Baby Shower

Jana and Ron are expecting baby girl Scarlett to join us any time now so we went to their baby shower last weekend. Ainsley and Jasper are best of buddies and they play so well together. It was a beautiful day so they had fun playing outside in the yard most of the time we were there. They ate "happy cake" at the table, slid down the slide, played in the water and pushed around the little mower on the grass.

The Atlanta Zoo

Ainsley and I had a day at the zoo and it was so much fun! We rode on the train (or "choo choo Thomas" as Ainsley calls it) and the carousel (or "up and down"). We saw monkeys, giraffes, zebras, elephants and pet the goats. What a great day.

Good News

I'M PREGNANT!!!! :)

(more to come)

The Beautiful Bride

One of my good friends from high school, Tama Leach, got married on October 24th in Destin, Florida. We happened to be in Panama City Beach (which is only a 40 minute drive) at that same time so we were able to make it there for her special day. It was so great to see her, her parents and a few other people I hadn't seen since we graduated (12 years ago!). It was my own little mini reunion, seeing that I missed the actual high school reunion a couple years ago. The setting was gorgeous, right on the beach and of course Tama looked beautiful. Congratulations Mrs. Curlee! :)

Florida 2009

All Ainsley Shots

Homecoming

The weekend after my 30th birthday (that's right, I'm a real adult now!) we drove up to Indiana. Andy did a radio interview for Church on the Street and it also just happened to be Anderson University's homecoming so that was great. Andy got to see some

people he hadn't seen in years and

we got to hang out with some friends.
Although a very quick weekend it was
a good one.

Uncle Li Li Comes to America

Liam came to visit us! We had so much fun showing him around the city and just hanging out like the good 'ol times. ;) It only took Ainsley about 2 minutes at the airport until she was holding Liam's hand and wanting him to sit in the back seat with her and be everywhere she was all the time. Needless to say, Ainsley loved having him here. Of course we did too. :) Besides, he looked so cute carrying her little pink backpack everywhere! Liam went to his first baseball game. Until then it was only what he'd seen in the movies so I think he had a good time. He even ate a huge hot dog (of course a must at the ballpark). We went to the CNN center, Martin Luther King, Jr. center, Emory University, took a horse and carriage ride through the city, ate at The Varsity, etc. There was a slight change in normalcy when Andy ended up in the hospital one of the nights Liam was here. Liam ended up playing babysitter for a day while Andy was still there and I had to work. I'm sure that was not quite his idea of a vacation but it was very much appreciated and, of course, Ainsley had a blast with him when they went to play at the park and eat lunch together. On the Andy note...... the story is: he woke up in the middle of the night with pain and pressure in his chest and wasn't sure if he was having a heart attack or what was happening. Eventually, after a long while he was able to get back to sleep and it wasn't until the next afternoon when I got off work that I knew about it. Around 4:3o pm we were off to the emergency room because he still had some chest pain. After an EKG, chest x-ray, urine sample, blood draw and 5 hours in the ER they decided to keep him overnight for constant observation. He was hooked up to a monitor and had an IV which, in the end, gave him 3 liters of fluids when all was said and done. Then, the next morning he had to take the PET test where they pumped radioactive material into his blood stream, took some MRI's and then waited for a reaction. Once he had a reaction they took more MRI's then gave him some kind of antedote to return him back to "normal". He then spent a few hours waiting for results and was released. So what happened was he did not have a heart attack. Thank God! He did have an increased level of creatine in his body which normally flushes itself out of your body if you are drinking enough fluids but is a toxin if not flushed from your body. Well, he was extremely dehydrated causing this toxin to effect his body in the way that I described above. While having all these tests done they noticed that his cholesterol was too high as well. Although all the test results seemed to not be cardiac related he needs to watch his diet and drink plenty of water in order to regulate the cholesterol which over time could build up plaque in the arteries and cause a heart attack. So, the bad thing is that Andy had to go through all of this but the good thing is that we found out some things we wouldn't have known otherwise. It has caused us to be much more healthy already so it turned out to be, although a scary and expensive experience, a good one. Thank you so much to Liam for all of his help with Ainsley during the fiasco! We were sad to see Liam go. Now when we see airplanes Ainsley says, "Lum airplane bye bye?", "where Lum go?".

September in Indiana

All clicked in and ready to go!

