Egg Hunt # 2

On Saturday afternoon we had a neighborhood egg hunt. The weather was a bit windy with threats of rain so we weren't sure it was going to happen, but it did!

We started by greeting some friends, well Max was busy with his basket, but Olon wanted to say Hi.

Ready, set, go!

We each brought 12 eggs pre-filled so they let them all get 12 eggs first and then we could go back later if there was extra. I liked it that way so that everyone got at least what they brought. No tears for kids without eggs.

In he goes! He also discovered things inside the eggs for the first time. At school and practicing at home we never put anything in the eggs so he was busy shaking the eggs a lot of the time.

Max's bff Noah was helping him get some more eggs.

Here is Max waving to the Easter bunny. He liked the bunny because she gave him a lollipop.

I forget I'm pregnant sometimes until I see the beach ball hiding in my shirt.

So much for a picture of Max and his eggs. He gets the eyes closed for pictures thing from his daddy.

Group shot of the littles with the Easter bunny. Max is too busy eating his sucker to even notice a picture being taken. The older kids went later down by the playground. Lots of fun was had by all.

BIg Boy Day

We decided it was time for Max to officially become a big boy and get rid of his pacci. He is a little over 2 years and 2 months old (wanted to document that for the date). When we'd talk about it he knew he didn't need it anymore and wanted to give it to other babies who did need it. We wanted to make sure he knew it wasn't going to baby sister so he wouldn't have any resentment towards her for taking it. David and I were both off on Friday so we thought it was as good a time as any.

One last good bye

Mom found the perfect size box to fit it and as you can see he was pretty excited about it.

Bye bye pluggy

Sealing the deal.

Still excited as we put it in the mailbox to mail off to the babies who need them.

We even put the flag up.

Right after we drove down to Atlanta to go to the Children's Museum. The kids were all supposed to be off that day, but with all the snow days it was a makeup day so I didn't think it would be as crowded... I was wrong. Bus loads of kids came.

He had fun exploring around. They had farm to table area with kitchen play, slides, water/fishing area, painting, pipe building, sand, trains and more.

I knew he'd like to fish as he tries to fish with rope or anything he can find at home. I will have to get him his own fishing station now that the weather is warmer.

He caught one (well maybe Gigi helped)!

One of his other favorites was the pipe station. They had holes all over and you could put pipes in each one and add blocks and fittings. He was in his element here, such an engineer already. I do have to say that we were good about getting not a lot of kids in the photos, but trust me it was packed out. I also didn't love the price. At $13ish each (parents had to pay too) I wasn't a big fan. I thought the place would be a lot bigger, too. We did get to go to IKEA while we were down there and got some great ideas for our basement kitchen/bathroom areas so that was a fun end to the day. Ok back to the big boy day. He napped in the car/some of IKEA so we didn't have to worry about the pacci at nap time. Next up was bedtime. I've heard stories from parents saying their kid asked for it, but once they said it was gone their kid was fine and went to sleep... For those other half of parents where that wasn't the case... I FEEL YA. My poor little buddy. It was ROUGH. He was VERY distraught. He understood it was gone and knew that he mailed it off, but he was crushed. Very sad. This was almost as bad as our early 6 month cry it out phases. He cried/screamed for over 45 minutes. Going in wouldn't have helped as I knew what he wanted. We didn't cave and he did not make a peep after that for the whole night. He was happy and excited to be a big boy the next day... Stay tuned for big boy bed update.

Max's 1st Easter Egg Hunt at School

Max's preschool had an Easter egg hunt on Tuesday and I couldn't miss his first official egg hunt! I took a long lunch and visited him at school.

This is his classroom. They were supposed to do it outside, but the rain/cold weather kept us inside. We practiced inside so he didn't know any better. They also left the eggs empty inside which was fine by us since he doesn't know something goes inside.

Max did a great job of finding the eggs and putting them in his bag.

Gigi came to help, too!

He was pretty excited about his finds.

My silly boy.

