heads up.

i know he is my child, and every parent thinks their children are thee greatest, but for real...mine is! he has been mastering holding his head up. to be frank he's been doing it since birth but now he controls it. and to top it off...he's trying to crawl. since this is our first child i'm not sure how soon they should be up and going but i'm sure it isn't 8 weeks.

so today, i laid him on his blanket in the living room, and propped him up on his boppy, only to come into the room moments later and find that he has taken his little toes, pushed off the ground, crawled up and over the boppy, and continued pushing {insert rug burn forehead} he makes me smile {a million times a day}.

this week has been fairly laid back, lying around the house, blogging, cleaning, and watching the little accomplish so much. i did take the time this morning to finish filling in the first month in his baby book [for awhile i was feeling like the worst mom], now if i could only get his first month pages of his photo book done. i am currently working on the "meeting his family" page...and there is alot to say {and scrap}. and thanks to the other "baby" in our family, i just want to capture everyday of his life and all the details.

i have found some amazing blogs and inspirations for decorating, and creating....check them out in my sidebar. love 'em. and one in particular makes me want to invest in a sewing machine and make all kinds of beautifuls. there are just so many adorable things you can make for children. like these. and these. oh, and these. but until then i'll just have to head over to etsy and order them.

well dinner should be ready soon. and i am trying out this new mexican chicken dish, so i shall finish this blog later. and i'll let you know how the meal turns out.

a day in the lazy-but-loving-it life

sshhh...

i have found a moment to blog!! and to fill you in, i am sitting at my kitchen table with my coffe and a NEW laptop...love it. i actually forgot how fast the internet is {without all the million things i've downloaded slowing it down}. well, baby is asleep, which he does most of the day, however usually i am playing catch up...catch up on the laundry, catch up on the dishes, catch up on my reading, catch up with old friends, catch up with the family, and catching some zzz's. catching up blogging is passed to the way side.

so as to not keep you waiting lets start with easter, it was little's 1st and we spent it at home. we put him in his uber-cute outfit and took too many pictures. i know that he is too little for candy, but how could i resist a hollow chocolate peter rabbit {it's ok, it wasn't wasted: i ate it!} he does enjoy the animal bath squirters though, as much as we do? not so sure. and so begins the years of easter baskets and sunday best's.

and out of the tumultous basket of goodies......came his 1st toy {at least the 1st one he's taken an interest in} which i'm not sure consitutes as a toy considering its a blue plastic ring that attaches the real toy to the activity play mat, at this stage we'll take what we can get :) and if it entertains him for longer that 2 minutes, i'll call it anything.

the past month {april} also marked the milestone of elliott's 1st trip :) we drove all the way to michigan, and back, in 2 days. he was the best little one a mama could ask for, he slept all 13 hours both ways, waking only to eat and be changed. which, for those of you who are familiar with the little you know that he HATES his car seat, and hes a bit COLICKY. make no mistake i didnt capitalize that to down play it. he truly will scream for hours on end.

so from 1st trips to 1st toys...and so many, many more 1st's to come...here's to looking @ you kid

whew...

i cant believe how fast time goes by. and fly by it has. we are still spending every day in amazement over our new "little". its crazy to think that this week he is 8 weeks old. elliott hugh has brought so much joy into our household. i have said it before but i need to say it again...i dont remember life before he came into ours. what an awesome god we serve!

so from naptime...

to bathtime...

and all the times in between...

a day in the "wish-it-would-slow-down" life