Whoa, Baby...number 3!

Surprise! 

The Wilson family will be expanding...again...come September. Crazy, right?! I've already had a million questions, and I'm sure I'll have a million more, so hopefully I can clear up some of the curiosity! 

The first and most popular question we get...

"Sooooo...was this planned? Were you trying?"

NO. Heck no. We were most definitely NOT planning this one. I mean, yes, we've always said we want a big family, but we were planning a little more space in between them. But low and behold, here I am, 8 weeks pregnant! We actually found out on Christmas Eve and kept it a secret from everyone until I had a few blood tests to confirm my rising HCG levels.  I still can't wrap my mind around the 18 months of negative pregnancy tests, fertility drugs, procedures and doctor appointments to get pregnant with Gavin, and BOOM! NOT trying at all and here I am, pregnant again. God works in mysterious ways! :)

Once we were sure that I was pregnant...AKA once it started to actually sink in..we slowly started to tell our family. Christian was so excited, and immediately starting asking for a sister...which leads me to the next question I keep getting. 

"Are you hoping for a girl this time?"

This is a tough one to answer. I would be lying if I said I didn't want a little mini-me with bows and frills and pearls, but I also love these crazy little boys with my entire being. I love being a boy mom...well, except when they pee everywhere. And they do. A lot. But that's my life and I'm perfectly in love with it. So would I love a girl? Of course. Would I be disappointed with another boy? Heck no. And this leads me to the next question I get a lot...

"Is this it? Are you going to have more?"

WHOA guys. Let me just have this third one and see where life takes us!! ;) But really, we've always said we'll try until we have a girl, or we'll stop at four. Four is our magic number...NO more than that. But that's our plan for right now, and it can always change!

And the last question...my personal favorite...

"Can you handle this? Are you ready for this? You realize these things cost money right?"

Nope. I can't handle it. Not ready. Commit me now. THEY COST MONEY? I had no clue! 

<Please note the sarcasm>

Yes, I realize life is about to get crazy. Chaotic. Expensive. But most of all, life is about to be even more amazing. I love having kids. It's what I was meant to do. I never knew what I wanted to do in life. I went to college for 3 years and changed my major 4 times. Nothing interested me. And then I became a mom. THIS is my job. THIS is my career. And although there are days when I completely want to run away from home crying and screaming...I have this amazing capability to step back and realize how truly blessed I am to be doing the best job on earth. So YES, I can handle it. YES, I am ready for this. And duh, I know these things cost money. I know that eventually we'll be paying for schools and cars and weddings, but I've never once met a parent of multiples that said, "Man. These kids of mine cost me so much money over the years and life was so chaotic. I wish I only would have had one or two." I have however met a dozen parents that have told me, "If I had it to do all over again, I would have had more kids. Sure, it's chaos when they're little, but those days are gone so fast and now I wish I would have had more." 

So, here we are, having more!

So now that I've cleared up all of the lingering thoughts that might be going through your head...now to the fun stuff!

Like I said earlier, I am 8 weeks pregnant. I probably won't be doing the weekly chalkboard updates this time, as I just don't have time. Plus, I feel like I just finished doing them from the last pregnancy. I will most likely do a monthly pregnancy update.

At 6 weeks+5 days, we had an ultrasound to confirm the due date and make sure peanut#3 had a heartbeat. My due date is officially September 5th and little one's heart rate was 132 (for those wondering, Gavin's at 6 weeks was 120).

At 7 weeks, I snagged these adorable little t-shirts from Etsy and attempted to take announcement photos...of course Gavin was impossible to photograph (again) & Christian got tired of trying to hold him up. These were the best we could get!

And finally, my 8 week bump in all of it's glory. I was actually at my lowest weight since my wedding day when I found out I was pregnant, but my stomach poked right out at 6 weeks. Back to maternity clothes I go! We were actually planning on announcing this pregnancy on Valentine's Day...hence the cute little hearts in the next picture, but trying to hide my bump the last 2 weeks was long enough! Every trip to Target was accompanied with worry that we would run into someone we knew.

On Saturday, at our girl's Christmas party, I was finally able to spill the beans. Dustin took our group photo and said, "Okay, everyone smile and say Bethany's pregnant!" I loved getting their reactions on camera...Jennifer wins best surprised face!

