Seven Months!

One more fun-filled month down.  I know people get sick of hearing parents say this but I really do wish time would slow down.  He will be ONE before we know it!?!  Little guy is now a chunkey monkey!

We Have a Happy 6 Month Old!

I cannot believe my sweet boy is already 1/2 a year old.  My oh my how time is flying by so quickly.  He has brought so much joy and laughter to our lives and I'm not sure how but I love him more everyday. 





9 Years

I cannot believe it has been 9 years since we lost these two beautiful, precious women.  My heart is always heavy on this day for myself and so many others...but I should also remember to be happy to have gotten to know them and to cherish the times we spent together.  Love you girls and I miss you everyday!

Still Playing Catch Up

Since I'm still trying to get caught up, I'll go ahead and post Rob's month-to-month photos.  Its truly amazing how much these little munchkins grow and change in their first months with us. 





Hello world




1 month




2 months




3 months




4 months




5 months

























Where Has the Time Gone?!

So...I see that my last post was when I had 5 weeks to go in my pregnancy.  That doesn't surprise me at all since right at about 35 weeks is when my easy breezy pregnancy turned into a not-so-easy bumpy ride.  To make a long story short..at 35 weeks my blood pressure started giving us trouble and we spend the next 3 (seemed like 10) weeks on bedrest....overnight hospital monitoring....strict bedrest...more hospital stays.  It seemed like an eternity and was filled with worry and anxiety.  At exactly 38 weeks we decided it was time to induce me and to meet our baby boy. 

We went in on a Monday afternoon and the process got started.  To be brief (if you know me well then you have heard just how it all went down in more detail), we got dealt a pretty crappy hand when it comes to the birthing process.  Mr. Rob was face up, I would not dilate past a 3 for many, MANY hours and I had to be on Magnesium since my blood pressure was so high (not a fun drug and NOT a fan of the catheter that was required right from the get-go). FINALLY, when I got the epidural I was relieved for a short time.  Three epidurals later and we finally got used to the fact that it was really only working well on my left leg (which was dead weight by the end of everything).  So after 19 hours of labor, 1 hour of pushing and no epidural benefits we decided Mr. Rob wasn't going to cooperate so we went in for a c-section.  I have never been more ready to meet someone in my life and at this point...never more exhausted and ready to be done with the whole thing.  It was now Tuesday, November 22 at 10:30 am.  If you know my husband..he has this thing for palendromes so Rob's birthday was a very fitting 11-22-11.  This picture is my favorite of all the messy c-section photos so I will share (sorry if the blood grosses you out)...I love how Jamie is helping me to touch little Rob's foot.  Poor Jamie was just as glad as I was to have reached the finish line....poor guy looked defeated :)

So after all the craziness we finally got to love on our new miracle and love on him we have.  He has been such a blessing and is just the sweetest, happiest little boy.  We love to watch him change daily and to witness him just loving life so much!  He is already 5 months old and time is just flying by!  Here are a few of my favorites from the last 5 months. 

Best day of our lives.



Jamie has been Super Dad from the very beginning.  Love these two boys!



He has so many funny looks to give us!



First Day of Daycare



First Easter




He loved his first meal!

 I will try to be better about blogging so I don't have to stuff 5 months into one post.  I'm sure it will all bore you to death as they will most likely be filled with nothing but Rob.  But hey....that's just how it goes. Happy May to everyone!

About 5 Weeks to Go...Wow!

Ok...I said that I had been waiting very patiently for the official 10 week countdown mark...but holy cow the last 5 weeks have flown by!  Now our little man will be here in less than 5 weeks!  Dr. Suiter said he will most likely be a November baby.  I just can't wait to get my hands on him and those precious little feet they keep showing me during the ultrasounds!  We get one more ultrasound next week so I'll post some pics from that then.  Yay!

Here are a few photos from the baby showers we have been blessed with!!  So Fun!!

This was from our couples shower...it was a golf theme.  Shannon and Kaye always go above and beyond and they are just so talented!  We had a great time and Rob got lots of great things! 



 This one is from a diaper shower that the Lufkin girls threw for us and it was SO fun getting together with everyone at the tea room!  Love this group of girls!

And this one is from the Houston baby shower that was at my sister's house...I always LOVE getting to see my Houston girls! 

Like I said we are truly blessed to have such great friends and family....Baby Rob doesn't know it yet but he's already SO LOVED by so many!  Thank you everyone!

Happy October!

I can't believe its October already.  It feels like just yesterday we were celebrating my 30th birthday.....geez 31 sounds OLD!  When I turned 30 last year I was kinda bummed about it...but all in all its been a good year.  Some of the highlights from my 30th year are:

1.  Jamie and I went to Mexico in December on a last minute vacay and stayed at The Royal in Playa del Carmen....we love staying there because it's so close to town and we can walk in and hang out at our favorite place to just chill...the Tequila Barrell.  We like to sip on some nice tequila and just people watch.

2.  My law school girlfiriends and I took a little get-away weekend to the hill country in November just because.  Those girls are just plain awesome....I don't know what I would do without them!

3.  We got to go to the Rose Bowl and watch the Horned Frogs win!  We also rang in the new year while we were there with great friends and good times!

4.  We furnished our home and painted the entire inside!!

5.  We got to see friends tie the knot at our honeymoon spot...Secrets Maroma Beach...in February.  Always a good time.  It was my first beach wedding to attend. 

6.  My beautiful niece, Allison Frances, was born on March 8.

7.  We found out we were pregnant in March!! 

8.  Jamie and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary with a little weekend getaway to Dallas...we ate dinner at Reunion Tower, went to the Dallas zoo and just enjoyed eachother. 

9.  Jamie turned 29 on May 31!  (yes he calls me a cougar all the time)

10.  We found out we are having a baby BOY on July 1!!

11.  We took a vacation/babymoon to Jamaica at the end of July.

I'm sure I've left out many, many good things that happened throughout the year but these are just the ones that stood out to me as I wrote this.  All in all...I would say this girl is pretty blessed!