Hot July Afternoons

I don't know about you, but we have been very hot here at our house!  Jack and I play outside early in the morning then we venture out again around 4:30 when our driveway is in the shade.  That's when we pull out the fun stuff...the 4-wheeler, water hose, water table, and anything else we can find to play with! 

Jack is ALL BOY and loves his 4-wheeler that Uncle Kyle and Aunt Ray Ray gave him for his birthday!

This water table is a MUST HAVE.  CC brought it to Jack a couple of weeks ago (right around the time he grew tired of his $5 Walmart blow-up pool) and it is great! 

Right around 5:00 while we wait on Daddy to get home, Jack has to take a little break to re-hydrate and have a little smoothie snack.

When Daddy gets home, it is "Man Project" time while Mama starts supper.  Here is Allen and his mini-me putting together the new charcoal grill :)

Where did my baby go and who is this little blonde headed boy that took his place???  Everyday is a new adventure at our house :)

34 WEEKS!

I cannot believe it is almost time for baby Witt to be here!  I am getting a little nervous and nesting has definitely kicked in!  The nursery is almost complete.... we are just waiting on the changing table to be delivered and some artwork for the walls.  Witt has a closet FULL of clothes!  He has all of Jack's newborn stuff, plus all the sweet blue things that this Mama has not been able to resist buying :)  Since we didn't know if Jack was a boy or girl, he wore mostly yellow and green his first couple of months of life.  They are precious little gowns and sleepers, but Witt has enough new blue things in his closet that he might not ever have to wear those yellow and green hand-me-downs :)  I had my 34 week doctor visit today (I will be 34 weeks tomorrow) and everything looks just perfect. My weight, blood pressure, and Witt's heart rate were all great.  We go back in 2 weeks for our first "check" and will be "checked "every week after that until he arrives...time has FLOWN by this time around!  Witt is measuring a good bit bigger than his big brother.  At 30 weeks he measured almost 2 weeks ahead and was considered to be in the 60-65th percentile.  Jack always measured a full week behind and his birth weight and height were in the 15th percentile.  With that being said, my doctor has decided that as long as my body is ready to deliver a baby (if I have progressed enough) he will probably induce me at 39 weeks if Witt isn't here yet.  Therefore, I am predicting that Witt will be here the last week in August!

I have been trying to think of ways to prepare Jack for this major change in his life, and I just don't think there is a way to prepare a 16 month old.  We are just going to try our best to keep him on his schedule and hopefully he will easily accept his new baby brother and the fact that he will be sharing the spotlight :)

Smith Lake 2011

We spent the 4th of July at Smith Lake in Alabama with Allen's family... CC, BigDaddy, Kyle, Regan, Mimi, Aunt Kim, Uncle John, Betsy, John, baby Caroline, Will, and Marilyn!  We went last year for the first time and of course the men loved it more than the beach, so we decided to venture there again this year.  We stayed in the same cabin (or should I say mansion) as we did last year.  It is right on the water, has a private boat dock, and room for about 30 to sleep...so we had plenty of room for everyone!  Here is a look from the water looking up to the cabin (and please imagine my very pregnant self walking these stairs at least 5 times a day in the 95 degree weather...not fun).

Of course when we are on vacation Jack decides to wake up even earlier than he does at home, so Allen and I took him on a sunrise boat cruise every morning.  It was my favorite part of the day...some time with just my 2 boys :)

Jack LOVED LOVED LOVED riding in the boat, sitting in the boat, and just looking at the boat :)

Other than boat rides and a little swimming, this little guy had the best time eating junk food.  You can see the remains of a cupcake ALL OVER HIM

Kyle spent the weekend bribing my child.  Jack quickly figured out that if he would give Uncle Kyle a kiss, then he could play with the iPad.  Thanks Kyle for these wonderful life lessons you are passing on to my child.

Jack had a blast playing with sweet baby cousin, Caroline!  Caroline would drive the car and Jack would open the hood and hop in for a ride!  It was so much fun watching these 2 play together!

We had such a great time, but it was exhausting trying to keep the 2 busy little bodies pictured above safe in a house full of stairs and even more stairs and water outside.  I needed a vacation from my vacation when I got home!