November 2011

Jensen turned ONE on October 19th! I can not believe my handsome man is such a big boy. He began walking at 10.5 months and hasn't slowed down since. He is my rambunctious child, he gets into everything. single. thing. He had such a wonderful party, themed Dr. Seuss! We had it at our house, and that is one thing we will NEVER do again... well, until we get a larger house. Nevertheless, everyone had a good time, and the birthday boy enjoyed playing with friends.

I am bound and detemined that I WILL be a blogger! I find so much joy in reading my friends' blogs, why not just do my own? If no one else reads it, I will one day enjoy going back and reminiscing on memories.

Halloween 2011

Raegan is almost three, can you believe it!? She is smarter than ever, smart-mouthed which causes problems sometimes. She is stubborn, hard-headed, and very hard to deal with, and right when I think I can't take it anymore, she magically becomes this wonderful, loving, sweet child. The mood swings kill me.

Joey is now a personal trainer at Anytime Fitness, and he's doing the job he loves and is called to do. What could be better?

Oh, yeah, that's right. I became a Scentsy consultant, and I LOVE it! I have been SO blessed by this little side job in the few short months I've been with them! In fact, I'll be on an all expense paid trip to the Domincan Republic this summer. How sweet is that?

Thanksgiving was wonderful for us, once again! It never fails that the Murphy crew really know how to throw a Thanksgiving. Joey's idea of Thanksgiving and mine are completely different. It's so interested how two families go about things completely different. My family has a HUGE Thanksgiving lunch in Natchitoches EVERY year, and I LOVE it and look forward to it every year. Joey's family celebrated Thanksgiving on Saturday, which really worked out well for us! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is a tradition that will continue. Our families work so well together during the holidays, and there are never any conflicts. I love that.

Oh how time FLIES...

Am I a horrible blogger or WHAT!? Ha! Time really has escaped me. I just realized that my next to last post was when I found out I was pregnant with Jensen, which was... oh... a whole YEAR ago! Oh my goodness!

Well, we are so completely blessed. Jensen Gage Cooksey arrived on October 19, 2010 at 11:49 a.m. perfectly healthy, weighing 6 lb 10 oz! He is now almost four months old, weighing a whopping 17 pounds! He's my little "tubbers." Having a boy has been an absolute JOY! He is 110% momma's boy. His little (tubby) face lights up when he sees me. He is perfect. Plain and simple.

Raegan has adjusted well to having a little brother. She calls him her "Bubba," and she loves to give him sugars and mess up his room ;) Raegan turned two this past Saturday! I can't believe how much she has grown! She is speaking in sentences! About a week ago, Joey and I put her to bed, and her being the daddy's girl that she is, stood at the security gate and yelled, "Doey (Joey), Doey!! Are you comin!? I wanna watch Dora with you!!!" It was precious and heartwrenching all at the same time. Needless to say, we let her watch Dora, and then we put her back to bed, at which point she decided to yell, "Doey! Doey! Help me, please" in the most pathetic little whimper. Can you say PRECIOUS!? She is speaking so well. She can now count in Spanish AND English, which makes me super proud. She knows most of her shapes, all colors, can recognize multiple numbers and letters, and knows most animals and the sounds they make.

I went back to work in January after being out for three months for maternity leave, and it is absolutely wonderful, but my days are completely packed with an insane amount of stuff to do! Ahh! We wake up at 4:30 a.m., and I don't get to settle down until about 7:00 p.m. when the kids go to bed. Then, of course, Jensen is up every three hours during the night. I am one tired momma, but I wouldn't change a thing..... ok, yes. I would like Jensen to sleep longer, but I'm trying to hold onto him being a baby instead of looking forward to him growing up. I learned that lesson with Rae.

Aside from work, the kids and I have gotten somewhat involved in church again. It's so sad to say that we'd gotten OUT of it in the first place, but it was very hard to break the cycle of just following my parents wherever they went. I needed to find a place for MY family. We're loving our church family, and we've recently gotten involved in Sunday School, which is a complete and total blessing! Our family New Year's resolution was to draw closer to Christ, and I already feel we are doing that.

I guess that's all for now!