Catching Up!

I can't believe it has been so long since I have blogged!! My excuse is that I left the cord that connects my camera to my computer at my parents' house and I hate to do posts without pictures! At first I told my parents I could wait until they came here to get it, but I was having severe withdrawals, so they shipped it to me. I think they were also having severe withdrawals not getting daily emailed pics of McCoy! So, let me catch you up!!!


You know your life has changed when you're spending Friday nights at the dr's office. That was us last Friday. McCoy started getting fussy Thursday night and started up again late Friday afternoon. I called the dr at about 4:30 worried that I wouldn't get in until Monday, but they got us in at 5:10! Gotta love pediatricians! This time McCoy had ear infections in both ears and some type of virus!! They prescribed something a little stronger than amoxicillin this time and it has worked like a charm! Saturday morning he was good to go!


We were so glad he felt better because it was a gorgeous weekend. Sunday we took a family trip to the new Sam's (very exciting, I know) but not before Kirk fixed McCoy's car seat. He had a little accident in it Saturday night so we had to take it out to wash it and it took Kirk quite awhile to figure out how to put it back together! Those things are tricky!

If I just put this strap here...

I don't know, Dad...

Success!!

When we got home, McCoy put on his baseball cap to block the sun and St Louis Cardinals hat to cover his ears and we went outside to play fetch with Sophie. We didn't stay out there long because it was a little windy!

This is the life!

Tuesday morning I started going to a Beth Moore Bible Study at our church. I absolutely loved it and met lots of great women! That also means it was McCoy's first time at daycare and he was an angel! How do I know?? We have his very first report card on the refrigerator!! His teacher's exact words were "What a sweet baby, very low maintenance"!!!! Yeah for McCoy!


And yesterday was McCoy's first snow!! He wasn't really interested but we took him outside for a little bit and he stuck his tongue out to taste some snowflakes. He thought they were delicious!

BRRRRR, Mom!!! Let's get inside!

Much warmer...but my mouth's still ready in case you've got any snow handy!!

Also, anyone who knows Kirk knows that he LOVES animals. We have lots of stray cat and dog stories to tell! Recently a neighbor's dog has been hanging out in our backyard. He can slide through our wrought iron fence. Sophie loves having him but sometimes at night, he's not quite ready to go home. There have been a couple of nights where he has slept on our back porch. Well, last night Kirk was worried it was going to get too cold so he made him this little dog house. It's definitely not the best view from our back window. This might need to come down...quick!

I think that about catches me up! So glad to be back to blogging! I missed you guys!!!

Rachel's Favorite Things-January 2008!!!!

Every year I look forward to Oprah's Favorite Things show. I ALWAYS see something that I really want!

I decided to do my own favorite things blog. Mine is just for January though because I'm constantly adding new things to my favorites. The other difference between mine and Oprah's is that I can't give away my favorites...so sorry!!!

Let's get started:

My obvious first favorite is McCoy!!! He's the best and I have so much fun with him! How could I not???

I also love these Pottery Barn glasses. I am a huge fan of bright colors and was so excited to see these in their new catalog.

These glasses go great with another favorite of mine..my Vietri dishes! I love red and polka dots so when Kirk and I got married I registered for these cute dishes and I absolutely love them!!!

This next thing I saw on Oprah's show. They are the crocheted Uggs. So comfortable!! You don't wear socks with them and you can wear them during the day and they're also wonderful as houseshoes.

I love mixing bowls!! This Zak! designs set is my favorite, though. They are so fun and bright and they're environmentally friendly!

Mom and I saw this Archer Farms brand at Target and decided to give it a try. It is great! Their yogurt drizzled granola bars are wonderful! Mom loves the oatmeal and we both thought the fruit strips were a great little snack.

I also love Edy's popsicles. They are so good and healthy, too! My favorite kind is the lime but all are very tasty. Has anyone ever tried the lemonade kind? I've never seen them in the store.

While I'm on food products, I'll mention Kashi Blueberry Waffles. YUMMY! These are so good. If you haven't tried them yet, you must!

My favorite lotion is Philosophy's Amazing Grace from Sephora. It smells soft...does that make sense? I also love their bath gel.

And the last thing I'll mention for now is these cute Robeez baby shoes. McCoy wears these all the time! They go with anything!

If anyone else is having a slow blogging week, I would love to read about your favorites!

Mastitis Strikes Again!

It's Tuesday and McCoy and I are still here in El Dorado! Kirk drove down on Friday night to stay for the weekend and take us home on Sunday. On Sunday morning, we decided we wanted to stay one extra night and leave early Monday morning. Sunday afternoon I came down with my 4th or 5th (who's counting??) case of mastitis!! I felt awful so Kirk and my parents decided that I shouldn't go back until I felt better. Kirk wanted me to have someone to help me 24/7 with McCoy, which I definitely need whenever I get mastitis. So, I called my doctor yesterday and she called in a prescription for me and I'm feeling 10 times better...YEAH! I hate feeling too tired and sick to play with McCoy all the time! So, mom will be driving us back to NWA tomorrow to resume our normal life.
In the meantime, Gigi and Pop are having a blast with us here! They've tried to convince us to move to LA for good! The only problem is, Kirk wouldn't have a job...just a small issue!
While we've been here, McCoy is loving playing in his swing. The only thing he doesn's like is having the tray across the top, so he decided to get rid of that...

