One Month!!

Carley is now a month old. She is getting so big, so fast. Her little legs are really filling out. She is a very good baby, she sleeps really well(thank goodness) :):) Tegan is really loving her, and wants to hold her a lot. This month has gone by really really fast, we've really enjoyed ourselves in Atlanta so far and look forward to being here for a long time. Tegan and Carley keep us on our feet constantly....there's never a dull moment in our house. Tegan's "2's" are really coming out now, but we get through each day---some days easier than others. She is a very sweet big sister and can be a lot of help most of the time. Parenting to 1 is a lot different than parenting to 2, but we wouldn't change it for the world. It is a wonderful blessing to know our Heavenly Father trusts us to be parents, and we are so very grateful that He has given us two healthy beautiful girls to love and teach and be an example to.

Carley Jordan Hood

She's FINALLY here!!! Carley Jordan Hood arrived on 9/25/08 at 3:23 p.m. She weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz and is 20 inches long. She is such a pleasant baby and we are so grateful to have her here!! Tegan loves her and wants to hold her all the time, but doesn't want to give her kisses or anything else.

WE'RE HERE!!!

We are finally moved to Atlanta. We've been here for over a week, but we are finally in our new apartment. We are really excited. We love it so far. We stayed at Morgan's parent's for the first week, which was nice to have that help with Tegan, as Morgan is getting so far along in her pregnancy. Terrel is loving his job as an Outside Sales Rep. He has to get up really early to get to work by 7:30, but it is all worth it. Morgan is stil pregnant....almost 38 weeks.....we hope this baby comes SOON!!! She was able to find a good doctor up here and we are really excited for this new little one to come. Tegan's world has been totally rocked. Her Nana(Morgan's mom) was in JAX for our last week there helping pack up things, etc. Then we all left the same day which was Thursday, Sept 11.. and Terrel, Morgan, & Tegan went to Waycross, GA--where Terrel's fam lives--- and we spent the day there, then left Friday the 12th and came up to Atlanta to stay with Morgan's parents.....Tegan has had lots of granparent loving for the past several weeks, which we wouldn't change for anything. We stayed at Morgan's parents for a week, and then Fri. and Sat. Sept 19 & 20 we moved into our new apartment, which for now is across from where Morgan's parents live(they are in temporary corporate housing---until they find a house to buy). I think poor little Tegan is so confused of where to sleep, who's car to ride in, etc. etc. We've had soo much going on, we are all exhausted, so we're happy to start getting settled in. Just as soon as we get settled, her little world will be rocked again by a new baby. We know she'll be fine, but we just feel bad for her having soo much going on in her little life at such a hard age(2). We miss our friends in Jacksonville, and we hope we can keep in touch with all of you!!! If you want our new address just leave me a comment or email me at morgan_hood@yahoo.com

5 YEARS!!!

WOW!! SEPTEMBER 6, 2008 WAS A MILESTONE IN OUR MARRIAGE...WE CELEBRATED OUR 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. IT HAS GONE BY SO FAST. WE WERE ABLE TO GO BACK DOWN TO ORLANDO AND STAY IN THE SAME PLACE WE STAYED IN WHEN WE WENT DOWN FOR OUR HONEYMOON. IT WAS SO NICE TO GO BACK TO A PLACE WHERE WE BEGAN OUR LIVES TOGETHER. WE STARTED THE DAY OUT BY GOING TO THE ORLANDO TEMPLE. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AS IT ALWAYS IS. WE THEN WENT TO OUR HOTEL AND RELAXED AND THEN WENT SWIMMING, AND TERREL TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY CHESS ON THE LIFESIZE CHESS BOARD OUT BY THE POOL. WE WANTED TO GO TO DINNER SOMEWHERE WE HAD NEVER EATEN AT..... WE FOUND 3 PLACES TO CHOOSE FROM..... BUT AS WE SEARCHED FOR THEM ON OUR GPS, IT DID NOT GET US ANYWHERE.....SO WE HAD AN ADVENTURE SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO EAT, AND AFTER ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES OF DRIVING AROUND, WE ENDED UP EATING AT OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE WHICH WE BOTH LOVE, BUT IT WASN'T SOMEPLACE NEW, OH WELL.....IT WAS STILL DELICIOUS!!!! WE THEN WENT BACK TO OUR HOTEL AND CALLED IT A NIGHT, WE WERE SO TIRED FROM TRAVELING AND SWIMMING. WE WERE ABLE TO SLEEP IN UNTIL 9 SUNDAY MORNING, WHICH WE HAVEN'T DONE IN FOREVER, SINCE WE HAVE A LITTLE ONE....BUT THANK YOU TO MORGAN'S MOM FOR COMING TO KEEP TEGAN FOR US TO GO DOWN TO ORLANDO, TO ENJOY SOME TIME TOGETHER AS A COUPLE, WE WERE ABLE TO DO SO. WE GOT UP SUNDAY MORNING AND WENT FOR A WALK AROUND THE POOL AREA AND TOOK SOME PICTURES THEN HEADED HOME. WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME TOGETHER REMINISCING ON OUR 5 YEARS TOGETHER. WE LOVED HAVING SOME QUIET TIME, ESPECIALLY BEFORE OUR 2ND LITTLE ONE COMES ALONG. IT WAS NICE TO GET AWAY FOR A NIGHT, BUT IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO COME HOME TOO!!!!

GOING PRIVATE!!

HEY GUYS...JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I AM CHANGING OUR BLOG TO PRIVATE. PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN ADD IT TO MY LIST FOR YOU TO VIEW OUR BLOG. THANKS

BRAVES!!

When we were in Atlanta a few weeks ago for Terrel's job interview, we decided to go to a Braves game, eventhough they really stink this year. We had a good time although it was extremely hot!!!! They did win, so it was totally worth our money and time.

NEW MOVE DATE!!!

Well, we thought we were leaving Oct. 1, but that has now been changed to Sept 11, 12, 13 ish any of those days. Reason being, Morgan's due date is Oct 8 and we didn't want to wait so late that she went into labor while we were trying to move. So we are going to go ahead and get to Atlanta before the baby comes. Again, we will miss you all in Jacksonville and will keep in touch through email, phone, blog, etc. IF ANYONE HAS BOXES LET US KNOW!!!!! THANKS