We'll be in our home for Christmas!!

It's been a while since I last updated and sooo much has been going on!

This past weekend was a blast. Friday night I went to hobby lobby with my girlfriend Stacey to pick up stuff for some crafts I want to start doing. Stacey is a wonderful girl who works with me and is so talented when it comes to craft stuff, I thank God everyday for moving Stacey and her husband to Louisiana!! Saturday night we went on a double date to J. Alexander's then back to their house to work on the crafts. Sunday we took family pictures with a wonderful photographer named Karmen Fletcher. We went to the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen. I love all of the pictures and can't wait to hang some in the house.

Thursday is my last day at work until January.

We are closing on our house 9:00 AM on Friday!!! We are so excited!!

We will be busy moving and unpacking all weekend. My family is coming over Christmas Eve and staying the night to have Christmas morning at our house. I have a tree bought just waiting to go up at our house! I can't stand for things to be unsettled, so my stomach churns when I think about all that I have to get done. I can't wait for everyone to be able to get together at our house!

Saturday the majority of the girls are going to order bridesmaids dresses for Ashlie and Jacob's wedding. I won't be able to make it, but I hope everyone has fun ordering them!

Jonah is such a big boy!! Not only are we closing on house Friday, but Jonah also has a 4 month check up Friday. I know he is going to weigh around 17 pounds. He is such a happy, and good baby! He loves to smile and laugh. We're so blessed to have such a wonderful little boy! He has found his voice, and man does he love to talk!

Lots going on!!

So we have so much exciting news!!

Jonah is doing great, he had to go last week and get his 2 month shots. His weight was 13 pounds 9 ounces. I can't belive how big he is getting! He can now roll over from his stomach to his back!! Everytime I look at him I just thank God for blessing me with him!! He has become the happiest baby ever, he never fusses anymore unless he is hungry. He also loves watching TV, his favorite show is "Max and Ruby". We brought him to Boo at the Zoo this past weekend. We had so much fun. We went with Tristen(an old friend of mine)and her son Brayden. I loved loved loved catching up with her and walking around the zoo!

Our house is coming along so fast! Our closing date is going to be November 20!!!! We are so thrilled! We will be moving the weekend before and the week of Thanksgiving.
This means that we are not going to be able to go to Lendie's house for Thanksgiving which makes me sad, because i've been looking forward to it all year! They will be coming down to Louisiana on December 14, so it won't be too much longer.

I started back work on Oct. 12. I cried the night before and the morning of going back to work. I miss Jonah everyday while i'm away from him, but I do love my job. I work with some of the most amazing people! I have made new friends that I know I will continue to be close friends with through the years.

Visit to Georgia

Jonah had his first road trip this past week. We went to Georgia to welcome Jack Benjamin McAlister into the world. We drove up on Wednesday September 23. Jonah did so great on the drive.It took us 10 hours to get to Lendie's house. Jonah slept the majority of the way, we stopped every 3 hours to feed him and change his diaper. He did not cry when I would put him back in his seat. It's almost like he knew it was going to be a long drive. Before Jack was born we had a blast hanging out and going to downtown Dahlonega.

Jack was born on September 29. He weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and was 20 inches long. Jack's birth was one of the sweetest events I have ever been able to witness in my life. I was in the room video taping Lendie pushing (nothing down there) and after Jack was born. I was not able to experience Jonah's birth the way that I had wanted to, so it was so special to be able to be apart of Jack being born. Jonah was even in the room when Jack was born. My mom was in the back of the room rocking Jonah while Lendie was pushing. Jonah did not make a single noise the whole time. You would've never known that Jonah was in the room other than just seeing him there. Jack's birth is something that I will never forget and something I will cherish in my memory and heart forever. Also, Jonah and Jack will be able to say that they were both in the room when each other was born (Jack was still in the womb but it counts).Lendie and Jack came home on Sept. 30 and are both doing great!! Today, one of Lendie's friends are coming over the take pictures of the boys. I'm so excited about Jonah getting some nice pictures made and not having to pay for them! We have had so much fun playing with the boys! Jack is such a little sweetheart, it breaks my heart that we have to leave tomorrow. He is going to be so much bigger the next time that I see him. I cannot wait for Jason to get out of the Army, and for them to move back home. Jonah and Jack are going to be inseperable I just know it!!

