So this baby pooped on a nursery worker at church today...

Yup...it was sweet JT! Shawn and I went to check on our little man between Kid Zone and Big Church this morning, and for some reason he wasn't in his brand new cute little church outfit. Nope! He was in his change of clothes I (thankfully) packed in his diaper bag...and he had a great big smile on his face! After we saw the big brown stain on the carpet, sweet Mrs. Laney explained to us that JT had a blow out all over sweet Mrs. Debbie, and her daughter had to bring her a change of clothes for church. Aghhhh! Thank the Lord we have such wonderful volunteers in the nursery at Mt. Vernon :-) I still don't understand how in the world it got all over the floor...I guess the carpet cleaning bill will come out of my paycheck! Oops!

Yup...this Parent's Report made the fridge! Memories for life!

The rest of the weekend was a lot of fun, too! Here are some pictures to share...

I introduced his "blanky" to him and he LOVES it! So sweet...

Nana took him for a stroll around the neighborhood Saturday
afternoon...it was 70 degrees and beautiful. JT was all smiles!

We went to Uncle Biggun's 30th bday party
Saturday night and had a good time!

JT made a new friend, Swayze, at the party...
he thinks she's pretty cute!

Happy birthday boys!

What a fun day it has been! We celebrated Daddy's birthday today (well, technically yesterday since it's after midnight now) as he turned one year older...I'll let Shawn tell you how old he is now. And tomorrow (or today...whatever) we will be celebrating JT's 3-month birthday. I can't believe he's already 3 months old!


We went out to eat tonight with Shawn's mom and dad (Nana and Papa) at Huck's, and his birthday could not have been complete without a strawberry cake from Cafe on Main! It's the best strawberry cake you EVER put in your mouth...YUMMY!

There should be more candles on the cake,
but we didn't have enough ;)

While we went out to eat, JT got to spend the evening with our friends, Jeff, Jo Ellen and Parker! He had a blast, and I'm pretty sure they all had fun with him, too. We ran into some friends at Huck's and they asked if we were nervous or worried about leaving JT with someone who is not family...absolutely not! We pretty much call them family...and it helps that Jeff's our pastor, Jo Ellen is the pastor's wife and Parker is the pastor's son! He was in very good hands. :)


Well, I can't close this post without a picture of the big guy...he has found his thumb already and is using it for soothing purposes. Works for me! It sure beats having to run and pop the pacifier back into his mouth when he starts crying in his sleep. Haha!

So sweet! Yet it's a blessing and a curse!

A Week of Firsts!

We've had a very fun week with many firsts! To start off, while Daddy was feeding him his nighttime bottle Wednesday night, John Thomas decided to reach up and hold the bottle all by himself! He's getting to be such a big boy.

He's such a smart boy! Before I took this picture,
he had both hands wrapped around that bottle!

Thursday was a big day for JT, too...he got to ride in his stroller for the first time while going to the airport for the first time. 

Thanks, Mrs. April, for driving me!

Our friend, Zach, left for Iraq Thursday, so a group of us went to the airport to see him off and for moral support for his wife, Lisa, and their son, Gaige. What an emotional experience...one that brings back so many memories of my Daddy and his many years of service in the Navy. Going to the shipyard to say good bye is such a sad memory, but going back to welcome him home each time is a very happy one. Thursday was a good reminder of how much we should all support and show our appreciation for the men and women who are serving our country...

While at the airport, JT got to meet Mrs. Crystal for the first time! He got some sweet hugs and love from everyone there, and he embarrassed Mommy with his stinky poots! He pooted on our Pastor while he was holding him (sorry Jeff) and just about cleared the room with each poot! This boy has MAN farts for real!

JT getting some lovin' from Crystal...
(He wore his camo gear to support Zach and
the men and women who are serving our country)

Friday afternoon before going to Nana and Papa's house, JT sat in his Papsan chair for the first time and he had a blast! It made him feel like a big guy :) 

Friday night, we decided to get JT's Bumbo seat out to see if he'd sit in it, and he did...for the first time! However, he didn't like it so much because it required him to hold his head up while sitting, so he only sat in it for a few seconds...enough time to snap a picture! Haha!

And to end the week, Daddy and I took him shopping around town Saturday afternoon for the first time, and Daddy got to push him in his stroller for the first time...as you can see, we had a very big week!

That's the hottest Daddy I've ever seen! :)

Do You Get Bored?

It's only Tuesday and it's been a busy week already. I've been keeping JT busy taking him to the store to help me get groceries and taking him to the office while I get some work done...and he's definitely been keeping me busy trying to rollover while drooling and slobbering all over everything. 

JT helping me grocery shop at Piggly Wiggly

I walked away for a second, and when I came
back, he was on his side!!!

Last night at supper my father-in-law asked me, "Do you get bored? Like when he's napping? Don't you miss working?" I said without missing a beat, "Nope...I AM working. I can't get bored." And I proceeded to share "a day in the life of me." Haha! It was an interesting conversation. I will say that I used to have the same mind-set that he has about stay-at-home moms...that they must get bored and have all the time in the world to get everything done. I can't even imagine how working moms do it with a full time job! I have a new found respect and admiration for all the mommies in this world. (There's my shout out to all my mommy friends!)


I have to add something here...I tend to make this blog all about JT and me, and I cannot end this post without a HUGE shout out to the best hubby and daddy in the world. Four years ago yesterday, in the front door frame of our house under construction, Shawn got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I'm so glad he did, and I'm so blessed to have him as my husband and best friend...God is too good to me!

We love you, Daddy!
(JT showing off his new church outfit)

Pinch Me...

I am still in awe at the fact that I'm a mommy, and I'm living my dream. Yesterday afternoon while I was sitting at my desk, holding my precious baby boy, working on my laptop...from home...I thought, "Somebody PINCH me! I must be dreaming..." God has been so good to Shawn and me, and we are so very blessed. Thank you Lord for all our many blessings, especially our happy baby boy!

So, I'm thinking I really want to go back and add posts from previous days, like maybe the day JT was born???

I don't know, I'm just sayin'. Is it even possible to post-date a blog post? Again...I'm new at this. I have no idea what I'm doing here, but I'm learning ;-) I really want to have a super cool background with music playing, too (thanks for the idea, Mandy!). How do I do that?

A long time comin'

So...I'm WAY behind on keeping up with this "blog thing." This is all new territory for me, so for those of you who are actually reading this, don't judge me! Haha! Shawn was so wonderful to take the time to create this wonderful thing called a blog before John Thomas was ever born, with the intentions of me keeping up with it. I've failed miserably. But I will redeem myself, I promise! 


As you can see, all we have on our poor little blog is maternity photos from SEPTEMBER 2010...please be patient. There is a lot more to come. After all, we did have our precious baby boy October 29, 2010, so there's a whole lot of catching up to do here. For now, I leave you with a few of my favorite photos...

Proud Daddy holding his son for the first time...precious.

First family photo...The Family Stone!

JT frowning in his sleep...I still can't believe I captured this!

Nothing melts my heart more than his sweet sweet smile :)

John Thomas's first snow January 10, 2011