Teething?!?!

So...I noticed with in the last week that Levi has been extra fussy. And at times he feels hot like he has a temperature except he doesn't. And the last 2 days I noticed he started drooling. I just figured he was fighting trying to sleep or just growing. Today he started putting his hand in a fist and sucking on it which I thought was weird. So I looked at his gums and sure enough he has an outline of a tooth that is white on the top. And if you feel his gums they're sharp like a tooth is coming through. 

I asked family and friends and was told by my sister in law that it's possible for babies to actually be born with teeth. So I googled it and that's what I found. I thought babies didn't teeth until much older. Little man must have super growth powers or something! lol

We should be home Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Since Blake got called on a job at the last minute. Lovely! Levi has a doctors appointment this week so I have a ton of questions to ask and hopefully he can tell me what to do about this situation because I'm about to go bonkers! If I never heard a baby cry again the rest of my life I would be A-Okay!

Daddy and Baby watching Tv <3

Happy 2 Months!

Today my little boy is 2 months old! Crazy!

Ain't he a little chunker!  He looks soooo much bigger than last months picture.

You can click on the Baby Levi tab to see his month by month photos.

We leave in the morning to come back to Tennessee. I'm so glad! This has been the most boring 3 weeks of my life. Probably even worse than bed rest! No joke! I got my quilt started yesterday. It's gonna be cute! After mine I'm making Blake a manly one and then I'm gonna start on one for Levi and maybe make some new bedding for him. Something cuter than what he has.

That's all I got!

Boogers

Thank god for these...

...and I'm glad I own like 5 of them!

Levi for some reason has a hard time burping lately. I'll put him on my shoulder, over my leg, sitting up and sometimes he just won't burp. Which is when he eventually spits up. Sometimes he'll start crying and it comes out his nose :(

Well yesterday he had an incident where he started crying and I thought he was gonna spit up so I started burping him. Since he's been congested lately I guess he couldn't get it to come out of his nose so it got clogged. Soooooo glad I had this thing or I don't know what I would have done. I've been using the saline spray on him and it's helped some. We go to the doctor next week. Thank god because I have a million questions!

Being a first time mom is stressful and it's so hard to learn as you go! But I wouldn't change it for the world. There's nothing better than looking at the beautiful baby you created!

 Laying in my lap

 His poor little crying face

Pretty baby!

One of many hobbies...

I got a new toy yesterday!

One of my many hobbies is sewing! My mom owns 2 sewing machines so I normally just use hers. But being in Oklahoma for a week now and 2 more weeks to go until we head back to good ole' Nashville, I'm extra bored and have a lot of time on my hands. I've sewn a lot of things and most recently I did some bibs and burp clothes for Levi. But after reading HelloMissChelea's blog like a book the last few days...I have decided I'm going to attempt to make a quilt! Not sure how or if it will turn out by I'm gonna try!

I know tons of pregos right now so if I can figure it out they may just become gifts!

Have a good day!

~Christine

Yes...I'm a paranoid mom!

I think I just need to realize that I'm going to be paranoid for the rest of my life and it started with my pregnancy. As if that wasn't enough stress now he's out of my belly and there's a whole different set of worries. 

For one I watch wayyyy to much tv esp the news! I've seen a few stories where moms get killed because someone wants their baby. I refuse to go on a walk alone anywhere with him for that reason. And I believe every mom should have a gun in the house. There was another story not to long ago about the mom that was alone with her son and 2 men tried breaking in and she shot and killed one of em.  I would have done the same exact thing! And being alone now while Blake is away you bet your ass his gun is in the night stand right next to me! This world is full of  way to many crazy people! 

Back to my original post....

On Tuesday at midnight Levi was still awake and extra fussy which he never is. So I felt his little forehead and he felt hot. I got the thermometer out and took a rectal temp and it was 100.1. I freaked out! I'm pretty sure with rectal temps you're suppose to subtract a degree for whatever reason ( I didn't know). All I saw was 100.1 and thought omg my baby is sick. I couldn't get a hold of Blake since he's 2 hours away on a job. I tried messaging my family and got no answer because they're asleep obviously. And because I never got a manual when he was born I turned to google who apparently knows everything! And of course the answers on there freaked me out even more. Not to mention I'm in Oklahoma where I know no one! And this little town shuts down at like 9pm! And....to put an even bigger cherry on top...I don't have a cell phone! Yes I know it's 2012 but I like saving money. But you better your ass I'm gonna go get one tomorrow because of this event! So I'm in tears and I finalllllllly get a hold of Blake via the hotel phone and I'm sure I freaked him out so he got the first ride back that he could.

