Mosley Moments

My Precious Valentine!!

2012-02-14T16:44:00.000-06:00

I get to spend my Valentine's with 2 precious boys this year. My son and my husband! I am one lucky girl!!

A few cute pictures

2012-02-05T11:58:00.000-06:00

A few cute pictures during his 4 month photo shoot.

they are checking each other out

uh oh, i fell over!

I love my hands!

Just hanging out!! He love being the baby bjorn!

pretty eyes!

I meant to post this picture a long time ago but I forgot, so i'll post it now bc it's so cute!!

first day of daycare. MaeMae gave me my cute hat!

Four Months!

2012-02-01T20:12:00.000-06:00

I can't believe that our baby boy is 4 months old. Jack turned 4 months on Friday Jan. 27th. Time is going by so fast and I look forward to each stage, but I want it to slow down a little. My baby is growing and changing so fast.

He is holding his head up much better these days and enjoys sitting in his bumbo for a few minutes at a time.

At daycare they put him in an exersaucer and he loves it. I think he likes being able to sit up and look at everything. He likes checking everyone and everything out. He is trying to sit up. When I put him in his car seat before I strap him in he trys to sit up and whenever I put him in the corner of the couch or in his glider he always trys to sit up. He is getting better at grabbing for toys.
We put him in his jumperoo that his MaeMae and Papa gave him this past weekend for the first time. He isn't long enough to reach the floor so we have to put a book under his feet. He wasn't quite sure what to do so he just sat there and looked around. I'm sure it won't take him long to figure out how to jump and once he does I think he will go to town.

He smiles at us all the time now and talks to us, it melts my heart.

My favorite time is when I go in his room in the mornings to get him up and he just smiles and laughs. I love it! His laughs are so funny, Rob and I crack up every time. He is generally a very happy baby. The only times he really gets upset and mad is when he is tired or hungry. I love having a happy baby. He is sleeping through the night. Our routine is get home from daycare, Rob and I eat dinner while Jack hangs out in his swing our bouncy seat. Then it's bath time and like I said in my previous post, he loves bath time. After bath time we get lotioned up and dressed and then it's time for his last bottle. He is in bed by 7 or 7:30 every night. We usually have to get up once or twice just to put a paci back in, but he doesn't wake up until about 6:30 the next morning. It's wonderful. It is so nice not having to get up for those middle of the night feedings, especially since I'm back at work.

I took him to the doctor for his 4 month check up yesterday. Here are his stats:
14.5lbs (45%) and 24.5 inches long (45%)

At the doctors office before he got his shots!

So he's about right in the middle for his weight and height. The doctor was happy with his growth. I'm so happy we have a growing boy. The doc said we can start feeding him rice cereal, so that should be interesting..haha. He also said that Jack was teething. I figured he was because he chews and sucks on his hands all the time and is drooling a lot more. Poor baby had to get 3 shots. He did not like those at all but did good with them. He screamed but as soon as I picked him up and loved on him, he was fine.
He is so much fun now. I miss being with him all day every day. I look so forward to the weekends now bc they are spent with my baby. We are enjoying and cherishing every day with our little guy. It is so amazing to watch this little guy change and learn new things. He is the light of our lives!!

One Year Ago!

2012-01-27T13:13:00.000-06:00

One year ago January 25, 2011 we heard the news we had been waiting a long time to hear. We were PREGNANT! When the nurse called me that afternoon and told me that I was pregnant, it was music to my ears, I couldn't believe it. I was at work and she called around 1:00 in the afternoon. I didn't call Rob right away because I wanted to tell him in person. I was waiting until he got off at 3 and met him at the house. I walked in holding a bib that said "I love my Daddy", something I had been holding on to ever since we started trying to get pregnant just hoping one day I would be able to give it to him. We were thrilled and couldn't believe it, we both had tears of joy in our eyes. That was one of the BEST days of my/our life.

I didn't call and tell my family right away. I really wanted to tell them in person. So January 27, 2011 I headed to Birmingham. My mom was in Birmingham that weekend and my sisters live there so I knew it was the perfect time to tell them our good news. I had told them that I was coming up there bc I had to see the doctor to get bloodwork done and that after I did that I was going to go by Anna's to see her and the twins and that I would love to see everybody. I left Troy early that morning and got to Anna's. We sat around and talked, I was dying to tell her but wanted to wait until everybody was together then my mom and my grandmother Mimi came over. Then Sara went and got lunch and came over. We were all sitting around, and then I told mom that there was this pretty picture I had taken the other day on my camera that I wanted her to see. I handed her the camera and it was a picture of my pregnancy test. She cried, Anna screamed, and Sara just wanted to see the picture...haha. I captured all of this on video. Before I handed mom the camera I pretended to be videoing baby Cole jumping in his jumperoo then I ever so carefully placed the camera in a corner hoping it was facing everybody to get everyone's reactions. I never posted this video but thought I would share it with ya'll. It brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it. I am so glad I was able to capture this special moment on video. I will cherish this for years to come.

I can't believe it was one year ago that we found out that we were expecting our little miracle. All the shots and drs. appointments were so worth it. He has changed our lives and we feel so blessed to be a part of his as his parents. It is truly an honor. We love our little guy so much words can't even begin to describe it!

Bath Time!!

2012-01-25T21:26:00.000-06:00

Our sweet boy LOVES bath time! Our routine every night starts off with a bath and he loves it. Here are a few pictures during our favorite time.

Mama and Jack

Daddy and Jack

he loves to look at himself in the mirror, sweet boy!

Clean Boy!!

Christmas 2011

2012-01-15T14:06:00.000-06:00

I guess it's about time that I did a post on Jack's first Christmas. We had a wonderful Christmas, a little hectic but wonderful. We always travel for Christmas, we go to Auburn first to be with my dad's side of the family and then we head to Birmingham to be with my mom's side of the family. Jack is good riding in the car, he usually will fall right asleep so that part wasn't bad. All of our Christmas festivities are at night, well that is when Jack is usually his fussiest. He also got off his schedule a little bit so that made for an unhappy baby and unhappy parents. Other than being a little fussy at night, he was great.
We had a good time in Auburn with my dad's side, not everyone could be there but we had a good time. Jack was of course the center of attention since he was the only baby.

In his Christmas pj's

Jack with his Great Aunt Molly

Christmas morning wore me out!

Christmas Day we headed to Birmingham. We got to Anna's house and let all the babies open their presents from MaeMae and Papa! Then we headed over to my Aunt Ty's house to have Christmas with the Howell's. It was crazy, this year we had 6 babies all under the age of 2. It was fun and for Christmases to come as all of our kids get older, Christmas is going to be lots of fun. It's neat that we all have our children fairly close together.

Our first Christmas as a family of 3!

Sweet Cole loved getting in Jack's car seat! Love him!!

Me and sweet George. He is one week older than Jack!

Scott and Jack

We had such a great Christmas with both sides of our family.

We really enjoyed our first Christmas as a family of 3. It is going to be so much fun to watch Jack grow and start getting excited about Christmas. As you can see from my picture below, he got plenty of presents and he had no idea what he got...haha. We are so blessed with such a wonderful family!

loved hanging our 3 stockings this year

These were all the pictures I was able to get. Having a baby in your arms at all times makes it hard to take lots of pictures. My mom got plenty for all of us.
Jack had a wonderful first Christmas!! We couldn't have been more blessed this Christmas and we look forward to many more!

We Made It...

2012-01-06T16:18:00.000-06:00

We have made it through our first week of daycare. Thank you all so much for all your thoughts and prayers, it really meant a lot to me. Jack has done great and so has this mama! The first day was rough for me. I was a wreck that morning dropping him off. Once I knew he had done good and been a happy boy, I felt a lot better. The rest of this week has been easier. I really like the ladies that watch him, they are wonderful and he is happy every evening when I go to pick him up. I would give anything to be able to stay at home with my baby but it's nice knowing that he is in good hands.

Last night this little guy slept from 7:30 until 6:30 this morning!! Pretty awesome!

He has been exhausted when he gets home from daycare. She said he isn't napping really well that he just cat naps. She said once he gets used to hearing babies cry and lights being turned on that he will start napping better. When we get home in the evening which is usually close to 5:30, Rob plays with him while I cook dinner then we put him in his swing or bouncy seat and he will either play or take a little nap while we eat. When we are finished eating I will play with him for a few minutes and then it's bath time. He LOVES bath time and I love giving him a bath, he's just so darn cute! Once we are finished with the bath, he eats his last bottle then usually will go on to bed. So far everything and everybody is doing good. Luckily I have enough to do at work to keep me busy throughout the day. I look so forward to getting off and going home in the evening. I'm so glad it's the weekend so I can spend time with my baby. I miss him so much during the week!

We love this little boy so much!! We absolutely love being parents and I love being Mama!

Hard Day

2012-01-02T18:02:00.000-06:00

Please say a little prayer for me tomorrow. I have to return to work and leave my precious baby boy at daycare. I am really really sad about it. It is going to be extremely hard for me to leave him and to let someone else take care of him. I have been the only one taking care of him for the past 3 months and I have loved every minute of it. I absolutely LOVE being a Mom, it is the absolute best thing ever!! I do not want to leave him but I have no choice. I know or I hope it will become easier with time. It will be good for me and for him. I guess I need to look at the good things: I did get to spend the first 3 months with him, some people don't even get that and at least I have a job, I could be without one. Yes I know I have a lot to be thankful for and it could be a lot worse. But right now this is worse for me and even though I know that I need to look at the good things, it is still going to be hard to leave my son and to trust someone else to take care of him. No one will do as good a job as I do. So as you get up and go about your day tomorrow please just say a little prayer for me, that I will be able to get through the day.

I love this little boy SOOO much!!

2011

2012-01-01T17:31:00.000-06:00

2011 was a great year for the Mosley family. After a struggle to get pregnant we found out in January 2011 that we were expecting. In May we found out it was going to be a precious baby boy. On September 27, 2011 Jack Leslie Mosley came into this world and has brought so much joy to our lives.

We have an amazing family and can't wait to see what 2012 brings! Hope everyone had a safe and a Happy New Year!!

Holding his head up!

2011-12-31T14:17:00.000-06:00

Jack is getting better and better everyday at holding his head up. I try to put him on his stomach a little bit everyday. Most of the time he rolls over as soon as I put him on his tummy. Here are some really cute pictures I took the other day of my big boy holding his head up.

We love our little boy so much! It's so fun to watch him do and learn new things. He looks just like his daddy.

Three Months

2011-12-30T15:10:00.000-06:00

Jack turned 3 months old on Tuesday! I can't believe it, he is growing so fast. I can't believe that 3 months ago we were in the hospital having our precious little boy. He has brought so much joy to our lives. We love him more and more each and every day. It's hard to remember how life was without him.

He is changing everyday. He smiles and talks all the time! He loves to lay on is playmat and look at all the animals. He loves his hands. He has recently found his hands and he loves to suck on them. I am not sure how much he weighs now. At his 2 months check up he was 10 and a half pounds, so I'm guessing he's around 11 or 12 pounds now. He has another check up at 4 months so we will find out then.

He is sleeping good. He takes about 3 naps a day and at night we put him to bed around 7:30 or 8 and he doesn't wake up till around 4am and then will go back to sleep until 7 or 8am. He has been eating about 4oz. every three hours but this week we are trying to up it to 5oz. He definitely looks like his daddy :)!

Let's take a look back and see how much he has grown in 3 short months

Jack, you are the light of our lives. You bring so much joy and happiness to us each day! We are very blessed. Love, Mama and Daddy!

Santa!!

2011-12-18T16:24:00.000-06:00

We took Jack to see Santa Claus since this is his first Christmas. We went to the Bass Pro Shop because they give you a free photo with Santa. It's really neat because they have this whole Santa's Wonderland set up with all these fun games. It will be a lot of fun to take Jack there in years to come. He might not always be very fond of getting his picture with Santa, but we will do this every year and at least going to the Bass Pro Shop he will have games to play with too.

Last night...

2011-12-11T16:23:00.000-06:00

Jack slept in his room in his crib last night for the first time. He has been sleeping in the pack and play in our room since he was born. His room is on the other side of the house from our room so it was nice having him right there in our room. But it was time for him to move to his crib, I had said that before I go back to work I wanted him sleeping in his crib. We have a video monitor so I can see him at anytime. Jack did great and this mama did too!!

