February 2009

Happy Groundhog Day!!!

Life with 4 boys is fun and exciting…and not too much different from 3. We are settling into life with a newborn again…lack of sleep, lots of diapers, etc. Jackson is growing rapidly at 1 month old now and starting to wear size 1 diapers and grow out of some of the “Newborn” clothes. Rhett blessed him yesterday at church and we were grateful that Rhett’s brother Robert & sister Melissa and their families from Austin were able to be with us for Jackson’s special day. I ordered his blessing outfit online and ordered the XS (up to 8 lbs) specifically because he was born so little. Well, the outfit came and looked like it was made for a 12 pounder instead…it was sooo huge! Oh, well. We made it work and it turned out to be a great day. My mom was able to crochet his blessing afghan while she was here...thanks so much Mom!!!

Rhett continues working at AT&T as a contract worker (no word yet if & when this job will end). He is also plugging along working at Sears. We were able to get a new stove for our house this past week (thanks to Rhett’s insider info). We got an $1100 stove for $300. What a deal!!! Can’t wait to get it in & try it out. Rhett has been sick for the past couple of weeks. He missed a couple of days of work while he was in bed trying to feel better. He’s good now, except for a lingering cough. Rhett celebrated his 36th Birthday on 1/24. He had to work at Sears, so we went & ate lunch with him and took a birthday cake to share. Not much other celebrating, since he was sick!

Austin was selected to participate in his school Spelling Bee a couple of weeks ago. We helped him prepare some, but not a lot. He was so nervous!!! We told him that just being selected means he’s a good speller anyway, and to just do his best. There were 22 kids in the Bee and about 18 of them misspelled their first word…including Austin. His word was “maestro”. Austin was so glad for it to be over with.

One of Logan’s classmates at church & friend Emily Hammond passed away a couple of weeks ago. She had a syndrome called Ring Chromosome 18 and had multiple physical problems. She had such a sweet personality & will be missed.

Carson has recently shown some interest in potty training. We’ll have to get working on that. It would be nice to only have 1 in diapers!!!

All of the boys adore their new baby brother, and can’t help but want to be around him, hold him and kiss him constantly. What a loving family to be born into!

Hope you all have a great month!
Love – Rhett, Maren, Austin, Logan, Carson & Jackson