6 weeks already and a few milestones!

Time flies and my blogging stinks! I will do my best to update the last couple of weeks this weekend.



Sweet Chappelle turned 6 weeks this past Tuesday. We made our first adventure to Charleston to take Aunt Ses to chemo. As much as we hate the circumstances for us to be there, it sure was good to see everyone.



The other big milestone is Chappelle has slept in her crib since Wednesday night, I decided I was going to enlist her in BBC (baby boot camp).

3 weeks old.....

So here are a few snaps of our little family when Chappelle was 3 weeks old. WOW...as I type this (b/c it's a saved draft) she is 7.5 months old. This seems like AGES ago! I love her age now so much. Braxton has been such a sweet boy to her. He loves to go in her room with me when she first wakes up and says "hey pretty girl" or "hey sweet girl!" When she has gas, which she must take after her daddy:) Braxton says "goodness pooty pants!" It really is sweet. He loves to hand her toys when she drops them and will be the first to ask if we can move the jumparoo into another room because he can't hear TV! Our sweet little Carpenter family!

It's A GIRL!!!!!!

We welcomed Ann "Chappelle" Carpenter into our family on August 4 at 12:38am. We are so excited and completely beside ourselves that we have a sweet daughter!!! I knew this entire pregnancy, my world was going to revolve around rough and tough little boys, so you can imagine the surprise to hear it's a girl!! Not only did I think my life was going to be surrounded by little fella's, I also swore I knew from the beginning I would have this baby on 08/03, which is my sister's birthday as well as how far along I was when I had Braxton, 36weeks and 6 days.

Here's how it went down:

Monday August 3rd, I was talking to Bryan in the kitchen (at 5:45)when I felt a warm gush. I called our sitter Anna and said I think my water just broke and asked her to come over and sit with Braxton until Aunt Kelly could come over after the gym. I called Kelly and left her a message asking her to grab her bag and head to our house after the gym. I then called Jill and said, here's the deal, can you follow up to make sure Kell can come over. We have the best "family" ever here in town. Everything was taken care of. On the way to the hospital I called my SIL Marie (who is a labor and delivery nurse)to ask her if she did indeed think that was my water that broke. I was in minor disbelief and the fact that my contractions weren't too bad was throwing it all off. I then called my sister to give her a heads up. She really wanted to be here for this delivery, but had her own appts the next day to think about. So....we finally got to the hospital around 6:15, where they proceeded to tell us to wait in the lobby for what ended up being 45 minutes. Apparently they were a little busy and had to wait for a bed for me. So I was literally sitting in my own amniotic fluid in the waiting area of the hospital. By the time we got in our own room, it was after 7:00 and then it was still 1.5-2.0 hours before anyone came to see how far along I was. Once they checked me, I was 3cm's dilated and then 4, by the time I got to 5cm's it was close to 10pm and the contractions were getting pretty darn strong!! I said, I think it's time for that epidural! As the anesthesiologist is administering the epidural, he said, you will feel tingly feelings on your right said, sure enough I did. The problem is, that was the only side I ever felt it on. The first epidural didn't take all the way. As much as I loved getting the first one, I can tell you I wasn't really in the mood to get another one, but there was no way I was going to do it without. So after waiting over an hour to make sure it wasn't going to take on the left side as well, they administered another one. AAAhhhhh...relief! Contractions were still coming strong and faster....around 12:15am I said, I have to push and 20 minutes later - we have a baby. When the baby came out, the umbilical cord was covering the privates section. At that point Bryan thought he saw a penis and then he looked at me and was crying and said "it's a girl!" HOLY SMOKES!!!! Are you kidding me?!?!?! We have a girl? Woooo Hooo!

Ann Chappelle Carpenter was born at 12:30am on August 4th, 2009

She weighed 5 lbs and 15 ounces and was 17.5 inches long - our sweet little bundle of joy

I looked at Bryan and said "babe, we are in trouble! We are now forever poor and this little girl will have a monogrammed C on everything she owns!"

