I am so ready

I am so ready for Saturday to get here.  We leave for the beach Saturday.  We are staying for a week.  That should be plenty of time to do things and just relax.  We are going with Kent's parents, brother, sister, and grandparents.  Ten of us total.  I'm looking forward to it.  We are renting a 4 bedroom beach house.  The house seems to be really nice and seems to have a good lay out.  It has it's own pool and is just "75 yards from the beach".  Only problem right now is Tropical Storm/Hurricane Ernesto.  He can't seem to make up his mind what he wants to be or where he wants to go.  At first they were saying Texas but now it's Florida.  Tomorrow it may be Mexico.  Who knows.  I'm hoping he just fizzles out and brings some rain to Florida and that is it and he is gone by the time we get down there.  Anyway, I have "chores" to do.  So I better get off of here.  Just wanted to drop in and let yall know what I was doing.  OH!  We still have our colds.  But no fevers.  Just runny noses and some coughing.  I'm hoping it will all be gone in the next day or two.  Well, that's that...talk with yall later!

We will make it

Zoey wasn't the only one harboring germs...  Jon Kent got it and so did I.  Let me tell ya, that cold wasn't a joke!  My whole body hurt!  Yesterday was NOT a good day.  Today we are all much better.  Just runny noses.  I really do hope we have kicked this one out for good.

We have a very busy weekend a head of us.  So *poof* be gone little germs!  Tomorrow I am going to pick up some decorations for my sister-in-law's (my brother's wife) babyshower.  The shower is at 2pm.  My mom and I are throwing the shower.  It goes until 4pm.  Then at 5pm is my other sister-in-law's (Kent's sister) birthday party.  She is turning 16.  That lasts until 7pm I think.  Busy, busy day.  Then Sunday starts revival at church.  That goes through Wednesday.  Lots of stuff to do.

Oh, and Saturday (Sept. 2nd) we leave for the beach!!  Woohoo!  I think we are staying until the following Saturday.  The *great thing is there is a tropical depression that is forming out in the Atlantic that they are saying will be in the gulf by the end of next week.  I hope it fizzles out before getting into the gulf.  That won't be much fun.

And in other news, I have a MySpace now.  I've had an account for about 9 or 10 months.  But never made an actual page.  Check it out when you have time...  If you have one too send me an invite.

www.myspace.com/emilythecreative

Well, that is all.  Talk with yall later.

Update

Fever now.

*Snot* so good here

Zoey has yet another cold.  Makes the millionth one this year.  I am telling ya, this girl catches a cold every month or so.  It's crazy.  And she is breastfed to boot!  What is up with that?  Aren't breastfed babies supposedly healthier?  Jon Kent was breastfed until he was 2 months old.  Then we switched over to formula.  He didn't have a *bad cold until he was 8 months old.  He did have ear infections but no colds.  This is just crazy!  Zoey hasn't slept well for the past 2 nights.  And naps are short and so NOT sweet.  Poor baby is just stopped up.  And of course it has to get worse when we near a time of the day where sleep is required.  I just hope this cold is gone before we go on vacation and that no one else gets it.  I've had my fill of colds.

The First Night Away

Jon Kent was 3 months and 5 days old when he first spent the night away from home.  I was going through some seriously bad postpartum depression (PPD) and needed the break.  However with Zoey I didn't have PPD (thank goodness) and she has been a great nurser so it was just easier to have her at home.  Not to mention she wouldn't have anything to do with a bottle until about 3 weeks ago.  Well, last night she finally tagged along with her brother to my parents' house.  And she did fine.  Slept ALL night in fact (first time EVER...go figure).  She took all her bottles, ate all her baby food, and had a good time playing.  Kent and I got a whole night alone (new baby in 9 months maybe.......ummm no).  We ate, shopped, had Starbucks, went to bed late, etc.  I got to sleep in -although I really didn't sleep late.  My body was just so used to getting up early.  But it was nice to just lay in bed for a bit- alone.  It was nice.  But by the time we went back to my parents' house I was aching to hold my babies.  And as I walked into the door what does Zoey say?  Only her first word- Momma.  But I was so busy grabbing Jon Kent, who by the way was actually running towards me in excitement, that I didn't hear it...<pouts>  She will say it again though, that I am sure.  She is also trying to walk.  Took like 2 steps tonight walking from my daddy to me.  It seems like she just grew up on me over night.

