Happy Summer!

Tennessee summer is officially here! We've enjoyed time at the lake and pool to cool off.

 

wrapping his head around the wonder of the water!

Dennis and I were so surprised to see Lincoln standing up in his crib when he woke up from his nap one afternoon back in June! In a few weeks time he learned to stand up and walk around while holding on to someone's hands, the couch, table etc. He still loves his walker, keyboard toys and balls. He plays with a toy set of golf clubs and balls  -be careful when he has the clubs though, he swings without looking where he may strike and has had a few accidental swings at us :) He really likes to throw balls that light up when they bounce around the house. Lincoln will crawl up to a book and push it around or grab it when he wants story time. We've memorized the book "Baby Loves to Rock" - seems to be his favorite! It's so cute when he kisses the animals on the pages. He's the sweetest little man, always giving kisses to his stuffed animals too. We celebrated our 3 nieces' birthdays last weekend and the bigger kids chased him around. Ever since he has the best time if we crawl around behind him saying "I'm going to get that baby!" His giggles are priceless! We all had a great 4th of July despite the downpour that overtook Middle TN for most of the week.

Sweet Lincoln has some rhythm! He moves back and forth when he gets a tasty bite of food, when he hears Dennis making sounds, he dances to the music from his toys too! His subtle dancing is always a crowd pleaser! He's in size 3 diapers, size 9-12 month clothes, has 4 teeth (2 on top and 2 on the bottom) and he weighs a little over 19 lbs. Oh and he now feeds himself bites of food! This helps keep him entertained when we are trying to eat at the same time :) Can't believe he's almost 11 months old.. then 1 year! My oh my :) We love him to pieces!!

TGIF - have a wonderful weekend!!

D, D and Lincoln

Hello December!!

This is a special month in the Edwards' household, especially today! Dennis and I exchanged our vows 2 years ago - 12/11/10

they say rain on your wedding day is good luck!!

What an amazing, humbling ride the past 2 years have been for us! We can't wait to see what God has in store as we continue our journey together. How lucky we feel to begin year #3 as a family of 3!

PS-You can check out Lincoln's 3 month photo session with Keri Kay Photography here. Once again she has done such a great job capturing our lil' man. We love her!!

3 months and counting!

Another month has FLOWN by as we start to prep for the holidays! We have so much to be thankful for as we celebrate Thanksgiving. Lincoln has grown QUICKLY this month (up to 14 1/2 lbs). He smiles a lot and has a squeal-ish sounding giggle. His chunky feet outgrew some of his little socks overnight. He's awake, alert and happy for longer stretches now in comparison to last month. He soared through 0-3 month sizes (except hats) and is inching out of his 3 months clothes just as fast. He has started sitting in his Mamas and Papas Baby Snug seat for a few minutes each day, likes to be held up standing on his feet, he seems to like watching short videos on my phone (either of himself or Sasha) and he gets really excited for bath time, splashing and laughing.

Here's a photo timeline of some fun we've had over the last month:

Lincoln got to hang out with all 4 of his cousins, here's him with his oldest cousin Addison:

and cousin Ethan

He met his newest buddy Harrison born November 4th:

He helped celebrate his friend Colin's daddy's 40th birthday with surprise special guests, the Predators Ice Girls:

Dennis and I celebrated our birthdays together at Arrington Vineyard:

Sasha tried to nap in Lincoln's car seat:

Lincoln modeled a cozy winter hat as we sorted through what fits now:

And he dressed up like his daddy

Little Man: This time last year we were praying for you, but we really had no idea what we were asking for. Who knew we would be so lucky to have such a happy, sweet little man come in and take over our world. We still aren't 100% sure we know what we're doing but we are trying our best and you seem to be content. We love you little turkey! You've got the Gobble, Gobble part figured out :)

Love these rolls 

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Love- The Edwards Family

Happy Mother's Day!! (Week 26)

Week 26 Chalkboard

What a wonderful weekend and special day to start out week 26! Yesterday I spent the morning with my mom celebrating Mother's Day. We walked a 5K with our fur-baby children, Lil Man and Sasha. See Spot Run is a dog friendly walk/run that supports The Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity held at my alma mater MTSU in Murfreesboro.

Lil Man, Sasha and their moms

I had a lot of fun watching Sasha interact with all the other dogs (see below).

The weather was AMAZING plus it was really cool to see how much MTSU has changed since I graduated 4 years ago. The fur baby children were tired after their workouts!

Proudly "smiling" after finishing her 1st 5k!

This was Lil Man's 2nd time finishing this same race!

Afterwards my mom and I met Brandy for brunch at one of my favorites MiMi's Cafe. Glad me and my sister could have time with our mom together this weekend. Then later in the afternoon I got to join in the fun of celebrating my sister-in-law and fellow mom-to-be at a baby shower for her and Baby Ethan (Baby E's cousin due about 9 weeks ahead of him). We can't wait to meet him!!

Derrick and Amanda (& Ethan)

Weekly Update

How far along? 26 weeks - less than 100 days til Baby E makes his arrival!!

Baby E’s Size: Eggplant (9.2 in. and 2 lb)

Gender: B-O-Y!

Maternity clothes? Dresses are the most comfortable offering plenty of extra room! The couple pairs of maternity pants I have are pretty comfortable too but a sun dress is my go-to choice.

Weight gain: I'll get my official doctor's report tomorrow - at home it looks like I'm teetering between 17-18 lbs.

Sleep: After a busy weekend my body and Baby E are looking forward to an early bedtime tonight!

Best moment this week: Dennis surprised me with the most thoughtful, perfect Mother's Day gift this morning. He knew I needed wanted a new travel bag that would work for short trips when I don't need a suitcase. I primarily wanted a new bag specifically for my very special upcoming overnight trip to the hospital when we deliver Baby E!

Miss Anything? Tasty cheese!! I've avoided the soft cheeses just in case they aren't pasteurized. I can't wait to have feta, brie and the white queso cheese dip at mexican restaurants again!!

Food cravings: Baby E loves bananas lately! And the usual citrus, acidic treats too.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing that comes to mind.

Symptoms: A couple nights I've woken up with my leg or arm asleep. I think I sleep in the exact same position without moving around so the lack of circulation kicks in.

Belly Button? It's there and looks different!

Wedding ring on or off? So far so good - they're on!

Looking forward to: I love my job and I don't take for granted how lucky I am to work for such a great company. They are being very supportive of mine and Heather's pregnancies. Heather is my: coworker slash BFF's older sister (side note: BFF is also pregnant due this fall!) slash extended family member slash go-to friend to share pregnancy chatter. She is due July 15th with her first, also a boy! We "drank the same water" and I have really enjoyed exchanging daily pregnancy tales with her as we both explore pregnancy for our first time. Our work family is throwing a joint shower for us (and Ben & Dennis) tomorrow afternoon. We're really blessed and I know it'll be a special day!