Sunday, July 30, 2006
duh-rooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
i am so glad that i named sarah's little brother drew...and i am so glad that we live in the south...and i am so glad that sarah is a little southern belle already! sarah makes drew's name last at least 5-10 seconds every time she says it. writing about it doesn't do it justice. she is too funny!
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Friday, July 28, 2006
what about drew?
after bragging on sarah in the last blog, i thought i should give drew some blog-time, too! he's turned into a new kid the past week! as i said before, he was SOOOOO good in the car on the trip to and from louisiana! and the whole time we were out of town, he just smiled and coo'ed and talked to all his family! not that drew was a bad kid before, but he's turned into a dream!
a few "big boy moments"...the past 2 nights he has slept 10 hours straight! he has started putting himself to sleep without nursing on occasion. he has fallen asleep in the car without crying at all twice this week (without a pacifier!!!)! he has been taking good naps every 2 hours! he has been a good shopper (a must in the kelly woodard family)!
i don't know if i've mentioned it before, but drew plays with his feet all the time! at first it was just holding onto them, but now he's putting them in his mouth! its too cute! he also has become VERY vocal! he has started saying, "ba.ba.ba.ba" and "da.da.da.da"! he screams in delight a lot! and he just learned to "gurgle"...he gets a little saliva in the back of his throat and goes to town!
i think that about sums up drew's latest and greatest feats! he is trying to sit up on his own SO hard! he's in such a hurry to get big enough to play with sarah!!!
a few "big boy moments"...the past 2 nights he has slept 10 hours straight! he has started putting himself to sleep without nursing on occasion. he has fallen asleep in the car without crying at all twice this week (without a pacifier!!!)! he has been taking good naps every 2 hours! he has been a good shopper (a must in the kelly woodard family)!
i don't know if i've mentioned it before, but drew plays with his feet all the time! at first it was just holding onto them, but now he's putting them in his mouth! its too cute! he also has become VERY vocal! he has started saying, "ba.ba.ba.ba" and "da.da.da.da"! he screams in delight a lot! and he just learned to "gurgle"...he gets a little saliva in the back of his throat and goes to town!
i think that about sums up drew's latest and greatest feats! he is trying to sit up on his own SO hard! he's in such a hurry to get big enough to play with sarah!!!
1...2...3
here are the latest of sarah's accomplishments :)
1. we have been working on "remembering" our counting. so, we all hold up the correct number of fingers while sarah is counting out loud. so, she was counting along...1,2,3,4...and then she said, "hi!" she thought i was waving "hi" instead of showing the number 5! what a cutie!
2. the whole time we were in franklinton, we pointed out cows, horses, other random animals in pastures along the road while we were travelling. apparently we said, "sarah do you see the horses? see them?" so sarah has started saying, "see 'em?" she'll say, "my glasses, see 'em?" they really do hear...AND REPEAT everything! speaking of which, sarah has now said, "oh my goodness" and "oh shoot" (for real shoot NOT the bad word) at appropriate times! ok, so its not appropriate for a child to say ever, but she dropped her bag full of toys and exclaimed, "oh shoot"! its so hard not to laugh!
3. sarah is obsessed with flags and airplanes! what?!? its so funny to see passing phases! almost every house on our street has a flag--so we get really excited about every 2 seconds!!! and with a very busy airport in memphis, we see lots of planes as well!!!
4. sarah is such a big helper!!! she will get the diaper bag, unzip it, get out a diaper, get out the wipes, try to undress drew, and try to help wipe drew's bottom! she is a little mommy! she also loves to "hold" drew right now. she will try to keep him entertained while he is lounging in her lap on the floor!
5. and perhaps my favorite new thing...sarah has started saying, "hold you" whenever she wants me to pick her up and hold her! i think its too precious that she says that instead of "hold me"!!!
sarah is a constant source of entertainment! of course, we think she's the greatest!!!
1. we have been working on "remembering" our counting. so, we all hold up the correct number of fingers while sarah is counting out loud. so, she was counting along...1,2,3,4...and then she said, "hi!" she thought i was waving "hi" instead of showing the number 5! what a cutie!
2. the whole time we were in franklinton, we pointed out cows, horses, other random animals in pastures along the road while we were travelling. apparently we said, "sarah do you see the horses? see them?" so sarah has started saying, "see 'em?" she'll say, "my glasses, see 'em?" they really do hear...AND REPEAT everything! speaking of which, sarah has now said, "oh my goodness" and "oh shoot" (for real shoot NOT the bad word) at appropriate times! ok, so its not appropriate for a child to say ever, but she dropped her bag full of toys and exclaimed, "oh shoot"! its so hard not to laugh!
3. sarah is obsessed with flags and airplanes! what?!? its so funny to see passing phases! almost every house on our street has a flag--so we get really excited about every 2 seconds!!! and with a very busy airport in memphis, we see lots of planes as well!!!
