memorial day picnic

we had a great time at indian creek park today with our friends from church! in the shade - it was perfect weather!!! thanks, ash, for putting it together!

it's amazing how much they've grown in a year! click here to see!

dad, the sun is in my eyes!

lovin' the big boy swing!

anna lou cooling off with a sip {or two or three} of her daddy's coke!

b. cooling off with his fruit snacks.

sweet graham... love his red hair!

fun in the sun.

as the temperature gets warmer, we're constantly looking for cooler things to do outside. {i honestly think that b. would play outside all day if he could}. since we don't have a built in sprinkler system, i've been running the sprinkler 3 times a week in the front and twice in the back... and every time, b. has begged to play in it. i love that he squeals each time it hits him, even though he's already soaking wet. i'm sure this is going to be a summer tradition for years and years to come. {don't you remember playing in the sprinkler? i certainly do!} sorry for the mass of pictures - i couldn't choose.... the first one is way overexposed, but i love his facial expression!!!

katie's graduation.

i am so proud of my little sister, katie! she graduated from baylor on saturday with a degree in studio art {despite my parents' objections} and she has a job {despite the studio art degree!} ha. she moved into her apartment on monday with her roomies and is all grown up now, i can't believe it. when jeff and i started dating she was in 5th grade!

i must say it brought back some heavy emotions when we pulled into waco. i haven't been back since 2009 sing, so over a year. it was weird. i had a flood of the best memories come over me as we drove down university. i loved college. {okay, not all of it - but my junior and senior year were fantastic!} i met some of my very very best friends at baylor and for that i will always be grateful. when we met up with katie after graduation, i was asking her how sad she was and her reply was "i don't think i liked college as much as you did..." what???? she will in about 6 months!




my parents had a little 'fiesta' for her on saturday night after graduation. it felt so incredibly good to have everyone there. we haven't all lived in the same place since i left for college {10 years ago}. And now, even though we're scattered throughout the metroplex, we're all within driving distance. I love it. cam rode back with us from waco on saturday and I just love that kid. he seems so happy, which makes my heart smile. i think he is just really doing what he needs to be doing right now - working in the food & wine industry. he loves grapevine... it's like a small town to him. i'm so glad that both uncle cammie and aunt kay-kay are 'home' now.

our little man was quite the ham at the party. he knew exactly how to be the center of attention. should we be worried about this?!?

this is b's smile - he squints his eyes for the camera. love it.

13 week stats:

how far along? 13 weeks 5 days
total weight gain/loss? still sitting at -5 pounds
maternity clothes? still working the belly band, however, i'm looking to invest in some maternity shorts. i wouldn't say my shorts are 'tight' on my waist, it's just that anything that is tight on my tummy is uncomfortable.
stretch marks? not yet. i'm waiting for that nasty line to show up.
sleep? i'm doing better this week, as i haven't felt that naps are a MUST this week.
best moment this week? i went four days in a row without taking zofran. yay!
movement? no movement, but i am starting to feel where the baby is though - the really hard part of my tummy.
food cravings? still on the ice cream kick... i've also starting making a special drink in the afternoon - fresca and cranberry juice. yummy. oh, and i've started drinking A LOT of sweet tea, which is really unlike me.
gender predictions? even though i'm going against everything i've said from the beginning, i'm feeling that maybe we're having a little girl? just because i feel totally different from last time. but don't worry, i have big plans for either a boy or a girl.... :)
what i miss: being able to wear anything in my closet. since i'm in that in between stage, sometimes i feel like 'showing' my small, growing tummy and sometimes i don't. it takes forever to find something to wear... and the worst part is that all of my maternity clothes are fall/winter!!! i'm opposite seasons of last time!
what i'm looking forward to: being able to make plans for the nursery and brady's big boy room.
how are you feeling? i'm slowly getting my energy back and slowly being able to eat more than a slice of cheese pizza....
comparisons to last pregnancy? i meant to talk about this last week, but my body is totally different this pregnancy. my hair is oily and flat. my nails are growing like weeds, as well as the hair on my legs! (TMI?) I can't keep them shaven!! Is this normal?
milestones? i got my first pimple this week. i never - ever- get pimples... maybe an occasional whitehead around my period - but nothing more than that. last preganancy they would pop up by what seemed like the dozens overnight! so, i guess it's going to be a long few months for my face!

november 17

so, about two months ago....

actually, three days before my BIG RACE {remember that?} we received some somewhat unexpected news....



we were beyond thrilled. we debated whether or not i should even run in the race... but after some discussion, the hubbs quickly decided that if i didn't run it now, i would never run - especially with TWO kiddos at home! {we've also known several girls who've run preggers... even FULL marathons}.

what was extremely difficult for me {and the hubbs}, was that we didn't tell anyone for over a week. running for 3 hours with two of your closest friends - scrambling for stuff to talk about and occupy your time - i was dying to tell them, but i knew it would be best to wait. we had to tell our parents first... right?

we told our parents that next thursday in an easter egg that had a little chick in it and a slip of paper that said "a little chick will be arriving in november"... they were all thrilled, to say the least! {i wish i had taken pictures of the cute little chick... but no such luck!}

fast forward to today - we went for our first trimester screening. i wanted to wait and make sure baby l #2 {we need a new name!} was healthy before 'announcing' it on here... and of course baby was perfect today! we counted 10 fingers and 10 toes. it was beautiful seeing baby l move around - he/she is a squirmer already... i can't imagine what it's going to be like when i can feel all of the kicking.



so - i'm going to copy what elizabeth is doing on her blog {hope that's okay, friend!} with a few minor additions/subtractions. {we're due a week apart from each other!} there are SO many people due around the same time as us!

12 WEEK STATS:

how far along? 12 weeks 3 days {due november 17}
how are you measuring? 12 weeks 5 days
heartbeat? 170 bpm {that's really high, right?}
total weight gain/loss? -5 pounds (up one pound from 3 weeks ago)
maternity clothes? i broke out the belly band today.
stretch marks? not yet. i've lost all the ones i had toward the end of my last pregnancy.
sleep? can't get enough right now.
best moment this week? of course, the sonogram!!
movement? not feeling anything yet - although, like i said earlier, baby l looks to be a mover.
food cravings? ice cream, chocolate, key lime pie.
gender predictions? even though the doctor and the nurse today separately looked at the sonogram and predicted girl, i'm still thinking it's a boy. {the hubbs is definitely calling baby l "she" and already telling b. he's having a sister! so cute....} but reminder - they were wrong in their predictions last time, so we're not painting the room or buying anything quite yet! :)
what i miss: feeling 'normal'. one week after finding out i was pregnant, i started feeling EXTREMELY nauseous. i've had two-three normal-feeling days since. i miss my energy level and i miss running.... feeling toned. i'm hoping that once my energy comes back, i can start exercising again...
what i'm looking forward to: buying jammies once we find out what baby l. is. i found some of b's jammies from his newborn stage the other day and they are just so sweet.... not like the two-piece toddler jammies he has now. :)
how are you feeling? rough, rough, rough. tired and nauseous.
comparisons to last pregnancy? i'm craving sweets, last pregnancy i was craving all salt. i'm feeling much worse that i was last time {at least from what i can remember}. however, i feel much more bonded with this baby already than i did with brady at this point. i wonder if that's because the anxiety that comes with the first pregnancy isn't overwhelming this time. hmm....

more birthday pics

i just discovered these pictures on my computer from brady's actual birthday.
thought i'd post them, you know, for memory's sake.

i look so tired. whew.