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THiS WAS AFTER ASHLEY AND JARROD COOK*S WEDDiNG LAST DECEMBER. WE HAD SOME FRiENDS OVER AND WE WERE A LiL BiT TiPSY.. LOL AND i WANTED TO TAKE A PiCTURE W/ HiM AND HE WAS BEiN GOOFY! i SAW iT THE NEXT DAY AND iMMEDiATELY DECiDED THAT THiS PiCTURE BELONGED iN BLACK AND WHiTE! i LOVE iT! iT*S SO CLASSiC AND YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH LOVE AND HOW FUN WE ARE!!! AGH!!! i NEED TO PRiNT iT OUT AND GET iT FRAMED!!! LOL

GREAT NEWS!!!

i AM SO EXCiTED! ABiGAiL GOT WEiGHED TODAY! SHE iS 8 LBS 4 OZ! FiNALLY AN 8 POUNDER! iT*S AWESOME! SHE HAS PUT ON A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEiGHT iN THESE PAST ALMOST 6 WEEKS NOW! SHE iS STiLL 20" LONG! LOL BUT SHE NEEDED TO FiLL OUT HER LENGTH!!! i AM PROUD OF MYSELF TOO! iN 6 WEEKS ALMOST(6 WEEKS TOMORROW) i HAVE LOST 30 LBS! NOW i AM 12 LBS UNDER MY PRE*PREGNANCY WEiGHT! i HAVE BEEN WORKiNG VERY HARD TO GET HEALTHiER! NOW i JUST HAVE ABOUT 20 MORE LBS TO GO TO GET DOWN TO MY GOAL WEiGHT OF 115! i AM PRETTY SURE i CAN DO iT! i HAVE DONE iT ALL NATURALLY W/ JUST DOiNG LOTS OF HOUSE CHORES, RUNNiNG UP AND DOWN THE STAiRS TO CHECK ON ABiGAiL OR GET HER DiAPERS OR SOMN, AND EATiNG LOTS OF VEGGiES AND FRUiTS!!! i JSUT NOW STARTED DRiNKiNG DR. PEPPER LAST WEEK. BAD iDEA i KNOW. BUT SOON i WiLL WEEN MYSELF OFF OF iT AGAiN!!! THEN AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS i CAN START LiFTiNG LiGHT WEiGHTS AND DOiNG AREOBiC EXERCiSES HERE AT HOME WHiLE i AM BEiNG AN AT HOME MOM! i AM DEFiNiTELY BLESSED! OF COURSE, WE WON*T HAVE THE EXPENDABLE iNCOME i WAS PROViDiNG, BUT WE AREN*T HURTiNG. i JUST CAN*T GO SHOPPiNG ALL THE TiME LiKE i USE TO!!!! THANK GOD WE, AND EVERYONE ELSE, GOT ABiGAiL TONS OF CLOTHES! SHE iS FiNALLY iN HER NB STUFF AND SOME OF THE 0-3 MONTH STUFF! i AM SO PLEASED! JUST WiSH SHE WOULD LiKE HER SWiNG AND BOUNCY SEAT MORE! i HAVE LOTS TO DO AROUND THiS HOUSE TO GET iT READY FOR THE HOLiDAYS! i CAN*T WAiT TO SEE THE HOUSE ALL DECKED OUT CHRiSTMAS STYLE! ESPECiALLY SiNCE WE WORKED SO HARD MOViNG THE DANG PiANO AROUND SO WE COULD HAVE A MORE PRESENTABLE LiViNG ROOM! i CAN*T WAiT TO PUT THE TREE UP iN THE FORMAL DiNiNG ROOM!!! EXCEPT, WE STiLL DON*T HAVE A MASSiVE TABLE. WE ACTUALLY DON*T HAVE A TABLE AT ALL iN THERE. SO, WE*RE JUST GOiNG TO PUT OUR COUCH iN THERE B/C iN 3 WEEKS WE ARE GETTiNG A NiCE LEATHER COUCH FOR THE LiViNG ROOM!!! AGH! EVERYTHiNG iS COMiNG TOGETHER QUiTE WELL! JUST WiSH i COULD FiND A PART TiME JOB FOR EXTRA SHOPPiN MONEY!!! MOMMA NEEDS NEW SHOES HAHAHAHAAHHA!