So that's the big news over here in Wilson land. I've been feeling pretty nauseous the past couple weeks, but luckily not too tired...which is a great thing considering I have a baby and toddler that rely on me all day long. Dustin has been a complete saint here lately when I all I want to do is lay on the couch. Seriously, I am one blessed wife and momma. 

Lastly, thank you EVERYONE for all of the well wishes and support! All your kind words are very much appreciated! It's going to be a fun, crazy summer, that's for sure!

Peace out, kiddos!

 Happy Friday all! 

I figured I needed to do a weekly recap before our busy weekend ahead. It was kind of a snoozefest of a week *cue picture of snoozing toddler* because we're really trying to cut back on our constant errand running, eating out and overall expenses. We've been meal planning & making dinner at home more often, which is great and all, but by the end of the week, this stay at home mom is dying for some moments away from the house and kids. This weekend we not only have a dinner & movie date planned, but it's also my night with the girl's, which we planned months ago. I cannot WAIT to have adult conversation TWO nights in a row! 

We also spent the week doing a little Disney planning. We want to take the boys this spring for their joint birthday present (March & May birthdays), so we're looking at April. I can't wait to get our plans finalized and enjoy a vacation! I won't say relaxing, because I know better than that...but it's a vacation none-the-less, and I am thrilled!

Over the last weekend, I was under doc's orders to take it easy. I had a skin biopsy done on my leg, that thankfully turned out to be a very common, benign tumor. The boys were my super adorable distractors that didn't understand why I couldn't get up and chase them around. Thank goodness for a husband that kicks it into super parent mode when needed. He did meals, baths & bedtimes pretty much all weekend, so I'd say he deserves a night out as well!

My mom also sent this to me while I was at the doctor...the ultimate escape artist. He will get to those stairs, one way or another!

We found two new foods that Gavin will eat...whole grain waffles & apples. I make him try fruits every single week, and he still acts like you're pouring acid into his mouth, so I did the happiest dance ever when he didn't throw a fit over the apple!

The boys have been loving having their play kitchen in the real kitchen, although Gavin doesn't quite understand why he can't actually eat the food. He gets the most confused ever over the fake banana & ends up throwing it out of anger. Christian makes us all kinds of meals throughout the day, and then tells Gavin to wash the dishes. That's my bossy first-born. ;)

In other news, I also almost died of laughter on Wednesday. I painted my toes during Gavin's morning nap, so when he woke up, they were still wet. He spotted the hot pink immediately and made a beeline to grab at them. I had to keep running away from him so he wouldn't grab and bite my toes, and he literally chased me around the house. At one point, I thought he was in his room playing as I was putting dishes away. All of the sudden, I see hands slowly coming underneath my legs and trying to grab my toes. I seriously fell on the floor laughing. I'm not sure if he thought they were new toys or yummy fruit snacks, but he spent a majority of the afternoon determined to get his hands on my hot pink piggies.

We had another fun day with our little cousin, and her and Gavin were cracking each other up. They spent a good hour having a squealing contest...Alaina won. ;)

And today has been a day of counting down until tonight! The boys haven't been bad by any means, just crazy! Gavin just keeps crawling around the house knocking over and pulling over anything he can, and then crawls away laughing. Not even kidding. He'll even look at me sometimes, crack himself up and crawl away as fast as he can. I caught up to him after he knocked Christian's nightlight out of the wall and he wouldn't stop laughing. He knew what a stinker he was being!

We had Panera for lunch and Gavin was determined to bite the baguette. When he couldn't bite through it, he just stuck in his mouth like a chew toy and continued his crawling/destroying agenda.

And last but not least, my nails are date night ready! T-minus 2 hours until I get to shower, shave, fix my hair, put on fresh make-up and actually feel like a woman again! Can you tell I'm excited?! We're planning on eating Hibachi and seeing American Sniper...which I'm nervous about because I have a love/hate relationship with really emotional movies. 

Until next time...hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

Thanks for reading!

Happy 10 Months, Gavin Lee!

Just 2 months from now and I'll officially have a 1-year-old. How the heck did that happen?! Gavin is doing much better now than in my last update. He's not near as fussy and even lets me walk away from his eyesight every now and then! He has started liking daddy a lot more, which finally gives my arms a break. He is such a funny little guy, and a super hot mess. He will laugh and scrunch his nose at you one second, and then throw himself on the ground in anger the next. 

