Yep, I said it

I have come to the conclusion that I get on my own nerves.  Yes, you read that correctly.  I. Get. On. My. Own. Nerves.  I said it.  It’s out there… I am annoying!  As I get older I become more and more OCD about things.  My latest obsession has been haunting me since John Brantley was born.  Yes, I am still an avid freak about germs and hand washing, but now its perfume!!  I didn’t wear any perfume for probably a month after he was born.  I didn’t see why it was necessary to waste it while I was just sitting around the house, and his skin is super sensitive so I was scared to wear any.  Now, I am NOT naming anyone in particular because a lot of people have held him in his 8 weeks, but when people who wear perfume hold John Brantley I usually change his clothes right after.  I still wear perfume, but in my own special OCD way I only spray it on my back!!!  I know… RIDICULOUS!!!  I am highly sensitive to smells.  I don’t do potpourri, candles, and I can only tolerate a few kinds of perfume.  So if someone has held John Brantley and I can smell their perfume on his clothes he must have a wardrobe change immediately! 

 

The other day I was taking pictures of Toto lying on the floor and Ford wanted in on the action too.

 

He wanted to pretend he was asleep!

 

Too much tummy time and he gets…. Well, PISSED!

 

The other morning it felt lovely outside so Ford rode his bike and I strolled JB to the park.

 

This weekend was the Tate County Fair.  I was asked to be a judge in the womanless beauty pageant.  I got to dress up as a man which I was extremely pleased and honored to do.  Trey thought it was goofy, but I enjoy doing silly stuff like that.  I don’t have any pictures to share, but I dressed like Larry from the school where I used to teach.  After the pageant Ford insisted on riding the mechanical bull.

 

I told Trey it would make the wife happy if he washed my car.  So, Trey and Ford got to work and my car is now white again. 

 

John Brantley and Delta had to watch from inside the gate. 

 

And tonight at bath time!!!...  He’d make a cute little girl wouldn’t he!!??? 

What happened to my baby?

Saturday Ford was invited to a birthday party at Cedar Hill Farms.  He LOVES this place.  They have a lot of fun things for kids to do, but most importantly, they have tractors!!!  Ford didn’t care about the other kids, the slide, the animals, the train ride, the pony ride, the cake or ice cream… it was ALL about the tractors.  We had to make him get down.

It was sooo dang hot out there.  I sweat.  I am not one of those cute little girls who can get in the 95 degree weather and not look like it bothers them.  I was dying!!!  I think everyone was.  The kids didn’t seem to mind though.

 

They give the children a cup of feed for the animals.  Most of the kids walked around and gave a little here and a little there.  Ford just wasn’t feeling it and dumped his all out to the bull.

 

Pony ride anyone????

 

He is screaming, “Momma!”  I seriously thought we were moving passed all this “momma” business.  It’s gotten worse since John Brantley arrived.  Speaking of… his behavior the last two days has been at an all-time high.  I feel like he is deliberately disobeying and he doesn’t give a flip.  Yesterday about did me in!

 

Sweet brothers.  John Brantley has taken notice of Ford lately.  I will put him on the floor and he turns his head and follows Ford wherever he goes.  Usually Ford is right down there in his face.  It drives Trey and me crazy!

 

My “baby” is huge.  He has literally gone on a big growth spurt.  He will be 8 weeks old tomorrow.  When he came home from the hospital he was wearing newborn pajamas.  Tonight he was in Carter’s size 6 months.  What happened to my baby????????

 

Ford HATED the swing.  John Brantley hated it too, or so I thought.  He napped in it yesterday and today.

 

I LOVE these three!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Today when we were leaving the post office Ford said, “Momma, I don’t want you to get another car.”  I told him we weren’t right now that we just got a new one, but one day we’d get something else.  He said, “Okay, get one of those really long limousine cars so we can put all of our stuff in it!”  He loves to talk about those “really long cars.”  One day I will have to see if we can ride in one.  He’d be thrilled!!!!

 

Big JB in his 6 month pajamas!!!  Ford was always so true to size.  Like right now he is 3 years old and he wears a 3T.  I actually feed John Brantley less than I fed Ford, but he is just a lot bigger.  I guess he won’t be able to wear Ford’s old clothes for too long! 

