Happy Mothers Day!!!

Long time no post but I have been very busy!! Mom and I made a last minute 24hr trip to Hereford on Thursday because Rizzle was having a very bad week and we wanted to cheer her up. So we surprised her at school and let me tell you, Rizzle was GLAD to see me! Naturally I smiled and cooed at all the teachers so they could get the full effect of my appeal! Let's be honest, they loved me! On Friday we drove home and got to see Dad for a few minutes before he headed to Lubbock for Uncle Bucky's bachelor party! Saturday, Mom had a baby shower for my future friend Graham and his mom Lindsay. It was really fun and I loved getting to hang out with all the ladies...matter of fact, I didn't nap ALL DAY just to make sure I didn't miss anything! Yep, Mom was thrilled! After the shower, Auntie Heather came in town to see me. It's been a while since she has seen me and she was having withdrawals. She spent the night with us and Mom was really glad when she offered to hang out with me this morning so that Mom could sleep in. Dad came back from Lubbock early because it's Mom's first Mothers Day. My mom LOVES the adult onsie....secretly I think she sees how I rock a onsie and she wants to be like me. So I (via Dad) got her a Juicy onsie that she really wanted. It's totally cute, couldn't be better if I picked it out myself. Funny though, the other thing Mom wanted for MOTHERS DAY was for Dad to do all the parenting all day today. I mean, little bit of an oxy-moron Mom? Turns out after two weekends as a single parent and road trip with me she needed a break...the nerve of that woman.  Anywho, we had a very low key Mothers Day that pretty much consisted of Mom hanging out on the couch and Dad and I watching golf. Good Times!

What Mom walked in on this afternoon! 

how cute am I?

I'm not so sure it's nap time Mom!

half-hearted smile...sleepy boy

concentrating very hard...not sure on what.

frustrated

pensive

Oh, Hey Dad!

Ready for my close up! (lot's o drool these days)

Aunt H came to see me!

baby shower get up

Mom decorated the Christmas tree for the shower....she's crazy

cute cake

weekend with Mom

So mom and I had a weekend alone because Dad went with Uncle Chip to Pebble Beach. It was a great weekend, but I took it upon myself to make it a little challenging for mom. Now, when I stay with other people they all tell Mom that I was PERFECT but I can't be perfect all the time so I figure Mom's not gonna give me away, she can deal. On Thurs night I stayed up until 11:00 pm!!!! Yep, wasn't really fussy or hungry, I just talked and talked and talked....well squealed actually but made sure to do it right into the monitor! Friday I perfected hide and seek with my Camo blanket...mom totally couldn't see me...I LOVED it!  ran some errands with Mom and then stayed with Gan on that night and some of Sat while Mom ran to Dallas for some Advocare stuff. Of course I was perfect for Gan! Mom picked me up on Sat and we just hung out. Sunday I got to see Hutch at the Club and Mom got to see Henry and his Mom Lisa when we went walking with Bebe. Mom was really glad to see them cause we have been prayin for them lots. Charlotte is still in Ft. Worth but she is gonna be home hopefully soon and I am so excited to get to meet them both, but Mom says they need to get a little bigger first cause I might squish them now. I am getting bigger and bigger every day and becoming much more of a little person. I love to smile and laugh, I think my grandfather is REALLY funny. However, Mom was none to pleased with me tonight. While I was getting a bath, I discovered my "man part" as mom called it. She kept moving my hand and  I promptly would put right back....finally when I was sick of her moving my hand I just peed on her. Show her! Mom put me down a little after 7 and it's 9 and I'm still up! Frankly, I view this as doing my part for Mom and Dad's relationship. I figure if I wear her down, she will be REALLY ready to see Dad... Great plan! yea me! 

hidin

where am I?

now I am really camouflaged...

Here I am!!!

All dressed up and ready for the Derby..have my horse on and everything!

Half a year later...

Our sweet little Knox turned 6 months old last Saturday. So being the excellent parents we are, did we have a "half birthday party" or something fun like that? Nope! We packed up the kid, took him to the grandparents and Mom and Dad went to the Four Seasons for the night. Superb parenting! It was our anniversary so as to our tradition we headed to Dallas. Knox got to spend a fun filled weekend with Tom and Beck and he was not without entertainment for 24 hrs straight. For the last two days he has been so annoyed with me every time I set him down because "over at Bebe's house" he is never left to entertain himself...the nerve! I had to explain to him real quick that life wasn't so grand when mamma was in charge!

Knox at 6 mos is sitting up, laughing, LOVES to smile and talk, eating mommy made baby food, rolling over, grabbing toys and banging them together...loudly, and a whole bunch of things that mom and dad just think are adorable. Gan is still his favorite babysitter. He loves to skype with SteveO and Rizzle and even looks at the comp now and sees them! He is the sweetest not so little baby and Slade and I continue to be amazed by him and how blessed we are to have him. I was thinking about it today and now I kind of understand how moms must feel when their sons get married. I found myself thinking how sad I would be when he loved some other girl more than me. I know it's a long way off, or it better be, but I can't ever imagine him not being MY baby.

Knox and Dad on his 6 month birthday!

half a year old today!

common occurrence.....finger in the mouth...keep thinking I will find a tooth

Mommy and Knox

SOO SICK of you people kissin on me!

Handsome

Molly and Knox going for a walk

too cool for school

so in awe of my daddy

hangin with Emma

love looking at myself

chattin with mom

such a happy boy!