What we've been up to...

2011-12-10T14:45:00.000-06:00

Sorry I haven't posted lately. I just can't seem to find the time to actually sit down at the computer and type a post. I have a precious little boy I have to take care of and when I do get a little bit of a break, I'm either washing bottles, washing clothes, straightening up or catching up on some sleep.

Since my last post Jack has started rolling over. When I put him down for tummy time, he rolls himself over. He has gotten better at holding his head up too. It's so crazy how fast he is changing. It's something new everyday. Here is a video we got of him rolling over:

We also went and got Jack's first Christmas tree. He is still too young to know what is going on but this is something we will do each year. It was special to me and Rob since this will be the first Christmas we get to spend with Jack.

Also, Pop came to visit. We always love when Pop comes to visit. I cooked us a yummy lunch and then we played with Jack the rest of the time. Jack loves his Pop and we do too. Jack is so lucky to have such wondeful grandparents!!

It's amazing how fast he is growing. He smiles and laughs and coos at me everyday. The morning time is the best. Once he finishes his bottle and I get him changed, we sit and I talk to him and he will just smile and coo. I LOVE all these precious moments that I have with him.

Jack in one of his Christmas outfits. I had to go ahead and put him in it bc it's a newborn size and he has grown out of it.

My happy baby!

Two Months

2011-11-29T15:20:00.000-06:00

Our sweet little boy was 2 months old on Sunday. It is hard to believe. He is growing so fast!

Jack had his 2 month doctors appointment yesterday and the poor little guy had to get 3 shots :(. It made this mama reallly sad. He did great, he only fussed while they were giving him the shots and once I picked him up and loved on him a little he calmed down and he slept the whole way home.

Jack now weighs 10 and a half pounds and is 22 inches long. I was shocked! I knew he had grown and was getting heavier but didn't think he was a ten pounder yet. The doctor was very pleased with his growth especially since he was a little behind in the beginning. We are thrilled that we have a growing boy on our hands.

Jack is now smiling, he gave me his first smile a few weeks ago and has been smiling ever since. Now you have to work to get a smile out of him. I have to talk to him and make funny noises at him to get him to smile, he probably thinks that I am one crazy mama...haha.
Jack is doing great at tummy time. He is getting better and better at holding his head up. He also rolled over the other night while doing tummy time. It's only happened that one time but we couldn't believe it when it happened.
He has moved from newborn diapers to size one diapers. He can also fit it some of his 3 month outfits. This made me a little sad. My tiny little baby is growing up. Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled he is growing, it just seems to be going by so fast. He is changing every day.

Rob and I are so in love with this little guy. We are amazed that he is ours every day. It is truely amazing how much love you can have for one little person. He has stolen our hearts and we are truely enjoying every moment with him.

Jack Leslie, you have completely blessed our lives. We love you more and more every day! Love, your Mama and your Daddy!

Jack is ready...

2011-11-26T14:00:00.000-06:00

Jack is ready for the Iron Bowl game! He says "WAR EAGLE"!!!!

I am Thankful...

2011-11-25T15:24:00.000-06:00

I am Thankful for my AMAZING husband. He is not only an amazing husband but an incredibly amazing father to our son. He is my best friend. I have no idea what I would do without him. I thank GOD every day for bringing him into my life.

I am Thankful for my wonderful family. I have the best mother and father that anyone could ever ask for. I have the best sisters, who are not only my sisters but my best friends. I could not ask for a better family. I thank GOD every day for giving me such a close family!

I am Thankful for our precious precious baby boy. He has definitely blessed our lives. Words can't even begin to describe how I feel about this little boy. He has stolen our heart! We are so thankful to GOD for allowing us to be parents to this amazing little guy.

photo taken by: Milestones by Beth

I am Thankful for my precious family of 3! I love my two boys with all of my heart. GOD has surely surely blessed me. I thank HIM every day!!

I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving with family. We had a great one!! My parents house was full of babies this year. We had such a great time being all together. Isn't that what Thanksgiving is for?!

Happy Baby!!

2011-11-18T11:13:00.001-06:00

Jack was 7 weeks old on Tuesday, he is changing every day. Last night I had him in his bouncy seat and I was sitting on the floor just talking to him and he gave me his first real smile! I almost cried, it was the sweetest smile I have ever seen. I am so in love with this little boy!Here is a picture I was able to get with my Iphone. Also, I was able to catch him smiling on video. Please excuse my voice in the video!

Here is the video link:
http://youtu.be/WWeMIsmZJFk

Great Grandparents

2011-11-16T15:28:00.000-06:00

Last Thursday Rob, Jack and I headed to Auburn to visit my grandparents, Jack's great grandparents. I had my 6 week checkup at the doctor in Montgomery that morning and then we headed to Auburn. Mimi Sara & Papa could not wait to see Jack. I think it's definitely amazing that Jack got to meet his great grandparents, he might not remember it, but we have pictures to tell him all about them. We had lunch, visited for a few and then headed back home. He was geat the entire time. I love going back to Auburn and especially seeing my grandparents. We can't wait to see them again at Christmas!

Mimi Sara & Jack

Mimi Sara, Papa & Jack

First Road Trip!

2011-11-12T09:27:00.000-06:00

Jack went on his first road trip last weekend. He did great, he slept the entire trip. We headed to Monroeville to visit my parents. We also went because my best friend from high school was in town with her little girl, who was born a little over a month before Jack was born. They live in Virginia and I knew if I didn't go home to see her, who knows when I would see them again. We had such a great time and it was so wonderful to see her and her precious baby girl. I miss her so much and wish she didn't live so far away. Here are a few pictures of Molly Anne and Jack meeting for the first time.

On Saturday we went out to lunch with my great aunt Alice. This was Jack's first trip to a restaurant. It was so great to see her and she couldn't wait to see Jack. How neat is this, we were at lunch with a 0 year old and a 100 year old (Rob pointed that out). Alice is 100 years old and still getting around. She is such an amazing lady. Here are a few pictures that I will cherish forever. Jack meeting his Great Great Aunt Alice!

We had such a great weekend in Monroeville. Jack enjoyed visiting with his MaeMae and Papa! He was so great the whole time we were there. He has been really fussy lately but while we were in M'ville, he was great. I think he likes being around his MaeMae and Papa. I told my mom that when we got back home if he started getting really fussy again that we were heading back to M'ville...haha. Here are a few more pictures from the weekend. Jack can't wait to go back!!

My sweet sweet boy

Jack with Patsy

Jack watching the fish go around

MaeMae & Jack

Jack & Sammye

Jack's first restaurant visit

Jack with his MaeMae and Papa

Strollin'

2011-11-04T14:36:00.000-05:00

Jack has been VERY fussy during the day lately so yesterday we decided to get out of the house and get some fresh air. We went for a walk in the neighborhood, we didn't go for very long but it was nice to get out. It was the first time I have used my stroller and I love it!! Jack enjoyed the walk and fresh air too.

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T18:57:00.001-05:00

This is Jack's first Halloween. We are staying around the house this year but I am sure that next year and years to come we will be out and about. Here are a few pictures I took of Jack in his Halloween outfit.

One Month

2011-10-28T13:51:00.000-05:00

Jack was a month old yesterday. It's amazing how fast time is flying already. Everyone has always told me not to take any moments for granted bc they will grow up before you know it, and I believe it. We have had a good first month with our son. At first, right after we came home was a big adjustment. We had to get used to little sleep, which we are still getting used to, we also had to figure out his eating. My plan before I had him was to breastfeed and I gave it my best shot. Breastfeeding is hard, people had told me that the first few weeks were hard but to stick with it because it would get easier. Well with him being so little when he was born it made us nervous. I tried my best to breastfeed, but as soon as he would be finished, he would be hungry a few minutes later. It was like he wasn't getting enough from me. He kept losing weight and that stressed us out, we couldn't relax. We finally started using bottles. I am pumping now and we give him some breast milk and some formula and it is working out great, we are all much more relaxed.
We went today for his 1 month doctors appointment and it went great. He now weighs 7lbs, he weighed 5lbs 12 oz at birth, when we left the hospital he was down to 5lbs 2oz and then lost down to 4lbs 14oz. We were thrilled with his weight gain and so was the doctor. He was also 20 1/4 in. long, he was 18in at birth. We were so happy to hear that our little man is growing.
At one month he is following things and voices with his eyes more. When Rob or I talk to him looks at us and will sometimes follow our voices. He also gives us a smile every now and then, which I am sure is due to gas but I sure do love to see it. We have done just a little bit of tummy time, he doesn't last very long. Whenever I put him on my shoulder to burp him, he always tries to lift his head and he's pretty good at it. When we lay him on his play mat he can't lift his head, not even a little yet. He eats about every 3 hours sometimes 2. He is pretty much a very happy baby.
We are SO incredibly blessed to have this little boy in our lives. When I look at him sometimes I can't believe he is all mine. We are enjoying every second with our little guy, we are so in love with him. We look forward to watching him grow!

Allie had to check him out

Birthday Boys!

2011-10-21T12:36:00.000-05:00

September 27th is also my dads birthday. When I was pregnant we would say how neat it would be if Jack were born on my dads birthday and sure enough he was. As I was in labor we thought for a little bit that Jack would be born the day before, but as it got closer to midnight we knew that he would share his Papa's birthday. I think that it is really special that he now shares his birthday with his Papa. What a neat birthday present to have your grandson born on your birthday. You can tell that Papa is so in love with Jack and Jack loves his Papa very much already. Jack has his MaeMae, his Papa and his Pop, he is so lucky to have such amazing grandparents!

Coming Home!

2011-10-21T11:39:00.000-05:00

We were in the hospital until Thursday morning. One of our friends Anna is a nurse at the hospital and she was our discharge nurse. We couldn't believe that we were actually going home as a family of three. It was a very exciting and somewhat scary day. Not scary as in bad, but just we are now in charge of this little person.We got things packed up, got Jack dressed in his going home daygown. My great aunt Patsy made the daygown. She made them for my sister Anna's twins. Anna sent me the gown that Cole & William wore home. We are just going to pass it down between the boys in the family. It was so crazy loading Jack into the car and driving off with him, he was really ours :).
My mom went and stayed at our house Wednesday night so she could already be there when we got home on Thursday. She left on that Friday, so we had the weekend to ourselves and then she came back the following Monday and stayed the whole week. It was SO wonderful having her here. She cooked, cleaned and helped me with Jack. She even let me get out of the house one day to go get a pedicure. She is absolutely wonderful, I don't know if I could have made it without her especially since this parent thing is new to me and Rob, it was great having mom around to visit with and if I had any questions she was right there. I was sad to see her leave at the end of the week, but I knew it was time for us to try this parent thing on our own. Here are a few more pictures, I hope you enjoy. I'm trying to catch up on all my posts.

Daygown

getting my son ready to go home

daddy putting me in my carseat

Allie waiting on us to come home

Finally home!

Allie checking out this new little person that is in her house

Visitors

2011-10-20T18:20:00.000-05:00

Like I said in the previous post, it was such a long day. Our hospital stay was great. Later in the morning on Tuesday we started to have visitors. It was so wonderful to see everyone and we feel so blessed to have the friends and family that we do. It meant a lot to us that people wanted to come visit and see our son.

Just a few hours old

My boys!

The Mosley Boys!

Some of our wonderful visitors

Our little man, so peaceful

Daddy loves you!

I love my boy!

These were a few pictures from our hospital stay and some of the visitors that we had. Hope your not getting tired of all the pictures. I have so many and it's hard to pick and choose which ones to post. We are so in love with our little guy!

Jack's Birth Story Continued

2011-10-17T16:18:00.000-05:00

Everyone was waiting in the waiting room just dying to hear if Jack had made his arrival yet. Anna kept texting Rob to get an update.

Once I started pushing it only took about an hour before Jack made his appearance. It was the most incredible overwhelming experience. I have never been filled with such intense emotion. It was truly amazing. I couldn't believe that after almost two years of trying to get pregnant and after nine months of pregnancy that we were finally holding our son. He was absolutely perfect. We couldn't believe how tiny he was, he only weighed 5lbs 12oz. He was born at 1:50a.m. on September 27, 2011 which also happens to be his Papa's, my dads, birthday. How special is that?! The whole birth experience was great, I couldn't have wished for anything to go any better. We are so very blessed!

