Sunny Florida

Ok, I'm in complete heaven! I'm not sure if I want to come home... We are in West Palm Beach visiting my sister and her hubby. It feels so good to get away from home for a while. The flight out here was my very first time on an airplane and it was sooo fun. I love take off! I was so stressed about Drake flying, I thought he would try and get down the whole time and cry but he slept for most the trip...soo lucky!
So far we have gone to the beach. Drake didn't like the water but he loved the sand and the seashells. He kept biting them. And today Whitney suprised Grant and I with massages and facials at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palm Beach. It was amazing! I had a maternity massage and I highly recommend it to every expecting mama. Whitney, you are an amazing sister, I am so happy to be here with you!
Here are some pics of our trip so far...

Drake UNpacking our suitcases while I was trying to pack..

BEACH DAY

Lathering up Drakey with sunscreen

Drake eats seashells by the seashore!


MMM So SEXY

TAG

How to play this game of tag. Post these rules on your blog. List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Three JOYS

Grant Grant Grant... I love him so much, and I love when we get to spend time alone together. And I love when Grant, Drake and I play on the floor together.

Drakey
I never knew how much joy a little baby could bring into my life. I love when he smiles and laughs. And I love watching him grow and knowing that I am a part of his life that is just starting

Family and Friends
I love spending time with my fam and friends, especially when I get to get out of the house... I love that! I love all my sisters so much. I love when the girls come over to watch Dancing with the Stars :)

Three FEARS

Losing someone in my family, especially Grant and Drakey.

Not being able to lose all of this baby weight

Birds and Bees If you ever want to see something funny... just see what I do if a bird gets too close to me or if I think they are swooping down at me... Or if a bee crosses my path

Three GOALS

Being a good mom and wife (and a hot one, too)

Cooking more

Writing in my journal more and keeping Drake's baby book up to date

Three Current Obsessions/Collections

Reality TV Dancing w/ the Stars, The Hills and American Idol... good think they are all about to end! I feel like a huge couch potatoe

SLURPEES I think the 7-11 by my house knows me well. I love slurpees, they AlWAYS sound good and keep me cool! Grant is a sweetie and goes to get them for me sometimes:)

Eyebrows I am totally obsessed w/ eyebrows. It is one of the first things I notice on people. And I am either appreciating great shapes and arches or dying to get my hands on untamed ones.

Three Random facts about me

I usually sleep in the fetal position and rock myself to sleep Sounds weird... but I do, I rock myself back and forth like a crazy person... but it calms me down. I always wonder if I bother Grant when I do it, but he's never said anything

Our trip to FLORIDA in 4 days will be the farthest I've ever been from home So EXCITED

I love Disney stuff I've been better lately at not buying stuff, but there was a time when I would buy so much Disney stuff and people would buy it for me. Clothes, clocks, snow globes, stuffed animals. Then I felt like I needed to start growing up. But I love Disney movies and books and still buy those :)

I'm going to tag Alex and Jen :)

It's a BOY

Yesterday I had my 20 week ultra sound. And we found out that we are having another little guy. I'm really excited. I think Drake will love having a little friend to play with. And I don't need to buy anything... that is a plus. I think it will be fun to have a little girl one day, but for now I can't keep the boys away!

The other fun thing is that I finally have a due date... When I found out I was expecting again I was still nursing, so my Dr. was just guessing the first week of October. But my due date is September 27th

Me and Grant on our way to the Dr :)

Happy Mother's Day

Yesterday was my first official Mother's Day. It was a really fun and busy day. First we had my family over for a lunch-time bbq. I was so caught up in everything that I didn't take any pictures with my camera. But my mom took a bunch so I will have to get them from her and post them later... Then we went up to Grant's parent's house for dinner. It was really fun. Drake took his first ride on the zip line that Grandpa G made. He LOVED it! And again we took pics with not our camera so I will have to get the pics and post them later... darn it!



But I hope everyone I know had a Happy Mother's Day. I love Grant's mom and she definitely deserved a good day, puttin' up with all the guys in her life! I love my mom so much and am so grateful for her. Especially now with Drake...I'm always calling with questions. And it feels so good to be understood by her. Her first two babies were close together also and so she has been so supportive and concerned for me with this pregnancy.


