We started our day off fairly early with a trip to the pediatrician for Walker's 15 mos. checkup. We were 'trying out' a new doctor since we are still trying to find the right fit in that department. I thought this guy would be pretty good since he's an MSU grad...but still not 100% in love or convinced he's right for us. I mean the first thing he said to me was, "Let's go over his shot record to make sure we don't give him any repeats of any immunization. We actually have done that before and the parents are outraged (ya think???!!!) Yikes, that's enough for a mother to walk right out the door. But we did fine, and the guy is very nice and checked out Walker boy to find out he weighs 29lbs. 4oz. (95 percentile) and 33 inches (95 percentile) at 15 month old. He did go ahead and get the ever so controversial MMR vaccine that is being argued could cause autism in children. Everything checked out excellent, and he's in perfect health at the present time...praise our Lord for a healthy baby! PS- FYI...Walker's pants are missing because we were waiting for the nurse and the shot :( He really didn't even cry when he got his first shot in his arm. He's such a stud muffin!
And last but not least, Welcome HOME Mr. 'former' President. George & Laura landed in Waco, TX last night around 8:00PM for some R&R on the ranch before they settle into their Dallas home. (I'm blogging as if I'm BFF's with them--haha). Suzanne (quad mommy & Waco native) gives her version of the story since her parents were there. Too cool--of all my times at that airport, this one would have been way awesome to be a part of. Did any of my Waco buddies make it out there? Let me know...and shame on you if you didn't go...what a historic event to witness. You know if we were there, we surely would have been at the airport. My friend Katie, Will's mama, got to see him in Midland, TX where he flew from DC to hang out for a bit. Her blog is private or I would link it. The Waco paper was out there snapping a moment in time. My favorite pic is #32 of Jessica Simpson, Tony Romo, Colt McCoy, and not sure of the other dudes. Anyone else know? It's pretty cool that those younger Texans were there to welcome GWB back to 'the great state.' I'm sure that took some masterful coordination to get all of them there. And might I add one more thing about Inauguration Day. I think it's sooooooo rude that the Obama faithful loudly booed President Bush as he walked in, was shown on the big screen, and then left with a tacky "nah nah nah nah hey hey hey goodbye" song and dance. Uhhh where is your tact and class folks?
Ok, so you all know who I voted for, but since he didn't win, I will pray for our new President and pray God shows His mercy on our country. I can get on my soapbox about all of the prayers that were said today about, 'God bless our country and this and that...' but I'm thinking, 'really you think God really wants or should bless our country when the elected party wants Him 'out' of the decision making processes and for 'all Gods' to be embraced and accepted. I did buy a USA Today for the scrapbook and generations to come. And I did stay at home this morning and intentionally did not run errands or go jog so I wouldn't miss history being made...but then realized and remembered, we do have a DVR. :) 
So, I want to share a word that God spoke to me while at home with my family in Tennessee. While doing the 'everyday' parenting things with Walker, I've recently had to tell him 'no' more often as he wants to do more and get into everything because he is just a curious boy! Well, as he gets older he is starting to get more outspoken and showing his disapproval of my judgement for his sake. He does the normal whimpering, throwing a fit crying, and throwing objects out of frustration, etc. For example, he LOVES outside, and while in Memphis it was just too cold to go outside most days. My parents have glass doors, and he could see what he was missing out there. I knew that I was going to bundle him up and take him out for a few minutes but not until after nap time. Of course he had no idea what the plans were or what was in store for him...LATER. The real kicker is if Walker would just have patience (not too likely at 15 mos. old) and trust me (and Forrest) that we have his best interest and safety in mind. All the while I'm smiling on the inside knowing that he eventually will probably get what he wants but in my timing. 
We were very productive yesterday in cleaning out our house and backyard of the 'unnecessary' things and just saying no to clutter. Don't you just love a new year? While doing that, I found this t-shirt that Forrest's sister, Ginger, got us on vacation when we were still living in Alabama and obviously not sure of the gender of our baby yet. Ha...this is for sure the first and probably last time we'll dress Walker boy in pink! This is for you Aunt Gigi! :)
BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO SEE THE COLLAGE IN ITS FULL GLORY! :)
In honor of Walker turning 15 mos. old on January 6...here's a digi/scrapblog page for him. We will go this week for his 15 mos. appointment since we've been out of town so much this month. I'll let you know the details when we get them. I really would like to know how much my big boy weighs. We love you Walker man!
Well, I guess I'll have to work my way backwards to catch up on my blog journal from the past month we've been away from home. We didn't waste any time jumping back into the 'norm' of our lives down here on the coast. 3 hours after we walked in our house from being gone almost an entire month, we were shaking hands with the new MSU football coach, Coach Mullen, former OC of the National Champion Florida Gators. Too bad though, he didn't bring Tebow with him (bummer). This picture of course will go down as a CLASSIC! :) Coach Mullen was actually holding Walker for the quick snapshot and Forrest told Coach Mullen, "Don't worry it's not just you, Santa got the same response!" (ha) It was a fun time had by all, it was pretty crowded so Walker was a little antsy since we had to hold him the entire time. We did get some camera time I guess with Forrest being a local HC. Forrest & Walker made the local, evening news and Friday's daily newspaper photo gallery. Goodness, this kid is going to have some scrapbook memories and good stories to tell when he gets older isn't he? Coach Mullen is such a personable guy and really seems like a genuine person. Don't you just love Walker's expression in the newspaper picture below?
So here are the links to the evening news video...click on Jeff's Thursdays Sports