SOOOOO LONG!

OK SO i HAVE DEFiNiTELY GOTTEN BEHiND ON MY BLOGGiNG!!! i HAVE SOME NEW PiCTURES OF ABiGAiL, BUT i HAVE TO UPLOAD THEM. SO, i WiLL TRY TO POST SOME TOMORROW! WELL, i WENT BACK TO WORK LAST MONDAY, AND TUESDAY. DECiDED HOW MUCH i HATED THE DANG PLACE, AND QUiT. i DON*T WANT TO BE MiSERABLE SOMEWHERE AND COME HOME AND BE SO STRESSED OUT i JUST WANT TO CRY AND GO TO SLEEP! THAT*S NOT FAiR FOR ABiGAiL. PLUS, iT GiVES US MORE TiME TOGETHER. SHE NEEDS ME RiGHT NOW, AND i JUST CAN*T STAY AWAY ALL DAY EVERY DAY, THEN GET HOME AND ONLY GET TO SPEND ABOUT AN HOUR W/ HER AFTER i COOK, CLEAN, GiVE HER A BATH, AND THEN iT*S BED TiME! SO, i MADE A MAJOR DECiSiON. i HAVE DECiDED TO FiNiSH MY ELEMENTARY EDUCATiON DEGREE. i AM REALLY STOKED ABOUT iT, AND i AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE THE SUPPORT SYSTEM i DO! ANY WAY, FOR THANKSGiViNG WE ARE GOiNG TO CLAUDE. WE ARE STARTiNG A NEW TRADiTiON OF DOiNG THANKSGiViNG W/ MY iN LAWS. iT*S A LONG BREAK, AND iT GiVES US PLENTY OF TiME TO HANG OUT W/ THEM, AND FOR THEM TO SEE THE BABY. WE ARE GOiNG TO DO CHRiSTMAS iN OUR HOUSE! SPEAKiNG OF OUR HOUSE, MY MOM MOVED OUT THiS WEEKEND. SHE FiGURED SiNCE i DiDN*T HAVE A JOB, i COULD DO MORE THiNGS, AND SHE DiDN*T NEED TO HELP AS MUCH. THE COOL THiNG iS, SHE iS ONLY ABOUT 10 MiN AWAY! SO, iF i EVER NEED HER, iT WON*T TAKE HER LONG TO GET HERE! SO, LAST NiGHT, i WENT ON A CLEANiNG RAMPAGE! i TOTALLY REORGANiZED THE WHOLE HOUSE! THEN i COOKED DiNNER! THEN WE MOVED THE PiANO TO ANOTHER WALL iN THE LiViNG ROOM, AND REARRANGED EVERYTHiNG! i AM SO EXCiTED B/C iT LOOKS SO AWESOME! OH YEAH, WE TOOK ABiGAiL FOR A WALK THE OTHER DAY. SHE SLEPT, BUT THEN WOKE UP SOME AND JUST KiND OF LOOKED AROUND! iT WAS AWESOME!!! ANY WAY, WiLL MOST SOME PiCS TOMORROW! XOXO

MY LiTTLE MUNCHiE

SO ABiGAiL iS 3 WKS OLD NOW. SHE iS ALREADY HOLDiNG HER HEAD N CHEST UP WONDERFULLY. LAURA CALLS HER A DiNOSAUR! HAHA! WHEN SHE iS HAViNG TUMMY TiME SHE PiCKS HER HEAD N CHEST UP AND HER LEGS LiKE A SEAL! IT*S TOO DANG CUTE! ALSO, LAST NiGHT SHE SLEPT 5 HOURS! SO AWESOME! SHE HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL GiRL! IF SHE WAKES UP N STAYS UP, WE MAY GO HAVE ANOTHER PLAY DATE WiTH HUNTER AND TY! THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER! AH! I AM SO HAPPY TO BE A MOMMY!

