Am I dead yet?

This cold has been AWFUL and the whole house has it! I really don't understand how there can be two parents, both sick and yet still only Mommy can take care of everyone...I will have to ponder that more later.

I have been in the bed reading blogs and I read through two by girls who are pregnant with their first children...Man am I glad that I will NEVER have to do that again.

Things I hate about first pregnancies...
1. Not knowing what is going to happen
2. Going to birthing classes that are a total waste of money, but going b/c that's what you do and you think it will fix problem 1.
3. Feeling bad about not having done the hospital tour by the 35 week-which was also a waste of time since my Dr only delivered at one hospital-what difference did it make
4. Not having a pediatrician by some ridiculously early date like 20 weeks-I was constantly asked about finding a pediatrician and if I had toured different ones...What am I going to be able to tell by touring a Dr's office? They are all going to be nice and tell you their great...I still felt guilty though.

What I learned:
1. I would always deliver a first baby at Northside b/c Children's is across the street in case anything goes wrong-after that one it's all about amenities baby-free parking!
2. Birthing class stank and I'm glad I dropped out
3. Babies bounce
4. Northside is really hyper about babies that aren't completely perfect-to a fault.
5. Don't take the baby out even if you feel good-they still aren't ready-cold season friends!
6. Your crazy if you think you will have any desire to go back to work after 6 weeks. (period)
7. You MUST breast feed-yes must. No dumb juice for the baby. And yes you can do it, just keep trying.

Now all the mommies to be will think I'm a crazy guilt ridden nut that keeps the baby on the boob-they're probably right...Except about the dumb juice-no formula it breaks the bank at the very least :)

Number 100

Actually my last post was number 100, but I just noticed.
Andy and I off to another wedding...we took the Alpharetta Audubon and went 123 mph, Andy thought the car should be wound out a little..."it's good for the engine". Right.

First Day of School

Jackson's first day of school was today at Buford First United Methodist Church. We put him on the waiting list there, because the drive was to far to our old preschool (Sugar Hill First Baptist-"the family church" HA!). I wasn't really passionate about him going to school this year so; I only put him on one waiting list and decided that if he was meant to be in school this year God would work it out there.
Well I guess he was meant to go and today was his first day. He got out of the car in the carpool line and walked right into the building with the teacher-never looked back! I couldn't believe it. When I went to pick him up he was all smiles and gave me one of his signature Mommy hugs and charged out of the room. He told his teacher good bye and when she said she would see him on Wednesday he said no thank you-I guess he still loves Mommy after all.
He painted a very nice picture, played with his new "friends" and ate ALL of his lunch. I guess this is good for him and probably me too-Trips to the grocery alone!

Balou and Chicken Little

We had Balou the bear over for Halloween and he brough Chicken little with him...



And then Uniqua showed up...


So Balou piled everyone in the wagon and went in search of...


Candy! But it was hard work


Knocking on doors with threats of tricks and then following it up with please and thank you.


But they prevailed and arrived home with plastic pumpkins full of candy!

Pumpkin Carving

Andy came home early on Wednesday so we were able to carve pumpkins before we went over to Jen's for trick or treating



Tyler thought the insides were "really gross",
but he didn't mind the cutting at all...and then
his pumkin "ate him"





Jackson never touched the inside, but he too, was a willing cutter.














































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