SO IN LOVE!

Rob handing his son over to his dad (Pop)

MaeMae was so happy to meet you!

Holding Daddy's hand already

Pop was so happy to meet you!

Aunt Sara & Jack

Aunt Anna & Jack

It was such a long but exciting day. We worked all day Monday, went into the hospital Monday night at 6pm and had a baby at 1:50a.m Tuesday morning. We had no sleep until Wednesday morning. After I had Jack and they got him all cleaned up and got us to another room it was already 4 in the morning. I had too much adrenaline going to sleep and then by that time we started having visitors. It was such a crazy and amazing day.

Our family of 3 :)

Jack Leslie, we are so blessed and honored to be your parents. Who knew that we could love someone as much as we love you! You have truly blessed our lives. We are excited and can't wait to see where this journey takes us. We look forward to watching you grow.

Jack's Birth Story

2011-10-16T16:41:00.000-05:00

Sorry I am just now getting around to doing this post. Any of you that have had a newborn know that it's hard to get anything done when your trying to get adjusted and figure each other out. We are finally starting to get a little more adjusted around here. Here is a recap of Jack's birthday!

My entire pregnancy has been wonderful, I have had no problems and I have felt good. On Sunday 9/25/11 I was noticing that I was having a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions, I had been having them but just not as many. They didn't hurt at all but on some of them it would take my breath. I didn't really think anything about it. I didn't sleep good that night, Rob had a suspicion that something was going on but neither of us thought that I would go into labor.

Monday morning 9/26/11 I got up and started getting ready for work. As I was getting ready I started to have some crampy feelings. This is the first time in my entire pregnancy that I had felt any sort of pain or cramp. When I started feeling that I figured ok, I'm starting to have a few contractions. I still didn't think anything of it, I mean women can have contractions for days or weeks. I got ready and I went to work. While sitting at work I was having more contractions but they weren't close together or anything and they didn't really hurt that bad. I worked all day and at 5:00 I left work and headed home. As I was pulling in my neighborhood, I started to have this intense pain. So intense that I had to stop the car in the middle of the road. It only lasted a second and I thought ok this is just a really bad contraction, still not thinking that I'm going into labor anytime soon. I pull into our garage and as soon as I get out of my car, I feel a big GUSH. I think, oh my gosh, I bet my water just broke. I walk in the house and Rob is laying on the couch playing a video game. I put my purse on the counter and I say, "I think my water just broke." Rob looked at me and said "What", I said "I think my water just broke, but let me go to the bathroom first and make sure." Rob jumped up off the couch and started gathering all of our stuff and putting it in the car. I come out of the bathroom and sure enough my water had broken and this was it. I couldn't believe it!
Rob and I jumped in the car and headed to Montgomery to the hospital. I called my parents and my sisters and Rob called his dad. We called a few friends on the way. No one could believe that we were in labor. I was only 38 wks and 3 days. On the ride to the hospital we timed my contractions and they were starting to come every 2 to 3 min. They still weren't super painful at this point. I have never seen Rob drive so fast in my life..haha. We arrive at the hospital around 6 and get checked in. The nurse came in to check me to see if my water had really broken. She had to do a swab test and if it changed color then my water had broken, if it didn't change color then my water hadn't broken. Well the swab didn't change color. I was thinking, are you serious, I know my water broke! The nurse said that didn't necessarily mean anything, that I could just have a high leak. She said that they would watch me for a little bit and see what happens. At this point Rob and I were thinking, they are not going to send us home. We were going to make them at least keep us over night, I mean we live an hour away. By this point my contractions were HURTING! I was always scared that I wouldn't know what a contraction felt like, well there was no mistaking these, it hurt! About an hour later the nurses had a shift change and I got a new nurse. She came in to check me and as soon as she did the rest of my water broke, and at that point I was 4cm. She got my IV started, my contractions were really bad at this point. She told me that they had to give me a bag of fluids and when that was finished they could give me the epidural. She said it would take the fluids about 30 min. to finish. She said that they could give me some pain meds but I said no thank you. I had heard that those pain meds make you tired and loopy and I didn't want to be either of those, I was just going to tough it out for 30 more minutes. Once the fluids finished, the anesthesiologist came in and started my epidural. Well, it didn't take on the left side so she had to redo it. I told her she could redo it as many times as she wanted as long as it worked. The epidural was heaven!! I do not know how or why women do this naturally, there is no way I could have done it. And by having the epidural, I enjoyed the whole experience instead of being in horrible pain the whole time. After the epidural, I visited with everyone. My mom (MaeMae) made it, my sisters made it and Rob's dad (Pop) made it. By midnight I was 9 cm and the nurse told me to get ready that we would start doing some practice pushes until the doc gets here. I started to get nervous again, I know I had the epidural but I still wasn't sure what this whole process was going to be/feel like. Around 12:30a.m. I started pushing.... TO BE CONTINUED!

Waiting around for Jack...

Anna & Sara being silly

9 cm...It's almost time!

Jack is here!!

2011-10-03T17:43:00.000-05:00

Jack Leslie Mosley arrived into this world about 10 days early on Sept. 27, 2011 at 1:50 a.m. He weighed 5lbs 12oz and was 18 in. long. We are so in love with our little guy.

More pictures and birth story to come. We are running on little sleep and still getting adjusted around here. We are SO blessed!

FULL TERM...37 weeks!!

2011-09-16T18:28:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 37 weeks!! Jack is considered FULL TERM now, WOW!

Size of Baby: Baby's now the size of a watermelon!(according to thebump.com) Your baby is full-term (yay!) baby is gaining about 1/2 ounce a day and getting his first sticky poop (called meconium) ready. He's also brushing up on skills for the outside world: blinking, sucking, inhaling, exhaling, and gripping (it's getting strong!).

Total Weight Gain/Maternity Clothes: I haven't asked about weight gain lately, I would say close to 20lbs. I wear maternity clothes all the time!

Gender: It's a Boy! Jack Leslie Mosley

Movement: We definitely have one active little boy! We love feeling and seeing all of his movements. His movements have definitely changed, they are no longer little punches and kicks, we can feel and see him rolling all around.

What I miss: I have LOVED being pregnant!!!

Food Cravings: none lately.

Sleep: Very hard to sleep these days. I have so much trouble getting comfortable. Once i'm asleep I am fine, it's just getting to that point.

Symptoms: no crazy symptoms. Having a few more braxton hicks contractions lately.

Best Moment of the Week: Our doctors appointment and getting to hear our little boy's heartbeat, I just love that sound. Getting all of our stuff ready, bags packed, car seat base installed in the cars and camera batteries charged!

What I am Looking forward To: Meeting this little guy and my next doctor's appoitment next week!

I cannot believe that we are full term, it's just so amazing! I feel so lucky and so blessed. For a while I didn't think I would get pregnant and now my baby is fully formed and ready to come into this world at any time.

36 week post!

2011-09-14T13:35:00.000-05:00

36 weeks!

This picture was taken at 36 weeks and 2 days. Sorry for the delay of this post but I've just had lots going on. I am now almost 37 weeks. I will be doing my pregnancy highlights post for my 37th week. I have started going to the doctor every week now. I had a check up at 36 weeks and I have made some progress, more progress than I thought. So we could have our little man a little early, but who knows, he has a mind of his own. I am hoping he will hold out just a little longer. Rob and I have been busy getting things together. Our hospital bags are packed and ready to go if we have to get out the door quick. We have been making sure everything in the house is clean and that all Jack's clothes and things are washed and ready to go. It's so hard for me to believe that in 22 days or less we could be holding our son, it's truly amazing to me.

Saturday we enjoyed sitting around watching football. That Auburn game had us on the edge of our seats but luckily our Auburn Tigers pulled off a win!! WAR EAGLE!! Our friend Kay and her son Henry came over Saturday to watch the game with us. We made rotel dip and had pizza! We got a little taste of what it will be like to try to watch a football game with a little kid around...ha ha. We had a great time! I love football season!

*22 days or less

Maternity Pictures!

2011-09-12T13:38:00.000-05:00

Back at the beginning of August we had maternity pictures done. It was super HOT that day and I just knew we were going to look like a hot mess. I was very happy with the way most of them turned out. I hadn't really planned on having them done but with our photographer, it came with the package we purchased. I am SO happy we did them now. I know that I am going to love going back and looking at these and remembering this precious time. Our photographer was great and I can't wait to see what she does when we get Jack's newborn pictures done. If you want to see all the pictures just go to http://www.milestonesbybeth.com/

*24 days or less

Hospital Bag

2011-09-09T09:03:00.000-05:00

Rob and I are going to get our hospital bags ready this weekend, so we can be prepared. So I have a question for all of you moms out there, what all do we need to remember to pack in our bags? I am worried I am going to forget something even though I know it won't be the end of the world if we do forget something, but we want to be as prepared as possible. Thank you!!

Baby Showers!

2011-09-07T21:20:00.000-05:00

Back at the beginning of August, we had a baby shower for my cousin Julie and baby George. Julie is due with George 2 weeks before I'm due with Jack. It's been so neat and special to be able to go through this experience with my cousin. It was a very nice shower in Birmingham and she gots lots of cute cute baby stuff. I am so excited for Julie & Clay and we can't wait to welcome little George into this family!

The beautiful table

Julie and the Hostesses

Me(&Jack) & Julie(&George) :)

Me & my sisters, Anna & Sara !

I have always dreamed about having MY baby shower. And now with little Jack on the way, I have had two very special baby showers. On August 19th, my office at work threw us a shower. It was so special and really sweet of all of them to think about our family during this special time in our lives. Rob came and took the pictures for me, such a wonderful husband.

The cute cake

Me and my friend Julie, she surprised me by coming to the shower. She and I are due 3 days apart, she's having a little girl!!

On August 20th I had a very special shower in my hometown of Monroeville, AL. It was thrown by my wonderful Aunt, cousins, sisters and a good family friend. It was such a nice shower and Jack got lots of great things. A few of my friends from out of town came and that really meant a lot to me. It means a lot that all these people love us so much!
My friend Jill made this diaper cake, she did such an amazing job. She came to my shower all the way from Georgia, we hadn't seen each other in a few years so it was very very special and meant so much to me.

Here are just a few pictures from my Monroeville shower. Thank you so much to everyone who made it extra special.

How cute are these cake bites?! They were delicious!

Ok, let me explain this picture. When I opened this gift it took me a minute to realize what it was. It is the car seat adapter for my stroller. Well, I hadn't gotten my stroller yet or so I thought. My mom wrapped the adapter instead of the stroller and that threw me off. She had the stroller at home waiting on me. I was so shocked!! Thank you MaeMae, we love you so much.

I have a million pictures but it is taking too long to download them. So these will have to do. It was such a wonderful shower. I loved every minute of it. I absolutely love all this wonderful baby stuff. Thank you so much! We are so blessed to have you all in our lives. Now we are just waiting on our little man to arrive!!

*29 days*

34 weeks!

2011-08-26T13:30:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 34 weeks and 1 day!! I can't believe it!

Size of Baby: Baby's now the size of a honeydew!(according to thebump.com) Baby can recognize and react to simple songs...time to start practicing lullabies! In fact, baby will recognize frequently sung tunes after birth and probably find them soothing. Growth (at least inside your womb) is starting to slow, and you may notice baby descend into your pelvis at the end of this month.

Total Weight Gain/Maternity Clothes: 16 lbs. so far. I am wearing all maternity clothes except for like one or two tops.

Gender: It's a Boy! Jack Leslie Mosley

Movement: We definitely have one active little boy! We love feeling and seeing all of his movements. His movements have definitely changed, they are no longer little punches and kicks, we can feel and see him rolling all around.

What I miss: I really don't miss anything. I have enjoyed being pregnant!

Food Cravings: none lately. I love anything sweet :)!

Sleep: Very hard to sleep these days. I have so much trouble getting comfortable. Once i'm asleep I am fine, it's just getting to that point.

Symptoms: Tiredness and that is about it right now

Best Moment of the Week: I had my baby shower this past weekend and it was so nice. I will be doing a post about that soon. Also, I had a doctors appointment yesterday and everything is looking good. Jack is measuring right on track and he has a very strong heartbeat. The doctor also said he is head down :)!

