Getting Ready for the New Baby!!

The last few weeks, I have been on a major shopping spree getting everything ready for baby Evan. He will be here in about 17 weeks, and we are all getting really excited, especially Andrew! Adam's parents sent us our stroller/carseat combo this week and Adam decided to put it together already to make sure we had all the parts. Well, immediately Andrew ran to get his new play drill (thanks Pops!) to "help" him out! It was too cute to watch. After they got it all put together, Andrew had to practice taking it for a stroll around the house. He decided to put his stuffed animals in to see how it would look when the baby rides in it. He is one excited boy to become a big brother soon!

Pictures of the nursery to come soon after it is all put together!

First Soccer Game!

Andrew had his first soccer game of the season this morning. He was a little nervous , but he ended up doing pretty well for his first game. We are hoping he will be a little less nervous to go after the ball next game. He got a few good kicks in though when the ball came right to him. When we told him to get in there and steal the ball, he said "but Mom, stealing is not good!" Haha....this kid makes me laugh everyday!

It's a BOY!!!!

We found out yesterday we are expecting another little boy. My Mommy intuition was correct, I thought we were having a boy the whole time! The cravings for all things tomato once again was the giveaway!

We went in for our ultrasound yesterday and as soon as the tech put the machine up to my tummy, the little guy was moving all around so we got a good shot of him! She said, "do you want to know what it is?" and I said "it's a boy!" She spent lots of time looking at all his parts (heart, spine, brain, arms, legs) and everything was perfect! It was such a fun time watching him poke my tummy on the screen!

Andrew was at preschool when we found out, so we picked him up and told him the news. He said "yea, I can play football and soccer with him....but not at first!" He has been talking to my tummy saying things like, "hey little brother, this is your big brother Andrew. I love you!" So sweet. I can't wait to see them form that brotherly bond over the years and hopefully become best buds!

Andrew's first day of PreK!

Andrew started his first day of PreK today. He was very excited and picked his own clothes out last night to hang up for this morning. When he got dressed, I took a few pictures of him and then he said he was feeling nervous. I reminded him that he has some old friends from last year's class that will be in there with him and that he would make new friends. As soon as we arrived at school, his principle told us how much Andrew had grown over the summer. He stopped to show her his light up shoes, which he was really proud of (thanks, Nana!).
When we arrived inside the classroom, he found his cubby and put away his book bag. He let me take a few more pictures before he was off to play. I told him goodbye and to have a great day and he gave me a super quick hug before he went back to playing. There were several kids in the class crying and clinging to their moms, so I told him to go play with them to make them feel better. When I picked him up, he said he had a great day and that his teachers were nice. I told him I would take him for an ice cream, but he said he needed to go home for a rest.....guess he played hard!

Our Trip to Georgia

We just got back from a wonderful trip home to Georgia to visit family. It was a great trip and we packed as much as we could into our 6 days there. Andrew loved visiting with Nana and Pops and Grandma and Pop Pop. He had a great time going to Chuck E. Cheese with the Warners and loved spending time with his Aunt Megan. We had a blast going back to school shopping with Nana. Andrew even had his first experience camping out with Pops. He only lasted 30 minutes in the tent before he was ready to come back inside for the night, but he had a great time in those 30 minutes! Pops had bought Andrew a new sleeping bag and his very own flashlight. They made hand puppets and told stories. We even made smores by their fire pit. It was so much fun! We also got a chance to go visit Granny down in Griffin. We had a dinner with tons of family and it was great to see everyone including my Uncle Glenn and cousin Colby who were down from Oklahoma visiting. Andrew enjoyed playing with cousin Mollie outside with her horses. He was too scared to get on the horse, but he did finally get brave enough to pet her. We loved every minute of our trip and had the best time!

Baby Bump Week 15

I'm going to try to post a baby bump picture every few weeks, so I can see the progress. Here I am at week 15!

Marco Island 2009

We just returned from a fun-filled week at the beach. It was our 2nd time going to Marco Island and I think it is our favorite place to go (besides Hawaii....maybe we can go back for our 10th anniversary!). We had so much fun just relaxing, building sand castles, eating yummy food from the local restaurants, and checking out what Marco Island and Naples had to offer. Andrew had a blast "fishing" with his net we bought him, but he was a little too loud and scared the fish away so he didn't catch anything. He said maybe next year since he will be 5 he will catch some. We had a wonderful time. Adam is already talking about retiring here.....he's got a few more years to work before we can do that though;)