August happenings so far

It is mid-August and we've been busy as usual. Well, not that busy, but still have done enough to show you some random photos.

We've been looking to get Kathryn a new pair of shoes. She was wearing a size 4 but we noticed that at least the right foot was getting tight and harder to put on. For the past few months anytime we have been in a shoe store we check to see if they have pink converse in her size and on sale. We had her feet measured and she needs a 4 1/2 but they don't make 1/2 sizes for toddlers so we had to look for 5's. Man she has big feet, must get that from me. NC had tax free weekend at the beginning of the month. We happened into Target that weekend and found a pair of 5's.

Kathryn's new shoes

Usually whatever we are having for dinner I try to cut up into bite size pieces for Kathryn. This night we grilled out hamburgers, fixed baked beans and had potato chips. Kathryn only ate two or three bites and wanted down. Then she immediately kept saying "more" and wanting in my lap. Apparently, my full hamburger looked more appealing than her bites.

Kathryn's first full size hamburger

Here's a video of her enjoying it (ignore me trying to act like I'm not in the picture)...

Being pregnant, I was craving chocolate (maybe it wasn't a pregnant thing). I decided instead of just eating the chocolate chips out of the bag, I would make cookies.

Kathryn eagerly awaiting fresh baked cookies

This past weekend, Kathryn & I were invited up to South Dakota to go to the Turner County Fair. It was a family tradition that Kathryn needed in on. She loved the animals and the funnel cake. Here she is on some tractors.

Kathryn on a four wheelers

Kathryn on a John Deere lawn tractor.

Needless to say, after getting up after less than 6 hours of sleep to fly home from SD and be back in Fayetteville by 12:30, we were pretty tired. Kathryn & I were playing in her room...

What this picture doesn't show you is what is missing. See that big open space in the middle of the floor?? That is where I feel asleep first. Mommy was tired. But the quietness woke me up.

counting down the weeks

In case you haven't heard, Kathryn will be a big sister in mid-February (docs are saying the 11th... makes my Dad happy as that is his & Aunt Cindy's birthdays). The doc said I am 13 weeks & 4 days.

I finally got to an OB this morning. Long story... I was fine with letting our family doctor handle things until I told them I have this huge fibroid on the outside of my uterus. They said, sorry, you are going to an OB. After waiting three weeks for them to make me a referral, I said never mind, I'll do it myself. One of Eric's co-workers recommended the OB I went to this morning. Even with calling them and telling them that I was 10 weeks already, they couldn't get me in for over three weeks. I've been all tied up in knots worrying about everything until this morning.

Apparently it is standard practice to an ultrasound early on to get an accurate sizing of the baby, so we got pictures. They'll do the "standard" one at my next appointment. I guess that is the good thing about going in later than I should have... I only have to wait four more weeks to find out if it is a boy or girl. We're praying for a little boy, but we'll be happy with a healthy baby! :)

I get to have an early glucose test next time also since Kathryn was over 8 pounds. Oh and back to the fibroid. Yep it is still there. The tech didn't tell us how big it was, but from what I saw, it is still a good size. Actually I take that back. The one point she measured was about 4 cm. So it is a decent size at this point. But they will monitor it which means a few more ultrasounds.

Baby #2

Heartbeat of baby #2

If you want to know more, let me know. Sorry we didn't say anything for a while. I was mainly in denial that this was happening so fast and also really worried that something was wrong until I made it to the doctor. Okay now that I have heard & seen the baby I can be excited!! Yay!!!! There's another baby coming!!! Oh, please start praying now for patience for me!

rock eagle

A few weeks ago on our way home from our weekend getaway in Elijay with Eric's family, we just happened to stop for lunch at the same exit as for Rock Eagle. I had never been and Eric hadn't been in a really long time. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, Rock Eagle is belived to be a ceramonial mound of prehistoric origin. The head is facing the east. It is 102 feet long, the wing span is 120 feet, and is 8 feet deep at the breast area. It is located at the Rock Eagle 4H camp in eastern Georgia just south of I-20.

Here are a few pics from our little adventure.

Rock Eagle (taken from the observation tower)

Family Shot thanks to the stair railing

Kathryn not only walking in the grass but reaching down to touch it!

Eric & Kathryn walking back to the car

ceiling fans

This video is from a few weeks ago, but it is still something that Kathryn does.