THE ZOO

we had a long family weekend, we wanted to go to the beach but our plans fell through so we decided to take advantage of our long weekend and do some fun things with just the three of us. 

on friday we went to zoo atlanta. the zoo is really beautiful and the paths are well shaded that it was quite nice to walk around. however, my recommendation is to go early (i.e. right when they open) or in the afternoon or maybe not on a friday. we got there around 10:30am and it was field trip central for the kiddos. there were so.many.kids running around and it was really hard for madelyn to get her chance to see the animals or really absorb the moment before a bigger kid would block her view. 

the flamingos are the first ones to greet you, there are so many and madelyn kept calling them ducks.

madelyn was a huge fan of the gorillas, there is a little sitting area where you can just watch them. there were quite a few baby gorillas, they were so cute playing with each other. madelyn got a huge giggle attack when one of the little babies began to roll down the hill, it was too cute.

another one of m's favorites was the panda bears. she kept saying "bear, cutting grass! mommy ... bear, cut grass!?" i mean, i guess it kind of looks like that. i love this age and how big her imagination is. 

by this time madelyn was starting to lose her marbles so we knew we needed a quick snack and a carousel ride before heading home. i wasn't sure how she would take the carousel but she ended up loving it!! as we would go by vy, she would wave at him with the biggest smile.

this age, right here is the best. we had such a fun day running around after her, watching her and listening to her explanation of everything she was seeing.

i love this little family of mine! xo

MADELYN'S EASTER BASKET

i started putting madelyn's easter basket together in the beginning of march, i was just so excited!

lamb | m has been obsessed with singing "mary has a little lamb" so when we walked into pbk a few weeks ago and she saw this lamb she just had to have it. i am surprised that she has forgotten about this cutie but come sunday i have a feeling it'll be her new best friend.

isla lace headband | i've become a huge fan of willow crowns' headbands so when they dropped their new spring line i just had to get m one. i'm thinking she'll definitely wear this for either my maternity or our newborn photo session.

felt bows | these are my favorite bows, hands down. the quality and the colors are just perfection. there was no doubt that m needed to add a few more to her collection.

what's an easter basket without a few books?!! madelyn loves her books and to read, i really hope she keeps her love as she grows.

happy easter, mouse | these are the cutest so obviously she needed one for this holiday.

baby's first book of prayers | we pray with m everyday so i thought it was would to nice to have a few more. plus, it's pure sweetness when she says "amen."

i'm a big sister | i thought this would be perfect for m as she is going to be a big sister soon.

bring home baby | for m's first birthday she got a baby stella and just loves her. she requests to her just about everywhere. recently she has been really interested in taking care of her with changing her diaper and such. so with her big sister promotion approaching i thought this little play set would be the cutest and i know she's just going to love it.

knotty tots moccs | these are my favorite moccs for madelyn. i love them for the fringe and bows. i saw these custom designs on instagram and knew m needed these little mary jane style clara moccs for her spring/summer wardrobe.

taylor joelle dress | duh, every little girl need a aqua lace tulle dress and i'm thinking this will be perfect for one of our upcoming photo sessions.

lip smackers | girlfriend is obessed with chapstick. every.single.time i take my out mine she just needs to put some on her lips too so i knew it would be perfect to get her some of her own. plus these little gems are just classic.

peeps lolli | this little bunny is just plain cute.

bubbles | last summer madelyn couldn't get enough of blowing bubbles so with warmer weather on the horizon it'll be so fun to get outside and enjoy these grape scented bubbles.

basket | (from michaels) girlfriend did get an upgrade from last year.

i cannot wait to give madelyn her basket of goodies because i know she's just going to love it!

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29 WEEKS & LIFE LATELY

hello third trimester!!

it's so crazy to think how close we are to meeting our little man and puts me into a semi panic attack knowing that we have so much to do with the kiddos' rooms between now and then.

weight gain:

i had an appointment last friday where my doctor told me i have gained 20 pounds so far then processed to tell me that when i was pregnant with madelyn i had only gained 6 pounds. talk about a difference. i definitely feel a lot bigger and more tired then i did with m but then again i have m now. of course to cure the news i went to publix and bought items to make an ice cream sundae, i feel much better now.

the little man:

within the last few weeks vy and i may have agreed on a name for the little guy. vy is ready to commit but i'm not ready. we're been teaching madelyn how to say his name and have talked with our parents about it. so far everyone is on board. 

clothing: 

i've been rocking maternity clothing since about 12 weeks. this time around the bump has definitely shown up a lot quicker which forced me to purchase some strechy waistband clothing. i am so happy that the weather is starting to warm up so i can wear dresses every.single.day.

sleep: 

overall, i'm sleeping pretty well. there are times that i am woken up by a charlie horse which makes me pop out of bed like there's a fire and freaks vy out (haha!) but other than that we are doing well. 

movement: 

there is lots of movement although when i try to get vy to feel, little man seems to call it quits.  takes me back to when i was pregnant with madelyn. those little movements are amazing and reminds me why i love being preggo.

cravings:
moe's. yes moe's. i can't get enough of the taco salad. i need it at least once a week. pistachios. really just ben & jerry's pistachio pistachio ice cream. lemonade, really love simply raspberry lemonade. eating a lot of fruit which is what i did when i was pregnant with m too.

in other news ... our home is currently on the market. we decided over a month ago that we would list our lovely home in hopes of finding a better layout before the baby. it hasn't gone exactly how we thought but we have a timeline in which we can still work with. we are hoping that someone will love our home as much as we did when we first found it and we are hoping for that perfect buyer to come a long any day now. if not, we'll stay until after the baby arrives. it's crazy i know to be this far along attempting to sell a home and stresses me out a little when i really start to think about how many weeks are left but we're staying positive.

for now, i am planning on designing madelyn's big girl room and we'll most likely make this tranisiton with her next month. then we'll work on setting up the little man's nursery.