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!

Is it really November already????

I cannot believe we are reaching the end to another year, where has the time gone? This year has brought so many changes to my life and it has seemed like a whirlwind. You try to take in every second but everytime you turn around another month has flown by. This year I became the mother of a wonderful baby boy who is now 6 1/2 months old, I shared a 2nd wedding anniversary with my amazing husband and I have joined 2 new moms group ( the first group adopted me and the second group I joined seeing that Will would probably appreciate playing with kids he can keep up with the first moms group had big kids because they had been together since their kids were Wills age. I love them both and I am so glad that I am getting to worship with such amazing women and moms!

On the same note however I feel that I have found myself in a bit of a rut. Maybe its just something us women go through but geez its totally like the title of the book we r reading in moms group -My bathtub is overflowing but i feel drained- I am feeling well VERY drained. I am so thakful for all the God has given me I just feel myself at a loss of energy I am so busy trying to wear the many hats of life (mom, wife, housekeeper, nurse, etc.) that i feel as if life is passing by without and true get up an go from me. I think the only thing I really give my all is Motherhood but I know that that is not all that I should be doing ( lets just say I have let myself go I have grey hairs unpedicured toes and quite the spare tire and I dont mean the one for my car lol) and its not just that funny remark either its just a general feeling of blah!

Its times like these that I begin to dislike working weekends I have not been to church since I started back to work and well to put it bluntly I feel that maybe that is the motivation that I am lacking I need some spiritual intervention! Mothers group gets me by but I feel that I am needing more time with God-Does anybody know any bible studies and or services during the week at their church I would really like to find something out there to pick me up!

But enough of the Debbie Downer talk and onto the highlights of life right now (the "my bathtub is overflowing" part of the title. Will is officially a crawler and he as even went from crawling position to sit up position all on his own-he is such the big boy. We are having trouble getting him back to his crib and not our bed but I know it will happen in due time. I have recently started to take my love photography to the next level. I have begun taking pictures of my friends and coworkers children and well I love it so much. I really hope that I can excel at it and do it more often! Halloween was a blast I got to share the evening with family and friends. I am going to make and honest effort to make a little me time in the near future as well as a little married folk time I know that although it will be hard to not make mommy time my top priority but I am feeling that if I can make myself more well rounded it will lead to a better Cassie to share across the board in every hat I try to wear! Whats that phrase they say on tv Admitting you need help is the first step lol I am not sure that anyone even reads my silly little blog but getting everything off my chest makes me feel better already! Now off to dreamland in the bed minus one occupant (because he is actually asleep in his crib) woo hoo the battle stands Will 1/2 Mom 1

Doing Flips!

Ok so I am officially obsessed. I went today and bought my very own Flip ultra it is a super awesome video camera (small enough to fit in diaper bag) and its so easy to use point, shoot, record then plug in its usb to the computer and share...this wonderful peice of technology was invented for me. I have already busted it out and used it to video Will today so get ready to see so much more in the future! Just in time for Halloween :) See the video below!

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!

Happy Fall

Isnt he precious?!?!

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!

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!

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.

A Weekly Update

Ok so another week has flown by man they werent kidding when they said time flies when you are having fun! This week we took some fall pics (see above) really we just played in the yard since it felt amazing outside and i had to snap some shots bc hey thats what i do! I am excited to say that will has hit a huge milestone this week he now has 2 teeth, well they hae broken the skin atleast and we have two little nubs. Its so exciting I cant wait to get a picture of them but for now he isnt showing them off to much! On to another subject I entered will into the gap casting call contest so if everyone would please go to family.go.com/gapcastingcall/entries/cbousson and if that doesnt work just google gap casting call and type in cbousson to search for Will's page and vote. I think I linked the link (lol) to the blog title so click on that and it should take you to Wills page! Besides a HORRIBLE day at work everything is just peachy but daddy and my baby just got home so I must go and enjoy some loving. Night Night!

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 :)

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 :)

New Moms Group Kick-off

Before I was a MOM

Before I was a Mom I made and ate hot meals.

I had unstained clothing. I had quiet conversations on the phone.

Before I was a Mom I slept as late as I wanted.

And never worried about how late I got into bed.

I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was Mom I cleaned my house each day.

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to lullabies.

Before I was a Mom I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations. Before I was a Mom I had never been puked on,

pooped on, spit on, peed on, or pinched by tiny fingers.

Before I was a Mom I had complete control of my mind, my thoughts,

my body and all my feelings. I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child

so that doctors could do tests or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mom I had never gotten up in the middle of the night,

every 10 minutes to make sure all was OK. I had never known the warmth, the joy,

the love, the heartache or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much............before I was a Mom.

