Welcome March!

Welcome March, and hopefully some spring weather!

One of my all-time favorite days is St. Patty's Day! So, to start the month of March off

right, Kaitlynn was in one of her St. Patty's Day outfits :)

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Things have started moving in a fast pace around our home these past few weeks. With our condo going under contract, trying to find a home ourselves, and figuring out how to handle moving within 4 weeks, finding a temporary home for one month, a baby, and a dog - Kelly and I are pretty exhausted. However, on top of everything going on, God truly has blessed us with our wonderful marriage, beautiful daughter, loyal dog, Kelly's fantastic job, my ability to stay at home with Kaitlynn, and signing the contract on our new home!! You heard us right - we found our 'forever home.' It will not be finished until the middle of April, and our closing date is set for April 21st . Here are a couple pictures of the house at this point so you can get an idea of our home :)

Pictures taken week of February 21, 2010

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On top of everything going on, we've tried to find some down time to rest and relax! However, as always, our weeks are always so busy. On top of our busy schedules, we had one very annoying incident - our cable & internet went out for 4 days. Normally this wouldn't bother me, but since I am at home these days, it is nice to have some connection to the outside world through the internet & TV. We did get our cable & internet fixed the same time that we had the garage repairman here, and my playgroup! HAHA talk about complete madness!

LEFT: Kaitlynn LOVES my wedding rings!

RIGHT: Nana Watson got Kaitlynn a puppet washcloth that she loves!

precious outfit from Chris & Angi! Kaitlynn of course

loved the ribbons to chew on :)

What we saw on our TV for 4 straight days! Annoying!

Kaitlynn is getting much better at supporting herself while sitting!

Hard to believe she's 6.5 months old!

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Thankfully our weekend slowed down and allowed us to spend a lot of time packing. With the beautiful weather, we were able to spend some time outside as well. After two weeks of missing church, we finally made it back for service. We're so blessed to be a part of such a wonderful church family! We also headed up to our home site to take a look at how things are moving along!

Packed boxes & lots more to pack! So exciting!

The girls were ready to relax after all the packing!

Heading to church.... thanks to Nanny Crawford -

Kaitlynn's Great-Grandmother for the adorable dress!

UPDATED PICTURES OF OUR NEW HOME!

Our new home! Closing date & move-in is Wednesday, April 21st - 46 days away!

LEFT: looking at front door from family room

RIGHT: kitchen & family room - very open area!!

formal living & dining room

Our master suite - on main floor

LEFT: the loft

RIGHT: bedroom #1 and media room/office

Upstairs master suite - guest bedroom!

LEFT: Jack & Jill rooms - bedrooms #2 & #3

RIGHT: looking outside from our awesome 2nd floor deck :)

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This past week was pretty difficult for both Kelly and I. Kaitlynn was experiencing a huge decline in her bottles..... from 5-6oz. to 1-3oz. every four hours. This lasted about 2 weeks, which had us very concerned as you could imagine. After a doctor's visit, one-ounce gain over two weeks, a new set of bottles...... we finally got Kaitlynn to start taking her 6-oz. bottles again! However, she prefers to be fed in a completely different way..........

Kaitlynn loves to take her bottle on her back!

Whatever works :)

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Kaitlynn's dedication at our church is this coming Sunday - March 14, 2010. Please keep our family in your prayers as we dedicate our daughter to the Lord this coming weekend. Kelly and I want to raise our children in a godly home, and we're so excited about the parent dedication at our church! Keep our families in your prayers as well as they are traveling to Atlanta for this special time!