Logan...

Just some random pictures of Logan from the past couple of months...

 @ the circus in Knoxville

@ chuck e cheese 

 I think Alan had as much fun as he did...

 @ the Eric Church/BG concert in Knoxville

 Singing along...

 Back before Christmas...

 The day we found out we are expecting a BOY!

 Took him to Build a Bear...

 Fluffy

 @ Heather and Weaver's Wedding...

 Shooting guns with the boys...

 Valentines Day

 On the way to the aquarium

Rainbow in ATL.

We took him to the Atlanta aquarium as a Christmas gift.  He absolutely loved it and has asked many times to go back.  I loved the setup of the aquarium and he and Alan both loved the dolphin show...

Sleepy boy...

He's turned into quite the little fisherman....

 So Big!

 Racing his KTM for the 1st time @ Brimstone

Sleepy boys after a day of fishing...Can't wait for Hunter to be right there with them...

This is what he picked out to wear to Nicole's shower.  Can you say redneck???

Logan has turned into quite the little man.  He was here last weekend and kept coming in from outside asking me if I needed anything.  He is such a pleasure to be around and I cannot wait to see how he is with Hunter!  I know he's going to teach him so much in the years to come!

Dear Alan,

I just want to tell you how much I appreciate everything you have done for me and Hunter over the past 9 months!  Hunter and I are very, very lucky to have someone like you!  I honestly could not have asked for you to have done anything different/better!  Every time I needed anything you were right there to get it for me, even when I was most often capable of getting it myself.  

There's never a day that goes by when you don't ask me how I'm feeling and there's usually not an hour that goes by that you don't ask me if there's anything I need.  You are constantly coming to check on me and always very considerate and thoughtful of how I am feeling.

Thanks for giving me the chance to still spend so much time with Logan durning this pregnancy.  Because of  you he has still been able to come visit and not be bored out of his mind when I needed to rest.  That means more to me than you will ever know!

I cannot wait to start this new chapter of my life with you!  I know you are going to make one great Daddy!

Last OB appointment!

Yesterday I went in for my normal check up.  BP was good but had been elevated over the weekend so I talked my doc into inducing me!  She is going to put me in Thursday night and then start pit on Friday morning.  Thursday is our 4 year anniversary and I cannot think of a better way to spend it than waiting on our little man to get here!

I really had hoped to journal more often during this pregnancy, but we stayed so very busy!  Seems like everything went by so quickly, except for these past couple of weeks!  I haven't had any complications except my BP spiking a couple of times!  I've gained about 30lbs...which I'm okay with and I've felt pretty great most of the time.  Of course, I had nights I couldn't sleep, days where I felt like all I did was run to the bathroom, and time where I thought I could never get enough to eat, but overall it has been a pretty easy pregnancy!

We just got Hunter's room finished a couple of days ago.  I plan to take some pictures of it soon since it's nice and clean right now and will probably never look that way again.  This past weekend Alan put the pack n' play in our bedroom.  The plan is for Hunter to sleep in there for the first couple of weeks/months until we feel comfortable putting him in his crib.  Everything else is ready.  The swing, bouncy seat, and the other pack n' play are in the living room.  We've cleaned the house and washed all the linens so we will have a clean house to come home to.  We still need to run to the grocery store to stock up on food and I still need to pack our bags.  Hunter's bag has been packed for quite a while now, but I've been slacking on packing mine!

We had every intention of getting me a car by this point but things haven't quite worked out that way.  Who knew that if you deposited a cashiers check they could hold your money for over  a week???  We obviously didn't.  So we will have to find me a car sometime after Hunter gets here!

This past weekend was Nicole's bridal shower.  It went well and she and Michael got lots of nice gifts.  I spent the night at the house and then took their engagement pictures on Sunday!  I love to watch them interact because you can tell they are still so crazy in love with each other!  After I got done with that I spent some time playing the wii with Logan before heading back home.  I can't wait for him to meet Hunter!

Kels ended up in the hospital yesterday with elevated BP also so she's on bed rest now!  Today we are going to have prenatal massages together!  I cannot wait!  I think they will induce her on Wednesday night, so Hames should be here Thursday and Hunter on Friday!  It's so crazy how things have worked out!!!  I think I will spend these next few days relaxing, resting, and pampering myself.  Pedicure with Jo on Wednesday!