He did this over and over! As soon as he moved his foot and the tray fell down, he would try to move it again. Once he starts crawling, I am going to have to keep a serious eye on this guy! Oh...and he has no pants on because my dad always thinks he's uncomfortable in his outfits so as soon as he gets home from work, he unsnaps them! I promise, he looked really cute all day! Here he is dancing with Pop fully dressed...

We're having lots of fun here and having great meals! Mom has cooked for me almost every night and she's a wonderful cook! Very creative! This has inspired me to make a new years resolution...start cooking more! So, if anyone has any tasty recipes they would like to share, feel free!

Having a Maxx Moment

Whenever I'm at my parents' house, I have the tendency to snoop around and see if there's anything my mom would like to give me. I never know when she might be sick of something I absolutely love that she's had sitting out or she might have something stashed away that she's no longer using. On one of these snooping sessions, I walked away with a full set of dining room furniture!! Yeah for me!
On this trip, I've found the cutest thing ever! This adorable platter from TJ Maxx!!!

Isn't it so cute?? It was in a cabinet in the laundry room. A platter this cute could not stay hidden, so I plan to take it when I go. I just hope she lets me...

McCoy is 3 Months Old!

Today McCoy is 3 months old! I love this age! He's developed such a personality and loves to smile! We cannot remember a time when we didn't have him in our lives.

There are a few things I want to remember about McCoy at this age:

1. He loves for people to talk to him and he loves to talk back! As soon as you start talking to him, he smiles so big! We can be in the store and strangers will come up and start talking and he will give them a big smile. It really does seem to make people's day...almost as much as it makes mine!

2. He doesn't like to be alone! He can be playing and completely focused on a toy but as soon as he realizes that I have stepped into the next room for a minute, he will scream. All I have to do is walk back in a talk to him and he starts smiling at me and goes back to his toy.

3. He loves toys with lights and music. He gets so focused on them, starts kicking his legs, and holding his arms up like he's riding a motorcycle. Sometimes I swear he's kicking his legs on beat with the music! This might mean he didn't get his dad's dancing skills...
4. Also, whenever he hears music he kicks his legs. Mom and I were looking at someone's blog yesterday and they had a video on there with music playing. He started kicking really hard and had a very serious look on his face.

5. He's started staring very intently at his hands and feet. Sometimes he focuses so much that he goes cross-eyed.

6. He loves to chew on his fist or fingers. If he spits his paci out, in goes the fist. I think he's trying to fit the whole thing in his mouth...takes after his mommy!

7. Just yesterday he started reaching for and grabbing his toys. It takes him a little while to work out that he needs to open his fist but once he realizes this, he's got it. Then it also takes him a little while to understand how to let go of it too. I'm sure that will all come in time and then we won't be able to stop him from grabbing things!

Yeah! He got it!

8. He hates the hiccups!! He gets so mad and starts crying or screaming in between them. The doctor told me that they wouldn't bother him but I know they do. Everybody gets mad when they have the hiccups!


9. He loves his bouncy seat! Once the waterfall and music starts, he kicks so hard! He comes close to kicking himself right out of it. We're going to have to get that on tape...

10. When he wants something, he wants it now! At the first little sign that he's hungry I better start feeding him or he gets to worked up. He starts crying so hard that sometimes he chokes himself up.

Fun pics...

Trying out the Bumbo!

Hangin' with Gigi

Tummy time!

It's so amazing to think of how much he has changed in the last month and we know that there are only bigger things to come. We are just so thankful that we were picked to be this little guy's parents!! Happy 3 months to our #1 guy!!! We love you!

McCoy's a Traveling Man

Once again, McCoy and I hit the road to come to El Dorado! We're having some work done at our house so we had to be out for a whole week! Kirk has to stay in NWA in a hotel because of work, so mom came to pick up me and McCoy and bring us back here.
McCoy, as usual, did great in the car for five hours! We played with some toys, read a few books, and smiled at each other. We pulled over once for a diaper change and to stretch our legs a little bit.

He loves Fido and Freddy! (we named them on the way here)

Pop was so excited when we got here. He couldn't wait to get down on the floor and show McCoy some of the toys they had for him at their house.

McCoy is also having fun napping with Sebastian.

And here is what McCoy is doing as I type this:

He loves the Rainforest swing A LOT more than he likes his at home. He loves to look at the bright animals and listen to the fun music, but he also loves to sleep in it. This might be coming home with us...

We're having so much fun and both McCoy and I are going to be big-time spoiled once the week is over! We miss Kirk a lot and can't wait for him to join us at the end of the week!! We'll post more of our El Dorado visit as the week goes on.

FLASHBACK-Here are some pictures of McCoy before we left in an adorable outfit! It's actually Harry's and he was nice enough to let us borrow it because he knew how much I loved it!!!

LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS!!

Before he read his shirt

After he read his shirt

I love these two pictures because Amanda has one of Harry looking sad and then one of him smiling with the same captions! I really do think McCoy and Harry are definitely going to be Ladies Men!! Watch out girls!