Sunday Snapshot

Carly, Olivia and Katie

Carly dancing in her "I Love Olivia" shirt

Now, that's some crazy dancing!

Olivia is rolling over! Way to go, Olivia!!

So sweet!

Katie and Olivia came over for pizza Friday night. It's been a while since we have been able to visit with one another. So, it was really nice. Carly seemed to have a lot of fun while they were here. The girls are three days short of being exactly one year apart. It's neat to see them together and amazing to see how quickly they change the first year. It's hard to believe that time passes as quickly as it does...reminds me of the Kenny Chesney song, "Don't Blink."

Before I Was a Mom...

Before I was a Mom,

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,

I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,

I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never gotten up every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth,

the joy,

the love,

the heartache,

the wonderment

or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,

before I was a Mom.

~unknown

Wordless Wednesday (well, maybe a few words)

Carly got her 3rd haircut today, but it was the first time she went to the big girl salon. She got a cute little bob cut! I'll have to post pictures of it later...I didn't get the finished product today. Trying to keep her happy with a sucker.

She was not happy!
(Hope Maggie will let us come back!)

Every once in a while we could get a smile out of her.

But she really didn't like it!


On the way home from her haircut Carly coughed into her hands. It was so funny. She kept doing it over and over again. Guess she is learning this at daycare.

Sunday Snapshot!!!

Carly eating her first Reese's!! Mom's favorite!
Awww.....little Momma getting her baby's bottle ready.
Feeding her baby....or atleast trying!!

....getting closer!

Time to clean-up.

As always, I have enjoyed my weekend with Carly. We got to enjoy a little warm weather yesterday. We were actually outside for about 3 hours! Carly played with bubbles and sidewalk chalk. Well, she actually kept taking the wands and sticking them in the bubbles...that's about it. And when she had sidewalk chalk she'd take a couple steps, bend over, make a mark and say whee!! So you culd see little blue streaks on the path she walked...so cute. I guess she was marking her territory! Then last night we had a Coomes' cousins wedding (which we missed) and a reception (which we made). Coomes' receptions are always fun!! Unfortunately I forgot to take my camera and didn't get any pictures:(

This morning I was planning on staying home but Carly was fussy and I thought getting out may do her some good. We went to my Mammaw's for a while. She wanted to get out of the house so we went driving around. Carly slept the whole time, but Mammaw and I had a good time. Since then we've had a lot of fun. Carly's been playing around here....jumping on the couch, playing with her toys, and now dancing to some music! I need to get the video camera out!!

Sunday Snapshot

Helping Momma with the dishes!!!

Sunday Snapshot

It's days like this that make Monday mornings so difficult. Carly and I hung out around the house, napped, met my sister at the park, then came home and played outside with the neighbors and Lacey for a while. I hope the warm weather is here to stay!

Starting Early

Carly's 1st pair of soccer cleats...Hopefuly there are more to come!!!
Her 1st soccer ball!! Gotta Love the pink and black!!

These adorable soccer cleats were one of the first things I picked up for Carly. I saw them on one of my garage sale sprees and simply couldn't resist. I started playing when I was in high school and loved it! I wish I could have started sooner, but soccer wasn't big around here when i was younger. In fact, the high school didn't have a girls' team until my 8th grade year. I decided I'd give it a shot my freshman year. Oh and how I loved it! When our high school season was over I joined another league that traveled around a little to play in tournaments. It quickly became the center of my life. Of course, I would love for Carly to play....I mean I did buy the cleats months before she was born...but I know it doesn't always happen like that. She may decide to be a gymnast, a basketball player, a softball player (oh yeah), a cheerleader, a ballerina, an ice skater, a scholar....yes, the possibilities of what she may become are endless. But I know one thing for sure...if she follows her heart, I will be proud of her!! So, if that means I have to tote her around to ballerina classes than that is what I'll do!

Relief is on the way!!!

Carly has been battling ear infections on and off since November so we went to see an ear, nose and throat specialist, who recommended tubes. I was expecting this after ear infection #3. Luckily, she hasn't had any nfections the last few weeks but has been holding fluid in her ear. In fact, every time we have went to the doctor since November her ears were either infected or full of fluid. It was beginning to affect her hearing, so tubes were the best option.

I have been dreading today. I knew it was going to be hard. I couldn't stand that she was going to be taken away from me in order to have the surgery. I kept imagining her screaming and crying down the hallway after she was peeled away from me. Glad it didn't turn out that way! Carly was such a big girl! The nurse came into the room a few times before they took her off to surgery and Carly quickly began to warm up to her. When she came to get her to take her to surgery Carly went...with no tears. It broke my heart...but I managed to hold it together as well. (and Mammaw did too) The time went by so quickly! Once mom and I sat down and began talking...it was over. The hardest part was when I could her her crying and calling for me from recovery. Luckily she wasn't in there long either. She's been such a trooper!!!

Blessed Forever

My best friend, Katie, and I were talking tonight about when we found out we were pregnant. I got to thinking about how precious that memory is to me...one I never want to forget. So, I decided to blog about it.



After talking with a much-loved co-worker, Lesley Nelson, I began wondering if I could possibly be pregnant. I had been sick and my stomach was feeling really weird...she said, "You're pregnant." I said, "nope" and then continued working. But, I have to admit the thought stayed with me. "Could it be true." Nah....but, after a week or so of feeling the same way I decided maybe I should take a test. On my way home from my Mammaw's on Easter 2008 (March 23) I decided to stop and get a test. I was so embarrassed. I went to Walgreens assuming that would be the place I was least likely to run into anyone I knew, wrapped the test in a t-shirt, bought, it and high-tailed it out of there. How crazy was that...I mean I was almost 28 years old and married. I didn't want anyone to know that I was taking the test. If I wasn't pregnant I didn't want people to start pressuring me to start trying. So, I called Julie, one of my greatest friends from Pensacola. She was working on lesson plans and tried to get off the phone with me, but I wouldn't let her. I needed someone to talk to while I was waiting on the results. I didn't really know what to think. I hadn't planned on getting pregnant so if I wasn't, no big deal....but then again, I was getting a little nervous that it would be negative and then I was going to be disappointed. Well, as it turns out...it was positive. It must have been the new I was REALLY wanting because I was so excited...and nervous!! From that day on all I could think about was the baby that I was carrying and the life that I wanted to give to him or her.