It's been a while!!

A lots has been going on since I last posted. This may be a long post.
We recently moved... TWICE within a week! POOR CHAD, being pregnant kind of put a damper on the amount I was able to do. We are getting settle though.. thanks to all the people from our church that helped! My mom also came to visit! She helped us unpack boxes and get things organized. It is SO nice to feel like I will be all settled for a while before the new baby gets here! So grateful for a wonderful mother! As a mother, I realize more and more everyday all that she did for me and my siblings and all she taught me! THANK YOU MOM!! I'm also grateful for Chad's mom! I couldn't ask for a better mother-in-law! She is always putting others needs before her own, what an example! I guess this is late mothers day shout out!

Life as a mom is fun and crazy... example from today: one minute I'm thinking 'Layla you are the cutest thing in the world. We are having so much fun and you melt my heart!' The next I'm thinking 'WHY are you crying for 10 minutes straight because I buckled your car seat?!?!' Just an example of one of the many ups and downs of my days.. I think Layla has hit the Terrible 2's. That or she is teething or both.. It just feels funny to feel SO many ups and downs in one day. It can almost make you crazy :)

I do love being a mom and I'm so grateful to be able to stay home with her. She is doing so many fun things right now. She says new words every day. Her favorites lately are excuse you, bless you (she says it coos you, bess you) and she says it at appropriate times. What a smart girl! Her favorite show right now is called Bubble Guppies. Sometimes when she asks to watch it, she sings the theme song. She says "bu, bu, bubba, gup, gup guppy" She LOVES to dance and it is pretty darn cute. She also just loves to play with her toys, swing at the park and swim. She likes to see babies and points them out everywhere we go. I hope she likes her new brother!

That is right, we are having a BOY!! I thought we were from the beginning, so when we went to our 18 week appointment and the doctor said he was unsure but his best guess was a girl, I was a little shocked. Thankfully at our 20 week ultrasound it was VERY clear that it was little boy! The nurse said "girls don't have what we call a third leg" sound like a medical term to me! The pregnancy has been good, I just feel very tired still. We are over halfway there, I just need to make it through the summer heat and we will be good! So excited to meet this little sweetie!

Here are some photos:

Bikini Babe & Frozen Yogurt face

Easter or Halloween??? & Oh No Face!!




You're Fired & One Smart Cookie



Layla fell into the Coffee table.. OUCH! & Her crazy hair after pigtails (don't mind the moving mess in the background!)

My mom Helped my decorate our patio while she was out here. We love it and use it daily!! Layla will stand by the door and say "side? side?" because she wants to go out!