What I am Looking forward To: Meeting this little guy. We can't wait and are getting anxious! I have another appointment in 2 weeks, then I start going every week...ahhh!!

34 weeks!!

This is a terrible picture of me, I had had a long day and was HOT and

tired!

I cannot believe that we are getting so close to meeting our son. It all seems so surreal. We are definitely getting anxious, just to know what he is going to look like.

I've been feeling pretty good. It is defintely HOT. Just getting in and out of the car and doing things around the house, I break into a sweat. It's getting harder for me to do a lot of things. I am trying to take it easy but that is hard to do when your trying to get everything just perfect for this little guy to arrive. Sometimes when I think of all I need or want to do, I start getting a little overwhelmed. Ok, this is one bad quality about myself. I am a perfectionest sometimes, I just have it in my head that I want things to be a certain way and if they are not, it starts to stress me out. In anyone elses standards, if Jack were to come today, we would be fine and yes, we would be, but things still aren't quite the way I want them to be. Rob has definitely been a big help but sometimes I hate asking him to do things when I can just do them myself, another bad quality of mine. Ok enough of all that. I am going to try and soak in these last 6 weeks of having this little guy in my belly and these last 6 weeks of us being just a family of 2 (well 3 if you count our Allie dog). We just can't believe that is 6 weeks or less we will have our son in our arms.

32 weeks!

2011-08-11T17:48:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 32 weeks!!!

Size of Baby: Baby's now the size of a squash!(according to thebump.com) Ready or not, baby's getting ready to emerge. He's probably in the head down posistion by now, with his bottom facing up. this is the comfiest way for his body to fit in your increasingly cramped womb and will make his eventual exit (only a few months away now!) much easier. (If he's till head up, don't panic--there's still time for flip before birth.)

Total Weight Gain/Maternity Clothes: Not sure what the total weight I have gained, when I get a little closer I'm going to ask my doctor just out of curiosity. I am wearing all maternity clothes except for like one or two tops.

Gender: It's a Boy! Jack Leslie Mosley

Movement: We definitely have one active little boy! We love feeling and seeing all of his movements.

What I miss: I really don't miss anything. I have enjoyed being pregnant!

Food Cravings: none lately. I love anything sweet :)!

Sleep: Definitely getting harder. It is so hard for me to get comfortable at night. I guess it's getting me ready for Jack!

Symptoms: more heartburn and a little lower back pain. I am also getting tired again like I was in the first trimester.

Best Moment of the Week: I had a doctors appoitment this morning and everything is looking good. We are measuring right on track. Jack still has a very strong heartbeat. I love getting to hear it everytime. I will now be going to the doctor every 2 weeks!!

What I am Looking forward To: My baby shower next weekend :)!!

32 weeks!

I can't believe we only have 8 weeks left (that is depending on if he makes his appearance on time). This pregnancy has flown by and I've had a good one. I cannot wait to hold this little person in my arms and see him for the first time. As I stated in my last post, we finally got our glider in and we love it! We can't wait to rock our little man in it. His room is so close to being done. I need to get a bookshelf and then a few more things hung on the wall and then it will be complete. I promise to post pictures once it is completely finished. I am getting so anxious and excited.
My best friend in the whole wide world is due with her first baby, a baby girl, on Sunday. I am so excited for her, hopefully baby girl will cooperate and come on time.

The Glider

2011-08-04T21:33:00.000-05:00

I am SO excited because our glider came in today. Rob went this morning to pick it up. When I got home from work it was waiting for me in the nursery. I love it! It was the last big piece of furniture we needed in the room. Now I am ready to hang stuff on the walls :)!!
The blanket with Jack's initials that is hanging on the chair was given to us by a family who means a lot to me and is very close to my heart, the Spencer's. Thank you so much for the beautiful blanket!

*63 days*

30 weeks and few other things!

2011-07-29T10:10:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 30 weeks! I can't believe we are in the 30's now.

Size of Baby: Baby's now the size of a squash!(according to thebump.com)As baby's skin smoothes out, her brain just keeps getting more wrinkled. All those grooves and indentations increase surface area, meaning more room for that oh-so-essential brain tissue. She's also adding some brawn -- her grip is now strong enough to grasp a finger.

Gender: It's a Boy! Jack Leslie Mosley

Movement: We definitely have one active little boy. I feel him moving all throughout the day. It's so fun at night when Rob and I are laying in bed watching tv, we love just laying there watching my belly move. He still punches but now I can feel and see him rolling around, it's kinda cool. I love every moment of it!

What I miss: I really don't miss anything. I have enjoyed being pregnant!

Food Cravings: none lately. I love anything sweet :)!

Sleep: Definitely getting harder. It is so hard for me to get comfortable at night. I guess it's getting me ready for Jack!

Symptoms: more heartburn and a little lower back pain. I am also getting tired again like I was in the first trimester.

Best Moment of the Week: Just feeling my little man move, knowing that he is still growing! Also getting him on a daycare list! I have been worrying about this, so this is another thing I can check off my list :)!

What I am Looking forward To: Getting his room finished and my baby shower in August! I am also looking forward to the next 10 weeks and getting that much closer to meeting our little man!! We can't wait :)!

30 weeks!

I really can't believe we are getting so close to meeting Jack. I am getting anxious! I am hoping we can finish up on his nursery soon, just waiting on the glider to come in. I want everything in place and organized by the time he gets here. Lots to do between now and then!
For my birthday my mom got me a WONDERFUL birthday gift. She walked in with a baby bathtub full of all kinds of goodies/necessities for Jack! I am so blessed and thankful to have such a wonderful mother. Jack is so blessed to have such a wonderful MaeMae!

Since I last blogged I attended the very first birthday party for these little people, my precious niece and nephew, Ellen & Cole. I can't believe that they are a year old. They have such cute personalities and it's been so fun to watch them grow. Anna did a wonderful job pulling off their cupcake themed birthday party. I am sure she will post more about it. They had a great time!

*69 days until Jack arrives!* (if he's on time)

I have a new nephew!

2011-07-14T09:00:00.002-05:00

William Edwin Gresham was born Friday, June 24, 2011. I don't remember the exact time, it was around 11:45pm. It all happened so fast. I talked to Anna earlier that afternoon to find out how she was feeling. She said she was having contractions, which she had been for a while now, but she said that these felt different. She told me she was going to the hospital around 3:30 to get monitored and to see what was going on. I called her when I got off work at 5 to see if I needed to head that way to watch the twins. She said they had sent her home b/c she wasn't progressing at all. So I figured I would just wait until the next day to see how everything was. I got a call around 10:30 pm and it was Anna, in extreme pain, saying that they were heading to the hospital and that Sara was with the babies. Well if any of you know my sister Sara, I knew she was freaking out knowing that she was in charge of the twins. I called Sara and she was doing ok, luckily the twins were asleep and they do sleep through the night. She was just worried about the next morning if Anna and Cole had to stay at the hospital. I got a text around 11:35ish saying that Anna was already at 5cm and then about 10 min later I got another text with a picture saying that he was here. I couldn't believe it, I don't think Anna and Cole could believe it either. It went really fast!! I talked to Anna shortly after and she sounded great!

None of us were in Birmingham b/c no one knew that William would be making his grand entrance into the world so early. We all headed to Birmingham early Saturday morning. I got there first and headed straight to Anna and Cole's house to help Sara with the twins. My mom and dad went straight to the hospital to meet their new grandson. Sara did a GREAT job with the twins, we put them down for a nap and my cousin Julie and Katie came over to sit while Sara and I headed to the hospital to meet our new nephew.

William is so cute and perfect. He made the cutest little noises. Anna looked great too, she has looked great after both of her births. Mama and baby were doing well.
We went back to Anna's that evening to spend time with the twins. I can't believe how big they are getting and I can't believe they will be a year old soon. Time sure does go by fast. You know I couldn't leave Birmingham without getting a few pictures of these two.

Ellen and Cole have such cute little personalities now. They are so much fun and just too darn cute not to post tons of pictures of them. They make the cutest little subjects. I could just eat them up. Anna, Cole and William came home from the hospital that Sunday. I stayed around for a little while to visit with them at home and then I headed back to Troy. I will be going back up there in about 2wks for the twins 1st birthday :)! Anna and Cole are such great parents and I couldn't be happier for them. I can't wait to watch all my babies grow. This is such an exciting time in our family, having all these babies around. Seeing William made me so excited about Jack being here, I can't wait! Here are a few more pictures of William.

My 30th!

2011-07-13T08:14:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I said goodbye to my 20's and celebrated my 30th birthday! I can't believe that I am 30, not that I think 30 is old, it just always seemed so far away. I am so thankful to be here to celebrate another year.

My husband surprised me with an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen, I was so excited. I had said a few weeks ago how good an ice cream cake would be, and he remembered. Jack and I are really going to enjoy it. I have the BEST husband and I love him so much! He also took me out to eat at Bonefish Grill in Montgomery. I have to say that I had a great 30th!! I have lots to be thankful for and celebrate this year. My gift is growing in my belly right now, I am so ready for October! Thank you all who left me Happy Birthday wishes on Facebook, it really means a lot to me.

**Happy 1st Birthday today to my babies, Ellen McCall Gresham and Cole Robinson Gresham, Jr. I love you both very much and can't believe it's already been a year, you are growing so fast! Love, Aunt Darlee

Double Digits!

2011-07-06T12:54:00.000-05:00

I can't believe the countdown to Jack is in the double digits now. It seems like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant and we had like two hundred and something days left. I have had such a good pregnancy so far that it seems to be flying by. Before you know it, we will be holding our little boy! We can't wait to meet him and hold him and love on him. Don't get me wrong, Rob and I are enjoying our time with it being just us but we can't wait to meet our little guy.
His nursery is coming together. The crib is up and the bedding is on. We have his dresser/changing table now which turned out sooo good. It was my sisters dresser from home and we got a guy to paint it to match the crib, now I just have to find some handles for the drawers. We have ordered the glider and are waiting for it to come in. Once we have the glider in place I will be able to start hanging things on the walls. So slowly but surely it's coming together. He even has a few clothes in his closet.
He is one active little guy especially at night. I love feeling all his little movements. It's just so amazing that a tiny little person can be growing and forming inside you. This is the most amazing thing I have ever experienced and I am loving every minute!! Jack Leslie Mosley, your Mommy and Daddy can't wait to meet you!

26 weeks!

2011-07-04T19:04:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 26 weeks 4 days

Size of Baby: (according to thebump.com) Your baby is the size of an eggplant! Let your spouse put an ear to your belly -- he might be able to pick up baby's heartbeat (no stethoscope required). Inside the womb, the formation of tiny capillaries is giving baby a healthy pink glow. Baby's also soaking up your antibodies, getting the immune system ready for life outside the womb. Eyes are forming, and baby will soon perfect the blink -- perfect for batting those freshly grown lashes.

Total Weight Gain/Loss:Maternity Clothes: I am not quite sure how much weight I have gained so far. I am not worrying about it unless my doctor sees that I am gaining too much or too little. I am definitely wearing maternity clothes. I can still wear one or two of my regular tops but all my pants are maternity.

Gender: It's a BOY! Jack Leslie Mosley

Movement: All the time. He is one active little boy at night. As soon as I lay in the bed to watch tv, he starts moving all around. The other night my stomach was going crazy, Rob and I enjoyed watching my belly move and were in such awe that there is a little person growing inside me. I love every little movement he makes!

What I miss: I really don't miss a thing. I have had a great pregnancy so far so I can't complain too much about anything. I am enjoying every moment.

Food Cravings: No crazy food cravings. I still enjoy my bowl or two of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

Sleep: I have a little trouble sleeping. I just really have trouble getting comfortable. It's not too bad yet.

Symptoms: Over the past few weeks I have started getting a little heartburn, but nothing too bad.

Best Moment of the Week: We had a doctors appt. last Wednesday and got to see our little guy on the ultrasound screen. We LOVE every chance we get to see him.

What I am looking forward to: Getting everything ready for Jack. And my baby shower in August.

26 wks 2 days

Here are few pictures of our baby boy at 22 weeks.