Could it be the end of an era?

We all know times come and they go.  Certain situations that seem like they will never end always do.  We know that happy times will become sad times and sad times will become happy times.  Sleepless nights will turn into sleeping nights and someday oh some sweet day poopy diapers will be a thing of the past (at least until I am committed to the nursing home).  My point to all of the above is...Zoey is SLEEPING again!  Oh sweet mother of sleep!  She is sleeping again!!  See, Zoey has been teething.  For like 2-3 weeks now.  She had all 4 of her front top teething coming in all at once.  So far we have 3 that have popped through and one still working it's way in.  But I believe the worst of it is over.  As for the past 2 nights I have gotten at least 6 hours of straight sleep!  Something else I have figured out is that my girl likes to sleep on her stomach.  I found this out by accident when I put Zoey down Tuesday night for bedtime.  She didn't want to go to bed so she laid in bed and fussed and turned herself all which-a-ways(like that southern term?).  When she finally did go to sleep she was on her stomach so I just left her there.  Because now that she is older SIDS isn't really an issue.  So she slept from 8:30pm-4:30am.  I was completely shocked.  Then she slept from 4:45am-8am.  I personally thought it was a fluke but still had my hopes up for continued success.  So last night I laid her down at 8:30pm and thought of the good night sleep I hoped we all would have.  11:30pm rolls around and my dreams were interrupted....  So I figured well at least I got one good night sleep out of the deal.  So I fed Zoey and when I went to go lay her down I thought to myself, "Self, why don't we put her on her stomach and see how it goes?"  So we...err...I put her down on her stomach.  She slept that way from 12am-7am.  SEVEN hours of solid sleep.  So nice!  Same way with naps.  She is sleeping between 1 1/2-2 hours now for naps.  I really, really, really hope this continues.  But I know babies have their own ways of doing things, so for now I will just enjoy the rest while I have it.

So my life has been boring- sue me.

Not much to report.  We have been basically doing our usual stuff.  Swimming, playing, church, cleaning, etc, etc, etc.  I have taken a few pictures along the way.  Enjoy.

Crawling

Zoey is truly crawling now.  Until today she was just kind of scooting.  Not getting around every much and not very quickly.  Well that has all changed.  I was fixing Jon Kent's lunch this afternoon.  I was in the kitchen and Zoey was sitting in the living room playing with some toys.  I was cutting Jon Kent's hotdog up and trying to get him settled into his chair to eat.  After I got Jon Kent eating, I turned around and Zoey was gone!  I went around the corner and she was sitting in our entrance way a good 10 feet from where I left her.  She was sitting there with the biggest smile.  It was funny.  But it was a reality check as well.  I can't just sit her somewhere and walk off anymore.  I will have to make sure she is somewhere she can't get herself into trouble.  She is already cruising the furniture.  She can pull herself up on things and walk around holding our hands.  I tell ya, my kids learn how to get mobile at a young age!  Jon Kent was 8 1/2 months when he started walking and Zoey isn't going to be too far behind that age.  Whew!  I only *thought my hands were full.

Drop it like it's HOT

Just like everywhere else in this country (or at least most of it) it's sizzling hot outside- still.  We took the kids out this morning but even Jon Kent wanted to come back in after being out only 20 minutes or so.  It's just miserably hot out.  But that is just August.  It's always hot this time of year but everyone always seems surprised that it's hot.  It was 96 at 11am this morning.  We have plans to hit the pool after lunch.  We did that yesterday and we all seemed to have a good time.  We all got some sun (the kids had on sun block, but still got tanned).  I'm hoping to get some alone time for floating after the kids get tired of the pool.  Here's hoping!