4. sarah is such a big helper!!! she will get the diaper bag, unzip it, get out a diaper, get out the wipes, try to undress drew, and try to help wipe drew's bottom! she is a little mommy! she also loves to "hold" drew right now. she will try to keep him entertained while he is lounging in her lap on the floor!
5. and perhaps my favorite new thing...sarah has started saying, "hold you" whenever she wants me to pick her up and hold her! i think its too precious that she says that instead of "hold me"!!!
sarah is a constant source of entertainment! of course, we think she's the greatest!!!
Oops!!!
sorry about the long break between blogs...i'm sure the 2 of you who read this have been desperate for some woodard entertainment :) we have been very busy around here. tim has been out of town for two weeks...sarah, drew, and i went to louisiana for 6 days...sarah has cut 4 teeth...drew has learned to sit up propped on his arms...etc, etc, etc!!!
sarah, drew, and i stayed home alone for the first 4 days daddy was gone on his business trip, then we loaded up the van with mimi and poppy and headed south! my beautiful cousin emily married steve on the saturday we were in louisiana (the original purpose of the trip). i listened to the ceremony from the church lobby as sarah yelled, "dance" every time music was played! at the reception, sarah was the first wedding guest on the dance floor! she loves to groove to the music! the whole trip was soooo much better than anticipated with a 5 month old and a 22 month old! they were excellent on the car ride--all 7 hours! sarah talked THE WHOLE TIME! she is a chatter box! and drew was a dream! the rest of the visit was great, too! we spent time with almost all of my mom's and dad's families. sarah added many more names to her "roll call"! she was especially excited about g.g. and pawpaw's dog, daisy, and aunt annie's dog, tippy! when we got back to memphis (we cut the trip to 5.75 hours on the return trip), we had 3 more days until daddy got home! his much anticipated return occurred at 5:45 today!!! so, we have had a lot going on! mommy's brain doesn't work too well when she is the only adult in the house...aka, unable to formulate thoughts for a blog! hopefully i'll be a more frequent blogger again now!
sarah, drew, and i stayed home alone for the first 4 days daddy was gone on his business trip, then we loaded up the van with mimi and poppy and headed south! my beautiful cousin emily married steve on the saturday we were in louisiana (the original purpose of the trip). i listened to the ceremony from the church lobby as sarah yelled, "dance" every time music was played! at the reception, sarah was the first wedding guest on the dance floor! she loves to groove to the music! the whole trip was soooo much better than anticipated with a 5 month old and a 22 month old! they were excellent on the car ride--all 7 hours! sarah talked THE WHOLE TIME! she is a chatter box! and drew was a dream! the rest of the visit was great, too! we spent time with almost all of my mom's and dad's families. sarah added many more names to her "roll call"! she was especially excited about g.g. and pawpaw's dog, daisy, and aunt annie's dog, tippy! when we got back to memphis (we cut the trip to 5.75 hours on the return trip), we had 3 more days until daddy got home! his much anticipated return occurred at 5:45 today!!! so, we have had a lot going on! mommy's brain doesn't work too well when she is the only adult in the house...aka, unable to formulate thoughts for a blog! hopefully i'll be a more frequent blogger again now!
Friday, July 7, 2006
thank you mimi!
i just wanted to leave a huge public "thank you" to my mom, mimi! she was a trooper today. sarah has been running a fever for a few days (already went to the doctor...its apparently JUST a fever). today sarah was really really pitiful. she just wanted mommy to hold her all day long. no problem...except she has a 4 month old brother who is exclusively breastfed. well, mimi came over about 11 am and stayed til 6 pm! she did everything!!! including washing our sheets (minor throw-up incident about 5 am...we just put towels over it and attempted to keep sleeping), doing additional laundry, pacifying drew the majority of the day, and comforting sarah when i fed drew. the day could have been managed without mimi (i only would have been a little pitiful), but it was totally great with her help! sarah got the attention from me that she needed and drew didn't have to cry on the floor all day long. i know, i know...i am spoiled rotten. i am so blessed to have family in town. AND to have their help so often. i just wanted mimi to know how much she is appreciated!!! she's the best!!!
Thursday, July 6, 2006
thursday thirteen
so, i'm hoping i'll remember to do these "thursday thirteen" each week. i think they are fun!!! here's this week's list (i LOVE lists!):
THIRTEEN OF MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS: (past and present)
1. Friends--all time favorite!!!
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Gilmore Girls
4. Boston Legal
5. House
6. CSI trilogy
7. Without a Trace
8. Criminal Minds
9. American Idol
10. The Bachelor
11. Scrubs
12. The Ellen Degeneres Show
13. LOST
i really am not positive that these are my favorite of all time. really friends is the only show that is not current. so, this list should probably be called "my current favorite tv shows". oh, well...
Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Tuesday, July 4, 2006
happy 4th of july!!!
happy 4th of july!!! we had a very big day around our house! we had about 14 people at our house for a poolside celebration of our independence! everyone seemed to enjoy themselves...how could we not when we were all stuffing our faces all day long?!? we all pitched in to create a delicious (huge) array of snacks and main dishes! mr. josh brought his super-duper special camera and captured some great shots of the kids! thanks josh!!!
drew looking awfully cute!!!
drew looking awfully cute!!!
sarah isn't too sure about sharing her pony with carter!
trying to get a perfect picture of sarah and drew is tricky business!
sarah looked precious in her new dress that poppy bill brought back from paris! (irony of wearing french dress on usa independence day duly noted!!!)
4 of the cutest kids i know :) sarah, drew, carter, and miller hanging out on the bed in their 4th of july finest!!!
i'm still trying to get the hang of this picture posting-thing...hopefully these will all work out ok! oh, yeah...adults were also present at the 4th of july celebration, but they aren't nearly as cute to photograph!
Thursday, June 29, 2006
look what i learned to do!
this picture is a million years old, and everyone has seen it a million times, but I JUST LEARNED HOW TO POST PICTURES!!! a whole new world of blogging is just ahead...
had to post a cute pic of little brother, too!!!
i'm sooooooo trendy!!!
ok, i am a huge dork! i have been reading all these "thursday thirteen" blogs on other sites and have decided i want a piece of the action!!! plus, this header-thingy is too cute :)
so...THIRTEEN OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES OF ALL TIME!!! (in no particular order)
1. Ten Things I Hate About You
2. Can't Buy Me Love
3. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
4. Grease
5. Center Stage
6. Bring It On
7. Clueless
8. Legally Blonde
9. Coyote Ugly
10. Goonies
11. Spaceballs
12. Bye Bye Love
13. Son In Law
i know, i know...you are all probably laughing so hard that you have stopped reading by now. i know the list is totally random, and mostly filled with girly movies, but that's my true movie love! check out any of these movies for a feel good few hours of enjoyment!!!
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
a day at the zoo!
ok, so it was a morning at the zoo...but that's all two little ones can handle :) maribeth, carter, miller, sarah, drew, and i took our first official outing as a six-some this morning! aren't we adventurous!?! overall, it was a smashing success! to begin with, it takes about 30 minutes to get to the zoo. and drew traditionally HATES car rides. actually, sarah never liked the car until she was forward facing (at 1 year and 20 pounds--no britney spears wannabes here!). neither of my kids seem to think the car is a good place for a nap either...but i could make an entire blog about my car issues...
anyway. so, drew was pretty tolerant on the way there. he was ready for a nap about 30 minutes before we left the house, so i was secretly hoping he'd relent and fall asleep on the way there...no such luck. but, he ended up awake except for a few (tiny) catnaps throughout the zoo extravaganza and pretty happy. he was really happy once we went into the air conditioned observation room in the northwest passage and i took him out of his carrier. after we had been there about 1.75 hours, he had had enough. so, we decided our zoo day was at its expiration date :) as SOON as we got in the car with the air conditioning, he fell asleep! so quickly, in fact, that i wondered if he had passed out! he was fine--just a nervous nelly mommy moment!!!
so, that was drew's day at the zoo! sarah had very mixed emotions towards the zoo. the actual being at the front of the double stroller and people watching thrilled her to no end, but the animals were a little intimidating! now, the animals were spectacular today! the lions, elephants, panda bears, polar bears, and monkeys put on a great show for us! the lion was like 3 feet away from us--when it roared! that was maybe 2 minutes into our zoo visit. i think it kinda set the tone of sarah's day. she was really excited when we first got to a new animal, but then she leaned back in her seat as far as she could and said, "nope" when i asked her any questions about the animal. she was all too eager to wave "bye-bye" to each animal too! so, the lion gave her a healthy fear of zoo animals :) but, she was a little angel the whole time we were out.
i thoroughly enjoy going to the zoo myself...i think i would go if i didn't have kids. i definitely think at sarah and drew's ages, i am the one getting the most out of the trip! it was amazing to watch the polar bear swim from our view below the water! it seemed like the bear was swimming in slow motion! the memphis zoo is awesome...and improving all the time! maribeth told me that by 2010, several more areas will be completely renovated! they have already made so many improvements over the past several years! i also think its really cool that my kids will grow up seeing animals from all over the world right here in memphis. a couple of centuries ago, if you didn't live in africa, you would live your whole life without seeing a zebra or elephant (and maybe not even knowing they exist)! well, that's my philosophical thought for the day :)
like i said, the zoo trip was fantastic! we will definitely have an encore presentation!!!
