Naps....

Long naps….is there anything any better??
I love taking afternoon naps! It doesn’t matter if I slept great the night before – I still love to take an afternoon nap. Apparently I get this from my Daddy’s family – Mom says those “Light’s” were serious about their afternoon naps. I had a friend one time tell me that “piling up in the bed is a sign of depression”. I don’t think so…especially when you “pile up” in my bed. Randy and I have a king size bed, at least…at least twenty or more down feathered pillows, a down comforter, percale sheets that are extra crisp – but soft, and last but not least a fan that makes the BEST white noise. We have dark curtains and the room is always the coldest in the house…around 62 degrees – so once you get in bed and warmed up – you never want to get out! I was concerned that once I had John my nap time would…disappear. I figured that I would need to clean house, start dinner, do laundry, pay bills, or just get caught up on things while he was sleeping but I don’t. I know that this time is precious - all that stuff will get that done when it gets done! And…John likes to take naps too. (Randy is a fan of afternoon napping also) It is so sweet around 1:00 to 1:30 I will grab John and tell him we taking a trip to “Sleepy Town”. Sleepy Town is our fun little place where all our little friends like “LeeLee Lamb”, “Randy the Raccoon”, “Tina the Turtle”, “Melissa the Monkey”, “PaPa the Polar Bear, “Allen the Antelope, “Christi the Cat” – if you haven’t figured it out our friends are actually our family. It is fun to make up little stories…and he goes right to sleep! Anyway…John is so good to take a nap with – cuddle bug deluxe!! We took a good three hour nap today – it was a dark & gloomy day = the best napping kinda day. Even when we take a long nap John is still good to stick to his schedule of going to bed at night at 8:30pm. Funny thing….about two weeks before John was born I was in the shower praying (my favorite prayer place) and thought that I had not asked the Lord for a happy & sleepy baby….so I prayed for a happy & sleepy baby. Well…that night as Randy and I were saying our prayers Randy asked the Lord for a sleepy & happy baby! I jumped out bed – I could not believe we asked for the same thing and the same day! Matthew 18:20! The Lord definitely answered our prayer that night.

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Hope you had a great Mother's Day! Thank you for all the sweet cards and gifts! A special thanks to my Gaddy Sue for the beautiful rose and the sleeping hare - love it!

Randy spoiled me special for my first Official Mother's Day!! Last week Randy took me to Outback for dinner and then we went and and seen Josh Turner and Carrie Underwood in concert! It was great - especially Josh Turner!! On Friday Mom and I went to lunch at Red Lobster - yummmm! Then we bought flowers and shrubs for her house and mine! On Saturday Mom and Dad watched John for us so that we could plant all the stuff I bought the day before! As I was planting flowers I had flowers delivered!! It was a sweet surprise from Randy and John!

Today Randy and my Dad bought Olive Garden for us - take out...we HATE crowds! Then we went to Lowe's for more shrubs and water hoses! Randy also bought me another
collectible dachshund - this is my seventh one. You know how I love those ridiculous wiener dogs! Here is a picture of the one he got me today! They are too cute! You should go to this web site and check them out!
http://www.funtocollect.com/hotdiggitydog.html?gclid=CPW8x6eOoJMCFQOaFQodtGPu3g

Last but not least...I am such a geek! Randy bought me a Bushnell FX5 Weather Forecaster! It gives you a five day weather outlook for your area! I know...I must be getting old! Why am I so concerned about the weather??? I don't know but I love it!

Finger Foods...

I am not sure why I postponed giving John “finger foods” to munch on….he has eight teeth and he has been eating more solid foods…especially his MaMa’s mashed potatoes!
So…I gave him some Nilla Wafers the other morning – he loved them! Randy freaked out…then sure enough John took a bite too big and got a “little” choked – nothing major but it was enough to scare Randy into only wanting to feed him pudding for the rest of his life!!! I bought some Gerber finger foods at the store and a munching he does now!!!
Here are some photos from our Nilla Wafer experience!!

Happy Birthday Lexie!!

Happy Birthday to my niece Lexie who turns 10 today!!

It is hard to believe she is 10...I started dating Randy 10 years ago!!

Sleeping Positions...

John is definitely a side sleeper...however his belly and big legs makes it impossible to stay on his side! When he gets on his stomach or back he will yell at me to come and "fix" him! I bought a special little side sleeper bumper but when he has an accident in the bed it takes a few days to dry out after being washed. Yep...he does have accidents - apparently I do not get the diaper on right - first time Mom here!! Remember when I didn't want him sleeping in his own bed?? He will not sleep with me now!! He will take a nap in the "big" bed but when it is his time for serious sleep he wants his bed. It amazes me the positions I find him in without his bumper!!

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