Welcome to Erin Putnam's blog!

My husband, Todd, and I have been married for 5 years. We have a 2 perfect children named Presley and Nate...and Lucy the chihuahua is still around, as well. We live in Memphis on Mud Island and really enjoy it! We have a great group of friends and you'll almost always find us together cooking out in someone's yard or at Movie and a Pizza...leaving the island is a rarity! I hope you enjoy my blog, as I try to keep everyone updated on our lives.

About Me

I like the pool, the beach, and any water - warm weather combo. I like shopping for Presley and Nate...way more fun than shopping for myself. I like cooking when I don't have to, running when the weather is perfect, the day the maid comes and my house is clean (even if for a little while), grocery shopping, minivans, pregnant women (just not me), a bubble bath and a sudoku puzzle, baby pictures of my husband, my hair the day after it was washed, reality TV, Oprah, when Todd takes the trash out without me asking, half-baked ice cream (I could seriously eat the stuff every day!), watching my babies sleep, talking about memories of my mom and grandmom, someone else choosing the restaurant, when the car beside me has spinners, strawberries and melted milk chocolate, and funny songs on your ring tone. I don't like feeling I need to exercise, folding itsy bitsy clothes, computer problems, hot leather seats, bugs, sun glasses that are too tight on your head, alarms, annoying girl drama, paying for daycare when it's closed, long fingernails, hugging people I barely know, people who use the word 'love' too liberally, and tacky children's clothes. All and all, I think I'm pretty normal.

Monday, April 20, 2009

the weekend of potty

Presley's Potty Training Rules

days 1-2: naked booty 
afternoon of day 2: introduction to panties
evening of day 2: practice pulling down the panties (we still haven't gotten that completely)
day 3: stay outside most of the time so mommy doesn't have to clean up any accidents (she didn't have any, by the way!)
days 1-3: the almighty M&M reward

So, I was pleasantly surprised this weekend...we potty trained Presley with little problems at all.  She was obviously "ready" because it was fairly simple.  I just hope she stays this way through our welcoming the little boy...i've heard that they sometime revert back.  Now, we will be transitioning her to her big girl bed next weekend...oh, how my baby is growing up!

Friday, April 17, 2009

Easter weekend

The kids...we attempted to take cuter pics, but my child chose to look totally depressed in those, so this is the best I got?!?
Presley playing in Emma's car
Finally, she doesn't have to bug her daddy to wear his watch all the time.
"ooooh, right there"
She found them all!
Presley and Lilli Dawson
Lilli smiling
Presley smiling...of course, they couldn't smile in the same pic, that would just be too easy...
Lilli, Lawson, and Presley
Lawson Zepponi and Presley

Friday, April 3, 2009

ABC's, Row the Boat, and just being cute ;)

Some updates...

I finally got to see my doc today, and she did just what I've been hoping for...bumped me up a week!  So...thank goodness...now, I'm due 7/26 (she won't let me go past this date secondary to this ginormous thing growing in my belly).  However, this now makes me 1 week less prepared...which isn't that big of a deal, considering I've done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!  We haven't named the darn fellow, haven't bought Pres new furniture so that she can move up and he can move in, haven't bought him any bedding, etc.  The only thing I have done is bought one little pair of overalls.  So, at least he'll look cute in his blue overalls and pink socks ;)  She also recommended I start prenatal yoga for my sciatica.  Uh...if any of you know me at all, I'm not quite the yoga type.  So, I'm thinking I'll just start some stretching in the mornings and evenings...or, at least that's what I say I'm going to do.  She was also quite shocked at the massive amount of weight I'm gaining compared to last time...ok, not her words exactly...but, that's what she meant when asking questions like, "you eat pretty healthy, right?"..."what was your starting weight, again?"..."maybe you should stop eating girl scout cookies for breakfast"...you get the point.  Anyway...the point of all this rambling is to express my joy of being 1 week closer to ending this misery.  Here are some pics that remind me that it's all worth it...

loving the slide
finally learning how to smile for the camera
besides playing outside, reading is by far her favorite thing to do