17 Weeks

5 weeks late, but here they are!

Arching my back a little in this one, but oh well!

It's a .......

GIRL!!!!! 

We are so excited to meet sweet little Catherine Lynda (Caitlyn) Crawford in July! Here are a few of our ultrasound pics!

Sweet little face

It's a girl!

Girl Parts

Waving at mommy and daddy

Caitlyn (side profile)

Week 16

Week 15

Sorry they are so late!

Sorry!

Ok! So I'm a terrible blogger! BUT, I have taken a picture for last week and I will post it soon. I'm still using the Crawford's camera because we can't find our battery charger or cord for that matter.  I'm sure I will have some more to blog about after this weekend.  We are going to Columbus for Mallie's birthday party! I'm sure it will be a fun time!  I promise to post that picture soon!

We're Back!

I bet you thought I forgot about posting! Don't worry!  Now that we are somewhat settled in at the Crawford's in Birmingham, hopefully I will be able to post more.  We went up to Charlotte on Jan. 1 to put the final touches on our house.  We left today with a sign in the yard and not a single thing left to do!  It was a little sad, but hopefully it will sell fast!  I have lots of pictures to share, but two problems!  My camera battery is dead and the charger is packed away in some unknown place.   Also, the cord is lost somewhere in the boxes as well.  BUT, today Nana (Daniel's mom) took some belly pictures with her new camera! So here are 3 pictures of my belly at week 14! ENJOY!

More news!

Sorry it has been so long since I updated.  I haven't been feeling great the last few weeks, but today I feel GREAT so I thought I would write.  Because I haven't been feeling well, we haven't taken any pictures! I know I said I would, but oh well.  We will take some on Thanksgiving and post them I promise!  We have a NEW due date: July 5, 2009. Its about 6 days later than we originally thought.  I was a little bummed at first when the doctor said I wasn't as far along, but its only a week.  I did feel like we were at 7 weeks forever! Now we are 8 1/2 weeks and I have been suffering terrible morning sickness, except not in the morning, ALL DAY!! I even stayed home sick from school one day last week because it was so bad.  Today I have felt great, so hopefully (crossing my fingers) the worst of it is over.  I hope it at least lasts through tomorrow since I have to drive 7 hours.

Now, on to the "more news" I was talking about.  We are moving to.....ALABAMA!!!!!!!!!!!! Daniel accepted a position with a company called Hancock Forest Management.  The job is actually in Harpersville, AL, but we will probably live somewhere closer to Birmingham, like Chelsea or Inverness.  Daniel actually starts Dec. 1 and his last day with Sewall is tomorrow, Nov. 26.  We are trying to get all of Daniel's clothes and stuff packed tonight! Tomorrow we will drive two cars to Birmingham and Daniel will move into his mom and dads house.  He is also taking the animals with him, so that I can get the house ready to sell.  His wonderful Granny and Pa have offered to keep Missy (the cat) for a while, and Charlotte (the dog)  will stay with Daniel at the Crawford's house.  I will come back to Charlotte after Thanksgiving break and finish teaching through the end of December.  I haven't told my students or parents yet, and am dreading that!  This is the part that makes it a little bittersweet.  I will join Daniel at the Crawford's house Dec. 2o (or close to that date).  Hopefully our house will sell fast (crossing my fingers and praying for a miracle!), and we can find something in Birmingham.  We are SO excited to be moving home to the grandparents!!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving Week! 

Belly Pics 11-6-08

Sorry Amy! I did say I would post them.  I decided I would do very Thursday since thats the day I started...once a week.  There isn't any change...and I am arching my back some, but its the best I have.

Fire!

This evening, we were watching National Treasure on TV and kept hearing fire trucks drive like right past our house.  After the 3rd or 4th one, we decided to go outside and check it out.  As we walked out our back door, we saw a house engulfed in flames.  Here are a few pictures:

As far as we know, no one was in the house.  So that is good news!

Halloween

Every year on Halloween, I invite my students to come trick-or-treating at my house.  It is something that my mentor, Jan Roberts, told me she did my first year. I thought it was a great idea and have done it every year as well.  The kids love it! They think it's so special to see where Mrs. Crawford lives and they get to meet Mr. Crawford.  This year it was special because they got to meet Charlotte the dog.  I write stories about her all the time when teaching writing lessons.  This year I was smart and took pictures with all of them.  Out of 21 students, 11 came.  I am missing a picture of the first visitor, but hopefully her mom will send it to me soon!  Enjoy these pictures of my cute students (some of who I couldn't even recognize!)

