Nugget #2 is on the way!!

So, it has been a few months since I last posted and if you haven't heard already we are pregnant with baby #2. I have been meaning to get on here and write about this pregnancy because as of right now I don't have a baby book for this one and this pregnancy has been so different that I want to remember what it was like.

-I am 17 weeks along.
-My due date is Sept. 29 as of now. I am desperately hoping for an October baby because most of our family has September birthdays and I don't want the baby to share with anyone. (Selfish I know.)
-I had a great 1st trimester
-So far the 2nd trimester has been filled with "morning sickness". I use quotes because it definitely doesn't happen just in the morning and since I think morning sickness is typically associated with the first trimester I'm using the term loosely. However, you get the gist, I've been sick...a lot. I got my first prescription of Zofran filled only 2-3 weeks ago and I have one pill left. Most of the time I have no warning and am unable to take a pill quick enough.
-Kinsler has an okay understanding of baby right now. He knows that when we ask where the baby is he points to my belly. But when we ask if he wants to be a brother he might say yes or he might say no. Just depends on his mood. :) Too bad for him he doesn't get a choice. :)

Chris and I are super excited about this new little addition. It is crazy how fast it's already gone by. I'm almost to the half way point.

Kinsler is talking up a storm! He is pretty much able to say anything we ask him to and understands quite a bit especially if we ask him to do something or go put something away. His latest word is Caterpillar as in the tractor and airplane. I'm glad he's finally calling them airplanes instead of tractors.
We visited Emma in Shawnee last weekend with my mom and she suggested we go to the store to get him a toy in order to keep him occupied and entice him to behave. When he picked out the tractor I asked if that was the one he wanted and he replied "I want one more." so of course Nana agreed. All I could do was laugh.

In a nut shell that is our latest news and family update!

Kinsler is 2!!

My little baby is not such a baby anymore! He loves doing things on his own and bossing me around! I haven't done such a great job of keeping up with milestones, phrases, and other things as of late so I'm going to attempt to think of things of the top of my head and put them in this post.

Phrases/words: doctor, "watch this momma/daddy", "go!", "What's this?", "why?", "I don't know", "my, momma/daddy"-which is thank you, please, love you-which is another phrase that doesn't sound anything like love you

Activities: coloring is new hobby, playing with Thomas the train set, playing baseball or playing with any sports equipment, football, basketball (bassakaball)

Motor development: He drinks out of a cup without a lid and prefers that to sippys but of course if we're out and about he uses a sippy, loves to jump, hit off a tee

Other: He isn't very interested in numbers or letters, he loves to eat snacks (nacks). Kinsler is also obsessed with any kind of sporting event. Chris has been keeping the books at the basketball games so about 2-3 times a week we go up to the gym and watch, when we pass the football field he begs to watch football. His favorite all time thing to do as of late is go to the softball field while the girls are practicing and hit off the tee or run the bases. When we pass the field on our way home from school he begs/cries/pleads to stop. I love that he is into sports but I haven never seen a kid his age be so interested in them. Except for a few minutes he watches the entire basketball or football game. I'm excited for softball to start so he can watch the girls play, of course it may be difficult for me to keep him off the field.

This past weekend we went to Helena to my cousin's wedding afterwards we drove back to Jonesboro and had cake with my family to celebrate his birthday. He loved his Cars cake!! He especially loved the McQueen (mean) and Mater cars on top. Unfortunately he ended up with a fever and ear infection and Emma and I got the stomach bug. We were a pretty sad sight. But we are better now. Thank goodness!

We love you Kinsler Ryan! Happy 2nd birthday!!!

