Working with Daddy

Climbing in!

Tommy and his little buddy!

Tanner was ready to go!

We just finished with corn harvest!! Hooray!!! I can not tell you how excited I am that it is finally over. For those who aren't familiar with this time of year, corn harvest is a lot of work and seems to take FOREVER!!! During harvest, Tommy works very LONG hours, not getting home until after dark. Therefore, he only saw Tanner and I for a few minutes in the morning. This summer was especially hard for me because I had Tanner all by myself all day long. Tanner tends to be a very needy baby so he can wear you out in a hurry. According to my mom, he comes by it honestly. She read me a quote from my baby book the other day, "Samantha loves people and loves to be held. She has a very quick temper." humm...I guess I am getting pay back for all the headaches I caused Mom and Dad!

Anyway, they were harvesting the field that is closest to our house. Tommy sent me a text message, "When you get a chance, could you please bring T down here. He's been begging for a ride in the combine." So I got the little stinker ready, complete with his overalls and cap. I took him to the field and watched them climb in the big combine. Tanner looked so little in that big ole tractor. I came back home and didn't really know what to do with myself. I was weird being home with out Tanner here. My alone time was very short lived because I went to pick Tanner up about 30 minutes later...it was about his nap time. Tommy said that he didn't hardly make a sound the whole time they were riding. He just looked around soaking it all in.

We are very fortunate that Tommy has a job that Tanner can go with him sometimes. I know as Tanner gets older, Tommy will be able to take him to work with him more often. Let me tell ya...Tommy can't wait! Tanner will be driving a tractor before we know it...don't tell his daddy I said that! I am so glad that we have a place that he can run around and experience life in the country. Not many kids have that opportunity anymore. God has blessed us in so many ways!!!

First bites

When we took Tanner to the doctor for his 4 month checkup, we asked when to start him on solids. Dr. Nelms told us that he was ready. I was really hesitant to start for some reason and really didn't want to start solids until he was six months old. However, he has been REALLY into watching us eat so I figured what the heck. So I fixed his rice cereal and we had to set the stage. Of course, before we fed him the cameras had to be ready to capture his first bites. Tommy had the video camera and I had my new camera ready to go.

They say that when babies first learn to eat the will spit a lot of it out. Well, not this baby!!! He was eating it up!! He kept grabbing the spoon for more. I fed him the majority of it but Tommy had to take a turn feeding him too! It was fun for us to watch him experience his first food. I am looking forward to seeing his reactions to other foods! Let's just hope he has MY eating habits instead of his daddy's. Either way, I think we have an eater on our hands!!

Four Months

Yesterday, we took Tanner to the doctor for his 4 month check up. Tommy took off and went with me. I don't like to take him by myself! I was anxious to see how much he weighs because my way of weighing is not that accurate...getting on the scale, weighing, and then weighing holding Tanner. I knew that he was getting pretty heavy but didnt know how much he would weigh. He weighs 19 pounds 2 ounces! Whoah big boy! No wonder my arms are getting stronger! He is in the 95% for his weight :) We know how to grow 'em big around here on the farm! He is 26 inches long too! All in all, he is just a BIG boy!

The doctor told me that at 11 pounds babies can sleep through the night...umm...we hit that 8 pounds ago! I guess Tanner needed to hear that because he slept ALL the way through the night last night!! AND I slept all the way through the night...that hasn't happened in over a year now! He has only slept through the night a handfull of times and every time has been at my parent's house. Even then, I would wake up to check on him! I was pumped this morning that I got a FULL nights rest! I just hope that Tanner makes a habit of this, but I am not getting my hopes up just yet!!

New Camera

Okay, so I am new at this...the pictures were supposed to go AFTER my post...I will get better :)

I got a new camera for my birthday/anniversary/any other holiday :)!!! I have been wanting one for a long time now, but those that know me know that I don't like to spend money!! I bit the big one and with much encouragement from my sweet husband, I bought a really nice one!! He kept telling me that it is an "investment" that we will have for a long time. I have to keep telling myself that because I have had buyer's guilt for the last few days :)I had played with one of Tommy's cousin's camera and had fun. I was tired of missing Tanner's cute smile due to the delay on my camera. I really like my little Cannon but I was ready for an upgrade. I got a Nikon d60 and I am pretending to be a real photographer since it has the changeable lenses. I have had so much fun over the last few days playing around. Of course, my main subject has been my little man, Tanner. He thinks I am the paparazzi. I think his first word may be, "cheese." Here are a few of my masterpieces!!

Getting Started

So I have been wanting to start a blog here recently but thought it would just be one more thing to keep up with. I thought since we have friends and family spread all over God's creation, it would be a good way for us to share our lives. I am going to do my best to keep it updated but with Tanner that could be pretty hard. He just turned 4 months old the other day and is constantly changing. I hope through this blog I will be able to share his milestones as they come. I hope that life finds you all doing well!!