Summer Fun

B-man is still out of town, so Boo and I are trying to keep busy and cool. It's definitely not as hot as it was last summer, but when it's hot...it's hot!

He graduated from parent/tot swim lessons on Thursday.
It was a 2 week class and he finally blew bubbles on the very last day.

He also learned to hold on to the side of the pool and crawl down the side and he did really good lying on his back, which was a total surprise to me.
The thing we really need to work on is closing his mouth! He's terrible at it...haha. In fact, the closer his mouth gets to the water, the wider he opens it. :)

We headed over to a friends house for a backyard playdate.
She had her baby pools out to help them cool off from the heat.



I said, "Boo, say CHEESE...".
And, well, he did! :)



We went to the end of the year Moms Club Party at the Park.
Boo with a couple of his playgroup buddies.

Getting this big rock at the park.

Since I'm the photographer of the fam, I hardly ever get in any photos with Boo.

And if I do, I usually hate them. BUT, my friend T took the camera from me at the park and got these awesome shots of me and Boo!

Giving me a kiss.
He "gives kisses" by bowing his head so that you can kiss him :)

And a big squeeze!

We topped off the week with pizza night. Most of you know we usually have pizza on Friday night. Since B-man was out of town and usually at least a few of the hubbies from our playgroup buddies are out of town or are working late for one reason or another, Boo and I hosted pizza night at our house.
We had three other Moms and their kiddos come over last night for some pizza and playtime.
Boo had so much fun...he's still asleep at 7:30 this a.m.! Hallelujer!

Have a good weekend!

Oh Sister...

...I'm in trouble!!

I couldn't resist this cuteness this morning at Kohl's!

And although this purchase wasn't totally premeditated (meaning I didn't go to Kohl's to buy Lil Bitsy and outfit), I did have enough forethought to sit down before I left the house to make a little card to carry in my purse that reads...

Nov-Feb (0-3 mos)
Feb-May (3-6 mos)
May-Aug (6-9 mos)
Aug-Nov (9-12 mos)

You know, just in case there were some summer clothes on sale, I'd know what size to buy!

Like I said, "Ooooohhhh sister...I'm in trouble"!!! ;)

Think

PINK!

This is a profile pic of our Lil Bitsy! Looks like she's a girl! She was very shy about allowing us to see that she was a girl. She had her feet right in the way. But, after some prodding and rolling around, the u/s tech upgraded her "I think it's a girl" to a "yeah, it's a girl" to the final assessment of "yeah, I'm pretty certain it's a girl". So, that's what I'm going with. I think she was pretty confident in the end. I must admit that from the view we were looking at, I couldn't tell a thing...except that I didn't see any boy parts. ;)

Anyway, we're super excited and from what I could tell, she's doing well. I saw the 4 chambers of her heart and they were beating beautifully. She has 2 arms, legs, hands, and feet. She has a nice spine and a cute stomach...all where they're supposed to be. I won't get the full report until my OB appt on the 27th, but I'm happy with what I saw.

I was feeling very nervous this morning as it was sinking in that B-man wasn't going to be there with me. I was so tense on the table at first, but then I said a little prayer to help myself let all my anxiety go and it worked. I was relaxed throughout the rest of the exam.

It was a bit of a roller coaster trying to get everyone notified. Brian missed my phone call by minutes as his connecting flight took off from Dallas and BeBe was making her way back from Europe today and arrived this evening. So, now we can put it out in the open! Whew!!

I'm still kind of in shock... a girl! I feel very blessed to be a Mama to a boy AND a girl! Now, I just need to figure out how to fix little girl's hair! lol!


We haven't decided on a name yet. We have a working list though, so it won't be long now.

Hugs to you all!

Boo's New Room

I'm happy to report that Lil Boo is now officially a big boy (well, there's still potty training, but we'll get to that)! He has been sleeping in his new room and big boy bed for 3 nights now, including naps, and is doing wonderfully! B-man had a brilliant idea when it came to buying this bed. It's from a collection that you can add on as your family grows. So, you can buy another bed and make them into bunk beds later. So, B-man thought it would be a good idea to get the rails on the bed as if it were the top bunk...this way Boo couldn't roll out. Well, I really think this has been key when it comes to Boo staying in the bed. He can easily climb in and out, but I think it provides him security at night and he's content to stay there and that makes us happy!

The curtains are carried over from his nursery.

We went with a tractor theme for this room since he loves tractors.
I got these pics above his bed from a tractor calendar and placed them in frames from Hobby Lobby.

Reading corner.
This is where we read books at bedtime.
See that snazzy tractor painting above the chair?
Well, I painted it!

I had an old canvas picture that used to hang in our Colorado house and I've never hung it since.

So I made it into a clean slate, drew a tractor on it and painted it.
It turned out great, I think...ya know, for kids art. :)

Bookshelk complete with collage photo from our Hawaii
trip that cousin E, F and Uncle A sent Boo for his bday.
He loves to stare at the photos.

Chest of drawers with tractor light on top.

This was the canvas before I painted it...

And this is after!
It's red, just like PawPaw's.

And just in case you needed further proof that he's a big boy, just check this out!

This is from our recent trip to J&R gymnastics.
I couldn't believe he held on!
He usually falls right into the pit.

20 Weeks

I bet you thought I forgot!
Here's my 20 week (5 mos) photo. And although it is posted a day late, it was actually taken on the 20th week date.
Don't I look more like 7-8 mos prego? In my defense, the shirt is very blousy. ha! Oh well, I'm livin' it up!



Happy 4th of July!

Lil Bit Gives Daddy A High Five

So, I've been about 90% sure I've been feeling Lil Bit move around over the last couple of weeks. But, in the last couple of days the percentage has increased to 100%! It's such a wonderful feeling to feel your baby moving in your belly. It's almost indescribable. Well, yesterday morning I thought I could actually see my belly moving. I was so excited because this meant that B-man might be able to feel Lil Bit too. I couldn't wait for him to get home so he could share in the experience.

And sure enough, last night when I went to bed, Lil Bit started swimming laps. I called for B-man and he came in and put his hand on my belly and just like that, Lil Bit reached up and gave him a high five, repeatedly!

And stay tuned...we have on the calendar to take 5 month pregnancy photos on Friday. So, I'll be sharing a belly shot then.