Happy Birthday To Me!!!

So here's a well known fact - I'm pretty spoiled. Have been all my life, it's just the way it is :o)

Seems like my birthday has a tendency to go on for several days - which is always pretty cool! On Wednesday I received a card from my in laws then on Thanksgiving I received gifts from Juan & Carrie and the Buchhalter family!

Chad had been planning a surprise for my birthday for months now! So I had been really excited to see what he had been up to. All I knew was that we were leaving Jadon with my parents overnight Friday and we were headed to Vegas.

So we get to town and we go to Treasure Island and check into our room - the front desk guy was so super nice, we ended up with an upgrade to a strip view room and a bottle of champagne! Very cool!





Chad pulled out a couple pieces of paper and they were tickets to Bill Cosby! Front row seats! The show was amazing! He is sooooo funny! We both really enjoyed the show. We enjoyed a few drinks and just hung out without the responsibility of our little dude. We knew he was in great hands so we didn't have to worry.



Then on Saturday we did a little shopping and Chad had found a couple vegan places for us to try! We went to a cafe that served all raw foods - was pretty interesting, not bad. Then we went to an ice cream place called Atomic 7 - wow that place was AMAZING! You custom order your ice cream (should have taken a pic of the menu) and they make it right in front of you within mins using liquid nitrogen. It was very yummy - some of the best ice cream I've ever had - and it was all vegan!



It was really nice to get away - but I did miss little Rex (that's his nickname since he sounds like a dinosaur). It was nice to get home and give him a big hug and kiss and see his wonderful smile!



Sunday we pretty much did our errands and just relaxed a bit.

Monday was my actual birthday and I got sooooooo many facebook well wishes and a few texts and a couple phone calls! Felt very very loved! My mom asked what I wanted instead of a cake and I had been craving her scones so when I got home from work she had brought over some dough and they brought some pretty fall flowers and a really nice card! I had also been craving mashed potatoes and corn - so dinner was just that, mashed potatoes, corn and scones! lol... very odd but exactly what I wanted!




I had a wonderful birthday! I have everything anyone could ever want in life! A great husband, a beautiful son, awesome family and some wonderful friends! Happy birthday to me!!



Love you all!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! There are no materialistic gift exchanges, it's one of the only holidays left that hasn't become so "hallmark", its the start of the winter holiday season, and on Thanksgiving you know if winter hasn't arrived it soon will. And the best part is sharing food and memories with loved ones.

We should all be thankful every day but sadly most of us aren't, so today is a day where everyone in America stops their busy lives for a moment and thinks about what they are thankful for and for a lot of people it's the only time of year they voice it.

I try to show my love and thankfulness on a regular basis. I'm not sure if I do a good job or not though, but I do try. But today I want to take an extra moment and put down in words a few things I'm grateful for this year...

My growing family! Wow - this is absolutely, overwhelmingly the BEST! I have a loving husband whom created and welcomed a child into our lives with me. Jadon is the biggest blessing I have ever been given. He makes my heart sing. The beauty and innocence of a child is amazing. It feels like this really isn't my life sometimes when I look around I don't know how I got so lucky!

Chad has been wonderful, he is an amazing father to our son. He takes on the parenting roll so well and I'm so happy he is getting to experience being a daddy - he really has it in him! He has been a huge help to me and has been very supportive. Having a child after so many years really makes for some adjustments, but its all very, very worth it! I love you babe and thank you from the bottom of my heart for love you show for me and our son. You're quite amazing.

My parents moved down here earlier this year and having them so close has been really great. I know I don't show my love to my parents very well - I'm not sure why and I really dislike the way it comes across sometimes and that is something I have to work on. But my mom and dad always have accepted me for who I am and they know I love them. They have done a lot for Chad and me throughout the years and this year is no exception. I could go on and on about all the things they do but here are just a few things; they have lent us their car since ours has been broken, they help out around our house with laundry and dishes and anything that needs to be done so Chad and I can spend time after work with Jadon and not worry about cleaning and whatnot, and they watch their grandbaby Monday, Wednesday and Fridays while I work full time. Seeing my parents as grandparents is something I longed for for years. I always wanted them to experience this so I'm so very thankful they are. And they embrace every moment with Jadon. It's heartwarming to watch them with him. Thanks for all you do mom and dad. You really are the best parents I could imagine.

Chad's parents have been really wonderful too - they are totally in love with Jadon and they really enjoy spending time with him as well. I'm glad they live close and we are able to help them out and be around them! They have also been a big help watching Jadon Tuesdays and Thursdays and I really appreciate that!

