Easter Egg Hunt

Hunter loved finding the eggs!

We had to set a limit on how many eggs Allie could find because she was so quick and was racing Hunter to eggs haha

Hunter is on a mission!

Happy Easter!

Looks like the Easter bunny was here!

Allie & Hunter were excited to check out the goodies in their Easter baskets!

Allie's basket was filled with Disney princess goodies

Hunter's basket had a talking Thomas the 'choo choo' train

He LOVED it and wouldn't part with it even to eat breakfast!

On our way to church

little miss photogenic "Mommy take a picture of just me"

Springtime Fun Outside

It was such a nice day that we brought out the water table

Hunter loved splashing and getting soaking wet!

Allie & Hunter on the deck

Hunter's new ride

Allie showed him how to work all the gadgets :-)

Playroom Makeover

BEFORE

The walls were beat up from toys and kiddies....the curtains were too long and Hunter had started trying to pull them down so we had just tucked them into the mini blinds..

BEFORE

The chandelier has been on the dislike list since the day we moved in! Not to mention it hardly provided any light.

BEFORE

Plain walls made for a boring playroom.

AND AFTER.....

3 hours of total 'labor' and less than $50 dollars!

bright & cheery beachy blue walls

new bright light & lime green valence curtains!

LOVE IT! Daddy did a great job! And to think it only took 3 hours to transform the room that the kids spend most of their time in!

6 Things I'm Not Looking Forward To...

1. Having yet another c-section....it's not so much that I want to experience labor because I already did (for 12+ hours) with Allie but now that I know what to expect it makes it a bit worse-that spinal shot I received prior to the surgery was the worst pain I have ever felt in my life!!!!

2. Not being able to eat past midnight the night before the c-section and most of the day Monday...the hospital only allows you to eat if you are approved by a dr and you can only eat jello or soup that night. I remember being so hungry and watching Clint eat chickfila that my parents brought him (thanks a lot...haha) when I was in the hospital having Allie.

3. Being woken up every 3 hours while I am trying to recover and get some sleep after having the baby for the entire length of the hospital stay-the nurses would come in at all hours to take blood, stick me with needles and check various things...not saying that I dont appreciate their work but really, do you need to wake me at 3 am to take blood?!

4. C-section recovery. I am not allowed to pick up more than 10 lbs, walk up and down the stairs more than 2 times per day or drive a car for at least the first 2 weeks that I am home. This presents a bit of a problem considering Hunter is 22+ lbs and sleeping in a crib still and eating in a high chair not to mention can not walk down the stairs...hmm Luckily Clint will be home the first 4 days that we are home from the hospital then on Monday my mom is going to come over for the week to help lift and entertain the kiddies.

5. Not being able to get in any water of any form for 6-8 weeks post surgery. No bubble baths, swimming pools, etc for me! That means I can't enjoy the pool until at least early July!

6. Sleepless nights...It feels like I just got caught back up on my sleep since Hunter was waking up every night up until he was 12 months old...and now we have to do it all over AGAIN! This time around luckily I have invested in a breast pump so that this little one will hopefully fingers crossed take a bottle from Daddy and it will allow me to not be a "cow on call" 24/7 hahah.

With this being said I do look forward to many things such as meeting and holding baby Alexis! And at least this time around Allie & Hunter will be allowed to visit us in the hospital! When I had Hunter the hospital was enforcing a strict policy that no children could visit the hospital due to the big flu outbreak.

30 Days Left

There are only 30 days left until baby Alexis' arrival on May 16th!! I have a feeling that the next month will go by quickly as there are about 30 things that I want to try to squeeze in to do with Allie and Hunter. I would like to try to do as many activities as possible with them before the big c-section since afterwards for about 6 weeks I won't be able to do that much. I really want to take them to the Children's Museum, visit the Zoo one more time, the water play area at Stony Point mall & visit the Easter Bunny. Over the next 30 days there is a lot going on, including Easter, Allie's 4th birthday, Mother's Day & we are having some siding and window sills that are rotted replaced on our home next week.

Hunter's 17 months old!

love love love this little guy

almost bed time...

time to read a book before bed-this is mommy's favorite time of the day bc I get to cuddle with Hunter <3

Spring Time Fun

Hunter at 16 mos old

Sandbox fun

this little guy loves to swing

Allie is about ready for a 'big kid' swing!

Getting Ready For Baby Alexis

Breast Pump---Check!

Papasan Baby Swing put together and ready---Check!

"Coming Home" outfit (gigi has great taste!)---Check!

Temporary Crib---Check!

Alexis' little nook is ready---Check!

The baby items have been brought down from the attic, cleaned and put together. All of Allie's old baby clothes have been sorted, washed and catergorized by size. Pack n play is ready and waiting in our room. Poor Alexis won't have many new clothes but she won't care until she is older. It is perfect that they match up 'seasons' since both Allie & Alexis will have May birthdays. I have splurged and bought a few new things for her such as the pink tutu outfit pictured above that I just knew she would love :-) Along with new binkie's, pink crib sheets, and she has received many wonderful gifts (such as her own piggy bank that she won't have to share!). We are excited for May 16th to arrive and can't wait to meet baby Alexis!