It's begining to look a LOT like Christmas

My mom & I took the kiddos to see Santa today. It went exactly like I thought it would: Colt was very content & Sadie was so sweet saying hi & waving but when I went to place her on his lap she developed a death grip on my shirt & I had to pull her off me. I am not however one of those parents that will continue to torture my child durring this moment of fear until they calm down & smile, or at least stop screaming, I advised the lady before we even started if she starts crying just take the picture...don't try to make her happy just snap it. They were just as pleased with that option and did exactly that...here is what we got enjoy!!

Colt 3 weeks

It's hard to believe our sweet baby is already 3 weeks old & I am half way through my maternity leave :-( very sad for me!! But at least it isn't as hard as when I left Sadie (I had it in my head somehow I was never going back to work LOL) anyway here are a few pics of our kiddos the last few weeks at home.


We are also preparing for two of our best friends upcoming wedding!! We can not wait to celebrate that day with Jeff, Lindsey, their family & friends!! What an exciting time of year!! Congrats guys!!!

Flashback Friday 11-07-09

This flashback is from just 2 short weeks ago tomorrow (the day I turned 40 weeks 11-07-09). The dress I am wearing is a dress my mom made & wore when she was pregnant with me, which I thought was pretty neat.

Week One

We have been home for a week with our sweet babies and I am really enjoying this time with our kids! Colt is such a good baby eats & sleeps, only cries when he is hungry or wet. We are so blessed with two wonderful children, what a gift from the Lord! Sadie is a sweet big sister, she always wants to touch & love on her baby brother. She is a really good helper too, tries giving Bubba his paci when he's crying & going with Mommy to lay him down in his bed. Here are a few pics from our first week:

Welcome baby Colt!

We welcomed our sweet baby boy into our family on Sunday November 8th at 715am. He weighed in at 9.9 lbs & 20.5 inches long a very big boy! We were so blessed to have some of the family (Grandma, Granpa, Geez, Mimi, Aunt Sissy and of course big sister Sadie) waiting out his arrival! Our good friend Vanessa was also there thru it all with us & captured his arrival into this world in photos for us! Mom & baby are doing great & we are very happy to have such a sweet healthy little boy to add to our family! Here are a few pics from the big day!!

38 Weeks 2 days pics

Here are a couple of pics we took at Vanessa's on Oct 26th! We are now just 2 days away from the due date but wanted to share some pics from 38 weeks!




Here is Vanessa & I with our baby bellies!!


And of course we can't leave sweet Kenya out!


These girls & babies are so precious to me I love them so much! Thank you Lord for blessing our familes with great friends & wonderful children!

The big move

So we moved this past weekend & we are sooo excited about our new neighborhood! It is very quite & we have a park just up the road perfect for the kids to play at. (pics later) Everyone kept telling me the move would surely bring on labor but to my disapointment it did not. But the great news is we are set up & ready for when he decides to come YAY!! I feel GREAT today, better than I have in a loooong time with him so I won't complain about him setting up camp a few more days-weeks whatever LOL!! So until Wednesdays appointment have a great day!!!

Dr. Appointment 10-29-09

So I went for my 39 week appointment & all is well!! Colt is very happy in the home I have made for him & thinks he'll stay just a bit longer! The good news is I am on my way though I am dialated 3 CM & 60%effaced so that was encouraging (although I know labor can still be weeks away) at least I know my body is gearing up for the big day. With Sadie I was getting my epidural at 3 CM LOL!! Anyway so now it is just a waiting game so until next week we'll see!!! Thanks for keeping up with us!