Fortunately Mimi was able to head down Tuesday to help us out with Braxton. Due to Chappelle being so little and having jaundice we stayed in the hospital until Thursday. Again, everything about this has been routine, so it came to no surprise to us when we went for our first check up to hear her jaundice levels had elevated and she would need the bilirubin blanket. Luckily after 24 hours with the blanket her levels decreased to a safe point and we were able to return the blanket.

August was a very exciting month for us. It was also very tiring, hence the reason it has taken me a month to update...sorry, I vow to get better. Mimi and Pops were able to spend a few days with us, then grandmomma came up for a few days. Uncle Kevin, Aunt Meighan and Sean came up Sunday afternoon, Aunt Leslie was able to sneak away for a few days for some baby love, Gigi came the following weekend, Pancake Papa came the next weekend and last but not least Aunt Marie, Uncle John, Anna and Brynn spent the night on their way to Bald Head. It was great to see everyone - thank you all for making the trip.

Braxton has been a wonderful big brother. He loves to hug Chappelle and kiss her. He is my little sanitizer Nazi - and I LOVE IT! Of course, it hasn't always been easy. He is 3, so that in itself is trying. Add in a new addition to the family and a ton of house guest and there have been some very trying times. Both Bryan and I are working on next expecting too much from Braxton. It's weird how all of a sudden a newborn is in the house and my expectations of my 3 year old have gone through the roof. So I am working on it! We are making a conscience effort to spend solo time with Braxton too. I keep emphasizing, he is my absolute favorite boy in the whole world!

I will end this post with some of my favorite pictures from the last month. And will be posting soon with all the fun we have had over the last couple of weeks...

All kidding aside!

I was cleaning out the linen closet while getting Braxton's bath water ready and he came over to me (naked of course) and said:

B: Is this my uterus?

M: Nope buddy, you know what that is..it's your penis. Boys don't have a uterus, they have a penis.

B: What is this?

M: getting down a level and trying to figure out what he is talking about.....oohh..those are your testicles.

B: oh - they are smooth (pronounced sssmmmoootthhh)

M: ok! Time for that bath!!

aiy carumba!

Updates...Updates...Updates!!!

Update 1:
I have finally posted some pictures and post from months ago. SORRY!! I will start them and either never finish or won't get around to adding the pictures. Some of them go back to Mother's day and Father's Day....so take a trip back if you have a minute or two! My goal this week is to finish posts from 4th of July as well as our Folly Trip

Update 2:
We had yet, another trip to the hospital this weekend. I woke up Saturday morning with a very dull pain in my right side. Through out the morning there were times that it got super intense. When I say intense, it was to the point I couldn't walk and could barely catch my breath. I was a little worried, but thought it would go away. We tried to do a family trip to the mall for shoes for the boys and an outfit home for Baby C and literally I couldn't walk. I noticed the baby wasn't moving around as much either. Needless to say....I was starting to get scared..even freaked out a bit. I called the Triage department at the hospital and they said I needed to come in for monitoring. I called our sitter who was already scheduled to come in later Saturday night for Bryan and I to enjoy a last date night before our family grew. She came over to stay with Braxton. The whole way to the hospital I was stressing out, I forgot to tell braxton good bye and I loved him (and that alone made me ball), I thought "could this be my appendix?" How would that work? Would they have to do a C-section and then take my appendix. uugghh!
Dr Vogel was on call. He was the one who delivered Braxton. I instantly thought, is this an omen, are we having this baby today? After an 1.5 hours of monitoring, we were told the baby looked beautiful...again! Dr Vogel said since I didn't have the symptoms, he would rule out that it was my appendix and that the pain I felt was more than likely my muscles and tendons stretching to allow room for the baby...pphheeww! As much as I hated to spend a few hours in the hospital Saturday, it was reassurance that things were still smooth! Plus, we got to meet a few more nurses...in prep for our big day!