I love this picture of his little arm and hand.

This is my favorite! His tiny foot. I LOVE that litte foot!!

Smocked Auctions!

2011-06-22T15:03:00.000-05:00

I have become obsessed with all things baby, especially clothes. All I do is think about baby stuff all day. A while back before I ever knew what I was having, my sister Anna told me about this site on facebook that she liked called Smocked Auctions. So, I went and I liked their page. Smocked Auctions is a site on facebook and every Tues. and Thurs. nights at 8:30 they put up a few cute smocked outfits. Now you see, you have to be fast b/c they only have a limited number and if you aren't fast enough to comment under the outfit you want, then you don't get it. Well I sat back and watched for awhile while other people bid on these cute outfits. After I knew what I was having, I figured I'd give it a try if I really like something. So last week I saw this cute bulldozer Jon Jon that I just had to have. So I put my information under the picture and waited till the next morning to see if my name was on the winning list. And it was, I had gotten the bulldozer Jon Jon. This is the first smocked outfit that Jack has and I was so excited about it. When it came in the mail it was even cuter than in the picture. I ordered a 9 month b/c he will be 9 months in the summer time and this Jon Jon will be perfect. Here is a picture of his first smocked outfit.

You have to be careful b/c the Smocked Auctions page is addictive. They always have cute stuff and it's hard to just sit back and not bid on something especially when you've gotten something from them before. I think I could go broke getting clothes for my little man. I should be getting another Jon Jon in soon so I will have to post a picture of that one too.

On another note my cousin Julie sent me the cutest cutest outfit for Jack. I love it!! When I opened it, I thought it was the cutest thing I have seen. She is so thoughtful. She told me that she saw this and it already had his name on it and she just couldn't resist getting for him. Thank you so much Julie, we love you very much.

22 weeks!

2011-06-03T14:42:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 22 weeks and 1 day!!

Size of baby:(this is according to thebump.com) Baby's now the size of a Papaya!

Watch what you say -- baby is now able to hear outside noise from down in the womb. Studies show that baby finds gentle music and your own voice most soothing. Nipples are starting to sprout, and that little face is fully formed. And, baby's starting to settle into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Maternity Clothes: I think I have gained about 3 or 4 lbs so far. Definitely wearing maternity clothes. I can still wear a few and I mean like 1 or 2 of my regular tops the rest are maternity and all my pants are maternity.

Gender: It's a BOY!! Jack Leslie Mosley. We are so excited!

Movement: Definitely feeling movement now. Feeling little kicks and punches. I love when I lay in bed at night and feel him move. I also love that Rob can feel him now. It's just truly amazing that this little guy is growing inside me.

Food Cravings: I have just started having a food craving. My food craving right now is Cinnamon Toast Crunch, you know the cereal. I know funny craving, but I could eat that for breakfast, lunch and dinner and be satisfied...haha.

What I miss: I don't miss anything. I have had a great pregnancy so far. I am loving every minute.

Sleep: There have been a few nights where I haven't been able to sleep, I just can't seem to shut my mind off sometimes. It's starting to get a little uncomfortable in the bed, like when I toss and turn. But nothing too bad yet!

Symptoms: Like I said before, I have had a great pregnancy so far. No major symptoms! I consider myself very lucky.

Best Moment this week: Getting baby boy's crib and bedding in and getting it all put together! And getting to see my little man on the ultrasound screen. I love watching him grow!

What I am looking forward to: Registering and getting more things done to the nursery!

22 weeks!

I can't believe I am already at 22 weeks. This little man will be here before we know it!

Getting things ready!

2011-06-03T14:21:00.000-05:00

Rob and I have started getting things ready for our little man. I was having trouble sleeping at night, I couldn't sleep. All I could think about was all the things that we needed to get done before baby boy gets here. So the other weekend, we got started. We cleaned out both guest bedroom closets, oh my gosh I didn't know I had so much stuff. The room where the nursery is going to be, I threw away some things, got Rob to take a few things to the attic and then I will give some things to Goodwill. The things I wanted to keep in the house were moved to the other guest bedroom closet. Well, that closet holds all my wedding gifts that I don't have a place for right now, so I had to straighten all that out in order to fit in all these other things. It was a little overwhelming at first, but we got it done. Jack's closet is all cleaned out and ready for him. He's even got a few outfits hanging in there already.

Our little man's crib came in about a week ago and I was so excited! It came during the week so I wasn't going to ask Rob to take it out and put it together when he got off work, I was going to try and wait until he was ready, being as he had to do most of the work. And in order for this crib to be put together, Rob had to take apart 2 beds, the beds in both guest bedrooms. He also had to put one of those beds back together in the other guest bedroom that way we could go ahead and put the crib in the nursery. And then after he did that he had to put the crib together. Lots of work! I got home and Rob knew that I was going to be excited/ready to get it put together and see what it looked like, and as I was sitting there he was like, ok let's get started. I was thrilled! I think he was a little excited about it too. Once we got all that done, the crib looks great, I LOVE IT! It is crazy to walk in that room now and see a baby crib. Every morning I walk in there and just look at it, thinking about my baby boy that will be sleeping in there soon. Here a few pictures of my wonderful husband putting together our sons crib.

The final product...I am so happy with this crib, I love it!

His bedding also came in last week and now this week the mattress came in. So the crib is ready to go! I have washed the bedding and it's already on the bed. Now I am waiting on a dresser/changing table, I am getting that from home. The dresser that was in my sisters room is getting refinished and painted for us to put in our nursery, hopefully it won't be too long before that gets finished. Rob and I are going to register this weekend and get that out of the way also we are going to order a glider. I am so happy that this nursery is coming together I still have to get stuff to hang on the walls. I am trying to be on top of things, I want everything done before he gets here and it's less I have to worry about. Once things are done I will post pictures of the final look of the nursery.

A Special Moment!

2011-05-24T08:26:00.000-05:00

Last night while I was laying in bed watching tv I felt a few flutters in my stomach. I have been having baby Jack flutters for about 2 weeks or so now. I figured while I was just laying there that I would just put my hands on my belly and leave them there for a little bit. Well as I was laying there with my hands on my belly I felt a little thump. I was pretty sure it was Jack but I wasn't sure, I have never felt him on the outside of my belly before. So I waited another few minutes and sure enough there were two more little thumps. I couldn't believe it, I was actually feeling my baby boy move on the outside of my belly. (When Rob and I went to the movies Sunday afternoon, I had my arms crossed resting on my belly and I thought at one point that I felt a thump but I wasn't sure and I never felt it again that day). Rob was in the den so I yelled to him to tell him that I had just felt our son. He came in the bedroom and layed down and I told him to put his hand on my belly, that he might have to leave it there for a little bit in order to feel something. I wasn't sure if he would be able to feel it. It's not a very strong thump right now, just ever so slightly. Well, he kept his hand there for a few and never felt anything. So we kept watching tv, and then I felt a big thump on my right side and I made Rob put his hand back on my belly. He waited a a few minutes and sure enough Jack started kicking or punching and he got to feel him twice.
This was such a special moment for both of us. I don't think I can even begin to describe what we both felt at that moment. It's so amazing that this precious boy is growing inside of me and in just a few months we will finally get to meet him. I am so happy that Rob was able to feel our son move, now I feel like he is more a part of this pregnancy. All I can say is that it was just a very special moment in the Mosley house last night!

3 Years

2011-05-18T15:27:00.000-05:00

Three years ago yesterday, May 17, 2008 I married the love of my life. That day was one of the best/happiest days of my life. Rob is not only my husband, but he is my best friend. He is an amazing man and an amazing husband and I know he is going to be an even more amazing father. I thank God everyday for putting him in my life. Now that we are expecting our first child I can't wait to see him with our precious boy. He is going to be such a good father. I really don't know what I would do if he weren't in my life. I love Rob so much, there aren't enough words to express just how much I love this man.
I look foward to many more years with you and making many more wonderful memories! I love you Rob Mosley!!

We have a Name

2011-05-16T18:41:00.000-05:00

First I want to Thank all of you for all the sweet words ya'll have left me lately. I have had a lot going on ever since we found out the sex of Baby Mosley. We found out Friday May 6th, that night and all through Saturday I had some kind of virus which was no fun. I started to feel better on that Sunday and then all that following week I was in Montgomery for a class for my work. Then this past week my sweet grandmother passed away (my mothers mom). I had to head up to Birmingham for the week to help my mom out. My sister and her husband were out of town at the beach and mom was in charge of keeping the twins, this had been planned before my grandmother got sick. So I headed up there to help with the babies so my mom could get things done and so she didn't go crazy. My grandmother, we called her Mimi, was a very special lady and she will be dearly missed. But we know that she is in Heaven with Jack(my grandfather) and she is suffering no more.

Me & Mimi at my wedding in May 2008

This is my first week at home in 2 weeks so that is why I am just now sitting down to do this post.

We have come up with a name for our baby boy. Before we had our gender ultrasound we just knew this baby was going to be a girl, so we already had a girl name picked out. We had talked about a few boy names but not many. When she told us boy, we were like, what are we going to name him. We talked about it for a few to make sure we liked it before we told everyone. So without further ado, his name is

Jack was my grandfather's name(my moms dad) and Leslie was Rob's grandfather's(his dads dad) middle name. So he is named after both of his great grandfathers. I am so in LOVE with his name. Having a name for our little boy now definitely makes it more real. And that there really is a real little person growing inside of me which I think is absolutely amazing. I feel so extremely blessed that I get to be a mother to this precious boy. I love him SO much already.

A Wonderful Day! We are having.......

2011-05-06T15:57:00.001-05:00

I can't believe that I am typing this post. Rob and I found out today what Baby Mosley will be.My appt. was at 10:30 this morning, my mom (MaeMae) and Rob's dad (Pop) joined us. I wanted them to be there and share in finding out what their grandchild would be. I could tell that they both enjoyed being in the room and seeing the baby on the ultrasound screen.

Well, is it a boy or a girl???

The poll that I have posted a girl is winning, but only slightly.

We found out that it is a.....

BOY!!! Rob and I are so thrilled to be welcoming a SON into our family. It is so crazy! Finding out what this baby is has definitely made this all seem so much more real. I still can't believe it. Rob and I both thought that it was going to be a girl. I had a girl stuck in my head so when she told us that it was a boy, I was shocked! Rob nor I could care either way what it was, we just wanted our baby to be healthy. And HE is, HE is measuring right on track and everything looks good.

Now the planning and the shopping begins! I cannot believe that I am going to have a son, I am SOO excited. Rob and I are SO blessed and thankful that GOD is blessing us with this child. I am so overwhelmed and excited I just can't think of anything else to say at this moment.

We are still thinking of names. It's such a tough decision b/c this is something he will have to live with for the rest of his life. We have thought of a few names but it's hard to make that final decision. I think we will talk a lot about it this weekend and hopefully come up with something soon.

AHHHHHH...I'm SOOO excited!!!!!

Here are a few more pics of our baby BOY!

18 weeks

2011-05-05T18:57:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 18 weeks!!

Size of baby:(this is according to thebump.com) Baby's now the size of a sweet potato!Your fetus has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to you), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing. And, baby's finally big enough that you'll be able to feel those movements soon

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Maternity Clothes: I think I have gained about 2 lbs so far. I am definitely wearing maternity pants and some maternity tops. They are just more comfortable.

Gender: WE FIND OUT THE GENDER OF BABY MOSLEY TOMORROW(FRIDAY)!!! We are so excited and can't wait

Movement: I'm not sure if I have felt movement. I felt a few flutters but I'm not sure if it's gas or the baby.

Food Cravings: no food cravings. The only time I really want something is if I see or smell something someone else has and then it usually makes me want whatever it is..hah.

What I miss: nothing really. I waited for this pregnancy too long. I am going to try and enjoy each moment no matter what it is.

Sleep: No problems in the sleeping dept. yet!

Symptoms: The only symptom I have had is I'm just more tired. I also have trouble eating. I get full really quick and if I eat too much I do not feel good, it seems like the food just sits in my stomach. My doc told me to just eat 5 small meals a day instead of 3 big meals.

Best Moment this week: We will be finding out what our little one will be. I have loved watching my belly grow knowing that that is our child growing in there.

What I am looking forward to: Finding out if we are having a daughter or a son!!!