Hospital trip

Jim-Britt & I ended up going to the hospital on Friday night around 9pm, I had been having contractions since around 10am. Around 720 we started timing them & they were coming 3 min apart for an hour, which is when the midwife said we needed to call to come in, so we called. The contractions weren't unbearable & by talking with me over the phone she said she didn't think I was in active labor but that I could come in & get checked and they would check the contractions to see what was going on & if I wanted to go home after that it was fine. So we went in, mine & Colts heart rate was elevated when we got there & turns out I was very dehydrated which was causing the contractions & our heart rate being up. So they gave me 4 liters of IV fluids & some medicine for nausea.....even after the fluids I was still a little "dry" (which is what they kept saying) but we were ok'd to go home around 2am, since Colt & I were doing better & the contractions were going away. I'm always nervous about going to the hospital & it not being necessary so I felt better when she said I did need to come in with that going on. Jim-Britt was such a great support, I know those chairs are not comfy at all, and he never once complained about a thing even though he was exhausted too. Thanks Babe for being so great!!

Dr. Appointment Update

I went to my midwife appointment today I am now 37 weeks & 5 days! Everything was good, Colt's heartbeat was nice & strong & he is measuring 38 weeks (right on time). I have been having contractions since yesterday around lunch time, not actual labor contractions just Braxton hicks but they are getting my body ready for D-day. I am dialated to a 2 so I was REALLY excited to hear that, I guess those contractions are doing their job!!! YIPPEEEE!!! The funny thing is when I was pregnant with Sadie I was 37 weeks & 6 days when I delivered her kinda crazy to think about. Anyway we have our next appointment next week on the 29th so unless Colt has other plans & comes before then the next blog will be on the 29th....stay tuned!!

Materinty & Family pics 09'

I am now 37 weeks & thought what better time to do some materity & Family pics since this will be the last family pics with just Mommy, Daddy & Sadie. We had a fantastic photographer (thanks mom) that got some really great shots of us! My belly now measures 42 inches & I'm 155lbs as of the 37 week check up! YEA!! Love my growing belly! So here are a few of the pics we got this weekend:

37 week check up

I went to my 37 week check up today (36 weeks & 5 days) and can't believe we are on weekly appointments now!! WOW this is flying by!! Anyway they measured the belly & he is right on track, I was really glad to hear that since his Daddy was a rather "large" baby (11lbs 8.5oz) and last week when I was 35 weeks & 4 days they said I was measuring 37 weeks!! So I asked why he was measuring bigger last week & she said it could just be the position he was in whew, what a relief!! She said her guess is he will be about 7- 7.5 pounds at birth I really hope she's close. I lost a pound from last week so I'm at an even 20 gained & measured around my belly at Vanessa's & am 42 inches around...crazy!! So all is well with Colt and he should be here anytime in the next 3 weeks (if we don't go over). Just wanted to update you all, have a great weekend!

IL trip July 07 pics

Ok so I am getting around to posting the pics from out family reunion trip to IL this summer that I couldn't post before. So to start off with here are a few of the state signs we were able to stop by on Sadies first road trip over the state line. To date she has travled to 7 (at least) states! Not bad by 15 months if I do say so myself...

And here are some pics of everyone sleeping (except me) at some point on the trip:

34 weeks

Well I am officially eight and a half months pregnant today!! Just 6 short weeks to go!! Here's a new pic of the baby belly!! I Sure love feeling my son just roll around in there it is an amazing thing, God is so awesome!!

TWENTY NINE!! Already??

I just celebrated my 29th birthday this weekend, 29 REALLY?? Where has the time gone? I feel like I am still just a kid maybe 18-19 somewhere in there, then it hits me....no I am a 29 year old wife with soon to be two kiddos! WOW I'm a grown up! LOL To celebrate my birthday this year Jim-Britt asked if I would like to get a hotel room on Friday & just get a little mini vacation for the night just the three of us. We decided to go to the Gaylord Texan it was such a beautiful hotel. We were both just in awe of how huge that place is. After check in we ordered a pizza & they said it would be about an hour so we walked around the gorgeous lobby area. Sadie loved the little town with the train that went around it, they had several train exhibits. They also have a mini river walk that is very pretty, we had a great view from our room of the sports area that had a HUGE screen where they played the games. It was a very relaxing nice way to kick off my birthday weekend. Saturday I spent the day with my mom, Lindsey, her mom Kathy & Margaret dress shopping for Lindsey's big day in December! We had such a good time with the girls & a very yummy lunch that night! It was a great day that ended at Bruce & Margaret's with steak, potatoes & a football game. I love our friends & couldn't ask for better ones! Sunday we just took it easy at home until we went to eat that night for a birthday dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse (Mmmmm) with some family & friends. I appreciate all the calls & messages wishing me a happy birthday & those of you that were there to celebrate thank you! I love my family & friends you guys are awesome!! So one more year in my 20's, I'll enjoy it while it's here time seems to just fly by now days! Here are a few of the pics from the next AM.

