Thursday, July 12, 2012

Summer FUN!

I guess you can say, I have been doing as much as possible before this boy arrives. We have been going non stop... Here is a little recap since June~

Ellie started MDO! She has done really well. It is a small little church program, less than 5 minutes away from our house. She is in a room of mostly two year olds on Tuesday & Thursday from 9-2. This was her on the first day!
 She was so excited & had been talking about school for days! As soon as we got out of the car, she wrapped her arm around my leg & would not hardly say a word! We got to her classroom & put her bag in her cubby. Mrs. Tiffany & Mrs. Amber were so sweet & showed her right to the babies... her fav! I was so proud when she didn't cry, then I got to the end of the hall & teared up! She is such a big girl now & about to be a big sister!! Just look at this face~
 we have had some HOT weather! Thanks to MoMo & Grandaddy, we have a little pool in the back yard! Ellie loves to swim.
 & lay out of course, like any diva ;) haha... this lasted all but 2 minutes!
 June 8th was the chiefs graduation. Chad & I got all dressed up for a nice dinner with the whole surgery program. Hard to believe it will be him graduating in two years. We had a really nice time & then had a fun lake party Saturday!
 Before we left for the beach, we rearranged furniture. Ellie is now in her big girl bed & doing great!! She has been napping everyday there with panties on. Her bed time routine is good too... she wants me to lay with her for a few minutes & say prayers, when I get up to leave she says "rub my back one minute, mommy?"   Well, ok~ of course I will!!! She is so sweet!! potty trained except for night time.
 Maddie & Ellie are best buddies, with a little girl drama thrown in! They even have matching swim suits! We missed them so much on vacation~3 weeks with no play date!?! We had water day while Maddie's little brother went to the dr.
 Barrett & Ellie love each other too!! He calls her Ellie Ma.  His dad & Chad work together. B came over one morning & they shared breakfast before school~ they are really sweet little friends. We found out that his dad, Ryan matched a liver transplant fellowship in Memphis! So, I do think a weekend trip is in store to show them around the city!! YAY~
 & of course July 4th!! We had a cookout at our house. Ellie got some bubbles for all her friends coming over & helped me decorate red white & blue! I did not think she would be a fan of the fireworks, so we didn't go down to the big show. But we could see several small shows from our deck... she LOVED them! She sat & watched until we made her come in for bed time. It was so cute how she called them sparkles & then would say 'wow, that was loud!' We had a fun night with some friends & unfortunately I did not get a lot of pictures:(
 The next night was a meet & greet with new resident families... Jon Michael, Maddie & Ellie had a great time with all the other kids at Rita's ice!

so here is a belly shot... 37 weeks & counting. I was 1 cm dilated last week,  but not holding my breath for spontaneous labor. looking like we will be going with a repeat section on the 20th... I will be 39 weeks. With all the anxiety from week 14-19, I was just looking at one week at a time. Until finally, we hit 24 weeks & things were still going well... he was growing on track & I wasn't bleeding.  Once we got into the 30's I was really feeling good & had a sense of 'everything is going to be ok'.  Patrick is one tough little man & we are SO excited about meeting him. Our bags are packed & we are ready!!
 This week we went to play at Wallabies~ Ellie & Maddie had a great time climbing, jumping & sliding!! She came home & took a 3 hour nap!! We only have a few more days of just the two of us during the day... just us girls while daddy is at work. I treasure our moments together & look forward to adding baby Patrick to our family too! Hard to imagine how it will be with a boy around, & Ellie sharing attention, but I am sure it will hit me soon enough!
Happy Summer~

More Baby Showers

Well the Moss family is not only welcoming one new member this year... Actually, two boys are on the way! Chad's sister, Courtney is 2 weeks behind me. Miles Derreck is due August 10th.

We had a shower for them on June 3rd in Nashville. Here are Ellie & the mommy to be~
 Courtney, MoMo & me
 Ellie was looking so cute in her big sister outfit & my shower on June 10th. Two of my good friends from work offered to host a shower & it was really nice!
 LOVE this diaper cake!! Patrick also got some cute clothes, diapers & some personalized bibs&burpies.
 Ellie was very tired by the end of the day. She fell asleep in the car on the way home.
 My sweet friends Julie & Robin~ thanks again SO much!!

Then, my most wonderful resident wife/friends gave us a dinner shower on June 24. We all met for dinner at a fun local place, Jack's. Allyson (AllyCats) did all the decor. She is very talented & creates some very nice, personalized party packages!!
 love the cupcake toppers~
 Our little family shot~ love how Ellie is touching Chad's belly like he is touching mine;)
 One of my most favorite gifts~ Patrick's door hanger!! He will definitely have the best looking door at Franklin Woods! I admire it everyday when I pass his room~ Marianne, Allyson & Lauren did a great job getting the shower together! We really enjoyed the evening with friends. I actually came straight from Nashville to dinner... We went to the Tim & Kenny concert the night before! Glad P decided to stay in!!
We are blessed to have such wonderful friends & family. Our children are loved, & we feel supported by you all! We could not appreciate all the showering anymore than we do & love you all so much! Hard to believe the countdown is on... Patrick Moss will be here in one week!!! i am 38 weeks & have a Repeat c/section scheduled on July 20th @ 10am ~ Pictures to come ~ Patrick shirts are in... they are really cute!

Perdido Key

My family vacation was the week of Memorial Day. We had such a wonderful week in Florida together. Indigo on Perdido Key is our favorite place to vacation & this year a select few of us got to stay for 10 days! Ellie had a great time on the beach, in the ocean & in the pool ... as you can see!

Here she is with her BIG SIS bucket!
 Yaya, me & El ~ enjoying the beach!
 Ellie was so cute in her Memorial Day dress
 My precious, 1 year old nephew!! Look at those blue eyes & blonde hair
 Our little family ~ getting so close to being a fam of 4!
 The whole crowd, except Michael... he was playing in the NCAA baseball tournament.
 GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS
 YaYa & Pa with the babies~ hope they are ready for one more!?!
 White dress photo shoot~ I have been waiting to use this dress since we got it last fall!
 Daddy & Ellie on the beach!
 Precious Moment...
We had so much fun we talked about staying two weeks next year... then Michael popped the question & now we will be having a wedding next summer! We are SO excited for Marie & Michael & Ryan too!! Lots going on in our house this year... well, I guess that is probably every year!?! LOL!
We are enjoying our summer. Looking forward to baby Patrick & Miles arrival! Coming up very soon.

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