FLO-RIDA

 Two weekends ago my wonderful husband surprised me with a quick getaway trip to Florida to see AmyJo! I was sooo excited and as much as I love the job of personal assistant to Knox Hodges, I needed to be Linds for a weekend! So I headed down to Ft. Lauderdale where I got to hang with Amy and her fabulous mother. I got to see and learn all about Amy's new super fun life as a chef on a yacht. We went to the beach and hopped hotels from the Ritz to the W trying all the "fancy" drinks.  On Sat. we decided to be crazy and head to SOUTH BEACH! We stayed at the incredible Fountainbleu Hotel and had a GREAT time. I could tell you all about this but since I am not real sure who reads this blog, I am gonna say, "what happens in Miami stays in Miami!" However I will show you the pictures and you can draw whatever conclusions you see fit. Of course we were on our best behavior ;)

Mojito at the W

Mr. Owner's house

his street...I wanna live here!

our fab hotel

the mini bar..it was weighted! You take something off for more than 20 sec and you pay for it!

comfy

so I got in the room and there was an iMac! Hit the mouse and it said HELLO LINDSEY

Well hello to you too!

this was a CAKE in the bakery

on the beach....lil windy

waiting for our table...kind of awkward getting in and out of these massive chairs

lunch...loved this restaurant

mini feet

dance party!

getting ready...

great friend...took a pic of me checkin out me backside

ready to hit LIV nightclub

one of our "friends" we met

our other "friend"......but FREE drinks all night! (water of course)

Thats ME! Don't my abs look amazing!

got a little camera happy

this picture was taken in the restroom by some lady who thought we were just too cute!

Couldn't make this stuff up if I tried....

You ever have one of those days where you look to the heavens and think, "REALLY!? Throw me a bone!!" Well, I do and one was two days ago. I had a dentist apt for the other side of my mouth to get a cavity filled. I had been the previous week to get my right side filled and I guess it was a doozy cause it hurt...dang pregnancy! {can cause cavities} Anywho, I was up all night because the cavity from the previous week was really hurting and my jaw was throbbing. I was going to skip the apt because the other side still hurt but after a week of pain I convinced myself that it would in fact not stop hurting without some dental intervention, so I decided to go to the apt. The appt goes fine but she has to work on both sides of my mouth so one side is completely numb and on the other my jaw is really tight. As I am leaving I realize that I need to run by the grocery really quickly to grab some things for Knox and dinner. As I am headed there, I go under the overpass and on the other side a motorcycle cop flashes his lights at me. For the life of me I STILL don't think I did anything wrong. He said I was speeding so we went through two stop lights and an overpass and THEN he stopped me?? But he insisted I was speeding....If I was speeding I would admit it, ok you got me! Think about when you don't feel good and have a really bad headache...do you turn into Jeff Gordon? um no. It's more of a dazed lazy drive. That was me. So he pulls me over and I roll down my window to ask him what I had done. Then it hit's me....the left side of my face is completely numb. At first he thought I was making fun of him of being a smart butt. I then had to explain in a VERY awkward manner that I had in fact just had dental work done. For some reason the numbness gave me a very strong lisp and I couldn't form my words very well. So here I am trying to tell him that I do think he is wrong and I was not sssssppppphhheeding but it's REALLY hard to plead your case when you sound like a 4 yr old. As I am listening him explain his "side of the story" I feel a slight tickle on my neck....you guessed it! I was drooling. Honestly, I would have been mortified if it wasn't so exasperating! By this point I decide that it would just be better to take it up with a judge when I can speak correctly then continue this masochistic behavior and just call it a day.
Next I run into the grocery store "really quick" and of course see about 10 people I know. It was a lot of me smiling at someone only to realize that only half my face was cooperating....awesome. Thus was followed by perplexed smiles on the part of the recipient.
When I get home I realize that my hair clip had shifted when I was getting my teeth worked on and my hair was down and the bottom was REALLY frizzy and the top was sticking out everywhere....So to everyone that saw me on Tues, yes I realize I did look like a complete lunatic with my crazy grin followed probably by drool and hair to rival Einstein! Great day!

24 Day Challenge

So...turns out when you have a baby things don't just "snap" back in to place! Crazy, right?  I do not like this AT ALL nor do I think it's fair. Try to get your brain around this, first you "get" to be prego which may or may not include: nausea, vomiting, bloatation, someone using your organs as speed bags, along with a total array of completely weird bodily happenings that no one shares with you. Next, you go through labor itself, I still can't even think about this "glorious" event because then Knox would be an only child. So after ALL THAT, then you are expected to get back in shape... which is exactly the last thing you wanna do. Something is seriously wrong with this. Don't get me wrong, I love my child, but could I have done without excess weight for the last year of my life...um you betcha! I may become an advocate for a little nip/tuck after delivery....it should be a package deal! The hospital should offer it and insurance should totally cover it! Along with waxing or laser hair removal for legs, bikini or wherever else while you have an epidural... Brilliant, right? I mean if they told me they were gonna charge me and the insurance extra for a little suck and tuck plus I would no longer have to shave my legs...um, Sold!

Anyway, back on topic, I am sick of my excess 5-10 poundage which has decided that it's quite comfortable sticking around. Honestly, I haven't done anything really to get it off so I can't totally blame it for not going anywhere. BUT that is all about to change!!! The only time in my life when I was really happy with my weight for a consistent amount of time is when I was on Advocare products. So I am getting back on them and they have a 24 day challenge to kickstart you...so I am starting Monday! The average person that does the challenge loses 8-12lbs. Why am I blogging this? Well because if I tell all of you people then it will be harder for me to cheat!!! OR if you wanna do it with me!!! :) If you are interested you can contact me and i'll be happy to help you get the products...they are not sold in stores.
I'll keep ya posted on my progress.....so... to be continued....