I have not taken many belly pictures. I have meant to, but I always seem to forget. Plus I do not like pictures of myself. But here are 2 pictures, since everyone has been asking for some.

10 weeks

17 weeks

I will probably have a hard time sleeping tonight b/c I am so excited about tomorrow. Rob nor I care what gender our baby is, we just hope it's healthy and measuing right on track. Don't worry another post will be up sometime tomorrow.

Our Easter Weekend

2011-05-03T06:34:00.000-05:00

Yes, I know, I'm a little behind. I am trying to catch up. Rob and I spent our Easter weekend here,

in Destin. I have been dying to go to the beach. I needed to soak up some sun on this white pregnant body and I was also craving some good seafood. It was nice to get out of town for the weekend. We had a great time, we just relaxed. Allie had the best time I think. Whoever said that wiener dogs can't swim, well they are wrong. Our wiener dog can, and she LOVES it. I got a few videos of her swimming that I will have to post at some point, it's so cute. She was defintely worn out by the end of our trip. I always love getting away to Destin, it's so nice and peaceful. I am looking forward to our next trip down there.

**For all of you that have asked, I promise that a belly picture is coming soon.**

Monroeville Weekend

2011-04-28T16:05:00.000-05:00

The second weekend in April I went home to Monroeville. One of our good family friends is getting married this summer,so we went to a shower for her, plus Anna and the twins were coming home too. I hadn't seen the twins in a month or so and I was dying to get my hands on them. It was a great weekend. I enjoyed playing with babies and visiting with my mom and sister. We stayed up way too late both nights just chatting away, well when I say late, it was late for me. The twins have definitely grown, they have their own little personalities. I can't believe in just a few months they will be a year old, the time sure does go by fast.
Here a few pictures that I took from the weekend.

Here is precious Ellen. In some of the pictures you will notice she is not smiling and just staring at me. I had my camera in her face and was making funny sounds and voices to make her laugh or smile and at some points she would just stare at me, like what are you doing. She definitely liked to stare at me all weekend. Gosh she's just so darn cute!!

Here is precious Cole. Mom and I were trying to get pictures of them at the same time so i don't think he was too sure who to look at. It's always easy to get a cute little smile on his precious face. And he loves to jump in his bouncy toy. I could just eat him up!!

Here are the two precious babies together. This was one of the best pictures I got of the weekend. Both of them smiling at the same time. Mom and I were having to jump up and down and make all kind of noises for them to both look and smile at the same time.

Aunt Darlee with her babies! I need to let ya'll in on where Aunt Darlee came from. When I was little and my mom would rock me, she would say oh Darlin', well Anna would over hear this and she thought mom was saying Darlee. So Darlee kind of stuck, for a long time Anna would call me Darlee. So when the babies were born, Darlee didn't even cross my mind. I thought I would be called Aunt MA, well Anna started saying Aunt Darlee so I think we are gonna stick with that. I love it and I love these precious precious babies!!

It is always so hard for me not to post every single picture I take of them b/c I think every picture is cute. But if I always posted every picture my blog posts would be forever long.

This is the first new post of many to come. I'm slowing getting some blogging motivation back!!

I've lost it

2011-04-26T14:07:00.000-05:00

I have lost my blogging motivation. I don't know what is wrong with me but I am falling behind on my blogging. I promise I am going to try to get better. I promise that there will be a few new posts coming soon. I am going to try really hard to get my motivation back!!

Baby Mosley Poll

2011-03-31T08:40:00.000-05:00

I logged on to my blog this morning to notice that now there are only 2 votes on my gender poll. Yesterday and last night there were a lot more than that. I am not sure what is going on. Could you please vote again?! Hopefully they will stick this time. This is the first time I have ever set up a poll on my blog. Does anyone know why it would have done that? Please vote again :)

It's time for an update!

2011-03-30T15:26:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 12 weeks 6 days. I will be 13 weeks tomorrow

Size of baby:(this is according to thebump.com) Baby's now the size of a peach!Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords...savor this, their nonfunctional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with his head now only one third the size of his body. And intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy -- much more convenient.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Maternity Clothes: I have gained 1 pound since my last appt./I have one pair of my normal jeans I can fit in but I can't button them, I have to fasten them with a ponytail holder..haha. I am wearing maternity jeans.

Gender: Don't know yet. Will find out in about 6 weeks or so. We can't wait!

Movement: none yet

Food Cravings: no food cravings. The only time I really want something is if I see or smell something someone else has and then it usually makes me want whatever it is..hah.

What I miss: nothing really. I waited for this pregnancy too long. I am going to try and enjoy each moment no matter what it is.

Sleep: No problems in the sleeping dept. yet!

Symptoms: The only symptom I have had is I'm just more tired. I also have trouble eating. I get full really quick and if I eat too much I do not feel good, it seems like the food just sits in my stomach. My doc told me to just eat 5 small meals a day instead of 3 big meals.

Best Moment this week: We got to hear the heartbeat for the first time today and it was the most wonderful sound. The heart rate was in the 160's. Also knowing that this precious baby is growing inside me. I love it!

What I am looking forward to: Finding out the gender in about 6 weeks!!

Sorry this post is a little behind. I am so tired in the evenings when I get off work, I just don't feel like sitting at the computer and typing a post. We are doing great. My belly is definitely getting bigger. I am still tired a lot and I don't really have much of an appetite, I am sure that will change. We are so ready to find out the gender of this baby, I am so ready to start buying stuff and planning. It has been so hard not having an ultrasound in so long. I had an ultrasound at 6, 7, 8 and 9 weeks, so I got spoiled. Now we won't have an ultrasound until we find out the sex. I love ultrasounds, it is so amazing to watch this little baby grow!

Two weeks ago I went to Seaside with the girls in my family and we had lots of fun. There are 3 of us that pregnant so it was fun to talk babies. I could really move to the beach, it is so relaxing, I am ready to go back. I am going to be huge this summer! We haven't been doing much around here. We are just really excited about Baby Mosley arriving this fall. Even though we have seen the baby on the ultrasounds, there is just something so amazing about hearing that heartbeat!

*I am going to put a poll on the right side of my blog so that you can vote on what you think Baby Mosley will be. I don't think too many people read my blog, but for those of you that do it will be fun to see what everyone thinks.*

10 weeks

2011-03-11T11:33:00.000-06:00

I was 10 weeks on Thursday. I have seen a lot of people do this on their blog so I thought it would be fun also.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 10 weeks 1 day

Size of baby:(this is according to thebump.com) Baby's now the size of a prune!With bones and cartilage starting to form and vital organs beginning to function, baby is making major progress. Body length will almost double in the next three weeks, and arm joints are now working. (Soon, legs will start working too.)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Maternity Clothes: I have no idea about the weight gain./The only thing Maternity I'm wearing now is one pair of jeans that I have.

Gender: Don't know yet. Will find out in about 9 weeks or so. Can't wait!

Movement: none

Food Cravings: no food cravings. The only time I really want something is if I see or smell something someone else has and then it usually makes me want whatever it is..hah.

What I miss: nothing really. I waited for this pregnancy too long. I am going to try and enjoy each moment no matter what it is.

Sleep: No problems in the sleeping dept. yet!

Symptoms: The only symptom I have had is I'm just more tired. I also have trouble eating. I get full really quick and if I eat too much I do not feel good, it seems like the food just sits in my stomach. My doc told me to just eat 5 small meals a day instead of 3 big meals.

Best Moment this week: Just knowing that this precious baby is growing inside me

What I am looking forward to: I'm looking forward to hearing the heartbeat for the first time at the end of this month.

Here is a picture of Baby Mosley at 9 weeks. He/she looks like a fat peanut but you can see some little arms and legs starting to grow. It's so neat to watch this little baby grow. I am loving every second!

"For this child, we have prayed." 1 Samuel 1:27

Thank You!

2011-03-09T09:23:00.000-06:00

Thank you so much everyone for all your sweet comments. It really means a lot to us. Rob and I are thrilled beyond words about bringing our sweet baby Mosley into this world this fall.
I know I have been terrible about updating my blog lately but I promise I am going to be better about it. I want to keep everyone updated on how are sweet baby is growing. Another post will be coming soon!!

January 27, 2011

2011-03-02T12:47:00.001-06:00

You may be wondering why the title to my post my post is January 27, 2011. Well that day was a very big/special day for us. After many many prayers we found out that we are PREGNANT!!! That's right we are pregnant!!

On the afternoon of January 27th the doctors office called me while I was still at work and told me the good news. They called around 2 and Rob got off at 3. I couldn't just call him and tell him over the phone, I had been waiting too long to tell him this news so I had to tell him in person. Ever since we had started trying to get pregnant I have been holding onto this bib that says "I love daddy" to give Rob whenever we found out that we were pregnant. I left work early so that Rob could get home and then I could show up after him. I got home, jumped out of the car and ran in the house holding the bib and yelled WE'RE PREGNANT! Rob jumped up and we hugged and we both had tears in our eyes, we just couldn't believe it.

Now I had to go ahead and tell my family, I just couldn't keep that news from them. My grandmother's (my mom's mom)birthday was January 28th and my mom had gone to Birmingham for the weekend. So I thought perfect, both my sisters live there and my mom will be there, what a perfect time to get everyone together and tell them all at once. So I told them that I had a doctor's appointment Saturday morning in Birmingham and then I was going to go by Anna's to see her and the twins and that I would love to see everybody else while I was there for the afternoon. So I went over to Anna's and hung out with her and the twins and then my mom and grandmother came over and then Sara came and brought lunch. While we were all sitting around I said "Hey mom, let me show you this pretty picture I took the other day", she said "ok". So she put her glasses on not knowing what she was about to see. When she looked at my camera, this is what she saw:

It took her a minute and she was just sitting there crying, and Anna was like, "let me see" and grabbed the camera from mom and yelled "Shut Up" and hugged me. Then Sara was like " Can I see the camera" she looked at the picture and said "Well I should have known". And I got this all on video so that I have everyone's reaction. I then called my dad on the phone to tell him and he was thrilled! It was all very exciting! Everyone was so happy.

I still can't believe it! This has been a long and trying journey but now we are going to get to bring a little one into this world. Rob and I couldn't be happier and more excited! I am 9 weeks now and Baby Mosley is due around the beginning of October. This is going to be one LOVED baby. I have always said that I feel like I was put on this earth to be a mother. I feel like I have always had the motherly type personality. I can't wait to see what this wonderful journey has in store for us.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

Snow Day and WARRR EAGLE!!!

2011-01-10T11:11:00.001-06:00

I guess you would call it a snow day or an ice day. Since the weather was threatening to be bad they cancelled work for today, which is fine by me! We haven't gotten any snow but I am not complaining. I hope that all of you didn't get too bad of weather.

Tonight the Auburn Tigers play for the National Championship!! I am SO excited and nervous at the same time. Thank goodness the weather didn't get bad enough that we lost power, that would have be terrible. We will definitely be here at the house cheering on our Tigers!!

WARRRRRRR EAGLE, HEY!!!!

War... Eagle, fly down the field.

Ever to conquer, never to yield.

War... Eagle, fearless and true.

Fight on, you orange and blue.

Go! Go! Go!

On to vict'ry, strike up the band.

Give 'em hell, give 'em hell;

Stand up and yell, Hey!

War...Eagle win for Auburn,

Power of Dixie Land!

Photo hanger

2011-01-08T10:30:00.001-06:00

A good month or so ago my friend Laura had a post about this great photo hanger for your Christmas cards. So I went on the website and ordered one b/c I never have enough room on the side of my refrigerator. And this keeps the side of my refrigerator from becoming so cluttered. I LOVE receiving Christmas cards and I like to display them all year. I Love it!!

Also in my last post as I was posting about Chirstmas, I forgot to post a picture of our Christmas Tree. I loved our Christmas Tree this year. I thought it was very pretty.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!!