Looking at his loot! I have some other great pics of him with his other classmates, but I am not going to post other people's kids faces on my blog without permission so these will have to do. I had fun watching him interact at school. He listens so well and is talking so much at school. The teachers are great and I am glad he is going. We are doing our neighborhood egg hunt this weekend outside so more fun will be had!

Pregnancy # 2 Surveys: 29 & 30 Weeks

How Far Along: 29 & 30 weeks (I'm behind in posting so I'm actually just about 31 weeks now but for survey purposes we'll keep it accurate).

Size of baby: Your baby's almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). She's measuring right on track for the amount of weeks I am.

Total Weight Gain: 17 lbs

Sleep: I'm still up about 2-3 times a night for the bathroom, but if I don't go on my phone I can fall back asleep right away. I haven't afternoon napped on weekends in a long time so I guess that's a good thing. 

Symptoms: Nothing too crazy going on, just normal stuff. I am noticing that my stomach is shaped more higher up than with Max.

Gender- Girl, not named yet but exploring a few options more seriously lol.

Movement: She is quite the mover, just like Max was. It's very similar to last pregnancy.  No idea if she's breech or turned or what. Doctors aren't concerned for at least 5-6 more weeks. We just knew early with Max because we had an extra ultrasound around this time because of not being able to see some parts in our anatomy scan.

Maternity Clothes: Finally got some maternity work pants thanks to my sister and her finding some out shopping. Thanks to my mom for taking them up, they were super long. I have been doing more comfortable dresses which I look forward to for the upcoming warmer months.

Best Moments this week: It would def. have to be David taking with test on Friday. I know it's not timing related with the weeks, but for sure the best moments. We have our David back with full attention to us!

What I'm looking forward to:  My sister and my mom are planning this ADORABLE sprinkle for baby girl and the invites are just too cute. I will have to get permission from them on showing you!

Milestones: Max has a big boy bed and furniture. Just need to decide if I'm painting the it... I keep going back and forth. It's navy blue and I wanted a chocolate brown, but that is a lot of work and it really doesn't look bad... We also had family maternity photos done/Max's 2 year pics this weekend. It was rocky at first as Max was shy and cried, but once he eased into it I think it went pretty well. I can't wait to see the pics!

I should have cropped these photos, but I didn't so what can ya do.

Me and my beach ball! These pics were taken at 30 weeks.

Latest Happenings!

Sorry I've been MIA lately, we've just been in a holding pattern with not much going on. Except our recent weekend trip to see Miss. Hadley!

Michelle mentioned that there was an airshow going to be going on and we should come. Well, we let David have the house to himself this past weekend to study (had to leave him alone on his birthday, but don't worry celebrations will be this weekend). We are anxiously awaiting Friday, when the test will be over. We get to have David back and boy do we have lots of plans these last 9-10 weeks before baby comes! We got the kids noise canceling headphones and weren't sure they were going to want to use them. Before we knew it they were playing with each others and having a grand ole time.

The thunderbirds were the highlight of the air show. They were very cool to see and the Max loved seeing them. He would count the planes as they went by.

We skipped his nap to get there on time and he thankfully took a little stroller snooze for us.

They were all decked out in their sunglasses momentarily as you can tell. One of Max's favorite part of the day besides the planes was the school bus ride. It was actually just a shuttle bus, but he kept saying school bus. He had a blast.

Waiting for the bus!

Little Hadley boo waiting for the air show to begin.

They kept their headphones on for all the thunderbirds act. There were times it was so loud that it scared us and they didn't flinch. Def. worth it!

We had such a fun time visiting and playing. Mom is looking up at the planes here. Max was a crazy boy around Hadley maybe trying to show off I don't know. Luckily he has calmed back down upon arriving home.

A few other things that are coming up is our photo shoot this Sunday for Max's 2 year pictures and family maternity shoot. I bought this cute navy dress at Kohls and then tried to coordinate outfits for us. Going with a navy/yellow theme. I just have to make sure you can see my belly ok in the dress and it won't blend with the photos. The weather looks amazing (78 degrees and sun!).

I also got some new furniture paint and tested it out on a white stool I got Max that we haven't assembled. My goal is to repaint Max's big boy bed. Yup, you heard that right.

