I bet you thought I was not going to make my full week of 5 day posts in a row. Well I almost did not make it, and here is why.

Yesterday was my last day with Desmond, we had big plans, like make one last movie for the summer, take some photos, go see mom at work, eat lunch, and just have a great time. However the powers that be had different plans. Wednesday our A/C went out, and what better time to break, but during a heatwave in Georgia. We tried to run it as best we could all night, but at 1am that night Jackie and I are awoken by the smell of plastic melting, or something similar. After running to Desmond’s room to check on him, and making sure the house was not burning down, we shut of all A/C power (not that it was doing anything) and found the source to be in the attic, the blower unit was over heating.

So all day Thursday Desmond and I sat in our birthday suits and sweated our nards off. Not wanting to do anything but sit and soak. Napping was out of the question, so he was not his usual charm. Today it is being fixed, it will break the bank, but I do not care, I want my air back.

My summer with Desmond has been incredible, I had the best time with him, I would not trade that time for anything in the world. Maybe we will do a post summer move and post it a little later. Until then, cya.

Six months ago today, life changed, over the last six months I have shared with you all this little boys journey, along with our journey as parents. In the 6 plus years that I have been doing a website, and the 3 plus years of blogging I think the last 6 months have been the most colorful and exciting. Thank you all for sharing with me my joy and coming each day for more. I hope I have been able to bring a smile and get a laugh.

As an added bonus, here is a little clip taken today of Desmond in his Jumperoo! Thank you Kelly and Joey for this GLORIOUS device, as you can see he LOVES it! Much like my poor little Honda, he is about to bust the shocks out and bottom out! Sometimes he is in it, and starts to fall asleep, and when we go get him out he wakes up and starts jumping immediately. It is very funny.

Friday Jenn (my sister) came over to bring me some Chicken Waaangs, they were delicious! She also got to spend some time with her little nephew Desmond :) She got him a cute little outfit, here he is sporting his new hat.

This weekend we ventured up to Atlanta to spend a weekend with the family of easycheese.net It was good times! We enjoyed a ‘TRES’ DE MAYO party, lots of fun! Even had the playlist to go along with it! Also joining us was the family of  doodlebaby.blogspot.com It was fun to have everyone together. It was great to see old friends, and to have the kids all together.  Not long ago we were all kids ourselves. Ohh how our lives have changed, and now we just blog about it on the internets. I love the internets.

In Desmond News, he has been upgraded to a jumperoo!! He loves it! He is still working out the kinks, Danny gave his little nephew some pointers on pwning n00bs. The torch has been passed.

This picture is for free, because I think its soo cute!

Back in August I wrote a post about personal goals I wanted to accomplish in my creative life. One of those goals was all about photography and taking a picture that grabbed some attention.  I have another website some of you know about, some may not www.mydigitaleye.com I am by no means a professional, its just something I love doing. So a friend from church told me about a competition that The Middle GA Art Association was having for all Middle Georgia photographers. The competition is called “In Celebration of Light” so I thought, what the heck lets give it a shot. Well I got a letter today saying I was selected as a finalist for both of my photos! They will be on display in their gallery for 1 month. I can sell them if I choose to. The grand prize is $250. If I win I can get that ipod touch I so desperately want! Anyway, I am very excited. The two photos you see are the ones that will be on display. Now I must get them printed and framed.

I love photos, all kinds. I want to give a shout out to my friend Marcus who has a website called www.invisiblegreen.com he takes incredible photos, and offers great advice. Also Kelly over at www.easycheese.net who takes wonderful photos of all the kids, and who I secretly try to out do but never can. Her skill pushes me to keep trying harder. Also…..Jackie thanks for encouraging me and telling me I have talent. I love you very much. Should I thank the Academy? Opps outta time, I hear the music.

Well after much digging trying to find a theme I like, I finally settled on this one. I have of course changed a few things to make it more personal. I am happy with the results. Because in the end, its all about the kids.