January again...Another year behind us

So it's practically been forever since I last posted. The only thing I keep thinking I want to post about is that fact Kinsler will turn 2 in a few weeks! It kind of has me freaking out! Turning 1 wasn't the big of a deal to me because even though he was walking he was still very dependent on me and had lots of babyish qualities still. Now that is not so true. He pretty much only needs me to wipe his booty and fix his food. Even then he tells me when he needs to potty (for the most part) and tells me when and what he wants to eat!
We also don't really get to do much of a party this year because my cousin and his finance are getting married on his birthday in Helena so we will be down/over there for his birthday weekend. However my mom ordered him a cake and I bet you can't guess the theme of his cake!!?? Any guessers?? ;) So we will get to celebrate with family after the wedding, K just won't have any little friends over. I'm sure he'll be terribly upset. Ha!

Hope everyone is enjoying the start to a new year! We sure are!

Christmas is in the air

Last Friday night, Chris, Kinsler, and I went on a family date! We went down to the square and ate at Damgoode Pies (basically the only pizza place I like), as usual it was delicious. If you haven't been there you should definitely check it out! Before we ate we took Kins to walk around the square. The first thing he did was climb up by the waterfall pond and razorback and sit. I think if we would have let him he'd have sat there all night! 

He just climbed right up and took a seat.

Here are both my boys. They make my heart smile.

Right after we took this he spotted the "zebras" aka the camels. He was fascinated by them! When Kinsler was finally willing to leave the zebras we went to dinner. He ate probably 3 pieces of pizza. I am ever amazed by his growing appetite! When we left the restaurant he asked to see the zebras again, of course, we obliged and walked him back to the square. When we went back to the square we saw a couple of Chris's students playing music and we stopped to listen. If you know Kinsler at all you know he LOVES music. He was fascinated with their little band.

We ended up scrapping our original idea of Bliss cupcakes for dessert because we were craving ice cream. So we went to Chick-fil-a and got 2 cookies and cream milkshakes. Chris and I split one while Kins took the second for himself! We had such a wonderful night together! I can't wait to do it again!

Kinsler Ryan at 20 months

It is two days before Kins hits his 21 month birthday and he is doing and learning so much!!! Chris and I took him to the park yesterday to take some pictures and we got a lot of cute shots! He had a blast rolling in the leaves while Chris dropped them on him. He had the sweetest giggle! He loves to snap and dance to any music. He loves to jump. I'm pretty sure he can jump better than any 20 month old I've ever seen. He can identify different body parts- he knew more than I was expecting him too when I quizzed him the other day.
Last but not least he loves using the "big boy potty". We are still introducing this to him so when we are home we ask sporadically if he needs to go potty and he will say yes or no. We also have been sitting him on the toilet every night before bath time to get him used to it. When he says yes he runs to the bathroom and puts his seat on the toilet and can't wait to sit up there like a big boy. We give him lots of praise for trying and we celebrate when he actually goes. You should see his face light up! It is the sweetest thing!
I will hopefully post pictures of our outing soon!

The Great Holiday Weight Loss Journey

After 3 days at home I am thankful I don't live closer for only about 1 reason...too much GOOD cookin'! There is nothing like a home-cooked meal made by your mom (or daddy) or grandma! (Especially when you live in the south because let's be honest...we know how to cook) On the way home from Jonesboro my sister and I started talking about how we should probably go on a diet before the holidays because we know we're gonna be eating even better than we did this week in about a month. So we decided to hold each other accountable for watching what we eat and working out more. Then, we decided we might as well get mom and Memaw on board with this little project. So to make it even more interesting we decided to make it a little competition. Mom and Memaw vs Emma and myself. Let the games begin! We have our first weigh in tomorrow morning and we will start our journey from that point. I'm hoping with us doing this as a team and joint effort we'll be accountable to each other and try to accomplish our goals. My personal goal is to lose the pesky 13 lbs I managed to gain over the summer. (Yeah, I know swimsuit weather is definitely not when you want gain 13lbs.) So with their help and yours tell me to lay off the sweets!!!! That's my biggest downfall. I LOVE chocolate.

This is my sweet family.

Aunt Kathy, Mom, Me, Emma Kate, and Memaw

We took this after breakfast Saturday morning at the place my aunt took us to for my Memaw's birthday.