Wow!
I can't believe that it is the end of March. Time is flying by now that Travis is really mobile and exploring EVERYTHING! Travis is growing to quickly. He is taking steps on his own and learning to stand up by himself without pulling up on things. He is also working on eating big boy table foods. His favorite being anything that ends in potato. Also, he never stops jabbering. He is going to be such the little motor mouth. I love every minute that I have with him!
Ryan is doing well. He is getting good and into his new job. It is really keeping him extremely busy. He is home for a while now, and we are so excited.
I am doing ok. Its been a little tougher 1st trimester primarily b/c I can't get as much sleep as I did with Travis. Its ok though. One more week and I am officially in my second trimester. The baby is doing well though so far. I have some way contacted fifths disease. Something that everyone usually experiences in childhood. It can affect the baby but the chances are rare. I am waiting on my parvo titers and CMV titers to come back. If they are positive we will just have to watch the baby really closely. The most rare cases that it has caused complications in mom and baby are related to severe anemia for me and the baby resulting in blood transfusions for either one of us, possibly while the baby is still in utero. The worst affect being placental abruption. God is in control and I know that he is going to keep us both safe. The sex of the baby will be made know in either May or June so keeping watching for the baby's ultrasound pic and the exciting news.
Please keep our family in your prayers: we are working to sell our current house to get a little bigger one to make room for the new baby, Ryan is working hard to adjust to his new job, and pray for our health that everyone will remain happy and healthy.

Up to NO GOOD!!!
What are you doing to me mom!?
Look at his handsome eyes and lips! Gorgeous little man!

Just a quick post! We had pictures taken by this weekend by Travis' Auntie Crystal. She is so talented and amazing with her career as a photographer. We had so much fun taking these pictures. Travis was so busy and we were all exhausted at the end. She managed to catch some awesome moments though. Feel free to view them on her blog. Go to www.crystalgoss.com, scroll down the page, and click on "enter blog." Amazing job, Crystal, we love them all!!!

Who do I look like with this smile????!!!

I'm not doing well these days keeping this site updated. Things are crazy busy. Travis is doing well. He amazes me everyday with how much he is learning and how quickly he is developing. He is officially crawling now and chasing after the cats. He is babbling like crazy and saying "MAMA." I give Ryan all kinds of heck about him saying mama first. He is also pulling up now too. So, you can see why I haven't updated the site lately. We are learning to say "no no" every two seconds to him as he gets into things. We still aren't doing well in sleeping. He is now officially in his own room and out of our room. We also let him cry it out a lot now at night too. He's found my weakness though b/c I walked in last night and found him with his hands stuck through the crib rails, his head pressed against the crib rails, and he was screaming. I couldn't take it and picked him up. He won b/c we slept in the recliner.
Christmas was great. It started with as an unfortunate time with my great grandmother passing away. But we ended up really enjoying the holidays with family. Travis had his first Santa time on the road. His favorite thing was the paper. We were constantly digging it out of his mouth. We are glad to be at home and to have a lazy Saturday today. Hope everyone is well. Unit next time!!!

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.