13w update

I went for my 13w appt. last week and forgot to update about it. Everything was great! I lost 2 lbs, which puts me at a net loss of 1 lb. YAY! Beat's beat was perfect and everything else checked out. I go back in 4 weeks and should be hearing from the high-risk dr. soon to schedule an appt.

I signed Erica up for dance class this year and she was so excited about her first day!
She had such a good time.




Here are some of my growing little man.
Modeling his sister's sunglasses.

Climbing on the picnic table. You can see my nephew Noah in the background climbing on the chair.

Graham's First Haircut

It was finally time. It was actually probably a bit past due. Graham's hair had grown into quite the poufy spectacle. Every time I took him anywhere I got comments on his crazy hair. So I figured it was time for a cut. I am certainly not brave enough to try to cut it myself, so I took him to a cheap little place in the mall.

Before: I think he had about 2-3" of extra height because of all that hair.





After: It's still wet and combed down in these pics, so it looks ok. But once it dried, it stuck straight up again. But at least it's just little short pieces now. lol




And bonus: Here's me at 12 weeks. :)

Happy 6th Birthday Natalie!

Six years ago today, I gave birth to my firstborn. We named her Natalie Elizabeth and were instantly in love. I can't believe it's been so long. She has grown up into such a beautiful little girl. She makes me so proud I could practically burst wide open!

Brand new Baby Natalie


1 year old


2 years old


3 years old


4 years old


5 years old


6 years old


I had planned on taking Natalie out this week to do a photo shoot for her bday, but the kids all were sick on Wednesday with fever, and Erica has stayed sick. I took her to the dr. today and so far looks like it's just a virus. I'll be bringing her back in on Monday if her fever is still present by then. Natalie and Graham both have check-ups scheduled for Monday anyway. Hopefully sometime next week I can get my oldest beauty out for a shoot!

Natalie's 6th Birthday Party

We had Natalie's birthday party on Saturday and she had a great time! Here is a copy of the invitations we sent out.

Here is the cake

Party Festivities



Natalie REALLY wanted a number 6 candle, so I bought her one at the store the day before the party when I bought all the food. Well, come party time, we couldn't find it. And I didn't have any regular candles in the house either. So we improvised with matches. She was really embarrassed to blow out her "candles" lol



I knew this would be her favorite present, so I saved it for last. She said she was going to keep her eyes closed while she opened it.

Success!

Her favorite gift: a Snuggie! :)