Being able to go back to work and have people who love our son watching him is something I defiantly don't take for granted for a second! I need to work (for a few reasons) and knowing that Jadon is home bonding with his grandparents makes it a whole lot easier on me emotionally.

I'm also very thankful for the people who were there when he was born, who got him to us safely. Also the prenatal care I received while carrying our son was awesome, so I'm glad we live in Mesquite - I don't think we could have gotten better treatment anywhere in the world!

I'm also thankful for...

My family and friends health and well being
My health
Being able to work and provide for our family
Having a home
Having so many people who love us
Finding out who those people really are

I miss people who live far from us, but that's ok. We are all where we are for a reason, and as long as they are all healthy and happy where they are then I'm thankful for that!

I know I'm missing a lot on my list. This past year has given me so much to be thankful for. It's really overwhelming!! All in all, I'm thankful for my live and everyone and everything in it!

Love you all very much!
D

2 Months!

Wow, being out in the world for a couple of months must be really exciting! So much happens, vision gets better so you can see everyone and everything around you, neck and head strengthen so you can hold your head up to look at everything that you can now see a little more clearly and you grow, grow, grow!!

It's really cool to see his developments, he's really starting to use his voice, he tries to laugh and he makes a bunch of cooing sounds and little random noises. He reaches out to grab things now too and we think he'll be able to roll over pretty soon.

Jadon's 2 month Dr visit was last Thursday November 11th. Dr. Smith seems very happy about his health and his progress, last time he was there he was in the 4th percentile for his weight and now is in the 48th. He is nearly 12lbs and is over 23 inches tall now!! Talk about growing! He got 3 shots (which he did pretty well for) and an oral vaccination and they took a little blood for some testing. She gave us some pointers on dealing with cradle cap and dry skin. We go back in 2 more months for another checkup.

We also went to Sears and had some photos taken earlier this month. He was in such a great mood! They were able to capture his laugh and some really great smiles and he even showed off how well he can hold his head up during tummy time. Of course he managed to scratch his face during the night before picture day, but that's ok they are still way cute.

We're looking forward to the holidays with our son! Thanksgiving (which is my favorite holiday) is just a week and a half away. Then it will be time to put up thw tree! We even bought a few Christmas decorations over the past weekend! I can't wait to get the tree up, Georgia has given us her tree since it's too tall for her new place and we think it's going to look great in the foyer! Much better than our smaller tree that we put up on an end table last year!


Jadon also got a new cousin a few days ago! Aspyn was born Friday evening! She's so cute, she looks a little like Jadon when he was born. She's about the same size too - 6lbs 3oz and 19 inches. Congrats to Cody, Brandi and Jordyn! We're really happy to have a new addition to the Survis family! Can't wait to meet our new niece!


We'll that's all for now!

Eventful Weekend...

First of all, welcome to November!! It's Fall with beautiful weather, Thanksgiving is a few weeks away, followed by my birthday (Chad has something fun planned, I can't wait to find out!) and then Christmas and New Year! Exciting!!

Well this past weekend was pretty eventful, Elizabeth finally had baby Bowie on Friday! Wow she's a big baby, 9lbs 4 oz and 20 inches!! She's really cute and we're very happy for them!

Jadon got to meet his Aunt Brandi and Cousin Jordyn for the 1st time on Friday as well. We exchanged gifts (they got Jadon some really cute clothes and a fun giraffe stacker toy thing) then we all went out to dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Survis. We should have taken some pictures at the restaurant but we forgot the camera. Although Cody had to work it was good to see Brandi and Jordyn, it sucks they live so far away and we wont be able to see baby Aspyn until she is a few months old. Baby Aspyn will be arriving in just a couple more weeks! I can't wait to see pictures of her!

This weekend was also Jadon's 1st Halloween. We took him down to a portrait studio that was having a charity event on Saturday. That was kind of fun. He had a little hat that matches his outfit but he HATES hats all the sudden so that wasn't an option. Although I did put it on him Sunday while he was sleeping lol.

Saturday night was a big night - it was Jadon's first night in his crib. He has already out grown the cradle which is quite sad. He did really well. Such a good little boy. He's been smiling at us a lot. He gets this huge smile that makes his eyes squint shut sometimes and its so cute but we cant ever seem to get to the camera fast enough. But we have been catching some smaller smiles on camera lately. Chad got a really cute one the other day of Jadon and I. I'll have to post it.

Anyhow, that was our weekend! Next week Jadon goes in for his 2 month checkup and immunizations... I can't believe he is going to be 2 months already. Today he is 8 weeks old! Wow!!