We won't have a height or weight until his one year check-up, but he's definitely growing like a weed. He's wearing 12-18 months clothing and size 4 diapers.

He still only has 4 teeth, but any day he'll have 6. 

He's finally crawling on all four's, pulling up and cruising around on anything he can find, chases the dog and cat all over the house and WILL NOT stop climbing the basement stairs. It's an awkward staircase that doesn't allow for a babygate at the bottom, so we pretty much spend the entire time we are downstairs following him up and down. When he gets to the top, he sits down and claps because he's so proud of his accomplishment...and he knows he's not supposed to be up there. Somehow, clapping makes it okay. ;)

He can say mama, dada, bubba, cat, dog and lots of unintelligible squeals. He waves bye-bye, claps for himself, dances to all music, signs 'more' & gives kisses (when he feels like it).

Food has been a big challenge with him, because he still hates a lot of table food. He loves any type of bread/carbs, bananas, eggs and sometimes pears. That's it. He loathes fruits and veggies unless they are in baby food form. It's totally okay to eat baby food for life, right?! 

He's also very attached to his stuffy/coo-coo/ellie/whatever he decides to call it, his blankie and his pacifier. He will not sleep without those 3 items. We have cut out the pacifier during the daytime though, and he's doing great with that.

If you follow my Instagram, you saw that we have a little biter on our hands. If he crawls up your leg, prepare for a bite. If you're holding him, prepare for a bite. If you make him angry (like telling him he can't lick the toilet or eat dogfood), prepare for him to crawl over to you and bite. Like I said, this baby? A hot stinkin' mess.

Speaking of biting, he also has one heck of a temper. His favorite game is throw himself on the ground and cry, pause to see if you're watching him, and then continue the meltdown. If he were older, it would be annoying. At 10 months? It's freaking hilarious. We are definitely in for some trouble with this little redhead.

Here is his favorite new face. He usually makes this face when he knows he's up to no good. He is still waking up around 5am to nurse, but otherwise sleeps from 7:30-7:30. He still takes a morning and afternoon nap, both of which last about 2 hours.

His favorite person in the world besides his momma, is his big brother. They are really starting to interact with each other...which isn't always a good thing. Yesterday, Christian dumped a bucket of toys on Gavin's head, so Gavin immediately crawled over to him and bit his arm. My life as a mom of boys just got real, ya'll. 

He hates sitting still. He doesn't watch TV. He loves to make a huge mess with his toys. My house is always loud and crazy and I wouldn't have it any other way. Sure, I want to pull my hair out somedays, but I love being a mom and cherish these boys more than they'll ever know.

Happy 10 Months Gavin! I can't believe you're almost a toddler!! Wait...two fiesty boy toddlers under one roof?!? Lord, give me strength!

Slowing down a bit.

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend...ours went by way too quickly as always. This past week has been a nice, calm, relaxing week...and it was just what we needed after the holidays. We made dinner at home every night, had the boys in bed by 8pm, caught up on our favorite TV shows & even went to bed early some nights. It was perfection! 

Don't get me wrong, there were days when all I wanted to do was cry because the boys were teaming up against me, refusing to nap or being down right unruly...but it's life with two boys, and I don't expect any less.

This would be my, 'why won't either of you nap or listen today' face.

Gavin has been in the best of moods lately...except for when we try to feed him fruit or tell him he can't eat the dogfood. WOW is that a battle. Apparently I need to put fruit in the dogbowl and all will be well.

Christian got his back-to-school haircut...I cannot believe he will be 4 in a few months...or that I just signed him up for kinderprep school. Next thing I know I'll be picking out colleges with him!

This is what Gavin does when you tell him he can't eat dog food. Immediately throws himself back onto the floor and screams bloody murder. You better have your foot ready to catch his little head if you tell him no...that red-headed temper means business!

And Christian's favorite new game is to stand in the hallway like this...no words, no movement...just stand there. Can someone say creepy?!

Life also gets a little more chaotic fun everyday because Gavin is into anything and everything he can get his little paws on. I keep telling him, "you touch those bills, you have to the pay them!" 

