The Price We Pay for Fun

Gina only thought I was kidding when I said I was going to start feeding Case on the floor because it would be easier to just clean the floor than cleaning up both the highchair and the floor each feeding! However there he is, my little cookie monster, enjoying some banana pudding on the floor. Actually I didn’t start out feeding him on the floor but he grabbed the bowl out of my hands and poof! Instant mess. So I decided to let him go with it and boy howdy did he have fun. I’ve mopped the floor twice and don’t know if it will ever feel the same again. Oh well, that is the price we pay for fun!



If you look real hard you can even see his pearly white. Yummm, pudding.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Happy birthday baby boy! We are so blessed to have had one wonderful year with you and look forward to a lifetime of more birthdays to come.

Cody and I had a birthday party for Case back in OKC on Monday. Case cleaned house and received drums (oh my), balls, clothes, music and CD player, activity centers, a learning train and money for more goodies later. As you can see, most of his presents were bigger than him!

Case also got to meet his Nana (Cody’s mom) for the first time which made the day that much more special.

The little guy was tired by the end of the afternoon and not pleased about playing in his cake, which is supposed to be the grand finale of any first birthday. He disliked the cake so much he started crying and was inconsolable. We finally had to take the cake away. In fact, any time he saw cake the rest of the day he began to cry. Even through the tears he still melted everyone’s heart because before the cake he was all smiles. And the boys smile is irresistible!

Back in a party mood thanks to some hugs and fun from dad. Happy birthday Case! Mommy loves you!

Relocate

It may be time to relocate the diaper holder. What do you think?

Freaking Out!

I am getting ready to leave for Bristol Tennessee to see a NASCAR race with Cody this weekend, which means we are leaving Case. Do I deserve a little time away with my hubby? Yes. But I have never been away from Case for more than 5 hours and I am secretly freaking out. Freaking out that I have to fly by myself to Oklahoma and switch planes with Case and all his accoutrements (Cody will be meeting me in OKC). Freaking out that I have to leave my baby (even if he is in good hands with his grandma). Freaking out that Case will not understand being left in a less than familiar place without his, toys, home comforts and mommy. And freaking out that I’m going to ruin our little vaca because I’ll miss my boy. I know everything will be okay because I always feel so refreshed after getting away for even a couple hours, but until this first overnight trip is done, I’m afraid my tummy is going to be tied up in knots.

Tell me it’s going to be okay! Tell me again and again it’s going to be okay! Ugh, I’m already tearing up. I need a tissue. Sniff.

Can't Help Myself

I can’t seem to help myself, but I love taking pictures of Case with things on his head. He is just so darn cute. Here he is playing in his sandbox with a bucket hat.

Cheese!

Wearing great grandpa Frank's hat.

Disgustingly Messy

Case was disgustingly messy eating ravioli for the first time, but how could you resist this face?!



I think he was being just a wee bit silly.

Break Through

Drum roll please........We have a tooth. His bottom right tooth made its first appearance sometime today. Whoop-whoop. 31 more to go.