You will not believe how amazing this photographer is...

I am here in Naples with Chase, staying at Kelly (Stout) Hutcheson's house. One of her closest friends is an amazing photographer and agreed to take maternity pics of me. She also captured some beautiful shots of Chase. Here are just a few of the incredible photos she took last night! She has such an eye and wonderful talent.

Check out her site here Enjoying the Small Things.

She is available for hire. So if you are in the Naples area and you would love to have some beautiful family photos taken, this is your girl!!!

Thanks you so much Kelle!!!!!

30 weeks!!! But I really only have a little less than 2 months left. Since I am having a Csection, I can schedule my delivery up to 10 days before my actual due date. So the next time I go in, I will schedule it! It will either be 9/18 or 9/19. I am feeling good. My back gets really sore by mid day.

We are getting ready for the new addition to our family. We officially transitioned Chase to his big boy room and big boy bed yesterday! I have been so nervous about this transition, but it went beautifully! He did great for both nap and night time. What an awesome kid! This morning, I heard him saying in his cute little voice, "Mommy, Where are you?" So cute! I will post pics later of him in his bog boy bed. He just loves it.

Hard to believe my heart is going to grow even bigger in just a few short weeks!

We have been spending a lot of time in the pool lately. It has been so hot and the pool feels so good on my back. Chase is a little daredevil. We really have to watch him because he loves to just jump right in!

DO YOU THINK SHE IS MAD AT ME????
Ok, I have had it with the cat hair all over the house. Hazel was starting to disgust me with all her hair and always wanting to be next to me. So I finally convinced Dawson that it was time to shave her. It will grow out eventually if we don't like it. I think it is a little too short right now, but maybe we could keep it nice a trim with some of our own clippers.
Chase was laughing so hard when he saw her for the first time. He chased her around the house yelling "Hazel, where are you?" So cute.
Check out the video in the next posting.













Here we are at My Kids Gym today. Unfortunately, today is the last day we will be able to go because my worst fears have come true! They are closing for good this FRIDAY!!! Darn recession!

I have just 2 months left in this pregnancy. I promise to get some belly shots this weekend and post them to the blog. It has gone by rather fast. I am getting more tired this last trimester and starting to get a little anxious thinking about juggling two! At my next doctors appt, I will be able to schedule what day I want my Csection. WOW! Can't believe we are at that point already. Everything is going fine and right on schedule.

Yesterday, I had a great birthday. Dawson let me sleep in and made breakfast for Chase and me. Then, we went to get my new iphone (bday gift). We couldn't wait in that insane line so we ordered one and will get it later this week. So excited. We all napped. Since it was raining all day, we decided to order food in from Samba Room and enjoyed my favorite cake (Baskin Robbins chocolate chip). This was the perfect day for me at this point in my pregnancy. This last trimester is going to kick my butt. By lunchtime, I am so sore. I don't remember it being like this, but then again I didn't have a little guy to run after.

Here you can see chase singing me Happy Birthday! So adorable!

Last week, I had to do a 3 hour glucose tolerance test because I failed my 1 hour test. What torture!!! I had to sit in that lab for 3 hours without anything to eat or drink (except for that nasty glucose water). Well...I am happy to report that I do not have Gestational Diabetes. I didn't really think I would, but I was still a little nervous.

Last Wednesday, Dawson and I went to the DMB concert in Tampa. We had a great time. I have gone to a Dave show pregnant before, but not this far along. I did see one other pregnant girl there! She was 6 months along. Boy was that exhausting though. It is hard enough to keep my balance in general. Add a bunch of dancing fools around you and it is near impossible.

Happy Birthday to Amanda (her bday is today).

NEW TOY!!!
My parents got Dawson and I a cool new camera for our birthdays! It is the new Olympus 1030sw underwater camera. I wanted something more compact than the current (awesome) camera we have that could go underwater. This is awesome to get cute shots of Chase swimming underwater. Chase started swim lessons recently, but we only got to do one class so far due to the rain. GRRR. As you can see, he has no fear of the water. We just need him to learn survival skills.

I am now in my THIRD trimester! Can you believe it? This pregnancy has gone by so quickly. We had our second ultrasound yesterday and everything was perfect with the baby. The baby was looking right at us as you can see in the picture. The baby now weighs approximately 2 pounds and it's heart rate was in the 130's. The sonographer said that the baby was sleeping at the time. I should have eaten some candy right beforehand to give it a sugar rush. Then we would have seen some good movement. I am getting bigger and starting to move slower. I forgot how much your body starts to ache in the last part of pregnancy. I still manage to get to spin class at least weekly.

Dawson and I have been working really hard to get Chase's big boy room ready for him. It is a long process putting together furniture and clearing out my craft supplies. We still have a way to go, but I can already see the light at the end of the tunnel. I hope to have him in his own room by the week after my birthday. I know that will be somewhat of an adjustment for him and will possibly have some sleepless nights. Chase needs to move rooms long enough before the baby is born so that he does does not feel like he is getting shoved aside.

Yesterday, we also went to Chase's first swim class. He was definitely the most advanced in the class. The teacher would give us some one on one time since he was obviously very comfortable with the water. We will have to go to class every other day for the next 2-3 weeks.

Chase continues to surprise us everyday with his emerging personality. He is such a fun kid to be around.