name sake..

this is a picture of my great grandfather and great grandmother. samuel dock and arabelle. i hope to find a better picture of her soon. this is who my sweet little girl is going to be named after.

very appropriate...

this new experience of buying girl clothes and things could get dangerous. the youngest girl on my side is around 15 years old and on erics side is 13. so it has been awhile since we have gotten to buy cute girl things. this are two gifts i received tonight from my aunt gaye. i will have to say that these gifts are very appropriate since there has been boys only for awhile. also, gaye and mom have been calling her princess since they found out it was a girl. i dont think i could have gotten two more perfect gifts. thanks again.

this is all new and i cant wait to see this next chapter of my life. it will be
very interesting to see how AraBelle fits in with all these boys. she is gonna be rotten.

have a peaceful night and thank you all for the prayers.

long..and much needed

it has been a few days since i have actually updated my blog. last week was a very rough week for me. i had nightmare after nightmare and thoughts i could not get out of my head. i don't know if it was because i was anxious of my doctors appointment that was coming up or what but anyways .. alot has happened since then.

just some fun times with Garrett. he is always up for taking pics.
this is at the creek we went to last sunday. just needed to get away. we had a great time. the boys loved it until noah found a leech on his shorts. then his disrobed and walked around the rest of the time with a towel.
having fun with his clothes on. (before leech)
Garrett and I at the creek.
just chilling outside watching the boys chopped down our trees. he wanted me to take some pics of him and this is what i get. look at that nose. :)
this is garrett and his friend next door showing off their caterpillar. how cute.

mom is actually modeling sun glasses that my dad bought. yes, i said dad. he was checking out at walmart and realized he needed some. so this is what he ends up with. of course she took them back and bought him a more manly pair.
this is the bypass dog. he is always on the corner at the bypass in town. such a cute dog. we try to take him some food once in awhile. the other day when we passed they set out a dog trap trying to catch him so the kids were upset because we didnt see him for a couple of days. but he is back. we got to see him yesterday when we voted.

monday was my 29th birthday. this is what i woke up to. confetti, balloons and candy on the front porch. such a nice surprise. until the rain started and the stars stuck to everyone. but the boys swept them up no problem.

here is my cake garrett picked out for me. we had the family over and one of my friends and her kids over for a little bbq. it was nice besides the fact that i knew i was going to the doctor the next day and i think my nerves set in. so after a few tears i enjoyed some good food and cake. (bella is sitting in my lap because she is trying to get the icing)

and then the biggest news of all....i had to be at the doctor at 8 a.m. for my 21 week checkup and possibly a sonogram telling us the sex. i woke up at 3 am and could not go back to sleep so i worked for a few hours then went to bed around five. finally i get up and get ready. noah went with me because he was alittle worried about the way i was feeling. the drive there is only about 7 minutes but it seemed like forever for us to get there. i was so nervous..my blood pressure was good but my pulse was around 120. :) i explained i was alittle nervous. after that i have a seat back in the lobby just for them to call my name about 5 minutes later. there she was the sonogram tech. here we go. as i was going all the nurses were like what to you want it to be. i told them anything but a dog. they laughed and said that i didnt have to worry. (by the way i did dream i had a dog. very real. everyone was there and dr daniels laid her on my chest and she was a black and white mut. not even a cute dog. i told them to get her to the kennel cause i didnt want her. eric kept saying everything will be ok .. they named her pony tail. so as you can see it has been a joke now) anyways while i am laying there and she is taking all the measurement i am trying to keep my cool. she cuts the screen on and starts to show me the head, arm, back, legs, feet and then she types in i'm a girl. a tears rolls down my cheek but i was so excited i just shook. after that dr. daniels explained to me that everything was ok, all test results were negative and to be thinking about my labor options. so what a great doctors appointment. now..planning time. i did not want to come home and tell everyone we were having a girl. instead i sent out an update telling everyone everything was ok and that we were adding another little boy to our group. all the emails and phone calls came in. oh we are so excited, another little boy will just fit in fine. mom tried to convince me that Cason was a great name and we would love him no matter what. i would have been fine with a boy but having a girl is just something we needed to experience. and i am glad it is that time. anyways. i let everyone tell people it was a boy and spread the word and then i sent another email out. first of all .. i asked for forgiveness. :) and then proceeded to tell everyone that we were actually having a little girl. and that he said she already weighed a pound and looked great. oh...then the phone calls and emails came in. tears, tears and more tears. telling me i was a mean person. not mean..how fun is it to say hey we are having a girl. nope...had to put a spin on it. everyone is joyed but didnt like the way i did it. i loved it and will never forget it.

this is me in the middle of it all. do i look evil? nope just happy.

this is AraBelles first picture. isnt she a cutie.

