First Day at Preschool

A, B, C, D, E Preschool's where I want to be

F, G, H, I, J Learn and read about God each day

K, L, M, N, O Boys and girls we like to know

P, Q, R, S, T Sharing books with you and me

U, V, W, X, Y Now it's time to say goodbye

Z, Z, Z, Z, Z Preschool's where I want to be!

Today was a big day for Mister Grant and mommy and daddy…he is going to start preschool at our church’s preschool program, The Lamb School. All week the previous week we had been preparing, eating lunch from Grant’s lunchbox, practicing laying down on his nap mat and picking out new school clothes.

We started the day with a good breakfast of banana bread, yogurt and milk and off we were to get ready for the day.

After getting dressed and everything that we needed for the day we were out the door…but not before taking a few “first day of school” pictures.

When we got to school we took a few more pictures then headed inside to Grant’s classroom.

As we had expected there were a few tears, mostly from mommy when we got back in the car, but overall Grant had a great first day at school. He came home and told us that he got to “paint hand red”.

We are excited that he is loving school so much and don’t expect the “goodbye” tears to last much longer! We are lucky that we found a great preschool within our church that will teach Grant about the most important thing...our Lord.

Happy Birthday Charlotte Anne! 9/25/09

For you created my inmost being;
       you knit me together in my mother's womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
       your works are wonderful I know that full well.

Psalms 139:13

After many months of waiting and praying for a special little lady the day had finally arrived!  I was scheduled to be induced on Friday September 25th at 8:30 am due to high blood pressure issues.  (The exact same thing that happened with Grant’s birth).  Needless to say the night before was sleepless and Matt and i were off to the hospital bright and early the morning of.  Here is my last pregnancy picture at 37 weeks 2 days:

Once we were at the hospital we got checked in and off to triage to prepare for surgery.  The doctor was right on time and off we went to meet our little girl right at 8:30.

By 8:48am Miss Charlotte Anne was here weighing 5 pounds 13.4 oz, 18.5in long!  What an angel!

 

 

 

 

 

 

After getting Charlotte all cleaned up I was moved to the recovery room and had the first chance to meet our baby girl!  I thought at first that she looked completely different from Grant but the more I looked at her I was wrong…she looks very similar to Grant!

 

Next, Charlotte was introduced to her Grammy, Nanny and Pop.  Of course they loved her instantly and couldn’t have been more proud of this little lady.

Big brother Grant was the next.  We honestly weren’t sure how he would react but we were pleasantly surprised.  He wasn’t all the interested in her honestly, but he did pose for a few pictures with her.  He even wore his appropriate “Big Brother” shirt! He was most interested in playing peek-a-boo out from behind the curtain in my room.

 

 

 

 

We were in the hospital for 3 days with the first 2 days being the worst pain-wise for me.  I did not remember the amount of pain that a c-section left you in….i think i may have blocked it out after Grant’s birth.  But everything was 100% worth it in the end.  The last day in the hospital was a relaxing day of just bonding with baby and trying to catch up on much needed rest.

We are quickly realizing that every moment with a little girl is a perfect photo opportunity also.  I have always loved the over-sized bows on little girls so now was my chance!

We are so excited that she is here and enjoying every minute that she is this little because it flies by in an instant!

Around and around again!

For Grant's 2nd birthday we got him his very first tricycle. Ever sine then we have been practicing riding, although he never really got the hang of it until now. We think what helped was that we took the tricycle to Grammy and Papaw's house and they have a sloped drive-way that made the pedaling easier for Grant.

Just the past week Grant's tricycle skills have really taken off! He has gone around the kitchen about 100 times and loves every minute of it! Too cute!

Pregnancy Cravings….yum yum!

In both pregnancies I really have not had many, if any, cravings that I can think of…until now!  You know that it must be a craving if you wake up thinking about this thing constantly! 

SnickerDoodle Cookies!

(They are going to be my weakness these last few months, but oh so worth it!)

What makes it even better is that Grant loves to help “roll”  the cookies.  He pulls up his chair and if we even think about rolling the dough around in the cinnamon and sugar ourselves he says “no, me!  No, me!”

By the end of rolling the cookies Grant is more interested in sticking his fingers in the cinnamon and sugar and licking them.  Only cookies that a mommy and daddy could love!

Vacation Bible School 2009

“God's love was revealed among us in this way: God sent His One and Only Son into the world so that we might live through Him."

1 John 4:9

Although he wasn’t so sure at first, Grant ended up having a great time at Vacation Bible School this year. The theme was Boomerang Express which meant lots of learning about Jesus and Australia. I volunteered to be a Crafts helper with the 3rd graders. I had a great time but let me tell you, 3rd graders are a wild group!

Grant had a group of very sweet teachers and youth helpers that loved on every child continuously!

They had lots of fun crafts planned every day…many of them are still laying around the playroom and we still talk about them often.

The “Bye-Bye Buggie” is by far one of the biggest hits for Grant! Every morning they had worship and his teachers would take all the kiddos in the bye-bye buggie down to the sanctuary to listen to the music.

Grant learned lots of Jesus “Gi-gi” and had so much fun! He took long naps every day which helped out a very tired mommy too! We look forward to next years Vacation Bible School!

A New Little Girl means a New Little Nursery

Never did we think that one day we would be turning Grant’s jungle themed nursery into a nursery fit for a little girl, complete with pink walls and home-made smocked dresses on the wall.  Truthfully we did not know where to start and the transformation was a little bittersweet in knowing that our little Grant was growing up before our eyes.

Once we got started though….there was no stopping us amateur decorators and we has so much fun!  Matt started by priming all the wall and painting above the chair-rail light pink and below chocolate brown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a picture frame that we painted white to match the room and Grant helped attach the hangers to the back.

Now for the completed product!  We are so happy with the way that it turned out!

The monogram on the wall is actually is a wall decal (sticker).  The actual wall is painted brown behind the frame and the white frame is placed over it without the glass.  We had a difficult time finding art work that matched our cherry blossom bedding so we made our own with white canvases, ribbon and more wall decals.

The pink and green dresses hanging on the wall were actually my dresses when i was a little girl that my mom made.  She is a excellent seamstress and smocked each of those little dresses.  We can’t wait to see Charlotte in them one day.  The other little yellow dress was the first thing that we bought when we found out that we were having a little girl.  It hung in our bedroom for a long time and reminds us to always have faith in our Lord.

We had a few other accessories on the wall that incorporated our favorite verse Psalms 139:14.  The brown frame on the left actually has a black and white picture of the bible passage itself.

With the nursery finished all we need is our little girl to make it complete!  We can’t wait!

Third Trimester…here we come!

“A grand adventure is about to begin.”
-Winnie the Pooh

The final countdown has begun….we are getting very excited to meet this special little one that has already stolen our heart.  We are still going to our pregnancy specialist and he is very happy with Charlotte’s growth and my overall pregnancy progress.  Here is our newest ultrasound picture of Charlotte at 28 week.

You can see her eyes, nose and perfect little face in this picture.  Also her little hand off to the left of her face. 

Here is my 28 week belly picture too.  I was comparing pictures from when I was pregnant with Grant and I seem to be growing about the same…large!  Ha, whatever is good for this little girl though!