"Naintcy"

All I have to say is that when my sister's in town, life is always more fun. We drank wine, played dress up in my closet, shopped, had icecream, and played with Webb. This is what happens when Naintcy comes to town . . .

Your baby is wild!

 

 

Your baby is treated to snacks at the drug store.

 

 

We love our Fancy Nancy. I am thankful for her as a sister and best friend, Chris loves her like a sister too, and Webb thinks she hung the moon.

 

Peanut Butter and This and That

What do you feed a hungry, growing boy?

Apple slices and a tub of peanut butter of course!

 

He had it all over his hands and face. But I kinda did too. Cause there's no better snack than apples and peanut butter.

 

 

In other news, I'm thinking of treating myself to this gem for a Mother's Day present:

 

I'm in love with the Garmin Forerunner.

 

And . . . . because I can hardly contain myself, a trip to my favorite beach, Oak Island is a month away. Chris and I decided to spend our ninth wedding anniversary at the beach. Several people have asked if we're leaving Webb here so we can have a weekend of 'just us' time. Heck no. I wouldn't leave my boy for a minute. He will love the beach now that he's a little older. And I will soak up a long weekend of being a wife and a mother to my sweet boys.

 

 

 

That's all for now. Tomorrow is Hump Day. Word.

 

Weekend Shenanigans

We had an exceptional weekend here at the Fulton house! The weather was gorgeous, the house is spotless, and we are all feeling better! Thank you Jesus! :)

Friday night brought cold and rain so we stayed in, snuggled up, and went to bed early. Saturday morning, I did a 10.5 mile run which was pretty awesome if I do say so. I don't know where the strength came from given that on mile 3 I was ready to hang it up. But something kept telling me to keep running so I did. I think I've finally nailed down a half marathon but it's not til December. Everyone tells me to wait til it's cold, so that will do. It's a long ways off but that will give me time to keep cross training, getting stronger, and faster. A full marathon has been weighing on my mind for about a week or so. Now that 10 miles is easier, maybe I'm ready to push myself. We'll see.

So after the run, we hung out here and Webb took a 4 hour nap. THEN, the Ingram's came over for park time and Taco night. We had a ball. Her children are the most well-behaved, respectful little people I know. I'm so thankful that Webb has them as buddies and that Chris and I have Carrie and Allen as buddies! They stayed past bedtime so Webb crashed and slept well. Today, I stayed in my pajamas until 4:00. Then we took Webb to Finch Park to walk the trails and see the ducks. He had an absolute ball. He talked the.whole.time. Oh my heavens, he's a talker like mama. Everything he saw, he talked about. If we said something, he said the same thing about 10 times. Oh my heart just swells. He truly is the air I breathe.

It was a wonderful weekend. I love spending time with my family and friends.

The dirt pile was a hit!

 

Checking out the trails.

 

 

 

Day 4

Here we are at day four of the stomach bug. So I'll back up to Sunday evening when Webb was finally feeling better. Daddy and I started feeling sick and at about 9:00, it hit both of us. I'll spare the details but basically he had the downstairs bathroom and I had the upstairs bathroom. The next morning, Mimi came and got Webb and Chris and I slept til 5:00 that afternoon. Then last night, Webb threw up again and has had some nasty poops. Sorry, TMI but that's life right now. So, I'm home again today watching his every move, keeping lots of fluids in both of us, and just resting. We've watched a lot of t.v., read a lot of books, played in the back yard a little, and I've washed tons of laundry. Towels, sheets, clothes, the bath mat. All have been affected by this horrible stomach bug. Ugh! I'll be so happy when everyone is 100% better!

