'Possom

Oh my goodness. Last night we were leaving from our really good friends' house (after some dang good fixins) and I saw the most horrible sight. I know it happens everyday but I witnessed it...and my heart just broke.
We pulled down our street and this car was flying down our road. It is a small road and no one should go that fast. And, somehow, a possom became the poor little victim of road kill. I saw it happen and I screamed when I saw it.
We pulled into the carport and I immediately walked to the edge of the drive way. He wasn't moving and as I watched his lifeless little body, I saw his little friend walk up and stiff him. I felt so badly for that little ugly creature. He had lost his companion.
Ironically we had venison for dinner....hmmmm.

The Two-Dollar Bill Lady

So, did you know that Truetts Restaurant in Griffin has buffet breakfast on Saturdays? We didn't but found out and this pregnant lady got her money's worth!!! We got up early to go shopping at Walmart for some fishing gear. Since Jerime bought David's John Boat, we've been getting ready to go out...which involved me getting a fishing pole! But, anyway...we decided to eat at Truetts (aka ChicFilA) for breakfast. We sat down with Thadeus and wondered how well he'd do. When the lady told us there was a buffet, we hopped to it, as any parents would who had a two year old. The quicker the better. We got Thadeus his own plate and enjoyed watching him use his "poon" to gobble down his food. We ate too. It was actually a pretty good buffet. The bacon was great and all you can eat chicken--which you can load onto their mini prepared bisquits. There was also scrambled eggs, gravy, hash brown with onions, and sausage. Thadeus enjoyed watching the choo-choo train go round and round the dining room. Before Thadeus got ill, the sweet little old lady came up to him and said, "Hi, I'm known around here as the Two Dollar Bill Lady." We said hey and sure enough, she gave Thadeus a two dollar bill. Pretty cool. She was sweet. The fun came to an abrupt stop as Thadeus was ready to go. We got all our gear and headed out the door. I thanked the Two Dollar Bill Lady as we left. Now, it's off to Walmart!

Pop Goes the Weasel

Have you ever read these words?

Well, Jerime and I have this cute kiddie CD that Thadeus just loves and is a real lifesaver when we're on the road. We could not understand the words to the song...probably because there are a bunch of kids singing it. So, here they are. It is pretty funny to me. Enjoy. And maybe I'm a sucky mom for NOT knowing the words. I know a lot of kid's songs but this one I had to look up:

Pop Goes The Weasel
All around the mulberry bush,
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought twas all in fun.
Pop goes the weasel!
Penny for a spool of thread.Penny for a needle.
That's the way the money goes.
Pop goes the weasel!
The painter needs a ladder and brush.
The artist needs an easel.
The dancer needs a fiddler's two.
Pop goes the weasel!
I've no time to wait and sigh. I've no time to wheedle.
Kiss me quick. I'm off, good bye
Pop goes the weasel!

Since my last blog...Thanksgiving and cravings

Well, seems like so much has happened since my last blog. Thanksgiving was a great time. Although we didn't get to be with Jerime's family, I did enjoy it with my side. My aunt and cousins couldn't make it which made it a smaller event than usual but it was still great. Mama made Thanksgiving fixins, like Dressing, Giblet Gravy, deviled eggs, green beans, rutabagas, etc. This year Jerime smoked the turkey. It turned out really well! He brined it the night before. We cooked it Thanksgiving day and everyone thought it was great. The flavor of the Turkey was so good--very moist. In fact, I have a Turkey thawing in the refrigerator now so we can smoke another this weekend. I already can't wait....must be that "eating for two" thing.
Thadeus has gotten all of his eye teeth within a two week period. He did much better cutting these teeth. This child has had the most interesting time getting his teeth. He got them in backwards--he could have been a vampire last Halloween because he got his lateral incisors before his front incisors (wow, I'm using the proper name for the teeth!) Shana would be proud. Anyway, as far as I can tell we are waiting on those two year molars now before we are done with that fantastic phase.
Mom, Tiffany, Melissa and I did the Black Friday Christmas shopping thing. We had a really good time and I got most of my Christmas shopping done. It wouldn't be the same if I didn't wait until two or three days before Christmas to get a couple of items. So I'm sure this will happen.
Thadeus decided to change Mama's name from Grammy to Mimi. So I think this will be something that Makinzie will adjust to easily especially since she had not said Grammy yet. It is so sweet that he just decided to call her that and my mama is just beside herself.

Today was a great day because I heard punkin's heart beat! Today was my 10 week appointment. I couldn't remember what to expect but they put the cool gel on my tummy and that little booger was just a beatin'. The rate was 170 and the nurse swears I'm having a girl. We will see. I did smile deep inside when she said that. Of course, I would be just as happy with a boy. I just want this to be a healthy baby no matter what. Jerime and I decided not to get the first round of genetic testing done, as we didn't get testing with Thadeus either. It's funny--some doctor's offices just do it as part of your regular routine but here they give the option. I've gained six pounds so far. I wasn't too happy with that but this pregnancy has been totally different from the first. Up until the past couple of days, I've had the all day sickness (without the vomiting); and just felt the need to eat all. I have even wanted to eat unhealthy stuff. This aggravates me the most--I'm usually somewhat health conscience. I mean one morning, all I could think about was eating french fries. So I finally left work, got an order of french fries and ate them with my half-caff coffee. Geez. Why are pickles and orange juice so good together? Why can I eat a whole grab bag of crunchy cheetos? Needless to say, this is why I have GAINED SIX POUNDS ALREADY!!!
I need to get my hair trimmed as it is looking shabby and I'd love to get a color....but I should probably wait four more weeks.
Thadeus has enjoyed saying baby and looking under mommy's shirt. He has really started talking now too. He is saying phrases and repeating words. I find myself saying, "Aw, Man" a lot and finally Thadeus has said it...so cute. He has also tried to repeat the word Shoot and it didn't come out the right way so I will try to limit that word now!
How will I balance two babies? I do not want Thadeus to get jealous. I love him so much and feel I cannot love another as much. He is after all my first. How can I love another baby without hurting his feelings?
I think we've decided to move his room into the side room/office room and give the baby the smaller room. This will allow me to be closer to the baby for night time nursing and will give Thadeus the Big Boy room. It is much larger than his room and he is the big brother.

"Night, night cheese."

So Thadeus is talking more and more every day. He's been so quiet up until now. I have friends with children who started talking earlier than Thad but I know each kid learns at his own pace too. Last weekend he started saying cheese for the camera. It is cute but we are lucky if we can get a smile on the camera before he starts going again. Even more recently he has started saying "night night" when going to bed.

Tonight was too funny. Jerime took him to bed so I gave him a kiss and hug. As he was leaving the room with Daddy, I said, "night night Thadeus," and he said, "night night cheese."

HA!

New Baby!

Here is a photo of our newest little Buffington.

We are very excited.

This is our "lil punkin" at 7 weeks 1 day.

Happy Thanksgiving...

We are thankful for our little miracle.

Thadeus' First Hair cut--the real one!

Okay, so this first photo is not of a hair cut. But I thought it was really cute. This was before bedtime last night.

Here is Thadeus getting his first hair cut. He wouldn't sit in the barber's chair (with booster) but he did just fine when he sat in mommy's lap. He was pretty wiggly but Tara did a really good job for what she had to deal with. Don't you just love the animal print?

It was hard to get photos of him tonight so that you can really see the cut...

Here is another view. He is reading a book with his Uncle Jonathan (Jerime's big brother).