Daddy's "Mini Me"

Last Friday when Andrew got home from work he decided it was time to do a little yard work. Andrew told Cannon after his nap that he could go help daddy mow the lawn. Well as soon as Cannon woke up he made sure Daddy remembered his promise. Andrew took Cannon in his bedroom and put shorts and a t-shirt on him. Cannon comes running out of the room and yells "Look Mommy! I'm Mini Me! I look like Daddy!" They both had on white t-shirts and kakaii shorts. So cute! Of course I didn't get a picture of it. :( My bad. (The above picture was taken last summer.)

Later that day they go outside to mow and Cannon was the perfect shadow to his Daddy. Notice in the video how when Andrew backs up Cannon backs up. It was so funny to watch. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Baby Mady Update

I had my 32 week appointment on Monday, which was quite the adventure. I had to schedule on Monday because my doctor was gone last week. I usually do Friday afternoon appointments so that Andrew can either go with me and watch Cannon or just stay home with him. Well...no such luck. Cannon had to go to the appointment with me. He is not very good at sitting quietly if you can image. So I did what any mother would do, BRIBE him! I took a ring pop sucker with me and told him if he was good he could have the sucker. He was doing pretty good until the elevator man pushed the button, which Cannon wanted to do. The meltdown began. He would not walk so I had to drag him on the elevator, then he wanted off the elevator. So here I am big and pregnant trying to deal with this screaming child who has gone limp. Don't you just love how people stare at you in those moments. They are thinking one of two things, that lady needs to spank that child and teach him how to act, or I am so glad that is you and not me! Well my friends, I wish it was you and not me too! And for your information I do spank my child when he acts like that but for some reason he is stubborn (I don't know where he gets that from) and it doesn't phase him much. So I finally get to the door of the doctors office, out of breath and sweating like crazy. I put Cannon down so that I can sign in, guess what he does....he takes off out the door! So now I am this big pregnant lady running out the door chasing after him, and of course, once again, all eyes on me. I pick him up and drag him back to the office. He attempts a couple more times to escape but I am able to keep him in the office. Finally, we sit down and wait for my name to be called. Cannon looks up at me sweetly and says "Mommy can I have my sucker now?" OMG!! REALLY! You think after all that I am just going to happily hand over your treat. While it would have been the easiest thing to do to keep him quiet and keep from annoying everyone in the waiting room, I refused to let him be rewarded for disobeying. So the sucker stayed in my purse. He cried and threw another fit and kept asking for his sucker. I told him if he sat there and didn't say a word, when the nurse called me back he could have the sucker. He did just that. So when they finally called my name he excitedly said "NOW, I can have my sucker!" He got it and the rest of the appointment went great! The power of candy!

As for the baby Madison update....
The doctor says everything looks good. They have been finding sugar in my urine (sorry if TMI) which can lead to a bigger baby, so they will do an ultrasound at 37 weeks and see how she looks. If she looks big I will probably be induced, if she is normal or small I will continue on until I go into labor. I will also start going to the doctor every week. Usually you don't start going weekly until 36 weeks but since I have a history of high blood pressure with pregnancy they want to start monitoring me early. So things are about to get pretty busy and exciting! We could have a baby in as little as 4 weeks! I am so ready to hold her in my arms. I know life will be more hectic once she is on the outside but it will be so worth it!

Oh and the best news of all...ANDREW DOESN'T HAVE TO GO TO BRAZIL!!!!! YEA! PRAISE THE LORD!!! This is such an answered prayer! I don't have to stress about whether or not my husband will be with me when our sweet girl is born. He will definitely be there now! Thank you so much God! You are awesome!

TADAAAAA! Welcome to Madison Jane's nursery!

The fan will soon be replaced with this chandelier.

Here is one of my favorite outfits that is just waiting for Mady Jane!

Well, there it is! I still have a few things to add but for the most part it is complete! I am so happy with the way it turned out. I love seeing my visions come through and actually look good! :) Hope everyone else likes it as much as we do!

The Before!

It is that time folks! We are in the process of decorating Madison Jane's nursery! I couldn't wait until the end to put her crib together so I went ahead and did that part. So lucky for you, you get a sneak peek! Cannon and Nana have been working hard to get the room painted. I can't wait for the whole room to come together! It is turning out great so far. Stay tuned for the big reveal!

The primer is up and now on goes the pink! Cannon was happy to help Nana!

