Thankful

Hi everyone!
I am thankful for so many things today.

First, I'm thankful that Kristen's husband, Mark, made it home from Iraq yesterday. He's home for 2 weeks and I know his whole family is treasuring every second.

Second, I'm very thankful that my family and friends are coming in town this weekend for Caroline's baptism. I am really looking forward to this. This is such a huge step and I'm so thankful that we can do this for her.

Third, I'm very thankful for my wonderful husband. He is such a good father. He helps so much and I have learned so much from him. I think there were a few of you (ahem!) that were a little concerned about my parental capabilities (ha ha!).

And last, I'm very thankful that my sister made it home from London safe and sound.

Hope all of you have a wonderful weekend! Enjoy this sweet little picture---this is my family and this is who I am most thankful for.

Sugar

Diapers.....

See this darling face? Cute, huh? This is Tank and he loves to eat DIAPERS! Ewwww!
Now I know why so many people use Diaper Genies.

Sugar

Tropical Stom Ida, Shopping, and the Baptism

Tropical Storm Ida turned out to be nothing more than a big thunderstorm in Mandeville. Thank heavens! Can you imagine having to evacuate with a 7-week old and 2 German Shepherds? Oh my word! Hopefully, our neighbors to the east of us in Gulfport and Mobile will also be as lucky.

Caroline's baptism is this Sunday and I am so excited! I couldn't be more proud to have our daughter acknowledge that Jesus is the son of God and that he died on the cross so that our sins could be forgiven. This is HUGE! I am so happy that our family and friends will be there to see this blessed event. Susan is going to be the godmother and Matt is going to be the godfather. I know we've made the right decision in choosing both of them to be such a special part of her life. On a more trivial note, her DRESS arrived in the mail TODAY! It's precious and I can't wait for her to wear it!!

I have absolutely nothing to wear that FITS! Heavens! When is this pregnancy weight going to come off? Of course, eating lots of Halloween candy hasn't helped the situation, but truly, nothing FITS! I have 13 lbs left to go but I swear things have shifted! How can this be?

Maternity leave has been so enjoyable. It saddens me that I only have 5 short weeks left. It has flown by and she is growing up way too fast. At times she still seems so small and other times she appears to be growing like a weed. She grasped for her first item tonight as we were changing her diaper. It was so cute! I had to break out the camcorder immediately and tape it. (Thank you again Daddy and Sandy for the fabulous camcorder!) If I could figure out how to post some videos on here, I'll post some.

I've attached a couple of pictures from the past few days. Enjoy!

Sugar

The first post....

My sister said that as a new mom, I must take up blogging! How else were my family and friends supposed to keep up with Caroline?! Before Caroline, I didn't have any interest in doing anything with a blog other than READING THEM! I must admit, I do read many blogs and have enjoyed them so much. By creating this blog, I hope to create lasting memories for Caroline and some semblance of enjoyment for my family and friends!

As I write tonight, Caroline has had a big day watching her two favorite NFL teams remain undefeated. She LOVES the Colts and the Saints! Her parents are fully convinced that these two will appear in the Super Bowl this year! She secretly hopes to be a cheerleader for the Saints when she gets older. :)