20 Months

20 months! Really?! I know I say this a lot, but you are truly amazing. You can count to 20, you know the alphabet and recognize all of the letters, you recognize numbers 0-10, you know all colors, shapes. You can also spell your whole first name now. Your vocabulary is endless and you are definitely a little parrot. You are saying 3-4 word phrases now! Wow! You can work an IPhone better than most adults. Your favorite show is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. You feed yourself most of the time. Your favorite foods are pizza, spaghetti, green beans, and french fries. You are not a big fan of sweet foods. The only thing that I have got you to eat that was sweet was a sucker. You are still taking a nap from about 1-3 everyday and go to bed around 9:30. You are wearing size 4 diapers still and 2T clothes. You definitely still LOVE your milk and you are still a mama's boy : ). We bought a new car so that we would have more room with a new baby and you love it. You love the new sunroof right above you. You are so sweet and loving. You love to share. I love when you cuddle us and give us hugs and kisses. The most special thing is curling up with you at night watching Mickey Mouse before you fall asleep. You love to sing and can sing with the mickey mouse song, wheels on the bus, and twinkle twinkle star. You are all boy and love to climb. You can climb on the bed now, which is very high. I am just amazed at how much of a little boy you are...no more baby. You are starting to really listen to mama and daddy and understand when we ask you to do something. I love the way you hold my hand now. My heart melts every time. You have made parenting easy. We love you! We praise God for letting us being your parents!

Going to Wades and eating a sucker.

 Having fun at church!

Happy 20 Months!!

Mother's Day

I had such an amazing Mother's Day this year and it was amazing to think that I am now a mother to 2 babies! You were SOO cute. Grandma got you the cutest seersucker outfit and Daddy had a matching bow tie. Thank you so much for bringing so much joy to our lives. Being a mama is the best job in the world! You are an amazing little boy and I love you so much!

 

Second Ultrasound for Baby Franklin #2

We are so thankful for another healthy utlrasound for baby #2. This time, we did not take Lucas since he did not like to see mama have an ultrasound the first time. Daddy took me out to eat and we had a day date for mother's day.

It is amazing to see how much the baby grew in just 2 weeks!! Praise the Lord!

Vacation

This year, we went to Fripp Island for the first time and loved it! We will definitely be going back. We were looking for somewhere secluded and that we could enjoy without a lot of people on the beach and we definitely found it! It was amazing to see deer everywhere. They were so tame and came right up to us. You fed them some cheerios one night and loved it.

Hanging out on the beach. You absolutely love the ocean and the sand. When the tide went out, there were small tide pools that you could play in without us worrying about jellyfish. You loved those and could really splash and play to your hearts content.

Playing in the ocean.

You loved looking in the sand for seashells!

 Your favorite part was riding the golf cart. We rented one for a week. We have tons of videos of you "driving." You were so cute!
On the way home, we stopped by to see the tree that was in the movie "Forest Gump."

Next year, we will be going on vacation as a family of four!

1st Ultrasound and 19 Months

When Lucas turned 19 months old, we had our first ultrasound of baby Franklin #2. We took Lucas to the ultrasound because we wanted him to see the baby for the first time when we did. Lucas did NOT like it when the ultrasound tech was taking pictures of the baby.  We were able to see a beautiful heartbeat and a healthy baby so far!

After the appointment, we took Lucas to Mr. Gattis to celebrate being a big brother and his 19 month birthday.
You loved riding with spider man!

Driving the car with Daddy.

Riding the Merry Go Round!

Shooting water at the ducks!

And of course you loved the pizza! You were crying at the doctor's office, but when we told you that we were going to get pizza, you immediately smiled!

Baby Franklin #2

 

Baby Franklin #2! You are so loved already. Above is a picture of the positive ovulation test and pregnancy test just like I took with your big brother. We have prayed for you and are so excited to meet you. You have an awesome big brother waiting to meet you too! Thankfully, we got pregnant on the third month of trying. We did take Clomid again, just like with Lucas. God has great plans for you and you are already wonderfully made. We are so thankful to God for allowing us to be a family of 4!!God truly answers prayers and you and your brother are living testimonies to that. Daddy and I are ready to meet you. Praise God for giving up baby #2!!!

BIG BROTHER

At 18 months, we also found out some exciting news!! Lucas is going to be a big brother!! I found out on a Wednesday. I had taken the day off of work because you were not feeling good. I technically was not supposed to take a pregnancy test for another couple of days, but I had a feeling that I might be pregnant this time. So, when you woke up, I carried you downstairs and took a test. The line did not show up right away, so I just left it and got your morning milk. After you drank your milk, I went back to check on it and saw that I was pregnant! I was so excited. You did not know why I was so happy even though I told you. You did smile some : ). Next, we needed to think about how to tell Daddy. We decided that you would draw him a picture saying that you were going to be a big brother!

We took it in to Daddy and woke him up. Well, at first he really did not read it and just said "Thank you" for his picture. Then, he took a second look and sat up straight in the bed. We were all excited and thanked God for what he had blessed us with! We decided to make you a shirt to tell the grandparents and aunts/uncles. You were so excited to share the news.

 

Lucas, you are going to be such an amazing big brother. I pray that you and your sibling are as close as I am with mine. What a special relationship it is to have.

Random 18 Month Pictures

You love to play outside ALL of the time, so we spend a lot of time outdoors. This is you trying out your new beach hat before taking a walk around the neighborhood.

Sleeping after your second visit to the dentist. You did a great job and the dentist was able to look in your mouth, brush your teeth, and even do a fluoride treatment. No cavities : ).

 Uncle Colby and Aunt Ashley bought you a new watering pail with Mickey Mouse. Of course, you loved it!

You know, just enjoying a chicken leg like Daddy.

Easter

What a wonderful day to celebrate a risen Savior! I love Easter and what it means to our family to being a Christian. We had such a great day at church and then celebrating with our families. 

Your Easter basket from Mama and Daddy. I LOVED your basket. The football was perfect and you really understood the concept this year when we hid Easter eggs at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Dying eggs with Aunt Ashley.

You decided to eat the eggs inside of dying them!
 

You and Daddy had matching outfits! So cute. You had the exact same suspenders, bow tie, gray pants, and black shoes!

 

This was your second Easter! I cannot believe how big you are compared to last year.

Still one happy, beautiful baby!