Waiting for MiMi

Buzzy really missed MiMi and Pappy when they were gone to the mountains. The day they came home, he kept asking me when they were going to be here. When it got to me saying "Anytime" he got his chair and set by the door waiting for them. He was SO excited when they got here.

Thats His Story

After a loud crash, I asked Buzzy what was going on? He came into the family room area in tears and told us this story.

"I was going in the kitchen to get a screwdriver and suddenly, I dropped the box and BAM, lite brites went everywhere."

I loved the "suddenly" and the BAM!

Update

This was the first time that he's ever had shoes on! I think he looks like he's going to get up and walk off! He looks so grown up, to me!

I have tried to feed Henry off and on since he was 3 weeks old. It would give him a belly ache and he wouldn't sleep good. So this week when I tried, he loved the carrots. I gave him his carrots Monday night before his bath. He went to bed around 10 or 1030 and didn't get up until.....6;30 the next morning. Last night was a repeat! I hope this is the beginning of a good thing! Buzzy didn't sleep all night until he was 2 1/2! We are getting to start much earlier this time, I hope!

If you look close in the top right hand corner of the above picture, you can see Buzzy sitting on the counter with a paper towel wrapped around his finger. He came into the office yesterday, holding his finger. He said " Momma, we have a bad band-aid situation here." I thought he meant he had lost his band-aid, but then he showed me his finger. He was spinning a saw blade out in the shop and it got his knuckle. It looks bad, but I think he learned his lesson. I asked if he was going to do it again. He said no, he will just spin the chains now. Wonder how long before a chain gets him? I told Steve the other night that it will be a miracle if Buzzy has all of his fingerrs by the time he's 10! He has three purple fingernails where he has mashed his finger. Two on one hand and one on the other. He is such a boy.

Stevie

I stole this from my SIL Ashleigh who stole it from one of her friends. I get "Getting to Know You" emails all the time. So this one is about Stevie!

How Well Do I know about my Significant Other?

1. Sitting in front of the TV, What is on the screen?
My Answer: Either, Deadliest Catch, AxMen, A Race of Any kind Or Pinks.
His Answer: Deadliest Catch

2. Your out to eat, What kind of dressing for the salad?
My Answer: French
HIs Answer: French

3. What's one food he doesn't like?
My Answer: Mashed potatoes
His Answer: Eggs

4. You go to the bar, he orders...
My Answer: Used to be a BudLite.
His Answer: BudLite

5. Where did he go to High School?
My Answer: Gaston High
His Answer: Gaston High School

6. What size shoe does he wear?
My Answer: 11.5
His Answer: 12

7. If he were to collect something what would it be?
My answer: Bent race car wheels and old race tires!
His Answer: Tools

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
My Answer: Cold ham & cheese with mayo.
His Answer: Ribeye with majo.

9. He could eat_____everyday.
My Answer: BBQ chicken nuggets or Pizza Rolls
His Answer: BBQ Chicken wings or Pizza Rolls

10.Favorite Cereal
My Answer: Frosted Flakes
His Answer: Fruit Loops

11.He wouldn't be caught dead wearing...
My Answer: My purse!
His Answer: A dress

12:Favorite Sports Team...
My Answer: KY Wildcats!!!!!
His Answer: Atlanta Braves

13.Who will he vote for?
My Answer: Does he know who's running?
His answer: He doesn't know

14.Who is his best friend?
My Answer: Stewart, Heavy, Phil or Tommy
His Answer: Stewart & Heavy

15.What is something I do that he wishes I didn't do?
My Answer: Want things done NOW
His Answer: Start picking up the house at 10:00.

16.How many states has he lived in?
My answer: 3 - AL, TN & KY
His Answer: 3 - Same answer

17.What is his heritage?
My Answer: Racing cars
His Answer: race

18.I bake him a cake for his birthday, what kind is it?
My Answer: A wal-mart white cake with buttercream icing!
His Answer: birthday cake!

19.Did he play sports in High School?
My Answer: Football
His Answer: Football

Hope this helps you know Stevie a little better!

Still kicking!

This is what he does when he threatens a knuckle sandwich. Here he is offering two!

