First day of school!

Waiting for daddy to head to "school" to meet her teacher's at orientation

She did not have one problem. She loved all the toys and "babies" there!

The BIG day!!! Lunch box is packed . . .

and off to her first day of "school"

Poor thing didn't sleep well last night and was very sleepy.

34 weeks tomorrow (8/31)

We parked in front of the playground and she immediately said "school" with a big smile. She was so excited and I do not think it phased her one bit mommy and daddy did not stay. Mommy on the other hand had a hard time. I am eager to pick her up and hear how her first day went!

Progress

The room is coming along. Poor daddy spends every spare second, which is not much these days, on the babies room or helping me move stuff.

Margaret has been a big help as well :) Scooting around with daddy asking him to "read."

Windows are done

so all we have left to do is paint the baseboards, closets and one more coat on walls. It looks great so far and we are eager to start decorating.

16 Months

Better late than never!

She is loving the babies stuff.

Margaret was given the "original" Elmo and lets just say she does NOT put him down. It has actually made our Elmo obsession worse! :)

Enjoying lunch with mommy and daddy after seeing my brother/sister

"Bib" - looking mommy I can put it on all by myself!

Loves making a mess :)

I can not take a picture with this adorable face :)

Showing off her new shoes. Way too big but the rate she's growing they will fit in no time!

An adorable baby store went out of business and had a huge sale! We were fortunate to get one of the few strollers they had. Margaret loves it and for now Elmo will take the place of her brother/sister.

The end of July we officially graduated swim lessons. We are so proud of our little floater!

Blessed

As I sit here waiting for the newest addition to arrive, overwhelmed with a lot of changes that have occurred and are about to happen, I can't help but stop and thank the Lord for blessing me with so much! Family, friends, and especially my little girl! I love watching her learn something new every second without a worry in the world. Man I miss those days :)

Margaret is talking more and more everyday. I can't even keep up with how many words she is saying. She loves "books"! She points to the ground, says "mommy" (which means sit by me), and tells me to "read" :) She knows every book we have by heart. She also loves puzzles and knows almost all of the animals and can match them up. She knows we LOVE hugs so when there is something we ask her to do and she doesn't want to do, she gives us a BIG hug around our neck and doesn't let go. Pretty smart huh :)

I am amazed with how much Margaret has grown and continues to each day! I wish her aunts and uncles lived closer so they could see her more. Don't worry I will post pics soon.

It has been an amazing 17 months and can not wait for the months and years ahead. We will continue to be overwhelmed as Margaret tests us and learn to manage two but will never forget to take a moment to thank the lord for the blessings he has given us.

32 Week Checkup

Dr Laubsher said Baby Brent #2 is doing great and right on track. His/her heartbeat was about 133. Definitely growing and causing this momma to become more and more uncomfortable.

(Baby dropped and getting less and less sleep. Felt was sleeping pretty well until now :(

Baby Brent #2 - 29.5 weeks

A few weeks ago we had a 3D/4D ultrasound done. We did the same for Margaret and wanted to do it for this little guy/gal. He/She did NOT cooperate so we didn't get very good pics. I actually think the ones she printed had a few of the best shots (will try and scan those later). We tried and tried to get him/her to move but no such luck so the lady gave us the DVD which I must say is amazing! Brought tears to my eyes!

A few days before we went I found Margaret's pictures and took them to compare. There was one picture that we couldn't believe it but they resembled each other so much!

http://thebrentfamily.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-christmas.html

We are anxious to meet the newest member! 9 weeks give or take. Wow has time flown!

Perdido

After swim lessons and a morning of packing my car, pretty much holding Margaret, we were FINALLY off!!

Poor thing didn't even make it to San Marco before she was out cold!

She only slept for an hour and half which was not good for mommy but she was a trouper! We did stop for an hour for lunch. It was a LONG trip just the two of us but we both survived.

We were so glad to see daddy. We quickly unloaded the car and headed to the beach before

enjoying a yummy dinner on the balcony.

The first few days were spent in the HOT sun with daddy playing on the beach and swimming.

She was always ready to go to "a pool." Pretty much the first words out of her mouth whenever she woke up.

She loved the elevator!!

Monday, the afternoon storms rolled in but it didn't bother mommy one bit. Daddy had left before 6 to head to Mobile for work so I was on my own. Margaret was down for a nap and I sat on the balcony and read an entire magazine at one sitting. Amazing I know :) Not sure the last time that happened!

We definitely missed daddy all week. Since he only gets 2 weeks off for the entire year and already used one week for the Bahamas, we figured he needed to save his remaining days for Baby Brent #2.

Baby in tow of course :)

Tuesday we headed to Fairhope to see Liz's house and play.

We stopped at an adorable toy store and Margaret had a ball running around :)

Before heading back we stopped at Bass Pro to see the fishes!

As soon as we dropped Aunt Liz off she was out cold. Poor thing was a trouper for being gone 10 hours and not really having a nap.

Each time we sat down to eat and baby was not around, Margaret would freak! So a special trip to Toys-R-Us was in order. It has been a lifesaver at EVERY meal!

Margaret wasn't as fond of the beach as she was the pool. It was such a haul to get down there on my own and with the sand being so soft it really wore me out! So mommy didn't mind one bit.

We didn't do enough of these! Who wouldn't like to swim day and night. Our little fishy was in heaven!

Flying her first kite with daddy.

The Joyners came Friday and we headed to the Hangout to celebrate JJ's birthday.

The girls had so much fun dancing and people watching. Unfortunately they only stayed one night. The weather was so yucky Saturday they decided to go ahead and start driving to New Orleans where they were flying out of Monday morning.

Enjoying a nightcap before bed

The weather cleared up enough to have one last swim in "a pool"

We had a great last dinner at the Point. We sat right next to a bluegrass band and enjoyed great tunes and a yummy dinner.

Sunday the weather was even worse! Poor daddy had to pack both cars in the pouring rain :(

All in all we had a great week! Always fun to get away but there's no place like home. We are still unpacking and still sick!