We heart Mary Carole, Laura and Jenny!

I'm so sad that I didn't take more pictures this weekend. I did end up with this great one of Shane, Laura, and Mary Carole. (Taken at Oxford University Club amidst our trip to dessert heaven, courtesy of Chef Wes). Maybe I can beg Mary Carole to email some of her pictures so I can post (please, please, please!) We had much fun with them. And I'm really happy we got to take a trip to Oxford (which I miss) to see Shane and Amanda (who also are missed). The weather was a little messy, but we didn't let that stop the good time!

In other news, Adeline enjoyed her weekend at my parents. I picked her up yesterday, and I'm not even sure she noticed I had been MIA for three days! I think that's probably a good thing. Also, I have another doctor's appointment tomorrow. I'm looking forward to hearing that little heartbeat again (it's always reassuring), and dreading getting on the scales. The University Club dessert and 208 Lamar scallops (yum!) are probably going to catch up with me : ) Only four more weeks until we get another ultrasound! Those of you who have taken the poll I posted clearly believe we're having a boy. I haven't checked the results in awhile, but last I did, it was something like 80% voting "boy". We'll see, Mary Carole is convinced we're having another girl. I have plenty of clothes if that's the case!

Little Gym

I don't know why some of these are so blurry. Maybe Adeline has gotten my camera again and put smudges all over the lens. Has certainly happened before. But, anyway, these are a few pictures from our trip to Little Gym with Casey, Bethany, and Harper on Saturday morning. Adeline didn't feel super (she caught another cold at Mother's Day Out, imagine that), so she wasn't in the best mood to begin with. Despite that, she was still game for the first 10 minutes or so....then they brought out the parachute (that's the big multi-colored piece of fabric she and Harper are sitting on). That was the end of the road for Adeline, it scared her to death. She wouldn't have anything to do with any activity after that. But it was still fun to see Harper! Harper had a fantastic time, but she was a little apprehensive about the parachute too!

I don't know if I've mentioned this yet, but we have out of town visitors this weekend! Our law school friends, Laura, Jenny, and Mary Carole are coming to see us! We've been trying to organize this forever, and finally decided on this weekend. We can't wait to see them. Only Mary Carole has met Adeline, and she was only a few weeks old then, so it will be fun to introduce her to Jenny and Laura. I know she'll love them as much as David and I do!

Cast your vote!

I added a little poll over to the side. (I hope it works like it's supposed to). So, let us know whether you think we should be buying (more) pink or blue! I have a little less than 6 weeks until we will find out....

Wondering what we've been up to?

Probably not really, but I'll tell you anyway : )

1. David had a birthday recently! I didn't get a chance to post about it, but Nana (my mom) watched Adeline for us last Saturday and we got to go out and have an "adult meal". That's always a good thing. I gave him tickets to the Cardinals/Redbirds game in Memphis, (at the end of March)...which means he'd better take me with him! (Just kidding, I'm probably not the most fun ballgame date, "How many people does this place hold?" "How many innings are there?" Those are the kind of Qs I ask).

2. Adeline had her 15 month check-up last Friday. She threw four kinds of fits. I had to literally pin her to the table, and she cried so hard she almost threw up twice. I was so embarrassed, but it did get worse. I asked good ole Doc if there was any way I could make that go more smoothly. His answer? "Well, yes, having a strong-willed child can be a gift from God, but....." On then to a 15 minute lecture on strong-willed children. I was MORTIFIED. I think it had something to do with us being the very last appointment of the day, and his patience wearing thin. I tried not to be too hard on Adeline, because, who LIKES getting shots? Anyway, her stats put her in the "tall and skinny" category, which is a change from the short, round stage we've been in for awhile : ) For the record, I liked the short, round stage.

Height: 31 3/4 inches - this puts her in the 90th percentile for height
Weight: a mere 21 lbs. - this puts her in the 25th percentile for weight

Random note: I met the sweetest mom in the waiting room (you know how you meet people and know you like them immediately?). She was there with her two-week-old...I had forgotten how tiny they could be...who hadn't stopped crying all day. I felt instant bonding when she said, "She's cried all day, and all I can do is cry with her." Boy, do I remember that feeling. Anyway, the baby's name was Layla (cute, huh?) and I think they figured out it was reflux.

3. As for the littlest Slocum, I think I can feel him/her moving already. I know with Adeline, I wasn't sure what I felt was a baby moving until around 20 or so weeks. I'm only 14 weeks now, but this time, I know a little more about what baby-moving feels like. Only two more appointments until we get another ultrasound! I'm really looking forward to that, not only to find out the sex, but to check and make sure the little one is developing okay.

4. We get to make our first trip to Little Gym next Saturday! Casey, Bethany and Harper invited us to Buddy Day! Adeline is quite the monkey, so this will probably be her kind of thing. I'll try and remember my camera so we can take pictures. We were excited to get to meet Bethany and Harper for lunch this week. We hardly ever get to do that, and we enjoyed every minute!

5. Shout out to my little brother! Justin completed his first half-marathon today! For those of you who are exercise-challenged, like myself, that's 13 MILES! He did it in a little over an hour! I can't imagine. I would take me an hour to run around the block. Who am I kidding? I can't run, make that WALK around the block. He informs me the Boston Marathon is on his to-do list. Go for it little brother. He gained instant notoriety during my law school days by coming to run in the Jean Jones Run/Walk for Cancer and taking first prize in his age group! He's my hero : )

Whew! Okay, that's a lot of info, likely more than you needed. I'm still waiting on some more of you to start blogs of your own! I need to know what's going on with all of you! I love checking Keesha's!

Teeth-brushing, cupcakes....just a bunch of stuff.

Lots of new pics, I'm overdue....again. Hope you're all having a great week.

One thing, because of an unfortunate credit card incident my mother had earlier in the week, I am now thinking about making our blog private (she's got me all worried about online security), so this would mean I would collect your email addresses, send you an email inviting you to be an "authorized viewer, and then I think you would have to use your email address to create a Google account. Which you would log into to view our site. So, leave me a comment (a) to let me know you visit us, so I can get your email address somehow (note: DON'T leave your email address in your comment, I'll get it another way) and (b) to let me know what you think about this. Love to all!