Raise your hand if you are tired of singing "The itsy-bitsy spider"!! (Shan raises hand and jumps up and down exclaiming, "Me, Me, Me!!!!" )

That seems to be the only song he likes and I starting to drive myself crazy with it!! lol He likes that one and the one John made up for Janessa (with a few variations to make it work for Link, of course!) when she was a baby. He hates the little teapot song and Jesus Loves Me (I thought ALL kids liked that one!) and most the time even Mom's old standby Jesus, the sweetest name I know.

He has 2 teeth now that you can actually see, not just feel and he is starting to stand up all the time! It's ridiculous how fast he's getting so big! He has had a little cereal every day (except for one cause we weren't home all day on Sunday and I didn't bring any...) and still doesn't seem to enjoy it that much.

Zion asked if there was anything going on in MY life besides Linky.... ummmm.... the only thing I can think of is that I started doing Weight Watchers and am hoping that really works out for me! I have been hanging onto an extra 20 pounds since Link was born that I would seriously like to get rid of!!!

The only other thing is that I am trying to figure out how to make a Abraham Lincoln bust for Link's first birthday cake. (I've got lots of time, I know, but it's a big undertaking and I want to practice it a few times to see if I can even do it!!!!) I'm sure that's not gonna help me out with the whole weight watchers thing though!! LoL I might just buy a Styrofoam ball and carve that then all I have to make is the fondant to cover it. That way we won't be tempted to eat all the cake!!

To get in the mood for doing that I have been watching alot of episodes of "Ace of Cakes" online. They do amazing things with cake! It's awesome! (I wish I could just have them make his cake but they charge a minimum of $1,000 for a cake and I don't have that kind of dough to spend on some cake dough! (see what I did there??) haha)

Okay that's enough for now. =) Baby is hungry!!!!

Lincoln's first "meal" .... Rice Cereal!!! Yum!!

Overall, I think he enjoyed it.

Linky had a Doctor's appointment today... he's healthy! (Shocking, I know! haha!!)

He is in the top 97 percentile in height (27 1/2 inches).... he's in the 50 percentile as far as head circumference... and 70-90 percentile on his weight (17lbs 14oz) and 100 percentile for cutest baby ever at 4 and a half months. ;) (Hey! I'm not the doctor, don't look at me!! lol)

He also had 3 shots today and he didn't like them much. =::( Poor baby. He was so happy and smiling at me and Daddy until all of the sudden that mean lady in the funny clothes stabbed him repeatedly and for no apparent reason!! He only cried for a couple minutes and when we got home I gave him a little bit of baby Tylenol and he seems to be doing okay... not quite as happy as his normal little self, but close enough. =)

Yesterday was Lincoln's first memorial day picnic... here are a few pictures. (I didn't get very many because I thought I had forgotten my camera for the first few hours of it.) =(


Zion was playing some strange new horseshoe-type game called "Cornholes?" most of the afternoon. He play golf in the morning with a bunch of the guys from church. =)

Lincoln was sitting with some new buddies watching his daddy play for a while.

They just couldn't resist all of Linky's miles of smiles!!! It was so cute!! =)

I played one inning of softball before I had to go get Link from Zion. (Zion claims he was fussy... but when by the time I got there, he was fine!) I played 3rd base and got someone out before it was our teams turn at bat. I can proudly say that I was the very first person to strike out!! LOL I haven't played softball since forever! (I think the last time was the year after John was my little league assistant coach!!! haha!) It's been a while!

It was a lot of fun and I wish I could have played longer but, oh well, maybe next time!

I have no pictures of that 'cause of the whole camera thing. =)

LINCOLN ROLLED OVER!!!!!!!!! (FINALLY!)

I was starting to get worried but he finally did it... woohoo!!

Congratulations Jariah and Becca~ Baby #3 is expected to arrive Christmas Day!!!

Fingers crossed for a girl this time!! She'll find out in 3 months what she's having... she's not as much fun as I am!! hahaha

Well, my first Mother's Day is almost over and while I would have to admit that not much out of the ordinary happened today, I did hit the baby jackpot! I am so blessed to be a Mom and I am loving every minute of it!!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there, especially mine!! Have a wonderful rest of the day! And EnJoY!!! =)