Hello to all! I finally have time to make a quick post. Little man is down for a nap. Wow! These last 6 mo. have flown by. Travis is doing so well. He is crawling around, and his favorite thing to do is make noise!! He's going to be a talker! We are currently working to teach him to sleep through the night. It is the hardest thing yet! I hate to hear him scream, but it's time for all of us to sleep through the night! I'm beyond exhausted!
We are excited about our first Christmas with Travis. Santa is stopping by our house early since we will be traveling to the grandparents for the holiday. I think Travis will be fun b/c he loves to tear up paper. He is such a little boy! We will have lots of pictures to post after Christmas!
Also, for an update on Ryan and I. Ryan has started a new job and loves it. He will be doing claims with Farmer's Insurance. I'm still working at Children's 3 days a week. Gotta go. Merry Christmas to all. We love you guys!

Hey eveyone! No, I have not forgotten to post new pics. We have been super busy lately. Maybe I can get to posting pictures sometime this week. In the meantime, to check out Halloween pictures, go to www.crystalgoss.com and enter the blog. We had so much fun with the boys at the pumpkin patch the other day. Gotta go!

We took Travis to the pumpkin patch this past weekend in Little Rock. It was a lot of fun and good family entertainment. It will especially be fun next year when he is toddling around everywhere. Grammy and Pa were in Little Rock Fri. night for my Nana's angiogram, so, they came to stay with us. We all had a good time. We found little pumpkins for Travis so that we can take pictures of him playing at home. We also went to the new Babies R Us in Little Rock. It is awesome!

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I got Travis's halloween costume in. It is so adorable, but a little big. I'm going to try to shrink it for him. We have a few weeks until halloween, so, he may actually grow into them. I can't wait to take him to the pumpkin patch and boo at the zoo this year!!!

Travis and I went to Rhea Lana this weekend. It is a biannual consignment sale held in Little Rock and Conway. We go to both! Grammie and Pa came through Conway on the way back from their vacation and bought him a bouncy seat at the sale for only 17 dollars, instead of a Colorado t-shirt! He actually is loving the seat already!! Enjoy the pics!

Just a quick post today! Our baby is rolling over!!! It's so hard to believe and see how fast the little man is growing. He is so interactive now and it is wonderful! We are chewing on anything and everything. Baby oral gel is becoming a great investment! Ryan is officially the one who saw him rollover first. I unfortunately was at work! We are having a pep talk about not walking until mommy is home to see him do it first! Ryan was so excited to see him though. Well I better go and entertain him. Have a great week!

Travis and Rocky were having a cat nap and I had to catch a picture. Don't worry I kicked Rocky out after the picture.

Go Razorbacks!
Travis decided to practice sharing last week and loaned Brayson his thumb to suck on. He quickly became jealous and wanted it back!
His new best friend over the last couple of weeks, his thumb!
He's such a big boy!

Well, we are quickly approaching Travis's 4 mo. birthday! It is so hard to believe. He's trying to roll over, but he isn't quite there yet. He giggles and it just takes my heart away. We have a bad habit of sucking our thumb, instead of the pacifier. He is such a big talker and it is so adorable. We are soon about to start rice cereal in our bottles and mommie is excited in hopes that he'll learn to sleep through the night. He is doing well with his very patient and awesome baby sitter Ms. Pat. Her whole family is becoming a part of our family. We are so thankful for them. Going back to work has been great with him being in such great hands. I still miss him like crazy though!! Ryan is doing well dropping him off to Ms. Pat every when I work and picking him up. He hasn't forgot the diaper bag or him yet! HaHAHa!!! Well, I better go and entertain him. Have a great week!

Two cuties!!!
Me and my Grandmommy! Just a quick word to say. Grandmommie is now going through her 4th round of chemo as a result of ovarian cancer! Please pray for her and grandaddy. She has been so incredibly strong and we love her so much!!!
Travis tuckered Pa out!

Well, it has officially been 3 mo and 2 weeks since Travis was born! Time is flying by so fast! The little man is learning so fast too. He spits like a big boy and is almost rolling over. He and his little fingers go through wars b/c he wants to eat them so badly. He also is so entertained by the Baby Einstein movie that Lolli bought for him. No luck on getting him to sleep through the night yet or getting him to sleep past 5:00 am. It will come in time! Well, better go and exhaust him enough so I can catch a nap. Sleep is so valuable these days!

Fun at Cousin Travis's house!

Fun in the Bumbos!!!!!!

