Thanksgiving

Plain and simple... 

I am thankful for my "healthy" 

Baby Kingston 

and our 

FAMILY.

Life just doesn't get any better! 

Halloween 2009

How so much can change in a year!  Last year we announced that we were having a baby... now that baby is 5 MONTHS OLD!  Please hold so I can stop my head from spinning! WHERE DID THE TIME GO?

Mr. Kingston rocked it in his pea in the pod costume and his Mama and Daddy... well.... we attempted high school "Panther" style!  

Moving on...

Can you seriously believe that Thanksgiving is just around the corner?  You know what that means... A BREAK.... 7 days to do... WHATEVER I want!  BRING IT ON...  Ahhh I can just "smell" it from here!

 Let the count down begin...    

Ohhhh October.

Major things have been going on over at the Kraus House.  Our little man has been GROWING BIG TIME!!!!

October 9th... Kingston turned 4 months old.  Seriously, where did the time go?  Here were his "stats:"

Weight: 16lbs. 14 oz. (87%)

Height: 28 inches (100%)

Head circumference: 17 inches (76%)

Dr. Hudson gave us the "GO" to start giving Kingston baby food!  Whoo-hoo!  So far we have tackled cereal, applesauce, squash, and green beans.  YUMMY!  Next up, here comes CARROTS!  Jealous?

Kingston has just recently started to realize that Bailey too, occupies our home.  He watches her roam and run all over the house.  He gets so excited when she is around... I wish I could say the feeling was mutual.  Poor Bailey Boo... she is just not real interested! She'll come around once KHK can play "retrieve" with her...

  

Beeper and I were asked to go to Gold Rush last weekend with the Mahone's!  Anytime I can spend time with "My Michelle"  I'm in... on top of that dressing up, good food, drinks, and DANCING!  SHOOOOOOOT.... LOOK OUT!  Oh to dress up... right up my alley... 

We all couldn't have been MORE DIFFERENT!  

I was a hippie and Michelle was a pirate.  Arrgh!

Here we have... Rocky and Payne Stewart.  

Like I said "VERY DIFFERENT!"

As for this picture... well this just shows that we had a GREAT TIME!

(Is there anything better than "back seat pictures" after a party?  

You know you've all taken them... Ahhhhh... good times... good times!)  

I also need to give a shout out to our babysitter that night.  Thanks Paige and Greg for watching our little munchkin.  We really do appreciate it! :)

Rewind...

No lie... I'm just flat embarrassed about how long it's been since I blogged last... geeezzz its literally been 2 months! Really it isn't like there hasn't been anything going on, I MEAN HELLO YOU KNOW ME... there is ALWAYS something going on! :)

Let's dive in... we've got some catching up to do! 

Here are some pics of a random Cox Get Together... I love that we just get together for no reason, but just to visit!  Oh, who am I kidding and to EAT good food of course! :) The baby with Kingston is my precious little cousin Brooks that I am sure you have all heard me dote over time and time again!  I love seeing those two little guys together! (Check out my other little cousins and their AMAZING POSES!) 

As most of you know, this September was a MILESTONE month for my parents... they both turned 50!  Holy Moly Right? (lol)  I don't know how it happened, but I actually managed to throw them both a surprise birthday party!  I still can't believe that I pulled it off, getting them both there and keeping it a secret!  Thanks for everyone that came to help celebrate!  A Big thanks to my cousin Angela for helping me get my "ELDERS" there! :)  I must say that my Mama and Daddy make 50 look DAMN GOOD! (Let's hope that those genes got passed on!)

I always get excited with "My Michelle" comes in to town.  Now, more than ever because we have two little guys that we love to watch play together.  So last week she came in and you know what we just had to do?  Well a MINI-PHOTO-SHOOT of course!  A very short, short, short photo shoot!  These boys are really going to have to get used to this...  

Hands are Yummy!

I'm back... Man talk about taking a break!  Like always let me catch ya up to date...

So Mr. Kingston is now 2 1/2 months old! :) Seriously can you believe it?  Time has flown by... as summers usually do!  At KHK's 2 month dr. apt. he weighed  14lbs. and was 25 1/2 inches long.  

We just recently went through ANOTHER growth spurt and had to DASH off to Tyler for some "6 month clothing shopping!"  FUN-FUN!  I mean seriously the child was looking like I couldn't handle him growing up, so I was determine to make 3 month outfits still look cute!  I swear it happened over night!  Anywho... Tyler got the job done!  He no longer looks like a orphan child... bless his heart!

Mr. Kingston is cooing up a storm... I think that this is due to him spending so much time with his YAYA! He definitely will not struggle with a language barrier that is FO-SHO.  I can't wait when he can start telling me what all they talk about ALL day!  He comes home flat worn out... :)  I LOVE IT!  It's great!  

