Our First Thanksgiving as a Family!

We had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving!
It truly was so fun. We drove down to Fort Jackson to spend it with Taylor's Dad and Step mom.

It was Raylan's first really long road trip and he did a fantastic job! He slept a lot of the way and didn't even throw a fit. I was super surprised about that. :)

We did so much in just a few short days with family. Bowling, poker, dinner, dinner, dinner, and Meeting Santa! :)
                                                                     Eating Dinner

                                                                 Playing Outside!

                                                                 Playing Poker

       
                                                                     Meeting Santa!                                            

                                                                 Whip Cream Face!

Crud!!

Well I didn't work out today... But I did go grocery shopping and get healthy snacks. :)

Tomorrow I have a doctors appointment and hopefully will be cleared completely. Then I can get everything faxed to AA Medical and keep my flight benefits another few months.

Ohhhhhhh... BIG NEWS!!!

So, my granddad has been in the ICU back in Texas for a few months now. He got West Nile really bad and has since been paralyzed from it and put on breathing tubes. It's been really hard for me since I am so far away. When I flew to Texas last I got to see him and he mouthed that he loved me... Wonderful, I cried like a baby! :) Well, today my grandmother called and they have been working with him on a voice box. He actually TALKED to me today! I was so excited! He has been comatose since before I had Raylan so he hasn't seen or really heard from me. I can't wait to see him again. He is getting a little stronger day by day, God is truly good!

Until next time...

Oh Weekends

You go by WAY too fast!

I had a really great weekend though. They are always good cause my Hubby gets to spend time with us! That is one good thing about military life, weekends off! YAY!!!

We went to topgolf and had a good time hitting some balls. Raylan is at the age he wants to sit up-right in your lap so he can watch! He is such a goob. Sat., we watched the Red River Shoot out, Yes, my Sooners stomped the Longhorns! Taylor is a huge Longhorn fan so lets just say it was awesome my team won! :)

Sunday(today) we just had a lazy day, Cowboys lost... Bum Bum BUMMMMMMMM... :(

I'm actually diggin this blogging stuff. I have my night time alone after I've put Raylan down and Taylor goes to bed, it's just me, cable, and the Internet! Ahhhhh ALONE TIME!!!! I never realized how much I needed this until my time became Raylan's time, ALL THE TIME!

10 days and counting til we get to fly home to Texas!! Yay!!! I can't wait, I know I have said this in a previous post but I really miss home! 2 more years then civilian life here we come! Or maybe a duty station closer to home... depends on if he resigns.

Well, this past week I did some baking. Banana Bread and Pumpkin Bread. The Banana was from scratch, Pinterest, the pumpkin from a box but still equally as good. Hopefully this week I'll try another recipe. Not sure which one yet.

Also, Tomorrow starts day 1 of Mommy getting her body back! Gonna do some Pilate's!!

Until next time...
                                                        Sleepy Boy on Lazy Sunday!

                                                  Watching the Longhorns Get Stomped!!

                                                    @Topgolf Sitting with Uncle Gallagher!

                                                             Just Cause He is Too Cute!

                                                                         And Me...

Trying Something New

So today I signed up for BzzAgent.com. Pretty much you take surveys to see if you are a match to participate in any campaigns that they are running for bigger name brand companies. My blog is now link to them as well, so if anyone wants to try it out too, the link is here! Hopefully I'll have more to post about it soon.

Until next time...

A Good Weekend

This weekend was a really nice one. Taylor's mom came into town to see Raylan and visit. So Tay and I got to have a date night. It was a lot of fun, unfortunately I hadn't really been drinking in a good 12 months so lets just say I got a tid bit trashed! It was pretty bad, he had to run to CVS at six in the morning to get me some pedialite. Magic hangover cure! Once again I have to say I have the best husband in the world, BE JEALOUS! :) 

To my surprise Raylan did really well while we were gone. I was worried because he has a bit of an emotional attachment to me. Christy said he was a dream. He took the bottles of breastmilk like a charm, which now kinda makes me jealous. I mean thats MY time... lol I think I am just being silly about it, heck I know I am. He doe so well with anything that has to do with food. My little fatty! 

