Big Day For Kili

Today was a big day for Kili....she got to introduce her little brother to the dog park.  Many of you know that we live right by Piedmont Park and we take Kili over to the dog park almost everyday.  With the combination of the new baby and the cold weather Kili has only been there a few times in the past few weeks.  So today all 4 of us headed down to the park.  Kili got to run around with her friends Rhett and Pearl, and Carter slept inside Jamie's jacket the entire time.

Tomorrow night is New Year's Eve.  This is the first year in a long time that Jamie and I haven't headed up to the cabin for the holiday.  We have a group of friends from college that all get together and go to the Elijay/Blue Ridge area for a few days.  It's a perfect way to spend the holiday....lots of football, food, drinking games, etc.  I know they will be missing the Wright's at the flip cup and quarters table!  Don't worry, we are practicing at home and teaching Carter the competitive edge that comes with being a Wright....by 2011 he will already be better than Weldon :o)

I hope everyone has a fantastic and safe New Year's!  I will post pictures of Carter and Kili ringing in the new year this weekend.

A White Wright Christmas

Well our first Christmas with Carter was a success!  We had lots of family time, great presents, and great food...it was perfect.  We have a lot to be thankful for!!  The week started off on Thursday when Jamie and I took Carter to Lenox mall.  We started and finished our Christmas shopping 2 days before Christmas...we were a little too busy this year to stay on top of it.  First things first we took Carter to see Santa.  We were hoping the line wouldn't be too long, and to our surprise we walked right up to Santa, not a single person in front of us!  Jamie and I were confused on where we should go b/c we thought Santa was on his break.  When we got there I handed Carter over to Santa and he immediately passed gas in Santa's hand, pretty classic!  We got our pics and we were done in under 10 minutes.

Christmas Eve we were with the Wahl family.  We went to our traditional lunch at Chili's and then headed to my parents house.  My mom cooked a fantastic meal and we opened gifts.  Me, Jamie, Carter, and Kili all spent the night.  We had a fantastic time, but we didn't get to see my sister, brother in law, and niece.  Hopefully we will get to see them before the weekend is over!

Christmas Day was at the Wright house.  Another day of family, presents, and food.  Jamie's mom cooked a great meal!!  It was also got to see Jamie's grandparents and aunts and uncles.  Everyone helped with Carter and he got to see/meet lots of people.  Again, we are so blessed to have such a wonderful family close by!

Here are some pictures of little man, I know that's all anyone really wanted to see anyways :)  I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!!

Cousins: Makenna, Eli, and Carter

In front of the Christmas tree downtown with Mom

And a shot with Dad as well

Getting ready to see Santa, wish we could have taken Kili too!

Someone did NOT love the hat and was DONE with the pictures!

Christmas shirt from Aunt Tina, thank you!

Crashed out after a long night

Catching some Z's with dad on the couch

Gaining some independence

I am finally starting to be more mobile.  I got the go ahead from the doctor to start driving today.  I haven't driven a car since December 3rd and I was getting stir crazy.  As great as my family and friends have been I was quickly getting tired of asking people to do things for me.  So today I ventured off with Kili and Carter.  Jamie helped us get loaded up in the car b/c I can't get both Kili and Carter in the car at the same time yet.  I dropped Kili off at daycare so she could go play with her friends...she was tired of sitting around with me and the baby!  And then Carter and I went up to my office to sign some paperwork and visit.  We are back home now, but it was nice to get out for a little while.  Carter does so great in the car....I am keeping my fingers crossed that this continues!

And last night Carter and I joined Jamie for his work Christmas dinner.  It was nice to have a good sit down meal.  I had a fantastic steak AND a glass of wine.  This is my first drink since Katie Jacob's bachelorette party on Easter weekend.  Pretty crazy I have gone this long without even a sip!


Jamie is at work today and once he gets home we will go pick up Kili together.  Jamie only has one more day of work after today and then we get some family time for the holidays.  I can't wait!!!  All I want for Christmas is family time :)

One last thing....we FINALLY came up on the rental list for our condo.  If you know anyone that might be interested in renting (or buying!) a 2 bedroom/1 bath condo in Midtown please let us know!!  Fantastic location....walking distance to the Fox, Piedmont Park, Georgia Tech's campus, etc.  Only 2 miles from the highlands and downtown Atlanta.  Thanks!!!

Out on the town

That's right, we were out on the town today....okay, so we were running errands but that counts for me right now!  We went to lunch first and Carter did great.  He stayed in his car seat and slept the entire time.  Then we did our weekly trip to Kroger...again Carter slept in the car seat.  Jamie and I couldn't quite figure out how to make the car seat fit in the front of the cart though, so after a few attempts to make it work we eventually put the entire thing in the back of the buggy.  That made it easy, but didn't leave any room for groceries, haha.  Oh well...we will figure it out.  We ran a few more errands and he did a great job.  I have the green light to start driving again next week so hopefully we will be spending more time out of the house!  At least if we are stuck indoors still for a few more days we have the new furniture.  After rearranging the den today it looks fantastic and we love having the bigger couch!

I had my doctor appointment on Friday to have my staples removed...everyone was right, it wasn't as bad as it sounded.  It didn't hurt at all minus a few pinches.  Chris is an amazing friend and took me to my appointment.  She drove me there, waited for an hour with me, and then waited another hour while I was being seen....yes, you read that right, we were there for over 2 hours.  Unless I have the first appointment of the day I end up waiting a LONG time!!  So glad I don't have to go every week anymore! Chris watched Carter in the waiting room and they had some bonding time.  And to top the day off she even let me take a nap when we got home...seriously, what an amazing friend.  I will be paying her back in April after Baby Chiles gets here!

