Heelarious

Look what Perry got in the mail yesterday from her Aunt Emily!! This might be the funniest thing I have ever laid eyes on. Taylor and I got the biggest kick out of this when we opened up the package. For those of you who haven't see them, the brand is called Heelarious and they are high heels for babies. These are going to make for a great photo op! Thanks again Em!!!




I'm still laughing looking at the pictues! Perry is going to LOVE these! =)

24 Week Appointment & Weight GAIN

We went to the doctor yesterday for our 24 week appointment. Everything looked great! We are so very thankful for a healthy report on this baby girl! Nothing really new to report except that I have gained 23 lbs. Yikes! My doc isn't worried about it though so neither am I. =) He did say if I fail the gestational diabetes test (at my next appt) then we will have to talk about a diet (boo hiss). Hopefully that won't be the case. What? 9 lbs in a month? I thought that was normal! At this rate I am going to be a BIG momma pretty soon. In other news, I am very sad to be missing out on a big weekend in Arkansas. My 10 year high school reunion is this weekend in Hot Springs, and all of my girlfriends are getting together in Fayetteville for Jayme's baby shower, the Razorback game, and Liza's birthday party. I am super sad to miss out!

The kiddos

Here are some pics of the kiddos from my trip to Arkansas. They are getting so big! Liam is 5 1/2, Harlyn is 4, and Revell is almost 3. These pics are solo shots b/c trying to get them all 3 to pose together for a picture usually goes something like this........

Here are some pics of Harlyn. I actually took these with my phone and they turned out pretty good. I love that she will SMILE for the camera now!

Here are a few of Liam. I can't believe he will be 6 in January!

Revell came with me to my parents house a day early so I took her outside and got some cute pictures. She is at the cutest age and is just hysterical! She is going to own her big sister and brother in a few years.

They are SO excited about their new baby cousin! Every day they would tell me that my belly was getting bigger. =) They only refer to her as Baby Perry which is really cute. Also, when we were going to bed one night I was reading Rev a book and told her good night and that I loved her and she told me I love you bigger and bigger and bigger. How sweet is that? I seriously teared up. I sure do miss those kiddos.

New Ultrasound Pics

While I was in Arkansas visiting my family last week we went to the hospital to play with the ultrasound machine (thanks to my super awesome brother-in-law). I apologize for the quality of these photos - they were taken with my phone so they aren't the best. She was moving around a lot and sucking her thumb!

Here she is sucking her thumb.

Another one of her profile.

Most importantly she looked healthy which is wonderful to see! As of yesterday I have 4 months until my due date! Yikes! We also got her bedding picked out and got her a bunch of cute dresses! Her closet is already getting full. =)

Two Cuties

Georgia and Deacon

Georgia is 16 months old and Deacon is 1 month old!! They are just too cute together. I love love love Georgia's little teeth in this picture.

One Year Ago Today......

Exactly one year ago today we moved to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. It was one of the best experiences of our lives. We moved there for a project Taylor was starting up. We knew our time there would be limited so we took full advantage of all of the things to do. It was kind of like a 6 month vacation. We lived in a condo 2 blocks from the beach, located right in the heart of Playa on 5th Ave. and absolutely loved it! We met a ton of great friends, mostly Americans or Canadians that lived there full time or half of the year. It was an absolute blast! It seems like we were there for a lot longer than we were, but at the same time the time really flew by. I can't believe it's been a whole year since we embarked on this adventure. Here are some of my favorite pictures....

The walkway from our condo to the beach.... Not too bad right?

Taylor at the beach. This is where we spent the majority of our time. Our favorite thing to do was to get a bottle of wine and walk down at sunset when the beach had cleared out. We made this our nightly ritual.

By far, the BEST place to eat in Playa. Chicago's was owned by an American couple, Peter and Dahlia, who we became very good friends with. We would eat here 2 or 3 times a week. We loved it! If you are ever in Playa you must eat here! This is a bad picture, that's me sitting in the right hand corner. =)

On a day trip over to Cozumel. We rented scooters and rode around the entire island. We stopped at this place, Coconuts, to have lunch. It was on the side of the island that didn't have electricity (read: no frozen margaritas). This was a very fun day!

The infamous taco bus!!! These tacos were incredible! They had just opened a second location right by our house on the way to the beach when we moved.

On our way to Tulum, it was about 45 minutes south of Playa. We went for our first anniversary in January! Tulum is where they film the Corona commercials and the beach is every bit as beautiful as it is in the commercials. Notice that the road you drive on is feet away - those rocks are the shoulder.

Casa Magna, where we stayed in Tulum. This was Pablo Escobar's beach house that they renovated into an Eco-Chic B&B. It was fabulous!!!

And when you turn around, this was the beach. What a view!

Back in Playa, another fave. Babe's Noodle Bar. The blueberry margaritas are to die for! This is Taylor and Liam out front. Babe's was another weekly spot for us!

The ruins.

What a great time we had. Living there was truly something we will never forget and I am so happy I got to do it with my best friend. I am so grateful we had the opportunity. We want to go back and visit soon!

20 Week Appointment

We went to the doctor today and everything is right on track. The heartbeat was 154, and the measurements were where they were supposed to be! I've gained 14 lbs. Ha! Everything else checked out great and he said we were on "cruise-control". I'm taking that as a good sign? Since we didn't get any new ultrasound pics here are a few from my 18 week appt. They aren't the best but I want them documented so I'll have them in the future.

An itty bitty foot.

Her hand.

Sorry they are so blurry!!! Hopefully you can make out what they are supposed to be.