Hold the Green Beans

Today I attempted to feed Draiman some green beans baby food. Yeah well that didn't go over very well at all. This was even worse then the day I tried to feed him squash. He started off making the weird faces and then turning his face away from me when I tried to feed him. Then next thing I know he's all fussy and mad because he wants to eat but does NOT want those green beans. So in the end I had to throw out the green beans and feed him some rice cereal with apple juice. Usually he's not picky but he just was not having those green beans today.

Messy Boy

Here's my messy boy. I just caught him right after he finished eating lunch. When I say caught him I mean it. He was running around and shaking his head so that I couldn't get his picture. This time I won the battle though. I managed to capture this messy shot of my handsome boy. It's definitely a keeper if you ask me.

Draiman Baby

Mama's little baby is growning up so fast. Just looking at these pics you can see how quickly he's growing and changing. As I've said numerous times before I just can not believe how fast time flies by. It seem like just yesterday he was my tiny little newborn and now he's rolling all over the place and starting to crawl! I can't keep him still for anything. He's always been a mover and shaker but now that he can actually roll around and move where he wants for the most part there isn't much stopping him. I anticipate that it will only be a short time before he's officially crawling everywhere. Look out world, here he comes!

I'm back!

     Whew May has just been a busy month for me. I'm sorry that I have neglected you, but there's just been so much going on. I will do my best to check in more often. I have missed you though. This blog means a lot to me and I know I need to put more effort into it. I hope to add some more stuff and make some changes here soon. I would especially like to add more freebies, so just please hang in there with me. As always I feel like I am pulled in so many different directions. I just need to find my focus and get moving forward.
     In case you are interested here is a brief rundown of what's going on this month for me. Let's see, I have had two Help-Portrait events plus our weekly meetings. One of the events was our big spring event where we provided free portraits to over 70 families. This month Taylor turned 15 and we were supposed to attend her big Quinceanera but due to circumstance here party has been postponed. Tori's graduation this year as well her boyfriend and most of her friends. There's been senior pictures to do, grad parties to attend, and then this Sunday is graduation. Then on top of it all my brother has gotten a new job and I've been working on pics of him and the salon for his facebook fan page.
     I'm sure there are lots of small details I have missed but you get the idea. There's just been a lot going on. Well on that note I'm going to wrap this up. Poor Draiman is fussing right now and requires my attention. I will post again soon. Thanks for reading!

Cars

     Gatlin's latest movie obsession is Cars. He is just in love with this movie. Quite often he grabs the dvd box and hands to me so that'll I'll put that movie in. What's really funny is that once the movie starts he goes over to the dining room table and starts playing with his cars. He watches intently from the dining room (we have a large open doorway to the living room so he can still see the tv) while playing with his cars on the table. A lot of times it looks as though he actually acting out different parts of the movie with his cars. I really get a kick out of watching him. Kids are just so amazing.

Time Flies

     Sometimes it really does seem like if you blink you might miss it. I'm always amazed by how quickly time flies by. It seems like just yesterday I was pregnant with Draiman and impatiently awaiting his arrival. Now he's 6 months already! Don't even get me started on Gatty, that little guy has grown up so fast as well. This is why we really need to slow down sometimes and take a moment to enjoy it all. We'll never get back these moments again so we must make the most of them. Enjoy the precious moments today, don't let time just slip away.

The Haircut

     Gatlin is not fond of haircuts at all. Since his very first one he pretty much loathes them. Unfortunately for him his hair grows super fast and he tends to need them fairly often. For a while we had been going to the same stylist in our local Walmart but after one very embarrasing day I haven't really wanted to go back.
     The stylist, Amy, was great but my son was a whole other issue. He'd been having a rough day anway but he really needed to get his hair cut. Well lets just say that this particular time he pulled out all the stops as far as throwing a tantrum goes and I ended up carrying him out of the store, stiff as a board, while kicking and screaming. Oh yeah I was embarrased.
     Luckily for me my brother happens to be a stylist, infact Amy was his former boss so he's learned some tricks as far as dealing with kid cuts. Then there's also the fact that we've found an even better way to cheat the system so to speak ... we cut Gatty's hair when he's asleep! Yep that's right, the last few times we've just waited till he fell asleep and then my brother did his thing. Let me just say that this makes everything a whole lot less stressful for all of us. Thank goodness my brother is so talented.
     Well anyway this last cut Billy ended up cutting Gatlins hair quite a bit shorter than usual. Now we've always kept Gatty's hair longer but at this point is was way too long because we hadn't been able to schedule a cut soon enough. Billy's thought was that by cutting it shorter I wouldn't have to get Gatty's hair cut so often. Well I just have to say that as much as I appreciate his good intentions this Mamma is too stuck on her baby's long hair.
     I absolutely love Gatty's curls and I feel like his longer hair has always suited his personality well. This is why we've never cut it short in the first place. Right after I saw the cut for the first time I knew I didn't like it. Nothing against my brother but it just wasn't Gatty. Now after several days I will admit that it's growing on me a bit but I still can't wait for my baby's hair to grow back out again. There's just something about those curls that go so well with my little guy's personality. I guess some Mamma's don't do well with change.