anyway. so, drew was pretty tolerant on the way there. he was ready for a nap about 30 minutes before we left the house, so i was secretly hoping he'd relent and fall asleep on the way there...no such luck. but, he ended up awake except for a few (tiny) catnaps throughout the zoo extravaganza and pretty happy. he was really happy once we went into the air conditioned observation room in the northwest passage and i took him out of his carrier. after we had been there about 1.75 hours, he had had enough. so, we decided our zoo day was at its expiration date :) as SOON as we got in the car with the air conditioning, he fell asleep! so quickly, in fact, that i wondered if he had passed out! he was fine--just a nervous nelly mommy moment!!!
so, that was drew's day at the zoo! sarah had very mixed emotions towards the zoo. the actual being at the front of the double stroller and people watching thrilled her to no end, but the animals were a little intimidating! now, the animals were spectacular today! the lions, elephants, panda bears, polar bears, and monkeys put on a great show for us! the lion was like 3 feet away from us--when it roared! that was maybe 2 minutes into our zoo visit. i think it kinda set the tone of sarah's day. she was really excited when we first got to a new animal, but then she leaned back in her seat as far as she could and said, "nope" when i asked her any questions about the animal. she was all too eager to wave "bye-bye" to each animal too! so, the lion gave her a healthy fear of zoo animals :) but, she was a little angel the whole time we were out.
i thoroughly enjoy going to the zoo myself...i think i would go if i didn't have kids. i definitely think at sarah and drew's ages, i am the one getting the most out of the trip! it was amazing to watch the polar bear swim from our view below the water! it seemed like the bear was swimming in slow motion! the memphis zoo is awesome...and improving all the time! maribeth told me that by 2010, several more areas will be completely renovated! they have already made so many improvements over the past several years! i also think its really cool that my kids will grow up seeing animals from all over the world right here in memphis. a couple of centuries ago, if you didn't live in africa, you would live your whole life without seeing a zebra or elephant (and maybe not even knowing they exist)! well, that's my philosophical thought for the day :)
like i said, the zoo trip was fantastic! we will definitely have an encore presentation!!!
Monday, June 26, 2006
he's growing like a weed!
we had drew's 4 month appointment today at the pediatrician's office. he was a little trooper. he actually laughed when dr. bob was checking for hip dislocation (usually causes discomfort/screaming in most babies)! he is 15 lbs 13 oz and 25 1/2 inches long! both are in the 75% percentile! he's a big one! he's heavier and longer than sarah was at this age! dr. bob said he looked perfect! he had to have 4 shots today...the same 4 he had at his 2 month appointment. he cried a little more this time than last. but, he was pretty easily comforted once i picked him up. he wimpered from the doctor's office to mimi's house (less than 2 minutes away)--it was so sad! but, once we got there, he perked up and "talked" to mimi and sarah for about 30 minutes before getting fussy. he had a quick snack, then slept 2 1/2 hours! he has been his regular self since then. i'm hoping he gets a good night's rest tonight! for him and me! poppy is already out of town, and daddy and mimi leave town in the morning! so its just sarah, drew, and me until thursday! and tim's parents, nana and pop pop, are moving over then next 3 days! i vaguely remember this happening a few weeks ago...everyone left town, i got sick, etc etc etc. i'm praying everything goes a little smoother this time! thankfully tim is just gone until thursday morning. well, just wanted to report that drew's appointment was normal this morning...and he's growing like a weed!!!
Saturday, June 24, 2006
do you hear me?
another funny sarah story...we were driving to the mall last night and sarah was talking on her daddy's cell phone. she was saying all her usual stuff...naming people, saying what drew was doing, asking where her friends were, etc. then in the middle of it all, she says, "do you hear me?" do you think maybe she has heard her mommy say that a few too many times when i'm trying to get her to do something :) it was too funny. and of course, tim and i were dying laughing so she just kept saying other stuff to try to get us to laugh more. she's a hoot!
and, she has started counting--to 7! where did that come from? if i say 1, she'll continue until 7 then clap and say, "yea!" i KNOW that they either counted to 5 or 10 at preschool, and i always continue to 10 (as do the wiggles and choo choo soul--what? you don't know who they are? you don't watch playhouse disney every morning?)
back to the mall story...we met the malahy clan there last night. we were a sight pushing matching double strollers! sarah thought it was SO FUN to ride in the stroller next to carter! she kept throwing her hands up in the air and yelling, "wheeeee!" like she was on a roller coaster! i tell you, i just laugh and laugh at that child! she also got to ride on the escalator with daddy. she's got him wrapped around her little finger! when sarah and daddy finished our gourmet dinner in the food court, they went up and down the escalator over and over and over! she was in heaven! you see, a double stroller doesn't do so well on an escalator so this was her first time standing like a big girl on it!!!