Bryan and I were still fortunate enough to enjoy date night. We went to the movies and saw the Hangover - very funny! And then went to Fox and Hound for appetizers. It was so nice just the 2 of us going out, not having to entertain a 3 year old and enjoy adult conversation. My favorite part was holding hands back to the car...it's the little things that make me happy!

Update 3:
Not only is this an amazing time in our lives while we await the arrival of baby carpenter, but I am also going through a few things that I would rather not be going through. The company I work for will be shutting the doors sometime late fall. It's very sad for numerous reasons. I have been here for 9 years. These people have seen me get a degree, get engaged, married and have 2 children. It comes at a very scary time too considering I will be going out on maternity leave. I think it may all work out though. I think I may put the kids in daycare part time and stay home with them part time for a while....that's my goal anyway!

In addition to this, my sister was just diagnosed with breast cancer on June 1st. I haven't blogged about this yet...I just haven't been ready...I think this will have to be a blog to come in the near future. There is alot that I need to say and feel inside and want and need to get out, when the timing is right. (if there is such a thing).

Stay Tuned...

Not ready yet.....

All of you know that I have a tendency to be routine, regimented, some may say even a control freak, but there is no way I would have predicted that even my pregnancies could be somewhat routine.



If you will recall, with Braxton, I was placed on "bedrest" March 30th. On the morning of April 2nd, I went to the hospital around 2am with very intense and frequent contractions. After being monitored for 8 hours, they sent me home with 2 ambien....the absolute best sleep ever!!! I sat at home on bedrest for 6 very long days and contracted fairly regularly and on the 6th day, my water broke and 3.5 hours later Baby Carpenter entered the world. At that time we still hadn't decided on a name and he literally was Baby Carpenter for 1.5 days.
Pretty much a "text book delivery!"


And the fun starts with baby #2 - at 35 weeks and 3 days! As I mentioned in the previous post, we left Folly Beach a little earlier than planned due to some different feelings I was having. While at work yesterday, I noticed I was contracting...ALOT...and OFTEN. I happened to time it within an hour and low and behold, I had 10. So I called the doctor's office to give them a heads up. They called back and said "honey - go ahead to the hospital so we can monitor you!" I was not expecting that at all. I figured they may want to check me out, but I was thinking maybe at the dr's office. Due to it being after 3:00pm, they said that they wouldn't get results back like they could at the hospital. I freaked! What about Braxton? My bags aren't packed (I knew I should have washed clothes when we got back Tuesday)! We have no food in the house for whoever helps with Braxton! The sheets aren't cleaned! These my friends are the thoughts going through my head!

After calling Bryan, I called "Aunt Kelly" to see if she would come stay with B....she said yes! phew! So I had Bryan arrange for a car and car seat to be left for her, and I called Gateway to let them know. I called Leslie on the way to the hospital, left her a message. I will forewarn all: the reception is horrible at the hospital....basically NONE AT ALL!!! I checked in and an IV drip administered. After my quick review, I was dehydrated, 1-2cm's and 80% effaced...OMG!!! That's a big change from where I was last Friday. After 3.5 hours and a shot of terbutaline I was discharged. What an eye opener and lessons learned. Bryan was amazing. not only did he grab my bag and camera, but he even laid out clothes for Braxton to wear the next day as well as jammies for the night and even found a soup from his toddler years. I was very impressed.

Needless to say I will be taking it extremely easy over the next couple of days and weeks. We would love for this baby to bake for at least another week or two. As much as we are looking forward to meeting you sweet baby - we just aren't ready yet!!

