The Second Time Around

I'm feeling a bit guilty that I haven't blogged about this pregnancy as much as I did with the first. Granted, I now have much less time on my hands but still. I can at least make an effort right?! I mean, we haven't even taken ONE preggo picture yet!! (Other than this not so flattering cell phone pic)

On the brighter side, I'm definitely not as paranoid this time around! Most of my time during the first pregnancy was spent online researching every.little.thing, or scouring the thousands of baby books for more information about what was going on in that very second of my pregnancy. I know I drove B crazy!! This time around however, I'm much less crazy stressed. Everyone told me it would happen that way but it really is quite a shocker as to how much that is true. I guess I should keep up with this blog for our second little one so he or she doesn't feel jipped! Haha!

I'm 19 weeks...almost halfway!

I've gained approximately 15lbs (umm more than my entire first pregnancy!! Ugh.)

Other than the bacon cravings early on, I haven't really had any unusual cravings again.

No sickness (thank God), similar to last time around.

I've had way more headaches this time around...maybe being preggo in different seasons? Not sure.

I definitely started showing much earlier this time around and I definitely feel bigger, although looking at pictures I don't necessarily look bigger.  

Time is definitely going by faster and I can't believe it's almost halfway. Hopefully we will be finding out baby's gender this week! I really need to start brainstorming ideas for the new nursery/room. And we need to start thinking of names!! Man, February is gonna be here before we know it! So exciting :)

Friday Favorite

Because not everyday is filled with sunshine and rainbows....

Haha. 

Happy Friday y'all!

It's Official.

So I've been told that once you post something on Facebook, it's "official." So for those that haven't seen the Facebook post:

Look at that gummy bear...so cute! Hehe

So now that means it's totally legit & "Facebook official."

More Water Fun!

So on Monday we had our trip to the beach. With another HOT week out here we decided that more water wasn't a bad thing. On Friday I decided to take A to the new community park that just opened because I heard there was a splash park there. We headed out early-ish before it got too hot and met up with some friends for a fun day. Or so I thought. Now, for those who are in the know, you already know how much my daughter LOVES to play in the water. Of any kind. Yes, she's been known to keep herself occupied in a bucket of ice at a party or two. If there's a puddle on the ground, she will find it and play in it. Heck, she's been known to spill her own juice/water/milk just to keep herself entertained. I'm not kidding when I say if there's water around, she will seek it out and be perfectly happy for a good 30 minutes. I figured she would love the splash park.

Apparently she didn't love it like I thought she would. Perhaps she didn't like getting her hair wet? Perhaps the water was too cold? Or perhaps she was just being a DI.VA! While the other kids ran around and played and had a great time, little miss decided to just watch. I couldn't believe it. Of all the places she should have been happiest, this should have been near the top of the list!

Eventually she came around and dipped a toe in but not without some shoving gentle coaxing.

Event then, though, she only splashed around for maybe 10 minutes. Then it was back to the sidelines. Juice in hand, she was content to just hang out. 

She likes to save those trying special moments just for me...

Beach Day

On Monday I took A to the beach for the very first time! I know, I know, she's totally not in touch with her "island roots" but in my defense 1) we don't live as close to the beach as we used to, and 2) the beaches here are much different than back home (which means I hardly ever go...total beach snob, I know)!! Mandy was taking Jack for their last beach trip of the summer so we spontaneously threw some food in a cooler, grabbed a few towels, and headed out to San Clemente. We talked about our trip to the beach the whole way there...what we would see and who would be there and how much fun it would be etc... A was so excited that she just kept saying "beach, beach, beach!" Once we finally got to the beach, she was so excited she would barely keep still in her stroller. Note: a stroller at the beach isn't necessarily recommended but when you're solo and carrying as much stuff as I had, a stroller becomes highly convenient! Moving on...

After all the excitement from the little miss about the beach, it was quite annoying hilarious to see her FREAK OUT when I put her down on the sand! No, she didn't burn her feet (she had her sandals on). She apparently didn't like the fact that her feet were dirty or perhaps she was unsure of the texture, who really knows. All I know is she jumped on to the towel, sat down, and proceeded to clean sand from between her toes while whining about how "Nayah no like it." DI.VA! Imagine her reaction to me dunking her in the cold salt water! Hehe. After 15 minutes or so she calmed down and decided the sand and waves weren't too bad and ended up having a blast with her buddy Jack. 

she started out with her feet on the towel but her hands in the sand...

deciding whether or not to move off the towel...

giving in  to see what all the fuss is about...

hey buddy!

making sure the towel is nearby...just in case...

ok, ok, this is quite fun actually...

Although, with a whole beach at their disposal, these two still preferred to spend most of their day right here:

Silly kids. 

Happy 2nd Birthday!

It's crazy to keep saying this, but I can't believe how quickly time has passed! It's hard to believe our little girl is already 2! I haven't been keeping up with the blog posts so I know you all haven't been able to watch her grow up as much this year (compared to her first year) but just trust me when I say she's grown. Physically, she looks more "little girl" than "baby girl" and if that's not enough of a reminder, carrying on a complete conversation with her sure will. She is wickedly smart and still so funny, but she can also be sassy and stubborn at times. Life has been, without a doubt, much more rewarding and fulfilling all because we were blessed with such a beautiful gift. 

 Here are a few pictures from the very small, last minute "party" we had for her:

 (who needs toys when she can play in the rocks with her buddy Jack?!)

 (Two candles to blow out!)

 (mmm, delicious)

 (What a look!)

 (happy with her present box I guess)

Happy Birthday baby girl. We love you so much and are so excited to see what this next year has in store for you. We pray that the Lord continues to watch over you and bless you and that you will always be in His favor.

A Month In Review

Apparently the last time I posted was in April! I totally skipped the entire month of May and lo and behold it's pretty much the middle of June! I haven't done any crafting or projects or "fun stuff" around the house so I don't have anything like that to post about. Really, all I have to post about right now is Miss A...and I'm pretty sure you'll get tired of seeing a million a bunch of pictures of her! For those who have asked me to update this bloggity blog, here is a quick recap of what we were up to the last few months...

A family trip to the San Diego Safari Park while great grandma visited from Hawaii...

Where all she wanted to do was ride the carousel. 

Told you.

Backyard fun in the sun...

Annual trip to Vegas for B's Memorial Day tournament...

My parents joined us this year (with my nephew) and my mom found a fun water park for the kids to play and run around...totally FREE! So cool...

 

Hanging out with new friends and a few neighbors...

Visiting with uncle Steve...

 and trying to ride a trike...

And hanging out with the McCrazy boys...

Yep, I know, it's so thrilling! Haha. I'll try to keep up on here, but it seems that without projects to post about, I find myself just putting pictures up on Facebook. Hopefully I'll be able to start my office/guest room redo soon. Then I'll have more to blog about! Until next time...

♥

Mandi