31 & 32 Weeks

How Far: 32 Weeks
Weight Gained: I won't know for sure until my appointment on Friday. However, I'm positive that I gained back the 3 lbs I lost while being sick. How could you not with the amazing seafood on the coast and don't forget the bbq during the 4th of July celebration.
Best Moment of the Past 2 weeks: We couldn't have chosen a better time to vacation on the coast. The weather was absolutely picture perfect. I couldn't believe I actually got a tan! I haven't had a tan in years! It was also amazing to spend time with both sides of the family.
What I'm Missing: Lately I've been experiencing some lower back pain. Back pain & a toddler = no fun for Mommy!
Other News: Since coming home from vacation, I've been in "nesting" mode for sure! I can't believe it has flown by and we still haven't even painted the nursery. I'm not stressing too much over it, since he will be sleeping in a bassinet in our room for the first couple of months. However, I would at least like to have the room painted before he's here.
Plus, we're still finishing Shannon's room décor. I swear I will eventually post pictures (hopefully for both rooms) before the Baby Boy arrives.

Friday Find - Toddler "Zoo Lunchie" lunch box

Today's Friday a Find comes from Target! Of course! I LOVE Target and all of its goodies. I swear I could go their everyday and find something to buy. It's a dangerous, dangerous place... But oh do I love it!

This was actually a gift from my Hubby's Aunt but I'm so thankful we have it now. She gave Shannon a little bee lunch box and I immediately fell in love with it. Even though Shannon doesn't go to daycare or school yet, this insulated bag will be so useful for when we travel or  go to the park and want to have lunch their too. I'm in love with all of their designs (they have many to choose from) including this ladybug design. They also have a really cute fox one too! I definitely need to pick up some of the accessories to go with it!

Here are some examples in the store:

 



Easter Week Festivities

I'm not really sure why this post took me forever to complete but I thought "better late than never!" So here's a little look into our Easter weekend.

I love Easter time and the traditions that come with the holidays. Easter morning went the same way for years with my family. Go to church in our new outfits, come home and raid our Easter baskets (ok, maybe we did a little but of this before church), then wait patiently for my Dad to make ham & eggs for us, while Ben Hur or some other really old movie was playing in the background. Then after the mayhem was over... Nap... While golf was on in the background.
Ah, the memories.

This year we celebrated Easter at our home with my Dad. It was so nice to have him here to be with Shannon and take tons of pictures/videos. We started the morning with Shannon having to search for her hidden Easter basket (Lee's family tradition.) Halfway down the stairs, she spotted it and ran right towards it. There was absolutely no hesitation... she immediately ripped the stuff out of it. Hilarious!

Even though this wasn't Shannon's first Easter, this was her first time egg hunting. She wasn't really sure what was going on in the beginning but then got the hang of it. She had so much fun finding the eggs and of course, popping each one open to see what was inside. About half-way through she got the hang of putting it in her basket each time.

 Look at those baby blues!

 

It was such a great weekend, despite the exhaustion that comes with any holiday. I was so glad that my Dad was able to be here and share this special time with all of us. I love this picture (below) Shannon was playing with my Dad's famous foo man choo mustache.