Take me out to the ballgame...

I have been a Braves fan since I was a little girl and would go to the stadium with my family to watch the games and cheer them on. Baseball is definitely my favorite sport to go and watch live with the all american atmosphere: peanut shells, coke, and screaming fans. So of course I was excited when Jared said that he got tickets for the playoff game last night.

We had so much fun doing the tomahawk chop and getting caught up in the atmosphere as the Braves went up and down on the scoreboard. I couldn't help but notice all of the little kids that were there rooting for their home team as I had at that age and thinking about Jared and I taking the boys to watch them in a few years too...although I'm sure a few of them fell asleep on their Daddy's shoulders at the end of such a late night game (I know I could've if someone was holding me!) Unfortunately, the Braves lost and are their season is now over but for the few hours that it lasted it was a great time and such fun memories!!

My Buddy

The boys have been noticing one another for a while now, but lately they have become chatty Cathy's and talk to each other all the time! I finally was able to capture a picture of their sweet little moment.

Eczema

The boys have had a mild rash for the past few months, and of course as a paranoid first time Mom I took them to the doctor when it first began only to pretty much be dismissed and told not to worry about it. Well, the rash was still pretty visible at their 6 month check up a few weeks ago, so once again I brought it up as a concern. This time I was told that they had a mild form of eczema and once again to not worry too much about it since it is pretty common. If you don't know what eczema is, it is basically very dry skin that is itchy, and once the skin becomes irritated a rash appears. Okay, so a lot worse things could obviously be going on but it still always kinda bothered me.

Well, yesterday morning when I was getting Coleman up from his crib I noticed that his poor little neck looked pretty raw and that the rash was really flared up. It had really begun Sunday late afternoon but it was definitely much worse Monday morning. So of course we were off to the doctor to see what we could do about it and what was causing it since Carter's rash (eczema) seems to barely be visible lately.

The doctor told us what I had read about in so many articles online and in my books, that it is still uncertain what causes eczema and could be a number of things that cause a flare up of the rash. One of which is a milk or food allergy, harsh chemicals in detergents, change in cooler temperatures (ie~ dry air), etc.

So in addition to some creams, detergent, zyrtec, and a cool humidifier we have changed his formula over to soy formula to see if that helps also. Once his rash clears up we can begin eliminating these things and see what the main cause is, or if we need to go to an allergist for further examination. The good thing about all of this though is that Coleman seems completely unphased by it all...still the same smiley cutie pie with lots of laughs and energy as he always is just with a few bumps. And I have also found out that a LOT of my friends with babies or young children have experienced the same thing and their kiddos grew out of it or they were able to find the underlying cause pretty easily...fingers crossed it's just as easy for us! In the meantime, I'll make sure to give him a few extra kisses and snuggles (Mommy's medicine) :o)

Lovin' the Fall

My favorite season of all is definitely summer, but I have to admit that the Fall is starting to grow on me! I LOVE watching football (especially college) and taking the boys for walks and not sweating up a storm.

This morning we decided to enjoy a little bit of the Fall weather with a family walk at a local park. We had a great time and the boys really enjoyed watching the runners and other families walking.

My Sweet Boys

I just realized that I haven't posted anything this week! We have had a great week and the boys and I have had a lot of fun and enjoyed the Fall weather. We've attended our music class, gone shopping for some Fall/Winter clothes, taken LOTS of walks in the neighborhood and with our twin friends, Trenton and Connor. Here are some pictures of my two sweet boys enjoying the weather!

Gran and Papaw

We made a quick trip to the lake on Friday night to see Jared's grandparents (the boys great grandparents), Gran and Papaw. The boys decided to wake up early on Saturday morning (I guess they're like their mom when it comes to not sleeping in their normal bed!), so it through us off schedule for the day but it was a great visit and we were glad to be able to spend some time with them. Here are just a few pictures that I took during our visit.

TGIF!

Happy Friday!!

We are heading to my all time favorite dinner (mexican, of course!) to celebrate with my three favorite men :o) Jared had a successful visit with his new oncologist here in Atlanta, and we are celebrating the boys for being rockstars on their schedules. Then it is off to the lake for a quick visit with Jared's family. Busy weekend, but I am sure it will be a fun one! Hope yours is also!

My schedule rockin'~sleeping through the night~little allstars! Such big boys!