Elderly Love

I enjoyed a nice visit with my great aunt Mary today. She was my Papaw Bill's sister. She is probably one of the sweetest and funniest elderly ladies I know. I took Miss Libby to meet her great-great aunt for the first time. Aunt Mary really enjoyed Libby. Seeing how happy she was that we were there made me realize how important it is to keep a good relationship with your elderly relatives. They are wise and have interesting stories to tell. It brings such joy to them to spend just a few hours with them. Its nice to know that your simple presence can make someone's day. Aunt Mary is someone who never misses a birthday or anniversary with a card. She is so sweet and thoughtful. We enjoyed the best homemade lemon pie as well! Keep in touch with your elderly family members and remain close to them so that you have no regrets. You can learn a lot from them while making them smile.

Back from Vacay!!

Well I am back from Vacation and it is back to reality until next year's vacation. Its funny how you wait all year long for vacation and it is the quickest week of the year. We had a great time and avoided the oil. The oil supposedly arrived where we were the day after we left. Libby did an extremely well in the car and slept so good while we were gone. She enjoyed the pool and the beach. She was a sweet girl! She has now gone to sleep a solid 6 hours at night before waking up which has also been very nice.

Today is Brandon and my one year anniversary. I cannot believe it has been one year! I love him more today then I did when I married him. So much has happened in our first year and we have been so blessed. Poor Brandon had to deal with a pregnant me for 9 of the 12 months of marriage and been a father for the other 3. It has been great though and we are so thankful. I cannot wait to see what the future holds as we raise Libby and watch her grow.

Thanks to mom, we had a date night last night for our anniversary. We enjoyed a nice dinner at Malones and went to see the movie "Grownups" which was super cute. We then made a quick trip to Target. It was nice to run in and get what we needed without having to drag along the babe. Mom got us a giftcard to PFChangs which was very sweet! Looks like we will have to take another date night.

I had a great day today but I also let go and let God day. There are some things that are going on in my life that I have been burdened by lately. During prayer at church today I began crying as I was praying for the things that have been troubling me and I couldnt stop until after we sang. It felt good to release my burdens and give them to God. I feel at peace. I still hurt for those situations and people in my life but I am at peace with these situations knowing God is all knowing and I am not. God is in control and I am not. I am so thankful to serve such a loving and forgiving God.

2 month check up

Libby had her two month check up yesterday. She was so sweet and did so good! She weighs 10lbs 5 ounces and is 22 inches long. Her head has grown from 13 inches to 15 inches! She is getting to be a smart girl! The dr. said she was the cutest patient he had seen all day! I am sure they all say that but it made me like him even more. She had to get three shots and she was so pitiful! She was in pain last night and it hurt my heart. I felt so bad for her. We are leaving for Florida in two days. As it gets closer I get more nervous about travelling with her. I hope she does well. I am keeping my fingers crossed! I have lots to do before the trip so I dont know if I will blog before I go. I will post some pics when I return!!

Poor Turtle!!

So I made a much needed trip to Target yesterday to get some necessary items for our vacation. I almost had everything I needed but there were a few more things I wanted to look at and Libby decided she didnt want to be there anymore and started crying. I rush to the check out to remove the screaming baby from their store and she falls asleep. Seriously? If I wasnt already in line with people behind me I would have shopped some more. Oh well I guess she kept me from spending some unnecessary money.

I pull into the driveway and begin carrying in the Lib and all the goodies that I had purchased and sat down on the couch, worn out from the trip. (simple shopping trips to Target are big exhausting ordeals with newborns). I then happen to look out on the driveway and there is something there. I put my shoes on to examine what it was. It was a squashed turtle with his guts hanging out...yuck!!! I had apparently run over the poor thing. I mean seriously..I have never in my life seen a turtle just randomly outside. I have seen turtles in Science class, the zoo, or people's pets but not out in the open like that. I am wondering if it was someone's pet? To top it off I asked my husband when he got home to scoop it up into a trash bag. He was not at all thrilled. When I offered to go do it because he didnt seem like he wanted to he enthusiasticly said "OKAY" (nodding his head). haha. So I had to shovel this turtle with his guts hanging out up into a black plastic trash bag and put it in the herbie curbie. Is that what you do with it? I mean heck I dont know..what is the appropriate way to dispose of a dead turtle? I have never done anything like that before. Brandon's vote was to leave it....um no..cant do that. haha. So the garbage men on Monday will have a nice smelly surprise.

This is Libby's poop face. Kinda cute if you ask me!

I need to Blog More often!!

Okay, so my new goal is to blog at least twice a week! I totally forget sometimes. Its not like I have a lot of free time on my hands these days! There is so much going on in my life and so much to look forward to right now!
First off, we are leaving for vacation to Destin, Florida in 8 days!! We are leaving next Thursday night to start our journey!! I am a bridesmaid in my friend Amanda's wedding and I cannot wait to be a part of her special day! I am so glad it worked out to where I could go and stand beside her as she marries her best friend! We are going along with our friends Stacy and Jackson and their daughter Addyon! I am so happy to do a couples trip with our girls!! Cant wait!! I think Libby's first vacation is going to turn out great..as long as the oil stays away!!
We are getting our first professional family photos done next week! Super excited for that as well! My goal is to do professional ones at least once a year! The downside is that she will be getting her first set of shots that day, I hope it doesnt make her grouchy.
My mom left for Europe yesterday. I hope she has a safe and fun trip. On a selfish note, I am sad she will be gone : ( I think I have the best mom in the world who happens to be the best Nana too. I hope Libby does not get too big before she gets back. I look at Libby and wonder who could not love and want to be around this baby? She is so stinkin cute and addicting!

I forgot to blog!!

So I havent blogged in a while because I have forgotten! Ugh! I swear after you have a kid you lose your mind! I could always remember everything and now I am so forgetful. Any poop, I went to the dr. today for my follow up appointment of my D&C. Everything looked good and apparently I have some stitches on my bottom that I was unaware...haha. He said, "so how are the stitches on your bottom?" "Why they are great..thanks for asking"...lol. I didnt say that but I was like what the heck? I had stitiches on my bottom? Hmm...no wonder it hurt! I got back on the pill. I havent been on the pill since last February. I hope it clears my skin up like it use to.

Okay to a random subject...apparently a passenger on carnival cruise line had a babe on board. Carnival's policy is that you can not cruise after 24 weeks and regardless of where u are in your pregnancy you have to have a dr's note saying you are fine to travel and that you are not considered high risk. So..how did this girl get by the rules? My conjecture is she wasnt showing much and she wanted a little fame or she didnt care about the risk. I mean seriously..how could you not know you are pregnant? I dont believe it. Having just recently been pregnant, I know first hand you know when you are pregnant. I knew the first week before my first missed period. One wiff of Brandon's socks while doing laundry had me gagging and I knew something was up! And when a baby kicks and moves inside you, it really feels like a human or an animal is in there moving around. Anyway...just wondering how she got on board that far along without any questions. Which reminds me...when I get preggo next time, I am taking a babymoon for sure!

By the way did I mention 16 days until Florida? Woohoooooo!!