I'm Back

2011-01-05T18:35:00.001-06:00

For those who missed me, I am back to blogging. Sorry for the little break. I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday. We had a great Christmas with family, it was a lot of traveling but so much fun to spend such special time with family!
Instead of trying to catch up on everything, I am just going to post about our Christmas. The weekend before Christmas Rob, Allie and I headed to Daphne, AL. to visit Rob's cousin Blaise, Courtney and their baby Rowan. We hadn't seen them in a long time so it was definitely a great trip. I am hoping we can make this a tradition that we get together with them to celebrate Christmas. We got to Daphne that Saturday afternoon and we all went out to lunch and then they drove us through Fairhope, I could definitely live there. That evening Rowan opened his gift from us and he LOVED it. It was this activity table that made noises and sang, I just knew he'd love it since he is starting to pull up on things. Here are a few pictures I took of him. Isn't he sooo cute?!

The week of Christmas on that Wednesday we kept Henry Grenon while his parents went out to dinner. It was fun having a baby in the house. He is walking now and just oh so cute!

Christmas Eve we headed to Auburn to spend Christmas with my dads side of the family. We had a great time catching up with everyone. This was the twins first Christmas so that was a lot of fun. Christmas day we got up and then headed to Birmingham to spend Christmas with my moms side of the family. As we were driving it started snowing. It snowed all that evening and then the next day and even stuck to the ground. So we indeed had a White Christmas. Christmas was so much fun this year with all the babies around!

(this is Ellen)

(this is Cole)

(this is Ellen)

(terrible pic of me but i thought i should post one)

(SNOW!)

(my pretty baby girl)

Our Christmas was wonderful! New Year's Eve we went out for Sushi with the Grenon's and then I was in bed by 10:00 so we didn't do anything exciting, Rob had to work the next day. I hope that all of you had a great Christmas. And I pray that everyone has a wonderful and blessed New Year!! I can't believe it's 2011! We are praying for good things happening this year!!

Break

2010-11-24T11:37:00.000-06:00

I am taking a blogging break for a little bit. I hope everyone has wonderful and safe Holidays.

A quick visit to Birmingham!

2010-10-20T19:03:00.000-05:00

On Thursday October 7th, Rob and I had to travel to B'ham for an appointment, once we got done we headed over to my sisters house to see her and the twins. This was the first time that Rob met the twins! I was so glad that we were able to stop by. We had a very nice visit, it just wasn't long enough. They are changing every day. We also got to see my sister Sara which was a nice treat. I was so happy that we had to go to b'ham that day. It is always wonderful when I get to see my sisters and Ellen & Cole!

(Rob holding Cole)

(sleepy Ellen)

(Precious Cole looking at his Aunt Darlee(me)...story to come on that name later)

(Sweet Ellen, I love those big beautiful eyes!)

Ok that is all of my pictures for now. More pictures and a new post coming soon!

I Believe....

2010-10-10T10:32:00.000-05:00

in Auburn and Love it! We went to the AU/S.Carolina game the other weekend and had a blast. It was a great game. I just love the atmosphere at Auburn games, the people yelling, the music and of course the Auburn Tigers out on the field. The game didn't start till 6:45, we got to Auburn around 12:30 and went to my grandparents (my dad's parents) to visit with them and eat some lunch. We had such a nice visit, it had been a while since we had seen them last.

Once we left their house we went to meet up with our friends Dan & Julie to tailgate for a little bit before the game.

Our friends Julie & Dan

We sat around, had a few drinks and listened to most of the Alabama game and then around 5:40 we started heading to the stadium. We wanted to get there in time to see the eagle fly!

The game was great and we had such a wonderful time. We can't wait to go back to the next Auburn game!

This post is a little behind. Sorry about that, I am trying to catch up!

Football Season

2010-09-11T10:38:00.004-05:00

Last weekend marked the first weekend of college football...WAR EAGLE! There are a few things that I love about football season. I love getting together with family and friends, I love cooking out and I love the cool weather (well we aren't experiencing any cool weather yet, but I know it's coming). I am glad that football season is here.

We had our friends The Grenon's over last weekend for the Auburn game. Kelley cooked ribs, I made homemade mac & cheese and baked beans and Kay made brownies. Our meal was delicious, the ribs were amazing!! We had such a great time. It was fun watching Henry play in the floor. Allie did really well having a baby in the house. While Henry was on the floor, Allie would sneak up behind him and smell him and if he started to come after her, she would run away...hah. I think that Allie is going to be better with children than we think. Auburn won so it was a great weekend!

Allie loved Henry, he even shared his Mum Mum with her!

We wore Henry out!!

Sunday afternoon Kay and I decided to have a movie date. We saw "Going The Distance", with Drew Barrymore, Christina Applegate and Justin Long. I think that movie was very funny, I enjoy lighthearted and funny movies. We both enjoyed it!!
This past Monday was Labor Day and I really enjoyed having a long weekend. I could definitely get used to those. I didn't do much of anything Monday. I just had a relaxing day at the house.
Sorry that I have no pictures of us (me & rob), I am always the one behind the camera!

*Auburn played Mississippi State on Thursday night and we won....WARRRR EAGLE HEY!!!*

My Niece and Nephew

2010-08-20T09:23:00.002-05:00

This past weekend (August 13th) I headed to Birmingham to visit my sister and my niece and nephew. I had not met my niece Ellen yet b/c she just came home on Saturday August 7th. I was SO excited to get up there and get my hands on those babies. I got there Friday evening and we headed over to the Gresham's (Anna's inlaws) for dinner, they had cooked out burgers. I ate and then pretty much held Ellen the whole time. We had a great time visiting. We headed back to Anna's sat around for a little bit and then mom and I told Anna to go on to bed, that we would stay up with the babies. My mom has been up there since the Sunday after Ellen came home. 11:30 was their next feeding so mom and I fed them and then put them to bed around midnight and we went and got in the bed. A little after 1, I think Cole was fussing so mom got up and just put his paci in and he was fine. Then around 2 or a little after, Ellen woke up, so I got up with her and rocked her in the glider until 3:30 which was their next feeding. We fed them, put them in bed at 4 and then a little after 5 Cole was up b/c he had spit up in his bed, so mom got up with him. Then around 6 or a little after Ellen was up. It was definitely a job, but I loved every minute of it. I am sure if I had to do it everyday/night then it would get tiring. I was fine throughout the morning but around 2:00 that afternoon, it hit me, I was tired!

(Cole)

(Ellen)

Saturday, late morning, Anna's sister-in-law, Emily Joy came over to do a photoshoot with the babies. They were dressed so cute. You know I took a bunch of pictures too!!

(getting ready for their photoshoot)

During their photoshoot, Ellen was definitely relaxed in this one!

Precious Babies!!

Sweet Ellen!

Ellen

Sister & Brother holding hands (how sweet)!

I had such a great time visiting and seeing those babies. They are still so tiny, I know the next time I see them they are going to have changed so much. Anna and Cole are such amazing parents, Ellen and Cole are very lucky. I don't think words can even express how special it is to be an Aunt to these most precious precious babies. I can't wait to go see them again!

Aunt MA with my precious niece and nephew!

My 10 yr. reunion!

2010-08-19T08:25:00.000-05:00

On August 7th I had my 10 year high school reunion. Whoa, I can't believe it has been 10 years! I had to scan some pictures into my computer so that they could be printed out to have on display at our reunion, and just going back through all those pictures, sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday. We had our reunion at Lester's in Orange Beach, AL b/c no one wanted to have it in Monroeville since there is nothing to do there. Rob and I left Troy around 2:30 saturday afternoon to head towards Orange Beach, a good 3, 31/2 hour drive. As soon as we get on I65 right outside of Greenville, we were stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. We actually had our car in park on I65 for an hour. We were thinking the whole time how we were not going to make it down there in time, it started at 7 and last til 9. Luckily after an hour traffic started moving so we ended up making it to the reunion in time, we were actually some of the first people there.

Some people I hadn't seen in 10 years, others I had seen but not in a long time. I was so excited to see my best friend Stephanie, we have been friends since the 3rd grade. She lives in Virginia now, so I rarely get to see her. Some people looked the same and some people looked a little different, mainly it was people voices/accents that had changed. We all enjoyed visiting with everyone. Right before we all left we had to get a group picture just so we could see how people have changed in 10 years. Everyone wanted to go out somewhere after we left Lester's so we went to this place called Rum Runners which has dueling pianos which was fun. Rob and I stayed just a little bit and then we headed back to Troy. We didn't get back to Troy until 3:30 am. We were exhausted. I am glad I went, it was a lot of fun to see everyone. It will be interesting to see where everyone is and what everyone looks like in the next 10 years.

Look at how we have changed! This is Me and my best friend Stephanie!

Destin

2010-08-07T09:44:00.000-05:00

Last weekend we headed to my beach house in Destin, FL. with some of our good friends. Rob, Allie and I headed down Thursday night when I got off work. Friday morning I realized that I had left my flip flops at home so I had to go out and find some. Who knew it would take me so long to find some flip flops, i couldn't just get any ole flip flop...haha. I ended up finding some and then headed back to the house. Rob and I went and ate lunch at Harbor Docks and it was SO yummy. Later that afternoon our friends Kelley and Kay and their son Henry and Dustyn and Erin arrived. Our dock was torn down b/c we are getting it rebuilt since it was so old, so we set up chairs in the grass down by the water and enjoyed the evening weather. While down there, there were a few little pieces of board from the dock so Rob picked up a piece to throw in the water to see if Allie would go after it. And to our surprise, she did! Normally for her to get in the water Rob has to pick her up and take her in with him, but this time she went on her own. She jumped in the water swam to the piece of board and brought it back to the shore to Rob and then she was ready for him to throw it again. It was hilarious, I was so proud of her. I got my camera and shot a video of her fetching that piece of board, I was like a proud mama videoing her child...hah. After all that, she was worn out. Later that night we started thinking about food and it was already so late that we just ordered pizza which was really good. (I have video of Allie fetching and swimming but I can't get my videos to upload on the computer so as soon as I get those I will be posting one).

The next morning when we got up, Kelley and Kay had already headed out for the morning and brought us back some yummy doughnuts. We hung out around the house and then we got ready to go out on a pontoon boat that we had rented. Kelley, Kay, Dustyn and Erin had friends that live in Destin so we went out on the boat with them. It was such a beautiful day! We went and anchored and enjoyed floating around in the water. Henry had a great time too. We wore him out!

All the girls and Henry enjoying the water.

Our group!

After having so much fun out on the water, we headed back to the house to get cleaned up and ready for dinner. Dustyn cooked dinner for all of us and it was really YUMMY! He boiled shrimp with sausage, potatoes and corn and Erin made this delicious sauce to dip our shrimp into. It was such a great meal. We all enjoyed it!

Last Sunday was Erin's birthday so her husband and her friend Jennifer surprised her with a cake. We all sang Happy Birthday and enjoyed the delicious cake.

We had such a great weekend with really good friends!!

I got to meet....

2010-07-27T08:23:00.001-05:00

My nephew for the very first time. Anna and Cole got to bring home baby Cole Friday afternoon. So I headed to Birmingham first thing Saturday morning b/c I was dying to see him and love on him. I got to their house around noon and they greeted me at the door. I can't even tell you just how precious he is. He is so cute, I could just eat him up. We hung out around the house, I got to feed Cole and change his diaper. I loved every minute of it. Later that evening Cole and Anna headed out to the hospital to go see Ellen so they left baby Cole with me...YaY!! We had a great time, he basically slept the whole time while I was holding him.

When they got back from visiting Ellen, Cole grilled us some hamburgers and baked some french fries, it was a great meal. Then we just enjoyed looking at baby Cole all night ;).

The next morning we got up and Cole had made us pancakes and bacon which were absolutely delicious. I decided to take a few pictures of baby Cole. I mean, I couldn't come back and have no pictures from my very first visit with him. While I was there, he was a very laid back baby. Slept most of the time, got fussy if he was cold, needed to be changed or hungry.

Isn't he just the cutest little thing?!

He likes to keep his hands close to his face...precious!

He's thinking, whew please quit taking all these pictures of me!

Cole and his Aunt MA. I am so in love with him!

It was such an amazing weekend. He is such and amazing baby, I am just in awe of him. Anna and Cole are such great parents. It is going to be fun to watch this little guy grow.

Ellen is still in the NICU, but we are hoping she comes home soon. I can't wait to meet her. I haven't met her yet but I am in love with her already. I feel so special to be and Aunt to these amazing babies.

We had Visitors!

