Learning To Read

The past several years I have not read much at all. I would not even use an entire 5 fingers to count the number of books I have read from beginning to end since college. Recently, however, I read the entire Twilight Saga in a matter of weeks! They were all so entertaining it was easy for me to get through them. My sister had been telling me for quite some time that I should read them, so I did. I have to admit I very much enjoyed the time I spent reading!

Many of you may have the same story as to why you do not read much. I was forced to read so many boring text books in high school and college I grew tired of reading and quit all together. I am determined now though to expand the number of books I have read! After talking with my friend Kinsey about how we both enjoy reading, we decided to start a book club! We had our first meeting this past Monday and are currently reading The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter. We picked out 9 additional books to read through the rest of this year. I am so excited about this new hobby of mine! I made cute bookmarks for each lady in the club. I stole the idea off Etsy (my new favorite place to go), though I'm sure mine are not as well put together.

I am excited about starting to read again! It is a great way to spend my time. There are so many books out there I want to read too. Hopefully I will have plenty of time to read them all!

Headache

So for the past 3 days I have had a headache. I decided to give up drinking Dr Pepper. At least until I'm not addicted to the darn things anymore, then I plan on having one only every now and then instead of having several every day.
The reason I am giving them up is because I really want to fit into my old jeans again without having to use a rubber band to "button" them. I know, I know. I could just go out and buy a bigger pair but the thought of that kind of makes me depressed. What is even worse is that a couple months after I had Landon I was about 8 pounds away from my pre-preggo weight; then I decided it would be a good idea to drink a lot of DP and eat whatever I want. Bad idea. Now I'm much further away than only 8 pounds.
Having a baby is the best thing I have ever done but nothing prepares you for how you look afterwards. So all you ladies out there who haven't yet had the joy of carrying a baby in your tummy, enjoy your body as it is now!!! After you have kids it won't be the same. I'm not just talking about looks either. Now, every time I stand up from sitting my back aches.

Ok, I will stop complaining now. I just wish someone had told me to appreciate my pre-preggo body!
So all that to say I have had no DP and my head is killing me. However, I will not give in and I will reach my goal! I will fit into my old jeans again!
No matter the end result, he was completely worth it. Look at the little guy, there is none cuter!

Is it really time for turkey again? Wow, this year has flown by. I have no idea where it went! I do love turkey though and everything that is a must have with it! All of you people out there who get tired of turkey and so you do Mexican food or something else instead, I'm sorry but you are crazy! Please give me turkey every year and nothing else! It is one of my favorite meals and this is truly the only time of year I get it.

Wednesday night we went to Immanuel Baptist Church's Thanksgiving dinner with Mark's parents. The food was great! Landon went with us and was perfect the whole time! Apparently he was the talk of the night, but does that really surprise you? Here is the little man with his Mimi and Grandad.

Let's try this again...

So its been a while since I have tried blogging. Obviously I wasn't very dedicated to it the first time, but lately I have had this desire to share what goes on in my life with the world...again. So I'm going to give this another shot.
Landon is now 5 1/2 months old and close to crawling. Everyone tells you that they grow up so fast but that's one of those things you don't understand until you have your own! It is amazing the love you develop for your children. We had a pretty rough start but now I don't remember my life without the little guy! My life is now consumed with caring for Landon. I am so thankful that my husband also desires for me to stay home with him and any future children we have. Though it is not always easy, there is nothing I would rather be doing than staying home with Landon. Look at how adorable he is, and those big beautiful eyes!

I absolutely LOVE flowers and I really enjoy creating my own flower arrangements. So I picked up these cremon flowers the other day and made this arrangement. They arn't fallish and don't go along with any of my colors but I think they turned out great.

If you ever want to absolutly make my day give me flowers, they don't even have to be my favorite (which happen to hydrangeas), any flower will do!

Getting Ready

I can’t believe that I am already at 28 weeks! That means that we have a little less than 3 months to go. Sometimes when I think about Landon actually being here I get really anxious! He is growing like crazy now, and so am I! I’m pretty sure he has no where else to go except for out! He sure is moving a lot these days, sometimes I feel like he is just going to kick his way out. One of his latest developments is getting the hiccups. It’s so funny.
We have been working on getting the nursery ready. I love it! Over the last few weeks my sweet family and friends have helped us get it all painted and ready for furniture. If you ever need help painting stripes on your wall, Megan and I are now pro’s so we can help! This past Tuesday night Mark and I got the crib all set up, that was a little bit challenging. Then Jess came over and we put all of the bedding stuff on the crib. It looks so cute! Now we are waiting on our dresser and then once I get the furniture arranged how I like it we will put some stuff up on the walls! I can’t wait! Here are some pictures of the nursery.

