school, crawling, and air freshener.

We have been back to work for 2 weeks so far and things have been good so far!
Leighton started a new job teaching computers (6th-8th)/social studies (6th grade) at Donnie Bickham Middle School. He really loves it! His principal is so nice and normal and he has no doubt that he made right decision to switch schools. I am still at Blanchard teaching 2nd grade and I love it!
Carter has started crawling and he really loves it! He mostly army crawls, but crawls on his hands and knees when he isn't being lazy. It is too cute! He would rather play with anything thats not an actual toy, like cords, bags, dog toys, baskets, etc. This is no good. He got into an air freshener plug-in the other day. He didnt get any liquid into his mouth, but it got on his face and he smelled like island breeze for a few hours. That was not good and I did freak out a little bit. So, needless to say, we have to watch him like a hawk or put him in his pack and play.

Sleeping while holding onto his toy in the car
crawling with his mouth open, a common occurance
Carter and his new cousin Audrie Kate
too cute

Lazy Crawling...

Summa-summa-summa-time!

Yes, summer is finally here...well actually it's been almost a month! I am just waaaaay behind on my blog posting.
We are having a great summer so far! It is actually flying by! Leighton and I have both been out of school/work since the end of May and he has been still working most days at church. I have been spending a lot more time with my little man (carter)! He can sit up all by himself now! Such a big boy too, he was 20 lbs at his 6 month appt! He had his first ear infection, so that was fun times...

Leighton and I have started this new way of dieting...well, I guess you can just call it healthy eating and exercising. We have done away with meat and dairy basically...weird I know, but we have lost weight and feel a lot better! We will see how long this lasts! Leighton is out of town right now and will come back tomorrow and then leave AGAIN on Sunday for a few days...uuggghhhh!!! I hate being home alone!

We went on a family vacation at the beginning of June with my family. It was a lot of fun and Carter's first vacation! We went to Atlanta and did just about every touristy thing you can do there! It was exhausting but relaxing at the same time:)

Here are some pics of life lately.

Getting REALLY big!

Hello everyone who reads this!

Well, we are doing great! I can't wait til summer gets here....and spring break (4 days of work left!) Carter is growing so fast! He is already over 14 pounds! He is just getting over his first cold, but luckily he only had to miss a half day of daycare...so that's good. He is rolling over and pushing up on his arms...so i guess the next step is crawling!! I think i can wait awhile for that though :)
He is still sleeping through the night! He will be 4 months old next week and will get his shots then too...no fun.
Here are some recent pictures...

work, daycare, and lots of fun in between

So I started back to work 2 weeks ago. It went really well! I didn't even cry when I dropped off Carter at daycare! I was so proud of myself. He did great at daycare his first week and even better his second week. I was nervous that he wouldn't sleep good at night anymore when he started daycare because I thought he would sleep all day there...but, I think he sleeps even better at night now!! Eight hours! We are so lucky!
Carter also got his shots...not a fun experience for him, or for me. Lots of screaming and a little fever:(
Yesterday at daycare he got Valentine's from some of his "classmates"...so cute...instead of candy, one had a teething biscuit attached to it!
Carter's baby dedication is tomorrow at church so that should be fun. Our families will all be there!
Here are some pictures from this month.

getting bigger everyday!!

Carter is getting so big! We tried to weigh him the other day and it was almost 10 pounds! I'm not sure how accurate that was, but I bet it's pretty close! He is sleeping almost through the night! About 6-7 hours, from 11 pm til 6 am. He can hold his head up pretty good! He is so strong and so much more alert these days. He loves to stare at the ceiling fan and at lights. He is almost smiling! We are just so in love with him. I have to go back to work on Feb. 2. Carter will start day care that same day at Willow Point. I met the teachers the other day and I am very excited about it! They are going to take such good care of him, I just know it!
Well, here are some recent pictures...

New Pictures!

Christmas Eve outfit!
Daddy burping Carter
Mommy giving him a bath...he does not like this as you can tell from his expression.
Watching the LSU game on New Year's Eve!

He's finally here!

Well, Carter is here!!
He got here Monday night at 5:01 pm.
He weighed 8 lb. 4 oz. and was 21 inches long.
He has a blonde mohawk!! We can't flatten it, it's so cute!
He looks more like Leighton than me. He has his nose and forehead and mouth. I can't decide about his eyes yet...I'm not sure if they are mine or Leighton's.
He is absolutely perfect and we are so excited about coming home!
We got to come home Wednesday afternoon...so last night was our first night with a baby at our house...it was interesting... a lot of crying and feeding and not much sleep at all...but overall, it went better than I thought. We will see how tonight goes!
Our dog Cohen doesn't know what to think yet! She just stares at Carter and tries to lick him.
We go to see the pediatrician tomorrow, so that will be our first trip outside the house together! It should be fun!

