Update

It happened...Ally caught Carter's cough/cold. After 4 trips to the doctor in 8 days, they finally told me that there is nothing they can do for her and it will just have to pass on its own. I feel so bad for her because she is miserable and there is nothing I can do but love her. Carter's cold lasted about 10 days so I'm hoping this will pass soon. I just don't understand why they both have to get sick when Sam goes to work!!!

On a lighter note, here is a picture of Carter driving the car cart in HEB on Wednesday (he played hookie from school so we could escape a few of the germs he has been picking up there). I have to admit that I HATE the car cart, and before I had kids, I swore up and down that I would NEVER let them ride in one. Well, obviously I ate my words. Carter LOVES driving the car, and it is actually fun to see something so simple bring so much joy to him. TI just wish it wasn't so hard to drive! he first time he rode in it I laughed the entire time because I had turned into one of "those" mothers.

If you look closely, you can notice that he thought the chicken would make a perfect booster seat!

My baby girl

is 9 weeks old already! I can't believe it! We went to the doctor on Tuesday for her 2 month check-up, and she weighed in at 12.5 lbs and measured 24.5 inches. Needless to say, she is my BIG girl (she is in the 90th% for weight and the 100th% for height). The doctor even told me not to worry...big babies don't necessarily turn into big people (thank goodness!). She is doing great! She has slept for 7-8 hours in a row the last four nights...yippee! I am so thankful for such a beautiful, healthy girl!

Not Again!

MONDAY

This is when I can tell that Carter isn't feeling well...he is actually still for a few minutes! He started coughing this weekend, so after a trip to the doctor first thing Monday morning, we confirmed what we had dreaded: he has croup and an ear infection. I have thought about taking him out of school because he keeps getting sick, but he loves going there one day a week so much that it would break my heart not to let him go. I guess he has to develop an immune system sometime, right?

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Carter is finally feeling better this morning, although he still has a runny nose and cough. We are praying that Ally doesn't catch this bug!

Pictures from Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Carter checking out the "guts" of the pumpkin. He finally touched them after a few minutes.

Superman checking out the other costumes at school.

Playing at school.

This Superman loves to play with balls!

Drawing the face on our pumpkin.

Helping mommy make pumpkin muffins.

Oh no! My hand is dirty!!!

Here are some pictures of Carter helping us carve the pumpkin yesterday. I got to go up to his class today and help with his party. The kids got to trick-or-treat at the church offices. It was so fun to see all the kids dressed up in their costumes!

Sweet Girl

Ally taking a bath in the sink after making "stinkies" in her bath tub!
Smiling at daddy
Daddy's little girl

I think that Ally is finally starting to feel better after her bout with the stomach bug. She has been eating better the last two days, and yesterday she took two really good naps in her bed. I hate to say anything, because I don't want to jinx it, but she even slept from 10:15pm-6:15am last night! Yippee!!! She is really growing and developing her own personality. She started smiling a last week but it has been hard to capture on the camera. Here are a few pictures of our sweet baby girl.

Pumpkin Patch

On Friday we dressed Carter and Ally in their Halloween costumes and took them to the local Farm Patch to take pictures. Yesterday we took them to our church pumpkin patch to take some more pictures. Carter fell off a pumpkin and ate a mouthful of dirt, and then he noticed the big kids playing football so he wanted nothing to do with taking pictures. Here are a few of the best ones that we took from both outings.