Precious Faces

Cuteness 101

There aren't many things that are cuter than this precious pup! Meet Kimie, Brooke and Scott's new sweetheart, Jake!

Hunting for Easter Eggs

My girls loved hunting for eggs this year. Both of them definitely understood the concept and found lots of eggs! Brooke and Scott did a great job too and were so sweet to leave alot of the eggs on the ground for the girls to find.

And, they are OFF!!!

Easter Morning 2010

For Easter this year, the girls and I traveled to North Carolina to see my family. We had a really great time seeing everyone. Of course, it is an annual Easter tradition at our house for one of my children to be sick and this year was no exception. Emmie was running fever, extremely fussy, drooling, miserable, etc. Seriously, Justin and I have yet to go to church on Easter morning since Lainie has been born. One of them is literally sick every Easter....strange? Despite little Em feeling crummy, everyone enjoyed waking up to Easter baskets and hunting for eggs.

Random Thoughts

Random Thoughts on a Saturday Morning:

* Wow, it is 9:13 and Emmie is already in time-out....shocking!
* Who moved our patio chair into the middle of our back yard last night and left it there?
* One day, I will actually download our Easter pictures and blog about them.
* I will also blog about my trip to North Carolina over spring break....one day!
* I think today may be a zoo, ice cream, date night kind of day!
* It is really cute to hear Lainie sing along to music. It melts my heart when I hear her sing along to her praise music dvds. However, this morning as she sang along to the radio, I thought it was a little comical to hear my 3-year old sing It's a quarter after 1, I'm all alone and I need you now. And I said I wouldn't call, but I'm a little drunk and I need you now. Something about those lyrics.....
* I wonder how far along people think I am when they see me. I really look about 20 weeks along, and I am not kidding. Dr. Crowe said that I should thank my first two children for that.
* Poor, poor Keri!! As I was getting measured for my bridesmaid's dress for her wedding coming up in August, all I could say to the consultant was "Bless this sweet bride's heart for asking me to be in her wedding." Come to think of it, she did ask before she knew I was "with child!" Keri, I apologize in advance for my "moose-like" appearance I will make in August. At least the girl standing next to me will feel REALLY good about herself! HA!
* Orange rolls are in the oven and they are distracting my train of thought.
* I promise pictures of the girls soon. Really! I really, really do! I promise!

Where O Where Did Mere Mere Go?

So, I have been a big ol' slacker with the whole blog thing! I promise I will be updating soon. Unfortunately, it is 9:30 p.m. That, my friends, is an hour passed my pregnancy bedtime, so I am heading to my happy place. You think I am kidding, but I really am not. If I didn't think you would judge, I would tell you that I went to bed at 6:45 last night. However, no normal person that was my age would do that, especially when their 3 year old and one year old didn't go to bed until 7:30.

Can I get a little slack since I had a migraine? No? Yeah....got no slack from Justin either! Boo Hoo!

Fun With Two Aunts and An Uncle

A few weeks ago, my sister flew in to see us from North Carolina. While she was here, Uncle Michael drove up from Birmingham and Aunt Ooey came over. We had lots of fun hanging out with them, and the girls enjoyed all of the attention! My sister was so sweet to help me clean, cook, etc. while she was here. I told her she could move in anytime she wanted! :) Justin and I are very blessed with incredible siblings. The girls love each of them so much and we do too!

The Joys of Pregnancy

So, several people have wondered how I have been feeling so far with the pregnancy of Little Peanut. The truth is...not so hot! I don't remember feeling quite this crummy with the girls, but that may be a mind blocking thing. Who knows? Here are some of my ever so lovely symptoms/experiences so far:

* I gag...ALOT!!! I mean, anything can set me off. Emmie decided to grace me with two dirty diapers this morning and it was almost more than I could handle. After gagging once, I decided to put my sweatshirt over my nose to change her. She thought it was hilarious, and I was able to change her without getting sick.

* Me and tacos do not mix. We decided to have tacos on Friday night and the smell of them cooking literally landed me on the couch for the rest of the night. I think that was the sickest I have felt so far. Needless to say, I had 2 blueberry muffins for dinner and called it a night.

* Jeans are not my friend. I went to put them on last Thursday to take the girls to school, and I literally started gagging as I was putting them on. The thought of them makes me sick.

* Coffee and I have temporarily broken up. We have never really been best friends, but the two of us recently developed a friendship when I discovered the non-fat, no whip Cinnamon Dolce latte at Sbux. It was fun while it lasted.

* Brushing my teeth...dread it like I dread cleaning the bathrooms. I do it, but only because I have to! :)

* If I was not completely aware of my surroundings, I would swear I was on a tire swing spinning in circles. That is the best way to state how I feel. Nauseous! Do I throw up? No! However, sometimes I wish I just would!

* I would also swear that someone had just pumped my stomach full of air and was mean enough to trap it there with no escape in sight. I KNOW I have never felt this before with the girls. This is my only symptom that makes me think this might be a boy. My girls never made me feel this bloated. It is awful!

* Milk, oh milk...how I love thee! You and I are the best of friends during pregnancy. I may or may not drink a gallon of milk by myself before both of my girls finish off their gallon. I will drink milk with anything!

* Has anyone ever heard of the words tired, exhausted, defeated, worn down, oh. my. gosh...did someone just run over me with a truck? Well, that about explains my current state. I dream of my bed, my pillow, a nice warm blanket, the soft, comfy couch all. day. long. Shoot, I might even dream of the kitchen floor if I could sleep there!

So that about sums it up so far! If that doesn't make you want to get pregnant right away, I don't know what will! Believe me, if you are thinking about it, it will TOTALLY be worth it in the end.....two stinky diapers that may greet you in the morning and all!

Ready or Not, Here I Come!

Justin and I got the surprise of a lifetime in February when this little one made himself or herself known. I guess I finally believe that this is a reality after seeing the sweet little peanut on an ultrasound this morning. Dr. Crowe said everything looked great so far. The heartrate was 144 and the baby is due at the end of October. We are not finding out the gender this time, so it will be a big surprise for everyone!

Lainie and Emmie are excited...well, as excited as a 3 year old and 1 year old know how to be. Lainie keeps telling me that she has a baby boy in her tummy and I have a baby girl in my tummy. We will see! We can't wait to meet this little one this fall!