For those of you who want to see my ever growing belly, here are some pics of it (I don't have any from month 1 or 2 but I wasn't showing much then anyways):

Month 3

Month 4

Month 5

Month 6

Lately...

So it has been a while since I last wrote, and a lot has gone on since then! Well....sort of. Just to let you in on some of what my pregnancy hormones have been doing to me...The other week I think if you had looked at me the wrong way I would have cried. One day I couldn't hold back the tears as I sat in my bosses office even though the reason for the tears wasn't that great! Then another day Mark came out to the church for lunch and we got a little snippy with each other (what married couple doesn't?) and I kinda broke down while sitting at my desk. Poor Mark, he just left he didn't know what to do and I sat there at my very non-private desk trying to hold back the inevitable. Thankfully I work with wonderful people and my friend Alicia aked if I needed to come to her office. So I went and got out my tears. I'm sure everyone around the office thinks I'm crazy. I promise I'm usually not this sensitive! Maybe I am crazy...I don't know. So needless to say, choose carefully what you say to me unless you want me to burst into tears!
We have decided on a name for our little boy!!! His name is Landon! We are still deciding on a middle name. We have limited it down to Parker, Pryce, and Tucker (I think Tucker is probably our 3rd favorite so it's really between the first two). I feel Baby Landon moving a lot these days! Last night Mark and I were sitting on the couch and just watching my belly move when he kicked....it's crazy! I love just sitting and feeling him move, I think I could do it all day and never get tired of it. I just can't wait to meet my little one. I wonder all the time what he will be like and his personality will be. Will he be wild and crazy or calm and easy-going? We will see soon!
We got in Landon's crib bedding!!! If you want to see what it looks like here is the website http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3155401. I love it! I am going tomorrow to hopefully pick out some paint colors for the nursery. Wish me luck because it usually takes me a while to make a decision.
I think that's really all that's been going on with us. I am over halfway through the pregnancy! The first part has flown by, and I'm ok with the second doing the same. Mark and I go March 11 to do all sorts of things at the Dr's but we will also get a 3D sonogram! Hopefully during this one we will be able to get a picture of his sweet little face! So exciting! I can't wait until he is here!!!

It's a BOY!!!

So Mark and I went to our appointment yesterday and found out our baby is a little boy! When she told us it was a boy I was really surprised....I think I thought it was going to be a girl. I didn't really think I felt one way or the other until we found out but I could not be more excited about a having a boy! After our appointment we met our parents, my sis and some friends to tell them. It was a lot of fun, then after lunch me, Jess, Megan and Meagan went to the mall so I could buy our little one an outfit....I came out with a few but hey that's ok. I realized at our appointment that I am feeling him move, it's so crazy that there is a little person inside of me moving all around! I am overjoyed....now I really can't wait for May to get here; and praise the Lord he looks like a healthy baby!

Boy or Girl???

So Mark and I go this Wednesday (in like 39 hours) to find out if we will be having a little girl or a little boy!!! I can not wait...I'm such a planner so I really hope we are able to find out. Knowing my luck the baby wouldn't let us see and we would never be able to find out until he or she is born. But I need to know because I have to get the nursery ready, and I need to know whether I need to use pink or blue! Mark thinks we will be having a girl, I have no idea, no inclination to what the baby will be. It's crazy to think that in two days we will be able to decide on and give our baby a name....I think it will all seem more real once we do that! So I want to know what you think...is it a boy or a girl?
I'm kind of at that point where I should be able to feel the baby moving soon. They say with your first pregnancy you may often mistake the baby's movements for other bodily functions that are quite normal during pregnancy! Sometimes I think I feel the baby move but I have not been sure yet if it is the baby or something else! I am almost halfway there, I can't believe how quickly the days are going by. I hope it continues to go by quickly, I'm ready to have this little one here! The next time I write we will know!!!