Happy Sweet 16 to my wonderful, fabulous, special, and absolutely amazing niece Ginny!
She inspires us all each and every day!
We love you Ginny!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Connor is 15 months!!!
That's right! Bubby is officially 15 months old as of October 20th!
Dear Connor,
It has been so exciting to watch you learn and grow! We can't believe how much you change everyday! So, here are 15 things we want to remember about you at this age:
1. You absolutely LOVE fall! You think it is awesome to go outside and play with your ball or jump in the leaves. In fact, you get pretty mad when me make you come in! lol
2. Your vocabulary has really grown this month. You're saying all kinds of words... Ma-ma, Da-da, Ne-Ne, Ba-bal (Papaw), Yeah, No, ball, uh-oh, eat, ba-ba (bottle), poo poo (Momma didn't mean to teach you that one! lol), and bath... just to name the ones I can think of! You are growing up sooooo fast!
3. You still LOVE your baths, but you only want to stand up in the tub. You are too busy to sit down! LOL
4. You have learned how to take off your shirt. So instead of napping, you usually take your clothes off instead, lol.
5. You are on the go, nonstop! Every time I turn around, you have gotten yourself into a hilarious predicament! (Such as the hamper incident... lol)
6. You love your Ma-ma and Da-da soooooo much! You like to follow us around and see what we are doing. The whole time you say, "Ma-ma! Da-da!" My favorite is when you give us hugs and kisses! I hope you always do that!
7. You are obsessed with cell phones! You steal my phone all the time and even know how to unlock it and call people!
8. When you take things that you know you are not supposed to have, you run and sit outside Momma and Da-da's bedroom door in the corner like we can't "see" you there! LOL
9. We announced this month that you are going to be a BIG BROTHER!!! You are going to such a great big brother, too! <3
10. You all of the sudden have stared to "understand English" as I call it. In other words, you understand what we are saying to you or are asking you to do! Its so neat to see you learning so much! When I say its bath time, you run to the bathroom door and wait! When I say bring me the ball, you do! Your little light bulb has really come on! lol
11. You LOVE to read! You bring us book after book and climb into our laps so we can read to you!
12. Your favorite books this month are Babyberry Pie and Goodnight Gorilla.
13. You think your cousin Ryan is the best! You have to be the one to go in his room every morning to say "Get up!" You love it when he and his girlfriend Kylie play with you!
14. You LOVE to eat! It is so funny because when you are ready to eat, you yell "EAT!" and run to your highchair and try to climb in! lol
15. You like to wear your jacket and hat in the house! lol You bring it to me because you want it on! Its pretty funny! lol
You are the most wonderful, bubbly, sweet, and cuddly 15 month old there is! We can't get enough of you and your little chubby cheeks! We LOVE you sooooooooo much and can't wait to see what you have in store for us next month! :)
We love you to the moon and back a million times!
Love,
Momma and Da-da
Dear Connor,
It has been so exciting to watch you learn and grow! We can't believe how much you change everyday! So, here are 15 things we want to remember about you at this age:
1. You absolutely LOVE fall! You think it is awesome to go outside and play with your ball or jump in the leaves. In fact, you get pretty mad when me make you come in! lol
2. Your vocabulary has really grown this month. You're saying all kinds of words... Ma-ma, Da-da, Ne-Ne, Ba-bal (Papaw), Yeah, No, ball, uh-oh, eat, ba-ba (bottle), poo poo (Momma didn't mean to teach you that one! lol), and bath... just to name the ones I can think of! You are growing up sooooo fast!
3. You still LOVE your baths, but you only want to stand up in the tub. You are too busy to sit down! LOL
4. You have learned how to take off your shirt. So instead of napping, you usually take your clothes off instead, lol.
5. You are on the go, nonstop! Every time I turn around, you have gotten yourself into a hilarious predicament! (Such as the hamper incident... lol)
6. You love your Ma-ma and Da-da soooooo much! You like to follow us around and see what we are doing. The whole time you say, "Ma-ma! Da-da!" My favorite is when you give us hugs and kisses! I hope you always do that!