Baby Crawford

Daniel and I are so excited to announce that we are expecting "Baby Crawford" June 30, 2009.   The other exciting news in the Crawford family is that Courtney and Scott are also expecting in June 2009.  It looks like we will be doing things together again. Daniel and I are really excited to be able to share this special time with Scott and Courtney and look forward to the cousins growing up together!  It's also nice to have someone to talk to that is going through the same things.  We had a doctor's appointment last week and he told us that we were 5 weeks 4 days, so that puts us at 6 weeks 2 days today.  We were so excited that we just couldn't keep it a secret!  We will need plenty of prayers and support in the next 8 months and then for the next 18 years (at least!!)  Our next appointment is next week, November 12 where we will have our first ultrasound and blood test, ect.  I am feeling fine so far, just REALLY tired (and hungry)!  We will take a new picture every Sunday as well as on each day of a doctor's visit.  Here is the first of many pictures of my belly...even though there's nothing to see yet!

Funny story (or not so funny) about these pictures.  My oh so wonderful hubby took these pictures and he says to me "Quit poking out your belly!"  Thanks a lot honey...I might be pretty skinny, but I DO have some fat and of course my husband just HAS to point it out!

BIG News!!!

We're expecting!

At Home Teacher Work Day!!!

Well, it's a once in a lifetime day tomorrow! An at home teacher work day! Because of the gas shortage mentioned in my last post, CMS has decided that tomorrow's teacher work day will be a work from home day.  We are suppose to use our time at home tomorrow for work and to find gas while everyone else is at work.   Well,  I don't have to get gas because my wonderful husband found some gas and filled up my car.  He had to go to South Carolina to get it, but it was only about a 20 minute drive.  He went and waited in line for just a few minutes and filled up my car and then came home, switched to his truck and went back to fill it up.  I intend to enjoy my "workday" tomorrow!  I will go into school for a little while, but mostly I will enjoy my paid day off! HAHA! I probably shouldn't refer to it as that.  I will do work, but I bet a lot of teachers and staff won't.  I hope you enjoy your Tuesday as much as I intend to enjoy mine!

-Leslie

Football and Gas...

Well, I'm sorry I haven't posted anything in a while.  We have been busy with work and other things, but nothing too exciting has happened, so I had nothing to write about.  We did go to the Auburn vs. LSU game last weekend.  We enjoyed seeing my family (Mom, Jamie, Whitney (Jamie's girlfriend), Uncle Henry, Aunt Leigh Anne, Abby, and Sarah), Daniel's family (everyone!!!), and a few old friends.  Lane rode to Auburn with us and we enjoyed spending time with her.  On the way we saw a motorcycle run into the back of a stopped car...not too pretty....I have to call 911, that was a new experience, but it looked like everyone was okay.  It was a good game...even though we lost.  We did better than I could have ever expected, so I can't complain.  Now, after this weekend, with Alabama at #2, LSU at #3, Georgia at #11, Florida at #12, Auburn at #13, and Vanderbilt at #19, the SEC looks pretty good.  It just stinks that we have to keep knocking each other around!  Hopefully we will work out these kinks in our offense and beat a couple of those teams I mentioned before.  

Anyway, on to what this post was really suppose to be about.  GAS...  Mom and Dad (Crawford) were suppose to come visit us this weekend, but on Wednesday we had to cancel because there is NO gas anywhere in Charlotte.  They were afraid they would get stuck here longer than just the weekend.  Daniel and I were trying not to panic like it seems the whole city is doing and felt fine with our 1/2 tanks of gas (each). Well, after driving back and forth to school all week and then going to church this morning, my car is almost down to a 1/4 of a tank and Daniel's not far behind.  So Daniel decided to get on the phone and call gas stations rather than driving around to find one (and using gas).  Well, just a few minutes ago, he called a station in South Carolina down 77, and they said they have 16000 gallons!!  He is headed to the station now!  Hopefully at least one of us will have gas now...I guess we could carpool to work with each other.  Who knows??  

WAR EAGLE!  

Leslie

Visiting Friends and Family!

Over Labor Day weekend, Daniel and I were able to go to Auburn and Georgia.  We spent time with my family in Auburn and met Jamie's girlfriend, 

Whitney (so cute and sweet!)!!  We got to see some old friends before the game and a few more during the game.  And of course we won! WAR EAGLE!  We stayed with Scott and Courtney at their beautiful house in LaGrange.  On Sunday, we went to Columbus and spent some time with my grandmother and then went to dinner at 

Amy and Will's wonderful house!  Amy made a wonderful dinner and it was so nice to spend time with them and the kids since we don't get to

 see them very often.  Charlotte (the dog) made the trip with us and she had a fun time playing with Rudy all weekend.  All in all, it was a great weekend!

Here are some pictures of the weekend:

Classroom Pictures

I promised pictures of my classroom so here they are! And a bonus pic of my sweet class!!