Where O' Where has the week gone?

Is it seriously Friday again?!? What a week. Work has been crazy busy. I know I should be thankful, but I have spent the past 2 days in tears over it. I enjoy my job and love what I do, but... What I do not enjoy is when people tell you they are going to do something and do not follow through or when they mislead you on purpose. I also do not enjoy feeling as though I am ignoring my daughter while I am on the phone so much with work that my phone is dead by 4:00. There is no telling what all she ate off of the floor and what she was in to that I don't know about. (Maybe she actually had a GRAND time and there is no need for all this mommy guilt?!?!?) Today has been much better. One of my dear clients came and fixed my computer for me. YEAH! I can actually upload pictures, burn DVD's, and do my work again. Thanks B.B.
My parents are also here, but just until tomorrow. Michael and his dad are in NYC to watch a game in the Yankees stadium since this is the last year for it. Michael would like to see a game played in all of the stadiums, so I am glad for this opportunity for him. He has been working so hard that I hope this will be a nice break for him and not an added stress of being out of town again. He will hopefully have lots of pictures for me to post when he gets back.

Ok, so the biggest news this week is this:
I am warning you that the news is totally dorky and cheesy(as S.E. confirmed about me), but I am super excited about it!
We will be going for our big ultrasound on May 13th? (Am I seriously already 18 weeks?)
Anyway, our anniversary is May 17th. TTU is holding an alumni day at the Braves Game in Atlanta. We will not be finding out the sex of our baby at the Dr.'s office on the 13th. Instead we will find out on our anniversary at the Braves game on the jumbo tron message board! YEAH! Hopefully we will have enough time to get a picture. I am a little sad that we will not have our reaction on video like we did with Lila, but I still think it will be neat. Everytime I tell people what we are doing, Michael just laughs and shakes his head. Thank you Lord for giving me a man who puts up with all my crazy antics.
Ok, I am off to bed. We have Lila's Kindermusik program in the morning. I hope she does well since she really didn't nap well today and it is right in the middle of her nap tomorrow. She also has a tendency to totally stare at people, so I hope that she participates likes she does in class and not just stare all the new people down!

I have really got to quit typing these posts late at night when my eyes are closing, because I find 511 typos later. I apologize now!

BIG WEEKEND = BIG BLOG

Our weekend technically started Thursday night with the Daughtry/Bon Jovi Concert. As always, it was an amazing show! You definitely get your money's worth as Jon (like I know him personally) plays for over 2 hours straight. They literally go from one song to the next. I guess they have to to fit them all in. I was sad that he didn't sing Runaway or Bed of Roses, but have no fear...it was played in the car on the way home!

Friday night I attended a wedding with a group of girls, while Michael took Lila to watch his alma mater, ETSU, play Lipscomb in baseball. I wish I had a picture of that. He said she did great! Apparently so, because they did not get home until almost 10!! AAHH! This normally would not have been too big of a deal since it was on a Friday, but we had to wake her up for the marathon the next morning. I am glad they had fun though! However, Michael was bummed that he didn't get his hat. So, if by chance R.C. if you ever read this, PLEASE put the hat in the mail. :)

Saturday was an early morning. Michael turned the BIG 3-1!! 31 sounds so much older than just 30. Michael wanted to get up and go to the Pancake Pantry, but when it came down to it, sleep was a little more important. (please note: I did make a large breakfast with Pancakes for him on Sunday after church. Technically, it was still his birthday weekend.) I am so proud of all the people that ran the 1/2 and full marathon. We have really enjoyed going down the past 3 years to watch. I AM NOT a morning person, but once you are there you can't help but get in the spirit. We really like to try and make as many stops as we can to see people. However, this really only works if you are just watching one person and they run a steady pace. The first year we cheered on our girl Kris when she did the full marathon. We stopped 14 times to see her. It was so much fun! This year, we only watched the half and just made 2 stops so that we could see multiple friends running. I can't believe I am posting this for the whole world to see, but I am so there next year. Baby #2 in October, 1/2 marathon in April. There I said it, now you have to hold me to it. Even though Lila was exhausted, she had a great time. She was the best cheerleader!

Here is that face again: "What are you doing and will you please step away from me?"

RUN KRIS RUN! Even though Kris stopped to say hey for a minute, it didn't slow her down. She has now had a her best 1/2 time and best Full time in Nashville. She is the amazing marathon woman!

I will have to say that even though Lila was a great cheerleader I do believe she actually slowed some people down. It was amazing how many runners came over to see her or stopped to say hi to her. I do think she helped to brighten their spirits. How could she not? Just look at her!

Now I know for most people you don't understand why this picture is considered "blog worthy." Well, let me tell you. This girl is a sleep fighter. If there are people around or things to see, there is no going to sleep for her. She was fighting sleep the whole time we were out. FINALLY, right before we got to the car (when there weren't many people around) she finally gave in and conked out. I had to snap a picture because I am not sure this has happened before or if it will ever happen again!

