Regarding My Earlier Post:

As I sit here looking at my beautiful sleeping baby, I realize that no matter how tired I get, being a mom is just the most wonderful thing in the world.  I have a happy, healthy child.  I am so blessed.  The end.

Feeling Tired Today

Do you guys ever have days where you feel like a slightly less attentive mother?  I mean, I wouldn't ever consider myself a bad mom.  I am always there to make sure he has what he needs, but there are just some days where I am not as excited to hold a baby all day.  Luckily, those days are few and far between.  Usually I have a blast with him... but today, I'm just tired.  So tired.  It has been a task to move.  I miss the days of laying in bed in the mornings and watching TV.  I miss taking a shower that is longer than 5 minutes.  I miss not having to plan everything ahead of time because now I always have to make sure I have a bottle and diapers and an extra set of clothes for him and me... Speaking of extra clothes, I am tired of having nasty smelling milk spit back at me every day.  Oh well.  I am happy to do it.  The child is adorable.  It's just a lot of work being a mom, you know?

Top Two Drinks

This will be my first time linking up for Top Two Tuesday (even though today is Monday... The rest of today is full of more family time with Art, so this seems like a good short and sweet post for today and possibly tomorrow too).  My friend, Taylor, has a great blog and this whole Top Tuesday think comes from there.  So, let's give this a shot...

Top Two Drinks (Alcoholic or Non)

1.  Diet Vanilla Dr. Pepper.  Oh my goodness.  I get a Route 44 from Sonic almost everyday.  The terrible thing is that I was satisfied with 44 ounces... until I found QuikTrip's 52 ounce cup.  What a curse.  Good thing the closest QT is in Dallas, so I am only able to get the 52 ounce when I travel.

2.  Orange Juice.  I no longer let myself buy orange juice.  Once I get it, I drink it all... no matter what brand.  If I have oj around, I never drink water, hence why I no longer buy it.  Avoid the temptation!  I love pizza and orange juice together.  Weird, I know.

I hope everyone has an excellent day!

Piercings

Well, I am officially back home for longer than a few hours.  It feels good to sit down and get Trae back on a schedule.  He has been a major grumpy pants after missing so many naps.  I hate for that to happen.

We did get some time to take our monster dog, Moses, to the vet this week.  We found out that he weighs over 80 pounds, and he will probably still do some more growing.  I can't wait for Trae to get big enough to play with him.  They will have fun together.  Since Moses has been staying with my parents for the last month (hallelujah!) to give me a break, it was Trae and Moses' first time meeting.  It was also Trae's first time to meet my parents lab (and my favorite dog in the world), Isaac.  Every time Isaac would hear Trae cry, he would pick up whichever dog toy was closest, run to where Trae was, and drop the toy next to him.  If dogs could babysit, I would pick Isaac.  What a sweet dog.

You guys, I have a piercing addiction.  As I said in one of my lasts posts, while I was in Oklahoma, I got a new one.  I am loving it kind of a lot.  In the past I have had my septum and labret, and I still have helix, tragus, anti-tragus, and of course, the ear lobes.  I have a love/hate relationship with the way I feel about having piercings at this point.  On one hand, I am young and they are fun and temporary.  On the other, I am a mom and I need to look somewhat mature.  I have taken out all facial piercings, just leaving the ones on my ears.  I feel like they are cute... and I am still young, so I think they can stay in a little bit longer.  What do you guys think about piercings on moms?

My helix and anti-tragus piercings.

Trae's Playlist

I mentioned before that I do not plan to raise Trae on the typical children's music.  When I was little, I listened to actual good music, and I want him to be the same way.  Because of this, I have started to make him a playlist that we listen to when we are hanging out at the apartment.  It is nowhere near finished.  Actually, there are jut a few of my favorite songs on there at the moment.  I have well over 6,000 songs to sort through and decide on, but I have a little bit of a start.  Here it is:

Everything Will Be Alright - The Killers
Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll - The Killers
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Let It Be - The Beatles
Magnetic - Sanctus Real
One Love/ People Get Ready - Bob Marley
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
Lullabye - Ben Folds Five

Any good songs you think I should add?  Let me know!

Other than that, here is a special little photo of Trae and his great grandmother.  She has been really sick lately, but today she was like her old self.  I am so glad she got to hold him.  This picture is special to me.

A Little Scattered

As I mentioned in my last post, my little boy get his first set of shots.  While he was there, we got his weight and height.  It is always exciting for me to see how much he has grown.  He is now a whopping 24 pounds and in the 80th percentile.  He has come a long way from the 6 pound 12th percentile he started out in.  He is also not almost 24 inches!  He has grown so much.  I swear most of it has happened in the last two weeks.

My husband is home this week.  Weeks like these make me feel like my life is normal.  I wish life was like this every day.  It is so nice being able to have someone around to talk to.  You can always tell when I have  been deprived of human interaction.  I will talk your head off.  As much as I love talking to Trae right now, sometimes I just wish he could talk back.  It's great having someone home to have dinner with.  It's even better to wake up and have your husband home.  This is how it's supposed to be, y'all.  Art's job is just so hard.  I have to constantly remind myself that it is a blessing that he has a job.  Remind, remind, remind...

Well, we have gotten the opportunity to do a little bit of driving long distances with Trae in the last week.  We have been going all over the place taking him to visit great grandparents and aunts and uncles.  Let me tell you, driving anywhere over five miles with a baby is HARD!  There is so much to bring.  Diapers, wipes, bottles, blankets, bouncy seats...  These little ones are hard to please!

So, being my free spirited self, while we were out I got myself a new piercing that I have been wanting for a long time.  I got an anti-tragus piercing.  I will take a picture of mine when it is a little less swollen and nasty, but here is an idea...

It was quite a bit painful, to say the least... But, it's done!

My posting might be a little scattered for the rest of the week, but I will be back into the swing of things next Tuesday when Art goes back to work.  We have many relatives to squeeze into a short week while he is home.  I hope all of you are having a great week too!

Haphazard

Hi, friends!  Well, my little one survived his first shots... More impressively, I survived his first shots.  He did great.  I don't think he even got a fever.  What a tough little guy!  My husband got home from work today, so I have not had any time to blog.  I do have some new followers, which I am so excited about!  I plan to read every one of your blogs very soon.  I might be a little behind on the posting this week, since I actually have my husband home, but I will try, try to update you on life as soon as possible!