umm...so...Hi! I'm Rachel, and I am SO NOT new here but where the stinkers have I been?? lol seriously, I am sorry.

I mentioned in a couple of posts down that Reagan was about to be turning ONE! ...well she is almost 15 months old and I have YET to show you how CUTE she was on her birthday! soo...drumroll please....

There she is! ... I know, I know! shes beautiful! :o) THANKS! Her birthday was a blast. We ate LOTS of cake and LOTS AND LOTS of chicken and cheese buffalo dip...YUMMO! Her cake was super duper cute.

Ok...on to baby news! IT'S A BOY!! Wilfred Charles IV is on his way! We will call him "Will". At my "big ultrasound" the OB found a Choroid Plexus Cyst on his brain.........Don't panic. He told us it was nothing to really worry about and they usually go away before the baby is born and don't normally cause brain damage. Ok, is this a test? This is definitely something I am having to place in God's hands or I would be a NERVOUS WRECK! God has granted me peace, and I am greatful! I will be having another ultrasound on November 6 just so they can keep watching it and depending on how it's changed, if any change has occurred, they may/may not send me to UAB to get a better ultrasound done...I love Birmingham, but I would rather not spend an afternoon up there for that reason. So please pray specifically that this cyst some how miraculously has dissappeared already or if it has changed that it will be a good change! I will def. keep you guys updated as soon as possible! I am excited about being able to see our little boy again! With my insurance we only get 2 ultrasounds but now I just get extra because of the cyst. Aweful circumstances, but I feel blessed nonetheless. I wish I had a scanner so I could show you all Will's ultrasound pictures...HE'S SO CUTE! but I dont...and I am sorry! :o(

My husband goes off for basic training for the Army in 11 DAYS!! :o( I am soo proud of him! I am also very nervous and anxious...SO MANY EMOTIONS I really don't think I can name them all. I am mostly excited about where our new life as a family is heading and how God will use us wherever we go! Please pray for my husband as he gets shipped away to training! Pray for strength, courage, perseverance, and most of all that he will stay strong in God's word DAILY and be a witness to his fellow soldiers! I really am excited to see how God will use him during this time. I will get to see him during Christmas time for a week! and then Reagan and I will be moving to our new duty station hopefully in February! (Right before Will gets here!!) Pray for my sanity as I am being left behind to live at my in-laws home until FEBRUARY....Pray for my patience with them and jsut pray that everything will just happen smoothly...HOOAH! Our family will be taking Christmas pictures on Halloween...(CRAZY! I KNOW!) but it's the only way to get Christmas cards sent since he will be gone! I'M SO EXCITED!!! :o)

Oh gracious. It's only 2:30 and I am exhausted from being at work and ready to see my baby girl and my sweet husband!

Feliz Cumpleaños!!

...so, shamefully, I had to Google how to say "Happy Birthday" in Spanish. Seeing as how I was NEVER required to take one spanish class my entire highschool career and that I live in America and never once stepped foot on Mexican soil...Google is my friend.

Anyweiners, Today is my hubby's birthday! The big 2-7! We went out to eat lunch today at a YUMMY local Mexican Restaurant and...HERE IS THE BIRTHDAY BOY MAN!!

He looks soo excited! I know! haha :o) I had to leave lunch early to be back at work, so His dad took this pic and emailed it to me.

SO Happy Birthday Honey!!! Hope this year is as wonderful as the last...or maybe, the year before that....scratch that! Hope this year is better than EVER!

baby news...or not!?

I am so anxious to get back to my next OB appointment I have had NO actual sickness.....Nauseated? HECK YEAH! but never get sick. I am not sure if that worries me or if I should rejoice and thank the pregnancy gods (or how about the ONE & ONLY God!) that I haven't gotten "sick sick". Cravings seem to be the same...hamburgers, sweets, lettuce and tomato...PLAIN! sometimes tomato wrapped in the lettuce...hmm, new recipe!? Maybe so!? ...HMM..

