Long overdue.....

Long overdue..... yes, it's been since March since I last blogged and it's not that I haven't had anything to say it's just that I have not had the time to say it.

Life has changed so much for us since March and it's hard to know where to begin. That being said, I think I'll start with Carleigh, our oldest and only daughter (at this time)....

Carleigh Elizabeth

Carleigh turned 5 on June 16th.... where oh where has time gone, it seems like it was only yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital and now she has started school...

Kindergarten.... oh what a hard decision that was to make... do we send or do we keep her out one more year. Some say send her, she's ready, others say, she's really too young, her birthday is in June... June I thought was in the middle of the year and wouldn't be considered a late birthday when the cutoff is September 30th but apparently everyone has their opinion on this.. After many talks and praying about it and talking to other kindergarten teachers that are friends of ours, we made the decision to send her own and if we need to (which I don't think we will) we will hold her back a year.

I have decided though that there needs to be some type of little manual.. "Parents starting Kindergarten Again" that gives the parents that are just now sending their first born to school, an idea of what he/she is to know before they get there and just what they can expect the first year of school. It seems as if the schools forget that not all kids starting kindergarten have older siblings and that some of the parents haven't been inside a school since they graduated. I'm hoping through the PTA, I will be able to develop some sort of manual to provide to kindergarten parents in the future.

Carleigh's First Day of School

I just knew that when I took her to school for her first full day that I would cry when I left her and I knew that she would also be sad for having to leave mommy... HA! As you can see from the picture, she went in and started working as soon as she got there and didn't even know I left.... and strangely enough, I didn't cry either... I didn't cry the first time I put her on the bus but then 3 weeks later when we missed the bus and I took her to school and had to drop her off at the door, the tears came a flooding.. I guess they had been building up for 3 weeks and when I watched my little girl be all grown up and walk into school by herself, i just lost it. I don't think the boys knew what was going on. LOL..

Carleigh is loving school and I'm so thankful for the decision we made of sending her because I truly feel now that she would have been bored with another year of pre-school.

Speaking of Pre-school, let me move on to the boys.....

Conner Alexander Liddell

aka Buzz Lightyear (at least for today)

Conner is 3 1/2 years old and is finally starting to potty train. I've always heard that boys are harder and I definitely would agree to that. Hopefully by Halloween, he will be fully potty trained.. praying and crossing my fingers..

He is in Mrs. Teresa's class in pre-school and he loves it and there is such a difference in the way he interacts with the others this year compared to last year. He did have a bit of a hard time when Carleigh first started to school because they are really close but he has adjusted really well now.

Conner's big thing right now is his multiple identies... as of right now, he is currently Buzz Lightyear but that can change in a blink of a eye and he may be spiderman or xman and he's decided that his Auntie Chairty is going to be who ever he is with the exception he adds Girl to the end of it. so she is currently Buzz Lightyear Girl.

I don't have many pictures to share because he's hard to catch on camera and if I do catch him, 9 times out of 10, he's running away or has his head turned but as we go on I hope that I can get some more and update you with how his looks are changing as he's getting older.. It's hard to believe he'll be 4 in January. He is finally outgrowing 24 month clothes!!! I was beginning to think that Aiden (aka Bug) was going to catch up and pass him in size.

Aiden Walker Liddell

Here's Aiden.. he too is a hard one to catch on camera, it must be a boy thing!

Aiden has a had a year of firsts...

His first teeth, his first hair cut, his first trip to the beach

His first birthday!! Oh what fun that was. Being as there are so many birthdays in June, we had a combined birthday swimming party at the park and pool.

He loved his first cake!!!

He also learned to take his first steps and had his first day of school, which I think he loves more than being at home being as he smiles at us and then runs the other way when we go to pick him up.

As you can see the summer was really busy and the fall is beginning to be just as busy if not busier.

Life in the Liddell household will be busy for a long time to come, especially now that we've learned that we have baby #4 on the way!!! Carleigh and Conner are at odds as to whether they are getting a brother or sister and Carleigh just informed me that if it's another boy, she's moving to Meme's house!!!

She already has plans on what they are going to do together and what SHE'S going to name her (she just doesn't listen when I tell her she's not going to name her Gloria..haha) and it's so funny because anytime she mentions she's getting a sister and Conner is within range of her saying it, he is quick to correct her that NO she is not, he's getting a brother!

People have teased they will both get their way but unless a baby is hiding, the ultrasound only showed 1 baby!!! Plus, that would throw off my even number of kids plan, but if that's what God has in store for us, the more the merrier!!!

In closing, I am going to ask for your prayers for several things and I'll update more often, I promise.

I am asking you to pray for:

* Pray for this baby that I am carrying that he or she will be healthy and that I will have a healthy pregnancy.

* Pray for my family that they will all remain healthy and safe.

* Pray for my Nana, she hasn't been feeling well lately so please pray that she gets to feeling better and remains healthy!

*Pray for my friend Chairty as she struggles with her weight and the health problems that she has just learned she has. Pray that God gives her the strength to get through this and makes her healthy.

*Pray for the Jacobs/Teague family as they grieve the loss of their son Chase Allen Jacobs.

* Pray for the Davis family as they grieve the loss of their son Evan Davis. Pray for Shelby George as she grieves the loss of her boyfriend Evan.

*Pray for all our troops that are overseas fighting for our freedom. Please bring them all home safe and sound.

* Pray for me as I fight my depression without meds in order to keep my baby safe. Pray that God will walk me through it and that no one gets hurt in the process.

May God be with you all and keep you all healthy and safe.

Love,

Amy