Weekend Report

We had a great weekend here at our house doing pretty much nothing at all. Friday we went to Fatz for dinner and Katie Jo flirted with the little boy at the table beside us. Saturday we hung around the house all day. Jay put up ceiling fans on our front porch so now we can sit out there and get a nice breeze and I stayed inside most of the day with the girls. I'm sure we did a lot of productive things but right now I can't think of any examples. Saturday nite we went to eat at Cracker Barrel with our friends the Weavers and Jen and her daughter. Katie Jo stuffed her face with biscuits and mac and cheese. Sunday was church but because it was homecoming we didn't have any nite activities. We took advantage of this and drove over to Folly Beach. Jay and I couldn't remember the last time we were there it had been so long. Maybe 5 or 6 years. We walked out on the pier and then ate dinner at Locklear's (I think). I had the best fried shrimp I can remember having in a looong time. So we ate out more this weekend than we needed to but it was all good food! Here are some pics from Folly.

The Girls

Here are some recent shots of our girls.

This is Georgia's, "I'm taking a poop" face.

Visit with Uncle Brian

This past weekend my brother Brian came for a visit. He spent lots of quality time with the girls and mostly entertained Katie Jo. They went for strolls, bike rides, and played constantly. Sunday we had beautiful weather and played in the driveway. Jay's sister Joni stopped by and we all had a great time visiting. Monday Brian went with us to our MOMS club gymnastics day but the people forgot we changed our time and didn't show up. We went over to a local park instead and they had a good time playing on all the equipment. It was a great weekend and a fun visit!

B-Ball in the driveway

Katie Jo swept the driveway for us!
Aunt Joni with her favorite "big" girl.
Katie Jo slam dunking!

Her chariot.

Riding Clifford.

She loved spinning around on this piece of equipment.

Georgia slept through all the fun in her sling.

Brian and Georgia

Brian with Georgia and Katie Jo

Little Trickster video

Small world with Grandmoney video

Katie Jo introduces everyone video

singing small world video

Georgia's Two Month Update

Today we went in for Georgia's two month well check up. She weighed 11 lbs and 14 oz and measured 23 1/2 inches. That's 4 lbs gained and 3 1/2 inches growth since birth! She checked out in all other areas and got her immunizations. She took a nice long nap after that visit! These days she's still just sitting around a lot and sleeping with the occasional crying. She started smiling at about 5 weeks and now smiles more frequently when someone is talking to her. This week she started drooling. She coos a little bit and loves to lay on her Baby Einstein mat. I think she enjoys Katie Jo most of all since that's who's in her face most of the time! She's a good car rider thank Lord and likes tooling around town in her carrier. People still ask who she looks like and we still say, "Georgia." I put a picture of Katie Jo at two months under Georgia so you could see the contrast. Right now I don't see much at all in the way of similarities. It'll be fun to see how she changes in the coming months.

New Bathroom

Our hall bath has been in need of an update. It had wallpaper that was really nice but super dark. When we bought the house the ceiling in this bathroom was even wallpapered. That came down immediately and was painted ivory. So after three years I decided to tackle taking down the wallpaper and repainting. Little did I know then that this would be something to put on my "never do again" list. I rented a steamer and steamed the wallpaper off about a month ago. It took ALL Saturday. I think I was too traumatized after that to do any more for a while. This past Saturday AND Sunday I primed and painted. This week I have added most of the hardware and all the decorative touches. It is sooo bright and cheery and I love it. I'm also SO glad to be done! No other rooms in this house will be painted for quite some time. At least by me!

This was the only picture I could find showing the wallpaper in there prior to the update. That's Katie Jo at three months.

Here is our new and improved look!

Mall hair

Tonight at dinner Katie Jo took her hat off and her bangs underneath looked like "mall hair." That's the kind of hair girls had in the 80's when it was teased up and sprayed within an inch of its life. I don't know if the pictures will convey "mall hair" accuracy the way it did in person but it sure was funny.

This week so far

Last night Katie Jo and Georgia took a bath "together." Georgia's baby bath tub fits perfectly across our tub. Katie Jo loves to play with her and Georgia enjoys watching Katie Jo. We got her the numbers and ABC's that'll stick to tile and she loves them. Right now we only have out 1-5 and she's gotten very good at counting to five that way. She's trying to teach Georgia too!
Play mat fun! Georgia can finally see things enough so that she enjoys her play mat and mobile in the crib. Today she found that if she kicks her foot she'll hit something that makes a sound. It was either that or an involuntary reflex!

Sisterly love. Katie Jo loves her sister. Yesterday she pulled Georgia's sun shade down in her carrier so the sun wouldn't be in her eyes. She does like to make sure that when she takes an afternoon nap that Georgia does the same. She'll ask me "Take a nap?" "Yes," I'll say. "Georgia take a nap?" "Yep her too," I'll answer.

