Lil' bit...

You are the size of a grapefruit right now and can hear our voices and my heartbeat. I have always felt very lucky to be able to share that bond with you. The fact that you and your brother are the only ones to ever hear my heartbeat from the inside is something that can make me tear up if I really stop and think about it.

Love,
Mom

Dear Cash and Lil' Bit...

Today Cash, your felt your baby sister move for the first time. And you were thrilled. You had your hand on my tummy and felt "sissy move". You got so excited and started running around the house yelling, "I felt sissy move! I felt sissy move."

You already love her so much and I am beyond excited to see the bond that you two will have.

Love,
Mom

A little comparison...

Here is my bare belly...in all its glory...when I was 21 weeks pregnant with Cash.

And here is my belly at 21 weeks with lil' bit... Not a ton of difference. I feel like I am bigger than what this pic shows and I think it depends on what clothes I am wearing, but I am sure she will "pop" at here pretty soon.

Love,

E

A blast from the past...

This post has nothing to do with anything other than it just being really funny to me. These pics were taken by Aaron Snow, our wedding photographer back in 2009. I had seen an idea on the internet for a cute save the date and wanted to replicate it. We were supposed to be doing handstands with the signs in between. And well... you can see how that turned out for us.

Please note Noah's angle of entry in the third picture and tell me how this entire incident was not his fault?!?!

Love,
E

'Lil bit's crib...

'Lil bit is what Noah has taken to calling our daughter. I don't mind it  until we are settled on how to spell her name. We have the first and middle name picked out, just still debating on how we want to spell it. 

I digress...

This weekend, my mom, Cash and I went to Dallas to look for a crib. My mom is so terribly generous and has offered to buy her crib (just like she did Cash's). So sweet! So we made a girls (and Cash's) weekend trip to Dallas and the hunt began.

Cash was more excited than anyone. He just kept saying "I find sissy a bed!!!!" louder and louder in each store we went to. So cute.

Anyway, here is the bed we picked for her. It is in an antique white with a more sanded and antiqued finish than this picture. And is convertible to a toddler bed.

Thank you again Mom. We appreciate it more than you know.

Love,

E

Another trip down memory lane...

Since the weather has been anything but cool, I have been searching for things for Cash to do... inside. And as most people with a 2 year old can attest, keeping a toddler happy indoors only lasts so long. So, I called in some resources. Some older, very reliable, and very understanding resources. And off to the basketball gym we went. 

Last fall we went to my cousin Dillyn's basketball game at Westmoore, my old high school. I snapped a picture of Cash in my old high school gym and was so happy I was able to capture that moment. 

 Here are some pictures from Cash's trip down mommy's memory lane. I'm not sure he will ever fully understand the memories and experiences that I had in this gym. But hopefully, one day, he will experience a similar opportunity that helps to shape the person he will ultimately become.

One day he will bored with all of mommy's stories...but today was not that day.

Just dreaming...

Very happy moment for me...

Check the form. Not bad for a 2 year old

Love,

E

My future Olympian...

In honor of the Olympics going on right now, I thought it would be only fitting to share with you guys Cash's dreams of being in the Olympics.

He told me the other day he was going to go to the Olympics. I asked him for what. He told me golf and baseball. Even though they don't have golf or baseball in the Olympics right now, I am not at all doubting that my son will go to the Olympics.

It's amazing to me how when you have children, their dreams become your dreams. Their wishes become your wishes. I feel complete confidence that my son will be whatever he wants to be. And if that includes being an Olympian, then so be it.

Love,
E