Friday, September 26, 2008

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Whew!! We are so busy!!


Alright - I know, I know - it has been awhile, but you just don't understand how busy Mom and I are!?!?! Everyday I get up around 5:30 - now, I need something to eat as soon as I wake up. I am really trying to grow big before Daddy gets home so we can play guy stuff!! Then after I eat, I have to get ready for school - and of course, Mom has to make sure that I am the cutest and best dressed kid in the class. I am not sure why - she knows that I am probably going to barf all over myself or get carrots, squash and green beans on everything - even in my hair, ears and nose!! She says "yuck" all of the time and I think that is so funny!! I play with my friends and teachers at my school while Mom is teaching 8th graders at her school Sometimes I take a nap, but mostly now that I can sit up - I am having so much fun with my friends. They don't seem to like it when I try and grab them and pull them around, tho. I don't understand - Zack let's me do that at home. After Mom is done at her school, she races over to my school and takes me home. We have so much fun playing in our house in the afternoon. I laugh all of the time and talk even more. I just wish that everyone could tell what I am saying. I guess it's ok - because they talk right back to me anyway!! Mom keeps feeding me, and I keep eating. I am a growing boy!! I love to watch TV. I keep hearing - "You are so much like your Daddy!" I think he likes TV, too. I even have special tv channels that Mom says are just for me. I like to play with the remote and Mom''s cellphone. I almost got in trouble for that, so last week, Mom got me my own cellphone from Babies R Us. I know that it doesn't really work and that it's just a toy. Doesn't Mom know how smart I am?? I think one of my favorite times is bath time. I love to play in the water!! After that, I can hardly keep my eyes open. I am in my bed and sleeping before it gets dark outside. Life is great in my world!!

Oh - I am going to have a baby girl cousin!! YEA!!! Aunt Erika and Uncle Brian are having a baby girl and she is going to try and be here for my 1st birthday. This is going to be the best birthday present!!
Mom keeps telling me everyday that Daddy is going to be home very, very soon. This is going to be so great - I am going to have someone else to play with at home. I bet that I get to start riding in that truck that's in the driveway. Hmmm - does Daddy have a DVD player in the truck? Do I still have to sit facing the wrong way??? What kind of music does Daddy play in the truck? I can't wait - not sure how long I have to wait, but I just don't think it's very much longer.

Here is an awesome GameDay picture of my dad and one of his friends right by his Osprey Airplane!!! Gooooo Gamecocks!!
Ohhhh - and I know it says on the sidebar that I am 5 months old -well, I am already over 8 months old!! Collin R. Wicker!!!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

FINALLY!!

I know - I know...it has been so long since I have left a post on my blog. We have just been so busy since the end of July. Mom and Aunt Kelly loaded the car with all of my stuff, then they loaded Zack into the car, then they loaded me back into the car and we all started driving on the boring interstate again!! This time we were heading north instead of south, tho. After just a few hours we stopped in an awesome little place called Amelia Island. I loved it there!! We got to stay with two great people - Pat and Robert. They knew my Mom and Aunt Kelly when they were babies. They just kept laughing and telling the craziest stories about when they were little girls. Miss Pat is the best cook - BUT, of course Mom still wouldn't let anyone feed me real food. BUT - Miss Pat was a great holder, hugger and rocker, too. We had to leave all of the fun there and get on the road again heading north. After a long, long time we were back in SC at Aunt Erika's house. That was another fun, fun night. Then after playing with everyone they put me back in that car again - this time we were off to MeMe's for one night. After getting the best barbecue in the world - of course I didn't get any of that either - we were back in that car AGAIN!! Zack and I were very, very tired of the whole car ride by then. What I just don't understand is why Mom and Kelly get to sit in the front seat or beside me facing the right way - and I have to be strapped so tight I can hardly move - and I don't even face the front so that I can talk to everybody. And then, Daddy made sure that our new car had a DVD player in it - well, how can I watch the movie if I am facing the wrong way. I just can't figure this out yet!! So soon we were right back where we started - Jacksonville, NC. I guess that I am really getting to be a big boy now because I am sleeping in my own bedroom ! All of this time I had been sleeping in a little bed in Mom and Daddy's room - now I am upstairs in what Mom calls the "big boy bed". Now before when Mom went to teach school there was always someone in the family staying home and playing with me. Well, life has changed. Not only am I in the "big boy bed", now I going to a great school everyday while Mom is teaching. I have friends to play with and so many toys. There are two nice ladies that play with me, take care of me, feed me and even rock me to sleep. One weekend right after school started Mom and I went on another road trip. This time NaNa was teaching teachers in Summerville. We got to stay in a hotel and play with her after work. Then PaPa, KaKa and Kelly came to Summerville. PaPa was driving a big, big orange and white truck full of everything that Aunt Kelly had for school. Everyone helped move Aunt Kelly into her new apartment. I met so many people that weekend that my Mom knew when she was a little girl. I am so excited that Aunt Kelly moved closer to us and is going to learn how to be a nurse at Charleston Southern University. Being at home with just Mom is so much fun!! I loved all of the company we had last year after Daddy left - but it's really fun with Mom. After we get home from school we play and play. I can sit up now and play with all of my toys on the floor. One of my favorite toys does all kinds of magic to the TV. Mom calls that toy a remote. I get so mad because every time I finally find the remote and start playing with it - then Mom wants it to play with. That just doesn't seem fair to me. Oh, I did get a great new toy last week. Mom and NaNa found me this crazy chair to sit in. It moves around. It has more toys than I have ever seen that are stuck on it. I can sit or stand up on it. This is supposed to keep me busy!! So now we are just counting they days until Daddy gets home. I am not sure when that is, but I sure hope that it's before Halloween. I already have my costume and a HUGE Boo-Bag to put all of my treats in!! I can't wait!!! I will try hard to stay awake late enough to post again sometime soon - but that's hard after a long day of playing!! Keep praying for Daddy so that he can com home soon. Oh, and I am over 7 months old now!!