Praying for the New School Year

Emerson was rocking new outfit #3 today, and looking so stinking cute! I got this romper last summer, for $2 on clearance at Walmart!! I remember it looked soooo long when I bought it (it’s 3-6month size), and I thought she would probably be 2 years old before she would fit into it. But she surprised me, and it was perfect today!

And here’s a photo of her & Aunt Meggie from yesterday… It didn’t get included in yesterday’s post, because Meg forgot to send it to me from her phone until this morning, and it was too cute not to share it now.

This morning when I went to make a pot of coffee, I realized we were out of coffee filters. Jeff had made it the last few days, so I didn’t know we were so low! So on the way to daycare, I just had to stop for an iced hazelnut coffee at Dunkin Donuts. Had to.

A few times a year, we have a book fair come set up shop in our office building, and they’re always full of great stuff, at great prices! I got these two books for Emerson, as a bundle for $7.99. I also got another bundle of two other things, but it’s a gift for someone who reads this blog, so I’ll have to keep that under wraps for now.

One of the advantages of Jeff & I driving to work separately this summer (instead of carpooling together) while the boys have been here, is getting to meet my family for dinner before church on Wednesday’s. And Emerson and I have been loving it! My family picks the restaurant every week, my mama tells me where to meet them, I tell her what I want to eat, and she orders for us! Then the food is waiting when we arrive, which is a pretty sweet deal if you ask me. Tonight we went to Newk’s, where I had half an Italian sammich, with a Caesar salad, and Emerson had a mac-&-cheese kids meal with applesauce, and milk. She’s just eating so good these days!

Then at church tonight, we all participated in a special night of prayer for schools for the upcoming new school year. Everyone got one of these book marks, and we all chose which school we each vowed to pray for during the year, then wrote it at the top. (I chose Emerson’s daycare, as did my mama, but my grandmother chose TCC, where she worked for 30 years.) We got into small groups around the sanctuary, and prayed through the list on the right side below, and different church members (from 5 years old to 65 years old!) led each topic with a prayer on the microphone. It was really special, and it’s amazing to think about how many schools & students around Tallahassee were prayed for tonight by our church! If you’re the praying type, I challenge you to pick a school, and use the photos below as a guide for the year as well!

Then we had a quick, 30-minute choir rehearsal after the prayer meeting.

And Emerson fell asleep on the car ride home.

But she perked up at home for about 15 minutes of play-time with Mommy & Daddy!

After her bottle of warm HOT milk, she calmed down and just laid in my arms ever so sweetly. But of course when I laid her down, she popped back up. She did some half-hearted fussing for a bit, but while I watched her on the monitor, she went from standing and whining, to laying silently, in just a few short minutes. And now she appears to be sound asleep.

Today was a good Wednesday, but I’m tired, so I’m going to attempt to go to bed “early-ish” tonight!

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Sunday S’mores & A Photo Shoot

Sunday mornings are always crazy, but even more so when we have twin pre-teen boys in the house as well. We were running late in general, and we had stuff to do after church, so we were going to take 2 cars to church. So Emerson and I left, while the boys were finishing up. We got about 10 minutes away, and Jeff called to say they were all in the carport, and locked out of the house with no house or car keys. So we turned around. I unlocked the house for them, and pulled back out. I got about 2 minutes away this time, and he called again. This time to say he remembered where his keys actually were – in MY car. So I turned around for a second time. Eventually, we all made it to church, and were actually only about 20 minutes late. It could have been worse after all that though, right!? So then after all that I indulged in this super decadent s’mores donut during Sunday school, which was surprisingly good. 

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The Boys Are Back In Town

Jeff drove to pickup the boys again today. They will be here for another two weeks, before heading back to South Carolina for the school year. So Emerson and I spent most of the day just us two, and had so much fun! And look at her adorable romper! (We love hand-me-downs!) After a few minutes of play time, we started the day with breakfast together, and she loved that applesauce pouch.

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Chick-fil-A & Baby Time

The best part of the working hours of the day was definitely when Jeff called to say he would be out & about, and did I want him to bring me lunch? I of course jumped at the chance and asked for my favorite from Chick-fil-A! Spicy chicken sandwich on a multigrain bun with extra pickles & honey roasted BBQ sauce, plus obviously fries & sweet tea. And since it was pouring rain, my work-friend Toni didn’t want to go out, so Jeff ordered her a sandwich too. So I also got to stay indoors where it was dry and dark, and I read my book while eating fried chicken. Yum.

