I cannot believe how fast this year has flown by I mean Ijust had a child in April and now it is December geez. Well just like the time Wills childhood is flying by. Its crazy how one day can change so much he goes to bed with 2 teeth and wakes up with four hes inch worming everywhere and now he is full on crawling, he is just sitting up on his own and then hes puling up and trying to stand on his own . I love watching him reach all these milestones but it is also bittersweet b/c pretty soon he will be walking and then who needs mom. Luckily he is still a snuggler but that is slowly starting to go he likes to push away now when you are holding him. We have been so busy this month. We had a christmas card photo shoot that went well but I just havent had time to edit any of the pics yet (the above pics are the unedited versions and not necessarily the best ones bc i dont want to ruin the Christmas card surprise. His 7 month photo is also up there i thought it was to cute not to post this is totally him these days. And then right before this cold spell when it was still Fall we had a photo shoot in the neighbors yard bc she had the most beautiful yellow leaves under her tree. I was right on time with the shoot too i had kept putting it off and then 2 days after I took them they came and raked their yard talk about timing! I hope to post pics of Christmas decorations soon Our tree is lit but the ornament part is lacking so we gotta regroup and get on it. We bought decorations for the outside but Joey has not hung them yet I think the only thing completed is the faux mantle. that is my goal this weekend along with a million other things of course lol. Well just a quick post to update everyine. I must be on my way the shower call while little man is finally napping...IN HIS CRIB i might add. The new crib is great and he is taking to it pretty well.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
This Year is flying by....
I cannot believe how fast this year has flown by I mean Ijust had a child in April and now it is December geez. Well just like the time Wills childhood is flying by. Its crazy how one day can change so much he goes to bed with 2 teeth and wakes up with four hes inch worming everywhere and now he is full on crawling, he is just sitting up on his own and then hes puling up and trying to stand on his own . I love watching him reach all these milestones but it is also bittersweet b/c pretty soon he will be walking and then who needs mom. Luckily he is still a snuggler but that is slowly starting to go he likes to push away now when you are holding him. We have been so busy this month. We had a christmas card photo shoot that went well but I just havent had time to edit any of the pics yet (the above pics are the unedited versions and not necessarily the best ones bc i dont want to ruin the Christmas card surprise. His 7 month photo is also up there i thought it was to cute not to post this is totally him these days. And then right before this cold spell when it was still Fall we had a photo shoot in the neighbors yard bc she had the most beautiful yellow leaves under her tree. I was right on time with the shoot too i had kept putting it off and then 2 days after I took them they came and raked their yard talk about timing! I hope to post pics of Christmas decorations soon Our tree is lit but the ornament part is lacking so we gotta regroup and get on it. We bought decorations for the outside but Joey has not hung them yet I think the only thing completed is the faux mantle. that is my goal this weekend along with a million other things of course lol. Well just a quick post to update everyine. I must be on my way the shower call while little man is finally napping...IN HIS CRIB i might add. The new crib is great and he is taking to it pretty well.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Gobble Gobble
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Monday, November 23, 2009
What A Day!
Making the sign of the cross on Wills head
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Whats going on around our house
So we have been having lots of fun around the Bousson household. Will gets into everything but he is still slow enough to catch i dont know what we will do when he decides to just get up and go. Currently you can hear a squeal of delight and then hes off but I am afraid sooner or later he will not give us such a warning! He loves his Mum Mums they are little rice husks that dissolve easily so it is mommy stress free and keeps him occupied for a while. I think I have already blogged about his sippy cup...he loves it so we are saying bye bye to bottle before he really has a chance to grow attached to them. I of course watch him eat to make sure he doesnt choke but it is nice to have about 15 min where he is in a zone of feeding to actually think about breakfast for me b/c I cannot tell you how long it has been since i have gotten to eat breakfast. We are sinking into a routine and it feels good we have about 2 naps a day and a consistent eating pattern. Life is good :) But Monday morning we hit a little bump in the road. I woke up with a cold and Will woke up with a rash all over his cheeks! At first i thought teething but then it spread all over his face and we didnt know what it could be?! I called the dr and they gave me the dose for benadryl. So after meds and a not so good nights sleep (he was up every other hour) we were rash free! That was until we got out of bed and the once face rash turned into a whole body rash including swelling. Wills poor hands looked like the stay puff marshmellow man! Of course me being the freak out mom called the dr asap, I mean I didnt want his airway to swell and impair his breathing after all his chubby cheeks were now chipmunk cheeks stored full of acorns for winter! They told me to increase the bendaryl dose and bring him in so that is what we did. It made me feel better that the dr agreed with me that he was extremely swollen (and this was a couple hrs AFTER the benadryl) he said that he had a viral induced uticaria meaning basically an allergic reaction to a virus. So now we just have to let it run its course and if its not gone in a week we go back. But good news is so far this morning we are rash free and just a litlle puffy and a little more chipper than the past two days! But I believe Will is trying to tell me it is lunch time so tata for now. Wills baptism is this Sunday so i will be posting pics soon :)

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Uh Oh Mom Help!
