6 Months Old

Scarlett Kay you are 6 months old today!!

Weight: 19 lbs 11 oz – 97%

Height: 27 inches – 90%

Diaper size: 3

Clothing: 9-12 months (I can still squeeze you in some 6 months hehe)

My favorite thing to dress you in right now is little dresses with leggings and of course we can’t forget the bow. It’s sooo cute and I can’t wait for it to get cooler so I can dress you in that all winter J

You at your check-up

You eat cereal twice a day and vegetables at night (formula in between). You have gone through green beans, peas, carrots (not your favorite), squash, and sweet potatoes.

Later this week we will introduce fruit! I can’t wait, I think you will love the bananas J

You LOVE to SMILE!!! You are the happiest baby I’ve ever seen. Your smile melts my heart every time it is just so sweet and innocent it’s so beautiful to see. Anytime anyone is talking to you, you just smile.

Everyone is always complimenting your eyes. Strangers will stop me all the time and just tell me how gorgeous you are and how pretty your eyes are. I can’t take any credit for that, those are all your daddy J I hope they stay as blue as they are!

You don’t have much hair still, but it’s starting to come in more on top and it looks like it will be blonde. You haven’t cut any teeth yet (which I am secretly happy about bc I am not ready for you to grow up so much). We got you your first Olivia stuffed animal and you love it! That’s your favorite show to watch and it’s the theme we are going to use for your first birthday party. We are trying to decide what we want to dress you up as for Halloween. It’s between Olivia and Itsy Bitsy Spider….I saw the sweetest little Itsy Bitsy Spider costume before I was even pregnant and saved it so I could get it for you (just in case I had a little girl one day). I looked last week and the lady didn’t sell the costume anymore and I was so upset, but I decided to email her and see if she could do me a special favor and make it for me…and she said yes! So I am really thinking that’s what you will be since I wanted it for so long.

You at 5 days old....and now at 6 months old!!

You laugh more now and it’s the most adorable thing I have ever heard. You’re starting to get a personality and it’s so cute!!! You’re still rolling over and are starting to want to slide out of your car seat so I have to make sure you’re always buckled! You looove to kick your feet it looks like you’re trying to get somewhere lol I know you are so ready to start moving around more, but please just stay my baby just a little bit longer! Scarlett it makes me and your daddy so happy to have you in our lives. You are the most amazing blessing and you will never know how much joy and love you bring to our hearts. We love you baby girl.

hAPPY tUESDAY

My babies before school this morning....aren't they just the sweetest thing ever??

Just realized yesterday when I was filling out my new planner :) that our 2 year wedding anniversary is right around the corner!! Like 3 weeks away!! I better start thinking of some ideas! It would be amazing to just have an evening alone where we can go to dinner and see a movie. We haven't been on a date in over a year!!! I was pregnant, Jordan started the police academy, the baby came...and life has just taken over. We could really just use a day to ourselves to be young and in love. 

Life Planner

Saturday morning my Erin Condren Life Planner came in!!!!! I have been waiting for 2 weeks and was soooooo excited!! It’s seriously the cutest planner I’ve ever seen!!

My friends and I are huge planner nerds and were texting each other every day for 2 weeks talking about how we couldn’t wait for it to arrive! I got mine first hehehe! Theirs should be there today!

I haven’t written in it yet because I had to go buy new pens and need complete silence lol I know I’m a dork. I will be writing in it today though…can’t wait!! And OMG look how freaking cute these personalized stickers they added for FREE!!! Sooooooo love Erin Condren and will buying much much more!! www.erincondren.com

This weekend I didn’t take any pictures we were pretty busy. Friday night we went out to eat at Willie’s with my in-laws. This has sort of become a Friday night tradition it’s so much fun and Gavin loves the huge sand box he can play in while we eat. We just really like the atmosphere. Saturday Gavin had a tball game and my mom and Charles came to the game. Afterwards we went and ate at Jimmy Changas yummy! I stayed up pretty late Saturday night working on something for my sister-in-law’s baby shower. Sunday was a day of rest, football, and working on stuff for the baby shower. It’s this Sunday and we had a lot to get done, but we finished most of it.