well, since it was a girl i told mom i was heading to target to by AraBelle an outfit since we actually know it is a girl. this is what we made it home with. a little outfit that says apple of my eye, a daddy rock onesis, two little sleepers from grammy and a baby doll from grammy. (these were the first things that we actually bought for miss AraBelle) it was fun. cant wait to shop some more for her. pink ...wow never thought i would see those day.

i guess that will be all for now. just keep me, my family, and little AraBelle in your prayers. (sorry is this is kinda mixed up and long. needed to update alot so it probably does not make much sense)

the cobbs....

al, vicki, gidget, toby, ming, precilla, hulk, casey


chris and lilly

sheila (with dreads and knife in hand) and logan


shane, tammy, brady, lucas, gizmo and purdy girl


eric, casey, noah, garrett, teek, titan and olivia


micah, katie, dixie and chester


marc, bethany, shooter and chloe


...i had fun with this. just thought you all might enjoy it. have a good weekend. we have soccer practice at 9 in the morning. yeah for traveling soccer. :)

a simple request....

i am simply asking that you all join me as i continue to ask God for the peace i need with this pregnancy. i am having a really hard time through this pregnancy. everytime i feel like i get over a hurdle it seems as if another one is there. i did not feel this way with the other two and i know it has alot to do with my previous miscarriage. i just wish one day would go by without me feeling this way. so please when you think about it add me to your prayers and especially ask him to help me accept his peace. thank you.

also, please pray for bethanys sister-in-law, jennifer. she is in the hospital now about to have a precious baby boy. pray that she has a safe and quick delivery and recovery is fast.

not sure of all the details on this one but i saw her status on facebook saying her dad had been admitted and she was heading to the hospital to see him. pray for the borden family...like i said not sure of what it is but i am sure a few extra prayers will not harm them.

Matthew 5:9 ...blessed are the peacemarkers: for they shall be called the children of God.

urggggg.........

oxford water works, cableone internet and wal-mart. reasons for my stress last night and today. i purchased a baby bed from walmart.com, so when i found the other i called them and asked if it was ok if i return to the store. she said that would be fine. ok..i take it to the store and they tell me that cant return it. they have made me mad now. still standing in line, with others behind me i proceed to call walmart and tell them my situation. she tells me they have to return and i give the phone the the lovely csm rep. they returned my money and i walked away. angry. i hate dealing with walmart but enjoy shopping there. now..my internet will stay on for about 5 mintues, just long enough for me to get something uploaded then once i am ready to file it is off again. so needless to say, yesterday was not as productive as i wanted it to be. and last but certianly not less.. oxford water. every since we have had our water transferred to our new house they have not been able to post a payment correctly. how hard is it. i mean the account number is correct and all information has been updated. so once a month they get a call asking where the money is. so then i get to call back have them fax me a copy of my online bill payment. then i have to call and tell them which account it has been posted to. lovely, right? sad thing is. it is the same amount and the same check everytime. this time i will keep the check. i really dont need this stress right now. get it together people.

on to the happier side of me...this week (besides monday) has been pretty relaxed. just cleaning and putting things to place in the house. getting the boys all prepared for homeschool and making lesson plans. this year seems to be more exciting. i may be fooling my self but right now we are looking on the positive side. i am trying to keep things busy (not to busy) and wait this pregnancy out. i can't wait till soccer. it always seems to make things go by much faster. this year we will be traveling so hopefully it will keep me occupied.
speaking of that...i will be 20 weeks on tuesday... half way there. 11 days from now i should know if we are having a little lad or lassie. i have determined that either way i am good. i just pray for a healthy one. just like my headline says..."my jesus knows just what i need." and i truly believe it.

here are a few pictures from this week. i love my family.
sweet face...ha
mean face..
sad face...these are odd pics of him. his nose is huge.
sweet gidget got into garretts dip.
a few pics from moms birthday..by garrett. his feet and lens cap.
napkins.
tabel. click on picture and check out vic's face. great.
me and my sweet mother on her birthday.
ok that is all for now. hope you all have a wonderful weekend. and gaye, you know that headache you got yesterday from walmart because of all those children.....i think that may be why i have a headache everyday. i live with them.

for my mom...

this blog is dedicated to my wonderful mother. first, of all just wanted to wish you a happy birthday. hope it is wonderful. i just want to take a few minutes to take you for being the mom you are and the friend you have become. you are truly my best friend. i use to mind people telling me i was just like my mom but now i take it as a compliment. you are a strong women and been through alot. no matter what ... you overcome it and become a stronger women everyday. remember, those times when you feel used and unappreciated..that there will be a bigger prize for you in the end. once again i just want to thank you for everything..if it was not for you i wouldn't be me.

