Sophia's new princess bed!

In order to avoid buying a 3rd crib we decided to transition Phia into a princess bed before the baby comes. She was asking us about it for a few days leading up so she was VERY excited. Daddy spent all Sunday afternoon building the bed and sent mommy to the spa(love the hubs!). Leyla took the kids to Gymboree and the park so they were all worn out but not too worn out for the big reveal! Wish i could say the first night was easy. Mommy and Phia cried together in her bed. She said "I LOVE my princess bed mommy but not THAT much, can you please have Daddy move my crib back in?". The past 3 years came flooding back and it hit me that she's a big girl. She's lost her "baby fat" and is now requesting "privacy" when she goes potty. Ay yay yay. Too much for mommy but we're sooo proud of her and we're happy to say that the next 2 nights she was amazing. I bribed her with a "special treat" in her lunch at school and that was the magic bullet! She LOVES school so much that just mentioning it makes her super excited! The BEST part of it all is that she wanted NO diaper on and takes herself potty. It's so sweet to hear her littl door creek open in the middle of the night when she heads to the bathroom. She then puts herself back to bed!!! We're still in awe over the whole thing and she continues to amaze us:)
Our big girl!!

Phia's face when she saw the bed for the first time:)


We also got her new bedding but it's being made so it'll take a few weeks!! So excited for it to come:)


Of course Presto had to get in on the action and gave us one of our favorite "ohhhhhh woooooooooow" when he saw it!

Fun with paint for baby B-O-Y at 33 weeks!

We thought this would be a fun way engage the kiddies with the new baby in mommy's belly! The kids LOVED getting messy and we let them go crazy after we were done with pictures. Just this morning I was sitting on the couch and Preston lifted my shirt and said "baby" and then took his racecar and rolled it all over my tummy saying "vroom vroom". He only "kind of" understands but Phia is REALLY into it and can't wait for her baby brother(and either can we!!!)


I love Presto's messy "Y"!



And let the silliness begin!



"I can't believe mommy is letting me paint my body!" Wohooo!!!

And then Presto got very serious about his painting...

Ice-cream social

Friday night we had an ice cream social at Sophia's school. We took our blankets and chairs, the kids ran around like crazy, and we all enjoyed ice cream! Sophia was super excited to see her teachers and ran up and gave Miss Adele a HUGE hug(teacher's pet!) Phia LOVES her school and it helps that the Petchenick twins are in her class which means we get to do lots of volunteering with Jason and Allie(i.e next week we're all bagging groceries at Fresh and Easy...ha!)



Daddy joined in on the fun!

I love this picture b/c Sophia sandwiched herself in between the boys when I told her I wanted to take a picture. Then she asked them "do you want to chase me?". So the kids started running all over the field with Presto not far behind:)

Silly "preggy" babies!

This morning both kids ran around the house with little balloons under their shirts "like mommy". Presto DEF does not understand that there's a baby in mommy's belly but he knows it's big and likes to kiss it!! Phia, on the otherhand, will tell everyone who will listen "there's a baby in my mommy's tummy" and that she's going to have "two baby brothers". She's very proud and excited and this is the result!

Labor Day weekend part 3: Swimming and bath time!

A rare moment: Presto chilaxing by the pool. Usually he can be found darting around it wich daddy chasing behind!

Bath pictures have always been my absolute favorite! Leyla baths the kids everyday so we don't get too many pictures anymore but I absolutely love bath time so I try and sneak a few in on the weekends with the kids:) They have started to play pretty well together(for the most part) and I love seeing them frolic in the bubbles together:) We spent the afternoon at the pool(where Presto loves to run around the pool instead of actually swim in it!) and the kids too a long bath after!!

Presto doing what he does best, NOT swimming!!

More Presto running around the pool:

Daddy hoisting Presto out so he can run freeeee!!!

Peek-a-boo...I'm in the pool(not for long!)!

We saw a huge difference in Phia this summer at the pool. She wants to jump into the deep end by herself and float all over the pool alone! So crazy. She's for sure our dare devil and loves to be in the water!! She uses her feet and kicks her way around!

Look how deep it is!!! Ahhhh...


BATH TIME!!!
Presto spends most of his time with his face in the water blowing bubbles like this(which is a perfect time to get a bum shot!!)



Moments like this make it all worth it. They love each other so much although at times you wouldn't think so. First thing Presto says in the morning is "Tia?"(wondering where she is).The first thing Sophia said when we told her she was going to school was "Can Presto come too?". We hope that part lasts forever:)



We hope they remember how much fun they had together when they were little. And if they don't, we have PLENTY of pictures to remind them!!



And last but not least, the double bum shot! Baby bums are only cute for so long, sorry kids, mommy and daddy can't get enough:)

A little subliminal print for the baby's room!

I found this owl print on Etsy and had the artist match the colors to his bedspread. Hopefully, just having this in his room will help him remember how much mommy and daddy need their sleep!!! All the boxes are finally arriving so we can't wait to start putting the room together!! We are keeping the Fed Ex man very busy:)
A little health update, a few first trimester symptoms have come back! I've been REALLY nauseous the past 2 days and nothing seems to help:( Woke up in the middle of he night(hello insomnia) feeling really sick to my stomach last night and it continued all day today. I hope this is just for a couple days. All and all I cannot complain one bit though. This baby has been so good to me!!

Labor Day festivities part 2

Way too many pictures for 1 post! Sunday and Monday were all about Underwood. We cannot get enough of this place and are so happy that it's in our backyard:) It's a child's paradise. Sunday we took Nan with us in the late afternoon and the sky was filled with popcorn clouds! The weather was so perfect. BT and I took a tractor ride out to the fields while Sophia spent time in a bounce house with Nana. It's blackberry season so they drop you off and let you start picking! It was a perfect afternoon. Sunday we went back in the morning with the Petchenick's and it was HOT...too HOT for mommy:( We fed the animals, ran through the tires, and daddy took the kids on the cow train that goes around the farm but we had to leave after a few hours! Oh and the kids had their first pony ride:) Both LOVED it! The day ended with a trip to the pool!

Sunday at Underwood! Mommy and Presto on the tractor ride to the fields:)

SUCH a beautiful day!!

Preston loved picking the tomatoes right off the vine.


When daddy said "Presto, bring me back a good one!" this is what we got...wahh wahh!

Another choo choo ride! Underwood was build with toddlers in mind!

Sophia at the wheel of one of the MANY trains! This one is in the kiddie area where they have goats that walk on skinny wood beams above you(kinda scary)

The kids in the drivers seat of the tractor;)


Monday at Underwood with the Petchenick's!



It was hard to peel Presto away from the water!

Time to ride the cow train around the farm! Poor daddy was smooshed into "Queenie" with Presto:( They wouldn't let me ride...too preggy!



Bye bye train!

Climbing to the top of the hay stack:)