So with me being sick last week, a variation of it moved onto Jackie. She is much stronger then I am. Girls are tough when it comes to being ill, they suck it up. Us guys act pitiful. I can speak for myself, I know when I get sick I just want to crawl in a whole and die. Girls on the other hand suck it up, they maybe cranky, but they just suck it up and do what needs doing. Jackie did just that. Then poor scooter caught a cold over the weekend. She had all the symptoms of a cold, all I could do was put her in her cage and let her sleep it off. The next morning she was fine. Desmond is kicking it strong, he just likes to eat and poop. Night time sleeping is random, some nights are great, some nights are long. He is smiling more, its very sweet to see, it is still a bit random. I am still working to see what triggers it. We tried to watch the super bowl together, he was all but interested for about 30 seconds. I found the game very boring last night, so I turned it off at the end of the 3rd quarter to get some sleep. It seems the 4th quarter was when all the excitement happened. Go figure. I will take sleep over anything right now.

Of all the times in life to get sick, getting sick 2 weeks after you bring a baby home is not the time! I was VERY sick around this time last year, and this year it seems is no different. However this time I went to the doctor instead of the ER. Plus I went sooner rather then later. I have acute pharyngitis. So 36 hours after some meds, I am feeling much better. I am not 100% but I am getting there. Thank God for Kelly, she has been in town the last few days and really has just stepped up and helped so much! Allowing me to get the rest I needed to recover. I have been trying my best to not get to close to Desmond or Jackie. That is hard, especially when they are both just so cute, all the time! I also have been giving Desmond a break from the camera. However I just got a new lens so that is all about to change! So I will post new pictures soon.

Hello everyone!! Ok so its time to get back to the norm of things and stop boring you all with my shenanigan’s! If you have not heard Jennifer (my sister) has been awarded employee of the quarter!!! Woohooo!! Out of the entire company she is number 1. Nice job Jenn, it comes with a cash award, a pat on the back, and added work load I am sure.

Yesterday Jackie and I had our weekly doctor visit, it went well, we got to see parts of him on the ultrasound, the doctor was a little concerned for the amniotic fluid levels, so we go in for more tests next week. It is nothing to worry about or anything, just something to check on, so be praying for that. He is moving like a little monkey as normal, and loves that mommy is eating all sorts of goodies at work due to the holiday parties.

Christmas is right around the corner! I hope you all are done getting stocking gifts, as it will be a little crazy come Monday night! Speaking of, Bingo is on this year, so bring your bingo face! Mom C will be hosting. I have my bingo gifts ready!

Ohh also, in Christmas tradition, scooter has decided to eat about a 6inch long strand of glass beads that usually hang from the chandelier. We think she thought it was ice, because she loves ice cubes. So be praying she poops it out soon. I guess she thought having a glass eye was not enough, so glass poop seems like an approbate upgrade.

Ok that is all the updates I have for now, so giddy-up.

Wow, it seems time is just flying by! I honestly do not remember ever being this busy all the time. From the lack of website posts, you may gotten that clue. I understand things are only going to get crazier, and I am ready, but it has just been insane. Maybe it is the Holidays. Between activities at work, and church and getting the house ready and then getting the things ready for the baby Hogan.

Last night we watched Jacob, he is 2 months old. His parents were in our small group, so we got a little taste of caring for a little one last night. It went well. He had just got his 2 month shorts, I mean SHOTS….yesterday so was a little upset about that. but we got a very small taste of things to come. I realized how much time and effort is needed, its constant. The daily routine of things is about to change. I am not sure how to get ready for that, but love makes you ready and finds the time. Thats what I keep telling myself anyway.

Anyway, all is well with us, Jackie is doing great, the little boy has his head down and is being really good. Nana Millar has arrived from Ireland, and is in good spirits. I am looking forward to seeing her real soon!

Ok thats all I got for now!

 Here are some before and after pictures of the yard work clearing we had done.