Stroller Time

Took Eli on a little stroller ride today, and I thought he looked so big, so I thought I'd post. :) Hope you enjoy

Always smiling!

So handsome

Mommy and Me time
Everything is just so funny!
No idea what he was looking at! This is what Eli thought of the picture taking!

Naked Baby pics!

Okay, I guess he really isn't naked, but whatever... :) Hope you enjoy, he was quite a character this morning! :)

Belly laughs!

Such a happy babyYo! What's your problem?What you lookin' at Snoopy?I guess you're not so bad!I know, I should be a baby model!Hey you over there...Do my muscles look big?My Mom is crazy... my Mom is crazy...NO MORE PICTURES!

Update on Eli...

I don't know how I managed to forget to post this, but Eli has been a little sick lately and actually had a fever a little over a week ago. I gave him some Children's Tylenol and his fever went away and he slowly seemed to "feel" better. Unfortunately he had some lingering congestion issues, so I called the pediatrician about it and he said he thought Eli might have had an ear infection, so he gave us some Amoxicillin for him and told us to use saline drops to try to get all his congestion cleared up. He's been doing much better since then although he is still on the amoxicillin and saline drops. He was also weighed and at 12 weeks he weighed 16 lbs 1 oz. He is about 13.5 weeks now (Just over 3 months), and we don't go back to the doctor till he is 4 months and then he'll get another round of shots. :(

Hopefully I'll send out his updates a little quicker next time! :)

Do you Support Our Country?

I took a few photos of Eli today in honor of 9/11. Ryan and I want to raise him to honor and respect our country and our leadership, so I thought these photos were appropriate. :) No matter where we stand politically, I think on this day we should all come together to honor the memory of those fallen on 9/11 and our troops who have fallen in Iraq.

So, here is Eli's part to "Support our Troops"! ;)

Sad days...

Well, yesterday we all had to say goodbye to one of my closest friends in the world. Sam had his going away party for his 6 man unit yesterday afternoon at Fort Bragg just outside of Fayetteville, NC.

It was about a 3.5 hour drive each way, but there was no way I was going to not be there for him and Heather. I have already said goodbye to my Ryan so many times before, so I honestly was not looking forward to this at all, but knew that I needed to go.

This is going to be a definite trial for Sam and Heather, so I know they will appreciate your prayers during this time. I love you guys!

Me trying to take a picture without looking through the viewfinder really doesn't work!They wouldn't look at the camera at the same time!Silly people :)Heather with the adorable Matthew and Mikayla

Heather and Michael looking thrilled to be here. :)

Heather and the shy one...

I said something obnoxious to make Heather laugh and it obviously worked. :)

The Adorable couple

Would You Hire Me?

I don't know if you noticed, but they didn't touch at all in the photos because they are waiting till they are married to touch, so I had to try to get creative to fool the eye a little and make it look like they were showing affection. :) They may be young, but they are really in love, and I think the photos demonstrate that. I tried to have a variety of shots that range from halfway serious to just fun, so let me know what you think. These are a couple of my fav edited shots. (I have over 100 to give them, but I figured I'd just post a few!) ;) When we get settled in Texas once Ryan gets back, I'm thinking of doing this on the side, so wondering if I have what it takes, would you hire me? ;) (I'm not seriously trying to drum up business right now, but just trying to get a general idea of what people think!) ;)

Front Yard Pics...

Well, just cause I thought Eli looked really cute tonight, I lugged him and some pillows and sheets out to the front yard to get a few pics for Daddy. :) Again, it is REALLY hard to get him to smile and take the picture at the same time!

Hope you Enjoy!

Our Happy Boy...Looks just a little chubby here... ;)Ummm... Mom, can you help me out here?You wanna see my foot?Yeah, I am that cute...I can move my hand real fast!I'm not scared, are you scared...

Yeah, I look like I'm sitting up...

What's up?

Can you make bubbles?

How you doin'?

Poor Eli... It's picture time again...

I attempted to take some fun pics of Eli tonight, but I wasn't feeling very well, it was hot, and I was by myself, so it was difficult to get him to smile and get the photo at the same time. But, despite all that, he is adorable, so he managed to still be cute. :) Anyways, hope you enjoy...

At least I got one smile! :)A little fun with color...I promise he wasn't drunk!He's so loooooong...

Annoyed that Mommy laid him down, so he is trying to sit up! :)

Fun with Uncle Sam and Aunt Heather!

Well, I guess they aren't technically an Uncle and an Aunt, but they are close enough! Sammy is home for a few days before he leaves for Kuwait, and Heather was nice enough to share him for a couple hours so we could all hang out and play with Eli.

I have known Sam for like EVER and I love that he and Heather have found each other! I'm so grateful for both of them in my life, and I can't wait for him to get done with this deployment and get home to Heather. :) I don't wish anyone to have to go through a separation that my Ryan and I have gone through, but maybe God has had us go through this trial so that we could help others through their own. I know that Sam and Heather will make it through this, and I know I will help them with whatever they need! I love you guys!

Oh, Please ignore the Dook Hat! Trust me, I've tried to lead him away from the Dark Side!