The Giggle

There are few times in a person's life when they are just supremely and uncontrollably happy... For me, a few of those moments include when I was accepted to Texas A&M, the first time I kissed Kit, when we got married, and when I found out we were having a baby... However, I had a moment this week that I think may have lept to the top of that list...

Since Kit is coaching football this fall, Rayleigh & I get a lot of time together, just us girls... Our afternoon routine includes me picking her up from the babysitter, going home & watching The Young & the Restless, making a little bit of dinner and giving Rayleigh a bottle or attemping some cereal and maybe a bath. While we watch Y&R, I hold her in my lap and play with her. This week, I was playing peek-a-boo with her when all of a sudden, she started CRACKING UP. It wasn't like her little squeal of glee that she normally does, but a full on laugh. She got the belly shake and everything. It was hysterical. I was trying to be serious because it made her laugh harder, but I couldn't keep it in. So there we were, both of us just laughing at each other.

That happened I guess on Thursday and then again yesterday. Yesterday I was smart enough to go grab the phone and call my mom so they could hear it. It was so funny, and her giggle is so precious. The smile on her face is worth more than any amount of money in the world. I am so fortunate to have such a beautiful daughter. I am so proud of her and humbled by her every day! It's an amazing experience to be a parent, to know that someone else's life is way more valuable and important than your own. I look forward to so many more of these moments!!

Already 4 months old...

I can't believe my little Rayleigh is already 4 months old. She is the best thing I have ever done, and I am eternally grateful and proud to be her mother! Here are a few pictures of her. She is trying hard to roll over and sit on her own.. She is making lots of new sounds and faces now, and it's so fun to be around her. I love her!

To view a more pictures, click here. You can see pics all the way from our wedding until now.

Labor Day Weekend

Working in the hospitality industry means I don't normally get the regular holidays off that everyone else does... While I miss getting those holidays off, I am extremely grateful to have such a flexible schedule and laid-back workin environment. It is definitely a fair trade-off.

Our holiday weekend started off by Kit & I driving Rayleigh to Oklahoma so she could stay with my Dad and Piper for the weekend while we went to College Station. It was a longer trip than Rayleigh would have liked, especially since she was sick for the first time... (Just FYI, baby throw-up is not exactly a good look on me) She was a trooper though, and did pretty well. I was so excited to get to go to College Station for the game with Kit that I hadn't really anticipated how far away we would be from her or how much we would miss her. Leaving her that night with my Dad was harder than expected... It really made me think about how hard it must have been on my parents when Cameron & I were growing up and they had to switch weekends and time between the two of them...It was especially hard for me to leave her because she was sick for the first time and because this was the first time that I was going to be more than 30 minutes away from her. After a few tears and lots of consoling from Kit on the way home, I was a lot better and looking forward to the weekend.

I had to work Saturday morning for a few hours, so we didn't get to leave for The Homeland until about 1:00p or so. We finally arrived to campus around 4:00p and headed directly to the Chicken to meet up with Matt & Lori who were well ahead of us in terms of consumption so we proceeded to do our best to catch up.

Then, we went to the game where the Aggies put a whooping on the Lobos of New Mexico: 41-6. It was a great game, and we had fabulous seats (courtesy of some Ol' Ags in the A&M club I started in Granbury). We had a great time at the game. We then headed back to the Chicken and had a few beers, a few shots, and a lot of good times.

It was so good to get to hang out with Matt & Lori!! We had a blast! I always love spending time with them because they are so much fun, and Kit & Matt get along so well.



We came home early on Sunday, and Piper, Paige & Dad brought RayRay all the way back to Granbury and spent the night with us. We all had breakfast together on Monday for my birthday before they headed back to Oklahoma.

All in all, it was a great time. Kit & I really enjoyed the time to ourselves, but we were sure happy to have our baby back! :)



To view pictures from Labor Day weekend and more, click here.