Snow, Snow and More Snow

Well the 6+ inches of snow is still on the ground and the roads around here are a sheet of ice and needless to say we are getting a little bit of cabin fever! Luckily Collin decided that he would adventure out into the snow again today and he liked it much better. When he woke up he saw all of the neighborhood kids sledding down the huge hill in front of our house and decided he wanted to join them. We took him out and Mr. Adventure sure enough went sledding down the hill with three of our elementary aged neighbors. Mommy thought he was going to ride in the sled with Daddy but got quite a surprise when him and the girls came flying down the hill. Collin, however, was not scared at all and LOVED it. He kept saying "more sled" but Mommy and Daddy insisted that once was enough. He then trekked through the yard exploring and tried to help Daddy shovel the snow out of the driveway using his sand castle shovel. Such a helper! Let's hope the sun comes out soon to warm us up as I do not know how much longer we can survive without our frequent Publix and Target outings.

Snowstorm of 2011

The Snowstorm of 2011 has definitely invaded the Atlanta area! The meteorologists have been predicting a ton of snow for days now, but boy were were surprised when we woke up this morning to 6+ inches. I cannot remember a time when we had this much snow in Georgia. Collin was in awe of the white blanket covering the ground. As soon as he woke up, he went from window to window looking at the snow and screaming "snow" at each one. After he ate breakfast, we bundled him up and took him out to explore it. He made Daddy hold him at first but decided he wanted to get down and try to run in it. Needless to say he did not get very far since it covered him all the way up to his mid leg. After a couple of steps, he fell down in it and decided that he did not like the snow at all and wanted to go in. Mommy and Daddy were not complaining as it was COLD out there. They are predicting the snow will stick around for most of the week so lets hope he starts to like it a little more!

30 Weeks Pregnant

I am 30 weeks pregnant today!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 30 weeks
Size of the baby: Baby Hardy is the size of a head of cabbage.
Total Weight Gain: 20 pounds
Maternity Clothes: I am wearing mostly maternity pants and tops.
Gender: It's a boy-Parker Von Hardy.
Movement: I am definitely feeling the baby move a lot now. He moves all day and all night. He also moves anytime he feels someone touch my belly.
Sleep: I am starting to have a hard time getting a good night of sleep. Between having to go to the restroom all night long and Parker moving like crazy, it is getting somewhat hard!
Symptoms: I go through phases of having lots of energy and then getting really tired. I am definitely in the nesting phase and feel like I need to get everything ready to welcome Parker into the world.
What I Miss: Being able to get a good night's sleep
What I Crave: Any kind of sweets!

29 Weeks Pregnant

I am 29 weeks pregnant today!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How far along: 29 weeks
Size of the baby: Baby Hardy is the size of a butternut squash.
Total Weight Gain: 18 pounds
Maternity Clothes: I am wearing mostly maternity pants and tops.
Gender: It's a boy-Parker Von Hardy.
Movement: I am definitely feeling the baby move a lot now. He moves all day and all night now.
Sleep: I am starting to have trouble finding a comfortable way to sleep. I have got out the Boppy pillow that I used when I was pregnant with Collin in an effort to get comfortable.
Symptoms: I am definitely in the nesting phase and want everything washed and organized for Parker. We are almost ready!
What I Miss: Nothing that I can think of.
What I Crave: Mexican food and any kind of dessert

Collin Cheering for the Dawgs

Collin has been a singing machine lately. Here he is today at lunch cheering for the Georgia Bulldogs. No clue what made him think of this song? Papa should be proud!

Collin Singing to Baby Jesus

The Best Christmas Present Ever

Since Santa knew we were going to have bad weather tomorrow, he dropped off one of Collin's presents a little early. Last night while we were sleeping Santa snuck in our gate and dropped off a new wooden swingset for Collin. He left a special bag under the Christmas tree for Collin to open this morning that contained one of the swings from the swingset. As soon as Collin starting opening the bag, he told us it was a green swing. I do not think it really registered to him what it was. I then told him to go and look out the window and see if he saw anything for the swing to hang on. As soon as he looked out the door and saw the swingset he screamed "swing" and took off running. He was so excited! He wanted to swing in the tire swing first, then test out the baby swing, and then the slide. He then came up with a new game of taking all of his outside toys up the slide one at a time, rolling them down, and sliding after them. He had so much fun! Pray we have an early spring as I predict we will be spending a lot more time outside!