Pumpkin Patch

This afternoon we headed to a local pumpkin patch. They're hard to find here in the south and typically they consider pumpkins and hay in a church parking lot a pumpkin patch... far cry from what I'm used to up north! However, the place we went to was cute and Braiden had an absolute blast! Between the hayride, animals, live music, hay stacks to climb on, and puddles of mud, Braiden was in his glory.
My baby on a tractor

Braiden's buddies, Hayden and Wilson

Braiden with Mommy and Daddy

Wilson wanted to be in on the picture taking :-)

Happy Fall!

It is not an easy task getting three 2 year old's to cooperate at the same time!

Hayden was thrilled to participate in this photo

Braiden on the big slide

Climbing

Watching the chickens

Watching the animals

My brave boy, petting the fat pig!

Taking a ride in a cute, kid sized tractor train

Braiden's the last car on the train... he smiled the entire ride

Trying to feed the pig

Petting the donkey

Buddies

The goats

Enjoying the scenery on the hayride

My beautiful baby boy

Mommy and her baby

Our Family of 3... soon to be 4!

23 Weeks

Last Friday, I had a visit with the high risk OB. Everything went well at the appointment and they were able to confirm that all is well with Gavin's heart! What a relief. All four chambers of the heart were visible and working properly. Gavin now weighs 1 lb. 3 oz and is measuring a week ahead of schedule. His heart rate was 149 bpm and he was extremely active! None of the pictures I got were good because he wasn't exactly cooperating well.
We recently received a very special gift from friends. Thank you so much to Jen and Jacqueline for the sweet monogrammed blanket for Gavin Michael.

23 week ultrasound- profile view

A chubby little foot :-)

23 weeks and feeling well

Trip to Virginia

Braiden, Wrigley, and Gigi eating lunch outside

Wrigley waiting for Braiden to share a bite of his donut

Best Buddies

Pop took Braiden for the ride of his life... on a golf cart, in the rain, through big puddles! My baby was in heaven :-)

My favorite :-)

Shannon and Bob get Married

On October 1st I had the pleasure of sharing in Shannon's wedding! She looked absolutely beautiful and while the day was filled with rain, Shannon and Bob were happy as ever :-)
Dave and I before the rehearsal

The happy couple rehearsing

Practicing outside

All of the girls

The beautiful bride and me

This picture is similar to one that we have when I was pregnant with Braiden! My boys love their Aunti J :-)

Dave and me

Me and my Dad

Mom, me and Mrs. Bishop

Tossing the bouquet!

Congratulations Shannon and Bob! We couldn't be more excited for the journey ahead of you!

The Circus

A few weeks ago I took Braiden to the local circus! We went with his buddies, Hayden and Wilson. Braiden absolutely LOVED every minute of it. At the end of the show, he looks at me and says, "Momma, no elephants!?" My poor baby was expecting a real circus with lions and tigers and elephants!!!!!!! We'll have to find a real circus to take him to :-)
Hayden and Braiden

The boys with the Ring Master

Braiden and Mommy

Braiden's favorite clown. He loved the bumble bee on his nose!

Clapping

These boys could be part of the circus!

21 Weeks

I had an appointment with my regular OB at 21 weeks. All seems to be going well. This appointment was very basic. They just listened to Gavin's heart beat, which sounds nice and strong and checked my blood pressure, which is also good.