Beach Trip

Maddox and I drove over to Panama City yesterday around lunchtime to meet my parents for a couple of nights.  We are headed back tomorrow, but I just wanted to share a few pics from today on the beach.  Maddox HATED the sand when we were here in June so I was glad to see him having more fun!

He is pretty serious about getting that sand in the bucket correctly... takes after his Daddy maybe?? :)

Car Seat Canopy

I have been wanting to make a car seat canopy for our little girl.  I came across this tutorial, and thought a December baby would be great for one of these since I will be getting out with her in the cold a good bit.  It was really easy to make and a lot cheaper than buying one.  Maddox took a super long afternoon nap yesterday so I was able to get it done.  I ended up tweaking a couple of things from the original tutorial, but I really like how it turned out and can't wait for her to use it!

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Park Days

The park in our neighborhood has been closed for renovations since we moved here, and it finally opened back up shortly after Labor Day.  We have gone the past 2 days and Maddox loves it!  They have a huge, open, grassy field that is great for picnics or letting kids or dogs run free and several nice playground areas.  Maddox even got brave and ventured up to the tallest slide and came down all by himself.  What a big boy he is now!  I am loving it!

And thankfully our air is fixed now, too, so we are enjoying the cooler weather inside and outside! Yay! :)

Thankful

This has been one C.R.A.Z.Y. week for us and I have to say, I am not sad to see it go!  It all started Tuesday evening when we realized that our air had quit working.  Boo!  It has been in the 90's all week this week so you can imagine how brutal it has been.  To make a very long story short, we are still without air and I am not sure how much longer we will be.  Hopefully it will be fixed toward the beginning of the week (I am hoping for Monday!).

Then, I experienced the scariest moment of my life on Friday since I have become a mother.  I was on my way to take Maddox to this new music class that I have been wanting to try out.  On the way he started coughing and got choked a little and threw up.  This is very normal for him b/c he has always had a terrible gag reflex.  So I pulled over to see how bad it was and decided that we needed to head back home.  We pull into the garage and I start taking his car seat apart so that I can wash it.  In the meantime, Maddox came across a spray bottle of Rain-X Bug and Tar Remover in the garage and sprayed it into his mouth, and all over his chest and face.  I knew he had swallowed some because he immediately dropped the bottle and came running to me coughing.  At first I was not sure what he had sprayed but I could tell it was some sort of chemical by the smell.  I immediately went into panic mother mode and scooped him up and frantically started looking for my phone.  I called 911 and they transferred me to poison control and the lady calmly talked me through what to do. Maddox ended up being fine, but I was a wreck!  I felt so terrible and could not believe I had let that happen.  The poison control lady even called back a little later to check on him and make sure he was still ok. 

So, even after the horrible week we had last week, I am still thankful.  I am thankful that Maddox is ok and that he was not hurt.  That situation could have been a whole lot worse.  I am also thankful for the cooler weather we have had today since we are STILL without air.  We have had a nice, quiet family day today complete with a breakfast date at Chick-fil-A and grocery shopping.  We got to enjoy a nice dinner with some friends and are looking forward to church tomorrow.

One thing I forgot to mention in all the craziness of the week was that my super cute husband had a birthday Thursday.  He is absolutely the most low-maintenance guy in the world and he didn't want a big hoopla.  But I have to say how thankful I am for him and his hard work ethic, honesty, and loyalty.  I love him more than words can say and I am so glad I get to go through this life with him! 

Happy October!!

31 Weeks

The time is flying by... 31 weeks!

Where is Fall?

I am beginning to wonder if Fall is a season here.  The temps. are still in the 90's and that is difficult when you are 30 weeks pregnant and have a toddler that wants to be outside.  I decided that today I would grin and bear it for his sake and we would spend some quality time outside.  Maddox was sweating about 2 seconds after we got outside and I was too.  But he had a great time nonetheless. And I love it when he has a great time so we will probably do it again tomorrow. :)

First Haircut

Last week, the day before Maddox turned 18 months old, Mom and I took him to get his first haircut. Bless his heart... ever since we moved to Tallahassee I have gotten so many comments about how cute "she" is.  So I felt like it was time.  He had great curls, but the sides were definitely out of control to say the least.  So she cut his "wings" and trimmed up the back.  I think he looks so handsome and like a little boy now.  I love it!