3 months

So I am not even going to apologize for not keeping up- my bad!! :( I really do hate that I keep forgetting.

The past three months of our lives have absolutely flown by. "They" (who is they anyway?) say once you have children that life goes faster and if you blink it will pass you by. I have been trying not to blink but time just keeps slipping away from us.

Precious memories and pictures are much more dear to my heart now. Jaxson has literally grown up before our eyes and it is so hard to believe that this precious baby boy has been in our lives for this long. Seems like just last week we brought him home for the first time. Seems like just last week we were adjusting to life with a newborn and understanding that we are responsible for a real, live, precious little human being! When I think back though it is hard to imagine life before Jax and it seems as if he has been here forever! So very bittersweet!

I honestly could not have asked for a better baby. He is happy 99.98% of the time and is such a joy to be around. I know all momas say this ;) but he is so smart.

Milestones-
•He has been holding his head up by himself for a few months but obviously he has gotten stronger with that over the past few weeks. He is so curious and loves to look at the big world around him.

•He sleeps through the night. He has been sleeping in his crib since he was 6 weeks old. We started feeding him cereal in his nighttime bottle then and decided to try his crib out. He has loved it ever since and has been sleeping all through the night. So blessed (thank you Lord)! *We will start baby food and cereal with a spoon in a month.

•He loves tummy time and likes to use his feet to push up against things. He is also getting better about keeping his head elevated for a longer period of time.

•He loves to push up and "stand up" with his feet I feel as if he thinks this makes him big and powerful- which of course he is :)

He went to the doctor for a "head cold" on Monday (2/18/13) and weighed 14.2 pounds. Woah :) what can I say- he loves to eat an doesn't miss a meal. He goes back for his 4 month checkup at the end of March and will get his second round if shots. UMM hello- out of all the "baby advice" you get.. why didn't anyone warn me about the SO pitiful 2 month checkup ???!!! He received his shots and it was just about the saddest thing I have ever witnessed or endured. He was so pitiful but luckily I scooped him right up and have him LOTS of loving and he stopped crying!

Well enough for now. I will post again soon.. Hopefully (if I remember) ;)

XoXO!

--pictures are not in order

Week 9

Wow. As everyone says...where has the time gone? Sweet baby Jaxson Brett is already 9 weeks old. I do apologize for not posting in QUITE some time but the last months of pregnancy flew by and so has the past 65 days! Here are some pics of our little happy baby!

Time flies!!!

So we are getting down to the wire. It is so hard to think that in just 7 weeks we will meet this little baby that I have been carrying around inside of me.

Some baby/body updates- well I am reluctant to say, but I have gained 35 pounds... and as you know the last few weeks are when you really start "packing on the pounds" so lets just say I presume baby Jax is going to be quite the chunky lil man :D.

I have been having some major swelling here lately in my feet and a tad bit in my hands. My feet are huge right now and I try to prop them up constantly. Yesterday, they we so big that we decided to try to put some ice on them (as Jon's coworker said this helped her daughter). At this point we would have tried anything to get this fat piggies to go down some. So as I'm laid back with my feet propped up, Jon puts the ice on them and then WRAPS them in SERAN WRAP...Hahaha it was priceless. I think I just got it from my Moma as she was a "sweller" as we'll. we shall see.

Baby Jaxson is moving like CRAZY!!!!!!! It is so amazing to sit and watch his little karate moves and to feel him dancing away in there! However it never fails... each time I tell Jon to look, Jaxson stops moving lol. It's pretty funny.

I had my friends baby shower last weekend. It was great and I really enjoyed seeing everyone as it had even forever. My sweet Auburn friends came as well as my great neighborhood friends. Jaxson got a lot of precious goodies and some adorable little outfits. We are so blessed to have such amazing people in our lives.

Looking forward to fall and seeing all of the leaves change colors. I love this time of year and this year we have even more to look forward too and be grateful for! Thank you Lord for everything!!!

Goodbye for now... Love!

Wobble Baby...

Sooo! Once again, it's been forever since I have posted! So much has happened in the past month. It is so hard to believe that on Sunday I will only have TEN WEEKS (did you hear me...10!!!) left!! Ahhhh. We are so excited to meet our little guy. It is so amazing knowing that in such a short time we will finally get to meet and love on this little person I have been carrying around with me for the past 9 months.

Work is going great and it is hard to believe that the kids have been back for a month. Time flies. I am having to find a happy medium when it comes to my swollen ankles ;) can't sit for too long, yet can't stand for too long! Also, the kids and teachers are both getting a kick out of my permanent "wobble" ;) when they see me, they automatically start to do the dance... The Wobble *if you are unfamiliar please YouTube this video ;)*

A few weeks ago, I went for my 28 week checkup and everything was great. Baby was measuring right on track and his heartbeat was in the 140's....where it has stayed the entire pregnancy. I made all my upcoming appointments and it was bittersweet knowing that I now start seeing the doctor every 2 weeks. I go back for my 30 week checkup next Thursday, September 27.