When I took his temp he was fussy so I waited until he calmed down and did it again and it went down to 99.6 which is I guess normal. And thankfully a friend was on Facebook so she talked to me about it. He finally went to sleep and I'm keeping an eye on him and rechecking it. If it goes any higher I'm taking him to the hospital asap!

And that was my first panic attack. I'm sure there will be a million more to come!

There's a few blogs I check religiously and this is one of them! And I happen to have gone to school with her hubs. This week I am saying SO WHAT if...

• This is my first So What Wednesday!
• I just learned recently that you are suppose to add a can of water to Campbell's soups (chicken noodle). I guess that's what I get for not reading directions! I prefer my way thank you!
• I threw out a whole bottle of Hunts ketchup today because that junk is disgusting!
• I think Glee is the corniest show ever!
• I no longer have to buy girl scout cookies because Keebler makes their own version that tastes the same. Thank you Keebler for Thin Mints and Samoas!
• I can't stand coconut but yet I'll eat a Samoa and on that same note I can't stand plain cold tomatoes period but I'll eat salsa or other stuff that has them in it. Even fried green tomatoes. Weird I know!
• Tomorrow I'm going to buy a sewing machine and sew my heart out!
• I'm newer to blogging and it took me a minute to figure out how the heck to get that cute picture to be at the top. Durr!
• My son is 6 weeks old and everything has me paranoid! They need to give you a manual when you leave the hospital!
• I laugh when I see a young pregnant woman because I know the torture she's about to endure!
• I will be the first person to tell someone off! I use to be super duper shy. Not sure what happened! lol
• Being a stay at home mom is a lot harder than I thought! I don't see how working moms do it. I'm tired!
• I have been drunk once in my 26 1/2 years on this earth. My liver thanks me!

I could go on and on but I think I'll stop there before I prolong boring anyone! lol

Happy Valentine's Day!

Blake is still out in the field working so me and Levi got to spend it alone :( Hopefully he'll be back on Saturday so we can go to dinner because on Friday we will be together 3 years!

Funny story. Our actual first real date was on Valentine's Day 3 years ago. Myself, Blake, his sister and her bf at the time and then another couple all went to dinner. We didn't make reservations anywhere so we ended up at a mexican restaurant. Which is Blake's favorite. And I personally didn't care. I ordered a margarita and ended up giving it to Blake. Yuck! I don't see how people drink those! And then after dinner we ended up at a tattoo shop where I ended up getting a tattoo on my arm. And Blake's sister got a tattoo also. The place we went to closed shortly after because people kept getting them confused with a shop down the street that was awful. (I got my first tattoo there so I know from experience!) Which makes me sad because the guy I had was amazing. It never scabbed and for cursive letters it's perfect. The intern that worked there actual free handed it. I told him I didn't jail looking letters on my arm.

It probably makes me look like I'd be rough around the edges but I'm not at all! I just love tattoos! Blake has a solid piece on his arm along with 2 other tattoos. Being a hairstylist I've had a million and one people ask my why the heck did you get that and why there? How annoying right?! I want so bad to say something rude back but of course never could. I originally wanted to get it in Latin but decided not to because I never took Latin and I know nothing about the language so I stuck with plain ole' English. And I got it there because I saw a picture of Pink the singer and loved hers in that spot. Plus...Looking at my arm I can't see it so it doesn't bother me. I'm a little ocd about things and that probably would drive me nuts because it would make my arms uneven. Weird huh?! lol 

So that's our first date story. We actually didn't date long before he moved in with me and we've been together ever since. And I can say it's the best relationship I've ever had. We have our disagreements on minor things. But I can honestly say we don't fight ever! I read arguments between couples on Facebook all of the time and I'm just like thank you Jesus we don't have that problem. I don't ever picture my life without him! And he's the best dad ever!

And we made this cute little booger who is currently being a fussy butt because he's trying so hard to stay awake! Poor little boy has an old man hairline lol

That's our love story!

~Christine