• i want to thank you for giving me the fear that every time a child nears the water i have a certain "sigh, or whatever you call it" and scream "watch that baby."
• i want to thank you for giving me the ability to know at least one line from every song known to mankind.
• i want to thank you for making me afraid of cars backing out.
• i want to thank you for endless stories of how my mother fell into a well and you caught me and promised to take care of me.
• i want to thank you for making me paranoid about all the little creaks in the house.
• i want to thank you for being mean to me when i mad fun of your singing..because it is happening to me now. and i don't even sing as bad as you.
• i want to thank you for showing the importance of family and that a load of dishes or laundry can wait.
• i want to thank you for making me a suspicious women that i am today. i am always trying to figure out if someone else has a second "lifestyle."
• i want to thank you for the constant "nagging." even if it hacks me off at times, i really do appreciate it and do take it into consideration at other times.
• i want to thank you for putting the fear in me ...that every time i pull out in front of a car that my car could stall at anytime and that could be bad.
• i will go ahead and thank you for making me a "Internet" doctor. because i am sure with a few more years of age and when the littlest things go wrong, i will be on the internet diagnosing myself with a "disease."...i know one of my other sisters has this already so i know it is coming.
• i want to thank you for teaching me that if you drive around the parking lot a few times you are sure to find a front parking space.
• also, another i would like to thank you for ahead of time ...are all the unfinished conversations i am gonna have because i have the 'sd phillips' problem. where you get stuck on a sentence so then you just change the subject. thanks.

i really do appreciate everything about you. those things are just funny and when i do them i always think about you. you said that would happen. i love you mom and thanks for being the best friend i could ask for.

a much wanted farewell....

as you all know that i was pretty "ticked" about the dog eric brought home. well, my sweet sister tammy and her husband wanted it. thank goodness. she is already being treated like a princess. they took her to pet smart and bought her all kind of goodies. then to the vet to get a check up. so needless to say she is in good hands. i really hated to send her to the pound but that was getting closer everyday. not that i didnt like her. but pregnancy, 4 boys, 2 dogs and a cat is too much on me some days and another one was not what i needed. so i have warned eric not to bring home another living things unless it is a child that someone has stranded (which happens often :) ) i think he realizes how upset i was at this surprise. he knows my love language scored zero on gifts. ha ha...
anyways...homeschool starts soon and noah is so thrilled about it this year which makes me very happy. i love the routine we get in during the year. everything just seems to flow. we are going to try things a little different this year so i will have to let you all know how that turns out. i am not going to make them get up at a certain time. that way if we have a late night then they can sleep in. but if they forget to set alarms and dont wake up until 10 then that is a longer day for them. i think this will help with responsibility. and we have a certain 16 year old who has a hard time with this.
ok so i guess i need to go finish up my work. we have some running around to do today. oh yeah .... noah and eric are going to the journey concert tomorrow. how fun.

friday, saturday, sunday, monday...busy but fun

friday..got to go shopping for the "boss". kinda fun when you have orders to spend 2000 dollars on office supplies. i like shopping with someone else's money. noah and i headed out early and hit all the area office max. we had fun. he enjoyed seeing how much we could get for the amount we had.

saturday...everyone was sleeping in but i couldn't sleep any longer. 8 o'clock is early for a saturday so i decided to go to some yard sales. i only took 25 dollars so that i would spend no more than that. my first stop i found an adorable bassinet. it was priced at 35 so i walked away. right before i left i asked what is the lowest you will take. so i walked away with a 20 dollar bassinet. i absolutely love it. here it is.

so now i was torn do i go to another with just 5 dollars left. i decided to since i was the only one awake and nothing else to do. i head to a street with 5 yard sales together. first three...nothing. about to leave i saw a baby gate that i could possibly use so i went over there. as i was walking up i saw a baby bed. i walked over and asked the price and he said it is a DOLLAR. the trick is no screws. so i purchased it. then went to lowes and bought 7 dollars worth of screws and here ya go. my 8 dollar baby bed.
i also purchased garrett this for 50 cents.
and this for 50 cents.
so my yard sale experience was rather great this time. i was so excited and honestly shocked at my deals. :)

noah having some fun with garretts costumes. i think this is one of the funniest pictures i have taken so i am sharing with you.
friday night...now we are busy decorating erics cookie for his birthday. batman was garretts idea.

after church sunday we head to cave spring, ga to meet up with my parents and eric parents for lunch at the cave spring diner. garrett was super excited about the gift he picked out for his daddy. he said daddy needs a new cup cause he drinks all the time.
then it was time for some fun in the creek. it was very nice under the big trees with a nice breeze blowing most of the day.
monday...kids wanted to do something fun with eric since he was off. so we take them to mcwane center. this is one of my favorites from the trip. my 3 boys.
after a long day there we head home but try to get a family pic first. not easy.
hope you all have a good week.