Trip to MorMor & Pop's

Jacob was gone last weekend traveling up north to look at cattle. A good friend of our's, Jeremy Clark, rode with me to Stamford to clip cattle for us while I visited my parents and grandparents. Georgia slept the entire way to Stamford - I couldn't believe it! However, she was pretty hungry when we got there and drank a record 7.5 ounces in her bottle! Wow!

We spent a couple of hours up at the annual Tri-Area Stock Show in Stamford. This reminded me of the good old days when we would freeze our buns off getting our steers washed and cleaned up at 4 a.m. to have them ready for the show that morning. We always liked showing there though because we usually could rack in some pretty good prizes and cash! The numbers of cattle have really dropped off though - this year they only had 4 steers. Back in my day, there were some pretty good numbers thanks to the Oman girls.

We did get to visit with several community folks we hadn't seen in a while and others who hadn't met Georgia yet. She was wide awake for the entire time and just smiled and looked at everyone talking to her. It was time to go at the end though because she had worn herself out and really needed her mid-morning nap!

Grandma and Papaw came to visit us both days we were there. Here's a shot of her with Papaw.

Sunday we went to church. Georgia slept the entire time and it drove Craig Gilbert crazy because he wanted her to be awake. They sat behind us and he wanted to wake her up so bad. For lunch Mom made an awesome pot roast. Yum Yum. Plus Grandma brought mashed potatoes (my ultimate favorite!). Then no day would be complete without a few rounds of domino games with Grandma and Papaw. Georgia was all dressed up for church (the pics at the top are from her dressed up).

On our way home Monday we had to drive in the freezing rain. Jacob's truck was covered in ice. It took us forever to get back, but thank goodness we made it safely.

New Year's Day 2009

Jacob and I spent New Year's Day at home ALL DAY! This should go down in history, because usually Jacob will go over to the barn for at least a part of the day when we don't have much going on. Plus, I'm usually trying to do silly housework and things that drive Jacob crazy. So we both decided to be lazy, turn off our cell phones (his rings NONSTOP) and just enjoy the day. However, we had been really busy during and just after the holidays and he was going to have to be gone alot the first part of the month, so he wanted to spend time with just us girls! January starts a busy time with our business because all of the county fairs and Ft. Worth take alot of time for us to get cattle clipped and ready to show. It was so cute - he held Georgia mostly all day. They were quite the pair and I got some cute pictures of them together.


2008 was a year that we will never forget...The cattle we sold did very well at the spring majors. In February we found out we were having a baby. Then, we lost a close friend, Charlie Wilson, in April. This summer we took a trip to Mexico with my sister, Johnna, and her husband Sutton (happy now, Johnna - ha!) We painted the interior of our house (adios paneling!!!) I had quite a scare being pregnant and falling down the backporch steps in June - quite a nice & expensive visit to the ER. Lost my grandmother, "Nanny", Mary Swenson. Baby Georgia arrived in September. We sold calves that won Grand and Reserve Grand Steers at State Fair, Grand at Iowa State Fair, and won numerous county fairs in the fall. Plus, Jacob's brother, Jared, decided to come back and help us out beginning in October.

It was a hard year, but also a year that brought Jacob and I the greatest blessing of all, baby Georgia.

Aron Meets Georgia!

My best friend, Aron, finally got to meet Georgia when she was in Texas to visit her family during the Christmas holidays. Being that she lives all the way in Iowa, she only gets to visit a few times a year. She came to see Georgia and I and we really enjoyed our visit.

We were so happy that Aron came to meet Georgia. It was one of my highlights of the Christmas holidays. I miss and love you Aron! I'm thinking about you during this yucky cold winter weather!

Christmas 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas - especially since Georgia was the best gift ever we could ever ask for! We traveled to my parents for a few days to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day morning with my family and then came back for Christmas Day with Jacob's family. We also spent New Year's Eve celebrating Christmas with Jacob's extended family.

Georgia traveled really well on her way to and from West Texas. She especially enjoyed hanging out with MorMor and Pop, Grandma and Papaw, and her aunts, uncles and many cousins. I have a few pictures of this family Christmas, but my sister, Johnna, took some really good ones with her awesome new camera. Go to Johnna's blog to see more pictures!

Here are the girl cousins in my family:

Rachael, Avery, Laurel, Emily June, Georgia

Georgia slept through all THREE Christmas present openings. She missed them all but I guess she's getting geared up for next year so she can really take it all in for Christmas 2009. Grandma (Georgia) held Georgia during the Oman Family Christmas gift exchange.

When we got back home on Christmas Day, we spent the evening with Jacob's brother, Jared, and his parents and grandparents. Poor Georgia was so cranky from the whirlwind trip we had just made, so once we got her calmed down she was out for the rest of the evening!

Uncle Jared and Popi

This year it felt like Christmas kept going and going. We spent New Year's Eve with Jacob's - aunts, uncles, and cousins and celebrated our Christmas then. Jacob's cousin, Amy, had her little boy Sam there. He is just growing and changing every time we see him. He is adorable and really is a funny little guy. He can roll across the room and just babbles up a storm. He and Georgia got to hang out on the couch for a while. Once he figured out Georgia was there he was ready to play! Poor Georgia didn't know what to think about Sam. She looked at him like he was crazy. The entire family was laughing so hard as we all snapped away with our cameras.

