Carlyn

Eating ice cream on our beach date 30 weeks Luther loving the water We love the beach!! Pearl's closet We have now lived in Alabama for 3 weeks now!! the time has gone really fast. among the unpacking and organizing, we have gotten to do some fun things too. we are trying to make the most of these few weeks we have before James starts his residency. He is expecting a 60 to 80 hour work week. he will most likely be on call about every 4 days and will work 6 days a week. His last day of med school was over a month ago, so Luther and I have gotten very use to having him around all of the time. i know it will be very hard when he starts. Luther is such a daddy's boy it is ridiculous . he always wants to be doing what every daddy is doing. James has recently gotten him a toy tool set and toy garden tools. we spent most of last week at my parent's house. Catherine & Patrick are both on summer break, so we had them watch Luther one day while James and i got...

We have definitely had a busy few weeks. I am going to paste links to more pictures from each event as i tell the story because there are way too many to post on here. we had a wonderful time at our mountain get away ( http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2056077&l=5303f&id=57504677 ). when we got back home we had to immediately go to close on our new house. we stayed for 5 night in the house and worked on cleaning, painting and lots of other things to make moving in go easier. some of my AL family came up while we were there and brought furniture, cleaned and worked on the deck to make is safe for luther. we also ordered carpet for downstairs and kitchen cabinets and appliances for our kitchen remodel ( http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2056963&l=6eb47&id=57504677 ). when we got back to TN we had less than a week left before graduation and our move. that week was a whirlwind of packing, telling friends goodbye, doctor's appointments, graduation events and m...

All dressed up for the Senior Gala Don't you know all of your hubbies were proud of us!!! My shower My handsome little man :) We have been busy packing but it seems the more we pack the more there is to pack!! we are now living in a condo surrounded by boxes with empty walls and shelves. i think reality is starting to settle in that we are actually moving. we close on our house in AL in less than a week. we are leaving today to go on a little mini vacation in the mountains. today is james's last day of medical school!! graduation is in two weeks from Saturday and then we are moving the next day! this week jacque threw a shower for me with all of our church friends. mom and Catherine were here for spring break, so they got to come as well. if was fun getting lots of pink things. i made me realize that we are really having another baby!! i think i have been so busy i haven't thought about it too much. last night was james's senior gala. it was fun to get a...

Well, we found a house that we really liked this past weekend. we have it under contract and are set to close the end of this month. please pray everything would work out with this house, because we really did not find a good second choice to fall back on. this is a older home, built in the 1960's that has recently been redone. this was the description: "HARDWOOD FLOORING THROUGHOUT-TILE BATHS. LARGE BONUS ROOM FINISHED IN BASEMENT. NEW ROOF, FENCED REAR YARD. MAIN LEVEL CARPORT GIVES YOU EASY ACCESS INTO THE KITCHEN. SITUATED ON A VERY PRETTY CORNER LOT. MANY UPDATES. NEW VINYL WINDOWS THROUGHOUT TOO." it is 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a large bonus room downstairs. it has the original 60's kitchen, but we were looking for a house that needed a kitchen redone. it has a very spacious yard and a small deck off of the back. it is crazy to me that we are moving in only on month!! i think the stress is really starting to hit me. i have 2 more weeks of keep...

Drum roll please.................James opening his letter James, Seth, Jason & Chris, all of the HBC med school boys they all got their first picks!! Proud wives They are all awesome dad and i know they are going to be awesome doctors!! in front of the Carnegie on our overnight date :) Back in our hotel room after our fabulous dinner at Wellington's James matched to the UAB anesthesiology program in Birmingham AL. He will be doing his transitional year next year at a private hospital named Caraway and then will start at UAB the following year. we are going this weekend to find a new home. everyone assures us we will love living in the Birmingham area. i am just glad match day is finally over and we have an official document saying where we are going. James and i celebrated by spending the night at the Carnegie for their "Night of Indulgence" package. Chris & Talia kept Luther for us and they said he did great. he had fun playing with Bryce. James and i enjoyed th...

