Where have I been?

Nowhere actually, just too tired to make the time to update this blog. We are nearing the end (at least I'm hoping we are) of a very bad sleep issue with JT. I think it's combination of traveling for 3 weeks and then getting sick when we got back that started all this, but being consistent the past week and sprinkling a little prayer over it by every person that asks me if I'm tired (if you ask why I look so horrible then you get the prayer request) and I think we are working it out. Last week was the worst. He was averaging only 9 hours of sleep a night, including the 2 times he would wake up crying and we would have to fight him "back into bed" for about 30 mins each time. Then because he wasn't sleeping at night his naps were crappy too lasting only 45 mins to an hour. Most people think that if a kid is over tired then they will sleep good. While that might be true with some kids, it's not so with most, trust me I feel like I've earned a PhD on all the sleep books I've read in the past few weeks. The more tired they are the harder it is for them to fall asleep AND to stay asleep...SLEEP BEGOTS MORE SLEEP, plain and simple.

But THANK YOU JESUS, he is doing a little better each night. He didn't wake up at all last night until 5 this morning (hence why I'm up posting so early) and went back to sleep after daddy got him some water. I'm praying/hoping he'll stay asleep till at least 7:30 but not keeping my hopes to high. Lesson I'm learning from all this? You can't put a price on a good nights sleep!

Nothing to new around here, last week JT and I did Vacation Bible School at our church, which is always a ton of fun. McKinney Bible Church knows how to put on a show for kids of epic proportion! Their children's ministry is one the best I've ever seen and they are backed by some of the best parents to make such events a hit with the kids. JT was even asking on Monday if he could go to "caton bi-bul stool?" aw, how cute! The theme this year was crocdile-rock and that's exactly what it was....a rock concert. My kid is a rocker thru and thru so the music was his favorite. I was part of the story team and had to dress up like a swamp hill-billy each day so that my character, Beautice, could look the part. I'll have to get some pics from friends, I didn't take my camera and am kicking myself now.

On Saturday we went to the lake with our friends the Dollar's. I was feeling really brave and decided to do some wake boarding for the first time ever! I've snow boarded before and sucked at it, but what the hey, water sports are easier so this must be too, right!? Wrong! I had no problems getting up and going straight, but as soon as the boat would turn, which meant I had to turn, well that's when the face plants would happen. I did like it though and now am on the hunt on Craig's List for wakeboard.

Oh and just for my memory sake I'm going to put JT's latest developments on here. Last week he started saying 4 word sentence and yesterday he asked me "mommy, help Jackson find white truck please". I kind of stood there dumb founded that my toddler just used a complete sentence. He can also count to 20 now, which amazes me! I do have to admit that he gets the #'s confused sometimes between 13 and 20, but he tries real hard and has done it successfully about 3 times now. He also sings the melody of the ABC's and hits most of the letters in the alphabet, but still doesn't have that one down yet. Oh and he loves to sing along with his cd's in the car. It's the sweetest voice in the world! He doesn't know all the words to the songs but he knows most and it just shocks me how sings along with them!

Well here's some pics to keep y'all updated on JT's cuteness. Hope it's a good week!

Loves his pockets!

I was on the phone with some insurance people last week so he ran to his bedroom to get his cell phone that Meemee gave him and was walking around repeating everything I was saying on my phone. I had to stop and laugh...it was hilarious! He's "talked" on his phone before but never done it while I was on the phone, much less mimic what I was saying

Relaxing with daddy after a swim.

Which always turns into wrestling with daddy

My surprise 30th bday present from Travis! I've named him Jean Pierre (well actually Brenda named him that and since I couldn't come up with anything I liked, I thought a Frenchie would be ok)

Augh, clearly the sleep depervation is taking it out of me, but I love the sweet smile on his face in this pic, so I really don't care that I look like I've been beat. This was taken at 6:30 in the am on one of his early mornings last week. The camera was keeping him from being so whinny.

Getting ready to go boating

Travis holding JT up so he could see the F-16 coming in for a landing at the NASJRB. The landing strip is right at the waters edge on Lake Worth. So awesome to see these huge fighter jets buzz right over the top of our heads

Here comes the F-16

Right over the top of the boat...you could here it whistling...so cool!
And there she lands
He was holding still for a sec...waiting for the next jet to come in so I snapped a mommy and me pic
The boys having a snack. Those life jackets look un-comfy but they were good sports about it! See we do make him where his life jacket...that time in Wyoming was just a fluke!