I hope all of you had a safe and wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Georgia's Christening

This past Saturday we had Georgia's baptism at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. It was a wonderful celebration and we appreciate so many of our family and friends who attended. It was a special day for Georgia and the ceremony was so wonderful. She was such a good baby and didn't make a peep the whole time. She was wide awake and just took it all in.

Just before the mass began - she had the worst case of hiccups!The Christening ceremony The holy water was very cold - she didn't even cry!

Pop (my dad) entertaining the twins while we were taking pictures

Jacob, Georgia and Ingrid

The Godparents - Johnna & Sutton, Judith & Chris, and Jared

The Grandparents and Great-Grandparents

I took some pictures once we got home of Georgia in her christening gown. She was so happy to be home. Everyone came to our house and we celebrated with dinner and fellowship.

On Sunday morning we had brunch with the family.

Here she is playing with cousins Johan and Josef She loved to be held by her great-grandmother, Georgia, who she is named after.It was a long weekend for Miss Georgia -

she just pooped out after everyone left Sunday afternoon!

Here she is with her Popi. Here's a picture of her tree in her room. It is decorated to match her room colors and bedding. She has received lots of ornaments so we've got a large collection going for her to decorate her own Christmas tree each year. I think it turned out really cute and Georgia loves to look at it!

Johnna also got some great pictures of the weekend.

You can see them on her blog at: http://thewebpages.blogspot.com/

Georgia's First Stock Show & Thanksgiving

On Tuesday night of Thanksgiving week we had my sister, Judith, her husband, Chris, and their twin boys, for the night. This was the first time for them to meet Georgia. It was great to see them and the boys helped me determine how much my house was not "baby proofed". Good practice for later with Georgia.

We spent Thanksgiving Day here at home. The meal was served at Jacob's parents. There were around 27 people there! There was SO MUCH FOOD!

After lunch Georgia got to spend time with cousin Sam (Jacob's cousin Amy's baby). Sam is just about a month older than Georgia. We propped them up on the couch and they looked like little grown-ups. At one point Sam put his hand up on Georgia's shoulder - it was too cute!

We also watched the TAMU vs. t.u. game that night. I dressed Georgia up in her Aggie gear to help cheer our Aggies on. They did better than I thought they would and I think it was all due to Georgia's support. Ha!

We spent the weekend in Waco at the Fall Classic Show. It was Georgia's first official stock show and she handled it pretty well. We spent a few hours watching the baby prospect show and TCCA showmanship. My sister, Jennifer, was there with her family so Laurel came to hang out with us for a few hours. She did get to hold Georgia and she kept telling me that Georgia had grown so much since she had seen her and that she was so chubby! It was so funny and I always enjoy getting an earful of what she has to say.

I was so proud of my two neices and nephew. Emily June had Champion Limi in both rings, along with 3rd Overall Grand Steer in Ring A and 5th Overall in Ring B. John Thomas had Reserve Hereford in both rings and Laurel had Champion Simmental in Ring A and Reserve in Ring B (I think I got this all right). What an awesome day! I was also proud of all of those exhibitors we had there showing our cattle. They all worked really hard and I know it was hard to stay positive on such a yucky, windy day!!! We are so fortunate to have such awesome clients and we cherish the friendships we have made with them.

I have a few more pictures, but I am having the typical problems uploading them so hopefully I'll get them up later today!

First Week of December

I cannot believe the first week of December has already gone by. I can't get over how the season is changing and that is already time to decorate for Christmas! Next week Georgia will be three months old!!!

I have been working on decorating the house. I have pretty much finished up with everything. I've been trying to get most of it done since we will have company coming in next weekend for Georgia's Christening. I feel like it took me forever because once I was getting started I would have to stop (courtesy of Miss Georgia). My tree is a little different this year because I did it in red and gold. Still has some work to go, but it's getting there.

Jared, Antonio and I put up Christmas lights on the house yesterday. That was quite a project and I love how Jacob suggested we do it yesterday since he was conveniently out of town (ha!). It took us a while because even though we checked some of the lights they decided not to work when we got them up! Ugh! They turned out good though and we intend to decorate the entrance and Jacob's parents house before they get back from their Vegas trip on Tuesday evening. Hopefully it will be a nice surprise for them when they return home!

Some new things about Georgia.... she loves her pacifier! If she doesn't have it, she chooses to use her entire hand or thumb. So when I figure out she's doing this I put the pacifier because I'd rather her be addicted to the pacifier than the hand. Much easier habit to break since you can take the pacifer away but not the hand! Ha!

For a while I thought she didn't like her Boppy Lounger pillow anymore. However one day when she was irritable I got it back out and boy did she get happy! It's funny because it props her up and she can kick and swing her arms. She loves it and smiles constantly now when she gets to be on it. In fact, when I try to take pictures of her now it is hard to get her to sit still!

Another funny thing about Georgia is that during the night she has to be swaddled in order to sleep well. She can sleep from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. as long as she is swaddled. (We've attempted to get her to sleep unswaddled and she wakes up during the night - I guess she moves her arms and wakes herself up!) The funniest thing is that when she does wake up in the morning she is so happy when I undo the velcro tabs. She stretches her arms and just grins. It is too funny.