Recent Happenings

I am such a random blogger. It is so hard for me to just write an entire post on one topic.

 

 

First off: Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 

 

I love how the timehop app has a then/now option now. I miss Kennedy being this small! I am sure I will say the same exact thing about the picture we took today another 2 years from now.

 

Last weekend was a fun one! Friday night was a yucky rainy night but we met Jessica, Joe and Janna up at a new local barbeque place called The Pot Smoker BBQ. It was soooo yummy! I had the pulled pork plate with their loaded baked potato salad and a piece of homemade pound cake for dessert. It was heavenly. Kids eat for free on Thursday nights so we will surely be taking advantage of that in the near future. Afterwards Janna came over for a playdate.

 

How cute are these two???

On Saturday, Kennedy went to Chuck E Cheese for the first time for our friend Grayson's 5th birthday party. His parents, our friends Jessica and Adam, told us they would understand if we didn't come because it was right in the middle of Kennedy's nap time. We adjusted her schedule for the day and I am glad we did because she had sooooo much fun! She loved the rides and games, loved Chuck E and loved the show they did on the stage. She was dancing the whole time and wanted to go up close to the stage.

 

 

This picture cracks me up. Grayson's older brother Payton and his friend C.J. were so not thrilled about having their picture taken with Chuck E. I guess for 5th graders, that is just so not cool. Right before Jessica took the picture she pretty much threatened Payton's life that he needed to smile for the picture so he did but the rest of the kids stopped smiling, lol.

 

 

 

I think I am going to have to skip my 5 on Friday post this week because I will be in the midst of the consignment sale at Kennedy's daycare. However, I hope to be back next week with my 32 weeks post! My 32 weeks doctor's appointment is on Monday. Eeeek, can't believe it! So crazy that we will be meeting our son in such a short period of time.

 

Oh and I will definitely be posting about this at some point:

 

 

I am taking Nick on a surprise date (don't worry he doesn't read the blog) to the bacon festival next Saturday as an early birthday present! We are meeting my college roomie/bestie Ashley and her husband Kevin there. Both Ashley and Nick are probably two of the most bacon obsessed people I know. It should be a great time!

 

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their week and thanks for reading!

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



Friday/Life Lately

Happy Friday! I have been a bad blogger lately so let's catch up!

1. Last weekend my friend Jessica and I went to the Southern Tots warehouse sale. Holy moly, it was crazier than Black Friday. I am talking people pushing and shoving and crowds so thick you couldn't even get through. Jessica was a lot more aggressive than I was and got a lot of cute stuff for Janna but I only came away with 2 outfits for Mark and a dress for Kennedy. The crowds were making me claustrophobic and I just couldn't deal. We have agreed that next year we will just go late and pick through what's left over because the craziness and long lines were not worth it. I ran into a girl I knew from college who pointed out that if you are a smart shopper and watch Facebook sales you can get cute smocked and boutique clothing for just as cheap and in the comfort of your own home without having to fight people for it. I had to agree with her. The most I have paid for a smocked dress for Kennedy was 35 dollars.

Seriously though, how cute are these outfits I got for Mark?!?! The tractor longall was only 20 dollars and the baseball outfit is Mud Pie and was 16 dollars.

I am so excited for the consignment sale at Kennedy's daycare next week. Jessica and I have been advertising like crazy online and posting flyers all over. Hopefully it is a successful sale! I am also hoping to score a lot of good deals for my own kiddos. I am finally done tagging all of Kennedy's old clothes, hard to part with some of them!

2. If you are a peanut butter lover like me, do yourself a favor and buy this ice cream:

It is chocolate and peanut butter ice cream mixed with peanut butter cookie dough and brownie. It is heavenly....

3. What did ya'll think of the Bachelor finale? I was excited because I love Whitney. I really hope they make it work. I wasn't a big Becca fan but I do think it was great how honest she was with Chris.

The Bachelorette announcement was super disappointing to me. I really wish they would have just picked Kaitlyn. I agree with former Bachelor Sean that it's super degrading to have 2 girls and have the guys vote because on the first night, chances are all they are thinking about is looks. I really hope the guys see past Britt's manipulation and choose Kaitlyn. I have seen enough of Britt and her ugly cry!

