Loving the Fall Weather

Luckily, the Georgia weather has been fantastic for some fall fun. We took a trip to Helen, Ga one beautiful fall day. We had a picnic by the river and I enjoyed watching JC and Kiley fish for trout. But I think JC might want to teach Kiley to fish for something besides trout, since they are so hard to catch!!

We also joined our neighbors, Greg and Stephanie, in Athens to tailgate before the UGA and Auburn game. It was quite an experience and the people watching was priceless! Kiley was quite the trooper. I was worried about the long bathroom lines, but she opted to tinkle in the grass. Yeah for us! Those porta-potty's are not only disgusting, the lines were ridiculous!

With each day, my belly continues to grow! We are right at 17 weeks. I am trying to wait patiently for my 20 week appointment, but the time is dragging! I don't know how we didn't find out the sex with Kiley. The pregnancy seems to be moving right along, but these last 2 weeks have been so slow! I would love to know your thoughts on it being a boy or girl!?

Enjoying October Festivities

I can't believe that October has already gone. We have have been keeping busy with all the fall parties and activities. Here is a recap of some of our events.

The Lance's Pumpkin Party
We are so thankful for Misty and Joey for providing such a great afternoon for kids. It is nice that Kiley gets to wear her costume more than once, and if forces us to carve out a pumpkins by a certain date. This is the 2nd year in a row that our pumpkin has won Best Eyes, all thanks to my hubby! Kiley especially loved bobbing for apples and hitting the pinata. I need not be worried about her intake of sweets, she fed me the candy and she munched on apples all afternoon.


Corn Dawgs
We enjoyed a day at Corn Dawgs, pumpkin patch and corn maze. We went on a hay ride, saw goats, jumped on hay, ran through tunnels, played in a corn sand box and walked through the corn maze. Kiley enjoyed the corn the most. She would put her head all the way down in the corn. What a great day!

Halloween

Kiley decided to pick out her own costume for Halloween this year. We tried to help her, but she decided on this pink blob or butterfly or love bug??? She was extremely excited about trick or treating this year. We were very impressed that she actually went up to the door, rang the door bell, waited and said, "Trick or Treat?" It was awesome.

Baby Fanning #2

On September 1st, we found out we were expecting our 2nd child! We are so excited to be parents again. Kiley has been "eyeing" the babies for quiet sometime, and she is so excited to be a Big Sister.

However, this pregnancy is very different from the first. This time I had "symptoms" like an aversion to coffee, tiredness and your typical "soreness". I had none of these symptoms with Kiley. We had our first doctor's appointment in September 16 to confirm the pregnancy and find out the due date. The doctor explained due to my cycle my due date was around May 22nd, but after she examine me, she believed I was a little further along. My due date changed to May 15. To be sure, I was scheduled to come back for an ultrasound to determine my "real" due date. This again, is much different, because I only received one ultrasound with Kiley at 20 weeks.

On October 1st, (the next appointment) we were shocked to hear that I was 10 weeks pregnant. We heard the baby's heartbeat, saw it's little body, along with it's hands and feet. The due date is now April 28th!!!

I am now feeling much better and not nearly as tired as in those first months. I am back to drinking my coffee (decaf, of course and now with lots of flavored creamer!) I am already struggling with the temptation of sweets and fried food. Although at this time, I am still wearing my regular clothing the jeans are getting pretty tight! I haven't put on any pounds yet, but I am getting bigger! I pulled out the maternity clothes, but I'm just not quite ready for those yet.

Here is my 11 week photo. Looking much bigger here than I thought. I am hoping it is the shirt! We will be returning to the doctor in early November.