I'm Back

Obviously, I'm horrible at blogging!

I've been waiting to sit down and catch up on everything that's happened in the past couple of months, but never got around to it!  Today I read this post http://www.inthiswonderfullife.com/2012/04/why-i-do-it.html and it really made me want to be a better blogger!  So I've decided just to start at the present time and if I am able to go back and catch up sometime then I will.

I worked Saturday night and slept most of the day Sunday.  Monday I spent at home relaxing and cleaning and Tuesday I spent the day sewing!  I get in these random moods where all I wanna do is sew.  I made a changing pad cover for the babies room, a TN Vols gown, a diaper strap, car seat strap covers, and another blanket!  I'm pretty sure Alan hates it when I sew because the kitchen ends up being a disaster!

I did go Tuesday and get my nails done for the 1st time in forever!  Think I'll try to do it more often, maybe it'll keep me from biting them so much!

The past two weeks were pretty busy, but I wanna run through them anyway!

On Tuesday the 19th Daddy called me and said he was on his way to the hospital.  They had called and said Papaw wasn't doing very good and he needed to come.  I met them there at spent some time with them.  Papaw was pretty with it at that point.  He knew and recognized Daddy and was talking to him about the tractor.  I had to work Tuesday evening so after I left the hospital I went home and napped.  Tuesday night at work was crazy and I didn't get to go up to see him until Wednesday morning as I was leaving.  He just kept telling me that I needed to move before I got killed.  We are thinking that maybe he thought he was back in the woods cutting logs.  Anyway, by the time I made it to work Wednesday evening he had really deteriorated.  He wasn't really responding to anything.  He would look your way when you talked to him, but nothing beyond that.  Thursday morning I went to see him before I left and he was resting peacefully so I did not wake him up.  Around 9 or 10 that morning his nurse called me and said he wasn't looking good.  I got out of bed and headed to the hospital but they called to say he had passed before I got there.

I met Daddy and took Little Man with me while Daddy went into the room.  Later that evening I met him in Jamestown and  picked up Little Man.  He spent the night with me Thursday and Friday.  I love getting to spend time with him!  He is the best baby, but HATES his car seat.  We took him to the park to swing and play!  Not sure he was impressed with the slide but he did enjoy swinging!  Saturday evening was the receiving friends and Sunday was the funeral.  I actually took Little Man outside during the service so he wouldn't interrupt.

I was scheduled to work on Monday but was able to take bereavement.  I was back on Tuesday, which was my orientees last night on orientation.  After resting on Wednesday Alan and I met Mom to pick up Logan.  We went to El Tap for dinner and then home!  On Thursday, I had a Dr. app @ 0845.  Hr was in the 130's and she said everything looked good, come back in 2 weeks!  After that we had some things to do in town and then we went home and I napped.  Alan and Logan went fishing!  I had to be back in town @ 1430 to preregister with the hospital and anesthesia.  We all went to the pond fishing after we got back home.  Alan grilled us some BBQ chicken for dinner and we called it a night!  On Friday, Logan and I spent most of the day in town.  I HAD to get new eyeglasses, so we did that and did some shopping.  Alan worked so he didn't get home until late.  Logan spend the night with us again!

Saturday, me and Logan had breakfast at the Huddle House and then met Mom so he could go back home.  I love him and he's grown into such a little man!  I love that we can have actual conversations together!  I am so blessed and so lucky to have 2 young brothers!  I had to work Saturday night and thankfully was able to do monitors so it was a nice night!

I did make some homemade laundry detergent on Tuesday.  I haven't used it yet, but am excited to try it!  Hopefully we'll like it!

I'm working Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week :(.  I cannot believe I will be 34 weeks on Friday.  Only 6 left!  Woo Hoo!  I'm so ready for this little man to get here!  On top of working my normal hours next week I have a dr. app., a class for work, maternity pictures, and Kelsie's shower!  It's gonna be busy, but makes the time pass faster!

Thanksgiving!!!

We had such a busy Thanksgiving this year!

The Saturday before we had dinner at my Mom's.  For the past couple of years we have been doing that and I love it.  We usually do it early because everyone has so many places to go.  That day I took some pictures of Maddy, Mom took some pictures of me and Alan announcing we are pregnant, and Alan proposed...all before dinner!