Oh and today is Scarlett’s first “school pictures” lol her little daycare is having a photographer come in and take pictures. I can’t wait to see how they turn out!

Thank You God!

HE PASSED!!!! WOO HOO!!!! Jordan will officially graduate the police academy in 2 weeks and will be hitting the streets. I am SOOOOO proud of him!! :) He gets his blue uniform today and will be taking academy pics....it's like school picture day! lol I hope I can buy some!

It's a Loonnng One :)

It’s been so long since I’ve written a post! I need to get better at fitting this is my schedule. A lot has happened in the last week or so!

Today is a BBIIIIGGGGG day for Jordan!!! He takes the state exam to become a police officer. It’s 250 questions and you have to pass this test in order to be a police office in the state of Texas. I know he is so nervous, but he has studied his butt off!! I am so proud of him every night he either works late or comes home and studies and goes to study groups on the weekends, but he ALWAYS manages to still have time for me and the kids. He is amazing at balancing his work and family and I applaud him for that because it is NOT easy to do at all. I just can’t wait for him to pass this test and be on his way to becoming a police officer! Next Tuesday is graduation where he will get his badge pinned on him!! I can’t wait he has worked so hard I know this has been 6 LOONNGG months, but he has got some amazing training and I feel like he is ready to hit the streets. They have a great police academy that gets them ready for any kind of situation he may get into on the streets. I pray that God always watches over him and brings him home safely to us every night. It’s a dangerous job, but someone’s got to do it. *I need more pics of Jordan on the blog!*

My best friend Atosha had her baby boy September 6, 2011 at 3:33pm he was 8 lbs 6oz and 20 ¼ inches long.



Welcome Baby Jhett Bryant Mitchell



So we’re only a few weeks into Kindergarten and Gavin has gotten sick, which we talked about in the last post….and a week later I get a call at work that him and another boy we’re playing in the gym and the accidentally ran into each other. Well when they ran into each other Gavin bit his tongue and it was bleeding….A LOT! (September 8)

The nurse said she couldn’t get it to stop and I needed to come and get him and get it looked at. Oh did I mention it was picture day? Lol the nurse said, “He’s bleeding pretty bad and it got on his shirt.” And the first thing I said was, “Oh no! Did he already take his pictures?!” haha Thank goodness they had already taken them. So I rushed home and took him to the ER and he had to get stitches!

A little scared before the doctor came in...poor baby!

He was sooo brave and such a big boy I was very proud of him! Jordan was at work the whole time and had no idea this was even going on so as soon as he got off he called and I had to tell him what happened. He got very quiet…but it was only bc he said it’s not every day you hear someone say your son is in the emergency room. So he was happy to see that Gavin was okay when he got home. We went and got him popsicles and of course a toy for being such a little soldier! I couldn’t have been as brave as he was that’s for sure!

Gavin started tball and his first game was this past weekend, his team name is Storm. We usually play soccer in the fall, but we let Gavin decided what he wanted to play and he chose baseball. Jordan and I love going to the games they’re so much fun! I didn’t order my team shirt in time for the game so I decided I would make Scarlett and I matching outfits. It was my first attempt at being creative. What do you think?

I think they turned out pretty cute!

Gavin did a great job at his game! He is always the biggest one of his team lol. He made a couple of great stops tagged a guy out on 2^nd, and made 2 runs. He did awesome!

I love this pic of us! Gavin actually took the picture...do we have a future photographer on our hands?

Scarlett is getting so big!! Carter’s was having a huge sale and I was able to get a ton of stuff for 90 bucks. It should all last her through the winter. I had to get her new stuff bc she doesn’t fit in any of her clothes right now! Here’s Scarlett after a long day of shopping laying in a pile of her new clothes! Lol

Trying on one of her new outfits…we can’t wait for it to get cold!

