Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Weekly Dr. Appointment

I love/dread going to the Dr. every week. I love it because I have a sonogram every week and I get to see Jake. Knowing he is doing great eases my mind. I dread it because it takes so darn long. Today I arrived at 3:00 and finally got to leave around 4:45. During my appointment, I took the opportunity to read New Moon, the second book in the Twilight series. It is such a great book/series--I am encouraging everyone to read it/them!! The Dr. was happy to report that Jake already weighs 3 lb. and 10-12 oz. Jake is almost 4 lbs!!! That is such good news since we are at risk to "not" grow! Go figure! At this rate he'll be bigger than Carter (carter was 6 lbs. 1 oz.)I have a little less than 8 weeks left and believe me it can't come soon enough!! Still tired...can't wait to not be tired...on that note..I'm going to bed!

Weekend in BR

We left for BR right after work Friday. Rachel and Paul rode with us. We had fun talking on the way down. We had mediterranean food for Rachel's b-day. Carter loved eating hummus! Our friends Chris and Cynthia got in from Little Rock around 10 with baby Alex.

Alex McCarty

Alex and Carter had fun playing.

My Dad, Carter, and Brooks before the game.
We had alot of family come and tailgate at mom and dad's house. We went shopping once the guys left for the game.

"Great" Aunt Laurie and Carter

We headed home Sunday morning. We stopped in McComb to visit Mimi and Paw Paw.

They took us to lunch. Carter enjoyed nuggets with sweet and sour sauce. AND of course he had a frosty!
We continued our journey home but not before stopping at Sarah Kate's 1st birthday party. Carter had ice cream and cake and played a little while.

As soon as we got home, I crawled into bed completely exhausted! I wanted to get a head start on some sleep for another busy week!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Busy doesn't even begin to cover it...

I can't believe almost a month has past since I last updated. Yes, life is that busy! I had today off (Yeah right) I was at Doctor almost all day and have been running errands ever since. I made myself sit down and do this. So a quick summation of the past few weeks. Right after the baptism Carter got a horrible ear infection. He was up all night crying for a week and Dawn finally had to come stay so we could sleep..a little..We skipped the first MSU home game because we were exhausted. Another busy week at school flies by for me, then we head to Starkville to tailgate despite Brooks' constant throwing up. (he was sick, but determined to make it to the game) Carter got a tattoo to show his bulldog pride...


and he also got to see his cousin (the other Emily Jenkins)


Carter didn't make it to the game. He went to stay with his Aunt Rachel and I wish we would've left too considering the game's outcome. We drove back to Brandon way too late. We didn't get home til around 2 am and that is way past my usual 9:00. Sunday Brooks went to a wrestling match at the coliseum with friends so I took the opportunity to clean house. this is when I discovered Carter's fear of the vacuum cleaner. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen. When I came through the den headed to his room, he took off and hid behind the recliner. He crawled so quickly,then a tiny head pokes out to make sure the coast was clear. I doubled over laughing. I live for those moments! Carter is busy learning how to walk. He pushes his walker all over the house and I know it's just a matter of days before he will have the confidence to take off on his own.


Another week flies by at school. This weekend I decided to get moving on Jake's room. MamMaw and Papa Brooks bought Jake's furniture (Thank you so much!), so I know I needed to get busy finishing the paint. I have been perusing "rate my space" that my pal Lynsey suggested. I put 3 rooms I liked together and Rachel and Paul offered to come paint. Yeah! This is what it looks like so far. It's a work in progress...



(Aunt Rachel)

(Uncle Paul)

(Carter helping his uncle Paul)
Carter couldn't stand to not be in the room with them. They finished all they could do about the same time we had dinner plans with our small group from church. Everybody has kids and they had a good time playing. The little redhead is Avery and the other little boy is Ray. He and Carter are just a few weeks apart.

I passed my diabetes test at the Dr. today and Jake is growing just fine. I will be having weekly visits (ugh) for the next 8 weeks until he gets here. Can you believe Thanksgiving will be here that fast?? I wish life would just slow down...just a little...I enjoy it so much!