My Girls...

I am definitely going to TRY to do a better job of keeping this blog updated. Things have just been SO busy lately with our active little girls. But thankfully, the weather has started getting warm enough that we can finally get them outside to enjoy it. Molly has also started taking horseback riding lessons which she absolutely loves. She seems to be "a natural" so far & looks forward to going every week. Halli is just the sweetest, best baby that I think I have ever been around. She is SO laid back all the time and is a great sleeper at night. However, she has started having a little trouble keeping her milk down lately. We've been back & forth to her pediatrition a lot lately & had her on several different medicines for acid reflux. We even tried her on baby food.... But that didn't work either! She just spit it up too. We are now being referred to a pediatric gastroenterologist in Macon. Hopefully, we'll be able to get some answers & get her straigtened out really soon without having to be on a lot of medicines or do anything evasive. I just keep praying that her tummy will eventually just "heal itself". We're taking the girls to Atlanta this weekend to the zoo and the aquarium. Molly is just fascinated with penguins (which she pronounces "pen-guns") & we've promised her for a while now that we would take her somewhere to see some. She's also looking forward to seeing a "G-raff) at the zoo! She is so excited about the weekend...and honestly, so am I! I'll end this with some new quotes from Molly: "Halli, you about to outgrow that onesie...we're going to have to get you a two-sie!" Braylon: "Molly, if you don't keep pushing me off the bed, I'm going to be in the floor!" Molly: "Well, that's where you need to be anyway!" At the school breakfast table when Braylon was misbehaving, "Moma, don't forget that Mama said for you to jerk a knot in him if you need to!" Oh, my daughter!!

Growing Babies!

Oh, how quickly they grow up...

Welcome Halli Creek!

We are already so in love with our new little girl!

Welcome to family, Halli Creek!

Back & Forth

It seems like this pregnancy has been full of highs & lows. After all those weeks of baby girl trying to make an early appearance, we finally got a good report that things had slowed down & she could make it til our actual due date. Then, on Friday, I went back for a check-up anticipating that everything would still be on track. However, Little Miss Hammock decided to throw us another curveball. This time, she decided she didn't want to do her breathing exercises (like she'd being doing perfectly for the last 3 weeks.) Her little tummy was also very swollen indicating that she has some type of bowel blockage. So, tomorrow we head to Savannah to a perinatology specialist to see what's going on. Hopefully, things will look a lot better then. One thing is for sure...it appears that this little girl is going to keep us on our toes!

Let The Fall Festivities Begin...

We've had such a great time in the last couple of weeks celebrating the arrival of Fall and cooler weather....finally! The kids had a really great time on Halloween & I think we'll be eating candy til this time next year!

This week was also Braylon's first week of recreation football. And, I honestly have to say that watching these 5-6 year old little boys is the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life. They take it so seriously!

However, there was one person that did not enjoy the football game AT ALL...Molly! She was so nervous that Braylon was going to get hurt & would get so mad at anyone that tried to tackle him. She spent most of the game with her hands over her eyes, but when she did look, this was her nervous expression...

While we're getting into high gear with Fall festivities, baby Hammock has decided to slow it down a bit. After weeks of her trying to make an early arrival & us trying to keep her in, it appears that she has now decided to stay put for a while. My contractions have almost stopped completely & the placenta has slowed down to match my actual due date. So, it looks like we might have a little "Thanksgiving turkey" after all!

The Weeks Are Flying By Now...

Halloween is almost here & I cannot wait! It is by far my favorite holiday & I am so ready to take Molly trick-or-treating! We are actually having our Halloween party this weekend and I cannot wait to see all the kids (and hopefully the adults, too) in their halloween costumes! We're going weekly now to our OB appointments as the weeks are counting down. We are supposed to have 5 more weeks until our little one arrives, but the placenta is still running a couple of weeks ahead, so it looks we'll be meeting her a little sooner. Also, at my last appointment, the monitors showed that I was already having contractions every 3-4 minutes, so I guess we have an impatient little girl on our hands. Hopefully, we'll be able to hold her in at least 3 more weeks, though, so her lungs can get stronger. The sonogram showed her at 4lbs 12 oz with a head full of hair! Molly is in full nesting-stage right now. Every day, she reminds me of all the things we need for the baby. It's driving her crazy that we don't have diapers, clothes, a bed, a carseat, and everything else! I guess she's right...as quick as the weeks are flying by now, we need to start preparing. I think she is going to be such a big help when the baby gets here and a wonderful big sister! I cannot wait to see her hold her baby sister in her arms for the first time!

It's finally Fall...

The Hammock family is really enjoying this cooler weather! It finally feels like fall has arrived. The fair was last week and Eric, Molly & I were ready to hit it when the gates opened on opening night...

We had a really good time. Molly rode the rides, ate cotton candy, won a fish & loved playing the games more than anything. She's a sucker for "Step right up...A winner everytime!" She could have broke Eric really quick playing games.

Speaking of Eric, the farm is in full cotton-picking swing right now. This means we don't get to see him quite as much, but that's the life of a farmer!

We also got the news last week that we may be meeting our new little girl sooner than expected. It seems I have a placenta issue that may force us to induce a couple of weeks early. As long as she's healthy, we're ready when she is!