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Pajama weekend

It's 4:00 in the afternoon and I am still in my jammies. As a matter of fact, so is the rest of the family. I am just wanting to stay in all day, all weekend at that. We've got rain, cool temps and I have a horrible toothache that I am waiting out until Monday to get fixed. I would prefer to give birth over having a toothache, seriously. Even though I hate big busy cities, I do love the fact that doctors and dental offices are open 7 days a week. I guess that is the downfall of living in a smaller city. My dentist was closed on Friday! I am suffering but hanging in there. I hope to be back in action this upcoming week. What are you up to this weekend??

Giveaway Winner

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Vent Day Wednesday

Welcome to this week's edition of Vent Day Wednesday. We hope you enjoy the video and make sure to hit us up in the comments with your vents.

Much better night

I think Dwayne might be on to something or it is just a fluke. He came up with an idea to get William to sleep better at night. Here's the plan:

turn of the television
bathe and feed William and then put him on the floor to exercise (wear himself out)
Light candles (out of reach of course)
when he shows signs of being ready to sleep then down he goes.

Outcome: We had to make sure he was okay this morning since he did not want to wake up! 8 am is a good wake-up time if you ask me! Dwayne has one or two good ideas every so often ;)

He is something else

William has acquired a new habit. He wakes up at 2 am every night now for about a week acting as if he never gets fed. He gives the 'hungry cry' and does not seem to stop until he gets a bottle. He is about to turn a year old and we will not be doing the bottle much longer so I am not sure what will happen. Dwayne and I realized that having a boy is way different after having 2 girls. William really thinks he can try to run things. Disciplinary action had been taken already so he knows who's boss around here. I guess we have to exercise patience a bit more with this one.

William is lucky he is so adorable. Whatever he is going through, I am hoping it will soon pass.

Has anyone had this happen with their little one before where they go from sleeping through the night and then the opposite, waking up in the middle of the night to eat? What advice can you give us?

Here are some of my favorite things about living in the friendly state of South Carolina:

I love the wardrobe. Jeans, flip-flops and a Carolina Girl t-shirt.
Mom & Pop shops. They make you feel like you are family and that you are the only customer in the store.
Our every day greeting "Hey Y'all!"
You can have grits for dinner.
Sweet tea, as Paula Deen calls it "House wine of the South"
I love the fact that you can actually get to the country in less than 10 minutes. Seeing the farms, horses, cows and country living is so beautiful. Feels like a getaway.
Southern Hospitality and charm.
The fact that there is an actual senior citizen to greet you when you walk into Wal-Mart. Then as you leave they say in a Southern accent "Thanks for shopping at Wal-Mart, Y'all come back".
Most people hold the door open for you and allow you to cross through the parking lot.
I just could not imaging living anyplace else :)