We are off! Florida here we come

Typical male - all he needs is the remote and some toliet paper. :)

Off to birthday lunch with Daddy

Cib's new Radio Flyer

Happy birthday big boy!

Anniversary dinner at VOICE

After our 9 course tasting menu, a tour of the kitchen and meeting
chef kramer - this tops the list of best meals ever and best nights
ever.

Happy Anniversary!

I love you Austin! Happy 7th Anniversary! Here is a picture from last year's anniversary (and Cibbers due date) wow - I was truly about to pop.

You truly make my heart smile my love!

Splish Splash Birthday Bash

Thank you to everyone who helped make Cib's Splish Splash Birthday Bash a ton of fun! As you can see, he had a great time!

Nana and Cib enjoying their cake!

Cib is #1!

Mostly Cib is a really cool dude...

Happy Birthday Baby, I mean Big Boy Cib!

Big un

Sitting like a big boy in his forward facing car seat.

Happy Birthday My Angel!

A prayer for sweet baby Cib:

Lord,
There are days I do wholly know that I am unworthy of this amazing blessing you have given me - Our sweet Baby Cib. Thank you Lord for giving us this gift, despite insurmountable odds. Lord, please forgive me for crying out to you in anger when I was sure I would never meet this precious one. Please help me Lord. Help me to daily turn to you for help in raising this beautiful child to be a man who fears and loves you. Lord I pray that Cib will be filled with your peace and joy. I thank you for the joy he brings to our lives daily. I pray that today, on his birthday, and every day you will bless him, draw him nearer to you and give him faith in your word.
Amen

A note for Cibbers and Bits:
Sweet boy,
Mommy loves you with her whole heart! Thank you so much for being such a good boy. You play peacefully, you laugh often and you love others and seeing new things. You are a whole other person, separate and apart from me. Watching you grow and learn every day is my privilege. I hope you know how loved you are today my lovey! I keep this blog for you, so you can look back, smile and know you were cherished.
Mommy

Quesadilla anyone?

Cib loves playing IN the cabinets.

Drum Roll Please

Cib took his first steps today! Four to be exact. And unfortunately I missed them. His sweet teacher at school, Ms. Noi informed me when I picked him up that he is walking. :( But I know I will be here for the next ones. My sweet sweet baby is a big boy now. (literally and figuratively) His new word and the one he is now calling me is kitty kat.

Here are some pictures from the last couple months.

Yes that is a giant bird perched in the center of my pool.

Finally home

After 5 months and a weekend in Houston we are finally home.

Mom is back in action!

Here is a picture of my mom icing my brothers grooms cake!! She is so
amazing- I can't wait to taste that cake tomorrow!

Moving day!!

It is finally here - moving day! The previous owners are due to leave the house late this afternoon, early evening and we finally get to spend a night in our new home! The movers arrive tomorrow at 7 a.m. to unload our things and start helping make this our home. It has been a long adventure to this point. I know the Lord has a purpose in the trials and the blessings have not gone un-noted.

Cibbers and Bits update:
I have one word - fast. Cib can crawl faster than I can walk behind...scary! He is into EVERYTHING - no leaf unturned. He is finally losing a little weight, down to a svelte 28 pounds but getting taller by the second at just under 3 feet. He still daily more of a blessing than I could have imagined. His personality is 90% Austin's chill calm and 10% drama that he fairly got from all corners of the gene pool. He is talking constantly but the only English words are mama, dada, kit cat (kitty cat), duck, nana.

More soon!

Muchin on goldfish at granny nannys pool

Cib got into the chocolate while I wasn't looking

Growing Pains

Wow it has been far too long since I have made an entry. Time is simply flying in some ways and dragging by in others.

We are still in the process of closing on our house in Dallas. At the last minute we found out that the folks buying the house were not approved for their loan - joy! So we have given them an extension and hoping beyond hope to close this Friday. Prayers appreciated. If we dont close within the next week on the Dallas house - we lose the house we are trying to buy here in Houston. Ugh....Have I mentioned how much I hate moving?

