Water play.

It was hot this weekend so we broke out the water table that Aunt Cara and family gave to Carson for his birthday. He was so excited although these pictures don't show him smiling because he was so focused!

The table is by Step 2 and came with some squirty animals that he is now carrying around the house. In fact, the penguin has gone to bed with him, to Target, to Subway, you name it. He will not let him out of his site.

Starting out, we even let him have the hose and go to town....

He then asked for some of his bath toys and other pool toys we had in a bin in the garage and soon they were all part of his party!

The hose then became a sprinkler...

And soon he was even cleaning my car!

All in a day's work. That's my boy!

Just one dimple and oh so cute!

Carson has one adorable dimple that is hard to see sometimes in pics but this one really show it off so I had to post it. He has nap hair in this pic but I still love it!

Slide.

I have 2 cameras and don't download pics as often as I would like to but since I just tooks some photos of my large 31 week pregnant belly to share with some friends, I found some other ones I thought were worth sharing. Oh but I won't be posting the belly shot here!

This is from a few weekends ago at a local park. Carson LOVES the slide. (don't mind his undone hair and red socks!)

Here he is saying "why you always have to have the camera mommy?"

Happy Anniversary honey!

I know this morning was crazy as we both chased Carson around to get him ready for school while I was also trying to work and leave for my 30 week (gasp!) doc appointment so thank you for remembering (amidst all the chaos) that it was our anniversary today!

Would you have ever thought that 4 years after getting married that we would have 2 and 3/4 kids and a house in the burbs? Yeah, me either!!! I LOVE it and would never trade it for anything though.

Thank you for the best 4 years of my life.

Happy Mom's Day to all you amazing moms!

So much for getting to sleep in. Sigh. I really did want to but someone was yelling "mommy" starting at 6:15 and kept it up every 10 minutes until I finally woke up Dan to go and get him. How did Dan not hear him like I did? I have no idea. Must be a mom thing, huh. We just hear everything! I have to say I absolutely LOVE being a mom and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Nothing compares to it and who knew I would get so much accomplished on the weekends before 8 am!

I wish you all a happy mom's day. Oh and I just love this awesome mom email chain that's been going around. I've gotten it at least 10 times so I thought it was appropriate to post here today.....

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her/him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much..
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom .

New look. New name.

I thought it was time for a refresh and for a new name especially since baby boy #2 will be arriving in what 10 weeks but who is counting?!

Hope you like it, I know I do and it makes me motivated to actually want to blog again.

Thank you to deanna for her patience and time!!!!

So about my 'now' 2 year old!

I keep meaning to get back to updating and posting pics from his birthday party but time just gets away from me! I guess working full time, running around after a toddler, doing all sorts of house projects in my spare time, and being 7 months pregnant might have something to do with my absence but I'm not one to make excuses. :)

Anyway, this age is the BEST. I might change my mind as he gets older but right now, he is just so sweet and loveable yet independent and strong-willed, so curious and creative, and just hilarious. Oh and did I mention how polite he is and the way he uses his manners?!

So the pics from his party are just awful so I won't be posting those...well maybe 1 but oh my gosh, his hair was sooooo long. Here is one from the morning of his party though. He loves to wear Dan's hats around the house and be just like his daddy.

And here he is again, he hated this hat until this day so I let him wear it as much as he wanted. After all, it was made with love!

More to come soon as I download pics from the past few weeks....