I Don't Wanna Grow Up

OK, so I have already grown up.  But I don't want my kiddo to grow up!  It is happening at lightening speed.  We have not been the kind of parents who have pushed Keagan to the next milestone too quickly, partly because we feel he will do everything in his own time, and partly because we are in denial at how quickly time is flying and we want to keep him a "baby" as long as possible.  However, we have finally reached the point where Keagan has truly out-grown his infant "pumpkin" seat.  The infant seat CLAIMS it can hold an infant up to 30 pounds.  Keagan is nearly 23 lbs.  He is BUSTING the seams out of the infant carrier!  I honestly don't know how he could be in it much longer.  So, we shelled out a pretty penny for a convertible car seat.  I think he is pretty happy with it, too. 

We sing "Old MacDonald had a farm.  E I E I OOO.  And on that farm, he had a....

 ...CAR SEAT!! E I E I OOO.  With a MOO MOO here, and a MOO MOO there...Here a MOO, there a MOO...Everywhere a MOO MOO!" 

Oscar and Keagan have become pretty good buddies over the past year.  So, long as Oscar can get away in a hurry he is happy to be around Keagan and receiving Keagan's pat-pat-pats (which are more like hits, but whatever.).  When Keagan wakes up from his nap Oscar is the first one to the door, waiting to go in.  It has become a little game between the dog and the baby and it is hilarious to watch!  I tried to take some pics, but it looks like Keagan is just in jail!  (OH, and I am certain you are wondering about the blankets duck-taped to the crib rail.  Well, these are my ghetto way of protecting the crib from Beaver-Keagan.  He has a new found addiction to crib wood.) 

Oscar looked like he wanted to get in the bed and play with Keagan.  So I obliged him!

Keagan is THRILLED!! 

Pat Pat Pat!  Poor Oscar, I don't think he liked the idea afterall.  (Trust me, no animals were harmed during this photo-op)

MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!  HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!

The End.

Lose Yourself...

As a mommy, I very rarely have time to sit down and relax guilt-free.  There is ALWAYS something to be done.  But occasionally even mommy needs a time-out.  This afternoon I put Keagan down for a nap, took a deep breath at all the "chores" I had to do, then scooped some ice cream, grabbed the computer, and turned on Dr. Phil.  Sigh.  It felt so good, so sinful.  I had already done some picking up around the house and even managed to get a run in on top of working just a little bit (wink, wink!).  I didn't think life could get any better.  Then I took a bite of my ice cream.  Oh Heavens! 

Don't forget, I am an ice cream junkie.  There are wine snobs, and then there are ice cream "snobs".  This is me.  I am hooked on Blue Bell Ice Cream.  Pretty much exclusively.

Where was I?  Oh, right.  HEAVEN.  I took a bite of Summer Berries.  Blue Bell's description makes my mouth water thinking of it:  "A very berry-licious flavor! A refreshing, citrus ice cream mixed with strawberries, blueberries and swirls of raspberry and blackberry sauces."

Sound delicious??  Um, Yeah!  It is amazing (and I am usually not a fruit-in-my-ice cream kinda gal...too healthy for sweet stuff.  I typically go for rich chocolately stuff).  AH-MAY-ZING! 

Here's the catch: It's only around in June! GO GETCHA SOME. You won't regret it.

Keagan, Mommy loves you.  But I am so glad you were asleep while I ate this.  I needed my me-time with my Heavenly ice cream.  You'll have to be super-duper good for Mommy to share this stuff!  :)

I LOVE SUMMER!

OK, So it isn't quite Summer by official date standards.  But you truly wouldn't know it by temperature standards:  it has been in the mid-to-high 90s for over a week now.  Hot. Hot. Hot.  I kinda missed the fun of summer last year with being pregnant during the first part and then having a newborn during the second part.  So I am doubly excited about this summer, make that triply (is that a word?) excited now that I have a little guy to enjoy it with!

Yes, the temps are high here.  But there are lots of ways to cool off when it is toasty-roasty outside!  We found two of them yesterday: the pool and an ice cream cone.  Could life get any sweeter?

Stacey and Jarrett joined the Calvert City country club pool and we were their guests yesterday.  Keagan truly enjoyed himself in the water, except when he got big mouthfuls of it!  He loved to splash and kick in the water and would "swim" to Stacey and Jarrett...but this typically ended in that dreaded mouthful of water and crying.  Luckily the cries were quickly remedied with splash-splashing and replaced by squeals and laughter.  Of course, I have no pictures of him actually swimming--difficult to bring the camera and baby into the water! :)   (p.s. he has swimming lessons in a couple weeks so hopefully his "swimming" will improve!)

Adorable shark towel from Grandma!

I have established Keagan's love of ice cream in previous blog postings.  But I don't know if you have ever seen it documented in pictures!  Yesterday he actually had his first ice cream CONE.  I don't know if he knew what to do with it!  AND he had full-on access to the yummy cold stuff; I don't think he knew how to handle this either!  But, like his mommy, he thoroughly enjoyed himself!  Boy-oh-boy what a mess!  Definitely a shirt-off-outside-only-bathtime-after kinda treat!!  But how could you deny this face?  

 Ice cream makes me happy too, buddy!   

 And then it hurts my teeth when I take too big-a-bite.  I totally feel ya!!

But, son, you will eventually learn that an ice cream cone will melt when placed underneath your leg!  (Thank goodness Mommy was around to rescue the poor cone)

 And the fun has only just begun!!!