Happy Birthday Odis!!

Tomorrow Odis is turning 5. Can't believe it's been 5 years. Just thought I would give my little Odis P. a shout out. I'd post a pic but he's in trouble right now coming in this house acting all crazy. (imagine that) Plus the dog is in the background of most pictures i take of Julian so if you wanna see him just keep your eye out. :) he's there

Anyways to more important news: Julian is growing like a weed. He is so close to walking and that makes me sad because he's growing so fast. He is letting go of everything and standing there. Then he realizes he's not holding on and slowing sits down. He is also walking behind his little walking toy thingy.

He will be 9 months on Saturday! He will have his nine month appointment on the 8th so I'll update on the measurements then. We had an appointment a couple weeks ago when he was sick and he was already 21lbs 5 oz i think and that was when he was poopin and pukin so we'll see. I wish they measure his hands and feet because they would be off the chart I'm sure :) haha.

He officially has 2 whole teeth now.

OK AND HERE'S THE STORY OF THE MONTH. Jerry discovered a few weeks ago that a co worker got their formula covered. Soooo after a lot of "phone work" we finally discovered that ours is covered too because it's a diagonsed protein sensitivity. WHAT?!?! WE COULD HAVE BEEN GETTING IT COVERED FOR NINE MONTHS??????? That's right folks. Since January we have paid over 1600 bucks for formula. We should be receiving our first perscription of formula anyday now for a months supply FOR $20!!!!!!!! YES $20!!!!!!!! SO WE COULD HAVE PAID 180 SO FAR INSTEAD OF 1600..... We are Thankful for the next 3 + months!!! Pray with us that Julian's tummy will get over this "sensitivity" and be able to transition to real milk with real protein when he's one.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!!!!!! DO YOU REALIZE THAT'S 1400 bucks difference!!!! Why would someone not mention that it was a possibility?? errrrrrrrrrrrrr

We are thankful We are thankful We are thankful!!! I'm trying to not be mad. errrrrrrrr

Ok so in other news: I started school on the 24th... kids cried.... the end :)

Going home for a little family time this Labor Day! Yay

Thats about it. Hope all is well. Here a couple recent (well taken in August at least) pics of our little dude.

I love you Dad!! Miss you!! XOXO

Today makes 3 years since my Dad passed away. I miss him every day. I am so thankful that Julian gets to carry his name. I loved him so much and I feel like he was taken way too early but I am grateful he was my dad and I got to be his little girl.. I just wanted to share a few pictures of Julian's PaPa....

Travis Craig Carver

December 4, 1951 - August 15, 2006

growling

My baby can growl!! :) It's soo funny. We discovered that he would imitate my nephew when Carson was pushing him in the stroller. Now I think it's getting old for him but he'll still imitate us and sometimes even Odis if he starts growling at someone walking past the window.

Monica's her name... Photography's her game!!

I found this wonderful photographer!! Her name is Monica Hernandez!! She lives in Lubbock, TX and if you or you know anyone who lives in Lubbock and needs great pictures taken, she's your girl. http://mhernandez.zenfolio.com/

Oh yeah, she was my roommate for almost 3 years in college and my mom and I were staying with her last night. I mentioned how I was wanting to get Julian's pics taken and she mentioned how she had this great camera and had been taking pics lately and.... shaBANG! she took us downtown Lubbock before my cousins wedding and the magic happend :) SHE is such a BLESSING!! I can't wait to get some blown up and framed in my house. She got soooo many great ones. These are just a "few" of my favorites. I'm too excited about them to wait and really pick out my official favorites. I want to share them!!!

Julian and I are home safe and sound from out week in west texas. We had such a great time. Julian is in MUCH need of his own routine and his own "schedule."

HERE ARE JUST SOME OF MY FAVORITES. THERE ARE SOO MANY MORE GREAT ONES.

He's ALL boy!!