The boys' Nanny got them each a bean bag chair, and let's just say they're a huge hit. Don't let this picture fool you though...Gavin is not a TV watcher like his big bro. He'll sit through 3.5 seconds of a cartoon before he's off getting into the next thing. At this age, Christian would sit through 2 entire episodes of Little Einsteins if I let him...which I won't lie, somedays I did. #momconfessions 

Speaking of Christian, the poor guy has been so wore out since we cut out naptime. He falls asleep in the car, during quiet time, in the middle of dinner...but if he takes a nap, he sleeps horribly at night and won't fall asleep until 10 or 11pm. Oh, the toddler struggles!

Over the weekend, we had our friends over for dinner and donuts and new baby snuggles.

Christian finally got to meet sweet little Gemma and told me, "She's so booty-ful." I seriously love toddler language.

We finally got out of the house on Saturday for some shopping and lunch. We watched the Hoosiers win at Buffalo Wild Wings, where the boys were such angels! There were no meltdowns, no crying...they both ate endlessly and gave us hope again that going out to eat might not be completely out of the question!

Speaking of eating endlessly...don't even think about eating around Gavin...he will steal anything you have!

And today, well today was bittersweet. We had lunch with and then had to say goodbye 'see ya later' to our dear friend as he travels back to where he's stationed. We so enjoyed these past few weeks with him, and our hearts are broken to see him go again. Any prayers/good energy/whatever you believe in would be appreciated for safe travels for him, and strength for his wife and brand new baby who will stay behind here in the states. 

But if anything can cheer you up, it's a picture of a sweet sleeping baby!

And that has been our week! 

This week is another pretty laid back one, although a major trip to the grocery is needed and we have a few appointments...other than that, it's a lot of trying to keep busy and not-so-patiently waiting for warmer weather!

Until next time, thanks for reading!

Hello, 2015!

Happy 2015! 

I hope everyone had a fun safe New Year...ours was definitely on the low-key side, but to be honest, that's just what I needed! The past week has definitely been very eventful, so I'll take any relaxing I can get. For starters, remember two of my very best friends who were pregnant with the same due date? Well, they had their babies...and on the same day! Talk about some emotions running high! December 30th welcomed Cash first, followed by Gemma several hours later. I love these babies so much already...think they would be mad if I stole one?! I promise to bring them back when they start crying! ;)

Because I was at the hospital so late waiting to meet Miss Gemma (she took her sweet time!), New Year's Eve was a bit of a blur for me...and no, not because of alcohol. I was running on approximately 3 hours of sleep with no time for a nap. However, I still managed to stay awake to see the ball drop, eat some yummy hors d'oeuvres and cash in my New Year's kiss...this is my 12th New Year's Eve kiss with my hubby! Twelve years of smooching on the same man...and we haven't killed each other yet! ;)

New Year's Day, I slept in until 10am (thank you, husband!)...I cannot remember the last time that has happened. We visited the sweet babies and then came home for a completely lazy day. Christian also came down with a little cold, so extra cuddles were in order for all of us.

Did I mention we were super lazy?!

Gavin is getting pretty darn difficult to photograph, as he is always on the go and hates sitting still, but I managed a few cute shots of him on his favorite Christmas present. Totally rotten.

And we finished the evening with a magic carpet ride around the house. Boys are so much fun, but whew! They are exhausting! 

Since New Year's Day, we have all caught Christian's cold. None of us feel too badly, but it's been couch time, medicine & kleenexes galore for all of us. We did manage to escape the house for some Christmas returns, shopping & grocery. Christian stayed with my mom Saturday night, which always makes shopping so much easier. The less needy children at Target, the better! And I'm kind of obsessed with my adorable Valentine's Day finds for the boys. Thanks Old Navy & Kohl's!

AND since everyone finally has their Christmas gifts, I can share our family photos I took back in November. Like I said, Gavin is remarkably hard to photograph, so I consider all of these a complete win. One of these days we'll be able to get in with our regular photographer for some actual family photos, but until then, my cheap little camera will just have to do!

So that's been the start to our 2015 year. It's only 4 days in, and I can already tell it's going to be a great year! Time definitely needs to slow down though, because I'm only 2 months away from throwing my baby boy a first birthday party...and that just ain't right! ;) 

Until next time!

Thanks for reading!