18 months old

Selah Grace is now 18 months old!  I cannot believe that she is growing up so fast!
Here are some things that she has been learning lately:

• All the animal sounds
• Object words like: shoes, milk, swing, etc...
• She has learned how to brush her teeth
• Saying, "please" when she wants or needs something
• Having a conversation on the phone with her daddy and her grandparents

This little girl is such a joy.  18 months old has it's challenges but I find it really really fun!  It makes me happy and feel filled with pride when I see her learning and growing.  She is such a special little person.. and I am so blessed to be her Mom.

Spring has arrived

Spring has arrived early this year.  This is the first "spring" season for Andrew and I living in our house.  The previous homeowners left lots of things that have filled our yard with blooms.  We have apple trees in the backyard... and tulips in the front yard.  We have rosebushes that look ready to bloom and the Bradford pear trees in the front yard were covered in blooms just a few weeks ago.  Here are some pictures I have snagged of spring so far.

Family of Four!

My blogs these past couple of months have been more pictures than words because.. well frankly.. I am too wore out to type the words to go along with all the pictures.  I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves!  I will say that I am adjusting to have two kids around and doing better than I thought I would be doing at this point.  Not to be pessimistic... I was just assuming the worst.. in hopes that it would never get that bad.  :)
Andrew has been working a whole lot lately.. which means I am getting quite the crash-course in "Motherhood of Two".  My house is staying clean and I have even made several meals and trips to the store without any baby meltdowns. 
Sterling had his two week appointment today and he is looking good! 9lbs 3.4oz and 21.5 inches long. Small head though.. only in the 11th percentile. I rewarded myself with a big ole piece of apple pie when I arrived home since I survived handling both children in a doctors office - by myself - for an hour and a half. I know that one day I will look back at this and laugh about it.. but today..I can't lie.. I really felt like superwoman. 
Here are some pictures to help describe the past couple of weeks.. through my eyes.

Finally Home!

James Sterling Wagner was born on March 14, 2012 at 11:30am.  He was a whopping 9lbs 2.4oz and measuring 21 inches long.  I only pushed for about three whole minutes!!!
What an amazing little man he is!  I can't wait for everyone to meet him :)

We arrived home today from the hospital, so I took out my camera to capture some of our first moments home as a family of four.

Sterling's Baby Shower

I am currently 6 days away from being induced!  I have been in labor approximately 1.5 weeks with Mr. Sterling.  I. Am. So. Ready. For. His. Arrival!!!  Contractions 3-5 minutes apart.. for days.  I've been to the hospital twice and they have sent me home.. twice.  I am laboring but not dilating. 
Sooo.. my Mom is in town and we are taking full advantage of all of this girl time!  Going to the mall, watching movies, painting our nails.. trying to take my mind off of labor pains.  Selah Grace is sure enjoying her company.  I may never let her go home :)

This past Sunday, two of my girlfriends threw me the most adorable baby shower.  It was beautiful and very thought out!

Here are some pictures from the shower:

Selah & her puppies

One thing about Selah Grace is that she LOVES her puppies!  The living and breathing and stuffed ones :)
The past week, we have really enjoyed playing and soaking up the time we have together before Mr. Sterling gets here!

The countdown is on!

I had my 35 week appointment yesterday... and all is good with Mr. Sterling!  We went ahead and scheduled for me to be induced on March 14.  That is approximately 4 weeks :)!  This pregnancy has flown by and I am now catching myself frantically trying to prepare for his arrival.  Several people have asked, so here is a link to our Target Baby Registry.  We have everything like a baby swing, car seat, stroller (still need a double stroller though), bouncy seat, crib, changing table, etc.. but we do not have a pac & play, clothes, shoes, diapers, etc.  Registering at more than one place really wasn't that necessary this time around since the main things that we need are things that people love to pick out themselves for gifts.  So there you have it!
Sterling's nursery is coming along.. slowly but surely. 

Sterling's initials are hung above his changing table

I bought this from pottery barn to use as decoration on Andrew's grooms table at our wedding since he graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical Aviation University.  It hopefully be perched on some floating shelves in Sterling's room.

The pattern for his bedding

The fabric swatches for his bedding

I hung up decorative vintage airplanes from the ceiling above his crib to act as a mobile.

The planes sway and twirl when the ceiling fan is on :)

By far my favorite part of the nursery so far!

I will be doing a whole lot more in his room this week and will promise to take better pictures in the natural sunlight so there will not be as many shadows and the hazy sunset color!  Just couldn't wait to show you what I have done so far!!  My goal is for his room to look very vintage aviator/Americana.  It's a hard color scheme and theme to shop for.  I am aiming to have his room done in the next couple of weeks.  Cross your fingers!