Cord Blood Link

Welcome to Cord Blood Registry's Gift Registry

We have decided to save Riley's cord blood. If you are interested in checking out our registry I posted the link. :)

I am super excited about my shower on Saturday for little miss Riley! Special thanks to my sister and cousin Carrie for hosting it!
Will post some pics this weekend! Will also update after doctor appointment Monday---sonogram scheduled to check fluid level
and her growth. She must be growing cause I am feeling more and more uncomfortable each day....I am sooo ready for March 28th
so I can hold her!

Drake's 3rd birthday party was a success! I was not great at taking pics, but Bo got some pics and video on his phone so I will try and get
those uploaded this weekend also! He had his 3 year checkup today. I can't believe he is 3....seems like just yesterday I was taking him to
pediatrician all the time for checkups and shots....luckily he only had to get one shot today and didn't even cry! But I am already dreading
his 4 year checkup because doctor said he has to get 4 shots...yuck! I hope this next year goes by slow.

Okay gotta get to bed so I can make it through another crazy Friday with 21 crazy first graders! :)

February Snow Day!

We are starting February with a snow day! How awesome! It has been a great relaxing day at home with my boys.

I am 31 weeks now and really feeling the "joys" of pregnancy! I am so ready for the last week of March to get here so we can meet our sweet little Riley!

Drake is fully potty trained! This started over Christmas break--he just said he was gonna go potty and went into his bathroom and next thing we know we heard his little potty start singing a song which means there is something in it! I am so glad he did this on his own and it wasn't such a huge battle---and just within the past few weeks he has become completely potty trained--yay to no more pull ups!

We are in the process of getting Riley's room ready. We have the bedding so now we are just working on getting her walls painted, and getting some decor! I am so excited!

Will post some videos of Drake and what he has been doing lately! And some pictures from Christmas,etc on our online album!
Stay warm everyone!

Thankful

It is November! And I am thankful for a week off next week! It will be so nice and very much needed right now. I have a pretty good class, but they are still 6 and always keep me on my toes....so I am ready to just relax (somewhat) at home. I know Drake will also keep me busy but at least I can be home in my comfortable jammies while I chase him around! He is getting so big and talking so much....it is funny because you can carry on a conversation with him now, and most of the time it makes sense! haha

I am also thankful for this baby girl! She is growing a lot the past few weeks and so is my belly! I am 20 weeks..halfway! :) We are super excited for our baby girl! I have already bought several outfits and can't wait to set up her room! I am obsessed with pink so you can bet that most of her outfits and her room will be all pink! We are going with the name Riley or Rylee not sure how we want to spell it yet.

Bo is done with football and it is so nice having him home in the evenings again. I will be 29 on Saturday....can't believe it....how am I almost 30?? yikes! But I have a lot to be thankful for this 29th bday and this Thanksgiving. I have a precious little boy that I love with all my heart, a wonderful husband, and a precious little girl on the way to complete our lil family! Things are good! :)

I have posted some pics on our online album and several videos since I finally figured out how to transfer them from my phone to computer...yay!
Check back for more videos and pics now that I know how to do it!

September is finally here!

Yay for September! Now ready for cooler weather! This heat is no fun.

So we made the decision for Drake to stay with the in-home sitter and it has been the right decision! He is doing great with her! He only cried the first day then after that he was fine. She only watches two other kiddos so he is getting some socialization skills which is what we wanted but with a smaller more homey setting. The great thing about her also is that she lives close to Bo's work which is 10 minutes from our house, so Bo has about an hour with Drake in the morning before he takes him to the sitter...which is great since now that it is football he isn't home several nights of the week and doesn't see Drake.

Plus it will be nice when I do have the baby, Drake can continue to go to the sitter so I can have some time at home on maternity leave to bond with the new baby. So glad that things worked out!

Speaking of the new baby...we had our first doctor appointment about a week ago and got to get a sonogram and see our little peanut! It is so amazing when you see that little flash of a heartbeat! My doctor said that I would be high-risk because Drake was 3 weeks early due to low fluid levels. She said they would keep an eye on the fluid levels with this one. I am going to have a c-section(since I had one with Drake) and it will most likely be the last week of March...I am hoping I make it that long because I would love to not have to return to work this school year....just have a nice long summer with my new baby and Drake!

We are hoping for a girl this time! Of course we would be happy with another little mama's boy if that is what God blesses us with. We shall see....I am just ready to get out of this first trimester and feel better....I am feeling pretty sick and exhausted!

Okay well that's enough for now. So ready for a nice 3 day weekend coming up! :) Have a great weekend!