What we've been up to around here...

Let's see...being 38.5 weeks pregnant!

I went to the doctor this morning...no progress.  He said it appears this little guy may be more stubborn than Mills was, so I have to go back on Friday to be checked again and discuss "the options."  My due date is next Thursday, so I'm hoping he'll choose to make his own debut between now and then!  I didn't have to be induced with Mills, and everything went SO smoothly, so I'm kind of hesitant of the whole induction process {somebody out there tell me that you had just as pleasant of an experience after being induced in case I end up having to be...please???}.  But the doctor said I'm measuring "at full capacity" - so we'll see!

Mills reading a magazine to Pay-Pay the bear while she uses it...not that he's been using it this week, haha.

Playing an intense game of Angry Birds on Daddy's phone...

"Oh, hey Mommy!"

Back to the game...

Watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on Saturday morning, while sitting in this little Build-a-Bear car, haha.  Mickey Mouse {aka "Mimi Mouse"} has become a new favorite around here.  By the way this little guy is totally putting together sentences now...last night he said, "Uh-oh, Mommy, Jack fell off the truck" while riding his choo-choos on his Zig the Big Rig truck.  He also likes to use the words "first" and "too" a lot right now...like "Mees get juice first," or "Mommy ride in the golf cart, too???"  And he also likes to ask the same question over.and.over.and.over.again.  :)

Saturday night out on the town...at Lowe's.  The "mawnmowers" are always a big hit with this kiddo.

Followed by dinner at Mellow Mushroom.  Mills LOVES pizza, and this was him finishing off my greek salad, notice the green pepper in hand - he was a big fan of dipping the green peppers and carrots in the greek dressing - yum!

And then last night I made my first attempt at cooking ribs - and they were surprisingly easy and delicious!  Plus I made this recipe for mac & cheese - yum!  My box of macaroni pasta wasn't quite a pound - which the recipe called for - so I threw in a little extra wagon wheel pasta that I had leftover in the pantry.  Mills had a lot of fun searching for the wagon wheels and eating them, ha!  I'll have to remember that for other dishes as well!

Hope your week is off to a good start as well!

Shrimp & Grits Kids

Hey y'all!  Well I had a cute little Wednesday post planned for yesterday...but that was before the stomach bug got me down!  :(  I woke up feeling pretty nasty yesterday morning, and it continued on throughout the day, but thankfully today has been A LOT better!  And most importantly, it appears that this nasty bug hasn't spread to the little guy...at least not yet!

Anywho, my friend, Rebecca, is a rep for Shrimp & Grits Kids, and I'm having a little online party today and tomorrow.  Their clothes are great quality and Mills has lots of Shrimp & Grits outfits he'll be handing down to "baby bubber" that look brand new!

Now that I'm close to having two kiddos, I really love that they have coordinating outfits, like these:

{plus like 5 other styles, too!}

I think these two would be so sweet for brothers, monogrammed, of course - perfect for Easter!

And I really love the crabs!

This matching set is probably my favorite for this season, though - I'm thinking Mills and Hayes will look pretty darn cute in these this summer! :)

They have bigger boy polos and short sets, too {because I'm not a fan of big boys in bubbles...}

 Love these sweet options for siblings!

And because we, here in SC, love our palmettos! :)

You can check out the rest of Shrimp & Grits Kids' line at www.shrimpandgritskids.com  and their spring catalog HERE.

If you want to place an order, just send me an email to nicolegwallace@gmail.com, with what you want to order, and I'll get your info to Rebecca and she'll get your payment info.  I also have her number if you'd rather do it that way - either way, just shoot me an email!  You can order anytime before midnight tomorrow night {because she has to have all orders in by the weekend}!

Happy shopping!

Baby Sprinkle

Last weekend we went to Charleston for a sweet "sprinkle" for Baby Hayes!

{Kath, I'm still super impressed that you made those onesies!!!}

It was the perfect little intimate group, and we had such a great brunch at 82 Queen!

We were very blessed with lots of goodies just for baby boy #2!

Love this precious moses basket, which was filled with all sorts of great things!

 Hayes' outfit to wear home from the hospital, thanks to my mom!  We got lots of Pixie Lily goodies!

How is it that the little tinies from Pixie Lily smell SO delicious?!?

A teething necklace, which will time up quite nicely with football season (hence the orange) - that Liz is a thinker! ;)

 And the hostesses even packed in some things for big brother...like a matching outfit for the summer! :)

so cute.