The good, the bad, and the ugly

This past weekend saw quite a bit of action. If you don't normally read most of what I write then just read this first paragraph and skip the rest. It will be worth it! Friday nite we decided to go to Costco. Costco equals a cheap meal and a relaxing time perusing the aisles for random purchases. They already had out Christmas stuff and along with that had out many toys. I raided the toy aisle and picked out lots of stuff for "ahead of time" shopping. The whole time I did this Katie Jo and Jay continued to shop. At one point I couldn't find them and circled the store at least twice, while holding Georgia no less. When I rounded a corner I finally found them and then Jay stepped to the side and I saw Katie Jo. There she was sitting in the cart stark naked except for her diaper. Then I smelled it. Then I saw it. VOMIT! All over the aisle floor. I couldn't find words. I was in shock. Jay informed me that she started throwing up and just couldn't stop. He had to strip her down, bag up her clothes and shoes, clean her with wipes, and then change her diaper. I was truly speechless. Katie Jo didn't look like she felt bad and I figured she must have had something upset her stomach. Duh! So we piddled a little longer (after moving all our items into another cart during which Jay dumped my cup full of coke on the floor beside the vomit) and checked out. On our way out we stopped by the membership desk. While we waited to be helped Jay was holding Katie Jo and she started throwing up AGAIN. This time it got all down the front of Jay's shirt. And then she hurled a few more times on the floor. I was holding Georgia so I was pretty much no help. The sales people were really nice and brought paper towels and a wet rag to wipe Katie Jo off, again. We finally got to the van, unloaded our items, got both girls strapped in and off we went. Georgia started crying before we got out of the parking lot and I told Jay to just pull over so I could feed her. So we pulled into a church parking lot where I fed her while Katie Jo watched Winnie the Pooh. Then we were off again. As we pulled into our driveway Katie Jo moaned and then threw up AGAIN! In her car seat! Jay took her directly in and put her in the bath. By this time she was pale and had lost her zip. I hosed off the car seat and left it outside to dry. After her bath we sat in her room with her and it was crazy late and she was so tired. She threw up one more time (in a trash can thank lord) and then passed out asleep. We stuck around for a little bit longer and she never woke up. Jay slept on the floor beside her bed most of the night. Around 5 I heard her crying and ran to her room. She got sick once again but this time there was nothing left so it was basically like spitting into the trash can. After that she didn't thrown up anymore the rest of the weekend. She didn't eat a lot the rest of the weekend but continued to drink fluids. I guess it was a little bug and in the end I was actually glad Costco had to deal with the clean up and not us. What a lazy mom, right? So that was the BAD.


Saturday Jay and I worked on projects all day long. He built a workbench, put out pine straw, put out sod, and trimmed our palm trees. I primed and painted the hall bath. It will hopefully be ready for it's unveiling later this week. Sunday we enjoyed a day at church. Sunday afternoon we got to all relax and Sunday night Jay gave his testimony at the service for deacon election. He did a great job and I was very proud of him. So that was the GOOD.


I think it was Thursday night which is not technically the weekend, but I had to find an ugly to go with the title, when I was giving Katie Jo a bath and stood up to get something off the bathroom counter. What I saw in the mirror was the worst site I may have seen in 32 years. There I stood with no make up, bangs pulled to the side with a bobby pin, dark circles beneath my eyes, and a shirt that was a smidgen too tight showing off my postpartum bulges. It was a "mom" moment, but not the kind you feel good about like when your child flings baby food in your hair. It was like a bon bon eating, watching daytime talk shows kind of mom moment. I vowed right then to make a change. I haven't had time to make that change yet but darn it it will happen! :)

Here is a shot of Katie Jo and Baby after she finally fell asleep after the vomit fiasco. That dog would be an angel on earth if she were human. I guess she sensed KJ didn't feel good so she jumped up and curled right at her feet. We don't normally allow the dogs on KJ's bed but this was an exception. We chased her out when we went to bed though! :)

On Saturday Katie Jo stayed in her diaper just in case we had any more episodes. We went through her shoes to see which ones still fit and then got out some new shoes that used to be too big. She wears a 5 1/2 to 6 now. She sporting her converse high tops in the below photo.

Katie Jo was in our room when I heard her say "Hot." I looked and she was standing in the ray of sun coming through the window. She'd step out of it and then back in again and say "Hot."

I think the below photo was actually from last week. She found a pair of Georgia's bottoms and put them on! She shimmied them as far up as they would go and wore them for quite a while that way!

This was as close as we could get to capturing a smile from Georgia. She started smiling around 5 weeks and now smiles most anytime someone talks to her.