The Leggett Family: September 2009

Living in Georgia my whole life has been pretty uneventful when it comes to natural disasters. We don't get much snow, we don't have earthquakes and we most certainly don't have torrential rains.....until now. After a pretty wet month we found ourselves praying for the rain to stop, which is a huge deal when you live in a state that is constantly in a draught. It seems that our prayers wouldn't be answered until we had one good day of what can only be described as hellacious rain!!! It started late Sunday night and wouldn't stop POURING until Monday night. Thank God, we put a pipe under our yard several years ago that diverted our rain to the side of our house or else we would've been camping out on our roof!!! Unfortunately, Paulding county was hit very hard and several people's houses were completely under water and ruined. We are considering ourselves very lucky and hoping that the rain will hold off so that our county and the others affected can be repaired!! To document the occasion I took some pictures of the river rapids that came our way :)

A lot has happened since my last update, which is not surprising being that it was almost 2 months ago :) I want to start off by telling you about Jax's new school!!!! He started 4 year old Pre-K this year, which means he basically has the same schedule as a kindergartner, but instead of going to an elementary school he goes to a daycare facility. We are working very hard to get him there on time everyday and he is working very hard on being content to stay there until 2:30!!!! At first he was a little irritated that I wasn't coming to get him everyday after lunch, but once he did it for about a week he was over it! As you all know Jax is a bit outgoing, so finding new friends and sucking up to the teachers was not a problem. He tells me about his new "guy" friends, as he now calls them, and he even found himself a new girlfriend!!! I was worried when the school year started and he didn't like any of the girls in his class, but low and behold little Miss Carly came along a week later :) All relationships aside, Jax is doing great and learning so much everyday. He is using words like "completely" and "definitely" and he can write all his letters, upper and lowercase, and his numbers!!! I can't believe how big he's getting and I am amazed by him daily.

Speaking of new school, Cash man started preschool this year too!!! He's not going all day everyday like Jax, but he's going to a 3 hour class Monday and Wednesdays without me!!! I tend to produce children that have very few issues with new people, so Cash jumped right in head first with no problem. He has been busy making his teachers fall in love with him and hitting all of his friends, in a very loving non-violent way of course. He continues to expand his vocabulary daily and even throws in a few short sentences every now and then. He is such a content, laid-back child and we're glad to foster that behavior after having Jax who is....not.

I guess now, after hearing about the kids, you might like to know what the adults are up to! If not, you are allowed to skip this paragraph and head straight for the pictures :) September was a big month for Corey, because he turned the big 3-0!! Since his wife is a bit whale-like right now, he was forced to take a trip to Destin without her :) He had his first (and last!) ever all guys golfing marathon at the beach for the weekend. I'm pretty sure Destin was left restocking the bar when they left, but I know he had a blast and hit a milestone with a bang!! We were glad to have him home safe, especially since I was about to go crazy with 2.5 kids and a flooded yard!!!

As for the pregnant lady, I'm doing just fine. It is official that every pregnancy drags on longer and becomes more uncomfortable, but I just keep reminding myself that it will be over soon. Baby Leggett is growing well, and without cysts!!! Our perinatologist informed us that he is perfectly healthy and measuring almost 10 days ahead!! I'm trying not to get my hopes up for an October baby, but lets face it I already have :) I go back to the doctor next week and every week after that until deliver, so I will be sure to update on any progress as soon as I can. And now, please enjoy pictures from the last month!!!!