Man of the House

Kristi tagged me! Here is some general info about Chris- Husband, Dad, Consultant, Man of the house.

1. Who is your man? Christopher Alan Jackson

2. How long have you been together? 4 and a half years, married for 2 and a half.

3. How long dated? 2 years and three weeks before we married.

4. How old is your man? 26 on Saturday

5. Who eats more? Chris

6. Who said "I love you" first? Chris

7. Who is taller? Chris

8. Who sings better? We don't really sing around each other

9. Who is smarter? I don't think we've ventured to that topic...we're equally intelligent!

10. Whose temper is worse? Mine. Chris gets angry for one second and then starts laughing!

11. Who does the laundry? ME!

12. Who takes out the garbage? Chris when he's home (and when he remembers)

13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Chris, from the "in the bed" viewpoint. If you're looking at the bed, me.

14. Who pays the bills? Me! That started when we moved into the house.

15. Who is better with the computer? Chris

16. Who mows the lawn? Chris

18. Who drives when you are together? Chris, unless he's really tired.

19. Who pays when you go out? Whoever gets to their wallet first- usually Chris. It's all the same money, though.

20. Who is most stubborn? We're both horribly stubborn!

21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Whichever one of us is wrong in the situation.

22. Whose parents do you see the most? Mine- they live 15 minutes away.

23. Who kissed who first? He kissed me on the forehead.

24. Who asked who out? Neither one of us. He told me he thought we would "work well" together, and I said, "Me too." A few days later, he told me I was his girlfriend. There was no asking involved!

25. Who proposed? Chris did, and I had no clue what was going on until he got down on one knee!

26. Who is more sensitive? Me

27. Who has more friends? We have the same friends

28. Who has more siblings? We each have two

29. Who wears the pants in the family? I wear his pants :) We make decisions together, but I feel like I "check" with him more often about things. I'm a worrier.

Status Quo

A couple of movies can help illustrate the status quo around here.

Here's a little bit of the good, Abbey fidgeting quietly and generally being cute.





And here's a little bit of the...other. This is about 1 AM one morning, an hour into an epic screaming fit. We've still got a ways to go at this point as well. Even Scout was getting a bit uneasy. Turn your speakers up - loud - to get the full experience.

More pictures

And more pictures again! We've had an exciting week, so here are more pictures from the past few days. Enjoy!

Proof that she really does throw tantrums!!

Mommy's new haircut

Mommy loves Abbey

Mommy and baby

Sleeping like a frog

Abbey loves her Daddy

Grandpa and Granna came in town for Chris' birthday!

Granna and Abbey

Grandpa and Abbey

Abbey and "Aunt" Brit

We had a busy week starting Tuesday! First, the Cooleys came to visit, and they brought sweet Carson! Next time, we'll wake Abbey up so we can get some cute pictures of the baby cousins together! Wednesday, Abbey met the Liberty crew while Daddy changed a flat tire (thank you, Chris!). Thursday, Uncle Jason and Aunt Brittany came to visit, and later, Uncle Ron, Aunt Rue, and Uncle Penny came over. This kid has lots of relatives! Saturday, Grandpa and Granna J came in town to celebrate Chris' 26th birthday. He got lots of toys to do yard work with (yay!). Sunday, we went to Mimi and Pops' house to celebrate Chris again, and he got Halo 3.

It's going to be a pretty quiet week compared to last week! It's Chris' last week home before going back to work, so everyone pray that I'm a fit mother, and am capable of staying home alone with the baby! She can eat table food at 4 weeks, right? I may need Granna and Mimi to come over A LOT to visit!

Mimi and Pops' house!

Today was Abbey's first visit to Mimi and Pops' house, and she loved it! She slept most of the time, but we got her to pose for some pictures before we went shopping.

Sleeping on Mimi's lap

Abbey and Uncle Spencer

Abbey and Mimi

Tomorrow if it's not raining, we're going to the Arboretum with our Square One group to take pictures in the pumpkin patch. Tuesday's outing is to the Crybaby Matinee! Hopefully, we'll have some more good pictures to post soon!

New pictures!

Just pictures, no new news!

Abbey with her new blankie- Thank you Della and Dennis!

Mimi likes this one

Mommy finally put on some makeup!

Abbey loves her Boppy

Two weeks old and doing fine!

We've hit the two week mark, and practically without a hitch! Abbey has her two week checkup in about an hour, visitors are welcome and streaming in, and the cat is adjusting to the other small thing in the house that makes lots of noise. To those who have visited, called, prepared meals, and sent gifts- THANK YOU! The thank you cards are in progress, I promise, I just wanted to let you know now that your thoughts are appreciated, and your kindness has definitely not gone unnoticed!

We have, of course, been taking pictures of the baby nonstop, so here are a few new ones for your viewing pleasure.

Sleeping Abbey

In the tub

Abbey's first bath at home

Abbey and Uncle Matt

Abbey and Great Nana


Abbey and Mommy