Henry was fussing - as usual! LeeAnn offered to hold him so I could wash up the bottles. When I went in the kitchen, she had one in each arm. When I came back, Kate had been pushed to the side! Funny thing is, she didn't care! She was happy looking at her hands and keeping her plug in her mouth!

His first bath in his tub! We have since gotten rid of the sponge! He LOVES his bath! That is usually what will get the fussing to stop! He loves the water - so different from his brother!

We are still here and well. Just been busy. Buzzy started back to school this week and I had to work a couple of half days this week. I'll be glad when our routine gets going a little better! I was a little frazzled at work on Tuesday. Henry was fussing and the phone kept ringing and I wanted to go out on the front porch and scream! That has been the only time since he's came that I have gotten frazzled! He's not going to be a co-worker often, and he was a much better assistant today! Steve was there to help when the phone would ring, so today went much smoother!

I haven't posted any pictures of Henry lately. Since our vacation post had mostly pictures of Buzzy, I don't feel guilty not including one of him in this post. If you haven't noticed, I try to keep the pictures even! Don't want to show favoritism!

Baby Don't Feel Good

Henry went for his two month check up today. He got three shots and he hasn't been a happy little man since. He has slept all afternoon and that has been good. When he's awake he just cries. He has been such a sweety though. He will try to smile and talk to me, but it doesn't last long. Thank goodness for Tylenol!

He was 24 inches long and weighed 13 lbs. 4 oz. I knew he had gained weight, just didn't know how much. Hopefully he will feel better tomorrow.

Leslie Loves Carl!!

Anyone that is not familiar with Nascar may want to skip this post!

This was at Nashville in 2006. I tracked Carl down to have my picture taken with him for K. When Steve was still working for Brewco, it would drive him crazy when people acted goofy over the drivers. He says that he never said this to me, but I would have never made it up on my own, but...I was acting like that at a race during our courting days and he told me to quit acting like a "race fan." He said it jokingly of course, but he really wanted me to stop! He no longer worked for Brewco when this picture was taken and I was desperate for the picture. He stayed at the RV with my parents and Buzzy while my cousin Tammy helped me act like a "race fan" one last time!

I LOVE Carl Edwards. As a matter of fact, if I had been thinking clearly, I would have named Henry - Carl Edward Ashley. Until this weekend I wasn't completely sure why I loved him so much, other than his outstanding backflips. But then, Saturday night it became crystal clear why Carl is my soulmate and could be the only man that Steve should ever feel threatened by.

I despise the Busch brothers like Steve despises the Bodine family. Don't like Kurt Busch, but Kyle is not only unappealing to the eyes, he has the cockiness of my little banty rooster who is named after someone that I am not disclosing on this site. (Some of you know who I am talking about, don't you???) Kyle Busch just thinks he's tough s**t. He is a good driver, don't get me wrong, and has won lots of races this year, but his attitude and confidence in himself absolutely kills any appeal that he could ever exude....

Anyway, Carl bumped him out of the way and won the race at Bristol! Little Kyle didn't like it and roughed up Carl's car on the way back around the track and Carl retaliated and spun the punk out! I went wild! Steve thinks I'm mentally challenged anyway when it comes to my extreme dislike of Kyle Busch. Not only did Carl spin him out after the race, he said he bumped him on purpose during the race, and he didn't apologize for it!! I love it!

So Mr. Lear, what about the sissy driver now?

Weekend in the Mountains

We took the kiddos to the mountains this weekend. Steve didn't have a race at Beech Bend, so I jumped on the free weekend! We took our camper and camped on the river bank in the middle of Pigeon Forge. The only camping that we have done in our camper has been at Beech Bend or Gadsden, so I was really excited about this trip!

Henry and I got to hang out and wait for the bigger boys to get done go-carting. This was Buzzy's trip. We did whatever he wanted. He made all the decisions on what we did and when we did it. So, that means LOTS of mini-golf! We picked where we ate. Otherwise we would have eaten at Taco Bell every meal! The first night we were there, we went to Taco Bell. It was late and we were the only ones there, so the guy at the counter showed Buzzy how to play this little coin game. It was a donation thingy, but if your coin landed on a certain ledge in this container, you won either a taco, burrito, or cinnamon twists! Buzzy and the guy won two things of cinnamon twists and B was hooked after that. We had to eat at Taco Bell on our way home, but he wasn't as successful at the one in Bowling Green!