My cousin Kristen and her daughter, Abi, came to visit yesterday. Travis and Abi are 2 days apart! Look at the difference! It was a lot of to get them together and see how much they have changed. Abi is so precious. Cousin Brayson stopped by too, but he had leave before picture time. He was showing off with his new trick of cooing. Abi was too shocked by the loud boys to say to much. She got her time though. We'll have to catch them together again soon.

Go Hogs!

Well, today we went for Travis's 2 month check up. He is doing well! Weighing in at 14 lbs and 11 oz. Yes, I did a double take when I saw the weight. He is so long, 24 inches, so, he isn't really chuncky. He had 4 shots today, and I didn't think that it would bother me but it took everything I had not to cry. When we got home, it was nothing but a lot of TLC time, which I love. I head back to work next Tuesday, and I still have mixed emotions about it. I love my time with him and would be a stay at home mom in a heart beat. I have learned it is a full time job and so rewarding to be there to watch every little first smile and each developmental stage. However, I love my job too. So back to work I go, and I will cherish the two days off a week that I have with him. Those will be our days! Its going be a big transition for all of us, but Travis is going into an awesome situtation with Nana Pat to care for him. She's the sweetest lady. Truely a God send! Don't worry Lolli and Grammie, he'll just have 3 grandma's. Pray for us as we make this transition. I'm going to be in tears all day Tuesday at work.

Uncle Bryan with both Cousin Addie and Travis
Yeah, I had both of these little men by myself on Monday night. Thank goodness God knew what he was doing when he didn't give us twins. They were really good though and its a lot of fun having Brayson and Travis together.

We found a little safer floatie for him. He loved it. I think the combination of the water and the warmth beneath the floatie, made him fall asleep immediately. Isn't he cute in his swimming shorts.
He was helping mommie wash bottles!

The floatie is a little to big.

Here is a pic of Travis in his new swimming pool. He got to wear his little swimming trunks after all this summer. He was in aww at being in the water but we did get a couple of smiles out of him.

This is Travis's best buddy and designated cousin Brayson. He is so adorable and looks just like his daddy! You have to hear his little voice. It makes your heart melt.
I'm sitting up like a big boy! Brayson brought over his big boy baby Bumbo and we had lots of fun with the babies.

We couldn't find the pacifier and Ryan was determined to get him to stop crying! It worked wonderful!


Well, Travis will soon be 2 months old! Wow! It is so hard to believe. He is now wearing his adorable 3-6 mo clothing. They are a little big but the newborn stuff was getting too short. He is getting up once at night now, which is a huge praise! I have 3 wks left before I go back to work and I absolutely not looking forward to it. Here are some cute pics of the little man! Today, we are waiting to hear from my brother Bryan and his wife Kellye. They will be having their first baby too, a little girl, Addison. We are so blessed this year with lots of babies. Christmas will be so much fun!

This week we went for our one month check up. It is so hard to believe! He now weighs 11lbs and 12.5 oz and is 22 inches long! She said he is eating well and an appropriate amount. We are doing a 1/2 oz of juice a day to keep away constipation. He still has a heart murmur and he has a small hemangomia on his butt. The doc wasn't concerned about either, so, I was so relieved! He is still not sleeping through the night but we are at least now sleeping for a 5 hour stretch before waking up. We are having a lot of fun with him b/c he started smiling big this week and is cooing like crazy. I could set around all day and listen to him coo! It is so sweet! Travis and I took our first road trip alone this week and it went well. He's really good in the car. I'll be posting pics of him soon. I'm going to sit around and catch him smiling. He is so handsome!

Well, Travis is 4wks this week and it is so hard to believe. Time is flying by. We are having a lot of fun with him and he continues to teach us new things daily. He is growing so much and changing daily. I'm anxious to take him to the doc next week for his one month check up to see how much he has grown. I give props to all stay at home moms b/c it is a full time job. One that I'm loving!

Well, I had to update pictures! We are all doing well! Travis is sleeping well through the night! We had our first road trip last weekend and all went well. It was actually a bit relaxing to have some helping hands. We are trying to catch all the pictures that we can get! He is growing so fast! Well, hope everyone is well!

Notice the hat! He is the cutest baby ever!

Floor time with daddy!

I was messing with him while he slept! We'll let Crystal take his pictures!

A five generation pic on my mom's side of the family!
Pretty awesome!

Cousin Madeline and Travis playing!

First time swinging!
This is his favorite thing ever!

Again the cutest baby ever!