my memory recall sucks and take a pic of your plate!!

So, I had this fun idea! And it came to me in the middle of the night…how I remembered is anyone’s guess. Anyhow, for all of us celebrating Turkey Day tomorrow, wouldn’t it be fun to see what everyone’s plate looks like before we dig in? We all probably do it up a little different and regional fare and whatnot…so lets share!

If you get a second tomorrow, snap a pic of your plate and then email it to me (jessicabold at hotmail dot com  - or just click the “give me a shout!” button on the top right of the blog) sometime before Monday. It can be the picture by itself of you can list what’s on there, too.

Then, on Monday, we’ll all get a virtual food coma together, checking out everyone’s eats! I’ll post them here with a link to your blog (if you have one/give it to me) and where you’re from.

And if no one plays along, we’ll just forget this ever happened…so maybe you should share this and get your regular/bloggy friends to tell their regular/bloggy friends to tell…you get the idea.

So, yay! Play along! It’ll be fun!

Also? I should probably tell you Happy Thanksgiving today because, honestly, I’m thinking this is the only chance I’ll get. Tim will be home for the rest of the week and we can all imagine where I’ll be for the next five days.

(and if you can’t imagine, I’ll give you a hint: NOT SITTING AT THE COMPUTER)

I do hope everyone – who is in America and celebrating Thanksgiving – has a wonderful time with your family and friends. Tim, Kellan and I are celebrating solo. As in it is just the three of us. It’ll be fun, I hope, and we may or may not have gotten Kellan a turkey bib…

Also? Did I mention Kellan is not crawling, pulling up, etc? I’m pretty sure I did but if not, well. Here we are. Still rolling everywhere.

I know. It’ll happen. I’m not worried. I just…thought we’d be there by now is all.

(this is totally unrelated but one of our dogs, the golden retriever, just walked into the computer room, farted, and then walked out. I guess that’s my cue to let her outside. NICE.)

I kind of realize I fell off the thankfulness wagon. Not intentionally. I’m thankful for things every day. I just don’t make it a habit of sharing them. Like yesterday, I was thankful because it was Tim and my eight year (!!!!!!) first-date-a-versary. Wow. Look at us now.

I’d say I was thankful today for Starbucks but when the dude at the counter was like, “Didn’t you get something already once today?” and then I was all, “Um…No…but I did yesterday.” and then he gives me this random smile and I was immediately confused.

When I got into the parking lot, still trying to figure out what that whole exchange was all about, it hit me and my face started burning red and I was like OMG. OMG OMG OMG.

I’M WEARING THE SAME SHIRT AS YESTERDAY AND HE REMEMBERED.

Now I can never go back there again.

Mortified.

I didn’t even realize I had done it. I guess that’s why I should always put my dirty clothes on the bathroom floor instead of on the side of the bathtub, right honey?

Because I obviously cannot remember anything.

Like what I wore less than twenty four freaking hours ago.

I just put the shirt on this morning without giving it a second thought. And I always used to give my clothes a second thought like, “When was the last time I wore this? Is it too soon to wear it again?”

Yah. That apparently doesn’t happen anymore.

Fail.

i’m not sure you’re worth it.

Happy Halloween!!!

That’s Princess Alexis Minaj of Labrador and Lady Madison of Goldentrot and Kellan the dragon.

Let’s just say Tim and I were laughing the entire time we were taking pictures of this, um, “scene” and continued to laugh while looking at the results because OMG.

Kellan…it’s not that bad. Because we were laughing so hard, he would stop crying every now and then, half smile and look at us like, “What is going on? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, HERE?!”

Lexi? That dog DID NOT MOVE A MUSCLE THE ENTIRE TIME.

She looks like that in every. single. shot.

Maddie? Miss. Personality of the Year, right there.

I’m sure we’ll catch a lot of crap from Kellan in a few years…but it was SO. WORTH. IT.

Hope you all have a wonderful Halloween day…and night!

red, white and blue

Kellan just wanted to tell everyone Happy Fourth of July!

And to all my non-American friends: Happy Super Cute Kellan Picture Day (also known as Wednesday)!

(Happy Super Cute Kellan Picture Day sounds way more interesting if you ask me)

(but then again so does Happy Hump Day, so there’s that)

friday photo

Another week down! I can’t believe we’re going to hit double digits this Sunday – ten weeks!!

Kellan has yet to sleep In his crib. He still sleeps with me in bed.

I know. I’m probably more of a crunchy granola mom than most. I need my sleep, though and this is how I get it.

I’ve started putting Kellan in his crib during the day, though, with his stuffed animals (his “friends”) so he gets used to it and comfortable in the room. I don’t want to just toss him in there one night and he wakes up terrified.