 And a Sophie the Giraffe just for Hayes!  

{you may remember Sophie's shenanigans with Mills...ha}

Me and two of the sweetest, best friends {and hostesses!} a girl could ask for - thanks so much, Leah and Kathy!  Love y'all!

It was good to catch up with some of my Charleston girlfriends, too - with Kerri!

{we missed you, Calee, Ashley, and Renee!}

The buoy painting for the nursery - thanks to Pappy and Lulu!

Thanks so much to my family for driving down and to my sweet girlfriends!  It was really nice to have a little celebration for this second bundle of joy on the way!

On this rainy Friday...

We enjoyed a play date/lunch date with friends earlier today - where we {briefly} played outside, painted, and played with Play Doh...all the makings of a fun day, right??  :)

Then the bottom fell out and we've been practically floating around here!

I tried this soup for lunch, and it was DELISH - perfect for a nasty day like today!  Pick some up for dinner and make your life easier amidst this nasty weather!

Then...on the way home the "hot now" sign was on...so I did what any {pregnant} girl in her right mind would do...

I pulled right in!  Of course the crucial point was the fact that they had a drive-thru, and it was worth every drop of rain pounding into my window for a dozen of those beauties...I mean, we needed a treat for the weekend, right?

And while I'm on the subject of food, I'll fill you in on a couple of other goodies...

These pancakes are amazingly delicious...no artificial ingredients, preservatives, or high fructose corn syrup...and as much fiber as a bowl of oatmeal.  I just put a little light butter on a couple of these in the morning and they are about the best thing ever!

And to throw in something else that's probably not too healthy, but perhaps delicious upon occasion...

Sonic now has sweet potato tots!  I'm not a big fan of fast food, but I pulled into Sonic to get a slushie after my dr. appt. on Tuesday, and these looked yummy - I'm a big fan of anything sweet potato, really.  Unfortunately, they were out! The person in front of me and behind me tried to order them, too.  The nice guy at the window said that the truck was supposed to be there earlier that morning, but got in a wreck...he also said that people were raving about them - have you given these a try?

This post was definitely a Fat Kid Friday kind of post {cosmo radio, anyone?}!  :)  Now I'm off to have a doughnut - Happy Friday! :)

Just checking in...

I haven't had much of a chance to read - much less, write - any blog posts around here!  Over the last week we've had some play dates, some work done at the house, we're working on getting the nursery/guest room together, AND I had an awesome long weekend in Charleston with some of my favorite girls at a "sprinkle" for Baby Hayes!  {thanks so much Leah, Kathy, and everyone else who came! I promise to post pictures as soon as I get them from Leah}  :)  

It's been a crazy week!

AND, guess who peed and pooped in the potty Tuesday and Wednesday???  This guy!  {ha, I actually captured this photo of the very first time....not embarrassing at all, right?!?}

We're actually not doing anything to actively promote potty training right now.  As you know, Mills just turned two so I was really planning to wait closer to the summer, when he's around 2 1/2, and after the culture shock of adding a baby brother to the mix...in which case I'm sure he will revert back a little bit and I figured there's no sense in putting a lot of work and effort in something that won't stick...but, on Tuesday I was changing a dirty diaper and he wanted to sit on his little potty and look at a "magazine"...I figured nothing would happen, but boom, he went potty!  Then last night before his bath I asked if he wanted to sit on the potty {we have a potty seat in with the seat in our master bathroom}...he did, and I let him prop his feet on his little footstool and take a look at the good ole Southern Living...and he went again!  He's still mainly going in his diaper, but I'm happy with this casual potty thing, and I'm really glad he's getting familiar with it, especially per his own terms.  Maybe at least we'll have some baby steps toward the potty training down for the summer!

Man, we are loving this nice weather, too - Mills was swinging last night until it was dark outside.  And today was beautiful!

And in other news...I'm officially "full term" today...37 weeks - woohoo!  At my appointment on Tuesday they hooked me up to the monitor for a little while {just because the heart rate was going up and down and the doctor wanted to be 100% sure everything was okay} - thankfully everything looked normal over a longer time period, but they said I was contracting...so weird because I couldn't even feel it! They didn't check me this week, so not sure about the whole dilation thing, but I'm sure I'll be lucky enough to be checked again at my next appointment, ha! :)  

I'm feeling...very pregnant!!! 

I'll try to take a picture and post it tomorrow - just for my own record.  And that's all for today!  We had a work event for Nicholas tonight and I am about to fall over tired!  Night, y'all!