Christmas 2008

well, since it's almost february, i thought i'd blog about christmas. seriously folks, the lack of personal internet time has been killing me. all whining aside, we did have a nice christmas. we made the grand tour again, with stops in lynchburg and k-town. instead of boring commentary, i'm going to offer up pictures. enjoy! the agnew men: uncle patrick, papaw, caleb, and tom checking out papaw's made-by-hand furniture. caleb and uncle patrick what could make a 2 year old little boy happier on christmas morning than his own 4-wheeler and a sassy bulldog?!? watch out!!!

caleb at 23 months

it's hard to believe, but caleb is right on the cusp of turning 2 years old. and in some ways, he already embodies toddlerhood and the "terrible two's." he has quite a temper at times (poor boy, he comes by it honest), loves to try to do things on his own such as use a spoon/fork, comb hair, put things away, etc., and mimic mommy and daddy's behavior. he is also communicating in two word phrases and has added some new words to his vocabulary. we are working on three word phrases (i.e., daddy go bye-bye), but he still relies on two words for now. he also is running, jumping, throwing, and climbing his way around the house. caleb still loves to read. he will sit with me for a good half-hour and we'll read all of his favorite books--"good night moon," "no, no, yes, yes," and "the little mouse, the red strawberry, and the big, hungry bear." he also likes to look at new books and points to everything wanting me to tell him the name of the person/object. we bought caleb the little people nativity scene for christmas and he has enjoyed playing with it all season. he likes to point to the wise men's gifts and say "baby jes" (translation: gifts are for baby jesus)...too cute. caleb is currently cutting his two year molars and it has started impacting his diet. for the past week he has lived on drinkable yogurt and chocolate milk. hopefully, the other 3 molars will break through the gums and he can get back to eating normally...and we can work on weaning caleb from his paci ("my"). my plan all along has been to have caleb leave his my in his bed during the day and just have it at nap/bedtime after his second birthday. but if he's still teething, the my will stay...i'm not supermom and i'm not fighting a battle i can't win. caleb also pee-pees in the potty every night before bathtime and occasionally during the day. again, i'm not looking to potty train him before april and the next baby, i'll fight that battle when i know i can win it. not only is caleb learning, i think mommy is too!

PBF staff dinner

this past thursday, the staff of Providence Baptist Fellowship got to enjoy dinner at maggiano's restaurant in nashville. one word could sum up the experience...YUM!!! not only were we able to enjoy tons of wonderful food, but we had a great evening of conversation and laughter. tom and i are so grateful to be able to serve alongside such a wonderful group of men and their wives. if i had to add a caption to this picture it would read, "we who are about to die, salute you" (reference: the movie gladiator). look carefully and you'll see joe holding a squid...tenacles and all. the calamari was the highlight of the evening for joe, john, and brian. seriously, the number of squid that those boys put away was nothing short of impressive. good work guys.

sbts graduation 2008

on friday, december 12th tom officially became a graduate of the southern baptist theological seminary in louisville, ky. the festivities kicked off with a reception at the president's, dr. mohler, house. i was totally jazzed for the reception, however, my excitement was short-lived. the only chance i had to "speak" with dr. mohler was a brief handshake in a receiving line...boo! on the plus side, we did get to ride in a phat party bus and tour dr. mohler's personal library. his personal collection of books is impressive. it contains approximately 55,000 volumes...and yes, they are catalogued according to a dewey decimal system...i asked. the convocation was wonderful. dr. mohler delivered a poignant message and challenge to the graduates. caleb even enjoyed himself...after a short half-hour nap, he enjoyed grandad, gran, and uncle patrick's laps for the remainder of the service...and plenty of cheesey crackers. after the ceremony, we had lunch at buckhead grill across the river in indiana. that restaurant was where tom and i had our first date and we always try to make a trip there when we're in louisville.

and we're having a...

since it's been approximately 3 weeks since we had our last ultrasound, i thought i'd finally post about it. in all seriousness, we have had an action-packed couple of weeks and i totally left the ultrasound cd at the ob's office...pregnancy brain strikes again! without further delay, i am very excited to announce that on april 25th we will welcome baby boy #2 into our family! we'll keep you posted on any possible names.

the countdown is on

just in case you didn't know, we go back to the ob/gyn on friday afternoon to find out the sex of baby agnew #2. let's just hope that he/she doesn't decide to be modest. it would kill me not to find out!!!!!!!! we also have another countdown under way. caleb's 2nd birthday is only 38 days away. honestly, wasn't he just born?!? in preparation, i have been trying to get him to answer the question, "how old are you?" his favorite response, "to bus." loosely translated, 2 buses. i guess when he hears me count (1 year, 2 years), he feels free to insert his own unit of measure. and since the kid is crazy about buses--which for him are school buses, covered trailers, ups trucks, etc.--it makes complete sense to him.

thanksgiving

this year for thanksgiving, we did the grand tour. lynchburg, va and k-town all in 1 week. despite the long hours in the car, we had a great time. caleb even decided to sleep his usual 1 1/2-2 hours each day for his nap...that's a first for us when traveling :) we also celebrated tom's 33rd birthday this past saturday. and while i don't have the pics yet to prove it (my camera batteries were dead), his new sperry's look great. i'll make a mental note to post the pics as soon as my mom gets them to me because you've got to see caleb's "gobble, gobble" dance. too cute...the pics don't do it justice.