Lettuce Tomato Wraps

-Some lettuce (preferably chopped from a head of lettuce...

it's just fresher!)

-Some slices of tomato

Directions:

Lay out lettuce place tomato slices in lettuce & wrap!

VOILA!! ;) Pregnant girls dream...well maybe just mine!

ENJOY!

Seriously...I was kidding...but it really is yummy! Anyways...on with my life.

Reagan is growing like a FLOWER!! (not weeds...weeds are ugly and unwanted. haha) She is about to be 1 year old and I am so excited about planning her birthday party...Zebra print and pink and would you believe that I actually found zebra print and pink paper plates at Hobby Lobby this weekend! I was SOOO excited! :o) I was really not expecting to find ANY kind of decor with zebra print on it for a birthday party...especially not plates & napkins...oops! forgot to mention the napkins! My aunt is even going to make her a zebra print dress! and I can't wait to show you all what it looks like!! :O) It's cute...I can definitely tell you that much!! ;)

Have I mentioned that my husbands birthday is this week!? He's excited about being old...haha! We are going down to the beach for his birthday. He's excited...I'm excited...we are all so excited! WE LOVE the beach! :o)

Anyweiners....I guess thats all I got for ya today...nothing too terribly exciting has been going on so no excited blogs...OOH! EXCEPT FOR MY NEW RECIPE ENTRY TODAY! ;)

Wishlist Wednesday!

I got this from a blog I follow and it looked like fun and with a brand new baby on the way I figured I could share my NEEDlist wishlist! so..sit back, take out your debit/credit cards and enjoy!

Edit: Checks made payable to Rachel, thanks!

*I LOVE this stroller! How AWESOME will it be to have to little girls ones in this stroller cruising around the mall/neighborhood/apartment complex/post....wherever we end up going! ugh...man. One day I will have this! I promise...this one is not so far outta my reach, but it's still on my need wish list!

*I really want to decorate a baby room! Once hubs and I finally move into a more permanent residence, I pray I will be able to decorate like I want. Pretty bedding and all! The 1st picture is for a boy (which I LOVE THE PAPER LANTERNS!!) and the 2nd picture is obviously for a baby girl! I would LVOE to decorate Reagan's room better too! I love the striped walls in the girl's nursery! SO CUTE!

*This technically is not baby-related...but...ya know, a girl's gotta dream! I would KILL for an outdoor kitchen similar to this! how FABULOUS would it be!? drool with me........ok, now STOP! you are getting it on my brand new stanless steel grill and stone walk-way! :) hehe. (picture compliments of kitchen.com)

I am so sure there are LOTS of other things...but this is all I felt like doing for now. I hope you guys enjoyed!

BTW, I am a paypal acct user. ;)

Baby on Board!

So..I do apoligize, once again, for my lack of updates! But I was waiting to post about this one particular thing....

WE ARE HAVING ANOTHER BABY!! That's right peoples...ANOTHER one. Let's just pray that this child is less dramatic after it's born than Reagan was! I really would not like to go back to Children's Hospital for anything but check-ups for Reagan.

So we are super excited! and naturally Hubs is really wanting a boy...I, on the other hand am not a fan of the name we "HAVE" to give him so I am rooting for another girl!

I am 8 weeks pregnant and doing fine! Despite a little bit of nausea and gassy-ness (ha! Sorry if TMI!) soo stay tuned for updates! My next OB appt. is on August 13th! (Reagan's birthday!!)

Pray for a healthy baby!!

Giveaway, compliments of themomjob.net!

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Free personalized customizable clothes for your babies! Definitely feeling the game day appliqued dress, Amanda! (ROLL TIDE!)

Future Cheerleader!

Speaks for itself...As a former cheerleader of 12 years you can understand my excitement that this moment was caught of Reagan throwing up her "We're #1" finger!! :o)

The picture of me was taking with my cousin at her sister's cheer camp....my cousin and I got excited and took cheerleading pose pictures! haha :) Just call me "AUNT Rico"!!