Monday, Monday

So it looks like my posts will happen once a week! Last week was again, very low key for us. We took a few walks, went to the park and just enjoyed ourselves. I did get some "me" time on Saturday. I went shopping by myself (rarely happens!) and of course, ended up buying clothes for Ashley and Peyton. Belk was having a huge charity sale and I really racked up on good deals for them. I have not had to buy any clothes for Peyton, we have been blessed with hand me downs from our good friends. But Mr.P is getting so big, he is now bigger than my friend's son we were getting the clothes from. I bought him several summer outfits (all in 18 months, my baby is only 9 months old!). Ashley has gotten a lot of clothes from one of my friends as well, but I did buy her several cute summer outfits and some pjs. She was so happy when I got home and I showed her all her new clothes.

I did get myself some new things too. Finding clothes that look good has been a challenge for me lately, well, since I had Peyton. My stomach has never been an issue, it has always been relatively small and I did not have any issue with it after I had Ashley. Not so the case now. I still have my "baby belly' and I don't think it is going anywhere anytime soon. I cannot understand how I can weigh exactly the same as I did before I got pregnant with Peyton, but still have a pooch. Oh well, it really isn't motivating me to eat better or work out either ;-) I was able to find two dresses, a skirt and two tops. Ryan approved, so that was even better. He can be a bit of a clothes snob. I then got a pedicure with one of my good friends. It was so nice to relax and chat with her.

Ryan and I enjoyed a date night on Saturday at our favorite restaurant, Ironwood. It has been a really long time since we have been out alone and it was definitely needed! We had a wonderful time and really connected with each other, something we forget to do between work and the kiddos.

Sunday was beautiful! I took Ash and P to an Easter egg hunt and then Ryan met us at the park. We got some great pictures.

9 Months

Peyton turned 9 months old today. I feel like my baby is turning into a little boy right in front of my very eyes. His two front teeth are almost completely in, his hair is getting long and curling up and he is probably pushing 24 pounds (if not more). Just in the past week, he started crawling, he is trying to pull up (Ryan saw him pull up on the coffee table and then plop back down on his bottom) and he is eating almost 100% people food (no more purees for him!). He says "mama" constantly, even though he does not understand what it means. I cannot believe he has done all of this in just one week. It is bittersweet for me, I am excited he is growing and learning new things, but a part of me feels it is going by too fast. Considering he was born the size of a two month old, I feel his "baby time" has been very short.

It was a beautiful day, so I took Ashley and Peyton on a long walk and then to the park. Ashley loves to swing and Peyton is getting the hang of it.

Week In Review

Well, it is definitely challenging to write daily blog posts, so I will summarize our week here. It was a very low key week, which was great! On Monday morning, Peyton and I went to visit a good friend of mine who recently broke her foot. And she has an 8 month old! I went to help, but we really ended up just chatting and the babies had a chance to play. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, we just spent at home. I love Tuesday and Thursday mornings because Ashley does not have school and the three of us normally stay at home. Wednesday evening, another good friend of mine had an Arbonne party. It was nice to catch up with some friends, but Peyton did not let me learn too much about Arbonne! The weather was really nice this week, so we took a couple long walks on the trail. I love where our house is, we have all these great trails within walking distance of our house and a couple really nice parks. And if we wanted to, we could walk to downtown Pinehurst in about 20 minutes.

Saturday we finally got shelves for two of the closets in our basement. We finished our basement off more than two years ago, but had yet to put shelves in the two big closets in the office area. They were jam packed with toys and just a mess. One of Ryan's clients is opening a new shop in Pinehurst and had to get rid of several tall shelves. We bought them and now all of Ashley and Peyton's toys are neatly organized, I am such a nerd, but this makes me so happy. One thing to check off the long list of things I want to do around the house.

Wow, this is a boring post, but it has been a quiet week. Tomorrow my baby boy turns 9 months old. I will post lots of pictures, he is getting so big!

Weekend

I love the weekends. Our live are so busy during the week right now that the weekends are the only time we can really spend time together, all four of us. Ryan started a new position at his company about a month ago and is taking two college classes this semester. To say he has a full plate right now is an understatement. So if we can relax on the weekend, we do!

Friday afternoon I ventured out to run some errands with both Ashley and Peyton. Sometimes they are so good, sometimes they feed off of each other and shopping with them can be slightly miserable. We just went to Bed Bath and Beyond and TJ Maxx and they were both so good! I guess they were making up for how horrible they were at Crabtree Mall last Friday. I rewarded Ashley (and myself!) with some TCBY, our favorite.

Saturday we ventured to Raleigh for my sister's engagement party. She is getting married in August and this party was a chance for the families to meet each other and celebrate the upcoming wedding. Ashley and Peyton both had a lot of fun, my sister's fiance has several nieces around their ages. Ashley quote of the day (Ashley-ism), "I don't want a beer, I want a juice box!".

Sunday was a lazy day for us. I took the kids on a long walk on the trail and then up to the park. We cooked out and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

The big news is Peyton started crawling! He has been rocking back and forth on his knees and scooting backwards since early February, so this is a big step for him. He is still figuring it all out and the biggest motivation to get him to crawl is to put something he can't have (cell phone, remote control, Ashley's puzzle pieces) just out of his reach. I need to start baby proofing ASAP, this boy is going to be into everything!

First Post

I have contemplated starting a blog for a very long time. But I have always come up with excuses, "I don't have enough time, my life is too boring, I don't know how". I finally decided enough with the excuses already! I want a way to chronicle our daily lives. After having my second baby last July, I have fully realized how truly fast life goes by and how much I forget. I hope with this blog, I will be able to capture all of the little things that happen in our lives. The small things that make the greater whole. Here are a couple pictures to kick this off right.