This before primer and everything.

Cannon keep climbing in Madison's crib so I told him if he was going to keep getting in there then he needed to try on one of her bows to see how it looked. He reluctantly complied as you can tell by his face! :) His daddy came to the rescue shortly after. Next was a dress! Hahaha...

Sweet boy so excited to meet his little sister!

The beautiful crib and bedding! I love it so much! It was so great putting the bedding on an actually crib and seeing that our handy work definitely paid off! Hooray! The beautiful black crib is courtesy of Madison's loving grandparents! Nana and Papah, Grammie and Granddaddy, and Mimi and Pops!

Guess Mady Jane's appearance

I created a baby pool for Madison. It is fun to see what everyone thinks our baby girl will look like when she enters the world. So if you feel like it go the the website and plug in your guesses! Have fun! I can't wait to see what everyones' guesses are!

www.bebepool.com/mileur

The Good News and the Bad News....

The Good News...

Today I have reached 30 weeks! That means our sweet girl will be here in 10 weeks or less. I, of course, am hoping for the "or less" part. I had Cannon early so hopefully Madison will take after her big brother and arrive a few weeks early. Which brings me to the bad news.

The Bad News...

Andrew found out today that his trip to Brazil has been moved back two weeks. That means he will be gone from April 3rd-25th. My due date is May 14th. I had Cannon at 36 weeks. The scenario isn't playing out very well in my head! How sad would it be if my hubby had to miss the birth of his daughter. (Although, I am sure he could handle missing out on the actually delivery part! (: )

I don't know what to think about the whole situation. He really needs to take the opportunity to go on this trip for work. It is not something that everyone gets to do and he has been chosen twice to go to Brazil. It is a really good thing for him, but at the same time how in the world will I survive 3 weeks without him especially so close to Madison's due date. Everyone is telling me not to worry blah, blah, blah, but none of them are in my boat! I think everyone would be feeling just as panicked as I am if they were in my situation. Plus I am pregnant and very emotional, irrational, so this is basically like the end of the world to me, okay! :)

I do have wonderful family and friends who have offered to help me out, so I know things will work out, but I just want my hubby. Is that too much to ask?!

We have a lot going on in the next couple of months! I have a another baby shower in Oklahoma next weekend. Then when we get back to Texas my MIL is staying with me for some of her spring break and we will get Mady Jane's room put together! I ordered her crib and they said it should be delivered that week! I am so excited for the things to come in the next few months, but very anxious as well!

Bunco and Baby Shower

I had quite a busy weekend! It was also a weekend full of fun though! On Friday night I had Bunco at my house. I got together a group of ladies from my church to start a Bunco group. It was soooooo much fun! We ate, talked, played, and won prizes! Who could ask for more, right?! I had been looking forward to this night all week. I decided to wait until Friday to do the majority of the house cleaning because Cannon makes a mess so quickly. Well I got up and ready to get started that morning. First thing I did, I threw out my back! I bent over to wipe Cannon's nose and felt this sharp pain shoot across my back. I couldn't stand back up! I was stuck! I waddled the best I could to my bed and just laid there. GREAT! I thought. I am going to have to cancel Bunco because, first off I can't move, and second my house is a WRECK! I called Andrew and told him my horrible misfortune. He told me to just stay down and put some ice on my back and he would be home shortly. So I did just that. I tried a couple of times to get up and do a few things and it just wasn't working. So my wonderful hubby gets home from work and cleans the entire house! All by himself, no complaining, no sarcastic comments, or ways of making me feel guilty. He was absolutely wonderful! On top of that he took great care of me and nursed me back to health so I could enjoy the evening with my friends. I wasn't 100% that night but I was able to at least move around without crying in pain. I still am having discomfort in my back but I think that is going to stay with me until our sweet girl is born.


Speaking of our sweet girl, my sweet friends at church blessed us with a baby shower. It was so fun to get all the precious little girl things. Andrew complained that all the pink was hurting his eyes! :) They put together a beautiful shower to honor Mady Jane. She is already so loved and anticipated by so many people. I feel so blessed that these ladies took the time and effort to shower us with love. They asked me what I was craving and I told them sweets, sweets, and more sweets! They did wonderful in supplying the sweets! It was Y-U-M-M-Y!! I think I had sugar overload! I was a little shakey afterwards! :) It was totally worth it though. Here are a few pictures from the shower.