Getting ready for fall

With the cool air and rain today, it has really started to feel like fall.  The leaves are beginning to change and fall to the ground, soup for dinner sounds amazing, apple and spice scented candles are appearing on store shelves, and I am starting to see pumpkins appear on neighbors door steps.  I simply can not get enough of this season!  I try to soak it up each and every day.  It really feels like fall when you break out the long sleeved shirts too!  We are not ready to wear these, but my mom surprised me yesterday with five embroidered shirts for this fall and winter for Taylor.  They are just adorable!  Come on cool weather...I am tired of the same old shorts and short sleeved shirts that Taylor has been wearing.  I am ready for these cute little numbers.  Thanks, mom. You are amazing!  Did I mention that she already made his fabulous tiger Halloween costume?!  She is a machine.

Last night I was in a fall mood, and I decided to make a great new creamy chicken and wild rice soup.  It will go on my list of favorites.  Also, yesterday, Amy came by and bought a good number of Taylor's newborn to 6 months clothes.  She is expecting a boy one week before Taylor's birthday.  The seasons for their clothes will match exactly!  I am thrilled that she found some things that she liked, and that she was able to take a few items out of Taylor's closet.

Today, it began raining in the early morning.  No problem here- we needed the rain, and it makes it feel so much like fall.  However, if you live in my neighborhood, you know that it can simply drizzle and the power will go out.  Of course, around 1:00 or so the power went out.  Therefore, Taylor would not take his nap.  He kept saying, "something strange is going on."  This made us laugh, and no matter how hard we tried to convince him that things were okay, he was very skeptical.  He and Dave played a few games on the ipad while I finished cleaning the house (because everyone generally swiffers and mops while there is no power- am I nesting or what!?).  Taylor ultimately fell asleep on Dave's lap.  I had to snap a quick shot. Two hours later, he woke up from a great sleep, and he was in a great mood.

Hilton Head 2010

Dave, Taylor, and I just returned from an incredibly relaxing, much needed, two night trip to a resort on Hilton Head Island.  We had amazing weather, an abundance of family time, and some of the best seafood around!  Taylor cried this morning when we told him that it was time to go.  It made me want to cry as well!!  We are already looking forward to our next visit there!

A productive weekend

We had a very productive weekend!  We completely cleared Taylor's room, cleaned it entirely, got rid of the disgusting area rug we had in there, replaced it, and made room for Taylor's new big boy bed.  My parents gave us my brother's childhood bed, and that allowed us to free up the crib for our new baby girl.  The bed has room for a trundle bed underneath.  However, we have the trundle in storage for when Taylor gets a little older.  For now, it will be a great place to store some of his toy bins.  I will post many more pictures of the room once we have the pictures hung, the crib bedding, and the rest of the room set up just the way I have planned.  I think that it is going to work out really well!

I stopped by Toys R Us today to snag a few diapers.  I am already stocking up on diapers when there is a good sale.  While I was there, I ran across three clothing clearance racks.  The Carter's play clothes for girls were just too adorable for me to pass up.  I got 7 pairs of pants, 10 onesies, 2 pajama sets, and one adorable summer outfit for about $14.  Mega clearance!!!  A ton of fun!!

Labor Day Weekend

This weekend could not have been more beautiful.  I loved waking up early each morning to the cool air outside, low humidity, and brilliant blue skies.  You can tell that fall is on the horizon!  Ahhh....my absolute favorite time of the year.  

Dave has been working with Taylor on how to pedal his bicycle.  Taylor was very hesitant to ride because he kept getting stumped when he would push his feet backward, and the bike would suddenly lurch to a stop.  It frustrated him.  Dave diligently practiced with him, and yesterday, Taylor finally started pedaling his bike like he had been riding for months.  He was so proud of himself, and we could not have been more proud of him either.  I took a ton of pictures, but he was moving so fast that I pretty much wound up with more pictures of the back of his head than anything else.

The baby girl still does not have a name yet.  Quite honestly, Dave and I haven't had much time together to sit down and throw out any ideas.  We are taking a relaxing trip to Hilton Head in a few weeks, and we plan on coming up with a list of potential names then.  I go back to the doctor in a week to hear the heartbeat.  I look forward to those appointments!  I have been able to feel her kick each day.  Her movements are definitely getting stronger.  It is still a little difficult for Dave to feel her, but sometimes she will surprise us both and put on a little kicking show for him too.  We have yet to take a "pregnant tummy" picture yet, but will try to do that this weekend.  I would like to compare myself to Taylor's pregnancy.  I am quite certain that I am larger now than I was with Taylor.  Oh well...as long as she is healthy and growing well!