South Carolina State Fair

We took Baylee boo to the state fair again this year, it was cold and started to rain, so we didn't get to ride too many rides, but she loved the animals and the tractor exhibits, so I think she had a good time regardless. Of course she did go back 2 other times with her grandparents, so she definitely is a SC state fair expert now, she could teach us a thing or two!!

Yummy cotton candy!!

Checking out the chickens
Riding the big tractor

She loves the pumpkins

Not too sure about riding alone..

But loves to ride the carousel with Daddy!

5 weeks and counting....

So the countdown is on... 5 weeks for now and 4 on Monday!! Whew, I am so ready... I keep waiting and waiting and wearing the same 4 or 5 outfits hoping that the time will pass quickly but it doesn't. The weather here is no joke, cold one day and warm the next, come on people let's please pick one, I can't take the changes and my closet is down to nothing that really fits! I keep trying to avoid seeing people if I have to dress up, because well... I have nothing to wear.
Ok Ok...enough complaining I will give you some positive news...
#1 Nursery is done, with the exception of a few little things that I will add over the next couple of weeks, and we pretty much have everything we need except a monitor which we have time to buy and I have decided to hold off on the double stroller right now. Baylee isn't exactly diggin' riding in the stroller, so I want to see if she will ride next to Charley once she arrives, so we have 2 single ones that will work for the time being.
#2 Baylee's "BIG GIRL" room - almost done, shelves mounted on wall by my awesome install guy, Bruce, yesterday and nic nacs arranged appropriately, headboard is in, just need a set of bed rails and bathroom monograms almost finished.
#3 Clothes for both - handled! I have purchased a couple of matching outfits for them for late winter and early spring, but let's face it, Baylee had so many clothes when she was born, I really don't have to buy anything. Baylee has been outfitted or the fall and we have one pair of pink mary jane puddle jumpers on back order and a pair of itsy bitsys in brown sparkle were bought today, so we are pretty much ready for fall and winter clothing wise, of course I am sure that I will overbuy just like I always do, because really GIRLS just can't have enough cute things!
#4 Daddy and Mommy are starting to adjust to the idea of no sleep again and handling 2 1/2 year old tantrums on a daily basis, and well... let's face it they are both ready for Mommy to look normal again, even though Daddy doesn't want to admit it! :) I totally understand and its ok!
So that is pretty much it! I have a shower this Friday at my house for one of our good friends, who is 5 weeks behind me and the football game on Saturday, if I can make it through those things, I am super good!
If for some reason I haven't returned your calls or emailed you lately, please don't take it personally it is all I can do to remember my name, number, my social and to keep Celebrations on track! But I do love all my friends and family so I promise to get together with you, call you or email you soon!

The GREEN wagon

The GREEN Wagon...

Baylee loves her green wagon that her grandparents gave her for Christmas last year! Bryan always takes for walks in the neighborhood and its so nice and she really enjoys just strolling around~ But on this day, they decided that off roading was the way to go!! I just died laughing when I looked out the window and saw them hauling booty around the back yard, I just had to grab the camera and film it. These are a few pictures I took after their ride and a video of them

and the infamous GREEN wagon!

Squirrelling our time away... literally!

Ok... so this is how it all happened! The other afternoon, I was putting Baylee's shoes on her to go to Target for some things that I needed and Bryan was waiting for us outside talking on his cell phone. All of the sudden I heard a horrible yelp from a dog and I just knew that someone's animal was either in a fight with another something or had been hit by a car. Baylee and I both ran to the front door and to our amazement we saw something so strange... Bryan was standing in the neighbor's yard across the street and some other neighbors, who were walking their dog were standing across from them holding their dog up in the air, as the other neighbor's cat, who lives in the yard Bryan is standing in is leaping through the air trying to attack the hind area of the dog. It was crazy! Finally the people with the dog moved on and I hear Bryan explaining to them that this wasn't his house or cat, and he was sorry. I think they were kind of in shock but were fine and the dog, while scared was ok. I opened the door and said, "what is going on?" and he told me that he was trying to guard a baby squirrel that had fallen out of the nest that our pal, Rufus the cat, had taken from our yard over to his and Bryan didn't want him to hurt it. So, I then asked, "what are you going to do with a baby squirrel?" and he said... I don't know Christie, if I knew I wouldn't be standing here looking like an idiot, just get me something to put it in .

