I know B-man is going to kill me for doing this! But, they're so funny, I had to do it. I've never seen B move so well! And just look at how much fun Boo is having. Thanks to B-mama for the idea. See post below.

We've Been Elf'd!

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Thaaaaanksgiving!

We want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you all have a great day with friends and family. Boo wanted to send out a special turkey day shout out to his family back home.

It's hard to see, but he smiles so big everyday when we say hi to you all!

Wordless Wednesday

Tubby Time

Dig, Dig, Dig!

You might be asking yourself, "What is Carolina Girl saying that is so funny?". Well, when we took swimming lessons, the code word for what you do with your arms was "dig". So, when Boo started "digging" his arms in the bath last night, I would say...dig, dig, dig. And for whatever reason, he thought it was hilarious!!!

I was glad to end the day on a happy note because he's been so whiny and needy lately. Wanting to be held or wanting to climb on me ALL THE TIME! I can hardly put him down. I've been looking into it online and I'm reading that it is just a phase of separation anxiety. Boy, do I hope so. It wears me out! But, when we have moments like the ones featured above, I quickly forget about the bad ones.

Any advice on the separation anxiety issue or similar stories to tell? It always makes me feel better to know I'm not the only one...

Welcome Home Uncle A!

Alternately Titled: To Kansas and back in a jiggity jig!

Uncle A returned home from his year long tour in Iraq Monday morning!! Yay!
B-man, Boo, and I drove up to Kansas to welcome him. Unfortunately, his Welcome Home Ceremony was at 2 AM, so Boo and I stayed at the hotel while B-man picked him up at Ft Riley.

Our visit was short and sweet. We drove up on Monday and home on Tuesday. Uncle A had to be at work at 8 AM to start out processing and B-man had class Tuesday night.

We were so glad to be there to welcome him home. We're so proud of you Uncle A for all you've done this past year and we're so happy that you're back safe and sound.

Here are a few pics and videos of the ceremony.

Uncle A!

Some of his team members.

Back at the hotel later that morning.

I made this shirt for Boo to wear!


Welcome Home!

Job well done!

Wednesday

It's supposed to be Wordless Wednesday, but I couldn't post without saying a few things.

Thank you all for your prayers for my Dad. It means a lot to our family. He's still feeling better, but there is more work to be done. He went to the cardiologist yesterday but reports that "not much" happened. He'll go back again next week. So, I'll keep you posted.

Thanks also for the birthday wishes and Veteran's Day acknowledgements. We are very proud of B-man and all of our family members and fellow countrymen who have and continue to serve our nation. I came across a prayer over at Building Cathedrals that really touched me. I'm sharing it here with you now.

Dear Lord Jesus Christ,
those whom we honor today
are examples of your words:
"Greater love than this no one has:
that he lay down his life for his friends."
They gave up their lives in defense of freedom
for their loved ones and their country.

Teach me to appreciate the virtue of patriotism
a true and Christian love of country.
Let me love my country not to follow it blindly
but to make it the land of goodness
that it should be.
Let my patriotism be such
that it will not exclude the other nations of the world
but include them in a powerful love of country
that has room for all others too.

Okay...I know what the Grandparents really want to see is their Boo!! So...here he is!

Crawling!

Isn't it the cutest?

Working on pulling up and standing. He gets so excited when he stands!

He thinks everything is a "bouncy bouncy"! :)

That's all for now! Sorry it's been a while...

PawPaw Update

You may have noticed that I added PawPaw (my Dad) to our prayer list. He has just been feeling ill lately and short of breath and would just be zapped of energy after minimal activity. He had an array of tests this week and his echocardiogram did not have great results.

He was still in atrial fibrillation and was now also in congestive heart failure (CHF). The scariest news was that his ejection fraction (a percentage of how much blood your heart pumps each time it contracts) was at 19%!! That is NOT good. At all. So, they admitted him to the hospital yesterday afternoon. They gave him a diuretic to help get rid of the fluid around his heart and today he was feeling MUCH MUCH better. He is still in a-fib and is planning a cardioversion in a couple of weeks. In his own words, "I'm not well, but I feel better". The cardiologist discharged him from the hospital and even ok'd him to go to our high school football game tonight. The Gators are the regional champs!! Woohoo!

So, please continue to pray for his health. That his heart rhythm will convert on it's own to a normal rhythm and rate and that he won't even need the cardioversion. That his ejection fraction will improve greatly with the resolution of the CHF. That he will have the energy to enjoy this retirement that he has worked so hard to earn.

Wordless Wednesday

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Laundry Shout Out!

I just want to thank B-man sooo much for doing the laundry! He's pretty much been doing it exclusively since Boo was born. I've done a few loads here and there and hardly ever to completion in a timely manner. But, B-man does an awesome job! It's so nice to wake up in the morning to neatly (perfectly) folded laundry!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!


In addition to laundry praise, I'd like to ask you for prayers for PawPaw (my Dad). He's just not be feeling well for a while now and has been diagnosed with atrial fib and is now on medication for it, but he's still having shortness of breath with minimal activity. He also is having a lot of GI trouble and will be getting all of the associated tests this week. Don't tell him, but I'm worried about him and we're praying that everything is okay, or that whatever it is can be easily fixed. Please join me.

8 months old!

Boo is 8 months old today!!! Wow, we've come a long way in that amount of time.