Labor Day Weekend Adventures!

We had a great Labor Day weekend. Grammi, FaFa, Aunt Maria, Uncle Tom, Osten, Marci, Uncle Fran and Teaunee were all here with us. Tom, Franny, Ger and Teaunee all went to the first Carolina game of the season on Thursday night. Uncle Davis was in town too, so they were able to see him and his friends as well at the game. USC played NC State, Franny's alma mater. Sorry Franny, better luck to the Wolfpack next time! Go Gamecocks!!





Uncle Fran and Teaunee came in from Phoenix, so were were thrilled they got to join in the family fun too.





All the cousins had a blast playing with each other. Uncle Ger took Piper and Osten on tractor rides (no pics of this yet, I think Maria has these), sorry Marci, just a little longer til you can ride too!


One afternoon it rained and Osten and Piper had a blast playing in the rain.




Piper looks up to her older cousin Osten and was watching his every move. He was also sharing many of the new songs he's learned, which included the ABC's. And Piper decided to give singing the ABC's a try this weekend too. So periodically we'd here her singing them as she was playing with her toys or in the car on our way somewhere. I haven't caught her on video yet, but it's so sweet how she sings it. She hasn't quite gotten all the letters down yet, but there's no doubt what she's singing. My favorite part she sings is "Double-vu, etts, Y, Dee-Dee". Osten also helped her learn to count to 7 and she's been practicing this as well.


Marci made big strides too this weekend, when she started to crawl. And it's only fitting that it happened at our house, as Piper started to crawl at Uncle Tom and Aunt Maria's house last Thanksgiving. And the year before, Osten took his first steps at our house right after Piper's 1st birthday party. I guess our kids enjoy keeping it all in the family.


We also had fun with bubbles...



Drinking out of new water bottles...


Sharing a stool to supervise the making of banana bread...


Playing with Osten's cars and ramp...




Reading the paper...



Playing with Grammi's purse...




Helping Daddy and Uncle Tom put some stools together...



Bowling with Grammi...(protect yourself Grammi)...

Playing with a glove and ball (Piper called her glove a purse and wore it like one, she wasn't too into catching with it!)...

And just hanging out.

Osten also taught Piper all about how much fun it is to wear bandaids and Piper was ready to model her new found fun-wear. Note: There are no boo-boos under the bandaids, just a mere fashion statement!

Uncle Tom and Aunt Maria joked about Piper wearing Osten's Georgia Bulldogs hat. She did put it on her head, however Ger and I took the finger in her nose as her statement as to her true feelings for the Bulldogs. What a true Gamecock fan she is!

We also had a little excitement at the house Friday night. A power line somewhere upstream from us was hit by lightning and this caused our transformer to blow! So we spent the first part of the night in darkness. But it was fun hanging out by candlelight and the power company was able to get things fixed very shortly after.

We also spent time out on the deck and were able to catch a beautiful sunset.

This One Is Mine!

Tucker, ever the patient pooch, has decided he can take it no more, having to watch Pip play with all her toys that he can't chew on. Therefore, when I came home with a teddy bear that our insurance man gave me for Piper, he decided to lay claim to it immediately. He has announced far and wide this is his and he makes sure to keep a close eye out for his teddy, especially when he hears the pitter patter of little feet coming his way. He even takes his teddy bear to bed with him at night. He seems to alternate between chewing on it/tearing the stuffing out and snuggling with it. So it seems that the teddy bear is multi-functional.

Name Change??

So Piper's blankets up until this point have been "motts", a name she came up with on her own. But in the past week, it seems they are undergoing a name change, as they have now become "motie". Not sure if it'll stick or not, but sure seems like this name isn't going anywhere.

Some For Me, Some For You

This seems to be the new theme in the house. Whether it be applesauce with dinner...

Or feeding your baby doll her bottle.

And sometimes having your "eyes" on also helps with feedings.

Ain't Nothin' Sweet About You...

...Or that's what the lab at my doctor's office says. So, I passed the 3-hour glucose tolerance test with flying colors! And both arms at the bend are a nice shade of purple and greenish/yellow from all the needle sticks. But doing a 3-hour test did give me a chance to read an entire book, which was a nice mid-week break, so it wasn't all bad.

Weekend Fun...Slumber Party and New Friends

Over the weekend, Piper had her first slumber party of sorts, well I guess we all did, it was a family slumber party! The girls had a great time playing together and the adults got to enjoy some fun time after the girls went to bed. Sunglasses were the big hit of the night!

Piper patiently waited for her friend to wake up Sunday morning, but decided it was best to wait for her in her feeding seat. Nothing wrong with trying out someone else's stuff! Not a bad place to have a bit of milk in the morning!

And it didn't take the girls long to get the morning into full swing!!

Sunday afternoon we went to meet one of Piper's friends new little sister. Welcome to the world little one, you sure are a cutie! No pics to share, Mommy forgot her camera. But I think it was good practice for Piper, not to mention for Mommy and Daddy. It's amazing how quickly you forget how little a newborn is, it seems like so long ago that Piper was that little that we almost can't remember. Piper was very intrigued by the baby. We think she's going to be a great big sister and will be very willing to help with her new brother.

28-Week Appointment

Hard to believe another 4 weeks have already passed. The Little Man was doing great today. His heartbeat was 150 and he's head down. I had my 1-hour screening test for gestational diabetes and did not pass. The cutpoint was 140 and I was at 147 this morning. So I have to go Tuesday morning to do a the more definitive 3-hour glucose tolerance test. Let's hope for the best, as there are a lot of false positives with the screening test. I just hope I'm one of those.

I got to meet the first female doctor in the practice I go to, Dr. Riddenhour, this morning. She has officially broken up the "all boys club"...you go girl!!!! I really liked her and she has a son about the same age as Piper so we had a good time sharing stories.

She said she wasn't too concerned about my 1-hour glucose tolerance test results and that chances are the 3-hour test would come out fine. More on Tuesday...