I can't wait to meet her and take a picture or two:)  Congrats!!!

Hazel Ruth

6.5.09

7lbs. 9 oz.

20 inches

(Thanks Theresa, I stole the picture from your facebook)

Monday Zabe did fabulous on the toilet.  I had no hair Monday so I (and Ann) worked so hard, and Z did so well.  He went on the pot all day, with little accidents.  Tuesday. Different story.  I had a lot of hair, had to put a pull up on him, which to him I think felt like a diaper so I think he thought it was fine to pee in it.  After all he didn't get wet, like if he had undies on.  Wednesday and today were really busy hair days as well so no such luck.  Since Monday was the first day he has EVER gone on the toilet, I'm happy he at least knows where the potty is coming from.  Were getting closer!!

All is well otherwise with Zabe, same old.  Talking like crazy.  Learning like crazy.  Sometimes making his mother go crazy. :)  93.999% of the time he is a very pleasant boy.  The rest of the time.......I'll just say...It's hard to be a mom. 

He's growing.

He's grown 5" since October.  So, almost an inch a month.  Wonder when that will slow down.

He's 62+ lbs.  I should weigh him tomorrow. 

Size 7 diapers....they hardly fit.   They don't make a size 8 or 9 for that matter.....Pampers really should.

Still not a big eater, but when he does eat he eats good.

He still LOVES his milk.

And his sippy cup., I'm assuming he'll be about 12 before we break the soft nipple sippy cup.  Awesome!

And his blankie, Mike and Bob.  Mike is his baby, and Bob is a stuffed animal.  (Auntie Annie put undies on Mike and Bob on Monday) Zabe loved it.

Were headed to Fairmont tomorrow for the weekend for my great aunt and uncles 80th birthday party's.  Should be nice and relaxing.  Zabe is looking forward to swimming with Ashley.  Bud will be turkey hunting this weekend.  Good Luck honey.  I can't believe I'm not going this year, but I guess since I have the living room full of all the turkeys I've got I can sit out this year! ;)  I just can't believe I won't be there to call them in for you!  Good luck to Em this year!! 

Have a great weekend. 

P.S.  Someday I will take pictures of Zabe again and get them up here.  Soon.  Really soon.

"Peace out Rabbit!"

(STOC)  Straight out of Camera shot.  In another words the original image.  All the images below are all from this shot, just cropped, and edited differently.  So fun.

Isn't this fun!!   

Ah, once again I find myself saying, "Where has the time gone!!"  "Like yesterday we just celebrated Christmas."  Now it's February April 16th, it might as well be March by the time I finish this post.  Ah, so much to say, I need a smoke.

I'm back.

11:20 p.m  (Where was I)

Zabe is now 9.

That is if your considering the weight I carry around when I pick him up and move him from time to time.  He's still my 2.5 year old and we all know 2.5 year olds still need assistance moving from place to place especially when their 60 lbs.....at 2.5.  He obviously hasn't quit growing, or started to slow down, or remotely started to "slim down".   He's fffiiiiiiinnneee.  But....I'm still waiting!!  (Like Em says, "You just wait!")

Along with my sisters Z is becoming one of the funniest people I know.  At 2.5 the things he comes up with, especially lately.....

Recently....

I told him if he cry's a bird will come poop on his lip.  Last night as we played outside on the deck and he's playing with some fresh bird poop he says, "Some bird come poop on my lip mommy."  Oh great.  What did I just teach him.  He thinks it's ok to play in the bird crap.  ISH!

Recently....

I told him we need to pick up his toys before we go to bed.  Now... When the living room is spotless, he say's, "Oh, forgot pick up toys."

He's been really good at staling.  "Forgot give mommy hug, Forgot give daddy kiss." "No Zabe, you gave daddy 3 kisses already."

TODAY....

