Pumpkin Patch and The Boys

Mommy and E at the shower. We got tons of stuff, and the best part was that Aunt Beth, Nanny, Trey, Carlie Kena, Uncle Carl, and Pop got to come to!

This is Noah with his first ever pumpkin!

This is Noah after he got out of the shower one day. He decided he NEEDED to put on his firefighter's hat!I cannot wait to show him this picture in about 15 years!

A picture of my adorable boys..I'm so blessed.

3 Cutie Pies!





This is a picture of my 3 boys. They truly enjoy eachother. Noah is a veryy good big brother.

This is the group picture from the pumpkin patch trip. It was a blast, and as you can see, Noah had fun being with all of the kids.

this is just funny! Noah brought the little horse in the living room and we decided to put E on it and then he went to get his horse and he got on it. He thought it was hilarious!

Mommy and Noah at the Patch

Noah would not look at the camera because he was too excited about all of the pumpkins!

It has been a very busy past few days! We had a trip to the Pumpkin Patch with the church Youth Group and we had a Necessities Shower at Bethel for Eli. We got a TON of diapers and wipes and baby wash, etc. Here are a few pictures from all of that! i don't have much time to write, but I will later!

Count Your Blessings Name them ONE BY ONE!

Today was just one of those days! Eli and Noah neither one wanted to take naps. I felt like I spent all day just trying to pick up, feed, and then lay one down for the other to ge up! Everyone has told me that it is really different going from 1 to 2 children & finally believe them. It is really tough because there is never any down time for either parent, but when things are going good it is SOO good! Today I walked into the living room from feeding Eli in our bedroom and Cody had Todd Agnew playing on our computer. We all sat in the floor and played and laughed. Then, after dinner Noah and Cody took a shower together and Noah came out with a firefighter's play hat and nothing else!!! I took a picture, but I lost my camera cord! Eli is growing and changing everyday. I think to myself God has blessed us so much. We think we have it so hard, and then we meet someone who has it so much worse than we do. Yesterday Cody & I went to Wal-Mart and met a cashier whose 9 month old son was put in the hospital for sickle cell. Please remember him. His name is Caden. It broke my heart. Count the Many Wonderful Blessings that God has given you!

born to breastfeed!

We went to the doctor for Eli on Tuesday and when we left the hospital he had lost from 6 lbs 15 oz to 6 lbs 12 oz. Well, at the doctor he weighed 7 lbs 6 oz!!!! He is definitley getting enough milk. He was born to breastfeed. He does so awesome. It's not even an effort for me. I just have to be available about every hour and a half or so!! Noah is being such a good big brother. He has done wonderfully. The only times we have to be extra careful is when he is tired and a little cranky...you never know what will happen then. Well, I gotta run. Just wanted to let everyone know how big E is getting!

Eli's here!

Mommy & Eli in the hospital

Family pic in the hospital

Eli in his bouncy seat Grammy gave him

Cody, Noah & Eli

Nanny and her two boys...where's trey?

Eli getting changed by Nanny

Eli is finally here! He was born October 1, 2008 at 4:35 a.m. and weighed 6 lbs and 15 oz. I started having contractions Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning. We went to the hospital and he was born an hour and a half later! He started breastfeeding right away and has done wonderfully since! We are enjoying our time together.

A Lil' bit of Everything

This is the burp cloth that Aunt Beth got for Eli! It's so cute. There is also a taggie blanket that looks like it! Noah "eyed" the blanket because he loves taggie stuff!

This is Cody and the boys at the Midsouth Youth Conference in Jonesboro.

Cody bought me flowers today which was so sweet! I cannot remember the last time I got flowers! This blog is going to contain several different pics and maybe even a video...I'm starting to figure things out now. Ladies night out last night was so much fun. We each told things about ourselves (depending on how many sheets of toilet paper we took. Also, we sat one older woman, one younger woman....etc. Which gave us a chance to get to know everyone! God has really shown himself to these older women if us younger women would just listen! So, we're just waiting on Eli, and having a good time. That video of Noah will have to wait, other things have come up!

Okay, so both yesterday and today I have had contractions. Unfortunately when I took tylenol like my doctor recommended they got better. I am really getting so excited I can hardly stand it! We've had the hospital bag packed for a while now...and in the car too! This past weekend Cody, Noah, and I went with the Teens from Bethel to the Mid South Youth Conference in jonesboro. It was fun...what I got to go of it. I had the stomach bug on Saturday and could not move. Cody got it last night, and we're praying Noah doesn't get it period. The only good thing is that it seems to only last for 12-24 hours. This weekend was great for Cody to get to bond with the teens that went. We stayed at Cody's parents house so we did not have to get a hotel, and Noah got to spend time with Mimi and Papaw. He also got to see Jade and Uncle Casey, and Aunt Megan. He doesn't get to see them near enough. Tonight we have Ladies Night Out at the church, and Friday night we're going to Conway to see Fireproof! Lots of exciting things! I went to Wal Mart by myself this afternoon for about an hour to get a few things and I realized how much I am going to miss Noah when I do go back to work. I'm praying that God provides something.....With him ALL things are possible. I never thought I would like staying home so much, but with Cody having the job he does there is never a dull time! Noah did the cutest thing today...well, he got into trouble, and Cody spatted him on the bottom, then he climbed back in the chair and got into trouble again, & started laughing. I know it's bad, but Cody and I could not keep from laughing too. He is so precious. For now, the Simpsons say Ciao!

Disappointing News

Well, I went to the doctor today and he did not agree to take me off of my medicine...so I am still on my brethine, unfortunately. I know that God has a bigger plan than I do and the reason that I want to have Eli is for selfish reasons, and not really FOR him. Anyway, on the way home from the doctor's office we went by the Christian Book Outlet and we found the book "love dare" from the new movie Fireproof! It is the book that is featured in the movie and it is soo good! It is about working on your marriage and gives you "dares" to complete everyday. Today's dare is to not say anything negative about your spouse...this is very difficult for me!!! Not that Cody has so many faults, but that I nag sometimes too much! The movie comes out in theaters next weekend! We are so excited about getting to go! Noah threw up in his car seat on the way home and we had to get out at the Menifee exit and clean him up and put him in Eli's car seat until we could get back home. He makes himself so mad and he throws up! He has such a temper problem! I don't know where he could possibly get that from - ha! Tomorrow we are heading to Jonesboro to the Midsouth Youth Conference! Until then, Adios!