Family Photo Shoot

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Friday Randomness

I'm actually blogging on Saturday morning not Friday, but let's pretend it was otherwise! I'm sitting down on the couch next to Ethan while he watches Lilo and Stitch while I am resting my back from helping Chris do things in the nursery. When I woke up this morning I made a "Honey Do List" and most of the items on the check list included things to get done in the nursery, like converting the crib back from being a toddler bed and prepping the room for painting in one week! I'm so excited to finally get things going in there. I feel like I'm mostly prepared - I've got curtains, a bed skirt, fitted sheets, decorations and once the walls are painted a light tan, we'll put these up:

These are some other items I have to bring it all together:

The blue in the owls is what color the bumper will be, but with chocolate brown ties and piping. Ohhh so very excited!

On another note, since I've been getting bigger and bigger I have been sleeping horribly at night. I didn't have a preggo pillow when I was pregnant with Ethan and I regret it because I literally slept with four pillows around me, hence not leaving much room for Chris. So, I've been researching these preggo pillows. I finally caved and bought one and have had it for two WONDERFUL nights! The first night was interesting because I did feel like I had an anaconda wrapped around me! Even Chris saw it and said, "You're gonna sleep inside that?!" I just had to laugh. So far it has been well worth the money!


Three weeks ago my friend Jamie from Oasis Photography came to our house and took pictures of our family and my big ol' belly - partly for maternity pictures partly for Ethan's 3 year pictures. She finally just sent them to me on Thursday and I was absolutely blown away by how great they were! I should be getting the CD from her sometime this weekend so I'll post them. They are amazing and just wonderful! I can't wait to share them.

My sister and brother in law, Tim, will be baptised tomorrow morning! Congratulations to both of them for commiting their lives even further to God! How amazing.

Happy Friday and everyone have a great weekend with this wonderful weather we are to have!

10 Things I Learned This Week

1. People will not be afraid to tell you that you are getting fatter. Wow - thanks. I'm growing a child here!
2. No matter how many naps you try to squeeze in one weekend you never feel rested.
3. I just learned that Sugarland is having a concert at the BiLo center in Greenville March 10th. This makes me sad in more ways than one because I just can't go - unless I can talk some girlfriends into going since I won't be working in March. Any takers? Keep in mind I will be 36 weeks preggo and it may not be the very best idea.
4. How can infant clothes be so friggin' cute but cost an arm and a leg? I've been looking at both a coming home and Easter outfit for baby #2. The spring line is A-DOR-ABLE but expensive! I guess I better wait a month until consignment sales start back.
5. Did I mention spring consignment is in one month!?!
6. Sometimes the best dinner is a big bowl of multi grain Cheerios.
7. I love me some Marky Mark and Amy Adams and Christian Bale ... put em' all together and you've got Fighter ... which I love me some. Great movie I must say and certainly worth all the Golden Globe nominations!
8. Did I ever mention that this baby does not. stop. moving?
9. I'm NOW starting to get anxious but excited about the nursery. In two weeks we are painting, then it's vinyl cling birch trees (thank God for them), curtains and shelves, then hopefully we'll have a crib bumper done. Right Nana? ;) Then tada! It'll be done! THEN I can put some pictures up!
10. While I see so many people going skiing and tubing, I'm not even jealous in the least.

10 Things I Learned This Week

1. I am absolutely horrible at blogging lately! I feel so bad because I truly do love blogging about our family and about Ethan, I just don't have the desire or energy to do so lately. That's so bad.
2. I did once mention that I did not believe in New Year's Resolutions, although I do have quite a couple goals to achieve before this baby is born. One is to finish our wedding album once and for all. Two is to make dinners and breakfasts to last at least two months. Any suggestions?
3. Considering I am 29 weeks pregnant and we haven't even STARTED on the nursery, I am surprisingly calm. It is a wreck right now with all the boxes and crap I've put in there. I have already gotten a theme and vision and purchased all the fabric to make a custom crib bumper with Nana. I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but it is a woods/owl theme in khaki's, chocolate browns and tealish blues. I'm very excited to see how it's going to turn out and we ARE getting started on the painting in two weeks. Mom is coming to help and I will be so excited to actually see paint on the walls.
4. Anyone have any Bed Bath and Beyond coupons they can spare? I need to get some curtains for the nursery!
5. Baby clothes are so much smaller than I remember them being. During our snow days, I pulled all the clothes that baby Cassidy #2 can wear, washed them all and put them away into the drawers. At least that's one thing checked off my list.
6. Keeping the name of baby #2 is hard work - too bad Ethan has a big mouth and has spilled the beans on several occasions. What people don't know is that we feed him different names all the time. ;)
7. I have gained 8 pounds in one month.
8. As of March 1, I will be home for an entire month before the baby arrives. It's a decision my boss and I came to and I am totally ok with it. Yes I will not be getting paid starting in March, but I better get used to it now. Wow - I just realized I will be a stay at home mom very soon. Eek
9. Being pregnant is one of the most challenging, yet so rewarding, experiences a woman can ever have. I NEVER get tired of this baby moving .. and he moves all. the. time. Never.stops.moving. Dear Lord - please don't give me another wild and crazy kid. Totally kidding. Kind of.
10. I'm just realizing that I did not even post an update from two weeks ago with our follow up appointment to the cyst. IT HAS CLEARED! Praise the Lord and hallelujah! All looks well and he is developing perfectly from what they can tell. Thought I'd share the wealth!