I have the distinguished honor of dressing up like a man and being a judge at the Tate County Womanless Beauty Pageant this Saturday at 1:00.  If you live in the area please attend… it’s for charity!!  And fear not, I will post pictures! 

About the boys

John Brantley turned 7 weeks on Wednesday.  It’s hard to believe he is 7 weeks old, and then again it seems like forever ago that we went to the hospital early in the A.M. on June 13^th.  He really is such a sweet baby.  Yes, he can be fussy when he is tired or hungry, but hey so can I.  Both of my boys have sensitive stomachs therefore I have to be really careful what I eat so that I don’t cause J.B. any pain.

In the past three weeks he has learned some more tricks since I posted about him being 4 weeks old.  He has rolled over several more times; he has slept thru the night TWICE!!!  Now this is a BIG deal I must say, but on night #2 I wasn’t so pleased.  Yes, he slept thru the night, but my 5:00 wakeup call wasn’t glamorous.  He was TICKED off and hungry and decided he wasn’t going back to bed.  Well, I really wanted to go back to bed, but that wasn’t in his daily agenda.  Therefore, I was up unloading the dishwasher, folding laundry, and writing thank you notes before the sun even said good morning.  He was back down for a nap at 7:30 when Ford woke up, so we got some much needed one on one time.  John Brantley has developed a cute little personality.  He squeals, coos, and smiles a lot now.  He really studies you and watches what you do.  He loves Ford.  Ford loves him.  It’s a good situation.  Ford sits on the floor and talks to him, sings, and rubs him while he coos from his nap nanny.  He has a cute little dimple in his right cheek that he likes to show off to anyone who is willing to make him smile.  I have two of the sweetest boys God ever created!!!

Ford is such a funny little thing.  You honestly never know what the child might say.  Sometimes it can be frightening.  When we got back from vacation Puddin was sick.  She had laryngitis which deeply concerned Ford.  We were at their house Sunday night and he was talking to Puddin.  The conversation went like this…

Ford: “Puddin, you sure are talking quiet.”
Me: “Ford, she lost her voice.”
Ford: “Puddin, I will help you find it.  Maybe you lost it at my house!”

Another conversation…

Ford: “Momma, why doesn’t our house have ears?”
Me: “Our house isn’t alive.  Things that are alive need ears to hear.  Our house doesn’t need ears.”
Ford: “Well, the house on Mickey Mouse Club House has ears.”
Me: “Well, that’s not a real house.  It’s a cartoon.”

The other night Ford and I were lying in his bed.  We had said our prayers and I was about to leave his bedroom.  He said, “Momma, when is the pappy fairy coming?”  I told him she would come soon.  “Momma, which door is she coming thru?”  I said she flies so I don’t know how she will get in the house.  “Momma, what kind of car does the pappy fairy drive?”  I told him she didn’t need a car.  The next thing I know he took his pappies and hid them under the covers.  I asked what he was doing then I said, are you hiding them from the fairy?  He said yes.  I started laughing and he got mad at me!!!

Last night Ford and I went swimming in our clothes!!!!  It was so fun to be able to get outside and play with him.  I think he really needed this time with his momma!

Last night was the FIRST night that Ford slept without a pappy.  When we got in bed he said he needed something to put in his mouth.  I told him I don’t sleep with anything in my mouth and I offered him some of my chap stick instead.  He got some and then said he wanted one of Toto’s pappies.  I told him no they were baby pappies.  He then decided that his stomach hurt and he needed to go to the bathroom. We went in there and he goofed around.  I went back and put him in bed and he LOST IT.  He started screaming, “Don’t leave me alone in here!”  I was tired and called in reinforcements.  Trey was exhausted because he had been at the Neshoba County Fair (see all his fancy representative friends!!)

and I knew that he would lie down with Ford and he did.  We successfully made it thru night #1.  Now he is down for his first nap… we shall see how that goes too.

My cousin, Leslie, came to stay for two nights with us.  She was so sweet and a huge help rocking John Brantley or entertaining Ford.  Thanks Leslie!!!

John Brantley had his first fingernail clipping today by Amy!!!  I am too scared to cut a baby’s nails.