b/c i’m slightly in shock here

heart racing

hands shaking

but somehow i KNEW it.

 

and this life is about to become two times fuller,

two times crazier

two times more blessed.

help me Lord.

🙂

 

excuse me. i have to lie down.

(as told in more tybee/savannah photos).

1. twirl. always. in public, at home, dance and twirl.

 

never be embarrassed to twirl. even if you look like this (i’m not sure why mommy laughs SO hard when she looks at this, but she does):

 

2. you are never too cool to hold your daddy’s hand:

 

3. chickies who play sports are cool!:

 

 

4. reading is necessary to happiness:

 

 

5. be careful when hugging. note that one person will always be thrilled and one will be DYING to be let go:

 

 

6. daddy is your best friend and hero:

 

and secret keeper:

 

and story-hearer:

 

and safe place to sleep:

 

7. funny faces must be used. often. they make mommy giggle:

 

 

8. sisters are the best. even though sometimes we act like they are the worst. we love to laugh together and we love life. is there anything better than that?

 

 

9. a secret from the chickies: mommy was being CRAFTY yesterday!!! she felt good for most of the day, she was even cleaning! the day before she threw up in the bushes at the riverwalk, but we told her we wouldn’t tell anyone!

daddy said with her big sunglasses and water bottle (that looked like it had something in it other than water), she looked like she was throwing up in the bushes for another reason, but we didn’t get that. over our heads.

have a beautiful monday!

xxo

harper and sadie

i thought i’d share a few more photos today.

but first i want to tell you thank you for all of your kind words the past two days. i think you guys are the absolute best, and i’m certainly not going to let a few people who are hell bent on disliking me and needling me ruin that.

no worries. it’s life. i am 100 percent clear that not everyone is going to like me. it is what it is!! 🙂

with that being said, here are a few more photos.

one of the things i loved about tybee island was the colorful walls. i made sure to get lots of photos in front of them:

the wall on the front of seaside sweets (best gelato in the world).

 

nice shag. someone needs a trim. 🙂

 

one of these two was actually attempting to lick the wall (shudder). i’ll let you guess who. HEE!

 

 

 

that last photo was taken at the pier. so was this one…can you tell what sadie thought about the water?

 

she MUCH preferred the beach to the water. she kept saying NO OTTA!

she even ran to the water’s edge, chucked a shell at the water and yelled NO OTTA.

pretty sure she showed the ocean who’s boss.

 

we LOVED the cottage we rented for the week, Sea Glass Cottage.

it was built in the 30’s.

 

my favorite part by far was the front porch. we spent lots of time here:

 

and one last shot…the lighthouse. hmm. who knew that climbing 178 stairs in circular staircases would make me nauseous. hmm. teehee.

 

okay, that’s it for today. happy saturday!

xoxo

and all of the housework, assignments, and yes blogging (:) ) that i’ve neglected for far too long!!!

it was a WONDERFUL, much needed trip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i took hundreds of photos and i’m certain i’ll be sharing LOTS over the coming weeks, but i wanted to post my favorites tonight.

some trip highlights (as well as maybe lowlights?? 😉

1. two cases of stomach bug

2. climbing the tybee lighthouse w/ the babes in tow

3.perfect weather

4. daddy and uncle chris taking sadie to the ER (dislocated elbow, bless her heart)

5. beach days

6. Mrs. Wilkes’ Dining Room

7. five full days of nearly NO morning sickness…YAY!!!

8. unlimited family time. just perfect.

i’ll share more later, i just wanted to check in since i’m feeling more myself. YAY!!! i’m nine weeks pregnant…fingers crossed the worst of the worst has passed. HA!

a quick note…i’ve been getting some odd (sometimes rude) questions lately over at my formspring account, so i’ve decided to delete it. not worth the drama. 😉 life is too short for negativity in my opinion.

if you have a question, ask in the comments and i’ll answer it asap.

my favorite snarky question as of late?

“oh, so you are THAT pregnant lady, huh?”

wha? am i sick? yes. tired? yes…well i was. and i was honest about it. if you know me and read my blog, you know i don’t talk about how perfect my life is. never have never will.

i’d rather neglect my blog for a bit rather than go on and on about how bad i feel or talk about pregnancy in general.

so there you have it.

so whoever you are, yes i am “that” pregnant lady.

overwhelmed

tired

happy

blessed beyond all belief.

hugs, kisses, POSITIVITY, and happy thursday!!

xxo

s

is this.

wake up

feed girls (try to eat, but that’s a feat in itself. mainly gag)

dress girls

talk myself into getting out of pajamas

take girls to school

back in bed.

pick girls up

lunch

nap for girls

nap for me

play time. which may or may not consist of me laying on floor while girls play around me.

supper

bed.

i feel bad. guilty. sadie is having a hard time. regressing in potty training, crying, wanting to be held.

when i got pregnant with sadie, harper was only 12 months old. and it was easier, b/c she was none the wiser to what was going on.

i know everyone will be okay, that this is just temporary.

survival mode.

but oh, i feel sad. and guilty. did i mention that?

j has been out of town for a couple of days, and sadie asks about him constantly. all the time. and it breaks my heart b/c soon he’s leaving again. and i won’t be able to say “he’ll be back tomorrow, baby girl!!”. it was easier when they were too little to know.

but of course, as always, with the bitter comes the sweet.

LOTS of laughter. don’t even ask me what they are doing here:

 

the best husband ever…who makes dinner for the girls every night and rubs my back and encourages me…AND wears pink for his baby girl’s birthday party without even blinking an eye:

 

and the drama and love of every day life with my two sweet girls:

and a family vacation HERE for the better part of a week, some special time together before our time apart:

 

life will, indeed, go on.

and at the end of this tunnel we will be a family of five, and all will be right in the world. a new baby to hold and love…and it will be okay.

so i’m telling myself right now…NO MORE GUILT. sadie will be just fine. 🙂

wow, talk about blogging as therapy. HA!

hope you guys will stick around even though my entries are more sporadic. heck, my time out of bed is sporadic. 🙂

love you all.

xo

s