Third Birthday Wishlist

Tatum will be three tomorrow - this year (and past three have flown by).  He's at a very fun age for playing and despite a few toys we got to stay entertained during quarantine, hasn't gotten many recently and definitely is ready to jump from toddler toys to things a little bit older.  His two favorites are golf and trains so a train set and real golf clubs are high up on his list plus accessories for each.  He loves building, puzzles and anything he can do with his hands/on his own.  We're finally getting into the age of board games too which will be fun for all three of us.

train set / trains / golf clubs / putting mat / golf cart / ice cream cart / 

waffle blocks / abc & 123 floor puzzles / fire truck / hi ho cherry o game

This & That: October Fun

This month is already flying by - on the first of October each year, we have a basket ready for Tatum with some fun things for the months - a couple holiday books to add to his collection, festive pajamas, crafts/activities to work on.

We got started on the activities right away, I usually keep them all in a bin and we grab out a few each week plus holiday coloring, Pinterest crafts, baking, etc.

Pumpkins are a hit this year - We had fun going to a festive fall market with Lovie and Poppy to finish our porch display and help with theirs.

Last but not least, I tried to get our fall decorations up early/on time this year - shortly after Halloween I want to be getting it down to get ready for Christmas decorations!  I also try to add more and more Halloween items instead of just neural fall each year since it's more kid friendly.

This & That: Start of Fall

This season has brought on a nice schedule for us after quarantine and a lazy summer.  Hopefully soon Tatum will be back in person at school but for now at least a little bit of structure including soccer on the weekends...

... and a weekly golf date with Daddy which is his absolute favorite.

In addition to his preschool pod days, we've been working on some learning and activities at home the two of us including numbers, letters and colors.  Activities like puzzles or building this and can keep his hands busy are his favorite.

We got our fall mums and started on our fall porch display - with the excitement Tatum shows over pumpkins, our display continues to grow.

After our apple picking day I finally got around to using some of the apples for baking including a delicious apple crisp and apple muffins that we've been using for breakfast this week.

First Trimester

 

12 weeks

At this point the first trimester feels like forever ago, in a few weeks I'll be into the 3rd trimester. Luckily, similar to with Tatum, I had a super easy early weeks of pregnancy.  The worst thing was being totally exhausted, even more so than when I was pregnant with him.  Luckily he still naps and being right at the end of quarantine, I was able to nap most days too and early to bed.

I had some other occasional very mild symptoms, barely any sickness, a few morning headaches, crazy dreams.  My doctor appointments went well, again being that it was right towards the end of quarantine in late May, I was able to go into the office like normal just with a mask, temperature check, alone, etc.

Around 11 weeks we really started telling family and friends and continued sharing the news for the next few weeks into the second trimester as well. 

8 weeks - first ultrasound

10 weeks

11 weeks - the night we told my family