Bedrest with Cooper

I had my regular 32 week doctors appt on Wednesday Sept 23rd. They checked to see if I had dilated at all, since I had pre-term labor with Haley. I was 1-2 cm and 50-60% effaced. The nurse practicioner that I saw wasnt very concerned, but after an afternoon phone call to my dr, they decided I needed to go to the hospital to be monitored. I was in the hospital until Friday afternoon and then was put on bedrest at home. Haley wasnt too sure about all the things hooked up to me, but she finally warmed up and sat with me on the hospital bed. I missed being at home with her and her sweet hugs.

Football Fan

We had our friend Jodi Monaghan take Haley's pictures during a "fall mini-session". They turned out so cute. Here is one of the ones that I bought!

Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Green Thumb

We took Haley to see Elmo Live at Phillips Arena. AJ had a client from work that has a 2 year old grandson, so we invited them to go and AJ had the company pay for the evening. We rented a limo and went to dinner at Max's Coal Oven Pizzeria. The kids loved eating there. They gave Haley and the little boy with us a ball of pizza dough to play with while we waited for our pizza to cook. Haley didnt realize it was pizza dough and kept calling it playdough. The pizza was really good too!!

After dinner we rode to the arena and walked around waiting for Elmo to start. Haley LOVED it!! We sat on the front row of the lower level, so we could see really well and since there was noone in front of us, the kids could dance and move around the whole show. It was great!!

Haley was scared when we first got in the limo...she wasnt sure what to think. It didnt take long for her to get comfortable though - she loved being able to sit wherever she wanted without a carseat.

Great Granddaddy and Nanny Hale

Haley had so much fun playing with Great Granddaddy and Great Nanny while they were in town. She put bandaids on Granddaddys boo boos and even tried to fix his hair for him. She really warmed up to him while they were here. She loved playing with Nanny too - and thought it was so funny when Nanny sat on her lap so I could take a picture of them together! We just wish they would move to Atlanta so we could see them more often...maybe someday! :)

1st day of preschool

Haley started preschool this fall at Celebration Academy, a church preschool about 5 minutes from our house. She goes from 9am-1pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Stone Mountain with the part of the Eckhoff Clan

The Sunday of Labor Day weekend we went to Stone Mountain for the day and bought an adventure pass. We rode a boat, went to the petting zoo, rode the gondala to the top of the mountain and did the ropes course. We also stayed and watched the laser show. Haley was great all day despite not getting a nap. We met 2 other sets of aunts and uncles there and had so much fun with everyone. Tina, Luis and their 3 kids joined us from Douglasville and then Fran, Mike and 2 of their kids came up from Augusta. It was fun spending time with everyone and watching the kids interact.

Spending time with the Tony Eckhoff Family

Tony, Dawn and the kids came up to visit us for Labor Day weekend. We had lots of fun just hanging out with them. We cooked out steaks and watched the bulldogs and the gators play. We also went shopping at the mall for a few hours! We have so much fun iwth them when they come to visit.