My Birthday

We celebrated my birthday last weekend at Ed's Seafood Shed. We always enjoy eating outside, even though it was windy and cool. Maddox had fun looking for alligators and dancing.




After dinner we went back to our house for yummy cake and ice cream!

Easter 2009

Look what the Easter Bunny brought!


Yes, I let him eat this entire chocolate bunny before we left for church. What was I thinking?




Don't tell Missy I played her piano!!
Daddy and Maddox

One of our last pictures as a family of three!

Mommy is 36 1/2 weeks pregnant!
Handsome boy!

We had several egg hunts at home after lunch.


Maddox with Bae and Grandad
Maddox with Mimi and Pop

Egg Hunt on the Hill

Face painting, a train ride, pony rides, inflatables, food, crafts, and egg hunts! What a fun day!

Big Brother Class

Tuesday night, we took Maddox to a "Sibling Class" at the hospital. There was a new baby in the window of the nursery and he stared at it for several minutes and asked lots of questions. He was very interested! Then, we took a tour of the labor/delivery rooms and post partum rooms. It was a good tour for Britt and I, since Maddox was born at a different hospital. Ater our tour, we stepped back in time! Seriously! We went back to the classroom for a snack and video. The video Maddox watched was from the early 70's! I think it's time to update their video! It didn't keep his attention for very long.

After the video, the teacher took his picture with the biggest Polariod camera I've ever seen! Then, she gave him some paper and markers to make a card for Briley. Well, the markers must have been really old too because they were all dried out! Oh well, the card is still pretty cute.

The teacher then brought out a baby doll so we could practice changing its diaper, holding it, etc. Their dolls are anatomically correct, and this was a girl doll. Maddox's first question was "Where's it's wee-wee?". Ha! He has a lot to learn about having a baby sister! He didn't care much about the baby doll, which made Britt happy!

The class could have been better, but Maddox seemed to have a good time. He was happy to have a card for Briley. When we got home he kissed my belly and said "Hi Briley. I made a card for you". So sweet! He also got a little book about having a new baby, and he likes to read it every night.

He seems to really understand that we have a baby coming, but I still don't know how he's going to act when it actually happens. He is such a Mommy's boy and is becoming more and more clingy to me. We will do our best to make him feel extra special when he becomes a big brother.

As for when this will happen... I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and there are no signs of labor yet. We went ahead and scheduled an induction for May 5. My doctor likes to have it scheduled, so I appeased him! I really don't think I want to be induced, but we'll see!

Easter Eggs

We dyed Easter Eggs today! It was fun, but what a mess! He had dye pretty much from head to toe! When he was finished, I let him "wash dishes" in the kitchen sink. A little Dawn dish soap and some scrubbing got his hands mostly clean!

A Spring Day at the Beach

Last Saturday we drove over to Gulf Shores for the day. First, we enjoyed some royal reds at our favorite restaurant, Steamers. Thankfully, Maddox shares our love of seafood!
It was very, very windy and chilly by the water. Britt and I stayed covered up just about the whole time, but Maddox didn't seem to mind. He even splashed around in the water!

I told Maddox to try to catch this seagull. He got really upset when it flew away!

He helped Britt dig a big hole to play in. They dug down to water, so Maddox had a little pool. He played for 3 hours straight and crashed on the way home!
What a beach bum!



Here I am at 35 1/2 weeks preggo! Still feeling pretty good!