the baby weight (believe me, I had a LOT to get off- all worth it)! I started dieting pretty soon after he was born. The weight was going, but the inches were not. Six weeks after JZ was born (Judah Zachry), I started spinning- and LOVED it! However, $100 a month was a bit too expensive for me. I did it for a month and then took some time off becuase I started back to work (JZ was 10 weeks). I started back the middle of October at the Evans Y and have been hooked ever since! I go 3 days a week before work. I really enjoy going in the mornings because it is not as crowded and I don't have to put JZ in the nursery there and it is good "me" time. I have started making some good relationships with my "spinning buddies" too! I guess I tell you all this as background for boot camp.
One of my spinning buddies, Dawn (who is a Workout Queen), told me that the Y was offering Boot Camp so I excitedly decided to do it... not knowing what I was getting myself into! Yesterday was the first morning of boot camp (we meet Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings). And let me tell you, I am feeling it today! I know people say all the time, "I didn't even know I had these muscles" well, I am saying that today! Arms, back, legs, stomach, EVERYWHERE hurts! The instructor, or should I say drill sergeant, is in the military herself so Boot Camp is the perfect name for it! She had us dying... I talking sit ups, push ups, running, 6 inches, windsprints, suicides, you name it, we did it! I was exhausted after that class!
This program is 6 weeks. During the 6 weeks, we will have 3 PT tests, our first being Saturday. I am curious to see what that will be like, but I can imagine- NOT fun! However, I am looking forward to the progress I will make and the results at the end. My goal is to be in the best shape I ever have been.... we shall see! Wish me luck :)

Where Are We?

My goal for having a blog is to have our life "in writing" . I do try to keep a very detailed baby book for Judah but that does not have much about Josh and I. So, here's an update on where we are in life.

Although it seems like Judah was just born, he is now almost 7 months old- 7 months on Monday to be exact. I cannot believe how quickly time has gone by since he was born! Judah is so much fun! Josh and I were talking as we were putting Judah to be last night about how much we LOVE this stage of his life. Each stage of Judah's life has been enjoyable but now he is getting his own personality- and watching it develop is great! Judah likes to play little games with us like peek-a-boo, or "Where's Judah?" as we call it. Playing games with him just makes him smile SO big and belly laugh.... WE LOVE IT!!! Our strong boy is sitting up and just transitioned into his big boy car seat last week, and let me tell you- HE THINKS HE IS HOT STUFF! He really enjoys facing forward and seeing everything as we pass by. Although he is not crawling, Josh wants him to so bad! He gets on the floor with Judah and does his best to get Judah to push up on all fours and crawl! To be honest, I am completely fine with him not crawling yet! We all know how crazy life will be once he does! Judah is also learning to wave! Judah truly is such an amazing blessing to us! We never knew how wonderful life would be with a child of our own until he arrived. Josh and I thank the Lord for him daily. We pray many, many blessing over his life. My prayer for Judah, ever since I found out I was pregnant with him, is that the Lord will use him for His glory and take him to the nations to spread His Word!

Josh is SO busy with life right now. He is, most importantly, an amazing husband and dad but also.... working full time (plus some) at Verizon, in school getting his masters in education to teach middle school, leading a middle school Bible study for guys, and leading a Bible Club through our church (New Hope) at Evan's Middle School.... he is one busy guy!

Since Judah has been born, I have been re-evaluating how I spend my time because we all know that being a parent changes everything! This is my life as of now (aside from being a wife and mom).... teaching 3rd grade at Brookwood Elementary, leading a high school Bible study for girls, and attending a small group Bible study with some AMAZING girls. I truly love and enjoy everything I am committed to. I realize how blessed I am to have the fantastic friends and family that I do!

So, this is where we are in life :)