I'm absolutely positive my sweet, innocent, so well behaved, calm, relaxed, go with the flow child had his first TEMPER TANTRUM.  Not sure how it happened but he was not happy.  At lunch sat him down for his burger and fries he had to have over the much more healthy Subway lunch I had planned he wouldn't stop crying.  So after 10 minutes of crying, "Honey, it's time to take a nap."  He didn't like that, so I carried my 60lbs child up the stairs to his bedroom.  He was frolicking about, hitting his mother, screaming.  (I couldn't believe what was happening (I didn't really know how to calm him) I.DIDN'T.KNOW.WHAT.TO.DO.   Changed his diaper as he screamed, "I not wet!" I not wet."  Laid him in his crib. (He's still in there only because he LOVES his crib and has never tried to climb out.)  Today, he tried climbing out.  So, I took him out, (still in complete shock, because I still don't know what's going) rocked him in the rocking chair for a few minutes until he sat up, looked at me and I said, "Are you ready for a nap?" He said, "Yeah, nap."

HOLY MACKERAL!!  It's hard to be a mom.  I don't like tantrums. Thank God we were at home for the first one.  I would love to say that better be the last one...... Ugh, If I were only so lucky.  He woke from his nap 3.5 hours later and the first thing he asked about were his burger and fries....go figure.

MOST of the time, (or really all the time) while I do hair he does so well!!!  He'll walk into the salon, talk about his toe jam he's found, his guy, Barney, his book, or wants to give me a kiss. 

Some recent picts.

He loves his 4-wheelers. 

And chillin

He was also a little down and out a couple weeks ago.  But oh so cuddly!!!

Wisc. Dells.  And to think, the only person he realllllllly want's to go swimming with is MY single....cousin Ashley.

Oh, he's funny.  I promise.  Next time.  It won't be quite this long of a break between post.  Especially because of the clever things he comes up with which I don't want to forget.

Friday May 8th, 6-10PM, I’m going to offer free 10 minute sessions.  This is an offer to women only.  You can use these images and session for profile pic on facebook, my space, business cards, web sites.  All I ask is you consider making a donation to Saving Second Base! (Help fight Breast Cancer)  You’ll receive up to 10 images on CD.

If your interested and want more info let me know, this is the friday of fishing opener so might as well get out and have a little fun.  Stop in, bring your friends, have a snack, take some fun pics, before you head out for the night.

He got 2nd at Section Wrestling last weekend in Rochester, which made him qualify for the state tournament. 

I wonder what mom and dad are thinking-

....finally were done with these tournaments.

....what a great and exciting day this is.

....how many years until the grand kids start wrestling?

....Dad could be thinking, I'm so glad I'm done carrying the video camera.

(Kidding mom)  I know your delighted, but can't help but wonder. :)

WAY TO GO LUKE!!

Zabe is supporting you today with his wrestling shirt and wrestling shoes on!

Thanks Car, love ya!

A few examples of the new backdrops. 

Did I mention I love it. 

So much crisper,

so much cleaner,

so awesome!

I almost feel like a professional.  Almost :)

These are pictures from the adorable Iris.  We had about 400 pictures from out shoot. 

She was a doll!!

These last pictures are of Mike and Erica, an ADORABLE couple who's wedding I will be shooting in August.  I loved how you could feel the love between the two of them.  So happy.  

He's doing well, he's got a little cold right now but no biggie, last night he woke up a few times before I went up stairs, he would fuss and cough.  So I went up gave him some water and told him it was time to go back to bed.  To be completely honest when I was down stairs I was wondering what I was suppose to do.  Do I get him up, do I rock him?  What am I suppose to do.  I realized I've been spoiled.  He loves his sleep so when he doesn't feel good, I'm not really sure what to do.   It obviously worked and he slept all night.  He actually slept from 7:30p.m. until 10:00a.m.  He's so good!

I love the tiny little thing.

SO easy to throw in my purse,

or pick it up and take a few pictures

quickly.

In JPEG,

which means

no converting,

no exporting.

SO easy.

Mind you I did nothing to these pictures,

just uploaded and here they are.

Yeah!

I have a bunch from X-mas to post,

but first wanted to show Zabe's

finger painting projects from today.

As you can see he didn't want to get to "dirty" he was pretty neat while painting.  How cute are those chubby fingers?!?!

Concentrate.

Oh look, there's the beloved sippy.

"OH, dirty mommy, dirty."  He's definitely not taking after his father.

Here he is "writing" his name.  Z.A.B.E, they all consist of a little line.  He also "wrote" mommy and daddy.  What a riot he is.

So glad to be back at home with him.

Arizona was fabulous.

Had a great time with the in-laws.

Learned a lot about photography.

And realized, I really enjoy nice, sunny, warm weather.

Stay warm.