Jack Lost his 1st Tooth!

Jack has been waiting and waiting for his tooth to come out. This afternoon after school he was eating some Halloween candy (Nerds I think) and his first tooth fell out. He was so excited when he called me so I rushed over to take a few pictures.

Happy Halloween

Jack as a mummy made out of toilet paper Me with my class

Me and friend, Dusti

Morgan, Jack, and Hayes Jack was Batman, Hayes was a jester and Morgan was a nerd (just kidding, Morgan)

Jack and Mrs. Palmer

Alan wearing a high school musical wig

(He looks like someone from an 80's rock band)

This is Alan's niece, Samantha dressed as a high school musical character (can't remember which one)

Today was a super long day for me. Everyone at school dressed up for Halloween and the kids were so wild. After school Alan, Morgan and I took Jack and Hayes trick-or-treating and then we went to Alan's parents' house to visit. We didn't get home until after 10:00 and I am exhausted!

Pumpkin Carving

Tonight we carved the pumpkins that we got at the pumpkin patch earlier today. I spread newspaper out on the kitchen floor and we sat and worked on our pumpkins. Jack is really quite an artist for his age so I let him draw the face on his pumpkin and I did the carving. He did it all by himself and I thought it turned out quite well. Alan and I made an Alabama pumpkin. I did the drawing and he did the carving.

Pumpkin Patch

Of course Jack picks the biggest pumpkin and wasn't able to carry it!

He was excited that he made it out of the hay maze

Class Picture

Jack and Anna Lee

Petting Zoo

Jack standing in line

Jack and Anna Lee

Jack getting his face painted

Jack entering the gate with the freezing cold wind blowing his cute pumpkin name tag

Today I took a day off work to go with Jack's class on their field trip to the pumpkin patch. Jack took his first ride on a school bus and he was very excited. We had a lot of fun at the pumpkin patch but it was SO COLD!!! We only lasted until 11:00 and then I checked Jack out and took him to lunch at Chick-Fil-A and let him play on the playground.

Grandma's 90th Birthday Celebration

We had so much fun at grandma's birthday party (Oct. 18th). It is always fun being with family, especially those we don't see often. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures at the party because I was so tired from traveling all day but I did manage to get Grandma to pose for a picture with Alan and myself after the party (she hates to be photographed). I am not posting that picture because Grandma would be quite upset if she knew her picture was out there for all to see.

We missed Reagan and her family. I wish they could have come but they live so far away. I'm hoping they will move a little closer soon. Her kids are growing so fast and we only see them a few times a year. It would be nice if she would update her blog in the near future so we could at least see some pictures (hint hint).

Go Blue Devils!

Our school has been celebrating homecoming this week and today the highschool football players, cheerleaders, and band came to our school for a pep rally (or pepper alley as my students called it). This was Jack's first time to go to a pep rally and he loved it! He kept talking about the cheerleaders (he's such a boy). I was going to get some pictures of him and when I turned my camera on I realized I had left my memory card at home. Someone let me borrow a camera and she said she will email the picture to me. I will post it whenever she emails it to me.

Today we had a diaper shower for Grace, one of my friends at school. She is due sometime in December and she is having a boy. I wasn't able to get a lot of pictures b/c everything was set up in our very tiny teacher's lounge and it was crowded with hungry teachers trying to fix their plates. We had some really good party foods, great punch, and a delicious cake. Grace ended up with enough diapers to last her a while. She said her car trunk, back seat, and front seat were completely full after she loaded everything in.

14 week Dr. Visit

We went for my 14 week OB appointment yesterday. I had blood work done and found out that I am anemic so now I have to take iron. I also had to get a flu shot (which I was against but they highly recommended that I have one) We also got to hear the heartbeat again and heard lots of movement. We go back in 4 weeks (November 4th) for our big ultrasound and we will find out what we are having. We are so excited and ready to start shopping! We are both going to take off work the whole day and go to the doctor early that morning (I got the earliest appointment) and then shop for baby the rest of the day.

Feeling Better

After a good night of sleep, I am feeling much better! Thanks for the comment Allison. The sudafed (probably didn't spell that right) did the trick!

I can't breathe!

