Wordless(ish) Wednesday

Jackson is taking the upcoming PBGA tournament very seriously!

(For those unfamiliar, our family plays a bolo golf tournament at our family beach trip each year)

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful Dads in our life! We really are pretty lucky when it comes to strong, compasionate and supportive men in our lives.

I am, of course, very appreciative of my wonderful husband! He is such a great Dad to Jackson and he definitely knows how to make me feel special. (Case in point, my surprise spa day last week with one of my best friends. Can you say heaven!) And I couldn't feel more thankful to know that my children will grow up with such a caring, supportive and conscientious Dad for a role model.

And, on that note, I've been meaning to share the upcoming addition to our family. At the beginning of this pregnancy, I told myself I was going to document each week. How I was feeling. How Jackson was reacting. Well, here we are in week 19, almost half way there, and I haven't done any of that. Funny how having a toddler can really throw a wrench into the best laid plans.....

So, for the most part, this pregnancy has been very similar to the others. Everyting did seem to come on earlier this time, I pretty sure I started showing when I was five weeks! I was tired in the beginning and had a teensy bit of nausea, but for the most part, felt good. My energy is back, I'm really starting to feel her move, which is so exciting!! And there's no hiding this baby, she's out there for everyone to see!

Wordless(ish) Wednesday

Is it really Wednesday already?

"Superboy"

It's a......

To my shock, we had french food on Thursday!! That's right, we are having a GIRL! Like I said, I was so sure it was a boy, I was in complete shock (wonderful, joyous shock)! We even had the doctor check again when she came in with the results. At the beginning of the ultrasound, Matt thought he saw boy parts, and the tech agreed, so all through the ultrasound we were calling her a him! It wasn't until the end when the tech went to verify that it was a boy, he changed his mind and said it was a girl!

She was so active, it was incredible. I have been feeling her a little bit, no where near as much as she is somersaulting around in there. If it's possible, she may be more active than Jackson or Hannah.

So since yesterday at 11:00am, I have been dreaming and planning her nursery, planning the many shopping trips for itty bitty dresses, and wondering how we are possibly going to wait until November to meet this little girl.

Wordless(ish) Wednesday

Is it a HE oR a SHE? Tomorrow we find out. We've decided if it's a girl, we'll celebrate with lunch at La Provence and if it's a boy, Pastini. Leave your guess and then check back tomorrow to see if baby burrito is really French or Italian!

Playing Catch-up

Where did the month of May go? Hard to believe it's June already! Summer has officially begun, now all we need is the sun.

Where ever May went, we went with it! We have been so busy! Traveling, coming home just long enough to do laundry and repack our suitcases, it feels like.

At the beginning of the May we headed south to visit my parents and to see Alex attend her first prom. (this makes me feel really old by the way, I can remember my first prom!) We all headed down for the weekend and we sent Dad home to work for the week while Jackson and I stayed to spend some time with Grandma, Grandpa and Auntie Al. We also managed to catch a few softball games too.

 Jackson and I came home to a very sweet Mother's Day dinner (and dessert, he definitely knows the way to this pregnant lady's heart).

The following weekend we were off to Everett (north of Seattle) to visit Chris and Melody. We got to see their new house. Matt and I were both oooing and ahhhing over the 3-car garage. Imagine all the extra stuff we don't need we could store, if we had a third bay in the garage!

And to kick off the summer, we headed to The Dalles for a family reunion. We got to spend some quality time with baby Charlie, who is just the sweetest little thing! It all came back to me, he snuggled in and took a nice nap with me, oh how I miss those days! Those newborn smells and noises, I can hardly wait for it all over again! Of course, it was great to see everyone else too :)

And this last weekend was a road trip to Yuba City, CA for a wedding. It was nice, we stayed with my parents on the way down and again on the way up, which really made the drive managable for us. We got to enjoy some beautiful weather, time with friends and an absolutely amazing wedding. Jackson had a blast in the pool and then hit the dance floor hard! He was such a character, and had the perfect partner, a little girl who was 3 days older than him. They were too cute together.

And wouldn't you know Jackson pulled out all his dance moves when the camera was no where to be found. We forgot the camera at the hotel, so unfortunately we don't have evidence of the beautiful setting and Jackson's sweet moves. I'm hoping someone else got some footage and will share....

Now we're home for a full weekend and I'm hoping we can spend the majority of it napping!