Saturday night dinner at Cabana's for Michael's Birthday. Yummy Banana Pudding!

On Sunday afternoon (one more day of no napping) we attended a friends 1st birthday. Birthday girl got this Princess bat and ball. Michael and 1st birthday girls daddy played baseball together in High School. Anyway, Lila went straight for the bat. Daddy was so proud! Can't you hear him now saying, "Thata girl."

Shew...I am pooped. Not to mention that Michael was up at 4:30 am to catch a plane. Although I couldn't keep my eyes open, I somehow mananged to not be able to go back to sleep after he left. Figures! Happy Monday!

Daddy's Little Helper

I thought that we as humans only had 2 arms...NOT 8! I am sure all you experienced moms are laughing at this statement, but I never knew how fast a little bitty 18 1/2 pounder could get into so much in such a short amount of time. Lila is in the refrigerator with the top 3 shelves pulled out before I feel I even get it open. She also loves to get in the dishwasher. Here she is "Helping" daddy. (Actually it was more like pull everything out as daddy put it in.)

Birthdays Galore

Lila and I decided to venture on our own to Morristown a few weekends ago. We had a great trip and Lila was able to actually see ALL of her cousins...Carrie, Baylee, Rileigh, Laura, Elizabeth, Ella, Grace, and Jay! I took her to see Mamaw and Papaw (Michael's parents) on Saturday and they were keeping her cousin Rileigh, so they were able to play a little. April feels like Christmas at our house because of all the April Babies. I will not even bother listing all of the birthdays. I will just say that the weekend was one big birthday extravaganza. We sure missed Aunt Karen though! Below is 1 of the birthday boys...JAY! He had a great time at his 2nd birthday party. What a difference there is between boys and girls. :) This picture makes me laugh out loud because it is so typical of Lila. Look at that face. Jay loves her and she had a great time playing with them too, but she isn't quite sure what to think of all these people in her face. Funny funny!

Here are all the Rose cousins (Frahme, Harrison, and Harrell actually). As you can tell, multiple people were taking pictures so everyone is looking at a different camera. Aren't they adorable!?!

Lila had a great time with Carrie and Baylee. I don't think her bottom hit the ground. Those girls know how to carry a baby around!

I love to braid the girls hair and I think they enjoy it as well. They were so funny making Lila laugh. Lia loves them and even said Ella's name!

We had a wonderful time and wish that we all lived closer. After her night of "Duck" talking, Lila had a weekend full of words. Ella, Hello, Kitty Cat...she was a talking machine. She is a big jibber jabberer and doesn't stop dancing. She slept 20 minutes from Nashville to East TN. She sung and danced (with some screaming in there too) the WHOLE WAY. She knows how to get those hands in the air. We went to Grandmother's concert at church on Sunday night and Lila saw her in the choir and waved and waved. My little girl is growing so fast!

Playing Catch up...

I am trying to catch up from the past two weeks. I just hadn't taken the time to download pictures from my camera, but here they are.,
Below are just a few photos of my sweet little one! She is probably only smiling in this bath photo because I sat her up. I am sure she was pitching a fit 2 seconds before because she was lying back. She has always hated laying on her back, but now even diaper changing has become not only a challenge, but completely miserable. Please please Lord, let this be a phase. She fights me to turn over and quickly crawls away. Toys, noise, music, etc. use to distract her, but that doesn't work anymore. As hard as I need to press to restrain her, I am afraid that I will hurt her. That little girl is strong and fast. We have also enjoyed some nice warm days outside and just hope it doesn't get too miserably hot this summer...yeah right!

Here is a photo shoot after church a few weeks ago. Michael was about to mow the yard, so before he did I wanted to get some picture of her in our "meadow" of daffodils. I didn't remember at the time that this dress has a sunhat to go with it. That would have been super cute, but oh well, too late now. Sorry there are so many, but I had a hard time choosing. I played around with the pictures some and decided to soften up the color a little. The last one is actually in real color. I thought these others were sweet though.

A NEW WORD!

Now, I know this isn't quite so exciting for everyone, but it has been a big day in our house. We got Lila out of the bathtub tonight, but before she would budge to get out, she had to get her duck. Michael said something to her about wanting to get her duck and right out of her mouth clear as a beautiful day, Lila said, "DUCK!" She continued to say it a few more times while getting her in her pjs. Now, technically the day before in the bathtub, I had actually heard her say it, but I thought it was just a fluke. I was so glad to have Michael there last night to confirm her new word! Let's see...she says Momma, Dadda, ADog (Chloe), and now Duck. She sometimes waves hello and bye bye, but only when she chooses to. I have no idea if she is saying more or less words than the average 10 month old, but right now I don't even care. She is wonderful and that is all that matters. We are off to see the family this weekend for lots of birthday parties!

Look who made the front page!!!

So Michael and I were handed this bulletin as we walked into Sunday School this morning. I screamed out loud. I love this picture! She is so sweet. She looks as if she is reaching for Pastor Tom's bible. (We really know she is trying to get the piece of paper that is on top!)