27 weeks update!

I am now 27 weeks and I am really feeling pregnant for sure!  I went last week for my glucose test and check up and everything is looking good.  This baby girl is really moving and active.  I love that feeling and it is still amazing to be sitting still and your shirt be bouncing around!  Even though I've done this once before, I still find myself looking in the mirror and wondering how in the world can my belly get any bigger!  I know its coming though:)  I am taking extra iron now because my hemoglobin was very low.  Not surprising to me since we always joke that I have "no blood" since I'm always cold!   I am a warm weather girl through and through so this spring weather can't come fast enough.  Here is a picture taken last week at 26 weeks.  I would like to think I haven't grown in a week but looking at this makes me pretty sure I have :)

26 weeks

We have been working hard to get the girls' rooms ready.  Cohen is officially in her "big girl" room.  She is sleeping in the big bed and everything.  I just sat and stared at her sleeping the other night and thought how fast she was growing up.  Yes, I had to shed a tear on that one too.  We were talking at work the other day and said how good it is that we don't know while we're doing things that this will be the last time we do them.  I didn't know when Cohen would sleep her last night in her baby bed and I'm glad.  I'm too sentimental over things like that, and pregnancy only adds to that!  We took this picture of her getting ready for bed.  I just love her room!  I think it is perfect for her and something she will enjoy for a while.

Loving her new bed!

"I'll call you buddy"

Last night, when Cohen and I got home from church, I was making her a sandwich and we were having a conversation when Cohen stopped and out of the blue asked me if I was Mrs. Ashleigh.  She hears the kids at church and preschool call me that and she knows that next year I will be her teacher at preschool.  I'm still wondering how that is going to work for us, but we'll see.  So I told her that I would be Mrs. Mama Ashleigh for her.  She seemed to really think this over and then just looked right at me so seriously and said, "I'll just call you buddy".   I just laughed, which only made her laugh too.  I had to snap a picture since my camera was right there, sandwich in her teeth and all!  She is such a funny girl all the time.

She also wanted me to take her picture holding her leprechaun that we had made.  She loves to do anything that involves me painting her hand.  She was very proud.  Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Showing off her "hand" leprechaun

Miss Bubble Face

Cohen's new favorite past time is a bubble bath.  I guess I've been holding out on her by not introducing bubble baths to her sooner.  I really don't know why I haven't.  I can't take them myself so I forget about her, but now she is loving them!  She had me watch her the other night and as you will see below, she was very impressed with herself for making a "bubble face".  

a few bubbles

Funny bubble face

More bubbles this time

After her bath we decided to play "beauty shop" and try sponge curlers in her hair.   They actually worked out very good and Cohen loved them because these do not get "hot".   She was so tired that she fell asleep with them in and slept with her curlers in her hair.  It made fixing her hair the next morning much easier I must say :)

All in rollers

Backyard Camping Fun

I've been without my computer for a few days because we are in the process of moving my desk into our playroom since we are now working on Cohen's "big girl" room and Baby girl #2's nursery.    So now I'm going to play catch up on the blog:)

Last weekend when the weather starting spoiling us, Kelly decided he wanted to put his tent up in the backyard and build a fire so Cohen could get a feel for camping.  Most appealing to Cohen was a chance to roast marshmallows.  She loved climbing in and out of the tent and "snuggling" with me inside.  And she really enjoyed the marshmallows!  I took a few pictures of her roasting her own.  Her stick was so long so she could be far away from the fire.   It was a fun night for all of us!

Roasting her marshmallow 

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Cohen & Daddy

Happy 80th Birthday, Nanny!

This past Sunday was my grandmother's 80th birthday.  This is my Dad's mom.  We are full of birthdays in February in our family. Cohen and my cousin Bryan share a birthday on the 6th, my Nanny was 80 on the 13th, and next Monday my mom and my uncle Philip (my Daddy's brother) will both celebrate their birthdays.  Its a big one for my Mama :)
We had a great day seeing all the family and celebrating with Nanny.  Everyone went to church together and then had a big lunch.  I think she enjoyed it very much and of course I had to share a couple of photos!

My Nanny, Suzy, and Philip

Mama, Nanny, Suzy, and Philip

Nanny with her grandchildren

Cohen Turns 3!!

Last Sunday was Cohen's 3rd birthday and the celebrating started on Thursday.  This may be a LONG post so bear with me!  We started by heading to Gainesville to celebrate with Grannie, Papa, Aunt Vicki and Aunt Danette.    We had a great time with them.   Just before we left for Gainesville Cohen & I finished her pinkalicious cupcakes for her preschool class.  Cohen loves sprinkles so she had to put some on, even though they all just rolled right off.  And of course she wanted to sample one immediately :)  She has a pretty good sweet tooth, which is why her party this year was Cohen's candy shoppe!  This was such a fun party to get ready for, I must admit.  I think all the kids had a fun time and should have been nice and sugared up!  I had to put a few pictures up of Cohen's FABULOUS cake!  My friend Natalie in Charlotte has made Cohen's birthday cakes for me every year since she was 1 and she does such a wonderful job.  These cakes are not only beautiful but they are delicious too.  I look forward to seeing her creations every year!  This year my friend Jessica made the trip down for Cohen's birthday and was sweet enough to bring the cake with her.  A big thank you to Natalie and Jessica for that!!
Cohen was a little overwhelmed at first when everyone was singing to her.  When they stopped and it was quiet I told her to blow out the candle and she just had a melt down right there.  Daddy had to come in to help.  After that though things were much better.  This little girl has always been one to have to warm up to everything!  Thanks to everyone who came and made her birthday party so special...and SWEET :)

Sunday, on her actual birthday, we had a fun family lunch.  By this time Cohen was really into the "birthday" thing and had no trouble blowing out the candles.  She really had a wonderful birthday and has loved her new bicycle from Uncle Davis and Morgan.  I can't believe my baby girl is now 3!  Where does the time go.  I just look at her now and she is such a little girl, no longer a baby.  Good thing I have a new little one coming soon so I can enjoy that baby stage again!

So Proud of her cupcakes

adding the sprinkles 

The princesses

Cohen at her finest...being silly

Preschool birthday party

Cohen & Jessica

The Goodie Bucket table

 

The Fabulous Cake

Cohen's personal favorite...the Starburst

The Birthday Girl

Singing Happy Birthday,  you can tell she's not quite sure

And there she goes...

Getting some help from Daddy

Sunday she was ready to blow them out

Trying out her new bicycle

This one just cracked me up

22 Weeks and Growing!!

I had my 22 week doctor's appointment yesterday.  This was just one of those quick visits where you hear the heartbeat and then ask any questions you may have.  Very fast!  Its always fun to hear her little heartbeat though and she was not too keen on being messed with.  She was moving all over the place every time the nurse tried to get a good reading.  The heartbeat was a strong 156 though and everything looked and sounded great.  I'm measuring right on schedule, and I must say growing every week in my mind :)  It is true what they say, you wake up one morning and start showing.  Its fun though and I'm loving the feeling of her moving all around each day.  I had forgotten just how awesome that is :)
Cohen continues to prepare for her big sister role.   She is now telling everyone that the baby will get her baby bed because she is getting her new big girl bedroom.  We are starting the process to get Cohen into her new "big girl" room and decorate a nursery.  Now that Cohen's birthday is behind me, I can focus on decorating!!   I'm very excited since we missed out on this with Cohen since we were in the process of moving.  I get a double dose though!!
Stay tuned, I have to get Cohen's birthday post up...