Sunday, September 9, 2012

Weekend at Papaw's

This weekend we went to stay with Papaw & Nanny (Brian's dad & stepmom). We got there just in time Friday night for Harrison to have his first experience feeding the cows. Since he was locked to my lap through the whole experience, I didn't get a chance to take a picture of his reaction. Overall, he liked the smaller cows much better than the bigger cows, and he really liked to point out all of their noses. Harrison really loved riding on Papaw's ranger & getting to sit in Nanny's lap to "drive."
On Saturday, Brian and I went to the State game, which was incredible!! Papaw was keeping Harrison by himself, so we just went to the game & left - sadly, no time to tailgate.


Harrison got to play all weekend with cousins Emma & Peyton. I definitely think we are going to have to buy him a trampoline. They have a small one with a net around it. He spent several hours there this weekend. I have a cute video of him jumping but can't get it to upload :(

And we have already put a Ranger on our Christmas list...


especially if it comes with one of these cool wagons!


Harrison trying to figure out the tractor


one of the rare times we were inside, right before bed


We had a great weekend & one tired boy when we left today! Can't wait to go back!

Hair cut

It has been several weeks now, but I still haven't blogged about Harrison's first official hair cut. I have cut his hair 3 or 4 times while he was in the bath tub. We finally took him for a professional hair cut in August. He did great! We took a book & 2 grandparents with us to make sure we had distractions to keep him busy while Lacey was cutting his hair. He watched Daddy get his hair cut, then climbed in the chair & let Lacey put the cloak on him. Then he "read" & sat very, very still the whole time she cut his hair! Here are a few pictures:

Before

Before

Watching Daddy

Reading

Wondering what is going on

A little too busy afterwards to take pictures. This is the best after picture that we got!

Overall, we had a good experience. We were actually invited back to have Harrison's hair cut again!

Monday, September 3, 2012

Baby Girl

In my case, it is definitely true that the second time around is completely different. Not just how I have felt during this pregnancy, which is much better. But also that I have not read up on what size she is every week & how far she has come developmentally. I have not taken one pregnancy picture! I took a picture every week that I was pregnant with Harrison. For now, I will blame it on that fact that we are still displaced in a rental  house & I am focusing all my attention on getting a new place to live!

Sadie Jane is getting plenty of attention though. She is growing right on track. I have been feeling her move since about week 15, which is much earlier than when I felt Harrison. She is very active! Almost every time I am still, she is moving! She is opinionated already too. Harrison treats Brian and me as a jungle gym a lot of the time. Anytime he is climbing on me & steps or sits on her, she lets him know that she does not appreciate it! Similar to my pregnancy with Harrison, I am not having a lot of specific food cravings. Most of the time, nothing really sounds good to me but I eat because I am hungry.

Since we bought most everything gender neutral for Harrison, we will not have to buy a lot of stuff for Sadie. So I am concentrating on filling her closet up! It is driving Brian nuts! We have had a couple of friends who are sending us stuff, so that helps me reign in my clothing "wants" for her.

My mom is helping me stock her closet too. These are all the dresses my mom has for Sadie. All of them were either mine or hers when we were little. These range from newborn size to 4T maybe.

Brian and I joke that Sadie will be our macho child since Harrison has always been very slender and that she will not have any hair since Harrison has always had a good bit of hair. But regardless, she already has a few bows for her future collection (and plenty of pink so people will know she is a girl!).


Our church had a fundraiser craft fair, so I had to help them out & buy some bows ;)
I have already started planning her nursery, but it is very hard because Harrison is still using the crib she will use & I don't have an actual room to decorate! Here is the fabric we are using for her bedding. My mom is making her bedding just like she did Harrison's.

There is also a solid grey that I don't have a picture of. The skirt will be the chevron print & the bumper pad will be the other 4 fabrics on one side & pale pink minky dot on the inside of the crib.

I have started sewing a little for Sadie too. This is my first clothing Pinterest project. I am very pleased with how it turned out & it was really quick too! I am waiting to do months 7-12 until we see what size Sadie will be then.


My mom helped with the gown for Sadie this weekend. I have several more planned to make her. The pants are for Harrison. He is ready for one football game with his pants & Christmas eve with these pj pants. I will make shirst to coordinate. I just haven't gotten that far yet. There isn't much room for me to spread my sewing stuff out in this rental because we don't have a dining room for me to use the table as my sewing space!

Brian and I have changed our direction. We are no longer building a house. It was going to be more expensive than we thought & take longer that we had time for since this little blessing surprised us. So, we have been looking at houses half-heartedly because we wanted to sell our lot before we really started pursuing a house hunt. Through some family friends, we have found a house that we both absolutely love & put an offer in on it today. Please pray that everything goes smoothly. If it does, we can be in this house by the beginning to middle of October! It won't be a moment too soon for me. I am so ready to have my own space & all our stuff accessible (half of our things are in storage right now). Plus Harrison will have a huge yard to play in, which he does not have right now. If he wants to play outside, we generally have to go somewhere else :(