Flying, Nesting or Both?

I have been keeping my house clean (not just picked up) for almost a month. Let me explain quickly what this entails. I can have anyone over at the last minute without feeling embarrassed. The majority of the house is picked up and about 2/3 of that is cleaned. I still have some rooms/areas I would like to clean up and go through! Who doesn't? I thought it was my was all part of my FlyLady system. I have been faithful to work on it almost ever day. However, I have come to the conclusion that FlyLady is not the only thing keeping me going. I am pregnant and must be in my nesting phase. I didn't go through this phase with Hannah. Back then it was easy to keep the house clean and I was at work all day and not at the house. So that could explain why I didn't "nest" with Hannah. But with Trey, I am always cleaning. And I LIKE it! If you know me, you know that my house is always in CHAOS unless I am expecting company. And you know I HATE house work, especially laundry. (Which I am proud to say I have been keeping up with!) SO, is it FlyLady, pregnancy or a combo of Flying and nesting? I don't know. I guess we will see after Trey gets here! What keeps you motivated?

Another Miracle on Markham

I am not a big sports fan, but my husband is. I have followed the Razorbacks in the past and enjoyed being a faithful follower. This year has been a lot different. I haven't kept up with them at all. Last night was the famous Battle of the Boot Game with LSU. In the past years, this game has always been exciting. I was at the Little Rock game a few years back when the Razorbacks beat LSU in the last few seconds and won the SEC championship. OK, maybe it was some time ago, but it was one of the best football games I have ever been too. DJ and I were still in collage at UAMS and just dating. It was a very memorable experience. Well, now the Razorbacks have a new memorable experience and sadly I missed it. I was not expecting the Razorbacks to score, much less win the game. I was impressed when DJ told me they won. I watched the last few minutes from our recording of the game last night with DJ. He was so excited and dancing to the band's songs. Now there is a true fan! Sadly I was not at the game so I don't have this awesome experience to tell you about first hand, nor do I have any photos of the game or tailgating to show you. I just thought I would express my mind and say that I will never doubt the Razorbacks again. Just another Miracle on Markham, Razorbacks Win!

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Here the Hogs are celebrating their victory for The Boot!

Pictures of Trey and Christmas Photos

Here are the pictures I promised you sooo long ago! And here are some family photos of us for Christmas.

The scary photo of Trey's face. These ultrasound photos were taken the day before Halloween.

His foot!

The profile picture.

It's a Boy!

We know for sure now we are having a boy. The baby looked great on the ultrasound and the heartbeat is still strong (158 bpm). I have some photos I will add, but for now I just wanted to get the word out. We are not a 100% sure on the name but are leaning more towards naming him after DJ. If we decide to go with that route he will be Dennis Dale Jackson III and we will call him Trey. On the other hand, if DJ decides not to name the baby after himself, then I am not sure what we will name him. We have a little while to decide and will let you know when we are sure. We are going to Eureka Springs this weekend for DJ's niece's 2nd birthday party, so I will update with photos after we get back!

When mom's away, the cats will play!

Hannah has been stuck inside the last two days with strep throat, not to mention it has been pretty cold in the mornings too. So, this has made for a restless Hannah! I was trying to pass time so the weather would warm up while fixing my printer issue. The new ink cartridges have messed up something and now will not print the color blue. Instead it prints pink! Anyway, while I was chatting with HP help support Hannah was watching Monsters, Inc. Or so I thought she was! Instead she was giving her bathroom a make over, or rather a Make-up Over! Here is her handy work.

Here is what she looked like when she came to me in to office and said she needs to wash her hands.

Here what I discovered when taking her to wash her hands, not realizing the size of the mess beforehand.

Some close-ups of the sink and floor.

She did try to clean up. Here is the make-up she used. Notice the brown covered eye make-up and the brush hidden in front of the basket.

The towel she used and placed neatly on the towel rack. She also managed to get some make-up on my fresh white towel too!

In just one more week: Boy or Girl?

One week from today we get to see our baby again via ultrasound. The doctor (or actually the tech) will look at the developing organs and make sure the baby is growing healthy and normal. Also he will look at the weight and possible due date, and not to forget the baby's sex! Yea! And yes we want to know what we are having. I have said it before that we want first and fore most a healthy baby. After that I would like a girl for money reasons and DJ wants a boy.

What do you think it will be? Take my poll on the right and on Thursday we will find out for sure!!!

The first recognizable object

While in the car this morning (waiting on breakfast) Hannah was drawing on her magnetic doodle pad. You know, the ones you draw on with a magnetic pen and then can erase with the lever at the bottom. I don't know the technical name, but we all had one as a kid! Anyway, I heard her in the back saying "tree Mama". Since there are no trees in the drive thru at Sonic, I figured she must be drawing something or want me to draw something. I turned around and to my amazement she had drawn a tree of her own. This is were I would have normally taken a picture, but didn't think to bring my camera along for this ride. I will explain it to my best ability and then hopefully get her to redraw it sometime soon. It was a line (for the trunk) and some squiggly circle-like lines on top. It looked pretty good from a two and half year old. I was impressed since this was the first object that you could actually recognize. I asked her if she could draw Mama and she said no! I guess my portrait will have to wait till another day!