The countdown continues...

It amazes me that there are only 7 more weeks (well in 2 more days) until our baby boy is due to be here. I can't wait to meet him & see if he looks just like his big sister and am excited to see what kind of personality he will have. I love being a mom so much and am so lucky to have been blessed with these two wonderful babies. It's a little overwhelming sometimes to think about having two kids under the age of two but then I know God is in control and thought we can handle it and then I'm fine. So we wait, as D-day is quickly approaching I can't help but enjoy these last few weeks with Sadie as an only child & prepare for all the great times that we will have as a new family of FOUR!! WHOA!! So far all is well with the pregnancy & we are right on track which is great, have I mentioned I LOVE BEING PREGNANT!!! It is the most amazing thing (other than meeting & loving your baby when they get here) and I can't believe it is almost over (tear) :-)

Granbury Lake

My friend Tiffany & I took our kids to the awesome lake I was taking about a few post ago (with no pics of it) Granbury Lake on Saturday. We all had such a good time playing in the water & getting some sun. We packed lunchs & drinks & prepared for a fun few hours just hanging out. Her boys loved Sadie & the feeling was mutual. They entertained her the whole trip there & back, and were such great helpers with keeping up with her at the lake. We were kind of bummed the little water area that has fountains for kids to play in wasn't working but we still had a fantastic day! Here are a couple pics Tiff got with her phone of us & our kiddos:

Hurricane Harbor 09'

Grandma, Uncle Bubba, Morgen, Sadie & I all went on a trip (the 1st for Morgen & Sadie) to Hurricane Harbor. We all had such a good time!!! With me being in the 3rd trimester of my pregnancy I couldn't ride anything anyway so what better time to take Sadie & let her play in the kiddie pool & float around the lazy river. We ended up spending ALL day there!

Sadie's favorite past time...

Here is a picture I took of Sadie one night when she was watching her videos. I love that she does this, I used to do the exact same thing as a baby so I could not resist snapping this pose of my girl!

Dinosaur World 2009

This year we will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary on August 28th. Since we have become parents the thought of leaving Sadie while we go somewhere is just isn't what we want to do. So this year & last year we do a family activity for our anniversary: last year was a low key tri'p to Lake Whitney (thanks Dad & Liz for letting us stay at the house) whith her when she was just 4 months old. This year I had to plan my vacation time a week before our anniversary so we decided to go to Glen Rose & visit Dinosaur World with Sadie & then go to lake Granbury to this little well kept secret beach that was just gorgeous!! We just got pics at the Dino World so I will share those. Sadie had such a good time walking the path with Mommy & Daddy....(mommy mostly took pics of her & Daddy). She kept saying "More, more" every time we would pass some dino's it was too cute!! She also loved playing in the water at the little kid water park they had at the beach. When I would try & take a break she would walk over to me & push my legs in the direction of the water, she wasn't quite brave enought to do it alone just yet, which is fine with me!! I love her "needing" me to help her & be with her still, I know one day that will be gone far to fast! Well here are the pics of the day we had! Happy Anniversary Babe, what a wonderful 5 (married) years it's been! You are a wonderful husband & a fantaastic Daddy!! What a blessing you are to us we love you!!!