Gearing up

With only one week of summer left before I start back at school, I am getting into "teacher" mode and trying to get my stuff together. I have found some amazing second grade teacher blogs that are giving me great ideas that I hope to implement into my room this year. I want to freshen things up and create new and exciting plans. I also have found some awesome things on Pinterest.. which by the way.. is my new obsession!!
Also trying to plan for our 1 year anniversary. It is next week and I am super excited. I want to plan something fun for us to do, and I need a gift idea. Any suggestions? I know that the first year is suppose to be paper.. but who wants paper really?
Yesterday I had a baby doctor appt. that went well! I am 28 weeks and moving along great! She is measuring a week ahead, which means another big baby! Hopefully this labor will be faster and easier!!

Ready to spend a great weekend with the family!- Enjoy yours!

Agenda for the day.

I am excited to have my first day off all week. Today we have a busy schedule, but one that I am looking forward to. I am dropping Landon off at my mom's so that I can go get my hair cut!
 I am ready for some "me" time pampering. After I am done, I am picking up my Grandmother to go shopping. We are going out to look at stuff for the new nursery, and other random pieces for the house. We found this at pier one and really think it would be a great addition to our living room. I need more storage!!

For the nursery...  I am having a hard time finding something online that I really like in bedding. I feel like it all looks the same, and I have not been drawn to something yet. I am finding more boy stuff I like, (imagine that!) so we are going to go to a fabric store and pick up some swatches. We are debating on just getting it custom made with the fabric that I like together. I also need some window treatments for Landon's room. I want to get some blackout curtains so that he can really sleep for his naps and such. I am excited to start transforming his room into a toddler room and out of his nursery stage. I have some fun ideas in mind for his room. We just have to piece it all together!
Well I am off to get ready for the fun day! Only two more days to get ready for our family coming in town.. That means tomorrow is cleaning ALL  day!!

"What are you doing?"

That is my favorite new saying by my lil' man has me cracking up. Although I know that is not exactly what he is saying.. he makes it sound like it, and I love talking to him!
These days we are surviving the summer heat. Staying inside as much as possible.. this preggo mama can't handle the heat that well.. but we are still enjoying our time together. School time is fast approching, so I am trying to get as much mommy and baby time as possible. He has deffinitely become a momma's boy since I have been able to be with him all of the time. This weekend we have family coming to stay with us for a week which I am very excited for! That also means a lot of cleaning and organizing for me this week to prepare for their arrival. I am also looking forward to getting my hair done this week. It's been a few months and I just need it shaped up. But it's nice to have a little bit of "me" time to myself. My mom is going to watch Landon for me so I can get a little pampered! Yay!
How's the rest of the week looking for you?

Big News..

We found out in February that we were expecting again. At first we were surprised, and a little nervous about having two children that were 18 months apart, but now we are super excited and ready to take on the challenge. I think that it will be great to have the kids close together. They will enjoy so much and we couldn't be more thrilled at this addition to our family.
This pregnacy has been different and a lot harder on me than the first one. It of course is different when you are chasing around a one year old and not able to lounge around on the couch all day long. But I have also experienced more morning sickness, more MAJOR back pains and pains in my hips, and of course TIREDNESS!! Oh boy it's going to be a long ride!
When it comes to the sex of the baby we of course would like a girl, because we already have one amazing boy, but we were going to be happy either way.. we went for our anatomy scan in the beginning of June and found out that we are....

Now we just have to decide on a name. This has turned out to be a really hard job. We didn't have a problem with Landon. That was the only name that we both agreed on. But with baby #2, we have about 3 names that we both really like and we keep going back and forth between. I feel like it is such a big decision that this little girl will have all of her life. It has to be good.. so we are going to continue to think about it. We have 4 months left to decide!

Now on to getting a nursey ready. I would like to start getting the guest room turned into nursery before I go back to school because I know once that starts, I am going to be super busy. I also want to update Landon's room and make it more "big boy" fun, instead of his old nursery stuff.

Hopefully some friends and family will help with the painting process :)  (hint... hint)

Can't wait to continue filling you in on this awesome journey of our little family!

Jersey at the beach

My inlaws and Mr. C's other siblings from New Jersey came to visit us over spring break. It was wonderful to have them all here. They had not seen us since Landon was only a month old. We got to do all of the fun "touristy" stuff that we don't normally do living at the beach all of the time. It was a great vacation! We are looking forward to seeing them again in July!

these are his younger siblings that live in Jersey.. Love them!!

family pic at the Aquarium

First Birthday Party

 The end of April was L's 1st birthday!
We did a rubber duck theme for the party, because that is what he was obsessed with. Literally one of his first words was duck! We cooked out in the backyard, got an inflatable for the kids, and had some friends and family over to celebrate. It was a perfect day!
                                                  Here are some photos of his special day!

Goodbye March, Hello April

Well, sorry to say I was MIA during the whole month of March. School and family had me extremely busy not to mention.. exhausted.. so blogging was put on the back burner..

But April is here and I am back and ready to celebrate with you some exciting news... I'm pregnant again!! Expecting baby #2 in October! We couldn't be more excited. L is the greatest gift that God has given us, and to think that we will be blessed again is too much for words. I am finally starting to not feel sick anymore, so I can start to enjoy the feeling of being pregnant again. It's funny to see how things are different this time around.
but speaking of my 1st amazing child... His 1st BIRTHDAY is at the end of this month!!
I can't believe how fast time has gone by. He is growing up so fast. I am in the midst of planning his spectacular party, with which I will share all of the juicy details with you after the party of course. I don't want to spoil the surprises for anyone who might be reading this and attending the celebration.

How is your spring going so far?