October!

Sorry for the delayed post - I guess I am proving my 6 week blogger status true. Little Barret (or should I say Big Barret) is weighing in at 16 pounds and over 27 inches long - and that was last month at his 4 month checkup. I have to be careful not to knock his little sweet toes off when I am hauling him around in his carrier - and I do mean HAULING. I had a meeting this morning where I carried he and 2 large shoulder bags up 3 flights of stairs and swore that I could have counted that as my cardio for the day. I am sure my trainer would disapprove - and I did go to the gym afterwards - and I did have to take Motrin in the middle of the night to relieve my aching hips from yesterday's workout. Hopefully one day it will pay off. So far the inner tube is still inflated around my waste. Yet I still haven't missed a meal :) ha ha
I do love this weather. The kids and I have really enjoyed getting back outside to stroll and play after another steaming summer. Our neighborhood is in full decor getting ready for Halloween. I have large spiders climbing my gas lanterns out front and don't have to decorate on the inside because the spiders have taken over inside as well - just kidding - kind of.
Speaking of Halloween, Morgan has decided to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. She recently watched the movie and just loves it, except for the wicked witch. Although she is infatuated with Dorothy and the characters and her red sparkling slippers, she is totally convinced the wicked witch knows where we live and is in her room. So now we have a couch sleeper. Morgan in her Dora sleeping back complete with Gracie, nighty, and her water cup. I took Leigh Ann's advice with the bribery sleep chart and thought it was going to work. We had decided on a new Hannah Montana puzzle if she slept in her bed for 5 nights. We made a cool chart and everything and posted it on the fridge. That first night I noticed her falling asleep on the couch and asked her to go get in her bed and reminded her of the chart. In a very grown-up voice, she opened her eyes up and told me that she did not need any more toys, she has a lot of toys already. The next morning I found the sleep chart and stickers in the fridge and decided that was the end of that.
Sweet little Barret is going to be the lion. Isn't it fun to dress them how you want to when they are young!!! I can't wait to post some pictures. Weez, her grandmother, has made her a beautiful Dorothy dress. We have the shirt, shoes, a handmade by myself Toto in basket, and the wig. We just got her hair bobbed back off so no more braids for her but it is really cute and so much easier.
As I have said before, between school, gymnastics, church, exercise, choir, bible study, ja meetings/functions and lunch playdates we are constantly on the go. Football is in full swing so weekends are fun and busy and make it so nice to be in Starkville. We have enjoyed seeing everybody in town and always look forward to it!
Gotta run for now - Happy Halloween!

Dara's Wedding

How much fun did we have at Dara and Doug's wedding? It was so great to see everybody there - I know Dara must have been so happy that so many people came! Goodness knows she has been there for all of us! I can't get over how many of you have NOT changed a bit - I mean, it's been 10 years since I graduated and y'all look like you did back in '98!!! Why am I the only one with baby weight??? I am starting with a personal trainer on Tuesday - I will post a "new me" pic when I get skinny - but don't hold your breath. You may see a post of me passed out from excercise first :)
I hope to see all of you very soon! I am going to look at baby Wallace while I have a free minute!

Busy bees!

