Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend was crazy busy for us this year-cookouts, golf (for the hubs), brunch (for Yours truly), wedding bells, babies swimming and laying at the pool!

Friday night, we hung out with this precious man (1 month old already)!

 Saturday there was no picture taking but the boys went to paly golf and the girls did what we do best...brunch! Delish French Toast at Jacksons followed by a nap on the sofa with this sweet man

 = the perfect ending to my day!

Sunday, our sweet friend Erica married her beau, Chad at the Sonnet House in Leeds.  I think this wedding held a special little place in our hearts b/c it was where we tied the knot almost 4 years ago! It brought back wonderful memories as we reminisced about our first dance and how we partied the night away with everyone we love!

Handsome men

I thought this dress was flattering before I was pregnant, but def not even if you are barely showing b/c it makes me look like I'm 9 months preggo here!

Monday, Memorial Day, we went to Ben's mom's house to swim and cookout.  This was exciting b/c it was the first time any of our "new mommy" friends had their babies in a pool and they couldn't have been any cuter!

Wilder

Mattox

The nursery playpen-fully decked out with tent and fan!

The Matt's

Rachel, Phoenix, & Gooch

See, I told you it was a crazy weekend, but well worth it!  Hoping to do some of the same this upcoming weekend-lay by the pool, hang out, and maybe eat another hot dog or 2-those really hit this preggo's spot! :) Yum!

18 Weeks

How far along:

18 weeks and 2 days

Weight Gain:

Finally gained this week-granted it's only a pound but I can tell I'm about to start that downward spiral b/c the clothes are def not fitting as well anymore. :)

Sleep:

still sleeping pretty good-no complaints so far

Best moment of the week:

Being at the pool with all my "new mommy" friends and their precious babies swimming! It made me realize where we will be this time next year and we can't wait!

Food Cravings:

Still nothing crazy, but hot dogs really hit the spot on Memorial Day and still sound pretty great right now!

Gender:

We go to the doc next Tuesday, but won't find out he or she until Friday at our Gender Reveal Party! Yay!  I'm very excited about celebrating this special moment with our close friends and family!

Movement:

still nothing yet, but hoping I feel something soon!

What I miss:

Dont' really miss anything yet...

What I am looking forward to:

Looking forward to finding out what our Sweet Pea is and being able to enjoy this time with as little stress as possible. :)



17 Weeks



How far along: 

17 weeks this past Sunday (pic is accurate, I'm just late on posting)

Weight Gain: 

still at pre-pregancy weight but have a feeling the weight gain is immanent

Sleep: 

sleeping good...I busted out the Snoogle last week to start training myself to sleeping on my side since I'm a belly sleeper and I have to say it is wonderful!

Best moment of the week: 

Actually "popping" out a bit...there really is a baby in there! Most days I still wake up and don't really "feel" pregnant, so I think its nice to actually see progress. (if that makes any sense at all)

Food Cravings: 

 None as of yet...certain things will sound good at the time, but nothing too crazy or outrageous.

Gender: 

We find out June 5th...thinking of maybe doing a gender reveal party...

Movement: 

 No movement yet, but am still crossing my fingers it happens soon

What I miss: 

Sadly the only thing I miss right now is having a tan...I know its vain but I just think "any old barn looks good with a fresh coat of red paint"! <--per Grandmere

What I am looking forward to: 

 Feeling our Sweet Pea moving around in there





Doo Dah Day Weekend

This weekend was non-stop from Friday morning until Sunday around dinner time and I have not been able to catch up on my sleep, but apparently that is highly overrated, so let's recap! :)

Friday night after work I went to my friend Jenn's ouse for a Stella & Dot jewelry party.  I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but ended up having a great time with my girls (a few of you were def missed-Jess and Mere)!  We snacked all night, tried on jewelry and gossiped far past my bedtime! :) I slacked and didn't take any pics, sorry.

Saturday morning we headed out to Doo Dah Day for a full day of live music, selling beer in my case/drinking beer in the hubs case, hanging out with great friends and family, meeting all sorts of great dogs (especially Great Danes-there were tons of them out this year) and enjoying the best weather I think we have ever had at Doo Dah!

