My Baby is 4!!

"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body" a great quote from Elizabeth Stone that my girlfriend shared with me.

I can hardly believe it has been 5 years since I found out I was pregnant. What a privilege it is to be a parent, scary as hell but one of the best things that has ever happened to me. Johnny has taught me so much about myself and given me a new perspective on life that I will always be grateful for. Happy Birthday Johnny Blue!

I sent him to school this morning bouncing off the walls excited about the day and the frosted sugar cookies to share with his class. (and of course that daddys home.) We are going to open presents then off to the fair. After that GiGi's and Poppy's for cake and more presents. If you cant tell by now, birthdays really suck around here . lol Then on Sat he is having a Pirate Party at the park with his friends that will involve inflatable swords and a pinata! Fun times

Johnny loves his dada

I will probably be MIA for the next 2 weeks that John is home but will try to keep the blog updated. Johnny has not let go of John since he got home, his hand has been holding a foot, a finger, a neck anything on John. I woke up in the middle of the night and Johnny was sleeping on top of John with both arms wrapped around his neck so tight I was concerned if John was breathing. lol. And every other thing outta the boys mouth is love you dada, im glad your home dada it is so sweet and I know it is making John feel good. I have never seen Johnny so happy. He and John truly have a bond that is unbreakable. I dont know how he is going to leave again all I know is its amazing to have him home.

The wait is OVER!!!

Cell Phone

John finally got his cell phone. Which is really good I will be able to keep in touch with him while he is traveling. I believe he will start heading this way on Saturday. He hasn't exactly gotten it all figured out yet but he has a number its a long one so grab a pen, and I don't think we will be able to save it in our phones.
1 866)305-6462 then you will be prompted to enter the global # 447924802923. This is a free call for you to make and free for him to receive. When he is back in the states he will have a new number, hopefully a 770 and I will let y'all know what it is. So if you want to give him a call go ahead and give it a try just don't forget there is a time difference, and he needs all the sleep he can get.

Play Balllllll

Fall ball has officially started, and started good. Johnny had his first game on Saturday and the Astros added a new assistant coach to the team, Poppy!! Everyone is really excited to have his help out there, especially Blue. It was good to see Johnny out there hustling for the ball, I must say he does get competitive and he is a bit of a ball hog. (A couple times he snatched the ball out of his team mates glove, guess we will work on that) He got his first hit of the season off the pitch and for me the highlight of the game was his slide into home. I enjoy watching him, and while I was watching all these little Astro's play I had a great idea for an invention, of course I am not going to blog about the idea but I will keep yall updated on the progress. And yes I am going to pursue it, I have seen too many of dads ideas in the store! But how in the world does someone keep quiet about something so good? I will have to get on this ASAP.

Sunday was picture day, a hit a thon and a bake sale. I never should have volunteered to make rice crispy treats I made two dozen the night before and somehow in the morning I was short like 5 (give or take lol). Looks like another weekend full of baseball with a game Sat and Sunday, then John will be home Tues!!!!!

Johnny in Action

Its a full weekend of sports kicking things off (literally haha) with Karate. Tomorrow is his first ball game as an Astro. Dont worry there will be plenty of pictures, but check out this video of Johnny.

My Little Ninja

Some of you may be curious of the challenges I mentioned in the previous post. Well for those of you that know Johnny you know he is all boy all the time, with a lot of boy energy. If someone is sitting on the floor in our house you will most likely get tackled. It is his way of saying - hey, I love you or lets play. Well this is alright for the house but apparently school has a problem with it. LOL and I do understand I don't want anyone to get hurt. Since John has been gone he hasn't had a good wrestling buddy and it is becoming a bit of a problem. So I have been racking my brain to find a way Johnny can get out his fighting energy and came up with Karate. I know this is just what he needs right now in his life. It will teach him discipline, respect, give him more self confidence (believe me he doesn't need help with that) and be an outlet to fight, kick, punch in a controlled environment. (I know I am genius). Johnny had his first class last week and was the cutest thing ever in his uniform! OMG it was too much. He jumped right in there, and he stood in line, followed directions and got a big grin on his face when he got to kick the teacher. At the end of class he was awarded his patch of courage, and he is now working to earn his white belt. To do this he has to do 5 things without me asking. He has already helped with grocerys, cleared his plate and brushed his teeth - forget about Zippy, the elf on the shelf, I just needed to offer the kid a belt. I am really proud of him, i've got him involved in a lot of things right now gymnastics, t-ball and now karate and he does his best in all of them! Im excited while John is home he will be able to see him to all of them. So if you want to come out for a game or karate lesson let me know!

One of the coolest things!

After I get the photo booth for the house, this is the next thing on the list. The ultimate tree house. Well I guess we would need a bigger backyard too - lol

Johnny's latest artwork

Pretty cool that I can share his art with everyone. They were asked what they want to be when they grow up......


Of course he answered Spiderman, and he got the colors right just looks like ol Spidey needs to cut back on the ice cream lol.

And here is a self portriat he did... you should see the one of me. Ha

Waiting on September...

Once upon a time John and I were waiting on September to come. I was so over being pregnant and ready to finally see and meet the little guy I had grown to love so much. Well this year I have found myself in familiar territory, waiting for September, to see a guy I have grown to love so much. When I think about the past 4 months they have gone by quickly but when I think about how long it has been since I have seen John it truly feels like an eternity! I feel we have had a lot of challenges some that I have overcome and some new ones that are proving to be a bit of work. All I know is we have so much to look foward to this month birthdays, wedding, and most importantly a homecoming. While it is only for a short 15 days I predict it will be some of the best to date.

Here is whats the Blue calander is looking like....Welcome September!