Happy Birthday America

Yesterday was July 4th and the birthday of our great country. I love our country and am so thankful for freedom. I am also thankful I was able to spend some quality time with my family of 3 before we soon add a 4th!
Yesterday we took Sadie to a local splash park.

At first she was a tad intimidated by the shooting water so she stayed at the swings and the rope ladders.










A sweet park employee came around while we were there and gave out small American flags to all the kids. Sadie was obsessed with it and held it all day long.




She finally got brave and played in the water. She loved it!













After the splash park we came home for naps. Then we went to the grocery store so Josh could grill out hot dogs. We had a fancy meal straight from the store: hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, watermelon, and apple pie ala mode for dessert. I don't feel a bit guilty that it was all prepared and packaged by the great people at Kroger.
After our yummy dinner we let the little lady play outside in her princess pool. She loves that pool (post with pics to come) and asks to play in it every day.
We wanted to take Sadie to see the fireworks at the river but they don't shoot them off until late and she was sound asleep by 8:00pm. Josh and I watched them on tv and then caught some of them out our back window.
Our day wasn't anything spectacular but I had the best day with my two loves. Our lives are about to change in the coming days and I loved soaking up some fun with just us.
I should also apologize for the phone pictures. My computer is dead and on the list of priorities getting it fixed isn't at top. It ranks after new brakes for Josh's car, new brake switch for my car, AC for Josh's car, etc. It could be a while so phone posts will have to do!
And I promise to do a pregnancy update post tomorrow.

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great Memorial Day Weekend at our house. Lots of family time and I'm pretty sure there is nothing better. I took lots of pictures (on my phone, of course) so here it goes...

Started things off with a little something sweet on Saturday. Yum!


Sunday we got ready and went to church. Our church has a picnic every year and Sadie had a blast.






She preferred playing on the playground instead of eating her lunch.


Then her daddy took her to see the horses. They were a big hit.



She wasn't the least bit afraid of them. I was a little surprised.



After naps we went to Jules and Big Dog's house and of course she had to blow bubbles.



Monday morning we celebrated my birthday with a family trip to the zoo. Sadie kept saying she was "so happy at the zoo." That made my momma heart happy.









We wore this baby out and headed home for naps. After naps it was time for snow comes. The first one of the season is always the best!


Then we went to Jules and Big Dog's house for my birthday dinner.



Burgers, Paula Deen's fried okra salad, and cheese dip.



And for dessert, strawberry shortcake.

I am so thankful for my family and the quality time we spent together. We are given that freedom by the many who have served our country and fought to give us such a blessing. For that I will forever be thankful.

Pregnancy Update

Can you believe this is the first update I've done all pregnancy? Of course you can because the second child always gets shafted. I should know, I'm the second child. :)

I don't even have a bump picture to share with you and I apologize. Or really I don't because you're better off without it. Trust me, it's big! Much bigger than with Sadie.

This pregnancy overall has been a lot like my first. I was sick until about 24 weeks, had lots of sinus issues, craved the same things, and overall had the same symptoms. The biggest difference between the two is this pregnancy just hurts more. I'm
sure the 31 pound toddler I chase around on a daily basis has something to do with this.

I'm 33.5 weeks along. How is that possible?! This pregnancy has gone by so fast. Hard to believe that in a few short weeks I will have 2 baby girls! Pray for me! :)
Sophie has measured big on every u/s so either my due date is off or I've just got a big girl on my hands! Unfortunately she is transverse so I go in for another u/s in a couple weeks to determine her placement. If she hasn't moved then a c-section is likely. I was bummed about this possibility at first but I'm at peace with it now. Whatever it takes to get her here safely is what I want!

Just for fun here is a 4D picture of Sadie and Sophie at 28w. Sadie is on the left and Sophie on the right. Other than the little nose my girls don't look much alike. Only time will tell.

I am so excited for her to get here but I have so much to do so I am happy waiting a bit longer. We just moved into a new place (post coming soon) so there are lots on my to-do list to get ready for her.

2 Year Photos

I can't believe I am posting Sadie's two year photos. How on earth is she already 2? I want to post all about my spunky two year old sometime soon but for now I leave with you some of my favorite images from her photo session with Ashley. If you live in Central Arkansas and need a photographer you need to look her up. The thing I love most about Ashley is she always captures Sadie's personality when she photographs her. She just follows her around and lets her do her thing while she snaps pictures. Here are a few of my favorites but they were all SO GOOD! Thanks again, Ashley!

Oh Blogging

I miss blogging. I have lots of blog posts to catch up on. Maybe one day soon I will be able to get back into the groove. I keep thinking about it and hoping to write but life is crazy right now and getting crazier by the day. I need to do a pregnancy post, a Sadie post, maybe even a sewing post. They are coming but for now I will just leave you with a few pictures of my sassy lady, who is about to be 2. Two.

ABC's

Introducing...

Sophie Lee Bazyk



Choosing a name was not as easy this time as it was with Sadie. Josh and I both have very different taste in names. I went back and forth about choosing one with the same monogram as Sadie or choosing one totally different. I have always loved the name Sophie and so has Josh. I didn't want to pick it because of its popularity though so I kept trying to come up with another option. No matter what I suggested we just didn't like it as well or it didn't sound that well with the rest of our names. I always kept coming back to Sophie. I mean how cute does that sound with Sadie?! After we saw her sweet self yesterday I just knew. She is a Sophie.

 

Her middle name was an easy choice. Not only is it the same letter as Sadie's middle name but it is Josh's middle name. It is also his mom and sister's middle name. It happens to be the middle name of some of my favorite friends as well.

 

We are so thankful for a great ultrasound yesterday. As thrilled as we are to be having another girl we are even more thrilled she is growing and is healthy. Thank you, Lord!

 

I really appreciate all of your sweet comments! Thank you for being excited for us!