happy baby and a silly mommy

Fun with Popo and Moma Jo

Mom and Dad had a meeting on Monday in Brentwood so they came over on Sunday and spent some time at the vineyard while Ryan played. It was such a gorgeous day and Abbott really enjoyed seeing his Popo and Moma Jo!

Happy Fall!!

Abbott's new face

Isn't he handsome?

Jeff and Sarah came over today for a little visit. Here are some pictures we took while they were here.


Abbott modeling his new hat from Grammie.

Aunt Sarah reading a book to Abbott.

Uncle Jeff getting some quality time with Abbott.

We had fun!! It's a shame that Sarah and Jeff don't like Abbott. I hope they can learn before it's too late! :)

Random pictures

Here are some more pictures from the past few weeks. Hope you enjoy!


Happy Abbott in the car!

This is actually "The Light at the End of the Tunnel!"

Ryan playing some tunes at the vineyard.

Some kids enjoying the tunes at the vineyard.

Abbott enjoying his time at the vineyard.

Abbott worn out at the vineyard.

Baby Mary Claire. My friend, Mary's, little girl. She was a teeny tiny 6 lbs 14 oz.

Abbott and Baby Elijah. He was a big boy like Abbott....not quite 10 lbs but close! He is about 4 or 5 weeks old here and he belongs to our friends Chad and Jen.

A Tennessee Sunrise/On the road to NC

Here are some pictures from our drive to NC for Heidi's wedding. It's such a beautiful drive!

"Sick" baby

Here is a cute video of Abbott that we took last week or so. He was sick, but you can't really tell because he's so happy. If all sick babies acted like him, I don't think moms would mind as much!

Abbott Update

Well, Abbott has given us new things to experience from day one and so this experience is no different. If you remember way back when he was 3 weeks old, Abbott had some blood in his stool. This is how we discovered his dairy/soy allergy. Well, shortly after starting rice cereal, he had another diaper with some blood in it (on Sunday this past week). We went to the doctor on Monday and after examining the diaper (glamorous, eh?), they concluded that there was not enough blood in the stool to think that he had another type of allergy, and the doctor believed he only had a small tear in his rectum. Just to be sure, though, they sent his diaper off for further testing. Well, test results came back on Thursday and he tested positive for Clostridium Difficile or C. Diff. This is basically a "bad bug" that everyone has but can colonize into unsafe levels and cause serious syptoms, one of them being blood in the stool. If left untrested, it can be very serious. The doctor thinks we caught it early since Abbott presented no other symptoms and we began our antibiotics yesterday. Now if only we could rid him of this pesky congestion and cough......

On a different note, Abbott and I headed to Knoxville this weekend so we could see the fam. Ryan is holding down the fort at home, and working and checking out the "Next Big Nashville" event this weekend. It's pretty cool....it's a weekend dedicated to showcasing Nashville's unsigned artists. I have a friend or two playing this weekend....hopefully they will get some exposure! I am sure that my sister will take plenty of pictures this weekend so maybe before the weekend is up there will be some pictures on my blog or hers. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Oh yes, and PLEASE say a prayer for Texas right now. I have some family that has evacuated and some that have decided to stay so I am just waiting on updates from them. I saw on the news a truck carrying a homemade sign saying, "Go home Ike. Tina's not here." My sentiments exactly.

Funny Preschool Story

So, I usually encounter some funny story or circumstance through working at a preschool. I teach four year olds and this was just too good not to share:

Little Johnny (HIPPA prevents me from sharing his real name) had to come to school an extra day this week because his mom had to go to the doctor. She was experiencing painful shortness of breath. When he asked his grandmother why his mom had to go to the doctor, Grandma said, "Well, honey. Her breathing is bad right now and they need to figure out why." Being the sweet little boy that he is, Little Johnny makes his mom a card and gives it to her and says, "Mama, I'm sorry about your bad breath."

This is the same little boy who was waking up very early for a while and wearing his mom out. She sat him down one day and said, "Little Johnny, you have got to stop getting up at the crack of dawn." The very next day at the McDonald's playground, when it's time to leave, he tells a friend, "I have to go home and take a nap 'cause I've been up dawn's crack."

I love my job.