4. I am 30 weeks this week. I passed my glucose test, yay! 

 I am starting to get really emotional about some things. Kennedy has been super clingy to me lately and I think she is really starting to sense that things are going to change soon. I know she is excited about having a baby brother but I still think it's going to be somewhat of a tough adjustment for her, as it is with most kids. We have plans to take her to the zoo and to Build a Bear before Mark gets here and are trying to make her feel as special as possible. I am very nervous about leaving her while I am in the hospital. I have never been away from her longer than a night so I think it's going to be hard for both of us.

Knowing this is my last pregnancy (unless God has a different plan for us) has been bittersweet. I won't miss the sickness, the aches and the raging hormones but there are so many things I will miss! I will miss the excitement of seeing that positive sign, hearing the heartbeat, the kicks, the belly and the sonograms and doctors appointments. We made the decision before we started trying for baby number 2 that this was going to be our last child, no matter what the gender. I had always said I wanted 3 kids but Nick is one of 5 kids and he didn't like being from a big family because he said he and his siblings didn't get a lot of individual attention and they didn't have the money to take trips or do a lot of fun things. I can understand where he is coming from, especially since they don't pay teachers nearly enough! 3 kids would be a struggle for us to afford even if/when Nick gets an administrator's position.

5. Besides being clingy to Mommy and catching a yucky 24 hour stomach bug earlier this week,  big sister Kennedy has been great! She is in underwear when we are at home and pullups when we go anywhere because she still refuses to go number 2 in the potty. We aren't pushing it. I feel like she's still pretty young and I am proud of her for mastering pee-pee in the potty. I figure when she's ready, she will let us know. She has been doing great with pull ups and will tell us or her teachers if she has to go pee-pee instead of just treating it like a diaper at times like she used to do.

Other favorites and stats for our little princess at 2 years, 3 months? Loves to TALK and people comment constantly on well they can understand her and what a great vocabulary she has. She also loves to play in her princess kitchen and dance to Taylor Swift. "Shake it off" is her fav!   Loves to be around other kids and is more happy playing with others than solo, which bodes well for her being a big sister. Still wearing all 3t clothing and weighs 33 pounds, big girl!  



Third Trimester!

I am 29 weeks this week. I seriously cannot believe how fast this pregnancy has gone. Here are some tidbits so far about the third trimester!

* I feel huge. Like waaay bigger than I was with Kennedy. However I haven't gained as much weight as I did at this point with Kennedy. Weird.

This is my 28 week picture:

And this is my 29 week picture:

I look at this picture and all I can think is "whoaaa."

*We had our 4D sonogram last week. Mark was much more cooperative than Kennedy was when we had her 4D. Kennedy wanted to put her hands in front of her face the whole time. Here are some pictures of our sweet baby boy:

Is he adorable or what? I love the one of him yawning and blowing bubbles!

*Still craving cereal. Also craving pimento cheese. I also have been craving sushi which really sucks since I can't eat it. Boo. I know I can eat the veggie rolls but those just aren't as good.  

*Feeling movements constantly. Can see movements from the outside which is quite fun for Nick and Kennedy!

*Fatigue is coming back. At the end of the day, I am absolutely exhausted.

*I am sooooo tired of my winter maternity clothes. My mom bought me a bunch of clothes from Target and Motherhood Maternity when she came to visit at the end of November for Thanksgiving and Kennedy's birthday. I was so excited because I barely had any winter clothes from my pregnancy with Kennedy. Now, I am dying to break out with all my summer maternity clothes!!!! I have a 50 dollar Kohls gift card I have been hanging on to and I think I may just have to buy a cute maternity dress with it when it starts getting warm.

*I have been very emotional and moody this past week. Poor Nick....

*Gestational diabetes test on Friday. Hopefully I pass on first try like I did with Kennedy. It is a teacher workday on Friday and after my appointment I am meeting my co-worker Tiffany at a yummy lunch place called "Betsy's on the Corner." I already know what I am ordering, grilled pimento cheese sandwich with sweet potato fries. Yum.

*Looking forward to: Our 34 week ultrasound. I know it's 5 weeks away, but I really, really, really want to know how big this baby boy is. My doctor has said if he looks like he is going to be bigger than Kennedy we may have to induce at 39 weeks due to my narrow cervix. Also can't wait for my shower my sister in law Rachael and best friend Megan are throwing me on April 11th!