Vote for my GapKid!

I love Gap Jeans for Alex, they fit him the best of all the jeans we have. This contest is for the "new face" of GapKids and the winner gets a $1000 gift card to GapKids and also could be put in their campaign. I have never put Alex in one of these, but I decided to try for the gift card! Also I might be bias but I thought he was cuter than most of the competition. ;-) (only a mom would say that, right?)

Vote for him here:
http://www.gapcastingcall.com/GapCastingCall/EntryDetail.html?id=410688

Sunday Funday!

We have had some weird weather recently. It wasnt a very hot summer for us until September, then it was unbearably hot. So its been going in an out of heat and then a few thunder storms last week, so anyways, our daily walks have been shorter and Libby (our dog) is definitely bored and tired of it. So today we went on a long family walk on this bike trail near our house. We had never actually been on this one. It was great to get out and get some good exercise. Alex got tired and wanted to get in the stroller pretty fast. I was thinking about skipping the double stroller with this upcoming baby and just getting a Sit n' Stand, but I think I will be getting both, Alex still likes to relax and eat his snack in a stroller, can't blame him... I sometimes want one myself. ;-)

Libby had a great time and was nice and tired after. :)

Blog to watch!

Single Dad Laughing has been a favorite of mine and its starting to gain interest by many, if you dont know about it yet, you should. Its a great way to see a man's and dad's perspective on life and the things that are going on in the world and our kids. I have read more than a few blogs that have made me cry because they are so true and the truth sometimes hurts. Read it I promise you wont regret it.

http://www.danoah.com/

Busy, busy, busy!!

I keep thinking about something I want to post on here and pictures I want to share, but of course I end up thinking about it late at night when my bed is calling my name.
We are 24 weeks a few days into this pregnancy and with the holiday season fast approaching I know that the next 15 weeks will fly by, so we have been preparing for our little cupcake and trying to at least start on the nursery. We co-sleep for a good while, with breast feeding its always so much easier for me to actually get rest this way, so really we dont use the crib for a good 6 months, but of course I cant wait and I want to do it now. I will be too busy with a new born to do it after! ;-) That is my excuse at least.


Halloween is coming and it is definitely one of our favorite times. Alex asks to go to the pumpkin patch pretty much every day and this starts in like November. So, we went for a little while yesterday evening, and he ran around in his Buzz costume, and had a blast. We will be going to a bigger pumpkin patch I am sure sometime in the next few weeks, but we had to go to the one we go to every year. The holiday season is the season for crafts and fun stuff, we love making themed crafts at home, and there is always so many options during this time. I havent had the "baking bug" yet, which might be a good thing because Joe and I really do not need to be eating baked goods quite yet, but that is something I always love about the fall and winter. I am a huge soup fan, I could eat it every night, Joe likes it but he definitely needs "real food" between my soup days. I am ready for the heat to leave so I can start making my soups! YUM.

And now for some pictures. :)

Alex at the park. :)
 

The Pumpkin Patch:

Alex was actually Buzz last year, but I got it big because I knew he would want to use it as dress up for a while, he decided he wanted to be Buzz again this year. Works for me!
 

My little Buzz Lightyear and the big pumpkins
 


Not a great picture because it was taken with a cell phone, but we made a pumpkin out of a can and we are making black cats soon. I will take better pictures with the actual camera when we do those. :)
 
Black cat project link: http://crafts.kaboose.com/tin-can-black-cat.html

More pictures to come. I promise and this time sooner than later!

Cant believe it's September already!

Alex's birthday is right around the corner, I am still trying to grasp the idea that he will be 3 in a few short days. Nana is coming into town tomorrow and thankfully she will be here to help with Alex's party that we are having on Saturday. Alex decided he wanted a "Buzz Lightyear" party (I know shocking..) so today all of us went to the store and got some decorations and some stuff for the party bags for his friends. This will be his first "friend" party, of course all the parents will be there and a few friends of ours that do not have kids yet, but this is the first year he has been able to tell me who he wanted there and what he wanted to do. He is very excited. Today when we were shopping he kept saying "I am going to the party now, mama?"... its hard to tell a 3 year old we are just getting stuff for your party this weekend. That concept of time just hasnt happened yet. ;-)
I will for sure take lots of pictures and share them with everyone soon!

Football and Potty Training!

Well, tonight will be the first football game watched on our TV for the season, though the season has not officially started. I am not sure I am ready for it yet. Joe becomes dedicated to watching his beloved Longhorns every Saturdays and then watches NFL Sunday and Monday, basically it takes over the house. Though I must say, I enjoy the increase of BBQ and grilling that happens during this time, but 7 months of football every weekend is not always my favorite way to spend family time. ;-) Oh well, I just try to embrace it and have fun with it, trying out new "football" recipes and inviting friends over to hang out and keep me company while Joe screams at the TV.

We are officially in potty training mode with Alex, I didnt think it was going to happen. I have been trying to get him on that potty for 6 months, but this last Monday he finally decided my bribe for a lollipop (which he doesnt get very often was good enough to get on and try it). He sat there on the little potty, happily eating the lollipop for 30 minutes and actually peed and was very surprised! I, of course, made a huge fuss over it and since then he has been pretty excited and wanting to pee in the potty. Going #2 on the potty was another story, the first 2 times was not easy but he gets a new hotwheels car when he goes #2 on the potty so he definitely has enough incentive. Today though he went on that potty without telling us he needed any help and went #2 then told us! I was very proud. Now we are just trying to figure out how to get him to tell us and stop what he is doing when he is at other people's houses, yesterday we had dinner at a friends and he wouldnt tell us and wasnt cooperating if we took him to to the potty. At home though, he is great. I figure this is only day 6 of this and he will get better with a little more time.

Next week I will 16 weeks and my aunt is an ultrasound tech so she is going to be squeezing me in and peeking at the baby to see the sex a little early. My big ultrasound is not scheduled until September 9th and she and I both are inpatient so we are going to look early. ;-)

Wanted to share with you the before and after pics of the baby bump, I am growing so fast and I cant believe how fast I started showing with this one. I still havent gained one lb. but the belly just keeps getting bigger. Crazy how that works.

Summa' time!

Wanted to drop in and say "hi" give an update on baby #2.

Got an ultrasound yesterday (at 13 weeks) for the screening of Down Syndrome. Everything with the baby looked good so far. Unfortunately, they did find that I have Placenta Previa and was put on pelvic rest, we will see if it improves at all on the next ultrasound, hopefully it will fix itself and I can avoid bed rest and other complications later down the road. After this, morning sickness, migraines, and appendicitis, I take it all back, my pregnancy with Alex was a piece of cake! ;-) 

Besides that we have been hitting up the OC fair (monthly county fair they have every year) quite a bit and I hope the weather cooperates more this week but will be heading back to the beach for some sunshine. Hope everyone is staying cool! 

Here is a little picture of our ity bity (head on the right, feet and bottom on the left)