What do I do all day?

Recently I've been rethinking some old thoughts. I used to think that if a mom stays home with their children that they have plenty of time to get things done like cooking and cleaning, etc. Well boy was I wrong. It may get better once the man gets older but right now, I'm lucky to get dressed and get a shower! Half of the time I'm not sure where the day goes but before I know it, it's gone and Curtis is home and the house is still a wreck. Does anyone else struggle with this?? So what I do all day may be a mystery but it has something to do with this:






and this:




Don't get me wrong - I love it! I will have to go back to work for a little while so be praying for us as it will be hard. Well the man is stirring from his only nap of the day to come so I will say adios!

Oh one more thing - why are all these mainstream artists coming out with country albums? I don't get it!

Sweet Baby

Every time, well as long as he's not hungry, I get this guy on the changing table he just lights up and is happy.  I brought the camera this time and captured it for the world to see.  He's so sweet that it makes up for all the drama baby when he's hungry!

Here's one of him just being a smiley baby - which is a recent occurrence.

Crazy Hair

First of all I apoligize for the lack of posts lately! Life with a baby is busier than I thought it would be. Excuses aside, Jackson is growing like a man! He is at least 14 lbs I think (based on my weight alone and then with him on the scale with me). He is almost a whole pound bigger than I was at his age, which says a lot if you've ever seen baby pics of me! He is way bigger than Curtis was at this age, but that's not really a fair comparison.

In the past couple of weeks he has developed what Curtis and I like to call "the poof". It is something to behold and is so funny! It can't be controlled and we are loving it. Here is what we mean:

In the past week he has started smiling too. It is so sweet and something I've been looking forward to. It's not a trick we can get him to do yet but is super cute when he does!

(this outfit was Curtis' when he was young!)

In the past week two important people to us have celebrated birthdays

Happy Birthday Rach - it's your last to really celebrate for a while!

And Los - Happy Birthday! We still love you and are proud of you even though you skipped class. Don't take after me, take after Dad and Lauren!

The Man Baby Goes to Church

Today the Man Baby introduced himself to First Baptist! With his gear labeled and him looking super cute, we left him in the newly renovated nursery. The man baby will settle for nothing less than the best! Everyone was oooing and awwing, which of course he loved. We only stayed for Sunday School but it was fun none the less. Next week we'll stay for big church too. Here are some pics:

More visitors

This past weekend Lolo and Auggie (better known as Lauren and Alex) came to meet Jackson. He loved them both and wasn't shy about spitting up, peeing and pooping on them! They might as well get the full experience while they are here, right?! Look out It Who Must Be Conceived, you'll have great parents! Here are some pics from the weekend:

Cuddling with Auggie

Cool cat with the sunglasses Lolo bought for him! How cute is that shirt!

Learning how to use the remote and Blackberry with the boys


Lolo and Auggie (boy, I hope these names stick because they are awesome!)



Just chilling with a drink, watching the Cubs game. Thanks Godfather Colin for the great Cubs outfit!

The Five Timers Club

Some of you may remember the sketch on SNL when Tom Hanks hosted for his 5th time, thus earning him membership into the exclusive Five Timers Club, along with Paul Simon, Chevy Chase and Steve Martin.

Jackson earned his way into the Five Timers Club by messing on five different outfits yesterday. It has to be a record. If you include the clothes from Kris and me that received some Jackson spit, then we certainly had enough for a small load I think.

He's a little fussy right now so hopefully he'll calm down so we can rest. He has been really good lately, last night not included. Fingers crossed!

Here is Jackson chilling this weekend in his awesome monogrammed bathrobe!

My First Post

Hey all! No this isn't Jackson posting yet, he's not quite ready for that but we're thinking he'll be able to by next month. He is our man baby after all! Since I'm at the computer every 3-4 hours for 20 minutes at a time, I thought I would try my hand at posting. I apologize to the faithful 5 readers because it won't be as funny or clever at Curtis' posts but just as informative. Also please ignore any grammatical errors :)

Jackson is doing very well! He's sleeping very well at night. In fact, last night he slept from 10:45 until 4:30! Yeah sleep! I think he knows how his mom and dad are when they don't get enough sleep and would prefer more pleasant parents. He eats a lot and sure does let us know when he's hungry. For those of you that know my parents dog Caesar, he's like Caesar when he gets hungry! hahaha

We are still the Hotel Callaway with Martha leaving today and my family (minus Carlos, who started at USC today!) coming in tonight. Having grandparents here makes it a bit difficult to try and start a strict schedule so it's more of an idea right now and we can get it down better when it's just him and I. We do love having people here though! (no seriously we do!)

Well my 20 minutes is up so I'll leave you with some super cute pictures of, if I may say, the cutest baby in the world!

Kristina :)

Rachel, JWC and I

Thanks Wilhelms for the outfit!

This is his hungry face!

Too cute! (that's what his bib says!)

4 generations!