7. You are obsessed with cell phones! You steal my phone all the time and even know how to unlock it and call people!
8. When you take things that you know you are not supposed to have, you run and sit outside Momma and Da-da's bedroom door in the corner like we can't "see" you there! LOL
9. We announced this month that you are going to be a BIG BROTHER!!! You are going to such a great big brother, too! <3
10. You all of the sudden have stared to "understand English" as I call it. In other words, you understand what we are saying to you or are asking you to do! Its so neat to see you learning so much! When I say its bath time, you run to the bathroom door and wait! When I say bring me the ball, you do! Your little light bulb has really come on! lol
11. You LOVE to read! You bring us book after book and climb into our laps so we can read to you!
12. Your favorite books this month are Babyberry Pie and Goodnight Gorilla.
13. You think your cousin Ryan is the best! You have to be the one to go in his room every morning to say "Get up!" You love it when he and his girlfriend Kylie play with you!
14. You LOVE to eat! It is so funny because when you are ready to eat, you yell "EAT!" and run to your highchair and try to climb in! lol
15. You like to wear your jacket and hat in the house! lol You bring it to me because you want it on! Its pretty funny! lol
You are the most wonderful, bubbly, sweet, and cuddly 15 month old there is! We can't get enough of you and your little chubby cheeks! We LOVE you sooooooooo much and can't wait to see what you have in store for us next month! :)
We love you to the moon and back a million times!
Love,
Momma and Da-da
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Pregnancy...round 2!
Baby Shacklett #2 is nice and cozy in hotel uterus and hopefully he or she enjoys the stay for at least 28 more weeks! :)
I'm 11 weeks and 2 days exactly placing my due date on May 3rd. However, the ultrasound dated me for May 2nd.
Does this mean baby is already measuring large?? 10 pounds was REALLY tough last time! I'd be super thrilled with 9 1/2 pounds! LOL
I'm exhausted. I could literally sleep for 24 hours straight. I'm sure of it.
I've been very lucky when it comes to pregnancy symptoms in both of my pregnancies. No morning sickness. I mainly have food aversions and bloat! :/
HOLY FOOD AVERSIONS, though!!! I CAN'T WAIT for these nasty food aversions to subside! Pretty much EVERYTHING sounds disgusting! There are very few things I can eat without wanting to puke! So, needless to say, thank goodness for prenatal vitamins because my diet is terrible! I can't look at a vegetable and meat really grosses me out right now. I pretty much live off of peanut butter and milk. The more bland, the better!
I have a major sweet tooth this time.
My only MAJOR craving so far is vanilla milkshakes. With Connor, it was spicy Cheetoes.
I lost 6 pounds because of food aversions, but then gained it back! So I guess "technically" I haven't gained anything yet. Don't worry, I'm SURE that will change real soon!
Did I mention that I'm exhausted?
Baby's heart rate was 131 at our ultrasound around 6 weeks. At 11 weeks, baby's heart rate was 160. Any predictions on gender?? :)
We keep getting asked what we want. My answer is THIS BABY. We want this baby that God has given us... be it a girl or a boy. It would be awesome to have a girl so that we have a boy and a girl, but we'd be soooooooo happy to have another beautiful, healthy boy as well.
The Chinese birth calendar predicted a boy for my pregnancy with Connor and is predicting a GIRL for this pregnancy. We shall see! ;)
Yes, we already have names picked out! :) No, I'm not telling! You'll have to wait until December when we find out the gender! ;)
My birth plan is to have a natural delivery without the use of pain medications. I will totally need your prayers for that one! I ended up delivering Connor without an epidural, so hopefully I can muster up the get-up and go to do it again.
We also keep getting asked if this is it for us. The answer is we are undecided. We'll see how two goes! :)
I almost forgot to mention that I'm really exhausted ALL THE TIME! ;)
I'm 11 weeks and 2 days exactly placing my due date on May 3rd. However, the ultrasound dated me for May 2nd.
