Single Digits and Baby Expo

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Finally down to eight weeks! I can't believe how quickly it has gone by. I have had the most carefree pregnancy so far. It has been such a blessing, praise God for that! Hopefully the next 55 days will continue on this path. We have an ultrasound on Thursday, now that we got my "genetic blood work" back. They just want to make sure that little bit is growing correctly and not showing any signs of anemia, like his mama. Still stuck on the name.... found one I really love this week. Lear, what do you think?

Matthew and I went to the Mid-South Baby Expo this weekend. $7 a head, I was hoping for a return on our $14 investment. The grand door prize was a $500 gift card to Babies R Us, a highchair, car seat and gift cards to McAlister's Deli. I just knew we would win because we never win anything. (Real rational thinking there.) We (I) filled out a card for every drawing available.... Haven't heard back from anyone. I guess we got $14 dollars worth of plastic cups, yard sticks, diapers, sample lotion and baby wash, first aide kits, magnets, and coupons. We really had a good time! I drug Matthew to an hour long breastfeeding seminar and maternity fashion show, but he got free pickles and ice cream out of the deal.

Easter Weekend!

It is so much fun visiting Mama Jan's! We get to stay at a hotel with an indoor pool! The kids really do love it! The entire family came in for the weekend. We spent Friday afternoon at the little park in Oak Grove. Many laughs were had over this very peculiar picnic. Mama Jan really did do a good job planning and providing the food!

Matthew and Shannan with the hurricane force winds, trying to grill!
Jackson picking up the balled up bags for the 1000th time.
Belle all grins on the swing. She tried to feed the horses but they wouldn't go for carrots.
Sweet Lilo!

Saturday afternoon we took the kids to the state park. They rode bikes, played on the playground, rode in the paddle boats, had an Easter egg hunt, and went hiking which included a geo-cache. Wow it sounds crazy after you type it all out! Here is a slide show of the hunt:

Sunday was fantastic! It was the first time we have gotten to worship at Hillcrest since September. It was so good to see so many of our friends. Sorry I didn't get any pictures in our Easter finest, but believe me the kids looked really sweet! Here we are back home in the routine of work and life. Hope you all had a great weekend with family as well!

Yippee!!!

Mossy Oak Britax Marathon made it today! Thanks Mom and Dad. It is so great! I can't wait to see how it fits in the car!
I am the most excited about this being the only seat we will ever use in Matthew's car! Our boy will get to go straight to a booster seat after he outgrows this one. We all know he won't outgrow it in height and it will be forever before he hits 65 pounds!! I can't wait till Matthew gets home, he'll be so surprised! Thanks again Nana and Pap!

Today's Project!

I think it turned out too big. :( I'll get Matthew's opinion when he gets home from work. This is what we are going to use as a "diaper stacker" on our pack and play changing table. I've also included a picture of twenty-nine weeks!! Eleven to go!! We are really starting to get things in order for our sweet boy. If only we could decide on a name for the poor kid.

The colors on the pack and play and the stacker look better together in person. I guess the flash changed the colors a little.

Cirque Du Soleil


Matthew and I just got back form the best birthday date ever! We spent the afternoon eating on Beale and watching the matinee of Saltimbanco. We ate at Rum Boogie Cafe on the corner right by the FedEx Forum. We got the sampler platter, which was fantastic! The catfish was amazing. We also had gator gumbo, red beans and rice, ribs, and pulled pork. I splurged and had sweet tea. That's all the caffeine I can have this week.






The show was fantastic! We had seats on the club level. This meant padded stadium seats! I was very lucky to get isle seats. Yeah for bathroom breaks!




This was my favorite part. There were four women flying through the air on bungees choreographed to a live opera singer. Absolutely beautiful!

This was my second favorite part. The Chinese poles. Here they were representing skyscrapers. Everything was timed so perfectly. I wonder how many hours they practice? The picture below was Matthew's least favorite part.
It was a little uncomfortable for him. (He said it was a little too European.) I was just amazed by their strength. What kind of neck muscles does one have to have to hold up a grown man? Matthew's favorite parts of coarse are not pictured on Cirque's web site and you can't take pictures at the show. He loved the Russian Swing and the Juggler the best. It was just an amazing show! I am so glad that they came to crazy Memphis!

Happy Valentines Day!



Matthew came home from work @ 6:30 this morning with these beautiful tulips and breakfast in tow. Tulips are my favorite flowers! These are almost the same color as my wedding bouquet.



























This is my favorite breakfast from a little resturant in Chippewa, PA called the Red Onion Grill. It's called stuffed french toast. There is a thick slice of cream cheese between those two layers. The whipped cream and berries just add to the deliciousness. Matthew also made bacon and eggs. It was the best V-day breakfast ever.



































Matthew's gift was a little slideshow set to music. He loved it! Here's one of the pictures from my little photo shoot. I hope everyone else had a great day too!

Second Breakfast

Being pregnant has it's perks sometimes. I'm sure baby boy got a few vitamins out of the strawberries! Right? Mama Jan made these crazy crapes and sent them home with us over the weekend.