At least I tried . . . .

So I tried to get some pictures of Kate taken for her upcoming 2nd Birthday at JCPenney. We went there every month her whole first year of life, but we haven't been there since Christmas time. So 2 weeks ago, we go and she was in a great mood and looked super cute in her ladybug dress; then the second we stepped into the studio she started crying and wouldn't let go of me!! I was completely shocked by this! What was going on?? Oh, the lady at JCPenney worked soo hard with her, but she was only happy inside the studio playing on the motorcycle that they had as a prop! And after 15 minutes of her crying and nothing working--not singing, not Mommy acting silly, not her favorite books, not Minnie Mouse and not raisins-- so I just said "what the h*ll, let her take her pictures on the motorcycle!" So here are the results:




AND yes, it is ok to laugh!! Like I said--at least I tried!!

37 weeks . . . already!!

I can't believe that I am 37 weeks already!! So crazy!! I saw the doctor this morning and I am 1 cm dilated with Baby B's head down already! She also thinks I might have this baby before my due date (trying not to get too excited about that!)

I am feeling ok, just my allergies driving me crazy!! Also, my hands are a little bit swollen, but my feet seem to be fine. My back is acting up in the afternoon, but it's not that bad.

I am so excited to meet Baby B and find out if Kate is having a little brother or sister!!

On a side note--I had a great weekend visiting with some friends from college. Thanks to Amanda & Becca for coming to see me!! It was great!!

Also, looks like we are going to trade in Mike's BMW for a mini-van from carmax. More on that later this week!

Weekend alone

My Mom was sweet enough to take Kate this past weekend!! Mike and I didn't know what to do with ourselves and the house was so quiet without our KatieBug!! We saw 2 movies, went to dinner with friends, went to the comedy club, cleaned the garage, stream cleaned the carpets, took naps and well just enjoyed each other's company. Thank you so much to my Mom for watching Kate and also to Brian and Jes for letting Mom and Kate stay with them!!!

I can't believe that "baby B" could be here in less than 4 weeks!! That is so crazy to me! I think we have about everything ready, I guess. We are so different this time around. With Kate, we had the nursery perfect, the car seat in the car, and a bag packed for the hospital by now. I have to honestly say, we haven't done any of those things yet!! I think Mike and I are in complete denial that we are about to be parents of two little ones!!

Here is a cute picture of Kate and her Daddy:

36 weeks with my dear friend Cassie

Here I am at 36 weeks and Cassie is 37 weeks. This is at a shower she had on Sunday.

Pictures from Mike's phone from July

35 weeks!!!

I am huge!! Everyone thinks I am having twins!! But I do feel ok, just as long as I stay inside & cool!!

My two babies!

This is Kate and my belly! She will even give the baby a kiss!!

My 32nd Birthday

Saturday was my 32nd Birthday. Mike & Kate woke me by signing Happy Birthday and breakfast & presents in bed. Jes took me to get a pedi in the morning (Thanks Jes!!) That afternoon we headed downtown to the Children's museum for Jax's 2nd birthday!


After the party, Mike and I headed out on our date. Gram was nice enough to babysit so we could go out (THANKS GRAM!!) We had dinner at Olive Garden, stopped for ice cream and then saw John Heffron, who won the second season of Last Comic Standing, at the Capitol City Comedy Club. He was really great, we both laughed a ton!! Here is a new family picture:



Thank you to my wonderful hubby for making this birthday special!! I love you!

34 weeks and extreme fun!

On Thursday I had my 34 week appointment and everything seems to be going great! Kate got lots of attention because she wore this crown on her head while we were there! I can't believe we will be having a new baby in only 6 weeks!! Where has the time gone? Anyway, on Thursday afternoon we headed to extreme fun. I think Kate wore Mike out!! Kate was not afraid of anything and wanted to TRY everything!!

Kate's last gymnastics class

Gram has been in town with us the last week, so we all went to Kate's last gymnastics class.




Kate really did end up loving gymnastics, we are going to sign her up for classes again in Sept. Mike will be taking her while I am with the new baby! We also had our last music class for a while on Wednesday. I am sad to say that our favorite music teacher is taking a break and will hopefully be back in the spring!! Kate has loved music class and I know she will miss it!!