Happy Mother's Day!

I am one Happy Mother indeed! Woke up to Grady hand delivering me a card and gift. It was so cute, and really my day could have ended with that but the goodness continued on. My parents came over late morning for the most amazing brunch in which Chris put together. The menu: Parfaits, blueberry muffins, frittata, and mimosas! It was so delicious and then I got spoiled with even more gifts! Now I am unwinding until we head over to my parents house for a potluck dinner. Perhaps I will enjoy an afternoon walk.

This video clip is what being a mother is all about to me! I had left our deck door open for too long on a nice day and so a dozen flies came into the house. I would swat one and turn around to five more! When I would miss I would let out a dramatic, "Oh!" Well Grady just thought this was absolutely hysterical! These moments make the job of being a mother so rewarding. I will take this for payment over a paycheck any day! It took me being a Mom to understand the love of a Mom. Love you today and every day Mom!!! Happy Mother's Day to all those fabulous ladies who have taken on the most challenging yet rewarding job of all.

* I didn't take the time to edit this one, so apologize for it being on the longer side and not of the best quality but you get the idea.... "OHHHH!"

Tunes and Blooms

On Thursday evening I took Grady to the Tunes and Blooms event at the zoo. You can listen to a free concert while being surrounded by the most gorgeous flowers! It was a fun and beautiful event to attend. However I spent a lot of time chasing Grady around so it tired us both out. I didn't even make it to 10:00 that night. We met up with Mimi and Oliver while we were there. The only way to get Grady to come back towards the direction we were headed was to constantly say, "where's Oliver?" HA. The two of them are pretty cute together.

2nd Trimester

I took these pregnancy pics all today and all at the same time. Thought it would be funny to show that I can look not pregnant, a little fat, a little pregnant, and a lot pregnant! Haha.

Not pregnant?

A little pudgy

A little pregnant

Really pregnant!

I am now 18 wks along in this pregnancy which is close to half way, that's crazy! Today was an exciting day as we got to have an Ultra Sound! It was such a relief to see a healthy cute little babe moving all around. I have been a little worried because I feel like I just have not been feeling this baby move as much as I should, however it's a MOVING! The Dr. said my placenta is up front which is probably why I don't feel the movements as much. Ahhh just seeing ten fingers, ten toes, and every thing else accounted for puts a huge smile on my face for the rest of the day! You can't help but worry a little until you get to actually see the little babe. The bad news is I don't get anymore ultra sounds. I might just have to go and get a 4D U-S package from Becoming Mom spa. I want to see that little babe again! Plus I did that package for Grady, so it's only fair right? Im still wavering on whether or not this little beaner is a boy or girl? With Grady I had an intuition all along that he was a boy. Why do I not have that this time? My dreams have all told me it's another boy. I also think it looks a lot like Grady only a different mouth perhaps? However I am still saying, "It's A Girl!"

Here are the Ultra Sound Pics from today in comparison to Grady's. Do you think they look a like? What's your vote, boy or girl? Chinese calendar says girl. Although I believe in signs and I accidentally made an indentation in the side of the pics and it looks exactly like male anatomy! Is something trying to tell me that's what is missing from the picture?! HA!

Grady's Ultra Sound

Baby beaner's Ultra Sound and creepy skeleton (weighs 10 oz)

Opening Day Parade

How cute is this father and son? Love the outfits!

Red's fans in the making!

On Monday April 5th, we joined Mimi and Oliver downtown to watch the opening day parade. Again, we lucked out with perfect weather conditions. It was fun to watch Grady's expressions during the parade. He just had this look of, "What in the world is this?!" The last parade I took him to was on the Fourth of July and he was a little young yet to fully take it all in. This time however it was really fun to watch him absorb all that was going on. His favorite was the drums of course, but he is also fascinated by sirens. At home every time he hears an ambulance or fire truck rushing down Delta, he runs over to the window and says, "siren, fire truck?" Going to the parade was a great way to spend the morning and I especially loved getting to spend some time with Mimi and Oliver. Grady immediately asked for, "Olivur" when we got dropped off at home. More play dates with Mimi and Oliver please!

Easter weekend!

We had a fabulous Easter weekend! Here is a clip featuring Grady and his Elmo Easter Basket :)

I'm new to you-tube and imovie so not sure how this video will turn out. I have a lot to learn!

March

Grady has been on Spring break the past couple of weeks so we have been keeping quite busy. He goes back to school tomorrow. Here is an update of some of things we have been doing during the month of March. I love March and am sad to see it go. It always just flies by!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! We celebrated by cooking an Irish meal. We had Pan Hagerty (delicious) and I made soda bread (failed experiment) for the first time. I substituted green soda for green beer and we ended the meal with cupcakes...of course!

Happy 1st Birthday to Brian Ayvazian! Grady had a blast helping Brian celebrate his birthday. There was an inflatable ball pit, yummy food, cake, and a cut out! According to my standards, a party reaches A+ status when a cut out is involved! Thanks for a great party Ayvazians!

Happy birthday to me! I turned 32 on March 21st...yikes. We went out to Boca the night before my Bday to celebrate. We indulged in the 7 course tasting menu, it did not fail at pleasing our taste buds. On my actual birthday which was a Sunday we did absolutely nothing, and it was wonderful! We started out with a pancake breakfast and ended with take out brought over by my Grandfather and Uncle. Grady was taking turns sitting with everyone and sharing his book with them. It was really cute! He also loves to wear Daddy's slippers around the house, funny. We topped off the evening with homemade cupcakes :) What a perfect ending to a perfect day!

I did not realize Johnny's Toys was still in existence! On a rainy day I took Grady to Totter's Ottersville located inside Johnny's Toys. There was so much fun stuff for Grady to do there, he had a great time! There was a water table, train tables, animal room, toddler room, story room, mail room, arts and crafts room, and out front there is a big ball pit and slides. It was just the kind of fun we were looking for on a day better spent indoors.

*Have you ever seen a kid taking a ride on a Gorilla so seriously? Oh Grady how I love you so!

We met up with friends and took our first trip to the zoo this season. I barely took pics and am relying on friend Mimi to send me the ones she got, however she is slacking, heh. I caught a glimpse of my future by witnessing one friend struggle with a newborn and a toddler. I have decided that I don't think I will be taking many big outings by myself with a baby and a tot. I will need Hubby's, Oggie's, or Julie's assistance I think! Kudos to Betsy she did a wonderful job! It did not look easy. We enjoyed visiting with the Gorillas on this particular trip. They even spoke to us, which was actually pretty frightening. Grady and friend Ollie took turns sitting on the Gorilla statue, so cute! Grady was petting the statue :). Forgot to visit Nikki the Rhino! Darn it, I really would like to meet the artist of the art work that is displayed in our house. Oh well, we will be back! This was just the first trips of many, I am sure.

The cutest age so far I think

I thought this was one of the cutest thing ever! Grady selected one of his books, hopped up into the reading chair, and started flipping through it. He was pointing at the pictures and saying what they were. I can't say enough how much I love his age right now! He provides us with a lot of laughs, and I am amazed by the things he knows. He is enjoying school more and more every day. When I went to pick him up the other day I let him play a little more while I chit chatted with his teacher. When he decided he was done playing he went to his cubby, grabbed his backpack and sat at the gate to be let out. When I opened the gate he went directly to the door to exit the building. I mean again, it was just one of the cutest things I have ever seen. He really is a little person now and I am past the point of missing my little baby. I much prefer this phase to the newborn/baby phase. I am going to miss this age terribly when he gets older and decides to show us some less then favorable traits.