LANDON STEVEN

will be the name for our 2nd son! Jon and I went back and forth and Landon seemed to be the best fit, Steven is after my dad who passed away 2 years ago, so I am sure this baby boy is going to be very loved and adored by all. Jackson is still growing into his BIG BROTHER status, but I am sure he is going to do great! I am still anxiously waiting a call from the specialist to have my second ultrasound. Sitting here wondering is really not helping, I hope I can make it through next week without going crazy, wish me luck!!

Baby Furniture, Bedding & Strollers OH MY!

Well Wednesday we went and created our registry at Babies R Us and I must say I was very impressed with myself. It has been a long time since we did this :)

Here is the Furniture we picked, since we have a "sun room" or "office" off our bedroom the baby will be bunking with mommy and daddy. Our current town home only has three bedrooms all of which are occupied, so for now we have decided to utilize this space until we move into a bigger place :) This furniture recieved really good reviews and will be the perfect size for the area:

FURNITURE:

BEDDING:

I fell in love with these colors and pattern:

STROLLER:

We had really good luck with Jackson's Eddie Bauer travel system when he was a baby! It lasted his entire baby/toddler years :), but this time we decided to go with a different brand, Chicco just because the Eddie Bauer one was very bulky and this one seems to be a litte more lightweight. The colors are grey and orange!

The Name Game Part Deux

After our appointment the other day I went and bought a baby name book, because much to my surprise I had not 100% settled on a boys name! We had a few picked out, but I am not feeling them, ya know?? So here it is the final list, I would like to name this little boy soon, or at least by weekends end, beacuse calling "him "the baby" is getting old :)

My top picks are: Liam Steven, Landon Steven or Holden Steven
Jon's picks are: Tanner Steven, Tyson Steven or Tyler Steven

Jon is ok with any name, but I want to be fair! :)
P.S. Vote for an L name! HA!

I look forward to hearing what you think and of course any suggestions are appreciated!

KINDERGARTEN!!!

Today was a BIG day for Jackson! He did so good, such a pro! Mommy cried!

Here are a few photos of my handsome little man on his first day, enjoy!

BLUE IT IS!

It's a boy! Today we had our 20 week ultrasound and are happy to be adding another boy to the mix! Jackson will be so excited to have a little brother. Here are some pictures of the newest addition. We are half way through this pregnancy, but have a hurdle to get through in the coming weeks. I can't say much, because I don't know much. We should know more in the next couple of weeks. All your thoughts and prayers will keep us strong and grounded! Thanks for stopping by and checking in!!!

3 weeks and counting!

Today was my 17 week appointment! I finally got to hear the heartbeat and it was such a relief, not only have I seen the baby, I now know everything is good and there is a strong heartbeat! I didn't get the number, some same you can tell if the baby is a boy or girl by the high and low number of the heartbeat :) My blood pressure was perfect, which is good news, I will be watching that the entire time to hopefully avoid contracting pre-eclampsia again! Fingers crossed! I did however gain 7 pounds! Not sure how that happened, I really don't feel like I have, but the scale never lies! I am trying to be more cautious of my weight gain this time around, but I am starting off a little heavier then when I became pregnant with Jackson and I am 5 years older! I only hope I stay healthy for myself and the baby and that I can loose the weight better this time around!

16 weeks 5 days

The end of this month is very, very busy... August 25 is Jackson's BIG day, he officially starts Kindergarten! And it's the day we find out what baby to be is :) Knowing is so much easier I think, plus I am not good with surprises! August 27 is my BIG day and my mom's, so we will be celebrating three special events at the "happiest place on earth", Disney! The fact that I will be 28 will not bring me down! :)

I will be back updating soon, I need to narrow down the names and get some more input! Thanks for checking in!

Terrible 5's? Is there even a category for this?

Well Jackson has started to show signs of what I like to call "terrible 5's". I am not sure if it's lack of schedule, new baby, or just plain growing up? We have tried everything from threatening to spank to taking away toys. Nothing is working! I would appreciate any advice from you moms out there. I am hoping once Big Boy School starts this will all be in the past. From now on Jon and I have decided to follow through with our threats and start actually taking things away and not earning treats for bad behavior. We will see how this goes.

Here is a little belly shot for your enjoyment!

13 weeks, 4 days (and getting bigger)

Have a great week!