Well today we have had two first. Julian's first bump on his head (you can kind of see it in this first picture), and Julian's first busted lip. Unrelated injuries. His transition from sitting to crawling isn't always so graceful and definitely not a slow process and well there juste happened to be a table leg in the way. Then later on today he just got a little to confident. He is taking steps while he's holding on to things and he decided to go all the way and transition from the couch to the coffee table. I felt so bad because I could see it coming but i just couldn't get there soon enough. The coffee table won. :( It was just a little bloody gum and a little quick "cry it out" and then he was all better and he and coffee table were friends again. So now we've had a swollen lip from the floor, a bump on the head from the table, and busted lip from the coffee table. I'm sure there are many more to come. I am praying we can keep injuries on the minimum because I discovered that I do NOT like seeing my baby with blood, bumps, or bruises. It hurts so bad to see him like that.

"Look Mom! I found a LITTLE dog"

"I got him! Why doesn't Odis let me do this?"
"Can I have him! This is fun!"

Julian and I met up with a good friend from Tech, Jennifer, and her 10 month old, Cameron, at the Children's Museum last thursday. It was so much fun getting to see them and catch up and to let Julian and Cameron hang out. I tried to get Cam to teach Julian to crawl "right" and stop the army crawling but I don't think Julian sees any point in that when he can get anywhere he wants just as fast.

CHEESE!

Julian likes to visit friends with toys!!

Julian's babsitter, Ms. Sylvia, had us over for brunch the other day. Julian took a ride in the police car. They got to see how much fun it's going to be when Julian starts back in Aug. The were amazed how he was everywhere and in to everything. I just laughed and SAT on the couch while they chased him around for a little while.

vidoes to share

here are just a couple little clip of my life these days.

Julian crawls to the cords, We tell him NO NO and put him back by his toys, Julian crawls back to the cords.....

Julian crawls to the TV to grab the PS3 and eject the disk and chew on it, we tell him No No and put him back by the toys, Julian crawls back and pulls up on the pillows, etc...

Julian crawls behind the couch and gets stuck or bumps his head, we say no no and put him back, and I THINK YOU GET THE POINT!! :)

summer is flying!!

I can't believe it's already the middle of July!! YIKES! I don't even want to think about it being over in a month! :( I am blessed that I love my job but as much as i love teaching and i love my job, it doesn't even compare at all to how much i love being home with my baby 24/7. I am so thankful to have a great babysitter like Ms. Sylvia who loves Julian so much BUT that doesn't keep me from wanting to spend every second with him. I was thinking that i might actually have a little time this summer to get some things done like: keep the house clean, organizing, etc... My excuse during last school year was (for the first 1/2) I was prego and tired and swollen when I came home from work, (for the second 1/2) I had to spend every second possible with Julian. So needless to say being home with him all day everyday doesn't seem to help me get any more done than before. Here are a few Julian updates. Some of which you already know.
1. Julian learned to crawl in the middle of June
2. 2 weeks later he was pulling up on everything
3. He got to meet his Curry family from Jackson
4. He had his baby dedication June 28th
5. He will get to go on a plane to Lubbock for the 2nd time on July 26th (pray for us)
6. He still has NO teeth but his gums are so swollen and he has been aggressively chewing on everything for 3 months now
7. He loves loves loves the water
8. He loves to go on walks but mommy.. not so much a big fan (especially the mosquitos and the "feels like" 106 temp)
9. We have learned that when he's sick he could possibly win a Projectile Vimmitting contest
10. and maybe a army crawling race too. the dude is fast
11. He is becoming more and more a "mommy's baby" everyday
12. He has been to the Children's Museum 3 times (will be 4 times on Thursday)
13. He has been pooping regularly!!!!! yay!!
14. He'll eat most any baby food (except carrots) but try to introduce a little table food or any thing with a different texture, when swollowed results in gagging which results in a mess for mommy and daddy to clean
15. He still has his protein sensitivity which just means no chance of switching to the cheeper formula. Pray that we can get over this before he's one and can have regular milk products after that.
16. He is still obsessed with electrical cords
17. He has experienced his first (hopefully only) round of double ear infections (not fun for anyone involved and not 100 % certain he's completely over them)

Just a "couple" updates.
Looks like our little guy is waking up now so I better go. Hope everyone has a great week.

LC