bye 2nd trimester, hello 3rd

wow...life has been chaotic the past 2 weeks...we've been non-stop! work has been absolutely nuts lately. it's insane from the time i clock in, until the time i clock out. 3 twelve hour shifts in a row is getting a lot harder physically. my days off have been filled with out of town guests & running lots of errands. weekend summer wedding season kicked off last weekend with tiana & jordan's outdoor wedding. it was a gorgeous 98 degrees. shellie & robbie say "i do" this coming weekend & i can't wait!!  we managed squeeze in a short beach trip this past weekend. i rained most of the time but it was good to get away with tiff & perry. we would have stayed today/monday but memorial day is one of scheduled holiday's this year.  we are going to work on the baby's room some tonight. 

26 weeks, still running

 26 weeks & still running.  i have to admit it's getting a bit more challenging. it's not more challenging because of abdominal discomfort, shortness of breath, leg pains or any other physical reason (i feel great) but because of my bladder.  the bigger my bump gets the more addison uses it as a trampoline.  i am pretty limited to 3-4 mile runs at this point because that is about as long as i can hold it, lol.

cutest romper EVER

addison is already a very lucky lady to be loved by so many people!!  emilee happens to be one of those people & i can't wait for them to meet because em will certainly be a very special person in miss addison's life. this is way too cute not to share.

this has to be the CUTEST ROMPER EVER. emilee found it on ETSY all the way from brisbane, australia. {heart}

i could die from the cuteness!! em is an AMAZING photographer & i am super lucky that she is doing my maternity pics, helping to capture the magic of delivery day through pictures and helping us document addison as she grows. i can't wait to see her in this for her 9 month pictures. eeeiiiik!!

 {backside}

i love it.  her closet is filled with lots of precious outfits. i can't hardly wait to see her in them. i am aware that she may only wear them 1 or 2 times, but i can't help myself!

 

i had to post this pic of hampton. while he gets lots of face time on facebook he hasn't been captured much on my blog & he of course is my 2nd child. winston (who passed away last summer) was my first son & precious bullie. i miss him dearly! we are SUPER blessed with the most gentle, affectionate, fun loving bullie who has completely stole my heart. i am convinced that addison will adore him as much as i do & know he already loves his little sister.

 after his morning walk with philip, before philip could even get his harness off, he trotted upstairs to my bedroom while i was getting ready for work. i glanced over and caught him on my body pillow. i <3 him

sneak peak

 

wahoo! the color is on the walls. it has to dry about 2 weeks to before we put the decals on. i ended up ordering them in a dark, smoky grey like the dark accent wall.

(teal appears much more blue in this picture than in real life) 

 although it still doesn't adequately depict the color, it's much closer. 

(maybe next time i should use my camera & not my iphone :)

switch plate covers i made

 the crib is here but hanging out boxed in the hallway for now

tiny dancer

moroccan bubbles

we have officially started on the nursery.  color swatches are on the walls in their appropriate places.  this saturday philip, mum & dad are going to paint the walls.
i was never able to find a wall paper that i loved (that was reasonably priced) but i think i have found something better from ETSY.

 

 they are individual quatrefoil decals that can be color & size customized.  i am going to order them in cream in the size shown. i think they will really pop on the aqua colored walls.  i am going to space them out a lot more. i can't wait to post pictures when it's finished.

happy mothers day

i am so blessed to have such a wonderful mum. addison is going to be extremely lucky to have such a fun, creative, caring grammy! i am also fortunate to have a fantastic mother in law.  i hope i can be as great of a mum to addison as they have been to me & philip. 

happy mother's day!

 {one lucky bulldog mum}

this past week was a milestone week marking 24 weeks & the start of my 6th month.  my pregnancy is FLYING by. 

6 MONTHS

 flowers for my 1st mother's day

a few pics from the bahamas

all 7 of us crammed into the expedition (bags & all) & made it to FL safe & sound.  we boarded the carnival sensation on thursday for our 4 day cruise to nassau.  i must say that it was a very relaxing trip.

from the left: shellie (the bride), krista (shellie's friend from work), kelly (maid of honor), annmarie (a bridesmaid), me & laura (shellie's friend) & crystal, who is taking the picture (shellie's sister/bridesmaid) after getting drenched from the out of the blue down pour

 from the back of the photo: krista, crystal, shellie, me, kelly & annmarie 

every night there were different events & the 1st night we went to a martini tasting (i watched them taste of course). the girls got 4 mini martinis of various flavors

shellie & i on the boat laying out

 after debating for several weeks i opted to wear a 2 piece & figured i should be proud of my 23 week pregnant belly. 

 annmarie, myself & kelly took a ferry boat to paradise island to explore the atlantis & lay out on the beach while the other girls did a snorkeling excursion

this hoopty ferry boat to be exact. let's just say we had a lot of laughs despite our near death experience to the island.

atlantis shot from the boat

kelly & i enjoying the warm water

 me, kelly & laura @ dinner on formal night

i didn't take very many pictures & tried to avoid the camera as much as possible. although there aren't many pictures to show it. i really had a good time. we went to different shows, danced, laughed (a lot), got some quality laying out time & saw a little bit of nassau.  i figured out how to tan the back of my legs etc. i rolled a towel up, put it under my chest just above my belly. it gave me enough lift & alleviated the pressure on my stomach. i could tolerate it (it strained my neck a little bit) for about 30 min at a time. 

addison grace

i made it back safe, sound, rested & most importantly sunburn free. we had an awesome time (i'll post pictures tomorrow). 
in the meantime here are some recent 4D pictures of addison
once again she was a tease & wasn't overly cooperative. we had a difficult time getting her to look at us because she constantly had a hand in front of her face or was moving around. she did give us the occasional, SHORT LIVED, glimpse of her precious little face though.

 her nose is smooshed down because of the ultrasound transducer but you can really see her little cheeks, lips & nose in this picture

 this is my FAVORITE! again her little nose is pressed down.

 she had her finger in her mouth & was taking it out. i like this one a lot too because you can see her little lips.

 according to the ultrasound tech, she likes my uterus & she is cuddly.  

 it seems like she always has at least 1 hand by her face & is cuddling against my uterus.