 

We purchased Max a big boy bed via craigslist. It was brand new from Pottery barn in the exact style I wanted for $400 less than retail. Only issue is that it's navy blue. I wanted the dark mocha/chocolately finish. So I found some great paint (velvet finishes) and was testing it out (not in the chocolate color). I like how the color goes on (very smooth looking/no brush strokes), but am not loving the finish so still testing it out. I don't want to ruin the smooth nice pottery barn look.

 

We also found Max a dresser set via his parents online community website. We got a really nice long dresser (shown above), side table, bookshelf and trunk for $300. It is so durable, I LOVE it. The color works great too because all the hinges/handles are that dark chocolate color. I didn't take any other pics, but I will update you all in a bit.  The lady was so great and just wanted it to go to a good home. I mean why pay full price for such wonderful things! 

We got back Sunday with a bunch of goodies from Michelle's (newborn baby girl clothes, milk storage containers, bassinets, etc.). David and I are still in denial she's coming so soon, I think I'll cook her in here for a few years lol. We decided to put the bassinet together as Max was interested in the pieces and we felt we needed to do at least one thing to get ready for baby girl. He was a bit confused it wasn't for him, but then we told him to put his stuffed animal in there as a place holder for the baby. He was so cute! Stay tuned for lots more fun updates.
 
We are hitting the ground running with rib-a-palooza for David, his Dad and Nephew Josh's birthday this weekend (photo from a past party), basement renovation planning/starting and Max's big boy room.

Pregnancy #2 - Weeks 27 & 28

How Far Along: 27 & 28 Weeks- We're in the 3rd trimester! That is crazy, where has the time went!

Size of baby: Your baby now weighs about 2 1/4 pounds (like an eggplant) and is almost 15 inches long from head to heel. Baby girl can blink her eyes (which have lashes).

Total Weight Gain: No idea prob. between 12-14lbs.

What I miss: Nothing really.

Sleep: Sleeping pretty good with the occasional bathroom breaks

Symptoms: I am feeling pretty good, no complaints here. Back is doing very well and no other issues.

Cravings: Going to need mexican/a burrito soon lol Someone mentioned it and now I can't get it out of my head.

Name: Name not chosen yet

Movement: I have started to feel her higher up. I am pretty sure she is transverse (sideways). I feel her sometimes up in my right rib area and have to sit up and stretch out to give her more room. She is a wiggly little thing (so was Max). She goes NUTS when I give her lemonade since that is really the only sugary beverage I drink. 

Maternity Clothes: Still over stretching my pants with the bella band. I have had such a hard time finding pants at a reasonable price that fit. My sister picked some up at a store by her so I am anxious to get those. If the weather would stay warm I could just stick to some dresses/skirts I have. 

Best Moments this week: Snuggling with my buddy. David was out of town last night and Max cried for his mommy at 4:30am. He rarely does this unless he is sick or something is wrong so I went to get him. He didn't really indicate what was wrong with him so I just brought him to my bed. He wanted TV and crackers, but I just said nope, we have to sleep if you come in here. He said ok and we just snuggled (he held my hand) and fell asleep. Sweet boy.

What I'm looking forward to: It's about to get SUPER busy around here mid April so just enjoying some free time on weekends and excited to go visit my sister next weekend for their air show.

Milestones: Well, I had my glucose test done about 11 days ago and never heard anything so I finally remembered to call today and everything was normal with my glucose levels and iron. I guess no news is good news, but still annoying they didn't call. We have family maternity pics/Max 2 year pics scheduled April 13. We also have lots of things on our to do list once David's test is over April 11th. We will be celebrating his birthday (April 4), getting started/finished on Max's big boy room and full on basement renovation plans.

 

28 Weeks

Max trying to grab my belly button. He still loves to talk to his baby sister and hug/kiss her.

Definitely a growing girl in there! Sometimes David and I forget that a baby is actually coming because he's been so focused on studying/work stuff and I haven't done a ton of things to get ready. Ready or not, in about 12 weeks she will be here!!