nick has come to another milestone! he has learned how to grab!
and boy is he grabbing everything! from plastic keys to blankets to my hair, shirts, and glasses. my little boy is grabbing! it might not seem like such a big deal but it is when he can entertain himself while watching his arms as he practices hand eye coordination and i absolutely love it! that pose is what kris calls driving the bus lol

here he is cheesing away on his play mat...



and we also survived the long trip from 29 to fresno and back all in 1 day! here he is looking so GQ!

so i am trying to win nicholas a free photo shoot with ambershiree photography and he is currently in 2nd place thanks to everyone who did us the favor and voted for him. anyone else who hasn't done so can go to her page on FB, go to the free photo shoot contest and like nicholas' photo by clicking the like link under his pix. he is the 2nd pic and he is wearing green overalls :) today was definitely an eventful day. kiki finally came to visit after what seems like forever and finally got to see and hold nick for the first time. i got my favorite lavender scentsy bar (YUM) and caught up on some things. we left for a little while to cinnabon and somehow when we got back, hannah was missing and i thought i had put her in the backyard or she was sleeping with kris and didn't think much of it. then i started calling for her and no response! finally i realized that she's gone missing and i no way in my house. i texted my neighbor jennifer and her and kels and the girls drove through our housing area looking for hannah while i stayed with our babies and thank goodness someone called me letting me know that they had her in their yard. that she had wandered over to their house right up the street and didn't know where to go. i was so thankful that i always keep her collar on her and that she has updated tags with all our contact information. i was scared to death that she was hit or somehow got off base and i couldn't be happier that she was found and is now home with us! i really need to watch the front door wheni keep it open cause i realized that if she pushes on the screen door hard enough it will give away and let her through. she doesn't just run out when i'm home and the door's open so i thought it was odd. and i also thought it was odd because i walk her almost everyday and she seemed lost and didn't know her way home. i always thought dogs had a good sense of direction and home. all aftrernoon she stayed far away from the front door since she's been back so hopefully she learned her lesson! and i definitely learned mine too!

i finally retired my acura tl and got me a new acura mdx. we were strapped for room and comfort for a growing family and it was well within our budget. kris saw the color and the leather is a grey leather which was a plus for him. he has something against tan leather i think?? idk lol but my tl had tan leather and it drove him nuts lol anyways we have so much room and the entertainment options are amazing. i never thought i'd be able to get one since it's one of my favorite suv's that i pretty much fantasize about owning. i was looking at lower end cars that offer about the same features that we are looking for but after doing some research... and lots of shopping this is what we've concluded. i am super happy with our purchase and the car is seriously an anti theft car. for what it is, i don't think it'd be possible to even make the car leave the driveway without one of the owners haha that thing is crazy nuts. but hannah will have room in the back and we will be comfy with the baby and still have plenty of room left over. also, nick has been sleeping through the night lately and it's been amazing. a full 10-11hrs of sleep uninterrupted is pretty much awesome :) he's such a good baby and lots of fun esp when he's not crying lol love him! i also know how fortunate i am to be able to get the things i want and not have anyone hold me back or say no just because of finances. i know we're not rich or super well off but we live comfortably and have all that we need. i just wish everyone could have this same feeling of content. i'm counting my blessings.

nicholas received his 2mo shots yesterday and i think i cried more than he did lol they didn't have the big all in one needles so he got 5 separate shots. my poor baby! but i took him home and let him splash in the tub for awhile then put him down to nap. he slept most of the day away and i got to help one of my friend's brother learn how to drive for his driving test today and to say the least he passed and got his licenses so that was pretty neat. nick also slept in his crib for the first time last night and slept 11 hrs! nothing like a well rested momma :) he was pretty cranky today and was a bit warm but my awesome neighbor jennifer lent me her baby swing and nick seems to enjoy it when he is ok with me not holding him. he dozes off in it but never stays fully asleep so i think i'll try to put him down in his crib again tonight in a bit. the time in the field started and here we are again a year later reliving EMV together. thank goodness there's no morning sickness this time around haha.. kris also interviewed for his new mos that he wants to reenlist to earlier this wk and he aced it! so all he's waiting for is HQ to approve it and to wait on orders. i'm so proud of him and what he's doing. my mom also surprised me and she and my sister will be here tmmrw evening for the whole weekend. i'm so excited and it really made my day.