warm weather fun and nursery plans

We've been enjoying some time outside lately.  The boys' finished school today.  I can't believe that it's summer. 

Ty got training wheels for his "big" bike.  He's doing really well with it.

Enjoying some time in the sprinkler.

Nolan just likes to wash rocks.

He's also really picking up on every sport and imitating play.  Baseball is his new favorite.

Ty at his water day for the end of school blast.  He looks so much older to me here.

The Nursery

The only part of the room that is ready for the baby.  The rest is just a mess.  

Some of the fabric for her room.  I  DO NOT like pink so I wanted something else that was feminine but different.  I'm planning on getting some gray and white printed fabric.  The walls will be painted gray.

I've decided that I'm going to do some butterflies in the room.  These belonged to my Mamaw when she was alive.

I've also discovered this from Pottery Barn.  Now I just have to decide if I'm going to drop the cash for it.  It's a paper mobile and I know I could make it for about 1/4 of the price but I really don't want to cut out all those butterflies.  Anyone have suggestions on how to make it easy?

Ty told me today that she needed a piggy bank so we picked this one out for her.

Mother's Day weekend

For Mother's Day weekend we headed back to Atlanta for the second week in a row.  This time it was to see my brother graduate from college.  On Saturday he received his Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Polytechnic University.  We are so excited for him and very proud.

Nolan waiting patiently for the graduation to start.  We got there an hour early to get good seats.  It sooo much fun keeping two kids occupied for an hour in stadium seats.  Nolan kept asking for the basketball game to start.

Me and my baby brother

Ty says "YES!"  he was excited about Uncle Jonny graduating.

Thanks for Nolan

201.  sense of humor
202.  bruised legs
203.  tiny boy
204.  belly laughs
205.  bath time excitement
206.  basketball dribbling
207.  baseball watching
208.  glove totting
209.  golf playing
210.  batter's hat wearing
211.  always jumping
212.  full speed running
213.  Froggie (lovey) snuggling
214.  football throwing
215.  imitating Ty
216.  Saying big words (beverage, ostrich)
217.  grunting easy words (drink, truck)
218.  Shouting "Jesus"
219.  saying "I love you"
220.  sitting quietly to color

Nolan's Second Birthday

My sweet May Day Baby turned two last Saturday.  I can't believe that he is already leaving "babyhood" and entering "boyhood."  To me it's the second birthday that so signifies they end of the baby phase.  Our whole family was in Atlanta the week before.  I had a conference there and Drew's parents watched the boys for a few days.  We decided to just have him a family party in Newnan that day since the Great-Grands live so close.  The whole family meet at Chick-fil-A for breakfast buffet/lunch (it's a Drawf House and on Saturdays they have an all you can eat breakfast buffet, yum, an endless flow of chicken biscuits).  We all had a great time and Nolan enjoyed the ice cream cake, thanks to Oma, and the presents.  He did lose interest in the presents after he opened the first one.  All he wanted to do was play with his new golf set.

Happy Birthday, Big Boy!!!!

He also had his two year check up this past week.  He has grown A LOT in the past six months.  He went from about the 7% in height to the 50%.  We've also been dealing with growing pains during the night.  It's a wonderful experience of episodes of crying throughout the night.  He had some last night and I am very tired today.  He is still very low on the weigh end, tipping the scales just under 23 pounds.  That put him back down in the 2% for weight.  No worries though since the kid eats like a champ most of the time.  At a Mexican restaurant he can put away a whole bowl of salsa with chips, a cheese quesadilla, rice and beans.  

It's just weird knowing

For anyone who knows Drew and I we are HUGE fans of NOT finding out what we are having before our little one arrives.  This time we did find out and the only reason is because of Ty.  When we got the positive test we were set on being surprised for the third time.  Then Ty began to say things like this...
"It's a baby sister."
"I won't love it as much if it's a brother."
"Dear, God please send me a baby sister... Thank you... He said yes!"
"We can trade it for a girl if God sends us a boy"

For this reason we decided that a time of adjustment would be necessary if this little one was a boy.  We also thought it may be better to start that adjustment before the baby arrived.  So we took Ty to the ultrasound and found out it's a girl.  Ty said "I know" and was sooo excited.  He still is excited.

I have to say though it is weird knowing what we are having.  It has taken about a month just to get used to the idea.  For the first few weeks we continued to call her "it" or "the baby."  One day I told Drew I had figured out how I was going to decorate Abby's room.  His response "Who's Abby? (insert moment of silence) Oh! I can't believe we're having a girl!"

I have enjoyed planning out her nursery more then the last two, but I think that has more to do with the fact that we, well me, can actually decorate a nursery this time around since we've been in rental houses the past two times.  And yes I have already began to buy her clothes and should soon start making her some.  But I do have to ask.  What is UP with ALLLL the pink?  Seriously don't they know that baby girls can wear other colors.  If I wanted that much pink on her I would just dip her in a large tub of Pepto-Bismol.

So some of you may have noticed I said "Abby" earlier.  We will be calling her Abby which will be short for.....

Tabitha.  Middle name has not yet been finalized.  Any suggestions?

The 20 week belly