Author Unknown

They read this poem in our group this morning and lets just say it was a tear jerker to all. It made me realize what a special job GOD has given me and that is to raise my son right and take pleasure in every minute ! which leads me to my next topic...getting Will baptized! I have contacted Father Bruce who took me through my RCIA program to become catholic and who also married Joey and I. I cannot think of anyone else i would have baptize my precious little man. We meet with him at the end of the month to go over everything and then hopefully we will set up a date !

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!

We are having so much fun learning new things together everyday. I have learned to let him have tummy time a little more than i was giving him ( I have come to the realization that i cannot hold him 24 hours a day) Will however has learned that all he has to do is pout that bottom lip and mommy comes a running which doesnt help the prior lol! We have also learned peek-a-boo he just giggles when i move my hand from my face it is great! Other valuable lessons learned 1-he hates carseats 2- he loves bath time and 3-there is a man out there who can pass worst gas than my husband and thats his son WILL!!!! i guess its true what they say like father like son but in this case its just not cool!

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!

As far as everything else goes Will is now 4 months! I cannot believe he is growing up so fast! He was 14lbs and 25 inches at his last doctors appt. He did great with shots and was such a great trooper for the rest of the day. He LOVES standing, with assistance of course but if i try to make him sit he gets fiesty, but given the choice between laying down and sitting up he will gladly sit up! He has also rolled over and luckily me and Joey were both there to see him do it. He hasnt done it again after the first two times but in his defense we went to Florida so he didnt get much "tummy" time last week!

Our latest issue would be feeding. At our 4 month check up the Dr said we could start feeding him cereal...well there is only one teeny tiny problem HE HATES IT! He literally cries and Ive tried feeding him a bottle before and during our attempts but we are completely unsuccessful?!?! The nurse in me gets worried that if he is this upset and we keep trying that he is going to associate feeding time with stress and fear so I dont want to force him but I dont want him to get behond either. Technically I know that they dont even recommend baby food till 6 months so I prob shouldnt worry but I am a worrier for those who didnt know. Does anyone have any opinions on this or suggestions? I have also tried mixing it with juice and fruit with no lucky either go round.

But enough about that overall I dont have a single complaint about my life, I love having so much time to spend with my sweet baby boy! Speaking of which I am trying to play blog catchup so more blogs are coming!

Fathers Day 09- 4 generations of Bousson men

(fuzzy pic i uploaded the wrong one..too late now!)

Playdate for cousins!

Ready for the pool

Big Smiles because I am one month older!

Had to take a pic of the HOMEMADE mac and cheese I made

it was soooo good!

Ok so I thought being off 5 days a week and all that I would have tons of time to blog but man was I wrong! Me and Will are always on the go! This is the first week that we have not gone anywhere during the day and its been very nice! I finally had to go back to work and so far so good. I love that it is only two days a week but i would love even more if I could just be a stay at home mom hehehe! Ive been practicing some meal making some working better than others! Joeys first Fathers Day went Great, we got a wonderful 4 Generation pic. Will turned 2 mths heck hes almost 3 months now, he is growing so fast he is 13.5 lbs now and he just smiles ALL the time. If I ever feel down all i have to do is look at him and i cant help but be greatful! We've been cooking out lots with the Hannahs, the Shives and the Schoals. What can I say life is good! Joey did very well on his exam and we hope to hear something in the near future. He's been a Great Dad since Ive been back at work with the exception of a golf game hehe no seriously he has amazed me and I think he is having a lot of fun ! So long for now more to come sooer than later...promise!

Its not very often he's sad but this face is priceless!!

Daddy and Will

Mommy and Will

Jackson showing Will how to play

Whats been going on these past few weeks

We have been busy little bees the past few weeks....2 weekends ago we went to Franklin TN to have Will's newborn pictures done (yeah I know they are a little late but I had to find just the right photographer to capture what I was looking for) We used Amelia Moore her website is mintandsage.com , I am excited because our proofs should be ready today, I cannot wait to see them. Poor Will was not happy about getting his picture taken but she was so patient and waited out the tantrum and then I think we got some great pics! I will post the link as soon as I get it! Since we were in Franklin we of course visited our family up there. Uncle Fred, Reed and Big Will were all home so we got to show off our little man and enjoy some family time!

It was nice to travel and it was Will's first road trip and he did very well! the remainder of the week was low key but thursday we headed out again. This time we set out for Georgia. We were going for Joey to take his air traffic contol test (which he passed with flying colors) and after that was over we set out for the Croxdales home in Canton. We had such a great time. The y have a little man themselves, his name is Jackson and he just loved him some Will. He even shared all his toys from when he was a baby with him! Unfortunately the weekend went by way to fast and we had to head on back to memphis.