This is a picture of my mama when she was preggers (not sure if she is expecting Whitney or me) And this was my belly with Drake. I need to have Grant take some belly pics of the new babe.

Rookie Mistake... I Should Have Known

So this morning Drake was taking a nap and I get amitious and started cleaning. I put Drake's jumper in the basement cuz he is over it. Then I had room to put our book shelf back in the living room. I dusted it and organized all my books and movies. THEN I even went on to alphabetize my movies (sometimes I have a little OCD... I get it from my dad for sure) I cleaned the whole upstairs and I was so proud. Then Drake wakes up and what's the first thing he does?

He pulled every single book down and tore all the movies onto the floor. I can't believe I didn't think it through before I spent all that time!!

Oh and yesterday I felt the first kicks from the baby. It was pretty exciting. I can't wait to feel more. It was so sweet!

Growing Up

I swear Drake is getting bigger by the minute. In just the last month or so he has learned so many new things. He is mobile and more independent...but also gets into EVERYTHING. I'm constantly chasing him around. He can pull himself up to stand and his new favorite spot is at the front room window looking at everything. Sometimes I cannot believe that he was once in my tummy and so little. We love him so much! Here are some pics of my big boy!

99 Balloons

http://www.ignitermedia.com/products/iv/singles/570/99-Balloons

A friend of mine sent this link to me in an email. And it touched me so much. It is about Matt and Ginny Mooney. There son was born with a disease and he lived for 99 days. I know it sounds crazy to be so emotional about a family I don't even know but I found their blog (mattandginny.blogspot.com) and was looking at it from before their son, Eliot, was even born. And I cried and cried. Especially reading the posts from October of 2006, the month that Eliot passed away. I can't imagine how it would be to lose a child. I am so grateful and happy that I have a healthy little guy that I can see everyday. And I pray that the baby on the way will also be healthy. I hope their story touches you like it did me!

A lame excuse for a post :(

I have a crying baby at my feet and Grant keeps tellin' me to get ready so we can go do something and get out of the house... So I don't have time to make a whole post w/ pics and everything. But I feel so lazy for not posting in about 3 weeks. So I just thought I would say that all is well with us. Drake is "crawling" in his own way. He has this little army crawl going on. He is all about trying new foods and he is a little chubster. He is in the funnest stage right now though. He has been a bit of a mama's boy lately. He follows me around and tugs on my pant legs. It's really sweet. My belly is getting bigger every minute, I swear. The second time around I'm showing so quick! (If I get brave maybe I will post a pic of the bump) Oh and another reason that I haven't made a post is because I'm reading the Twilight books and I'm completely addicted. I just finished New Moon and can't wait to read the third book!! Edward is so dreamy!! And I swear I will do a better post soon!

Fun at Grandma's House

My sister, Whitney, was in town the last few weeks and we had so much fun together. She hasn't seen Drake since he was born, so it was so fun for her to see him. While she was here we went up to my grandma's house in Idaho and spent a few days with her. Our grandma is such an important person in our lives and it was so good to see her.



My dad works up in Idaho and is living with my grandma right now and Drake loved to see him too! He loves his grandpas!

Playing with Grandpa's watch :)


On one of the days we went to the railroad where my dad works. He took us on a tour and showed us some trains and then he took us on a train ride. It was so much fun!!

CHOO CHOO!

Little Cousins

Madeleine and Drake
My big brother, Kasey, visited us from Missouri a few weeks ago with his wife Molly and their baby Madeleine. Madeleine is one month older than Drake (and he is a little thicker than her!). And he just loved her! I think he loved having someone around that was his size. But it was so fun to watch them playing together. They were so precious together and would hold hands sometimes. I'm so glad they could spend some time together. CUTE LITTLE BUMS :)

Drake's Gonna Be a Big Brother!!

The Secret is out! We are expecting our second child and I'm due in October. This is such an exciting time in our lives. I admit I was in a bit of shock when I found out I was expecting again so soon. But now we are gettting used to the idea and getting excited all over again. The babies will be about 14 months apart so we will be keeping really busy! I'll definitely keep everyone posted when we find out if we are having a girl or another boy :)