Finally a decision!

So it just feels like a lot of things have been up in the air for us lately and I'm so excited that we have finally made a deicsion about SOMETHING.  I just ordered the new bedding for baby boy #2 or John Doe as his Uncle Dave is now calling him. (We still haven't been able to come up with a name).  I got a great deal on Amazon for this adorable 10 piece set.  It comes with the comforter, bumper, crib skirt, sheet, diaper stacker, two window valances, a toy bag, baby pillow, and a bib!  I'm so excited about setting up the nursery for this baby boy.  His room is also going to serve as our guest room so we'll have to do some creative arranging of the furniture once we put the crib in there but I think it will work out great!

Now if we can just decide on a name! 



SPRING CLEANING! It's SO good for the soul!!!

So after our camping trip last weekend we decided we were going to clean out our garage.  It was pretty bad.  We could barely walk through there.  We started working around 1pm when Jackson went down for his nap.

Here's the garage after we moved things into the driveway.  I can't believe all that fit in the garage!  We spent hours going through boxes and throwing out stuff we hadn't seen/used in years.  Phillip put up shelves and hooks to help get things organized.

It got a little trickier to work when Jackson woke up from his nap.  He wanted to "help" which mostly meant playing with bubbles and driving his Lightning McQueen car. 

We didn't finish up till around 9pm that night.  We had A LOT of trash which was all hauled away yesterday:)  So here is the fruit of our labor:)

The new shelves Phillip put up.

So it's very exciting to be able to walk through our garage now!  And now there is actually room for Phillip to start making Jackson's big boy bed:) 

I'm halfway there!

Well I am almost 21 weeks pregnant now which means I'm a little more than halfway through my pregnancy!  I'm starting to feel huge even though I know I still have a long way to go.  I realized this week that I can no longer see my feet when I look down:( 

Sleeping is getting more difficult because it's hard to get comfy and I always have to go to the bathroom.  I remember by the end of my pregnancy with Jackson, I felt like I needed to just spend all day on the toilet because I ALWAYS had to pee.  The joys of pregnancy. 

I can feel the baby moving around a lot now which is really exciting:)  After being sick for 17 weeks it's so nice to actually be able to try and enjoy my pregnancy and start planning for this baby boy.  We still have not been able to decide on a name.  We have a couple we kind of like but nothing has really struck us as THE NAME.  Good thing we still have several months left to make that decision.

Camping...oh how I love you!!!

We just got back from a great camping trip with our church.  We went to Stephen Foster State Park in White Springs, FL.  http://www.floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster/  The campground was beautiful and they had lots of things going on this weekend.  We arrived at the campground on Friday night and spent most of the evening setting up our campground.  I'm not sure how many people from church were there but I think there were at least 10-15 families. Saturday was a great day for exploring and hanging out with friends. 

 There is a museum honoring composer Stephen Foster that houses several very cool old pianos.  I know my Grandma would have loved that part (She's pianist/organist)!

And they also have a little craft village where you can visit a blacksmith, potter, jewelry makers, quilters, etc...

There was a huge bell tower on the campground that Jackson danced to every time it played. 

That boy sure loves music!

The grounds were beautiful and had lots of great photo op moments.  There was a little fountain by the museum that of course Jackson had to play in.

We also enjoyed all the flowers that were in bloom.  Phillip loves taking photos of flowers and wildlife so he always spends a lot of time doing that when we are camping.  

Saturday night we all ate dinner together.  It was great to all be together.  What a fun, crazy bunch:)

Susan got a scare when Gavin put a "skunk" under her chair:)

The highlight of the weekend for us was that my mother-in-law was able to come. 

We had a great time together and Jackson was able to spend some quality time with Grandma! 

One last picture of my sweet boy!

 It was a great trip but just to short.  Now the joys of unpacking:(

Bring on the bunk beds.......It's a BOY!

So my ultrasound was rather interesting today.  The machine kept freezing up and the tech had to restart it 7 times during my appointment.  But the exciting news is that we are expecting a healthy baby boy!  Practically as soon as she put the wand on my tummy, there it was.  And boy is he proud:)  There is no doubt about it...we are having a boy:)



I am 19 weeks 1 day today and he is measuring 19 weeks 5 days.  At my ultrasound for Jackson, I was around 19 weeks and Jackson was measuring 21 1/2 weeks so we'll see if this baby ends up being as big as Jackson. 

His profile looks a lot like Jackson's did. Isn't he a cutie!?  Look at those chubby cheeks!

When she measured his legs they were measuring at 20 weeks 5 days...so he's gonna be tall...no surprise there! When she was looking at this feet, I had to laugh because he was curling his toes just like Jackson does...and according to Phillip just like I do:)

He has big hands and big feet and the tech said she could see hair!  Jackson didn't have very much hair when he was born just like his daddy so I'm kinda hoping this baby will have a full head of hair like I did!!



As you can see, I had a lot of dark hair.



So we are very excited that he is healthy and now we have to try and decide on a name.  We have his middle name picked out.  It's going to be Odelle.  That was Phillip's father's name.  He passed away a few months before Jackson was born and Phillip would like to honor him by giving this baby his name...so now if we can just agree on a first name we'll be set:) Here's one last picture of our new little guy:)

5 years of marital bliss

Saturday March 12th was our 5 year anniversary.  It's gone by so quickly I can't believe it.  I feel very blessed to be married to such a hardworking man.  He works full time at a demanding job and is going to school to finish his degree.  My superman:)  We went to dinner at a cute little Italian restaurant near our house and then afterward we went to Toys R Us and did some window shopping for Jackson:)  Phillip also surprised me with a beautiful necklace.  What a lucky girl I am!  Thought I would put in a prego pic from Saturday night (19 weeks). Almost halfway there.  Look at that bump!