the purpose of the mall extravaganza was to get me a new outfit for my 10 year high school reunion next weekend. let me tell you, its no fun shopping when you are 4 months out from a pregnancy! but, my personal shopper, aka maribeth, found just the right "look" to minimize the baby damage!!! lots of fun jewelry to draw attention away from the mid section :) anyway...i'm really happy with the end result! i'm sure there will be pics on our website after the reunion!
that's all the news for now! welcome again to all my new readers!!!
and, she has started counting--to 7! where did that come from? if i say 1, she'll continue until 7 then clap and say, "yea!" i KNOW that they either counted to 5 or 10 at preschool, and i always continue to 10 (as do the wiggles and choo choo soul--what? you don't know who they are? you don't watch playhouse disney every morning?)
back to the mall story...we met the malahy clan there last night. we were a sight pushing matching double strollers! sarah thought it was SO FUN to ride in the stroller next to carter! she kept throwing her hands up in the air and yelling, "wheeeee!" like she was on a roller coaster! i tell you, i just laugh and laugh at that child! she also got to ride on the escalator with daddy. she's got him wrapped around her little finger! when sarah and daddy finished our gourmet dinner in the food court, they went up and down the escalator over and over and over! she was in heaven! you see, a double stroller doesn't do so well on an escalator so this was her first time standing like a big girl on it!!!
the purpose of the mall extravaganza was to get me a new outfit for my 10 year high school reunion next weekend. let me tell you, its no fun shopping when you are 4 months out from a pregnancy! but, my personal shopper, aka maribeth, found just the right "look" to minimize the baby damage!!! lots of fun jewelry to draw attention away from the mid section :) anyway...i'm really happy with the end result! i'm sure there will be pics on our website after the reunion!
that's all the news for now! welcome again to all my new readers!!!
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Friday, June 23, 2006
random side note!
just wanted to let everyone know...
1. i know that i don't use any capital letters...they're annoying to type!
2. i know that i end every sentence with an exclamation point...its just how i "type talk"!
3. i know that i start almost every sentence with, "but", "so", or "and"...i'm conversational :)
4. i know that i am very wordy...its just one of my many endearing talents :)
5. i know that i type many run-on sentences and many "sentences" that are really phrases!
6. i know that i type in an extreme version of "stream of consciousness"...i love virginia woolf!
7. and i know that all of you still love me despite all of these things!!!
1. i know that i don't use any capital letters...they're annoying to type!
2. i know that i end every sentence with an exclamation point...its just how i "type talk"!
3. i know that i start almost every sentence with, "but", "so", or "and"...i'm conversational :)
4. i know that i am very wordy...its just one of my many endearing talents :)
5. i know that i type many run-on sentences and many "sentences" that are really phrases!
6. i know that i type in an extreme version of "stream of consciousness"...i love virginia woolf!
7. and i know that all of you still love me despite all of these things!!!
Thursday, June 22, 2006
i can't get enough of these kids!
i know, i know...it seems all i write about is my kids and their accomplishments, but GIVE ME A BREAK!!! i'm a stay-at-home mom! what else do i have to talk about :) seriously, my kids are just at two ages where they are changing a lot on a daily basis! on to the updates...
drew is now rolling from his back to his stomach! now he is "mobile"! he can roll repeatedly from back to tummy and tummy to back to get a little ways across the floor. he doesn't realize he's getting anywhere yet, since he's so young, so he doesn't do it often. but, i have a feeling that as soon as he realizes he's getting closer to sarah or our dogs by rolling, he'll be on the move all the time! we take him for his 4 month well baby visit to the pediatrician on monday! i can't wait to see how much bigger he has gotten since his 2 month appointment! he's already much longer than sarah was at this age! i'm hoping he'll take after his 6'4" daddy and not his 5'0" mommy!
sarah continues to be a verbal fountain these days! she's now saying sentences/full phrases! "mommy go night-night", "go to sleep drew", "come on drew", "go to mimi's house", "where'd carter go?", "sarah wants goldfish" are just a few examples! she talks ALL day long! i need to keep a pad of paper and pen tied around my neck to write down the funny things she says. she's had a big week playing with her 3rd cousin savannah visiting from louisiana. they played hard! she learned a little more about "swimming" from her fearless cousin who floats by herself in her life jacket!
we all enjoyed spending time with my aunt susan, jessica, melissa, and savannah! they got to memphis monday and left today! we had a busy week showing off memphis and just visiting with family! we hadn't seen them since christmas! and, its always crazy with two almost 2 year olds and a 4 month old! well, that's the latest in our neck of the woods!