(also know that, yes, I’d take the animals out of the crib when he sleeps)

This was our play group outfit. I’ll have you know that we have a few different outfits with bugs on them and Kellan has pooped or peed on each and every one EVERY time he’s worn them. This one didn’t escape, either, as we had an explosion on the way home that rocketed all the way through his diaper, outfit and into the depths of his car seat.

Diaper explosion FTW!

I love going on walks with Kellan in the morning. I don’t always make it out, but when I do, this is one of my favorite routes.

Happy Friday, friends! I’m off to the OB today, again, for a follow up appointment since my “tear” still hasn’t completely healed.

I’m totally planning a recovery post…just so you’re all aware of what exactly I’ve been dealing with.

friday photo + a surprise!

I’ve been a super lazy blogger this week. There really is no real reason, other than this:

Not only did Kellan and I have our first solo-middle-of-the-week outing to Babies R Us (obviously) to exchange some clothes for a bigger size and to the grocery store…

We also had the dreaded two month well baby checkup.

He’s in the 50th percentile for weight, 75th for height and 96th for head circumference (OMG). Basically, he’s tall and skinny with a giant head.

Tim said he and I both have big heads.

I have no idea what he’s talking about.

Also at the checkup? Shots. Lots of shots.

I knew they were coming…I just had no idea I’d react the way I did.

I was sitting in one of the chairs while Tim held Kellan’s arms as he laid on the table thing and then two nurses, one on either side, counted to three and then stuck him.

I have never heard a worse sound in my entire life. That scream….will haunt me forever. And Tim was torn up because Kellan was looking right at him when it happened and his eyes basically said: “Why are you letting this happen to me?!”

I took Kellan from Tim, tried to nurse him and then after a few unsuccessful seconds, gave him his binkie. As he calmed down I looked at Tim and was all, “I’m going to cry.”

He didn’t think I was serious until he saw tears rolling down my cheeks.

Then he almost started crying because I was crying and Kellan was still whimpering.

That was the most awful day ever.

The shot-gate aftermath:

He slept most of yesterday, but managed to bust this out for me…little trooper he is:

And I know invert (autocorrect fail) never post videos….but this happened yesterday morning and it’s too cute not to share. The beginning is the best…kinda tapers off from there…

My voice is weird, I know. It’s my “I’m talking to Kellan” baby voice.

I’m getting a haircut this weekend. I’m going to ask for the sexy mommy style. Whatever that is.

friday photo

Another week down…Kellan will be two months old on the 19th.

Holy wow. We’re almost out of the fourth trimester (the one where the baby is out of the womb…but not 100% ready for that kind of commitment). The 4th month is supposed to be this “awakening” of sorts when your baby is ready to interact with the world.

(4th trimester logic brought to you by The Happiest Baby on the Block book)

I’m definitely ready for month four…but I’m also enjoying the here and now…

I found my shirt…..and I’m gonna hold it.

I’m obsessed with baby hands. Especially when they’re all tangled together.

Post-bath in his new robe. He zonked right out. Not sure if it was the bath…or the robe…or the crying whilst in the bath…that did it.

Is this not the most contagious smile in the entire universe?

I’ll bet you smiled just now, didn’t you?

Happy Friday, friends!

You smiled again, didn’t you?….didn’t you?

happy easter!

Love,
Kellan ‘Reece-ter Bunny’ Bold

friday photo

So, I got super sick yesterday.

It came out of nowhere.

I woke up feeling normal and then…I started feeling sicky. I texted Tim around 9am all, “I’m not feeling well.”

A few hours later I texted him again all, “I’m sorry…you have to come home. Something is not right.”

“not right” was a 101.6 fever, chills, body aches, headache, stomach pains, bowel issues…etc. It was almost like I had the flu, even though I got a flu shot this year. My first EVER.

It was also the first time I had ever insisted Tim leave work.

He did…though I felt bad asking him to do so. I knew I had no choice, though, since I almost passed out while changing Kellan’s diaper.

Anyhow, once Tim made it home, Tylenol and sleep became my only concern, besides feeding Kellan. Tim was on baby duty all afternoon and evening. By 7:00, I was feeling a bit better and took over the baby duties so Tim could get some sleep.

I woke up this morning (I mean…I woke up multiple times during the night, too) feeling much, much better. Still not 100% but greatly improved. Greatly improved and 3.5 pounds lighter. I’m severely dehydrated. Breastfeeding and not eating yesterday probably didn’t help, either.

***I never get sick. Like, ever. I think I’ve had a fever three times, including this time, in the seven years Tim and I have been together***

I think my body was just run down and worn out.

Anyhow, pictures!! I just jumped on the instagram/frametastic boat…and I’ve been having way too much fun, as you’ll see below.

(I’m jbold23 on instagram, if you want to follow my picture creation prowess)

Happy Easter Weekend (if you celebrate)!

We have zero plans for Easter. Zero.