Pray for my Uncle

This has been a hard weekend.
My Uncle Billy had a seziure on Sat. morning as he was getting into the shower. He was home by himself and fell in a way that his chin tucked into his chest, he vomited and aspirated, and no one is sure how long he went w/o oxygen but they know it was longer than 4 min. ( 4 min. of oxgyen deprivation and the brain begins to die). My aunt and 14 year old cousin found him and did CPR on him until the paramedics arrived. They did some tests yesterday and today we found out that he has no brain function. He is on life support right now and they are going to perform another test in the morning. Please please pray!
1. for my aunt and 2 cousins 17, and 14.
2. my uncle that he be heeled here on earth or in heaven
3. for my dad and his brother
4. for Billy's family and friends.

Tell your husband/wife and kids that you love them every chance you can.

6 Months Old!!!

I know I say this every month but I CAN'T BELIEVE MY LITTLE MAN IS 6 MONTHS OLD! Where does the time go? 6 months and 1 day ago I was here.

6 months ago today I was here

and then this miracle happened


And now we are here

Is It a Baby or a Cat?

I must be REALLY deprived of sleep....
Toby had a funny story for me when I woke up this morning. He said that when he got in bed last night that I sat strait up and started saying "there's a baby in our bed, there's a baby in our bed" (Cason was in his crib) then I reached down to the foot of the bed, grabbed our cat who was sleeping at the end of the bed, and started to rock him like a baby saying, "is it a baby or a cat, is it a baby or a cat?"

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??????
This is a cat

This is a baby

Maybe I was confused by this...

Lucky

I feel lucky today. Actually I feel lucky everyday but today is special because it is my first Mother's Day. As a little girl I would get really excited for Mother's Day because I always wanted to make my mom feel special and do nice things for her( I should have done that everyday). Now that I am a mom the day is even more fun for me. Today was not about getting gifts and people doing nice things for me even though I loved those things too. Today was about feeling lucky that God picked ME to be Cason's mommy. I feel lucky that God picked ME for Cason to grow inside of for 9 months and 2 days. I feel lucky that God made Cason absolutely perfect and healthy. I feel lucky because I am Toby's wife and that he is Cason's daddy. I feel lucky that I got to spend this Mother's Day with my mom. I feel lucky that I got to spend this Mother's Day with my sister on her first Mother's Day too. I feel lucky because Cason and his daddy gave me tickets to go see U2 in the fall. But most of all I feel lucky because God picked ME to be the mommy of Cason.
And when it comes down to it, it isn't luck at all. It is God's hand in my life. His plan and His desires and I am left speechless.



Who wouldn't feel lucky after seeing a face like this?

Our Lives Just Got A Whole Lot Messier

Cason's first peas. He actually shivered b/c of their taste!



Nap time

Sitting in daddy's lap

A Boy and His Dog

Cason LOVES Hercules. At first he would just watch him walk by, then he started to smile at him. Now Cason laughs, squeals, and screams at him. Toby takes Cason and helps him chase Hercules. Poor Hercy is still trying to figure out what to do. If he tries to play back then he gets scolded because he might accidently bite. So he pretty much just sits there and takes the Cason abuse!

In other news, Cason met my kids at school this week. They have been trying to earn meeting him as an award and they FINALLY did it!

They thought he was really cute!
In other, other news, Cason has his first virus. Last weekend we noticed that he was much more fussy then he normally his. He kept having a temp. of 99.9 and we would give him Tylenol and that seemed to help. We took him to the Dr. on Tuesday and she said that he as teething. Yes, we were THOSE parents who took their child to the dr. b/c they were teething. Then on Wed. night I noticed that Cason was getting a rash and by Thurs. it was MUCH worse. Toby took him to the dr. yesterday and they tested him for strep which came back negative. Praise the Lord! But she said that he had a virus and his rash would probably get worse before it gets better and there is nothing that we could do for him. How sad. The rash looks much better today and this entire time Cason hasen't seemed to even notice that he had one besides being a little bit fussy.

5 months old and Easter

Part 1

Today is Cason's 5 month birthday! I amazed daily by all the changes I see in him.
It's offical, I can't turn my back on him for 1 second. If I do he has rolled clear across the room. He likes to spit and make razzing sounds with his lips. He thinks it's really fun to spit his cereal all over the place! He also has a lot to say. I love to sit and listen to him talk. He loves screaming at his dad. Not because he's mad but because it's fun. He also likes to watch TV and has taken an interest in Baby Einstein.
Here is his 5 month picture


Part 2
We went to College Station for Easter. Even though it was a short weekend we had a good time. For some reason I don't have any good pictures of Cason in his Easter outfit on Easter day. Cason went to church with us and did a great job sleeping through the service. He only tooted once!
Easter had a different meaning to me this year. Knowing that God sent his only Son to die on the cross and take away our sins if we ask is so amazing to me. I could never imgaine knowing that would be Cason's fate.
Here are some Easter pictures