It has been so nice for Jamie to be home with us all weekend!  We are all very sad that he has to go back to work tomorrow :(  Life is a lot easier when there are two of us!  Thank goodness it is a short work week and then we get him back.  Now if I could just figure out a way to win the lottery we wouldn't have to dread Sunday nights so much. 

Okay, we are watching the Survivor finale and trying to get Carter to call it a night.  Hope everyone has a great night!  Go Falcons!

Schools Out For Winter

And it couldn't have come any sooner.  The thought of spending my evenings at home with my beautiful wife and precious little man has me praying that the next four weeks go by as slowly as they possibly can.  Another semester down and the end in sight...just two more left and then...well, I don't know what then.  What will I do with my "spare time"?  Maybe I'll take up another hobby for a few weekends and then put it on the back burner to be picked up later...fly fishing - check.  golf - check.  What else can I try.  Any suggestions? 

So we finally got new furniture today.  We replaced the old sofa/futon that Kili's nails had destroyed with a sectional sofa that has tons of sitting room and is actually comfortable to sit on.  Here's the thing though...apparently somebody (me) doesn't know how to use a tape measure...it's about 1/2 an inch too big and the front door won't shut when the sofa is all the way against the back wall.  For now the sofa is about a foot off of the wall which shrinks the size of an already tiny space, so tomorrow I'll be rearranging the living room which I'm thrilled about

So I was about to tell you all that momma and homeboy were sleeping on the nice new sofa...but now he's awake and in a foul mood.  He has a gas issue every so often and there is little we can do to console him.  After about 20 minutes of trying he is now screaming bloody murder in his bassinet...

...ok after a 1/2 serving of Mylacon and a 1/2 serving of Gripe Water, the Gripe Water seems to have worked...for the most part. 

Well I better go ahead and end this post.  I was going to discuss how poorly the Eagles played today...like 6 turnovers in route to a semi-final playoff loss.  But I'll have to skip that in order to give mom a break in trying to keep homeboy content. 

Before I sign off I would like to thank all of our friends who have come by to visit and hang out.  We love having you over, stop by anytime.  A special thanks to Tina for her time here Friday and the casserole that she left.  Haven't tried it yet but it looks fantastic.  Thanks to the Moshells for dinner last night...the lasagna was outstanding...sorry John we didn't eat in time to send home leftovers.  And also to Katie and Ryan for bringing over lunch today and hanging out to watch the Southern game.  And finally to Blair Bear for hanging out today and for the really awesome travel blanket that she gave us for Christmas. 

One last thing...instead of keeping too many pictures here, we started a Shutterfly account to keep ALL of our pictures on...the link is over to the right of the page...feel free to check them out.

Ok, off to duty.  Have a good night

Jamie

Soooo Cold!

I can't believe how cold it is outside!! I have been at my amazing parents house since Monday so they can help me with Carter and Kili. Starting to get around better and better everyday, but I still need a lot of help and can't drive. Tomorrow my sister is coming to spend the day with me and Friday Chris Chiles is coming to hangout with us and take me to my doctor appointment. Lucky me gets to have my staples removed on Friday, awesome! As you can tell I am really looking foward to this process. Glad to have them out, but might need to drink a handle of bourbon before I go in to calm my nerves, ha!

Carter is still doing great....not a lot to report that y'all would find interesting....eat, poop, sleep, repeat, that is how most days go. Since it is so cold outside he HATES it when I take his clothes off so bathtime and diaper changes are not too fun...but I can't really blame him. I did get to make a trip to the Lilburn Walmart yesterday, so that was exciting :) Jamie has a final tomorrow, so he will be studying tonight and after tomorrow he will be done for the semester, thank goodness!!! I know he is going crazy with working full time, going to school at night, helping out me, and having a newborn....it stresses me out just typing it.

Anyways, I hope everyone is doing well and staying warm!!

Life so far with Carter

As you can see I don't get a chance to update everyday anymore, haha! We have been busy to say the least!! Having Carter home with us has been amazing. He has such a sweet personality and loves to be held. He would prefer to never be put down...which is so sweet, but time consuming as well :) We spend lots of time rocking, feeding, chaning diapers, etc. All of the normal things you do with a newborn. And as you could probably guess we aren't getting much sleep! But all in all we wouldn't change it for the world!

I am still trying to heal from the surgery so I haven't been nearly as helpful as I would like to be. It is frustrating for me to not be as hands on as I want to, but I am trying my best. Thank goodness for family and friends! We couldn't have done it without everyone's help. For everyone that has brought food, come to visit, sent gifts, sent texts, called, etc. please know how grateful we are, and how much we appreciate everything!! My amazing mother even came over today so I could take a nap. I REALLY needed that nap! :) And since I am thanking everyone I really need to thank Jamie for being such an amazing dad and husband. There is no doubt that I would be lost without him, and I can't express how much that means to me. Okay, it must be the hormones that are making me so sappy tonight so I will stop. I am on the graveyard shift tonight so I am preparing for another long night. I hope everyone is staying warm and out of the snow. Have a great night, and hopefully I will post details after Carter's first doctor appointment tomorrow.