Look what I can do-You guys are in trouble now
Zoo trip
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
What a difference a night makes
Well I cant say that all my blah feelings have gone away but I will say that once I decided to give it all to God I suprisingly woke up with possible answers to my questions this morning..crazy huh? Not really I dont think I ever really doubted I just didnt hand my worries over sooner. Its crazy what happens when you open your heart. Now I dont know that things will work out the way that I would like but just realizing the possibilities out their has boosted my spirits. I think it helped also that Will slept in his crib from about 10 to 4. He did so good, he probably would have stayed in there at 4 but he seemed wide awake and well I was simply exhausted and gave in by putting him in the bed with us. But hey we have made progress! Today is another beautiful fall day so I think that we will be enjoying by going to the Zoo with my sis in law Jenn and Wills cousins Maggie and Evie. Pics to come for sure!
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Is it really November already????
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Doing Flips!
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
What a Week

This has been a very fun busy week! I worked my tail off to clean my house for my tastefully simple party last night! It was such a blast and I had such a great turn out! I managed to not burn anything and it all tasted yummy-I appreciate everyone who came out for the fun! This week was also a big week for the first time moms group that I am in at Hope. We dressed all the wee little ones on their costumes and took a group pic. I love going to this group everyweek it is so nice to interact with women who are going through the same things you are and to get pointers and tips of what worked for their babies! Wills 6 month photos are now on display you can go to ramblinrosephotography.com and type in Bousson in the password spot they are soo good Kim does fabulous work! That sums everything up in a paragraph more to come later!
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Friday, October 23, 2009
6 month check up
Well we got another good report at the Dr. Office this past wednesday. My little man is 17 pounds and 13 ounces- WOW I never thought that he would be able to double his birthweight (9.5 lbs) but he is only 3 ounces away and well he had a stinky before his weigh in and it was WAY more than 3 ounces lol! He is in the 60th percentile for his weight. He is 27 inches long which is in the 75th percentile (Dr. Hanson said hes looking tall ) and finally his HC (head circumference) was 43 which is also 60th percentile. He did have some green snot and a pretty sad cough :( but the Dr. said everything else looked goo and no fever so its just his first cold. Hes been such a trooper there have only been a few instances where he has just looked really puny other than that he is always on the go. He's still working on crawling he is currently in the scooting phase he will get on all 4 then plop himself forward and push up again, it quite cute. His sitting up has gotten much better Dr. Hanson said he was doing great bc most babies can only sit up for a few seconds at his age and he can do it for a good 45 sec to a min-but then its TIMBER! Just recently he has found the pups to be fascinating and they are happy to let him tug on them, I think they think he is petting them. And I think the funniest new thing is the highchair we are getting him into a routine of breakfast lunch and dinner and well the dogs have already caught on and since they know food will go flying during the animated feeding frenzy the can all be found underneath the highchair! I love it! and speaking of highchair it doesnt play very well! We had a run in earlier this week and well I am really beginning to wonder ig I need to go get my foot checked out?? It wasnt pretty and thank goodness Will isnt talking yet bc im pretty sure my vocabulary wasnt kid friendly :( My foot rammed into the back whel of the highchair and bent my pinky toe back but the funny part is that is what hurts its about halfway down the outside of my right foot and it KILLS! Each day it is gettign worse instead of better so I will continue to hope for the best and maybe by monday if it still hurts i will go get it checked out???
But enough griping and typing I have a busy day todayIts clean house and get costume ready day! I have the O'Connell Halloween Party Saturday and then I have my Tastefully Simple Dip party nect Wednesday so I have lots to do!
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Sneak Peak
Ok so we were able to change our photoshoot for Wills 6 month photos for today instead of wed. This was fabulous bc even today Will was looking a little under the weather I think he is getting a little cold bu he still keeps trucking along! But ne ways the above pics are fro Kim Miller at Ramblinrosephotography.com She did our wedding photos so it was a must that we have her snap some shots of Will and although he was his little chipper self he was still a good sport and the above are just a few that she posted on facebook we should get to see the rest next week. I love them already and although I sad i would only pay for even pics and I would do my own odd month pics we may have to go back for 9 month photos..hmmmm??? I recommend her to everyone they were so patient and let us feed him to get him in the mood! the naked with hat pics are my fave thus far!
After the photoshoot I went and got my h1n1 shot and now my arm and head hurt go figure but atleast i wont bring home Will any presents from work.....hopefully! Well thats it for now oh but wait i almost forgot to mention i put the pics in the cute little collage i am slowly getting the hang of this photoshop thing!
