Mckinney Octoberfest!

One of my favorite things about living in Mckinney is all the fun activities that are always going on at the square. It gives Mckinney such a small town feel and I love that! Saturday night we went to the Octoberfest and had lots of fun! Mason got to dance to polka music, ride a train, and go to a petting zoo. He was so tired by the end of the night but such a little trooper! Here are some pictures from our night!

Mason and his friends Carter and Katelyn checking out the band.

Mason and Carter started dancing and it was too funny!

I so wish I had a video of this! Notice the people behind them to the left stopping to watch them? Haha!

Mason and his friend Megan

Of course he had to try sausage! He was blowing on it because it was hot.

Yum this is good!

With Liev in the petting zoo!

Goodbye First Tri!

I'm so excited that i'm officially done with the first trimester! I seems to go sooo much quicker the second time around! I really regret not being better about writing things down during my pregnancy with Mason so I am trying to improve on that that this time around. I found a list of questions that I have seen a lot of other people use and I am going to try and update it once a month. Here's my first update for 12 weeks!!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 12 weeks
Size of baby: He or she is the size of a lime!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained half a pound
Maternity Clothes: Not yet although I have worn the bella band a few times
Gender: Find out on November 16th!
Movement: I started feeling little flutters about a week ago! It's so crazy how much quicker things happen the second time around. I didn't feel them until almost 19 weeks with Mason!
Sleep: I am sleeping ok. I seem to be waking up every night around 3 and having a hard time falling back asleep though
Symptoms: This has been such an easy pregnancy thank goodness. I haven't really been sick and my only symptom is being tired. With Mason I had horrible heartburn from day one and haven't even had that this time around.
What I miss: Iced Tea! I'm really careful about not having caffeine but do allow myself a glass of tea with lunch every Saturday...its great! Its funny the small things that get me excited.
Cravings: Food just hasn't sounded good this pregnancy. I do occasionally get cravings but for the most part I eat whatever doesn't sound bad. I'm still having a little bit of a food aversion to chicken, which makes dinner a little hard!
Best Moment this week: Hearing the heartbeat!!! Mason came with me and my doctor kept telling him it was his "baby".....it was so cute watching his puzzled face!
What I am looking forward to: Finding out the gender!

Fun at the Zoo!

We took Mason to the Dallas Zoo a couple of weeks ago and had lots of fun! I was pleasantly surprised with how nice the zoo was and would definitely go back! Mason loved seeing the animals and was especially interested in the giraffes. His favorite part of the day though was playing in the water! I think he thought it was pretty cool that he got to get soaked with all his clothes on! I guess thats a boy for you! Enjoy the pictures!

World's Greatest Invention

Dear Shopping Cart Maker,

You are my hero. After trying this cart last week, my shopping trips which used to be rushed and stressful are now slow-paced and relaxing. Instead of crying because he has to sit in the cart, my child now cries when he has to get out of his "car." You deserve an inventor's gold medal and I am sure all moms of toddlers would agree! Thanks for helping me be able to really shop again!

Sincerely,

Your biggest fan