Does this mean baby is already measuring large?? 10 pounds was REALLY tough last time! I'd be super thrilled with 9 1/2 pounds! LOL
I'm exhausted. I could literally sleep for 24 hours straight. I'm sure of it.
I've been very lucky when it comes to pregnancy symptoms in both of my pregnancies. No morning sickness. I mainly have food aversions and bloat! :/
HOLY FOOD AVERSIONS, though!!! I CAN'T WAIT for these nasty food aversions to subside! Pretty much EVERYTHING sounds disgusting! There are very few things I can eat without wanting to puke! So, needless to say, thank goodness for prenatal vitamins because my diet is terrible! I can't look at a vegetable and meat really grosses me out right now. I pretty much live off of peanut butter and milk. The more bland, the better!
I have a major sweet tooth this time.
My only MAJOR craving so far is vanilla milkshakes. With Connor, it was spicy Cheetoes.
I lost 6 pounds because of food aversions, but then gained it back! So I guess "technically" I haven't gained anything yet. Don't worry, I'm SURE that will change real soon!
Did I mention that I'm exhausted?
Baby's heart rate was 131 at our ultrasound around 6 weeks. At 11 weeks, baby's heart rate was 160. Any predictions on gender?? :)
We keep getting asked what we want. My answer is THIS BABY. We want this baby that God has given us... be it a girl or a boy. It would be awesome to have a girl so that we have a boy and a girl, but we'd be soooooooo happy to have another beautiful, healthy boy as well.
The Chinese birth calendar predicted a boy for my pregnancy with Connor and is predicting a GIRL for this pregnancy. We shall see! ;)
Yes, we already have names picked out! :) No, I'm not telling! You'll have to wait until December when we find out the gender! ;)
My birth plan is to have a natural delivery without the use of pain medications. I will totally need your prayers for that one! I ended up delivering Connor without an epidural, so hopefully I can muster up the get-up and go to do it again.
We also keep getting asked if this is it for us. The answer is we are undecided. We'll see how two goes! :)
I almost forgot to mention that I'm really exhausted ALL THE TIME! ;)
Lastly, my Bubby is super excited!!! He is going to be such a great big brother!!!
Friday, October 14, 2011
We have an Announcement!!!
Connor says: Read my shirt!!!
Yes, you read that correctly! Connor is being promoted to big brother - effective May 2012! :)
We are SOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!
Baby Shacklett #2 is due to arrive on May 3rd, 2012. Here's a first glimpse at our little bundle:
This was our 6 week scan! :)
I'm 11 weeks and 1 day today!!! 28 weeks and 6 days until we meet BABY! We had our first appointment with our OB today, and baby's heartbeat sounded great!!! We can't wait to meet you Baby! Let the countdown begin!
We are sooooo grateful that God has entrusted another precious life into our care!!!
We would be so thankful and appreciative of your prayers for a healthy pregnancy, safe delivery, and healthy baby!!!
Look for more updates on Baby Shacklett #2 soon!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Fall Break :)
Wonderful fall break has arrived!!! Unfortunately, our fabulously fun plans are on hold until we all feel better! That's right, the Shacklett house is under quarantine while we all recover from our colds! :( I have been washing sheets and going crazy with the Lysol hoping to shorten our visit from the cold fairy.
Check out my little trooper enjoying a snack of grapes and cheddar bunnies! Can you tell he doesn't feel good?
I know what your thinking... what happened to his face?!?!?!?! Well, those are Bubby's toddler battle wounds. Here's an up close:
Check out my little trooper enjoying a snack of grapes and cheddar bunnies! Can you tell he doesn't feel good?
I know what your thinking... what happened to his face?!?!?!?! Well, those are Bubby's toddler battle wounds. Here's an up close:
The left forehead bruise is from gracefully tripping over his fire truck, and the right eyebrow/cheek bruise is from running FULL SPEED into the door frame! Ouch! I think I may need to invest in padding for my walls! These battle wounds don't seem to phase Bubby one bit, though! Check out that grin!
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