4 Wheeler

We spent Thanksgiving day in Newnan with "The Cleveland Family"..... my dad's side of the family.  We had such a great time visiting with family that we only get to see once every year or two.  Reives had a blast being around all of his cousins, and he especially enjoyed getting ride this:

Thanks Brad and Clay for sharing your "4 wheeler."  Little R loved learning to ride it :)

(More Thanksgiving pictures and stories coming soon....)

14 Months

On 11/11, Little R turned 14 months!  It is still so hard to believe how old he is getting.  Here are some things going on with him right now:

-We are finally back to a nap schedule...woohoo!  We have made the transition from 2 naps to 1 nap.  He usually goes down for his nap between 11:30 and 12:00 and will sleep 2-3 hours.  I miss being able to meet up with Trey or other friends for lunch, but I know in the next few months, his nap will get pushed back some.
-Little R is saying "banana," "Daddy," "Grandaddy," and "Mama" on a regular basis.  He still speaks a lot of gibberish.
-He is obsessed with the great outdoors, and would rather be playing outside than doing anything else.
-He has started clasping his hands together from time to time when we say the blessing.
-His favorite foods are currently saltine crackers, yogurt, and oatmeal.
-Little R can crawl all of the way up the stairs and can walk down the stairs while holding your hand.  (This is only done under supervision of course.  Otherwise, the gates at the top and bottom of the stairs are closed at all times!)
-His favorite game to play is "Kaboom."  I think his Grammie made this game up.  Basically, you stack things, he knocks them over, you say "Kaboom," and he laughs hysterically.  Lately, he has started to try and stack his own things to knock over.
-Little R is very into books.  The first thing he does every morning, after drinking his milk, is go grab a book for you to read him.  It is so sweet that he wants to cuddle in your lap while you read to him :)


Here are some recent pictures:

I am also going to post a video of him "playing" this morning in his Christmas PJ's:

22 Weeks

Yesterday, I hit 22 weeks!!!  The bump has grown a little bit, and this little baby is really moving around. I feel him/her moving alot when I wake up in the middle of the night, but he/she also moves all throughout the day.  I can't tell if this baby moves more or less than Reives did.  So far, the movement seems about the same.  I go back to the doctor in about 2 weeks for my next check up.

I think it is finally starting to sink in that we are going to have another little baby around here in a few short months.  One of my close friends here, Sarah, has a newborn, and being around Sarah and Claire (her baby) has gotten me really excited about this little one on the way.  There is alot to be done between now and then....move Reives into his new room, get furniture for Reives' new room, pick out a double stroller, possibly get a new car, etc. etc.  It seems overwhelming at times, but we know it will all come together!  Here is the baby bump:

1st Hair "Trim"

I am so thankful that my son has pretty hair.  I mean, if he were a girl, I'd be having some serious hair fun.  But, since God gave us a little boy with great hair, we decided to go ahead and get a "trim."  Now, I know you have all seen those precious curls on my son's head.  I have heard horror stories of hair dressers cutting them too short and them never growing back.  I think this is the reason I have put off the 1st hair cut for so long.  But since Little R's bangs were constantly in his eyes and when wet, his hair was past the top of his shoulders, we decided it was time.  I love my hair dresser, Tabitha, and I totally trusted that she would not cut the curls too short, but I still gave very specific directions.  She probably thought I was that CRAZY, CONTROL-FREAK MOTHER (probably true at times) that none of us want to be.

Little R was not too crazy about sitting still, so I ended up holding him.  He still was not crazy about sitting still, but we managed to get through it.  Tabitha saved some of his hair for me, and Trey keeps telling me that you can't even tell he got it cut.  I quickly inform him that is the way I wanted it!  His bangs are a bit shorter, but thankfully, all of the curls are still intact and cuter than ever!

Love Notes

Yesterday morning, when Little R and I went downstairs to eat breakfast, we discovered some love notes left by Daddy.  I had one on my placemat, and Little R had one on his high chair.  I told Little R what it was, and he smiled at it.  I snapped a few pics of him "playing" with it before we ate breakfast.  We love you, too, Daddy!!!

 "Hmm...Daddy left me a note..."

 "I have the best Daddy in the world!"

 "Here is a close up so you can read what it says..."

"Enough already!  Where is my breakfast?"

Up, Up, and Away...

For Little R's birthday, Trey's parents got him a swing set.  They did not go out and purchase one, however.  G-Pa built one for him, and Little R LOVES it!  Trey and his dad finally cemented it into the ground last week, and on Saturday, Trey put the swings in.  We currently have 2 swings, but there is a spot for a 3rd swing.  Little R likes LOVES, I mean LOVES, his new swing set!  We have been in the backyard swinging for long periods of time everyday this week.

On Saturday, when Trey was installing the swings, I had a major "mommy" moment.  You know, one of those moments that just melts your heart.  Little R "insisted" that he play outside in the 40 degree weather and wind on Saturday morning while Trey put the swings up.  At one point, I peeked out in the backyard from an upstairs window and witnessed such a sweet sight.  Trey was scooping the excess dirt and shoveling it into a bucket.  After each shovel of dirt went in, Little R took his plastic golf club and hit the dirt with it, like he was patting it down.  It was so cute to watch him trying to help Daddy out there!!

 Daddy's big helper

 Enjoying the swing (yes, in his footie PJ's with shoes over them)

Thank you, G-Pa and GG!  I LOVE my swing set :)

20 weeks-Halfway There!

On Monday, I hit the halfway mark...20 weeks!  Here is a picture of the bump....I promise it is growing (slowly) but growing!

I had a great 20 week check up.  Going into the appointment, which included an ultrasound, I was nervous.  This is the ultrasound where they generally detect any abnormalities/problems with the baby.  The baby looked perfect!  He/she is in the 44th percentile for size (which is a bit smaller than Reives always was).  We are praising and thanking God for a healthy and growing little one!!!

I am feeling alot more movement these days, which is exciting!  My small baby bump is slowly growing, and I am wearing only maternity clothes now.  I am very thankful for a few friends who have graciously let me borrow some of their preggo clothes.

Trey and I could not make up our minds about finding out the gender of the baby.  So, we had the sonographer write down the gender in an envelope.  She actually put some ultrasound pictures in it.  We may decide to look later on, but we aren't sure!  But, we have made a pact that one of us will not look without the other!

Once I get the ultrasound pictures scanned, I'll post them on the blog!  Baby G #2 was sucking on his/her arm and waving his/her hands all around.  It was too cute :)

Trick or Treat 2011

A lot has changed in one year:  

                                       Halloween 2010

                                         

                                                                                                                                

                                                                                             Halloween 2011

                                                                                                            

   

Our little guy was a fish this year.  On Friday night, we took him to the Fall Festival at our church.  Some people seemed to think he was a bird, but I think he is the cutest, little red fish that I have ever seen :)  Here are some pictures of Little R with some of his buddies from church:

 Cali (bunny), Samuel (tiger), Reives (fish), and Rilynn (Taylor Swift)

Here is Little R with Cali and Eli (lion)

On Halloween, we dressed Little R back up in his costume and took him all around Savannah to visit his grandparents and great-grandparents.  Here is a recap:

 Reives, Nana, and Papa (great grandparents)

 Reives and Mema (great grandmother)

 Reives with Grandaddy and Grammie

Reives with G-Pa and Grandmommy

Here is a picture of our little family on Halloween and a picture of me and my sweet, fish:

 And, here are some pics of the fish costume:

We came home with a few Halloween presents and whole load of candy!!!!