Well I am one week away from my second trimester and I have been careful not to take ANY medications and I have been eating really healthy. I am trying to do everthing thing right and then I develop a terrible sinus infection! Anyone who knows mw knows that I can't stand to have a stopped up nose. As a matter of fact there was a time when I could not even get to sleep without using over-the-counter nose spray and had to use it every night (this was before I ever got pregnant). I finally broke that bad habbit and I don't even keep it in the house. Well for the past two days I have been so stopped up. I felt so bad today that I left school today during my planning period and ran down to Sheri's One Stop to see if they had any of the medications on my list of things I can take. I was looking for Sudafed or Tylenol Cold & Sinus and couldn't find either. I did find some kind of Tylenol Sinus product and I bought a little sample pack. I swallowed it down when I got back to school hoping that it would give me some relief. Well it didn't work! I suffered through another miserable day of this sinus infection. (I have been so ill the past few days b/c I feel so bad. Lucky for Alan he has been out of town and hasn't had to put up with me) I went to the mall this evening and went into K-Mart trying to find a medication on my list and had no luck. They said they don't even carry anything with Sudafed and said to try Walgreens or CVS. CVS was my next stop and they had what I needed. It is kind of embarassing to buy Sudafed these days b/c it is behind the counter and you have to have your driver's liscense swiped and sign a thing stating that you could face prison time if you use the medication illegally or whatever it said. I didn't even read the whole thing I just signed it and paid. Any way I took it when I got home and I was hoping that this would work...but it didn't. I'm still stopped up! I bought some Saline nose spray but that stuff is a joke. So then I remember what two of my janitors from school told me once. They said to squirt salty water up my nose and it would clear me right up. Well I was desperate tonight and I tried it. (Sorry Pam and Rick but that was a STUPID idea!!! It just burned up the inside of my nose and made my situation worse. Thanks a lot!) So next I tried taking a hot bath (Alan's idea) and putting a warm wet wash cloth on my nose. That was a stupid idea too. I didn't work either. If any one has any ideas that will work, please let me know. I am desperate!!!

Roll Tide! Bama played Arkansas today at Arkansas.

The final score was 49-14!

Ok this is the old stain color. It's a nice color but it didn't really seem to match the bricks. This is the new "china red" door. This is maybe a better view of the door. It matches the brick better than the other stain. And by the way I know that this picture is crooked but my car was parked in the driveway and I didn't have much to shoot.

Busy Day for Alan

Alabama played Western Kentucky tonight and it wasn't going to be on tv so I made a deal with Alan--I told him that if he trimmed all of the shrubs in our flower bed by the front door (it was really beginning to look like a jungle) and if he re-stained our front door and cleaned out the garage we could purchase the game on Pay-Per-View. He got up early this morning and began working on the flower bed and then he stained the door. He got started on the garage but ran out of time before the game started. We got the Pay-Per-View anyway. Alabama won 41-7. Roll Tide!!! Our front door is a wooden front door with 4 beveled glass panels. It was already stained but not sealed yet because I wasn't sure of the color. Our house is red brick with dark shudders and I was really wanting the front door to have a rustic look and I thought a red tint would look good. Not like a cherry but an actual red tint. I went to Home Depot this morning and picked out a tint called "China Red." I was nervous about how it would turn out and the more Alan stained, the more nervous I got. It wasn't until Alan sanded it down a bit that I started liking the color. I meant to take a before and after picture but of course I forgot. Tomorrow I will post a picture of the interior side of the door (which is the old stain color) and the new exterior side of the door.

Insomnia

I thought you were supposed to sleep well during your first trimester. Well its 4:10 in the morning and I have been wide awake since 2:00 am! I guess it didn't help that I went to bed so early (8:00 pm) and it also didn't help that I drank a large glass of water before bed. I have either gotten up to use the bathroom or to blow my stopped up nose every night this week. I am so tired when I stumble back to bed but as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'm wide awake. Maybe God is trying to prepare me for many sleepless nights ahead when the baby comes. I thought that's what husbands were for. Anyway I guess I am going to try to go back to sleep.

Doctor Visit

I went back to see my OB this afternoon. (I have been going every two weeks instead of every four) I had another ultrasound and got about 10 more pictures none of which I can post because the quality is poor b/c she had to zoom way in. The heartbeat was 167 and they said that was really good. The lady that did my ultrasound said that she was thinking maybe a girl because of the heart rate but that's not always accurate. Anyway the best part of the whole visit was when we were looking at the baby and all of a sudden he/she jumped and then started waving his/her arms. It was so cute! Dr. McKee said everything looked great and all of my blood work came back perfectly normal. We are so excited. I go back to the doctor on October 9th and then four weeks after that I will find out what I am going to have if I choose to do so (Don't worry Reagan, I will probably want to know what I am having.)

Jack and Alan's Birthday Party

Jordan and Hayes. Hayes loves Jordan--he won't stay still enough for a hug from just anyone. She chased him around the park all day today. She is a great babysitter. I look forward to having her around when the new baby comes! Jack's cool new toys

The Birthday Party

The kids at the party admiring Jack's new Batman costume

Batman Jack talking to the Joker on his batphone at grandma's house after the party Me & Alan and mom and dad's house after the party

Today we had Jack and Alan’s birthday party at the park. We were a little nervous that there may not be many to show up but we had a great turn out! Jack’s teacher came and brought her daughter, Anna Lee. Drake and Jonathon came from Jack’s class. Nicole Headrick brought her four boys and Alan’s mom, dad, sister and nieces Jordan and Samantha came. We were thrilled to have everyone there. The theme was Batman. I did not take many pictures because I was too busy visiting with everyone but I did manage to get a few. Here are some pictures from the day.

More Party pictures

Hayes with his new Backyardigans ball Anna Lee Pushing Hayes in his stroller The cake Jack blowing out the candles Hayes eating