Folly Beach 2009

Well..we got the "all clear" from the doctor this past Friday and made our way down south for the annual Folly Beach trip. This has been an annual trip for our family for 25+ years. It started with my granddaddy and his siblings and their kids, add in our generation and now we have our own generation to add in. I LOVE IT! It was so good to see everyone. Here's the skinny: 12 adults, 1 teenager and 6 kids 5 and under...needless to say, quiet is not something we experienced very often. It was great to get all the kids together. Funny how some of them only get to connect once a year, but it's like they see each other every day. We had a great beach day and played hard, enjoyed a nice walk hand in hand with Bryan while Braxton ran hard. Braxton and daddy raced and learned how to rock throw! We even got stopped on a few occasions to let us know how handsome our boy was!! We enjoyed one day downtown at the aquarium and lunch out. Papa, Gigi, Uncle Ryan and Uncle Blake came out too. It was awesome seeing everyone. I even connected with girlfriends that I have known for 22 and 26 years and haven't seen in years.

Unfortunately we had to cut the trip short a little due to not feeling too well. Actually I was having a tingly sharp sensation on the verge of cramping that just didn't feel right. At this point in the pregnancy it's the idea of the unknown that is very scary to me, especially in another state where my doctor's aren't. Don't get me wrong, my entire family would have been thrilled if we had the baby in Charleston, and I am sure there are very capable ob's that could deliver this bambino, but I would much rather have it here in Wilmington. My fear was that I was going to have to find a hospital in Georgetown or Myrtle Beach. Fortunately we made it home safe and sound. The disappointing part was I had family pictures set up for us at the beach yesterday am and we had to leave before the pics were taken. I was bummed! Hopefully we can get a few shots before baby C makes the big debut!


Here's to another fun trip at Folly!

REALITY CHECK!!!

Wow - today was an eye opener for me. This kid is coming! YIKES!! I have been having contractions quite often lately and what I thought was the baby tightening (to where you could feel body parts) sounds like they were contractions too - so I am having twice the amount of contractions than I thought. Fortunately I had "one" in the doctor's office this am, and they confirmed sure enough they are contractions. So with that being said, I mentioned to the doctor that I get them alot when I am taking a class at the gym. For instance at last night's step classes, I contracted with every song - that's a contraction every 4-5 minutes. As much as I don't want to stop working out, I know that the important thing is to keep the baby and myself safe, so I think for the balance of the pregnancy (or 36 weeks per the doctor) I will limit it to walking. The doc said I could go back to classes at 36 weeks. Due to the amount of contractions the doctor decided to do a little check up. The baby is starting to drop and my cervix is weakening (HOLY COW)! I have not started dilating..phew! I mentioned our trip to Charleston starting 07/18 and he now wants to check me before going to make sure everything is a-ok. So I go back again next Friday.
All stats were great - weight gain..good, blood pressure..good, baby's heart rate..good! So all in all another good appointment - just a little alarming...this baby will be here before we know it.
Which then makes things very scary in preparation of our sweet Braxton. I need to figure out what we are going to do with him and what all that entails....his bag packed, car seats that are available to send with whomever. It would be ideal for a mom to be here to help and keep him in his own surroundings and routine - but that's the "perfect world scenario" - so we might be calling on our extended family here in Wilmington - we thank you in advance!!

Stay Tuned until next Friday!

uugghh...pregnancy woes! Welcome to my own little pity party!

I have a sneaky feeling the remainder of this pregnancy is going to be a little tough from here on out. I feel GINORMOUS!!! I think to myself, really?? I have 7.5 more weeks, how much bigger will I actually get. I notice I no longer get off the couch, or off the bed with ease. I have to do the roll over or push up from the back - you folks know what I am talking about. I am still trying to workout/exercise 5-6 days a week with a couple of classes of step and combat and walk the other days, but my stamina and energy level are no longer there. When I walk, it's not at a fast pace anymore, but rather a leisurely stroll. What stinks, is that I am still hungry all the time, so therefore I have to do some type of exercise.

Let me first say, there is nothing like feeling a baby move inside of you. I loved it with Braxton and love it with this baby too. After being pregnant with Braxton, I missed the feeling so bad.....but holy moly...this child is SO active. Legs and arms flailing around in places I didn't know they could reach. This baby tightens all the time. At work, if I am sitting all the way up to my desk, every once in a while I get a push back!! And apparently this baby was blessed (or cursed) with my hiney. You can totally tell when the tush gets pushed out!

