Lovin' the ATL

I love being in Atlanta. I don't love the drive so much, but once here, we have a great time. I think this is Hubby's favorite trip so far!!! He's played golf 2 days in a row and wasn't forced to go shopping with me and mom!!!
Pop took off work Thursday and Friday and the boys (all the boys) played 18 holes! LH is a natural Happy Gilmore! He doesn't quite get a running start, but he sure just takes a wild smack at the ball....and hits it pretty good if I do say so myself! He needs to work a bit on his focus and concentrating on lining up, but when he gets that, he should be well on his way!
I was surprised he made it the entire 18, but he did....passed out on the way home and took a good nap before dinner! Did it all over again yesterday and had no nap - we went swimming instead! I don't see how the boy does it. He's got more energy than the Energizer Bunny - not kidding! He gets a second, third and sometimes a fourth wind throughout the day. No wonder I've only gained a few pounds this pregnancy....I don't have any downtime!
I went with the boys and rode along the first few holes until Gigi came to pick me up for some girl time. We then went to get pedis and did some shopping. I finally found some cute jean capris! That was the one thing I didn't get from all of the generous friends letting me borrow maternity clothes. If I did have any from them, they didn't fit! Oh well, I'm good now.
I braved a bathing suit yesterday to take LH to the pool. I figured that was the least I could do after daddy had him for 2 full rounds of golf! It wasn't pretty, but whatcha gonna do? I didn't love the suit, but I'm sure I'll grow into it after a couple months! I am getting my other suits from a a friend in Raleigh this week! She kept the one I gave her and has another one!!! So excited that I'll have a variety! Last time, it was the same ole' suit day after day!
I realized that I desperately need some sun on my legs though....Hopefully I can work on that before pool days are here in VA. I have a couple weeks!
Nothing much else going on! So far it's been a very low key relaxing trip. We've obviously done some shopping and playing, but not the typical running ourselves ragged. We are excited about the concert tonight - Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum! Might get a little more pool time or shopping in this morning before that, but if not, hanging out is perfectly ok with us!

Leg Cramps!

BOO! I got my first leg cramp on Monday night! NOT FUN! I only got a few with my first pregnancy, but it is something that I hope everyone can never experience. It just wakes you straight out of a deep sleep in excruciating pain! I massaged it out and then of course was paranoid about the position of my feet/legs so I had trouble getting back to sleep.

It hurt all day yesterday! Just an underlying pain or soreness. It didn't happen last night, but I tossed and turned so much I don't think I ever fully went to sleep to let it even be a possibility.

Just another joy of pregnancy!!!! =) (total sarcasm there in case you missed it!)

Blog Blocked!

So, apparently, we've been blog blocked at work. Just blogs it seems, well and "personal sites". We still don't know what exactly that entails, but I guess I'll find out if I try to get on one! So, technically, I'm not fully blocked, but partially. I'm allowed 60 minutes of access a day- but only 10 minutes at a time!!! I can't gather all my thoughts in 10 minutes! Sometimes I pull up the blogger site, start a post and keep coming back to it throughout the day to add and update until finally I'm ready to hit publish! Guess that's going to have to change. Either I'll start keeping a little list of things that I want to post at night, or try to get in a quick post on a break or lunch! I'm pretty sure it will mean me posting at night, but we'll see how it goes!
So, just wanted to give you a heads up about why my post will be a little more irregular!

Happy Birthday Hubby!!!

Just wanted to wish a super duper Happy Birthday to most wonderful man ever! Hubby turned 32 today and is more amazing that the day I met him! I am such a lucky girl to have such a thoughful, caring and loving best friend, father and husband! He's the man of my dreams!!! I love you so much!!!!!!!

24 weeks!

I'm starting to "feel" pregnant now. I can't move as much - like bending over and putting on my shoes, but that's ok...I'm so excited I can still wear shoes! Last time with LH, by this point I was so swollen I was in flip flops only! I can still wear my rings, my shoes and my face still looks normal. I will dig out some pictures of last time and prove to you how bad it was. Really - my lips were swollen! I almost didn't look like myself by the end!

Even though I am having some uncomfortableness, I am feeling great. I am sleeping fairly well, enjoying my time with the family, doing stuff around the house, being pretty active, and just overall enjoying the pregnancy. I am feeling the baby move a lot and hubby and LH even have felt it kick!!! So exciting.

MIL is working on the bedding and curtains now and we are heading to GA Wednesday so hopefully I'll get some shopping done there! We figured out a "changing table" from a piece of furniture we already have, but just needs to be painted. My MIL had a taller skinny storage unit with wicker baskets that we can use as well and the great thing is it is already black and fits perfectly in the space between the 2 closets! All we need now is a chair and some shelves for the closet and walls! Oh yeah, and a mattress would be good too!!!

Chaos is beginning again

Well, it's that time of year when things start picking up in our house. Trips, dinners, outings, baseball games, golf tournaments, birthdays, etc. I love it and hate it all at the same time...but mostly I love it. I love going and doing more than hubby but LH seems to like it too! We rarely will just sit around on a pretty day. We are always going and doing something.

Now, on top of the regular chaotic schedule upon us, we are adding another family member to the mix, so gearing up for that is adding more to our "to do" list! We love it though. It actually keeps me sane. Well, I won't say that I'm normally sane (nor will hubby) but it keeps me focused. I usually work well under pressure and when I have a deadline, so I should be very productive this summer!! But we will definitely make sure to have fun too!

So far, we have Mother's Day, Hubby's birthday, a trip to ATL planned for next weekend and we are going to see Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum; a dinner, a few birthday parties for LH, a trip to the NC Zoo, and that's only before Memorial Day!!! In June, I have a trip to Raleigh to meet my friend's new baby, family beach trip, a baby shower for me (yay!!), brother's and mother-in-law's birthday, and another birthday party for LH! I'm excited about all the fun stuff ahead.....and in the middle of all that, we will finish baby's room and prepare for our lives to change a ton!!! Oh, and POOL opens so all our other free time (ha) will be spent soaking up the sun!!!

Green Thumb?

Could it be possible? I might actually keep some plants alive this summer?? We shall see. So far, I've bought them and they're in a pot!

I'm very excited about the pretty flowers andthey really do brighten the front porch! I just hope I can remember to keep them watered. I'm hoping that LH will be a good reminder! He's always wanting to dump water on something!

Hubby went to get me some hooks for the hanging plants because the ones in the posts were too small to hold the large hook of the basket! So, I'll have potted plants AND hanging baskets!! I hope I can keep up. I even have some herbs - well, LH and hubby did those at Easter and they are growing nicely!

I think we might even go back this weekend and get some baskets to hang over the railings on the porch!! I'm loving the way it makes everything so festive!!!

I'll take some pictures!! So much fun!