Laury

Waiting...

Well, I am 38 1/2 weeks now. I am DONE with school until I have to go back 6 weeks after Carter is born. I am doing pretty good. tired and swollen. I am dilated about 2 cm as of last Tuesday!! So that's really exciting! I go back to the doctor on Tuesday and hopefully I will be even more dilated! I hope Carter waits til after Thanksgiving to get here! The day after would be perfect! I wish I could tell him when he needed to come out...that would make things much easier.
We have pretty much everything ready for Carter's arrival. We are so excited and can't believe the time is here already!

Who knows, maybe my next post will have pictures of Carter!!!

Laury

Baby Shower Fun

Well I had two showers this weekend!
They were so much fun! One was thrown by my friends...it was a dinner/couples shower. They put a lot of thought into it and everything was perfect! The other shower was in Alexandria. It was thrown by some women from the church I grew up in. It was great! Lots of great gifts!
I only have about 5 weeks left!!!
The only complaint I have is swollen feet...lets just say that I'm glad it's cold outside so I can cover up my ugly swollen ankles with pants and don't have to wear skirts or capris. '
We put our stroller and carseat together last night! It kinda makes everything real now. We are so excited and can't wait for Carter to get here!!!!


Here are the great girls who threw me the shower!!
The cake at the shower!! so cute
The last time leighton and i will be at my parents house WITHOUT a baby! so we took a pic.
Cute burp cloths at my second baby shower.

2 months to go!

So, tomorrow I will offically be 32 weeks! That means only 8 weeks to go. Craziness!!! I am very excited and nervous. We went to a mandatory class last night about epidurals....well, it's only mandatory if you want an epidural, which I DO!! We also got to pre-register at the hospital, so everything seems so official and ready now!! All we need to do is pack our bag for the hospital which according to the lady who taught our class last night, should be packed 2 months in advance of the birth...scary. I hope I don't need the bag like next week! Yikes! Today, I got an invitation for Carter's first baby shower!!! It is sooo cute and I am so super excited about it!! Well, here is a picture I took today of myself. I swear in the past week or two, I have blown up in the belly.

Laury

our crib and my huge belly bump!

hello everyone!!

Well, we finally got a crib! I thought we would never get one. We set it up last night and this morning.
Also, here is a recent picture of my baby bump. It's getting larger everyday. I think I realized that my belly is getting bigger everyday when I dropped something and could hardly bend down to get it!! Not so much fun. I am feeling great though! I can't wait until my two showers in the same weekend coming up in Oct!! I have the best friends ever who are throwing me (well, actually Carter) one of them!

Love you all!!!
Laury

carter's room so far...

So Carter's room is a work in progress. We are still waiting on our crib to be delivered. My dad is building us a changing table...so we don't have much furniture in the room yet. We do have a twin size bed in there for times when I might want to use it. I also decorated some! Over the years of living with my friend Leigh, I have picked up on a few cute ideas...since she is like an artist!!! (allison too!) Here are some pictures of his room so far...

dr. visit

so i went to the doctor yesterday...and for the last few months my placenta has been really low...like close to my cervix. This could turn into something called placenta previa and basically, i would have to have a c-section...but good news!!! yesterday, my placenta moved up to where it needs to be!!! I am so excited!
I have to go back in two weeks and take my gestational diabetes test. You have to drink this really sweet drink and then they test your blood. Sounds like fun. jk.
Being off school has been nice this week. Thursday and Friday should be so much fun!! I'm sure the kids won't be hyper or excited at all!!

almost 27 weeks!

Hi everyone who reads this!
Carter is getting bigger everyday. He is kicking up a storm! It is getting harder to get comfortable when I sleep so that's no fun. I have been a little sick lately...just a cold, but it's no fun when you're pregnant AND sick. I am going to the doctor tomorrow for a check up so maybe she will tell me some medicine to take. School is going great so far! I have been blessed with a great class, so that is wonderful! They don't stress me out or anything! It's great.
We are about to start a birthing preparation class. It's 3 weeks long. Once a week. Leighton is not too excited about it because he has to miss some tennis matches. Sorry Leighton!

23 weeks and counting...

Well, I decided to create a blog. I guess people will read it. If not, then oh well. I am 23 weeks so far and feeling good! School is about to start and that makes me a bit nervous. Resting all summer has been so nice, so teaching all day will be a big change. We registered at Target the other day. It was a lot of fun and it made everything seem real.
Well, I'm sure I will have more things to post about in the near future!