The Gender Reveal

Earlier today we had our Gender Reveal Dinner with our parents & siblings.

& now it's time for the rest of the world to know :)

Boy or Girl?

What do you think?

Well if you said girl then you are absolutely correct! 

We will be adding another sweet little girl to our family come February! 

Hadley Catherine will be her name. 

Our little Haddie. 

We could not be any more excited for our newest addition. 

& we're so happy that our parents and brother and sisters were able to come celebrate with us!

Caroline loved the little party- she of course thought it was for her. Anything involving cake is right?

Duh! Haha, she's excited though. We've been telling her all about a new baby sister 

and telling her about her big sister duties- 

for now though, she just likes saying "baby" and pulling up mommy's shirt to see the tummy.

I'll take it. :)

Now that we all know the gender, let the baby girl purchasing and nursery planning begin!

Traveling for...what?

A lot of people don't seem to get it. When I tell people "Oh yeah, I'll be going to Niceville late this week I have an eye appointment." It never fails, they always look at me with a little crazy expression on my face and then proceed to ask me if I'm aware that they do have eye doctors just about everywhere.

Well to answer the question: yes. i am completely aware.

I still choose to travel an hour and a half to go see an eye doctor that I know and trust. He's my very favorite eye doctor that I've ever had. He's different than all the rest. How so? You know, he actually cares and wants me to be able to see the best I possible can and takes all the time in the world to make sure of it.

Quick advertising: if you need an eye doctor and want someone

who will put in the time and effort to get it right for you I highly 

recommend my optometrist, Dr Hemmings.

He is located in Bluewater Bay in Niceville. 

Anyway- I'll continue to go see him for as long as we are this close by. It's completely worth it. There is no sense in finding a new one and starting the "oh my, you have terrible eyes" process all over again. Yes. Yes, I know. 

And I've figured out it's a good way to get over to the area more often to see some friends and family and let Caroline mingle :) No complaints over here! Caroline gets to spend some one on one time with her Nonnie & Opa while I go to my appointments. I know they enjoy it just as much as she does!

Blue Wahoos

So as you know, I mentioned the baseball game we were going to.

SOO, we went! & it was awesome!

We went to the new stadium in Pensacola for their minor league baseball team, 

the Pensacola Blue Wahoos

GORGEOUS STADIUM.

It's seriously beautiful. It's right on the water.

And a huge plus to that besides the great view, instead of being extremely hot from the summer sun, you get a wonderful breeze from the water. 

It was Caroline's 2nd Baseball game and she loved it every bit as much as she loved the first. 

Her favorite is when everyone claps, she yells yay while she joins in on the clapping.

[how did she get so dang cute?]

& please don't even get me started on the food. A pregnant woman's dream...well mine anyway.

A ball park hot dog and a basket of cheese fries.

Don't. Judge. Me. 

Hadley loved it. 

It was a great evening.

A very nice family outing.

We'll be going back again that's for sure. 

Let the journey begin..

I just started my adventure with Beachbody.

I am two days down looking forward to day 3.

21DF Moto: "Take it one day at a time & One pound at a time"

As you know, I'm doing the 21 Day Fix program.

UH-MAZING.

I love it. 

Day one was Cardio Fix.

Kicked my butt and I was sore as could be the next day.

Day two was Upper Fix.

I felt a good burn.

[My arms are going to hate me later- we're going to a baseball game tonight, so I'll be holding Caroline for the majority of the time- yikes] But at least I know it's working :)

No pain, no gain. 

^or that ;)

Tomorrow is Lower Fix.

Ready to tone my legs & butt!

Nothing like Leg Day on a Friday. TGIF.

But that's tomorrow, :)

I had heard all the great things about Shakeology and why I should drink it and how much I was going to love it. But I just chalked it up to "another protein shake."

But everyone was SO right. 

It's awesome.

I just did mine as simple as can be, no added ingredients to begin with. 

Handful of ice, 10 oz. water, and 1/2 scoop Chocolate ShakeO.

[1/2 scoop to start out with so my tummy & body can adjust to all the good nutrients pouring into my body- you know, since 99% of this country eats CRAP]

It's amazing how much energy I have had these last 2 days. 

I have been able to get so much done. 

Being pregnant and in my first trimester, I've been exhausted- all.day.long. 

Coffee wouldn't help. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. 

Shakeology does though. And I feel better. It curbs my appetite. I don't want the chocolate chip muffins, I want the spinach and kale 50/50 lettuce. And topped with yummy stuff.

In 2 days, I can already tell a difference in my eating habits. 

Now THAT blows my mind. 

I've been reading the book "The Compound Effect" and it is talking about making small changes for a successful future.

This week the one thing I'm doing to take baby steps towards a successful future is changing one habit that is actually setting me back.

What did I change?

My sleeping habits.

I now wake up at 7:00AM instead of 9.

And I know go to bed by 11:00PM instead of whenever. 

What does that have anything to do with success?

Early to rise, early to shine. 

I wake up before my daughter now.

Now I get my workout in, I drink my ShakeO, I take a shower and I start a few household chores - all before she gets up.

Which sets me up for the rest of my day- 

after she gets up, we have breakfast & watch Mickey Mouse and have a few hours to play before nap time. & now when she naps, instead of cramming in working out, a shower and a little work for my other job- I have more time to work and more time to get things done around the house. 

It's not so rushed.

Which in tern, also means less stress :)

SO - positive things are happening over here.

I'd be happy to help you make some positive changes in your life, but when you're ready. 

No one can make you do it, you have to want it.

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Happy Birthday, America!

Happy Birthday, America

& God Bless The USA.

What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than on the water, surrounded by American flags and family, eating good food & remembering all there is that makes this great nation the GREATEST country in all the world. 

Our 4th of July was spent at the one & only Crab Island. Hundreds of boats and people all gathered around in celebration, enjoying their freedom that is fought for everyday and creating memories with those that surround them. 

We had a blast. Caroline was in the water almost the entire time. She she enjoyed her float and was pulled through the water by everyone. We had family down from Georgia and Tennessee to celebrate with us. 

Caroline perfected her Seminole Chop + War Chant & her Roll Tide Yell :)

I'll tell ya what - we were some Proud Parents & Proud Grandparents!

That night we grilled out and watched the fireworks.

[Somewhat watched the fireworks, it kinda rained...but it didn't rain on this parade] 

We had a blast! 

It was a great weekend to say the very least.

And we owe it all to those who make freedom our own.

Happy 4th of July! 

The FIRST Appointment

Just a little mini post 

Today we had our First Doctor's Appointment for baby #2

We got an ultrasound. 

I forgot how much I loved these things.

Seeing a little tiny human and hearing it's heartbeat.. it just does something to ya.

Caroline jumped when she heard the heartbeat and then wouldn't take her eyes off the screen.

It was a mommy melting moment. 

Such a precious experience. 

[see our gummy bear]

Then it was just a regular exam, getting all my starting stats charted & doing a few blood tests. Just the usual. 

There is a little discrepancy about how far along I actually am. So we will see for sure at the next appointment and get a more accurate due date! 

Did you know that now at around 10 weeks you can take a simple blood test and find out with 99.9% accuracy what the gender of the baby is?

SO COOL!

We'll definitely be doing this!

We're impatient like that! ;)