steak 'n' shake

One word: "Yum". We got a flyer for Steak 'n' Shake in the Sunday paper and I immediately started craving it. So much so that I could have eaten the flyer itself the burgers and shakes looked so good. Gotta just love being pregnant...

PopPop, Meega, The Mayor and myself met at Steak 'n' Shake for lunch today. It was just as delicious as I had hoped it would be. The Mayor loved seeing his PopPop and Meega during the day, and I got to satisfy one strong pregnancy craving. Win win. I am so blessed to live so close to my family where we can decide to meet during the day for lunch. The only thing that would be better is if the in-laws were just as close by. Luckily, they will be here for a whole week for Thanksgiving...can't wait! The Mayor is going to have such a great holiday season with his family.

best part of my day...

...just walked through the door from work. Thank you Jesus for reinforcements. Rainy days and Mondays may get me down but rainy days and Tuesdays make me want to slam my head against the wall.

he is sweet but some days a 2 year old will just wear you down

pj day

The pregnancy insomnia has hit me and hit me hard. I will get 2-3 nights of pretty solid sleep and then inevitably, the next night hardly any sleep at all. I was up from midnight until 5:30 this morning. The Mayor started waking up around 8:00 so no good sleep for me. It was then I decided we were staying in our PJ's and playing in the playroom all day. I tried to see if The Mayor would cuddle with me and watch a movie. I had "Finding Nemo" in the playroom so "Finding Nemo" it was. I talked up the fishes and we made fishy faces while I loaded in the DVD. At exactly 1 minute 4 seconds into the movie, The Mayor got up and started playing. Boooo, no quiet time for me. We played hard and ate lunch and The Mayor fell right to sleep when I put him in his crib. Of course, I should be napping right now, but I would much rather be sleeping when the rest of the world is sleeping tonight. So I am finding enough energy to do our laundry for the week and creating new baby registries for "bear". "Nite nite" can not come fast enough for both of us tonight.

the 1 minute and 4 seconds he sat down to watch the movie

birthday celebration

This time of year is so much fun for the obvious reasons...cooler weather, football and the holidays. But it is also the time of year where we celebrate lots of birthdays. The Mayor and Meega share the same birthday and then 4 days later it is Uncle J's birthday. Tonight we finally celebrated Uncle J's birthday.

It was the perfect way to celebrate; PopPop ordered ribs from a local Bar-B-Que place so no one had to cook. We ate, shared stories, laughed and then stuffed ourselves with cake. After dinner we laughed even more while we watched The Mayor burn off all the sugar he had devoured...

helping Uncle J open his gift

cheesing it up for the camera

can't say he doesn't have personality

loves cake

playing in slippers

happy anniversary

Yesterday we celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary...I know, we were babies when we got married. We celebrated while enjoying cocktails at the beach at an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean...oh wait, nope, that was the plan if you asked the "me from 10 years ago". See the me from 10 years ago had such a different vision for her life. I had imagined the house and 2 kids but the 2 kids would already be school-aged (or about to be school-aged) and we would scurry off for a week in the sun celebrating the blessed anniversary while the kiddos stayed with the grandparents. But God had such a different path for our lives...and it is a path I wouldn't change for anything in this world.

With a two year old and a baby on the way, our celebration of 10 years of marriage was low-key. And in my opinion, far more enjoyable. We stayed home last night and ate spaghetti, played with The Mayor and watched some recorded shows after The Mayor went to sleep. This morning we continued celebrating by taking The Mayor to "Krispy Kreme" to enjoy his first hot Krispy Kreme right off the conveyor belt. Shocker - he loved it. Then we went furniture shopping for "bear". After shopping, we reorganized The Mayor's playroom and ate lunch. He is currently napping and who knows what the afternoon holds.

I couldn't be happier celebrating our wedding anniversary with the 2 people I love most in this world. Let's face it, The Mayor wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the two of us saying "I Do" on that fantastic night 10 years ago. And spending the weekend preparing for the arrival of our sweet baby girl just makes this anniversary even more enjoyable.

his first bite of a hot Krispy Kreme

he had a few bites of daddy's chocolate covered doughnut and then decided to wear it

i LOVE that kid

Man, am I in love with my son. Seriously...head over heels. Two years old can be a tough age; they can't really verbalize what they are trying to say therefore temper tantrums ensue, fits of anger seemingly from nowhere can occur at any moment. But the moments when that precious two year old is happy and wants to express it...priceless.

We just finished lunch and I went to put The Mayor down for his nap. He laid down so I could cover him up, and then he lifted his head and said "momma". I said "yes baby" and he said "momma, I love you". Then he said "nite nite". Oh...I just love that kid.

so big

Yesterday we had a playdate at an indoor playground facility. It was awesome! There were rubberized floors so I didn't have to worry about The Mayor's toddler legs keeping him upright at all times. He went from playground to playground climbing the ladders by himself and going down the slide. When did my baby become so independent? As I watched him hold on to the railing and climb the ladder alone I just wanted to cry. He still needs me but not like he used to. He is only two, and just turned two at that. How do they become so independent in such a short period of time? I guess I need to be thankful I have another little one who will be here in March to baby.

Today we met with our MOM's club for doughnuts and coffee at a new doughnut place in town. This pregnant mommy totally took advantage of the fact that she is pregnant...I got 2 of the biggest doughnuts to eat. And I loved every second of it too. The Mayor loved the doughnut holes I bought for him...he is so like his momma!