aviation saturday.

Itching for something kid friendly and free, we took Preston out to Hook's airport one Saturday.  It's small, but gets plenty of action with planes taking off and landing.  The cafe was closed since it was Easter weekend (I know, I know, I'm playing catch up), but who needs food when the aviation school that neighbors the airport let us come and play in their hangar and on their runway.  I nearly fainted when they put Preston in one of the planes.  They definitely read his mind. 

Preston was absolutely beside himself, and Mr. Gherkin, well, aviation is his dream.  Those two were over the top giddy.

Before leaving, we hung out in the shade, by the pond, and watched the ducks swim and the planes fly over.

da bump {16 weeks}

13 weeks
Lake Austin // before we knew the sex

15 weeks
we know it's a girl // much undecided on name.

16 weeks
slow morning at the office = my nurse takes my bump picture

with a full heart at 16 wks

My doctor told me that maybe I should eat more at my 14 week appointment.  My weight was up 7 lbs overall, but I hadn't gained anything in a month (which prompted her concern).  I'm convinced I gained so much so quickly in the beginning because she put me on progesterone (yuck!) as my levels were low.  Since stopping that cruel, cruel medication my weight gain has slowed.  Taking her advice to heart, though, I'm sucking down a peach milkshake from Chick-fil-A as I type this.  They're available for a limited time, and I highly recommend getting yourself one. 

my spring favorites {a camera dump}

I wanted to document some of my favorite pictures from this spring that I haven't shared yet.  Some I took this weekend, but most of them were snapped during my no-blogging-for-lent break.  Want to get them on here before it gets too far out.

The first pictures are actually from yesterday, Mother's Day 2013, and are probably some of my favorites of him ever. I mean what's not to love about the combo of a two year old, a cowboy hat, and saggin', way too big for him swim trunks. 

I let him paint with the corn starch/ food coloring concoction that's all over pinterest, and this is how that ended.  TMI, I know, but his boogers are even coming out green. 

Here are some favorites from early Spring.

Love these Sunday School gals.  

a positive pregnancy test!

houston livestock show and rodeo

he loved the goats.

and the pigs.

my husband and his mini me. 

our confederate jasmine in full bloom for the first time ( see the progress here.) 

I didn't see many bluebonnets this year.  Anyone else notice this too?  We did find a small patch on an early morning walk though. 

Can't believe summer is about to be here.  I'm scared --- we've have a very nice April and May, temp wise, here in Houston, but I'm fairly certain I've seen the last of my 70 and 80 degree days for this pregnancy. 

guest post // all about mommy

Jen from Down with the Dearmore's sent me an e-mail last week, introduced herself, and asked me to guest post in her All About Mommy series for Mother's Day.  Moments later we realized that we have a mutual 'in real life' friend (hi Lyndsay!).  Anyhow, excited to be part of Jen's series.  You can see my guest post here.  I talk about some favorite baby items I'm looking forward to reusing come this fall and even some new items I can't wait to get my hands on.

Thanks for the opportunity, Jen.

why I thought pink.

Still processing the idea of having a girl!

As I mentioned in this post, I was fairly certain there was a little girl growing in there.   Other than just mother's intuition, here's why ::

I felt incredibly different than I did with Preston.

Much more tired this time.

I have a major sweet tooth.  I haven't asked for fried pickles yet this pregnancy, but there hasn't been a day that's gone by that I didn't indulge is some type of sweet treat.

I feel like I'm carrying high and I'm sure that has nothing to do with the fact that my abs haven't seen the likes of a core exercise or crunch in a long, long time.

ACNE. I've had some major breakouts.

The Chinese gender calender predicted I was pregnant with a baby girl.

My hands have been extremely soft, and according to an old wives' tale soft hands (as opposed to dry hands) = girl. 

I immediately started carrying extra weight in my hips and bum.  I feel like the day I found out I was pregnant, I instantly grew two pant sizes. 

I experienced more nausea this time than I did with Preston. 

My urine was a dull yellow.  TMI, sorry.  Old wives' tale that I found to be true.  

And finally, Preston became pretty clingy with me the past few weeks.  After witnessing P's clinginess (that's totally a word, right?) herself, my nanny declared this baby a girl at the breakfast table one morning.

So there you have it.

I guess I can now share all my favorite pins I've been collecting in a secret board on pinterest.  I know there were some of you who had a close eye on me, especially my pinterest boards (yes, I'm looking at you, Allison H.) in attempt to figure out if it was a boy or girl.  So I kept them hidden until yesterday.

she can totally wear ballet shoes, for fun, anytime she wants // love the kneee patches // all sources found here

 love pink buffalo check window treatments // that dress, I die // all sources here 

boy or girl?

My first trimester screening went well and the MaterniT- 21 testing came back with very low chances of any of the trisomies.  That being the most important, and thank you, Sweet Jesus, for hearing our prayers. 

The blood work also confirmed what the tech and the doctor saw on ultrasound last Monday ---

It's a girl! 

Preston's going to have a baby sister.

And I'm two for two.  I had a feeling this one was a girl, and I knew Preston was a boy.

Mr. Gherkin, although very pleased that I'm two for two, is adamant that I will not have the chance to be three for three.  

I would've been pleased either way, but I'm beyond excited to add some pink to our world.