2010-07-23T06:50:00.003-05:00

I always love when we have people come visit! This past weekend we had some wonderful visitors. Our friends Matt & Jennifer Barton and their baby Grayson came on Friday to visit us. We hadn't seen them in a while so it was so wonderful getting together and catching up. We hadn't seen Grayson since he was born and he is so so precious. It was such a joy to have him in our house, it was so nice having a baby in the house. We grilled out burgers and I made homemade mac & cheese. They are some of our really close friends and I can't wait to watch Grayson grow and hopefully when we have a little one, our kids will be good friends. It was a great weekend! Here are a few pics of Grayson that I took.

We had him sitting in the middle of the table so that he could watch us all eat..haha.

He's a natural! Doesn't he look good with a baby?! I think so!

Allie wasn't to sure what to think

of a baby being in her house. She was sad b/c she didn't get all of the attention..hah.

I'm an Aunt!!

2010-07-18T14:46:00.000-05:00

I am an Aunt for the very first time to a beautiful niece and nephew. Ellen McCall Gresham and Cole Robinson Gresham, Jr. were born July 13, 2010 (the day after my birthday). We got a phone call Tuesday morning from Cole that Anna's water had broken. I jumped out of bed, got my shower, packed my bag, went to pick up Sara and we were headed to Birmingham. We got to the hospital just as Anna was pushing. We were all out in the waiting room, we were so excited that we couldn't sit down.

My mom was so excited that she went and stood outside Anna's door for a minute.

We had no idea what Anna was having. She didn't find out til they were born. From the beginning my sister Sara and I thought it would be a boy and a girl, but everyone else seemed to think 2 boys. Well Sara and I were right, it was a girl and a boy. Cole texted us as soon as the first baby came out, we were dying to know what it was but they didn't tell us til Cole came out in the waiting room to let everyone know. I took a picture of the clock when Cole let us know that the first one was out, which i think the text he sent was a little delayed. About 5min or so later, the second came out.

Cole finally came out of the room to let all of us know that they had a precious little girl and precious little boy, they got a nurse to come out with him so they could capture our reactions on video. It was such a special moment. Everyone on that floor could probably hear us screaming. Ellen weighed 4lbs. 6oz. and Cole weighed 4lbs. 3 oz., precious, precious babies.

We were finally able to go in and see Anna. She looked great!! Anna was the one to let us know what they had named both babies.

The babies are in the NICU but are doing very well. The sad thing was is that Sara nor I could see them. They only let parents and grandparents in the NICU. It was killing me not to be able to see them. I got mom to take my camera in the NICU to take some pictures b/c that is all i have. They are the cutest little babies I have ever seen, I admit I am a little biased but it's true they are very cute!

I am so ready for those precious babies to come home. I am ready to hold and love on both of them. I am so happy for Anna and Cole, they are going to be such amazing parents. Words can't describe how proud I am to be an Aunt to these two amazing babies. It's the best feeling. I can't wait to see what life has in store for them and to watch them grow.

Sweet little Ellen. I just love her dark hair!

Precious little Cole. His hair is lighter than Ellen's, we think he looks like Anna!

The 4th!!

2010-07-08T17:48:00.003-05:00

We had a pretty good 4th of July weekend. I was SO excited that Rob had off work all weekend, it was nice having a holiday weekend that he didn't have to work. So on Friday we headed to the beach, to Destin, FL. My parents were already down there, 4th of July weekend and the week following the 4th is usually our family vacation. This year we couldn't stay for family vacation b/c we already had taken our trip to Jamaica. My sister Sara was already down there too. We got to Destin Friday evening and around 8:00 we all headed out to eat at my favorite place Louisianna Lagniappe! I love it. We had such a wonderful dinner.

Saturday was absolutely beautiful. Rob had to help my dad replace a post on our dock that morning. Allie and I headed down to the dock to see what they were doing and Allie was whining like crazy b/c her daddy was in the water. As Rob was walking up in the water to the shore, Allie followed him and jumped off our dock and went straight for the water and swam to him. It was hilarious. Later we tried to get her to do it again, but she wouldn't. We think that she forgot what water was and once she was in the water she didn't have any other choice but to swim...haha. Allie is definitely a beach dog, she LOVES being outside at the beach. We layed in the sun most of the afternoon and then enjoyed a beautiful sunset that evening with a cocktail in hand. We headed up to the house for dinner. My parents had prepared boiled shrimp, broiled snapper and twice baked potatoes, I could eat this meal every night I think and not get tired of it, it was SOOO delicious!

It was so nice spending time with family for the 4th. We just couldn't stay long enough. Hope everyone had a great and safe 4th!!

Our Jamaican Vacation (Part 2)!

2010-06-19T13:44:00.002-05:00

This is what we looked at everyday, ahh I could get used to that.

During the day we would lay out and then take a dip in the ocean and then go float in the pool. It doesn't get any better than that.

Our second night there we ate dinner at Portifino which was the Italian restaurant. It was SOOO good! For our appetizer we had this thing called a mushroom pancake and it was amazing, I can't even describe it. I even took a picture of it.

Our entree was this wonderfully cooked snapper.

If you can't tell already, this was my favorite restaurant. We even went back for a second night!

We were in Jamaica from June 6th-11th. Rob's birthday was June 10th so I had to do something special. I went down to the front desk and asked if they could send a little dessert to our room for my husband's birthday, they said of course. We were about to start getting ready for dinner and there was a knock at our door. It was room service bringing Rob a piece of cake, champagne and fresh fruit. How wonderful to get to spend your birthday in Jamaica.

I made him take a picutre with his cake!

After that, we finished getting ready for dinner and headed to eat at Himitsu which was the Japanese restaurant. It was great, we had a great meal which included sushi, some chicken appetizer and shrimp fried rice.

At this restaurant you had to make reservations if you wanted to sit at the hibachi table, Rob and I really didn't care about sitting at the hibachi table b/c once you've seen one show, you've seen them all.

After dinner that night we came back to the room and there was a knock at our door, the concierge had brought us some more champagne and some flowers for Rob's birthday. He had a very special birthday!

Nightlife at the resort was good some nights. One night they had a steel drum band which was GREAT and then one night they had things going on outside.

While we would be laying out and enjoying the sun, they had people walking around taking your drink orders. They would also bring you bottled WATA, that's right I said WATA not WATER. One day I was drinking water and I looked at the bottle and notice it said WATA not water...haha.

We had such a great vacation! We are already planning our next one. We really love going to all-inclusive resorts b/c everything is already paid for upfront. You don't pay for food or drinks, the only thing you pay for is if you want to go on an excursion. We didn't do any excursions, we just enjoyed relaxing! This was a great vacation before children come in the picture. Sorry if the posts were long, i just wanted to document everything I could think of, and I probably left some things out. It's so hard for me to post just one or two pictures. Gosh, it's gonna be bad when we have children...haha. I hope ya'll enjoyed reading about our Jamaican Vacation.

This picture was taken on our balcony the day we were leaving!

I took this picture as we were leaving the resort.

Our Jamaican Vacation!

2010-06-19T12:00:00.002-05:00

We are back from our Jamaican Vacation and had a GREAT time. We left home (June 5th) Saturday afternoon and headed to Atlanta which took a little over 3 hours. We stayed in a hotel right near the airport. At this hotel they had the option of paying a little bit extra and leaving your car there and their shuttle would take you to the airport. So that is what we did and that was the BEST decision we made. We would have been so lost trying to park in the Atlanta airport and it probably would have cost us too. We got up about 4:30a.m. Sunday morning, got ready and headed to the airport. As we were sitting in the terminal waiting to board the plane, they announced there would be a bit of a delay due to a mechanical problem. Well that's never good, Rob hates flying so this didn't make him any more comfortable, and in my mind I was a little nervous too. The delay was only about 30 minutes and they said it was a problem with the batteries in the plane. We had a smooth flight to Jamaica and it only took about 2 hrs. 22 min. which wasn't bad. We landed and had to get through the airport and get our baggage and then find our transportaion to the resort. The resort was only about 15 minutes from the airport which was great, on our honeymoon when we went to St. Lucia the resort was over an hour from the airport. We got to the resort around noon and this resort was beautiful! We were staying on the Preferred Club side of the resort which was really nice b/c we had a few more amenities that the regular side did not have. The service was great and the staff was really nice.

When we got there and checked in, our room wasn't ready which was fine. We had packed our swimsuits in our carry on, so we went into the bathrooms and changed and headed to eat lunch. We ate lunch and then proceeded to get a cold drink and head to the beach. Our room was ready around 3:00 so the bellman got our bags and showed us to our room. Our room was gorgeous, we couldn't have been happier. We even had a little mini bar in our room which was really nice.

Once we got settled in our room we headed back down to the pool area and met some really nice people. There were people there from everywhere. We met people from New York, Vancouver, North Carolina...etc. Around 6p.m. or so we came back up to the room and got ready for dinner. I am so sorry but when we headed out to dinner that first night, I forgot to take my camera so I didn't get any pictures that first night. We ate at Bordeaux which was the French restaurant and it was very good. Rob tried the lamb, he has never had lamb before so this was a good time to try it and he really enjoyed it. I got a filet which was pretty good. We didn't stay out too late our first night b/c I wanted to go ahead and get up the next morning and get out in the sun. The drinks at this resort were GREAT!!! I enjoyed a strawberry dacquri, a mudslide, a margarita and a miami vice. Rob pretty much stuck with Red Stripe the whole time, that is the only beer they had at this resort, he would occasionaly have a fruity drink.

Each afternoon around the same time, it would pour down rain so Rob and I would go grab some lunch and then head to our room for a little bit to rest. Once the storms would pass we would head back out to the pool. There was a lobby on the Preferred Club side and they always had yummy snacks out and drinks. One day they had some steamed mussels, which were so good, so we put some on a plate and headed to our balcony to start watching the sunset.

We saw some beautiful sunsets while we were there. We would always go up to our room to sit on our balcony each evening to enjoy the sunsets. Here are just a few pictures of the sunsets.

Sorry this post is getting long, but we were there for 5 days so I have a lot to post about that I want to always remember. So I don't bore you and so this post doesn't get too long, I am going to put our trip into two posts. We took so many great pictures. If you read this blog and you want to see all the pictures from the trip you can send me a message and I will send them to you through snapfish. I will be posting all the pictures on facebook. Alright on to the next post!

And We Are Off...

2010-06-05T09:06:00.001-05:00

to Jamaica! We are leaving today(saturday) and heading to Atlanta to stay the night since our flight leaves so early in the morning. We will be flying to Jamiaca Sunday morning and will be coming back on Friday! We are SO excited! We figured we would get another big/good trip in before kids come in the picture. Don't you worry I will be taking plenty of pictures, probably too many! Talk to ya'll when we get back! LOVE!

What's been going on?!

2010-06-02T20:01:00.004-05:00

Well it's been a little bit since I last blogged, sorry for that. Let's see what's been going on around here. About two weeks ago this is where we were

Guntersville, AL at Guntersville State Park and Lodge. My good friend and college roommate Sherry was getting married and I was a bridesmaid in the wedding. We left Troy thursday night and headed to Birmingham to stay with my sister and brother-in-law. The reason we stayed in b'ham was to break up the trip a little bit. Friday morning we headed to Guntersville, I had to be there Friday afternoon for the bridesmaids luncheon. Friday night was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner which were very nice. We stayed up pretty late visiting Friday night and then I had to get up early Saturday morning to get ready for the wedding which was that evening. The wedding was held outside on one of the terraces overlooking Lake Guntersville and it was gorgeous! It was a great weekend with some good friends. I didn't take many pictures b/c I just didn't feel like keeping up with my camera all night. Here are a few pictures I did take, these pictures were taken the night of the rehearsal dinner.

This past weekend (Memorial Day weekend) Rob had to work so we stayed in Troy. Friday night the boys had a poker night over at our friends Kelley and Kay's house. So while the boys played poker, I hung out with Kay and Henry. We had some yummy guacamole dip that Kay made and some chicken enchiladas.

While the boys played poker I hung out with Kay and Henry. Kay had to give Henry a bath so I had a little photoshoot.

He is such a precious baby!! Saturday Kay and I went to Montgomery to do a litte shopping. We had a great time!

So that is pretty much what we have been up to lately! We are leaving in 4 days for Jamaica, we can't wait!!