Buzzy can't wait until Henry is big enough to tube with him in the creek. Daddy is fun, but I think he knows that his brother will be a little more into the whole tubing thing!

For now, Henry hung out on the bank and watched the excitement!

The big un's in the creek!
This was before the race. Everytime they went by, Buzzy was farther down in his seat and hanging farther over the side! He said these were too fast and that he was "heated." That's hot in Buzzy language! When he gets really hot, he says that he's either heated or sweltering!

On the tram going to play Hillbilly Golf. He chose me to play with him!!! I was so excited! Daddy gets picked to do everything, but I was picked to golf!

We had a really good time. I was glad to get home to take a bath in a tub! We just have a shower in the camper and that is true "roughing it" for me! I am a bath kind of girl! Buzzy had to go straight to MiMi's when we got home. He had an emotional breakdown Friday night because he hadn't seen her in "days." He asked if he could spend the night with her when he got home, so that's where he is! Such a MiMi's boy!

Rolling on the River!

Good morning & Good night.

Henry when he woke up this morning. Yes, he's in my bed! He sleeps in his crib until 4:00 am or anytime after that. Shortly after 4, he gets real restless and jabbery (is that a word?) until he gets in our bed. He sleeps good and sound after that. Buzzy slept with us until he was 2 1/2 and still wants one of us to lay down with him until he's asleep. I don't mind having either one of them in the bed with us, especially if it means a couple more hours of good sleep!

Kate & LeeAnn came to visit tonight. She is the sweetest little girl! I really don't think it's fair that she is so content all the time. Henry was doing his usual fussing when they came in. LeeAnn wanted to know what was wrong! I asked if Kate fussed like that and, of course, she said no! And I told her that it's not fair. Everyone should have a baby that fusses, at least a little every evening! That is except LeeAnn! If anyone deserves a good baby, it's her!

Buzzy wanted his picture made with the girls. L wanted Buzzy to hold Kate, but he freaked! He set in Henry's seat in the floor next to them and before he knew what happened, LeeAnn plopped Kate in his lap! I think he's getting this baby holding down finally!

Little...

Little feet.

Little hands.
Little sleeping boy.

Uncles...

Buzzy was so happy to see his Uncle Ryan at the races on Friday. Buzzy had his bicycle all taken apart and Ryan didn't mind to help put it back together!

#2 is Gone

The second tooth fell out on Saturday night! He won't put this one out for the tooth fairy. He said he wanted to keep this one and if the tooth fairy took it he would be really sad. Guess he's not wanting that toy at Toys R Us as bad as we thought!

Growing...

One week

Five weeks.

I can't believe how quickly these first six weeks have gone by. Tomorrow Henry will be six weeks old and I go for my check up. It seemed like it was two years before Buzzy was six weeks old! These two are daylight and dark different. Henry goes to bed anywhere between 10 and midnight and gets up around 3-4:30 and then around 7:00. Buzzy was up every two hours forever. When Buzzy was six weeks old he had his first of umpteen ear infections. So far, Henry hasn't been sickly. He spits up a little, which Buzzy didn't do, but I can handle a little spit! I could go on and on about their differences. The one thing they have in common is that they are adored by their momma and daddy!

Coneheads

I have always thought that Buzzy and Pappy looked so much alike!

It's gone!

the tooth has gone to tooth fairy land! buzzy let stevie help pull it out. he was so excited and was up early this morning to see what the tooth fairy had left for his tooth!

Babysitter found!

henry's great-grandfather is a great babysitter!

TOO CUTE

if steve looks shiny, it's because it was so HOT on monday. he changed shirts three times and that means more laundry for me.

these fellas make my days! this baby has been so much easier and buzzy is so much help. if i need to do something, he will sit and talk to henry. you would think buzzy was a pro, and henry just watches him in amazement! i saw somewhere once that when you watch children, you can see how they were nurtured and cared for by their parents. by watching buzzy with henry, i feel like we've done something right!

these two are going to be buddies!

i think it looks like he's growling!

just a sweety. he's not been sleeping very soundly at night. he's sound asleep, but it's like he's talking in his sleep. and he moves around a lot. i have been putting cereal in his bottles and what a difference it has made. he was getting hungry every 2 - 2.5 hrs. the first night, he slept 5 hours straight!!!! i say, bring on the vittles!!

