I was so excited to visit Boca Raton and stay in the amazing Boca Resort while Peter was working and speaking at an event. Traveling with our little family of three is seriously one of my favorite things to do. Peter and I were talking at the end of our trip about how much we enjoy it and I was telling him how thankful I am that our little man loves to see and do with us. Vacations have definitely changed, don't get me wrong, but they are so much better now that Solomon is with us. (Although, I am looking forward to a little babymoon night away in a couple of months with just Peter!) He is such a fun kid and I honestly enjoy spending time with him. I told Peter that I'm so thankful that I really like our kid. HA! I know it sounds weird, but he is one of my favorite people to just spend time with. His personality is coming through more and more as he's getting older and I just really enjoy getting to know him. Parenthood, it's the best, am I right?!? Anyways, Boca was beautiful and I barely noticed the heat thanks to all the amazing pools and the beach. It was such a treat!! 

The best time of the day, everyday, for Solomon! The bus ride to the Boca Beach Club. The ride back, which always ended in Solomon asleep on my chest, was my favorite part! ;) The ride to the club was just a short 7-8 minute trip but Solomon really enjoyed it. We even took the boat on our last day in Boca and he was begging for the bus instead. It was so nice to have options for the ride over to the beautiful club. The pools and beach access were so gorgeous and we loved our first day on the sand with daddy before he had to report to work. It was nice to start out trip, and end our trip in Boca, with some time at the Club with Peter. Solomon was definitely in heaven!

This boy is still dreaming of the beach. He's definitely experiencing the post vacation blues around here. When we pulled onto our street early monday morning, he started screaming, and it was not an excited happy scream. We asked him what was wrong and he just said BEEEAAAACH. Then at my mom's house, he was looking out the window and she asked him what was he looking at. He said beach. And even right this second, he came over to the computer and asked to see.... he's now saying BEACH, over and over. Poor guy. 

Spending some quality time exploring with daddy during his breaks from work! I'm so thankful for the chance to tag along with him for this trip, and then extend our stay into a little vacation in Miami. I'm so blessed that Solomon and I get to go away with him sometimes. I'm wondering how that will change once the next baby arrives, I'm hoping we can still make it happen sometimes! 

More on the rest of our trip in Miami tomorrow!

pregnancy post // month three.

Weeks 9-12

(Weeks 9 & 10 I don't have pictures.... oops!
Week nine was at the beach, then week ten, I had a horrible cold!)

9 weeks: 

• The morning sickness has switched to mornings instead of afternoons and nights. 
• The belly has officially popped out and it's crazy how pregnant I feel this week!
• Strong aversion to any kind of pork which is so weird because I craved it when I was pregnant with Solomon and love it in general while not pregnant. I hear anything pork and my mind is intrigued because I should love it but then my stomach feels awful and says no! 
• Enjoyed the beach vacation and relaxing by the ocean while working on a little tan! It was so nice and so needed. 
• Solomon mentions the baby randomly now and pats my belly. He even prayed for the baby once, makes my heart melt! 
• We had the dating ultrasound and the baby was measuring at 12/30 and the heart rate was 169. 

10 weeks:

• We told our exciting news to the world! 
• Zits are still happening, which did not happen this late last time.... but neither did the nausea. Both super fun things to deal with, ha!
• The nausea did leave during the cold over the weekend but decided to come back after I was feeling better. I guess I'm thankful that I didn't have both the cold and nausea at the same time. 
• Chicken is a big craving right now, pretty much the only meat that I want to eat at the moment. 
• Small meals are already important, or I get over full and feel awful and can't sleep at night. 

11 weeks:

• My tailbone is already very sensitive and hurts if I sit for too long. 
• Still pretty small in the mornings but I feel huge by night. 
• Making time and finding energy for the gym this week and really glad, it makes me feel so much better. 
• Nausea is still around, especially first thing in the morning and after I eat anything, and even worse after something sweet. 
• Had an awful migraine monday night that blinded me for a couple of hours. Some sleep and a hot cloth on my forehead helped make it go away.
• I get so tired everyday around 4PM and I have to take a nap, even if Solomon is awake. If he is, I turn on the tv and sit him on the couch beside me and lay down by him to close my eyes while he watches a show. If I'm driving I can barely keep my eyes open on the road, it's so crazy. 

12 weeks:

• The nausea seems worse than ever instead of going away!
• Falling asleep with Solomon all the time and Peter has to come wake me up when he's ready to go to bed. 
• Stomach aches and some round ligament pain made things uncomfortable this week. 
• Solomon not sleeping that great and waking up around 3AM at night has definitely made me more tired. 

a new baby boy.

Nope, not me, or at least we don't know yet!! But, my friend Jennifer, is having a baby boy and we could not be more excited for her. Of course the way my mom and I show love for anyone is by throwing them a party, so that's what we did. We and a few of Jen's friends gave her and baby Warner some extra love over the weekend and I wanted to share a little bit of it here. I am so sad that I didn't have my camera though. Peter took Solomon to the Children's Museum for some playtime that morning and I didn't even realize my camera was in the car until after he left. I was so bummed. I had to let my phone do the work, and obviously, it isn't as great. I really wish I could have captured all the details and had some sweet candid shots from the morning, but this is better than nothing. And Jen had a wonderful time, so that is really all that matters. 

My mom and I made baby Warner a few onesies with funny iron sayings and one of them said, whine whine whine, then we made this one for Jen to go along with it. We loved it, and we were so happy that she did, too! You also would never know that Jen had just gotten over strep throat and had no voice during this shower by looking at these pictures. She definitely has that momma glow

daddy's day.

Father's Day was a good day for us! We went to church, Solomon had an epic nap while Peter and I watched an episode of House of Cards, and then we went to the new brewery in town so daddy could have a beer. It was a hot and beautiful day, and  13 Stripes was such a beautiful spot to spend the afternoon. Solomon and I are so lucky to have Peter to take care of us, so the least we could do is buy him a beer! 

One of the things that I love most about Peter as a father, is how he uses every chance possible, to teach Solomon something. And it's even cuter how he doesn't make everything boring when he's doing it, he is a fun dad. I knew he would be, cause he is the most fun husband and friend, but seeing him as a dad makes me so darn happy. We really are lucky to have him!!

We love you, Peter!!! 

Two Already.

Sweet, little man, Wyatt had his second birthday party over the weekend! It's so crazy to watch all our boys run around and play together, so grown up and big. Wyatt was the first of the crew so he's always going to lead the way but I'm thankful to have such a precious boy to do it. His momma and daddy have done such a good job, and I'm looking forward to spending more time with him now that Katie is working from home. More play time with the boys is always a good thing! Happy Birthday, Wyatt!!! 

This boy loves singing happy birthday!!!

Solomon is also obsessed with baby Ivy. 

While editing these pictures he would scream Iiiiiivy until I showed him this picture above.