Last week was Cib's first day of school - he had a blast! After a serious talking to by the teacher upon arrival, I was informed he might throw a fit or cry when I left....hhhmmm I said. I left and waved vigorously and smiled, then resumed playing with the sea of new toys. He had a great day. When I picked him up the teacher said he was a joy. My sweet boy!

More later!

Summer Time!

Looking pretty for my first day of school

Tried to squeeze in my morning walk- cib didn't make it.

Daddy is really cool

Out with daddy

Cib's big adventure

Cib is staying with nana papa Mamaw and papaw out in east Texas for
memorial day!

Heading home?

Well we oficially aren't sure where home is anymore. We are driving
back to Houston and listening to Cib "talk" at the top of his lungs-
yes he should be asleep. This is what I saw staring back at me when I
looked into the back seat to make sure he was asleep. Too cute!

Ssiigghhh- packing fun!

We are in packing hell. :) cib is keeping us laughing though!!

Big thanks to nancy for ALL her help.

The force is strong with this one.

Happy mothers day

Today was my first mothers day with Cib here. Austin brought in
coffee, cards and a smiling baby to greet me today. A perfect start!
The boys took me to brunch- yum! Then I got to walk around target for
an hour by myself!! It was a good day. We are in the car- granny
nanny's suburban actually- headed to Dallas. We going to pack up our
home and get it ready for it's new owners. Even though I am so excited
it sold, I am very sad to leave it. I know our new home will be filled
with love and good memories too.

Happy mothers day!!
Here is a picture of Cibbers going in for a daddy kiss.

Baby jail!!

After cib mastered crawling a couple days ago we have invested in
'baby jail'. Granny Nanny's knick knacks have become far too much of a
temptation.

Baby ella

Cib, give mommy a break please.

Cib's new favorite habit is to turn around backwards in his high chair
at meal time.

Cib standing in his bed!

Quesadillia... No teeth required

I like... To go to El finex

Cibbers and Bits Update

I can't believe my sweet baby will be 9 months old tomorrow! Yesterday we went to see the doctor for a little cold and she went ahead and did Cib's 9 month stats. He is now weighing in at almost 27 pounds and 32 1/4 inches long - both in the 100% for his age. I have a feeling I am in for a big growing boy for a while to come!

Cib is babbling mama and dada. He is pulling up on things, crawling - only backwards and still has no teeth. He magically moves from one side of the room to the other in a flash. I am getting ready to set up a hidden camera to discover his mode of transportation. - wink

We have had a great couple months in our transition to Houston. We are still residing with Austin's parents while we wait for our Dallas home to sell. They have been such a huge help and so gracious to have us (and all our baby gear) descend upon them.

We spent a really great and relaxing weekend in Bandera for Easter. We had lots of good food and plenty of fresh hill country air.

I wanted to update everyone on my mom. While she is still struggling daily with pain and the new challenges presented by old tasks, the Lord has been gracious in helping her to have a brighter outlook mentally. It can be frustrating (I would assume) for her that people assume she is home and just paralyzed. Unfortunately it takes your brain some time to rewire pain sensors. Therefore she is in constant pain in her legs and behind. My dad is working tirelessly to find a pain management specialist to help find my mom some relief.
On Thursday she is turning the big 5-0! We are praying daily that every day gets easier and better than the one before.

Cib 9 months "Photo Shoot"

Here are some pictures of my big boy. I cant believe he will be 9 months old next week! He is truly a sweet boy and a true joy!

Unfortunately we dont have access to Meena here in Houston so I these.

Happy Spring!

Well I am not sure you could say we are settled here in Houston just yet but we are getting there. We have had some really great time to spend with friends and family since we came. We have been here a month now - time is flying! I have attached some recent photos of sweet Cib. He is really into hats right now. Everyday he is doing something new and different. He is such a joy!

Cib is going to have a cousin come fall - Austin's sister Lindsey is expecting. We are really excited! They are calling the baby blueberry until the sex is determined. It made me think of us calling Cib, ham bone until we knew if he was a boy or a girl. At this rate, by the time the Fatheree's are done having kids we could have a really tasty meal! :)

I like to go... To the park.