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
A fun Filled Week Ahead...
well the last work day of the week is approaching a close...FINALLY! It has not been a good weekend to say the least! But oh well it is over and I will have yet another whole week off to spend with my friends and family (really trying to focus on the good things about being a weekender rather than the bad :) as for the week ahead we have quite a busy schedule. I hope to be photographing some coworkers children monday and or tuesday. Erin and I and our children will be going to the cedar farms pumpkin patch on tuesday for a mini photo shoot. I am photographing her son in return for the awesome longall that she made Will (pics to come) so we should have an awesome day. Although Will will not have a clue as to what is going on I am going to let him pick out a wee little pumpkin so we can decorate it for his first Halloween! Cant wait! Tuesday is actually Wills 6 month "half birthday" so we will be celebrating with a yummy half cake (that he cant eat but I sure will enjoy!) I got the idea from a friend so i am super excited! Wednesday we go to the Dr. for our 6 month check up and then I probably made the stupidest (is that a word) executive decision ever but I scheduled his 6 month pics with our wedding photographer Kim (Ramblinrosephotography.com) for 2 pm AFTER his appt with shots :( Hoping for the best bc hes done good after his shots thus far but the REASON (see I have a motive) is that Joey will be off bc of his appt so I really want family pics too so if it doesnt work out hopefully we will figure out in the first few minutes and we can reschedule or atleast thats the plan? Moving on thursday I have my 6 month check up woo hoo, the only thing about the week that I am NOT looking forward too! and then Friday Joey has three back to back rain make up softball games, the ironic part is that it is suppose to rain friday-but dont tell him that! And saving the best for last Sat is the O'Connell Halloween Bash which is like the best party of the year and even though i will have to be a good little cabbage patch kid I am sure that I will have so much fun and Will is going to be the cutest little....guess you will have to wait a see :) Ta Ta for now.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
A Weekly Update
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
Cassie vs. The Blog
So I am still up and what can I say I am a bit obsessed at this point. I have now figured out the font on the blog and let me just tell you the photoshop part was the easiest! I have been working on this ALL night but I must say I am very pleased with the outcome! My next project is to figure out how to use the buttons and the blog dividers I have the cutest little owl but I have no clue how to use him...(tear). I must say that my inspiration has come from Jessica at lovefromtexas.com she is practically family and well her blog is just to die for! I have bugged her many a time and she has always helped out (p.s. if you read this I will be bugging you about the above problem soon). Like I have said before to I just got photoshop and I am just dying to figure it out for the sake of my blog and my hopeful photo career. I am thinking of creating a blog for my potential business venture but I wanted to get good at the whole blog thing here before I created one for possible clients to view. An on that note if anyone knows anyone who is wanting photos done (i.e xmas cards, kid shots etc) please send them my way I am really wanting every oppurtunity to perfect my skills! I spoke with a few people who have seen my work and they helped me come up with my "signature" package. More to come on that! I am by no means a "professional" but everyone has to start somewhere and I am ready to jump in! You can see my work on facebook and I plan to post some of my favorite peices on here soon. think thats about it for now I really need to sleep so that when my child wakes up at 7 I wil be as chipper as can be :)
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Cassie vs Photoshop...I win Round 1
Ok so after having a serious meltdown trying to figure out how to use photoshop I have made a break through..... my blog is finally cute! I still have a long ways to go but I feel very accomplished at this very moment! I do not see how people use this it is so insane. I googled some tutorials and have slowly started figuring stuff out! I hope to make my blog even cuter as time goes on but for now this is it I just had to share my excitment with everyone. As for life its same old same old which is good with me! We celebrated my moms birthday this evening by cooking steak and fries...YUM! I also made it to moms group this morning and really enjoyed todays chapters. Especially the chapter on Fear it put a lot into perspective for me. And to make it even better I found out that the author of the book we are read " My Bathtub is overflowing but I feel drained" is coming to hope in January to speak to the moms groups...YEAH! More details to come. But as for me I am gonna go back to exploring the wide world of photoshop> More to come :)
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
New Moms Group Kick-off
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Time flies when your having fun!
My little Will is getting so big so fast! It just seems like yesterday we were bringing him home now hes eating baby food, cooing and trying to act a lot older than he is by standing (while mommy or daddy is holding him of course) sitting up (with support as well but not much!) and trying to feed himself! Where does the time go? I love every minute I spend with him and I also love the month old stickers that Jess got for me because I go back and look at how hes changed and it just brings tears to my eyes!
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Monday, August 31, 2009
So obviously we've been to the beach :) We had such an awesome time! It was Will's first trip to the beach an all in all he did fabulous the only downfall was the ride home (note to self begin ride home in dark when you have a child that hates his carseat...hehe) he loved the ocean but leave it to me to have the one kid in the world that isnt put straight to sleep by the crashing wave sounds. He is so nosy (just like his momma) that he cant close his eyes hes just to afraid he might miss something good! I loved taking pictures on the beach this year of course Will was reason number one because theres absolutely nothing better than little piggy toes in the sand but the second reason was because I got to take tons of pics of my sis-in-laws (Jenn) twin girls. They are 2 now and they were all over the place which made for some great shots! I am also very excited because a friend of mine told me about a continuing education class at the u of m in october for photography. I hope to go so that I can learn more skills and hopefully start to turn my passion into something I can share with more people!
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