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!