Vacation in Florida

Greetings from vacation! Hanley and I are visiting friends in Florida for the week and it's absolutely beautiful here! The weather at home (Ohio) is blistering cold with snow that just won't.go.away. I am never one to complain about the cold or snow, I just deal with it, there's nothing that's going to come out of my mouth that will make it any better and who likes a complainer!? Not me!

My best friend has a (almost ) 4 year old and him and Hanley play together so good! We arrived Monday, had a great (nonstop) flight and had a chill evening. Tuesday (yesterday) we picked up subs for lunch and headed to the beach with the kids. She lives 5 minutes from the ocean so we spent a couple hours there then headed home for late naps. After naps we had to go to Wal-Mart for some things and picked up dinner while we were out. Today (Wednesday) we went to a Busch Wildlife Sanctuary. It's a free zoo and small enough that we can let the kids walk and tire them out and don't need strollers. It's nothing fancy but works for little kids! Bears, panthers, crocodiles, bobcats, lots of birds, turtles, snakes, otters and foxes.

It's currently nap time for the kiddies and relax time for these mommas and when they wake up we will take them to a splash pad/fountain where they will have so much fun! Tomorrow it's supposed to rain so we are taking them to get haircuts; Hanleys first official haircut, just trimming up her ends, but not chopping her length. They have the cutest little area for kids in this outdoor mall complete with an outdoor carousel and train ride (crossing our fingers for dry weather for 10 minutes while we attempt those) then a children's hair cutery and a fun indoor playground/cafe for them to be let loose!

Friday we go home and while the weather is warm and beautiful, I get home sick very quickly! I miss my husband who had to stay behind and work and have things I need to get completed before this baby boy decides to make his arrival! Friday morning before our flight home we will attempt to go to a Loggerhead Turtle rescue where they house and rehabilitate loggerhead turtles that get sick or injured. It's also free and the turtles are HUGE!

It's been a nice little warm get away for me and Hanley, last one for a little while once baby Conrad comes!

Update 30 Wks {baby #2}

Wooo have I neglected this little blog or what?!

I'm nearly 31 weeks pregnant and things are moving along great! I've had no morning sickness, no heartburn, no complaints for the most part! I've definitely been having Braxton Hicks contractions for a couple weeks now and a lot of movement. I never felt Hanley in my pelvis or rib cage in all the 9 months but this little boy LOVES hanging out in both! Not the most comfortable feeling.

We fixed up the spare bedroom and it makes me so happy because it looks so nice! It's not nearly as big as Hanleys room but equally as cute!

Next week Hanley and I are going on a little trip to see my best friend in Florida!! It will be nice to get away from this crazy cold weather and to get away one last time before the new addition.

The week after we get back from Florida, I'm having a little "sprinkle" for this baby boy. I don't need much but diapers, wipes and some boy outfits will be nice

I saved every piece of clothing that was Hanleys in case we had another girl and since we won't be needing them, I started taking her clothes to 2nd hand children's shops but it was a lot of time for not much money at all. I then decided to try Facebook and found a baby buy/sell site where I sold 90% of her old clothes and some girlie gear on and it made all the effort sooo worth it!

Hanley isn't exactly ready to give up her crib and I'm perfectly ok with her still being confined so one of my best friends was generous enough to give me a crib and mattress that's practically new. We moved Hanleys changing table/dresser into Conrads room and bought her a dresser on CraigsList. His room will be vintage aviation when it's all said and done! I'm currently working on a 4 panel art piece of a big abstract plane to go above his crib but it's trying my patience and not turning out exactly how I wished but hopefully will be ok in the end.