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Surprises from Hubby

Tonight’s blog post is dedicated to my sweet hubby, who I don’t brag on nearly often enough. He does all sorts of things for our family around the house (like always take out the diapers, trash & recycling), and he just takes such good care of Emerson and I. Most recently, he was sweet take it upon himself enough to order me a few things on Amazon he knew I needed, but hadn’t actually asked for.

He got me a new PopSocket when my old one wore out, and he nailed the style/color/design choice, that’s just so perfect for me. It matches my phone perfectly, and my nails currently match both. …

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Mamma Mia! with Mama & Sissy

My baby girl wore this adorable hand-me-down romper (from her sweet Sunday school teacher) to school today, and the blue looks so good on her! I love her best in blues, greens, & purples, rather than the traditional girly pink options, so this blue romper is one of my new faves. I sent the photos to family this morning, and said, “Emerson is rompin’ around school today!”

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Church & A Restful Afternoon

This morning our Sunday started out with another Mommy-Daughter breakfast. Today we had pears & peach Cheerio’s, and more Activia for Emmie. (Poor girl is still having some constipation issues.) Jeff had to be at church super early today at 7:30 (we usually don’t get there until at least 9am, for Sunday school at 9:15), but as a Deacon, he was in charge of all the prep for the Lord’s Supper. So it was just me & Emmie for breakfast, and it was a sweet time together. 

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Fabulous Friday

Y’all, Emerson had a GREAT day at school today. One of her favorite part-time staffers was in her room this morning, and Emmie was so excited to see her, she actually leaned & reached for her while I was holding her. Moments like that make it easier to leave her there every day! And then the school sent us all of these great photos of her having a blast out on the playground this morning!

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Puppy Pants + Protection

We almost missed the window to wear this little outfit Emerson got for Christmas. (Pretty sure they’re from Jeff’s mom?) But we got them out of the drawer today, and they’re adorable! We have a mini long-haired Doxie, so the puppies on this outfit are just like her puppy! Perfect!

And now that I’m writing this (and she’s sound asleep in her crib), I realize we totally should have tried to get a photo of Emerson & Pretzel together!

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Tight Pants & New Shoes + ENT Appointment

Well it’s now Tuesday night, and Emerson hasn’t had a fever since Sunday morning, so I’m thinking we’re officially out of the viral woods! (Knock on wood that I didn’t just jinx her/us.) She went back to daycare today, even though she seemed to not be feeling quite a good as usual. I think she’s just still not completely well, so she was quieter & calmer this morning. She is however wearing a new outfit and new shoes, so maybe that’s making her feel a little better? Her little pants are adorable, but a little tight, and I kept singing the “tight pants” song from Jimmy Fallon. But look at these kitty shoes! These are one of the two pairs we got at Walmart yesterday for $5 each, and they’re just too cute.

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Baby’s Getting Better!

We went to the doctor’s office first thing this morning, even though she hadn’t had a fever since first thing yesterday morning. Our usual doctor/friend Abby was off today, but we saw Mona the nurse practitioner, who we also really like. She said Emerson’s lungs sounded great and her ears were clear. So that means it was probably just something viral. We still kept her home one more day today though.

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Sick Baby Sunday

Well the day started out with Emerson crying screaming at 5:45am. We went running into her room, and she was drenched in sweat and super upset. She had another fever, back up to 103. We got her changed and calmed down, and then I just held her in the living room recliner for about an hour, while we both dozed off and on. Then we snuggled and watched Moana for a while. Finally, she started perking up and waking up, and so we got some breakfast. Daddy went to church, but Mommy & Baby stayed home.

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Thunderstorms

Well after Emerson felt so bad last night (high fever & a one-time vomit), I was expecting today to still be rough. She woke up this early this morning with a relatively low fever, so I gave her some meds right away. And then the fever never came back! She wasn’t her usual spunky self, but she was pretty good. She ate pears for breakfast, and then while I cooked & ate my own breakfast, she had a TON of blueberry Puff’s and peach Cheerio’s.

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