Tomorrow she goes home and we just have a few weeks until we get to get on a plane and fly back home for a visit! YAY!!! I love going home. I love my soldier and wouldn't trade my life for a million dollars but I do miss Texas. Whataburger!!!! Yes! And my Daddy! 

Well time for this momma to got to sleep, baby and hubby already down so now it is my turn! :)

Until next time...

A Lazy Day

Today was a lazy day for Raylan and I. We just hung around the house and were some big ole  lazy bones! He was pretty fussy earlier didn't really know what he wanted to do, eat, sleep or cry. He chose cry a lot... I always feel so bad for him though, he has gas so bad sometimes, you can just see the pain in his eyes. Hopefully today he will calm down in the bath, last night he dunked his whole head and had a mini melt down the refused to finish his bath. First time he has EVER cried in the tub. He normally is so happy in there, sinks himself as low as he possibly can in the chair so he is basically laying in the water! It is a hoot! :) 

Last night I made some homemade banana bread! It was so good! One of the few pinterest things that I have actually done... My list of to-do is still pretty long. Like working out, I just can't seem to get motivated. I mean I look at myself and don't like what I see, but that darn lazy bug bites me when I have the time to actually work out! I will say one thing, breastfeeding sure is like they say. I have already lost about 35 pounds from when I gave birth. Before I got pregnant I was bouncing between 135 and 145 at the end I was tipping the scales at a whopping 195! Yep, 195! I have the stretch marks to prove it too! Looks like a tiger is laying across my belly for the rest of eternity! YAY Me!!! (sarcasm)

Looks like my last episode of Bonanza is wrapping up for the day and my belly is grumbling, time to start cookin dinner since the hubby is trying to eat 4 day old pizza... YUCK! Whelp too late. He is eating it! :) 

Until next time...

My Little Stinker!

My little stink butt is just that, a STINK BUTT!!

He will not sleep unless I am right next to him. So, I am writing this post while in bed next to my sleeping husband so that Raylan won't scream! 

Okay, so being a new mommy is very different to say the least. My days now consist of baby, baby, and more baby! Oh and more baby! Don't get me wrong I wouldn't give it up for anything, I am absolutely head over heels in LOVE with this little man it is quite ridicules! 

Morning/Afternoon: 
I was blessed with a baby who likes to sleep, Thank the Lord! He goes down at night normally around 10:30pm, sleeps until about 4:45am, eats goes back to sleep. Gets back up about 8am, eats goes back down, 10am, eats goes back down, Noon we finally get up.
Then it gets fun! He is all smiles, so happy when he wakes up! :) He is in the cooing stage so he wants me to coo with him. I love it! He eats, poops, and naps on and off while I clean/watch Bonanza! (love that show) 

Evening/Bedtime:
The hubby comes home and Raylan lights up! He loves his Daddy, it is just the sweetest thing watching them together. I truly have married my best friend and he couldn't be a better Daddy to our son! Taylor(Hubby), normally falls asleep on the couch, I make dinner. We eat then Raylan eats. Around 8:30pm is Bath time! Raylan Love's bath time. Then we all wind down and we have been tying to get Raylan to bed about 10pm. Then we do it all over again the next day...

                                                    When He Fell In Love With Water!
                                                                      His first Bath!

A few things I didn't realize though about babies. They get gas a lot. And It really really hurts them. Breastfed babies have really runny poop and it's bright yellow! They truly do change every aspect of your life, from how you view thing to how long it takes to get out of the house. But honestly there isn't a better feeling in the world then that sweet thing you made giving you all his smiles! 

                                                     How could you not love this face?

So Here Goes It....

Okay, for starters this is my first attempt at a blog. 
Warning: I do not use correct grammar, have a VERY foul mouth, and you incomplete/run-on sentence's. If you don't like it, well, leave.

So it all begins, the reason for this blog...
On August 7, 2012 I gave birth to my greatest accomplishment to date!
A wonderful baby boy! Raylan Lee McConnell came into this world weighing in at 8lb 9oz 21 1/2inches long! With his birth came the most fulfilling exciting chapter of my life, what went was my body! :/

This blog is for me and me alone, if no one ever reads it I won't shed a tear. I want a place to talk about my day, set myself goals that I can hold myself accountable for, and most of all help me get back to me!