Monday in Pictures

I LOVE LOVE this little girl!

BIG Smiles!

Lunch with Kat

BIG Kisses!

Dinner date with Krissy and Nicholas

Fun Weekend with Family

This was a great weekend for us to spend time with some of our families. Jimmy went to Cordele Friday to spend time with his extended family and to get the land ready for deer season. My man loves hunting and any chance to sit in the woods to watch nature wake up. He killed his first buck last year and we have talked about it ever since... Macey and I spent the night with my parents and Mom helped me get started sewing. There are so many cute blankets, bibs and burp clothes at boutiques that look so simple to make! So we got started with two blankets this weekend... Sunday after church, Jimmy's dad and Grandaddy came through Atlanta on their way home and stopped by for lunch. I love any opportunity to have our grandparents in pictures with Macey, and the above picture of three generations of James Henry Doroughs with Macey is incredibly special.
After our company left and Macey woke up from her three hour nap, we decided to sit on the floor and play. She has just starting sitting by herself for almost a minute at a time. I finally had the camera ready to snap a picture before she toppled over.

Macey and I posing on the blanket Mimi and I made. Isn't it beautiful?!

And of course Sunday means lots of time with Daddy!

First Night Out -- Sugarland Concert!!

I LOVE these people!!
Jack, David, Jimmy, Kimmy, Me and Amy

Jimmy and I had our first night out since Macey was a baby. Mom came up to spend the night with us so that we could come home late and not worry about Mom getting home even later. Although I knew that Macey would have a great time with Mom, I was nervous all day about leaving her. What if she woke up looking for me? What if she woke up hungry? What if she cried for no reason and couldn't get back to sleep? We hosted play group yesterday but I was so concerned about Macey getting a good nap so that she would sleep well at night that she didn't really get to play with her friends. All of this to say that I have got to calm down! Macey and Mom did fine without me, imagine that. Macey did wake up after I had put her to bed but Mom played with her until she was able to get back to sleep. Thank you Mom!!

The Sugarland concert was a great distraction for me missing my little angel. I love seeing concerts with this crew. Amy, Kimmy and I sing at the top of our lungs, stand the entire concert and dance like we are on stage... I love it!! And my sweet husband is right there with me, singing at the top of his lungs! August in Atlanta is HOT so we were a sweaty mess just walking through the parking lot to the venue. But it was worth it! I love love these couples and am so thankful for them. David and Amy, what's next on the concert calendar??

Jimmy LOVES his cowboy hat!

Kimmy, Me and Amy

Sweet Potatoes, High Chairs and Sippy Cups

I was part of a high chair focus group on Wednesday morning and it dawned on me that we should/could be using our high chair! I put it in the basement before she was born and completely forgot about it. We've been feeding Macey in her bouncy seat on the kitchen table so that she is leaning back. (We started in the bumbo but she wanted to drop her head so we moved to the bouncy seat.) I forgot that our high chair has a tilt that allows Macey to recline... it works great! We used it last night with her cereal and today for her sweet potatoes.



Today is Macey's first experience with sweet potatoes. My goal is to make as much baby food as I can but I started today with Gerber's organic sweet potatoes. She seemed to enjoy eating them so we are off and running with solids!



We've been experimenting with the sippy cup for about a week. Since she won't suck from it, I removed the plastic stopper inside so the milk just flows right out. We waste a lot of milk but hopefully we will get there! I know this video is just like the first one... but I can't help it! :)

Reuniting with High School Friends

It's been eleven years since I graduated high school. Eleven years! I've started reuniting with old high school friends, and people I wasn't friends with in HS, through Facebook over the past two years. It's been fun to see my old friends with their husbands and kids... and to see how everyone has changed! This week has been a special week as I have been able to see four old HS girlfriends.

Monday, Macey and I went to Fayetteville to visit with the Cottons, Sandi and her four kiddos and Tiffany and her two little ones. Sandi, Tiffany and I were in the band together all four years of HS. (yep, I was in the band... I played the sax and I was actually pretty good... I wish I had kept it up. Maybe one day...) Sandi has one little girl (7 years old) and three little boys, the youngest is 10 months. She is an amazing mother. I'm thankful to have so many great mom's in my life but wish that I could spend more time with this one. I've never heard Sandi raise her voice and the girl has four kids! They are all very well mannered and are absolutely adorable. We have been emailing together for two years and I have loved reuniting with her. If only Albany were next door to Smyrna!

Kelly and Miss Molly

Today, Jo Ana and Kelly came to our house for a girls lunch. Jo Ana's new baby girl, Avery, is just two and a half months old and Kelly's baby girl, Molly, is 9 months old. These two girls and I were on the flag corps together (some of my post HS friends are learning a lot about me with this post!) and spent most of our senior year at each others houses. It's a bit surreal to have old best friends over with their babies. I'm so thankful to have reunited with these girls and am looking forward to many more playdates, dinners and lunches to catch up on the past eleven years.

Jo Ana and Baby Avery

Macey is trying to sit up like her new big girl friend! She still is a little unsteady... but she's getting there!

Jimmy doesn't like Macey's big bow... but I just don't think they can be big enough! She's so adorable!!

Baby Avery does so well on her tummy! I took this picture and immediately took the next picture...

Apparently Molly was done with pictures!

BBQ with the Babies and Daddies

We had a great time at the Gordon’s for our first “family” BBQ this past Saturday night. I love this group of ladies and was so happy that Jimmy also enjoyed talking with the other daddies. Shari and Bill were such great hosts and have the perfect house for entertaining. (I’m incredibly jealous of their large kitchen!) A torrential down pour hit the house just as several of us pulled up. Soaking wet, we tromped into the house needing towels to dry off and laughing at the timing of the storm. Bill was so kind to grill in between the rain clouds and we had a huge feast! I’m pretty sure I gained 2 lbs that night but it was well worth it.

On our way home, I found myself wondering what I would do if I didn’t have these girls to go on this new journey of motherhood with me. Jimmy is also thankful that Macey and I have the support of this group and was so happy to have met all of the moms and babies that I talk about nearly every day. It’s a different life but I love it so much that I can’t remember my old life.

Thankful for Our Friends!

I feel like it's been a long time since we've had friends over and gone to dinner with friends... so we made up for lost time this past week! Kat, Heath, Allison and Brian came for dinner last Saturday night for a hot evening on the deck. (When are we going to get some relief from this 90 degree heat?!) These aren't her best pictures of Macey but she loves her Auntie Al and Aunt Kat!

We had dinner with Krissy, Chris and Nicholas on Wednesday and Macey loved seeing her little buddy! They are so sweet together! I think Jimmy is getting used to all of the pink I put on Macey so this little fish outfit was not his favorite. But I love that he matched her in his light blue shirt and she and Nicholas looked adorable together! We had a great time getting to know the Bignon's better and are so thankful for our new friends! Looking forward to our swim date soon! (Thank you for taking most of these pics Krissy!)

Jimmy loves feeding Macey her nightly cereal... such a mess!

Friday night, Macey and I went to Jack and Kim's pool for a girls date while Jimmy golfed with the guys. David and Amy's daughter, Maggie Grace, loves the pool and was showing Macey her swim moves. They are going to be little fish this time next summer! It's always nice to spend time with these girls and their hubbys. Looking forward to Sugarland next week!Our sweet girls are just about the same height... and 6 months apart! Everything goes in Macey's mouth these days... so she offered her fingers to MG. Sharing already?
I think Amy could handle a second baby... Maybe it's time for MG to have a little brother??