New look?

Notice anything different? I gave my bloggy a little makeover. I was so tired of the old look but didn't have a clue what direction to go. It's a work in progress and will probably change again once the season is over. It's pretty seasonal, isn't it? What do you think? Be honest... I saved the code for my old layout so I can always change it back...

We had a long weekend of hard work for the hubby and running around for the Josienator. I have to admit that my back pain really hindered any fun that I should have had, and would say that it at least doubled since I last wrote about it. It's so hard to be positive and enjoy the little thing with this pregnancy when all I can think about is make it feel better make it feel better. I'm kind of a wimp when it comes to constant pain with no (relative) end in sight, so it's going to be a long nine weeks if it doesn't get better before baby girl is born.

Thankfully my chiropractor said that once the baby drops, my hips and lower back muscles should relax and adjust appropriately and the pressure will ease up a bunch. So really instead of nine weeks, it could be less than that. So thankful to hear this!

So you want some pictures? I know, it's not so fun to just read my thoughts and have no visual entertainment.

My tired self with my sweet nephew

Hanging with Grandpa

Grandparents had both kids up there for at least a minute before Jo squirmed her way outta there.

There was a lot of time spent playing.

We visited more family and apparently spent some time with one shoe on and one shoe off.

Best part? Jo brings out Grandpa's soft side and gets him to feed her babies (that he went and found for her from his sister's old toys). He's got a big heart for this girl.

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It's here!

It's September 1st. I'm giving in to the autumn feeling and letting out my fall-like energy. A few things I'm looking forward to (in no particular order):


1. This pumpkin creamer recipe that I am going to make as soon as possible. I'm planning to make or tweak it for the next two months so you can rest assured that it will be perfect by the time I'm done with it.


2. Decorating my home with oranges and browns.


3. Getting Josie's Halloween costume (have it ready but waiting for Paypal to get it's act together so I can pay for it...)


4. Wearing sweaters, boots (if they fit with these slowly swelling feet), scarves, and hats. LOOOVE ME SOME FALL CLOTHES. 

5. Picking up my crochet needle again now that I've had a solid 8 months to recuperate from my crocheting burn out that happened last year. For some reason it just seems like an autumn/winter activity. Picture being stuck inside when it's cold and dark out with a warm blanket and cup of hot chocolate (and my crochet project in hand of course).

6. Picking pumpkins and decorating them with Josie for the first time. BTW, did you know that I've never actually picked pumpkins from a pumpkin patch? Only from Walmart's selections... this year is gonna be real.

7. Having a baby girl and then being able to enjoy her guilt free inside all cozy like because it's too cold to be outside a lot. I guess we'll just have to hang out together all snuggled up.... 

I'm sure there are more but I'm blanking now. What are you looking forward to?


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Happy Anniversary to Us

On August 22nd, last Wednesday, my hubby and I celebrated three years of being married! It may not seem like a lot, but that time has flied by. It's crazy. We've bought a house, gotten a dog, had a baby, am about to have another baby, and have kept his business afloat and thriving all the while. I know for sure that things have only gotten better and that we love each other more now than we did then. How could we not? We thought we knew each other years ago, but it's nothing compared to now. I can only imagine how that will change and grow in the years to come.

Since it was the middle of the week, we just wanted to make it special but keep it relatively low key. We don't really do date nights all that often, so just the fact that Josie was hanging out with her grandparents and not with us was "date like" enough. We drove around for a while before deciding that we just weren't in the mood for fancy food and creative ideas. We ended up at Red Lobster for their "all you can eat shrimp" special. It was delicious and we were happy.

After, instead of hitting up the town, we just got our baby girl (hey, we missed her!) and headed home to watch a movie after putting her to bed. I fell asleep while we were watching it, and that was the end of our official anniversary. 

Oh so blurry. Oops.

And just to keep it real, did you notice our photo bomber? He's classy.

We got a bunch of not so good shots so I'll just post them all... 

On Sunday afternoon, we left Josie with her other grandparents and hit the town water for a boat ride for a couple of hours of absolute sunny heaven. Seriously, it was so relaxing. We drove around and looked at all of the gorgeous lake homes (say what? that'll never be us but it is fun to window shop) and then spent some time fishing aka sleeping while the hubby had a line in the water. 

We brought Buckley with on our little date. He didn't spoil it too much.

One last shot to show you my hubby's skills. The man knows how to drive a trailer. Is that the right way to say that? He'd know. Anyways, he's pretty much great. I'm glad he's all mine.

Happy Anniversary week, hubby. Love you.

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Weekend Update

This weekend was full of good, bad, and ugly.

First, the good. We went to the lake on Friday night and the weather was perfect, way better than the city. There were no bugs (like it has been all summer, which is amazing in itself) and the breeze felt so good. Josie got some exploring in before bed, and even though she stayed up late that night, she slept great and woke up late in the morning too. 

We visited my grandparents, had apple crisp, corn on the cob, and sloppy joe's. Is there a better meal than that? Probably not. We played outside a bit more, napped (wonderful), and then made pizza for supper. I really think I've perfected the pizza crust. It's gotten better and better and dare I say it? tastes better than some pizza places' crusts. Ahh, that was a great day.

The bad: Jo ate a lot of acidic foods and the combination of that with her existing cold created some serious diaper issues ah hem runny #2. The poor girl instantly gets rashes when this happens and she hadn't recovered from the last time this happened oh...three... days ago. So she was not the happiest of campers on Sunday afternoon.

Also, for the second time out there in a row, she had the worst night of sleep ever on the second night. We're talking up at 4:00 AM screaming and not going back to sleep. My lovely hubby basically took care of her and let me go back to sleep after the first hour, but their Sunday was long. That is a long time to be awake... I'm surprised we weren't crabbier. We're maybe going to be going to my hubby's aunt's farm this weekend for four nights and I'm a little terrified of night times away at this point. What if that happens every night? We'll be miserable. No thank you.

The ugly: Before we even go to the lake, we were told by my parents that something had happened with a rusted out pipe causing the lower level where the main bathroom and three bedrooms are to flood. It was not good at all. My handy hubby picked up some supplies before we left and the men were able to get it mostly cleaned up and fixed up before we went to bed. The damage, though, was horrid. There was carpet in all of the rooms and hard surface floors in the hallway. Almost all of it had to get taken out to dry which means that now there is just the concrete for our little toes-ies to walk on. It wasn't the best, but we were glad to have the water running again in time for bathroom breaks and last minute baths (a sandy baby is not appropriate for bedtime). 

There is a silver lining to this though. Because of the damage, insurance will cover some of it and my parents will get to pick out new flooring to replace what had been there which was actually not that great anyways. My hubby will end up doing the work and it can wait until his outside work slows down which is always great. We love winter jobs 'round here. My parents' lovely lake home will have new flooring in the entire house except the staircase and entryway (remember how they redid the upstairs last winter?). Amazing that in just a year it will look so different in the house. Did I say different? I mean fabulous. It's going to look pretty great in there. I wish I had taken some pictures of the place all torn up just for a good before picture. I'm sure my dad did, eh?

We went for an evening walk to the park and Grammy got stuck with the uphill climb and stroller combo.

Girl was happy.

Hubby and I swung (him more than me) and he was in a ... goofy mood. :)

Playing in the sand, apple and all. And yes, the apple was back in her mouth numerous times after being rolled in the sand. 

Mmm...sand...

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