Sweet and Sour

People often ask if my pregnancy is easier this time around, NOPE! I have been just as sick, but this time around I have all the pregnancy symptoms that you can think of, that I didn't with Lillias. I'm hot, swollen, have horrible all day/night heartburn, back aches, belly aches and am still throwing up at least once a day. Oh, and I give myself a shot every night to make sure that I do not get a blood clot this time around. Love that part {Not at all actually}

Saying all that, I am so grateful to have the opportunity to meet and raise another little girl. I stare at Lillias all the time in wonderment, so strange that I have a child soon to be two children! It is such a blessing in my life to be a mother!

Big Girl Accomplishments

Lillias is getting to be such a big girl, can't believe that she will be 3 in August! She is awesomely WILD, full of spunk and energy. Constantly talking and moving! While talking with my mom the other day, I admitted that I do not give her enough credit for her sweet little spirt and the GOOD girl she actually is. All the mommy's out there will appreciate that last January at 29 months she potty trained herself. No kidding, my mom had her that day and asked if she wanted to put her pee pee in the potty and low and behold, she did. She continued to do so all day and even pooped in the potty for daddy that night! From that point on diapers were not necessary, no fuss! I'm not sure how I got out of potty training, but I'm sure glad I did!

SO, since baby #2 is due in about a month we thought she needed to move into her "big girl" room and into a twin bed, from her crib. I really had fun decorating this room for her, and although I still need to add a few final details here it is.....

Saturday night was the big night!

Fresh from the bath, she looked almost a nervous as I felt! I thought for sure it would be a LONG night, but it was so much better than expected! She did come downstairs about a 1/2 hour after we put her to bed and then once again at about 2:30 a.m. I heard her calling my name at the top of the steps {1st floor master} Both times she went right back into her bed. Sunday and last night she stayed in bed all night! Best part is that she had been waking up between 6:00 and 6:30 a.m. every morning, but since then has slept until at least 7:30!!!

Next hurdle, the binky! Stay tuned for that one....

Accepted!

After a couple years of talking about going back to school to get his MBA, Shawn applied and was accepted to Ohio State's MBA {Masters of Business Administration} program.

Guess when he starts.....?? June 21st! Guess when I am going to be induced.....?? June 23rd or 24th! Crazy timing, but I'm so proud of my hubby!

He is scheduled, has already bought a shinny new laptop and is very excited to start the program. Wish us luck we might both need it! ;)

Random...

I am in the process of working down my never ending list of "things to do before baby" but in the mean time I have a very busy little girl who wants to do everything girly! She got such a kick out of mommy painting her nails pretty and then an even bigger kick out of painting mommy's nails PRETTY. Here is how we spent last Sunday afternoon....

This is where the Random part comes into play. I found an old SD card and what was on it?? Parade of Homes pictures. I haven't been to one in a few years because my POH partner {sister Lisa} has since moved away. The hubby has no interest in paying to see homes :o)

Below are a few shots that must have caught my eye at the time...

tHE cLEAN gUEST rOOM lOOK

i'M pRETTY sURE tHIS iS a lAUNDRY rOOM

cUTE cRAFT rOOM

Crafty Projects

When most people find out that I am having another girl they give me the "oh, that's ok. are you happy?" Believe me when I say that I am 100% ok with having ANOTHER girl! I love all the pink and dresses and bows and everything girly that comes along with having another girl! With Lillias I really didn't go overboard with clothes and accessories, but this time around I have to admit that I might have gone a tiny bit crazy....

I have been working on some projects to finish the nursery and one of them was to frilly-up the barebones white lamp I bought to go on the side table. The nursery colors are pink and brown so I used a sheer pink fabric and pink toile along with some brown flowers cut from brown felt. With the left over supplies I made a headband modeled by Lillias that will be for Adelaide, since my sweet 2.5 year old refuses to wear anything in her hair for longer than a minute. {No joke, really a minute, this photo-shoot lasted ONE minute!}

Making my mom proud for all those times she showed me to sew, I actually threaded a needle, sewed on the pearls and then sewed the flower to the headband! Yay!

I really like the finished product, kinda shabby chic.

Oh, so that's what you look like!