Well, I had decided that I was a once-a-month blog updater and now I am about 6 weeks out... as summer is slowly coming to an end, school has started back for Morgan and so we are now on more of a routine schedule - my calendar seems busier than ever with appointments and events and everything in between! Of course I wouldn't have it any other way - and Barret is hanging in there quite well!
Morgan turned 4 in July and started her 4-year old day school, and Barret is 3 months old weighing in at about 17 pounds! He is belly-laughing out loud and rolling over - and he scoots if he is on the floor on his tummy. I just can't seem to get enough of that sweet gummy smile. We are waiting on proofs for pictures we had taken last weekend - I just can't wait to see them! Barret did wonderful - and his sister did not - but I think the pics are going to be awesome anyway.
I have started back to the gym for 3 weeks now - going 4-5 days a week. Hopefully this baby weight will decide to disappear and NEVER return. I am sure those McDonalds dollar double cheeseburgers that I ate so many of during my pregnancy didn't contribute to this innertube around my waist. Goodbye little burgers - you have been replaced with a salad - boo hoo.
Speaking of yummy food, we are anxiously awaiting football season and cooler weather. We have missed playing outside and seeing our friends every day because of this heat - hopefully it will subside and we can get back out. Morgan has introduced Barret to the cowbell - and by the way, he doesn't sleep through the noise it makes.
Morgan has a new hairdo thanks to those scissors Emi bought her at Wal-Mart last weekend. I knew as soon as I gave them to her and turned my back that she was going to cut her hair. She told me that Misty (our hairdresser) cut her hair not straight. Yeah, and that hair all over the kitchen bench and floor just fell out of your head. No big deal - I guess all kids cut their hair at some point - it's not too bad.
Morgan has a new favorite movie - The Parent Trap. A girl after her mama's heart. And it's the old version too. She just can't figure out why the mom and dad don't live together. Way too observant for a 4 year old. We've taken our friends the Holliday's advice about Blockbuster Wednesdays rent 1, get 1 free - so for a whopping $1.06 we can get 2 movies (not new releases of course) so this week we got Peter Pan and Parent Trap. I went without Morgan so who knows what we'll come home with next week but who cares - it's fun and cheap and gives us something new to watch. And you get to keep them for 5 days. What a deal. And Dominoes had $3.99 pizzas this past Wednesday so for 5 bucks we got 2 movies and a pizza. Who says we are in an economic crisis. Back to reality - wake up - we just had to ride our bikes to go get them - hahahaha. I put $70 gas in my car yesterday and it still didn't fill it up - and gas is way down from what it has been! Gosh I love my car. Thank goodness for that company car. And for Alimentum. For only $10 a day Barret is the happiest baby on the block. He will be happy to know that I can feed him filet and lobster (for less than formula) when he can eat table food :) That colic's a killer. But the formula is worth the price not to have a screaming baby!
I will stop rambling and get on to mopping my floors... procrastination. Gotta love it. TTFN!

Beach trip

We went to Perdido for the annual Jordan family beach trip last week and had lots of fun! Barret was 7 weeks old so he didn't see a lot of sunshine and water but loved sound of the late afternoon waves and wind. Morgan, however, would like to have just stayed down there forever in the sand and sun (or should I say pool and sun). I got the stomach bug the night we got back so I am recovering while trying to update everyone on our summer. Hope all is well!

Welcome Baby Barret!

We are delighted to announce the arrival of our precious little angel, John Barret Peaster. He was born on Tuesday, May 6, at 12:30 p.m. weighing 8 pounds and 5 ounces - and was 14 days early - thank goodness for me! We are adjusting to life with a newborn once again which seems to be much easier the second time around, besides the lack of sleep. His big sister Morgan is thrilled to have him here - she wants to hold his hand all of the time and sings to him until he screams :) She is a huge helper to mommy and is always there with wipes and diapers in hand - she likes to pick out which diaper he will wear next, and she also picks his clothes out every day. We found her putting Hannah Montana lipgloss on him a couple of days ago - didn't seem to bother him - he was smacking away at the strawberry flavor and his lips were just a shining and sparkling! He is very sweet and snuggly and loves to eat - I am sure he will be a little butterball by fall. His 2 week appointment was Tuesday and he already weighs 9 pounds 1 ounce and has grown 1/4 inch in length!

Barret's Upcoming Arrival

Well, much to my surprise after last week's non-eventful doctor's appointment, little Barret may be here before we know it! Dr. Locke said today that I have started to dilate (which of course doesn't mean a whole lot) which will be good since he is planning to induce around 38 weeks - which, by the way, is next week! I will see him again next Monday afternoon and he told me to keep my schedule open because he may induce Tuesday or Wednesday. I remember feeling like this when Dr. Nelson told me she was going to induce on Monday with Morgan - so ready but nervous and anxious and is he ready and is it too soon for an easier labor that I had with Morgan? Depending on how my appointment goes next week, I may try and hold him off a few days just to be on the safe side. The amazing thing was that I had not gained ANY weight this past week and a half - I asked them if the scales were broken. Anyway, I have broken the news to the big sis who just squealed with delight and thinks that she just cannot wait for him to come home. She will all too soon realize that his room is right down from hers and that he doesn't like to sleep quite as well and as much as we all do.
So I guess it's time to pack bags and finish things up around here before our new little addition enters this world and his new home with his big sis and all of his new little companions on Gene's End. The swing I wanted to hang on the front porch for Mother's Day (which would have been GREAT timing) is not going to work out with the support issue - we do have a large family you know, especially since I outweigh Jeffrey right now - but look out buddy because not for much longer! So maybe the adirondack chairs will suffice and if little bit must rock we'll bring his swing outside. We don't have all of this baby gear for nothing!
I will keep you all posted of any changes in the schedule - keep us in mind as we begin to transition to a larger family and with much less sleep than before!
Have a wonderful week!