LUCKILY we were out of town for Hurricane Elvis Part 2. Straightline winds and tornados stormed through Memphis while we were gone! I am a nerd and have it set up on my phone that I get text messages when bad weather is coming because I am deathly afraid of storms and while in Georgia I kept getting text after text about thunderstorm warnings and then all of sudden i got one saying tornado warning! So we called home and everyone was safe but no one had power (xcept for our house which is so funny since we didnt need it seeing we were out of town) and by the grace of God our trees survived the storm as well! One day I will get those bad boys cut down because I am sooo afraid of them!

So far this week we had Will's 2 month check up . He did great during his shots but hes been a little puny after the fact-thank goodness for infant tylenol! Right now he is 24.5 inches long (90%) and 12.6 lbs (75%) so he is taller than he is round lol! All is well with our baby and that makes mommy and daddy happy :)

and more to come later including pics but I just have to brag.... I DONT COOK, but I decided to try last night and I actually made edible food!!! My meal included pork chops (joey grilled those) asparagus wrapped in garlic bread, Home made mac and cheese (which now has many nicknames) and brownies! I am gonna have to do this more often because I actually enjoyed myself! But gotta go little man is sleeping and I wanna curl up with him :)

Italian Fest....Family Style!

Pool Date with Adelyn

My Baby is getting so BIG-look at his SMILE!

Playdate with the cousins and my new hair do!

Well sooo much has been going on over the past few weeks. First off my little man is 6 weeks old can you believe it? I cant! Besides that we have been very busy around the Bousson household. Italian fest was this past weekend and we went thursday and saturday. It was a lot of fun and definitely different than last years experience hehe. Saturday we had Knox's Birthday and then on sunday we had my sister Kayla's Birthday followed by a cookout at the Mclemores home. I felt like we were going non stop! So the beginning of this week has been a lazy week. Yesterday I got my hair done thank goodness my roots were horrible. It was sad to leave my little angel but we both survived :) Today was put aside for cleaning house and laundry so much fun but we are heading to Franklin this weekend to visit family and get our first family portraits done I cannot wait the rest of the week will be spent deciding on what to wear for the big shoot! I have a little romper for Will that Joeys mom gave me. He actually wore it when he was little, its so cute it is ble and white and has a giraffe on it so I think it will be sweet! As for me and Joey who knows but time to run-going to the Bagwells for dinner...yummy tata!

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Will is 5 weeks old today :) Yeah he is getting so big I think he is almost 11 pounds now! He is such a little piglet he ate 6 ounces at 1 time last night and slept 6hrs straight. I can't wait for his smiles to start coming I got half a smile at 4 am the other morning so hopefully a full smile is just around the corner!
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My First Mother's Day

Mothers Day was fun! We started the day by going to church and my mom came as well so it was really fun. On the way into church I found a card from Will (my mom) it was really sweet! After church we went to lunch with my mom and sister. After a filling lunch we headed to Joey's grandparents house to spend the rest of the afternoon. It was only today that I realized I did not get a picture of my first mothers day. If you know me and how insane I am about pictures you would know that figure this out brought tears to my eyes!!! I know I dont need a picture from one day to enjoy being a mother but I am still sad that I didnt get one regardless. After visiting with the grandparents Joey and I went out to the Villages of White Oak in Arlington. We have decided to put our home on the market and head back out the Bartlett way. We found some homes that we really liked so hopefully someone will like ours and everything will work out but if it doesnt there is nothing wrong with our house so we will just have to wait till the time is right! Hopefully the time will be right sooner than later lol I will just continue to say my prayers! Today Will took me to get my mothers day gift haha (I told Joey what I want but he likes for me to go get things bc hes afraid he will get the wrong thing :) so we ventured out to more than words where I got my waxing poetic necklace (waxingpoetic.com) its a big silver charm with and old english W stamped on it- it looks like an old wax stamp, and I also got a little birthstone pendant to go with it so now i will always have the little man with me wherever I go! Thats it for now I need to start getting the house "show" ready :)

Its a Brand New Week

This week was the first week I could get out and about and I loved it! I must admit that driving with Will in the car scares me to death because Memphis drivers are so wreckless but we ventured out and survived! Monday was our 2 week check up (see post below) tuesday we went shopping with Mimi , Aunt Jenn and the girls and we had sooo much fun! Wed we went to a new mom play date at our church (Hope Pres) and it was sooo much fun. Of course Will is much younger than any of the other kids but it was nice to meet other young moms and they were so kind and welcoming. I cannot wait to go again next week! Thursday was a lazy day that ended with dinner at Gigi's with Aunt Jess and Kamden. That brings us to today which was another lazy day but I did get my one goal for the day accomplished which was to turn in the little mans insurance info to work! Our first week back to normal is coming to an end. I have to say that this week was even better than last. Its hard to believe that Joey and I were lucky enough to be granted the wonderful gift of Will, we are so grateful and it trully is the best job in the world being a mommy. Several friends told me that while I was pregnant and its so evident now in every smile, cry and even dirty diaper. Well enough gushing for now more to come later including pictures from bath time....