We got our DSL box thingy (you know me- using technical words and all) from Bellsouth today!  It's all hooked up and we are finally in the modern age of no dial-up!  It flies compared to what we used to have.  So nice!  And we can use our phone now while on-line.  YAY!!

These pictures are from this morning.  Jon Kent looked so cute in his sister's bandana.  He kind of looks like a girl.  We always said he was pretty enough to be a girl.  He is going to break some hearts someday!  Yall enjoy the pictures.

Zoey News

Zoey started standing alone Thursday.  She has been pulling up on her own for awhile now but she never has let go and just stood there.  And well, she is doing it.  She pulled herself up on the couch the other day as well and cruised around it.  I just cannot believe it's already time for her to start trying her legs out.  Jon Kent was an early and I do mean early walker at 8 1/2 months.  Zoey is about 10 days shy of 8 1/2 months.  I don't see her walking by then but I do see her walking soon.  My hands are going to be full for sure!  Having two getting into stuff...  Whew!  And Zoey is going to drive Jon Kent crazy!  Right now when Zoey starts getting on Jon Kent's nerves he will just get up and walk away.  Soon he will have a little tag-a-long right behind him.  LOL.  My baby isn't going to be a baby for very much longer...she will be a *gulp* TODDLER!!!

Also, her top front teeth are coming in.  One is all the way through while the other one is still trying to break the skin.

Zoey is growing up...that is for sure!

Finally joining the modern world!

Now that AOL is going *free we decided to take the opportunity and get our connection with a DSL provider.  That way we will still be paying roughly the same amount each month.  I am so excited!!  Faster, faster, faster!!  Yippee!!  We get our equipment by the 10th.  Can't wait!!

It is still hot here.  Temperatures in the mid 90s with the heat index in the 100s.  Ridiculous.  But I have been getting in extra time at the pool.  The kids and I went Wednesday morning before nap time and I have been the last 3 days in the afternoon.  We are going tomorrow morning before nap time again.  That way it's not too hot while we are out.  Still have to load the kiddos down with sunscreen.  The sun's rays are horrible!!  Zoey can be out there for no time and her skin will turn pink.  Thankfully neither one of the kids have ever been burned.  So that's a blessing.

Not much to really talk about.  I just was excited about our coming new DSL that I just had to share!  I am so excited!

Man! It is HOT outside!

<Insert a picture of a hot, sweaty woman here>

It is just ridiculously hot outside!  The air is so thick and muggy.  And sticky!  I took the kids out this morning at 9am and it was already too hot to be out.  We didn't stay out long.  I thought about running in and putting on my swim suit and getting the kids' swim diapers and just getting in the pool.  But I thought it was too early plus I don't feel comfortable getting in the pool alone with both kids.  I'm paranoid something will go wrong and I won't be able to handle it.  But nonetheless, the thought did cross my sweaty brow.

Yesterday I called a pediatric dentist to get an appointment for Jon Kent.  Yes, shame on me for not getting him an appointment sooner.  But anyway, she said that they only have one private room for kids his age so it may be later in the year before we are able to get in.  So I was like that is fine.  December 6th!!  I was like whoa!  But he has an appointment...  I so hope his teeth are in good shape.  We brush them everyday (almost) and I am trying to make sure we brush them twice a day.  Jon Kent doesn't mind though.  He likes getting his teeth brushed and he likes trying to brush his own.

Let's see what else is there to talk about...  Umm not much.  Things have been slow around here.  We needed a break after the busy month we just had.  It was a jam packed month, but fun!

OH!  Zoey is 8 months old today!  EIGHT!  Where does the time go?  I swear it really does feel like I was just pregnant with her yesterday!  Jon Kent's two year birthday is coming up in about 3.5 months!  He will be TWO!  And 4 months from today Zoey will be 1.  I just can't believe it!  I have two children that are going to be 2 and 1.  Who would have ever thought *I would have two children at this point in my life.  Not me!  But it's a great time in my life.

Well, I am off to do whatever. I have just finished up mopping my floors so I need to go put the chairs and table back where they belong.  Talk with yall later!!