I'm Back!

Man, I was so excited the Saints won I forgot my computer charger. 

I am back and have some fun pictures to share of the night.

Some friends and family getting ready for the game to start. 

Cheri, Mom, and Celeste doing her shoulder wave dance

Jackson and Yinsee

My baby sister counting the football pool money

( I won 1st quarter )

How pretty is she...

Brian found the baby in the King Cake.

{don't get any fancy ideas}

The phone calls from home {NOLA} begin

Celebratory dancing 

Who Dat!

Wore out from all that parting!

with his Uncle Justin.

What a game. It was amazing. 

Tears were shed, we laughed , we cried, we all felt like it was our time.

This was the video from when we won...

And the winner is...

OH MY LORD OUR BOYS WON THE SUPER BOWL!

{more on this later}

I ended the contest a tad early because I will be away all day tomorrow and I am beat after that game

 but,

it's my blog so I guess that's o.k.

At 11:34pm I pulled all the names, and counted out entries.

I used the old names in a bowl method.

{Auntie Yinsee (Lyndsey) stayed over after the Super Bowl and did the honors}

And the winner is...

Yayy, Congrats and I will be emailing you Andrea for your info in the next day or so. 

Thanks you guys for making my first giveaway so much fun!

WHO DAT BABY!!!!!

Can you feel the excitement in the air?

It's palpable in the house today. It has been all weekend.

We have shed tears, laughed about how long we have been fans.

What am I talking about?

It's Super Bowl Sunday... and the Saints are there.

Do you feel the excitement now?

We are having a party today. Some dear friends and family are on their way over.

Here is what it looks like...

This is on the back door

{no one comes in the front here}

Balloons are all over.

Red Beans and Rice Cooking all day.

King Cake waiting to be devoured.

Decked out in our fleur di lis and Saints gear!

{mom & dad}

WHO DAT!

Bubs is so excited! 

So with that we say 
Who Dat  baby and Geaux Saints!

Finger Paint...

So much fun.

I will let the pictures speak for themselves

{he was so serious in the beginning}

{then he got into mixing the colors}

{I die, I love those toes}

{hey nanny this is pretty fun}

And his master pieces revealed???

{each one of these beauties is headed to a grandparent for V-day}

{{well daddy says he gets to keep his favorite two}}

fabulous. 

fabulous i tell you.


Happy Friday Lovies. 
Don't forget to enter my First Giveaway HERE.
{ends on sunday}

My First Giveaway!

This is my 222 post! 

Jackson took 2 steps on 2-2-2010.

I think it's so cute when number's line up in funny ways.

So here it is Lovies!

You all know how much I love photographs,

 love memories, and love frames. 

Know what I love even more?

 Being able to combine all of these in one giveaway!

and...

This Polaroid 6'' Digital Photo Frame will do just that.

This thing is awesome. 

 It is so fun to look over and see your memories pass by 

one by one on the screen. 

{it is also a Digital Clock and Radio}

So since with Jackson taking those first steps will bring many more memories for us to treasure. 

I thought passing one on to you guys to enjoy would be Perfect!

So here are the ways to enter...

(please do these in separate comments so I can make sure everyone gets the right amount of entries)

*Be a follower {or become one} and leave me a comment  {1 entry}

(if you don't have a blog please leave me an email address)
* Tell me what your favorite picture is of {1 entry}
*Blog about it {2 entries}

(please leave me a link)
*Tweet about it  and link back to my blog {2 entries}

Polaroid did not pay me or give me this fabulous frame but, if they called and wanted to send me some cool stuff to ever give you guys. I would totally take it. You guys are so worth it!

Thanks for being so excited about my sweet man's first steps. 

It means so much!

This giveaway will end on Sunday, February 7th. 
I will announce the winner Monday.
:)

Today will go down in the books... First Steps!

Jackson Rush took his first steps!
February 2, 2010
2 whole back to back steps!

{umm, there is a pretty neat story about this picture too. Jackson was a model for this awesome lady}
{more on that later}

Excited can not begin to express how we feel.

For those of you new to the blog. Jackson has hypotonia.

{you can read past posts about it here, here, and here}

Hypotonia is a disorder that causes low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle), often involving reduced muscle strength. Hypotonia is not a specific medical disorder, but a potential manifestation of many different diseases and disorders that affect motor nerve control by the brain or muscle strength. Recognizing hypotonia, even in early infancy, is usually relatively straightforward, but diagnosing the underlying cause can be difficult and often unsuccessful. The long-term effects of hypotonia on a child's development and later life depend primarily on the severity of the low muscle resistance and the nature of the cause. Some disorders have a specific treatment but the principal treatment for most hypotonia of idiopathic or neurologic cause is physical therapy and/or occupational therapy to help the person compensate for the neuromuscular disability.

Hypotonia is a condition that can be helped with early intervention.

{from here}

You can go and learn more about what causes Hypotonia there. The list is frightening to say the least. 

The layman's definition is that Jackson's muscle groups are weak. So where a child should be able to have the strength to hold him up, help him walk, lift his arms, catch him self when he falls, ect, his were not. Jackson needed some help. Off to Scottish Rite we went. We got teamed up with an amazing physical therapist Ms. Cheryl. She not only loves Jackson she understands his personality and knows just how to push him. 

Nanny can attest. It was brutal in the beginning.

 An entire hour of him screaming and crying. {mommy did a lot of crying in those days too} but, now he loves it. We didn't know when this day would come but, we have been ready for it to get here. 

I know, I know it was only two steps and it may be weeks before he is running around but, 

to me those two steps represent months {8 total} of therapy sessions every week.

 A lot of hard work on Jackson's part and a CELEBRATION to be had.

We received some not so exciting news this week too. That our insurance will be changing to a company that doesn't in their words "focus on children's therapy". I was so sad at the start of the week. I didn't know what we would do. Walking is only the first step for Hypotonia. Learning to walk over different levels {carpet to hardwood, or a curb}, jumping with two feet off the ground, and climbing stairs can often prove challenging but, was something with therapy we know we will reach easily. I don't know that we will be able to afford to go once our insurance changes {march 1} but, these two steps mean the world. 

They give this momma happy, fuzzy, warm feelings inside. 

Our little man took some steps.

Best Day Ever.

This day calls for  MY FIRST GIVEAWAY EVER! 

Check back tomorrow {thurs} for details.

5 Things that scream Me.

 I am linking up to my Sweet, Short Southern Momma

So without further ado...

5 things that scream me

I do have a slight confession... I do not have a Holga, I have a Nikon that I love but,

 I am really loving these so I thought it would be a fun addition.

So there ya have it.

 If you ever see Jackson's sweet face out in public he will most likely be attached to me wearing this.