Dinosaur World!

So for Griffin and Eli's birthdays (which are only a few weeks apart), Morgan and I agreed an "experience" instead of more stuff would be ideal presents. We decided we would go on an adventure to Dinosaur World! Griffin and I had never been, so it sounded perfect. We finally got around to going today, and the boys had a ball! I think the Mommies enjoyed the afternoon together too :-)








































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Sprinkled with Love!

Last week, some of my lovely friends threw Grady a "Sprinkle". It was more than we needed but such a blessing! We felt very showered with love and support. Griffin called it "our baby shower" because we had just gone to Baby Eden's baby shower a few days before. He was very excited for it to be "our turn", so precious! He ended up with almost as many gifts as Grady! That kid is so well loved and spoiled by so many amazing people.

Here are some of the super cute decorations:

Gammy Becky made the banner, and it will go above Grady's crib and be embellished with all these cute animals they used as centerpieces :-)

 They even had creamy jalapeno and chips from Chuy's for me! Yummo!

 These two had a ball running around and acting silly. They even dressed alike (for 9/11) without trying! ha! There sweet friendship melts my heart.

 Little Miss was not to be left out, she holds her own with those big boys! Such a doll!

 Grady got lots of precious clothes and wonderful gifts. I forgot how small and precious newborn clothes are! So cute!!!

Haven got us this tiny shirt from Chuy's! Apparently its the first one they have sold to anyone other than staff... it figures we would be the first ones! Such a Chuy's obsessed family. Ha!

It was a wonderful night, and we feel so loved and lucky to have such amazingly supportive people in our lives. Thank you!

33 Weeks and Counting...

• How far along: 33 Weeks




• Total Weight Gained: 20 lbs 




• Sleep: I
  wake up several times a night to pee. And laying down is extremely uncomfortable. But it could be worse.




• Best Moment of the Week:  Grady's "Sprinkle" last week and getting to see him on an ultrasound this week! And also just how Griffin is constantly talking to Grady through my belly. Precious. 




• Movement: Yep. Anytime I sit or lay down he moves and moves. Must feel cramped.     




• Food Cravings: N/A  




• Food Aversions: N/A




• Symptoms: Lots of pelvic pain, cant breathe, uncomfortable to sit on soft surfaces, cant bend over, etc etc... 




• What I miss: Energy, sleep and lack of pain.




• What I'm looking forward to: Finishing up the nursery, and seeing Griffin be a big brother. He is gonna rock at it.  




• Other news: We got to see Grady in an ultrasound yesterday. Dr.Gass wanted to check in on how big he is now, since he measured big at the 20 week ultrasound. They are estimating he weighs 6.1lbs now, which is the 98th percentile. Please note that ultrasounds are notorious for being off by a few pounds. But I do feel like he is larger than Griffin so far. He was sleeping and wouldnt budge during the ultrasound, so we only got two pictures. The first shows his mouth and nostrils, and an arm covering his forehead. The second shows the hair on his head. Its a bunch. He looks like he has a toupee on!  Ha!  We decided to do a repeat c-section this go around. It was a tough call, but we feel best about this choice. Oh and I got my posh pusher (hospital gown) and grady and griffins matching shirts last week. So cute!!

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Life lately according to my iphone...

We tried our hand at some kite flying on a not so windy night... So let's call it running with a kite behind us. Ha!


Some back porch music playing...


A boy who is proud of his "homework"...


Haven and I took 1, but almost 3, kids to chuys.


This one asked if he looked cool... Haha


And he swam with his Livvi (side note, he is now saying Livvi with an L sound instead of Wivvi with a w... Which I am kinda sad about).


He and Lilli decided to play dress up... Oh my!


And he had his first sleepover with Uncle D without us being there. They dressed alike for church...


And he continues to be super excited about being a big brother. Melts my heart!!


That's what we have been up to, according to my camera roll...

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Baby Eden's Owl Shower!

This past weekend we got to shower Haven & Bro with love and baby gifts! I did not get a single photo with people in them on my phone, but here are the decorations at least!

There were several of us planning the shower and helping. We started by having a group Pinterest board of course! That's where we got the idea for the simple but cute centerpieces. It's just scrapbook paper in a mason jar, and Susan added a fresh Gerber daisy to it. Love it.



We used her nursery decor for the main focal point. Haven's Mamaw made the quilt, and embroidered all the bibs, burp clothes, towels and onesies we hung up.











Susan made the cute banner :-)


How awesome is the cake? Nikki's aunt made it and did an amazing job! We also had cute owl individual cupcakes that were great too.





We had people sign in on thank you card envelopes so it could save Haven some writing. We also had a children's book out for people to give "wise" advice or encouragement to them, but I failed to get a pic.





Susan found these little picture frames, so we had Havens growing bump on display ;-) (and Morgan was taking care of her and my kid here, thanks girl!)


And I stole some pictures from Susan of one of the handmade quilts she got, and a view of the guests.





It was a great shower, and they got tons of great gifts. Can't wait to meet little miss Eden!!

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