Wonderful Weekend!

Friday night Chris and Jonah took me out on a date!! Before we went out on our date we met up with the builder of our house and picked out everything for our house. After meeting with the builder, we drove to Perkins Rowe and went out to eat at the Grillroom. Jonah did so great!! There was a band playing in the resturant and Jonah just sat in his seat looking around. He didn't fuss the first time! After eating we walked around Perkins Rowe, Jonah loves to be strolled around! It was the best date I've ever been on, my first date with "My Boys"!!
Saturday we rode out to our house, and to different furniture stores (we're just looking). Again, Jonah did great! He is really just the best little boy!! I smile everytime I just think about him. After going to some furniture stores we came back home and watched the LSU Football game.
Sunday was Jonah's first time to go to church. He loved it!! He loved the music during Praise and Worship, he also loved all of the lights! We loved being able to bring him to church!!

Here are some pictures from our Friday night date and Sunday before church...

Lots of Exciting things!!

The most exciting news that I have is that Jack should be here in a little over a week!! Jonah and I are riding to Georgia with my mom next Wednesday to stay until Jack is born! I cannot wait to meet my new nephew! It is so exciting to think about all of the fun times Jonah and Jack are going to have growing up together! I am so happy and proud of my sister! She is already such a wonderful mom to Emmy Kate, Jack is so blessed to have Lendie for a mommy! I look up to Lendie so much and hope that I can be as wonderful as a mom to Jonah as she is to Emmy & Jack.

The 2nd most exciting news that I have is Jonah can put himself to sleep (sometimes). He'll lay in bed, look around, make a few noises, and then fall asleep. It is the sweetest thing in the world!

The 3rd most exciting news is that our house is coming along so well!! It is now framed!! The builder Mr. Easterly said that framing the house is the fastest part of building a house. Chris and I will meet with him and the realtors sometime before next Wednesday to pick out our colors, flooring, brick, vinyl siding, and shingles!! I'm so excited!! We ride out to our house atleast twice a week. I love being able to walk into each room and visualize how i'm going to set it up!!

One Month

This past Monday on September 14 Jonah turned 1 month old. I can't believe how fast time has flown by! I look at our little boy, and can't believe that it's been a month since I first saw that sweet face, and kissed those sweet lips! Jonah is such a wonderful baby boy, and I am so blessed to be his mommy!! He just loves to be cuddled and he is constantly smiling! He only fusses when he is hungry or has a tummy ache. He is such a strong little boy! He constantly is picking his head up, and when he lays on his back he can scoot himself. He loves to have "tummy time" he turns his head from side to side. He has grown so much in the past month, and I know he is just going to continue to grow. I'm so excited to see all the new things he is learning to do, but so sad to see that he is getting older. I just want him to be my little newborn boy forever!! His favorite thing in the whole world is to listen to his music!! It is really the funniest thing in the world to watch his expressions when he hears his music come on! here are some pictures from the 1st month of Jonah's life...

Surprise!

So Chris and I have a secret that we have only told a few people...

WE ARE BUILDING A HOUSE!!

We have been in the process of getting stuff together to build our house for several months now. We did not want to tell everyone or post anything about it until we were sure that everything was going to work out.

We are building in Watson. We are so excited, we knew that we wanted to either buy/build in Central or Watson. Watson won!!

The name of our neighborhood is Seigle Village. There are no houses in the neighborhood yet. It is just a one street neighborhood off of Sims Rd. It is a new development, our builder is Bruce Easterly. We couldn't be more excited!! It will take about 3 to 3 1/2 months to finish our house, so we should be in it by Christmas!!

here are some pics of the progress of our house...

New Blog

This is now our family blog. No longer will I update on the babysite for Jonah. Everything exciting that goes on within our family will be all posted on here. It has been a while since I've updated, because I've been so busy. It has been almost 3 weeks since Jonah's been born and we are finally getting on some kind of schedule.

I absolutely love being a mommy!! Our son is the best little boy in the world. We are all doing wonderful!! Jonah eats every 3 to 3 1/2 hours. I am breastfeeding, and pumping. He seems to do a lot better when I pump and feed him a bottle b/c I can make sure he is getting enough to drink. He drinks 4 oz. everytime he eats. He still sleeps a lot, but in the afternoon he stays up for a while. He loves take a bath in the tub. The two of us take a bath together in the afternoon.