drew is now rolling from his back to his stomach! now he is "mobile"! he can roll repeatedly from back to tummy and tummy to back to get a little ways across the floor. he doesn't realize he's getting anywhere yet, since he's so young, so he doesn't do it often. but, i have a feeling that as soon as he realizes he's getting closer to sarah or our dogs by rolling, he'll be on the move all the time! we take him for his 4 month well baby visit to the pediatrician on monday! i can't wait to see how much bigger he has gotten since his 2 month appointment! he's already much longer than sarah was at this age! i'm hoping he'll take after his 6'4" daddy and not his 5'0" mommy!
sarah continues to be a verbal fountain these days! she's now saying sentences/full phrases! "mommy go night-night", "go to sleep drew", "come on drew", "go to mimi's house", "where'd carter go?", "sarah wants goldfish" are just a few examples! she talks ALL day long! i need to keep a pad of paper and pen tied around my neck to write down the funny things she says. she's had a big week playing with her 3rd cousin savannah visiting from louisiana. they played hard! she learned a little more about "swimming" from her fearless cousin who floats by herself in her life jacket!
we all enjoyed spending time with my aunt susan, jessica, melissa, and savannah! they got to memphis monday and left today! we had a busy week showing off memphis and just visiting with family! we hadn't seen them since christmas! and, its always crazy with two almost 2 year olds and a 4 month old! well, that's the latest in our neck of the woods!
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
let's start at the very beginning
i decided that i wanted to write down my history BEFORE i was a wife and mother...seems like so long ago :) i was just thinking about how i've talked so much about my life at present, as if it appeared out of nowhere. so the story begins...
i was born in landstudl, germany december 23, 1977. my parents were stationed there with the air national guard. apparently, my birth was quite long and difficult, as were the first 8 months of my life. since i've had my own children, i've had the pleasure of hearing about my lengthy birth without pain meds and my constant crying for months on end on multiple occasions. i was no easy baby as legend has it. but, we were back in the states before my first birthday. my parents and i moved around in louisiana and mississippi for a couple of years, before settling in meridian, mississippi when i was 3. there, my little brother, andy was born in march of 1981. i remember my childhood as one filled with long days outside with my brother, lots of visits to my grandparents' houses, fun memories with family and friends, and all things good. basically, the way everyone should be able to remember their childhood.
in the summer of 1991, my dad took a job with federal express in memphis, tennessee. my family moved to germantown, right outside of memphis (where my family and i still live). it was the summer in between my 7th and 8th grade. in one of those fabulous coincidences, my parents knew a couple from their same small town in louisiana, franklinton who lived in germantown. and miraculously, they had a daughter my age. my parents ended up buying a house in the same school district where their daughter mandy attended. so, i had an automatic friend!!! luckily, mandy was a great kid who actually befriended me after her parents made her :)
so, mandy introduced me to all of her friends during the summer, and i had quite a few new friends before i started the school year. my first year in germantown was more wonderful than anyone could have imagined. and i solely thank mandy for my wonderful experience! i attended germantown middle school for 1 year, then went to germantown high school all 4 years.
i'll leave this "history" lesson on that note...i'll tell my stories of high school and college in another post!!!
i was born in landstudl, germany december 23, 1977. my parents were stationed there with the air national guard. apparently, my birth was quite long and difficult, as were the first 8 months of my life. since i've had my own children, i've had the pleasure of hearing about my lengthy birth without pain meds and my constant crying for months on end on multiple occasions. i was no easy baby as legend has it. but, we were back in the states before my first birthday. my parents and i moved around in louisiana and mississippi for a couple of years, before settling in meridian, mississippi when i was 3. there, my little brother, andy was born in march of 1981. i remember my childhood as one filled with long days outside with my brother, lots of visits to my grandparents' houses, fun memories with family and friends, and all things good. basically, the way everyone should be able to remember their childhood.
in the summer of 1991, my dad took a job with federal express in memphis, tennessee. my family moved to germantown, right outside of memphis (where my family and i still live). it was the summer in between my 7th and 8th grade. in one of those fabulous coincidences, my parents knew a couple from their same small town in louisiana, franklinton who lived in germantown. and miraculously, they had a daughter my age. my parents ended up buying a house in the same school district where their daughter mandy attended. so, i had an automatic friend!!! luckily, mandy was a great kid who actually befriended me after her parents made her :)
so, mandy introduced me to all of her friends during the summer, and i had quite a few new friends before i started the school year. my first year in germantown was more wonderful than anyone could have imagined. and i solely thank mandy for my wonderful experience! i attended germantown middle school for 1 year, then went to germantown high school all 4 years.
i'll leave this "history" lesson on that note...i'll tell my stories of high school and college in another post!!!