I had a little breakdown last night though. I was cleaning out her closet and drawers to make room for all her new stuff and it just made me so sad. Look at all the clothes that don’t fit her anymore!!!

She’s already going to be 6 months old in a couple of week…that’s HALF a YEAR!!! Like I am going to have to start planning her birthday party pretty soon…omg they just grow up so fast it’s unbelievable. Jordan made me feel better though bc I was being a little dramatic by saying “omg she’s not a baby any more she doesn’t need me as much now” lol I was emotional okay! He was like that is so silly she will always be your baby and will always need you. Plus even when they’re 2 & 3 they still need you to do everything for them you have a long time to baby her it doesn’t stop when she turns 1. He also said just enjoy every minute with her now…which we do! She is so much fun to be around and we just sit and play and smile with her every chance we get.

Here’s just a couple pics of Scarlett and I at Willie’s. I couldn’t get Gavin out of the sand box to take a picture or I would have one of him too!

Oh I almost forgot. Scarlett learned a new trick this weekend and she does it ALL the time now it’s sooooo cute! She makes like fart noises with her mouth hahaha I know it sounds gross but it so freaking cute. I’ll have to upload a video of it it’s too funny.

…Until next time! XOXO

Our Bond

Being a mom is the most challenging thing I have ever done in my life, but more often than not it is the most rewarding and I thank God every day for the family I have been blessed with. When I met Gavin for the first time at age 2 I absolutely adored him and I knew that if he would accept me and love me as much as his Daddy did then we were going to have many more memories together…and I was right. What I didn’t know is how much I was going to love him too. Since day one I have never felt like a stepmom to Gavin and I know that I will never feel that way. Gavin has always treated me as nothing less than his mom and I have never seen him as anything less than my son. There are times I wonder if one day he’s going to realize his biological mom isn’t around as much as I am and he’s going to be hurt by that. I hope and pray all the time that our bond is strong enough to withstand any fears, confusion, or uncertainty he has about his biological mom and her choice to not be here. I know a lot of children wake up one day and they want answers and they often turn their backs to the ones that have always been there for them and who have always loved them…I hope and pray that doesn’t happen to our family. The reason I had all these thoughts in my head today is because yesterday Gavin and I had a huge bonding experience and it touched me dearly. I got a call when I was at work and it was Gavin’s daycare. They had just picked him up from Kindergarten and as soon as he walked into the daycare he started throwing up everywhere. He was projectile vomiting and had already thrown up 6 times when she called me. I immediately ran out of my office and got there as fast as I possibly could. The whole way there I was so worried because he had never thrown up before and all I could think about was being there with him so he wasn’t scared. When I walked into the daycare he was hanging over a trashcan and looked so pitiful. I felt like I couldn’t get to him fast enough so I just started running and I embraced him and we both started crying. It was probably the closest I have ever felt to Gavin in 3 ½ years. I have been there for every moment and memory in his life since he was 2, but this time it was just different. He needed me, he was scared, I was scared and when I saw him I saw the relief on his face and the fear in his eyes disappeared. It melted my heart... I know to most it was just a kid that got sick, but I know to Gavin and me it was more than that. I hope when the time comes that he is feeling confused or hurt that he just remembers those moments he has shared with us and clings tight to me and his Dad. It will be a very long time before he understand why things are the way that they are with his biological mom. And until that time I just want him to enjoy every moment of his childhood and know that his Daddy and I will be at every school event, every baseball game, every soccer game, every night when he goes to sleep and every morning when he wakes up, every tear, every bad dream, every time he is sick, every time he is happy and sad, every time he needs a hug, every time he needs advice, every time he needs a bath, every time he needs a snack, the list goes on and on…. I put EVERY in front of all of those things because we WILL always be there for every single thing he goes through in his life and we wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. We are a team :)