Andy had a couple of speaking engagements this summer and one of them was in Tennessee for a couple of days. Since I have to be off work to be with Ainsley when he's away anyway I decided to just take Ainsley on up to Indiana to visit Gig and Bapes for a few days. We had a great time. These are some of the pictures from our trip there.

Her buddies, Ian and Soren.

Cha Cha, KK and Brady. What great cousins!!

A few more summer pics

These are a few random pictures from the summer. We made it to a few Braves games. Now every time we drive by the stadium Ainsley starts saying, " baseball, go Braves go!". Also, here's Ainsley with her little buddy Jasper (or Jasso/Jappa is more what it sounds like when she says it) and a picture of me with my friend Jana (Jasper's mommy). One more picture I had to throw in was my "nakey baby". Whenever Ainsley gets undressed she runs around saying, "nakey baby, nakey baby!". It's pretty cute. :)

Pictures galore

With Daddy on the couch (had to wear the boots)

At the Atlanta Dream WNBA game

Holding baby Malakai (Ki as she calls him)

Pretty shoes

Pushing her "groceries" at the Children's Museum

Driving the tractor

Ready to go. Boots (again) and all!

Daddy painting some toenails.
She didn't want me to do it!

Fishing at the Children's Museum

With Isaiah at the Atlanta Dream game

Playing with Konnor

Cool fire engine chair Ainsley could've sat in for her 1st haircut.
She sat in it afterwards, of course!!

First haircut. A little bit scared (hence sitting in my lap and not in the cool chair)

At Stone Mountain

The big cheese

Beautiful girl

Martha and Kelsey McFadden spent the night with us on their way down to Florida.

Gig and Bapes

We had a lovely visit from Jack and Rebecca (aka: Gran and Gramps, aka: Gig and Bapes) at the beginning of the month. Our time together was spent playing in the pool, going for walks and out to eat, going shopping, to the aquarium, Stone Mountain and Coke museum and just playing in the apartment. Rebecca and I even got away one day to get pedicures. She knows how I LOVE that!! Also, Andy and I went on a date. It was so much fun (and great to get out)! Besides, I think Gig and Bapes really enjoyed staying with Ainsley and doing the whole nighttime routine with her. Boy, would it be nice to live near family......

Since I mentioned our date, I must mention that it was in celebration of 6 years of marriage! My how time flies! We've done a lot in 6 years...... lived in Indiana together, then Georgia, then back in Indiana, Andy completed his Master's degree, we moved to Scotland, travelled all over Britain and some of Europe, travelled to Florida, Washington, California and Hawaii, had a baby, Andy completed his Ph.D., we moved to (and now live in) Georgia, travelled back to Washington and Indiana a few times, etc. We've celebrated joyous moments with each other, family and friends and we've also suffered great heartache in losing those dear to us. Through it all Andy has been an amazing partner, supporter, friend and husband. My hope is that I have been and can continue to be the same for him (except insert wife at the end...haha). I am so thankful for the last 6 years and look forward to MANY more to come.

2 years ago......

I can hardly believe 2 years have passed since our beautiful baby girl joined us in this world. We celebrated on Thursday by going to the aquarium, out for pizza, to the toy store, out to dinner then back for cake and ice cream. Busy day! Our neighbor Sara and her mum Trish joined us for cake and ice cream and they even brought a gift. We talked to Grandma and Grandpa Bahrt on the phone and we talked to Gran and Gramps Odle on Skype where Ainsley opened up a couple cards and a present in front of them. It was a very fun day. Ainsley got a backpack which she LOVES and takes everywhere with her. She got a book and a doll to dress up as well as a new swimsuit, sunglasses and a couple water toys. Thank you everyone! On Saturday we had a little birthday party at the park. We invited a couple friends, ordered pizza, ate cake and played. It was also a fun day and once we got home all three of us took a 3 hour nap! Oh yeah, Ainsley went to her first Braves game last week too. Enjoy the pictures. I am overjoyed and so thankful when I think of what a true blessing God has given us in Ainsley. She's my little sweet pea, munchkin, monkey moo, baby girl, beauty queen, etc., etc., etc.

More Summer

I realized I forgot to download pictures with my family in the "Summer (so far) in Pictures" post. These pictures were all taken when we went to Washington for my Grandma's funeral at the beginning of June.