I can't decide on bedding - and yes, it would be much easier if we knew the sex of the baby, but what would be the fun in that? So I have several beddings to send back and of course the one I was super stoked to get, I just received a notice saying it is on back order until end of July...WHAT?!?!? I am not too worried about the whole set up though, knowing that the baby will be with us in our room for the first couple of weeks - so we have time..right?

This weekend will be busy with getting some things ready, such as I need to pick up a few unisex onesies for the hospital as well as take home outfits. I need to grab diapers and all the fun stuff I am going to need after the delivery (not looking forward to that part at all)! I will be pulling things out of the attic to sanitize..the car seat, bases and a whole bunch of other things that I am sure Braxton is going to love trying out again!

Speaking of my little goose - he is doing really well. We have our ups and downs and visit time out quite a bit. Right now he normally goes to time out for saying "poopie head!" He loves playing outside and bringing in all of his new friends, mr. worm, mr. frog and anyone else he can catch inside. The only problem is, he has a tendency to hold them justa little too tight and they normally don't end up making it:(

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's day to all the daddies, Papa's and Pops in our life! Hope you all had a wonderful day celebrating everything you do. Our's was wonderful. Bryan got to sleep in until 8:30, and yes, I classify if you get to lay in the bed until 8:30, it's your own fault if you are not catching a few extra zzz's! Braxton and I treated daddy to breakfast at Sweet and Savory - yummy, Bryan and I actually watched a movie, Slumdog Millionaire, in its entirety (I have the hardest time staying awake watching movies lately - lame, I know) and did an afternoon adventure to Wal-Mart. Typically not what I would want to do, much less on a Sunday afternoon, but Bryan suggested it and it was his day after all, so we sucked it up and went. We finished the day grilling out hamburgers on the grill and they were scrumptious!

Side Note: it really does pay to watch the food network all the time. We got a great tip from there to patty the meat like you normally would, but stuff it with something...so, we sauteed mushrooms, red onions, mixed with sweet banana peppers and shredded mild cheddar cheese and stuffed it in the burger and they were awesome, so good in fact, I thawed out more meat for round 2 tonight!

Here's my absolute newest favorite picture: look at how cute my boys are!

This weekend also included a trip to Lake Gaston to celebrate a surprise 40th Bday party for one of Bryan's fraternity brother's. These guys can go years without seeing each other, and put them together again and it's like they have never been apart! They cracked us up all day long. Grandmomma came in town to watch little bit for us so we could spend the day celebrating at the Lake. It was a scorcher! Hottest day of the year this far and was supposed to top off around 98 degrees - heat index was somewhere around the 107 mark! Needless to say we spend quite a bit of time floating around the lake. Here are a few shots from the weekend.

Here was Bryan's attempt at the pregnant belly look - still got him beat;)

I went to the doctor today and we continue to proceed smoothly. Heartbeat is 140bpm, head is down, hiney is up, and I am right on target, I won't bore you with the weight detail again;)!

I almost forgot about one of my favorite things from this Fathers' Day. Braxton made this amazing Father's Day card at school and honestly both Bryan and I cried when we read it. This is what it said:

Happy Father's Day to all, especially you Bryan! Thanks for being such a wonderful daddy, we love you!

A Pea in a Pod...no doubt!!

Here I am in all my glory at almost 29 weeks pregnant. I feel HUGE!!!! The delivery is right around the corner and I am not nearly ready. We have had a ton going on the last couple of weeks. My sister was just diagnosed with breast cancer and I am unfortunately losing my job, add that to my hormonal pregnancy mood swings and raising a 3 year old and I can tell you the Carpenter household definitely has its ups and downs!! It is time to kick some things into gear and start prepping for the arrival of this sweet baby. It really hit me yesterday going home - this kid is on it's way and if it comes early like Braxton, I could have this child in like 6 weeks...yikes! I went to the doctor this morning for my Rhogam shot, heart beat is still around 140 and I am measuring right where I need to be. And finally..there is a God...my weight gain was only 2 pounds in 4.5 weeks where it has been higher - a lot higher in between visits. If I didn't know any better, I would have thought someone was sneaking weights in my shoes each time I got on the scales, but considering I take those off for each "weigh in" I know that's not the case. So needless to say, I was quite pleased with only 2 pounds!

