NOLA

This past weekend Jacob and I were able to get away a few days to spend some time together in New Orleans. He had conference there for past and present internal medicine chiefs. Basically, they put us up in this swanky hotel and fed us delicious food all weekend - who could say no to that?! We slept in a few days, strolled around downtown New Orleans, and visited with old friends. Did I mention there was a pirate convention there too? It was so nice to get away from the the stress of selling and buying houses and to get excited about all the new adventures we are about to have. We left Charles with Nana and her friend from Thursday to Sunday - super hard to leave him, but quickly realized how much Jacob and I needed this alone time as well as Charles having this bonding time with his grandmother. Thank you mom so much for taking care of him! Not really sure when our next vacation get away will be with the addition of a baby girl soon, so it was greatly appreciated.

Bye Home Sweet Home

Well, our season here in B'ham is coming to a close, and it is so great to have our house sold! We tried the "for sale by owner" thing for one month then I got nervous thinking about two mortgages with a new baby, so we decided to call our agent who helped us find this house four years ago. Within three weeks of listing it, we had not one, but two offers on the same day which is very helpful with negotiating - such a blessing! We officially closed last Friday and are now renters until May 9th - we have a ton of packing to do in a little under three weeks, but it will get done, right? After that, Jacob will be living in his sweet cousins' basement for 3 weeks until the end of May to finish out his final year at UAB. Charles and I will be gypsies for that time, but it will be nice to visit friends and families for a few weeks before settling in Charleston in June. We are in the midst of buying a house in Charleston, but please pray that everything follows through - we still have to work through inspection and closing, but I think God has the perfect house waiting for us.

23 Weeks and Counting

Ask and you shall receive - baby bump pictures that is. I remember with Charles that I took one every month to document my growing tummy...I think this is the first one I have taken this time around. I need to get better, but this pregnancy is going by way too fast. This picture is from a shower that my sweet friends had for me yesterday. I loved getting all these little pink delicate things for Baby T2 and catching up with friends.

Fire Trucks!

This past Tuesday we went to the fire station for a little tour. Charles is so fascinated by trucks, planes and cars these days, I was sure he would be so into it. He looked at the truck a few times, but was more interested in running around and trying to get past the firemen who were blocking his way to the street. A nice fireman tried to sit him up in the truck, but he would have nothing to do with it - he screamed and cried and carried on, so I figured it was not a good time to get a photo op. Here are a few pics, and he loves to wear his hat and new crocs around the house. Please disregard the Christmas pj's!

Easter 2008

A little late, but wanted to post a few Easter pics from a few weeks ago. It was very nice and quiet - a bit sad that it will be our last Easter at Red Mountain Church. I have always loved their Good Friday services. Charles participated in his first Easter egg hunt. Last year we attended a few, but of course, we didn't do any hunting! This year he was very proud of his three or so eggs he found and learning how to open and close them. I just love the the bunny outfit he has, and hopefully a little brother will wear it again some day - I have a feeling that he will not be wearing bunnies next year if he has anything to do with it! The other picture is his Sunday Easter outfit at the Botanical Gardens.

Cookies

Over the last month we have been busy busy with trips to Mobile, Augusta and Charleston. Then Easter was right around the corner, but we have finally managed to slow down, and what a better way to start off our week with a cookie tour! Our little playgroup went on a tour of Bud's Best Cookie Factory. Charles is still a little too young to understand what all the robots and machines are doing, but he thoroughly enjoyed the train ride, and of course, the cookies!

Aunt Mary's Visit

We had a sweet friend come to visit us in Birmingham two weekends ago - she is Charles' Aunt Mary and Jacob's mother's best friend from growing up. I have always enjoyed spending time with her at past weddings and family vacations, but it was so great to have this quality visiting time all to ourselves! We played with Charles (thankfully right before the onset of his first ear infection), visited the zoo and botanical gardens and ate yummy food at the Fish Market and Open Door Cafe. We had fun touring around Birmingham, but most of all we just enjoyed the time catching up on each other's lives. Thank you for visiting, Aunt Mary!