Happy Birthday Paige!!!

My sweet love turns 26 years young today. Unfortunately, I'm in Chicago for work and we won't be able to celebrate till this weekend. Love ya bunches and hope you still have the greatest 26th birthday ever. Happy Birthday!!! Love - Ger -- Post From Gerald's iPhone

Crying it out

This past week I have noticed that Lane has become very aware of me and crying when she doesn't fall asleep in my arms. I always said that if she's changed, fed, burped, and warm I would let try to let her cry herself to sleep if I knew she was tired. Easier said than done. I tried it today after I knew she was sleepy. I had been holding her for awhile and she was pretty much asleep but not in a deep sleep but every time I put her down even if I'm in sight, if she's tired she needs me to hold her to go to sleep now. This just developed this past week. Before she would go in the swing drowsy and just fall asleep. So I decided 10 minutes was a reasonable amount of time before I checked in her. I put her in her crib go in my room shut the door so I can't hear and wait. I come out to quiet so I go in and peek without her seeing me and she's awake but hasn't even started crying and her eyes looked sleepy so it seemed promising. I waited a few minutes then I heard her start. I gave it 10 minutes from that point. She screamed for 13 solid minutes before I said okay enough is enough. I picked her up and she immediately stopped. I comforted her and she fell asleep in my arms about 5 minutes later. So my plan is to let her cry a little when she's just exhausted but I will come in to comfort her if it's over ten minutes and my theory is that she will learn I'm still there and coming back and it's okay to not fall asleep in my arms. The thing is, I noticed a pattern for a whole week of her needing to be held by me for at least 15-20 minutes to fall into a deep sleep. I think that's a little to needy especially if I'm still in her sight. What do all the moms think and be honest it won't hurt my feelings. I'm just trying to do what's best for her without her getting to the point where she will only fall asleep with me holding her and nobody else...not even Gerald. Yesterday, it had to be me not even him. Before I picked her up and immediately after. Comments please.


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I Mean... Seriously... Is there anything better?

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So photogenic

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Church Halloween Party

Awesome festivities last night!!! I don't know exactly what I was but some thought I was the hulk, he-man, a WWF wrestler coined "Lightning Shock" by one of the little kiddos, Joe Dirt, 80s bodybuilder, I don't know but the mullet was awesome. I just may grow my hair out.


Paige, my pretty lady, and me, mullet head - business in the front a party in the back.


Grandma and Pawpaw Bert with sweet baby Lane. -- Post From Gerald's iPhone

High on Life

Tonight we had our church trick or treat/Fall Fest/Talent Show and my mom and stepdad are down visiting. When we got home I had a fit of the giggles like I haven't had since college. Gerald even peed his pants a little. We got started talking about people and then impersonations inevitably followed and then EVERYHING is funny and I end up getting tickled all over again at telling my cat he can't have a mint milano. I swear there was something in that punch. -- Post From Paige's iPhone

Uggggg

Don't go to wal mart at 4:30 on Friday cuz it'll drive you to drinkin' -- Post From Paige's iPhone

We'll Get em' next time!

War Eagle! (even if we lost)

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This is one of my favorites that Gerald's sister Amy took

All in White

Lane on Her Blessing Day

Funny Face

The Sound Of Silence

Well the last of the Asay clan just left and we just got home from dropping them off at the airport. The house is quiet. Gerald and Lane are resting and Kitty is getting some much needed attention.


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I loooove me some Asays'

This weekend all of Geralds family came for Lane's blessing and now they have all left except Amy and Dennis. I'm a little melencholy because even though it was LOUD and crowded at times with all 17 of us, I miss everyone being together. Now I'm laying in bed wondering how I got so lucky to be a part of this family AND have my own sweet little girl.


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