Already??

It would seem that even though I am ONLY 8 1/2 weeks pregnant, I am already visibly showing. Yikes--am I going to be enormous? I thought I was big last time!
Now, admittedly I was fat to begin with. So, I took a picture right at the beginning, so later I would be able to compare and tell when I actually started showing. I didn't expect it to be so soon. It's not quite as noticeable depending on what I'm wearing, but I CAN see a difference.
I'm going to do something unheard of and show off my fat here on my blog. ;-) The first picture is the beginning of my pregnancy, and the 2nd was taken yesterday. A noticeable difference, wouldn't you agree?

Love

Found this on another blog and thought it was awesome.

If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everything in its place, but have not love--I am a housekeeper, not a homemaker.

If I have time for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements but have not love, my children learn of cleanliness--not godliness.

Love leaves the dust in search of a child's laugh.

Love smiles at the tiny fingerprints in a newly cleaned window.

Love wipes away the tears before it wipes up the spilled milk.

Love picks up the child before it picks up the toys.

Love is present through the trials.

Love reprimands, reproves, and is responsive.

Love crawls with the baby, walks with the toddler, runs with the child, then stands aside to let the youth walk into adulthood.

As a mother there is much I must teach my child, but the greatest of all is love.

Levi and the Kittens

HEY WHERE DID THEY ALL GO??

Have You Heard?

ZOO!!

Well as you know, yesterday we took Levi to the zoo. It was not a mistake! :-) He really, really enjoyed himself and it was a blast watching his reactions and hearing him "talk" to the animals.



Enjoying a new souvenir cup and a cool drink in the shade.





Ohhh, fish! This was a popular exhibit, as I knew it would be. Whenever we go to Wal-Mart we stop in the fish aisle so Levi can oooohhhh over the fish. He can say "fish" and seeing a whole building full of fish, many he could walk up to like this, was a hit!




Roar!


The giraffes were greeted with wide eyed stares and whispered, "Wow!! Wow!!'s"


The tiger was having a hard day. LOL Levi enjoyed roaring at this guy.


The leopard inspired many very loud "Meow! Meow!!'s" hahaha




Watching the elephants. They were another favorite.




A fun day, for sure!

Little Boy Boots

I just LOVE cowboy boots on little boys. Absolutely adorable!!! Unfortunately, Levi has rather thick, fat feet and I have never been able to find boots that he has been able to wear. I have a hard enough time finding regular shoes he can wear.
However, the other day at Wal-Mart, I just happened to spot some new boots on display. I thought they looked like they just might fit my little fat-footed boy. Sure enough, we tried them on and found them to be an excellent fit! Woooo! Look! Aren't they the cutest things you've ever seen????????? :-D

My Levi

I've gotta say, this age that Levi is at right now is my favorite age so far!! He is an absolute joy, a doll, and such fun. He's young enough right now to still be a little babyish, and still want to snuggle with mom, and not sass ;-), but he's old enough to play, entertain me, make me laugh, and amaze me every day with the things he's learning and picking up on.
Here are some cute/fun things he does right now:

*He can say around 30 words, maybe a few more than that. He loves to point to things and say the word....he's so proud of himself when he does that!

*EVERY time we go to wal-mart, as soon as we walk in the door he starts asking for "nana" (bananas). The whole time we are in the store, he will talk about bananas. lol.

*He knows all our pets by name. When we pull in the driveway, he starts talking about Molly and Cocoa. His 2nd word upon waking in the morning (after "daddy?") is "Dolly?"

*He knows how to say "please" to get what he wants. :-)



*He has figured out our routine for church. :-) When he sees Jeremy taking a shower and then shaving (Jeremy normally showers at night and only shaves on Sunday) he starts saying "ch, ch". When he sees Jeremy putting on his dress boots, Levi goes and gets our Bibles. He has a Bible story book that he absolutely loves, and calls that his Bible and wants to take it to church. :-)

*He LOVES his daddy SO MUCH. As soon as he wakes up, he is asking for daddy. He talks about daddy all day long, and when Jeremy gets home from work, Levi often hears his truck drive in. He screeches "DADDY!!" and runs to the door. When Jeremy walks in, Levi runs up to him and puts his arms up in the air.

*He really, really loves tractors. He also associates tractors with daddy, because he'll see a tractor go by and say "Tractor!" Then, "Daddy?"

Next week we'll be going to Denver for 2 days and we're going to take Levi to the zoo. I can't wait to see his reactions and how much fun he has there!!!!