Glamorous, huh? :)

 

 

 

 

How the Weekend Took a Turn

This weekend took a turn for the worse when Webb threw up right after I put him down for his nap Saturday. He was fine until that point- I had gone on a long run, Chris had taken him to the Y child watch while he did WOD and all seemed fine! I laid him in his bed as usual, came downstairs, and heard his door open. Then his little cry was just pitiful. He was sitting at the top of the stairs and said "Webb throwed up in his bed." Bless him. He sure had. All over everything. Luckily I was able to clean him up and change his sheets and he went right back to sleep. I was thinking it was a fluke or something since he slept so well. After nap time though, it happened twice more and then once right before bed. He was so pitiful. This morning he seemed better but then wanted to rock at 10:00. He slept about 2 hours and has been fine all day. We went on a long car ride to get out some and then went for a walk at the park. We're now watching his 'show' for the millionth time. We had big plans to hang out with some neighborhood friends and then today the Ingram's were coming over but we cancelled everything. I will say I've enjoyed the extra snuggles. When your child is sick, you'll definitely go to the world and back to make him feel better. I haven't left his side all weekend.  On a happier note, Chris' birthday is tomorrow and we did have fun celebrating Friday night before all this started.



Another One

So many people ask me when I'm going to have another baby. I get it from family, friends, strangers. It doesn't  upset me at all. I just think it's funny that people just assume that since Webb is a whopping two years old, I should be spitting another baby out before the 'age gap gets too big.' Chris and I have talked a lot about having another baby. Right now though, I am enjoying every single second of my brown-eyed boy. I honestly can't imagine dividing my time between him and an infant. Webb is so busy and active and loves being on the go. We're outside a lot, at the park, going on bike rides, going fun places, and just living life. There is plenty of time ahead of us for more children. Right now, I'm giving 100% of myself- we are giving 100% of ourselves to our sweet boy and I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

Heaven

How do you explain Heaven to your two year old? I kinda figured that out today while Webb and I were swinging at the park. Out of the blue, he said "Where is mommy's father?" (pronounced like fah-ver) I told him that my daddy was in heaven. I pointed to the sky and told him that my daddy had a bad heart and went to Heaven to be with Jesus. He repeated everything I told him and when I told him his name was "Butch," he said "His name is Mulch." Ha. Pretty good. So we looked at Heaven and we talked about how he has two Pawpaws- one at Mimi's house (whom he likes to call Dave these days) and one in Heaven. I told him that Heaven is where people go when they die and where Jesus takes care of people and makes them all better. His little eyes looked up to the sky and I could tell he was taking it all in. How awesome it was to be at our favorite place on a beautiful, sunny day and have this conversation. I know my dad was listening and beaming.

So glad I have this old picture from my cell phone. One of the last of him holding Webb.

Precious

 

There aren't enough words in the world that could encompass the love I have for this child. He is using good manners each day- saying please, thank you, yes mam, no mam, no thank you. He is sweet and good and loving. He is happiest outside playing with anything that rolls. He loves the swings at the park, running after the birds, riding on his tricycle, and playing in his dirt pile. He will snuggle you, smile at you, talk with you. We talk about everything. He asks what things are and we talk about it and he learns new words. He uses big words like "actually" and "I believe." He will throw a fit in a hot minute and be over it in another minute. He will run you ragged, wear you out, and test your patience. He will talk about Jesus and the friends he loves. He will make your heart swell so proudly, melt it with a sweet smile, and capture it with those dark brown eyes. He will show you the best that life has to offer. He is mine, he is ours, and I love him so so much.

Easter 2013

As I was looking back at previous Easter posts, I discovered that this child has grown so incredibly much since he was a baby! He is getting taller and slimming down!

Your first Easter as a 5 month old!

 

Webb and Mimi- in his little outfit they brought back from Italy. Webb was sick too!



 

This was last year!

 

Oh so handsome and precious!

 

Okay, so this year, as I'm getting Webb ready for church, I'm trying deseparately to wrestle him after he and daddy were playing and being silly. I put his little shirt on and Webb's first words were "Webb doesn't like this shirt." Chris about died. So I then proceed to break a sweat putting his jon jon on. Webb runs out of the room saying he wants to wear his orange lawnmower shoes (which I don't know what he's talking about). He comes back in with his green froggy rainboots on. Ok, fine. By this point, I wasn't going to fight it. He looked absolutely precious and just like Webb should look.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Someone is just too busy!

 

 

We enjoyed a relaxing afternoon and then dinner with both sides of our families.

 

This week is Spring Break, so there's lots of fun to be had around here!