SUPER BULLDOG ANYONE?

Are any of you Bulldogs going to Super Bulldog Weekend ? Forrest and I are going for the first time since we were students :) We are pretty excited and hope to soak it all in. He has a former football players breakfast Sat (not sure if I'm invited or not) then an "M" club luncheon...then we'll head over to the Football Spring Game, then I imagine to the baseball game vs. KY. Anyone have any baseball tickets you aren't using? I'm sure they are not that expensive but just wanted to ask and be on the lookout for you if you'll be there!

Be sure to watch the men's basketball team tonight in the Final Four of the NIT!! Tip Off 6PM! The teams are: MSU, we play West Virginia tonight, then the other teams are Clemson and Air Force. The championship will be on Thursday...Tip Off 6PM! Go Dawgs!!

Congratulations ...Caleb is here!

Congratulations to our Waco friends...Jon & Kelly on the birth of their son, Caleb! He was born 5 weeks early on Sunday. Please pray for him to be able to come home soon. He is in the ICU at this time...but doing pretty good. They are going to be wonderful parents. Jon is a Baylor Track/ Cross Country coach and jokester (just like Forrest) and Kelly is gentle spirited, elementary school teacher. We did many a Bible study together at our church in Waco. We love you guys!

SPRING is in the air...

Yay for Spring arriving! No more jackets and chill factors! I forgot how nice it is to walk outside in shorts and a tshirt. The cherry and pear trees are blooming across Alabama and Mississippi. Too bad we don't have any in our yard. :( I will go ahead and apologize for leaving my memory card for my camera at home during all of spring break (grrrr). But I do have few pictures to show for our relaxing time away in MS and TN. We left last week after school for Forrest's parents farm in West Point, MS to visit with his sister's family, who were in town as well. It's always a relaxing, do whatever you want time. Thankfully so since this girl likes to take naps a lot these days (and rightly so) :) We managed to get in 2 fishing trips to the ponds. I caught a huge catfish (picture coming soon) that we later sauteed' and ate :) It was big enough for all of our dinners. Patrick, our nephew, Ginger's son...had a great time with Bella. I'm not sure who had more fun...Bella or Patrick. I've never seen Bella get in the water like this, back in TX she was TERRIFIED of it. Guess she knew what she was missing out on and went for it!

I had a great time in TN as well. I actually ended up going by myself and left Forrest in MS to go to the MSU games with his dad! Go Dawgs! They danced their way into the Final Four of the NIT Tournament in New York City...playing West Virginia on Tuesday night!! I was blessed to go to dinner with some of my church HS friends. There were 7 of us all together. We have kept up through an email chain for the past 11 years!!! God is definitely in the middle of our communication and encouragement and prayer for one another. And many of us our bloggers and DID NOT TAKE A PICTURE!! How in the world? It was such a fun night of fellowship...thanks girls...lets do it again in a couple of months! I also got to babysit my 2 1/2 year old niece, Abby. This stay at home mom stuff does not get the credit it deserves...it is tough work! And she is a pretty good kid. No pictures sorry.

Last but not least, we FINALLY put our 'For Sale' sign up in our yard. We have received 3 calls and when we returned on Wednesday, there were no brochures in the info tube :) Please pray for God's timing to sell it for our asking price. It would be such a load off of us. Thank Him too for allowing us this Spring Break time to finish packing and cleaning it up to be 'showable.' (ha) That's about it...enjoy Spring....get out there and breathe it in!

Let the Madness begin...

Well, this will be the first year in 3 years that I'm not going to be a 'sideline' spectator for the Women's NCAA Basketball March Madness. The Baylor Lady Bears will start play this SUNDAY @ 2PM against the Univ. of Chattanooga. They'll be playing in Raleigh, NC! I've never been there, and I'm sure most of those Texans haven't either :) It'll be a great road trip hopefully. The 3 years I went in 2003-2006 we made it all three times to the Sweet 16 and in 2005 were the NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! What a great memory and experience I'll always have. Good Luck Bears...we'll be watching...no doubt! Sic em!

The Weekend...in Tennessee

Well, it's been a great LONG weekend but we are back in Alabama...tending to the necessary things. First things first....on Thursday afternoon we had a doctor's appt. to hear the baby's heartbeat. The baby measured 7weeks & 3 days and had a heartbeat of 171 bpm. I could hear it faintly but I think the lady had the volume turned down :( Nonetheless, I was SO relieved to hear the heartbeat and see a 'baby bean' inside of the sac. Can you see it? Kinda looks like a rabbit (ha). What a beautiful picture! I go back this week for 'prenatal' testing....blood, genetics, the whole works. Then, we go back in a month on April 5 for another ultrasound b/c I still have that stubborn cyst on an ovary. Who knows...maybe it's a blessing in disguise to get free and frequent ultrasounds :) Apologies for the 'ghettoness' of this picture but our scanner is not working.

