Whew, its been a long time......

but not quite as long as the last time South Carolina had a sane governor... heeeyyyooo.  So I have been horrible about blogging lately.  Sorry about that, but I have been busy.  Work duties call and Audrey does too.  Not too much has been going on tho, so you yall have not missed much. The Tar Heels have found a point guard and a leader, and guess what, they started winning.  Surprise surprise... I would be willing to bet that is one of the first times a starter has left his team in the middle of the season and they got better.  I guess it shows what ONE person can do to a TEAM, bad or good.


Well, some updates are in order I spose.  I have done great things in the yard.  A great new wall of Aiken has been constructed around the garden of Eaten (yes I spelled that correctly, its called word play).  Stoney has not attempted to enter the garden since the fence has been constructed, I am willing to bet it will not be long before he tries it.  Speaking of Stoney, he is getting larger by the day.  Still smart as a whip tho.

Sara and Audrey have been bonding alot lately.  That is good! I can not wait until she is old enough to go with daddy to go to the garden and eat dirt!  Speaking of the garden, i got some collards, turnips, cabbage and burssel sprouts planted, for the early garden.  Won't be long til the real garden has been established.  Got me a new freezer too.  So there will be some freezing being done this year.  Gotta catch me a mess of fish to store up this summer too!

Well that is about it, atleast pertaining to the life of us.  Look for the post talking about debit cards and the bailout banks new ideas on what they are going to do with checking account fees and debit card purchase limits.

Paul   

Pics!

Here are a couple pics from March so far...

Sleeping baby Tarheel

Look at that big belly!

Meeting Aunt Leila... March 5

Meeting Uncle Andrew

Meeting Steph's earrings... she thought Steph was ok too :)

5 week old baby girl... March 10

5 weeks old!

Happy 5 weeks to Audrey!  Time is flying by.  She's growing so fast... she can't fit well into any of her newborn onesies anymore!  0-3 are still a little big but that's what she's wearing.  I don't have an official weight for her since we don't go to the pedi again until April, but she is getting up towards 9 pounds.  I couldn't believe it when I weighed us on the scale!  I'll have to check it again to make sure.   We are still breastfeeding and she does great with it.  Daddy gives her 1 bottle of expressed breastmilk in the morning.  She likes her gym more and her mobile.  She loves the music, lights, toys, and has learned to hit a toy with her hand.  She loves staring contests with Mommy and has even snuck in a couple smiles which melt my heart.  She has become more interested in her paci as well... only the Soothies though, but she's not needing it to go to sleep.  Speaking of sleep, knock on wood, she's doing well and we are so glad.  Last night she slept 8 hours.  She eats around 7 or 8pm then goes to bed and can sleep until 3 or 4.  2 days ago she went till 4:45!  Makes me soooo happy!  I hope it lasts!  I've been a little sick with a cold so the extra sleep has been much appreciated. 

I plan to post pics and a video later today or as soon as I can!

Sara

One Month Old!

I can't believe Audrey is 1 month old already!  Where has this month gone?  Seriously, it's flying by.  Everyday is over before I know it.  It's just a different world taking care of a newborn.  I love that she is becoming more interactive now.  I love the smiles I get when she is nursing or falling asleep.  It really makes that 2 am feeding a lot better!  I look forward to when she smiles at us with a purpose!

Audrey is doing well overall.  We are learning to deal with her fussiness in the evenings and she is still sleeping fairly well at night.  We try to get out of the house for walks with Stoney or to run errands a few times a week.  We have been having great weather for a couple weeks now so that makes it easier.

Audrey weighs a little over 8 lbs (8 lbs 2 oz according to my scale).  She is up nearly 2 lbs since birth!  The girl likes to eat!  She is wearing some 0-3 clothes now, as well as newborn still.  She's in between sizes.  

She will meet her Aunt Leila, Uncle Ryan, Uncle Andrew, cousin Connor, cousin Eli, and Aunt Stephanie this weekend!  It will be a fun time for sure!

I'll leave with a video taken last week at 3 weeks and some pics!

Sara

We're still here!

It's been awhile since we last posted!  We've been transitioning to Paul continuing to work and me being home with Audrey by myself.  We've also had more visitors including part of the TH7, Ana & Danielle, and their men as well as their dogs and baby Santi!  We had a lot of fun cooking out and catching up!  The weather was wonderful and it was nice to hang out on the patio.  Pete & Stoney had a marvelous time as well :)  Other than that, we're just still working on getting used to our daughter.  She's become much more vocal lately, so that's been interesting.  Unfortunately, she's the most fussy around 6 to 8 pm . . . right when Paul is getting home and we are trying to eat dinner and spend a little time together.  It's been difficult and I hope it passes soon!  We're doing the 5 S's which help but it's still exhausting! 

I truly can't believe Audrey will be one month in just 2 days.  I can't tell you where this month has gone.  I'll make sure to update then with her weight and what she's been up to.  Oh, and I'll add some pictures!

Sara