So Much to Say, So Little Time

Wow! So much has happened during the time in which our Dell computer failed us completely. We are still in the process of getting things back together but thankfully our internet is up and running. Sorry that it took so long.

Brian had a birthday on September 20th and he is now the big 29! Almost an old man!

Mary Kate had her first birthday party and I had wanted to write a long entry every day leading up to her birthday, but alas, the computer failed us. She was also sick with Strep Throat right before her party and was still not feeling well on the day of her party. I will show more pictures of that later.

On September 28th Brian and I had officially been a "couple" for 7 years.

September is a busy month for us!

Mary Kate has been such an amazing blessing to our lives. On September 26th, 2005 I went to the hospital to be induced. We were told to be there at 1:00 p.m. We waited until 3:00 before they even hooked me up to the pitocin drip. I watched on the monitor as my contractions started. I didn't feel anything and I stupidly thought to myself, "Maybe I won't feel any pain!" The doctor came in at 5:30 and broke my water and THEN I felt the contractions. I just kept setting goals for myself. I told myself that I could make it 30 more minutes, then fifteen, then ten, then- I want the epideral. I got the medicine at 10 and was ready to push at 1:30. Mary Katherine Bojo was born at 1:42 weighing 6 pounds and 1 ounce and was 19 and 1/2 inches long. She now weighs 20 pounds and is 30 inches long.

The first few days at home were rough. Mary Kate was jaundiced and we had to keep taking her back to the hospital to get her heel pricked. I couldn't watch. I had to wake her up every 2 hours to feed her. I was a nervous wreck, afraid that I was going to do something wrong. I read every book I could and all they did was make me more nervous because they all said something different. Looking back now, I wish I would have believed the people who said, "Take advantage of how little they are, they grow up so fast." They were right, they do grow up so fast.

I have learned many things from Mary Kate, so I will just list them.

1. It is okay to have red hair.
2. People say stupid things about red-heads but just smile at them and they will go away.
3. If you grunt loud enough, eventually someone will figure out what you want.
4. Wake up smiling and talking in the morning.
5. Fall asleep at night jabbering and talking about Aggie.
6. If you want to be held, follow someone around the house grabbing at their legs and they will eventually cave.
7. Having rolls and chubby cheeks can be cute.
8. If you don't know the name of something, call it "Aggie."
9. Always look up.
10. Smile and get excited about little things in life like bubbles, balloons, balls, babies, and lights.


Mary Kate Bojo we thank God for blessing our lives with you!

Defect Almost Cured

A few days, two telephone conversations with someone in Asia, and one new hard drive later, we are almost back up and running. I am continually amazed at how dependant we are upon this box that sits in our home office. Jenny will have some updates soon, as we approach this weekend and MK's FIRST birthday party! Big stuff.

Technical Difficulties

(brian writing) our home computer either died recently or is sleeping pretty soundly. We should have an IT guy out sometime soon to fix it - computer maintenance is such an arcane topic and it blows my mind how much we depend on them. Hopefully we won't lose too much data....gladly Jenny is very disciplined about backing up all of our pictures of MK and other important stuff. later...

Go Georgia Bulldogs!

Remembering 9/11

Five years ago today I was teaching my kindergarten kids when a co-worker came in and said "They have the World Trade center and the Pentagon. You need to pray." I didn't understand what she was talking about. Later, on the playground the teachers were all talking about the attacks. We couldn't turn on the t.v. because we couldn't expose our young children to the graphic images. Later, during lunch someone told me that they were evacuating the city of Atlanta and that's where Brian was. This was two months before we got married. I tried calling him on his cell phone, but I couldn't reach him. I knew that he had ridden MARTA and I was scared that he was stuck down town. Later, I found out that he was fine and that he had gotten on the last train out.

Five years later I am still awestruck when I see images of what happened. It is still hard for me to believe that it happened on American soil. I am so thankful to the soldiers who have fought and are fighting for our freedom. Freedom isn't free and I thank God that we have it.

Back from the Beach!

Well folks, we had a blast at the beach. Ernesto missed us and we had beautiful weather the entire time that we were there. We played on the beach. Spent time by the pool and ate whatever we wanted. Mary Kate had a blast despite the fact that she was cutting a MOLAR and came down with a cold. Several highlights for her were spending time with one set of grandparents and going to the Splash pad, which is a baby water park. Highlights for Brian and I were: doing nothing, reading and going on a date.



Mk loved the birds!




Our little sand-sampler!




Having fun at the splash-pad!