Sophie Grace

Can’t Believe How Fast They’re Growing

I can’t believe how fast my children are growing. Erica Is now a senior in high school.  Seems like yesterday she was cutting her own hair and playing in the mud. She is taller than I am. Going on dates Has a Job Responsible Jackson Getting taller Voice is getting deeper His boyish looks are [...]

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15 Things I Love About Being a Dad

It’s 2:15 in the morning and I am posting a blog because Graden (18 months) refuses to go to sleep.  Lay him down and he screams so loud that I am convinced he is trying to wake up the other 5 people who live in this house.  So, I’m sitting here watching Barney, thinking about [...]

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What a Weekend

“There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his.  Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.” Hebrews 4:9-11 I’m a self-professed [...]

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Wow, This Past Week (part 1)

What a week is all I can say.  It all began on Tuesday.  Jill and I had our yearly physical and then we traveled to Birmingham for a minor procedure on me.  We took Sophie and Graden and throughout the day, they both spent most of the day in their car seats.  When we arrived [...]

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Photo’s w/Sophie and Graden

All these photos were taken by our daughter Erica who was there for the entire birth process.  I’m so proud of her as she has become quite the photographer and even under the pressure of babies being born, she still took some great shots.

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The Chair

When I moved to Latham I didn’t realize that there would be a piece of furniture that would have such a dramatic affect on my life and become such a piece that I bought it from the church when I was appointed to another church.  The chair is not that special in what looks like [...]

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My Prayer

Thank you God for two beautiful babies.  Thank you for all their fingers and toes and thank you for their smiles (even though I think it is brought on by gas).  Thank you God for the way Graden opens one eye to make sure Dad is still holding him and thank you for the way [...]

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Here We Go

As a child, I could never sleep on Christmas Eve and this is just like waiting on Christmas morn.  Erica is sleeping on the sofa in our room so that when we get up at 5:00 all she has to do is get in bed with Noah.  I’m so excited and nervous.  Tomorrow is the [...]

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Hospital Trip

Wow, what an intense couple of day’s it has been!  Yesterday, Jill had a Dr.’s appointment and he sent her straight to the hospital.  She was having contractions and the doctor wanted them stopped.  So, off we go to Huntsville Hospital and Jill gets hooked up to all the monitors.  They tried a two shots [...]

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Jill’s Ultrasound

We went for an ultrasound today and got to see the babies.  They are both about 3 pounds and are doing very well.  We took all the kids, Jill’s mom and dad, and the Godmother for this appointment.  It was an exciting time for all and it looks like we will be having an ultrasound [...]

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Jill’s Dr. Appointment

Jill had an appointment this morning to check on the babies.  I saw an expression on the doctor’s face that I’ve only seen once before and that was when he walked in the room as she was about to have Noah and told her not to sneeze.  She has really progressed and he essentially put [...]

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Hospital Run

This afternoon as I was watching qualifying for Daytona, Jill entered the room and said, “I’ve just gotten off the phone with the doctor and he wants me to go to the hospital.”  After that, a mad dash to get dressed, call my 2:00 appointment to make other arrangements and then get a babysitter.  Then [...]

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Where Did We Mess Up?

This afternoon a 14-year-old 9th grader was shot in the head outside of the Biology classroom by a fellow 9th grade student.  Click HERE for NEWS LINK. Preliminary news reports state the shooter just walked up behind him and shot.  I just breaks my heart to think that two teen age lives are now ruined. [...]

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Felt Graden Move

Last night was pretty special. It was the first time that Graden kicked Daddy.  Graden seems to be facing out and Sophie must be going toward the inside.  So, all of Graden’s kicks and movements are seen and felt.  Tonight was the first time that I really felt him move and it was the most [...]

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Diapers for the Twins

Noah and I had a “Man’s night out” tonight and went to Sam’s.  We got a case of diapers and wipes for the new babies.  Mom went out to eat with Aunt Tammy and did some Christmas shopping.  It was quite fun.

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