Chris is such an awesome daddy!! He took the first week after Jonah was born off of work to help me. It was so hard for him to head back to work! Everyday when he comes in from work, he takes a shower as soon and fast as he can so that he can hold his little boy. He makes up songs and sings them to Jonah. It is the sweetest thing that I have ever seen!! It is so obvious that Jonah is Chris' whole world.

My parents have been such a blessing to us! My mom feeds Jonah atleast one of his feedings when she gets in from work, so I can get some extra sleep. They have watched Jonah several times, so that we can go do things that we need to do without bringing Jonah out.

Our family and friends have been so wonderful. They have all come to see Jonah several times! It is such a wonderful feeling to have so many people in our lives that love our son so much and want to be a part of his life!!

It is so crazy how much I love this little boy. He is everything to me! Everytime we make a decision about something, it is with him in mind. I thank God everyday for blessing us with such a wonderful little boy, and for entrusting Chris and I to raise Jonah up to serve him!

For Jason, he would've been 37 years old yesterday

Happy Birthday Jason, I love you!! I wanted to have Jonah on your birthday, but that didn't happen. I'm sorry. I know you see and love him dearly. I miss you, but I'll see you again one day!

Theatrical Thursday!

My Niece Claudia

Wordless Wednesday!!

My Secret every Wednesday...

TCBY

A Look back on a year of blogging...

So I just realized that i've been blogging for a year now. I started my blog in July of 2008. This year has flown by so fast. I thought I would reminise on the past year, and some of the things that have happened.

Then... I started off this blog hoping that I had landed a full time job with Central Community Schools. I did get the paraprofessional job I was hoping for working with a self contained class. I then switched from working with self-contained to working with pre-k which I absolutely loved!!

Now... I am still a para with Central Schools, but this school year I will be at Bellingrath Hills instead of Tanglewood. I will be floating around to different classrooms/grades, working 1 on 1 with children that are at risk of being held back.

Then... I was so excited because Chris and I were going to start trying to get pregnant. We didn't get pregnant right away, but finally we did!!!

Now... I will be welcoming my precious baby boy into the world in about 2 weeks.

Then... Chris and I were living in a duplex in Watson. We had gotten ourselves into some debt that we needed to get out of so we moved to my parents house to save money, get out of debt, and get a house.

Now... We are still living at my parents house, but we are almost out of debt. Owning our own home is not just a dream anymore, we can see it in the near future!!!

We have definitley had some ups and downs during my past year of blogging, but we have been so BLESSED. Actually writing this blog has just shown me how many of my prayers God answered! Sometimes I might get down because at that point in my life things may not look the way I want them too, but I have never needed anything and God not be there to provide for that need.

Thank you Jesus for being so good to me, even when I haven't always been serving you the way I should.

It's been a while!!

So, It has been a while since I wrote a new blog. It is hard to keep up with two blogs!! I'm trying to decide if I'm going to continue the babysite after Jonah is born, or am I going to make this his blog.
He will be here before we know it. Some days I feel like at any moment i'm going to go into labor, b/c I have so much pressure and pain. Our due date is August 17. If my cervix isn't completely hard and he isn't here yet, then Dr. Lafranca will induce me on August 11. It really means a lot to me that he might be born on that date, because it is my brother's birthday.

Chris and I have been doing great. We are still living at my parents house. Jonah's nursery is so awesome!! We are really blessed that my parents have given us 2 out of the 3 bedrooms in their house!! Chris is still working construction. He is likeing it more each day. He is going to start school in February for Safety. I am so proud of him, I know he is going to do great!! I am still working for Central Community Schools. I am going to take maternity leave when Jonah comes. Instead of being at Tanglewood this year, I'm going to be at Bellingrath. I am happy about this, even though I'm going to miss all my friends at Tanglewood. We live not even 5 min. from Bellingrath, so when I do go back to work I'll be closer to Jonah. I believe I will be taking 10 weeks maternity leave. So hopefully I'll be home with Jonah until the first of November.

Here are some pictures of things going on lately...