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
time is flying by!
i'll second all the moms in bloggerland complaining about summertime schedule-less-ness! its hard to keep an almost 2 year old entertained 24/7! thankfully, our friends and family are helping out!!! i can't believe i've gone so long without blogging. i think about it, but haven't had a chance to actually formulate my thoughts! and especially since i've told my cool little brother about my blog, i've got to stay on top of things! he is in korea in the air force, so he is missing all these little milestones in sarah's and drew's lives.
drew is now bearing weight through his legs! he started a little over a week ago (june 3rd)! then we started propping him up in the exersaucer--HE LOVES IT!!! it gives him a much better view of all of big sister's activity! but, he still gets tired fairly quick. so, we have short exersaucer stints as of now! he should roll over from his back to stomach pretty soon too! he can get to his side already. its so amazing to watch little ones gain control over their bodies (guess its the occupational therapist in me!!!)! he can also grasp the toys hanging down from his activity mat with both hands at the same time. i'm so proud of his motor skills!
and sarah is constant entertainment! 21 months is a super fun age! she is talking up a storm and repeats everything she hears. she's starting to sing little snippets of the songs she knows on her own. and she is a dancing machine! she especially loves to dance to the wiggles songs! she's starting to learn the correct movements to each song! its priceless! i could watch her for hours! (and i do!) but, she also has her "moments"! she says, "no" and "mine" several million times a day! but, she is easily distracted and only has a few meltdowns each day!
both kids are a complete joy despite the griping i do sometimes to my friends and family! the only thing i look forward to is a few more nights of uninterrupted sleep! but, i hear that's a thing of the past once you have multiple children! sarah is a dream of a sleeper...here's hoping drew follows in her footsteps! i'll keep my updates coming more frequently--i promise :)
drew is now bearing weight through his legs! he started a little over a week ago (june 3rd)! then we started propping him up in the exersaucer--HE LOVES IT!!! it gives him a much better view of all of big sister's activity! but, he still gets tired fairly quick. so, we have short exersaucer stints as of now! he should roll over from his back to stomach pretty soon too! he can get to his side already. its so amazing to watch little ones gain control over their bodies (guess its the occupational therapist in me!!!)! he can also grasp the toys hanging down from his activity mat with both hands at the same time. i'm so proud of his motor skills!
and sarah is constant entertainment! 21 months is a super fun age! she is talking up a storm and repeats everything she hears. she's starting to sing little snippets of the songs she knows on her own. and she is a dancing machine! she especially loves to dance to the wiggles songs! she's starting to learn the correct movements to each song! its priceless! i could watch her for hours! (and i do!) but, she also has her "moments"! she says, "no" and "mine" several million times a day! but, she is easily distracted and only has a few meltdowns each day!
both kids are a complete joy despite the griping i do sometimes to my friends and family! the only thing i look forward to is a few more nights of uninterrupted sleep! but, i hear that's a thing of the past once you have multiple children! sarah is a dream of a sleeper...here's hoping drew follows in her footsteps! i'll keep my updates coming more frequently--i promise :)
Friday, June 2, 2006
happy anniversary sweetie!
happy anniversary to my wonderful husband tim! we have been married 5 years today! how did that happen? we have now known each other for 15 years and have been dating/married for 11 years!
tim and i met at his aunt's house when we were in 8th grade. i had recently moved to germantown from meridian, mississippi. i was attending disciplenow weekend for the first time. tim and i were both assigned to his aunt's house. i remember thinking he was so cute from the very first moment. his parents came in when they dropped him off since we were at his dad's sister's house. he hugged and kissed both of his parents when they left. i remember thinking that was so sweet (and looking back on it, REALLY unusual for an 8th grade boy)! tim and i flirted in that silly, innocent 8th grade way the whole weekend. i really don't have many specific memories of tim over the next few years. we continued to attend church together, but he was doing his thing and i was doing mine!
the summer before our senior year in high school, we were again in the same group of friends at church. tim had moved to florida for his junior year of high school. the day after he got back, he was over at our mutual friend ashley's house and i stopped by to borrow some clothes. we hung out with our group of friends almost every night of the summer. we were both going to be counselors at a children's camp at our church. we decided that i would ride with him. the night before we left, we were again at ashley's house after church on sunday night. there was a really crazy heat lightening storm going on and tim asked me if i wanted to watch the storm in a dark bedroom (sounds much worse than it was)! we were standing by the window watching the light show and tim asked me, "how did the prince wake up sleeping beauty?" i had NO idea what he was talking about. then he kissed me. wow! was i surprised. now, i should tell you, tim had a reputation in our youth group of being the "stud". i couldn't believe that he was interested in me! thinking it was totally a random, fleeting thing, i worried about the ackwardness that the next day would bring riding to camp together.
well, we went to camp, and ended up sneaking out every night after our kids were asleep and hanging out for hours and hours. at the end of the week, we told our friends that our new "friendship" was a camp thing, and not to expect it to continue when we went home to memphis. boy! were we wrong :)
tim and i ended up having our first official date on his birthday, august 17th, 1995. we went to pizza hut and i got him an indigo girls cd. the next weekend, we went to the drive in movies. he packed strawberries and played the firehouse song "i live my life for you". i thought it was all SO romantic, in that high school sort of way. throughout our senior year, tim continued to surprise me with "happies"--putting my favorite cookies in the mailbox on his way to school, sneaking a rose into my car while we were in church, etc etc etc. tim was a very romantic and thoughtful boyfriend.
