Helping Sort....

the Pile-O-Laundry!

and having some fun too!
:)

Oh My! That Face...

is so stinking cute.....

even with his first goose egg (after trying to walk @ MJ's - He just let go of the end table and slapped right back on it!)
- she said he cried hard for about 5 secs and then he was done!
- hard head, can we say?
:)

:)

"My Uncle Is Kind Of A Big Deal!"

Wordless Wednesday!

Just piddling last night in all my pictures.......


oh my gosh, look how little!!!

Cheese man! :)

I remember taking this, I was laughing so hard! and he was like "Huh? ok, I'll laugh too!" :)




Awe, no more baby swing or bouncy seat!


I try NOT to look like this daily when going to work! ;)

:)

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Somewhat TRYING to learn to hold my Sippy Cup!!

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wanting to go outside so bad but it was raining! :)





FINALLY outside after the rain! and helping Daddy dust off the truck! ;)

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Some of the cutest faces Mommy thinks!
My finger foods that I love gnawing around!!!
Hamburger patty tonight! ;)

9 Months!!!

Oh my Stinking Goodness!
Pierce, you are 9 Months old!!! and as you can tell by the pictures we are ON THE MOVE! :)
Happy 9 Months Old!!!


Accomplishments and Amazement's!

• Your hair is blonder and blonder!
  
• Your eyes are dark dark blue, but sometimes look green and honestly sometimes can look brown!
• You are getting longer and longer! Your feet are ALMOST hanging off the bottom of the car seat!!!
  
• TEETH TEETH TEETH!! 4 on top and 4 on bottom with 2 more trying to come in on top!
  
• You are loving table food! You just naw it around!!!
• Talking, Talking, Talking! Even trying to have conversations we think!!
• You are NOT holding your bottle! ??? Can't quite figure that one out! but we are working on it!
  
• Totally pulling up on everything and probably going to be walking soon! Definitely taking steps when we are hanging on to your hands and leading!
• You are still a smilin'!
  
• Pointing and sort of telling us what you want! We are still working on sign language with you!
• You just had your first REALLY BIG trip away from Mommy & Daddy with Grandmom & Granddad P! You had a blast! You loved watering the cows and feeding the ducks EVERY morning! You enjoyed sleeping in later than usual! You loved zipping around the drive way in your borrowed 1970's style walker! You enjoyed the pool and putting acorns in the pipes! You and Blue became best buds, he would be with you when you first woke up in the morning! The list is endless of why it was like Six Flags compared to home!!
  
• You love your Toy Story Book from Aunt Court & Uncle Todd!
  
• You continue to still LOVE LOVE LOVE animals like no other!!! you just want to touch them and love on them!
  
• You are saying "MaMa" more and more! and we THINK you might have said "Nana" to Grandmom P!
  
• You and your waving is precious!
  
• MJ is working on you blowing kisses! Just to keep the ladies since you have them wrapped around your finger at daycare anyways! ;)
• I have so many people say "he is so happy!" and he truly is! We hope it continues because we are so thankful!
  
• You do wake up in a really good mood in the mornings and Mommy here, the person NOT so good with mornings, is SO happy that you are that way!!
  
• The list is endless of how much you are growing up! I can't get over how fast time is flying! It is amazing and I can't imagine my life with out you now!
  

Pierce! You make our life complete and we are SO thankful that God put you in our lives!!! We love you so very very much!! and we hope you know it! :)

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Rex - from Toy Story!
:)
P's happy that we brought back from Disneyland for him!

Lesson Learned

so, yesterday, I was sent home from work because I had forgotten to pay my TN Dietitian's License.
Yeppers, sent home, that is what I said. Like a delinquent.

When I was first approached my boss, I was in a state of panic, because in my head, I HAD paid it. then I went into, "NO, I don't have to pay it this year, it is every 2 years, I paid it last year" Nope. I had a baby, and lost all that time. :) and like my friend Kellye said on her blog the other day, I had these visions that I would have it together after having a baby. NOT lose my mind. but I've lost it, literally and completely lost it. but I have to say there were SOME things in my favor even though it is ultimately my responsibility AND my fault this all happened....

a) I never got a piece of mail reminding me it was time to RENEW.
b) When I spoke with the State Lady, Karen, for the 952millionth time yesterday, she told me that it was sent out on June 21st.
c) GUESS WHAT WAS IN THE mail on September the 1st yesterday??!?!?! THE DANG NABBIT RENEWAL LETTER! I just stood in the driveway and laughed and cried at the same time.
d) the hospital would NOT except my credit card receipt as PROOF that I was now paid and a day late but an ACTIVE Licensed RD. NOPE, they want to see it pop up online.
e) per State Lady, it doesn't pop up for 24-48hours. and you might be asking WHY does it not show up for that long of a period of time since that is what ONLINE is for... for INSTANT payment, THEY HAVE MY INSTANT payment? Well, per State Lady, "that is the way of the State, that is how they chose it to be"
1) Just like they CHOSE for us to have to pay every 2 years rather than every year. To my feeble mind, I would do BETTER with yearly payments. THEY ARE STILL GETTING OUR MONEY, I don't get it.
2) AND when I asked WHY they didn't send reminder emails, since they HAVE our email; State Lady replies "we are not allowed to do that?" I was stunned silent, "Huh?" WELL, WHY DO YOU HAVE MY EMAIL THEN!!?!?!?!?!?!
f) in the long run, State Lady DID become my friend, she offered to fax/email a verification to my HR peeps to see if they would EXCEPT that since it won't be ONLINE for another 4 years (ok, not really, just 48 more hours, but DANG!). So, I am sitting and waiting.....and waiting.....and waiting.... to see if HEAD of HR approves it and I can go back to work!
g) Can you tell I am ticked? Cause I am. or at least I was yesterday. I am better now. much better.

but I have to say, LESSON LEARNED! as my boss said yesterday "CRAP happens, Stacy". and she is right. It does. and of course it is supposed to make us stronger. and it is definitely going to make me a FREAK about paying my dues better. I had a sneaky feeling when P came along something like this would happen to me. There is just too much floating around there in my mind. ALL THE TIME. but thankfully, my boss was VERY understanding when she DID NOT have to be. and my coworkers too. It is just a big mess. but hopefully, I'll be back to work this afternoon....
ya'll keep your fingers crossed!
:)

Thanks for letting me vent!
:)