I stayed at home pretty late that evening, then met Jo for dinner @ El Tap.

I worked Monday night.  Wednesday, we went with a realtor to look at 4 different houses.  We loved 3 of the houses, but did not like the location of any of them, so we are back at square one.  After that, I met Pauli at El Tap for lunch to catch up.  She wants to move back to Atl. and I'm hoping that happens sooner rather than later!  I miss her like crazy!  That evening, Alan's dad came over!  We ended up going to town for dinner and to do a little shopping!  He is so ready to start shopping for the baby!

Thursday morning, I met Krystal and Brit at IHOP for breakfast.  Krystal was in for Thanksgiving.  I'm sure we probable drove Brit insane talking about pregnancy stuff.  After that, I went to see the baby for a little bit.  He was sick and a little cranky!  I miss him like crazy because I never get to see him but he is getting so big!  After I left there, I went to Granny's for lunch!  Of course, that's my favorite dinner.  There's just something about being there on the holidays with my family!  I was supposed to work that night so I didn't get to stay long because I had to drive back home and lay down for a nap.  I ended up getting called off and we went to Alan's Ma's that night and ate leftovers for supper!

I was supposed to work on Friday, too!  So I slept and then got called off again.  Alan and I went to town, did a little shopping, got something to eat, and then went by Brandon's to hang out with him and Margaux a bit!

Saturday, was Alan's Ma's 85th birthday party, so we did that.  Then we had Thanksgiving with friends that night @ Brandon's.  There was enough food there to feed an army and everything was sooo good!  I can't wait to do it again.  I love getting together with all our friends for holidays!  After we left there, Jo and Noah came to the house and stayed until about 1:30 playing the xbox and looking at pictures!

I had to get up early Sunday morning to drive to Harriman to meet Tot for breakfast at Cracker Barrel.  It's so hard for us to get together when she comes in because she is so busy and then I have a crazy work schedule, but we actually made it work this time!  I'm really hoping I can make a trip to see her soon!  I was exhausted after breakfast and ended up having to stop about 1/2 way home to take a nap because I was afraid I was going to fall asleep.  I slept for about an hour and then finished driving home!

It was a long and busy week, but so worth it.  I got to see 3 friends from out of town, spend time with my family and have dinner with friends.  Couldn't have asked for a better Thanksgiving!

I said YES!

Alan finally popped the question!  It was perfect and I couldn't have asked for a better proposal story!

On the Saturday before Thanksgiving (11/19/11) we were having dinner with the family at my Mom's for Thanksgiving.  Tennille had asked me to take some pictures of Maddy that day, so I went up early and Alan came later.  He and I had planned on having Mom take some pictures of us announcing we were pregnant.  So, right before dinner Mom came outside to take our pictures.  We used a small chalkboard and wrote the due date/+1 on it and took pictures.  After we were done, he said, "What if I have an idea?"  So I gave him the chalkboard and he started writing away.  However, he would not let me see what it said.  Logan was the only one outside with us at this point and he had the camera.

When Alan was done writing, we went back around to the front of the house and Mom came back outside.  Logan really wanted to take pictures, but Mom insisted that she get the camera back, which I thought was really weird.  After Alan moved me around 15 times trying to find the right spot, he finally told me to stand right where I was, put the chalkboard down by my leg (which said forever), got down on one knee, and proposed.  My mom and Logan were both outside with us and my mom took pictures of the whole thing.  It was absolutely perfect.  My whole family was inside, but had no clue what was going on.  He had only told my Mom.

I have always thought it would be awesome to have my family there when he proposed and to have pictures, BUT I had never told anyone that!  Crazy how things work out!

He gave me the most beautiful ring!  It was well worth the wait and I love, love, love it! It's perfect!

 Love the big smile on his face in the picture!

This pictures was taken right after I said I loved the ring.  He made this face and let out a big sigh.  He said, "I wasn't worried about you saying yes, I was just worried about you liking the ring."  

I showed my Granny thing ring once we got back inside, but let everyone else figure it out on their own.  On the way back home, I called Kelsie and told her.  I met Joanna for supper at El Tap to show/tell her and then went by the hospital to show Brit and Peggy!

Most perfect day ever!