Also during this past month, we had our first baby shower!!!!!!! Ahhhhh. It was perfect. My aunt, cousin, and sister in law were amazing hosts and everything was so adorable and nice. Jaxson had a lot of close family and friends there and they showered him with lots of goodies! Jon and I are so blessed and thankful to have such an amazing family!! I was so eager to get home and "play" with all of his new stuff ;) we can't wait to start using everything- thanks again for all of the awesome goodies and kudos to the hosts for such a beautiful shower!! We have our friends shower in two weeks and I am looking forward to seeing everyone as it has been a while since we have all gotten together.


Other big baby news- WE GOT TO SEE HIM TODAY!! We went to Baby Dimensions for his second 4D ultrasound. It had been 14 weeks since we had seen him in 4D and 10 weeks since we had seen him on a regular ultrasound- so needless to say we were BEYOND ready and excited. I loved seeing him and getting to see how much he has changed/developed since last time... He weighted approximately 3.3 pounds and hse said that this is average and he is perfect. At the 20 week US he topped the charts with his weight so we were anxious to see how much he had gotten up to :) We had about 10 family members come up and go with us... they are in love just like we are and it is amazing to see what technology can do!! CANT WAIT TO MEET THIS PRECIOUS GIFT AND LOVE ON HIM!
Also, we have some other exciting non-human baby news :)... LeRoy is going to be a daddy himself. We just found out last weekend when Jon discovered her "under carriage" :) was getting bigger.The lucky lady is named Pia and she is our neighbor up the streets beige British Lab. Her and LeRoy have been best friends for about a year and love to play together. We knew it would be just a matter of time before this happened. Jon thinks she only has a few weeks left before she pops them out... we shall wait and see!

I reckon I have posted enough for now. Hopefully I will remember to post in a few days so the next one won't be as long. XOXO Love you all- B & J (and baby J)

"You're baby is getting HUGE!!!!"

First off just want to apologize for not posting in what seems like forever :/ (yikes). My last few weeks of summer were spent doing last minute things that I knew I would not be able to do once school started so blogging took a back seat.

School has started...and so far, I think it is going to be a great year. It is hard to believe that it has really started back and that we are almost in September... DON'T BLINK or life will pass you by!!! One of my sweet rugrats proceeded to raise his hand in the middle of our language arts lesson (I call on him obviously thinking he has a question in regards to the lesson) and while looking at my belly, announces very loudly- "WOW! You're baby has gotten huge!!!!" :D That made me feel real good ha. I will say I was wearing a dress and my bump did look extra large that day.. NEVER a dull moment with a bunch of 10 year olds!!! Here is a picture of me (and Jax) on the first day of school...

We have been busy (as a bee ;)) here lately and it seems we don't ever time to just sit down! Jon had all four of his wisdom teeth extracted last week and has been such a trooper! He has such a high pain tolerance... (Not me ;)!! We wil be spending this weekend relaxing and I know I am looking forward to it... Especially after my first week back! Can not wait to sleep past 5:45!!! Oh- and CAN YOU SAY SWOLLEN ANKLES?? Omg- I hope they go down. My left one is worse than my right and right now it is hard to see them ever being normal again ;/ I guess they are adjusting to 12-13hour work days!! I did start walking last week but took this week off to adjust to being back at work ;) I hope to start back tomorrow.

Hubby has been doing alot of projects around the house here lately!!! He hung the curtains in our bathroom as well as the last mintute stuff in the nursery :D The only things we have to do is install the crown molding, a new ceiling fan, and put his bedding in the crib- I am taking it to the cleaners. SO Basically all the "have to do" stuff is done! I AM AMAZED AT HOW IT TURNED OUT! It is just like we imagined and wanted. SO THANKFUL to Jon for everything he has done!!!! Now all we need is our lil man :D

Speaking of baby J- HE IS ONE ACTIVE little guy!!!! This week, especially Wednesday, he has not stopped moving! It is the most amazing (and weirdest) feeling in this world. I can reach down when he is awake and touch my belly and he will respond. I love it and Jon and I get a kick (no pun intended haha) out of it. We love sitting back and watching him move...one of the sweetest things yet! This Sunday we will be 26 weeks- WOW. That belly is growing an growing :). My next doctors appointment is September 5 and I will take the Glucose Test ;/ wish me luck. Oh and my first baby shower is in 2 weeks YAY! Super excited!!! Here are some random pics from the last few weeks...

Baby Jaxson and I at our 24 week checkup :)

The girls in ATL for Leigh's bachelorette party

Amanda and I in ATL

The new curtains... looking forward to taking a hot bath :) 

 Hope everyone has a good weekend!....until next time XOXO!

You're still the one!