Onto Friday, I had many 'mom to be' moments with my best friend Colleen and her daughter Lucy, as well as, Kelly and her two kids....Sarah and Drew. We had an early playdate at the Collierville park. It was BEAUTIFUL weather and lots of 'stay at home' moms where there with their kiddos. I had a great time with my friends and their precious children and definitely know an activity that my children will get to know well...play time at the park! :) This is Colleen's adorable little girl, Lucy, we both had on brown gauchos that day so of course we had to take a picture. Isn't she a doll?

I later had the privilege of picking up my PRECIOUS niece, Abby, at preschool at GBC...she was so excited to see me there. We later had a great late afternoon of drawing and playing 'restaurant.' Later that night, she came over to 'sleepover' at my parents farm....so on Saturday morning we had 'lazy' time and enjoyed a good 'ole Southern morning of breakfast, watching the horses, and shopping :) She is the smartest 2 1/2 year old I know. She talks so grown up...already potty trained...knows all of her colors, alphabet, and stores to shop at. :) This isn't the greatest picture of her but I wanted to include her since she lights up my life. My twin brother and wife are expecting a boy in May, so Abby won't be an only child for much longer!!

PS- On the job front, Forrest's interview at Grenada HS (Mississippi) went well on Friday morning...not sure when we'll here something but they want to name the new HC by April 10. Please pray for our patience and faith in our great God. Have a great week all.

HERE I AM...

Forgive my lapse in the blog world...I have been reading everyone else's but seem to not have the 'energy' or 'drive' to update my own :( Forgive me! Well, let's see what's happened since we were in TX! Forrest's family came into town this weekend. What a treat because we got to have fun 'fam' times, as well as, get alot done on our house 'projects' so we can hopefully put our house up for sale very soon. They were such a BIG help with our kitchen. This is Forrest's sister, Ginger, not sure what she is doing 'finger painting'. It's gone from maroon textured wallpaper to red painted texture to beige texture today. We decided to paint over the red to appeal to 'the masses' of potential homebuyers. I think it looks great. Forrest and his dad put up the fancy chair rail. I'm glad they are getting practice in b/c I want that for the 'nursery' in our future home(s). Other events of the weekend that are a treat for people that live in small town like his sister and parents...eating Papa Johns pizza, going to a drive-in movie, eating at Dreamland BBQ, and shopping at the mall. Needless to say, I was one tired chick when all was said and done and now I'm paying for it with a nasty cold.

So that's a whole blog topic in itself...GETTING A COLD WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT! It could be worse I know and am thankful I don't have a sore throat. I am also VERY thankful I can stay at home and rest all I want. What a blessing! I have the stuffy nose, cough, sinus stuff, chest congestion. So I want to hear opinions from all the moms and moms to be out there of what you did, what meds you took while pregnant and sick? There are so many opinions out there but my OB nurse told me today that Tylenol Sinus was fine, as well as, Robitussin...so I'm praying those work for me because I don't want to be on them very long.

Last but certaintly not least, we had bad weather last week....tornado watches/ warnings, etc...even in tragic deaths of several high students in south Alabama, Enterprise HS. Such a sad story for this high school and community. Please remember them in your prayers. I'm sure you've seen them on TV. We were blessed that the tornado did not take our path. On a much lighter note, Bella enjoyed the rain and MUD. She's a dog and dogs will be dogs. So she found the biggest mud puddle in our backyard and bathed in it! Uggghhh ...how can you not laugh at this sweet face? Forrest was a little miffed b/c we knew the 'chore' of giving her a bath that was to come. The pictures do not do her justice. She's a mess!

On the pregnancy front, I'm feeling great....except the tiredness that is to be expected and now this nasty cold. I go for my next ultrasound on Thursday. So please be praying for that. I am just praying to see a healthy heartbeat. This waiting game can really make you anxious and nervous. But I know God is in control and it's my job to FAITH HIM. 2 Corinthians 5:7 "For we live by FAITH and not be sight." As our pastor hit on this verse yesterday....I think the entire 9 months of pregnancy is one of the biggest tests of faith a woman/ a couple can have. I mean think about it. Your hope and dreams are out of your control and you just have to faith God each day, each minute, each month that He is 'knitting' your child, your miracle He's given you to be healthy and in your arms in 9 months or less...without you SEEING anything for that long time period. Quite amazing the whole thing! After my doctor's appt., we are headed to Memphis for the weekend. Forrest has an 'informal' interview with Grenada HS (5A) in Mississippi for a possible head coaching job. Grenada is about an hour south of Memphis and Jackson, MS right? So we are excited about that possibility. So please pray for that whole thing if it's where we are supposed to be....and also that I'd get over this cold so I can see my niece and sister-n-law this weekend. Abby is 2 and Amanda is 7 mos. pregnant....so of course germs are not allowed in their house!

Have a great week all. Oh, here is a fun blogspot of a friend of a friend (I hope they don't mind me sharing it) but I know how we all love to visit other blogs that we don't even know the people :) They live in Arlington, TX. We are about the same amount of weeks along but instead of 1...she's got 4!! She too had infertility issues and was on Clomid one month--and wham--the blessings of quads!