vacation

Wow! What a great week it has been. On Thursday, Ryan, Heath and I headed down to Garden City, SC to stay with Ryan's family. While we were there, we played in the sand, played bocce ball, and played putt putt. This was Heath's first real time to the beach where he could enjoy playing with toys in the sand! He even ate crab legs for the first time!

Then on Sunday, Heath and I headed to Edisto with my parents for a few days. Here is a picture of Heath eating some Edisto sand!

I am so excited for this warm weather. Hopefully we will have many more fun days at the beach this summer!!

hey stranger!

Hey guys! I have been without a computer. at all. whatsoever. For about 3 weeks now. I miss it terribly, and miss reading about all my fellow bloggers even more! There has been a lot going on in the past three weeks. so I will try to recap:

Heath got his first ear infection at 10 months old. It made him feel bad, but he cuddled A LOT which he never does. So it wasnt so bad for me!

We SOLD the first flip house!! Like, someone has already moved in all of their stuff and LIVES there!!

As the weather is getting warmer, more people are coming to look at our house and we have an Open house tomorrow!

The new flip house is about 2 weeks or so from being completed! It looks amazing, and I know I promised pictures, but i dont have any and didnt take any before pictures either. sorry about that. My husband is amazing and can do amazing things! I am so proud of him!!!

I am so excited about spring weather. I have gotten some cute, spring-y maternity clothes and am super happy about all of the flowers and plants that are showing some color!!

I am about 23 weeks pregnant with a LITTLE GIRL!!! We are so excited about her...I cant wait until July when she will be here! Its not too far away :)

Heath has been doing some more walking, and is learning more and more every day. He is growing so fast. I will be starting to plan his 1st birthday really, really soon.

I know how to make meatballs now. A few friday nights ago, we watched Julia & Julie and then we went to sleep. Then i had this dream about meatball subs (which, by the way I have never eaten or found appealing) I woke up and had to make them exactly as they were in my dream. And they were delish! and that is the story on how i learned to make meatballs. I think that pregnancy - cravings/ watching cooking movies could be the culprit.

And that is all of the stuff i can think of that has happened in the past few weeks. Hope yall are all having a wonderful Saturday!!

BABY #2

Baby #2 is.......

ITS A GIRL!!!!! We just found out today!! We are so excited! More updates to come later :)

9 month checkup

Today was Heaths 9 month checkup! Well, he is a little over 9 mos now, but anyways, these are the new stats!

He weighs exactly 20 pounds! He is in the 45% for weight, 75% for head circumference, and 90% for height!

He has 6 teeth so far. (4 up and 2 down) but I think 2 more are about to come through the bottom gums. He loves his table food, and refuses to eat baby food anymore.

He is still in size 3 diapers.

He has taken a few little steps but not many, but he will stand alone for about 5-10 seconds at a time. (He can stand alone longer, especially if he is distracted!)

He loves to take a bath or shower, and will bang on the door if he hears the water running in the tub and he is not invited!

He takes about 3 naps a day (morning, noon, and late afternoon) and goes to bed at 7.

This is a picture we took this weekend down in Charleston. He is laying on the boat in his life vest! We put him on his back for the picture and he could not flip over! haha it was like a poor little turtle!

And this is a picture of the first time he was in the same life jacket. This was about 8 or so months ago! Think he has gotten any bigger?!?!! Still has the same expression though!!

Your questions answered!

I had several questions from some follow bloggers, so here are my answers!

How did you and your husband meet?

I was invited to go to the lake with my roommate and her guy friend (who happened to be friends w/Ryan) and on the way, we had to help this guy aka Ryan load up the jet-ski, so we pulled up to this house (it was Ry's mom and dads house) and I was walking up the driveway, eating a sandwich -ya know, just chomping away- when I first met Ryan. It was classic love at first sight hahah, but seriously during our day at the lake we got to know each other and the next day he picked me up for our first date of bowling!!

What do you do for a living?

I am currently a stay-at-home-mom. I love my job! I have a degree in Public Relations, but nothing could compare to raising my sweet baby boy, keeping a clean house, and being a fabulous cook!! (i am TOTALLY being sarcastic on that last point-but i try! to cook-sometimes )

Does your husband flip houses for a living or a hobby?

My husband has a salaried job where he goes every M-Fri mornings, but he really enjoys doing the flip houses because he can flex his construction muscles and really likes to see projects progress and become so much more than they were before he got hold of 'em! He just likes to stay busy, plus he will get paid for all of his hard work when they sell.

What are my favorite places to shop for yourself and Heath?

Um, I don't do a lot of shopping, but when I do shop, you can find me at target! But, I absolutely love to window shop at the little boutiques in Columbia, i just dont buy anything!!

Have you picked out any names for the new baby?

Well, we havent really thought too much about it since we are not sure whether or not it will be a boy or girl, but whenever we nail it down, I will let yall know! Plus, we find out the sex in about two weeks!!

Exactly how far along are you?

Haha this is a funny question, because I never know!! With Heath, i knew down to the day how far along, but with this baby and being so busy with Heath, I have to look at the very bottom of my blog page where i had added the little babybump timelines!! Ok, i just looked. Today, I am 18weeks and 4 days!! Only 150 days to go until July 16th- my due date!!

You should do pictures of your belly each week!

OK, not a question but a suggestion! I so would, but I am not that organized or scheduled! Maybe i will do a few tummy shots for the blog, but i cant promise a weekly picture!

Now that Heath is 9 mos. and there's another baby on the way, what are some MUST HAVE baby items around the house?

Whew this is a toughie, because Heath's interests change so much! But i will say that a must have at the beginning is a swing! That swing was a total life saver in the beginning. Then, at Christmas, he got a sleep sheep, which is a little stuffed sheep with a sound machine inside. He loves it and goes to sleep with it every night! Another thing that we just love is this table that he got for Christmas too. He can stand up around it and press all the little buttons to play music. And i know this is not a baby item, but it is essential to have organization for all of the little toys that we have accumulated over the past 9months. It helps to keep things tidy, and is accessible for Heath to reach and pull toys out himself.

How are you feeling with the pregnancy?

I feel great!! I am so excited about this new addition! I have been trying to eat well and exercise, so hopefully I will continue to have a heathy pregnancy!


Well that was the last question! If yall want to know anything else, just leave me a comment!!

Ask me anything!

I have been getting some question from my fellow bloggers, so I thought that I would open up for questions from you guys so you can get to know me better! Ask me anything! Just leave a comment with your question and I will post the answers in the next few days!

HE DID IT!!!

This afternoon, right after Ryan came home, Heath took his first little steps!! All by himself! He doesnt even turn nine months old until Saturday.

So this is how it happened~ Ryan was holding Heath's hands and I had just made a bottle so I held the bottle in front of Heath about two or so feet away and Ryan let go. Then Heath took about four little steps and grabbed his bottle!! I am so proud of my little guy!