little boy.

when did he change from a baby to a little boy? :( Such a little man these days....

 

game pics.

pics from our Fayetteville weekend :)

 

 

 

 love this little guy so much.......

hog.

Yes....We took our 11 month old to his first college football game -

• Did JJ enjoy the game? the game, didn't really pay much attention to it. The atmosphere...possibly...he's a big people watcher and a huge ham so he was entertained and entertaining at the least.
• Will JJ remember his 1st football game? no - probably not. He passed out hard during the 2nd half  :)
• Was 10 hours in a car with an infant - to see a football game - worth it? We have made comparable weekend trips numerous times before we had JJ - so yes definitely worth it. Car trips have changed a little bit - They now tend to include: pit stops for our antsy little man [Jesse has always been a "no stops/hold it till we get there" driver, so this drives him crazy :)]- leaving at night so that JJ can sleep the whole way and Baby Einstein.
• Did you and Jesse enjoy the game? yes - what we saw of it. ARKANSAS kinda dominated the game so there wasn't a whole lot to keep up with :)
• Would you do it again? absolutely.

Jesse and I both enjoy traveling and the experiences that come with them - When we had talked about trying to go to some football games this season, we know that we wanted JJ to be a part of them. He's a new part of our family and we want to enjoy some of the things we have always enjoyed....with him being a part of it. This weekend was not so much for JJ to enjoy his first college football game but for our family to experience our first football game together.

mission accomplished.

I will post weekend pics tomorrow :)

Tailgate

Getting ready for our first AR football tailgate - JJ wanted to help pack the cooler.....









Now just......12 more bags, chairs, a stroller and we're all set :)



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carefree.

JJ didn't appreciate my carefree and easygoing attitude that I portrayed on my last post and decided to give me a reminder that he is the one "in charge" this past weekend.......

by running a 101 ~ 102 fever since Thursday night :( Point taken.

House Parties.

house parties - barbecues - cookouts.....now have a completely different meaning with JJ in our lives.

Being the "non-spontaneous - always planning" people -  that Jesse and I both are - We were under no dis-allusion that JJ wasn't going to impact and change our lives in every way that we knew of....emotionally, financially, socially, etc. We thoroughly discussed all of the things that we would have to change in our lifestyle to accommodate adding a into baby to the mix......and then knowingly [as much as we could before actually having him :)] decided we were ready to grow our family.

Whether it be naive or not.....Jesse and I have always agreed that we wanted JJ to be an extension of the relationship that we have built together.....that we wouldn't lose who we were as individuals and as a couple - that we would grow stronger as a family. We wanted JJ to be a part of our lives in every way - be involved in the things we have always enjoyed - travel and vacation - spend time with the family and friends that we care about so much.....Before we had JJ, when all of this was discussion only - It seemed logical, easy, we couldn't understand why all of the above mentioned couldn't be done.....

After JJ - As reality often does - things are a little bit more difficult & strenuous than we planned for and anticipated :) Even though it takes a lot of work....you can't exactly plan for what babies want and need, or predict how they will react in every situation....we make a very strong effort to try and keep to our original ideals as much as possible.....Special occassions are planned far in advance - date nights have to be specified whether its the 3 or the 2 of us :) - some football games are just not for babies - most importantly......houseparties & cookouts with close friends are overwhelmingly appreciated and immensly enjoyed. Jesse and I are blessed with some very wonderful friends that have made it very easy to be who we are.....along with our new little man.

I am way behind in pic posting - a couple of JJ out and about with the fam....

                                   

Borderline child abuse.

please don't judge me.....I would do just about anything to make my little munchkin giggle.

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