Last Monday we went to First Expressions and had an 3d/4d ultrasound done. Amazing! It was so fun to see this sleeping beauty in action. She had been really active all day, so I wasn't surprised when she was snoozing away by evening when we had this done. The ultrasound tech was so sweet to keep trying for well over 25 minutes even though our package was for 10, so we could get some good images. Towards the end Adelaide seemed to be getting upset that we were bugging her to move around, because she started to make little pouty faces. Again, amazing, that I can watch her inside my ever growing belly! She even appears to have the Lillias nose, so cute!

Dinner afterwards at Mellow Mushroom Pizza, so YUMMY!

I have not enjoyed this pregnancy overall, it's been physically miserable, but seeing Adelaide in action and feeling her move make it bearable. Seeing Lillias makes me remember what I get at the end of this wonderful (said sarcastically) journey and makes it all worthwhile!

8 more weeks to GO....

Photoshop Projects

As previously posted I have been learning the ropes of photoshop. In the beginning I thought it would be a good way to take care of the photos I have taken over the past couple years but have done nothing with... But, I have discovered that I can do a lot more than just scrapbook!

I have some frames in the nursery that I hung for Lillias but never filled (sad since she is 2.5 years old, I know!) So, I made some prints for Adelaide's nursery to finally fill them!

My next project was gift tags, I like making cards but for the same reason I haven't scrapbooked in a couple years I never seem to make cards. Buying cards just doesn't seem like too much fun ;) So, I made gift labels to just stick right on the present. Sticker paper is great!

We went to a double birthday party last weekend and that provided the perfect opportunity to try them out.

Happy Easter 2010

We had a great Easter this year! Helping out was the fabulous weather, can't beat 70 and sunny for a Easter Sunday!

We didn't go to wild with the eggs, I've seen some pretty amazing ones this year. It was fun to watch Lillias' drop the eggs in the color and then get excited when they came out a fun new color!

The Easter Bunny was good to Lilli this year, it seems like he has gotten even more generous than when I was little. Although, I do have fond memories of the squirt gun I got each year. Living in warm Texas that was the perfect gift!

Finding the eggs hidden around the house...

Fun at the Zoo!

Finally spring has arrived and that means fun at the zoo again!

Grandma and Grandpa Adams joined us for rides, food, and animals at the zoo's annual Easter event.

My Birthday / Trip to Texas

This year I celebrated my 27th birthday in Austin at my sister Lisa's. It was the perfect little week getaway, sleep-in everyday, shopping, good food and great company! The day I got in I was swept away to a yummy dinner at the Hula Hut followed by an hour full body massage (my birthday gift from my sweet sister) and then finally back to her house for a mini birthday party with quite a few of her friends. Back to the massage, it was a pregnancy massage and was SO perfect after a long day of travel!! Thanks Lisa!

Eating the delicious cupcakes Lisa made to celebrate my day. Lillias was on the phone singing me happy birthday too!

(Obviously time stamps aren't right, I promise they are from this year :))

Look at that spread! Go Lisa!

One late evening I had the craving for some french fries, so Lisa took me to "Mighty Fine" I would compare it to "Five Guys." There they had this cool hand washer, and stickers to prove that you had indeed washed your hands.

Don't ya love the mini old fashion Coke! ($2.25 later)

Another party, this was a baby shower for one of Lisa's friends. It was in the most beautiful neighborhood, and the house was amazing! The food was equally amazing! I was glad to be included.

We all parked on the hill above the girl's house, so her husband drove us all down to the house in his golf cart. Ethan (Lisa's son) was in heaven, I have to admit it was kinda fun to go that fast on a golf cart :)

Lisa's two handsome boys before church.

Ethan and I before church. We were all ready to go before Lisa, but Seth (her hubby) said he couldn't take me because I look too much like Lisa (but enough different) that it would just confuse people. So funny!

Such a fun birthday and trip to Texas!

Thanks Lisa and Family for making my trip so enjoyable!

Did I mention...

I just got home from beautiful Austin and will post all about that next time.... but before I left we found out we are having another GIRL! We are so excited, especially Lillias who never wavered that the baby in mommy's tummy was a girl.