Just taking it all in...

playing with new friends...

Happy dog!

Our little family

our sweet friends Matt and Jordan with Mazie

Tired pup after a long day of sniffing and playing

Saturday night we let Wrigley recover (outside of his crate might I add and he did great-didn't chew anything up-could have been b/c he was so exhausted all he did was sleep on the sofa, but a win is a win in my book!) and went out to eat for Melanie's birthday at Mizu.

Birthday girl and her hubs, Kevin

We sat on the patio which was perfect for the amount of people we had and the weather.

I look about 3 axe handles wide in this photo but Phoenix approved of it, so here it is...:)

Almost through the weekend guys, so if you are still reading, thank you!

Sunday Mere, Phoenix and I went to see Singing in the Rain at the Red Mountain Theatre.  I have never seen anything there before and really loved it. Its a very small venue, so you feel much more up close and personal with the show. The production was really funny and I was a huge fan!

BTW-one of my fav quotes ever!

Overall a wonderful, fun, exhausting weekend!

Hopefully I can catch up on my sleep some time, maybe when I'm dead. :)

Have a great week! 

Wrigley's 3!

Our baby boy is 3 years old today!



It's hard to believe that he has been with us for 3 years already and at the same time it's hard to imagine how we were before we had him.  (I know people usually say that about their real babies but until Sweet Pea gets here...)

He is such a joy and will bring a smile to your face no matter what kind of day you are having.

He loves his mama...

and his daddy...

and we are kind of fond of him to! :)

Happy Birthday Wrigs!

We love you!

Our Sweet Pea's growing!

I always had these certain ideas, plans, thoughts, projects in my head of "when we get pregnant, I'm going to do this and that" and then when the time finally comes I lose my mind, get overwhelmed and do nothing.

  I did the same thing when we got married-had all the intentions in the world of doing cute, homemade "save the dates" and other DIY things and of course, when it came tiem to step up, I crashed.

So with all of that being said, I think that every single belly pic that we have taken thus far, I hate! I either don't like the angle, or I look ghostly pale and sickly or I hate my outfit choice, or I'm just not happy with how we "propped" the pics and now we are already into week 16!

So basically, no going back now and

hoping the pics grow on me in the coming weeks. :)

(also hoping the get some color on my pale Irish skin very soon...come on pool time!)

I plan on doing the little weekly questionaire starting next week, b/c until now, there really hasn't been much to update on. 

I honestly can not complain at all about this pregnancy...I've been super lucky to not have any sickness,  (knock on wood immediately) and have felt pretty great! 

In the first trimester, I immediately lost 2 lbs (who gets pregnant and loses weight beats me) and was so very sleepy. 

All I wanted to do was sleep. 

I almost felt like I was in a bit of a cloud.

I got a little nausesous the first week or so (just really feeling icky) and just wanted to eat grilled cheese for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  But after getting some B-Nexa (a natural supplement with ginger and folic acid) for the nauseous feeling, and stepping into the second trimester, I'm feeling more me.   :)

We went to the doctor last Monday and I was 15 weeks and had gained the 2 lbs I lost earlier, putting me back at my pre-pregnancy weight...basically starting me back off at square one. 

So, withut further ado, here are the belly pics from the first few weeks of out little Sweet Pea...

(you will also notice that someone was super offended when we started taking pics and he wasn't invited, so now he is included in every weekly pic) 

10 weeks (April 1, 2012)

11 weeks (April 8, 2012)

12 weeks (April 15, 2012-hubs birthday)

13 weeks (April 22, 2012)

14 weeks (April 29, 2012)

(my photog had a few brewski's playing golf and didn't feel it necessary to zoom out-damn free help!)

15 weeks (May 6, 2012)

16 weeks (May13, 2012)

Mitch thought I needed to show some skin since this was really the first week that I kind of started to show a bit, so here you go...

So there you have it, Sweet Pea growing away!