Maternity Pictures

30 weeks! The countdown is on! My friend Tiffany took some maternity pictures of me last week- she did such a great job as always! I felt a little cheesy but I think it's nice to have a couple decent pics of your pregnancy :) Aside from the aches and pains and stretching, pregnancy really is such a miracle. I'm so excited to meet my little girl!

Thanks Tiff!

Do boys ever grow up? Not this one.

Chad and his friend Matt decided that they needed to get long boards. Why? Not sure. But since he thinks half of my ideas are crazy too, I just go along with it and nicely remind him that we are moving soon and he may need the use of both arms and both legs- so please don't go down the biggest hills you can find! He promised!

Then his little buddy wanted to try it out. She started off careful.

Then got a little more daring

Then the real deal.

This little girl is so in love with her daddy- she would seriously let him take her anywhere!

Remember this!

I have a feeling that I'm going to have a very fearless little girl

Oh and just a cute pic-

Elmo has been joining us for breakfast in the mornings.

He gets his own bib and a cheerio :)

Moving again!

Yes this will be the third move this year- I think that is some kind of a record :)

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This time I'm thrilled! We bought a house! We debated for a long time whether buying or renting was the smarter thing to do since we don't plan on staying in Missouri for too long. After renting for a year and watching the interest rates and home prices drop, we both felt really good about buying a home. We found a cute little house in a great area that will keep us nice and comfy while we are here. Best of all- My good friend Tiffany lives in the same neighborhood! (I can't tell you how comforting it is to have good friends in a strange state when your husband travels all the time).

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So I have to brag a little about the amenities in this neighborhood because they are amazing! Olympic size pool and a kiddie pool, tennis/basketball/and volleyball courts, play ground, and a clubhouse with a gym! Wow- I can't wait for summer! Carmyn is going to have a blast!

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Two weeks from today is the planned move in day. I'll be 30 weeks pregnant but I don't care because I am so excited! Nesting is in full charge at the moment and I can't stop thinking about how I'm going to decorate the girls rooms! My wonderful hubby is being so supportive will all my planned painting projects and helping me pick up my fabulous craigs list finds! He's only put a hold on a couple of my projects- like staining the kitchen cabinets and adding hardwood floors. Ok- one step at a time :)

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I would post some pictures, but since our blog isn't private and the Waldo rapist is still on the loose in Missouri- I think I'll just keep em to myself :)

That is our exciting news! More updates to come!

Learned her lesson

They thought it was a great idea!

Until she face planted to the floor and got her first fat lip

Wonder what trouble she'll find next!

Happy Birthday Chad!

Chads birthday was yesterday- 29 years old! Wow we are getting up there! I took him to a Louisiana grill called JAZZ and some of our good friends met us there to help celebrate! The food was great and the company was even better!

I worked really hard to make his favorite cake (buttermilk with carmel frosting). Usually his mom makes it for him but he didn't have that option this year so my version will have to do :)

He always puts it in a bowl with milk - weird huh

Then he got a lot of help opening his birthday gifts

She even tried on his new clothes

Hope you had a great day Babe! We love you!

Its official! She's allergic to amoxicillan

Carmyn woke up yesterday with a little rash on her face and chest and I knew that it was probably an allergic reaction to the amoxicillan that she has been taking this past week. Today she woke up looking like this! Poor thing- it looks horrible!

Her doctor said the rash can last up to a week :( The good news is that she is acting completely normal today and doesn't seem to be itching at all. So she feels good, but looks bad- I can handle that !

P.S. when you take your child out in public looking like this you will be treated like she has some type of highly contagious flesh eating/leprosy disease.

Grandpa Morgan

Carmyn and I took a quick unexpected trip home last week to go to my sweet Grandpa Morgans funeral. He was such a good man and we will all miss him so much. It was a great funeral and so much fun to visit with all of my cousins and aunts and uncles that I don't get to see very often.

This picture sums up how the plane ride there went

Yummy Cafe Rio with some great friends-
yes we're all pregnant and due within 6 weeks of each other.
We looked great waddling into the restaurant together :)

Carmyn loved spending a little more time with grandpa's and grandma's

I always love my trips home-but I'm pretty sure that will be the last one until this baby comes :) Thanks mom and dad for the great week!