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We had a fun day today!

Ben's little brother, Boaz, got baptized in the ocean.

Then we went back to my parents' house and Ben and Georgia swam in

the pool for a while.  She has become much more of a water baby than we

would've anticipated a year ago.  She loves it!

And when we got home, Ben helped Georgia try and figure out her new

tricycle (that she got from Memaw and Papaw for her birthday)!

She loves it, and I'm kind of sad because of how grown up she looks on it.

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Georgia had a great time at her simple, Minnie Mouse birthday party on Saturday!

We went to the springs like we did for her 1st birthday party, and we just kept decor/prep to a

minimum.  I'm not up for a whole lot lately, but I did not want to skip celebrating her birthday.

It was a hot day, but I think everyone had a good time and most people went swimming!

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Georgia helped me make the cupcakes for her birthday party this weekend!

She loves to help me bake.  Whenever she sees me get typical baking things out

(flour, sugar, etc.) she goes and pushes a chair into the kitchen so she can help.

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Sam and Gus are good buddies.... as long as Gus isn't stepping on Sam's tail or

putting his entire head in his mouth.

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Our sweetie pie.

She loves that necklace.

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We got to go to the treehouse again so I could take pictures of the finished product!

The guys did such an amazing job - it's beautiful!  Check out some pictures on the

Facebook page, and there will be more posted soon!

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I'm really making a huge effort to drink at least my minimum amount of water

per day, and being more conscious about what else I'm drinking at eating.  I

typically don't eat a ton, so I have to make my calories count!

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Had to take a hospital selfie with my amazing man.  He's so loving and supportive.  I don't

know what I'd do without him!  Or without the support of our families, praying for us and

helping with Georgia.  Thank you all so much!!!

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Saturday was an eventful day.

My dear friend, Jean Marie, came over for most of the day to take our family/maternity

pictures.  We had such a great time.  We just chilled around the house, experimenting with

different photo ideas.  We even took a nap!  Then we headed to our local train station for

some outdoor pictures, got rained out, and headed to dinner.

After dinner, Jean went home, and then everything changed.

I went to the bathroom and noticed some spotting.  After texting with my midwife some,

and spotting a little more, we decided it would be best if we went to the hospital.  We'd much

rather be safe than sorry.

Long story-short: I was dehydrated, causing contractions, which likely caused irritation to

my cervix, which caused the spotting.  My water had not broken (praise the Lord) and Phoenix

was totally fine.  I convinced them I could drink enough water and they didn't feel the need

to give me an IV (if you know me, you know how happy that made me, and how willing I was

to CHUG water if necessary).  They gave me some meds to stop the contractions, and after

about 3 hours of being there I was free to go home!

So now, as you can imagine, I'm keeping track of my water intake and watching my caffeine

intake as well.  I absolutely do not want to go through that again.  I'm looking forward to at

least 3 more weeks with this baby inside me!!  Hopefully longer, if that's what she needs.

~

Jean has been posting pictures on her facebook photography page, and I will definitely

be sharing more on my blog when I have them!!!

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Nana came over to help us do some things in prep for Phoenix.  Sweet Georgia loooves

her Nana.  No way Nana was going anywhere without her (or at least, without her checking

in on her).  We're so thankful for Nana!

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Samwise has been partial to sleeping in this basket lately.  It's quite cute.

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We've been cleaning out our spare room, trying to get ready for Phoenix.

I was in and our of our linen closet, making the guest bed in there, and I come back out

to see that Georgia has found her "big sister bunny" that we'll give her when Phoenix

arrives.  She didn't get her down or anything, she just wanted to feel her ear.

I can't wait to be able to give her the bunny!  1) so she can have it, and 2) because that

means Phoenix will be here or on her way!!! :D

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Kitty whiskers :)

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Sweetest girl.  We love her so much.

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Blurry phone picture, I'm sorry... but I mean come on... how sweet are they!?

We were all worn out from our weekend in Atlanta (on top of being gone the previous

two weekends as well)!  We're very happy to be home for a while and getting ready for

Phoenix's arrival next month!!!

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Ben did a jiu jitsu tournament up in Atlanta recently!

Georgia loves her Daddy.

I took Georgia back to the hotel for some swimming and a nap, and I just

soaked up every minute of being there next to her sleeping.  There's just

something about a sleeping baby/toddler!!

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Georgia got ahold of my lip balm and put it in the closest thing she had to a pocket.

She'll do the same thing with her play phones.  Just like Momma and Daddy putting theirs

in their pockets! :)

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Cats are so entertaining.  They always find the greatest spots to take a nap.

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Georgia knows exactly where I keep Phoenix's blanket that I'm knitting, and she knows

she's not allowed to take it out of the bag.  So she just goes over and sits there with her hand

in the bag, playing with Nixie's blanket while sucking her thumb.

I love making things for friends.  Can't wait to share that finished project on the blog soon!

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I cannot for the life of me remember what Ben was doing outside, but Georgia

and Gus were watching intently!!

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Laundry piles are so inviting to littles ones and cats :)

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Yep, that's sweat.  Poor girl, so hot!

Like I said, no more camping in August!!

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We, being the silly folk we are, went camping with some friends in Florida in August.

Yes, yes we did.

We all decided it was "an adventure" and that we won't plan any more August camping trips.

But we'll definitely do it again in a better season :)

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Not the clearest picture, by any means, but absolutely adorable subjects.

Love to see them snuggle :)

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I needed to shorten a white belt for a friend before a tournament - it had been

quite a while since I had the sewing machine out, and I'm not sure how long since

Georgia had seen it, so she was rather infatuated with it!  All of the sudden I hear

"HI!" and look through my machine to see her adorable face :)

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Having fun testing out a simple pattern!  Fall is coming!!!

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This is Georgia, freaking out because she saw a dead mosquito in the bath water.

For a couple weeks, any time she saw anything floating in the water she would freak out.

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Our oh-so-stylish daughter.