when it came time for college, we decided to do what we each needed to do individually for our educations. i ended up in st. louis at saint louis university, and tim ended up at university of tennessee at knoxville. we decided to date other people--i mean, how could you have possibly met the love of your life in high school?!? we thought we were being so grown up and logical.
it turned out we HAD met our soulmates in high school. after 2 years of attempting to date around, we knew it was time to quit being ridiculous. tim and i returned to our exclusive, and HAPPY relationship. the fall of our senior year, tim surprised me with an engagement ring. that story is the subject of another extremely long post. so, we married in june of 2001 and have been blissfully happy since then. not to say that marriage is always a piece of cake...but, we have made it through the good and bad together.
tim is the best husband my parents or i could have ever prayed for. he is so patient, kind, loving, fun, and devoted to me and the kids. his world revolves around our family. that's not something that i take for granted out of a 27 year old guy. he always puts our needs first-- sacrificing his hobbies and friendships for our family. i am so thankful to have met him so many years ago. and i can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him. he makes waking up each morning exciting. although i don't say it nearly as often as i should, I LOVE YOU TIM!!!
tim and i met at his aunt's house when we were in 8th grade. i had recently moved to germantown from meridian, mississippi. i was attending disciplenow weekend for the first time. tim and i were both assigned to his aunt's house. i remember thinking he was so cute from the very first moment. his parents came in when they dropped him off since we were at his dad's sister's house. he hugged and kissed both of his parents when they left. i remember thinking that was so sweet (and looking back on it, REALLY unusual for an 8th grade boy)! tim and i flirted in that silly, innocent 8th grade way the whole weekend. i really don't have many specific memories of tim over the next few years. we continued to attend church together, but he was doing his thing and i was doing mine!
the summer before our senior year in high school, we were again in the same group of friends at church. tim had moved to florida for his junior year of high school. the day after he got back, he was over at our mutual friend ashley's house and i stopped by to borrow some clothes. we hung out with our group of friends almost every night of the summer. we were both going to be counselors at a children's camp at our church. we decided that i would ride with him. the night before we left, we were again at ashley's house after church on sunday night. there was a really crazy heat lightening storm going on and tim asked me if i wanted to watch the storm in a dark bedroom (sounds much worse than it was)! we were standing by the window watching the light show and tim asked me, "how did the prince wake up sleeping beauty?" i had NO idea what he was talking about. then he kissed me. wow! was i surprised. now, i should tell you, tim had a reputation in our youth group of being the "stud". i couldn't believe that he was interested in me! thinking it was totally a random, fleeting thing, i worried about the ackwardness that the next day would bring riding to camp together.
well, we went to camp, and ended up sneaking out every night after our kids were asleep and hanging out for hours and hours. at the end of the week, we told our friends that our new "friendship" was a camp thing, and not to expect it to continue when we went home to memphis. boy! were we wrong :)
tim and i ended up having our first official date on his birthday, august 17th, 1995. we went to pizza hut and i got him an indigo girls cd. the next weekend, we went to the drive in movies. he packed strawberries and played the firehouse song "i live my life for you". i thought it was all SO romantic, in that high school sort of way. throughout our senior year, tim continued to surprise me with "happies"--putting my favorite cookies in the mailbox on his way to school, sneaking a rose into my car while we were in church, etc etc etc. tim was a very romantic and thoughtful boyfriend.
when it came time for college, we decided to do what we each needed to do individually for our educations. i ended up in st. louis at saint louis university, and tim ended up at university of tennessee at knoxville. we decided to date other people--i mean, how could you have possibly met the love of your life in high school?!? we thought we were being so grown up and logical.
it turned out we HAD met our soulmates in high school. after 2 years of attempting to date around, we knew it was time to quit being ridiculous. tim and i returned to our exclusive, and HAPPY relationship. the fall of our senior year, tim surprised me with an engagement ring. that story is the subject of another extremely long post. so, we married in june of 2001 and have been blissfully happy since then. not to say that marriage is always a piece of cake...but, we have made it through the good and bad together.
tim is the best husband my parents or i could have ever prayed for. he is so patient, kind, loving, fun, and devoted to me and the kids. his world revolves around our family. that's not something that i take for granted out of a 27 year old guy. he always puts our needs first-- sacrificing his hobbies and friendships for our family. i am so thankful to have met him so many years ago. and i can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him. he makes waking up each morning exciting. although i don't say it nearly as often as i should, I LOVE YOU TIM!!!
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