I did order neutral bedding. Though I like it, not sure I love it. I totally think I could pull it off if the baby is a girl and would throw in some pink, but if it's a boy (and that's the way I am leaning) I just don't know that's what I want. So off to the drawing board again. And let me tell you, there's not a whole lot out there that I am in love with. I know - I know, it would make life easier if I knew what we were having - not much longer folks!

Braxton and I did make a much needed trip down south to spend time with Leslie as well as celebrate Cameron's 5th birthday. Les has had her world rocked and turned completely upside down in less than 2 weeks, but she is strong and will get through this. It was great to see her and spend some good time with her. It was good to see the rest of the family too.

Braxton did a fabulous job on his first trip with big boy underwear. We only stopped once on the way down - false alarm - and coming back he did even better! I am so proud of him. We ask him if he wants a baby brother or sister, and he will tell you "just a baby." When we ask about a name for the baby - he still puts in his request for Bingo...so for some reason this kido's nickname could very well be Bingo!

I am sure the next couple of weeks will be very busy getting everything lined up for the baby. We look forward to seeing the Carpenter/Barrow crew at Bald Head for 4th of July and Uncle Kevin's birthday. Where has this year gone - it's already the 4th of July!! And then a few weeks after that we will head to Folly Beach (one of the best places on earth) for some good quality time with my family at beach week too. can't wait!!!!

Go Braxton..Go Braxton..Go Braxton!!!

Hopefully I am not jinxing myself, but I am so proud of my boy. We have gone 8 days with no accidents....YEAH BRAXTON!!! He goes at home, school and even this past weekend we were running errands and he told us at Costco and Target he had to go and sure enough he did. Saturday we were at the beach and he had to pee and poop, that was a little difficult to find somewhere for him to go, but we did and so did he. Sunday we went to a neighborhood pool and of course, he had to pee (several times) and poop and he did there too. This is such a monumental moment that I am VERY thankful for!!! Next up - overnight. But, I am ok if that one is a little down the road.

With Braxton going potty like a big boy now, he is very curious how it works for all. Yesterday he and I were discussing different parts that we have. And here is how the conversation went:

Braxton: I have a penis (pronounced penas), daddy has a penas, bud green has a tail and a hidden penas. What do you have mommy?
Me: well buddy, mommy has a vagina
Braxton: a gina
Me: a vagina
Braxton: oh, a vagina

and then later that night we were all relaxing in the den, winding down and reading stories and he turns to Bryan and says

Braxton: I have a penas, daddy - you have a penas, and Bud Green has a tail and hidden penas.
Me: Good job Braxton. What does mommy have?
Braxton: a volcano!!

After we stopped laughing we of course corrected him and told him it was a vagina and not volcano (even though at times, it does in fact feel like a volcano) Funny little guy!

Play date!

Our good friends Karen and John (who I work with) welcomed sweet baby Evan into the world on Cinco de Mayo..can't wait to celebrate with a margarita next year! While mom and dad were busy at the hospital we helped out with big sister Olivia - who is also one of Braxton's best buddies. Here are a few pics of the play date fun!

And of course this was Bryan's idea - let them "test drive" the camaro!! Are we going to be able to fit 2 car seats in the camaro???

Scooter Rides for all!

A trip to feed the ducks

Pickin' berries...

We have started an annual tradition of strawberry picking. There is a place right down the road from our house where you get to pick your own berries. They have strawberries, blueberries and even blackberries. You can fill up as many buckets as you want to pay for. AND they have homemade ice cream - yum!!! This year with the strawberries I ventured out and made a strawberry cake. Let's just say, it won't win prize for the prettiest cake, but it sure was good.