So Baylee and I went and got a sand bucket and tossed it across the street to him, he then put it over the squirrel and went and got the neighbor's hose to keep the cat at arms length and away from him. I could just imagine the cat attacking Bryan and Bryan doing something to the cat to protect himself and then having to explain this to the neighbor across the street that wasn't home during this chaos! Finally after turning on the hose, the cat sauntered across to the other side of the yard and Bryan was able to put the baby squirrel in the bucket and bring it over to us. I must say... I don't like squirrels but this baby was a cute one. It hadn't even opened its eyes yet and didn't seem to have any scratches or marks on it, just breathing heavily liked it was scared to death. So then I thought.. well, we could call the emergency vet center and find out what to do with it, which I did and they referred me to the SC Wildlife center. The Wildlife center apparently deals with squirrels all the time and after a long wait and 5 teleprompts later I finally figured out with the 3 steps they gave me what to do. Step 1: Try and reunite the squirrel with the mother... ok, well that's impossible, we have so many where would we start, besides how insane is that? Step 2: Try and place the squirrel back in nest... ok, it was 10 to 25 ft up and I really see me climbing a tree, so No! Step 3: if the baby was handled by a cat in any way please bring to our center immediately the mother will not reunite with it. Ahhhh I can handle that, until they tell me it is across town and completly in the opposite direction we live. So I bet you can guess what we did..... Yes, we took the baby squirrel into the wildlife center and ya ya ya ya $35 donation later, the squirrel was saved. Bryan could've killed me, he was going to opt for the t-shirt for $15 but I insisted on the $35, they didn't have any funding from any gov. agency and basically worked off donations and that was the cost to rehab a baby squirrel! Baylee thought the whole thing was amazing and was convinced that the squirrel had a tummy ache and needed some of her miralax and maybe a shot from the doctor. In the end, we did a good thing I guess, although... Rufus the cat is not happy with us right now, but he'll get over it!

A new name for a new baby!

Guess what...
We finally chose a name for our second baby girl! Yes, after months of thinking and debating and choosing names and then deciding against them, we settled on something and I think we are pretty proud of ourselves, we both love it! Its harder than you could imagine to pick another name, because you already used your favorite names on the first little girl. Well... here we go, we know that not everyone will like it, but as I have learned in being a parent, everyone has their own opinion and you have to do what is best for you.
Drumroll please......... and the name chosen to represent baby girl Causey #2 is:

Charlotte Anne Causey

aka: Charley

Finally football season is here.... Go Gamecocks!

USC vs. NC State Vista Pep Ralley

We took Baylee to the first pep ralley of the year for the NC State game in the Vista. She had so much fun and loved getting to see Cocky and the cheerleaders, she enjoyed dancing to the marching band and listening to all the cheers! She came home leading the "Game" "Cocks" cheer in the backseat, Bryan and I just chuckled to ourself, because she was taking it so seriously!

It was a lot of fun and we can't wait to take her to the next one!

7 months so far...

So far so good, we are 7 months and just moving right along. I am so happy that the temperatures have started to drop, so that I can enjoy the end of summer and the beginning of football season, without sweating all over! The doctor says we are progressing nicely, still on target for the later part of November, which will be fine with us! All signs of a healthy baby, and a quick little heartbeat for the new little baby girl Causey! Baylee is starting to understand and help us with the nursery, she is adapting to her "big girl" bed well and really is making the adjustment easier for me! I am growing rapidly and really just can't wait for her to be born, so that we can enjoy her and I can get into some normal clothes that are somewhat cute! Ugh, so frustrating, but I know all you moms totally understand.
Bryan is doing well, he has a nice honey do list and is trying to complete it before football season really gets started, so things are good! We will post again soon with names update!