He is smiling all the time... and it isn't GAS!   He thinks I AM FUNNY!  It is great to have someone in my house who FINALLY laughs at my jokes, even if he is a "wee little one!"

SLOBBER... OHHHHH DO WE EVER SLOBBER!  I swear he slobbers worse than any bulldog I have ever seen.  This could quite possibly be due to the fact that our mouth is ALWAYS open, because we are trying to attack our "new friend,"  OUR HAND!  Oh, Kingston loves Mr. Hand!  He tries to stick the WHOLE thing inside his mouth... it is fascinating to watch and then scary, because what am I going to do if this actually happens?  (Come on people you know what I am going to do... GRAB MY CAMERA!)

Anywho... here is a short video of Mr. Kingston being his CUTE SELF... and Mr. Hand!

One month... REALLY?

I am sitting in my bed.... looking over at my precious baby boy, Mr. Kingston as he peacefully sleeps.  He doesn't even know that exactly one month ago he BUSTED out of his Mama's belly! :)  Literally!  No really he did... I was busting at the seams! 

I cannot believe that he has been here for 4 weeks.  What did we used to do without this lil guy! (I am going to be real honest here... because most of you LIE!)  :)  I know exactly what Beep & I used to do... we stayed up late, went out, drank fun drinks, partied with friends... AND SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT! Yeah... it was the good life, SO WE THOUGHT!  Having children is the best thing in the entire world!  There is nothing like it...  THIS, my friends is the GOOD LIFE!

So, let's get back to my little heart-throb, Kingston Hunter!

  It is crazy how much of his personality is already shining through... he is here to teach US! We have been taking notes, and here are some things that you NEED to know about lil Kingston:

*He drinks 6 ounces

*He weighs over 10 lbs. and measuring over 22 inches long.

*He is tracking objects and learning to reach out and grab at them (for instance my glasses, flowers on the door etc.)

*Recognizing voices - especially Mama & Daddy's

*Grunts while creating a "dirty surprise" in his diaper for Mama (cracks me up, no lie)!

*LOVE... LOVE... LOVES... Bath time!

*Sleeps with arms UP, as if riding a roller coaster.

*LOVES to look at the "Pretty Baby" while getting his diaper changed (what a DIVA!)

*Favorite time to be awake is 11:00-1:00 a.m. and 4:30-6:30 a.m.  :)  Feel free to come and visit during these times.

*Could lay on his  "Magic Pad" for hours - this is where "ALL THE MAGIC HAPPENS!"  You know where he gets his grunt on! What a DIRTY-BOY!

*Prefers to be moving, dancing, or swinging...  ALL THE TIME!  (My kind of man!)

He teaches us some-thing new everyday! Just when we think we are starting to get the hang of "Life with Kingston," he changes it up for us once again!

Well, we did it... we have made it for a whole month!  No need for applause...  :)

Beep & I are having the time of our lives! "Parenthood" is such a gift...  what a blessing our little Kingston is!

Happy Father's Day!

I am warning you now... it's about to get MUSHY up in here!  If you can handle it... READ ON!

I cannot hold it in any longer... I want to shout it from the rooftop... Beeper Kraus, is not only an amazing husband, but also the best Daddy in the world! (Is this a real shock to anyone... I mean seriously?)

I married the man of my dreams and I loved him with all of my heart... then we had a child together! Everything changed... my heart grew and I now see my husband in a whole NEW light!  I feel as though my heart could explode, because my LOVE for Beeper has surpassed something that I could have never imagined!

I sit here now... glancing over to see him sleeping peacefully with our little blessing!  I reflect back 13 days ago, when Kingston was born and it brings tears to my eyes to remember what all Beep did for the both of us.  From the get go, Beeper was always concerned with how I was doing, feeling, and wanted to know if there was anything that he could do to help me.  He had to help me walk, get in and out of bed, potty, shower... you name it, he had to help me do it.  On top of that "Super Man" was taking care of our newborn baby at the same time.  We kept Kingston in our room the entire time that we were at the hospital.  He would stay day/night taking care of Kingston: changing diapers, feeding, holding, and just loving the little man.  Never complaining, always saying that he wouldn't have it any other way.

I have told him that I really think he missed his calling... he could have been making the BIG BUCKS, because he was supposed to be a "Celebrity Manny!" Maybe next lifetime.  Until then, he is ours...

Beeper is our rock and he definitely puts his family first.  He needs to help other men out and teach them how to be the "COMBO MAN,"  a great husband and Daddy. Kingston and I are so incredibly lucky to have such a caring and loving MAN in our lives. 

So raise your glasses and toast with me.

Here's to Beeper... may you have the best 1st Father's Day ever, 

because you deserve nothing, but the BEST!

Love, 

Kingston & his Mama