Okay, so it is probably my pregnancy hormones going crazy, but here lately I can not get it off my mind that in just a few (short) months, our lives will no longer be the same. No longer will we be able to do what we want, when we want, how we want. No longer will we be able to just "up and go" as we please. No longer will it just be the 2 (well really 5 if you count the fur-babies, which we do) of us. No longer will we be able to leave the house with just 3 things- my purse, his wallet, and the keys. The thought of it no longer being JUST Jon and I is SUPER scary to me. We have been together for over 9 wonderful years, and I am shaken at the thought of that no longer being the case. I know that we will grow as a family and our love for each other will blossom into something greater, but this whole (new) concept has been weighing heavy on my (heart) mind here lately.

***Funny story (that I am feeling compelled to share and if J knew I was, he would put an end to me): Last night as we were laying bed, something of the above mentioned came up, so I decided to tell Jon my thoughts on this, etc. Would you like to know his response...."It didn't change when we got Max. It didn't change when we got LeRoy." :D BLESS HIM. LOL. He was so serious and it was all I could do not to roll off the bed laughing at this statement. I KNOW that raising animals verses a baby is on two TOTALLY opposite ends of the spectrum... I am guessing that he does not realize this. However, the more I thought about it, the more I got to thinking that..YES even though our lives are about to change tremendously, I WE are going to do the best we can to make sure that it remains the same...if that makes any sense (or is even possible). We are excited and looking forward to this new journey- as a party of 6 :)

I also decided to partake in the "Photo A Day" pictures. I have been seeing people do this (mainly on Instagram) for the past few months, but never participated. I am happy to say that I have done each day as it states. (If you are unfamiliar with this, you take a photo (according to the "rules") each day and post it).

Fancy that today is "Something Old" and that I have been having these (hormonal) emotions. I chose to post our very FIRST picture together. I remember it as if it was yesterday...We all went to Red Lobster (my favorite place to eat) to celebrate my 15th (YES, you heard right) Birthday (Jon only 16 himself). My mom, sister, step-dad, and step-brother all joined us and we had a lovely time. So glad my mom snapped this picture of us, because it is still one of my most favorite pictures of us and I love to look back to this point in our lives.

9 years later...he is still the one

Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come my baby
We mighta took the long way
We knew we'd get there someday

They said "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong

*You're still the one*
You're still the one I run to
The on that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
*You're still the one*
You're still the one I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

Ain't nothin' better
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missin'
They said "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holdin' on
We're still together still goin' strong

*You're still the one*
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
*You're still the one*
You're still the one I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

*You're still the one*
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
*You're still the one*
You're still the one I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

I'm so glad we made it
Look how far we've come my baby

Okay.. so that is it all for now. My pregnancy hormones and I are done being all sappy...until next time! XOXO



22 Weeks

A few updates of our week so far...

Okay. So the yard sale was interesting. This was my very first one and naturally since J has had one back when he was 9 years old- he is a yard sale expert ;). Needless to say that their aren't anymore 'come at the crack of dawn/early bird' yard-salers -like we thought still existed. We woke up before the sun was even awake to finish getting things set up. Three (long) hours later, we FINALLY had our first customer (yay! we honestly thought no one was even going to show up). Jon's face lit up like a kid at the candy store. Once we got through the first customer, they kept rollin' on in. All in all we made a good lil' chunk of change and were able to get rid of unwanted/unneeded items. I'm calling this the 'Baby J fund' as we will put some of this money towards his nursery *which I am oh so excited about getting back to work on.

Much to my surprise, when we woke up Sunday, Jon decided he wanted to get a jump start on the nursery (yay! I was super excited *and surprised) so we took off to the man store (aka:Home Depot) and got what we needed to start the chair rail and wainscoting process.

The plan was to paint the wainscoting (outside) first before putting them on the walls, but considering it was about 135 degrees (seriously it was miserable, I do not see how people work outside in this heat- bless you if you do!!!) outside on Sunday, we opted to cut them to size and put them on the walls first then paint them later. We were able to finish wainscoting one wall yesterday and will continue to work on this throughout the week :). I am so excited and can not thank Jon enough for doing this (& for being SUCH A HARDWORKER)!! Here are a few pics of Step 2...

Also, this week, I had the pleasure of going around to different daycares and checking them out....WOWZERS, can you say extra mortgage payment and/or 3 car payments? I am in the process of researching them and we hope to make a final decision before I start back work (....which is in 2 weeks, AHH- where did my summer go? *this is a whole 'nother blog post in itself!).

My awesome, amazing, talented, beautiful sister came to stay with me on Monday. Let's just say that I was very excited to see her, as it has been a while. We enjoyed having girl time, catching up, staying up late, talking, eating good, and just having that 'sister-time' (if you have a sister, then you know what I am referring to).

 

Anywho, thats all I got for now... I will post again in a few days. Hopefully, we will have made a little more progress on Jax's nursery! Until next time...