21 weeks

Dad's Birthday Party Luther wearing an old outfit of my Dad's Riding a horse at the Easter egg hunt Luther playing in the moon walk at the Easter egg hunt Playing on the Beach He loved the sand, that is why it is all over him :) Abigail loves Luther Mommy & Luther Daddy & Luther Luther at a Children's Museum Just like Daddy Luther and i just got home from a week long trip to my parent's house. my friend jacque and her little girl Abigail went with us like they have several times before. her and Luther always have a great time together. we went to the beach, celebrated my dad's 51st birthday, went to the annual Easter egg hunt my parents host every year and much more. we had a great time, but were plagued by a vomiting virus the whole trip. i don't think one day went by that someone did not have it. Candice and Patrick were both able to come home from college, so we were all together for my dad's birthday. i also got my hair cut whil...

This is little pearl sucking her thumb!! her profile is on the left and you can see her hand up to her mouth this is little pearl just laid back relaxing. you can see her profile is on the left and her legs and feet are on the right. this is a booty shot. no boy parts here. they were trying to get a picture of her with her ankles crossed. she had them like that several times during the ultrasound. she is a little lady already :) you can see her feet in the left and her bottom in the right with the legs in between. i had my ultrasound yesterday and all of our suspicions were confirmed! it is most definitely a little girl. she is the cutest little thing. she blew kisses to her mommy and daddy during the ultrasound. she must have learned that from her big brother Luther because that is one of his favorites!! she is positioned much different than Luther was and they had trouble viewing heart. we will go back in 6 weeks to see if they can get a better view of it. her kidney's were a ...

Luther being a good boy and letting daddy brush his teeth he loves his nightly bath! look at those curls :) Luther at Abigail's bday party giving the bday girl lovin' Well, the last month has flown by!! we have not been traveling like we were in the months past but time continues to fly by. we now only have about 10 weeks left here before we move!! luther is such a little boy now. i can hardly remember the baby that he use to be. he suddenly seems to understand everything we say. he is doing really well following simple commands. he loves sign language. we have taught he about 10 signs and he does great with them. in the past week he has started transferring them into different situations. he knew "more" and "all done" in association with eating, but he is suddenly doing more when he wants more bubbles or more kisses!! and, he is doing all done when he is finished with his bath or bored with whatever toy we are playing with. i am sure...

Luther playing with granddaddy's pocket knife eating corn on the cob and loving it!! playing the electric guitar with grandaddy cheese!! sitting in his chair playing in the backyard with daddy party mom & dad had to celebrate luther's visit We just got back from a trip to alabama. james had t0 finish up some interviews and we also got to look at houses and visit my family. i am 13 weeks pregnant now and not really feeling my best. there are good days and bad days. luther keeps me entertained and always reminds me what i am working towards with his sweet smiles, kisses and hugs. we are working on saleing our condo, buying a house and making plans to move in may. james will not find out for sure where we are going until march 20th. that is the official match day. we are 99% sure it will be birmingham. james is such a strong applicant that every program he has applied to has asked him to come and offered him a position.

here is a link to Luther's 1 year pictures. they were taken almost 3 months ago, but i just got jc pennys to email them to me. hope you enjoy. we thought they turned out great :) http://etsu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2050697&l=10e23&id=57504677

Sorry for the long delay in updates. our laptop has been for sick for the past few months and unable to do things like upload pictures. we got a new computer for Christmas and i am so glad to be up and running again. unfortunately most of my pictures from the last few months are still on my laptop, but here are a few pictures we have taken since Christmas. Since my last up date we have had lots of stuff going on. Luther has gone from taking a few step to running around like crazy. he is always on the go!! the beginning of November we started james's interviews for residency by taking a week long road trip from here to Birmingham then to Atlanta and then on to Nashville. James was very impressed with the Birmingham program and that is still his top choice right now. to see pictures from that trip go to this link: http://etsu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2047533&l=09c3a&id=57504677 on thanksgiving day, we found out that i am PREGNANT!! that is right, Luther is going...