** i am typing with one hand! thats the reason for no capitalizations!

Tubing

We took Buzzy to the lake yesterday afternoon. We swam for a little while. He and I rode the tube together. I hate the tube and he wasn't sure about it. After we were done swimming, he wanted to try it out again. So he rode by himself. I was soooo nervous, but he loved it.

Buzzy had to have crickets from the bait shop. He got the crickets out to bait his hook while Steve and I were swimming. He busted the bottom out of the container and crickets went EVERYWHERE! He was having a hysterical fit because crickets were on him, on the ground, still in the container.... I have never touched a cricket, but when my little man was on the bank in hysterics, I went and joined the mission to catch crickets! I caught two! I think I mashed them both!

Henry spent the afternoon with MiMi and Pappy. I think they all had a good time. More about Henry next post.

Stressful Situation

When Buzzy holds Henry, it's stressful for everyone!

Bird Talk

The "rememory" box.

Pesky is the blue one and Pretty is the white one.

Buzzy has two parakeets. Their names are Pesky and Pretty. Anyway, Pesky sits where his tail feathers stick through the cage. Last night, we were all on the sunporch and the bird started squawking, which is normal, and Buzzy spun around from the cage with two tail feathers. He said he had to put them in his "rememory" box and skipped into his room to get his box. I tried to make him feel bad for doing it, but he said if it bled, we would just put a band-aid on the birds butt.

Anyway, later last night, he came over to me and whispered that he had told Pesky that he was sorry. I asked him what Pesky said, and Buzzy said; "I don't know,

"I don't speak bird."

FINALLY!!!!!

He wasn't sure...

Well, maybe...

Such pride!

I told Buzzy if he can hold him while he's mad, holding him when he's happy will be easy! Look at the pride on Buzzy's face! I LOVE my boys! All of them!

Baby and A Big Boy

I am trying to pretend to take good pictures. I took Henry to MiMi's for some pictures that are not Brandy quality! I can't wait until she comes for pictures - hint, hint! I am waiting for his cord to fall off, but it hasn't yet. So, until it does, I will have to settle for my pictures!

This is his sexy pose!

Buzzy and I went and picked up pine cones for bird treats today. When I was in the first grade, we used pine cones, peanut butter, and bird seed to make bird treats. I told Buzzy about it a while back and today he decided that he wanted to make them, so, of course, we did! Now we have them hanging in a tree in the backyard. He can't wait until the birds find them!

Check Up

Henry went to the Dr. today for his two week check-up. He weighed 8 lbs. 12 oz and was 20 1/2 in. He is growing too fast!

Day @ the Lake

We went to Lake Malone this afternoon. Steve and I were heathens and didn't go to church this morning. We are trying to get Henry to sleep in his crib at night. He has slept with me since he came home from the hospital. So last night was the first night that we put him in his crib. Steve is getting tired of sleeping with Buzzy and I am ready for Steve to come back to our bed!! Anyway, Henry talked in his sleep all night, so Steve let me sleep late and he got up with him this morning when he got up at 8:30. Henry didn't cry, he just kind of jabbered all night, so we didn't get real good sleep. He's in the crib right now, sound asleep, so maybe it'll be better tonight. I tried to not hold him today while he slept. Mimi has this little thing that we call a bug bed and I let him sleep in it while we were at the lake.

MiMi & Pappy met us at the lake. We had blankets, chairs, food, drinks, and pillows. Steve and Buzzy swam and we hung out in the shade. It was really a nice day and there were lots of boats to watch.

Henry and I layed on the blankets under the tree. It was so nice. I could have easily taken a nap, but I didn't. Maybe next time!

Henry makes this little face all the time. It looks like he's whistling!

Steve and Buzzy had a race. Buzzy ran on the bank!

Steve swam from where they were swimming to the boat dock.

And then he died!

Then he had to rest! Mimi, Pappy and I were in the shade and Steve drug his chair down to the sunny spot. I guess he was cool!

MiMi was reminiscing about when she was young and NaNa and Papaw would take them for picnics. She said that days like today would be times that Buzzy would always remember. He overheard us and told me to take his picture. He said he wanted to remember this day forever! Me too!