Tooth Number 7!!

I forgot to post.... Gage got his 7th tooth last week!!! YEAH! So far I am the only person he bites! STINKER!

Weekend In-Review

Friday- I went to a church lock in for the girls in the youth group. I didn't stay all night because of the baby but I did stay until almost 1! It was nice to be able to get to know the teenage girls in our church on a more fun and personal level. Plus in today's society, they need as much spiritual support as they can get!!! Todd and Gage stayed at home! They had some Daddy and Baby time. Todd is such a great dad and Gage just loves to spend time with him.
**Friday at work I started getting a sore throat, it continued into the night!

Saturday-I woke up feeling horrible!! My throat hurt so bad. I promised Todd he could go small game hunting and even though I felt like poop I wanted him to still be able to go. So, Todd went small game hunting with my cousin Chris and my brother -in-law Wayne. Gage and I hung out at the house and had a good time lounging around with my good friend Amanda and her baby Mike. We were practicing a drama for church. The kiddos had a great time playing together. They are only 1.5 months apart, Gage being older, and they are really cute together. The rest of the evening was spent with me laying on the couch and Todd and Chris playing the WII.

Sunday- I still felt like poop but I went to church anyway! I figured church is a great place to be when you are sick! After church Todd and the rest of the boys helped my Grandma move back in with my parents. Then we just stayed at my parent's house until almost 10 p.m.! Todd was playing the WII again with Chris! Anyway, needless to say Sunday came and went and I still felt like poop!!!

I don't have pictures of this weekend because I just didn't feel like getting the camera out!!

Look-A-Like!

This is my mom and I at the Valentine Dinner at our church! She definitely could not deny me! We are always getting asked if we are sisters! The older I get the more I look like her! At least she is beautiful! I have a lot to look forward to when I am her age!! She is beautiful... and one of my very best friends! LOVE YA MOM!!

BirthdayWeekend!

This last weekend (Sat.) was my birthday! I love having my birthday on Valentines Day, it just makes it that much more special! Anyway, the weekend was great! Friday Todd and I went with my parents to set up the church gym for the V-day party my mom and I were putting on. After we decorated we went bowling! We took Boo! I felt bad getting a babysitter because I was gone working all week (and my mom was keeping him over night on Sat.) So, Gage went bowling with us! I must say...he is THE BEST BABY EVER! He was great! We had about 15 people with us so Gage got passed around from person to person and he played on his blanket with some toys until 1 in the morning!! He didn't make a peep! He was content the whole night! We left bowling at 1 and got in bed by 1:30! Gage slept in until 10 on Saturday! YEAH!!!

Saturday we woke up with the baby and hung out all day in our jammies. Todd gave me my Valentines and Birthday cards.... Gage also got me a Valentines card! The cards were really cute. Todd really takes his time picking out the perfect card. I also got a 1 hour full body massage from Todd and Gage! I was so excited I cried because I have always wanted one but I never would spend the money to get one! SUPER EXCITED about it! So, then we all got ready to go to the party at church. We packed up Gage's toys and we dropped him off at his Great grams and gramps Cook! They are my step-grandparents. Gage wasn't too excited that we left him there! He has never stayed with them but I knew he would be OK, even if HE didn't think so! When my mom picked him up after the party at church my grams said that said cried the whole time almost! I felt bad but I know he was fine, just missing mama and dada!

The party at church went off with out a hitch! It was fabulous! Everyone enjoyed themselves and had a great time! After the church party we Todd and I were going on a "date". We went to the movies to see Taken... except we forgot to take into consideration that it was Valentines Day!! Our movie was sold out! SAD FACE! So, we went bowling with some people from church and my cousins! It was still a lot of fun.

Sunday was church! Gage loves church and since his Grandpa McCann has taught him to clap his hands he fits right in with the rest of us "Holy Rollers"!!!! It is really cute to see him clapping and liking church already!! Sunday night he even got to play the piano! The piano man at church put him on his lap and let him play after church! Wouldn't that be something, a kid with a nub and sever REALLY small fingers playing the piano... that would be awesome!

Overall it was a really great weekend! I had a very special birthday! Todd is a great man and always knows how to make me feel SPECIAL!

Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday messages! LOVE YOU ALL!

Just a few photos!

We got the camera out today and snapped a few pictures of Gage! In some of them he has his Milk mustache.... he had just woken up from a nap... before he naps I lay him in our bed with a bottle and he usually wakes up with a milk mustache. Too funny!

NEW JOB!!

I finally got a new job! I had a job at a school district in Flint and taught there for 1.8ish years! Needless to say, that wasn't the best position for me! I was not happy there and hated every minute of working there, except my teacher friends! I will have to say that the woman who work there are amazing and helped me through all of the struggles I faced in that position!

Anyway, since last April when I resigned, I haven't been able to find a job. (Mostly in part of this school that was giving me a bad recommendation..... not what they promised when I resigned!) To much tribulation I was not able to get a JOB!! AHH!! But I have enjoyed being home with Gage for the last 8 months!

To make a long story short, I finally got a new teaching job! GOD IS GOOD!! I started on Monday as the newest addition to Richfield Public School Academy! I am the K-4 special education teacher! I LOVE MY JOB! Going from working with 7th graders to working with K-4 kids has been a HUGE transition but I am up to the challenge! I really enjoy all of the teachers that I work with and the special ed. department is AMAZING!

God is so good! I must say he never lets me down! I have learned so much from working at my former position and I know I will learn and grow in a more positive direction in this position!

FINALLY!

Today I slipped on a pair of PREPREGO jeans! My jeans were the only clothing that I haven't been able to fit into until now! I had to go up one size after Gage was born... but I can officially say I am back (almost) to the way I was before! I weigh the same as before but my FAT is just in different places now! OHHH WELL.... it was all worth it!!


HAPPY!!!!

8 months OLD!! HOLY COW!

On Jan. 31st Gage turned 8 months old! I can't believe it! He is so big! He is pretty much doing the same things he was doing at 7 months. He got his first fever last Wednesday 102.2! He also had a runny/stuffy nose and was very very very fussy! We made it through though and he is feeling better! He still has a stuffy/runny nose and has a hard time drinking his bottles but he is feeling much better! When I took him to the doctor he weighed in at 25lbs 12oz, he is 29.5 inches long and his head is 47cm (BIG!) HA! He is almost on the verge of crawling but still hasn't quite gotten to concept. He will roll all over the floor though! He loves to play with his toys and talk to himself all the time. Gage is really content just playing by himself. He especially loves it when Daddy comes home because he gets all of Daddy's attention and they play all night long! It is so sweet to see how both of their faces light up when Todd comes home!

This is picture of the first time Gage slept on his side and he was flipped around in his crib! Now he loves to sleep on his side!

Gage and Ava having tons of fun together! They love to play and talk to each other! Gage especially loves to take her toys away from her! We are teaching him how to be a gentlemen! LOL!

He always has a beautiful smile on his face! That is one thing he gets from me!

I just love my bubba chubba!