A Mother's Day to Remember

Happy Mother's Day to all you special mom's out there. Hope you had a great day to celebrate everything you do!!

Our Mother's Day weekend was definitely one I will remember. The Carpenter/Barrow Clan got together in Raleigh for the weekend at Kevin and Meighan's. It was great to see everyone. We hadn't all gotten together since Christmas - so it was time. The kids had a blast...UNTIL...Braxton and Sean were playing chase inside. They were running through the den, to the dining room, through the swaying door into the kitchen, when one unlucky run around cost Braxton a good size chunk out of his eye brow! It looked really bad. We decided it would be best to have someone look at it. So we went to urgent care down the road - closed, then we went to Nexcare - Dr. had an emergency so they were sending all patients to their other facility 5 miles away, we went to the next closest Urgent care - closed, found the other Nexcare and the Dr basically said, if it were on his leg, he would stitch it up, but being on his face, he referred us to Wake Med pediatric ER. The dr said that's where he would take his son. So off to the ER we went. Let me tell you how HUGE Wake Med is. It took us literally 4 times around, because of course, you have to go to

Braxton's Big Day!!!!

This post may seem a little bizarre to some- but it's a huge deal for us! Braxton didn't have any accidents today at school, he pee pee'd in the potty all day and even pee pee'd when he got home. Both Bryan and I asked him several times after getting home, but it was he who told us that he had to go!!! AND...right before bed, he told us he had to poop and sure enough - he pooped on the potty....YEAH BRAXTON!!! Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you!!
Keep your fingers crossed we do this well tomorrow and the day after and the day after!
UPDATE - while I am typing this, he even just got out of bed to let us know he had to pee pee again. PLEASE let us be on to something!!

Update on Baby # 2

We had our 26 week appt this morning. We were lucky enough to have another ultrasound as well as the glucose testing. The ultrasound amazes me each and every time - and NO...we still don't know. But what we did get to see was the baby opening his/her mouth and eating as well as we caught a wink;)! That was crazy! Everything looks really good as far as placement goes. I go back again in 2 weeks for a Rhogam shot and then we start going every 2 weeks - which is a little scary to me at this point!!! All readings from the glucose were great too. So all in all a really good visit and I met a new doctor that I liked alot.

Continues to make me laugh!

Yesterday morning I was backing out of the driveway taking him to school and this was our conversation:

Braxton: Mommy, I am the man of the house!
Me: What? (laughing unsure of what I just heard)
Braxton: I am the man of the house!
Me: Well, yes you are
Braxton: I am to watch over you and make sure you stay safe...and Bud Green too (that's our cat for those of you who may not know) because he is old!

I am laughing because this caught me completely off guard - which lead too:

Braxton: why is that so silly (pronounced siyyie - we are working on our "L's")
Me: It's not silly Braxton, it's very cute!!

Bryan went out of town the other night and apparently told Braxton that while he was gone, he was the man of the house and in charge. He continued to tell everyone we saw - he was the man of the house!


Here's another one for you too:
I picked him up for school one day last week and he came running up to me with a wood piece tucked behind his ear. I asked him what was he doing and he said he, Andrew and Olivia were all doing it and that he looked like Handy Manny! I had to chuckle and said, of course you do buddy - it's amazing to me what they pick up!!

Backyard Fun

Check out the cool pool. This was a birthday gift from Mimi and Pops and as you can tell - we love it!! It doesn't phase Braxton one bit that it was mid 70's and the water was freezing!!!
I can tell there are going to be many fun times had with this pool. Thanks Mimi and Pops...
PS - I think I will enjoy laying around it in just as much:)

Easy does it - easy does it.....apparently it's a tad chilly, check out how much he is sucked in and his little rib cage is showing!! Funny boy!

Who cares that the water is cold - head first!!