Super Halloween Party

Saturday night was our Halloween Party. It was a Big Hit! We had so many people and soooo much fun. There were games for the kids and plenty of food and cookies and candy. We even had a successful costume contest! It was the best party ever! I think that we will be very popular for our party next year and maybe even trick-or-treating! Yea!

Caveman, Baby Dino, Cavewoman; My little dinosaur

Witch's Hat and Broom Cookies; Scary punch and Eyeball ice cubes

Scary Doors

The Graveyard in the back, The severed arm under the lawnmower

Rattle snake-o-lantern, Josh's storm trooper...

and Cylon (used to be) and emoticon face :-P

Watch out in the bathroom! The super cute invites

Just Thinking

I was just thinking of how I miss my little guy being little. He is not that big yet, but he used to be so little! I miss him nursing for half an hour every couple hours. I miss him just sleeping. Yea, sleeping is nice. I miss him being happy wherever I put him or wherever we were. I think it is funny only because he is just in the other room kicking away. (He is still on his sleeping strike and, after talking to my friend who went through the same thing with her little boy, I have decided that he needs to learn to put himself to sleep again. So, he is in his crib because it is nap time and he is tired AND he is playing and crying and NOT sleeping. Oh, well. He will get it sooner or later) I just think it is funny that I can miss him when he is here. I do not miss him needing me to hold, rock and juggle him every minute of the day. He is tired and cranky and I am tired and cranky and he won't go to anybody else. I like that he likes me and wants me, but being needed All The Time is HARD work. Oh, being a mother is not what I thought it would be.

Yes, I cut out my entire family.
Turns out I have NO pictures of just Rome and I. NONE. sad.

5 Months!

Yes, another month has passed already! Rome is getting so big. I am guessing that he weighs 19 lbs! He is still practicing sitting up and standing. He is eating well and tries new fruits and veggies all the time. He is not a fan of rice cereal or oatmeal. He is teething, but no teeth yet. He sucks on his thumb, or mostly chews on it. We are working on him holding his own teething toys and sippy cup. He will get it soon. He also has started see-sawing. Where he puts his shoulders up then puts his bum up. So, crawling lessons are on their way. He is still on his sleep protest. I think it might have to do with his teething. He is great if I can convince him to take two naps a day. He is also waking up at night a lot. I am getting used to it again. He is noticing a lot more things. He looks at the patterns on your shirt or the chair and even the little dogs. He will watch them and just giggle. It is great fun to play with him in the morning when he is super happy! He is really getting a little personality. I cannot wait for his 6 month pretty pictures. My friend Annie is going to take them for me.

A Blessing and Cupcakes

1 baby blessed

Baby Abigail
2 trips to Montrose

Us at the Montrose vs. Grand Junction Football game
3 days of family

Thomas Family, Dad's picture minus Baby Abi
4 kinds of cupcakes

Vampires, Spiders, White Butterflies and Brown Butterflies

Ty's Black eye eating a blood filled cupcake and spider guts
5 guest beds filled

Grandma's Grandbabies, Gigi and Abi
6 extra people at my house

Blood Chicken and the Heathen

Alternate:
1 In-Law to impress, Grandma lost at church
2 Babies that don't care, meals with chicken, salads eaten twice
3 Pictures of Funny Faces, cameras taking said pictures
4 mis-communications about lunch, cupcakes Chase ate in one night
5 hours spent in Montrose
6 Times Josh said he thinks my family is crazy

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Sorry, I don't know how to actually put a link in.

Oh My Sweet Boy!

Rome has been having the Hardest time going to sleep. He has stopped taking naps and is a big grouch all afternoon and all the way until bedtime. It is no fun. He really needs two good naps and he is happy and cheerful all day! He even talks after I put him to bed at night. I really miss it. He will only take a nap if we are walking in the stroller, driving in the car or I am bouncing and rocking him to sleep. I have to stop myself from giggling when he is laying on my chest, eyes half open and grunting trying to stay awake. On the plus side, I do get to cuddle more instead of just laying him down when he is tired.

Oh, they are so sweet when they sleep!

5 Month Preview

Rome turns 5 Months next week, but Grandma requested some more pics. So, Here ya go!



And I figured out how to put a slideshow on here. Cool!