MY DR APPT!

SO I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT AS OF YESTERDAY,14 DAYS POST PARTUM, I HAVE LOST 16 LBS AND AM 1 LB LESS THAN MY PRE*PREGNANCY WEiGHT! SO EXCiTED! I GET TO GO BACK TO WORK iN 6 WEEKS! AND THE SAME WEEK iS THANKSGiViNG WHiCH MEANS ROAD TRiP TO CLAUDE! YAY! ABiGAiL iS DOiNG GREAT UP TO 3 OZ AT FEEDiNGS NOW AND JUST AS SWEET AS EVER! KATY WATCHED HER YESTERDAY AND THE BOYS PLAYED W HER! IT WAS PRECiOUS! HUNTER iS HER FUTURE BOYFRiEND HEHE!

FiRST DR ViSiT...

SO ABiGAiL HAD HER FiRST APPT YESTERDAY! i AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT SHE DiD PERFECTLY FiNE! SHE iS WEiGHiNG iN AT A WHOPPiNG 6.8 LBS AND MEASURES 20" LONG! SHE HAS GAiNED 1.6 LBS AND GROWN AN iNCH SiNCE WE LEFT THE HOSPiTAL! THAT iS AWESOME! SHE iS ALREADY GROWiNG SO FAST! THEY HAD TO TAKE BLOOD FROM HER FOOT TO DO SOME TESTiNG FOR DOWN SYNDROME REQUiRED BY THE STATE. SHE DiDN*T EVEN CRY! i THiNK DADDY iS GOiNG TO HAVE iT EASY WHEN HE TAKES HER FOR HER FiRST SHOTS! MOMMY CAN*T DO iT! HAHA! BUT ANY WAY, ABBY GOES BACK AT THE BEGiNNiNG OF NOVEMBER. WiLL KEEP YA*LL POSTED! =-) HAPPY MONDAY!!!

iT*S AMAZiNG!

ABiGAiL*S DUE DATE WAS TODAY. i AM SO GLAD SHE MADE iT HERE 9 DAYS BEFORE iT! SHE iS SUCH A BLESSiNG TO OUR LiVES. SHE iS JUST THE SWEETEST ANGEL EVER! SHE iS A VERY MELLOW BABY..STiLL! i CAN*T BELiEVE HOW BEAUTiFUL SHE iS. SHE HAS ALREADY CHANGED SO MUCH. SHE SMiLES ALL THE TiME AT EVERYONE. i LOVE iT! SHE*S SUCH A DOLL! DADDY BOUGHT HER BOOTS LAST WEEK. THEY ARE TOO PRECiOUS! THEY ARE BROWN W/ PiNK TOPS.. AND JOHN DEER EMBLEMS ON THEM! i LOVE EM! SHE*S SO DARN CUTE iN THEM! i LOVE PLAYiNG DRESS UP WiTH HER! i CAN*T WAiT UNTiL SHE iS OUT OF HER PREEMiE CLOTHES AND iNTO HER NB CLOTHES THAT ARE JUST THE CUTEST! HE HE HE DADDY ALSO BOUGHT HER JEANS AND A JEAN JACKET! i CAN*T WAiT TO PUT HER iN THOSE EiTHER! AGH! WE LOVE SHOPPiNG FOR HER! WE CAN*T GO ANY WHERE W/OUT GETTiNG HER SOMETHiNG. i*M PRETTY MUCH BANNED FROM BABY STORES RiGHT NOW.. i CAN*T STOP SPENDiNG HAHA!