Wagner Ladies!

Recently the Wagner Ladies got together in Chattanooga for a celebration lunch in the Art District. We celebrated Gram's Birthday, Nana's (my grandmother) anniversary, Lauren's beginning of pharmacy school in Memphis, and Meg's beginning of college at ETSU! Whew! Little did the diners at the Back Inn Cafe know, but Eli was there to entertain them all. He is such a ham and a flirt! My aunt, grandmother, and cousins all wanted to hold him and talk with him, but he was more interested in the other diners. HA! Unfortunantly they were too fancy for chicken fingers, but I did have a wonderful plate of beef medallions and truffle fries! (that will be amazing for those who know my eating habits!)

Aunt Martha, Gram, me, Lauren, Meg, Eli, and Nana
Meg and Eli
Nana and Eli
Lauren and Eli
Nana and her girls!

Get In My Belly!!!!

Eli turned 4 months yesterday!!! It is hard to believe, except for the fact that he is learning new things every day. It really is amazing how quickly they start to pick up new actions and sounds during this stage. This week we tried to incorporate some rice cereal in his bottle... frustrating to him and us since I obviously don't have the right type of bottle nipples and he can't get it out! Poor Jay spent 40 minutes the other night while I was at work trying to get him to take 4 oz! So we've decided just to skip that and move right on to teaching him via spoon. He is sitting up when propped and bringing everything to his mouth, so we thought "why not?". Although he doesn't seem to "LOVE IT", he does get mad when you stop feeding him. His favorite part is chewing on the spoon. (Should I let him or is this going to cause problems later?) I guess we do the rice thing til 6 months, then the real fun begins! We are going to see Dr. John next week for our 4 month well-baby check, so we'll ask him about how to transition then. We'd love any advice on baby foods (brands, flavors, etc). Here's some of my favorite pics from Eli's first couple of tries at eating with a spoon. Needless to say, there's more on his face than in his mouth!

Wisdom from Above!

I love today's motivation for moms! I can't imagine the day when I have to discipline my "perfect" child, but I know it will come. Although it seems like everyone has an opinion on discipline, ultimately it will be up to you as to how to handle it on a day-to-day basis. How scary! But I will not borrow trouble from tomorrow.... and I will enjoy every day to the fullest!!!

"Choose your battles wisely ~ give patience where patience is due, and continually ask God for wisdom in discipline."

Rolling Over, Part 2!

So many of you enjoyed Eli's rolling over video that I thought I would post an update! I'm happy to report that Eli is rolling over everytime I turn around now. It's always back to front, but you can tell that he is trying to figure out how to shift his weight to roll back over!

Happy Birthday Gram!

This week is also Gram's Birthday Week! Gram took Eli on his first political adventure to vote in Rockwood on Monday. She has probably already registered him as republican! :) We Wagners start out early! Our friend Mary Linda was able to help with Eli while mom voted. Thanks Gram for such a great adventure and we hope you had a fantastic birthday!

Happy Birthday Big Daddy Sam!

Happy Belated Birthday Big Daddy Sam! Sunday the Owings crew had a Mexican Fiesta followed by a short boat ride up the Emory! (Not always a good combination, but it worked.) Cole is not a big fan of the life jacket, but I don't know any kid that is. We had a great ride and wonderful time! Thanks NeNe and Sam!

Eli in his lovely life jacket!

Isn't Cole cute!

Cole AKA "Ice Man"

"El Capitan"

Fat Girls Ride Free!

Who woulda thought? Hollywood meets Rockwood! Last night Jay, Eli, and I went to eat dinner in downtown Rockwood at Ivans (FYI - avoid the chili at all costs). While we were there we noticed that the main street in Rockwood was closed and there were tons of people and camera equipment set up down the block. We thought it was probably one of those hometown commercials, or maybe a smalltown documentary. We were wrong! They were shooting a MOVIE! HA! One of the main characters is played by Hal Holbrook (married Dixie Carter). I didn't recognize the name, but definitely the face! It was really neat to watch them film a scene and holler "ACTION" and "CUT"! The main prop in the scene we watched was an old taxi and across the back window was the phrase "Jesus saves receipts, fat girls ride free". Thus the title of the post! Below are some pics that I took, and a brief synopsis from IMDB. Yall keep your eyes open for Rockwood on the big screen!






Abner Meecham flees the nursing facility in which his son has convinced him to live and returns to his Tennessee farm to live out his days in peace. Upon returning home, Abner discovers his son has leased his precious farm to an old foe and his redneck family. This sets up a ruthless grudge match between Abner and Lonzo Choat, the white-trash patriarch, each man rightly claiming the land as his own and each refusing to leave. Finding no help from his son and haunted by recurring visions of his dead wife, Abner resorts to his own methods of reclaiming his life.